A.J. Petix
@ajpetix.com
Tech lover, Michigan outdoorsman, gamer, car enthusiast, and riichi mahjong addict.
Oh cool. Can’t wait for my layover on my way to Missoula in a few weeks.
It’s been reported locally, but I’m not sure how much national notice this has gotten. As part of this invasion by shithead goons, they are putting ICE agents in jetbridges and other parts of the airport at Minneapolis-Saint Paul. If you are flying Delta via MSP, you are putting yourself at risk.
ICE agents to begin checking documents at MSP airport, patrol jet bridges - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will begin checking documents of travelers and workers at MSP airport, with patrols inside jet bridges.
www.bizjournals.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Oh cool. Can’t wait for my layover on my way to Missoula in a few weeks.
Semi-related to my most recent post, just wanted to thank @kelslewin.bsky.social for writing a fantastic book about Animal Crossing and how (IMO) New Horizons took a lot of the magic away in favor of further evolving the series into something the first game was not. Fans of the OG should read it!
January 14, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Semi-related to my most recent post, just wanted to thank @kelslewin.bsky.social for writing a fantastic book about Animal Crossing and how (IMO) New Horizons took a lot of the magic away in favor of further evolving the series into something the first game was not. Fans of the OG should read it!
The Animal Crossing update is apparently out now!
Because I'm lazy and don't feel like loading up the game, I am asking anyone on my feed who reads this: Are the villagers finally interesting again?
Because I'm lazy and don't feel like loading up the game, I am asking anyone on my feed who reads this: Are the villagers finally interesting again?
January 14, 2026 at 12:47 PM
The Animal Crossing update is apparently out now!
Because I'm lazy and don't feel like loading up the game, I am asking anyone on my feed who reads this: Are the villagers finally interesting again?
Because I'm lazy and don't feel like loading up the game, I am asking anyone on my feed who reads this: Are the villagers finally interesting again?
None of my plates showed up in the leaked audit logs. How about you?
NEW: Completely unredacted Flock audit logs have been released to the public by numerous police departments and in some cases include details on millions of Flock license plate searches made by thousands of police departments from around the country.
Police Unmask Millions of Surveillance Targets Because of Flock Redaction Error
Flock is going after a website called HaveIBeenFlocked.com that has collated public records files released by police.
www.404media.co
January 14, 2026 at 2:10 AM
None of my plates showed up in the leaked audit logs. How about you?
Here's my Nintendo Switch 2025 video!
January 14, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Here's my Nintendo Switch 2025 video!
I received my vinyl copy of Mon Rovia's debut album, Bloodline, and it came with a small "Field Notes" style pocketbook with 2 – 3 paragraphs explaining each song. A few really hit home for me.
January 13, 2026 at 1:35 PM
I received my vinyl copy of Mon Rovia's debut album, Bloodline, and it came with a small "Field Notes" style pocketbook with 2 – 3 paragraphs explaining each song. A few really hit home for me.
GaminForCharity is this weekend and guess what I’ll be playing! Can’t wait to show this off to my friends and stream lurkers this Saturday.
All of the music in SKATE STORY can be streamed on all platforms, including Twitch and YouTube, without copyright strikes.
Go on, eat the Moon.
Go on, eat the Moon.
January 12, 2026 at 9:59 PM
GaminForCharity is this weekend and guess what I’ll be playing! Can’t wait to show this off to my friends and stream lurkers this Saturday.
Reading a mahjong manga has made me realize that the best approach to avoiding doomscrolling is actually just finding something more interesting to read than the news.
January 12, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Reading a mahjong manga has made me realize that the best approach to avoiding doomscrolling is actually just finding something more interesting to read than the news.
Lost a painful hanchan this morning.
January 11, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Lost a painful hanchan this morning.
Rewatching Stranger Things 2 and realizing when Will didn’t recognize Bob he had a different voice and that voice was definitely Vecna and I’m so impressed dude.
But I think Season 5 is going to be a major disappointment and I’m not looking forward to it.
But I think Season 5 is going to be a major disappointment and I’m not looking forward to it.
January 10, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Rewatching Stranger Things 2 and realizing when Will didn’t recognize Bob he had a different voice and that voice was definitely Vecna and I’m so impressed dude.
But I think Season 5 is going to be a major disappointment and I’m not looking forward to it.
But I think Season 5 is going to be a major disappointment and I’m not looking forward to it.
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Here is a video of a frozen creek that had begun to thaw, and the water was flowing beneath the thin ice on top. I took this because it was soothing and wonderfully bloopy and I wanted to listen to it for hours. You are all welcome to enjoy it, too. Let your brain settle here and rest for a moment.
January 10, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Here is a video of a frozen creek that had begun to thaw, and the water was flowing beneath the thin ice on top. I took this because it was soothing and wonderfully bloopy and I wanted to listen to it for hours. You are all welcome to enjoy it, too. Let your brain settle here and rest for a moment.
"Who can afford to leave, and who has to stay?"
Lots of great intellectual discussion should sprout from this video essay.
Lots of great intellectual discussion should sprout from this video essay.
January 8, 2026 at 5:28 PM
"Who can afford to leave, and who has to stay?"
