Meatba'al
@vance.bsky.social
Writer/Irish-born American dumbass. Working (very slowly) on a reference book about the 3DO. Voted funniest man on the northbound Metro Blue Line.
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Meatba'al
@vance.bsky.social
· Oct 16
BBC announcer voice: At 6pm we'll be showing Sex Secrets of the Druids, and at 8 it's the entire panel at QI talking about Brexit and randomly pointing a loaded revolver at each other.
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Lol, Zillow tried to rate the climate risks facing individual properties. The real estate industry *hated* it, precisely because it worked -- it made selling risky properties more difficult. So they rebelled & Zillow caved.
Don't look up!
Don't look up!
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Lol, Zillow tried to rate the climate risks facing individual properties. The real estate industry *hated* it, precisely because it worked -- it made selling risky properties more difficult. So they rebelled & Zillow caved.
Don't look up!
Don't look up!
To be specific, ground wastewater from mega farms is the initial instigator, but data centers pour their water into the same channels and make the problem infinity worse.
🚨 BREAKING news: Amazon Data Center Linked to Cluster of Rare Cancers.
"The historical precedent here is Flint, Michigan."
futurism.com/artificial-i...
"The historical precedent here is Flint, Michigan."
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Amazon Data Center Linked to Cluster of Rare Cancers
A sprawling data center in eastern Oregon has been linked to a huge rise in rare cancers, muscle conditions, and miscarriages.
futurism.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
To be specific, ground wastewater from mega farms is the initial instigator, but data centers pour their water into the same channels and make the problem infinity worse.
Trying to get shit done in the office and the cat does not approve.
November 29, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Trying to get shit done in the office and the cat does not approve.
Oh California,
I see you driving that eight ton SUV,
"It's for safety," says the pancake-assed mom,
as she barely slows for a stop sign and wipes out your chiiild
I see you driving that eight ton SUV,
"It's for safety," says the pancake-assed mom,
as she barely slows for a stop sign and wipes out your chiiild
No more songs about California. Stop it
November 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Oh California,
I see you driving that eight ton SUV,
"It's for safety," says the pancake-assed mom,
as she barely slows for a stop sign and wipes out your chiiild
I see you driving that eight ton SUV,
"It's for safety," says the pancake-assed mom,
as she barely slows for a stop sign and wipes out your chiiild
Okay people, Thanksgiving is out of the way and that means it's on to the stuff we're all really excited about
I'm talking about the Bob Dylan Christmas polka video where he dresses up as Anne Rice's biggest Republican fan
I'm talking about the Bob Dylan Christmas polka video where he dresses up as Anne Rice's biggest Republican fan
Bob Dylan - Must Be Santa (Official Video)
YouTube video by BobDylanVEVO
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Okay people, Thanksgiving is out of the way and that means it's on to the stuff we're all really excited about
I'm talking about the Bob Dylan Christmas polka video where he dresses up as Anne Rice's biggest Republican fan
I'm talking about the Bob Dylan Christmas polka video where he dresses up as Anne Rice's biggest Republican fan
Helping us... what?
"We got bad guys in the computer, quick, shoot the GPU!"
"We got bad guys in the computer, quick, shoot the GPU!"
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November 28, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Helping us... what?
"We got bad guys in the computer, quick, shoot the GPU!"
"We got bad guys in the computer, quick, shoot the GPU!"
People are dunking on Tarantino for the obvious reason, but at least when he rips off niche cinema he amps up it's most interesting and often repellent traits.
Hunger Games was well made and (I assume) well written, but it was a condescendingly neutered version of the source material.
Hunger Games was well made and (I assume) well written, but it was a condescendingly neutered version of the source material.
Kill Bill director Quentin Tarantino has said The Hunger Games "ripped off" Battle Royale, and expressed surprise that the Japanese writer of the cult classic original didn’t sue The Hunger Games author Suzanne Collins. https://bit.ly/44fDUkf
November 27, 2025 at 10:42 PM
People are dunking on Tarantino for the obvious reason, but at least when he rips off niche cinema he amps up it's most interesting and often repellent traits.
Hunger Games was well made and (I assume) well written, but it was a condescendingly neutered version of the source material.
Hunger Games was well made and (I assume) well written, but it was a condescendingly neutered version of the source material.
I'm finally playing the game and revisiting the mini-drama around this figurine. There's pushback and it's funny.
Somebody is misrepresenting the objection as "The monster sucks" and not "Hi welcome to my home, here's my incest rape toy!"
*Mace* *Punch* *Cry*
Somebody is misrepresenting the objection as "The monster sucks" and not "Hi welcome to my home, here's my incest rape toy!"
