Von Neely
@vonneely.bsky.social
I talk about different things to avoid becoming boring. I'm an old guy who loves new stuff. Science & technology intrigue me.
Imagine an America where laws applied to rich people.
January 31, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Imagine an America where laws applied to rich people.
Over the years I have blocked so many clickbait channels on YouTube that it no longer has any idea what to recommend... because everything is clickbait now, I guess.
January 31, 2026 at 6:08 AM
Over the years I have blocked so many clickbait channels on YouTube that it no longer has any idea what to recommend... because everything is clickbait now, I guess.
Bragging that you're voting to not increase ICE funding is like bragging that you're not throwing gasoline onto a person who's on fire.
There are two possibilities for midterm elections:
1) Republicans win and Democratic leaders do nothing.
2) Democrats win and Democratic leaders do nothing.
There are two possibilities for midterm elections:
1) Republicans win and Democratic leaders do nothing.
2) Democrats win and Democratic leaders do nothing.
January 30, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Bragging that you're voting to not increase ICE funding is like bragging that you're not throwing gasoline onto a person who's on fire.
There are two possibilities for midterm elections:
1) Republicans win and Democratic leaders do nothing.
2) Democrats win and Democratic leaders do nothing.
There are two possibilities for midterm elections:
1) Republicans win and Democratic leaders do nothing.
2) Democrats win and Democratic leaders do nothing.
In the 1880s, Americans went to war with white nationalists. When it was over, our leaders said to forgive.
In the 1940s, Americans went to war with white nationalists. When it was over, our leaders said to forgive.
In the 2020s, Americans are at war white nationalists and we are done forgiving.
In the 1940s, Americans went to war with white nationalists. When it was over, our leaders said to forgive.
In the 2020s, Americans are at war white nationalists and we are done forgiving.
January 30, 2026 at 2:01 AM
In the 1880s, Americans went to war with white nationalists. When it was over, our leaders said to forgive.
In the 1940s, Americans went to war with white nationalists. When it was over, our leaders said to forgive.
In the 2020s, Americans are at war white nationalists and we are done forgiving.
In the 1940s, Americans went to war with white nationalists. When it was over, our leaders said to forgive.
In the 2020s, Americans are at war white nationalists and we are done forgiving.
One thing that made Andor such a great show is that it was only two seasons in length.
They had a story and a plan and they stuck to it.
Far too many good series turn to shit by overstaying their welcome. They run out of ideas yet keep churning along because money. It's a terrible way to go.
They had a story and a plan and they stuck to it.
Far too many good series turn to shit by overstaying their welcome. They run out of ideas yet keep churning along because money. It's a terrible way to go.
January 29, 2026 at 2:19 AM
One thing that made Andor such a great show is that it was only two seasons in length.
They had a story and a plan and they stuck to it.
Far too many good series turn to shit by overstaying their welcome. They run out of ideas yet keep churning along because money. It's a terrible way to go.
They had a story and a plan and they stuck to it.
Far too many good series turn to shit by overstaying their welcome. They run out of ideas yet keep churning along because money. It's a terrible way to go.
Any nation still willing to lend money to the US is clearly suffering from sunk cost fallacy.
January 28, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Any nation still willing to lend money to the US is clearly suffering from sunk cost fallacy.
Kiska is the name of an island. Back in WW2, the Allies invaded the island. Over 100 men died during this attack despite the island being unoccupied. The Japanese had abandoned the place long before the Americans even arrived.
January 28, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Kiska is the name of an island. Back in WW2, the Allies invaded the island. Over 100 men died during this attack despite the island being unoccupied. The Japanese had abandoned the place long before the Americans even arrived.
I wonder how much of ICE funding is going directly to various white supremacist groups to stockpile weapons?
After all, Reichmarshal Miller isn't going to trust enforcement of martial law entirely to the military just yet. He needs his true loyalists front & center.
After all, Reichmarshal Miller isn't going to trust enforcement of martial law entirely to the military just yet. He needs his true loyalists front & center.
January 27, 2026 at 11:54 PM
I wonder how much of ICE funding is going directly to various white supremacist groups to stockpile weapons?
After all, Reichmarshal Miller isn't going to trust enforcement of martial law entirely to the military just yet. He needs his true loyalists front & center.
After all, Reichmarshal Miller isn't going to trust enforcement of martial law entirely to the military just yet. He needs his true loyalists front & center.
#AI
The real AI revolution will be when people realize that it has become cheaper and easier to just run this stuff themselves on their own upgraded home/office PCs than to pay for increasingly enshittified cloud services with ever increasing restrictions attached to them.
The real AI revolution will be when people realize that it has become cheaper and easier to just run this stuff themselves on their own upgraded home/office PCs than to pay for increasingly enshittified cloud services with ever increasing restrictions attached to them.
January 27, 2026 at 10:37 PM
#AI
The real AI revolution will be when people realize that it has become cheaper and easier to just run this stuff themselves on their own upgraded home/office PCs than to pay for increasingly enshittified cloud services with ever increasing restrictions attached to them.
The real AI revolution will be when people realize that it has become cheaper and easier to just run this stuff themselves on their own upgraded home/office PCs than to pay for increasingly enshittified cloud services with ever increasing restrictions attached to them.
