Oof. Big oof.

I like when Musicians use AI art for their albums. It makes it so much easier for me to know who to ignore. If you can't be assed to get real art for your cover, why would I expect you would bother to put real music inside it?

Paramount Plus is getting too cocky. No, I'm not interested in whatever random bullshit you're premiering. I am here for one thing, and it's called Star Trek. Stay in your lane.

"Friends" is a beloved American sitcom that aired from 1994 to 2004, following six young adults—Rachel, Ross, Monica, Chandler, Joey, and Phoebe—living in New York City. The show explores their friendships, romances, careers, and personal growth over ten seasons.

5 Authors by whom I've read at least 5 books. Day 6: The Horrors Edition: Steven King H.P.Lovecraft Harlin Ellison Richard Matheson Ray Bradbury

So. I'm re-reading "Player of Games" by Ian M. Banks. In the 10-15 years since I read it last, I've learned a whole lot. Economic theory, Social theory, history. I'm a more well rounded person. I thought the book slapped back then, holy crabapples does it hit hard now. More thoughts to follow.

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5 Authors by whom I've read at least 5 books. Day 4: Kids series from when I was a kid edition K.A. Applegate - Animorphs R.L. Stein - Goosebumps Gertrude Chandler Warren - the Boxcar Children Suzanne Wynne - Bakers Dozen Franklin W. Dixon - The Hardy Boys

5 Authors by whom I've read at least 5 books. Day 3: Military sci-fi edition David Drake - Hammer's Slammers David Weber - Honorverse Dan Abnett - Gaunt's Ghosts Fred Saberhagan - Beserker William H. Keith - Bolos, and also Battletech

It's not the lesson you're looking for but I'd argue the real lesson here is 'stop engaging with Twitter guys'. :)

Quote tweet w/10 anime to get to know you. -Ranma 1/2 (80's or remake it's all good) - Metal Skin Panic: Madox 01 - G Gundam - Yu Yu Hakusho - JoJo' Bizarre adventure - Slayers - My Deer Friend Nokotan - Porco Rosso - Dungeon Meshi - Monkey Magic

5 Authors by whom I've read at least 5 books. Day 2: sci-fi that makes me laugh eddition Douglas Adams - Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy Sandy Mitchel - Ciaphas Cain: Hero of the Imperium Harry Harrison - The Stainless Steel Rat John Scalzi - Assorted Steven Campbell - Hard Luck Hank

Well, the Americans seem to winning every hockey game except the one against the Rockets I went to on Friday. Is it selfish that I care less about Olympic gold than my hometown team? Seriously though. Major props to both U.S. Olympic hockey teams, and congrats to Canada on all that silver.

I switched my ISP yesterday. From a big national cable company to a local fiber one. Happy as a clam. Once again, smaller local services are superior.

Despite the word "strategy" invoking sights of spreadsheets, RTS games are in fact parkour

A Star Trek show with with men wearing dress, an atypical Klingon in Starfleet, a person with a disability visible and atypical women in positions they typically haven’t had in Trek before?!?!? How dare they?!? How woke! The Next Generation is wildly woke.

I suppose this isn't exactly the best place to ask, but is anyone aware of any tools that can be used to migrate Stuff from a discord server to Stoat? Or just any other suggestions for a discord alternative that isn't...ya know... evil.

mom they’re roasting the US economy on mastodon again

Happy Valentine's Day

I have a friend who said, of Starfleet Academy, that this took them out of it - that seeing a person in a wheelchair in the 32nd century seemed unrealistic, since medicine in Star Trek "should be able to cure whatever was wrong with them." That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.

Damn. Reading the 1955 novelization of Godzilla and it's great. Expecting kiddy pulp but Kayama Sensei is spitting sh*t like: "During the day, it's possible to forget all sorts of things because of work, but when nighttime comes and wraps all distraction in darkness, forgetting isn't so easy."

Read the latest Nortverse arc. Made me think. I always think it's weird when people don't know how to or are anxious about careing for babies or young children. I was taught that as a child, as a tradition of a long line of big families, and always assumed that it was a skill everyone was taught.

I find myself in the tough position of really wanting to like Starfleet Academy, but just not being able to get through an episode without wanting to pound my head against a wall. It's obvious some of the folks making it love Trek, but some of the writers also seem to have never actually seen any.

Listen. Come closer. Closer. Listen. Some of you are nerds.

Gritty versus some kind of terrorist. Yes. Some kind of terrorist.

Transphobia is a cancer of the heart and mind. It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty. Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face. Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.

only pedophiles invest in #$TSLA

ABRAHAM LINCOLN: when you say it holds thirty liters, surely you don't fill it with water? CARL MARX: was ist das 'nylon shell'? LUIGI MANGIONE: that snaps over the top, see how it fits a 16" laptop? ME: please put the peak design bag away this isn't what i wanted to discuss

One of the shitty things about the racist and anti-lgbtq extremist direction of this administration (and all those like them) is people and corporations quit celebrating, or even supporting, marginalized people to avoid 'trouble.' Fuck trouble. Fuck bigots. Raise your voice.

My latest cartoon for @theguardian.com books.

When a disabled person expresses concerns over assisted dying legislation, please listen to them. Don’t speak over them. Don’t assume they want to deny you the right to die. We’re fighting for our right to live. We’re fighting fascism & eugenics. Assisted Dying policies will always target us.

Just performed one of my favorite post-Christmas rituals. Sat down with nice cup of coffee and broke in the spines on all the new books I got. It's such a nice sensory experience. And I get a nice little shot of dopamine for each smoothly opening and flipping book.

Bad news: My biscuits are thoroughly mid. Gonna need to practice those. Good news: If the sausage gravy is good enough, then the biscuit quality becomes a 2ndary factor.

I just made two storage spaces in my bedroom. For the first, I bought a stud finder and $140 worth of brackets, boards, and and put in a floor to ceiling set of floating shelves. For the 2nd I zip-tied some milk crates together. I'm... Very confused on if I'm a proper adult or not.

So... the coffee in the coffee maker this morning was Deathwish™ brand coffee this morning and I didn't know that until after I finished the double-sized mug I poured for myself. I'm practically vibrating.

Spread the love and acceptance #pridemonth

that’s right

Still working on the coloring, but pleasantly surprised by how it’s turned out so far.

Popeye gets it.

Americas starter Pokémon

Normally, wouldn't crow about other folk's bad luck. But watching Hasbro's own greed absolutely frak them over via a vis the spiderman set digital rights thing is giving me life.

The plagiarism machine is stealing jobs and boiling the oceans but at least it can tell me how much glue to put in my pizza

At R.I.C.E. at the moment. Holy crabapples! This is amazing! So many awesome artists! I wish I had more money on me.

We have some kitchen experimentation going on. Used potatoes and white rice to make some delicious little fried bites. Crispy, soft and creamy all at the same time. A hybrid between croquettes and arancini. I shall call them: Crocini!

nothing will ever be quite as funny to me as Cybertruck owners saying "what ever happened to basic compassion and decency, I thought we lived in a society"

Sitting in a store, looking for a single easily available component to make a gift we received work, and yet we have sat here for almost an hour with them telling us they'll get to us shortly, and the alarm is going off, AAAHHHH!!!!

If you take it literally, “Last Christmas” by Wham! is a song about organ donation from the POV of a ghost.

I don't ask for much in life. Some days, all I really need is an egg on a cheeseburger.