Andy Famiglietti
@afamiglietti.bsky.social
Beep boop. Photography and video games and composition instruction.
Beep boop. Nothing here is reflective of the position of my employer.
Beep boop. Nothing here is reflective of the position of my employer.
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Exhibit one gazillion that Congressional Democrats are completely unprepared for this moment and every single one needs to be primaried and replaced.
"House Democrats on Thursday voted to return Rep. Henry Cuellar to his leadership role on the House Appropriations Committee following his presidential pardon on federal corruption charges."
JICYMI - Shameful, repulsive move by House Democrats and their leaders. Disgraceful.
JICYMI - Shameful, repulsive move by House Democrats and their leaders. Disgraceful.
Democrats Return Henry Cuellar to Powerful Spending Post After Trump Pardon
“We got ratified,” Cuellar told reporters after the vote.
www.notus.org
December 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Exhibit one gazillion that Congressional Democrats are completely unprepared for this moment and every single one needs to be primaried and replaced.
If you see this, ghost of Toshiro Mifune will bring you good luck, but only if you speak with force and enthusiasm
December 13, 2025 at 3:30 AM
If you see this, ghost of Toshiro Mifune will bring you good luck, but only if you speak with force and enthusiasm
I saw "House of 1000 Corpses" in a no-name theater in Binghamton New York and the print actually burned through mid showing
Raising the always fun question: What are your most memorable theater-going experiences?
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
It was hands-down one of the most memorable theater-going experiences I can remember, a collective 30-minute butt-clench/armrest-grab for the final climb. And we knew he lived! Wild.
December 13, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I saw "House of 1000 Corpses" in a no-name theater in Binghamton New York and the print actually burned through mid showing
I gotta say the NYT editorial board getting entirely onto the "lets get ready for war with China" train is fucking chilling
December 13, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I gotta say the NYT editorial board getting entirely onto the "lets get ready for war with China" train is fucking chilling
Reposted by Andy Famiglietti
Good morning and Merry Christmas from Monster Island
#PulpSabotage
#PulpSabotage
December 12, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Good morning and Merry Christmas from Monster Island
#PulpSabotage
#PulpSabotage
The Segway guy is hyped to be this relevant again
New Batch of Epstein Photos Include Bill Gates, Richard Branson and Segway Inventor
New Batch of Epstein Photos Include Bill Gates, Richard Branson and Segway Inventor
President Trump is in there too, but you could probably guess that by now.
gizmodo.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The Segway guy is hyped to be this relevant again
What a terrible day to have eyes.
December 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
What a terrible day to have eyes.
This isn't really satire. It's basically what happened, just written more clearly than we are accustomed to.
Sam Altman: hey I made a machine that stole literally all your stuff in order to make CSAM of your child actors, sometimes it encourages people to kill themselves
Disney: Holy shit here's a billion dollars
Altman: the machine loses more than that each week but thank you. Soon it will become god.
Disney: Holy shit here's a billion dollars
Altman: the machine loses more than that each week but thank you. Soon it will become god.
December 12, 2025 at 5:09 PM
This isn't really satire. It's basically what happened, just written more clearly than we are accustomed to.
I am reading a really good set of reflections for my FYW classes.
The best I am really confident are real, and reflect real learning. I got to know these students. The work feels like theirs.
The worst... some of the worst are probably fake. But they are fake about the right ideas, so at least..
The best I am really confident are real, and reflect real learning. I got to know these students. The work feels like theirs.
The worst... some of the worst are probably fake. But they are fake about the right ideas, so at least..
December 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I am reading a really good set of reflections for my FYW classes.
The best I am really confident are real, and reflect real learning. I got to know these students. The work feels like theirs.
The worst... some of the worst are probably fake. But they are fake about the right ideas, so at least..
The best I am really confident are real, and reflect real learning. I got to know these students. The work feels like theirs.
The worst... some of the worst are probably fake. But they are fake about the right ideas, so at least..
Every time I take pictures at the dead mall, me & the landlord do the same little dance. He rolls up to me in his Tesla and asks:
"What are you up to?"
"Taking pictures," I say
"Are you a photographer?"
"Yes"
"Oh, ok. Have a good one."
And he drives off.
I guess I'm a photographer now. #photography
"What are you up to?"
"Taking pictures," I say
"Are you a photographer?"
"Yes"
"Oh, ok. Have a good one."
And he drives off.
I guess I'm a photographer now. #photography
December 12, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Every time I take pictures at the dead mall, me & the landlord do the same little dance. He rolls up to me in his Tesla and asks:
"What are you up to?"
"Taking pictures," I say
"Are you a photographer?"
"Yes"
"Oh, ok. Have a good one."
And he drives off.
I guess I'm a photographer now. #photography
"What are you up to?"
"Taking pictures," I say
"Are you a photographer?"
"Yes"
"Oh, ok. Have a good one."
And he drives off.
I guess I'm a photographer now. #photography
(Biggie Voice) What's
December 12, 2025 at 2:29 AM
(Biggie Voice) What's
Do you want a portal to hell? Because I am pretty sure that's how you get a portal to hell
The Voith-Schneider Propeller is a vertical-axis marine drive whose spinning blades change pitch continuously, letting a ship generate instant thrust in any direction, like a helicopter rotor underwater. Super-maneuverable, perfect for tugs and ferries.
December 11, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Do you want a portal to hell? Because I am pretty sure that's how you get a portal to hell
"No one knows why the Ancient American Empire created so many of these phallic sculptures, but most scholars agree, they probably served as astronomical indicators..."
