Chris
@millr.org
Pronounce it like you’re a pirate. Come here for:
Nerd-adjacent quips
Minor political outrage
Non-militant sober advocacy
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Minor political outrage
Non-militant sober advocacy
“There's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people.”
-Admiral Adama, Battlestar Galactica
-Admiral Adama, Battlestar Galactica
January 29, 2026 at 2:42 PM
“There's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people.”
-Admiral Adama, Battlestar Galactica
-Admiral Adama, Battlestar Galactica
Who on this planet is going to buy a Nazi robot with ties to deepfake AI pXXn to put in their home?
www.theverge.com/transportati...
www.theverge.com/transportati...
Tesla discontinuing Model S and Model X to make room for robots
So long!
www.theverge.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Who on this planet is going to buy a Nazi robot with ties to deepfake AI pXXn to put in their home?
www.theverge.com/transportati...
www.theverge.com/transportati...
I could really go for some compassionate conservatism right now.
January 28, 2026 at 4:50 PM
I could really go for some compassionate conservatism right now.
I would not be surprised if one of the main writers of #pluribus is in recovery.
It’s not remotely what it’s about [1], but it captures some incredibly nuanced parts of what it’s like to be an addict.
[1] It’s probably 2% of the story.
It’s not remotely what it’s about [1], but it captures some incredibly nuanced parts of what it’s like to be an addict.
[1] It’s probably 2% of the story.
January 26, 2026 at 1:53 AM
I would not be surprised if one of the main writers of #pluribus is in recovery.
It’s not remotely what it’s about [1], but it captures some incredibly nuanced parts of what it’s like to be an addict.
[1] It’s probably 2% of the story.
It’s not remotely what it’s about [1], but it captures some incredibly nuanced parts of what it’s like to be an addict.
[1] It’s probably 2% of the story.
This @allisonjo1.bsky.social article is spot on.
"As a developer you're going to love..."
"Since you like to..."
I love that it has a better memory, but it doesn't have to greet me like an eager puppy every time I ask it a question.
Tone it down sparky.
[1] www.theverge.com/tech/866931/...
"As a developer you're going to love..."
"Since you like to..."
I love that it has a better memory, but it doesn't have to greet me like an eager puppy every time I ask it a question.
Tone it down sparky.
[1] www.theverge.com/tech/866931/...
Gemini with Personal Intelligence is awfully familiar
It’s getting personal.
www.theverge.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:17 PM
This @allisonjo1.bsky.social article is spot on.
"As a developer you're going to love..."
"Since you like to..."
I love that it has a better memory, but it doesn't have to greet me like an eager puppy every time I ask it a question.
Tone it down sparky.
[1] www.theverge.com/tech/866931/...
"As a developer you're going to love..."
"Since you like to..."
I love that it has a better memory, but it doesn't have to greet me like an eager puppy every time I ask it a question.
Tone it down sparky.
[1] www.theverge.com/tech/866931/...
When my generation gave up on indenting paragraphs, we had no idea it would lead to a cataclysmic abandonment of capitalization and punctuation with the generations that followed.
Can we go back?
Can we go back?
January 23, 2026 at 3:11 AM
When my generation gave up on indenting paragraphs, we had no idea it would lead to a cataclysmic abandonment of capitalization and punctuation with the generations that followed.
Can we go back?
Can we go back?
"The dildo of consequences rarely arrives lubed." - Unknown
January 20, 2026 at 3:46 PM
"The dildo of consequences rarely arrives lubed." - Unknown
@danpfeiffer.bsky.social Putting into the liberal echo chamber:
Any dem running on an agenda that includes impeachment will be met with ambivalence. The last two did effectively nothing, yet cost useful attention and real dollars.
It also emboldens his base.
"Accountability" is a better message.
Any dem running on an agenda that includes impeachment will be met with ambivalence. The last two did effectively nothing, yet cost useful attention and real dollars.
It also emboldens his base.
"Accountability" is a better message.
January 16, 2026 at 5:54 PM
@danpfeiffer.bsky.social Putting into the liberal echo chamber:
Any dem running on an agenda that includes impeachment will be met with ambivalence. The last two did effectively nothing, yet cost useful attention and real dollars.
It also emboldens his base.
"Accountability" is a better message.
Any dem running on an agenda that includes impeachment will be met with ambivalence. The last two did effectively nothing, yet cost useful attention and real dollars.
It also emboldens his base.
"Accountability" is a better message.
When making strong coffee in the morning, I’d warn @sarahbellum.bsky.social, “this will punch you in the face.”
Our baby turned into a kid, so we pivoted to, “this one’s a stiffy.”
Now the kid is in maturation class, and we have to pivot again to, “this one’s a triple decker.”
