John
@neopifex.bsky.social
Things I like: MST3k, Star Wars, Rock Band, Pentax cameras, N and Z scale trains, PC gaming, QotSA, Tusken Raiders, Dems, progressives, equality, spoonerisms, and Oxford commas.
Neurofrustrating | he/him | Bay Area | DFTBA
Neurofrustrating | he/him | Bay Area | DFTBA
Post your favorite "Lord of the Rings" character. Wrong answers only.
November 30, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Post your favorite "Lord of the Rings" character. Wrong answers only.
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Can you all stop using Substack already? If you were mad about Bari Weiss becoming editor-in-chief of CBS News, why are you willing to hand over actual substantial support — your time, money, and energy — to the platform that literally partnered with her in December? www.theverge.com/2024/12/17/2...
Substack partners with Bari Weiss to launch an ‘enterprise offering’ website builder.
[Link: The new media, powered by Substack | https://on.substack.com/p/the-new-media-powered-by-substack? | on.substack.com]
This expansion is described as capable of supporting a “fully-fledged ...
www.theverge.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Can you all stop using Substack already? If you were mad about Bari Weiss becoming editor-in-chief of CBS News, why are you willing to hand over actual substantial support — your time, money, and energy — to the platform that literally partnered with her in December? www.theverge.com/2024/12/17/2...
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Black Friday reminder - that product with a great price being sold by a company with a name that's just a bunch of random letters may end up on our website someday because it explodes.
November 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Black Friday reminder - that product with a great price being sold by a company with a name that's just a bunch of random letters may end up on our website someday because it explodes.
Bleak Friday? More like BROKE Friday, amirite?
Black Friday?
More like BLEAK Friday, amiright?
More like BLEAK Friday, amiright?
November 28, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Bleak Friday? More like BROKE Friday, amirite?
...exceptin' Alice
Alice's Restaurant Massacree
YouTube video by Arlo Guthrie - Topic
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
...exceptin' Alice
Incredible!
I'm also amazed I'd never seen or heard of this one before. What a beaut!
I'm also amazed I'd never seen or heard of this one before. What a beaut!
The Hubble image shows UGC 12591, a rare isolated S0/Sa galaxy – a giant hybrid between a lenticular and an early-type spiral.
➡️ apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap17030...
Image by ESA/Hubble & NASA
🔭 🧪 #science #extragalactic #cosmology
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➡️ apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap17030...
Image by ESA/Hubble & NASA
🔭 🧪 #science #extragalactic #cosmology
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November 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Incredible!
I'm also amazed I'd never seen or heard of this one before. What a beaut!
I'm also amazed I'd never seen or heard of this one before. What a beaut!
I'd force Disney and George Lucas to make the sequel trilogy he wrote. It couldn't be any worse than what we got...
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I'd force Disney and George Lucas to make the sequel trilogy he wrote. It couldn't be any worse than what we got...
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INTERGALACTIC
ROMAN CATHOLIC
ROMAN CATHOLIC
INTERGALACTIC
ROMAN CATHOLIC
ROMAN CATHOLIC
INTERGALACTIC
November 24, 2025 at 9:03 PM
INTERGALACTIC
ROMAN CATHOLIC
ROMAN CATHOLIC
INTERGALACTIC
ROMAN CATHOLIC
ROMAN CATHOLIC
INTERGALACTIC
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maybe i am going insane
November 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
maybe i am going insane
ORWELL SMASH WAS THE RIGHT ORBS
tech companies continually learning people don't want these things
November 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
ORWELL SMASH WAS THE RIGHT ORBS
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Every Democrat in Congress should put out a video saying troops have an obligation to refuse unlawful orders. Make them prosecute all of you. This isn't a close call.
I'd add Republicans too if I thought any of them had the courage to actually cross Trump on this.
I'd add Republicans too if I thought any of them had the courage to actually cross Trump on this.
Hegseth is now threatening to recall Sen. Mark Kelly to active duty in order to court martial him.
November 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Every Democrat in Congress should put out a video saying troops have an obligation to refuse unlawful orders. Make them prosecute all of you. This isn't a close call.
I'd add Republicans too if I thought any of them had the courage to actually cross Trump on this.
I'd add Republicans too if I thought any of them had the courage to actually cross Trump on this.
Does that look like a space fetus to anyone else?
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25112...
@wheezywaiter.bsky.social
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25112...
@wheezywaiter.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Does that look like a space fetus to anyone else?
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25112...
@wheezywaiter.bsky.social
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25112...
@wheezywaiter.bsky.social
COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN!!
November 24, 2025 at 9:54 AM
COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN!!
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November 23, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Everyone else has cooler paper money than we do. The US could learn a thing or two.
More importantly, now I know I need to visit Axolotitlán, the museum with the coolest name ever.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
More importantly, now I know I need to visit Axolotitlán, the museum with the coolest name ever.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
November 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Everyone else has cooler paper money than we do. The US could learn a thing or two.
More importantly, now I know I need to visit Axolotitlán, the museum with the coolest name ever.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
More importantly, now I know I need to visit Axolotitlán, the museum with the coolest name ever.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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From the No Duh Department: Googling something and reading about it is more educational than asking AI to teach it to you.
Learning With AI Falls Short Compared to Old-Fashioned Web Search
In virtually all the ways that matter, getting summarized information from AI models was less educational than doing the work of search.
gizmodo.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
From the No Duh Department: Googling something and reading about it is more educational than asking AI to teach it to you.
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Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
November 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
Of all the stupid shit this administration has done, this is one of them
But it's *exceptionally* stupid when we've had a nurse shortage for so many years.
But it's *exceptionally* stupid when we've had a nurse shortage for so many years.
I’m sorry that I don’t have anything intelligent to say right now because I am so fucking angry
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
Nursing is no longer counted as a 'professional degree' by Trump admin
The Department of Education has excluded nursing as a "professional degree" program as it implements various changes to student loans.
www.newsweek.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Of all the stupid shit this administration has done, this is one of them
But it's *exceptionally* stupid when we've had a nurse shortage for so many years.
But it's *exceptionally* stupid when we've had a nurse shortage for so many years.
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November 20, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I really, *really* want the AI bubble to pop and watch tech bro fortunes disappear into the ether like an LLM hallucination.
The chances of any of them learning a lesson are slim, but it's there and I want it to have the opportunity to make the most of itself.
The chances of any of them learning a lesson are slim, but it's there and I want it to have the opportunity to make the most of itself.
November 20, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I really, *really* want the AI bubble to pop and watch tech bro fortunes disappear into the ether like an LLM hallucination.
The chances of any of them learning a lesson are slim, but it's there and I want it to have the opportunity to make the most of itself.
The chances of any of them learning a lesson are slim, but it's there and I want it to have the opportunity to make the most of itself.
It's true, it was turned on on all my accounts.
Screw you, Google. This is why I'm moving away from using your products wherever I can.
Screw you, Google. This is why I'm moving away from using your products wherever I can.
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 9:17 PM
It's true, it was turned on on all my accounts.
Screw you, Google. This is why I'm moving away from using your products wherever I can.
Screw you, Google. This is why I'm moving away from using your products wherever I can.
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