Elster
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“There is no difference between passive resistance and passive collaboration — it's the same thing.” W. G. Sebald
love when people write a correction in a book with pen and it’s wrong
December 12, 2025 at 5:24 AM
love when people write a correction in a book with pen and it’s wrong
the squeakcross character editor has so many options
December 11, 2025 at 4:11 AM
the squeakcross character editor has so many options
this cat really does not want her eyedrops
December 11, 2025 at 4:04 AM
this cat really does not want her eyedrops
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anyway I got a nice clean hardback of Not Even Wrong for $10. the vault welcomes its newest addition
December 11, 2025 at 1:51 AM
anyway I got a nice clean hardback of Not Even Wrong for $10. the vault welcomes its newest addition
found this in a used book. what is it? they read like cryptic crossword clues, but why have 21 of them on a card?
December 11, 2025 at 1:46 AM
found this in a used book. what is it? they read like cryptic crossword clues, but why have 21 of them on a card?
ordered a super-cheap optical drive because I think the one in my ancient x300 is slowly dying, and I have CDs to rip
December 11, 2025 at 1:22 AM
ordered a super-cheap optical drive because I think the one in my ancient x300 is slowly dying, and I have CDs to rip
fair dues to John Gruber for obtaining the Rubio memo (link in 3rd paragraph) daringfireball.net/2025/12/full...
The Full Text of Marco Rubio’s Directive on State Department Typography, Re-Establishing Times New Roman
Good on Rubio for rescinding a bad decision, and even better for doing so with a fair and informative explanation.
daringfireball.net
December 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM
fair dues to John Gruber for obtaining the Rubio memo (link in 3rd paragraph) daringfireball.net/2025/12/full...
in times of peace, I am a descriptivist. however, in times of war . . .
December 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
in times of peace, I am a descriptivist. however, in times of war . . .
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Fonts are in the news, so I'm going to take the opportunity to port over an old thread: what was typography like in the Soviet Union?
Spoiler: they did not just have 1 font everyone had to use. As a matter of fact, there were 39.
One of them, you can see here, used to great effect for "Chernobyl."
Spoiler: they did not just have 1 font everyone had to use. As a matter of fact, there were 39.
One of them, you can see here, used to great effect for "Chernobyl."
December 10, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Fonts are in the news, so I'm going to take the opportunity to port over an old thread: what was typography like in the Soviet Union?
Spoiler: they did not just have 1 font everyone had to use. As a matter of fact, there were 39.
One of them, you can see here, used to great effect for "Chernobyl."
Spoiler: they did not just have 1 font everyone had to use. As a matter of fact, there were 39.
One of them, you can see here, used to great effect for "Chernobyl."
always disappointed when a discussion of Kubrick’s The Shining doesn’t address the almost 30 minutes shorter European cut, which I think might be fading away thanks to streaming globalization. glad I have it on Blu-Ray
December 10, 2025 at 9:54 PM
always disappointed when a discussion of Kubrick’s The Shining doesn’t address the almost 30 minutes shorter European cut, which I think might be fading away thanks to streaming globalization. glad I have it on Blu-Ray
is Peggy 18 the sequel to Mickey 17
December 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
is Peggy 18 the sequel to Mickey 17
my replica fallout 76 nuclear keycard is #349. of 5,000. they might have overshot slightly
December 10, 2025 at 2:25 AM
my replica fallout 76 nuclear keycard is #349. of 5,000. they might have overshot slightly
I’m very glad to have a minimal digital footprint and an unremarkable name to boot
December 10, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I’m very glad to have a minimal digital footprint and an unremarkable name to boot
murder isle
December 10, 2025 at 1:35 AM
murder isle
the caddy/tailscale automatic https provisioning is pretty sweet
December 9, 2025 at 3:48 AM
the caddy/tailscale automatic https provisioning is pretty sweet
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Intercepts, by Pye Corner Audio & Not Waving
8 track album
pyecorneraudionotwaving.bandcamp.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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bye bitch www.skysports.com/f1/news/1243...
Helmut Marko: Red Bull advisor to leave ahead of 2026 Formula 1 season after 20 years with company
Helmut Marko will leave Red Bull after 20 years advising their Formula 1 teams; Marko has been an ally of four-time world champion Max Verstappen, who previously said the Austrian was like a second fa...
www.skysports.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:47 AM
bye bitch www.skysports.com/f1/news/1243...
Spring Heel Jack in the Box
burger king crimson
Dairy Queens of the Stone Age
December 9, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Spring Heel Jack in the Box
Taco Belle & Sebastian
burger king crimson
Dairy Queens of the Stone Age
December 9, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Taco Belle & Sebastian
Iggy Popeye’s
burger king crimson
Dairy Queens of the Stone Age
December 9, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Iggy Popeye’s
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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