Brian

YouTube video by Angela Brett First of May — Jonathan Coulton at the Final Concert of JoCo Cruise 2016

Happy First of May to all who celebrate.

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Me being interviewed for HBO Inside the Episode: For this episode it was important to me as the writer to convey my clawing sense of desperation to remain employed. I titled the episode “42” because TV writing jobs are down 42% this year. Please renew us. I can’t go back out there. It’s Armageddon.

But…the successful version of an ass pimple.

I don’t know why I’m stunned. They did what they said they would do. But I’m still stunned.

Never been on one or had one. Now I feel like I need to hold that like a badge of honor. 🤣

Same as it ever was…

"The numbers have been calculated by the Council of Economic Advisers"

Saving this off. I might need to back this. Because Dice Goblin.

“…she, or someone like her, will always be with us, waiting for the right climate in which to flourish, spreading fear in the name of righteousness. Vigilance, Mister Worf, that is the price we have to continually pay.”
The Drumhead

I didn’t realize we had run into you…

I used to love trackballs. It was everything until I got used to the apple trackpad gestures. Still miss it when I’m doing drawing/diagramming type work.

A virtual flier for an event called "Weekly One Shot Games" Text reads: "Curious about trying tabletop roleplaying games for the first time? Looking to branch out from your usual options? Want to play tabletop games without the scheduling commitment of a long campaign? Introducing...Weekly One-Shot Games! Single-session, beginner-friendly games taught by staff GM Alan. All play materials will be provided Game Schedule: April 1st || Eat the Reich April 8th || Beam Saber April 15th || Overlight April 22nd || Root: The RPG April 29th || Shield Maidens There is a sticker-style starburst in the corner with a wee pixel portrait of our on-staff DM, Alan.

New recurring program starts next week at Omnihedral! On-staff GM Alan is running a series of one shot to introduce folks to some of the lesser-known denizens of our RPG shelves. We kick things off April 1st with @rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social 's EAT THE REICH 🦇

Office building hallway with work equipment to remediate asbestos set up in front of an office

Nothing like asbestos remediation in the office next to mine. This is much better than working from home. /s

Ever since the RTO mandate I’m just wearing jeans and t-shirts to work. Keep thinking I should buy new work clothes but have trouble caring enough.

I am so glad I’m not alone on this one.

Inside Trump and Musk’s Takeover of NASA So far, NASA has been spared the sweeping cuts that DOGE has unleashed on other federal agencies. Is that about to change?

Yup…

Image with the text: IEEE 2015 IEEE International Symposium on Technologies for Homeland Security (HST) - Waltham, MA, USA (2015.4.14- 2015.4.16)/ 2015 1EEE International Symposium on Technologies for Homeland Security (HST) - Applying a space-based security recovery scheme for critical homeland security cyberinfrastructure utilizing the NASA Tracking and Data Relay (TDRS) based Space Network Harry C. Shaw, Brian McLaughlin, Frank Stocklin, Andre Fortin, David Israel, Asoka Dissanayake, Dahaad

It appears my book wasn’t part of LibGen but one of the papers I’ve written is.

You just made me so glad that we haven’t started having blooms up here yet.

Sorry not trying to dump on anyone, just frustrated with what’s happening to us.

They should have plenty of room in the gift shops since they’ve stripped out anything related to pride…

Sooo good.

I forgot to register but I’ll watch online.

That’s on my list to see if I get back to Japan. In all my trips there supporting the mission I worked the list of things I didn’t manage to see is surprisingly long!

This is relevant to my interests.

Go checkout @omnihedral.bsky.social if you’re in the DMV region!

A brown and white boxer Dane mix lying on his doggie bed in a living room in front of sliding glass doors.

I want this figurine. No, I NEED this figurine.

If you have any connections, would be nice to know if the CSA needs any space experts. Just in case.

“Reduce the surplus population” keeps coming to mind.

OMG friends and I were saying exactly this with the same gif earlier. The last couple days have been exhausting.