Nostr notes by spaf

For Halloween tomorrow, see if your local hospital is recruiting ...

2026-10-30T13:05:36Z

For Halloween tomorrow, see if your local hospital is recruiting kids for a randomized, placebo-controlled trial.

If so, take your children by for trick or treatment.

Health care got so expensive that I switched to the new UFO plan. ...

2026-10-29T12:04:26Z

Health care got so expensive that I switched to the new UFO plan. Annual probes, no copay. Prior authorization comes from a skinny gray guy with big eyes. The vision rider covers anything you see that nobody believes. And every abduction earns frequent flyer miles.

How odd. I saw the joke in my Facebook history from 12 years ago ...

2026-10-28T21:39:19Z

In reply to nevent1q…tjgl
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How odd. I saw the joke in my Facebook history from 12 years ago this morning. How is the SMBC author seeing my Facebook?

Be careful out there. ...

2026-10-28T19:41:54Z

Be careful out there.

[@drpattie](https://mastodon.social/@drpattie ) purchased some specialty noodles from a company in Boston.

When they arrived, they were all obviously fake macaroni.

Yup, they were clearly impasta.

I expect that the next set of ads by Vivek Ramaswamy will be set ...

2026-10-23T15:04:55Z

I expect that the next set of ads by Vivek Ramaswamy will be set to music --- "Thank Heavens for Little Girls"

😠

When I was young, I wanted to be a star. Now I realize that ...

2026-10-15T13:03:38Z

When I was young, I wanted to be a star.

Now I realize that requires nuclear fusion, radiation, and keeping my core at 15 million degrees for several billion years, so I decided to become an academic instead. I still enlighten, but with less gas.

"Character.ai's Bankruptcy Documents Show the Economics ...

2026-10-14T14:48:09Z

"Character.ai's Bankruptcy Documents Show the Economics of AI Don't Work"

https://www.404media.co/character-ais-bankruptcy-documents-show-the-economics-of-ai-dont-work/

This is likely the first of many. The pets.com of the AI bubble?

Stop living in the past! You have a future to screw up.

2026-10-05T13:03:17Z

Stop living in the past!

You have a future to screw up.

I feel stupid. Another year of MacArthur Genius Grants announced, ...

2026-10-02T15:44:05Z

I feel stupid.

Another year of MacArthur Genius Grants announced, and I wasn't on the list....

Everyone is someone else's weirdo. -- Attributed to C. A. ...

2026-09-28T12:10:26Z

Everyone is someone else's weirdo.
-- Attributed to C. A. Dykstra (1883-1950) and S. R. Adams (1957-2026)

Status of my quest: my extended family, done; my university, done; the Internet at large, well underway.

Pro tip: they're not little, they're not green, and ...

2026-09-24T11:54:15Z

Pro tip: they're not little, they're not green, and they're not men.

Unless cheap tequila is involved, in which case they're all three, and it's not an abduction; it's Saturday night. That missing time is now accounted for.

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2026-09-23T13:51:49Z

It is International Talk Like a Pirate Day! One of the classic ...

2026-09-19T14:02:58Z

It is International Talk Like a Pirate Day!

One of the classic jokes for the occasion:
A pirate walks into a bar with a steering wheel hanging from his belt buckle.

The barkeep asks: Do you know you have a wheel over your crotch?

The pirate says, "ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR, and it's driving me nuts.

It's frightful that people who are so ignorant should have so ...

2026-09-14T12:24:23Z

It's frightful that people who are so ignorant should have so much influence.
-- George Orwell (1903–1950)

It is a terrible thought, to contemplate that an immense number of mediocre thinkers are occupied with really influential matters.
-- Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)

Worthless persons appointed to have supreme control of weighty affairs do a lot of damage.
-- Aristotle (384–322)

Yes, SHADO is a great exemplar, minus the hairstyles and music.

2026-09-10T17:38:50Z

In reply to nevent1q…nzvg
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Yes, SHADO is a great exemplar, minus the hairstyles and music.

When I was growing up, I wanted to become a mad scientist with ...

2026-09-10T12:05:51Z

When I was growing up, I wanted to become a mad scientist with minions, a tropical island lair, and an unlimited equipment budget. That is why I became a professor.

