Nostr notes by Wyatt H Knott

Your "standard" military inspired first aid kit is not ...

2026-10-31T02:44:15Z

In reply to nevent1q…8nz8
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Your "standard" military inspired first aid kit is not going to survive your first trauma. If you're serious, what you need is ways to clean and suture wounds, splint and bandage broken bones, and as much of a variety of meds as you can get, not just a week's supply of what you already take routinely. What you really want is a doctor in your group.

Much like in the US after 9/11, the only ones who are going to ...

2026-10-31T02:41:42Z

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Much like in the US after 9/11, the only ones who are going to benefit from disaster supply kit-ups are the manufacturers, it just ends up being more short term consumerism that gets done in by expiration dates.

Prepping for a disaster is not camping.

Foodstuffs should be what you already eat, just keeping more on hand, and cycling through stock by date.

Water; in most cases, filter not store.

Think about how you will heat and cook without electricity.

laser pointers at the cameras to blind the operator? (Took me a ...

2026-10-28T03:25:33Z

In reply to nevent1q…6gyv
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laser pointers at the cameras to blind the operator?

(Took me a minute to realize you meant hack. I was like, half the dogmatic ruins the motivation circuit?? What? Who knew!? 🤣 )

The only good thing you can say about ICE using robotic dogs is ...

2026-10-28T00:59:56Z

The only good thing you can say about ICE using robotic dogs is that I woud feel way less bad about shooting one than a real dog.

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2026-10-22T01:48:34Z

RE: https://flipboard.com/@associatedpress/politics-h8vn14lnz/-/a-9TXlBNjRRfmBiZcniAvekQ%3Aa%3A3199720-%2F0

🤣 turncoat hiring other turncoats to prove they're turncoats 🤣

hey, #maine fucking fire her, wouldja?

CartyBoston (npub1hyn…0yth)

quoting
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Maine Sen. Collins enlists ex-Democratic colleague Manchin in effort to highlight her independence
[https://apnews.com/article/collins-manchin-maine-senate-jackson-trump-3e78cbf098f58cc124ed6ab8722b0abb?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://apnews.com/article/collins-manchin-maine-senate-jackson-trump-3e78cbf098f58cc124ed6ab8722b0abb?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )

Posted into Politics [@politics-AssociatedPress](https://flipboard.com/@associatedpress/politics-h8vn14lnz )

?[@davidgerard](https://circumstances.run/@davidgerard )

2026-10-19T21:52:07Z

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?[@davidgerard](https://circumstances.run/@davidgerard )

Yep, getting two prompts out of the way with one tiny drawing... ...

2026-10-19T19:04:43Z

Yep, getting two prompts out of the way with one tiny drawing...

#inktober #inktober2026 #comic #comics #flightless #confused #whk #ink #art #noAI

Current mood. #comic #crazy #newyorker #whk ...

2026-10-13T15:49:23Z

Current mood.

#comic #crazy #newyorker #whk

maybe it's just you: the key fits in the galaxy, which is the ...

2026-10-10T02:03:52Z

In reply to nevent1q…g8xj
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maybe it's just you: the key fits in the galaxy, which is the lock. Also, the galaxy is a swirl and the top of the key is an atom with electrons swirling around it, so there's some symmetry, and if the galaxy was on top you would be able to see the key.

So... yeah, no?

Terrible Comics continue. Ogres are terrible, right? And they ...

2026-10-07T00:44:59Z

Terrible Comics continue. Ogres are terrible, right?

And they would have continued sooner, but this took me a lot longer than you would probably guess, considering, and then SDF did a disappearing act right as I was ready to post... whaddya gonna do?

#inktober #ogre #whk #comic

Why, is he a dragonrider of Pern? 🤣

2026-10-06T04:02:44Z

In reply to nevent1q…jawj
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Why, is he a dragonrider of Pern? 🤣

There's many reasons to call these Terrible Comics, as you ...

