Cris (without an H)
@ambignostic.bsky.social
Dad (he/him). Shabbos goy. Antifascist Gen-X in NWMT. I dance like the king of the eyesores
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My most dad-coded movie habit is that on Memorial Day I rewatch THE LONGEST DAY (1962)
What’s everyone’s favorite dad movie
Trying to do a daily dumb little prompt to not think about The Horrors
February 4, 2026 at 4:07 PM
My most dad-coded movie habit is that on Memorial Day I rewatch THE LONGEST DAY (1962)
You know how people nostalgically pine for the "old days" of twitter or whatnot? THIS is what they're talking about. Guy asks a specific question to a general audience, people who know what they're talking about chime in with detailed recommendations.
The SM7B is a notoriously low gain dynamic mic, many less expensive interfaces don’t have enough preamp gain to get it to a comfortable level. The phantom power won’t help bc that’s not for dynamic mics. If the takes are coming in clean and without noise you can change the gain level (cont)
February 4, 2026 at 4:03 PM
You know how people nostalgically pine for the "old days" of twitter or whatnot? THIS is what they're talking about. Guy asks a specific question to a general audience, people who know what they're talking about chime in with detailed recommendations.
Affirmations for Jeff Bezos
I've linked to these curses from @vandroidhelsing.bsky.social enough times I realized I should save them in case they disappear from Twitter for some reason. Things to wish on your enemies
February 4, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Affirmations for Jeff Bezos
The bitter irony of this, of course, is that Flash was TERRIBLE as a web development product. For users, it meant unskippable intros; for product owners, it meant inaccessible content; for developers, it meant inflexible dependencies. Animation was the BEST use of Flash.
They said it was a tool for web developers and if animators happened to use it, that was their business and they weren’t going to get any encouragement or support from the company. This is because “animators” are a niche community nested inside another niche community of “artists”
February 4, 2026 at 3:03 PM
The bitter irony of this, of course, is that Flash was TERRIBLE as a web development product. For users, it meant unskippable intros; for product owners, it meant inaccessible content; for developers, it meant inflexible dependencies. Animation was the BEST use of Flash.
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I am now obliged to share the clip about how Sigourney Weaver defied everyone, and made that basket perfectly on the first take, with no CGI, and no camera tricks.
The thing that nearly ruined the take was Ron Pearlman’s genuine reaction to the unbelievable shot.
The thing that nearly ruined the take was Ron Pearlman’s genuine reaction to the unbelievable shot.
Alien Resurrection Ripley's basketball scene #sigourneyweaver #ronperlman
YouTube video by PatrickPredator
youtu.be
February 4, 2026 at 2:24 PM
I am now obliged to share the clip about how Sigourney Weaver defied everyone, and made that basket perfectly on the first take, with no CGI, and no camera tricks.
The thing that nearly ruined the take was Ron Pearlman’s genuine reaction to the unbelievable shot.
The thing that nearly ruined the take was Ron Pearlman’s genuine reaction to the unbelievable shot.
This is perfect in context but also could be reused endlessly
I mean I know the conclusion he’s trying to get to but it’s all biblical reference underpants gnomes
February 4, 2026 at 2:39 PM
This is perfect in context but also could be reused endlessly
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I mean I know the conclusion he’s trying to get to but it’s all biblical reference underpants gnomes
February 4, 2026 at 2:18 PM
I mean I know the conclusion he’s trying to get to but it’s all biblical reference underpants gnomes
[explaining how to do something in linux] okay, first, make sure you've done this before
February 3, 2026 at 11:52 PM
[explaining how to do something in linux] okay, first, make sure you've done this before
This is a really good overview, and as Ryan points out on the first paragraph, he KNOWS it sounds like it’s veering off into conspiracy theory, but this is what it is
I read thousands of pages of Epstein files this weekend trying to understand what he wanted out of his meeting with 4chan's Christopher Poole. Here's everything we know about Epstein's plans to dismantle the internet and, eventually, democracy.
www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how...
www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how...