Here I am: a moderately annoyed prompt engineer using an 11-year-old computer to schedule TAs from an office overlooking a gravel parking lot.

You may live to see man-made horrors beyond your comprehension. ...

2026-09-07T12:39:02Z

You may live to see man-made horrors beyond your comprehension.
-- attributed to Nikola Tesla

He died in 1943. The Cybertruck shipped in 2023. I'm not saying he knew.

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2026-09-06T13:10:49Z

I wish more of our Republican senators were like Mitch McConnell.

Today marks my 39th year on the Purdue faculty. Traditional ...

2026-08-24T16:23:01Z

Today marks my 39th year on the Purdue faculty.

Traditional 39th-anniversary gifts are gold & silver bullion and bearer bonds. Contemporary gifts are platinum with diamonds.

You can use my Purdue address. Thank you in advance.

(Current students can wait until after graduation to avoid COI. Current colleagues have already informed me they are getting additional restraining orders, so that's done.)

Any kind gesture which pulls another living soul out of despair ...

2026-08-24T12:44:21Z

Any kind gesture which pulls another living soul out of despair is indistinguishable from magic.
--MICHAELXAVIER

Work magic. Be kind.

There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't ...

2026-08-20T13:01:59Z

There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.
― Soren Kierkegaard (1813–1855)

The best way to celebrate? Make sure you are registered, and VOTE ...

2026-08-18T13:03:43Z

In reply to nevent1q…8lpy
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The best way to celebrate? Make sure you are registered, and VOTE this November. Check your status or register at vote.gov. It only takes about two minutes. An unused right is a right at risk — especially these days.

(3/3)

The final margin was a single vote: 24-year-old legislator Harry ...

2026-08-18T13:03:03Z

In reply to nevent1q…q0pn
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The final margin was a single vote: 24-year-old legislator Harry Burn switched to "aye" after his mother wrote urging him to "be a good boy" and support ratification. History sometimes turns on Mom's good advice.

The amendment was not the finish line. Black women in the Jim Crow South, Native American women, and immigrant women barred from citizenship waited decades longer to vote, and as a nation we still have work to do before equality is real for all.

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106 years ago today, Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify ...

2026-08-18T13:02:34Z

106 years ago today, Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment, adding to the US Constitution the guarantee that the right of citizens to vote "shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex."

That victory took 72 years, from Seneca Falls in 1848 to Nashville in 1920. Generations of women fought for it, joined by men who lent their votes and voices as allies; many of those women did not live to cast a ballot.

(1/3)

I wish the news media would stop editing their coverage to keep ...

2026-08-17T12:46:38Z

I wish the news media would stop editing their coverage to keep us from getting the full picture. They cut the end of every Miller, Hegseth, and Vance briefing, right where they turn to the camera and say "Hail Hydra." Viewers deserve the full remarks.

I really like people who enjoy a good laugh. I just wish it ...

2026-08-10T12:50:35Z

I really like people who enjoy a good laugh.

I just wish it didn't usually involve them nudging a friend and pointing at me.

People have complained about my humor. They call it ...

2026-07-29T14:58:38Z

People have complained about my humor. They call it "sick."

I'm not sick -- I'm twisted. "Sick" makes it sound as if there's a cure.

I just learned that a former colleague has been arrested. What a ...

2026-07-27T12:04:05Z

I just learned that a former colleague has been arrested. What a shock!

He has been accused of taking human skin from a medical supply company.

He wasn't charged with theft -- it was graft.

I've been thinking about what I might do to stay occupied if ...

2026-07-23T12:38:43Z

I've been thinking about what I might do to stay occupied if I retire.

Perhaps a dating site for chickens? Without a regular income, I would struggle to make hens meet.

Do NOT take the Cyclosporiasis outbreak lightly. Getting it from ...

2026-07-21T14:29:46Z

Do NOT take the Cyclosporiasis outbreak lightly. Getting it from extra spicy tacos has consequences!

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2026-07-19T15:44:23Z

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2026-07-13T12:41:01Z

The only thing Flat Earthers fear is sphere itself.

