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@gameovermike.bsky.social
Houston based CRM archaeologist interested in the late 19th/early 20th century. In particular WWI training camps and conflict sites. I also sometimes have thoughts on movies, beer, and politics. You know, human culture and stuff.
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· Oct 12
My spooky season viewing thread 2025, a mix of re-watches and first time viewings. A 🏺 means there's archaeology involved.
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professional party animal 🍻
November 26, 2025 at 10:04 PM
professional party animal 🍻
Yikes. Rouge Ales was a huge player in the craft brewing world and one of the first to cross over into spirits. The brand is everywhere in Oregon.
lincolnchronicle.org/10-days-afte...
lincolnchronicle.org/10-days-afte...
10 days after shutting down, Rogue's parent company files for bankruptcy with nearly $17 million in liabilities • Lincoln Chronicle
10 days after shutting down, Rogue's parent company files for bankruptcy with nearly $17 million in liabilities
lincolnchronicle.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Yikes. Rouge Ales was a huge player in the craft brewing world and one of the first to cross over into spirits. The brand is everywhere in Oregon.
lincolnchronicle.org/10-days-afte...
lincolnchronicle.org/10-days-afte...
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Cell phone companies: Here’s our latest model, with built-in AI you can’t turn off! It also automatically tracks your every movement, purchase, and body rhythm, and we sell that data to everyone!!
Also cell phone companies: Why is no one upgrading their old phones?
Also cell phone companies: Why is no one upgrading their old phones?
November 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Cell phone companies: Here’s our latest model, with built-in AI you can’t turn off! It also automatically tracks your every movement, purchase, and body rhythm, and we sell that data to everyone!!
Also cell phone companies: Why is no one upgrading their old phones?
Also cell phone companies: Why is no one upgrading their old phones?
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If a politician:
-Has never cared at all about whales before;
-Is in the pocket of big oil, an industry which has a financial incentive to oppose alternative energy;
and
-is a well-documented liar,
You don't have to take their "we have to stop offshore wind to save whales" claims seriously.
-Has never cared at all about whales before;
-Is in the pocket of big oil, an industry which has a financial incentive to oppose alternative energy;
and
-is a well-documented liar,
You don't have to take their "we have to stop offshore wind to save whales" claims seriously.
November 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
If a politician:
-Has never cared at all about whales before;
-Is in the pocket of big oil, an industry which has a financial incentive to oppose alternative energy;
and
-is a well-documented liar,
You don't have to take their "we have to stop offshore wind to save whales" claims seriously.
-Has never cared at all about whales before;
-Is in the pocket of big oil, an industry which has a financial incentive to oppose alternative energy;
and
-is a well-documented liar,
You don't have to take their "we have to stop offshore wind to save whales" claims seriously.
Just had my second bad run in with poison ivy in three weeks, so it's a round of steroids for me. I am going to eat all the things this thanksgiving.
Bobs Burgers GIF
Alt: Bobs Burgers GIF of family jumping on a giant magical turkey
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Just had my second bad run in with poison ivy in three weeks, so it's a round of steroids for me. I am going to eat all the things this thanksgiving.
Private equity just bought Topgolf, so I guess they'll be out of business within a year or so.
Callaway keeps 40% stake as L.A. investors assume control of Texas’ entertainment juggernaut.
Texas-based Topgolf sold to California private equity firm for $1.1B
Callaway keeps 40% stake as L.A. investors assume control of Texas’ entertainment juggernaut.
bit.ly
November 23, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Private equity just bought Topgolf, so I guess they'll be out of business within a year or so.
I really can't fully communicate just how unpleasant and demoralizing the weather in Houston has been this week.
a man in a tie says " i gotta get out of here "
Alt: a man in a tie says " i gotta get out of here "
media.tenor.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I really can't fully communicate just how unpleasant and demoralizing the weather in Houston has been this week.
RFK jr does give off some of the same vibes as the creepy uncle in Hellraiser.
"From his mouth the bullet theoretical launched the bullet possible."
Who Said It: The Hell Priest Pinhead or Olivia Nuzzi?
“Olivia Nuzzi did it all for love. The former political journalist has written a combustive portrait of America, President Trump, and the scandal w...
buff.ly
November 19, 2025 at 2:56 AM
RFK jr does give off some of the same vibes as the creepy uncle in Hellraiser.
