Retired software engineer, retired rock climber, route developer & guidebook author. Current table-top war gamer. I like bs for immediate news, opinions, humor, and as a backup to the Twitter exodus.https://bsky.app/profile/johnhogge.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnhogge.bsky.social/post/3mxx6mgv7g223If you are an old drummer, never start following drum forums. You'll eventually barf on all the references to "in the pocket", "groove", and "pocket groove".15 Oct 2026 23:09 +0000at://did:plc:vprb7mzqv2horop2jtnyqo7f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxx6mgv7g223https://bsky.app/profile/johnhogge.bsky.social/post/3mgdq2b27jk25A famous noem got fired today @pixelthegnome.bsky.social05 Mar 2026 21:20 +0000at://did:plc:vprb7mzqv2horop2jtnyqo7f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdq2b27jk25https://bsky.app/profile/johnhogge.bsky.social/post/3mebunm4l5s2sAll time greatest Gnome song. @pixelthegnome.bsky.social https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLZOrqhSH40&list=RDeLZOrqhSH40&start_radio=107 Feb 2026 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:vprb7mzqv2horop2jtnyqo7f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mebunm4l5s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/johnhogge.bsky.social/post/3mdzyw3mqcc2mWhat are the top 10 words of whimsy, @pixelthegnome.bsky.social ? Maybe: skipping fondling whistling yodling snookims purple toasty hiccup hickey dandelion04 Feb 2026 13:41 +0000at://did:plc:vprb7mzqv2horop2jtnyqo7f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdzyw3mqcc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnhogge.bsky.social/post/3lratqfb2fc26Thinking about starting the Flat AI Society. There's no AI, just humans pulling the puppet strings, aided with some non-intelligent software. The button is never pushed to solve anything. Always the strings. Join Me!! https://media.tenor.com/TPXM07376DgAAAAC/marionette-puppet.gif?hh=498&ww=29110 Jun 2025 11:59 +0000at://did:plc:vprb7mzqv2horop2jtnyqo7f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lratqfb2fc26https://bsky.app/profile/johnhogge.bsky.social/post/3lobhdqiygc2yGnomes to war!! @pixelthegnome.bsky.social03 May 2025 13:34 +0000at://did:plc:vprb7mzqv2horop2jtnyqo7f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lobhdqiygc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnhogge.bsky.social/post/3loa3cvj7322rUsed to collect noisey albums--industrial & post punk. I'm purging most, but this one is getting under my skin again. So lo fi! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7REhdRvE6gc&ab_channel=tongues03 May 2025 00:26 +0000at://did:plc:vprb7mzqv2horop2jtnyqo7f/app.bsky.feed.post/3loa3cvj7322rhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnhogge.bsky.social/post/3lo76nk6irc2rLike this painted puppeteer, for no reason.02 May 2025 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:vprb7mzqv2horop2jtnyqo7f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo76nk6irc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnhogge.bsky.social/post/3lndqnvsngk22Props to the Strawberry Alarm Clock. They in fact did sing about strawberries and clocks.21 Apr 2025 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:vprb7mzqv2horop2jtnyqo7f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lndqnvsngk22https://bsky.app/profile/johnhogge.bsky.social/post/3lmp7f6trn22wVery close to what our outdoor dog looks like: A White German Shepard. The wiki page on this breed is full of "dog show" history (yawn), but the bit I remember: the Nazi's strangely didn't like the whites. They like the black/brown GS's. People later fought for whites entering dog shows/breed desig. https://media.tenor.com/2IRmO-Adfi4AAAAC/on-my-way-ghost.gif?hh=278&ww=49813 Apr 2025 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:vprb7mzqv2horop2jtnyqo7f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmp7f6trn22whttps://bsky.app/profile/johnhogge.bsky.social/post/3lmnfggf6ls23#Caturday.12 Apr 2025 20:41 +0000at://did:plc:vprb7mzqv2horop2jtnyqo7f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmnfggf6ls23https://bsky.app/profile/johnhogge.bsky.social/post/3llwhr5gkrs2tI love Fleetwood Mac & Cheese [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Apr 2025 