Growing up is hard.
Our baby turned into a kid, so we pivoted to, “this one’s a stiffy.”
Now the kid is in maturation class, and we have to pivot again to, “this one’s a triple decker.”
Growing up is hard.
January 14, 2026 at 3:03 PM
When making strong coffee in the morning, I’d warn @sarahbellum.bsky.social, “this will punch you in the face.”
Our baby turned into a kid, so we pivoted to, “this one’s a stiffy.”
Now the kid is in maturation class, and we have to pivot again to, “this one’s a triple decker.”
Growing up is hard.
Our baby turned into a kid, so we pivoted to, “this one’s a stiffy.”
Now the kid is in maturation class, and we have to pivot again to, “this one’s a triple decker.”
Growing up is hard.
Dearest DoorDash,
I do not need an email confirmation for the four pints of ice cream I will consume in 30 minutes.
Sincerely yours,
Me
I do not need an email confirmation for the four pints of ice cream I will consume in 30 minutes.
Sincerely yours,
Me
January 14, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Dearest DoorDash,
I do not need an email confirmation for the four pints of ice cream I will consume in 30 minutes.
Sincerely yours,
Me
I do not need an email confirmation for the four pints of ice cream I will consume in 30 minutes.
Sincerely yours,
Me
@gruber.foo The carousel control on the Apple Creator Studio page supports your theory that maybe de-(gl)assification is already happening.
There's whimsy as it scrolls into view, but remains shaded. It's trivial to implement glass on the web, so this seem deliberate.
www.apple.com/apple-creato...
There's whimsy as it scrolls into view, but remains shaded. It's trivial to implement glass on the web, so this seem deliberate.
www.apple.com/apple-creato...
January 13, 2026 at 9:14 PM
@gruber.foo The carousel control on the Apple Creator Studio page supports your theory that maybe de-(gl)assification is already happening.
There's whimsy as it scrolls into view, but remains shaded. It's trivial to implement glass on the web, so this seem deliberate.
www.apple.com/apple-creato...
There's whimsy as it scrolls into view, but remains shaded. It's trivial to implement glass on the web, so this seem deliberate.
www.apple.com/apple-creato...
There's a sentiment that dems get nothing done.
While Republicans certainly get shit done, they do so by causing a stupid amount of harm (ICE, USAID, Venezuela, etc.).
It's almost like dems are vaccines. The lack of negative outcomes is a feature, not a bug.
While Republicans certainly get shit done, they do so by causing a stupid amount of harm (ICE, USAID, Venezuela, etc.).
It's almost like dems are vaccines. The lack of negative outcomes is a feature, not a bug.
January 12, 2026 at 7:53 PM
There's a sentiment that dems get nothing done.
While Republicans certainly get shit done, they do so by causing a stupid amount of harm (ICE, USAID, Venezuela, etc.).
It's almost like dems are vaccines. The lack of negative outcomes is a feature, not a bug.
While Republicans certainly get shit done, they do so by causing a stupid amount of harm (ICE, USAID, Venezuela, etc.).
It's almost like dems are vaccines. The lack of negative outcomes is a feature, not a bug.
I found AA culture to be unpalatable. However, seeing “the steps” framed this way resonates a lot.
We often let a few bad examples shape how we perceive a given topic or community.
It’s also why I always try to frame my own sober journey as, “this worked for me.” when someone asks for advice.
We often let a few bad examples shape how we perceive a given topic or community.
It’s also why I always try to frame my own sober journey as, “this worked for me.” when someone asks for advice.
"The 1st AA members were just like us. They knew how it is to hate being told what to do. So they suggested we follow the 12 Steps. They didn't say we have to do anything. They didn't say working the Steps is the only way to live sober. They just said the Steps worked for them." KIS #SoberSky
January 10, 2026 at 6:54 PM
I found AA culture to be unpalatable. However, seeing “the steps” framed this way resonates a lot.
We often let a few bad examples shape how we perceive a given topic or community.
It’s also why I always try to frame my own sober journey as, “this worked for me.” when someone asks for advice.
We often let a few bad examples shape how we perceive a given topic or community.
It’s also why I always try to frame my own sober journey as, “this worked for me.” when someone asks for advice.
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Instead of whatever this is, we should have a government getting lots of new homes and apartments built, lots of clean energy built, lots of high speed rail and transit and bike lanes built, human rights for everyone, economic & healthcare opportunities for all, & innovation that leads the world.
January 4, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Instead of whatever this is, we should have a government getting lots of new homes and apartments built, lots of clean energy built, lots of high speed rail and transit and bike lanes built, human rights for everyone, economic & healthcare opportunities for all, & innovation that leads the world.
