CHESHIRE CATAMARAN
@marqcogan.bsky.social
A little bit of a lot of things, not much of anything. Bad software engineer, half-assed philosopher, theoretical woodworker, monoglot linguist. Rural France via Seattle via the Southwest via the actual South (Australia, specifically). Nerd.
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A Lord of the Rings cover band called Gary Númenor.
A Lord of the Rings cover band called Gandalft Punk
A Lord of the Rings cover band called Tolkien Heads
December 20, 2025 at 9:58 PM
A Lord of the Rings cover band called Gary Númenor.
Spouse: Look, all of the nice smelling Christmas candles are out!
Me: We can get a few, but let’s not go overboard. Scents and sensibility.
Spouse: No.
Me: We can get a few, but let’s not go overboard. Scents and sensibility.
Spouse: No.
November 22, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Spouse: Look, all of the nice smelling Christmas candles are out!
Me: We can get a few, but let’s not go overboard. Scents and sensibility.
Spouse: No.
Me: We can get a few, but let’s not go overboard. Scents and sensibility.
Spouse: No.
November 9, 2025 at 9:21 PM
@annaleen.bsky.social I read Automatic Noodle then immediately planned a trip into the city for this:
November 7, 2025 at 8:13 PM
@annaleen.bsky.social I read Automatic Noodle then immediately planned a trip into the city for this:
@gruber.foo 1.5 miles of foil isn't that much; it's just ten 200 meter rolls (like this: www.costco.co.uk/Grocery-Hous...)
Kirkland Signature Premium Quality Foodservice Aluminium ...
Kirkland Signature all purpose, professional grade foodservice aluminium foil is ideal for use on all foods. Presented in a convenient, hard-wearing cardboard pack, with a hand-perforated edge for eas...
www.costco.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 5:26 PM
@gruber.foo 1.5 miles of foil isn't that much; it's just ten 200 meter rolls (like this: www.costco.co.uk/Grocery-Hous...)
I used to have a drug habit.
Then I started doing yoga.
Now I have a drug practice.
Then I started doing yoga.
Now I have a drug practice.
October 2, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I used to have a drug habit.
Then I started doing yoga.
Now I have a drug practice.
Then I started doing yoga.
Now I have a drug practice.
“So, you’re an insurance adjuster?”
“Well, actuary…”
“Well, actuary…”
May 20, 2025 at 10:16 AM
“So, you’re an insurance adjuster?”
“Well, actuary…”
“Well, actuary…”
Defying no stereotypes for my age, education, and ethnicity, I'm excited to pick up the new translation of Suetonius' The Twelve Ceasars the next time I'm in London.
January 29, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Defying no stereotypes for my age, education, and ethnicity, I'm excited to pick up the new translation of Suetonius' The Twelve Ceasars the next time I'm in London.
It really seems like I'm almost always right about confirmation bias.
September 30, 2024 at 1:17 PM
It really seems like I'm almost always right about confirmation bias.
After six months of our kitchen/laundry drain backing up and needing me to snake it, this morning these chunks (among several others) came out. That's about a 1.5cm buildup in a 6cm pipe, so a 75% reduction in drainage even when it wasn't blocked outright. Hoping this solves the problem.
September 30, 2024 at 9:47 AM
After six months of our kitchen/laundry drain backing up and needing me to snake it, this morning these chunks (among several others) came out. That's about a 1.5cm buildup in a 6cm pipe, so a 75% reduction in drainage even when it wasn't blocked outright. Hoping this solves the problem.
Just got a “Time Sensitive” email at work that uses “ask” as a noun, drops four new three letter acronyms I’ve never seen before and references a tool with an opaque name that I also have never heard of.
After five minutes of clicking links I’m pretty sure I can just ignore it.
After five minutes of clicking links I’m pretty sure I can just ignore it.
September 4, 2024 at 8:42 AM
Just got a “Time Sensitive” email at work that uses “ask” as a noun, drops four new three letter acronyms I’ve never seen before and references a tool with an opaque name that I also have never heard of.
After five minutes of clicking links I’m pretty sure I can just ignore it.
After five minutes of clicking links I’m pretty sure I can just ignore it.
Just saw a chap on Pointless who was both vegan and had a sense of humor about being vegan, and I suspect he might be the Kwisatz Haderach.
August 24, 2024 at 6:21 PM
Just saw a chap on Pointless who was both vegan and had a sense of humor about being vegan, and I suspect he might be the Kwisatz Haderach.
Coming up on my second year as a manager at a big tech company, I’m realizing my real strength is canceling meetings I don’t want to prepare for.
