The Final Peckening
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There are limits to the rate at which I want to absorb new content even in a series I like. Star Wars exceeded that a while back. I feel like Star Trek has now. Sorry, I'm full up on that. Try again in a few years.
January 28, 2026 at 8:27 PM
There are limits to the rate at which I want to absorb new content even in a series I like. Star Wars exceeded that a while back. I feel like Star Trek has now. Sorry, I'm full up on that. Try again in a few years.
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MrBeast (Series, 2015 - 2024)
November 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
MrBeast (Series, 2015 - 2024)
80s car stereos were very nerdy and button-heavy in general, but I think the Becker Grand Prix, found in some Mercedes models, might have been the nerdiest.
January 27, 2026 at 10:46 PM
80s car stereos were very nerdy and button-heavy in general, but I think the Becker Grand Prix, found in some Mercedes models, might have been the nerdiest.
People always sleep on Minneapolis. People there are polite, but they're not pushovers. They're Midwesterners, but they aren't conservative. It's a city that confounds categorization.
January 27, 2026 at 9:04 PM
People always sleep on Minneapolis. People there are polite, but they're not pushovers. They're Midwesterners, but they aren't conservative. It's a city that confounds categorization.
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the combination of doomerism plus the expectation that everything in the world occur at twitter-speed is really killing our ability to understand how things like the legal system work.
January 27, 2026 at 4:02 PM
the combination of doomerism plus the expectation that everything in the world occur at twitter-speed is really killing our ability to understand how things like the legal system work.
Monochrome Monday
Deception Pass Bridge, September 2025
Deception Pass Bridge, September 2025
January 27, 2026 at 6:08 AM
Monochrome Monday
Deception Pass Bridge, September 2025
Deception Pass Bridge, September 2025
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Teenagers *are* known for ravenous appetites
but surely there are other ways.
but surely there are other ways.
January 26, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Teenagers *are* known for ravenous appetites
but surely there are other ways.
but surely there are other ways.
Okay, here's one of my favorite camping stories.
@danacorn.bsky.social and I were at NIRA Camp, in the Los Padres National Forest. It's at the edge of the San Rafael Wilderness, at the end of 20 miles of bad road. It was midweek and the place was almost empty. It was incredibly quiet. (1/4)
@danacorn.bsky.social and I were at NIRA Camp, in the Los Padres National Forest. It's at the edge of the San Rafael Wilderness, at the end of 20 miles of bad road. It was midweek and the place was almost empty. It was incredibly quiet. (1/4)
January 26, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Okay, here's one of my favorite camping stories.
@danacorn.bsky.social and I were at NIRA Camp, in the Los Padres National Forest. It's at the edge of the San Rafael Wilderness, at the end of 20 miles of bad road. It was midweek and the place was almost empty. It was incredibly quiet. (1/4)
@danacorn.bsky.social and I were at NIRA Camp, in the Los Padres National Forest. It's at the edge of the San Rafael Wilderness, at the end of 20 miles of bad road. It was midweek and the place was almost empty. It was incredibly quiet. (1/4)
Change a letter, ruin a film:
Princess Mononose
Princess Mononose
Change a letter ruin a film:
Avengers Endlame
Avengers Endlame
Change a letter ruin a film:
BREAD
BREAD
January 26, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Change a letter, ruin a film:
Princess Mononose
Princess Mononose
I still say a Star Trek police/court procedural would be fun. Starfleet: JAG, if you will.
January 25, 2026 at 8:12 PM
I still say a Star Trek police/court procedural would be fun. Starfleet: JAG, if you will.
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Federal agents cannot murder people in broad daylight and face zero consequences.
I will NOT support the DHS bill as it stands.
The DHS bill needs to be split off from the larger funding package before the Senate—Republicans must work with us to do that.
I’ll keep fighting to rein in DHS and ICE.
I will NOT support the DHS bill as it stands.
The DHS bill needs to be split off from the larger funding package before the Senate—Republicans must work with us to do that.
I’ll keep fighting to rein in DHS and ICE.
January 25, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Federal agents cannot murder people in broad daylight and face zero consequences.
I will NOT support the DHS bill as it stands.
The DHS bill needs to be split off from the larger funding package before the Senate—Republicans must work with us to do that.
I’ll keep fighting to rein in DHS and ICE.
I will NOT support the DHS bill as it stands.
The DHS bill needs to be split off from the larger funding package before the Senate—Republicans must work with us to do that.
I’ll keep fighting to rein in DHS and ICE.
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Sorry/not sorry for the title I came up with for my Comics Journal Scott Adams obituary.
www.tcj.com/i-have-no-mo...
www.tcj.com/i-have-no-mo...