Another mystery item from my metal detector survey in Texas. It's a thin disc about the size of a quarter. Three tiny posts on one side, smooth on the other. 🏺
November 18, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Another mystery item from my metal detector survey in Texas. It's a thin disc about the size of a quarter. Three tiny posts on one side, smooth on the other. 🏺
These are critical worker protections. Particularly since it's going to be mid-80's all week, and that is our new normal.
Unfortunately Ken Paxton is probably already asking ChatGPT to write an injunction.
www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...
Unfortunately Ken Paxton is probably already asking ChatGPT to write an injunction.
www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...
Harris County’s new worksite standards policy will provide rest breaks in high temperatures | Houston Public Media
When worksite temperatures are higher than 90 degrees, workers will be provided 15-minute rest breaks every two hours, "to allow workers to drink water and cool off and prevent heat illnesses such as ...
www.houstonpublicmedia.org
November 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
These are critical worker protections. Particularly since it's going to be mid-80's all week, and that is our new normal.
Unfortunately Ken Paxton is probably already asking ChatGPT to write an injunction.
www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...
Unfortunately Ken Paxton is probably already asking ChatGPT to write an injunction.
www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...
Archaeology friends! There's a new terrible "archaeology" movie on Prime. Haven't watched yet, but will update after I do.🏺
November 16, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Archaeology friends! There's a new terrible "archaeology" movie on Prime. Haven't watched yet, but will update after I do.🏺
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"The ethical inversion is stark, private gain: public cost." @tessmachling.bsky.social sharing another highly informed and articulate viewpoint on the current metal detecting crisis in the UK. 🏺🦣
A guest blog, which adds more detail to the narrative of detecting in England & Wales.
Thank you to my anonymous colleague for writing this important piece & for allowing me to host it on the Big Book of Torcs! 😊
#Archaeology #Detecting #Torcs #gold #Treasure
bigbookoftorcs.com/2025/11/08/w...
Thank you to my anonymous colleague for writing this important piece & for allowing me to host it on the Big Book of Torcs! 😊
#Archaeology #Detecting #Torcs #gold #Treasure
bigbookoftorcs.com/2025/11/08/w...
“Who Pays for the Hobby?”: Metal Detecting in England and Wales
[A download/print PDF version can be found at the end of the paper] This is a first for The Big Book of Torcs. Today, I open up BBoT to a guest blog, written by a friend and archaeological colleagu…
bigbookoftorcs.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:40 AM
"The ethical inversion is stark, private gain: public cost." @tessmachling.bsky.social sharing another highly informed and articulate viewpoint on the current metal detecting crisis in the UK. 🏺🦣
I live in one of the very many Houston town home knockoffs of the original Tin Houses. They aren't much to look at, but they are well suited to the environment (heat, humidity, hurricanes).
These metal homes tell a story about the Bayou City’s past.
What do they say about its future? https://www.texasmonthly.com/style/houston-tin-house-architecture-history/
What do they say about its future? https://www.texasmonthly.com/style/houston-tin-house-architecture-history/
Tin Houses Are the Last Bastion of “Old” Houston
These metal homes tell the story of the Bayou City’s past.
www.texasmonthly.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I live in one of the very many Houston town home knockoffs of the original Tin Houses. They aren't much to look at, but they are well suited to the environment (heat, humidity, hurricanes).
The Arabia Steamboat Museum has often been used as an example of successful private salvage of a historic shipwreck. Unfortunately, it's looking increasingly doubtful the amazing collection will be able to be kept intact. 🏺
www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...
www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...
After 30 years, KC’s iconic Steamboat Arabia museum to permanently close. When?
The Arabia Steamboat Museum, located in the historic River Market in Kansas City, is scheduled to close after 30 years in operation.
www.kansascity.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:33 PM
The Arabia Steamboat Museum has often been used as an example of successful private salvage of a historic shipwreck. Unfortunately, it's looking increasingly doubtful the amazing collection will be able to be kept intact. 🏺
www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...
www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...
Is this my favorite McMansion Hell ever? Maybe?
Also, it's virtually guaranteed that this house in suburban Houston is located on a flood plain and is protected by an insane series of levees that direct flood water downstream at their neighbors.
Also, it's virtually guaranteed that this house in suburban Houston is located on a flood plain and is protected by an insane series of levees that direct flood water downstream at their neighbors.
