El Spotto
@spotto.bsky.social
You may recognize me from such places as #NOLAtwitter.
You may address me as Sir El Spotto, as befits my status as a Knight of the Sovereign Military Order of Sealand (OMS), or you can just call me El Spotto. It ain’t that big a deal.
You may address me as Sir El Spotto, as befits my status as a Knight of the Sovereign Military Order of Sealand (OMS), or you can just call me El Spotto. It ain’t that big a deal.
ID cat takes its job very seriously.
December 10, 2025 at 12:28 AM
ID cat takes its job very seriously.
Will they run? Will they run so far away?
Do they just run? Do they run all night and day?
Do they just run? Do they run all night and day?
New item! Itty Bitty Flock of Seagulls! It even comes with a tiny pack of fries for them to scavenge.
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December 10, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Will they run? Will they run so far away?
Do they just run? Do they run all night and day?
Do they just run? Do they run all night and day?
Four letters, Peetie: WOPR
That AI almost cause WWIII and so will yours. Also, AI cannot replace boots on the ground. I, like most former military, wish our old jobs were obsolete, but this will just feed more young adults into a meat grinder because it doesn’t see them as humans, just assets.
That AI almost cause WWIII and so will yours. Also, AI cannot replace boots on the ground. I, like most former military, wish our old jobs were obsolete, but this will just feed more young adults into a meat grinder because it doesn’t see them as humans, just assets.
Pete Hegseth: "The future of American warfare is here, and it's spelled AI."
He says the military has launched a new platform that "puts the world's most powerful frontier AI models, starting with Google Gemini, directly into the hands of every American warrior."
He says the military has launched a new platform that "puts the world's most powerful frontier AI models, starting with Google Gemini, directly into the hands of every American warrior."
December 9, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Four letters, Peetie: WOPR
That AI almost cause WWIII and so will yours. Also, AI cannot replace boots on the ground. I, like most former military, wish our old jobs were obsolete, but this will just feed more young adults into a meat grinder because it doesn’t see them as humans, just assets.
That AI almost cause WWIII and so will yours. Also, AI cannot replace boots on the ground. I, like most former military, wish our old jobs were obsolete, but this will just feed more young adults into a meat grinder because it doesn’t see them as humans, just assets.
For the first time in my entire life I just had an eye doctor tell me my prescription hasn’t changed.
Still bought glasses because my FSA money expires in 22 days. TWO pairs of wayfarers once this new pair comes in. 😂🤣
Still bought glasses because my FSA money expires in 22 days. TWO pairs of wayfarers once this new pair comes in. 😂🤣
December 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
For the first time in my entire life I just had an eye doctor tell me my prescription hasn’t changed.
Still bought glasses because my FSA money expires in 22 days. TWO pairs of wayfarers once this new pair comes in. 😂🤣
Still bought glasses because my FSA money expires in 22 days. TWO pairs of wayfarers once this new pair comes in. 😂🤣
Huh. That’s the second school bus to stop and pick someone up in the part 20 minutes. It’s 9:30am. Wonder if schools were delayed because the northern part of the county got winter weather yesterday?
December 9, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Huh. That’s the second school bus to stop and pick someone up in the part 20 minutes. It’s 9:30am. Wonder if schools were delayed because the northern part of the county got winter weather yesterday?
So…close…to…the…answer!
What if, and hear me out, all 343.6 million of us negotiated one contract? One that is not tied to a job or anything else? There could be one single payer. Oops. I said a bad word there, didn’t I? 🤣😂
What if, and hear me out, all 343.6 million of us negotiated one contract? One that is not tied to a job or anything else? There could be one single payer. Oops. I said a bad word there, didn’t I? 🤣😂
Rand Paul on his healthcare plan: "What if you could join Costco? Costco has 44m members and if one person negotiated for all 44 and they bought a group plan like Toyota or General Motors does, they would be the largest collective entity in the country. They would drive prices down by sheer might."
December 9, 2025 at 1:54 PM
So…close…to…the…answer!