2026-10-05T23:42:09Z

There's many reasons to call these Terrible Comics, as you can see.

#inktober #smack #whk #comic #parody

@npub1ghh…h75k You SURE you don't want to sell me a ...

2026-10-05T14:44:18Z

Dodgy Pie 大雞排 ⭐️🔰🇺🇸 🇵🇭 🎐 (npub1ghh…h75k) You SURE you don't want to sell me a technical pen? I just checked every remaining art store in the state that I know of, and a bunch of places online, including Blicks, and everyone has Koh-i-nor rapidographs on back order. I wonder if it's because of tariffs.

I send these drawings to a list of friends via text before ...

2026-10-04T22:12:26Z

I send these drawings to a list of friends via text before posting them here. It's funny the different reactions I get when I show them my comics. Some laugh, some cry, some make really insightful comments.

Today's winner: "I wonder if the Republicans realize that while they're building a wall to keep the immigrants out, they're also turning the country into a giant open-air jail."

#inktober #cactus #whk #comic #EscapeFromTheUSA

Plato was a fascist, got it.

2026-10-04T18:35:41Z

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Plato was a fascist, got it.

Honest question: does he mean it or has the /s notation just not ...

2026-10-04T18:23:29Z

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Honest question: does he mean it or has the /s notation just not been invented yet?

but is it on the plains?

2026-10-03T13:19:14Z

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but is it on the plains?

Terrible comics will continue until morale is terrible. #inktober ...

2026-10-02T20:49:34Z

Terrible comics will continue until morale is terrible.

#inktober #relic #whk #comic

I'm way more concerned that all the big companies are ...

2026-10-01T23:38:28Z

In reply to nevent1q…20yq
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I'm way more concerned that all the big companies are insisting their employees use LLMs, are granting agents access to proprietary systems, and expect that a contract is going to protect their data and processes. Like, how will they survive the looting? How will *I* survive when they replace the VA with a chatbot system and FORCE me to interact with it to get my health care and benefits?

The flip side is you seem to be able to injection prompt the ...

2026-10-01T23:27:57Z

In reply to nevent1q…9zgr
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The flip side is you seem to be able to injection prompt the chatbots into telling you just about anything in return. Like barfing up all their source code. This is not a tenable technology.

Stand by, "Super Intelligence" to be memed as "Stupid ...

2026-10-01T01:50:37Z

In reply to nevent1q…gyns
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Stand by, "Super Intelligence" to be memed as "Stupid Intelligence" in 3... 2...

I'm sad to report that Bernie can't remember names ...

2026-09-25T13:08:35Z

In reply to nevent1q…k86r
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I'm sad to report that Bernie can't remember names anymore nor the difference between a million and a billion. That was the most depressing telephone town hall I have ever listened to, with him fumbling and misspeaking and Welch deflecting blame for bringing ICE to Vermont.

I mean, I'm a disabled Vet, but I think it mostly has to do ...

2026-09-24T01:52:55Z

In reply to nevent1q…094w
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I mean, I'm a disabled Vet, but I think it mostly has to do with the fact that my state level VA is actually functional. It's small. Also our Senator is on the Veterans Committee and has no problem having his office call the VA for us. I got pretty good care in California too, but in Texas it was miserable.

I guess I'm lucky? I just walk into the ER and say ...

2026-09-24T01:07:51Z

In reply to nevent1q…al3n
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I guess I'm lucky? I just walk into the ER and say "VA" and the VA pays the institution about 10% of what they charged and no one ever bothers me again? And I call the VA clinic and I'm like "I need an appointment to deal with _______" and they give me a date?

The *VA* tried to send me bills for prescriptions at one point, but I went to the VA and said "social worker" and then the social worker gave me some forms and now they don't bill me anymore?

What am I doing wrong?

RE: https://social.coop/@Wtebbens/117314301840933736 You ...

2026-09-22T13:32:00Z

RE: https://social.coop/@Wtebbens/117314301840933736

You don't need to be aghast at Meta's behavior and/or keep boosting clickbait.