August 21, 2024 at 12:16 PM
Coming up on my second year as a manager at a big tech company, I’m realizing my real strength is canceling meetings I don’t want to prepare for.
@theonion.com Hang on, do members outside of North America get the print edition at the same price?
August 16, 2024 at 11:32 AM
@theonion.com Hang on, do members outside of North America get the print edition at the same price?
List five things you wanted to be growing up:
1) Space explorer
2) Game designer
3) Wizard and also ninja
4) An X-Man
5) Somebody’s best friend forever
1) Space explorer
2) Game designer
3) Wizard and also ninja
4) An X-Man
5) Somebody’s best friend forever
List five things you wanted to be growing up:
1) jockey
2) tiger
3) astrophysicist
4) paleontologist
5) writer
1) jockey
2) tiger
3) astrophysicist
4) paleontologist
5) writer
List five things you wanted to be growing up:
• Junkyard owner (to build a bitchin Trans-Am)
• Cartoonist
• Dr. Kynes
I settled for physicist.
• Junkyard owner (to build a bitchin Trans-Am)
• Cartoonist
• Dr. Kynes
I settled for physicist.
August 5, 2024 at 10:30 AM
List five things you wanted to be growing up:
1) Space explorer
2) Game designer
3) Wizard and also ninja
4) An X-Man
5) Somebody’s best friend forever
1) Space explorer
2) Game designer
3) Wizard and also ninja
4) An X-Man
5) Somebody’s best friend forever
Today's plan: Coffee shop. Synthesizer store. Walk in the park. Michelin-star gastropub. Bookstore. Beer cafe.
June 26, 2024 at 10:46 AM
Today's plan: Coffee shop. Synthesizer store. Walk in the park. Michelin-star gastropub. Bookstore. Beer cafe.
I still smile every time I get the email at work reminding me that in order to comply with Working Time Laws I *must* take 25 more days of vacation this calendar year. Also that I have a legal duty to not read work email outside of working hours.
June 11, 2024 at 12:48 PM
I still smile every time I get the email at work reminding me that in order to comply with Working Time Laws I *must* take 25 more days of vacation this calendar year. Also that I have a legal duty to not read work email outside of working hours.
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Reskeet how old you are, using a vague proxy.
When I was 16, you could get three tacos for a dollar at Taco Bell.
When I was 16, you could get three tacos for a dollar at Taco Bell.
Reskeet how old you are, using a vague proxy.
When I was 19, swimming was banned at the beach where I was a lifeguard because medical waste was washing up onshore. It made national news and popped up in We Didn’t Start The Fire.
When I was 19, swimming was banned at the beach where I was a lifeguard because medical waste was washing up onshore. It made national news and popped up in We Didn’t Start The Fire.
Reskeat how old you are, using a vague proxy.
When I was 15, I was working in France for the summer, and listening to the radio I thought I heard that a president had resigned, but my French wasn't too good.
When I was 15, I was working in France for the summer, and listening to the radio I thought I heard that a president had resigned, but my French wasn't too good.
June 10, 2024 at 7:47 AM
Reskeet how old you are, using a vague proxy.
When I was 16, you could get three tacos for a dollar at Taco Bell.
When I was 16, you could get three tacos for a dollar at Taco Bell.
Solved an actual household problem using trigonometry today.
May 29, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Solved an actual household problem using trigonometry today.
One of my local acquaintances.
May 28, 2024 at 6:23 PM
One of my local acquaintances.
@astrokatie.com I'm really enjoying The Universe podcast and just finished episode 2. I have a question!
How do we know the Higgs field value is (currently) universally constant?
Or, put another way, is there anything we've observed that could be explained by variances in the Higgs field value?
How do we know the Higgs field value is (currently) universally constant?
Or, put another way, is there anything we've observed that could be explained by variances in the Higgs field value?
May 8, 2024 at 7:27 PM
@astrokatie.com I'm really enjoying The Universe podcast and just finished episode 2. I have a question!
How do we know the Higgs field value is (currently) universally constant?
Or, put another way, is there anything we've observed that could be explained by variances in the Higgs field value?
How do we know the Higgs field value is (currently) universally constant?
Or, put another way, is there anything we've observed that could be explained by variances in the Higgs field value?
Fucking Damocles! Why a sword? Why not a fun piñata?
April 14, 2024 at 12:05 PM
Fucking Damocles! Why a sword? Why not a fun piñata?
Wait why isn't the sailor up in the crow's nest called the "naval gazer"?
March 24, 2024 at 5:52 PM
Wait why isn't the sailor up in the crow's nest called the "naval gazer"?