Lots of great intellectual discussion should sprout from this video essay.
Lots of great intellectual discussion should sprout from this video essay.
Here we go again... hopefully this time attempting to learn a new code language/command line syntax actually sticks unlike the last half-dozen attempts.
January 8, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Here we go again... hopefully this time attempting to learn a new code language/command line syntax actually sticks unlike the last half-dozen attempts.
If you keep calling and pushing a free estimate without respecting my first rejection, I'm going to assume ill intent and decline with more candor the more you talk.
This skeet is directed toward Power Home Remodeling. Don't give them the light of day if you're a homeowner.
This skeet is directed toward Power Home Remodeling. Don't give them the light of day if you're a homeowner.
January 8, 2026 at 4:04 PM
If you keep calling and pushing a free estimate without respecting my first rejection, I'm going to assume ill intent and decline with more candor the more you talk.
This skeet is directed toward Power Home Remodeling. Don't give them the light of day if you're a homeowner.
This skeet is directed toward Power Home Remodeling. Don't give them the light of day if you're a homeowner.
Bought a NAS. Here's hoping I don't regret my purchase... 🫣
January 7, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Bought a NAS. Here's hoping I don't regret my purchase... 🫣
For any NAS users that might see this, I'm looking for opinions.
Is it worth buying a bigger NAS up-front with room to grow, or should I buy a NAS of adequate size for the next couple of years and then upgrade when ready to double the number of drive bays?
Is it worth buying a bigger NAS up-front with room to grow, or should I buy a NAS of adequate size for the next couple of years and then upgrade when ready to double the number of drive bays?
January 6, 2026 at 2:04 PM
For any NAS users that might see this, I'm looking for opinions.
Is it worth buying a bigger NAS up-front with room to grow, or should I buy a NAS of adequate size for the next couple of years and then upgrade when ready to double the number of drive bays?
Is it worth buying a bigger NAS up-front with room to grow, or should I buy a NAS of adequate size for the next couple of years and then upgrade when ready to double the number of drive bays?
Truly a sign of my age (and family curse): I’ve just ordered a nose hair wax removal kit. We’ll see how it works this weekend.
January 6, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Truly a sign of my age (and family curse): I’ve just ordered a nose hair wax removal kit. We’ll see how it works this weekend.
None of the Liquid Glass operating systems are great, but I truly believe macOS got the worst changes and this covers another thing that the update botched pretty bad.
January 5, 2026 at 9:40 PM
None of the Liquid Glass operating systems are great, but I truly believe macOS got the worst changes and this covers another thing that the update botched pretty bad.
Ope. Went to install a new screen protector on my phone and somehow it’s a full 2mm too high. And of course it was my last one. 🥲 Time to order more...
January 5, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Ope. Went to install a new screen protector on my phone and somehow it’s a full 2mm too high. And of course it was my last one. 🥲 Time to order more...
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i remember when LTE networks were like, just rolling out? and G4, which was like a gaming/tech-y TV network, did a promotional thing for sprint where they swapped the symbols around and were "4G" for like a week or so
anyway, i have a great marketing opportunity for 76 the chain of gas stations
anyway, i have a great marketing opportunity for 76 the chain of gas stations
January 4, 2026 at 10:40 PM
i remember when LTE networks were like, just rolling out? and G4, which was like a gaming/tech-y TV network, did a promotional thing for sprint where they swapped the symbols around and were "4G" for like a week or so
anyway, i have a great marketing opportunity for 76 the chain of gas stations
anyway, i have a great marketing opportunity for 76 the chain of gas stations
Got to see a Chrysler Turbine and one of the original Chitty Chitty Bang Bang cars in person over the weekend. So dang cool. CCBB was one of my favorite movies growing up so that one was particularly special.
January 5, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Got to see a Chrysler Turbine and one of the original Chitty Chitty Bang Bang cars in person over the weekend. So dang cool. CCBB was one of my favorite movies growing up so that one was particularly special.
Tell them you’re on adderall and they’ll stop calling.
from someone who was in school for the beginning of the "war on terror," please. please please please. talk to teenagers in your life about not joining the us military. about not letting themselves be groomed by recruiters in schools. they're going to want soldiers, and they always start young.
January 4, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Tell them you’re on adderall and they’ll stop calling.
To all of the funny people who can make a joke out of almost any situation: do you recognize how talented you are?
Sincerely, a man who just cannot make a joke to save his life.
Sincerely, a man who just cannot make a joke to save his life.
January 3, 2026 at 6:16 AM
To all of the funny people who can make a joke out of almost any situation: do you recognize how talented you are?
Sincerely, a man who just cannot make a joke to save his life.
Sincerely, a man who just cannot make a joke to save his life.
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![Comic. [Comment section on a video. 564 comments, including posts from three different avatars: “Who else is here in 2023?” “Is anyone else watching this in 2017?” “Anyone else here in 2025?”] [caption] For some reason, confused time travelers always try to find each other using YouTube comments.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreia42izz36bkhdteb5743objgf2s3whe3kblmnxnwjvgggtu66ea54@jpeg)
January 2, 2026 at 8:35 PM