Jurph: the Scent of Oak Leaves
@jurph.bsky.social
Veteran of dial up BBS, mIRC, AOL federated messaging, and Google Reader. When all this is gone I will remain. The most important thing is helping people.
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NEIGHBOR: are you still feeding your crows?
ME: oh yeah, 100%
NEIGHBOR: we saw one the other day with a gray patch on its-
ME: right, that's Gray Feathers
NEIGHBOR: wait, you have names for them?
ME: not...all of them?
ME: oh yeah, 100%
NEIGHBOR: we saw one the other day with a gray patch on its-
ME: right, that's Gray Feathers
NEIGHBOR: wait, you have names for them?
ME: not...all of them?
January 31, 2026 at 4:03 AM
NEIGHBOR: are you still feeding your crows?
ME: oh yeah, 100%
NEIGHBOR: we saw one the other day with a gray patch on its-
ME: right, that's Gray Feathers
NEIGHBOR: wait, you have names for them?
ME: not...all of them?
ME: oh yeah, 100%
NEIGHBOR: we saw one the other day with a gray patch on its-
ME: right, that's Gray Feathers
NEIGHBOR: wait, you have names for them?
ME: not...all of them?
This is a great way to get guests in your house the WiFi easily
January 31, 2026 at 1:11 PM
This is a great way to get guests in your house the WiFi easily
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A flock of starlings doing their thing around the World War II Lookout Tower in Cape May.
January 30, 2026 at 1:21 PM
A flock of starlings doing their thing around the World War II Lookout Tower in Cape May.
Tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Films of the 1980s
2. Linear Algebra
3. Intro to Poetic Forms
4. History of Air Power
5. Senior Design Project
1. Films of the 1980s
2. Linear Algebra
3. Intro to Poetic Forms
4. History of Air Power
5. Senior Design Project
Tell me five classes you took in college:
Macroeconomics
History of Rock and Roll
The Gnostic Gospels
Politics and Film
Medieval and Renaissance Literature
Macroeconomics
History of Rock and Roll
The Gnostic Gospels
Politics and Film
Medieval and Renaissance Literature
Tell me five classes you took in college:
History & Literature of the Old Testament
Stellar Structures & Evolution
Russian History I (up the the Romanovs)
Queer Literature
Linear Algebra
History & Literature of the Old Testament
Stellar Structures & Evolution
Russian History I (up the the Romanovs)
Queer Literature
Linear Algebra
January 31, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Films of the 1980s
2. Linear Algebra
3. Intro to Poetic Forms
4. History of Air Power
5. Senior Design Project
1. Films of the 1980s
2. Linear Algebra
3. Intro to Poetic Forms
4. History of Air Power
5. Senior Design Project
1. "Hot End, Pointy End" - a rocketry primer
2. Organ Fugue: recurring themes in Neal Stephenson
3. Construction and Critique of Heist Films
4. Cyber threat modeling for the non-enterprise defender
5. Leadership in technical organizations
2. Organ Fugue: recurring themes in Neal Stephenson
3. Construction and Critique of Heist Films
4. Cyber threat modeling for the non-enterprise defender
5. Leadership in technical organizations
What 5 classes would you teach based on your life experiences/interests?
January 31, 2026 at 2:59 AM
1. "Hot End, Pointy End" - a rocketry primer
2. Organ Fugue: recurring themes in Neal Stephenson
3. Construction and Critique of Heist Films
4. Cyber threat modeling for the non-enterprise defender
5. Leadership in technical organizations
2. Organ Fugue: recurring themes in Neal Stephenson
3. Construction and Critique of Heist Films
4. Cyber threat modeling for the non-enterprise defender
5. Leadership in technical organizations
A driving motivation for this administration is to cause a TV segment to be produced that makes the Boss feel good. Hence:
- perp walks w/ no chance of conviction
- obviously horseshit pressers
- DHS guys in tacticool gear fast-roping onto Chicago apts
- blowing up boats full of brown people
- perp walks w/ no chance of conviction
- obviously horseshit pressers
- DHS guys in tacticool gear fast-roping onto Chicago apts
- blowing up boats full of brown people
the weird perp walk stuff they've tried to pull is a good example of this. it is *far* more important to them to produce those posts than it is to successfully go through a legal process (or say, be legally appointed to the job they claim to have).
