Owner of 1 dog, roommate to 2 cats, godfather to 1 bird. Fan of Trek - old *and* new. Currently obsessed with Lego. Reads books - like, on actual paper. Mainly scifi. https://bsky.app/profile/gopheratl.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/gopheratl.bsky.social/post/3li3ekl2uhk24An on-the-ropes aircraft manufacturer is assembling a crack team of the most notorious corner-cutters and records-fudgers in the company's history. The project: Complete the President's plane, on time and under budget. They were all fired in disgrace, but now they're the company's only hope.13 Feb 2025 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:isavgdddrcius4a2zidozolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3li3ekl2uhk24https://bsky.app/profile/gopheratl.bsky.social/post/3lcg4kzwwzs2chttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSQ8tZ35t4U03 Dec 2024 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:isavgdddrcius4a2zidozolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcg4kzwwzs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/gopheratl.bsky.social/post/3kwslqqrhzm2nWindmills drive down real estate value THAT much?! Wow, I support them even more than I already did, now! [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Jul 2024 23:03 +0000at://did:plc:isavgdddrcius4a2zidozolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3kwslqqrhzm2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/gopheratl.bsky.social/post/3kvwcjfoxkl2eAccording to Trump, based on no particular evidence, Biden may be taking performance-enhancing drugs. If there's drugs that make presidents better at being presidents, they should be mandatory for all presidents. Governing isn't a sport, it's a very important job.27 Jun 2024 17:04 +0000at://did:plc:isavgdddrcius4a2zidozolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3kvwcjfoxkl2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/gopheratl.bsky.social/post/3kutatc5fzd2owith the Lego double-points thing starting, decided to go ahead and order the UCS AT-AT I'm planning to build after I tear down the UCS Falcon. I *may* have also impulsively bought the to-be-discontinued Mos Eisley and Landspeeder sets 👀13 Jun 2024 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:isavgdddrcius4a2zidozolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3kutatc5fzd2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/gopheratl.bsky.social/post/3kuqknxc6mn2o"People don't want to participate in polls, and when they do they often lie, so we tweaked the Lie-o-matic 9000 to pretend to be them by training it on their internet comments which are definitely 100% not lies." cool plan, bro. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Jun 2024 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:isavgdddrcius4a2zidozolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3kuqknxc6mn2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/gopheratl.bsky.social/post/3kuofiqcwzy2iThis week I plan to start reverse-assembling my UCS Millennium Falcon, going through the manual in reverse and re-bagging the pieces in something close to the original packaging. Will be exhaustively photo-documenting the process as I go. Then time to find it a new home, and buy myself the UCS AT-AT11 Jun 2024 20:10 +0000at://did:plc:isavgdddrcius4a2zidozolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3kuofiqcwzy2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/gopheratl.bsky.social/post/3ktq2dphtzr2dReal Zoolander, "But why male models?" energy here. I hear you slept through most of the trial, but surely your lawyers had a legal aid summarize the trial in your preferred bullet-point format for you each day?30 May 2024 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:isavgdddrcius4a2zidozolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ktq2dphtzr2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/gopheratl.bsky.social/post/3ktn6b7ax7k2429 May 2024 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:isavgdddrcius4a2zidozolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ktn6b7ax7k24https://bsky.app/profile/gopheratl.bsky.social/post/3kszbaozlxl2fStarting to make some headway with a dedicated space for working on Lego projects. Everything is a work in progress and still evolving, but it's finally starting to come together! Really want to find some shallow, letter-sized drawers... Details in comments.21 May 2024 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:isavgdddrcius4a2zidozolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3kszbaozlxl2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/gopheratl.bsky.social/post/3ksz3m7ho4s27Sometimes I'm sad that I came so late to Lego Modular City kits - so many old sets I'd have to pay out the nose for now! But I'm coming to think it's a good thing - it's encouraged me to be creative, instead. Working on a custom build with a Chinese restaurant on the ground floor and offices above.21 May 2024 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:isavgdddrcius4a2zidozolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ksz3m7ho4s27https://bsky.app/profile/gopheratl.bsky.social/post/3kppvmmgzwv2zDuring that era, I told a (first) date one time that I was a bit of a nerd. She responded by gasping and saying "No you're not! Never say that about yourself! You seem really cool!" And I knew right then it would not work out between us. 😆 [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Apr 2024 19:26 +0000at://did:plc:isavgdddrcius4a2zidozolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3kppvmmgzwv2z