Jack Gerdeman
@gerdeman.bsky.social
Loving my career in spreadsheets and my life in North Carolina.
Home Alone is 35 years old.
When Home Alone came out in 1990, White Christmas was 36 years old. Home Alone is about to be as old as White Christmas was to us as kids...
When Home Alone came out in 1990, White Christmas was 36 years old. Home Alone is about to be as old as White Christmas was to us as kids...
a young boy wearing a hat is standing in front of a sign that says merry christmas ya filthy animals
ALT: a young boy wearing a hat is standing in front of a sign that says merry christmas ya filthy animals
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November 11, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Home Alone is 35 years old.
When Home Alone came out in 1990, White Christmas was 36 years old. Home Alone is about to be as old as White Christmas was to us as kids...
When Home Alone came out in 1990, White Christmas was 36 years old. Home Alone is about to be as old as White Christmas was to us as kids...
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This sort of thing will be included in my eventual volume, The Way of the Inefficient Gardener.
The chat couldn't have happened if I'd got a proper tree stake order from the store. I spent 20 minutes finding a stick. But who is happiest? I, or the man searching Lowe's?
Go now, you are wise.
The chat couldn't have happened if I'd got a proper tree stake order from the store. I spent 20 minutes finding a stick. But who is happiest? I, or the man searching Lowe's?
Go now, you are wise.
November 2, 2025 at 1:14 PM
This sort of thing will be included in my eventual volume, The Way of the Inefficient Gardener.
The chat couldn't have happened if I'd got a proper tree stake order from the store. I spent 20 minutes finding a stick. But who is happiest? I, or the man searching Lowe's?
Go now, you are wise.
The chat couldn't have happened if I'd got a proper tree stake order from the store. I spent 20 minutes finding a stick. But who is happiest? I, or the man searching Lowe's?
Go now, you are wise.
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November 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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More than 47 million Americans — including one in five children — don’t have reliable, affordable access to nutritious food. And as the cost of living skyrockets, more families are depending on SNAP benefits, or food stamps, to put food on the table.
October 31, 2025 at 6:49 PM
More than 47 million Americans — including one in five children — don’t have reliable, affordable access to nutritious food. And as the cost of living skyrockets, more families are depending on SNAP benefits, or food stamps, to put food on the table.
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When you talk to a regular person (i.e. not a media personality or something) and you find they have a completely different moral intuition about something that matters a lot to you, what do you tend to assume is the issue?
October 26, 2025 at 1:55 PM
When you talk to a regular person (i.e. not a media personality or something) and you find they have a completely different moral intuition about something that matters a lot to you, what do you tend to assume is the issue?
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" @citybuilder.bsky.social believes that with better housing policy choices, Triangle cities will welcome new neighbors, build stability for all families & create a stronger future where everyone has a place to live."
💯 That's my mission in Wendell.
💯 That's my mission in Wendell.
October 14, 2025 at 3:26 PM
" @citybuilder.bsky.social believes that with better housing policy choices, Triangle cities will welcome new neighbors, build stability for all families & create a stronger future where everyone has a place to live."
💯 That's my mission in Wendell.
💯 That's my mission in Wendell.
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Proposal
We re-boot the entire internet. The only form of communication now available is MUDs.
We re-boot the entire internet. The only form of communication now available is MUDs.
September 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Proposal
We re-boot the entire internet. The only form of communication now available is MUDs.
We re-boot the entire internet. The only form of communication now available is MUDs.
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Good morning.
Immigration is good. Trade is good.
There are nuances but they are narrow enough that free and open movement of people and goods should be the default.
Immigration is good. Trade is good.
There are nuances but they are narrow enough that free and open movement of people and goods should be the default.
September 22, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Good morning.
Immigration is good. Trade is good.
There are nuances but they are narrow enough that free and open movement of people and goods should be the default.
Immigration is good. Trade is good.
There are nuances but they are narrow enough that free and open movement of people and goods should be the default.
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Thank you @ncgovernor.bsky.social! Can't wait to get mine. Rolling up my sleeve now.
