William H. Devereaux
@whdevreaux.cryptoanarchy.network
Random musings & smartass remarks. Neurolurker. Dilettante. He/him/his. Interested in (but not necessarily posting about) (or even doing) higher ed, IT, infosec, cocktails, music, old movies, bicycling, & other stuff I don't have room for.
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Self-hatred is extremely efficient. Nobody else would bother to hate us as much and as well as we hate ourselves.
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That’s what’s up.
February 10, 2026 at 5:11 AM
That’s what’s up.
Post a banger that's not in English.
February 10, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Post a banger that's not in English.
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When you read Kid Rock's lyrics your ass is gonna WISH that shit was in a foreign language.
February 9, 2026 at 5:17 PM
When you read Kid Rock's lyrics your ass is gonna WISH that shit was in a foreign language.
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Turning Point USA Halftime Show Opens With Snake-Handling Preacher
February 9, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Turning Point USA Halftime Show Opens With Snake-Handling Preacher
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Air Bud: Golden Receiver (1998)
February 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Air Bud: Golden Receiver (1998)
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sebulba bowl sunday
February 9, 2026 at 12:03 AM
sebulba bowl sunday
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No Kings includes Draft Kings
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 PM
No Kings includes Draft Kings
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This Super Bowl Sunday, I’d like to introduce you all to the magical curse bowls used in Upper Mesopotamia and Syria in late antiquity. Written in Mandaic (as here) or Syriac Aramaic, they trap demons who trespass on a household by sucking them in with spiraling spells to the center of the bowl.
February 8, 2026 at 2:28 PM
This Super Bowl Sunday, I’d like to introduce you all to the magical curse bowls used in Upper Mesopotamia and Syria in late antiquity. Written in Mandaic (as here) or Syriac Aramaic, they trap demons who trespass on a household by sucking them in with spiraling spells to the center of the bowl.
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“Why do we always come here?
I guess we’ll never know.
It’s like a kind of torture
To have to watch this show!”
Not bad. Such a touching moment at the start when Kermit was walking down the hall with the old photos.
I guess we’ll never know.
It’s like a kind of torture
To have to watch this show!”
Not bad. Such a touching moment at the start when Kermit was walking down the hall with the old photos.
February 8, 2026 at 1:41 AM
“Why do we always come here?
I guess we’ll never know.
It’s like a kind of torture
To have to watch this show!”
Not bad. Such a touching moment at the start when Kermit was walking down the hall with the old photos.
I guess we’ll never know.
It’s like a kind of torture
To have to watch this show!”
Not bad. Such a touching moment at the start when Kermit was walking down the hall with the old photos.
I am trying some OTC arthritis relief gel for my right fingers, and .... I am not one to dismiss expert medical advice, but it's hard to imagine that (as the label says) some gunk I rub on my fingers can put enough drugs into the rest of my body to interact with an oral NSAID.
February 7, 2026 at 11:27 PM
I am trying some OTC arthritis relief gel for my right fingers, and .... I am not one to dismiss expert medical advice, but it's hard to imagine that (as the label says) some gunk I rub on my fingers can put enough drugs into the rest of my body to interact with an oral NSAID.
Dear Ma,
It's starting to feel like the frozen tundra of Southeastern PA is some kind of collective punishment for our sins. The only thing worse than being stuck inside the house is going outside. Fido loves snow, but now that we have packed-down ice instead of snow he's kinda mad. I don't know
It's starting to feel like the frozen tundra of Southeastern PA is some kind of collective punishment for our sins. The only thing worse than being stuck inside the house is going outside. Fido loves snow, but now that we have packed-down ice instead of snow he's kinda mad. I don't know
February 7, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Dear Ma,
It's starting to feel like the frozen tundra of Southeastern PA is some kind of collective punishment for our sins. The only thing worse than being stuck inside the house is going outside. Fido loves snow, but now that we have packed-down ice instead of snow he's kinda mad. I don't know
It's starting to feel like the frozen tundra of Southeastern PA is some kind of collective punishment for our sins. The only thing worse than being stuck inside the house is going outside. Fido loves snow, but now that we have packed-down ice instead of snow he's kinda mad. I don't know
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NBC can send all the takedown requests it wants, nothing in the rulebook says you can’t post Olympics Spuds MacKenzie
February 7, 2026 at 2:36 PM
NBC can send all the takedown requests it wants, nothing in the rulebook says you can’t post Olympics Spuds MacKenzie
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Truly the most Gastonia thing imaginable.