December 11, 2025 at 11:29 PM
"No one knows why the Ancient American Empire created so many of these phallic sculptures, but most scholars agree, they probably served as astronomical indicators..."
Please unsubscribe me from this timeline. The stupid is no longer funny.
Mike Lindell has announced he’s running for Governor of Minnesota.
December 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Please unsubscribe me from this timeline. The stupid is no longer funny.
I don't think Disney has thought through how the first "Mickey Mouse told my son to kill himself" story is going to hit www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/b...
Disney Agrees to Bring Its Characters to OpenAI’s Sora Videos
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I don't think Disney has thought through how the first "Mickey Mouse told my son to kill himself" story is going to hit www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/b...
The thing that's going to save us from (at least this generation of) generative AI is that every "content creator" at every level understands it is a dagger pointed at the heart of their already marginal business model, and their massive cultural power remains underappreciated.
December 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The thing that's going to save us from (at least this generation of) generative AI is that every "content creator" at every level understands it is a dagger pointed at the heart of their already marginal business model, and their massive cultural power remains underappreciated.
The thing about the AI Bubble (and whatever you think of the long-term prospects of Machine Learning, the current data center build out is definitely a bubble) is I don't think it's driven by business logic. It's more like religious faith. They really think they are building god in their own image.
December 11, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The thing about the AI Bubble (and whatever you think of the long-term prospects of Machine Learning, the current data center build out is definitely a bubble) is I don't think it's driven by business logic. It's more like religious faith. They really think they are building god in their own image.
Every Democrat who voted for this should resign. Wtaf.
As Trump drags us into an Iraq-style war in Venezuela, 312 members of the House — including 115 Democrats — just voted to authorize over $900 billion in military spending.
December 11, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Every Democrat who voted for this should resign. Wtaf.
This just popped up unbidden on my desktop.
I'm sorry, "predict the future?" Hey robot, you couldn't even predict I didn't want this.
I really wish there was decent photo and video editing on Linux.
I'm sorry, "predict the future?" Hey robot, you couldn't even predict I didn't want this.
I really wish there was decent photo and video editing on Linux.
December 11, 2025 at 12:16 AM
This just popped up unbidden on my desktop.
I'm sorry, "predict the future?" Hey robot, you couldn't even predict I didn't want this.
I really wish there was decent photo and video editing on Linux.
I'm sorry, "predict the future?" Hey robot, you couldn't even predict I didn't want this.
I really wish there was decent photo and video editing on Linux.
I am starting a new movement. We abstain from abstaining things. Bacon laced four loko vapes are our sacrament.
Cafes across the U.S. are embracing the low- and no-caffeine lifestyle, with options that are a far cry from dusty tea bags and rewarmed decaf. nyti.ms/3XKlqoj
December 11, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I am starting a new movement. We abstain from abstaining things. Bacon laced four loko vapes are our sacrament.
On the one hand this is gross and exploitative.
But on the other, haven't language and media always been prone to necromancy? (See: Phaedrus, Victorian post-mortem photography, @greatdismal.bsky.social's "Agrippa: A Book of the Dead") web.archive.org/web/20181211...
But on the other, haven't language and media always been prone to necromancy? (See: Phaedrus, Victorian post-mortem photography, @greatdismal.bsky.social's "Agrippa: A Book of the Dead") web.archive.org/web/20181211...
December 10, 2025 at 11:18 PM
On the one hand this is gross and exploitative.
But on the other, haven't language and media always been prone to necromancy? (See: Phaedrus, Victorian post-mortem photography, @greatdismal.bsky.social's "Agrippa: A Book of the Dead") web.archive.org/web/20181211...
But on the other, haven't language and media always been prone to necromancy? (See: Phaedrus, Victorian post-mortem photography, @greatdismal.bsky.social's "Agrippa: A Book of the Dead") web.archive.org/web/20181211...
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I think all the time about how Ray Kurzweil's dad died young and then Kurzweil spent his entire life imagining a world where a magic moment would arrive where technology suddenly advanced so quickly he could somehow get his dad back.
It's very sad and very sweet, but that does not make it real.
It's very sad and very sweet, but that does not make it real.
IN DEPTH | If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
www.independent.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I think all the time about how Ray Kurzweil's dad died young and then Kurzweil spent his entire life imagining a world where a magic moment would arrive where technology suddenly advanced so quickly he could somehow get his dad back.
It's very sad and very sweet, but that does not make it real.
It's very sad and very sweet, but that does not make it real.
Are we sure the backlash wasn't the point? Any publicity is good publicity, right? It wouldn't be the first time a company dropped an intentionally bad advertisement for the viral potential.
McDonald's has taken down a Christmas ad made with AI following online backlash
The company said the moment served as "an important learning" as it explored "the effective use of AI"
The company said the moment served as "an important learning" as it explored "the effective use of AI"
McDonald's pulls AI-generated Christmas advert following backlash
McDonald's said the moment served as "an important learning" as it explored "the effective use of AI".
www.bbc.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Are we sure the backlash wasn't the point? Any publicity is good publicity, right? It wouldn't be the first time a company dropped an intentionally bad advertisement for the viral potential.
This shit hits so hard if you're stupid
Trump: "For the first time in 50 years, we now have reverse migration, which means more jobs, better wages, and higher income for American citizen, not for illegal aliens."
December 10, 2025 at 1:40 AM
This shit hits so hard if you're stupid