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Isaac Rabinovitch
@isaac32767.picknit.com
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He, his. People who are wondering if they should follow me back should know that I'm pretty boring and nitpicky. Officially designated RadLib Crank.

Why I give my pronouns: https://rb.gy/p9p5yu
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Your mentioning insects reminded me of the first apartment I had in Portland, which overlooked a mossy roof. Birds would root around in the moss for insects, an activity which fascinated my cats.
Two black cats seen from behind as they stare out at a mossy roof though a second floor window.
December 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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The movie is set in London in 1943. The hero has a very pretty cat (attn @catsofyore.bsky.social) and suddenly I'm wondering how cat and dog people kept their animals fed during rationing.
Black and white still of a cat washing themself while lounging on a rumpled bed next to a serious-looking book that's lying open and face down.
November 29, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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The Small Back Room (1949)
Black and white film scene showing several men in suits and uniforms in a laboratory, with subtitle text reading "I wish you could invent me something that would write speeches. Good ones."
November 29, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Once again r/deathstairs has a very topical visual metaphor.
Loft space with steep, narrow zigzag staircase made of thin wooden treads and open risers. Has the virtue of integrating bookshelves in a room with limited space. Has the unvirtue of being awkward and dangerous to accesss.
November 29, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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So you participated in the Topkapi Heist? Probably shouldn't talk about it online.
Melina Mercouri casing the Topkapi Palace in the 1964 heist film Topkapi!
November 28, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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I think I'm not loving the super-high production values of Apple TV shows. It means that even well-received shows like Constellation struggle to justify their huge budgets and even shows that survive make you wait and wait and wait...
Folk art illustration of a skeletal demonic figure visiting a rustic cabin interior, holding a pot while a couple in traditional clothing looks on. This is a painting by Hugo Simberg, and it represents one of the intersecting universes on the the TV show Constellation. Exactly how will go forever unexplained, since the show was cancelled after a single season with its main story incomplete.
November 28, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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I thoroughly enjoyed the first 2 seasons of Severance, but even though Season 2 ended with a pretty good cliffhanger, I find my interest in the show waning as I wait out a similar delay for Season 3.
Britt Lower and Adam Scott sprint hand in hand down a brightly lit red-and-white corridor, his shirt stained with blood and her barefoot with her hair flying.
November 28, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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Just as I got myself thoroughly invested in Pluribus, I figured out that Season 2 probably won't drop for a couple years. Meaning the main story arc probably won't get resolved for at least 6 years. I wonder if I can maintain my investment that long?
Rhea Seahorn on Pluribus, terrified expression, hands gripping steering wheel, as she watches a particularly weird apocalypse unfold.
November 28, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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Final logo for Sun Microsystems' Solaris OS, before Sun disappeared Solaris became Oracle Solaris. Features stylized orange sun rising above the word “solaris” in blue lowercase letters displayed in a customized humanist sans-serif font.
November 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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"You will be visited by three spirits."
Winken, Blinken, and Nod, in pointed hats paddling a canoe at night through reeds, with fish and a frog in the water below and a large smiling moon and stars in the sky above.
November 27, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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I have a terrible eye for detail. It's just that the control yoke is a really conspicuous feature of airplane cockpits, so it being missing feels very strange. It's like the pilots are just sitting there, not really doing anything.
Still from Airplane! with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Peter Graves sitting in the cockpit doing pilot stuff. Scene from Pluribus with the two pilots just sitting on the flight deck, not obviously doing anything. In the background, Carol is on the phone, trying to call the guy in Paraguay, but that doesn't have anything to do with why I posted this photo.
November 27, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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While watching Pluribus, I discovered that the Airbus A330 dispenses with the traditional control yoke, instead using a joystick that wouldn't be out of place on a coffee table next to a video game console.

Somehow I find that more disturbing than the show's apocalyptic premise.
An airplane cockpit showing a large, black, U-shaped control yoke\ with a central column holding a laminated checklist panel and a prominent yellow button near the bottom. The yoke’s handles are thick with integrated switches and buttons on each side. An aircraft control console featuring a tall, black joystick with a red trigger button,
November 27, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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Here's my excuse to ask you whether you've been watching Pluribus and, if so, whether you agree that it's really about AI.
Rhea Seahorn in the big scary moment in the first episode of Pluribus, where her character discovers that everybody in the world has changed.
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Retvrn to Red meaning Socialism!
Stylized red rose symbol, historically associated with socialism and social democracy since the 19th century, representing solidarity, progressive values, and anti-authoritarian movements.
November 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Beg to differ.
A white, dome-based Apple iMac G4 with a floating flat-panel display, clear round speakers, a white keyboard, and a shell mouse.
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Next you'll be telling me that Krakatoa is west of Java.
DVD cover for Krakatoa: East of Java. A volcano explodes, observed by people in the gondola of a balloon hovering nearby
November 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Really, the headline should be "Man injured in alleged canine-involved shooting."
New York Times headline: Dog Accidentally Shoots and Injures a Pennsylvania Man, the Police Say. Summary text: The man had been cleaning a shotgun and placed it on the bed shortly before it was fired. He received treatment at an area hospital.
November 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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Saw this on reddit and knew @carlbergstrom.com would need to see it.
November 14, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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If ever a photo needed alt-text....
This image of Andrew Cuomo is shot in harsh, high-contrast black and white. His broad, raised hand looms unnaturally large, its shadow stretching across the curtain behind him like an exaggerated, grasping silhouette. The stark lighting carves deep lines into his face, giving his smile an almost frozen, too-bright quality that feels more intense than friendly.
November 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Hang on, when did reading become so performative?
Woodcut of a bespectacled man reading in a library. He's dressed in 18th-century clothing, including a tricorn hat, long dark coat, breeches, stockings, and buckled shoes. He leans forward in a thoughtful pose, with his chin resting on one hand, while the other hand traces the wor words in a book propped up on a table.
November 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Did anybody disappear mysteriously?
Comic book cover where Mr Mxyzptlk is trying to get rid of Superman by tricking him into saying his name backwards. This involves having Superman call a race between giant dragonflies.
November 9, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Not until we get a sequel to the most underappreciated Star Trek story: A Piece of the Action.
Still from the Star Trek episode, "A Piece of the Action," with Spock and McCoy brandishing tommy guns. While McCoy is dressed in his normal blue Star Fleet uniform, Spock wears a classic Hollywood Gangster outfit, with a brown suit and fedora, and a glaring red tie with matching breast pocket handkerchief. This outfit looks particular incongruous with Spock's alien features and cold, emotionless expression.
November 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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What kind of boat? Rowboats are easier to steal than Armidale-class patrol boats.
A simple wooden rowboat tied up next to a larger vessel, with two oars lying across benches with room for maybe 4 people. Australian patrol boat travelling at speed through the ocean. It's size is indicated by the cranes near the stern used to deploy the boats the boat carries. Displaces 300 tons, making the classification as "boat" vs "ship" a little weird.
November 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Those liberals and their mustard!
Sean Hannity on Fox News talking about Obama as "President Poupon" with jars of mustard prominently featured
November 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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I refuse to see Michael Caine as "old".
Michael Caine in Alfie, looking very young indeed.
October 27, 2025 at 10:01 PM