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He contrived that the hidden house should be everywhere coextensive with the public one.
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this is good and you should read it kenbaumann.substack.com/p/notes-on-p...
Notes on Pain & Pleasure
On some lessons from agony and ecstasy
kenbaumann.substack.com
December 14, 2025 at 2:42 PM
this is good and you should read it kenbaumann.substack.com/p/notes-on-p...
It’s 1989. You work at Best Buy in the stereo department. Some kid put on Fuck Tha Police and you only stopped them after hearing the “Ice Cube will swarm” line. You are scared shitless, looking behind the shower curtain every time you take a piss, checking the rearview. You have lead poisoning
December 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
It’s 1989. You work at Best Buy in the stereo department. Some kid put on Fuck Tha Police and you only stopped them after hearing the “Ice Cube will swarm” line. You are scared shitless, looking behind the shower curtain every time you take a piss, checking the rearview. You have lead poisoning
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so insanely fucking real for this
December 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
so insanely fucking real for this
thronelabs.co remains a vision of a better present
Throne: The Smart, Delightful Public Restroom
Throne is the smart, accessible restroom designed for all. With running water, touchless functionality, and real-time cleanliness ratings, it’s a delightful place for anyone to go.
thronelabs.co
December 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
thronelabs.co remains a vision of a better present
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November 29, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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![Comic. Panels up to the 10-year point are grayed out. New panels since the Ten Years comic, which chronicles the first ten years of PERSON 1's journey with cancer: (1) [two people in bed] PERSON 1 (woman): One more chapter? PERSON 2 (man): Don’t we both have to get up early? PERSON 1: Nnnnnggggh PERSON 2: Sure, good point. (2) [many people wearing masks, walking while looking at graphs on their phones] (3) [birds landing on people] PERSON 2 in beanie and scarf: Hah! They like *my* seeds best. PERSON 1 in scarf holding phone with a bird sitting on it: Wait, how do I take a picture of this one? (4) [two people rowing boats with tree landscape] (5) [Person 1 carries overflowing stack of things to Person 2 in bed] PERSON 1: I brought you honey lemon tea, more pillows, a cinnamon roll, Tylenol, another blanket, a– PERSON 2: It was just Appendicitis, I’m really– PERSON 1: *It is my turn to take care of you and I am going to do it right!* (6) [Two people in car] (7) [still in car) PERSON 1: Oh my god. PERSON 2: Oh my god. (8) [car driving] PERSON 1: Pull over! PERSON 2: I am! (9) [both people get out of car] (10) [Large colored panel of aurora borealis over water with both people looking on] (11) [Person 1 sits against tree while Person 2 lies on the ground] PERSON 1: Fifteen years. No sign of the cancer. (12) I *am* having some weird symptoms. Joint pain. Fatigue. I think I’m losing my close-up vision. PERSON 2: Yeah. Me too. (13) PERSON 2: I think we’re getting old. (14) PERSON 1: I guess that’s okay. PERSON 2: It’s all I wanted.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihwhjblp5lyiwp63ouar7ocfea7evmckytoeo7rkfuoo4gw5rnrra@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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(getting paralyzed and wrapped up in Shelob's web) And is there a Helob?
November 23, 2025 at 10:58 PM
(getting paralyzed and wrapped up in Shelob's web) And is there a Helob?
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when I was
a young man
my father
took me into the city
to see the black parade
He said son will
you play me
a mem’ry.
I’m not really
sure how it
goes, but it’s
sad and it’s
sweet and I
knew it complete
when I wore
a younger
man’s clothes
a young man
my father
took me into the city
to see the black parade
He said son will
you play me
a mem’ry.
I’m not really
sure how it
goes, but it’s
sad and it’s
sweet and I
knew it complete
when I wore
a younger
man’s clothes
November 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM
when I was
a young man
my father
took me into the city
to see the black parade
He said son will
you play me
a mem’ry.
I’m not really
sure how it
goes, but it’s
sad and it’s
sweet and I
knew it complete
when I wore
a younger
man’s clothes
a young man
my father
took me into the city
to see the black parade
He said son will
you play me
a mem’ry.
I’m not really
sure how it
goes, but it’s
sad and it’s
sweet and I
knew it complete
when I wore
a younger
man’s clothes
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Do you want to view
✖️ Men
✖️ Women
✖️ Couples
✅ Tom Bombadil
tomdabomb: hey guys
tomdabomb: almost at goal
Hornystud: boots
LuvrBoi: show boots
irl12inch: yellow boots NOW
tomdabomb: ok singing goal reached
tomdabomb: this one is called "the river-daughter"
Hornystud: NO
irl12inch: NO
MisterCocks: NO
✖️ Men
✖️ Women
✖️ Couples
✅ Tom Bombadil
tomdabomb: hey guys
tomdabomb: almost at goal
Hornystud: boots
LuvrBoi: show boots
irl12inch: yellow boots NOW
tomdabomb: ok singing goal reached
tomdabomb: this one is called "the river-daughter"
Hornystud: NO
irl12inch: NO
MisterCocks: NO
November 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Do you want to view
✖️ Men
✖️ Women
✖️ Couples
✅ Tom Bombadil
tomdabomb: hey guys
tomdabomb: almost at goal
Hornystud: boots
LuvrBoi: show boots
irl12inch: yellow boots NOW
tomdabomb: ok singing goal reached
tomdabomb: this one is called "the river-daughter"
Hornystud: NO
irl12inch: NO
MisterCocks: NO
✖️ Men
✖️ Women
✖️ Couples
✅ Tom Bombadil
tomdabomb: hey guys
tomdabomb: almost at goal
Hornystud: boots
LuvrBoi: show boots
irl12inch: yellow boots NOW
tomdabomb: ok singing goal reached
tomdabomb: this one is called "the river-daughter"
Hornystud: NO
irl12inch: NO
MisterCocks: NO
Not a lot of people know this but Cloudflare Outage During Giving Tuesday is a high holy day in the Principia Discordia
November 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Not a lot of people know this but Cloudflare Outage During Giving Tuesday is a high holy day in the Principia Discordia
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band who's going 6th after hearing the first band play seven nation army: ok this sucks but at least there's 4 bands between us and them
November 16, 2025 at 11:18 PM
band who's going 6th after hearing the first band play seven nation army: ok this sucks but at least there's 4 bands between us and them
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the funniest thing that’s ever happened did not happen to me, so i can only imagine how funny it must have been first hand, in real time. it happened to my physics teacher Mr. Turner, who told me a couple years back at a school band competition 6 of the 7 entries played Seven Nation Army
November 16, 2025 at 11:05 PM
the funniest thing that’s ever happened did not happen to me, so i can only imagine how funny it must have been first hand, in real time. it happened to my physics teacher Mr. Turner, who told me a couple years back at a school band competition 6 of the 7 entries played Seven Nation Army
I think everyone interested in how some people appear to be captured by the language-generation capacity of LLMs should read Embassytown by China Miéville.
November 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I think everyone interested in how some people appear to be captured by the language-generation capacity of LLMs should read Embassytown by China Miéville.
in addition to launching new software this early morning i also made a survey about the nature of the soul. fill it out maybe? docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
On the soul
Being a survey tossed off after a night reading Aquinas
docs.google.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:37 PM
in addition to launching new software this early morning i also made a survey about the nature of the soul. fill it out maybe? docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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New in screen.garden: comments!
Comment on notes, online or off. Resolve and reply. More at screen.garden/blog/comments/
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screen.garden now supports comments in notes, enabling true collaboration—and solo meta-notetaking.
screen.garden
November 13, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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look how beautifully these trousers hang
November 3, 2025 at 12:31 AM
look how beautifully these trousers hang
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i can't believe they have to play again today.
October 28, 2025 at 7:21 AM
i can't believe they have to play again today.
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Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.
After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵
After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵
October 5, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.
After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵
After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵
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CHOTINER: So your son is 14, is that right?
IKARI: It's complex, Isaac. If—
CHOTINER: And the “robot” he pilots, that’s actually the child of an alien you keep crucified in the basement, which is possessed by the spirit of his dead mother?
IKARI: Look, let me answer the question.
CHOTINER: Sure.
IKARI: It's complex, Isaac. If—
CHOTINER: And the “robot” he pilots, that’s actually the child of an alien you keep crucified in the basement, which is possessed by the spirit of his dead mother?
IKARI: Look, let me answer the question.
CHOTINER: Sure.
September 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
CHOTINER: So your son is 14, is that right?
IKARI: It's complex, Isaac. If—
CHOTINER: And the “robot” he pilots, that’s actually the child of an alien you keep crucified in the basement, which is possessed by the spirit of his dead mother?
IKARI: Look, let me answer the question.
CHOTINER: Sure.
IKARI: It's complex, Isaac. If—
CHOTINER: And the “robot” he pilots, that’s actually the child of an alien you keep crucified in the basement, which is possessed by the spirit of his dead mother?
IKARI: Look, let me answer the question.
CHOTINER: Sure.
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Hey there Delilah
I am writing the Quixote
Adding hermeneutic weight to
what Miguel wrought crude and floaty
Vis-à-vis
The work— attributed to me?
Or only he?
I am writing the Quixote
Adding hermeneutic weight to
what Miguel wrought crude and floaty
Vis-à-vis
The work— attributed to me?
Or only he?
September 21, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Hey there Delilah
I am writing the Quixote
Adding hermeneutic weight to
what Miguel wrought crude and floaty
Vis-à-vis
The work— attributed to me?
Or only he?
I am writing the Quixote
Adding hermeneutic weight to
what Miguel wrought crude and floaty
Vis-à-vis
The work— attributed to me?
Or only he?
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September 12, 2025 at 5:48 PM
If you've been thinking of joining up so that you can listen to Realis, watch Outward, or dive into the 600~ hour long Patreon-exclusive back catalog, now is the time.
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I’d make the case that Caves of Qud is one of the standout works of SF in the 21st century thus far. It’s taken over a decade; it’s sprawling; it has its own idiosyncratic but consistent epistemologies that are only learnable by fucking around. So to see it recognized by the field is so validating.
August 17, 2025 at 9:41 AM
I’d make the case that Caves of Qud is one of the standout works of SF in the 21st century thus far. It’s taken over a decade; it’s sprawling; it has its own idiosyncratic but consistent epistemologies that are only learnable by fucking around. So to see it recognized by the field is so validating.
if you're anything like me you probably think at least once per day dang i really want an Obsidian vault of heraldry terms. well take a look y'all github.com/kevboh/heral...
GitHub - kevboh/heraldry: an Obsidian vault of heraldry terms and images via "A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry" by James Parker
an Obsidian vault of heraldry terms and images via "A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry" by James Parker - kevboh/heraldry
github.com
August 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
if you're anything like me you probably think at least once per day dang i really want an Obsidian vault of heraldry terms. well take a look y'all github.com/kevboh/heral...
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