Angus McIntyre
@angusm.bsky.social
SF/F author (“The Warrior Within” etc.) Photographer. Programmer. Allegedly sentient mammal. One more pawn for the Muppet Pastor. [he/him]
https://angus.pw/ - SF/F writing
https://raingod.com/ - Photos & more
https://disoriented.net/ - Travel & photo blog
https://angus.pw/ - SF/F writing
https://raingod.com/ - Photos & more
https://disoriented.net/ - Travel & photo blog
Why did they call it "alloClae breast enhancements" when "ZomBoobs" was right there? Cowards.
December 21, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Why did they call it "alloClae breast enhancements" when "ZomBoobs" was right there? Cowards.
Yes, yes, but if it worked, you'd have the wildest superhero origin story of all time.
"Bitten by a radioactive spider? That's cute. But – " (adjusts fur-trimmed red-and-white bodysuit, tilts antlered head, red nose glows eerily) "– let me tell you about how I drank the ichor of Santa Claus …"
"Bitten by a radioactive spider? That's cute. But – " (adjusts fur-trimmed red-and-white bodysuit, tilts antlered head, red nose glows eerily) "– let me tell you about how I drank the ichor of Santa Claus …"
December 20, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Yes, yes, but if it worked, you'd have the wildest superhero origin story of all time.
"Bitten by a radioactive spider? That's cute. But – " (adjusts fur-trimmed red-and-white bodysuit, tilts antlered head, red nose glows eerily) "– let me tell you about how I drank the ichor of Santa Claus …"
"Bitten by a radioactive spider? That's cute. But – " (adjusts fur-trimmed red-and-white bodysuit, tilts antlered head, red nose glows eerily) "– let me tell you about how I drank the ichor of Santa Claus …"
Hell, yes. If any of you get surveys from Facebook, you are honor bound to tell them that $79.95/month is a reasonable price to pay to be allowed to post links, and that you would like to be charged by the character on all your status updates.
December 19, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Hell, yes. If any of you get surveys from Facebook, you are honor bound to tell them that $79.95/month is a reasonable price to pay to be allowed to post links, and that you would like to be charged by the character on all your status updates.
Next, Link will perform a tour de force of applied brevity by addressing our most pressing societal concerns without using any words at all.
(See also Zen koan, "What is the sound of one Link frowning?")
(See also Zen koan, "What is the sound of one Link frowning?")
December 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Next, Link will perform a tour de force of applied brevity by addressing our most pressing societal concerns without using any words at all.
(See also Zen koan, "What is the sound of one Link frowning?")
(See also Zen koan, "What is the sound of one Link frowning?")
If 3I/ATLAS were actually an alien spacecraft, we should be able to detect the sound of the aliens aboard hurriedly rolling up the windows and locking the doors as they desperately search for the quickest way out of our cosmic neighborhood.
December 19, 2025 at 1:55 PM
If 3I/ATLAS were actually an alien spacecraft, we should be able to detect the sound of the aliens aboard hurriedly rolling up the windows and locking the doors as they desperately search for the quickest way out of our cosmic neighborhood.
I'm confused. How many more Europes do they think there are that they can withdraw from?
December 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
I'm confused. How many more Europes do they think there are that they can withdraw from?
Inigo Montoya isn't the only one looking for the six-fingered man.
December 19, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Inigo Montoya isn't the only one looking for the six-fingered man.
"Grok, can I get diversity cooties from reading sci-fi?"
December 18, 2025 at 6:31 PM
"Grok, can I get diversity cooties from reading sci-fi?"
If that was spontaneous, it’s brilliant. If you’ve been saving it up, waiting to use it … it’s still brilliant.
December 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
If that was spontaneous, it’s brilliant. If you’ve been saving it up, waiting to use it … it’s still brilliant.
I don't think we should eat politicians. You start by devouring a cabinet minister or two, and then before you know it you're arguing about what kind of wine goes best with Nigel Farage, and things can get really acrimonious, you know?
We don't need that kind of conflict, not at Christmastime.
We don't need that kind of conflict, not at Christmastime.
December 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I don't think we should eat politicians. You start by devouring a cabinet minister or two, and then before you know it you're arguing about what kind of wine goes best with Nigel Farage, and things can get really acrimonious, you know?
We don't need that kind of conflict, not at Christmastime.
We don't need that kind of conflict, not at Christmastime.