What if, and hear me out, all 343.6 million of us negotiated one contract? One that is not tied to a job or anything else? There could be one single payer. Oops. I said a bad word there, didn’t I? 🤣😂
What if, and hear me out, all 343.6 million of us negotiated one contract? One that is not tied to a job or anything else? There could be one single payer. Oops. I said a bad word there, didn’t I? 🤣😂
So…technically true here, but he is ignoring a whole lot of illegal that happened in Southeast Asia. Things that only came to light if someone like Hugh Thompson Jr got in the way.
Dude should have been given a much higher honor for putting his helicopter between troops and non-combatants.
Dude should have been given a much higher honor for putting his helicopter between troops and non-combatants.
Rand Paul: "It has not been the history of the US to kill people who are out of combat. Even if there is a war, which most of us dispute -- that a bunch of people who are unarmed allegedly running drugs is a war -- we still don't kill people when they're incapacitated ... it's illegal and immoral."
December 9, 2025 at 1:48 PM
So…technically true here, but he is ignoring a whole lot of illegal that happened in Southeast Asia. Things that only came to light if someone like Hugh Thompson Jr got in the way.
Dude should have been given a much higher honor for putting his helicopter between troops and non-combatants.
Dude should have been given a much higher honor for putting his helicopter between troops and non-combatants.
This is not the first time recently I have found myself agreeing with Rand Paul. It is an uncomfortable place, and I still do not trust him. But I agree with him on every single word here.
Rand Paul: "This is an insane policy. It's inconsistent. It's not war. It's not the way we've ever done this. If we can blow up a boat in the ocean, what about when they get to Miami & put it in a truck? Can you shoot a grenade launcher at the truck? No! We arrest people b/c sometimes we're wrong."
December 9, 2025 at 1:40 PM
This is not the first time recently I have found myself agreeing with Rand Paul. It is an uncomfortable place, and I still do not trust him. But I agree with him on every single word here.
Canadian bacon glazed in maple flavored syrup and a fried egg (over medium) on a bagel thin. So tasty. Would be even better over thick fries with some curds and gravy, but what can you do?
December 9, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Canadian bacon glazed in maple flavored syrup and a fried egg (over medium) on a bagel thin. So tasty. Would be even better over thick fries with some curds and gravy, but what can you do?
The one that wasn’t a bad steampunk movie. Grew up on reruns of this. Still watch them when they come across my field of view.
December 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The one that wasn’t a bad steampunk movie. Grew up on reruns of this. Still watch them when they come across my field of view.
You know what? I inherited a number of projects that a departing consultant left undocumented and incomplete. That was end of August. I have stopped invoking his name because they are now my responsibility. The heat for things not working comes down on me, not him. Man the F up.
Karoline Leavitt lies with impunity on Fox & Friends: "Don't forget -- a year ago, President Trump inherited the worst inflation crisis in modern American history from the Biden administration."
December 9, 2025 at 12:56 PM
You know what? I inherited a number of projects that a departing consultant left undocumented and incomplete. That was end of August. I have stopped invoking his name because they are now my responsibility. The heat for things not working comes down on me, not him. Man the F up.
Bwahahaha!
I am so behind this. I would donate to the cause.
I am so behind this. I would donate to the cause.
ICEBlock developer files lawsuit against the US government - 9to5Mac
Joshua Aaron is suing 14 representatives of the administration over "unlawful threats" and the app's removal from the App Store.
9to5mac.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Bwahahaha!
I am so behind this. I would donate to the cause.
I am so behind this. I would donate to the cause.
Yeah…just sing Santa Baby.
December 9, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Yeah…just sing Santa Baby.
That exposed neon. There should be rules. That’s right.
December 9, 2025 at 2:52 AM
That exposed neon. There should be rules. That’s right.
I shall be in this vicinity in 20 days. Not that I’m counting. Ok, MP 7, but close enough.
December 9, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I shall be in this vicinity in 20 days. Not that I’m counting. Ok, MP 7, but close enough.
@liprap.bsky.social it is more of an OtamaTON than my other Otamatone. 😂🤣
The low register is super low bass. The high register is as high or higher than my cracked egg one. And I am annoying the feral cat who guards my porch…
The low register is super low bass. The high register is as high or higher than my cracked egg one. And I am annoying the feral cat who guards my porch…
December 8, 2025 at 11:44 PM
@liprap.bsky.social it is more of an OtamaTON than my other Otamatone. 😂🤣
The low register is super low bass. The high register is as high or higher than my cracked egg one. And I am annoying the feral cat who guards my porch…
The low register is super low bass. The high register is as high or higher than my cracked egg one. And I am annoying the feral cat who guards my porch…
I think they should take this offer.
