@bitofabother.bsky.social
begrudgingly making a public face here but i am 30 or 40 years old and tired of Things
I need to either cut off all my hair or get a new tattoo
January 17, 2026 at 1:37 AM
I need to either cut off all my hair or get a new tattoo
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I wish Stand Alone Complex had explored this a bit more because while it does show how the Murai Vaccine Recipient List being physical media made it easier to hide and suppress it's really the only instance I can think of where they talk about the value of physical media in the digital era.
I swear to god every day I get closer and closer to writing my "the delay and the physicality of traditional media was a feature not a bug" polemic and at this point i'm going to print it as a zine
extremely cool info environment to tweet something and a half hour later once it’s riled everyone up to be like “no haha jk it’s the opposite actually”
January 17, 2026 at 12:37 AM
I wish Stand Alone Complex had explored this a bit more because while it does show how the Murai Vaccine Recipient List being physical media made it easier to hide and suppress it's really the only instance I can think of where they talk about the value of physical media in the digital era.
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An underrated factor in "why don't people in wealthy societies have more kids" is changing societal norms that now expect even older kids to be chaperoned by an adult any time they are in public, and to be chauffeured by a parent as their only means of transportation
Older generations spent a lot less time parenting. Millennial dads spend nearly as much time parenting as Boomer moms did. Millennial and Gen X moms way more.
via The Economist
via The Economist
January 16, 2026 at 5:20 AM
An underrated factor in "why don't people in wealthy societies have more kids" is changing societal norms that now expect even older kids to be chaperoned by an adult any time they are in public, and to be chauffeured by a parent as their only means of transportation
explaining my gender would be a hell of a lot easier if i wore a binder either slightly more or slightly less
January 16, 2026 at 2:59 AM
explaining my gender would be a hell of a lot easier if i wore a binder either slightly more or slightly less
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This good-natured, 34-year-old, Muslim, immigrant man—who the Times bemoaned was too young and radical to “get anything done”—has accomplished more good governance in a *week* on the job than most liberal politicians accomplish in their whole careers. With a smile & a joyful heart. A blessing.
Last week, we announced a plan to make child care universal. Today, applications are open for pre-K & 3-K. If your child is turning 3 or 4, apply now for the fall at: myschools.nyc
January 14, 2026 at 9:59 PM
This good-natured, 34-year-old, Muslim, immigrant man—who the Times bemoaned was too young and radical to “get anything done”—has accomplished more good governance in a *week* on the job than most liberal politicians accomplish in their whole careers. With a smile & a joyful heart. A blessing.
is there a way to undo the recent Firefox nightly change on making the search engine selector have higher taborder precedence than the search box? ctrl+L->tab->type->enter is some muscle memory that I'm going to struggle to remove :|
January 15, 2026 at 7:23 PM
is there a way to undo the recent Firefox nightly change on making the search engine selector have higher taborder precedence than the search box? ctrl+L->tab->type->enter is some muscle memory that I'm going to struggle to remove :|
it's true and you should say it
This is the ideal vehicle form. You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like.
January 14, 2026 at 7:01 PM
it's true and you should say it
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You don’t understand, we gotta burn out senior experienced devs, so we can keep having the same 5 discourses on a loop. There is a very real risk that if we treat people with respect and manage them well that we might have to stop re-debating basic terminology and practices.
January 14, 2026 at 8:39 AM
You don’t understand, we gotta burn out senior experienced devs, so we can keep having the same 5 discourses on a loop. There is a very real risk that if we treat people with respect and manage them well that we might have to stop re-debating basic terminology and practices.
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I want snap elections so fuckin bad man
Snap elections in Japan coming tomorrow it looks like
*JAPAN PM TO INFORM INTENT TO DISSOLVE PARLIAMENT ON WED: NIKKEI
*JAPAN PM TO INFORM INTENT TO DISSOLVE PARLIAMENT ON WED: NIKKEI
January 13, 2026 at 11:02 PM
I want snap elections so fuckin bad man
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Apparently this comic is going around on other websites again and getting the usual "but my gender dysphoria is actually super bad" responses and like
Sorry but calling yourself an ogroid thaumaturge or whatever is about as effective for that as coping with allergies by taking a hammer to the face.
Sorry but calling yourself an ogroid thaumaturge or whatever is about as effective for that as coping with allergies by taking a hammer to the face.
January 13, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Apparently this comic is going around on other websites again and getting the usual "but my gender dysphoria is actually super bad" responses and like
Sorry but calling yourself an ogroid thaumaturge or whatever is about as effective for that as coping with allergies by taking a hammer to the face.
Sorry but calling yourself an ogroid thaumaturge or whatever is about as effective for that as coping with allergies by taking a hammer to the face.