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:vprb7mzqv2horop2jtnyqo7f/app.bsky.feed.post/3llwhr5gkrs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/johnhogge.bsky.social/post/3llkrk7qqys2cIt's satisfactory saturday.30 Mar 2025 02:15 +0000at://did:plc:vprb7mzqv2horop2jtnyqo7f/app.bsky.feed.post/3llkrk7qqys2chttps://bsky.app/profile/johnhogge.bsky.social/post/3llflryvips27Some of us grew up playing Dungeons & Dragons, fighting powerful monsters with our even more powerful Wizards, warriors etc. But in real life, an orc walks through your door weaponless and chews you to pieces.28 Mar 2025 00:49 +0000at://did:plc:vprb7mzqv2horop2jtnyqo7f/app.bsky.feed.post/3llflryvips27https://bsky.app/profile/johnhogge.bsky.social/post/3ll7ovtkh3s2xBBQ is primarily an excuse for consuming a shitton of black pepper.25 Mar 2025 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:vprb7mzqv2horop2jtnyqo7f/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll7ovtkh3s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnhogge.bsky.social/post/3ll5kmn44i22eIs Usha playing Greenland good cop to the Trump/JD bad cop? Clearly.24 Mar 2025 20:06 +0000at://did:plc:vprb7mzqv2horop2jtnyqo7f/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll5kmn44i22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/johnhogge.bsky.social/post/3ll4q4so53s2uThis 2nd admin put more meaning into the term Doom scrolling.24 Mar 2025 12:12 +0000at://did:plc:vprb7mzqv2horop2jtnyqo7f/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll4q4so53s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnhogge.bsky.social/post/3lksr6hwqsk2qLife Hack: hot chocolate K-cups don't end with just the cup of hot chocolate. Peel that cover off and dig in with a spoon. 99% of the chocolate is THERE.20 Mar 2025 13:04 +0000at://did:plc:vprb7mzqv2horop2jtnyqo7f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lksr6hwqsk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnhogge.bsky.social/post/3lkh7gpjcws2kWhy doesn't bluesky have more assholes? cuz it's name sounds woke.15 Mar 2025 22:48 +0000at://did:plc:vprb7mzqv2horop2jtnyqo7f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkh7gpjcws2khttps://bsky.app/profile/johnhogge.bsky.social/post/3lk4amvbbcc2uOpossums are Irish Possoums11 Mar 2025 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:vprb7mzqv2horop2jtnyqo7f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk4amvbbcc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnhogge.bsky.social/post/3lk2i3datic2cExcited for Canada, they just elected a carny.10 Mar 2025 21:18 +0000at://did:plc:vprb7mzqv2horop2jtnyqo7f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk2i3datic2chttps://bsky.app/profile/johnhogge.bsky.social/post/3ljure676k22aI'm paper tape with holes in it loading a program into a computer or printing out a program from the computer years old.08 Mar 2025 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:vprb7mzqv2horop2jtnyqo7f/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljure676k22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/johnhogge.bsky.social/post/3ljsacmoegc2dHear me out: AI Meeting Monitors to curb excessive participation and to ring a mansplaining alarm.07 Mar 2025 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:vprb7mzqv2horop2jtnyqo7f/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljsacmoegc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnhogge.bsky.social/post/3ljsa2oihbc2dI'm SO tired this morning. And the gnomes must have mortared between my eyelids, again.07 Mar 2025 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:vprb7mzqv2horop2jtnyqo7f/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljsa2oihbc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnhogge.bsky.social/post/3ljokifwyhs26I just heard of a thing called Opposite lent, and it's fitting.06 Mar 2025 03:29 +0000at://did:plc:vprb7mzqv2horop2jtnyqo7f/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljokifwyhs26https://bsky.app/profile/johnhogge.bsky.social/post/3ljdctua77s2701 Mar 2025 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:vprb7mzqv2horop2jtnyqo7f/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljdctua77s27https://bsky.app/profile/johnhogge.bsky.social/post/3liwwnefzu22aBrazil is a Christmas movie.24 Feb 2025 18:03 +0000at://did:plc:vprb7mzqv2horop2jtnyqo7f/app.bsky.feed.post/3liwwnefzu22a