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Johnathan Taylor Goblikon

@mrthursday.bsky.social

He/him, engineer, pro-democracy (Even when the results are stupid). The Constitution is not a buffet. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ€˜πŸ‹οΈπŸ₯ΎπŸ•β€πŸ¦ΊπŸ‘¨β€πŸ³πŸ“·

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My friends dragged me to see it in theaters. I just found it boring, it's the only movie I ever walked out of.

In spite of this, my wife insisted I watch the TV series with her. I wound up rage quitting right before the finale.

07.03.2026 14:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hotel California by Eagles, Baby by Justin Bieber, Too Late to Apologize by One Republic, and Dream On by Aerosmith. All for the same reason: The tempo is just slow enough to be frustrating, it's like the musical equivalent of being stuck behind a slow walker going up the stairs.

07.03.2026 14:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
What Red Hot Chili Peppers sound like to people who don't like Red Hot Chili Peppers
YouTube video by There I Ruined It What Red Hot Chili Peppers sound like to people who don't like Red Hot Chili Peppers

Makes sense.

Side note, I was a fan of them as a kid, but seeing a bit of Anthony Kiedis's autobiography where he described having sex with a 14-year-old ruined them for me.

07.03.2026 13:51 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

*Harambinger

07.03.2026 02:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A new app alerts you if someone nearby is wearing smart glasses | TechCrunch A hobbyist developer's new app, which can detect nearby smart glasses, comes amid resistance to always-on recording and listening devices that invade people's privacy.

I don't think I've seen a pair of smart glasses in person. Installed the app anyway, it's worth a try.

05.03.2026 18:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Kelvin Gemstone

Kelvin Gemstone

Check it on your calculator. Any number + 12 - 40 =

05.03.2026 13:17 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I was contacted to be interviewed by The Wall Street Journal. I didn't respond, primarily because the site I was contacted on just changed its UI, causing me to not see the message for several weeks.

05.03.2026 02:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you can have a Big Mac attack, can you also have a McRib attack?

04.03.2026 00:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Chicken Nugget Singing β€œGedagedigedagedago”
YouTube video by Man Face Chicken Nugget Singing β€œGedagedigedagedago”

Only plays one song, but it's this one youtu.be/h_CaoxnX_Vc?...

03.03.2026 05:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Back in my day, fitness influencers called it meat slop, and they had the decency to at tomato sauce and cabbage.

03.03.2026 00:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Warhamster 40 000

02.03.2026 23:28 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Or that posting on the internet insisting that 300 million people buck hundreds of years of linguistic tradition and start referring to themselves by a word that doesn't exist in their language isn't effective.

02.03.2026 13:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Having seen this discourse for years now, a lot of them don't understand that "America" is in the name of our country, and that the global north considered North and South America to be separate continents.

02.03.2026 13:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thrift store cashier: Did you find everything ok?

Me, holding a lawn chair, half of a spaghetti spoon, and whatever the fuck this is: Yes, thank you.

02.03.2026 04:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Did she come to this conclusion by looking at the Xbox Live user base and realizing it's a bunch of virgins who want to fuck robots?

02.03.2026 04:13 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I worked with a small group of Iranian immigrants about a decade ago. Half didn't really talk politics, the other half were extremely critical of the Iranian government, but also didn't respect Trump and at no point expressed to me any desire for the US to intervene there. Take that FWIW.

28.02.2026 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

They called him the fertilization president.

26.02.2026 03:53 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I still think this is too convoluted and complicated to be enforceable, while ignoring a lot of important real world considerations. This seems primarily geared towards preventing long range sharpshooter attacks, which really are not that common and would put some guns in a legal gray area.

25.02.2026 22:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The main problem I see with this idea is that those variables can all be changed with the setup of the gun, the shooter, and the specific batch of ammo.

That, and considering that ~90% of shootings are committed with handguns, I'd say that conceal ability is a more important metric than firepower.

25.02.2026 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

very different from the methods a gun would be made in a factory, it would be pretty easy to tell them apart just by look and feel. Enforcing it by punishing anyone caught after the fact is the only way I see.

25.02.2026 13:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Currently, you need a license from the federal government to manufacture and sell firearms, so that side is simple. Having worked with 3D printers, I don't think it's feasible at this point to regulate them in a way that would prevent them from 3D printing regulated gun parts, but as 3D printing is

25.02.2026 13:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Am I being detained?

22.02.2026 22:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There are two types of mead drinkers: pretentious ones, and ones who routinely raid costal villages. In either case, high and left.

22.02.2026 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

There have actually been a number of cases where people were charged for either tricking someone into eating a hot pepper or some other capsaicin product, or forcing it on them, as capsaicin does cause medical issues in high doses. The threshold for firing is much lower and at HR's discretion.

22.02.2026 15:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

What a strange assumption. I'm just saying that there are channels to prevent food theft that are much less likely to result in you being fired or arrested.

22.02.2026 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Especially if you've just been caught poisoning one of your coworkers.

22.02.2026 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

People say AI is a waste of energy, but humans have to spend 20 years eating, learning, digging through the ditches and burning through the witches before they can slam in the back of my Dragula.

22.02.2026 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The fact that this was announced in the middle of the night with 4 hours notice as a massive snowstorm is about to hit the East Coast seems intentional.

22.02.2026 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

At PHL, terminal C is precheck only, and it's still running precheck. I wouldn't count on other airports keeping their precheck only points running as usual, but worth trying in a pinch.

22.02.2026 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thou shalt not murder? Cult.

22.02.2026 04:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0