David
@pcktbot.com
Web dev, politics. Asperger's, Subarus, cats. Married. Returned to Oklahoma after living in Oregon for 15 years; not particularly happy about it.
As a web developer, my least favorite web feature is the website notification. Worse than popups, worse than chatbots... second least favorite is dynamic video injection, when JS runs to circumvent blocks on auto-run video, a feature of every shit news site. Looking at you, thehill.com.
November 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM
As a web developer, my least favorite web feature is the website notification. Worse than popups, worse than chatbots... second least favorite is dynamic video injection, when JS runs to circumvent blocks on auto-run video, a feature of every shit news site. Looking at you, thehill.com.
Always thought it was weird that a dime is smaller than both the nickel and penny.
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Always thought it was weird that a dime is smaller than both the nickel and penny.
A big chunk of my debt in my thirties were for dentistry and car repairs. It doesn't take much if you don't make much.
November 12, 2025 at 1:53 PM
A big chunk of my debt in my thirties were for dentistry and car repairs. It doesn't take much if you don't make much.
So many podcasts have multi minute ad breaks, some host recorded, some dynamically injected. Advertising is a relentless monster pursuing you everywhere. Worse than any horror villain.
November 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
So many podcasts have multi minute ad breaks, some host recorded, some dynamically injected. Advertising is a relentless monster pursuing you everywhere. Worse than any horror villain.
All this hunting for healthcare benefits to migrants and they find 197million since 2001 and they were all research grants, not ACA, not Medicaid.
November 10, 2025 at 8:34 PM
All this hunting for healthcare benefits to migrants and they find 197million since 2001 and they were all research grants, not ACA, not Medicaid.
The new Conjuring movie is sooooo slow with 15 seconds of decent spook.
November 9, 2025 at 12:46 AM
The new Conjuring movie is sooooo slow with 15 seconds of decent spook.
I am less interested in who to blame for the shutdown and want to see less dysfunction. Stop doing these gotcha expirations and show some longer term planning. And fucking work with the opposition.
November 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I am less interested in who to blame for the shutdown and want to see less dysfunction. Stop doing these gotcha expirations and show some longer term planning. And fucking work with the opposition.
mRNA tech is magical. I think shunning is misguided www.wsj.com/opinion/oper...
Opinion | Operation Warp Speed Aimed at Covid and Hit Cancer
Melanoma patients who got an mRNA vaccine for the virus saw median survival times double.
www.wsj.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:50 PM
mRNA tech is magical. I think shunning is misguided www.wsj.com/opinion/oper...
Let's stop flirting with fascism. It's not edgy or cool.
November 6, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Let's stop flirting with fascism. It's not edgy or cool.
I love that FIFA is creating a peace prize to give to Trump. That man's vanity is astounding.
November 6, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I love that FIFA is creating a peace prize to give to Trump. That man's vanity is astounding.
I find this kind of behavior tedious www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/u... just negotiate with the opposition.
Trump Officials to Cut Air Traffic at 40 Major Airports if Shutdown Continues
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:09 PM
I find this kind of behavior tedious www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/u... just negotiate with the opposition.
Ground News is a great service, but the iOS app doesn't do it justice. Also AI summaries are hit miss.
November 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Ground News is a great service, but the iOS app doesn't do it justice. Also AI summaries are hit miss.
My opinions on the Bush era Neocons have softened. And it worries me the same thing will happen with Trumpets in 15 years.
November 4, 2025 at 3:24 PM
My opinions on the Bush era Neocons have softened. And it worries me the same thing will happen with Trumpets in 15 years.
OTA feels like such a shady organization with an outsized amount of power in the state. www.newson6.com/tulsa-oklaho...
OTA to review budgets, turnpike projects at Tuesday's quarterly meeting
The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority meets Tuesday to review 2026 budgets, construction updates and potential property condemnations for turnpike projects.
www.newson6.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:52 PM
OTA feels like such a shady organization with an outsized amount of power in the state. www.newson6.com/tulsa-oklaho...
Sales tax means it requires you to do a little multiplication to figure out how much something actually costs. I would rather pay municipal taxes through property taxes once a year. So you know exactly how much tax you're paying. Any one keep track of their sales taxes all year?
November 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Sales tax means it requires you to do a little multiplication to figure out how much something actually costs. I would rather pay municipal taxes through property taxes once a year. So you know exactly how much tax you're paying. Any one keep track of their sales taxes all year?
Historical labor data on extinct jobs wapo.st/4399ejX
Column | The biggest careers that have now vanished, according to data
The Department of Data started spelunking through archaic occupations in search of disappearing jobs — but it turns out the best answer is more obvious than you think.
wapo.st
November 3, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Historical labor data on extinct jobs wapo.st/4399ejX
St Francis must have been busy last night. I live nearby and it was ambulances all evening. Also people just don't know what to do with ambulances. You get out of the way and stop until they pass. Come on.
November 1, 2025 at 2:29 PM
St Francis must have been busy last night. I live nearby and it was ambulances all evening. Also people just don't know what to do with ambulances. You get out of the way and stop until they pass. Come on.
Need some discount candy today.
November 1, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Need some discount candy today.
13 grown grandkids from our family patriarch and I am the only one that didn't have children and failed to believe in God.
October 31, 2025 at 5:46 PM
13 grown grandkids from our family patriarch and I am the only one that didn't have children and failed to believe in God.
I had never heard Wrecking Ball by Miley Cyrus. Well, I like it. Fun vocal delivery. I usually don't like piano ballads, but splashy drums always a plus.
October 31, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I had never heard Wrecking Ball by Miley Cyrus. Well, I like it. Fun vocal delivery. I usually don't like piano ballads, but splashy drums always a plus.
Oklahoman here that doesn't vote for faith or family. Justice and the rule of law. Tired of the virtue signaling.
October 31, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Oklahoman here that doesn't vote for faith or family. Justice and the rule of law. Tired of the virtue signaling.
I feel like I need to register R in Oklahoma to have any say in our next governor. McCall is not OK. At least Drummond has done something I have agreed with in the past. I don't like any of them.
October 31, 2025 at 11:37 AM
I feel like I need to register R in Oklahoma to have any say in our next governor. McCall is not OK. At least Drummond has done something I have agreed with in the past. I don't like any of them.
The WSJ has lots of takes on the job market never produce an insight I can use. Do I appear overqualified or play down my experience? It mostly communicates that high skilled workers should expect less to do and less compensation. This system is madness or I'm just not cut out for it.
October 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The WSJ has lots of takes on the job market never produce an insight I can use. Do I appear overqualified or play down my experience? It mostly communicates that high skilled workers should expect less to do and less compensation. This system is madness or I'm just not cut out for it.
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i think if you ride public transit enough you learn that most weird behavior is not dangerous, and conversely i think driving a car teaches you that everyone is trying to kill you at all times
October 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
i think if you ride public transit enough you learn that most weird behavior is not dangerous, and conversely i think driving a car teaches you that everyone is trying to kill you at all times
I don't think the layoffs have anything to do with AI except in how the investments in AI are stealing from payrolls. It's not AI increasing productivity.
October 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I don't think the layoffs have anything to do with AI except in how the investments in AI are stealing from payrolls. It's not AI increasing productivity.