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We used to call this subtweeting and also yes
Trying to live my life so that when I die it’s a “pour one out for a real one” scenario over a “rest in piss” situation
January 13, 2026 at 3:59 PM
We used to call this subtweeting and also yes
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my only sappy thing to say about GDQ is that the last however many years have tried their best to convince the world that ppl like me should not exist and sometimes you wonder if we really are on a downfall but GDQ comes around saying trans rights all day all week raising millions and millions
January 11, 2026 at 8:02 AM
my only sappy thing to say about GDQ is that the last however many years have tried their best to convince the world that ppl like me should not exist and sometimes you wonder if we really are on a downfall but GDQ comes around saying trans rights all day all week raising millions and millions
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i think people are capable of being better than they are. thats a choice they can make
January 10, 2026 at 9:05 PM
i think people are capable of being better than they are. thats a choice they can make
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we are going to win
but first I am going to cry
but first I am going to cry
Overheard in the crowd, a mother explaining to her young child who is holding a cymbal: "Do you remember? This is the same road we marched on for George Floyd. Another man who was killed."
January 10, 2026 at 9:20 PM
we are going to win
but first I am going to cry
but first I am going to cry
it's like when Kerbey Lane decided to start expanding so they cleaned up their locations so that most of the seating didn't come with free tetanus and a full tattoo sleeve was no longer a hiring requirement
we lost something. that's all i'm saying
we lost something. that's all i'm saying
I know this and yet as a former Austinite I'm still heartbroken
January 10, 2026 at 9:28 PM
it's like when Kerbey Lane decided to start expanding so they cleaned up their locations so that most of the seating didn't come with free tetanus and a full tattoo sleeve was no longer a hiring requirement
we lost something. that's all i'm saying
we lost something. that's all i'm saying
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January 6, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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I know this is corny to say but this is the real America, man. This is what it’s all about. This is what those freaks are trying to destroy & we won’t let them
Best TikTok thing going is the two dudes trying food from every country without leaving NYC. If you haven’t seen them yet, it’s incredible. My favorite so far is last week’s. Legit got me emotional.
January 9, 2026 at 2:09 AM
I know this is corny to say but this is the real America, man. This is what it’s all about. This is what those freaks are trying to destroy & we won’t let them
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They don’t know how to name a product well, but I appreciate Gamesir’s wild curiosity into making strange controllers specifically for sickos.
Four in a week at CES is amazing compared to all the AI junk I’ve been seeing headlines for
You’re not going to guess the name of the second one (Alt Text)
Four in a week at CES is amazing compared to all the AI junk I’ve been seeing headlines for
You’re not going to guess the name of the second one (Alt Text)
January 9, 2026 at 4:08 PM
They don’t know how to name a product well, but I appreciate Gamesir’s wild curiosity into making strange controllers specifically for sickos.
Four in a week at CES is amazing compared to all the AI junk I’ve been seeing headlines for
You’re not going to guess the name of the second one (Alt Text)
Four in a week at CES is amazing compared to all the AI junk I’ve been seeing headlines for
You’re not going to guess the name of the second one (Alt Text)
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if they do, you can't make fun of british people for like...a week
BREAKING: The United Kingdom is considering banning X, per the Telegraph
January 8, 2026 at 10:41 PM
if they do, you can't make fun of british people for like...a week
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In functioning democracies, ministers resign all the time, under threat of a no confidence vote in the parliament. We have a system where legislative confirmation totally fails ex ante to screen out wildly unqualified people, & ex post accountability depends on a toothless extraordinary measure.
Impeach Kristi Noem.
As you evaluate this from Kristi Noem, remember that when a federal agent shot a woman in Chicago last year, DHS's initial version of events was full of lies that fell apart under subsequent scrutiny:
newrepublic.com/article/2019...
newrepublic.com/article/2019...
January 7, 2026 at 7:35 PM
In functioning democracies, ministers resign all the time, under threat of a no confidence vote in the parliament. We have a system where legislative confirmation totally fails ex ante to screen out wildly unqualified people, & ex post accountability depends on a toothless extraordinary measure.
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the video is bearing witness. you're not.
January 7, 2026 at 7:11 PM
the video is bearing witness. you're not.
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reminder that the concept of "bear witness" as in "gotta watch all the bad videos yourself" is a goofy byproduct of the video age, and would be absolutely inscrutable to most people before like the 20th century
January 7, 2026 at 7:10 PM
reminder that the concept of "bear witness" as in "gotta watch all the bad videos yourself" is a goofy byproduct of the video age, and would be absolutely inscrutable to most people before like the 20th century
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world first lindwurm kill
January 7, 2026 at 12:32 AM
world first lindwurm kill