On a recent trip, we had to explain to our niece why there was no ...

2026-07-11T14:43:27Z

On a recent trip, we had to explain to our niece why there was no floor 13 in a high-rise.

Imagine how, in a decade or so, we will have to explain why there are no floors 45 or 47.

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2026-06-30T14:13:01Z

Pentagon warns US unable to fight two ceasefires simultaneously ...

2026-06-29T14:47:46Z

Pentagon warns US unable to fight two ceasefires simultaneously

https://www.duffelblog.com/pentagon-warns-us-unable-to-fight-two-ceasefires-simultaneously/

Today is the first day of scatalogical summer. That is when you ...

2026-06-29T13:13:59Z

Today is the first day of scatalogical summer. That is when you step outside, the heat hits you, and you go "Oh, crap — it's summer!"

What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us. What we have ...

2026-06-21T14:52:00Z

What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us. What we have done for others & the world remains & is immortal.
-- Albert Pike

Thanks, Dad, for all that you did.

Historical comparisons to Roman imperial decline are incorrect. ...

2026-06-14T13:00:21Z

Historical comparisons to Roman imperial decline are incorrect.

Yes, we have gladiatorial combat staged for the ruler's birthday, plans for a triumphal arch, and oaths of fealty. But the Romans had better roads, principled senators, and respect for science.

On this day in 2002, one of the best movies of all time ...

2026-06-10T14:58:49Z

On this day in 2002, one of the best movies of all time premiered: Bubba Ho-Tep.

If you haven't seen it yet, drop everything and watch it now.

Synopsis: An elderly man in an East Texas nursing home claims to be Elvis Presley — and may actually be right. His only ally is a Black man convinced he's JFK. Together, in wheelchairs and walkers, they battle an ancient Egyptian soul-sucking mummy that's preying on the residents. Bureaucratic horror meets genuine pathos. Completely unironic.

Calling bigotry an opinion is like calling arsenic a flavor. -- ...

2026-06-08T12:43:40Z

Calling bigotry an opinion is like calling arsenic a flavor.
-- Jack Cameron

I hate Mondays. It seems I always lose things at work on those ...

2026-06-01T11:56:11Z

I hate Mondays. It seems I always lose things at work on those days -- my reading glasses, my keys, my dreams, my will to live...

In Memoriam: Peter G. Neumann (1932–2026) ...

2026-05-18T17:22:11Z

In Memoriam: Peter G. Neumann (1932–2026)

https://cacm.acm.org/news/in-memoriam-peter-g-neumann-1932-2026/

It's another Monday. I trust this will help you get your day ...

2026-05-18T13:27:07Z

It's another Monday. I trust this will help you get your day going a little bit better.

https://youtu.be/xpcUxwpOQ_A?si=fHP3_HQd825RnE2Z

My annual evaluation. Dept Head: You’ve taken your work to a ...

2026-05-12T12:27:53Z

My annual evaluation.

Dept Head: You’ve taken your work to a new level. I’m amazed.

Me: Aw, shucks.

Dept Head: No, really. We thought you had reached the bottom last year, but you took it another level lower. Impressive. You're lucky you have tenure.

Me: Wait until next year!

My new post in the CERIAS blog: ...

2026-05-11T12:41:48Z

My new post in the CERIAS blog:
https://www.cerias.purdue.edu/site/blog/post/more-than-the-code

Third in a series on AI hype. If LLMs cannot replace experienced people, what is the right preparation for a computing career? The capacities AI labs now hire philosophers to provide — communication, ethics, social literacy, the capacity to argue and interpret — are cultivated in the humanities and fine arts now being cut. Advice for students choosing electives, and food for thought for the rest of us.

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2026-05-10T12:32:03Z

My take on security mistakes being repeated with AI was published ...

2026-05-04T16:06:46Z

My take on security mistakes being repeated with AI was published in the May issue of Cyber Defense magazine: https://www.cyberdefensemagazine.com/newsletters/may-2026/mobile/index.html#p=109

This is related to my two most recent CERIAS blog posts:
https://www.cerias.purdue.edu/site/blog/post/new-myths-for-old
https://www.cerias.purdue.edu/site/blog/post/after-the-buggy-whip

I am so lucky -- my wife pampers me. Or huggies, or depends ... ...

