I offered a stranger my shopping cart. I'm still recovering.

Man Who Threw Molotov Cocktail At Sam Altman’s Home Claims He Was Following ChatGPT Recipe For Risotto https://theonion.com/man-who-threw-molotov-cocktail-at-sam-altmans-home-claims-he-was-following-chatgpt-recipe-for-risotto/

Two strangers have been giving out my phone number for over a decade. I would like them to stop. ajheller.substack.com/p/the-ballad...

I'm a bitch / I'm a lover / Beowulf killed Grendel's mother

I was stuck in a room with my thoughts for an unknowable period of time. Nobody should ever let that happen. ajheller.substack.com/p/conversati...

shockingly people are capable of simultaneously, 1. Hating their government 2. Hating the people who bomb and sanction their country, making regular life impossible and murdering members of their family, even more

I turned 47. The internet had thoughts about what that meant. This is my formal complaint.

I wrote something about modern isolation, from inside my house, where I am absolutely fine. Also, there's a van with a wizard on it.

Being an American feels like getting on a school bus and then your bus driver decides to do a drive by

Honestly, the most unrealistic thing in five seasons of Stranger Things is that there's only one "Mike" or "Steve" in that friend group.

This started as a small thought about AI. It didn't stay that way.

The Christmas music situation escalated. I assume I’m not the only one who noticed.

Hey, I'm on Substack now, too. Because it's 2025 and... you kind of have to be? I'll be attempting my usual nonsense on a monthly basis (maybe more, depending on how stupid things get). open.substack.com/pub/ajheller...

Wow. Been a while. Nice to know I'm still capable of extravagant complaining. Let's do this more often. justwestofhell.blog/2025/11/29/a...

Had a lot of fun appearing on the Dreamcast Junkyard podcast, discussing homebrew games for the Dreamcast and my regular column in Retro Gamer. thedreamcastjunkyard.buzzsprout.com/42610/episod...

Podcast Ep.#218 @taylorlorenz.bsky.social is a journalist and opinion columnist who covers a wide range of the current tech and online culture offering her expertise with her independent #UserMagb +her #PowerUser #podcast The interview starts at minute 40:06: scene.world/taylorlorenz #TaylorLorenz

Just saw this posted on FB and had to share.

Canadian MP Charlie Angus: He choked. The market started to tank, and suddenly, he said, “Oh, didn’t you guys already have a plan to deal with the border back in December? I love that—I’ll take that.” This is Mr. Art of the Deal.

30+ new jobs match your location preferences and guess what they’re all fucking insane or fake or AI actually wait that’s not true sorry sometimes they’re all three

I don't love how insane everyone is becoming, it's bad actaully

periodically I look around at the state of the internet and the way it is clearly contributing to making the world worse in so many ways, and I think back to dicking around in a computer lab in the early 00s and how full of promise it all felt, and I feel sad it didn't have to be this way

This is the rallying call that I've needed to hear since November 6th. From Roxane Gay in today's New York Times www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/o...

Oh, look. Welcome? I'm on Bluesky, I guess... and I'm precariously close to that 10,000,000th position, too.