Morose Barnacle
@morosebarnacle.bsky.social
Aspiring author who likes books, history, and nerd stuff. I've a goal to visit all the public art around Salt Lake City. I likely commit too many brain cells toward anti-squirrel schemes directed at the squirrels marauding my tomatoes every summer.
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Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918
December 12, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918
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3) The effort is the juice! The effort is the high! Mastery of a skill is an unparalleled buzz. "Having written" is nice yes, we all joke about that, but *the making is the pleasure*. Men who've never experienced that, trying to steal it because ironically *they do not know its value*, is a sin.
December 10, 2025 at 5:17 AM
3) The effort is the juice! The effort is the high! Mastery of a skill is an unparalleled buzz. "Having written" is nice yes, we all joke about that, but *the making is the pleasure*. Men who've never experienced that, trying to steal it because ironically *they do not know its value*, is a sin.
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the idea that we will ever devise a technology that can automatically sort true statements from false ones and factual ones from “hallucinations” is a lead-to-gold fantasy
December 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
the idea that we will ever devise a technology that can automatically sort true statements from false ones and factual ones from “hallucinations” is a lead-to-gold fantasy
If I had money, I'd open a Lego club.
It'd be like an old timey gentlemen's club (like where Phileas Fogg spent his time) but anyone could join.
There'd be tables of legos everywhere. Roll-top desks to preserve mid-completed projects. Small reserved rooms for lego Death Stars. And smoking jackets.
It'd be like an old timey gentlemen's club (like where Phileas Fogg spent his time) but anyone could join.
There'd be tables of legos everywhere. Roll-top desks to preserve mid-completed projects. Small reserved rooms for lego Death Stars. And smoking jackets.
December 9, 2025 at 11:41 PM
If I had money, I'd open a Lego club.
It'd be like an old timey gentlemen's club (like where Phileas Fogg spent his time) but anyone could join.
There'd be tables of legos everywhere. Roll-top desks to preserve mid-completed projects. Small reserved rooms for lego Death Stars. And smoking jackets.
It'd be like an old timey gentlemen's club (like where Phileas Fogg spent his time) but anyone could join.
There'd be tables of legos everywhere. Roll-top desks to preserve mid-completed projects. Small reserved rooms for lego Death Stars. And smoking jackets.
Setting aside the theft, the environmental impact, the grift, the negative social impact--how on earth is AI sustainable?
In 10 years (prob. less), AI answers will be gibberish. The pool it draws from will be sullied by itself.
And users will have no context to judge if it's correct or reasonable.
In 10 years (prob. less), AI answers will be gibberish. The pool it draws from will be sullied by itself.
And users will have no context to judge if it's correct or reasonable.
December 9, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Setting aside the theft, the environmental impact, the grift, the negative social impact--how on earth is AI sustainable?
In 10 years (prob. less), AI answers will be gibberish. The pool it draws from will be sullied by itself.
And users will have no context to judge if it's correct or reasonable.
In 10 years (prob. less), AI answers will be gibberish. The pool it draws from will be sullied by itself.
And users will have no context to judge if it's correct or reasonable.
Did I mention it's from the website of a Catholic diocese?
This is the absolute best 404 page I've ever found in the wild!!
December 9, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Did I mention it's from the website of a Catholic diocese?
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Sunset just now.
December 9, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Sunset just now.
Sunset just now.
December 9, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Sunset just now.
I log costs at work for personal printing. It's cheap, way less than kinko's.
And we have a distinct divide between really high salaried employees and the low-salaried "help."
Guess who always pays for their personal print jobs and who never does? (Ab 25% *do* pay their share, but the rest don't.)
And we have a distinct divide between really high salaried employees and the low-salaried "help."
Guess who always pays for their personal print jobs and who never does? (Ab 25% *do* pay their share, but the rest don't.)
December 8, 2025 at 5:31 AM
I log costs at work for personal printing. It's cheap, way less than kinko's.
And we have a distinct divide between really high salaried employees and the low-salaried "help."
Guess who always pays for their personal print jobs and who never does? (Ab 25% *do* pay their share, but the rest don't.)
