projectyl
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i do puzzles and i startle easily
(he/him, cool with they/them)
(he/him, cool with they/them)
reading the wikipedia article on teknonymy, the practice of being referred to by reference to your eldest child, like the arabic "abu ___" or the korean "___ eomma"
i was not prepared for the "see also" section to contain a link to the song "stacy's mom"
i was not prepared for the "see also" section to contain a link to the song "stacy's mom"
November 17, 2025 at 10:29 PM
reading the wikipedia article on teknonymy, the practice of being referred to by reference to your eldest child, like the arabic "abu ___" or the korean "___ eomma"
i was not prepared for the "see also" section to contain a link to the song "stacy's mom"
i was not prepared for the "see also" section to contain a link to the song "stacy's mom"
did the thing where you put in 1, 2, 3, etc. into a column in google sheets and drag down to autocomplete a bunch more
it gave a bunch of decimal approximations of the numbers
i thought google had inserted some new ai thing that failed at the simplest possible task
turns out i'd skipped a number
it gave a bunch of decimal approximations of the numbers
i thought google had inserted some new ai thing that failed at the simplest possible task
turns out i'd skipped a number
November 15, 2025 at 5:36 PM
did the thing where you put in 1, 2, 3, etc. into a column in google sheets and drag down to autocomplete a bunch more
it gave a bunch of decimal approximations of the numbers
i thought google had inserted some new ai thing that failed at the simplest possible task
turns out i'd skipped a number
it gave a bunch of decimal approximations of the numbers
i thought google had inserted some new ai thing that failed at the simplest possible task
turns out i'd skipped a number
puzzle constructors, please update your wordlists accordingly
November 14, 2025 at 5:07 AM
puzzle constructors, please update your wordlists accordingly
this is some zelda trading quest nonsense
he's gonna want a xylophone, and the only way to get one is by offering a jar of spices to a fitness instructor who's hanging out in a town you can't even get to until after dungeon six
a narwhal has the spices
he's gonna want a xylophone, and the only way to get one is by offering a jar of spices to a fitness instructor who's hanging out in a town you can't even get to until after dungeon six
a narwhal has the spices
November 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
this is some zelda trading quest nonsense
he's gonna want a xylophone, and the only way to get one is by offering a jar of spices to a fitness instructor who's hanging out in a town you can't even get to until after dungeon six
a narwhal has the spices
he's gonna want a xylophone, and the only way to get one is by offering a jar of spices to a fitness instructor who's hanging out in a town you can't even get to until after dungeon six
a narwhal has the spices
someone on youtube has spent the past year regularly uploading quick little sketches made by modding celeste
i kind of love them, the comedic timing is absolutely perfect, especially the abrupt endings
here's one: www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1S3...
i kind of love them, the comedic timing is absolutely perfect, especially the abrupt endings
here's one: www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1S3...
safety inspector
YouTube video by lotus
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:51 AM
someone on youtube has spent the past year regularly uploading quick little sketches made by modding celeste
i kind of love them, the comedic timing is absolutely perfect, especially the abrupt endings
here's one: www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1S3...
i kind of love them, the comedic timing is absolutely perfect, especially the abrupt endings
here's one: www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1S3...
i like it when the things that bad people want to happen do not happen
i think it is neat
i think it is neat
November 5, 2025 at 2:57 AM
i like it when the things that bad people want to happen do not happen
i think it is neat
i think it is neat
happy 60th birthday to st. louis's iconic gateway arch
The Gateway Arch: I'm Not Sure Why We Did That But Okay™
The Gateway Arch: I'm Not Sure Why We Did That But Okay™
October 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
happy 60th birthday to st. louis's iconic gateway arch
The Gateway Arch: I'm Not Sure Why We Did That But Okay™
The Gateway Arch: I'm Not Sure Why We Did That But Okay™
you know it's going to be a good taskmaster episode when the podcast about it is noticeably longer than the episode itself
October 25, 2025 at 12:33 AM
you know it's going to be a good taskmaster episode when the podcast about it is noticeably longer than the episode itself
amazing but true:
the pyramids were built closer to the 80s than to the present day
the pyramids were built closer to the 80s than to the present day
October 23, 2025 at 9:49 PM
amazing but true:
the pyramids were built closer to the 80s than to the present day
the pyramids were built closer to the 80s than to the present day
time to queue up the bit about being an astronaut who brought their wallet
October 21, 2025 at 3:10 AM
time to queue up the bit about being an astronaut who brought their wallet
on the one hand, i think it would be incredible if we finally made it into the world series
on the other, things famously did not go well the last time a mariner defeated a bird
on the other, things famously did not go well the last time a mariner defeated a bird
October 20, 2025 at 4:51 AM
on the one hand, i think it would be incredible if we finally made it into the world series
on the other, things famously did not go well the last time a mariner defeated a bird
on the other, things famously did not go well the last time a mariner defeated a bird
they should make a new medal that you can only get by finding errors in the work of abel prize winners
call it the cain prize
call it the cain prize
October 19, 2025 at 6:46 AM
they should make a new medal that you can only get by finding errors in the work of abel prize winners
call it the cain prize
call it the cain prize
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Not sure the folks at NBC/Peacock thought this one through
October 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Not sure the folks at NBC/Peacock thought this one through
i hope everyone has a lovely spreadsheet day
may you appreciate the marvel and convenience of spreadsheets, this and every -7
sorry, i meant 0.5882352941176470
ugh where's the setting, how do i turn this off
may you appreciate the marvel and convenience of spreadsheets, this and every -7
sorry, i meant 0.5882352941176470
ugh where's the setting, how do i turn this off
October 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
i hope everyone has a lovely spreadsheet day
may you appreciate the marvel and convenience of spreadsheets, this and every -7
sorry, i meant 0.5882352941176470
ugh where's the setting, how do i turn this off
may you appreciate the marvel and convenience of spreadsheets, this and every -7
sorry, i meant 0.5882352941176470
ugh where's the setting, how do i turn this off
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you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you
October 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you
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Them: need help doing things?