You can just gtfo Facebook and Instagram, like some of us did YEARS AGO.

The fact that people still use FB at all is more concerning to me than that they have an algo that b̶a̶n̶s̶ ̶p̶l̶a̶y̶ ̶a̶d̶s̶ causes genocide.

quoting
note1ssd…67rp

This theatre work in Barcelona is being banned by Meta for covering Virginia Wolf and/or "social topics".

How clear evidence of the censoring of social issues, by the #MassiveManipulationMachine

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/21/meta-ban-virginia-woolf-a-room-of-ones-own-barcelona-teatre-raval

#meta #instagram #censorship

The Jellyfish Monologues #monsterdon

2026-09-21T02:09:45Z

The Jellyfish Monologues

#monsterdon

Yeah, the unconcious girl always wakes right up and swims with ...

2026-09-21T02:08:44Z

Yeah, the unconcious girl always wakes right up and swims with you into your underwater lair and doesn't start struggling until she's inside. Happens all the time.

#monsterdon

Oh, look it's the Hunchback of Notre Dame #monsterdon

2026-09-21T01:10:12Z

Oh, look it's the Hunchback of Notre Dame

#monsterdon

Yeeeeah, I think you should read The Terraformers, because all of ...

2026-09-21T00:13:23Z

In reply to nevent1q…ztju
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Yeeeeah, I think you should read The Terraformers, because all of that is in there. It's actually a well thought out description of politics, among other things. And also I think you will enjoy it. It's relevant both specifically to this discourse and to other things generally.

Annalee Newitz 🍜 (npub1hhs…rl5g)

One of the things I liked best about @npub1hhs…rl5g 's book ...

2026-09-20T23:20:58Z

In reply to nevent1q…ghr4
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One of the things I liked best about Annalee Newitz 🍜 (npub1hhs…rl5g) 's book Terraformers was that while "democracy" consisted of debate until a consensus was reached, the minority party got to demand one concession that had to be abided by along with the majority decision. Sometimes it was an "if then" sometimes it was an "and do" but the losers weren't left voiceless.

Attention media organizations: you can report on the actions of ...

2026-09-18T02:27:59Z

Attention media organizations: you can report on the actions of the administration without resorting to verbatim reproduction of their social media posts and/or incessant images of grotesque national leaders.

Try talking about the actual issue. Try figuring out how to compel people to click on your article without just pasting his bloated face below a screeching headline.

Maybe, you know, do some fucking journalism instead.

(Insert car crash noises here)

2026-09-13T04:54:02Z

In reply to nevent1q…gyrz
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(Insert car crash noises here)

I watched the video. It's good. But one big point of ...

2026-09-11T02:59:53Z

In reply to nevent1q…9rm3
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I watched the video. It's good. But one big point of comparison that he misses is hydrostatic shock. The wound cavity from any bullet, even one that fully penetrates, stays intact, and exits, is MUCH larger than he's giving it credit for. Watch some of the slow-mo gel tests, where a .44 will open the block up to absolutely massive diameters before it returns to shape to see what HS looks like. There's no way a sling competes with that. Even the .22 beats any sling damage.

I'm not right, I'm correct. Forward, never straight. 🤣

2026-09-10T01:55:03Z

In reply to nevent1q…9svr
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I'm not right, I'm correct.

Forward, never straight.

🤣

Also, the right OWNS ALL THE LEGACY MEDIA, so WTAF Elmo. ...

2026-09-10T01:52:52Z

In reply to nevent1q…g5dh
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Also, the right OWNS ALL THE LEGACY MEDIA, so WTAF Elmo.

"Accurate" is not a word he is qualified to use, all things SpaceX and full-self driving onsidered.

I'm still waiting for my Team Soros travel reimbursement from ...

2026-09-10T01:51:33Z

In reply to nevent1q…g5dh
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I'm still waiting for my Team Soros travel reimbursement from the NoKings rallies.

