Recovering forum poster, politics doomer, basketball nerd. I write code for a living. He/him. Views entirely my own. Deputy Chair of the Ankh-Morpork Posters’ Guild 🏳️‍⚧️ rights are human rightshttps://bsky.app/profile/rincewind.runhttps://bsky.app/profile/rincewind.run/post/3mrnsayyhlk2dlook I'm pretty sure "saying rude things about john fetterman" is going to play a bit differently with the dem primary electorate than a lot of these folks seem to think it will [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jul 2026 21:03 +0000at://did:plc:6hit5rjdbmlnscmuk4bbtmuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnsayyhlk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/rincewind.run/post/3mrocr2nvhc22the corruption number here makes me want to turn into the joker and then, as the joker, turn into a significantly more unhinged joker [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jul 2026 01:58 +0000at://did:plc:6hit5rjdbmlnscmuk4bbtmuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrocr2nvhc22https://bsky.app/profile/rincewind.run/post/3mrnlcpiykk2dDiscworld QOTD, from Thief of Time ‘“Are you actually human?” “Hah! As human as you are. I won’t say I haven’t got a few skeletons in the family closet, though.” There was something about the way she said it . . . “That wasn’t just a figure of speech, was it,” said Lobsang flatly.’ [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jul 2026 18:59 +0000at://did:plc:6hit5rjdbmlnscmuk4bbtmuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnlcpiykk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/rincewind.run/post/3mrodfclg4c2dabsolutely correct take, he should have won several Oscars for this scene alone [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jul 2026 02:10 +0000at://did:plc:6hit5rjdbmlnscmuk4bbtmuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrodfclg4c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/rincewind.run/post/3mrocr2nvhc22the corruption number here makes me want to turn into the joker and then, as the joker, turn into a significantly more unhinged joker [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jul 2026 01:58 +0000at://did:plc:6hit5rjdbmlnscmuk4bbtmuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrocr2nvhc22https://bsky.app/profile/rincewind.run/post/3mroco6toyk22in other "it's bullshit that it works this way" news apparently making yourself actually do all of the shit on your list before you sit down to get distracted means you actually get to enjoy sitting down rather than torturing yourself with "I still have shit to do?" infuriating [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jul 2026 01:57 +0000at://did:plc:6hit5rjdbmlnscmuk4bbtmuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mroco6toyk22https://bsky.app/profile/rincewind.run/post/3mro4xnrox22dI haven't had a chance to see the movie yet so I don't have an opinion on the review itself but I actually think it kinda rules that the classics professor didn't like the movie that launched her translation into the stratosphere28 Jul 2026 00:15 +0000at://did:plc:6hit5rjdbmlnscmuk4bbtmuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mro4xnrox22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/rincewind.run/post/3mro3q57otk2d"kiddo will eat when they are hungry and you can set rules around mealtimes" it turns out kids are actually quite willing to not eat! and when "turn on an episode of octonauts" is the only way your child will get enough calories in them, well, you turn on the episode, end of story [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jul 2026 23:53 +0000at://did:plc:6hit5rjdbmlnscmuk4bbtmuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mro3q57otk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/rincewind.run/post/3mrnsayyhlk2dlook I'm pretty sure "saying rude things about john fetterman" is going to play a bit differently with the dem primary electorate than a lot of these folks seem to think it will [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jul 2026 21:03 +0000at://did:plc:6hit5rjdbmlnscmuk4bbtmuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnsayyhlk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/rincewind.run/post/3mrnp3lc4uc2dthe august 6th lockup expiration is going to be absolute cinema take the day off, make yourself some popcorn, pull up the stock ticker and watch the carnage [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jul 2026 20:06 +0000at://did:plc:6hit5rjdbmlnscmuk4bbtmuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnp3lc4uc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/rincewind.run/post/3mrnnil233c2ddecided to get Actually Serious about burning off some fat and have been doing cardio every single day rather than a couple times a week in addition to watching food more closely and I am so deeply annoyed that it is actually working I do exercise bike and it's Fine but seriously, fuck cardio27 Jul 2026 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:6hit5rjdbmlnscmuk4bbtmuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnnil233c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/rincewind.run/post/3mrnmb3khkk2dthere’s always the worry with cycling that these guys will turn out to be using some fancy new undetected doping method but I gotta say Tadej won me over with the death stare he gave the dude who tried to pass on a stage he was trying to win for del Toro and how much he enjoyed playing a domestique [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jul 2026 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:6hit5rjdbmlnscmuk4bbtmuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnmb3khkk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/rincewind.run/post/3mrnlcpiykk2dDiscworld QOTD, from Thief of Time ‘“Are you actually human?” “Hah! As human as you are. I won’t say I haven’t got a few skeletons in the family closet, though.” There was something about the way she said it . . . “That wasn’t just a figure of speech, was it,” said Lobsang flatly.’ [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jul 2026 18:59 +0000at://did:plc:6hit5rjdbmlnscmuk4bbtmuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnlcpiykk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/rincewind.run/post/3mrnhxq4zfk2d"inflation has hit hardest in the single most visible expenditure category" does I think have a lot to do with why people have reacted so negatively to the state of the economy [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jul 2026 17:59 +0000at://did:plc:6hit5rjdbmlnscmuk4bbtmuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnhxq4zfk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/rincewind.run/post/3mrnhceieo22done of my strongest music opinions is that carly rae should be a taylor swift level megastar [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jul 2026 17:47 +0000at://did:plc:6hit5rjdbmlnscmuk4bbtmuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnhceieo22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/rincewind.run/post/3mrnbom5m3k2dthe fight/don't fight axis remains the most important fault line in democratic politics, and that the moderates have mostly failed to find any way to take the 'fight' side is why they are getting their asses handed to them in primaries right now [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jul 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:6hit5rjdbmlnscmuk4bbtmuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnbom5m3k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/rincewind.run/post/3mrnajqlttc2dthis is one of the ways in which I think the modern publishing environment, which requires the vast majority of authors to do all of their own promotional work, has been incredibly damaging "I got canceled on social media" can be a real career-ruining thing! it's not irrational to worry about it! [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jul 2026 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:6hit5rjdbmlnscmuk4bbtmuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnajqlttc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/rincewind.run/post/3mrn7jzdlsk2d“michael lombardi in trouble because he reposted an extremely racist AI account complaining about not having her ass eaten” was not how I expected to wake up today but here we are [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jul 2026 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:6hit5rjdbmlnscmuk4bbtmuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrn7jzdlsk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/rincewind.run/post/3mrkvg4bxzk2uone of the most important things you need to do when developing a new product, especially in tech, is sit down and think about how it can be misused by bad actors and nowadays it sure seems like the bad actors are less “people to be guarded against” and more “the target customer base” [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Jul 2026 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:6hit5rjdbmlnscmuk4bbtmuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrkvg4bxzk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/rincewind.run/post/3mrlw54kxss2dbillionaires should be allowed neither social media nor group chats [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jul 2026 03:07 +0000at://did:plc:6hit5rjdbmlnscmuk4bbtmuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrlw54kxss2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/rincewind.run/post/3mrl3tcyipk2uDiscworld QOTD, from The Fifth Elephant [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Jul 2026 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:6hit5rjdbmlnscmuk4bbtmuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrl3tcyipk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/rincewind.run/post/3mrlt2qmum22uWithout saying your age, what is your favorite movie from the year you turned 18 [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jul 2026 02:12 +0000at://did:plc:6hit5rjdbmlnscmuk4bbtmuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrlt2qmum22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/rincewind.run/post/3mrlno6ule22dit probably works best as a Calvin bit but I believe I speak for many people when I say I would read the shit out of a fully committed Tracer Bullet story from Watterson no question he could pull it off [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jul 2026 00:36 +0000at://did:plc:6hit5rjdbmlnscmuk4bbtmuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrlno6ule22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/rincewind.run/post/3mrllgpyllk2uplease enjoy the entire John Kruk vs A Tie saga, genuinely riveting television [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Jul 2026 23:56 +0000at://did:plc:6hit5rjdbmlnscmuk4bbtmuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrllgpyllk2u