2026-04-30T12:42:12Z

I am so lucky -- my wife pampers me.

Or huggies, or depends ... whatever is on sale.

I am discovering new abilities as I age. For instance, last night ...

2026-04-28T12:49:25Z

I am discovering new abilities as I age.

For instance, last night I was able to melt an ice cube simply with the power of my mind.

Admittedly, it took nearly an hour of concentration, but I hope I will become better with practice.

Remember six years ago when we were all keeping people away from ...

2026-04-09T12:19:12Z

Remember six years ago when we were all keeping people away from us? And we were singing a little song to be sure we were washing our hands long enough?

I was able to do both at once by singing "Don't Fear the Reaper."

Ah, memories! I'm recalling six years ago... I received a ...

2026-04-06T12:57:01Z

Ah, memories! I'm recalling six years ago... I received a note from the Provost that I would need to self-isolate and remain off campus until further notice.

It wasn't a COVID precaution. Apparently, the faculty & staff took yet another vote on me...

The great thing about abbreviations and acronyms is that you can ...

2026-04-04T14:59:24Z

The great thing about abbreviations and acronyms is that you can reassign the expansions of the letters to meet your current narrative.

For instance, the "S" in "AI" obviously stands for "Safety," "Security," and "Sanity," and the "R" stands for "Responsibility" and "Respect."

A few people who are out there following my posts may have known ...

2026-04-02T16:05:10Z

A few people who are out there following my posts may have known Georgie Gobel (the Purdue George, not the comedian from the last century).

George apparently died last month. He was a passionate early Unix user, inventor, and experimenter. Besides early work with multiprocessor Unix, he is perhaps best known for his 3-second lighting of a charcoal BBQ, a feat that earned him the 1996 Ig Nobel in Chemistry.

RIP.

https://www.jconline.com/obituaries/psbn1445636
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_H._Goble
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sab2Ltm1WcM

I saw a sign recently advertising an event: "Speed Dating for ...

2026-04-02T12:49:25Z

I saw a sign recently advertising an event: "Speed Dating for Charity."

Ah, memories. For most of my earlier years, any dates I had were charity, and they were over blindingly fast.

The White House has announced plans to honor the President for ...

2026-04-01T15:37:28Z

The White House has announced plans to honor the President for the 250th anniversary of the country: By July 4th, they intend to raise the price of a gallon of gas to $47.45.

What you may have missed while at RSAC Researchers claim to have ...

2026-03-29T19:08:53Z

What you may have missed while at RSAC

Researchers claim to have found a megastructure and a second Sphinx buried beneath the current Sphinx in Egypt. Its presence was foretold by a stele...

https://spaf.wordpress.com/2026/03/29/and-in-the-news-this-week/

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2026-03-28T15:26:59Z

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2026-03-22T16:05:03Z

Vernal equinox: Today is the day my days suck equally bad as the ...

2026-03-20T14:59:06Z

Vernal equinox: Today is the day my days suck equally bad as the nights.

(Posted originally as "vermin equinox," which is frightening, because autocorrect doesn't know "vernal," but might be more appropriate considering those in positions of government authority.)

Make an extra effort to be irrational yet transcendental today.

2026-03-14T14:32:35Z

In reply to nevent1q…73d0
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Make an extra effort to be irrational yet transcendental today.

For those of us who write dates in US format (month, day), Happy ...

2026-03-14T14:23:05Z

For those of us who write dates in US format (month, day), Happy Pi Day!

Yes, today is 3.14. And if you are willing to get added to a mailing list, here are more digits of Pi than you thought you might want: https://www.backblaze.com/contact-sales/pi-day

"A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith ...

2026-03-12T11:42:41Z

"A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything."

--Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)

Something has gone terribly awry with my life plans. I fully ...

2026-03-09T12:59:01Z

Something has gone terribly awry with my life plans. I fully expected to be sitting on a throne, drinking wine from the skulls of my enemies, not sitting in a broken chair, sipping lukewarm coffee from a chipped cup with a faded "COMDEX '94" on the side.