September 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Thank you @ncgovernor.bsky.social! Can't wait to get mine. Rolling up my sleeve now.
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No
JAPAN FINMIN KATO: CRYPTO ASSETS MAY SERVE AS PART OF A DIVERSIFIED INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO
August 25, 2025 at 2:50 AM
No
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Bonus panel here: www.smbc-comics.com/comic/turn
#smbc
Go ahead, coward. Click like instead of reskeet.
#smbc
Go ahead, coward. Click like instead of reskeet.
August 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Bonus panel here: www.smbc-comics.com/comic/turn
#smbc
Go ahead, coward. Click like instead of reskeet.
#smbc
Go ahead, coward. Click like instead of reskeet.
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Once again, this is nonsense.
Worse, actually.
Worse, actually.
August 4, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Once again, this is nonsense.
Worse, actually.
Worse, actually.
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I guess this won't ever happen, but wouldn't it be great if King Charles restored the role of court jester? Like imagine a guy in a funny suit who juggles, sings, and then when important people visit stands up and talks shit about them.
July 12, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I guess this won't ever happen, but wouldn't it be great if King Charles restored the role of court jester? Like imagine a guy in a funny suit who juggles, sings, and then when important people visit stands up and talks shit about them.
We've had some beautiful hikes up in Western NC this week. And we've seen 3 bears already (from a good distance). We'd love to move up here someday.
July 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
We've had some beautiful hikes up in Western NC this week. And we've seen 3 bears already (from a good distance). We'd love to move up here someday.
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Millennial parents, having long been very excited to not have any prejudice of any kind about their grown children's partners are suddenly watching as their kids bring home people with mullets.
July 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Millennial parents, having long been very excited to not have any prejudice of any kind about their grown children's partners are suddenly watching as their kids bring home people with mullets.
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So urban workers will be sent down to the countryside, then?
If only history could be our guide…
If only history could be our guide…
Brooke Rollins on farm laborers: "There will be no amnesty. The mass deportations continue, but in a strategic way. And we move the workforce toward automation and 100% American participation, which with 34 million able-bodied on Medicaid we should be able to do fairly quickly."
July 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
So urban workers will be sent down to the countryside, then?
If only history could be our guide…
If only history could be our guide…
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July 8, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Level up your knowledge of mosquito bite prevention with our quiz. It's full of surprising, science-backed tactics that may save you from getting eaten alive this summer.
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Tells you all you need to know, right there.
JIANG: You mentioned tariff letters that will start going out to countries tomorrow. Can you tell us who will get them and what they will say?
HASSETT: I can't
HASSETT: I can't
July 6, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Tells you all you need to know, right there.
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I expect that consumer-facing AI programs will continue to improve and they may become much more useful tools for everyday life in the future.
But I think it was a disastrous mistake that today’s models were taught to be convincing before they were taught to be right.
But I think it was a disastrous mistake that today’s models were taught to be convincing before they were taught to be right.
June 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I expect that consumer-facing AI programs will continue to improve and they may become much more useful tools for everyday life in the future.
But I think it was a disastrous mistake that today’s models were taught to be convincing before they were taught to be right.
But I think it was a disastrous mistake that today’s models were taught to be convincing before they were taught to be right.
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I feel like I could at least respect if political leaders would knock down legal barriers with a folding chair, instead of just ignoring them.
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June 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I feel like I could at least respect if political leaders would knock down legal barriers with a folding chair, instead of just ignoring them.
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Your now-regular reminder that no tax cut has ever paid for itself.
Ever
Ever
CBO just estimated the macrodynamic impact on the cost of the GOP bill - i.e., "is this bill going to help the economy so much that it pays for itself?"
CBO said that the bill pays for just 3.5% of itself - w/ a tiny upfront economic boost that declines over time. Legitimately embarrassing for Rs.
CBO said that the bill pays for just 3.5% of itself - w/ a tiny upfront economic boost that declines over time. Legitimately embarrassing for Rs.
June 17, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Your now-regular reminder that no tax cut has ever paid for itself.
Ever
Ever