Stephen Ell
@willyoulookatthat.bsky.social
Nonpartisan political pessimist. Climate change worrier. Personal optimist. Naturalist. Photographer. Observer. Mel Brooks and Terry Pratchett fan. I would have cats if I wasn't perpetually traveling. Former C++ programmer and Architect at MSFT.
Happy vernal equinox to all who observe.
March 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Happy vernal equinox to all who observe.
Oh, that really was an earthquake.
March 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Oh, that really was an earthquake.
Darryl of you were really 80% Irish you'd be Iris, not Darryl
March 18, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Darryl of you were really 80% Irish you'd be Iris, not Darryl
Right now I think Elon Musk is a greater threat to hozro than Donald Trump, and I treat them as separate, overlapping risks because I think it's very likely that at some point Trump and Musk will become adversaries.
March 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Right now I think Elon Musk is a greater threat to hozro than Donald Trump, and I treat them as separate, overlapping risks because I think it's very likely that at some point Trump and Musk will become adversaries.
Couldn't the Democrats have picked a better time to decide that they hate each other?
March 15, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Couldn't the Democrats have picked a better time to decide that they hate each other?
Meta's careless invoking of the Streisand Effect by trying to suppress "Careless People" is so meta and also so Meta it's recursive meta it's Meta all the way down...
www.wired.com/story/plaint...
www.wired.com/story/plaint...
Meta Tries to Bury a Tell-All Book
Mark Zuckerberg might be in his post-fact-checking-era. But that hasn’t stopped Meta from going after the author of Careless People.
www.wired.com
March 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Meta's careless invoking of the Streisand Effect by trying to suppress "Careless People" is so meta and also so Meta it's recursive meta it's Meta all the way down...
www.wired.com/story/plaint...
www.wired.com/story/plaint...
Why not combine two of the worst (so far!) ideas, and put these in Gaza?
www.wired.com/story/startu...
www.wired.com/story/startu...
‘Startup Nation’ Groups Say They’re Meeting Trump Officials to Push for Deregulated ‘Freedom Cities’
The architects of projects like Próspera are drafting legislation to create US cities that would be free from federal regulations.
www.wired.com
March 8, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Why not combine two of the worst (so far!) ideas, and put these in Gaza?
www.wired.com/story/startu...
www.wired.com/story/startu...
Reposted by Stephen Ell
Alina Habbard posted: NOTHING CAN STOP THIS MAN FROM FIGHTING FOR HIS COUNTRY.
David Simon had a succinct 2-word response: “Bone spurs.”
David Simon had a succinct 2-word response: “Bone spurs.”
March 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Alina Habbard posted: NOTHING CAN STOP THIS MAN FROM FIGHTING FOR HIS COUNTRY.
David Simon had a succinct 2-word response: “Bone spurs.”
David Simon had a succinct 2-word response: “Bone spurs.”
I guess the movie that features asshole Russian characters might win an Oscar.
March 3, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I guess the movie that features asshole Russian characters might win an Oscar.
Should someone tell them?
March 1, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Should someone tell them?
I mean the acting is terrible.
This version of Red Dawn is rubbish
March 1, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I mean the acting is terrible.
It's probably pointless to assert this, but just because I like photographing mushrooms doesn't mean you have any chance of selling me hallucinogens.
February 28, 2025 at 10:27 PM
It's probably pointless to assert this, but just because I like photographing mushrooms doesn't mean you have any chance of selling me hallucinogens.
Just me partaking of my "personall liberties and the free market" per Bezos suggestion.
February 28, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Just me partaking of my "personall liberties and the free market" per Bezos suggestion.
Reposted by Stephen Ell
This should be at least as effective as Occupy Wall Street, and maybe even have the practical impact of Kony 2012.
February 28, 2025 at 1:59 AM
This should be at least as effective as Occupy Wall Street, and maybe even have the practical impact of Kony 2012.
Witch's butter
February 18, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Witch's butter
I suppose now he'll appoint Rod Blagojevich to run the Federal Election Commission.
February 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I suppose now he'll appoint Rod Blagojevich to run the Federal Election Commission.
IDK I think the Superbowl might just be entertainment but then I haven't watched one in a while
February 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
IDK I think the Superbowl might just be entertainment but then I haven't watched one in a while
Do any of the people who were posting "We can't vote for Harris because she doesn't support the Palestinians" care to comment on Trump's plan for Gaza?
February 5, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Do any of the people who were posting "We can't vote for Harris because she doesn't support the Palestinians" care to comment on Trump's plan for Gaza?
They're just playing games to see what stupid thing they can get Trump to say. That's what our government is now.
February 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
They're just playing games to see what stupid thing they can get Trump to say. That's what our government is now.
I know these trees have been here a very long time and aren't going to fall on my RV just because it's a bit windy.
I also don't know that.
I also don't know that.
January 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I know these trees have been here a very long time and aren't going to fall on my RV just because it's a bit windy.
I also don't know that.
I also don't know that.
Must stop reading the news.
January 29, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Must stop reading the news.
Land of Enchantment
January 29, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Land of Enchantment
@bruceshark.bsky.social Any ideas how to keep peacocks off my travel trailer? It's like having a velociraptor stalking about up there. No idea they were so heavy.
Are they afraid of snakes? Maybe a rubber snake? Or would they just try to eat it.
Are they afraid of snakes? Maybe a rubber snake? Or would they just try to eat it.
January 28, 2025 at 2:15 AM
@bruceshark.bsky.social Any ideas how to keep peacocks off my travel trailer? It's like having a velociraptor stalking about up there. No idea they were so heavy.
Are they afraid of snakes? Maybe a rubber snake? Or would they just try to eat it.
Are they afraid of snakes? Maybe a rubber snake? Or would they just try to eat it.
When people talk about running away to live in the swamp, or the woods, or especially the desert, they never mention the everloving wind.
January 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
When people talk about running away to live in the swamp, or the woods, or especially the desert, they never mention the everloving wind.