February 3, 2026 at 9:03 PM
This is a really good overview, and as Ryan points out on the first paragraph, he KNOWS it sounds like it’s veering off into conspiracy theory, but this is what it is
The stewards have no king
I am a little precious about what term we use here because... I dunno where AI is going but I want to make sure we don't regret how we describe the relationship
February 3, 2026 at 8:58 PM
The stewards have no king
I’m not set up for proper astrophotography but it’s cool what you can see with even modest equipment
February 3, 2026 at 6:21 PM
I’m not set up for proper astrophotography but it’s cool what you can see with even modest equipment
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Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat
Please put a penny in the old man's rat
Please put a penny in the old man's rat
twitter must be dead dead cause someone posted a rat coin purse that would have 2019 twitter losing its collective mind and most of the top comments are bots saying random words or people not nearly amped enough about the rat coin purse
February 3, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat
Please put a penny in the old man's rat
Please put a penny in the old man's rat
Four weeks into practicing a self-imposed Posting Shabbos has been going pretty well and today looks like it might get to be and honorary shabbat on shlishi
February 3, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Four weeks into practicing a self-imposed Posting Shabbos has been going pretty well and today looks like it might get to be and honorary shabbat on shlishi
We just came across this photo of my wife’s grandmother at about age 25, the same age my wife was when we met. I said “wow that looks like you” and she said “no wonder you were entranced.”
February 3, 2026 at 4:00 AM
We just came across this photo of my wife’s grandmother at about age 25, the same age my wife was when we met. I said “wow that looks like you” and she said “no wonder you were entranced.”
Now listening
[record scratch] yep, that’s me. Strolling through the crowd like Peter Lorre contemplating a crime
February 3, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Now listening
My wife has taken note of this dynamic playing out in medicinal herbalism, where generation after generation of women quietly and diligently work with and observe both plants and people, while men publish and become the consensus “experts”
And so for a lot of people who have been immersed in that sort of work, it is dispiriting to be told that actually we should be deferring to him on questions of movement strategy now, even as he gained notoriety piggybacking on groundwork he didn't lay.
February 3, 2026 at 12:26 AM
My wife has taken note of this dynamic playing out in medicinal herbalism, where generation after generation of women quietly and diligently work with and observe both plants and people, while men publish and become the consensus “experts”
It’s kind of cute that after all these years in the public eye, Chrissy Teigen still waves at the camera and says hi
February 3, 2026 at 12:13 AM
It’s kind of cute that after all these years in the public eye, Chrissy Teigen still waves at the camera and says hi
[guy at the helm of the USS Reliant] technically, sir, it is very difficult to shed excess heat in space
February 2, 2026 at 11:46 PM
[guy at the helm of the USS Reliant] technically, sir, it is very difficult to shed excess heat in space
You ever think something like "I should make a playlist of the interstitial music from ITYSL" and then realize somebody else probably already did it and saved you the work
I Think You Should Leave by Justin Raap on Apple Music
Playlist · 8 Songs
music.apple.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:30 PM
You ever think something like "I should make a playlist of the interstitial music from ITYSL" and then realize somebody else probably already did it and saved you the work
I unfollowed Neil Gaiman long, long before it was the right thing to do. (It was because he would repost absolutely anybody)
February 2, 2026 at 9:50 PM
I unfollowed Neil Gaiman long, long before it was the right thing to do. (It was because he would repost absolutely anybody)
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sometimes i like posts i don't understand and you have to understand it as me being a dog that wags its tail when people talk nonsense
February 2, 2026 at 9:07 PM
sometimes i like posts i don't understand and you have to understand it as me being a dog that wags its tail when people talk nonsense
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in the nato alphabet her name is charli xray charlie xray
February 2, 2026 at 11:22 AM
in the nato alphabet her name is charli xray charlie xray
Heck yeah!
PBS will tell the story of Sun Ra and his Philly-based musical collective in an upcoming episode of 'American Masters'
PBS will spotlight Sun Ra and his Philly musical collective on 'American Masters'
The episode on the experimental jazz musician, who led his namesake Arkestra, will premiere Friday, Feb. 20.
bit.ly
February 2, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Heck yeah!
The way she raises her fingers to her lips made my brain see a cigarette that isn’t actually there
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (one of 7 Democrats who just voted to fund DHS) defends her stance.
Argues funding for ICE "is not the question." Instead, Senate Democrats have leverage for various demands.
"I think they could negotiate to replace Noem with someone that doesn't skirt the filibuster."
Argues funding for ICE "is not the question." Instead, Senate Democrats have leverage for various demands.
"I think they could negotiate to replace Noem with someone that doesn't skirt the filibuster."
February 2, 2026 at 6:22 PM
The way she raises her fingers to her lips made my brain see a cigarette that isn’t actually there