I went into academia planning to be a mad scientist, but not "mad" == "sad, tired, and delinquent with my annual eval." Too late for Plan B.

I was one of the 371 scientists who signed on to this letter ...

2026-03-04T17:33:29Z

I was one of the 371 scientists who signed on to this letter urging governments to "Resist ‘dangerous and socially unacceptable’ age checks for social media."
Story with link to letter: https://www.politico.eu/article/age-check-social-media-scientist-warning/

"Somebody has to do something, and it’s just incredibly ...

2026-03-02T13:13:03Z

"Somebody has to do something, and it’s just incredibly pathetic that it has to be us."
-- Jerry Garcia (1942-1995)

"The power of accurate observation is commonly called ...

2026-02-23T13:24:04Z

"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it."

— George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)

I recently had a very thorough meeting with a financial planner ...

2026-02-12T13:17:14Z

I recently had a very thorough meeting with a financial planner and got some good news.

Apparently, I will be able to retire when I am 91 and live comfortably for about 2 weeks.

AI: The patina of precision given to guesswork based on data of ...

2026-01-26T14:07:01Z

AI:
The patina of precision given to guesswork based on data of questionable quality in response to imperfect queries structured around incorrect understanding.

“Some believe it is only great power that can hold evil in ...

2026-01-22T12:40:01Z

“Some believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. It is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love.”
—J.R.R. Tolkien – The Hobbit, 1937

I seem to recall doing this once in a group, and @npub1904…kawm ...

2026-01-21T15:44:42Z

In reply to nevent1q…tata
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I seem to recall doing this once in a group, and Dr. Pattie (npub1904…kawm) interjecting, “I believe this species uses the word <word>, dear.” I thanked her and continued on.

And people wonder why we’re a couple.

Reminded of how I handle temporary instances of aphasia (mostly ...

2026-01-21T15:44:25Z

Reminded of how I handle temporary instances of aphasia (mostly when I am undercaffeinated and overstressed):
“I can’t remember your human word for it.”
If asked what I meant by that, I respond, “Oops, you weren’t supposed to hear that. Never mind.”

At this point, the other person is left with questions (though not more than usual when interacting with me) and has forgotten the original thread of the conversation.

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2026-01-03T13:29:55Z

Was Maduro in the Epstein files?

I have found that, for some queries, search engines do not ...

2025-12-31T20:35:30Z

In reply to nevent1q…8elf
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I have found that, for some queries, search engines do not provide useful links (too many ads, or nonindexed sources). If I carefully check the results, some LLMs wull produce a helpful result.

Over half the time I have given a query to Gemini it has returned ...

2025-12-31T20:04:13Z

In reply to nevent1q…fs4r
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Over half the time I have given a query to Gemini it has returned an incorrect result.

Perplexity and Claude seem the best, in my testing, although I don't use them extensively.

I have, as a standard part of queries, "Give a URL or preferably a DOI that substantiates your answer." Gemini often ignores this when it is hallucinating an answer.

Dec 29: Yay! We have survived 2025! 2026 can’t be a challenge! ...

2025-12-29T13:20:35Z

Dec 29: Yay! We have survived 2025! 2026 can’t be a challenge!

Dec 29, 2026: Dire wolves are advancing south toward the AZ/AR glacier line but avoiding KY wildfires. The mutant alligators are moving north out of what used to be FL. The San Andreas Gulf camps report plague.
2027 must be better!

Twas the night before Christmas And all through the house Not a ...

2025-12-24T14:15:01Z

Twas the night before Christmas
And all through the house
Not a creature was stirring
Not even a mouse

You can prevent this -- give carbon monoxide detectors as gifts this year.

Does anyone else's wife introduce them to people as ...

2025-12-21T17:29:41Z

Does anyone else's wife introduce them to people as "He's a rescue"? Asking for, er, "a friend"

Sad satire ...

2025-12-19T14:37:33Z

Sad satire https://www.duffelblog.com/most-powerful-military-in-history-mobilized-to-arrest-guy-washing-dishes/

December 31st is my final day as Editor-in-Chief of Computers ...

