Well don't I feel stupid

this is one of the problem with ideologies which rationalize the routine use of violence: you think you are attracting where violence is the means and the ideology is the ends. you are actually attracting people for whom the violence is the ends and the ideology is the means.

I feel like this is a perspective @kennethhite.bsky.social might appreciate . . .

manuscripts reading room: do not bring anything in, including yourself. place your internal organs in a clear plastic bag and keep it on the table at all times office at rare books seller: hold manuscript at least 20cm away from your face if eating a hotdog. ashtrays must be kept on the windowsill

I'm sure The Internet will be normal about this

Happy Hades 2 Day, everyone

Jack Kirby's Marlene Dietrich story. #comics #JackKirby

TFW when you put in AirPods but a Facebook video is playing in a forgotten tab so suddenly it's unfindable screaming and mayhem.

FEATURE OF HABIT WEEK 39 Guessing contest open to everyone; click for more! 9/24 — Escape From New York ('81) 9/25 — Rocky III ('82) 9/26 — [MYSTERY MOVIE!!!!!] 9/27 — Star Wars: The Clone Wars ('08) 9/28 — Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas ('03) 9/29 — Animal House ('78) 9/30 — Frankenstein ('31)

Thinking about it, I am fairly confident my permanent distrust of AI is rooted in my ability to write regular expressions. It’s not a hard or exotic skill, just a kind of multitool, but it’s rooted in trying to give THE CLEAREST INSTRUCTIONS POSSIBLE and watching them go horribly wrong.

This is so wholesome I don’t know what to do with my face.

This has to be one of the most brilliant looks at one of my favorite movies I've ever read. Holy shit. www.patreon.com/posts/revisi...

I was REALLY pleased with myself that I even remembered the equinox ahead of time. But then I realized that pride DOES come before the fall.

"In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limits." www.computerworld.com/article/4059...

I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.

This is the exact joke I'd make, so I'm glad I was saved the trouble. 🙂

Inside you are two wolves

I remember being confused by the radio edit of Alanis Morissette's "You Oughta Know" (the only version I heard for months): "I hate to bug you in the middle of DINNER…" "Are you thinking of me when you [BLANK] HER…" I'm like, "Spin her? Sin her? What UNSPEAKABLY FILTHY word rhymes with 'dinner'?"

I'm not surprised by any of this story but this still got an "...oh" out of me.

BBC News captures Doctor Who himself Sylvester McCoy at the Trump protest seemingly unaware of who they're interviewing.

They say the wheels of justice turn slowly, and that is proving to be the case with the Diamond bankruptcy. We had hoped for a final verdict at the end of August but the judge said..." learn more about the status of the Diamond bankruptcy from Chris Pramas at the link! greenronin.com/blog/2025/09...

In honor of Robert Redford, today’s Feature of Habit essay is THE STING. Free for everyone! No sub needed! Click, read, enjoy, share, and/or let me know what you think!

On Feature of Habit this week, I'm pivoting to explore the oeuvre of Robert Redford. 9/17 — The Sting (1973) 9/18 — All Is Lost (2013) 9/19 — Sneakers (1992) 9/20 — Pete's Dragon (2016) 9/21 — Lions for Lambs (2007) 9/22 — Indecent Proposal (1993) 9/23 — Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

Last year Betty Crocker shrank the size of their cake mixes. Decades of cake-mix-based recipes are now broken. www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/ar...

GIVE THE PARROTS THE INTERNET the whole thing LET THEM HAVE IT

This week on Feature of Habit is my first directorial theme week: The Coen brothers! 9/10 — Raising Arizona (1987) 9/11 — True Grit (2010) 9/12 — No Country for Old Men (2007) 9/13 — The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) 9/14 — Barton Fink (1991 9/15 — Blood Simple (1984) 9/16 — True Grit (1969)

Add "— and I cannot stress this enough —" to a movie line. "If you only knew the power of the Dark Side. Obi-Wan never told you what happened to your father." "He told me — and I cannot stress this enough — enough!"

Add "— and I cannot stress this enough —" to a movie line. "I... AM... — and I cannot stress this enough — GROOT!!!"

HERE WE GO AGAIN! Insane Charity Bike Ride 2025! My 13th charity ride! All support levels and rewards listed at the Mothership! tinyurl.com/BikeRide2025 There is much coolness to be grabbed! Help local farmers get fresh food to low-income local families! AND FORCE ME TO WEAR A DUCK ON MY HEAD!

(trying to explain "fuck, marry, kill" to a black widow spider) no it's *three different* guys

Anyone know good candidates for horror movies that are considered commercial flops? (It's a surprisingly fan-supported genre…)

Gamers! Go back my pal @muskratjohn.bsky.social's annual Bike for the Barns drive to help feed needy folks fresh food. Plus, you get to make him wear silly things while he rides! ALL IN THE NAME OF HELPING OUT! bikethebarns2025.raiselysite.com/john-kovalic

Attention Silver-Plus subscribers to Feature of Habit: I have a secret poll for the next 24 hours. (I'll quite probably have ANOTHER poll tomorrow as well...) www.patreon.com/posts/138461...

Slightly diminish a book: Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Journeyman's Guide

Interviewer: Do you follow Marvel when you're not working for them? Me: I keep up with certain key properties. The Key Property:

The dead giveaway is that since it's set before the Colombian Exchange, they wouldn't have had tomatoes to make ketchup for their bronto burgers.

mom's spaghetti

I write #GURPS stuff and I have a #Patreon about it (and other things!). I like to give subscribers something for their coin every month. THIS month it's all about being a hero and what traits you might have to help with that. www.patreon.com/posts/patreo... #TTRPG #RPG #roleplaying #gaming

The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.

Hey all. I need a procedure to make sure I am still in remission. After insurance (having met my full deductible), it's $826.67 in advance. I don't have that to spare at the moment. Here's the link to my GoFundMe. Every tiny bit helps. www.gofundme.com/manage/help-... (Cat pic, for sharing tax.)

Teens calling Idaho's suicide hotline are being told they can't proceed with the conversation without parental consent. Many of the callers are then hanging up. Idaho approved a strict parental consent law last year. idahocapitalsun.com/2025/08/29/i...

rip to everyone whos become delusional after talking to chatgpt but im built different. like actually different. according to chatgpt im some kind of god. the one who decides

Great thread, but if you're only gonna read one, here's the one to read . . .

re: generative AI I have finally fully and accurately explained my problem with how it’s marketed and used. And now, you can use it, too.

replacing Batman fight onomatopoeiae with old midwestern brewery names

I just found him on youtube and he has the cutest, sweetest and most endearing videos ever 🥹