Me: yes
Them: we have a doing things medication
Me: ooh
Them: hahahahaha guess what you have to do to get it?
Me: oh no
Them: things.
Me: yes
Them: we have a doing things medication
Me: ooh
Them: hahahahaha guess what you have to do to get it?
Me: oh no
Them: things.
October 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Them: need help doing things?
Me: yes
Them: we have a doing things medication
Me: ooh
Them: hahahahaha guess what you have to do to get it?
Me: oh no
Them: things.
Me: yes
Them: we have a doing things medication
Me: ooh
Them: hahahahaha guess what you have to do to get it?
Me: oh no
Them: things.
well, it's a big day for ol' projectyl
i finally realized the "stat" in the word "statue" is because they're static
animatronics should be called dynamues
i finally realized the "stat" in the word "statue" is because they're static
animatronics should be called dynamues
October 14, 2025 at 7:18 PM
well, it's a big day for ol' projectyl
i finally realized the "stat" in the word "statue" is because they're static
animatronics should be called dynamues
i finally realized the "stat" in the word "statue" is because they're static
animatronics should be called dynamues
books should teleport you
they should have a little window in the first page that shows a preview video swooping through the world described within
except for some of them, which contain trapped evildoers
they should have a little window in the first page that shows a preview video swooping through the world described within
except for some of them, which contain trapped evildoers
Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat
October 13, 2025 at 9:27 PM
books should teleport you
they should have a little window in the first page that shows a preview video swooping through the world described within
except for some of them, which contain trapped evildoers
they should have a little window in the first page that shows a preview video swooping through the world described within
except for some of them, which contain trapped evildoers
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At the bookstore.
October 13, 2025 at 4:18 AM
At the bookstore.
frogs are in their redemption arc and i am here for it
i thought for sure the pepe years would ruin their image for a lot longer
i thought for sure the pepe years would ruin their image for a lot longer
October 12, 2025 at 10:28 PM
frogs are in their redemption arc and i am here for it
i thought for sure the pepe years would ruin their image for a lot longer
i thought for sure the pepe years would ruin their image for a lot longer
i am seldom as invested in taskmaster as i am this season
ania keeps bringing in amazing prizes and greg keeps giving them one point when there's always lower-quality and/or less relevant prizes on offer and it is *maddening*
hashtag justiceforania, are hashtags still a thing, were they ever a thing
ania keeps bringing in amazing prizes and greg keeps giving them one point when there's always lower-quality and/or less relevant prizes on offer and it is *maddening*
hashtag justiceforania, are hashtags still a thing, were they ever a thing
October 10, 2025 at 7:50 AM
i am seldom as invested in taskmaster as i am this season
ania keeps bringing in amazing prizes and greg keeps giving them one point when there's always lower-quality and/or less relevant prizes on offer and it is *maddening*
hashtag justiceforania, are hashtags still a thing, were they ever a thing
ania keeps bringing in amazing prizes and greg keeps giving them one point when there's always lower-quality and/or less relevant prizes on offer and it is *maddening*
hashtag justiceforania, are hashtags still a thing, were they ever a thing
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hear me out: what if instead of this, we turned NYT _Connections_ into a US gameshow.
you could even make it so that a few of the rounds expanded the way things could be connected - what comes fourth in a sequence, that sort of thing. Add a buzzer round at the end to keep things exciting.
you could even make it so that a few of the rounds expanded the way things could be connected - what comes fourth in a sequence, that sort of thing. Add a buzzer round at the end to keep things exciting.
October 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
hear me out: what if instead of this, we turned NYT _Connections_ into a US gameshow.
you could even make it so that a few of the rounds expanded the way things could be connected - what comes fourth in a sequence, that sort of thing. Add a buzzer round at the end to keep things exciting.
you could even make it so that a few of the rounds expanded the way things could be connected - what comes fourth in a sequence, that sort of thing. Add a buzzer round at the end to keep things exciting.
the robertson-webb rotating-knife procedure is probably your best bet for a true three-person envy-free cake cutting
stromquist requires too many knives, barnabel-brams needs a whole flowchart, and ideally everyone gets a single connected piece instead of chunks, so selfridge-conway etc. are out
stromquist requires too many knives, barnabel-brams needs a whole flowchart, and ideally everyone gets a single connected piece instead of chunks, so selfridge-conway etc. are out
Those who are 35+, what advice do you have for people just entering their 30s?
October 6, 2025 at 10:48 PM
the robertson-webb rotating-knife procedure is probably your best bet for a true three-person envy-free cake cutting
stromquist requires too many knives, barnabel-brams needs a whole flowchart, and ideally everyone gets a single connected piece instead of chunks, so selfridge-conway etc. are out
stromquist requires too many knives, barnabel-brams needs a whole flowchart, and ideally everyone gets a single connected piece instead of chunks, so selfridge-conway etc. are out