January 30, 2026 at 2:35 PM
A driving motivation for this administration is to cause a TV segment to be produced that makes the Boss feel good. Hence:
- perp walks w/ no chance of conviction
- obviously horseshit pressers
- DHS guys in tacticool gear fast-roping onto Chicago apts
- blowing up boats full of brown people
- perp walks w/ no chance of conviction
- obviously horseshit pressers
- DHS guys in tacticool gear fast-roping onto Chicago apts
- blowing up boats full of brown people
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Damon.exe has stopped working
January 25, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Damon.exe has stopped working
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He’s so photogenic
January 28, 2026 at 4:14 PM
He’s so photogenic
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it's cold out, please remember to winterize your greyhounds
January 29, 2026 at 10:27 PM
it's cold out, please remember to winterize your greyhounds
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand that ICE be banned from violating the Due Process clause, or using violence to suppress speech protected under the First Amendment.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand that ICE be banned from the use of tactical nuclear weapons without a judge's order.
January 30, 2026 at 3:54 AM
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand that ICE be banned from violating the Due Process clause, or using violence to suppress speech protected under the First Amendment.
Titmouse on the timeline
I know
I know
It’s serious
I know
I know
It’s serious
January 30, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Titmouse on the timeline
I know
I know
It’s serious
I know
I know
It’s serious
Yeah, that's how I pronounce it too
January 29, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Yeah, that's how I pronounce it too
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Imagine getting grilled by the FBI and thinking the whole time "Is that Charles Tillman? The inventor of the peanut punch?"
youtu.be/Tn9eJpHXzrs?...
youtu.be/Tn9eJpHXzrs?...
January 29, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Imagine getting grilled by the FBI and thinking the whole time "Is that Charles Tillman? The inventor of the peanut punch?"
youtu.be/Tn9eJpHXzrs?...
youtu.be/Tn9eJpHXzrs?...
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Truly a 1-of-1 writer and a 1-of-1 Philadelphian.
I know I’m a homer but this was the most quintessentially McQuade story. Perfect idea, perfect execution. Dan was the only person on Earth who could’ve written this.
How Far Did Rocky Go in His Training Run in 'Rocky II'?
Rocky wasn't just a boxer. He was a marathoner.
www.phillymag.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Truly a 1-of-1 writer and a 1-of-1 Philadelphian.
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Sheraden. Crucible Street. Caller said that there is a really big pothole in the roadway. The dispatcher relayed it to DPW and they replied that they’re going to pack it with snow as a temp fix until they can get asphalt trucks out in a few days.
January 29, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Sheraden. Crucible Street. Caller said that there is a really big pothole in the roadway. The dispatcher relayed it to DPW and they replied that they’re going to pack it with snow as a temp fix until they can get asphalt trucks out in a few days.
"Not a penny for ICE until the creepy white nationalist is fired" is a soft position
"Try Stephen Miller for his role in systematized murder under color of law" is moderate
The radical position skips the trial and, on days when I'm feeling particularly Old Testament, it's hard not to yearn for
"Try Stephen Miller for his role in systematized murder under color of law" is moderate
The radical position skips the trial and, on days when I'm feeling particularly Old Testament, it's hard not to yearn for
January 28, 2026 at 4:48 AM
"Not a penny for ICE until the creepy white nationalist is fired" is a soft position
"Try Stephen Miller for his role in systematized murder under color of law" is moderate
The radical position skips the trial and, on days when I'm feeling particularly Old Testament, it's hard not to yearn for
"Try Stephen Miller for his role in systematized murder under color of law" is moderate
The radical position skips the trial and, on days when I'm feeling particularly Old Testament, it's hard not to yearn for
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Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., rolls out his demand for supporting a DHS appropriations bill: fire Stephen Miller
January 28, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., rolls out his demand for supporting a DHS appropriations bill: fire Stephen Miller
1. Gallego does a great job planting subtle Trump-bait here - "who's really running things" is a great way to make Miller defend a second front against his boss who *will* see this tweet
2. A center-right milquetoast calling for Miller means lefties need to add mass ASAP so he isn't alone on this
2. A center-right milquetoast calling for Miller means lefties need to add mass ASAP so he isn't alone on this
Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., rolls out his demand for supporting a DHS appropriations bill: fire Stephen Miller
January 28, 2026 at 4:37 AM
1. Gallego does a great job planting subtle Trump-bait here - "who's really running things" is a great way to make Miller defend a second front against his boss who *will* see this tweet
2. A center-right milquetoast calling for Miller means lefties need to add mass ASAP so he isn't alone on this
2. A center-right milquetoast calling for Miller means lefties need to add mass ASAP so he isn't alone on this
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Simmer down, Bills fans.
January 26, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Simmer down, Bills fans.
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Holy shit
This is a football game
This is a football game
January 26, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Holy shit
This is a football game
This is a football game
Defensive back named “Curl”? Simply run a corner route against him
January 26, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Defensive back named “Curl”? Simply run a corner route against him