December 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I think they should take this offer.
Mr Gorbachev, put that wall back up!
-dead guy.
-dead guy.
December 8, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Mr Gorbachev, put that wall back up!
-dead guy.
-dead guy.
On the other hand, an orange clove shortbread sounds…fine just gimme the whole plate of them.
December 8, 2025 at 5:57 PM
On the other hand, an orange clove shortbread sounds…fine just gimme the whole plate of them.
I need the holiday break for the cooking competitions I enjoy to be over. I don’t like baking and I am on my third holiday baking competition.
I don’t care about the difference between fondant and modeling chocolate. I really don’t.
I don’t care about the difference between fondant and modeling chocolate. I really don’t.
December 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I need the holiday break for the cooking competitions I enjoy to be over. I don’t like baking and I am on my third holiday baking competition.
I don’t care about the difference between fondant and modeling chocolate. I really don’t.
I don’t care about the difference between fondant and modeling chocolate. I really don’t.
“So I’m making a Louisiana ginger snap…with *molasses*.”
Ma’am? Molasses is a key flavor component of pretty much every ginger baked dessert in the universe. Maybe try something like satsuma zest in the dough?
Ma’am? Molasses is a key flavor component of pretty much every ginger baked dessert in the universe. Maybe try something like satsuma zest in the dough?
December 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
“So I’m making a Louisiana ginger snap…with *molasses*.”
Ma’am? Molasses is a key flavor component of pretty much every ginger baked dessert in the universe. Maybe try something like satsuma zest in the dough?
Ma’am? Molasses is a key flavor component of pretty much every ginger baked dessert in the universe. Maybe try something like satsuma zest in the dough?
4” of snow in Maggie Valley.
The sky is a hazy shade of winter here.
The sky is a hazy shade of winter here.
5 W Maggie Valley [Haywood Co, NC] Public reports Snow of 4.00 Inch at 11:11 AM EST --
at Mon, 08 Dec 2025 16:11:53 +0000 via IEMbot
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at Mon, 08 Dec 2025 16:11:53 +0000 via IEMbot
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December 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM
4” of snow in Maggie Valley.
The sky is a hazy shade of winter here.
The sky is a hazy shade of winter here.
Same dang rumor these guys have put out since…iPhone 11.
iPhone 18 leak says Face ID moving under-display next year
iPhone 18 leak says Face ID moving under-display next year
This is the time of year when many design details are being finalized for next fall’s flagship iPhones. Now, a new leak on Weibo corroborates what we’ve heard before: under-display Face ID is planned for the iPhone 18 line.
more…
9to5mac.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Same dang rumor these guys have put out since…iPhone 11.
There is a giant Pac-Man Otamatone arriving today. I suck at stringed instruments, and this cousin of the theremin uses a neck with no frets like a violin.
But it’s Pac-Man in a science-y musical instrument so I will figure it out.
(I should just shell out the money for a decent clarinet)
But it’s Pac-Man in a science-y musical instrument so I will figure it out.
(I should just shell out the money for a decent clarinet)
December 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
There is a giant Pac-Man Otamatone arriving today. I suck at stringed instruments, and this cousin of the theremin uses a neck with no frets like a violin.
But it’s Pac-Man in a science-y musical instrument so I will figure it out.
(I should just shell out the money for a decent clarinet)
But it’s Pac-Man in a science-y musical instrument so I will figure it out.
(I should just shell out the money for a decent clarinet)
Um sure it is completely unrelated to anything in national news, but my care network just pushed a notification to get a Hep-B vaccine asap. Said I’m overdue. I am not, but let’s do it anyhow. Calling employee health today.
December 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Um sure it is completely unrelated to anything in national news, but my care network just pushed a notification to get a Hep-B vaccine asap. Said I’m overdue. I am not, but let’s do it anyhow. Calling employee health today.