Every other time I think I’ve got an OK one, he suddenly uploads a video about day trading or sovereign citizenship or whatever the fuck. My fucking kingdom for more Garbage Time-style fun and friendly car guys who aren’t secret lunatics/trash.

Hey, if you’re reading this, you made it. This wasn’t an easy year, but we survived. And we’re gonna get through the next one. Hang in there.

One more repost before the end of 2025 comes to a close. Proud of this.

A goodbye to Stewart Cheifet, who hosted Computer Chronicles and Net Cafe, two critical computer news programs through the 80s and 90s. His entire collection was handed to the Internet Archive a couple years back. They are being re-digitized where needed. obits.goldsteinsfuneral.com/stewart-chei...

A repost for the afternoon crowd,

2025 threw hands at me and yet somehow I was able to make it through, even though it hurt like hell. My 2025 postmortem in the form of ten questions is now up. contradictoryenigmas.tumblr.com/post/8043755...

Reposting for the evening crowd.

1: Get back to some sort of automotive writing 2: Start saving up for a new car (new being in this case being used) 3: Get out more and interact with the car community.

Without further ado, I present this year's 10 questions piece. Yeah it was a rough year. contradictoryenigmas.tumblr.com/post/8043755...

The Fisker Karma / Karma Revero has outlasted the Chevrolet Volt, Bolt; Ford F-150 Lightning; BMW i3, i8; Audi Q8 e-tron; Jaguar i-Pace; Nissan Ariya; Mercedes-Benz EQB, EQE, EQS; Canoo; GM Brightdrop; Fisker Ocean and…?

Seeing this means I can end 2025 on a positive note.

jon’s sandwich shop

I just want to end 2025 by declaring that we should collectively ban the "Open letter" social media post format, the kind that starts with "Dear..." and then addresses a person or group of people who will under no circumstances ever actually read that post

I don't need to be sold anymore on a Toyota Aristo (Lexus GS in other parts). But this is sending me good vibes.

Forza Horizon 5

I want to own DVDs and videogames and books and not need wifi to use a fucking washing machine.

Not familiar with the Rolls-Royce, Cadillac Eldorado, Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari, Lincoln, and Volkswagen vehicle.

Me working on my 10 questions piece for the year and this mis-typed made me laugh. ". Sure I could reach out to someone on Microsoft Teams, but I don't know if they have the time to chat because they may be overloafed with work." Yes, overloafed - too many loaves of bread.

Please take at least one day off from sharing the worst posts you can find

THE THING HAPPENED

Me: Hmm, what car is she sitting on? Chevrolet Citation?

On behalf of the team here at @realmudmonster.bsky.social (i.e. Me), we like to wish everyone a Murray Chrysler and Hyundai New Year.

The original Mavis Beacon was, curiously, also a very good typing tutor.

How I’ll be turning up to the BlueSky Christmas party

Show me how your 2025 went

The Cracker Barrel thing was THIS YEAR. We have three more years of this shit. Anybody who makes it to 2028 without looking like Nosferatu will be required by the state to start a skincare brand.

I wished we had the Renault 4/5 in North America not only for being somewhat 'affordable', but also standing out from a sea of plain and boring EVs.

Hoy os traigo un minihilo curioso. No se si conocéis la marca de maquetas japonesa TAMIYA. Es bastante conocida. Pues entre 1984 y 1989 tuvo una mascota. Y ya sabéis yo que me gustan a mi las mascotas. En este caso era una chica y un conejito: Plastic Model Moko-chan y Rabbi-kun! #art #mascot

I can't tell if this advertising a sedan or some overpowered cologne,

Hey Will, how would describe this year? Me:

Years ago, I used to get some flak from other retro gamers for not "promoting the hobby correctly" Basically, I refused to gatekeep it. "Save States?! You didn't 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 beat it." "Original HW!" "CRT only" But I DON'T CARE how anyone play retro games. Did you have fun? That's 𝘢𝘭𝘭 I care about.

Man, I'm done with the days getting shorter! I am talking to MANAGEMENT. I will GET RESULTS. If the days get longer here on out, you'll know who to thank.

This is the important consumer information I look for.

We're about to get an unanticipated test of how robust the worlds' timekeeping infrastructure is to the failure of something that was widely expected to not fail.

The updated Periodic Table explaining the elements to 2025 people who don't understand science

Sold on just the interior

Factoid: Geeks will naturally note here that the CX appearing in this 1979 ad is a Reflex model, identifiable by the rather stylish plastic wheel-trims that suited the car extremely well & confirmed its Base Model Brillance status…

When we look back, one of the markers of the downfall of society will be when Land Rover dealerships got rid of their test tracks. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbjl...

That moment when you realize he is the narrator for the original run of A&E's City Confidential

Oh to be visited by these Spirits

Written by @polarrhoid.bsky.social : Businessman’s arcade with booze and fancy watches as prizes

Super MAGFest 2026 schedule is out, and within the first hour on day one it already lives up to expectations

A Christmas cartoon from my new book of science cartoons PHYSICS FOR CATS. In good bookshops and online now: www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2

comic, michigan atari magazine (1988) archive.org/details/Mich...

I give Ford some credit for at least trying the idea of a full-size electric pickup. On paper, it made sense - the capability of a truck with electric power. The reality of it was not going to work with battery tech not matching up with the demands put on trucks.

I realize folks don't want to hear this, but we really need to re-examine the conventional wisdom that we can shift the entire US market to pure EV with massive batteries and some light consumer incentives. It's a nice thing to believe but the evidence doesn't add up.

But how else will I know how many Mega Rolls of Ultra Soft and Ultra Strong I used during the year?

This entire weekend

behold, my custom rally spec Toyota Alphard Executive Lounge 😎