NEW MCMANSION HELL: CHUD ATLANTIS mcmansionhell.com/post/8002175...
chud atlantis
Hello everyone, sorry to go so long without posting something. I caught covid in August and it's taken me months to start feeling relatively back to normal. I am still struggling with fatigue and some...
mcmansionhell.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Is this my favorite McMansion Hell ever? Maybe?
Also, it's virtually guaranteed that this house in suburban Houston is located on a flood plain and is protected by an insane series of levees that direct flood water downstream at their neighbors.
Also, it's virtually guaranteed that this house in suburban Houston is located on a flood plain and is protected by an insane series of levees that direct flood water downstream at their neighbors.
US press coverage about a week behind that of the Netherlands. 🏺
Hegseth has a memorial to Black Soldiers who fought in World War II removed from an American military cemetery in The Netherlands. Pure racism. www.cnn.com/2025/11/13/p...
Display about Black soldiers in World War II removed from US military cemetery | CNN Politics
Decades ago, as some of the bloodiest fighting in World War II ramped up in Europe, 19-year-old 1st Lt. Jeffersons Wiggins, along with hundreds of other Black soldiers in, were tasked with burying the...
www.cnn.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:51 PM
US press coverage about a week behind that of the Netherlands. 🏺
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No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
November 12, 2025 at 10:38 AM
No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
Archaeology friends. Does anyone recognize this button design? Texas, 19th or 20th century. 🏺
November 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Archaeology friends. Does anyone recognize this button design? Texas, 19th or 20th century. 🏺
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If you’re stuck at an airport right now, it’s because Trump fucked you: defector.com/if-youre-stu...
If You’re Stuck At An Airport Right Now, It’s Because Trump Fucked You | Defector
You picked a bad weekend to fly. Over 1,500 flights in the US were cancelled yesterday, and over 1,200 over them have already been cancelled this morning. One of those may have been yours. You’re stuc...
defector.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:27 PM
If you’re stuck at an airport right now, it’s because Trump fucked you: defector.com/if-youre-stu...
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"The AI industry’s most important product at this moment is not a chatbot or a video generator; it’s the story the AI industry is telling about itself.... According to an MIT study, 95% of businesses that have deployed generative AI have gotten no value from it." www.theringer.com/2025/11/04/t...
How Catastrophic Is It If the AI Bubble Bursts? An FAQ.
The AI industry's most important product is not a chatbot or a video generator; it's the story the AI industry is telling about itself
www.theringer.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
"The AI industry’s most important product at this moment is not a chatbot or a video generator; it’s the story the AI industry is telling about itself.... According to an MIT study, 95% of businesses that have deployed generative AI have gotten no value from it." www.theringer.com/2025/11/04/t...
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every sunday, from pulpits in megachurches across america, white evangelicals cry out about some imaginary persecution of christianity. but i can’t stop thinking about the pile of rosaries collected by a janitor at a border crossing or the priest turned away at the gates of the detention camp.
“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
blockclubchicago.org
November 8, 2025 at 6:39 PM
every sunday, from pulpits in megachurches across america, white evangelicals cry out about some imaginary persecution of christianity. but i can’t stop thinking about the pile of rosaries collected by a janitor at a border crossing or the priest turned away at the gates of the detention camp.
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pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
Here's the Dutch coverage of Trump & the Heritage Foundation removing signage honoring African American soldiers at overseas cemeteries.
The thread provides a pretty good summary. I can't find any English language news coverage.
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
The thread provides a pretty good summary. I can't find any English language news coverage.
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
November 9, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Here's the Dutch coverage of Trump & the Heritage Foundation removing signage honoring African American soldiers at overseas cemeteries.
The thread provides a pretty good summary. I can't find any English language news coverage.
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
The thread provides a pretty good summary. I can't find any English language news coverage.
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Nothing more "fun" than an archaeological metal detector survey of a 30-acre area covered in poison ivy, full of pull tabs, and just enough serious archaeology to keep you honest. 🏺
November 8, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Nothing more "fun" than an archaeological metal detector survey of a 30-acre area covered in poison ivy, full of pull tabs, and just enough serious archaeology to keep you honest. 🏺
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bring back maligning racism as the mark of a stupid person. prejudice is the mark of an idiot. if you believe that shit i bet you also don’t wipe your ass
November 7, 2025 at 8:55 PM
bring back maligning racism as the mark of a stupid person. prejudice is the mark of an idiot. if you believe that shit i bet you also don’t wipe your ass