David
@bsky.davidsmedberg.me
Dad, programmer, Catholic, nerd
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David
@bsky.davidsmedberg.me
· Apr 18
Introduce yourself with:
One book: Neuromancer, by William Gibson
One film: Blade Runner
One album: A Black Mile to the Surface, by Manchester Orchestra
One TV show: Millennium
One book: Neuromancer, by William Gibson
One film: Blade Runner
One album: A Black Mile to the Surface, by Manchester Orchestra
One TV show: Millennium
Introduce yourself with:
One book: Watership Down, by Richard Adams
One film: The Miracle Maker, by Derek Hayes
One album: Futureperfect, VNV Nation
One TV show: eh, I don't really do TV shows. I hereby choose to substitute:
One video game: That Dragon, Cancer, by Ryan and Amy Green
One book: Watership Down, by Richard Adams
One film: The Miracle Maker, by Derek Hayes
One album: Futureperfect, VNV Nation
One TV show: eh, I don't really do TV shows. I hereby choose to substitute:
One video game: That Dragon, Cancer, by Ryan and Amy Green
The Religion Underneath Our Arguments
What we fight about is not really what we disagree about.
thedispatch.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:50 PM
John Allen, legend of Vatican/Catholicism reporting, has died of cancer.
cruxnow.com/church/2026/...
cruxnow.com/church/2026/...
John L. Allen Jr, 1965-2026
John L. Allen Jr. was a force of nature, certainly as a journalist who was not only our principal but also a model for us, whose counsel and whose company we already and forever shall sorely miss.
cruxnow.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:26 PM
John Allen, legend of Vatican/Catholicism reporting, has died of cancer.
cruxnow.com/church/2026/...
cruxnow.com/church/2026/...
If you watched this movie and enjoyed it, please consider taking up Rian's recommendations to:
1. Watch / rewatch CALVARY
2. Read the Father Brown mysteries
1. Watch / rewatch CALVARY
2. Read the Father Brown mysteries
I sat down for a conversation with the one and only @rianjohnson.bsky.social to talk about Wake Up Dead Man, the Mountain Goats, grace, and the ordinary lives of priests.
Director Interview: Rian Johnson
The writer/director of one of our favorite movies of the year talks about writing priests and conflict that feels true.
seeingandbelieving.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:35 AM
If you watched this movie and enjoyed it, please consider taking up Rian's recommendations to:
1. Watch / rewatch CALVARY
2. Read the Father Brown mysteries
1. Watch / rewatch CALVARY
2. Read the Father Brown mysteries
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You'll like my indie game if you played these games:
- Wolfenstein 3D
dphrygian.itch.io/schloss-der-...
- Wolfenstein 3D
dphrygian.itch.io/schloss-der-...
January 15, 2026 at 8:38 AM
You'll like my indie game if you played these games:
- Wolfenstein 3D
dphrygian.itch.io/schloss-der-...
- Wolfenstein 3D
dphrygian.itch.io/schloss-der-...
My son is fundraising for his robotics team at school. They’re hoping to use the funds to get tshirts and materials for the next round.
tinyurl.com/roboticscadets
tinyurl.com/roboticscadets
Click here to support the Colin Powell Academy Robotics Fundraiser
Good Afternoon Colin Powell Academy family and friends. Our first year robotics team is raising money for our inaugural season. The raised money will be used for t-shirts, new equipment, travel to com...
tinyurl.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:01 AM
My son is fundraising for his robotics team at school. They’re hoping to use the funds to get tshirts and materials for the next round.
tinyurl.com/roboticscadets
tinyurl.com/roboticscadets
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"Blue Phosphere" is glitchy, ice planet electro in the best way possible. The album also shows off some rave-y house action and glassy-eyed drum n bass across an eclectic collection of tunes from the LA-based producer.
maudevos.bandcamp.com/album/astral...
maudevos.bandcamp.com/album/astral...
Astral Intervals, by Maude Vôs
6 track album
maudevos.bandcamp.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:03 PM
"Blue Phosphere" is glitchy, ice planet electro in the best way possible. The album also shows off some rave-y house action and glassy-eyed drum n bass across an eclectic collection of tunes from the LA-based producer.
maudevos.bandcamp.com/album/astral...
maudevos.bandcamp.com/album/astral...
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On MLK Jr Day, I am grateful for the Christian witness of Greek Orthodox primate Archbishop Iakovos, who marched with King in Selma. His example challenges all Christians today to continue to affirm the human dignity of every member of the human family against brutal laws and brutal law enforcement.
Archbishop Iakovos Reflects on Joining Dr. King to March on Selma
YouTube video by GreekOrthodoxChurch
www.youtube.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:11 PM
On MLK Jr Day, I am grateful for the Christian witness of Greek Orthodox primate Archbishop Iakovos, who marched with King in Selma. His example challenges all Christians today to continue to affirm the human dignity of every member of the human family against brutal laws and brutal law enforcement.
Sweet weeping George Washington what a boondoggle
The state of Maryland announces plans to build a new Sphere venue in National Harbor, near Washington, DC investor.sphereentertainmentco.com/press-releas...
January 19, 2026 at 4:07 AM
Sweet weeping George Washington what a boondoggle
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Archaeologists: D.C. Capitol May Have Once Been Used For Legislating
Archaeologists: D.C. Capitol May Have Once Been Used For Legislating
WASHINGTON—Calling the discovery the “clearest proof yet” of how the U.S. government was originally designed to function, archaeologists published new evidence Thursday that suggests the Capitol build...
theonion.com
January 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Archaeologists: D.C. Capitol May Have Once Been Used For Legislating
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Wikipedia is 25 today.
