Blaise Hartley
@blaisehartley.com
Engineer, Artist, Dancer, Maker, Dad, Axe-flinger, Pain in the Ass.
Opinions expressed are those of no one...
Also find me at: https://makersocial.online/@Beerbruin
Opinions expressed are those of no one...
Also find me at: https://makersocial.online/@Beerbruin
P.A.T.R.I.O.T Means Never Having To Let Innocent People Go Ever Again
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January 8, 2026 at 9:48 PM
P.A.T.R.I.O.T Means Never Having To Let Innocent People Go Ever Again
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Weeks ago, I said ICE was going to kill people if they kept on like this.
For once, I wish I were incorrect...
For once, I wish I were incorrect...
January 8, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Weeks ago, I said ICE was going to kill people if they kept on like this.
For once, I wish I were incorrect...
For once, I wish I were incorrect...
Well fuck. Microsoft decided I need a new OS, so now I can't log in to my account!
Motherfuckers...
Motherfuckers...
January 7, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Well fuck. Microsoft decided I need a new OS, so now I can't log in to my account!
Motherfuckers...
Motherfuckers...
Dictator...
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themirror.com/news/politics/br…
January 7, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Dictator...
themirror.com/news/politics/br…
themirror.com/news/politics/br…
You know, when all those assassins failed to murder Trump, I thought it was for the best, what with murder being wrong and all. I'm beginning ro realize that the turmoil might have been worth it, if it meant we wouldn't have to live under this fascist dictator...
nytimes.com/2026/01/05/world/e…
nytimes.com/2026/01/05/world/e…
January 7, 2026 at 1:03 PM
You know, when all those assassins failed to murder Trump, I thought it was for the best, what with murder being wrong and all. I'm beginning ro realize that the turmoil might have been worth it, if it meant we wouldn't have to live under this fascist dictator...
nytimes.com/2026/01/05/world/e…
nytimes.com/2026/01/05/world/e…
I just had to tell my son "Don't have a staring contest with a shark". It was not a metaphor.
OTOH, this may be the best metaphor ever!
OTOH, this may be the best metaphor ever!
January 7, 2026 at 12:51 PM
I just had to tell my son "Don't have a staring contest with a shark". It was not a metaphor.
OTOH, this may be the best metaphor ever!
OTOH, this may be the best metaphor ever!
In which the ignorant weasel in charge decides to eliminate actual heroes to prevent comparison, then does it the stupidest way possible as publicly as possible...
mastodon.social/@randahl/11584…
mastodon.social/@randahl/11584…
January 6, 2026 at 3:52 PM
In which the ignorant weasel in charge decides to eliminate actual heroes to prevent comparison, then does it the stupidest way possible as publicly as possible...
mastodon.social/@randahl/11584…
mastodon.social/@randahl/11584…
It's two hours after the family's return from a week-long New Year's vacation. In thhat time, I've cleaned dog pee off the floor, both kids have had meltdowns and the entire contents of a jelly jar has filled a refrigerator shelf.
Ahh... Home Sweet Home...
Ahh... Home Sweet Home...
January 5, 2026 at 1:17 AM
It's two hours after the family's return from a week-long New Year's vacation. In thhat time, I've cleaned dog pee off the floor, both kids have had meltdowns and the entire contents of a jelly jar has filled a refrigerator shelf.
Ahh... Home Sweet Home...
Ahh... Home Sweet Home...
You know, if I were Canada right now, I'd be mining the border with the US, and buying a whole lot of surface to air missiles...
January 5, 2026 at 12:30 AM
You know, if I were Canada right now, I'd be mining the border with the US, and buying a whole lot of surface to air missiles...
Stop. Starting. Oil. Wars!
January 5, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Stop. Starting. Oil. Wars!
"Trump responded, “My friends will get hurt.”" - If this doesn't convince you he's a crook and a cheat, you are trying to not be convinced.
huffpost.com/entry/marjorie-ta…
huffpost.com/entry/marjorie-ta…
December 30, 2025 at 3:08 AM
"Trump responded, “My friends will get hurt.”" - If this doesn't convince you he's a crook and a cheat, you are trying to not be convinced.
huffpost.com/entry/marjorie-ta…
huffpost.com/entry/marjorie-ta…
Remember the candidate who was the only one who could end the wars? I guess he thinks he can win this one in 3 years or less!
telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/1…
telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/1…
December 30, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Remember the candidate who was the only one who could end the wars? I guess he thinks he can win this one in 3 years or less!
telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/1…
telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/1…
If you want to learn about geopolitics, you mist check this guy out. I've only had time to fact-check a couple of his videos, but they were spot-on!
youtube.com/@historyofeverythi…
youtube.com/@historyofeverythi…
December 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
If you want to learn about geopolitics, you mist check this guy out. I've only had time to fact-check a couple of his videos, but they were spot-on!
youtube.com/@historyofeverythi…
youtube.com/@historyofeverythi…
It's just amazing, the number of newspeople and pundits who suddenly know what the word "Tranche" means, now thst the Epstein Files have been partially released...
