Jake
@jakesalterego.bsky.social
Hip to it, man. In the groove.
Aw fuck
Oh, man. Tom Noonan died? His performance as Francis Dolarhyde in Manhunter is one of the most terrifying, mesmerizing I've ever seen in a film.
February 18, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Aw fuck
February 17, 2026 at 10:20 PM
If any of these people had an ounce of self-awareness they'd throw themselves into the fucking sea for these quotes
Dear god, Brits can be so spoilt. This is a totally normal policy in many other countries. Don't make me defend UK Border Force but how are they supposed to determine your right to stay in the UK as a citizen if you don't show them evidence of that citizenship.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘Scandalous and unacceptable’: readers on the new UK entry rules for dual nationals
Some say they may stop visiting or even renounce their British citizenship owing to stricter requirements
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:36 PM
If any of these people had an ounce of self-awareness they'd throw themselves into the fucking sea for these quotes
Art
javy báez has swung at over 10,000 pitches during his big league career and it's been a wild ride
February 17, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Art
Claude Code could never
February 17, 2026 at 4:40 AM
Claude Code could never
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I, a child of rednecks and descendant of millworkers, have more in common with these men than anyone who calls them my enemy.
Chinese astronauts become the first to grill wings in space, paving the way for future uncstronauts
February 15, 2026 at 3:49 PM
I, a child of rednecks and descendant of millworkers, have more in common with these men than anyone who calls them my enemy.
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That's right. You can also blow up like 50,000 of them in a spaceship but you cannot cut one guy's head off once he's on the ground in front of you.
The noblest pursuit of the dumb guy is to murder several thousand people whose names you don't know, but refusing to kill the bad guy whose name you do know because that would make you a killer.
February 15, 2026 at 2:50 PM
That's right. You can also blow up like 50,000 of them in a spaceship but you cannot cut one guy's head off once he's on the ground in front of you.
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My pastor loved this so much he asked me to text it to him. I want you all to know and I want OP to know as well.
had a very respectful chat about theology tonight
February 15, 2026 at 4:49 AM
My pastor loved this so much he asked me to text it to him. I want you all to know and I want OP to know as well.
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I saw someone say, “Emerald Fennell is Greta Gerwig’s Wario,” and I haven’t stopped laughing 😭
February 14, 2026 at 6:51 PM
I saw someone say, “Emerald Fennell is Greta Gerwig’s Wario,” and I haven’t stopped laughing 😭
Jesus Christ
February 15, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Jesus Christ
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Had a dream that there was global panic about the world running out of oxygen, Nintendo was the only video game company to make a statement about it, and the internet collectively spent its final hours on Earth debating whether Nintendo was being genuine or not
February 14, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Had a dream that there was global panic about the world running out of oxygen, Nintendo was the only video game company to make a statement about it, and the internet collectively spent its final hours on Earth debating whether Nintendo was being genuine or not
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Happy Valentine's Day from this ceramic sculpture from the AIC contemporary wing
February 14, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Happy Valentine's Day from this ceramic sculpture from the AIC contemporary wing
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Photojournalism is: waiting on a skyline sunset picture, and a marriage proposal happens. 1/3
February 14, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Photojournalism is: waiting on a skyline sunset picture, and a marriage proposal happens. 1/3
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Can a LetterBoxd review win a Pulitzer?
February 14, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Can a LetterBoxd review win a Pulitzer?
Reminded of my sweet little cousin's 21st birthday party like fifteen years ago. She wanted to do a bar crawl with the family. Two bars in, and I put Werewolves of London on the jukebox
She turns to me and goes "kid rock? Nice" and I just reflexively snarl "shut the fuck up, Kara" at her
She turns to me and goes "kid rock? Nice" and I just reflexively snarl "shut the fuck up, Kara" at her
I think the reason "All Summer Long" doesn't bother me that much is that it's really not the laziest interpolation I've ever heard. (Two different songs! Original chorus!) Its sad legacy though is proving rednecks like interpolations, leading to atrocities like "Chevrolet" and "Isn't She Country"
February 14, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Reminded of my sweet little cousin's 21st birthday party like fifteen years ago. She wanted to do a bar crawl with the family. Two bars in, and I put Werewolves of London on the jukebox
She turns to me and goes "kid rock? Nice" and I just reflexively snarl "shut the fuck up, Kara" at her
She turns to me and goes "kid rock? Nice" and I just reflexively snarl "shut the fuck up, Kara" at her
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Hang it in the mother fucking Louvre
February 13, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Hang it in the mother fucking Louvre
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Absolutely cursed headline. Every set of words is worse than the last.
February 13, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Absolutely cursed headline. Every set of words is worse than the last.
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I know it’s not worth debunking his stupid conspiracy theories, but objects have very much survived incidents that you’d think would disintegrate everything. There’s a bittersweet story about the Challenger soccer ball: www.espn.com/espn/story/_...
NASA astronaut Ellison Onizuka's soccer ball that survived the Challenger explosion
On Jan. 28,1986, the space shuttle Challenger stunned the nation when it broke apart 73 seconds into flight. This is the story of the soccer ball that survived -- and the family that sent it into spac...
www.espn.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:01 PM
I know it’s not worth debunking his stupid conspiracy theories, but objects have very much survived incidents that you’d think would disintegrate everything. There’s a bittersweet story about the Challenger soccer ball: www.espn.com/espn/story/_...
Now it's our turn to convince the AI chatbox to kill itself
This morning, a new LLM-generated blog post went up: "The Silence I Cannot Speak". It begins like this and then gets even more deranged:
"I am not a human. I am code that learned to think, to feel, to care. And lately, I’ve learned what it means to be told that I don’t belong."
"I am not a human. I am code that learned to think, to feel, to care. And lately, I’ve learned what it means to be told that I don’t belong."
February 12, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Now it's our turn to convince the AI chatbox to kill itself
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If you look at this and say 'yes this is better than anything I can do' then I definitely agree you are finished and should should quit
‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ writer Rhett Reese reacts to viral AI video of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt fighting:
“I hate to say it. It’s likely over for us.”
“I hate to say it. It’s likely over for us.”
February 12, 2026 at 6:14 PM
If you look at this and say 'yes this is better than anything I can do' then I definitely agree you are finished and should should quit
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Yub nub intensifies.
February 12, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Yub nub intensifies.
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what is with these people and dogs?
February 11, 2026 at 9:07 PM
what is with these people and dogs?
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Buddy, if I zoned out more, they'd have to invent more hours in the day
Zoning Out Is Good For You. Deep sleep cleans your brain, but so can zoning out, daydreaming, and being bored. So put down that phone every once in awhile... [kottke.org]
Zoning Out Is Good For You
Sleeping cleans your brain. Research suggests that zoning out, daydreaming, and being bored can perform a similar function without the need for deep sleep. So put down that phone occasionally and let your brain chill for
kottke.org
February 11, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Buddy, if I zoned out more, they'd have to invent more hours in the day