ClockworkVern
@verntik.bsky.social
A humble computer scientist, passionately producing artisanal handmade C code. It's good stuff. I hope.
Mmm, a can of spray peanut butter and jelly.
November 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Mmm, a can of spray peanut butter and jelly.
Saw a leaking roof at the hardware store, a new 5-gallon bucket catching the drip. I'm like: physician, heal thyself.
September 14, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Saw a leaking roof at the hardware store, a new 5-gallon bucket catching the drip. I'm like: physician, heal thyself.
Seems my habit of not discarding old socks is catching up to me as I cannot find a matching pair.
September 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Seems my habit of not discarding old socks is catching up to me as I cannot find a matching pair.
I enjoy word search puzzles, where I'm finding words that are not on the "official" search list.
September 6, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I enjoy word search puzzles, where I'm finding words that are not on the "official" search list.
Too many terrible pho puns for restaurant names. The pho king waited in the pho queue for the pho cup. C'mon man.
September 1, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Too many terrible pho puns for restaurant names. The pho king waited in the pho queue for the pho cup. C'mon man.
My review of Old Spice Pumpking Deodorant (a pumpkin-spice scent): Already sick of it.
September 1, 2025 at 8:08 PM
My review of Old Spice Pumpking Deodorant (a pumpkin-spice scent): Already sick of it.
Hot Take: Dion's Chipotle Ranch is better than their Green Chile Ranch.
September 1, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Hot Take: Dion's Chipotle Ranch is better than their Green Chile Ranch.
Saw some quail eggs in the store. Hey, maybe some miniature deviled eggs for the party I'm not going to?
August 6, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Saw some quail eggs in the store. Hey, maybe some miniature deviled eggs for the party I'm not going to?
Best buddies, arachnid edition.
August 5, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Best buddies, arachnid edition.
People use AI to avoid doing the work instead of using it to do better work.
July 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
People use AI to avoid doing the work instead of using it to do better work.
Using microwave ovens is vibe cooking.
July 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Using microwave ovens is vibe cooking.
Delta using AI to personalize/individualize prices and in turn leading their customers to use price-minimizing Agentic AI to get the best prices sounds more like a race to the bottom.
July 20, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Delta using AI to personalize/individualize prices and in turn leading their customers to use price-minimizing Agentic AI to get the best prices sounds more like a race to the bottom.
What's up with people who have carpeted bathrooms? Are they doing some sort of heavy duty carpet cleaning, or just being extra careful?
July 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
What's up with people who have carpeted bathrooms? Are they doing some sort of heavy duty carpet cleaning, or just being extra careful?
Hmm, peanut butter sauce on chocolate spaghetti.
July 15, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Hmm, peanut butter sauce on chocolate spaghetti.
Some of my shoes have not been used enough. They've been poorly shod and trod.
July 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Some of my shoes have not been used enough. They've been poorly shod and trod.
What a weird phrase: "I beat the game." You followed a scripted sequence of events to its conclusion. It's like saying, "I beat the movie (by watching it)."
July 12, 2025 at 7:47 PM
What a weird phrase: "I beat the game." You followed a scripted sequence of events to its conclusion. It's like saying, "I beat the movie (by watching it)."
What's up‽ Gonna start using the interrobang to distinguish my writing from AI slop.
July 9, 2025 at 1:31 AM
What's up‽ Gonna start using the interrobang to distinguish my writing from AI slop.
Gonna have a hot dog with ketchup today. Because freedom. Or grossness. Probably grossness.
July 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Gonna have a hot dog with ketchup today. Because freedom. Or grossness. Probably grossness.
Writing AI prompts is basically training your eventual replacement.
July 4, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Writing AI prompts is basically training your eventual replacement.
Hear me out: Bacon Pomade
June 19, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Hear me out: Bacon Pomade
"Hi, I have a feeling you're going to be excited to meet me," she says. "My name is Claire. Claire Voiant."
June 19, 2025 at 2:26 AM
"Hi, I have a feeling you're going to be excited to meet me," she says. "My name is Claire. Claire Voiant."
I wonder if my houseplants like me.
June 17, 2025 at 4:35 AM
I wonder if my houseplants like me.
I always fall asleep at Wes Anderson movies. They're not exactly boring, but still somehow soporific.
June 13, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I always fall asleep at Wes Anderson movies. They're not exactly boring, but still somehow soporific.
In this economy, it's a point of pride to get more than one use out of every sheet of kleenex.
June 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
In this economy, it's a point of pride to get more than one use out of every sheet of kleenex.
Bought some longer socks than usual, and OMG PEOPLE NOW MY CALVES are covered when I wear jorts.
June 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Bought some longer socks than usual, and OMG PEOPLE NOW MY CALVES are covered when I wear jorts.