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Phil Berne
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Somebody said it's National Black Cat Day, so please celebrate my two kitties Pumpernickel and Poppyseed, the Bagel Bites
A cute black kitten snuggles around a hand, while another sleeps in a dog bed in the background A cute black kitten sits on a decorative side table next to a seltzer bottle, looking at the camera, his face dark but his eyes inquisitive Two small black kittens sleep in a dog bed tushy to tushy so they create one single black semicircle of cuteness A small black kitten sleeps on a shoulder with his teeny tiny tongue sticking out
October 27, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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When you're too tired to sleep so you get angry at everything

(Pumpernickel Bagel Hobbs Berne, 3.5 mos)
October 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Sad but true
October 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Star Trek is not worth Authoritarianism
October 3, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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I ordered an iced mocha but he made it hot
September 24, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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Remember Salt Bae?

Presenting Salted Caramel Bae

from the Media Lounge at Qualcomm Snapdragon Summit
September 24, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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Me: I'm worried that Beesly will get jealous over the new kittens

Beesly: No time for your emotions, I have children to raise!
A small American Pit Bull Terrier sits close by a 9-week old kitten A small American Pit Bull Terrier sleeps close by a 9-week old kitten A small American Pit Bull Terrier sleeps close by two 9-week old kittens
September 19, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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I wrote 14,000 words for work this week and it's still Wednesday

Get ready, coming VERY soon...
A small black kitten looks at the camera, the Google Pixel 9 is in the background in a green case with an Android figurine
August 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Toys from the 80's went hard as f#ck
The transformer Soundwave in robot mode. Buzzsaw is perched on his arm, and Ravage is in micro cassette form inside his chest cavity. He looks pissed
August 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Last night I was visited by the Cat Distribution System

I have never kept a cat as a pet, but I found these two next to a trash can near my apartment

Working titles are Pumpernickel and Poppy Seed

Please don't tell my kiddo that I already love them and we may have to keep one or both
Two tiny black kittens around 6 weeks old on a blanket towel in a carboard box I'm holding a tiny black kitten in the crook of my elbow and it is looking alert with tiny blue eyes at my camera Two tiny black kittens on top of each other hiding next to a trash can, where I found them
August 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Yes, that is literally how Republicans recruit
The Brooks Brothers riot outside the Florida recount, featuring many white men who would go on to become successful Republican grifters
August 14, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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This show is still at the Whitney Museum in NYC through Sunday. It took my breath away

If you haven't seen Sherald's work, or if you didn't quite get the Obama portrait (I didn't), this show will set you right

I'll remember some of those pieces forever
Amy Sherald portrait of 2 women holding hands and watching a rocket or missile launch from a field. One woman in a rainbow dress looks back at the camera
August 5, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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No ragrets
A mug with Joe Biden’s face in sunglasses and his eyes turn from black to red as the mug gets hot
July 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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My old man making me proud!

I’d be out there today but I’m driving to visit him for Father’s Day, so he owes me this peaceful assembly
June 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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20 years ago Google would have just said "did you mean 'Martial Law?" and that's how we learned to spell words

Now it feeds you bullshit
An AI overview search result from Google for the words "Marshall Law," which does not indicate that this is a common misspelling
June 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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'I ran an experiment where I offered a marshmallow to a child and to a Nazi. The Nazi ate the marshmallow quicker than the child!'

Umm, I think you're missing the problem here...
A screenshot of a Bluesky Post from Anne Applebaum that says "I ran an experiment, simultaneously posting articles on Bluesky and X, and then testing to see how many people actually clicked and read them. The numbers on Bluesky are higher, both because the X algorithm downranks journalism, and because Bluesky attracts readers, not just shitposters."
June 9, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Joss did not die “in a shooting,” as if it was a thunderstorm or a flood

He was murdered by somebody spewing anti-Gay hatred

And he was at his old house that had been burned down suspiciously, crying over a murdered pet

This headline is almost as horrifying as the crime
June 3, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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I made this with Google’s VEO2, the last-generation video generator

Not only was there NO monkey

There was no video. VEO2 made this from a single still photo. It never saw me move
May 22, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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I dunno seems legit, I asked Google
A Google search for "What is the book The Last Algorithm by Andy Weir about" with Google's bullshit AI-generated response "The Last Algorithm" by Andy Weir is a science-driven thriller that centers around a programmer who discovers that an AI system has achieved consciousness and has been secretly manipulating global events for many years."
May 21, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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OMG I accidentally left my phone's Recorder on when I took my dog on a hike and the AI transcription...
A recording transcript made by AI from a nature walk. It says Transcript: [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] -Hopper, baby. -Get it? -Just grab. [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] Chirps! [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] (water splashing), (water splashing), (water splashing), (water splashing), (water splashing), (water splashing), (water splashing), (water splashing), Then repeats water splashing ad nauseum
May 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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I have tulips and a blacklight and too much time
A tulip flower center lit by a black light and appearing deep purple with hints of glowing yellow on the anther and stamen A tulip flower center lit by a black light and appearing deep purple with hints of glowing yellow on the anther and stamen A tulip flower center lit by a black light and appearing deep purple with hints of glowing green around the pistil A tulip flower center lit by a black light and appearing deep purple with hints of glowing yellow on the anther and stamen
April 30, 2025 at 5:23 AM
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The tulips are putting up a spectacular effort this year
Purple tulips, one of them facing the camera so you can see the pistels A flame red tulip with a yellow base and whispy petals, with a blurred green background Tulips in shades of red, yellow, and purple, with more blurred and colorful tulips in the background
April 29, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Can we please just give up on AI right now, like immediately
An AI overview from Google of a made-up phrase "slap the beef out of your icebox meaning" followed by a nonsensical explanation of Google that claims it is "an informal phrase, often used in a humorous or dramatic way, to suggest a need to use the beef quickly or have a strong desire to do so."
April 23, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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The New York Times is hilariously awful when it comes to recommending clothing that comes in inclusive sizes,

but this latest recommendation for best pajamas is really [chef's kiss]

Hurry, little man, there's only 1 left

www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/r...
April 22, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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This is f-ing hilarious

I was about to order Korean fried chicken on Uber Eats and it asked if I might like to also buy

A bottle of 12-year Pappy Van Winkle for $150!?
A Korean fried chicken menu on Uber Eats. At the bottom is an option to Bundle drinks and the first drink listed is incredibly expensive rare bourbon
April 22, 2025 at 12:13 AM