And we have a distinct divide between really high salaried employees and the low-salaried "help."
Guess who always pays for their personal print jobs and who never does? (Ab 25% *do* pay their share, but the rest don't.)
This is the absolute best 404 page I've ever found in the wild!!
December 8, 2025 at 4:37 AM
This is the absolute best 404 page I've ever found in the wild!!
So, super cool thing. I got a letter awhile back from my insurance warning of higher premiums next year. They warned of a 52% increase.
I'm finally getting around to getting on healthcare.gov to pick a plan tonight--it's a 79% increase.
For the exact same lowest tier crappy plan.
This sucks.
I'm finally getting around to getting on healthcare.gov to pick a plan tonight--it's a 79% increase.
For the exact same lowest tier crappy plan.
This sucks.
December 8, 2025 at 3:31 AM
So, super cool thing. I got a letter awhile back from my insurance warning of higher premiums next year. They warned of a 52% increase.
I'm finally getting around to getting on healthcare.gov to pick a plan tonight--it's a 79% increase.
For the exact same lowest tier crappy plan.
This sucks.
I'm finally getting around to getting on healthcare.gov to pick a plan tonight--it's a 79% increase.
For the exact same lowest tier crappy plan.
This sucks.
dear small electronic household item,
no, you don't need an "on" indicator LED so stupidly bright no one could possibly sleep with it in their bedroom
I'd rather not stick two layers of ugly blue painter's tape on my brand-new widget, but you give me no choice
no, you don't need an "on" indicator LED so stupidly bright no one could possibly sleep with it in their bedroom
I'd rather not stick two layers of ugly blue painter's tape on my brand-new widget, but you give me no choice
December 7, 2025 at 7:18 AM
dear small electronic household item,
no, you don't need an "on" indicator LED so stupidly bright no one could possibly sleep with it in their bedroom
I'd rather not stick two layers of ugly blue painter's tape on my brand-new widget, but you give me no choice
no, you don't need an "on" indicator LED so stupidly bright no one could possibly sleep with it in their bedroom
I'd rather not stick two layers of ugly blue painter's tape on my brand-new widget, but you give me no choice
These portraits were so arresting in the end credits-lovely!
Such a great film. Slightly darker in tone than Knives Out or Glass Onion, but distinctly more life affirming, IMO.
It's worth seeing in a theater, even if only to avoid all the distractions always at home on a small screen.
Go see it!
Such a great film. Slightly darker in tone than Knives Out or Glass Onion, but distinctly more life affirming, IMO.
It's worth seeing in a theater, even if only to avoid all the distractions always at home on a small screen.
Go see it!
Our gorgeous #WakeUpDeadMan end credit portraits, painted from life by Isabella Watling. We’re still in theaters, see my pinned post for a theater finder!
December 7, 2025 at 5:55 AM
These portraits were so arresting in the end credits-lovely!
Such a great film. Slightly darker in tone than Knives Out or Glass Onion, but distinctly more life affirming, IMO.
It's worth seeing in a theater, even if only to avoid all the distractions always at home on a small screen.
Go see it!
Such a great film. Slightly darker in tone than Knives Out or Glass Onion, but distinctly more life affirming, IMO.
It's worth seeing in a theater, even if only to avoid all the distractions always at home on a small screen.
Go see it!
Ha! I just noticed the website blurb says it's an "easy fudge recipe."
When you click through, it's ranked as "expert," and the warning at the end explicitly states it's one of the site's "most difficult" recipes.
I'm gonna guess that the copywriter is *not* the same person as the recipe writer.
When you click through, it's ranked as "expert," and the warning at the end explicitly states it's one of the site's "most difficult" recipes.
I'm gonna guess that the copywriter is *not* the same person as the recipe writer.
Made fudge from scratch for 1st time. So time consuming!
It's so creamy and rich that I popped plastic wrap onto the saucepan so I can finish scraping the pan later.
People I like will get nicely cut squares of fudge and I'l eat mine like a little goblin with a spoon.
share.google/MvusOa6SFiOx...
It's so creamy and rich that I popped plastic wrap onto the saucepan so I can finish scraping the pan later.
