Patrick
@earthvssoup.bsky.social
Chris Gaines enthusiast and occasional historytubesman.
'a goofy, but strangely intriguing European gentleman' (remezcla.com)
https://linktr.ee/unemployedhistorian
(He/Him)
'a goofy, but strangely intriguing European gentleman' (remezcla.com)
https://linktr.ee/unemployedhistorian
(He/Him)
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It’s so funny to think about the fact that there’s people out there deferring every life decision to this
February 14, 2026 at 9:53 AM
It’s so funny to think about the fact that there’s people out there deferring every life decision to this
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i often think about this review
February 14, 2026 at 3:13 AM
i often think about this review
Having recently watched every Royal Rumble from 1994 to 2010, in my expert opinion, 1998 was the best and 2010 the worst.
1994 might have been the worst if it hadn't had Genichiro Tenryu making the final 4.
1994 might have been the worst if it hadn't had Genichiro Tenryu making the final 4.
February 14, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Having recently watched every Royal Rumble from 1994 to 2010, in my expert opinion, 1998 was the best and 2010 the worst.
1994 might have been the worst if it hadn't had Genichiro Tenryu making the final 4.
1994 might have been the worst if it hadn't had Genichiro Tenryu making the final 4.
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It’s not a plot hole that Elmo has been 3 years old for 50 years. He was bitten by The Count, willingly. Elmo asked for the Dark Gift
February 12, 2026 at 1:22 PM
It’s not a plot hole that Elmo has been 3 years old for 50 years. He was bitten by The Count, willingly. Elmo asked for the Dark Gift
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Woman (1990)
February 12, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Woman (1990)
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It’s Leslie Nielsen’s birthday & this is still the greatest gag in the history of comedy.
February 11, 2026 at 7:44 AM
It’s Leslie Nielsen’s birthday & this is still the greatest gag in the history of comedy.
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The point of a pilot scheme is you test a policy with a small (say, 2,000 people) project as test, to evaluate whether the concept is worth widespread adoption.
Basic Income for Artists was a demonstrable success.
Doubling the size of your pilot scheme, is *not* widespread adoption.
Basic Income for Artists was a demonstrable success.
Doubling the size of your pilot scheme, is *not* widespread adoption.
Details of the Basic Income for the Arts scheme for later this year announced.
It will be available to 2000 new applicants with the existing 2000 elligible artists able to apply also.
nialler9.com/details-of-t...
It will be available to 2000 new applicants with the existing 2000 elligible artists able to apply also.
nialler9.com/details-of-t...
Details of the Basic Income for the Arts scheme 2026 announced | Nialler9
“The introduction of Basic Income for the Arts underscores the premise that Government investment in the arts yields myriad positive benefits to
nialler9.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:13 PM
The point of a pilot scheme is you test a policy with a small (say, 2,000 people) project as test, to evaluate whether the concept is worth widespread adoption.
Basic Income for Artists was a demonstrable success.
Doubling the size of your pilot scheme, is *not* widespread adoption.
Basic Income for Artists was a demonstrable success.
Doubling the size of your pilot scheme, is *not* widespread adoption.
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my names ozymandias and im here to say, look upon my works in a major way
February 10, 2026 at 7:21 PM
my names ozymandias and im here to say, look upon my works in a major way
Bring back TV's Son of TV's Frank.
He needs to meet his Dad!
He needs to meet his Dad!
THE MADS ARE BACK! Full details here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/rif...
@tracebeaulieu.bsky.social @frankconniff.bsky.social
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@tracebeaulieu.bsky.social @frankconniff.bsky.social
February 10, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Bring back TV's Son of TV's Frank.
He needs to meet his Dad!
He needs to meet his Dad!
We need to go back and stop The Nostalgia Critic from being born. It's the only way we can stop the endless tirade of reboots and revival of old shows and films.
February 10, 2026 at 1:42 PM
We need to go back and stop The Nostalgia Critic from being born. It's the only way we can stop the endless tirade of reboots and revival of old shows and films.
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Last year I traveled all the way to rural Vietnam to officiate a friend's wedding. It was a beautiful ceremony that mixed cultures and language, and was a celebration of the best of humanity.
He just sent me this post and said "this is how you lost the war."
He just sent me this post and said "this is how you lost the war."
February 9, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Last year I traveled all the way to rural Vietnam to officiate a friend's wedding. It was a beautiful ceremony that mixed cultures and language, and was a celebration of the best of humanity.
He just sent me this post and said "this is how you lost the war."
He just sent me this post and said "this is how you lost the war."
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hey wanna see 39 seconds of perfect video editing?
February 3, 2026 at 4:42 AM
hey wanna see 39 seconds of perfect video editing?
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I don’t want to laugh at a small business but also VERY funny
February 6, 2026 at 1:40 PM
I don’t want to laugh at a small business but also VERY funny
every long running puppet show needs a moment where a section of its fanbase rejects a character's new voice
February 6, 2026 at 11:55 AM
every long running puppet show needs a moment where a section of its fanbase rejects a character's new voice
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A lot of essays (many of them very good) have been written trying to explain why people love wrestling to non-wrestling fans but I think The Mountain Goats' "The Legend of Chavo Guerrero" still does the best job of selling the magic. 🤼♂️
youtu.be/IS5F3x5OlHk?...
youtu.be/IS5F3x5OlHk?...