January 15, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Wikipedia is 25 today.
> We have had a political order designed to maximize lifestyle choices. ... What I want to propose is a political order that regards human contingency and dependence as normal, and recognizes that much of what makes human life enjoyable and pleasant is bound up in the giving and receiving of care.
After Nationalism: What Next for American Conservatism?
National conservatism fails as a viable strategy for American conservatives. But that does not mean we need to return to fusionism.
mereorthodoxy.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:39 PM
> We have had a political order designed to maximize lifestyle choices. ... What I want to propose is a political order that regards human contingency and dependence as normal, and recognizes that much of what makes human life enjoyable and pleasant is bound up in the giving and receiving of care.
> When one adopts an ideology, one usually accepts it as a whole, not examining each of the conclusions it entails. People accept their beliefs as a package. If you know what they think about climate change, you know their position on abortion, though there is no logical connection between the two.
Wonder Confronts Certainty, Then and Now
When it comes to human beings, learning must not consist in committing a pre-packaged truth to memory, but an endless process of discovery and self-critique.
www.thepublicdiscourse.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:21 PM
> When one adopts an ideology, one usually accepts it as a whole, not examining each of the conclusions it entails. People accept their beliefs as a package. If you know what they think about climate change, you know their position on abortion, though there is no logical connection between the two.
Every time I go to Popeyes we play a little game. I ask if they have sweet and sour sauce yet. They say yes. I say “oh that’s awesome”. Then they give me sweet heat sauce.
January 7, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Every time I go to Popeyes we play a little game. I ask if they have sweet and sour sauce yet. They say yes. I say “oh that’s awesome”. Then they give me sweet heat sauce.
My 5 favorite books that I read for the first time in 2025:
- Attached to God, Krispin Mayfield
- Laurus, Eugene Vodolazkin
- Man's Search for Meaning, Viktor Frankl
- Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir
- Tattoos on the Heart, Fr. Greg Boyle
- Attached to God, Krispin Mayfield
- Laurus, Eugene Vodolazkin
- Man's Search for Meaning, Viktor Frankl
- Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir
- Tattoos on the Heart, Fr. Greg Boyle
January 2, 2026 at 2:44 AM
My 5 favorite books that I read for the first time in 2025:
- Attached to God, Krispin Mayfield
- Laurus, Eugene Vodolazkin
- Man's Search for Meaning, Viktor Frankl
- Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir
- Tattoos on the Heart, Fr. Greg Boyle
- Attached to God, Krispin Mayfield
- Laurus, Eugene Vodolazkin
- Man's Search for Meaning, Viktor Frankl
- Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir
- Tattoos on the Heart, Fr. Greg Boyle
Status: Currently watching ad “3 of 2” on a streaming platform.
December 31, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Status: Currently watching ad “3 of 2” on a streaming platform.
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"'It’s like the mild annoyance when your neighbor has family over for a birthday' is such a depressing sentence."
The Big House That Might Not Be Able To
A home expansion in Fairfax County tests the limits of single-family zoning
www.thedeletedscenes.com
December 29, 2025 at 8:36 PM
"'It’s like the mild annoyance when your neighbor has family over for a birthday' is such a depressing sentence."
Interesting. Hopefully GOG can continue to be awesome and receive investment in this new structure.
GOG’s Steam-alternative PC game store is leaving CD Projekt, staying DRM-free
GOG’s Steam-alternative PC game store is leaving CD Projekt, staying DRM-free
The co-founder of GOG and CD Projekt is buying all of the preservation-focused game marketplace.
buff.ly
December 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Interesting. Hopefully GOG can continue to be awesome and receive investment in this new structure.
Oh my great shame. Today my boys, their cousin and I played Scotland Yard (boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/43...). I was the suspect. They caught me - *on location 67*.
Scotland Yard
Mr. X is on the run in London, will the detectives find him in time?
boardgamegeek.com
December 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Oh my great shame. Today my boys, their cousin and I played Scotland Yard (boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/43...). I was the suspect. They caught me - *on location 67*.
Jokes you can hear
Nats are importing Mervis to a diamond in D.C. Financing not needed in this case.
The Nats have signed first baseman Matt Mervis to a minor league deal, per @jonheyman.bsky.social and @andrewgolden.bsky.social. The D.C. native and Georgetown Prep grad spent most of last year with the Marlins and also joined the D-backs on a minor league deal in August.
December 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Jokes you can hear
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Just passed a very old man quietly singing “baby, it’s cold outside” as he wrapped a jacket around his very old wife in a wheelchair
December 22, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Just passed a very old man quietly singing “baby, it’s cold outside” as he wrapped a jacket around his very old wife in a wheelchair
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My head canon is that these are the same guy
December 16, 2025 at 8:24 PM
My head canon is that these are the same guy
> In all kinds of ways, as ancient animals diversified into predators and herbivores, “we had to adapt our bodies and life strategies … to supply this permanent hunger for essential amino acids.”
knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
How plant-eaters snag their essential amino acids
Early in evolution, we animals lost the ability to manufacture nine of the 20 building blocks needed to make proteins. Herbivores evolved an impressive array of tricks to ensure their dietary needs ar...
knowablemagazine.org
December 9, 2025 at 2:29 AM
> In all kinds of ways, as ancient animals diversified into predators and herbivores, “we had to adapt our bodies and life strategies … to supply this permanent hunger for essential amino acids.”
knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...