Edmund Schweppe
@edschweppe.bsky.social
Making software better, and making better software. Ex-ET1/SS USN. Beware the puns.
Also, make sure your images have alt text (turn on "require alt text before posting" under Settings/Accessibility); blowing off alt text is a great way to get blocked.
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The good news is that we get a nice picture of a man and his dog out of the episode.
November 29, 2025 at 3:14 AM
The good news is that we get a nice picture of a man and his dog out of the episode.
Hurrah for sleep and gingerbread! (Boo to everything still hurting.)
November 27, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Hurrah for sleep and gingerbread! (Boo to everything still hurting.)
Reposted by Edmund Schweppe
"Let me get this straight. Your lab has bred a dragon?"
"A wyvern, director. It has two legs, two wings, whereas a-"
"Which flies, breathes fire, and is intelligent?"
"About as intelligent as a border collie."
"So, intelligent. Why?"
"You asked us to invent measures to take down small drones."
"A wyvern, director. It has two legs, two wings, whereas a-"
"Which flies, breathes fire, and is intelligent?"
"About as intelligent as a border collie."
"So, intelligent. Why?"
"You asked us to invent measures to take down small drones."
November 26, 2025 at 2:41 PM
"Let me get this straight. Your lab has bred a dragon?"
"A wyvern, director. It has two legs, two wings, whereas a-"
"Which flies, breathes fire, and is intelligent?"
"About as intelligent as a border collie."
"So, intelligent. Why?"
"You asked us to invent measures to take down small drones."
"A wyvern, director. It has two legs, two wings, whereas a-"
"Which flies, breathes fire, and is intelligent?"
"About as intelligent as a border collie."
"So, intelligent. Why?"
"You asked us to invent measures to take down small drones."
Naturally, @xkcd.com has the explanation: m.xkcd.com/1053/
xkcd: Ten Thousand
m.xkcd.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Naturally, @xkcd.com has the explanation: m.xkcd.com/1053/
ObSheesh: sheesh.
November 25, 2025 at 11:59 PM
ObSheesh: sheesh.
Isn't there already too much baggage associated with sapient trees? (Obligatory PTerry Reference)
November 25, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Isn't there already too much baggage associated with sapient trees? (Obligatory PTerry Reference)
Isn't that only true for B-movies?
November 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Isn't that only true for B-movies?
Boo. Hoping not covid; also hoping for quick recovery
November 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Boo. Hoping not covid; also hoping for quick recovery
I simultaneously cheer STILL RESTING LIKE A POTATO and jeer the necessity for said resting. Sending GoodThoughts(tm) for further recuperation.
November 22, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I simultaneously cheer STILL RESTING LIKE A POTATO and jeer the necessity for said resting. Sending GoodThoughts(tm) for further recuperation.