R Francis Smith (he/him) 🇺🇦
@rfrancissmith.com
Systems analyst for academic department. Not as sexy as it sounds. Spouse is, though. We have adult kids. Because we're old.
https://linktr.ee/rfrancissmith
#D4DJ #RWBY #RvB #DoA #Marvel #Zelazny #SCA #LoTR #Linux #GNC #MUD #bringbackLJinterests
https://linktr.ee/rfrancissmith
#D4DJ #RWBY #RvB #DoA #Marvel #Zelazny #SCA #LoTR #Linux #GNC #MUD #bringbackLJinterests
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Welcome to new BlueSky pals. I am an American who strictly uses Celsius, which maybe should be in my profile as it seems to startle people. I like dogs, particularly ones that like me. My beard is basically white now. I have written programs in over 50 programming languages. I am in weekly therapy.
My punishment for being wishy washy about taking tomorrow and/or the day after off is having developed today a stomach disorder I can only describe as "died of dysentery on the Oregon Trail"
November 24, 2025 at 3:07 AM
My punishment for being wishy washy about taking tomorrow and/or the day after off is having developed today a stomach disorder I can only describe as "died of dysentery on the Oregon Trail"
A movie that takes place where you're from
okay for loose values of "where I'm from" but I really wanted to go with this one plus what is set in Del City, nothing
okay for loose values of "where I'm from" but I really wanted to go with this one plus what is set in Del City, nothing
November 23, 2025 at 8:45 PM
A movie that takes place where you're from
okay for loose values of "where I'm from" but I really wanted to go with this one plus what is set in Del City, nothing
okay for loose values of "where I'm from" but I really wanted to go with this one plus what is set in Del City, nothing
I have no reason to want to be verified on bluesky nor is there any reason I should be, but I struggle with the weird urge to be verified by the most irrelevant and hopefully even inappropriate verifier. The Athletic, maybe. Anyway.
November 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I have no reason to want to be verified on bluesky nor is there any reason I should be, but I struggle with the weird urge to be verified by the most irrelevant and hopefully even inappropriate verifier. The Athletic, maybe. Anyway.
Bemused this morning at LinkedIn pointedly suggesting I add Mark Jason Dominus, for sure a tremendously smart guy typically in at least adjacent areas of work so it's a completely reasonable suggestion, but fact remains I largely know him for talk.bizarre posts in the 90s when I hung my hat there.
November 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Bemused this morning at LinkedIn pointedly suggesting I add Mark Jason Dominus, for sure a tremendously smart guy typically in at least adjacent areas of work so it's a completely reasonable suggestion, but fact remains I largely know him for talk.bizarre posts in the 90s when I hung my hat there.
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No administration should have the power to decide who gets to express themselves and who doesn’t. takebackctrl.org/stay-loud
November 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
No administration should have the power to decide who gets to express themselves and who doesn’t. takebackctrl.org/stay-loud
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Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
"This song in my Deezer Flow sounds familiar but I can't place it."
*looks*
It's from Final Fantasy XVI, which I have assuredly never played, but you know, Final Fantasy music, right?
*looks*
It's from Final Fantasy XVI, which I have assuredly never played, but you know, Final Fantasy music, right?
November 20, 2025 at 9:21 PM
"This song in my Deezer Flow sounds familiar but I can't place it."
*looks*
It's from Final Fantasy XVI, which I have assuredly never played, but you know, Final Fantasy music, right?
*looks*
It's from Final Fantasy XVI, which I have assuredly never played, but you know, Final Fantasy music, right?
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crazy
IG em_clarkson
IG em_clarkson
November 14, 2025 at 2:54 AM
crazy
IG em_clarkson
IG em_clarkson
Just saw @maklelan.bsky.social pop up with "Does Satan ever lie in the Bible?" I continue listening to Guns n Roses covering Sympathy for the Devil. #synchronicity #notthepolicealbum
November 20, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Just saw @maklelan.bsky.social pop up with "Does Satan ever lie in the Bible?" I continue listening to Guns n Roses covering Sympathy for the Devil. #synchronicity #notthepolicealbum
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Y’all wanna hear a wild story? Charlie is right — this medley Prince made 30 years ago, blending many of his greatest hits & fan favorites into an extended mashup, is one of the most fun “only Prince could do this” things he made in the 90s. BUT: he told us he was gonna do it. In an AOL chat room…
Unpopular opinion: the Purple Medley is one of the best things Prince ever did.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nJE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nJE...
Prince - The Purple Medley (Fan Music Video)
YouTube video by VDJ Vivacity
www.youtube.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Y’all wanna hear a wild story? Charlie is right — this medley Prince made 30 years ago, blending many of his greatest hits & fan favorites into an extended mashup, is one of the most fun “only Prince could do this” things he made in the 90s. BUT: he told us he was gonna do it. In an AOL chat room…
My understanding of Jesus is one who would agree with every letter of this, but I read Tolstoy and stuff so yeah
Omg look what I just learned existed
The Ten Commandments of Socialist Sunday School
The Ten Commandments of Socialist Sunday School
November 15, 2025 at 1:55 AM
My understanding of Jesus is one who would agree with every letter of this, but I read Tolstoy and stuff so yeah
R. Francis Smith, 56, lives in a little known place in the heart of the Atlanta highway where we can get together and The Love Shack and The Whale -- two books he was reading while shimmying -- sit on his tin roof. He has him a Chrysler, like a B-52s song come to life.
h/T to @baddestmamajama.bsky.social who did this and really made me laugh:
Olivia Nuzzi bio Mad Libs
GO
Olivia Nuzzi bio Mad Libs
GO
November 15, 2025 at 1:46 AM
R. Francis Smith, 56, lives in a little known place in the heart of the Atlanta highway where we can get together and The Love Shack and The Whale -- two books he was reading while shimmying -- sit on his tin roof. He has him a Chrysler, like a B-52s song come to life.
For my generation in particular, Bill freaking Cosby
See also: Al Franken
"What if one of YOUR favorite politicians/celebrities/etc is on the list?" Did you all not notice how quickly we dropped Neil Gaiman when we found out about the things he did? Do you know how beloved that guy used to be and how loathed he is now? I think that right there should answer your question.
November 15, 2025 at 12:08 AM
For my generation in particular, Bill freaking Cosby
So hey what's up on BlueSky ton--
November 15, 2025 at 12:06 AM
So hey what's up on BlueSky ton--
Family loaded up in the minivan and went to the edge of town to try and see northern lights, but no dice. Really visible here last night, bupkis now. Stupid lights.
November 13, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Family loaded up in the minivan and went to the edge of town to try and see northern lights, but no dice. Really visible here last night, bupkis now. Stupid lights.
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Signal is pretty easy to use out of the box, but there are a variety of things that can go wrong if you don’t spend some time learning how it works. Here’s our guide to help you get started. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...
How to: Use Signal
Download location: Google Play Store, Apple App Store
System requirements: Android 5 or later, iOS 13 or later
Version used in this guide: Android: 7.38.6 iPhone: 7.5.1
License: GPLv3
Level: Beginner
Time required: 15-20 minutes
Other reading:
https://signal.org/
https://support.signal.org/
https://signal.org/blog/
Table of Contents
Download and Install Signal
Register and Verify...
ssd.eff.org
November 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Signal is pretty easy to use out of the box, but there are a variety of things that can go wrong if you don’t spend some time learning how it works. Here’s our guide to help you get started. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...
If you'd like to know what kind of nerd I am, and I can't imagine why you would, every time I encounter 週末 in my Japanese vocab drills I stop and say
a man standing on a stage with the words ladies and gentlemen written on the screen
Alt: "Ladies and gentlemen... the Weeknd", Daniel Craig, SNL, it's a meme
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
If you'd like to know what kind of nerd I am, and I can't imagine why you would, every time I encounter 週末 in my Japanese vocab drills I stop and say
Okay. So. My version of this. I'm a middle aged bald bearded sysadmin. I like anime and comics and science fiction and gaming. I own a steam deck and VR gear.
At some point I had to just say "welp, stereotypes come to be somehow" and remind myself that there are also ways I don't lean into that 1/2
At some point I had to just say "welp, stereotypes come to be somehow" and remind myself that there are also ways I don't lean into that 1/2
I was fourteen and started getting really fucking into Broadway cast albums and I remember taking maybe a day to say "Do I really want to be YET ANOTHER gay dude who loves musical theater?"
And then I decided "well, that's what I am, so fuck it" and it was the best decision I ever made
And then I decided "well, that's what I am, so fuck it" and it was the best decision I ever made
November 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Okay. So. My version of this. I'm a middle aged bald bearded sysadmin. I like anime and comics and science fiction and gaming. I own a steam deck and VR gear.
At some point I had to just say "welp, stereotypes come to be somehow" and remind myself that there are also ways I don't lean into that 1/2
At some point I had to just say "welp, stereotypes come to be somehow" and remind myself that there are also ways I don't lean into that 1/2
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
Having finished (for now) my depression bout from earlier I now appear to be in an extended anxiety attack. I have generalized anxiety disorder so this isn't exactly inexplicable but I'm still not a fan.
November 9, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Having finished (for now) my depression bout from earlier I now appear to be in an extended anxiety attack. I have generalized anxiety disorder so this isn't exactly inexplicable but I'm still not a fan.
We do not accept slopaganda. We do not use slopaganda.
November 7, 2025 at 1:52 PM
We do not accept slopaganda. We do not use slopaganda.
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Boycott Starbucks and Spotify, eat more Subway, got it I think
November 6, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Boycott Starbucks and Spotify, eat more Subway, got it I think
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Oh also - lawyers aren’t allowed to tell jurors this so i do:
“Jury nullification” is a fancy phrase that just means, “This jury decided not to convict and there’s nothing anyone can do about that.”
If we think a law is unjust or unjustly enforced, we can just not convict. We don’t need a reason.
“Jury nullification” is a fancy phrase that just means, “This jury decided not to convict and there’s nothing anyone can do about that.”
If we think a law is unjust or unjustly enforced, we can just not convict. We don’t need a reason.
Jury nullification imo
November 27, 2024 at 5:44 PM
Oh also - lawyers aren’t allowed to tell jurors this so i do:
“Jury nullification” is a fancy phrase that just means, “This jury decided not to convict and there’s nothing anyone can do about that.”
If we think a law is unjust or unjustly enforced, we can just not convict. We don’t need a reason.
“Jury nullification” is a fancy phrase that just means, “This jury decided not to convict and there’s nothing anyone can do about that.”
If we think a law is unjust or unjustly enforced, we can just not convict. We don’t need a reason.
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I'm here outside Speaker Johnson’s office because he is starving families and gutting health care to cover up the Epstein Files.
Change my mind.
Change my mind.
November 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I'm here outside Speaker Johnson’s office because he is starving families and gutting health care to cover up the Epstein Files.
Change my mind.
Change my mind.