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Retired code monkey

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I miss the illusions I had about America back when I was listening to McCain's eloquent concession speech.

11.11.2025 00:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Some people just need opportunity and show biz provides that, for various reasons involving money and fame.

11.11.2025 00:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

fingers crossed for Garbage Ape, potential thursday night mascot.

31.10.2025 00:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm enjoying mine.

28.10.2025 00:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That run made me love the Avengers and be interested in their history.

22.10.2025 21:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A tent big enough for Nazis has no room for anyone else.

22.10.2025 21:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

People used to get houses when their children were born, now they get houses when their parents die.

21.10.2025 20:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Tom will be sending photos of that Douglass catch to the asterisk committee /s

19.10.2025 22:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Holds up as one of the all time masterpieces of the genre.
The animated movie made from it was one of DC's better ones as well.

08.10.2025 02:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

luckily oil wells produce forever and factories run dry quickly.

07.10.2025 02:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

AFCE runs through Foxboro now. Just win baby.

06.10.2025 03:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We don't need no sanctions if the motherfuckers burn
Burn motherfuckers, burn!

12.09.2025 22:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Charlie Kirk wouldn't want us to blame this groyper gang violence on the guns he loved more than life itself (at least other people's lives)

12.09.2025 17:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 146    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

the only time they ignore the "Laffer curve" is in a situation so extreme that it might apply instead of just being pure bullshit.

07.09.2025 23:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Classic designs: the Colt 1911, the Porsche 911, and this airframe
They've been there all my life and will likely outlast me

07.09.2025 23:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They trust the billionaire sociopath owned media to alert them.
They don't realize that media consolidation has metastasized main stream coverage into whatever combination of ignoring facts and promoting propaganda that serves a short sighted and vile ruling class best.

07.09.2025 15:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I hope they land on their feet but forced game play strategy and rug pull civilizations make Civ 7 so great that I'll never need anything else from firaxis to complete my Civ 7 experience.

05.09.2025 14:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This shitcoin used to give bribes to the Trump crime family doesn't have a meaningful value.
It will be the conduit for many billions of dollars spent by America's enemies to loot, weaken, and destroy the country but it has no intrinsic value.

01.09.2025 18:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Great friends. They go together like Jack Spratt and his wife.

19.08.2025 22:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think they are a production company that has a contract rather than being employees.
Maybe they end up with Paramount buy out money plus new contract money from somewhere else.
It's harder to break contracts than it is to fire people.

09.08.2025 02:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Maybe Boutte is Vrabel's version of Parcel's Dan Campbell

06.08.2025 16:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I could accumulate even more junk with the new found storage space!

06.08.2025 15:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Cruel ignorant bigots are people I want to avoid, not find some vacuously fantasized common ground with.
The MAGA label that many cruel ignorant bigots now use didn't change anything about that.

06.08.2025 15:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A very sound approach, I miss doing that with Gene Wolfe.

04.08.2025 20:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Passionate intensity is for the worst, the best lack all conviction.

04.08.2025 20:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My 10th grade English teacher used to put quotes on the blackboard before every class and for one week they were from Dark Side. I don't remember many of my teachers but I did appreciate Mr. Burns, genuine enthusiasm for his subject.

04.08.2025 19:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Back on twitter I saw him claim that being irritating attracted enough attention to be a net positive for his substack (or whatever) and was the smart and profitable thing to do.
Just an irredeemable discourse parasite.

03.08.2025 04:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Growing up with barely 90% of all forms of representation in politics and entertainment being for cishet white males like me left so many scars.

02.08.2025 14:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

There is a crash coming.
Earnings don't support current prices, and earnings are going down as nonsense like the irrational tariff fluctuations increases both costs and the uncertainty that chokes capital investment.
Reality hitting Tesla's meme stock may be the Bear Sterns/Lehman moment.

02.08.2025 14:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This worked for me and is very helpful!
The search I left google for started doing an AI slop top as well so it's good to have this option.

02.08.2025 00:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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