To further the point, the dollar has hegemony because of oil. ...

2026-09-09T19:53:07Z

In reply to nevent1q…3sxw
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To further the point, the dollar has hegemony because of oil. It's still commodity linked, even though it doesn't say on the dollar bill "exchangable for X amount of unrefined crude." BRICS is an attempt to break the oil hegemony, but the way capitalism actually functions a currency has to be linked to a quantifiable commodity SOMEHOW. Even crypto is linked to a fixed number of solutions. GDP is the real link, but gold has worked for human economies since the dawn of econ

I didn't mean in a "we will give you an ounce per ...

2026-09-09T15:29:43Z

In reply to nevent1q…wdh2
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I didn't mean in a "we will give you an ounce per yuan" type of thing, but increasing gold reserves and decreasing US bond holdings is a commodity leveraged strengthening of their economy, and another move towards financial independence from the US.

Interestingly, China looks like it's actually heading back ...

2026-09-09T15:22:27Z

In reply to nevent1q…tdu7
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Interestingly, China looks like it's actually heading back towards a gold standard.

Are there any studies which have looked at the correlation ...

2026-09-07T12:59:30Z

In reply to nevent1q…lcdf
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Are there any studies which have looked at the correlation between El Nino and Antarctic sea ice? I'm wondering if we'll see faster melting this austral summer or maybe a winter reduction next year?

Wal-Mart already knows that about you This is why we have to be ...

2026-09-04T01:05:19Z

In reply to nevent1q…gnp2
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Wal-Mart already knows that about you

This is why we have to be so against ALPR's and any other type of mass surveillance. Once they start tracking people and using big data techniques, NO ONE is safe. Every outlier behavior is a data point.

"TIme of day: logged.
Walked. Vehicle ID null.
FacRecog: Masked
Gait match %.
Behavior: They only bought items with fixed prices. Style match %.
They paid cash. Credit marker %.

AI: 98.7% that's GhostOnTheHalfShell.

jonny (nonvenomous) (npub1ljm…w8tm)

You don't think all those cameras in the parking lot are for ...

2026-09-04T00:45:42Z

In reply to nevent1q…km3j
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You don't think all those cameras in the parking lot are for your safety, do you? They're logging your plate and matching you to a vehicle.

Wear any clothing you want. If you have a phone on you and pay ...

2026-09-04T00:44:31Z

In reply to nevent1q…a67h
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Wear any clothing you want. If you have a phone on you and pay with a card, they have your data. They're going to get you one way or another.

I don't know who needs to hear this (actually, I do ...

2026-09-02T12:42:43Z

I don't know who needs to hear this (actually, I do [@MorningBrew](https://flipboard.com/@MorningBrew )) but generating power with heat extracted from the ground using fracking tech from the oil industry doesn't qualify as green energy.

Just because it doesn't produce CO2 (although ask yourself how they're going to run all those drills and pumps to get started) doesn't make it ecologically friendly.

Especially if they're going to use it to power a data center (they are.)

I feel like people have no clue how dangerous the Ford Raptor ...

2026-09-02T12:21:52Z

In reply to nevent1q…y77p
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I feel like people have no clue how dangerous the Ford Raptor guys really are. OK, the cybertruck weenies drank some Elmo Kool-Aid, but at least they bought an electric vehicle. The Ford Raptor guys are unrepentant fossil fuel drinking MAGAts who think "rolling coal" is a funny way to own the libs. I admit to being surprised by the results of this poll.

I was wandering up and down the aisles after looking for graphic ...

2026-09-02T03:31:23Z

In reply to nevent1q…e3kr
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I was wandering up and down the aisles after looking for graphic novels, thinking some SF might be good... and as soon as I saw it, I grabbed it. Looking forward to it. 😀

@npub1hhs…rl5g Well, you WERE on the shelf at Vermont's ...