I have no mouth and I must scream at Black people: Scott Adams, 1957-2026 - The Comics Journal
The creator of Dilbert has died, Scott Adams, June 8, 1957 - January 13, 2026
www.tcj.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Sorry/not sorry for the title I came up with for my Comics Journal Scott Adams obituary.
www.tcj.com/i-have-no-mo...
www.tcj.com/i-have-no-mo...
In light of her extensive work to get anti-trans positions stripped from the current HHS funding bill, I think Rep. McBride is owed some serious apologies by a lot of people on this site.
January 22, 2026 at 4:13 AM
In light of her extensive work to get anti-trans positions stripped from the current HHS funding bill, I think Rep. McBride is owed some serious apologies by a lot of people on this site.
Sun workstations used to have a clock chip with an integral battery. It held not just date and time but also more important things like the Ethernet MAC, so they wouldn't boot without it. I used to sand off the plastic on one end of the chip to expose the battery terminals and apply external power.
"Dreamcast", a haiku
Each day he rises.
Asks me, "Is it still launch day?"
"Yes," I lie. "Always."
Each day he rises.
Asks me, "Is it still launch day?"
"Yes," I lie. "Always."
January 22, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Sun workstations used to have a clock chip with an integral battery. It held not just date and time but also more important things like the Ethernet MAC, so they wouldn't boot without it. I used to sand off the plastic on one end of the chip to expose the battery terminals and apply external power.
This is, like, 90% of arguments on Bluesky.
Oh look, yet another guy who's more angry at Democrats than he is at Republicans.
January 21, 2026 at 9:08 PM
This is, like, 90% of arguments on Bluesky.
I think this guy's ideal protest looks like this:
January 21, 2026 at 8:17 PM
I think this guy's ideal protest looks like this:
Someday maybe we'll find the isolationist who whispered "I wish the US would stop trying to be policeman to the world" while holding a monkey's paw.
January 20, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Someday maybe we'll find the isolationist who whispered "I wish the US would stop trying to be policeman to the world" while holding a monkey's paw.
"We've discovered exactly 537 alternate universes."
'Why that number?'
"The leading theory is that this is a simulation and someone was trying way too hard to pick parameters that would seem random."
'Why that number?'
"The leading theory is that this is a simulation and someone was trying way too hard to pick parameters that would seem random."
January 20, 2026 at 1:15 AM
"We've discovered exactly 537 alternate universes."
'Why that number?'
"The leading theory is that this is a simulation and someone was trying way too hard to pick parameters that would seem random."
'Why that number?'
"The leading theory is that this is a simulation and someone was trying way too hard to pick parameters that would seem random."
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The kiosk demo of Mario Kart DS contained "Flesh Trucks" due to a spelling error. While the error was fixed in the final version, looking at the preview image for GCN Mushroom Bridge very closely shows that the truck still has an L. As such, the memory of the Flesh Truck remains.
January 18, 2026 at 7:27 PM
The kiosk demo of Mario Kart DS contained "Flesh Trucks" due to a spelling error. While the error was fixed in the final version, looking at the preview image for GCN Mushroom Bridge very closely shows that the truck still has an L. As such, the memory of the Flesh Truck remains.
Post a picture you took
January 19, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Post a picture you took
"you cannot build a successful political movement on Candace Owens schizo-posting"
Having gathered on X, Republicans discover what Democrats already knew -- there are downsides to being a Very Online party that airs disputes in public battles for engagement.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Having gathered on X, Republicans discover what Democrats already knew -- there are downsides to being a Very Online party that airs disputes in public battles for engagement.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
MAGA Is Discovering the Downsides of X
And it’s not just Elon.
www.politico.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:38 PM
"you cannot build a successful political movement on Candace Owens schizo-posting"
Having gathered on X, Republicans discover what Democrats already knew -- there are downsides to being a Very Online party that airs disputes in public battles for engagement.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Having gathered on X, Republicans discover what Democrats already knew -- there are downsides to being a Very Online party that airs disputes in public battles for engagement.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Something is shifting. People I've never known to be political are suddenly angry. They're not in a movement, they haven't read theory or any of the other things protesters are supposed to do first. It's just a tense instability, like gasoline vapors building toward the lower explosive limit.
January 17, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Something is shifting. People I've never known to be political are suddenly angry. They're not in a movement, they haven't read theory or any of the other things protesters are supposed to do first. It's just a tense instability, like gasoline vapors building toward the lower explosive limit.
Ultimately Newsom's problem is he so badly wants to seem reasonable that he's incapable of disagreeing with anyone face to face. He's what Leftists pretend that all Democrats are like.
We have far better options and I seriously doubt he'll be the nominee.
We have far better options and I seriously doubt he'll be the nominee.
January 16, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Ultimately Newsom's problem is he so badly wants to seem reasonable that he's incapable of disagreeing with anyone face to face. He's what Leftists pretend that all Democrats are like.
We have far better options and I seriously doubt he'll be the nominee.
We have far better options and I seriously doubt he'll be the nominee.