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Editing audio tape with a razor blade.
I used to work for NPR as an audio engineer in the era of audio tape. Razor blades all over the floor...finding just the start of the word..making sure the cut was diagonal to avoid a pop or hit when the splice passed the tape head...yeah
I used to work for NPR as an audio engineer in the era of audio tape. Razor blades all over the floor...finding just the start of the word..making sure the cut was diagonal to avoid a pop or hit when the splice passed the tape head...yeah
What skill did you master that you will never, ever use again?
When I was a security guard 40+ years ago, a number of posts had manual elevators. I got very good at getting the elevator to line up perfectly with the floor at which I wanted to exist.
When I was a security guard 40+ years ago, a number of posts had manual elevators. I got very good at getting the elevator to line up perfectly with the floor at which I wanted to exist.
December 8, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Editing audio tape with a razor blade.
I used to work for NPR as an audio engineer in the era of audio tape. Razor blades all over the floor...finding just the start of the word..making sure the cut was diagonal to avoid a pop or hit when the splice passed the tape head...yeah
I used to work for NPR as an audio engineer in the era of audio tape. Razor blades all over the floor...finding just the start of the word..making sure the cut was diagonal to avoid a pop or hit when the splice passed the tape head...yeah
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel.
(Extra note - Most of those 6 times were in one summer. That was a strange summer.)
(Extra note - Most of those 6 times were in one summer. That was a strange summer.)
December 7, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel.
(Extra note - Most of those 6 times were in one summer. That was a strange summer.)
(Extra note - Most of those 6 times were in one summer. That was a strange summer.)
So I loved the Civ series in the past, but I'd heard terrible things about Civ 7, so I held off on getting it. I figured I'd give them a few months to get beat up, and buy it around now. I hoped they'd have filed the rough edges off of it by now.
Man, was I wrong. This game is a hot mess.
Man, was I wrong. This game is a hot mess.
November 29, 2025 at 1:33 AM
So I loved the Civ series in the past, but I'd heard terrible things about Civ 7, so I held off on getting it. I figured I'd give them a few months to get beat up, and buy it around now. I hoped they'd have filed the rough edges off of it by now.
Man, was I wrong. This game is a hot mess.
Man, was I wrong. This game is a hot mess.
🎶Bow down before the one you serve.
You're going to get what you deserve.
You're going to get what you deserve.
November 23, 2025 at 2:49 PM
🎶Bow down before the one you serve.
You're going to get what you deserve.
You're going to get what you deserve.
Let open enrollment season radicalize you.
November 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Let open enrollment season radicalize you.
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there *is* a meme for everything
November 13, 2025 at 7:55 PM
there *is* a meme for everything
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The difference in time between now and I can has cheezburger
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
November 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The difference in time between now and I can has cheezburger
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
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Happy #Owloween! It's the 31st of #Owltober and we've saved one of the best for last: A wet Ruru Owl at Wildbase Recovery after a bath for flaky skin. Pics pre- and post- blowdry are night and day. Want to donate? wildbaserecovery.co.nz/help-us/dona... Source: fb.com/389992264669... #owlsintowels 💛🦉
October 31, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Happy #Owloween! It's the 31st of #Owltober and we've saved one of the best for last: A wet Ruru Owl at Wildbase Recovery after a bath for flaky skin. Pics pre- and post- blowdry are night and day. Want to donate? wildbaserecovery.co.nz/help-us/dona... Source: fb.com/389992264669... #owlsintowels 💛🦉
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My favourite of the Cow Tools edits
October 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
My favourite of the Cow Tools edits
My son, watching me build a Virtual Machine: Yo, dawg, I heard you liked computers, so I put a computer in a computer so you can computer while you computer.
October 28, 2025 at 2:03 AM
My son, watching me build a Virtual Machine: Yo, dawg, I heard you liked computers, so I put a computer in a computer so you can computer while you computer.
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From the Larchives: The Rocky Horus Picture Scroll. One of my favorite works. I had the assistance of an Egyptology PhD student to translate the Time Warp phonetically. Enjoy :)
October 23, 2025 at 3:25 AM
From the Larchives: The Rocky Horus Picture Scroll. One of my favorite works. I had the assistance of an Egyptology PhD student to translate the Time Warp phonetically. Enjoy :)
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Learned that an anonymous outside expert on submersibles did an interview with the OceanGate Titan investigation, and they released a transcript, with all the names redacted. The first line of his first answer? "I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic."
October 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Learned that an anonymous outside expert on submersibles did an interview with the OceanGate Titan investigation, and they released a transcript, with all the names redacted. The first line of his first answer? "I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic."
Why do we call it hay fever when snyphilis is right there?
October 12, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Why do we call it hay fever when snyphilis is right there?
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Higgledy piggledy
Timothée Chalamet
Has a name meriting
Endless design
Much like his forerunner
Benedict Cumberbatch:
Hexasyllabically,
Easy to rhyme
Timothée Chalamet
Has a name meriting
Endless design
Much like his forerunner
Benedict Cumberbatch:
Hexasyllabically,
Easy to rhyme
October 9, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Higgledy piggledy
Timothée Chalamet
Has a name meriting
Endless design
Much like his forerunner
Benedict Cumberbatch:
Hexasyllabically,
Easy to rhyme
Timothée Chalamet
Has a name meriting
Endless design
Much like his forerunner
Benedict Cumberbatch:
Hexasyllabically,
Easy to rhyme
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The most accurate recreation of DS9 I've seen.
September 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The most accurate recreation of DS9 I've seen.
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update: male loneliness epidemic solved
September 12, 2025 at 2:36 AM
update: male loneliness epidemic solved
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Did you know your MacBook has a sensor that knows the exact angle of the screen hinge?
It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.
It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.
September 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Did you know your MacBook has a sensor that knows the exact angle of the screen hinge?
It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.
It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.
Ruin a movie by making it about Gary.
50 Shades of Gary
50 Shades of Gary
Ruin a movie by making it about Gary.
Gary Gardens
Gary Gardens
Ruin a movie by making it about Gary.
Gary And The Chocolate Factory
Gary And The Chocolate Factory
September 2, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Ruin a movie by making it about Gary.
50 Shades of Gary
50 Shades of Gary
This is disappointing, but I'd rather know than not - ICEBlock is likely full of false positives, and not actually helping that much.
I wrote about @iceblock.app, the developer's infuriating HOPE talk, and how it's unfortunately basically activism theater micahflee.com/unfortunatel...
Unfortunately, the ICEBlock app is activism theater
At this summer's HOPE conference, Joshua Aaron spoke about ICEBlock, his iPhone app that allows users to anonymously report ICE sightings within a 5 mile radius, and to get notifications when others r...
micahflee.com
September 2, 2025 at 12:43 AM
This is disappointing, but I'd rather know than not - ICEBlock is likely full of false positives, and not actually helping that much.
yeah, DC's dangerous all right - I'd probably break a hip if I tried even half of these moves.
August 27, 2025 at 11:17 AM
yeah, DC's dangerous all right - I'd probably break a hip if I tried even half of these moves.
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I find myself thinking about the overlap of the "do your own research" folks and GenAI addiction. I feel like people inclined to not trust experts are ripe for GenAI capture/addiction. Since the GenAI isn't a person, any competitiveness about the "expert" acting "better" than you vanishes.
August 12, 2025 at 12:17 PM
I find myself thinking about the overlap of the "do your own research" folks and GenAI addiction. I feel like people inclined to not trust experts are ripe for GenAI capture/addiction. Since the GenAI isn't a person, any competitiveness about the "expert" acting "better" than you vanishes.
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