You just know that Mola mola hogs the armrest. What makes it worse is that it doesn't even have any arms.
December 18, 2025 at 3:31 AM
You just know that Mola mola hogs the armrest. What makes it worse is that it doesn't even have any arms.
I need to scan the photos a friend of my grandfather's took of the "Graf Spee" in Montevideo after the battle, and gave to my father. They're better than many of the ones you usually see.
My father said he remembered watching German sailors escorted ashore by Uruguayan soldiers after the scuttling.
My father said he remembered watching German sailors escorted ashore by Uruguayan soldiers after the scuttling.
December 18, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I need to scan the photos a friend of my grandfather's took of the "Graf Spee" in Montevideo after the battle, and gave to my father. They're better than many of the ones you usually see.
My father said he remembered watching German sailors escorted ashore by Uruguayan soldiers after the scuttling.
My father said he remembered watching German sailors escorted ashore by Uruguayan soldiers after the scuttling.
"Maybe it was already over for us in Indochina when Alden Pyle’s body washed up under the bridge at Dakao, his lungs all full of mud; maybe it caved in with Dien Bien Phu. But the first happened in a novel, and ... the second happened ... to the French.”
– "Dispatches", Michael Herr
– "Dispatches", Michael Herr
December 17, 2025 at 3:03 AM
"Maybe it was already over for us in Indochina when Alden Pyle’s body washed up under the bridge at Dakao, his lungs all full of mud; maybe it caved in with Dien Bien Phu. But the first happened in a novel, and ... the second happened ... to the French.”
– "Dispatches", Michael Herr
– "Dispatches", Michael Herr
It occurred to me recently that part of the appeal of AI to people on the right is that AI 'art' is a particular kind of kitsch, and fascist aesthetics are another kind of kitsch, so there's a natural overlap. They're both about easy-to-absorb visual clichés that carry some simpleminded message.
December 16, 2025 at 9:53 PM
It occurred to me recently that part of the appeal of AI to people on the right is that AI 'art' is a particular kind of kitsch, and fascist aesthetics are another kind of kitsch, so there's a natural overlap. They're both about easy-to-absorb visual clichés that carry some simpleminded message.
On the plus side, the hospital is prepared to make you a fairly good offer for the kidney that hasn't been compromised by the infection, and if you bargain hard you could reduce your final bill by almost 10%.
December 16, 2025 at 4:05 PM
On the plus side, the hospital is prepared to make you a fairly good offer for the kidney that hasn't been compromised by the infection, and if you bargain hard you could reduce your final bill by almost 10%.
I suspect that some of the administration's supporters would consider Fraktur inappropriate.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiqua...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiqua...
Antiqua–Fraktur dispute - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 12, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I suspect that some of the administration's supporters would consider Fraktur inappropriate.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiqua...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiqua...
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Gruber has an interesting take on this. tldr: Not a terrible anti-woke decision. daringfireball.net/2025/12/full...
The Full Text of Marco Rubio’s Directive on State Department Typography, Re-Establishing Times New Roman
Good on Rubio for rescinding a bad decision, and even better for doing so with a fair and informative explanation.
daringfireball.net
December 11, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Gruber has an interesting take on this. tldr: Not a terrible anti-woke decision. daringfireball.net/2025/12/full...
To be honest, given this administration's fondness for sex abusers, I'm surprised that they didn't mandate Gill Sans.
December 11, 2025 at 10:33 AM
To be honest, given this administration's fondness for sex abusers, I'm surprised that they didn't mandate Gill Sans.
So who had "Fonts are woke" on their 2025 bingo card?
December 11, 2025 at 10:28 AM
So who had "Fonts are woke" on their 2025 bingo card?
If the choice is between being raised by ChatGPT or by Sam Altman, I’m not sure that ChatGPT isn’t the better option.
December 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
If the choice is between being raised by ChatGPT or by Sam Altman, I’m not sure that ChatGPT isn’t the better option.
I think the world needs Kadreypedia.
I won’t go so far as to say that the world is READY for Kadreypedia, but I think needs it …
I won’t go so far as to say that the world is READY for Kadreypedia, but I think needs it …
December 9, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I think the world needs Kadreypedia.
I won’t go so far as to say that the world is READY for Kadreypedia, but I think needs it …
I won’t go so far as to say that the world is READY for Kadreypedia, but I think needs it …