The only useful thread on Bluesky

I bought a "Kensington Solid State 10" pocket transistor radio from 1968. The radio doesn't work, the plastic feels incredibly brittle, and the channel dial feels loose.

Hear me out: one of these things, but with refried beans

i am tired of having to listen to dumb assholes just because they have a lot of money

If I had Kash Patel’s power and his lack of impulse control I would indict Jimmy John’s for trying to sell gyros

ChatGPT: you’re right you’re so much smarter than him. He’s so schlubby and you’re so suave. Columbo will never catch you.

The Apollo astronauts pooped in bags.

it’s on jooble dude just log in to bebee

"2026 is the year of the horse" the horse:

Formerly Chuck's

free idea for anyone who wants to run for mayor: policy proposals pegged to Chicago turning 200 in 2037. "Chicago200". like 200 new miles of protected bike lanes. 200 new public bathrooms. 2000 new bus shelters.

Why did SNL put a thermostat on window blinds?

ME: pack a bag, we’re flying to kansas MY WAYWARD SON: what kind of bag

things every single republican president of your lifetime has done - started a war in the middle east - completely destroyed the economy

Cow tools

I recently picked up a Kodak Charmera! It's a keychain camera with an LCD screen and USB-C. Because it's so small, the camera is hard to hold level. And the photo quality is absolutely potato. But it's shockingly fun to use! And I think I can fix the grip with a 3D printed handle.

This is why I now get all of my political analysis at the gas station.

I'm restoring an IBM Model M from 1993! It's in really great shape, but the permanently attached cable is starting to fray and the dongle chain (PS/2 to USB-A to USB-C) is annoying.

bro whistles are the NICE option. do you really want to challenge 1,000 nerds with 3D printers to invent something louder and more annoying???

They should put Mickey Mouse hands on the doomsday clock to give the end of the world some much-needed whimsy

Can't say I ever expected to see a "That Font was No Angel" headline. But here we are.

You will be visited by three spirits

Chicago graffiti is truly unmatched.

Passive aggressive motivational sticker

Replacing all my fine dishware with glass mustard cups. Also, weirdly precise net weight.

The perfect feed doesn't exi-

Democrats should be running ads every day from now until November 2028 about how Trump sued to prevent SNAP checks from going out.

[Exit King.]

Bonus points not just for correct usage of long-s (it never goes at the end of a word) but for using the correct glyph ('ſ')& not just going the lazy route of using 'f' instead.

You just know this next season is going to suck

ICE Nazis in Chicago tried to kidnap a food delivery worker but my man was too fast for those slow bastards

I love graffiti in Chicago

3D printed pizza 🍕

Because I know Python, but not data science, I plotted all of the winning Powerball numbers. Don't actually bet off of this, but if you win, all I ask is for a small underground lair complex.

I miss my old Ender 3 because it sounded like a strung out R2-D2

Check out this commit history: github.com/microsoft/BA...

I really miss that Red 40 taste

Who's learning to code on top of an office building?

Look at this tiny transistor radio! It's slightly larger than a matchbox, but smaller than a credit card. The brand appears to be "Candle". Unfortunately the museum note has no other info.

Yeah, me too

Does anyone know the policy for advertising your Printables Club on MakerWorld? Can I just add a "want to sell prints" link on my popular models?

A thread of some fun things from 1997's "Careers for Cybersurfers & Other Online Types"

Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.

I'm using an Apple device and a Google controller to play on a Microsoft service. This is entirely cursed.

I got a heart-shaped chicken nugget

I turned myself into a board game piece!

Remember when BlueSky had invite codes? Man, I accumulated those like Beanie Babies

Now this is how you name a hair salon!