I think y'all have set a new record: I've seen that Mitch Hedberg 1CC joke reposted 5 separate times, which is only possible through a combination of loving the joke (it's a very good joke) and each person waiting a half-hour or so before reposting it again.

Reupping this after reading a thread about the transporter. And I don't want to bug the author. But if I did, I would say that they're arguing that 2.999 repeating isn't 3 because everyone calls it 3 and not 2.999 repeating.

Robert Hutchinson@ertchin.bsky.social · 16h ago

A blog post I might write one day: all the things in the Star Trek universe that don't stand up to scrutiny, and why I therefore want a Star Trek series that scrutinizes them.

Deltarune newsletter yum num num num num

If someone says "I can't say what I want to say because I'll get banned" and you jump into the replies to helpfully guess what they mean, you ought to expect an instant block.

A blog post I might write one day: all the things in the Star Trek universe that don't stand up to scrutiny, and why I therefore want a Star Trek series that scrutinizes them.

Apologies for the lack of alt text, here's the Reddit comment instead. www.reddit.com/r/decomps/co...

Somebody asked me on Reddit why people who use AI to generate Recomp projects are currently being rejected from the communities and what they can do to fix this. I might tweak parts of this to be a more general blog post at some point, but this should be of help to anyone in a similar situation.

I feel bad for the guy everyone's dunking on with the "nothing's improved in 40 years" post. If he'd said nothing computer-related, and 10 years, most of us would be on board.

Looking at the Gerson, excuse me, "Old Man" sprite from Deltarune. As you do. Is that man wearing a three-piece suit, cap, scarf, *and* cape? Jesus.

(very cautiously looks up "mild pain in [location]") First result: "pain in [location]: 21 possible causes"

Bluesky, please, help! WHAT kind of flowers are these? I assume some kind of special variety but of WHAT? This picture is five years old and I was never able to find out! (pls share for the flower knowers tyvm)

49-Across: Setting for Midsommar and My Life as a Dog (6 letters) slate.trib.al/CYZDQBH

Slate Crossword: Sneaky Fix to Online Copy (11 Letters)

Ready for some wordplay? Sharpen your skills with Slate’s puzzle for Aug. 2, 2026.

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Magic is apparently about to turn all Homarid creatures into type Lobster, I guess to facilitate typal synergies with the dozens of existing non-Homarid lobsters in the game.

"If you'll tell me where X is I'll fix the thing--" "No no, I'll be right there" (is not right there)

My take: American TV was gradually if fitfully improving right up until the big cable channels started programming multiple 4-hour mega-blocks of Popular Sitcom.

(curtain up) (Scrooge enters quietly and sits at a lone piano) 🎶 Ebony -zer Scrooge that’s me And it’s true that I am quite miserly. Got an itch for gold and I’ll scratch it Cratchit, come help me 🎶 (Just need to get rights from Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney, shouldn’t be a problem.)

I like to follow people who post about currently-airing anime so I can feel bad about not having the strength of will to even set aside time to watch any of it.

They should invent a flavoring powder for potato chips that doesn't get into my eyes. "Don't touch your eyes" No.

Another day, another wish that I could eat some Japanese curry and/or okonomiyaki. (Yes, this is an attainable dream, but I am very poor and live at least 2 hours away from anywhere that would serve it properly.)

A fun game sometimes on my timeline is when someone mentions "Taskmaster" and I see how long it takes me to know which one they're talking about.

I think it sucks that anyone should have to actively proclaim that they hate genAI and don't use it But I really wish more people would

Getting a lot of use out of "search this user's posts -> trans" today. Fuck you, transphobic bigots. Learn to be human.

My secret to not being susceptible to the chatbot saying nice things about me is that I'm not susceptible to *real people* saying nice things about me.

And I just realized I recognize them, because I *almost* blocked them for some other ignorant bullshit a few months ago, but decided maybe I didn't fully understand their opinion. Should've trusted my gut! Wouldn't have read the new bullshit *or* know that someone I respect thought it valuable.

Robert Hutchinson@ertchin.bsky.social · 5d ago

Wasn't expecting to have "yes, the chatbot is giving me dopamine, that's why I use it, and fuck you for not wanting me to be happy" reposted into my feed ... Like, people drink themselves into unconsciousness every night too. I want them to be happy, but I'm not going to hand them a fucking bottle.

Wasn't expecting to have "yes, the chatbot is giving me dopamine, that's why I use it, and fuck you for not wanting me to be happy" reposted into my feed ... Like, people drink themselves into unconsciousness every night too. I want them to be happy, but I'm not going to hand them a fucking bottle.

Dollar General? Yeah man, that's George Washington.

I have never come *close* to blocking as many accounts at once as I just did by reading through the quote posts of this. If you read this and think "but I do the NYT games", I'm going to put more of my thoughts in the replies to this, so Gwen (rightly) doesn't have to see me blathering about it.

Wait, did Ken Jennings shoot his mouth off again? Every couple of years, like clockwork. (I haven't actually read what he said yet. Off to investigate.)

And, less than an hour after posting this, there is an apology email and an invoice being generated. It just.... should not work like this, ya know

Jason Bailey@jasondashbailey.com · 6d ago

Well, it’s invoicing day, and since they’re really apparently not going to pay me for something I wrote for them two months ago, I guess today is the day to post about how @vulture.com fucks over its film freelancers. Long (sorry) thread, with receipts: