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@retronymous.com
he/him, Chapel Hill, NC, computer talking guy, sometimes games, Honda Acty fan
holding lapel mic: awful, distracting
using weird long thin Bob Barker mic?: classy, debonair
not sure why given they're basically the same type of mic, but it's true
using weird long thin Bob Barker mic?: classy, debonair
not sure why given they're basically the same type of mic, but it's true
November 21, 2025 at 8:52 PM
holding lapel mic: awful, distracting
using weird long thin Bob Barker mic?: classy, debonair
not sure why given they're basically the same type of mic, but it's true
using weird long thin Bob Barker mic?: classy, debonair
not sure why given they're basically the same type of mic, but it's true
proof of steel (back when I got it, have done all sorts of stuff since then because I can't leave well enough alone)
November 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
proof of steel (back when I got it, have done all sorts of stuff since then because I can't leave well enough alone)
pulleys, how do they work
November 13, 2025 at 3:09 PM
pulleys, how do they work
Did the Joker put this here
November 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Did the Joker put this here
I’m curious if the Towson library still has the revolutionary era flags (including Gadsden flag) in its entryway (on the topic of flags the J6 types have ruined)
October 29, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I’m curious if the Towson library still has the revolutionary era flags (including Gadsden flag) in its entryway (on the topic of flags the J6 types have ruined)
one could consider early motorcycles the original version of this!
October 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
one could consider early motorcycles the original version of this!
Counterpoint what if I just touched it a little bit
October 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Counterpoint what if I just touched it a little bit
always fun when you forgot you subscribed to a labeler
October 16, 2025 at 7:34 PM
always fun when you forgot you subscribed to a labeler
I love that the car makes total sense as if it exists in a world where no other cars previously solved the same problems
October 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I love that the car makes total sense as if it exists in a world where no other cars previously solved the same problems
and the flush AMC door handle is right there
there are probably STILL millions of them sitting in a building in kenosha
there are probably STILL millions of them sitting in a building in kenosha
October 2, 2025 at 9:50 PM
and the flush AMC door handle is right there
there are probably STILL millions of them sitting in a building in kenosha
there are probably STILL millions of them sitting in a building in kenosha
Not to advocate for destruction of property but I’ve parted out a car and cut it up for scrap and
*whispers*
it’s every bit as satisfying as you’d expect
*whispers*
it’s every bit as satisfying as you’d expect
September 30, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Not to advocate for destruction of property but I’ve parted out a car and cut it up for scrap and
*whispers*
it’s every bit as satisfying as you’d expect
*whispers*
it’s every bit as satisfying as you’d expect
wait, how diagonal and what kind of sandwich?
September 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
wait, how diagonal and what kind of sandwich?
I’ve never regretted buying these
September 28, 2025 at 12:46 AM
I’ve never regretted buying these
oh no
photography flash sync cords have a few similarly cursed variants
photography flash sync cords have a few similarly cursed variants
September 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
oh no
photography flash sync cords have a few similarly cursed variants
photography flash sync cords have a few similarly cursed variants
David McCullough biographies like "Truman" and "John Adams" are rightly his most well known and are as good as advertised, though I have a soft spot for "The Great Bridge"
(Don't read "1776" - it's obviously repurposing notes he didn't use for the book about Adams)
(Don't read "1776" - it's obviously repurposing notes he didn't use for the book about Adams)
September 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
David McCullough biographies like "Truman" and "John Adams" are rightly his most well known and are as good as advertised, though I have a soft spot for "The Great Bridge"
(Don't read "1776" - it's obviously repurposing notes he didn't use for the book about Adams)
(Don't read "1776" - it's obviously repurposing notes he didn't use for the book about Adams)
"The Outlaw Sea: A World of Freedom, Chaos, and Crime
William Langewiesche"
quick, page-turner-y read about all the bad stuff that can happen in international waters (you might know the author from articles about disasters of various types)
William Langewiesche"
quick, page-turner-y read about all the bad stuff that can happen in international waters (you might know the author from articles about disasters of various types)
September 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
"The Outlaw Sea: A World of Freedom, Chaos, and Crime
William Langewiesche"
quick, page-turner-y read about all the bad stuff that can happen in international waters (you might know the author from articles about disasters of various types)
William Langewiesche"
quick, page-turner-y read about all the bad stuff that can happen in international waters (you might know the author from articles about disasters of various types)
or are we RETVRNing to this?
September 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
or are we RETVRNing to this?
The VW software was FINE when they didn’t make it do anything because buttons existed
People were buying Teslas because of the range for the price but all the carmakers are like ZOMG IT’S THE SCREENS
People were buying Teslas because of the range for the price but all the carmakers are like ZOMG IT’S THE SCREENS
September 19, 2025 at 12:26 PM
The VW software was FINE when they didn’t make it do anything because buttons existed
People were buying Teslas because of the range for the price but all the carmakers are like ZOMG IT’S THE SCREENS
People were buying Teslas because of the range for the price but all the carmakers are like ZOMG IT’S THE SCREENS