DigDoug
@digdoug.bsky.social
Quixotic. Through and through. All opinions are my own, not my employers. Because I have a soul and corporations do not.
quixotic_doug on some meta shit. digdoug in a lot of places.
quixotic_doug on some meta shit. digdoug in a lot of places.
How you doing?
The state of the world has me -very- offkilter, I'm running a project that's simultaneously going great, and miserably, and the weather has made me turtle up even harder.
I have -no- desire to keep up with the new Muppet thing. (Taking our disney boycott way too seriously)
The state of the world has me -very- offkilter, I'm running a project that's simultaneously going great, and miserably, and the weather has made me turtle up even harder.
I have -no- desire to keep up with the new Muppet thing. (Taking our disney boycott way too seriously)
February 8, 2026 at 1:59 PM
How you doing?
The state of the world has me -very- offkilter, I'm running a project that's simultaneously going great, and miserably, and the weather has made me turtle up even harder.
I have -no- desire to keep up with the new Muppet thing. (Taking our disney boycott way too seriously)
The state of the world has me -very- offkilter, I'm running a project that's simultaneously going great, and miserably, and the weather has made me turtle up even harder.
I have -no- desire to keep up with the new Muppet thing. (Taking our disney boycott way too seriously)
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Woke up from a nap and this greeted me.
Put it in the Louvre.
Put it in the Louvre.
February 6, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Woke up from a nap and this greeted me.
Put it in the Louvre.
Put it in the Louvre.
Seeing the old times brown dog from we rate dogs made this all the more poignant. Hashtag-einsteinbestdog
February 5, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Seeing the old times brown dog from we rate dogs made this all the more poignant. Hashtag-einsteinbestdog
Whoa. I like this a lot. [galaxy brain.gif]
Someone smarter than me said the point of elite college is to admit rich kids and smart kids so you might confuse the rich ones for being smart.
February 5, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Whoa. I like this a lot. [galaxy brain.gif]
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
My step-father was in a band named Spunk. It wasn’t a great name. Kindergarten teacher got mad at me and changed the P to a K (with a piece of tape). Made me spend the day wearing a shirt that said SKUNK. The only time I ever saw my momma want to get in a fist fight.
February 3, 2026 at 7:00 PM
My step-father was in a band named Spunk. It wasn’t a great name. Kindergarten teacher got mad at me and changed the P to a K (with a piece of tape). Made me spend the day wearing a shirt that said SKUNK. The only time I ever saw my momma want to get in a fist fight.
Don’t mind if I do. (Yay for 5 star albums)
February 3, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Don’t mind if I do. (Yay for 5 star albums)
Woke up at 430am, with an idea how to fix a problem. Logged in to work, spent an hour getting everything set up.
Good news, all my reworked, super heavy queries ran fast.
Bad news, there's no data in any of the tables.
Turns out the entire database is being rebuilt by the team in India.
Good news, all my reworked, super heavy queries ran fast.
Bad news, there's no data in any of the tables.
Turns out the entire database is being rebuilt by the team in India.
February 3, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Woke up at 430am, with an idea how to fix a problem. Logged in to work, spent an hour getting everything set up.
Good news, all my reworked, super heavy queries ran fast.
Bad news, there's no data in any of the tables.
Turns out the entire database is being rebuilt by the team in India.
Good news, all my reworked, super heavy queries ran fast.
Bad news, there's no data in any of the tables.
Turns out the entire database is being rebuilt by the team in India.
This is who runs this account.
February 2, 2026 at 12:52 PM
This is who runs this account.
Did I spend 12+ hours this weekend playing a 20 year old video game, so I could decorate a house in said game? Yep. No regrets.
February 2, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Did I spend 12+ hours this weekend playing a 20 year old video game, so I could decorate a house in said game? Yep. No regrets.
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Finally finished. Recommended*. My 2026 reading goals are simple, at least 100 pages on Sundays before screens. 700 page books make it feel like you make no progress.
* - there’s a -lot- of rape. So consider the warning before using the recommendation
#2026books
* - there’s a -lot- of rape. So consider the warning before using the recommendation
#2026books
February 1, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Finally finished. Recommended*. My 2026 reading goals are simple, at least 100 pages on Sundays before screens. 700 page books make it feel like you make no progress.
* - there’s a -lot- of rape. So consider the warning before using the recommendation
#2026books
* - there’s a -lot- of rape. So consider the warning before using the recommendation
#2026books
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Napping I had a dream about going to see Beatles Love again. Then I reminded myself in dream that it is no longer playing, and woke up.
So I’m consoling myself with the soundtrack. I went to see it three different times, It was the most entertained I’ve ever been.
