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John P
@drhypercube.bsky.social
Non-human intelligences enjoyer.
Bikes, birds, bees and Maisie the dachshund.

https://about.me/johnpittman
Casual but awesome snow day afternoon viewing (and listening): Forbidden Planet. #NowPlaying
December 2, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I v much doubt I'm going to see a label in my skeetstream (echo chamber and all, doncha know), but I'm subscribing just in case & for the big lols if I do see a labeled post.
oh my god someone made it (and kindly tipped their hat to me) bsky.app/profile/harp...
December 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Headcanon: Joe Kavalier hung out with Ricky Jay. Not sure if they were friends and I'm OK w/ that lack of "knowledge".
December 2, 2025 at 2:52 PM
viz.
December 2, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Coat Bath is me. 🧥🛁🙌
Tag yourself, I’m the two bathtubs in the laundry room
Oh shit waddup
December 1, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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I named my fists left and right because frankly I'm not comfortable with naming body parts and fists especially that just seems fraught with psychosexual implications I don't really want to make explicit so in this essay I will
I named my fists Pride and Prejudice, because it is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of two fists must be in want of whupping ass
I named my fists Common and Sense because I'm about to bring the Paine
December 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Departure for winter adventure 25-26 is 3 1/2 weeks out, but that didn't stop me from starting to Tetris stuff into the back of the truck. In my defense, 1st snow is due tomorrow and slick footing may be a constant till spring...
December 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Lene >>> Melania

Maestro, strike up the band: youtu.be/mqjfiB64gRQ
December 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
🎶 Mm-mm-memories
Light the corners of my mind
Misty watercolor memories
Of the way we were [conned] 🎶
learning about Lucent Technologies
December 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Friends' recommendations > the algorithm

• Chris Smither recced by @guncelawits.bsky.social
• Tana French recced by @angeliska.bsky.social

chefkiss dot gif
November 30, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Re prev reskeet: I had pie for breakfast, too, not knowing what day it is. But I'm doubly glad now.
November 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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happy kissinger death day (actual), i’m having pie for breakfast.

congratulations to us all for outliving that prick!
happy kissinger death day (observed), i’m having pie for breakfast.

actual kissinger death day is tomorrow, and i’ll prob have pie for breakfast then, too.

either way, congratulations to us all for outliving that prick!
November 29, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild [mustelid category]:

river otter
sea otter
fisher
least weasel
mink
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:

black bear
ringneck pheasant
armadillo
osprey
marabou stork
Coyote
Moose
Bear
Hammerhead shark
Sea lion
November 29, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Getting my truck back from the shop today! Related: turbochargers are expensive.
November 28, 2025 at 4:52 PM
This morning:
• ☕️ coffee ofc
• congee with raisins, honey and chili crisp
• a nice lady wearing a tiara telling me about Docker Desktop*
November 28, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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The first reporter to say “I know you are but what am I” will be a goddamn national hero
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve attended

Little Feat (LG era)
Dizzy Gillespie
Zappa (x3)
The Kinks
Bobby Blue Bland
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve attended

Tiny Tim
Count Basie
Townes Van Zandt
Danny Barker
Victoria Williams
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've attended.

Primus
Jane's Addiction
Beasty Boys
Social Distribution
Joan Jett
November 28, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Reposted by John P
tanaka loquats, painted by amanda almira newton, 1909
November 27, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Do I have this right? 🍁made 🍁/🇷🇺 gay hockey romance drama? I guess there's hope for the world.

(watching norteamericano football on a Canadian feed)
November 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM
• 70s: CODASYL Data Model 4evah
The kinds of databases:

• Fancy files
• 1970s stays winning
• This would be so cool if it worked at scale
• Oh, that's why google has a monopoly on search
November 27, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Arthur Alexander appreciation post. And with this I'll go offline for a while & read...
youtu.be/Xb0xFOEs6Go?...
Arthur Alexander - The Girl That Radiates That Charm
YouTube video by bogmantim
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Reposted by John P
News | Whale Memorial unveiled by South Georgia Heritage Trust

Artwork installed on former whaling station, which is also home to a museum
Whale Memorial unveiled by South Georgia Heritage Trust - Museums Association
Artwork installed on former whaling station, which is also home to a museum
www.museumsassociation.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:22 PM
This morning's library haul.
• a PKD novel I've never read!?!
• an author recco from @angeliska.bsky.social 🤜🤛
November 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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I started a US satellite store for Sheer Spite, shipping from Everett, WA! Folks in the US can benefit from affordable shipping and no tariffs. Launching with just these 6 items but more to come.
sheerspite.bigcartel.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Seen in Portsmouth this morning. Alt text for more...
November 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM