M'ris; Polkageist, Esq
@stiricide.bsky.social
@stiricide everywhere. Robot intelligence since 2002. Elections, roller derby, speculative fiction. I read like a goddamn astronaut.
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When I lived in LA 97-99 (and you may recall this @davidjroth.bsky.social), Rob Reiner led the smoking ban in bars. I couldn’t believe bars could exist without cigs. And I don’t even smoke.
He kickstarted all of it. I still go to bars. I never have to Febreez my clothes.
So, also that.
He kickstarted all of it. I still go to bars. I never have to Febreez my clothes.
So, also that.
December 15, 2025 at 4:24 AM
When I lived in LA 97-99 (and you may recall this @davidjroth.bsky.social), Rob Reiner led the smoking ban in bars. I couldn’t believe bars could exist without cigs. And I don’t even smoke.
He kickstarted all of it. I still go to bars. I never have to Febreez my clothes.
So, also that.
He kickstarted all of it. I still go to bars. I never have to Febreez my clothes.
So, also that.
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Mel Brooks having to bury Rob Reiner is against all laws of nature and I’m not ok about it
December 15, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Mel Brooks having to bury Rob Reiner is against all laws of nature and I’m not ok about it
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December 14, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Again, if someone responds to antisemitic violence in diaspora by whatabouting, you can just block them.
December 14, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Again, if someone responds to antisemitic violence in diaspora by whatabouting, you can just block them.
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A font that works for dyslexic people *really is* DEI -- it is Inclusion. Trump personally ordered all government documents to use fonts that work less well for dyslexic people, explicitly because it is DEI. A hugely costly change for no purpose other than exclusion.
December 14, 2025 at 1:50 AM
A font that works for dyslexic people *really is* DEI -- it is Inclusion. Trump personally ordered all government documents to use fonts that work less well for dyslexic people, explicitly because it is DEI. A hugely costly change for no purpose other than exclusion.
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now that megaman 12 has a release date we can finally confirm that clarissa explains it all takes place in the year 2027
December 12, 2025 at 4:41 AM
now that megaman 12 has a release date we can finally confirm that clarissa explains it all takes place in the year 2027
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Well the stats are in: congrats to Bruce Warren (@somevelvetblog.bsky.social) on topping the #XPNCountdown table with a perfect 10/10 and a whopping 8 picks in the top 25, including "Watchtower" at #1.
Mike V comes in 2nd, followed by @wendyrollins.bsky.social in 3rd then @shesmyfriend.bsky.social.
Mike V comes in 2nd, followed by @wendyrollins.bsky.social in 3rd then @shesmyfriend.bsky.social.
December 12, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Well the stats are in: congrats to Bruce Warren (@somevelvetblog.bsky.social) on topping the #XPNCountdown table with a perfect 10/10 and a whopping 8 picks in the top 25, including "Watchtower" at #1.
Mike V comes in 2nd, followed by @wendyrollins.bsky.social in 3rd then @shesmyfriend.bsky.social.
Mike V comes in 2nd, followed by @wendyrollins.bsky.social in 3rd then @shesmyfriend.bsky.social.
Tagging out for the top 5 is genuinely a drag, but alas! Ceramics class means no skeeting! Good luck, dark horses, for those not Johnny/Sinéad/Jeff spots! #xpncountdown
December 11, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Tagging out for the top 5 is genuinely a drag, but alas! Ceramics class means no skeeting! Good luck, dark horses, for those not Johnny/Sinéad/Jeff spots! #xpncountdown
I just love how many people are singing along off key and not caring right now. 😄 Mere mortals can't hit these notes! #xpncountdown
December 11, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I just love how many people are singing along off key and not caring right now. 😄 Mere mortals can't hit these notes! #xpncountdown
I limited myself to one Nirvana song (Love Buzz, no regrets), very much assumed that this would have a comfy coast to the top 50 even without me. #xpncountdown
December 11, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I limited myself to one Nirvana song (Love Buzz, no regrets), very much assumed that this would have a comfy coast to the top 50 even without me. #xpncountdown
Glad to hear Soft Cell here. I can't believe I only just saw them this summer, and now David is gone. You did good, buddy. #xpncountdown
December 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Glad to hear Soft Cell here. I can't believe I only just saw them this summer, and now David is gone. You did good, buddy. #xpncountdown
I would've done an all DEVO list if there weren't so many other things to include. As it is, it was a #11 for me and had to get cut for even weirder things. We are not men. 🫡 #xpncountdown
December 11, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I would've done an all DEVO list if there weren't so many other things to include. As it is, it was a #11 for me and had to get cut for even weirder things. We are not men. 🫡 #xpncountdown
The Janis version is just so clearly the definitive version. #xpncountdown
December 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
The Janis version is just so clearly the definitive version. #xpncountdown
@djrobertdrake.bsky.social Losties coming in hard for Hazy Shade of Winter #xpncountdown (good, let us have the whole countdown sometime.)
December 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
@djrobertdrake.bsky.social Losties coming in hard for Hazy Shade of Winter #xpncountdown (good, let us have the whole countdown sometime.)
You will simply never convince me that he's not saying douche//doesn't know what a deuce is. #xpncountdown
December 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
You will simply never convince me that he's not saying douche//doesn't know what a deuce is. #xpncountdown
The only question I have is will _all_ the top 30 songs be sad sack weepies? Given what we haven't heard yet, my guess is 90% yes. #xpncountdown
December 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The only question I have is will _all_ the top 30 songs be sad sack weepies? Given what we haven't heard yet, my guess is 90% yes. #xpncountdown
I won't be awake at 6am, but I am super excited for potentially the first and only time WXPN will ever be subjected to GWAR. At 6am. Have fun, early risers. #xpncountdown
December 11, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I won't be awake at 6am, but I am super excited for potentially the first and only time WXPN will ever be subjected to GWAR. At 6am. Have fun, early risers. #xpncountdown
There was definitely a spot on my list specifically for "weirdest cover of a Prince song" that I'm pretty sure won't place, but between Hindu Love Gods doing Raspberry Beret and Tom Jones' Kiss, I'm counting that as a bingo in intent if not actuality. #xpncountdown
December 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
There was definitely a spot on my list specifically for "weirdest cover of a Prince song" that I'm pretty sure won't place, but between Hindu Love Gods doing Raspberry Beret and Tom Jones' Kiss, I'm counting that as a bingo in intent if not actuality. #xpncountdown
[email protected] what did you DO. #xpncountdown
December 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM
[email protected] what did you DO. #xpncountdown
Couldn't be me, the most stalwart champion of ELO here in 2025. (It actually wasn't me, I was preoccupied with other things that won't place, but I support this.) #xpncountdown
December 10, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Couldn't be me, the most stalwart champion of ELO here in 2025. (It actually wasn't me, I was preoccupied with other things that won't place, but I support this.) #xpncountdown
Ok the Sid Vicious version of My Way is sufficiently weird, I'm back on board. #xpncountdown
December 10, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Ok the Sid Vicious version of My Way is sufficiently weird, I'm back on board. #xpncountdown
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Rocky Mountain Music Repair's School Secret Santa Instrument Drive has delivered more than $405,000 in musical instruments since it started in 2020.
Broomfield music repair shop's instrument drive aims to bridge gap for Colorado school band programs
Rocky Mountain Music Repair's School Secret Santa Instrument Drive has delivered more than $405,000 in musical instruments since it started in 2020.
www.9news.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Rocky Mountain Music Repair's School Secret Santa Instrument Drive has delivered more than $405,000 in musical instruments since it started in 2020.
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AI keeps unintentionally proving that the value of these things is in the labor and they have to make us think that they labored (but we know they didn’t)
December 9, 2025 at 12:02 AM
AI keeps unintentionally proving that the value of these things is in the labor and they have to make us think that they labored (but we know they didn’t)
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can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot