Walter Krankheit
@justmenniss.bsky.social
Elderly Gen-X (but I repeat myself). Enjoys books, games, and being bad at coding.
this, every day
December 2, 2025 at 3:49 AM
this, every day
well that was very monday :-/
December 2, 2025 at 3:42 AM
well that was very monday :-/
Actually, it’s right at sunset, but there was a tiny warmup(?) at 5 minutes to
Naval academy still pumping out “Evening Colors” precisely 5 minutes before sunset, which startled me because it’s Not Even 5 Pee Em!
December 1, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Actually, it’s right at sunset, but there was a tiny warmup(?) at 5 minutes to
Related!
December 1, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Related!
Naval academy still pumping out “Evening Colors” precisely 5 minutes before sunset, which startled me because it’s Not Even 5 Pee Em!
December 1, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Naval academy still pumping out “Evening Colors” precisely 5 minutes before sunset, which startled me because it’s Not Even 5 Pee Em!
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
me, trying to sound informed: no, no, that's totally normal for around here
November 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
me, trying to sound informed: no, no, that's totally normal for around here
me watching the last episodes of "Halo", chanting: "The Ringworld is unstable! The Ringworld is unstable!"
November 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
me watching the last episodes of "Halo", chanting: "The Ringworld is unstable! The Ringworld is unstable!"
overheard: "Semi-lagrangian advection is not mass conserving, especially the interpolation part."
me: *nods sagely*
also me: *has no idea*
me: *nods sagely*
also me: *has no idea*
November 30, 2025 at 7:13 PM
overheard: "Semi-lagrangian advection is not mass conserving, especially the interpolation part."
me: *nods sagely*
also me: *has no idea*
me: *nods sagely*
also me: *has no idea*
man, i could go for a good black milk boba tea. or a even an average one!
November 30, 2025 at 7:11 PM
man, i could go for a good black milk boba tea. or a even an average one!
Vergil writing Dido and Aeneas getting caught in a sudden downpour and having to retire to a nearby cave
November 30, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Vergil writing Dido and Aeneas getting caught in a sudden downpour and having to retire to a nearby cave
0.57% of people work as programmers, allegedly
November 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
0.57% of people work as programmers, allegedly
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People often (never) ask what's my favorite map. I don't have favorites, just like I don't have a favorite child, but the one I use the most is this map of US population density by county: ecpmlangues.unistra.fr/civilization...
November 30, 2025 at 4:16 PM
People often (never) ask what's my favorite map. I don't have favorites, just like I don't have a favorite child, but the one I use the most is this map of US population density by county: ecpmlangues.unistra.fr/civilization...
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No value, no villain, no vision. Sounds like the tagline for the earnings call of a collapsing appliance retailer
November 30, 2025 at 1:20 PM
No value, no villain, no vision. Sounds like the tagline for the earnings call of a collapsing appliance retailer
i blinked and rollo turned french, sacré bleu!
November 30, 2025 at 2:39 AM
i blinked and rollo turned french, sacré bleu!
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rich dudes got freakier after butlers fell out of fashion, like say what you will about having domestic servants but clearly it was some sort of moderating force on old rich dudes having a fancy man follow you around saying shit like "oh dear sir, that wouldn't be very becoming"
November 29, 2025 at 6:43 AM
rich dudes got freakier after butlers fell out of fashion, like say what you will about having domestic servants but clearly it was some sort of moderating force on old rich dudes having a fancy man follow you around saying shit like "oh dear sir, that wouldn't be very becoming"
"I'VE HAD JUST ABOUT ENOUGH OF YOUR MAMBY-PAMPBY, TOOTSIE-WOOTSIE...*LONG PAUSE, DEEP BREATH*...(continues)
November 29, 2025 at 10:59 PM
"I'VE HAD JUST ABOUT ENOUGH OF YOUR MAMBY-PAMPBY, TOOTSIE-WOOTSIE...*LONG PAUSE, DEEP BREATH*...(continues)
If you're composing a comment on a Word doc, you can't use the normal opt+arrow keys to navigate by word. Awesome tech! Truly worth many tens of billions.
no, really, i love collaboratively editing sensitive documents on a platform that is also clearly hoovering up everything to feed its genAI addiction and certainly won't ever leak them, leading to lawsuits or other kinds of trouble
November 29, 2025 at 9:26 PM
If you're composing a comment on a Word doc, you can't use the normal opt+arrow keys to navigate by word. Awesome tech! Truly worth many tens of billions.
OH OH, and you can't seem to turn off the "grammar" suggestions
no, really, i love collaboratively editing sensitive documents on a platform that is also clearly hoovering up everything to feed its genAI addiction and certainly won't ever leak them, leading to lawsuits or other kinds of trouble
November 29, 2025 at 9:18 PM
OH OH, and you can't seem to turn off the "grammar" suggestions
no, really, i love collaboratively editing sensitive documents on a platform that is also clearly hoovering up everything to feed its genAI addiction and certainly won't ever leak them, leading to lawsuits or other kinds of trouble
November 29, 2025 at 9:10 PM
no, really, i love collaboratively editing sensitive documents on a platform that is also clearly hoovering up everything to feed its genAI addiction and certainly won't ever leak them, leading to lawsuits or other kinds of trouble
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Farewell Tom Stoppard. I know I'm supposed to consider "Arcadia" your best work, but there's no improving on Brazil's taut first hour & the office dialogue in particular.
November 29, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Farewell Tom Stoppard. I know I'm supposed to consider "Arcadia" your best work, but there's no improving on Brazil's taut first hour & the office dialogue in particular.
me: it's the weekend, ofc i'm going to WFH
outlook:
outlook:
November 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
me: it's the weekend, ofc i'm going to WFH
outlook:
outlook:
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man, RIP tom stoppard
November 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
man, RIP tom stoppard
that's what borgVPN is for, my man
does netflix work in the neutral zone
November 29, 2025 at 7:43 PM
that's what borgVPN is for, my man