Her: I don’t know what he was doing but it bugged me.
Me: We’re gonna put that quote on your headstone.
Me: We’re gonna put that quote on your headstone.
December 28, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Her: I don’t know what he was doing but it bugged me.
Me: We’re gonna put that quote on your headstone.
Me: We’re gonna put that quote on your headstone.
I don’t consider myself a preachy sober person. That being said; if you’re drinking this, you have a problem.
December 27, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I don’t consider myself a preachy sober person. That being said; if you’re drinking this, you have a problem.
My partner keeps sending me furniture with wicker accents. I hate that it’s Christmas and no divorce attorneys will take my call.
December 25, 2025 at 8:09 PM
My partner keeps sending me furniture with wicker accents. I hate that it’s Christmas and no divorce attorneys will take my call.
I would like to thank Santa for getting my kid her own Audible account.
Her current Twilight phase will no longer impact my highly curated and very adult disposable sci-fi algorithm.
Her current Twilight phase will no longer impact my highly curated and very adult disposable sci-fi algorithm.
December 25, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I would like to thank Santa for getting my kid her own Audible account.
Her current Twilight phase will no longer impact my highly curated and very adult disposable sci-fi algorithm.
Her current Twilight phase will no longer impact my highly curated and very adult disposable sci-fi algorithm.
I really wish I would've known that falling in love with snowboarding and snowmobiling last year would aggressively accelerate climate change.
I'd happily give these hobbies back.
I'd happily give these hobbies back.
December 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I really wish I would've known that falling in love with snowboarding and snowmobiling last year would aggressively accelerate climate change.
I'd happily give these hobbies back.
I'd happily give these hobbies back.
December 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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We are going to win. And the gay hockey dudes will kiss and we will cheer.
If I could time-travel I would not go back in time to see dinosaurs or kill Hitler, I would go back in time to watch Heated Rivalry episode 5 at this bar
December 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
We are going to win. And the gay hockey dudes will kiss and we will cheer.
Nurse: We can give you the flu and HPV vaccine today.
Me: Can you give me COVID?
Them: . . .
Me: the vaccine, not the illness itself.
Them: Oh! Yeah!
Me: Wasn’t sure if RFK fucked that up.
Them: he tried.
Me: Can you give me COVID?
Them: . . .
Me: the vaccine, not the illness itself.
Them: Oh! Yeah!
Me: Wasn’t sure if RFK fucked that up.
Them: he tried.
December 16, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Nurse: We can give you the flu and HPV vaccine today.
Me: Can you give me COVID?
Them: . . .
Me: the vaccine, not the illness itself.
Them: Oh! Yeah!
Me: Wasn’t sure if RFK fucked that up.
Them: he tried.
Me: Can you give me COVID?
Them: . . .
Me: the vaccine, not the illness itself.
Them: Oh! Yeah!
Me: Wasn’t sure if RFK fucked that up.
Them: he tried.
I don't envy the law makers on this one. We know social media is toxic for children. You'd hope parents could be the voice of reason, but this doesn't seem to have worked out.
Treating social media like cigarettes seems both aggressive and sane at the same time.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Treating social media like cigarettes seems both aggressive and sane at the same time.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia’s world-first social media ban begins as millions of children and teens lose access to accounts
Accounts held by users under 16 must be removed on apps that include TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, Snapchat, Reddit, Kick, Twitch and Threads under ban
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I don't envy the law makers on this one. We know social media is toxic for children. You'd hope parents could be the voice of reason, but this doesn't seem to have worked out.
Treating social media like cigarettes seems both aggressive and sane at the same time.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Treating social media like cigarettes seems both aggressive and sane at the same time.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
December 8, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
I’m neither AI skeptic nor proselytizer.
This weekend, Google Gemini helped me meal plan ramen for my neurodiverse 11 year old. Down to sensory interactions to encourage ownership of the meal and how to level down flavor.
11 years old and she ate her first Asian meal because of AI. Astounding.
This weekend, Google Gemini helped me meal plan ramen for my neurodiverse 11 year old. Down to sensory interactions to encourage ownership of the meal and how to level down flavor.
11 years old and she ate her first Asian meal because of AI. Astounding.
December 8, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I’m neither AI skeptic nor proselytizer.
This weekend, Google Gemini helped me meal plan ramen for my neurodiverse 11 year old. Down to sensory interactions to encourage ownership of the meal and how to level down flavor.
11 years old and she ate her first Asian meal because of AI. Astounding.
This weekend, Google Gemini helped me meal plan ramen for my neurodiverse 11 year old. Down to sensory interactions to encourage ownership of the meal and how to level down flavor.
11 years old and she ate her first Asian meal because of AI. Astounding.