Eric Thompson
@cyanbane.com
Wisdom and buffoonery, wrapped in a tight crispy tortilla shell
80s Gwinnett Kid - I put 1s and 0s in a specific order in exchange for tender.
80s Gwinnett Kid - I put 1s and 0s in a specific order in exchange for tender.
I still believe that Harry Potter will increase books sales for decades. Not because of the books per se, but because it got people reading.
( gift article link )
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/b...
( gift article link )
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/b...
January 1, 2026 at 9:43 PM
I still believe that Harry Potter will increase books sales for decades. Not because of the books per se, but because it got people reading.
( gift article link )
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/b...
( gift article link )
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/b...
Merry ARPANET TCP/IP switch over Day to all you filthy animals.
May your layers also include kindness and less 1s and 0s relating to 6-7.
May your layers also include kindness and less 1s and 0s relating to 6-7.
January 1, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Merry ARPANET TCP/IP switch over Day to all you filthy animals.
May your layers also include kindness and less 1s and 0s relating to 6-7.
May your layers also include kindness and less 1s and 0s relating to 6-7.
December 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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UnFun Zelda trivia:
Link has to share a bed with his uncle
Link has to share a bed with his uncle
December 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
UnFun Zelda trivia:
Link has to share a bed with his uncle
Link has to share a bed with his uncle
My wife and I are currently almost two hours into this. It’s on a laptop on our kitchen table. ( not kidding )
bsky.app/profile/kott...
bsky.app/profile/kott...
Oh this is devilish…a game where you have make to 45 groups of 45 items each by matching two at a time. Must take hours? (Where’s the multiplayer option when you need it?) [thomaswc.com]
December 31, 2025 at 1:03 AM
My wife and I are currently almost two hours into this. It’s on a laptop on our kitchen table. ( not kidding )
bsky.app/profile/kott...
bsky.app/profile/kott...
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The Church of the Sacred heart in Dunlewey Co. Donegal.
Built in 1877 on top of a small hill on the shore of Dunlewey Lough at the bottom of the beautiful Errigal.
photo: Gareth Wray Photography
Built in 1877 on top of a small hill on the shore of Dunlewey Lough at the bottom of the beautiful Errigal.
photo: Gareth Wray Photography
December 30, 2025 at 10:39 AM
The Church of the Sacred heart in Dunlewey Co. Donegal.
Built in 1877 on top of a small hill on the shore of Dunlewey Lough at the bottom of the beautiful Errigal.
photo: Gareth Wray Photography
Built in 1877 on top of a small hill on the shore of Dunlewey Lough at the bottom of the beautiful Errigal.
photo: Gareth Wray Photography
The Atlanta Falcons are just a complete bewilderment.
December 30, 2025 at 4:12 AM
The Atlanta Falcons are just a complete bewilderment.
December 29, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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An Astonishing Graph. For most of human history, around 50% of children used to die before they reached the end of puberty. In 2020, that number is 4.3%. (It’s 0.3% in countries like Japan & Norway.) [kottke.org]
An Astonishing Graph
For most of human history, around 50% of children used to die before they reached the end of puberty. In 2020, that number is 4.3%. It’s 0.3% in countries like Japan & Norway.
This dramatic decline has resulted from b
kottke.org
December 2, 2025 at 11:16 PM
An Astonishing Graph. For most of human history, around 50% of children used to die before they reached the end of puberty. In 2020, that number is 4.3%. (It’s 0.3% in countries like Japan & Norway.) [kottke.org]
I'm just saying who rhymes "Duplex" with "Checks", it's a stupid song.
December 26, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I'm just saying who rhymes "Duplex" with "Checks", it's a stupid song.
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Head canon: Jessie's girl is Stacy's mom
December 25, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Head canon: Jessie's girl is Stacy's mom
This is the day of the year where I always realize that 95.8% of a kindergartener class can wrap presents better than I can.
December 24, 2025 at 4:32 AM
This is the day of the year where I always realize that 95.8% of a kindergartener class can wrap presents better than I can.
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Amazing work from whoever was up in N6914W over Ohio … www.flightaware.com/live/flight/...
December 22, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Amazing work from whoever was up in N6914W over Ohio … www.flightaware.com/live/flight/...
Just a reminder that Santa Baby will always be the best SNL Xmas skit of all time.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ckrp...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ckrp...
Santa Baby - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
www.youtube.com
December 21, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Just a reminder that Santa Baby will always be the best SNL Xmas skit of all time.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ckrp...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ckrp...
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Well, now I have something new to shout when startled.
December 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Well, now I have something new to shout when startled.
December 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Messing with ChatGPT Image 1.5. Impressed.
December 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Messing with ChatGPT Image 1.5. Impressed.
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a brief summary of what it’s like to be online in 2025
December 16, 2025 at 9:23 PM
a brief summary of what it’s like to be online in 2025
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When we miss the Old Internet it's not just nostalgia, it's missing a time when online culture was driven by people who were really good at written communication rather than people who really liked to be on camera and hear themselves talk.
i have said this before but if you are actually interested in influencing people beyond a narrow circle of too-online journalists you will be making direct to camera videos on tiktok, instagram and youtube. if you primarily post on text-based social media then you're just dicking around.
December 15, 2025 at 9:32 PM
When we miss the Old Internet it's not just nostalgia, it's missing a time when online culture was driven by people who were really good at written communication rather than people who really liked to be on camera and hear themselves talk.
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"Bluesky is an echo chamber."
"Bluesky doesn't have enough reach"
"Liberals must return to X to challenge the far right"
I'm not a tech bro or a journalist. Your priorities are not my priorities. Stop telling me I need to do anything other than chat about comics & telly with people who seem nice.
"Bluesky doesn't have enough reach"
"Liberals must return to X to challenge the far right"
I'm not a tech bro or a journalist. Your priorities are not my priorities. Stop telling me I need to do anything other than chat about comics & telly with people who seem nice.
December 15, 2025 at 10:12 AM
"Bluesky is an echo chamber."
"Bluesky doesn't have enough reach"
"Liberals must return to X to challenge the far right"
I'm not a tech bro or a journalist. Your priorities are not my priorities. Stop telling me I need to do anything other than chat about comics & telly with people who seem nice.
"Bluesky doesn't have enough reach"
"Liberals must return to X to challenge the far right"
I'm not a tech bro or a journalist. Your priorities are not my priorities. Stop telling me I need to do anything other than chat about comics & telly with people who seem nice.
Cold and beautiful in NYC
December 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Cold and beautiful in NYC