So I’m consoling myself with the soundtrack. I went to see it three different times, It was the most entertained I’ve ever been.
January 31, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Napping I had a dream about going to see Beatles Love again. Then I reminded myself in dream that it is no longer playing, and woke up.
So I’m consoling myself with the soundtrack. I went to see it three different times, It was the most entertained I’ve ever been.
So I’m consoling myself with the soundtrack. I went to see it three different times, It was the most entertained I’ve ever been.
My wife’s not home. And I hope she’s not online. But imma just say, today is gonna be very sad for her. She is a mega fan.
January 30, 2026 at 8:01 PM
My wife’s not home. And I hope she’s not online. But imma just say, today is gonna be very sad for her. She is a mega fan.
My wife sent me this. If you haven’t watched Detectorists you should. And I’ll be in line to watch this however I can.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
‘Watching The Office recently, my heart just sank’ – Mackenzie Crook on comedy, cruelty and being TV royalty
After a very hard landing into fame in the 00s, he decided to take a softer approach – and hit on a winning formula for classic comedy. The star talks about his fantastical new show Small Prophets, hi...
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:34 PM
My wife sent me this. If you haven’t watched Detectorists you should. And I’ll be in line to watch this however I can.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
At our company town hall, they gave an award to the guy that created the inane, and horrible AI training sessions people are being forced to suffer through. And one of the comments was that he used genAI to help with "The mundane work of content creation"
I should have just learned to farm.
I should have just learned to farm.
January 30, 2026 at 1:15 PM
At our company town hall, they gave an award to the guy that created the inane, and horrible AI training sessions people are being forced to suffer through. And one of the comments was that he used genAI to help with "The mundane work of content creation"
I should have just learned to farm.
I should have just learned to farm.
I just want to re-iterate, do not listen to 23 year olds. Especially dudes. Especially dudes in tech. Their life is comically small.
January 29, 2026 at 12:54 PM
I just want to re-iterate, do not listen to 23 year olds. Especially dudes. Especially dudes in tech. Their life is comically small.
the root cause of the nursing shortage is for-profit, fee-for-service healthcare. Everything else is window dressing.
As the Trump Administration cuts funding from hospitals, we must address the nursing shortage. I introduced the bipartisan Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act to close the pay gap between clinical nursing and nurse faculty roles. This investment will address a root cause of our nursing shortage.
January 28, 2026 at 1:17 PM
the root cause of the nursing shortage is for-profit, fee-for-service healthcare. Everything else is window dressing.
OK, this looks fantastic, and I will gladly use this as an excuse to listen to Boots Riley music all day long.
This was a much-needed instant serotonin shot. Thank you, @bootsriley.bsky.social. youtu.be/rnfTmSAnS3c
I LOVE BOOSTERS - Official Teaser Trailer - In Theaters May 22
YouTube video by NEON
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 1:02 PM
OK, this looks fantastic, and I will gladly use this as an excuse to listen to Boots Riley music all day long.
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Annie Wilkes from Misery is spiritually Millennial:
▪️cottagecore
▪️extremely toxic fandom
▪️aggressive side part
▪️weird childish curses
▪️puritanical, but also
▪️horrifyingly perverted
RIP Annie you would have been so good at BookTok
▪️cottagecore
▪️extremely toxic fandom
▪️aggressive side part
▪️weird childish curses
▪️puritanical, but also
▪️horrifyingly perverted
RIP Annie you would have been so good at BookTok
January 28, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Annie Wilkes from Misery is spiritually Millennial:
▪️cottagecore
▪️extremely toxic fandom
▪️aggressive side part
▪️weird childish curses
▪️puritanical, but also
▪️horrifyingly perverted
RIP Annie you would have been so good at BookTok
▪️cottagecore
▪️extremely toxic fandom
▪️aggressive side part
▪️weird childish curses
▪️puritanical, but also
▪️horrifyingly perverted
RIP Annie you would have been so good at BookTok
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One of America's best young poets weighs in with truth. @amandagorman.bsky.social
January 25, 2026 at 9:18 PM
One of America's best young poets weighs in with truth. @amandagorman.bsky.social
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The weather app says we are more than 2/3rds done. I don’t have anywhere near the 19” it says we’ve gotten. More like 7-8. And it’s light, dry snow. Easy to clean up.
This could have gone so much worse. -knock on wood-
This could have gone so much worse. -knock on wood-
January 25, 2026 at 1:58 PM
The weather app says we are more than 2/3rds done. I don’t have anywhere near the 19” it says we’ve gotten. More like 7-8. And it’s light, dry snow. Easy to clean up.
This could have gone so much worse. -knock on wood-
This could have gone so much worse. -knock on wood-