Phew. Fun Ottawa @ Vancouver game. #pwhl

He has cancer. :-( Surgery to remove the spleen happens today. I can only hope that it goes well and it hasn't spread.

Oddly fitting still

This is not even close to right. I mean, I do listen to Loreena McKennitt and Gunship (or, I guess, "GUNSHIP*), but I am nowhere near being a Scorpio. Though I suppose I am intense.

I'm tired of this town again.

Ugh. So tired of people who think the world will break if we had less than maximum capacity packed into it.

Almost forgot to wish everyone a happy Wolfenoot!

"We fall, we repent, we survive" is possibly the strongest quote about the human condition that I've seen in decades, and it came from a silly little horny devils-and-angels cartoon (that's not actually so silly). Yes, I thoroughly endorse Hazbin Hotel.

The 3 period structure is really ideal for a sport.

I think we've just seen the two most hilarious penalties of the current season, between "you don't get a stick" and "let's just put 6 players out".

That Zetterlund guy is pretty good. I wish the Sharks could get players like him.

@hockeyfannibal.bsky.social Even the Sportsnet color guy is saying he thought that was a major.

One of these people was contributing valuably to society. The other two belong to ICE.

They didn't call Sanderson for a boarding here?!

I have to imagine that I am the first person in history to watch Hamilton and the new Deathstalker remake back-to-back, right?

This kind of BS is why I find it important for people not to use the g-word. Anti-Roma racism has never died out in the world. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

I have to consider the possibility that a quorum, perhaps even a majority, of US citizens are too mentally abused or traumatized to be able to participate meaningfully in their own government. Don't worry, I count myself in that as well.

If this were played on loop utside every ICE compound, I wouldn't complain one bit. youtu.be/xprS7qvCB3E

OK, I have to like Reaves now. Apparently he likes Broadway, or at least Book of Mormon.

Reaves put his helmet on the ice so that Celebrini had at least one hat on the ice after his hat trick? Damn it. Don't make me like you, you ex-Golden Knight. (Too late)

Shoji Kawamori is one of the big titans of the mecha genre yeah did you know he also drafted the initial design for a little known mech called Battle Convoy?

She shouldn't have to do this. Damn you to all the hells, Putin.

Independent of the discussion there, this is a good thought experiment. My answers: 1. Don't let regressives own tech - establish a progressive path for tech 2. Reduce the wealth gap 3. Ukraine support 4. Halt or reduce Israel aid and stop the genocide 5. Reform immigration

Just read this, and the fact that my first reaction is "I don't trust federal election monitors not to interfere here" really clinches something. Pluralistic rule is about one's trust in civic values to restrain the opposition, and that's gone now. share.google/1DuUd9R1p5P8...

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

THIS SHOULD NOT BE AN EVERGREEN SKEET!

The Sharks played a pretty good 58 minutes tonight. What's that, hockey games are 60 minutes long?

You cannot steal a digital asset (unless you steal the physical media it resides on and there are no backups). People who use the term "steal" in such a context are either trying to manipulate you or have themselves been manipulated. It was true back in the Napster days, and it's true now.

This was my PA speaker. Someone said play music. And I'm like fuck yes. And for the first hour it was Bad Bunny. I'm a 55 yo straight white dude. Tonight I got to be a Latin DJ and it was the best night ever.

Another block because someone I like used the term "AI slop". *sigh*. Even if you think AI has problems, "AI slop" just signifies that you prefer to use loaded terms to manipulate others.

How did the generation which grew up with Napster become scolds about copyright?

I feel like I am incapable of being myself in the current climate. Apparently the only options in 2025 are "fascist" or "ignorant luddite".

If you’re an ICE agent (or someone familiar with their upcoming raids) who wants to talk, especially about Broadview, I am mandawritesthings at proton dot me.

I'm doing some work at my computer and, out of nowhere, my Google Home speaker decided to blare this at me: youtu.be/xMo7ugWudCA I feel so threatened right now.

I'm a former season ticket holder, so the Sharks email me with invitations to season openers with free tickets. I almost did it this year, but then I noticed that it's a WWE theme game. WWE involvement in 2025 is a bad look. Also, why no Bluesky presence when the @sjbarracuda.bsky.social do?

1. More of this. 2. It's a little on the nose that a funeral procession drove by as we watched the death of the American Constitution.

When asked what policy he would prescribe in response to AI, @rbreich.bsky.social said Universal Basic Income. That's the 3-word correct answer. It's not the only thing we need, but it's the core. It's the foundation to build on. The more people say the same, the better. Mention UBI over and over.

Ten Indigenous musicians from across Canada #Indigenous #Musicians #Artists junoawards.ca/blog/indigen...

You can tell a lot about a person by whether they think that "dick wolf" refers to: A. An unfortunate term used in a Penny Arcade strip B. The creator of one of their favorite TV series. C. Their favorite kind of art. For the record, I am A (but I bet you all thought I was C, huh).

Something I am wrestling with is I've never been pursued by someone who wants me. This is true both romantically and professionally - I've always been the one having to chase down something or someone. It's tiring, and it's responsible for why I'm so broken.

@psychopete.bsky.social has started a list to help people out. substack.com/inbox/post/1... If you're in a blocked market, please consider watching for a little bit, noting down who's advertising, and submitting their info here. Let's see if we can get the regressives to divest from our local media!

None can love freedom heartily, but good men: the rest love not freedom, but license: which never hath more scope, or more indulgence than under tyrants. -Milton, The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates (1649)