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wafflecut.bsky.social
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."
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD ***************** Investigation of: LOSS OF THE SUBMARINE TITAN IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN ON JUNE 18, 2023 * * * * * * Accident No.: *********** * * * * * * Interview of: Co-designer/Pilot Deepsea Challenger DCA23FM036 via Microsoft Teams Friday, July 26, 2024 INTERVIEW OF 10 BY LCDR 11 Q. So how did you get yourself started into submersible 12 operations? 13 A. Well, I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic. When I 14 set down the path to make that film, the first thing that I did 15 was arrange to be introduced to the head of the submersible 16 program at the P.P. Shirshov Institute in Moscow, a guy named 17| Professor I. I did that through a mutual friend 18 of ours, a guy named , who is one of the preeminent underwater cinematographers in the world. And had been on a 20 submersible expedition out to Titanic the previous year with the 21 Russians. And that was organized by a Canadian company that was 22 doing an IMAX film which was released under the title Titanica.
October 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
natebird.bsky.social
Hey! I remember! It's the 21st of September, so let's dance the night away! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs06...
Earth, Wind & Fire - September (Official HD Video)
YouTube video by EarthWindandFireVEVO
www.youtube.com
September 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
natebird.bsky.social
Celebrate Father’s Day like Batman! …wait a second.
June 11, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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murderbotbot.bsky.social
Being terrified was starting to give way to being really angry.
April 24, 2025 at 9:25 PM
natebird.bsky.social
Welp. I guess I have to watch Conclave now.
April 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
natebird.bsky.social
Hey look, the billionaires are trying to actually create the utopia depicted in the Bioshock games: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/m...
The Techno-Utopian Seasteaders Who Want to Colonize the Ocean
Libertarians have long looked at ocean living as the next frontier. Some wealthy men are testing the waters.
www.nytimes.com
April 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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crobertcargill.bsky.social
I think about this joke a lot these days.
An old Russian joke: a man walks up to a newsstand, looks at the front page, sneers and walks off. The next day he walks up to the newsstand, looks at the front page, sneers and walks off. The third day he walks up and the newsman asks “Hey, why don’t you ever buy a paper?” And the man replies “I’m just reading the obituaries.” The newsman shakes his head “But the obituaries are in the back!” The man looks at him shaking his head. “Not the one I’m looking for.”
January 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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nocontexttrek1.bsky.social
DS9 scene. Gul Dukat is sitting at a DS9 station desk, with a big space station window behind him showing stars. There is a baseball on the desk. Dukat is wearing a ridged hard leather official uniform that looks uncomfortable. His face and skin is gray, and he has boney ridges running all up and down his face, in one spot forming the shape of a spoon on his forehead. Kind of intimidating. He's holding his hands up like he's pondering something out loud. Closed caption reads, "Is there a single... statue of me on Bajor?"
November 4, 2024 at 9:02 PM
natebird.bsky.social
Martin Luther. His shit posting split the Roman Catholic Church. And I’d love to see him go after these evangelical grifters. But boy howdy would he get canceled for the antisemitism.
biiirdmaaan.bsky.social mattbird @biiirdmaaan.bsky.social · Oct 22
Benjamin Franklin. He would be a great shit poster and his cancelation would be a sight to behold
kevinmkruse.bsky.social Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · Oct 22
You may resurrect one dead artist who would be an amazing shitposter. Who is it?

Mark Twain would be my first choice, but Dorothy Parker would be a close second.
October 22, 2024 at 1:35 AM
natebird.bsky.social
I thought I got started here earlier than this. Still, nice to see the site growing. #704,146!
September 17, 2024 at 12:11 AM
natebird.bsky.social
Welp. Congrats to Trump on the second term, I guess.
July 21, 2024 at 8:33 PM