People I like will get nicely cut squares of fudge and I'l eat mine like a little goblin with a spoon.
share.google/MvusOa6SFiOx...
HERSHEY'S Rich Cocoa Fudge
This old-fashioned HERSHEY'S easy fudge recipe using cocoa powder is sure to be a top crowd-pleaser. Try variations using nuts or marshmallows or both!
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December 5, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Ha! I just noticed the website blurb says it's an "easy fudge recipe."
When you click through, it's ranked as "expert," and the warning at the end explicitly states it's one of the site's "most difficult" recipes.
I'm gonna guess that the copywriter is *not* the same person as the recipe writer.
When you click through, it's ranked as "expert," and the warning at the end explicitly states it's one of the site's "most difficult" recipes.
I'm gonna guess that the copywriter is *not* the same person as the recipe writer.
Made fudge from scratch for 1st time. So time consuming!
It's so creamy and rich that I popped plastic wrap onto the saucepan so I can finish scraping the pan later.
People I like will get nicely cut squares of fudge and I'l eat mine like a little goblin with a spoon.
share.google/MvusOa6SFiOx...
It's so creamy and rich that I popped plastic wrap onto the saucepan so I can finish scraping the pan later.
People I like will get nicely cut squares of fudge and I'l eat mine like a little goblin with a spoon.
share.google/MvusOa6SFiOx...
HERSHEY'S Rich Cocoa Fudge
This old-fashioned HERSHEY'S easy fudge recipe using cocoa powder is sure to be a top crowd-pleaser. Try variations using nuts or marshmallows or both!
share.google
December 5, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Made fudge from scratch for 1st time. So time consuming!
It's so creamy and rich that I popped plastic wrap onto the saucepan so I can finish scraping the pan later.
People I like will get nicely cut squares of fudge and I'l eat mine like a little goblin with a spoon.
share.google/MvusOa6SFiOx...
It's so creamy and rich that I popped plastic wrap onto the saucepan so I can finish scraping the pan later.
People I like will get nicely cut squares of fudge and I'l eat mine like a little goblin with a spoon.
share.google/MvusOa6SFiOx...
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And where WAS he that day, hmmn?
Jonathan The Tortoise was 32 years old when Abraham Lincoln was assassinated
Happy Birthday (Observed) to the uncontested KING Jonathan The Tortoise, estimated to be 192 years old
192 MORE YEARS! 192 MORE YEARS!
192 MORE YEARS! 192 MORE YEARS!
December 4, 2025 at 9:45 PM
And where WAS he that day, hmmn?
Hey, the soap trick really works!
I mask up every winter, but this is the first year I've worn glasses, and I've been going crazy with random moments where they fog up.
I rubbed the lenses with the foaming soap stocked in bathroom at work, let dry, and buffed them with my shirt tail. No more fog!
I mask up every winter, but this is the first year I've worn glasses, and I've been going crazy with random moments where they fog up.
I rubbed the lenses with the foaming soap stocked in bathroom at work, let dry, and buffed them with my shirt tail. No more fog!
December 4, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Hey, the soap trick really works!
I mask up every winter, but this is the first year I've worn glasses, and I've been going crazy with random moments where they fog up.
I rubbed the lenses with the foaming soap stocked in bathroom at work, let dry, and buffed them with my shirt tail. No more fog!
I mask up every winter, but this is the first year I've worn glasses, and I've been going crazy with random moments where they fog up.
I rubbed the lenses with the foaming soap stocked in bathroom at work, let dry, and buffed them with my shirt tail. No more fog!
For years, unveiling the holiday window displays at the ZCMI department store downtown drew huge crowds. The displays made by store employees were spectacularly detailed and looked like something out of a movie.
When the chain was bought out some years ago, Macy's kept the tradition--sorta. Now...
When the chain was bought out some years ago, Macy's kept the tradition--sorta. Now...
December 4, 2025 at 8:40 PM
For years, unveiling the holiday window displays at the ZCMI department store downtown drew huge crowds. The displays made by store employees were spectacularly detailed and looked like something out of a movie.
When the chain was bought out some years ago, Macy's kept the tradition--sorta. Now...