2025-12-13T18:09:34Z

December 31st is my final day as Editor-in-Chief of Computers & Security -- the oldest journal in cybersecurity, and the official journal of IFIP TC 11. I became the EiC 15 years ago.

Here is my final editorial: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1mGMp_3pcoWqU1 or https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2025.104792 )

Over the last few days, the Eastern and Southern US have had some ...

2025-12-13T15:09:01Z

Over the last few days, the Eastern and Southern US have had some very bad storms and disruptions of normal activities. I hope you all are safe.

As an emergency tip: if you run out of toilet paper, coffee filters can be used instead. However, it will make your coffee taste different.

RE: https://mstdn.social/@spaf/115610603941558621 Please repost ...

2025-11-26T01:22:33Z

RE: https://mstdn.social/@spaf/115610603941558621

Please repost for reach.

quoting
note1atu…437t

Thanksgiving Giving: Ways to Share Your Gratitude https://wp.me/pkQ5F-jo

(For my US followers)

Thanksgiving Giving: Ways to Share Your Gratitude ...

2025-11-25T13:36:58Z

Thanksgiving Giving: Ways to Share Your Gratitude https://wp.me/pkQ5F-jo

(For my US followers)

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2025-11-15T03:38:57Z

Almost anything can be a UFO if you are really bad at identifying ...

2025-11-13T13:20:22Z

Almost anything can be a UFO if you are really bad at identifying things.

I was reminded of an ex-girlfriend today. We got to know each ...

2025-11-10T13:30:11Z

I was reminded of an ex-girlfriend today.
We got to know each other in a Biblical sense.

Unfortunately, in her case, it was Revelation.

Awareness comes with age and experience . For instance, now when ...

2025-11-03T13:09:45Z

Awareness comes with age and experience .

For instance, now when i give a conference presentation, I can tell the audience is secretly dressing me with their eyes.

There will be many dead things at our house this Halloween. My ...

2025-10-31T13:20:17Z

There will be many dead things at our house this Halloween.

My willpower, my diet, and an empty bag of bite-sized Kit Kat bars, for example.

It appears most people outside the USA (and many inside) ...

2025-10-30T21:40:54Z

It appears most people outside the USA (and many inside) don't understand what the government shutdown is all about. Here is a succinct summary:

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2025-10-23T13:07:07Z

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In the USA, it is called “MAGA” In Germany, it is called ...

2025-10-17T14:14:03Z

In the USA, it is called “MAGA”

In Germany, it is called “Why grandpa has to live in Argentina.”

It tastes plaid, with a hint of corduroy.

2025-10-13T13:06:36Z

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It tastes plaid, with a hint of corduroy.

There is a fine line between visionary and demented. From ...

2025-10-13T12:00:29Z

There is a fine line between visionary and demented.

From experience, the line is sort of wriggly, made of string cheese, and glows in the dark when you don't wear your foil hat.

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2025-10-10T22:02:54Z

At random, I thought of my childhood imaginary friends. What ...

2025-10-09T12:12:01Z

At random, I thought of my childhood imaginary friends. What great memories!

Unfortunately, it isn't mutual -- they're still blocking me on all the social media platforms.

Are you in Chicago, Portland, Memphis, DC? Then make copies of ...

2025-10-06T13:45:13Z

Are you in Chicago, Portland, Memphis, DC? Then make copies of this and post them everywhere!

It is important to be comfortable in your own skin. Largely ...

2025-10-02T12:44:03Z

It is important to be comfortable in your own skin.

Largely because you can get in a lot of trouble for wearing someone else's.

"Everybody is someone else's weirdo." -- (Allegedly ) ...

2025-09-29T12:18:01Z

"Everybody is someone else's weirdo." -- (Allegedly ) E. Dijkstra.

I continue in my quest to be everyone else's weirdo.

Given our ...ahem... "vibrant" ... economy, I decided to ...

2025-09-25T14:14:30Z

Given our ...ahem... "vibrant" ... economy, I decided to check out my retirement account.

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2025-09-25T14:05:47Z

Yes, it is basically this: ...

2025-09-22T13:56:03Z

Yes, it is basically this: https://youtu.be/FavUpD_IjVY?si=AKQZ3XjZmJgZrAZQ