Brian Anderson
@bganderson.bsky.social
What can I do to help you become the person you want to be?
Profile pic taken in Québec City. Banner pic taken at Alfred University.
he/him
Profile pic taken in Québec City. Banner pic taken at Alfred University.
he/him
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No political arguments at Thanksgiving dinner, but I did make friends with a Goldendoodle.
November 28, 2025 at 2:11 AM
No political arguments at Thanksgiving dinner, but I did make friends with a Goldendoodle.
Correct, except private guilds were outlawed during the Revolution. The current Thieves' Corps is a government body created under Napoleon.
if you steal a cell phone or wallet in paris they kick you out of the french thieve's guild for insufficient whimsy
Thieves have stolen €90,000 worth of fine French snails destined for some of the country’s most prestigious restaurants
November 28, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Correct, except private guilds were outlawed during the Revolution. The current Thieves' Corps is a government body created under Napoleon.
In my family, *the* classic Thanksgiving episode is the Bob Newhart Show, "Over the River and Through the Woods," in which four lonely men get drunk and then attempt to cook a frozen turkey and order Chinese food.
Ooh I play!
Also Thespis from Sports Night
The Three Turkeys, Modern Family
The One Where Underdog Got Away, Friends
Pumpkin Chuckin, Modern Family
Thanksgiving III, New Girl
The Indians in the Lobby, West Wing
Also Thespis from Sports Night
The Three Turkeys, Modern Family
The One Where Underdog Got Away, Friends
Pumpkin Chuckin, Modern Family
Thanksgiving III, New Girl
The Indians in the Lobby, West Wing
Favorite Thanksgiving episodes of TV (in no particular order):
"Thespis" episode of Sports Night (S01E08).
"Turkey's Away" episode of WKRP in Cincinnati (S01E07).
"Hate Crimes" episode of Homicide: Life on the Street (S04E05).
"Thanksgetting" episode of Teen Titans Go!
What are your faves?
"Thespis" episode of Sports Night (S01E08).
"Turkey's Away" episode of WKRP in Cincinnati (S01E07).
"Hate Crimes" episode of Homicide: Life on the Street (S04E05).
"Thanksgetting" episode of Teen Titans Go!
What are your faves?
November 26, 2025 at 11:07 PM
In my family, *the* classic Thanksgiving episode is the Bob Newhart Show, "Over the River and Through the Woods," in which four lonely men get drunk and then attempt to cook a frozen turkey and order Chinese food.
Fascinating thread on Mesopotamian shoes.
There's something about the name "the shoe archive of Puzrish-Dagan" that speaks to me.
There's something about the name "the shoe archive of Puzrish-Dagan" that speaks to me.
Cuneiform records on clay tell us that shoes were often made of leather, and some go into incredible detail.
The shoe archive of Puzrish-Dagan ~2100-2000 BCE is a goldmine of info on shoe production. One text tells us the workshop produced 702 shoes in 14 months.
The shoe archive of Puzrish-Dagan ~2100-2000 BCE is a goldmine of info on shoe production. One text tells us the workshop produced 702 shoes in 14 months.
November 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Fascinating thread on Mesopotamian shoes.
There's something about the name "the shoe archive of Puzrish-Dagan" that speaks to me.
There's something about the name "the shoe archive of Puzrish-Dagan" that speaks to me.
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Society is a construct. You can just ask someone to do a ska cover of Faith of the Heart and they'll say "$300 please" and you give it to them and then you have it.
Everyone, give
@skatunenetwork.bsky.social
your money. They deserve it.
Everyone, give
@skatunenetwork.bsky.social
your money. They deserve it.
November 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Society is a construct. You can just ask someone to do a ska cover of Faith of the Heart and they'll say "$300 please" and you give it to them and then you have it.
Everyone, give
@skatunenetwork.bsky.social
your money. They deserve it.
Everyone, give
@skatunenetwork.bsky.social
your money. They deserve it.
This is why style guides are important. Clearly it should have been "french-fry restaurant."
new favourite New York Times term for a British thing just dropped
November 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This is why style guides are important. Clearly it should have been "french-fry restaurant."
I'm watching the new @defunctland.bsky.social video on Disney's history of trying to create autonomous roving characters.
When I got to the point where Imagineers built a giant dinosaur-skeleton robot possibly capable of killing guests, I laughed so hard that I had to immediately rewatch that part.
When I got to the point where Imagineers built a giant dinosaur-skeleton robot possibly capable of killing guests, I laughed so hard that I had to immediately rewatch that part.
November 26, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I'm watching the new @defunctland.bsky.social video on Disney's history of trying to create autonomous roving characters.
When I got to the point where Imagineers built a giant dinosaur-skeleton robot possibly capable of killing guests, I laughed so hard that I had to immediately rewatch that part.