Five minutes browsing indie games is proof that the vast majority of slop is still human generated.
January 27, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Five minutes browsing indie games is proof that the vast majority of slop is still human generated.
I have to admit that I didn't even consider that the whole "Democrats are coming for your guns" mantra was yet another example of Republican projection.
Turns out it's conservatives who really want to abolish the 2nd Amendment.
Funny how that works.
Turns out it's conservatives who really want to abolish the 2nd Amendment.
Funny how that works.
January 27, 2026 at 2:20 AM
I have to admit that I didn't even consider that the whole "Democrats are coming for your guns" mantra was yet another example of Republican projection.
Turns out it's conservatives who really want to abolish the 2nd Amendment.
Funny how that works.
Turns out it's conservatives who really want to abolish the 2nd Amendment.
Funny how that works.
Musk added three new customization options to his AI Girlfriend App -> Black Eye, Bruised Lip and Crying.
They're $5 each or free if you enter your badge number.
They're $5 each or free if you enter your badge number.
January 27, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Musk added three new customization options to his AI Girlfriend App -> Black Eye, Bruised Lip and Crying.
They're $5 each or free if you enter your badge number.
They're $5 each or free if you enter your badge number.
Dear Tim Waltz,
Nothing is stopping you from building a commemorative statue of Good & Pretti holding up the flag whilst Bovino boils in hell beneath them.
Nothing is stopping you from building a commemorative statue of Good & Pretti holding up the flag whilst Bovino boils in hell beneath them.
January 26, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Dear Tim Waltz,
Nothing is stopping you from building a commemorative statue of Good & Pretti holding up the flag whilst Bovino boils in hell beneath them.
Nothing is stopping you from building a commemorative statue of Good & Pretti holding up the flag whilst Bovino boils in hell beneath them.
In WW2, the HMS Hood was completely destroyed by a single unlucky magazine hit that blew up the entire ship.
It was named after Captain Hood of the HMS Invincible, which in WW1 was destroyed by a single unlucky magazine hit that blew up the entire ship.
It was named after Captain Hood of the HMS Invincible, which in WW1 was destroyed by a single unlucky magazine hit that blew up the entire ship.
January 25, 2026 at 7:35 PM
In WW2, the HMS Hood was completely destroyed by a single unlucky magazine hit that blew up the entire ship.
It was named after Captain Hood of the HMS Invincible, which in WW1 was destroyed by a single unlucky magazine hit that blew up the entire ship.
It was named after Captain Hood of the HMS Invincible, which in WW1 was destroyed by a single unlucky magazine hit that blew up the entire ship.
"The Senate can stop their funding!"
You know he's got over $500m stashed in his private account in Qatar alone, right?
You know he's got over $500m stashed in his private account in Qatar alone, right?
January 25, 2026 at 6:35 AM
"The Senate can stop their funding!"
You know he's got over $500m stashed in his private account in Qatar alone, right?
You know he's got over $500m stashed in his private account in Qatar alone, right?
Trump firing every general who refused to put loyalty to him above the Constitution was a surprisingly prescient move.
Also, anyone who thinks the military still gives a shit about the Constitution needs to catch up.
Also, anyone who thinks the military still gives a shit about the Constitution needs to catch up.
January 25, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Trump firing every general who refused to put loyalty to him above the Constitution was a surprisingly prescient move.
Also, anyone who thinks the military still gives a shit about the Constitution needs to catch up.
Also, anyone who thinks the military still gives a shit about the Constitution needs to catch up.
I didn't watch the video because they're all the same: A tiny group of Neo-Nazis target one person and execute them in public while a crowd that is twenty times their number stands around filming with their phones and not lifting a single finger to help or intervene.
Same as tomorrow.
Same as tomorrow.
January 24, 2026 at 10:23 PM
I didn't watch the video because they're all the same: A tiny group of Neo-Nazis target one person and execute them in public while a crowd that is twenty times their number stands around filming with their phones and not lifting a single finger to help or intervene.
Same as tomorrow.
Same as tomorrow.
#movies
If Ripley didn't hit both elevator buttons during the escape, the final battle scene and every sequel after it never would have happened.
If Ripley didn't hit both elevator buttons during the escape, the final battle scene and every sequel after it never would have happened.
January 24, 2026 at 5:25 AM
#movies
If Ripley didn't hit both elevator buttons during the escape, the final battle scene and every sequel after it never would have happened.
If Ripley didn't hit both elevator buttons during the escape, the final battle scene and every sequel after it never would have happened.
#AI
I want an AI powered filter for YouTube that uses word recognition to filter out clickbait titles and image recognition to filter out anything where the thumbnail is someone making a goofy shocked face.
I want an AI powered filter for YouTube that uses word recognition to filter out clickbait titles and image recognition to filter out anything where the thumbnail is someone making a goofy shocked face.
January 24, 2026 at 2:34 AM
#AI
I want an AI powered filter for YouTube that uses word recognition to filter out clickbait titles and image recognition to filter out anything where the thumbnail is someone making a goofy shocked face.
I want an AI powered filter for YouTube that uses word recognition to filter out clickbait titles and image recognition to filter out anything where the thumbnail is someone making a goofy shocked face.