Independent scholar (that's what they call it when academia doesn't want you), PhD in communication and culture, occasional writer, always looking for a new project. I wrote a book on Mamoru Oshii’s films.https://bsky.app/profile/brianruh.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianruh.bsky.social/post/3musc6vvao226Tanguy Destable is such a Gundam name [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Sep 2026 20:14 +0000at://did:plc:6odbrpimcsfdee7is7ziz2vv/app.bsky.feed.post/3musc6vvao226https://bsky.app/profile/brianruh.bsky.social/post/3muqm54cr6s2n [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Sep 2026 04:07 +0000at://did:plc:6odbrpimcsfdee7is7ziz2vv/app.bsky.feed.post/3muqm54cr6s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianruh.bsky.social/post/3muprdlzrjs22And it gives different results, too, even for the same questions. The knockoff gave my closest dialects as Nevada and Southern California. That didn’t make sense to me. The results of the real quiz are more plausible. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2026 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:6odbrpimcsfdee7is7ziz2vv/app.bsky.feed.post/3muprdlzrjs22https://bsky.app/profile/brianruh.bsky.social/post/3mupejykfxk22People are discussing dialects on here today. I just need to have a talk with all of the weirdos who don’t pronounce the first r in “forward”.04 Sep 2026 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:6odbrpimcsfdee7is7ziz2vv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupejykfxk22https://bsky.app/profile/brianruh.bsky.social/post/3muoyhtruuc22I was looking around to see if any retro stores produce tshirts for Rocky’s Boots, but couldn’t find anything.04 Sep 2026 12:42 +0000at://did:plc:6odbrpimcsfdee7is7ziz2vv/app.bsky.feed.post/3muoyhtruuc22https://bsky.app/profile/brianruh.bsky.social/post/3muow5jc5o222Look here AI, don’t tell me how to computer - I’ve been computering since before you were even conceptualized04 Sep 2026 12:01 +0000at://did:plc:6odbrpimcsfdee7is7ziz2vv/app.bsky.feed.post/3muow5jc5o222https://bsky.app/profile/brianruh.bsky.social/post/3mczu4kd6ck2mEvery time I see clips of Maria Bartiromo, I think of how Joey Ramone would be so disappointed in her.22 Jan 2026 18:50 +0000at://did:plc:6odbrpimcsfdee7is7ziz2vv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mczu4kd6ck2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianruh.bsky.social/post/3mun6edxdxk2nI tried to buy some organic, free-range tuberculosis, but apparently there’s no ethical consumption under capitalism03 Sep 2026 19:23 +0000at://did:plc:6odbrpimcsfdee7is7ziz2vv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mun6edxdxk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianruh.bsky.social/post/3mulhzo5bvc22Raisin Bran for dinner two nights in a row. Excitement!03 Sep 2026 03:10 +0000at://did:plc:6odbrpimcsfdee7is7ziz2vv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mulhzo5bvc22https://bsky.app/profile/brianruh.bsky.social/post/3mukqvbgup22dMy parents are currently on vacation, and I just noticed they’re in a place called Frickenhausen, which made me chuckle. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frickenhausen_am_Main02 Sep 2026 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:6odbrpimcsfdee7is7ziz2vv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukqvbgup22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianruh.bsky.social/post/3mukdug3lms22The new Ghost in the Shell adaptation said the line!02 Sep 2026 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:6odbrpimcsfdee7is7ziz2vv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukdug3lms22https://bsky.app/profile/brianruh.bsky.social/post/3mujszkeajk2dI will also now admit that I’ve never played any GTA games. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Sep 2026 11:22 +0000at://did:plc:6odbrpimcsfdee7is7ziz2vv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujszkeajk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianruh.bsky.social/post/3muimi7vo522pSignage just went up on a new store in town - Thirdwave: Curated Asian Market & Lifestyle. It’s in an old CVS on a busy corner that’s been empty for the last 10+ yrs. Sounds promising, but I’d be happier if its construction hadn’t (probably) been prompted by the SK Hynix plant down the street.01 Sep 2026 23:52 +0000at://did:plc:6odbrpimcsfdee7is7ziz2vv/app.bsky.feed.post/3muimi7vo522phttps://bsky.app/profile/brianruh.bsky.social/post/3mugajsputc2jWe watched the first episode of the latest season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds this weekend. Every time there is a Vulcan character played primarily for laughs and / or shown how inflexible and imperceptive they are, I feel that the writers are making fun of neurodivergence.01 Sep 2026 01:13 +0000at://did:plc:6odbrpimcsfdee7is7ziz2vv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mugajsputc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianruh.bsky.social/post/3mufevkb7lk22My soundtrack while working today https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzJyEiL-WFs31 Aug 2026 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:6odbrpimcsfdee7is7ziz2vv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufevkb7lk22