December 26, 2025 at 5:12 AM
It's just amazing, the number of newspeople and pundits who suddenly know what the word "Tranche" means, now thst the Epstein Files have been partially released...
OK, hear me out:
Current experiments seem to be producing skin-based(pressure or vibration) remote object detection for blind people. If it works, lets make them superhuman by plugging their devices into things like car radar systems, active radar sets, or topographic satellite data!
I. (1/2)
Current experiments seem to be producing skin-based(pressure or vibration) remote object detection for blind people. If it works, lets make them superhuman by plugging their devices into things like car radar systems, active radar sets, or topographic satellite data!
I. (1/2)
December 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
OK, hear me out:
Current experiments seem to be producing skin-based(pressure or vibration) remote object detection for blind people. If it works, lets make them superhuman by plugging their devices into things like car radar systems, active radar sets, or topographic satellite data!
I. (1/2)
Current experiments seem to be producing skin-based(pressure or vibration) remote object detection for blind people. If it works, lets make them superhuman by plugging their devices into things like car radar systems, active radar sets, or topographic satellite data!
I. (1/2)
The man in charge of all the apparati of power in the US never finished a construction on time *or* paid his subcontractors the full amount agreed to. What could possibly go wrong?
December 23, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The man in charge of all the apparati of power in the US never finished a construction on time *or* paid his subcontractors the full amount agreed to. What could possibly go wrong?
Now that I'm an old man, I'm really glad I practiced being crochety all those years...
December 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Now that I'm an old man, I'm really glad I practiced being crochety all those years...
Friends, free yourselves from the bonds of Goopple! The time of the degoogling (and deappling - unappling? disappling?) is nigh!
https://murena.com/america/how-to-get-the-murena-fairphone-gen-6-in-the-us/
https://murena.com/america/how-to-get-the-murena-fairphone-gen-6-in-the-us/
How to get the Murena Fairphone (Gen. 6) in the US: a sustainable, privacy-first, deGoogled smartphone - Murena - deGoogled phones and services
Is Fairphone available in the US? If you’re wondering where to buy the Fairphone (Gen.6) in your country, here are good news for you: The sustainable, repairable, and privacy-focused Murena Fairphone (Gen.
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December 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Friends, free yourselves from the bonds of Goopple! The time of the degoogling (and deappling - unappling? disappling?) is nigh!
https://murena.com/america/how-to-get-the-murena-fairphone-gen-6-in-the-us/
https://murena.com/america/how-to-get-the-murena-fairphone-gen-6-in-the-us/
For Pete's Fucking SAKE, can we stop with the "We'll log you in just as soon as you return this code we emailed you." bullshit, please!
It shouldn't take 5 fucking minutes to log into fucking Vrbo!
It shouldn't take 5 fucking minutes to log into fucking Vrbo!
December 22, 2025 at 3:24 PM
For Pete's Fucking SAKE, can we stop with the "We'll log you in just as soon as you return this code we emailed you." bullshit, please!
It shouldn't take 5 fucking minutes to log into fucking Vrbo!
It shouldn't take 5 fucking minutes to log into fucking Vrbo!
OK, hear me out: A kung-fu school chain named "Futopia"
December 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
OK, hear me out: A kung-fu school chain named "Futopia"
Me: I made chicken fried rice from sctratch using a recipe from an actual chinese chef. In a real wok!
Kids: Oh
Wife: I kinda like it better than the stuff from our regular place.
Me: My work's done here...
Kids: Oh
Wife: I kinda like it better than the stuff from our regular place.
Me: My work's done here...
December 22, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Me: I made chicken fried rice from sctratch using a recipe from an actual chinese chef. In a real wok!
Kids: Oh
Wife: I kinda like it better than the stuff from our regular place.
Me: My work's done here...
Kids: Oh
Wife: I kinda like it better than the stuff from our regular place.
Me: My work's done here...
Axial tilt is the reason for the season!
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fosstodon.org/@AkaSci/11575768…
2025 December solstice: All you need to know
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December 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Axial tilt is the reason for the season!
fosstodon.org/@AkaSci/11575768…
fosstodon.org/@AkaSci/11575768…
For pity's sake, software people, PLEASE put back the boundary markers around windows, between frames and so on! I just spent five minutes trying to resize a window. Light gray and light gray on light gray, with not a single line.
December 19, 2025 at 9:25 PM
For pity's sake, software people, PLEASE put back the boundary markers around windows, between frames and so on! I just spent five minutes trying to resize a window. Light gray and light gray on light gray, with not a single line.