time for my periodic posting of one of the best webcomics of all time (by @dinoillus.bsky.social)

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) is suing the state of Tennessee on behalf of Monica Meeks, who was fired from her job at the state's commerce department after comments critical of Charlie Kirk made from her personal Facebook account shortly after he was killed. /1

Apple why would you make it so hard to read the time?

A big problem with writing code with AI is that it pushes you to write old-fashioned code bc that's what there's most of in the training data. I'm like shouting at it 'DIDN'T YOU READ _CLEAN CODE_? C'MON'

me in the sprint retro

The man who has done everything he could to ensure antisemitism will thrive for the next several hundred years has an opinion.

"Retore spice production, or you will live out your life as a chestnut roasting over an open fire." s/o @theotherjustin.bsky.social for the inspo #dune #memes #sietchposting #dunesky #christmas

Microsoft we need to talk about your automated clip art selections

You know who else was fixated on typefaces? You got it

The reason tamales are traditionally served around Christmas hereabouts in Texas is because that's when it's cold enough to butcher hogs. Before refrigeration, you wanted cold weather to butcher hogs for food-safety reasons: cold temperatures slowed bacterial growth and kept meat from spoiling.

Went to the hospital to visit my dad. They have a weird little parking garage with super tight turns and steep little ramps. I found myself behind a late-model Mercedes GLE AMG as we went up and up looking for a parking space.

Teddy says hi

AI is still very bad at solving even slightly esoteric tech support questions. It will confidently give you instruction after instruction none of which work, and when you tell it what happened, reply with 'You're so close! Just do this instead' and proceed to give you another (command) line of BS.

check out this delightful use of an old gas station building

Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (either War or Trek), LOTR, or Marvel.

The self-deportation rhetoric of Kirsti Noem's tv ads makes no sense on top of montages of mugshots of burly guys with prison tattoos. The voiceover is addressing immigrants, but the content is propaganda for the base.

I feel like this guy, and Elon, and the rest of the people complaining about how bad empathy is are making a simple mistake. Post hoc ergo propter hoc. "I'm a happy rich asshole, therefore everyone needs to be more of an asshole, because it leads to wealth and happiness." Hard pass.

No need to submit the accusations to any sort of impartial fact-finder or accord the groups due process in general: "Texas Governor Strips Two Muslim Groups of the Right to Buy Land in the State by Calling Them Terrorists" [@jdtuccille.bsky.social]

hells yeah

Here's a free tip about using AI. They're all currently extremely bad at saying "I don't know much about that." If you ask it a technical question and it gives you instructions that seem too general, it's a sign that it doesn't have enough training data on this subject.

As in much of the country, winter has solidly arrived in Houston, bringing what is known to the rest of the nation as "light jacket weather"

Thanksgiving

picking topics for my meditation practice for the next few days

it's so great that @roodypatooti.bsky.social and @kennylogins.bsky.social have found each other bc now they can coordinate their time off so bsky always has coverage

It's a good thing my 92 year old mother uses a walker bc sometimes she's drunk af when I get here

lol did the news just say "coming to you live from the Houston Methodist Training Center" Do they need training? I thought as soon as they heard salvation was available to anyone they were ready.

Trans Am

I'm not a vegan but this picture is going to stay with me somehow.

(The throat specialist) Dr. Mayer-Hermann (in his Berlin examination room), by Otto Dix, 1926.

wow I hadn't heard until today that Nvidia is the new Enron

Apropos of nothing, here, in no particular order, are some things I do in exchange for money in the vicinity of Portland, Oregon: Replace appliances and fixtures like faucets, dishwashers, microwaves, and garbage disposals Repair/replace windows and doors Repair rotten stuff Baseboards etc /

Who knew the major benefit of AI would turn out to be a new way to use lobbyists to solve software QA problems.

I have passed through the veil, finding myself in an altered world. Colors are brighter, and I feel the spark of fresh spiritual energy as I look around to evaluate my unfolding new life. By which I mean I'm done with my shower.

My dude. We rented 12,000 sqft for this event. Maybe you could find a place to stand other than the entry door?

Cover illustration for ‘La noche de los mundos’, by @inesgaliano.bsky.social and Loredana Volpe, published by Ediciones Mutis. Art direction by Loredana Volpe. Yep, all those lil drawings in the frame have a meaning in the story! Had lots of fun with them.

I remember when the Hunger Games movie first came out. I thought all the fussing about how things would play on TV was bizarre and totally unrealistic.

i believe people when they say linux has gotten better in the last few years. what i'm skeptical of is that linux Guys have improved. i will not use an OS where i'm at high risk of someone calling me stupid for not liking some aspect of the experience. i must be allowed to hate the computer

As a long-time conspiracy follower, this is something to be aware of.

The good news is no matter what deranged opinion you're hoping to find, the Internet can certainly provide it.

The Backs of Houses, Harley Street, London, 1925, by Algernon Cecil Newton.

wow remember when the CIA World Factbook used to have interesting information

Here's the endpaper illustration I painted for @adriennebooks.bsky.social 's 'Fallen City' ☀️

Here's your Wikipedia-page-that-appeals-to-me-on-some-inexplicable-level for this week. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonconf...

I have quit a fair few jobs in my life. Every time I change jobs people ask something like "Are you excited for your new job?" No, man. I quit because I was just flat miserable. I am tired and flummoxed and sad. I guess I would admit to being hopeful, but excited? No.

Though it is pretty funny to imagine a bunch of Japanese businessmen in their underground supervillain lair being like “in the late 2010s/early 2020s, our analysts predict that an apocalypse uniquely suited to making people want to play Animal Crossing in bed will occur. We need to be ready.”

here's a 13GB .zip with all 33,572 images from the Epstein doc dump, converted to pdf and OCR'd drive.google.com/file/d/15UfF...

Legend.