I've been a bit obsessed with the big swings Pepperidge Farm has taken with their cookie offerings the last few years. There's been some hits and misses (Chai Tea Latte, you were perfectly executed, but no one ever asked for you in a cookie. Lemon Milano, I need you in my life forever). HUGE hit:

Sure, the world is burning, the economy is in the tank, and the fascists are winning, but it's important to leave time to be depressed about other things, too. Like how a 100 calorie bagel is only about the size of a large coin.

I made lasagna.

I grew up in upstate NY and I think NYC pizza is pretty mid compared to styles in other states & even compared to other areas in NY (Endicott sheet pizza FTW!). I've lived over half my life in NC and I will only settle for Duke's if it's an emergency and Kewpie and Hellmann's are both unavailable.

Not my house, but I know my way around. www.youtube.com/watch?v=c35r...

The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover & Grogu

Quite a flex, booking artists who were popular during Revolutionary War times for this year’s 250th Anniversary celebration.

Repost with the Russian agent who spies on your posts

1. I Feel Fine 2. Nowhere Man 3. Eleanor Rigby 4. A Day In The Life 5. While My Guitar Gently Weeps 6. Helter Skelter 7. Hey Bulldog 8. Something 9. Because 10. I Want You (She's So Heavy)

Slightly diminish a book: 1983

Excited to see how Cleveland manages to blow this 35 point lead!

First heirloom tomato sandwich of the season.

If you see a big bald guy walking around the World Oddities Expo in Raleigh today with a t-shirt that looks like this, feel free to say "hi". I'm not saying that'll be me, but that guy is probably pretty cool. #MST3K

Give me your favourite Non-Trek performance from a Star Trek actor. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuQb...

Not even 9 AM and already ignoring my first Hey-Hanger of the day.

NYT Connections isn't a game. It's a random association "gotcha" exercise. It's the logical equivalent of playing 20 Questions with someone who insists all questions must be subjective in nature. Is it delicious? Does it make you sad? Would your dog eat it? WHY CAN'T I QUIT YOU?!

I have it on good authority that Belinda Carlisle hasn't brushed her teeth since 1987.

Knowledge Fight was and remains one of the all-time great podcasts. It is the rarest kind of thing: a show that entertains while having a real-life impact. Dan and Jordan helped defang and neuter elements of a powerful propaganda network. Excited to see what both do next.

Sometimes the universe speaks to you ambiguously through nature or kind acts of others. And sometimes the universe speaks to you unambiguously through your lower GI and says things like, "I couldn't help but notice that after a few months of drinking tea, you've had coffee four days in a row now."

My dad watches enough paranoid gun fetish YT that he's now convinced that any cop working traffic is evil incarnate and out to get him. Any cops not working traffic, though, are somehow the bravest and most noble among us. The mental gymnastics must be exhausting.

Sooo....I'd heard some of the buzz the last few months about Canadian citizenship via ancestry, but I just started digging into it in earnest this week and I'm a bit shocked (and delighted) about how generous this appears to be. (1/2) www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...

Whelp, there's the Gizmoplex news everyone was expecting. (sigh) #MST3K

Quote with your vibe if you were a vampire

💯 aligned on Franks for Buffalo anything & Tabasco as an everyday. I'm a huge fan of Cutino; always have the Chipotle and Verde on hand. The latter is my go-to for eggs. My cringiest hot take: I prefer the Tabasco sriracha to the Huy Fong. Yeah, I know, sorry, I'll see myself out. cutinosauce.com

I have been informed that what I perceived as "grape" is actually raspberry. Counterpoint: What the Mars corporation perceives as "raspberry" is actually Avon Perfume Sample Circa 1983.

Haven't had Life Savers in a while--when did "grape" start tasting like that cheap floral perfume my mom used to get for my sister from Avon in the early 80's?

I begrudgingly applaud the #RedSox for FINALLY firing that cheating hack who never should have gotten his job back, bringing and end to one of the most shameful eras in BoSox history. It's basically tossing a glass of water on smoldering ruins, but it's something, I guess.

Caitlin Clark is the Dustin Pedroia of the WNBA. If she gets through the first pre-season game without a season-ending injury, I'll be pleasantly surprised.

Once this bubble pops, I think the first step to healing is to have something resembling estate sales at all of the defunct data centers. Come pick up a buttload of SSDs and GPUs, name your price.

Delegating work to Tomorrow Me while the phrase "Mark As Unread" sung to the tune of Breaking the Law runs on a loop in my head.

Lindbergh Baby Monitor ™️

What do you have to study in college to get the job at an Amazon warehouse where you get to decide that the best way to ship a box the size of a toaster is to put it in another box the size of an RV with a grocery bag's worth of wadded up brown paper?

Bluesky before Claude Code / Bluesky after Claude Code.

Ok wise guy then tell me who YOU think takes care of the place while the master is away

Some of them are Davids, but most of them are Daves.

I built a mini gaming PC in September and I just checked on the current price of the parts I used (a GMKtec mini PC and two NVMe SSDs). Total cost has gone up 125%. More than twice the cost. In 6 short months. (1/2)

Fun watch if you're a fan of #RayHarryhausen www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgAd...

Be kind and shout "I like your podcast!" to any middle aged guy you see walking down the street.

A blessed Rex Manning Day to all who observe. Damn The Man. Save The Empire.

the world is exploding, time to post your most cancelable take on your own profession It *almost* doesn't matter how good or bad the intersection of AI and analytics is, b/c the highest level decision-makers almost always just go with their gut or manipulate data to make it appear to validate them.

Apparently I watch enough British baking channels that the YT algo is feeding me random stuff like this now. Not complaining--recipe looks good, but I could do without that extra bit of protein seen wiggling about at 5:41 -5:44. youtu.be/8EVnu_iplao?...

I think my favorite Easter tradition is when my dad demands everyone's attention mid-meal to say, "Hey, guess what I'm going to do tomorrow!", and we all have to pretend that we don't know the answer is, "Go to Walgreen's and buy an obscene amount of discount candy that no one else wanted".

Objectively the worst Star Trek spinoff to date.

So, I actually changed course on this a bit. Are these things basically just a mid quick pickle that you can easily improve on at home? Yes. Have I purchased these 4 more times because I never seem to have the energy at the end of the day to make my own? Also yes. You win for now, Grillo's.

Just hearing of, and loving this Rick Steeves comparison of tourist/traveler/pilgrim: Tourist goes to relax/see/consume. Traveler goes to learn/become a temporary local. Pilgrim goes in search of self-knowledge. 🌎 🌍 🌏

As opposed to almost all video/TV coverage, still photogs knew to drop the exposure for more drama AND detail in the plumes. 🧠 📷 🙌 🚀

Gotta admit, I'm actually enjoying this new #FedEx scam where the bait is an email apologizing for a delay in shipping, probably because it's the closest I'll ever come to seeing someone take responsibility for crappy service on FedEx letterhead and it's providing a tiny nibble of catharsis.

I'm sure this is recency bias, but I work in data science/engineering and I can't believe that any sector of the workforce has ever been subjected to more of a Management By Buzzword Bingo hell than the folks in my field right now. Can't wait for this bubble to finally pop.

Ugh, I've already forgotten at least twice today that it's Don't Click On Anything That Looks Interesting Day.