2026-09-01T19:18:59Z

Annalee Newitz 🍜 (npub1hhs…rl5g) Well, you WERE on the shelf at Vermont's largest used bookstore... but not anymore.

#monroestbooks #bookstodon #comics #art

Sounds like a very familiar tactic - we've seen a similar ...

2026-08-30T22:19:32Z

In reply to nevent1q…vf2j
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Sounds like a very familiar tactic - we've seen a similar kind of influence used here in local campaigns. Do you know who was behind all of that?

Seems like it was dominated by opinions on fishing, is that not ...

2026-08-30T19:51:06Z

In reply to nevent1q…juvx
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Seems like it was dominated by opinions on fishing, is that not the case?

🤣 You are misconstruing the interaction. We ARE being nice to ...

2026-08-29T19:57:14Z

In reply to nevent1q…zg7z
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🤣 You are misconstruing the interaction. We ARE being nice to each other.

EarthMomma (npub1h7d…f5y8)

same

2026-08-29T17:14:06Z

In reply to nevent1q…yze0
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same

If you're wondering why I stopped liking and boosting your ...

2026-08-29T17:12:06Z

If you're wondering why I stopped liking and boosting your posts, it's probably because I figured out that you muted me.

@npub1prs…eh8y You work on wikipedia, don't you? Can you ...

2026-08-28T14:59:33Z

Jessamyn (npub1prs…eh8y) You work on wikipedia, don't you? Can you give me some points to make to Lindsay Wilson, "Donor Relations Specialist" when she replied to my email about not giving WMF any more money until they recognize the union with a description of the legal process they are using to "determine who is eligible to vote" and forcing another vote of "eligible" employees? Because it sounds like a bunch of legalese for "we're doing our best to limit the pool of voters to those who don't want a union."

A Seperate Peace comes to mind but that's earlier, and more ...

2026-08-27T03:45:52Z

In reply to nevent1q…3cm7
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A Seperate Peace comes to mind but that's earlier, and more about internal struggles than conflict with society per se.

The Chocolate War?

2026-08-27T03:42:40Z

In reply to nevent1q…qk6a
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The Chocolate War?

If you think On The Road is impenetrable without cultural ...

2026-08-27T03:34:09Z

In reply to nevent1q…hg35
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If you think On The Road is impenetrable without cultural context, try "Lolita." I think more teenagers should read that one.

where the "counterculture" has already been discredited ...

2026-08-27T03:30:03Z

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where the "counterculture" has already been discredited as "hippies on drugs". This has more to do with urban and suburban disaffection with modern life.

I think the books I've named are more of a "the dominant ...

2026-08-27T03:28:54Z

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I think the books I've named are more of a "the dominant culture has little or nothing to do with the reality of our lives, and we're doing what we think is right but that's probably going to end badly because we're really just kids without any guidance or role models we can look up to." I never really got a "stay in school" vibe from any of these, mostly because school was often the source of or a contributor to their problems. These are all 70s era books ...

Any of S.E. Hinton's books, but particularly Rumble Fish

2026-08-26T22:02:40Z

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Any of S.E. Hinton's books, but particularly Rumble Fish

Plus the entire plot sounds like a cliche we've already seen ...

2026-08-24T01:43:14Z

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Plus the entire plot sounds like a cliche we've already seen in movies a hundred times.

Still having a hard time believing that Google Glass failed so ...

2026-08-23T01:22:06Z

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Still having a hard time believing that Google Glass failed so spectacularly and Meta was like "let's do that dumb shit anyway."

Like, we're still here, bro. Same people. Same stupid idea we absolutely detest. Still going to tell you to fuck right off and smack them off your face if we see you wearing them in public. WTF.

I have seen signs on the road here in Vermont with prices crossed ...

2026-08-22T22:27:02Z

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I have seen signs on the road here in Vermont with prices crossed out and new, much higher prices painted on. We're up to $55/gallon and that's at the farm.

Global warming is fucking with the maples, hard.