When I got to the point where Imagineers built a giant dinosaur-skeleton robot possibly capable of killing guests, I laughed so hard that I had to immediately rewatch that part.
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
Rikki don't lose that bumper
It's the only one we've got
Bend instead a fender by yourself
Rikki don't lose that bumper
It's the only chrome you want
You might bite it with your vampire
Car coming home
It's the only one we've got
Bend instead a fender by yourself
Rikki don't lose that bumper
It's the only chrome you want
You might bite it with your vampire
Car coming home
new comics curmudgeon post! joshreads.com/2025/1... classic rikki mortis, amiright folks
November 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Rikki don't lose that bumper
It's the only one we've got
Bend instead a fender by yourself
Rikki don't lose that bumper
It's the only chrome you want
You might bite it with your vampire
Car coming home
It's the only one we've got
Bend instead a fender by yourself
Rikki don't lose that bumper
It's the only chrome you want
You might bite it with your vampire
Car coming home
Tonight's music over the speakers at Sheetz: "Mambo Sun" by T. Rex and "On the Radio" by Spoon.
November 24, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Tonight's music over the speakers at Sheetz: "Mambo Sun" by T. Rex and "On the Radio" by Spoon.
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For those going home to visit family this weekend:
• Samsung calls it Auto Motion Plus
• LG calls it TruMotion
• Sony calls it Motionflow
• Roku calls it Action Smoothing
• Google TV calls it Motion Enhancement
• Vizio calls it Smooth Motion Effect.
• Samsung calls it Auto Motion Plus
• LG calls it TruMotion
• Sony calls it Motionflow
• Roku calls it Action Smoothing
• Google TV calls it Motion Enhancement
• Vizio calls it Smooth Motion Effect.
November 25, 2024 at 11:31 PM
For those going home to visit family this weekend:
• Samsung calls it Auto Motion Plus
• LG calls it TruMotion
• Sony calls it Motionflow
• Roku calls it Action Smoothing
• Google TV calls it Motion Enhancement
• Vizio calls it Smooth Motion Effect.
• Samsung calls it Auto Motion Plus
• LG calls it TruMotion
• Sony calls it Motionflow
• Roku calls it Action Smoothing
• Google TV calls it Motion Enhancement
• Vizio calls it Smooth Motion Effect.
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sing us a song youre bananaman
sing us a song tonight
cuz we're all in the need for potassium
to make our muscle cramps alright
sing us a song tonight
cuz we're all in the need for potassium
to make our muscle cramps alright
November 24, 2025 at 9:23 PM
sing us a song youre bananaman
sing us a song tonight
cuz we're all in the need for potassium
to make our muscle cramps alright
sing us a song tonight
cuz we're all in the need for potassium
to make our muscle cramps alright
Uh oh. A coworker gave me something to look into and put it in a binder with Hokusai's "Great Wave off Kanagawa" on the cover. I hope that's not symbolic.
November 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Uh oh. A coworker gave me something to look into and put it in a binder with Hokusai's "Great Wave off Kanagawa" on the cover. I hope that's not symbolic.
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Man if you haven’t listened to that whole soundtrack, today’s a great day to jump into an awesome rabbithole
RIP Jimmy Cliff. This remains one of the all time great songs of defiance. youtu.be/pmc5H6zAi6M?...
The Harder They Come
YouTube video by Jimmy Cliff - Topic
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Man if you haven’t listened to that whole soundtrack, today’s a great day to jump into an awesome rabbithole
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Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
Is that Cliffjumper or Bumblebee?
November 23, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Is that Cliffjumper or Bumblebee?
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My friend just fuckin showed up with a corncob pipe & that’s when it hit me that we are all in our 40s which means we get one new accessory slot
November 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
My friend just fuckin showed up with a corncob pipe & that’s when it hit me that we are all in our 40s which means we get one new accessory slot
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Have we considered the possibility that the "67" meme is caused by Data sending information out of the time loop in an attempt to stop America from crashing into the USS Bozeman?
November 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Have we considered the possibility that the "67" meme is caused by Data sending information out of the time loop in an attempt to stop America from crashing into the USS Bozeman?
Now I'm concerned about what the potato chips I was previously buying were made with.
November 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Now I'm concerned about what the potato chips I was previously buying were made with.
It's true: the best way to learn something is having to teach it to someone.
November 18, 2025 at 8:48 PM
It's true: the best way to learn something is having to teach it to someone.
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This is Mack. In his head he absolutely crushed this agility course. Who are we to tell him otherwise. 14/10 (TT: adventuresof.mack)
November 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
This is Mack. In his head he absolutely crushed this agility course. Who are we to tell him otherwise. 14/10 (TT: adventuresof.mack)
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Raising a lot of questions already answered by my robe
I can be trusted with potions and spells
November 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Raising a lot of questions already answered by my robe