Thirty-five years later, I still think it was a crime that all the marketing spoiled that the Arnold Terminator was the good guy in Terminator 2: Judgment Day. God, imagine if that had been kept a secret, imagine the reactions in the theater.

Home again, home again, jiggety jig

People need to get it through their heads that whatever they *might* have “actually” meant a couple of years ago, when leftists say “AIPAC” or “Israel” NOW they often mean (((Jewish))) just as when MAGA says “DEI” they mean “Black.” If you can’t get that I don’t know what the else to say.

Is there a definition for “the Canadian Encyclopedia” that I don’t know that would be accurate here?

If someone following me has done TTRPG game/engine design, could you drop me a DM? I have kind of had what feels like a game system spring, Athena-like, from my head and I’d like to talk to someone who might know if it’s worth digging further in to. (This is a Scary Thing to post)

Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, or Alice In Chains.

John Scalzi@scalzi.com · last wk.

Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam, or alice in chains.

Oh, we have no doubt that Christopher Nolan's new film is very good. But let's get real for a second. We all know the only truly great Odyssey will always be the original. The second one is cool, too.

Anyone who follows me going to Trek to Las Vegas next month?

THAT IS NOT HOW THE AMERICAN JUSTICE SYSTEM IS SUPPOSED TO WORK! THE PENALTY FOR “FAILURE TO COMPLY” IS NOT A FUCKING DEATH SENTENCE!

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w ago

Homan on people getting killed by ICE: "It comes down to one simple fact -- these people failed to comply with law enforcement ... all they had to do is comply. If they did, they'd be alive today."

I cannot overstate how much I hate when people are dicks about babies crying in public (especially airplanes). Do you think the parent is having a good time right now?? Do you think they are not aware of the situation??? Are you going to negotiate with a literal infant????

John Landis on the set of three amigos told Chevy Chase he was going to kill him and Chase responded “with what, there’s no helicopter here,” and that may be the only funny and good thing Chevy has ever said

Deeply saddened to learn of the loss of my dear friend Satan, the Prince of Lies. Though we often disagreed about matters such as the appropriate role of torture in the afterlife, I will most remember how his quick wit and affable nature made our weekly golf outings a ritual. He will be missed.

counterpoint: the dead should make it harder for me to speak ill of them

Watching VOY: S4E6 "The Raven". @jerilryan.bsky.social totally kills it (complimentary) as she's reliving Annika's story/terror in the wrecked bridge of the Raven.

...WTF! What BS is this. :/

Jessie Gender@jessiegender.bsky.social · 4w ago

Absolutely disgusted that panels like this are allowed at Shore Leave con this weekend.

I try never to be in disagreement with Amnesty International

The National@scotnational.bsky.social · 4w ago

NEW: JK Rowling and other gender-critical campaigners have reacted furiously after a report from Amnesty International called them 'anti-rights' organisations The author has accused human rights group Amnesty of believing women don't deserve rights in response

Thing I successfully did today: built a DIY FM radio kit from AliExpress. My soldering is not fantastic but I can see a skill difference between "start" and "finish", so I'll call that a 'win'. Which kit should I do next: mini Tesla coil, Bluetooth speaker, oscilloscope, or adjustable power supply?

I have not flown this airplane - or any A320 for that matter - but I have flown this airplane

ACARS Drama@acarsdrama.bsky.social · 4w ago

Air to Ground Message: THIS PLANE IS OLD AND TIRED AND WILL NEVER MAKE FL380 AT THIS WT. WILL CRUISE AT FL340 THE FLT PLANNING SOFT WARE NEEDS TO BE MORE REALISTIC. Area: Austin, TX, USA Type: Airbus A320 A: #ab5b787b2ef F: #f679d1902e5

[P] I talked to Mitch McConnell for twenty minutes this morning he was in the closet making babies and I saw one of the babies and the baby looked at me

This whole thread is A++, 10/10 excellent self-care therapeutic device. Take care of yourself, learn to recognize and let go of the shame others have given you.

Valerie Bertinelli@wolfiesmom.bsky.social · 4w ago

It's none of your business what other people think of you. That painful lesson will become a gift. And the wisdom you gain will change your life. I'm grateful for all of it. Love you 💋🤍 9/9

Don’t send a man to do a woman’s job

Just thinking this morning about how many women are forced to serve up the most intimate and horrible moments of their pasts because people blast through a veritable thicket of red flags in support of a political candidate, and in retaliation, they are smeared and harassed.

I was reading on my Kobo last night, eating dinner & having a beer at Whole Foods in SJ. Bartender asked me what I was reading, so I got to recommend Becky Chambers's A Psalm for the Wild-Built. In exchange, I got recs for Homebound and Of Monsters and Mainframes. Moral: keep reading in public

cool tie will they let you keep that or do you have to give it back after your bar mitzvah

In a just world, Cynthia Rothrock would be 10x as famous as Steven Segal and Chuck Norris combined.

mojito friend@mojitofiend.bsky.social · last mo.

Type of shit I’ve been on lately

Ad Rock: you can disagree with the current All: POPE MCA: but if you push his buttons then you’re a All: DOPE Mike D: ordain yourself a bishop and you’re All: SCHISMATIC Ad Rock: excommunication is All: AUTOMATIC

I have these super-cheap thumb drives I picked up off Amazon. Every time I go to flash a new ISO to them to boot something, Balana Etcher reports them as “VendCo” drives and, like, isn’t that a fake company from Fallout?