RE: https://toad.social/@tend2wobble/117137115751811443 ...

2026-08-22T04:52:02Z

RE: https://toad.social/@tend2wobble/117137115751811443

M.S. Bellows, Jr. (npub1fdx…5qau) 🤔

quoting
note1kc4…vg2a

The D.C. Bar Is Now Officially Deciding Whether to Investigate Chief Justice Roberts for Misconduct

https://cmarmitage.substack.com/p/the-dc-bar-is-now-officially-deciding?

The foxes are out there screaming in the dark like terrified ...

2026-08-22T03:13:12Z

The foxes are out there screaming in the dark like terrified children.

This is a simile but it is not a metaphor.

Had no idea this was even happening. Good thing we're ...

2026-08-21T13:13:08Z

In reply to nevent1q…j5z3
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Had no idea this was even happening.

Good thing we're spending billions to lose a war of choice in Iran instead of addressing damage from Global Warming here at home.

(raises hand) can I be in the cabal? I have books, speedball ...

2026-08-19T02:41:15Z

In reply to nevent1q…k7dc
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(raises hand) can I be in the cabal?

I have books, speedball inks, and a tiny press. It's mostly for lino blocks, but I am also an engineer with a machine shop in the garage, I'm pretty sure I could build an actual printing press. I also have a giant roll of paper (~5' wide and several hundred feet long, heavy card.)

Pretty please?

Kinda suss that the Northwest is labelled the Northeast. Also, ...

2026-08-17T16:25:16Z

In reply to nevent1q…84hm
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Kinda suss that the Northwest is labelled the Northeast. Also, using the Gulf of America label is just 🤮

100% AI crap.

You have a niche interest that you actually do things with. ...

2026-08-15T18:57:59Z

In reply to nevent1q…mlrt
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You have a niche interest that you actually do things with. Stockpiling your reference books is not just a good idea, I think it's necessary to ensure you will always have access to the ones you need. I wouldn't trust that they will be available forever online. And maybe eventually they will be part of your legacy.

Buy physical books. Stockpile them. Read them, share them, love ...

2026-08-15T18:16:37Z

In reply to nevent1q…93eq
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Buy physical books. Stockpile them. Read them, share them, love them. Dedicate some of your personal space to them.

Personally, I have just a few books, around 1000, but I am always trying to get more (library discards, free shelves, outright theft, purchasing, etc.)

Always been a dream to run a used book store.

None of that will save us if we lose the publishing industry though. Knowledge is a community effort.

Apparently, if you were previously thinking of fleeing the USA to ...

2026-08-15T01:05:24Z

Apparently, if you were previously thinking of fleeing the USA to escape fascism, and heading to someplace like Canada or France, you may now consider emigrating to New York City.

Hey that's what they get for defunding OSHA We COULD have had ...

2026-08-14T01:41:53Z

In reply to nevent1q…ggtl
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Hey that's what they get for defunding OSHA

We COULD have had suspectacles, but nooooo, it's assholeglass now, potential injuries be damned

AssholeGlass

2026-08-14T01:14:59Z

In reply to nevent1q…fxm9
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AssholeGlass

In the 1977 story "Lucifer's Hammer," which is about ...

2026-08-12T01:38:46Z

In reply to nevent1q…n3us
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In the 1977 story "Lucifer's Hammer," which is about a civilization-ending comet impacting earth, a man makes it to the grocery store after much of the gorceries have already been purchased or looted, so instead he stocks up on spices and condiments. At some point in the story, his truck gets lit on fire and the smells coming out drive all the hungry cannibals wild.

Nope. Trump made Trump look stupid. Remember the advice to drink ...

2026-08-07T11:01:11Z

In reply to nevent1q…gxff
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Nope. Trump made Trump look stupid. Remember the advice to drink bleach? Where are the prosecutions of Trump for recommending covid cures that were complete bullshit?

I know it's a typo but I love the idea of a Fertility Dre. ...

2026-08-03T21:46:40Z

In reply to nevent1q…29xj
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I know it's a typo but I love the idea of a Fertility Dre. Having trouble conceiving? Better make an offering to the fertility Dre. According to the ancient texts, a fat blunt and a bottle of Crystal would probably work.

Why wouldn't you just keep using whatever you had been using? ...

2026-08-01T21:27:55Z

In reply to nevent1q…yp8m
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Why wouldn't you just keep using whatever you had been using? Did the apocalypse remove all the tape measures from the world somehow? We have books but not rulers?

It feels like you're trying to force an answer that fits a science fiction world you already created.

And even if you have the books, and someone can still read them, ...

2026-08-01T21:22:59Z

In reply to nevent1q…8xer
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And even if you have the books, and someone can still read them, they won't understand them without having at least some of the relevant tech to work with.

Like, having the plow doesn't make you know how to use the plow. And reading about a plow won't really help you make a steel plow, unless you have the other tech that goes with it (waves hand at all of agriculture generally.)

I see what you're saying but it wouldn't be 1200s tech in ...

2026-08-01T21:20:16Z

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I see what you're saying but it wouldn't be 1200s tech in that case. It's modern tech, engineered down to a form that still works. The tech and the knowledge aren't seperable, they go hand in hand.

In an episode of the walking dead, they break into the Smithsonian to get a horse-drawn plow out... but WHY? They already know they need a plow to farm, they HAVE a blacksmith, poor farmers the world-over plow with tree roots of the right shape... and you don't need to read to do it.

How do you have Y2k knowledge of math and physics WITHOUT having ...

2026-08-01T21:11:54Z

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How do you have Y2k knowledge of math and physics WITHOUT having Y2K technology?

Like, how does anyone recreate Boyle's Law without the impetus of steam technology? How do you even get started in physics without ballistics?

We stand on the shoulders of giants And those giants were practical engineers

Which is why, imo, arbitrary units are as useful as standardized units for most things. Just make up something, it doesn't matter whether you call it a foot or meter, it's all length.

Apparently, they're all trying to come to Vermont. The ...

2026-08-01T20:52:52Z

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Apparently, they're all trying to come to Vermont. The Mormons are trying to build their own town here. We have a huge problem with out-of-state buyers vacuuming up all the housing stock.

I have a friend who owns a rental property in the Florida Keys. Wilma put 3 ft of water in the house. We fixed it, cost about 50K because we did it ourselves. Insrance paid 70, but then in one year went from 11K to 25K. I keep telling him to sell...

Nope. They don't get to blame a staffer. When you run the ...

2026-07-30T16:25:27Z

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Nope. They don't get to blame a staffer. When you run the ship aground, you don't blame the helmsman, you blame the Captain, and they resign and their career is over.

No, you can't blame the aide.
No, you can't blame the staffer.
No, you can't blame the messenger.
No, you can't blame the agent.

Responsibility CANNOT BE DELEGATED. It always resides with authority.

I have watched rabbits clear my 4' garden fence in a single ...

2026-07-26T20:39:01Z

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I have watched rabbits clear my 4' garden fence in a single jump, no climbing necessary. So it won't matter what the fence is made of, really.

The best deterrent I have ever used is strips of mylar ribbon hanging from the fence and tree branches. This basically keeps everyone away, birds and rodents and rabbits, because the ribbons fluttering in the breeze look like a snakes to them.

Another oldie, this one is from a photo I took at the abandoned 6 ...

2026-07-19T02:57:46Z

Another oldie, this one is from a photo I took at the abandoned 6 Flags in New Orleans. Apparently, the elements did their work and this sculpture no longer exists, according to people who went into the park after I did. So this is the only place where you can view this monstrosity.

#painting #art #sixflags #clown #whk

Welp. New account, same old Wyatt. Proof of life.

2026-07-19T02:09:47Z

Welp. New account, same old Wyatt.

Proof of life.