When the chain was bought out some years ago, Macy's kept the tradition--sorta. Now...
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It's a beautiful day in Salt Lake City! A little chilly, though--finally beginning to feel like winter.
December 1, 2025 at 8:18 PM
It's a beautiful day in Salt Lake City! A little chilly, though--finally beginning to feel like winter.
Just saw Knives Out: Wake Up Dead Man. I went in knowing nothing and was not expecting that theme at all. It's good! Very satisfying mystery. Worth a watch for any mystery fans.
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November 30, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Just saw Knives Out: Wake Up Dead Man. I went in knowing nothing and was not expecting that theme at all. It's good! Very satisfying mystery. Worth a watch for any mystery fans.
👍📽️
👍📽️
My dad must shed tape measures.
I've never bought a tape measure in my life, but I have 2 in the house and 1 in the car.
I've never bought a tape measure in my life, but I have 2 in the house and 1 in the car.
November 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM
My dad must shed tape measures.
I've never bought a tape measure in my life, but I have 2 in the house and 1 in the car.
I've never bought a tape measure in my life, but I have 2 in the house and 1 in the car.
My sink has no dishes in it. It has been an embarrassingly long time since it was empty and clean. Such a dumb mental block. It's a nice feeling to finally push through it.
November 29, 2025 at 7:41 AM
My sink has no dishes in it. It has been an embarrassingly long time since it was empty and clean. Such a dumb mental block. It's a nice feeling to finally push through it.
Introduce yourself with five animals you've seen in the wild:
(Seen while on the early AM paper route I took during covid lockdowns--these sightings were all in urban neighborhoods)
-mule deer (with babies)
-skunk (with babies)
-racoon (with babies)
-coyote
-fox
(Seen while on the early AM paper route I took during covid lockdowns--these sightings were all in urban neighborhoods)
-mule deer (with babies)
-skunk (with babies)
-racoon (with babies)
-coyote
-fox
Introduce yourself with five animals you've seen in the wild:
• Bull moose
• Bull elk
• Snowy owl
• Humpback whale
• Black bear (I biked into him)
• Bull moose
• Bull elk
• Snowy owl
• Humpback whale
• Black bear (I biked into him)
Introduce yourself with five animals you've seen in the wild:
- Moose
-Black Bear
- Boreal Chickadee
- Fisher
- Mink Frog
- Moose
-Black Bear
- Boreal Chickadee
- Fisher
- Mink Frog
November 28, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Introduce yourself with five animals you've seen in the wild:
(Seen while on the early AM paper route I took during covid lockdowns--these sightings were all in urban neighborhoods)
-mule deer (with babies)
-skunk (with babies)
-racoon (with babies)
-coyote
-fox
(Seen while on the early AM paper route I took during covid lockdowns--these sightings were all in urban neighborhoods)
-mule deer (with babies)
-skunk (with babies)
-racoon (with babies)
-coyote
-fox
Things I've learned today 🍊
Halos and Cuties are brands, like Sunkist is
"Mandarins" and "tangerines" are interchangeable + a broad term like "oranges" or "apples"
CA tends to use "mandarin" + FL "tangerine"
The Clementine variety of mandarin are in season Nov-Jan
Feb-May are Murcotts + Tangos
Halos and Cuties are brands, like Sunkist is
"Mandarins" and "tangerines" are interchangeable + a broad term like "oranges" or "apples"
CA tends to use "mandarin" + FL "tangerine"
The Clementine variety of mandarin are in season Nov-Jan
Feb-May are Murcotts + Tangos
November 28, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Things I've learned today 🍊
Halos and Cuties are brands, like Sunkist is
"Mandarins" and "tangerines" are interchangeable + a broad term like "oranges" or "apples"
CA tends to use "mandarin" + FL "tangerine"
The Clementine variety of mandarin are in season Nov-Jan
Feb-May are Murcotts + Tangos
Halos and Cuties are brands, like Sunkist is
"Mandarins" and "tangerines" are interchangeable + a broad term like "oranges" or "apples"
CA tends to use "mandarin" + FL "tangerine"
The Clementine variety of mandarin are in season Nov-Jan
Feb-May are Murcotts + Tangos