The Legend of Chavo Guerrero
YouTube video by The Mountain Goats - Topic
youtu.be
February 5, 2026 at 12:45 PM
A lot of essays (many of them very good) have been written trying to explain why people love wrestling to non-wrestling fans but I think The Mountain Goats' "The Legend of Chavo Guerrero" still does the best job of selling the magic. 🤼♂️
youtu.be/IS5F3x5OlHk?...
youtu.be/IS5F3x5OlHk?...
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Monkstown Dart/Canal
February 5, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Monkstown Dart/Canal
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Kind of amazing to see the "Fuck ICE" chants on Dynamite getting noticed a bit outside of the wrestling bubble. Some people going "There are wrestling fans that don't like Trump?!" with real "A dog that can TALK?!" energy.
February 5, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Kind of amazing to see the "Fuck ICE" chants on Dynamite getting noticed a bit outside of the wrestling bubble. Some people going "There are wrestling fans that don't like Trump?!" with real "A dog that can TALK?!" energy.
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Would Orson Welles want his lost classic restored by A.I.? You mean the same Orson Welles who, when Ted Turner was leading the charge to colorize black & white movies, famously proclaimed "don't let Ted Turner deface my movie with his crayons"? I think I can make an educated guess here.
In 1942, RKO slashed 43 minutes from Orson Welles's "The Magnificent Ambersons" and slapped on a happy ending. Now, an A.I. company wants to restore what was lost. Are they righting a historic wrong or descrating a classic? My deep dive, in this week's New Yorker. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Deepfaking Orson Welles’s Mangled Masterpiece
Will an A.I. restoration of “The Magnificent Ambersons” right a historic wrong or desecrate a classic?
www.newyorker.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Would Orson Welles want his lost classic restored by A.I.? You mean the same Orson Welles who, when Ted Turner was leading the charge to colorize black & white movies, famously proclaimed "don't let Ted Turner deface my movie with his crayons"? I think I can make an educated guess here.
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Wrestling is this insane form of entertainment where every subjective opinion is met with "BUT HOW MUCH MONEY DID THEY MAKE?" van Gogh, horrible painter when he was alive, didn't draw a dime. Now that he's dead and his art is worth tons, best painter ever.
January 29, 2026 at 7:08 AM
Wrestling is this insane form of entertainment where every subjective opinion is met with "BUT HOW MUCH MONEY DID THEY MAKE?" van Gogh, horrible painter when he was alive, didn't draw a dime. Now that he's dead and his art is worth tons, best painter ever.
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january 30th: a partially formed mr. blobby stands by the perimeter fence and screams for thirty seconds before disappearing
January 30, 2026 at 9:42 AM
january 30th: a partially formed mr. blobby stands by the perimeter fence and screams for thirty seconds before disappearing
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This is the first step on the road to the people of Springfield shouting "let's burn down the observatory so this never happens again!"
Minister James Browne said Met Éireann needs to make a 'judgement call' rather than solely relying on mathematical formulas when it comes to issuing weather warnings jrnl.ie/6940649
Housing Minister criticises Met Éireann for 'withholding information' on severity of floods
The flooding mainly affected Co Wexford, Co Wicklow, and south Dublin.
jrnl.ie
January 29, 2026 at 10:57 AM
This is the first step on the road to the people of Springfield shouting "let's burn down the observatory so this never happens again!"
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Meta has been lobbying for this all around the world. It moves the cost of compliance to the App platforms (Apple and Google) and government and away from them.
It also literally does nothing to address any of the actual problems we’ve seen this month with Grok, CSAM etc.
It also literally does nothing to address any of the actual problems we’ve seen this month with Grok, CSAM etc.
Sitting across the Oireachtas Children's Committee on online safety for children.
Very much getting the impression that a lot of politicians are reaching for the Under-16 ban. Momentum behind that rather than a deeper understanding of platforms, algorithms and any alternative view.
Very much getting the impression that a lot of politicians are reaching for the Under-16 ban. Momentum behind that rather than a deeper understanding of platforms, algorithms and any alternative view.
January 29, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Meta has been lobbying for this all around the world. It moves the cost of compliance to the App platforms (Apple and Google) and government and away from them.
It also literally does nothing to address any of the actual problems we’ve seen this month with Grok, CSAM etc.
It also literally does nothing to address any of the actual problems we’ve seen this month with Grok, CSAM etc.
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Imagine if there was an epidemic of pubs selling alcohol to children and instead of shutting the pubs responsible the government imposed a nationwide curfew on everyone under 16.
Sitting across the Oireachtas Children's Committee on online safety for children.
Very much getting the impression that a lot of politicians are reaching for the Under-16 ban. Momentum behind that rather than a deeper understanding of platforms, algorithms and any alternative view.
Very much getting the impression that a lot of politicians are reaching for the Under-16 ban. Momentum behind that rather than a deeper understanding of platforms, algorithms and any alternative view.
January 29, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Imagine if there was an epidemic of pubs selling alcohol to children and instead of shutting the pubs responsible the government imposed a nationwide curfew on everyone under 16.