*Mace* *Punch* *Cry*
Silent Hill 2 Oshi Works Abstract Daddy Figure up for preorder at BBTS ($70.49) buff.ly/ODWaROu
$64.99 Kotobukiya buff.ly/5LreF0T
$64.99 Kotobukiya buff.ly/5LreF0T
November 27, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I'm finally playing the game and revisiting the mini-drama around this figurine. There's pushback and it's funny.
Somebody is misrepresenting the objection as "The monster sucks" and not "Hi welcome to my home, here's my incest rape toy!"
*Mace* *Punch* *Cry*
Somebody is misrepresenting the objection as "The monster sucks" and not "Hi welcome to my home, here's my incest rape toy!"
*Mace* *Punch* *Cry*
For Thanksgiving this year, I thought we'd talk about our memories of Osama bin Laden. I remember trying to finish a term paper the night before it was due, Osama wandering around the apartment talking to the cat with the most outlandish Austrian accent.
November 27, 2025 at 6:52 PM
For Thanksgiving this year, I thought we'd talk about our memories of Osama bin Laden. I remember trying to finish a term paper the night before it was due, Osama wandering around the apartment talking to the cat with the most outlandish Austrian accent.
It's also about piracy being easier than legal procurement. Steam and Netflix really depressed piracy rates, but with streaming services being so many and expensive, baby it's back.
people pirate most stuff when they're broke as shit and buy all they can when they're not, except for all the shit you can't see without piracy 'cause no one sells it. people pay when they have the cash and, increasingly, they have no cash. blame The End Of Mass Prosperity In The Imperial Core.
piracy discourse is so exhausting and passe, but i will observe that every truly great collector of physical media I know has a big harddrive of pirated books and movies. you literally cannot have one without the other
November 27, 2025 at 12:45 AM
It's also about piracy being easier than legal procurement. Steam and Netflix really depressed piracy rates, but with streaming services being so many and expensive, baby it's back.
I believe my theory about AI enthusiasts is playing itself out in real time.
November 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I believe my theory about AI enthusiasts is playing itself out in real time.
Great, I'm fostering a couple of perverts.
November 26, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Great, I'm fostering a couple of perverts.
Looking back through my camera roll and never noticed my unfortunate finger placement until now.
November 26, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Looking back through my camera roll and never noticed my unfortunate finger placement until now.
I mean this affectionately because this is computer magic but
November 24, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I mean this affectionately because this is computer magic but
The Wii Castlevania was going to be a proper full Symphony of the Night-style game before budgeting reduced it to the fighting game we all know.
November 24, 2025 at 3:15 AM
The Wii Castlevania was going to be a proper full Symphony of the Night-style game before budgeting reduced it to the fighting game we all know.
1. I love how even the hardcore MAGA lumps in my workyard are more about releasing the files than they are about tossing off Trump right now. That's some public interest.
2. Didn't consider Bezos being in those files but went from 0 to "Damn yes" based on just this.
2. Didn't consider Bezos being in those files but went from 0 to "Damn yes" based on just this.
The Washington Post editorial board decided the Epstein files have “no public interest” before even seeing them. That’s a stunning position for any newsroom to take. Praising Clay Higgins as the lone ‘no’ vote, too? No wonder no one trusts legacy media. Absolutely disgusting.
November 22, 2025 at 8:37 PM
1. I love how even the hardcore MAGA lumps in my workyard are more about releasing the files than they are about tossing off Trump right now. That's some public interest.
2. Didn't consider Bezos being in those files but went from 0 to "Damn yes" based on just this.
2. Didn't consider Bezos being in those files but went from 0 to "Damn yes" based on just this.
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This one has been burned in my brain for almost 20 years now
November 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
This one has been burned in my brain for almost 20 years now
We call it a walk, but
November 22, 2025 at 8:32 PM
We call it a walk, but
We making some hot chocolate with a special guest.
November 22, 2025 at 3:27 AM
We making some hot chocolate with a special guest.
Just hoping Mamdani stayed off the couch.
November 22, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Just hoping Mamdani stayed off the couch.
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Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
Also just about the only moment where the film captured the inherent sadness of the book.
Book was a big hinge in my formative college years outlook.
Book was a big hinge in my formative college years outlook.
never not thinking about this part in fear and loathing in las vegas where hunter s thompson perfectly editorialized the crumbling of a movement
November 22, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Also just about the only moment where the film captured the inherent sadness of the book.
Book was a big hinge in my formative college years outlook.
Book was a big hinge in my formative college years outlook.