Also? I know that Wendy’s.
Also? I know that Wendy’s.
February 6, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Truly the most Gastonia thing imaginable.
Also? I know that Wendy’s.
Also? I know that Wendy’s.
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not a little North Carolina public musicology on the timeline!
Since you’re gonna hear it over and over on TV during the Olympics: Here’s how the thrice-knighted French film composer who created “Bugler’s Dream” (bum-bum-ba-dum-bum) ended up buried behind a church in rural Yadkin County, North Carolina: www.ncrabbithole.com/p/leo-arnaud...
Why the French film composer who created The Olympic Fanfare is buried in North Carolina
Leo Arnaud had a long career as a musician in Europe and Hollywood. A blind date led him to a simpler life.
www.ncrabbithole.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:49 PM
not a little North Carolina public musicology on the timeline!
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I need everyone to know that on the crochet subreddit the mods made a big post about how they're taking a week off because there was too much fighting/political posts. so there's currently no mods on r/crochet and people are being absolutely insane
February 5, 2026 at 1:46 PM
I need everyone to know that on the crochet subreddit the mods made a big post about how they're taking a week off because there was too much fighting/political posts. so there's currently no mods on r/crochet and people are being absolutely insane
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We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”
February 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”
My brain is already pretty useless these days, but I'm fairly certain it's going to want to go to sleep even less than usual after the drama that ensued when a mouse decided to get caught in one of our traps at 11:30PM.
February 4, 2026 at 4:58 AM
My brain is already pretty useless these days, but I'm fairly certain it's going to want to go to sleep even less than usual after the drama that ensued when a mouse decided to get caught in one of our traps at 11:30PM.
Happy birthday to Felix Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy; Elias; Seraphim standen über ihm...
YouTube video by Freiburger Kantatenchor
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February 3, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Happy birthday to Felix Mendelssohn
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If you need a revenge novel for Black History Month, I’ve got you.
So I guess I’m gonna be one of those #booksky people who publicly discusses the books I read, but honestly I think it’s important. This month was hell and these books helped.
Especially this one by @kashana.blacksky.app We can’t all go out and get our revenge, but we can read about people to do.
Especially this one by @kashana.blacksky.app We can’t all go out and get our revenge, but we can read about people to do.
February 3, 2026 at 2:26 PM
If you need a revenge novel for Black History Month, I’ve got you.
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Thank you, Victor. I spent a few weeks on this. As usual, it’s always a negotiation with length. So a few other bon mots:
1. The admin has issued DOJ guidance to challenge state laws that would regulate AI
www.wired.com/story/ai-sup...
1. The admin has issued DOJ guidance to challenge state laws that would regulate AI
www.wired.com/story/ai-sup...
February 3, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Thank you, Victor. I spent a few weeks on this. As usual, it’s always a negotiation with length. So a few other bon mots:
1. The admin has issued DOJ guidance to challenge state laws that would regulate AI
www.wired.com/story/ai-sup...
1. The admin has issued DOJ guidance to challenge state laws that would regulate AI
www.wired.com/story/ai-sup...
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hindsight is 20/20 but maybe selecting university presidents on their willingness to debase themselves for private donor money is related to the current difficulties in defending academia from fascism
February 1, 2026 at 2:33 AM
hindsight is 20/20 but maybe selecting university presidents on their willingness to debase themselves for private donor money is related to the current difficulties in defending academia from fascism
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DOCTOR: I told him he needed to get out to a show, that was how he would cure his depression.
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
February 2, 2026 at 3:58 AM
DOCTOR: I told him he needed to get out to a show, that was how he would cure his depression.
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
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