The Code of Hammurabi: Thou shalt not use VLOOKUP().

I asked my refrigerator "if you are being held hostage, let my cheese slices fall down behind the vegetable drawer." You would not believe what happened.

The choices we face in life: To eat a Mox Opal or to convert it to $250 of grocery money. Regardless, this looks like a great deal: It's $25 below the current TCGplayer market price and $57 below the cheapest NM copy from TCGplayer Direct.

Too true.

Good morning to those who celebrate new snow. ☀️❄️

The year is 2399. Commodore Oh, Head of Starfleet Security, surprising reveals the transfer of 300 GB of data. This is a little bit like Star Trek's own Dr. Evil naming a ransom of "one million dollars."

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Swedish language PSA: The mixed doubles curling gold medal winners are named "Wranå", not "Wranaa" as is used in the official Olympic games broadcasts and results. "Å" is an actual letter in the Swedish alphabet, just like "ä" and "ö". Its pronunciation is similar to the "o" in "gold."

Suddenly my entire Bluesky feed is curling. Could be worse. 🍾🏅🥌

Most days I am proud to be Swedish. However, this is a dark, hateful, and racist piece of legislation forced through by the conservative government to appease the Sweden Democrats, the xenophobic right-wing party that grew out of the Swedish neo-Nazi movement. www.dw.com/en/sweden-to...

This is the best Bluesky post ever. The rest of you can just pack up. 🐶

I get very little junk mail at work, except these guys slink through (they end up in my Junk folder, but I have to manually delete them). For some reason, "Selterm cable lugs" makes me think of self-sealing stem bolts. 🖖

Trump's favorability rating in Sweden is 4% in the last DN/Ipsos opinion poll. Putin's is 1%: omni.se/matning-trum...

Magic: The Gathering Player ✔️ LGBTQ+ champion ✔️ Mental health advocate ✔️ As far as I'm concerned, she's already won the gold medal. 🥇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sg9...

Ok #StarTrek Starfleet Academy fans. What is the name on the pillar above Tarima's head?

We got close to 10 cm of new snow during the day, so had to check out the local backwoods trails this afternoon. Tomorrow it will be much too cold to ski. ❄️

Världens bästa Karlsson. 🏅❄️ #winterolympics

Re-watched Star Trek: Lower Decks S5E07 "Fully Dilated" last night. I missed this in my first watch, but were the writers feeling a bit frisky? #startrek #lowerdecks

For large campaigns like this, there can be a misconception that small donations don't matter. Nothing could be further from the truth: The overwhelming majority of contributions are small amounts. Currently, the average is $32, which means the median donation is even lower. Even $4 helps.

Just donated. For anyone who is uncertain, Trans Lifeline has a Charity Navigator score of 99%. Donations to Trans Lifeline are tax deductible in the U.S. Note: In 2026, those who take a standard deduction can still deduct charitable donations ($1,000 for single filers and $2,000 for joint filers).

Bra så. Så jävla starkt av 44-åringen att vittna i domstol mot dessa monster. Hoppas han också verkligen får det skadestånd som hovrätten nu ställt fast. www.dn.se/sverige/dome...

A moment of silence please for the last piece of chocolate from my employer's annual Christmas chocolate drop.

I took this screenshot of Jay-Den Kraag sitting in the window of Starfleet Academy to investigate the markings on the hull, but it ended up capturing a visually evocative and emotional moment.

Am I the only one who wants to add admiral pips and a Section 31 combadge to this portrait? 🖖 #treksky

My best REM memory was seeing them at a campus concert as part of their Pre-Construction tour in 1985 (free for students, no less). But my favorite REM song comes from much later. It is "Drive", the lead track on "Automatic for the People" which came out 1992. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UE7...

@gaghyogi49.bsky.social Not sure this is something that is of interest to you. The labels to the left of the window where Jay-Den Kraag is contemplating in SFA S1E04 read "Open" (L) and "Safety" (R). Not shown is a much clearer emblem to the right of the window that reads "Caution".

Pictures from this morning's crosscountry ski outing with my brother. It was very cold, but I'm glad I went. ❄️

I'm not sure who needs this tonight, but this is a beautiful song: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahJ6...

With the news cycle evolving as fast as it is, there is almost no coverage of the fact that the Federal government is about to enter another shutdown at midnight. This will be the fourth government shutdown under Trump, breaking Reagan's record of three shutdowns. www.cnbc.com/2026/01/30/g...

The Gelato Fiasco in Brunswick, Maine. In addition to offering a great variety of fantastic gelato, if you mention a secret code, you get 1% off for every degree Fahrenheit below freezing. It was 16° F (-9° C) last night. 📷 Alden Poole

Star Trek: Online is still my go-to game when I need a quick escape into a hopeful future. It features tons of voice acting by original Star Trek actors, has great story content, is easy to learn but still deep, runs on modest hardware and software specs, is free, and still looks great. 🖖

An evening in Portland, Maine. 🦈🛳️❄️

It's -10° C (14­° F) in Minneapolis tonight, but the solidarity of its inhabitants is 🔥

For anyone under the impression that the rise of a fascist police state is a fear belonging to an ancient past, my mother grew up under the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. I don't mean that as an abstract: They literally invaded her family home and used it a barracks. She is still quite alive.

At lot of areas of the U.S. that are not used to large amounts of snow, freezing rain, and freezing temperatures will get hit tonight with some combination of those. Please be safe. Do not underestimate how quickly one can get in trouble when driving on ice and snow. If you have a choice, stay home.

"War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength." George Orwell, 1984

Update: It turns out -16° C and sunshine is in fact perfect hiking weather. ❄️🥾☀️

"Mostly sunny" Perfect hiking weather.

[Spoiler warning: Very minor Star Trek: Starfleet Academy spoilers.] Why do I think this is so funny? Please send help. 😆

This is what happens when you play an Arwen, Weaver of Hope Commander deck, cast a Realm Seekers with 24x +1/+1 counters, and then resolve Last March of the Ents.

I read a suggestion that Trump's obsession with Greenland is due to its name suggesting it would be good for golfing. I haven't been able to stop thinking about that since I first read it.

Live reaction from Reykjavik after Trump confused Greenland with Iceland four times during his Davos speech.

ICE done fucked up. They are going after the Local Game Store. Now witness the power of the wrath of the nerds.

I can't think of a more deserving and loving owner of this art.

Good news: Amsterdam Schiphol, the third largest airport in any European country, is leaving Twitter.

Timeline cleanser.

Just another normal Tuesday in the United States.

Today is my 10th anniversary at my current position. I always try to be proactive in responding to messages, but today I focused on closing out any remaining action items, resulting in a (temporary) empty inbox. 🥳 [The same cannot be said for my personal e-mail.]