Mayor Howard Vander
@mayor.bsky.social
Not so much a renaissance man as a guy who does stuff | music, pods, shitposts, YA novel, professor, brilliance, Fresca | he/him/howard | cool dude in a loose mood
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I discovered that YouTube now autogenerates transcripts for episodes of The Jam and I am way too entertained by it
It’s weird how Apple Music has einsturzende neubaten and Scott walker but not the velvet goldmine soundtrack
November 27, 2025 at 12:35 AM
It’s weird how Apple Music has einsturzende neubaten and Scott walker but not the velvet goldmine soundtrack
AliExpress now has AI-gen user manuals, which probably explains why the second step about my bundle of patch cords was “preheat the oven to 740 degrees”
November 27, 2025 at 12:22 AM
AliExpress now has AI-gen user manuals, which probably explains why the second step about my bundle of patch cords was “preheat the oven to 740 degrees”
Lotta people don’t know it but Cornell University was named after the Soundgarden guy
November 27, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Lotta people don’t know it but Cornell University was named after the Soundgarden guy
Reposted by Mayor Howard Vander
for first time in five centuries, the USA must reject violence as its primary mode of living
November 27, 2025 at 12:15 AM
for first time in five centuries, the USA must reject violence as its primary mode of living
I am near certain there was some generous paraphrasing here
November 27, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I am near certain there was some generous paraphrasing here
“Because I suck pretty bad and so does the booking, ngl”
November 27, 2025 at 12:07 AM
“Because I suck pretty bad and so does the booking, ngl”
Christian Pearl Jam cover bands be like “this next one is called Do the Intelligent Design”
November 26, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Christian Pearl Jam cover bands be like “this next one is called Do the Intelligent Design”
I mixed things up by blasting Karlheinz Stockhausen on the commute and for the rest of the day I was unrecognized by everyone except the most pretentious assholes I know
November 26, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I mixed things up by blasting Karlheinz Stockhausen on the commute and for the rest of the day I was unrecognized by everyone except the most pretentious assholes I know
I like that wu tan song where the guy yells “not long is how long that this rhyme took me” like wow, you don’t say
November 26, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I like that wu tan song where the guy yells “not long is how long that this rhyme took me” like wow, you don’t say
My offense, Legolas
My theorem, Pythagoras
My theorem, Pythagoras
November 26, 2025 at 11:50 PM
My offense, Legolas
My theorem, Pythagoras
My theorem, Pythagoras
I like how when you listen to Do the Evolution, you can sing along to the main riff by just going
DO the ev-o-lu-TION
DOOO the ev-o-lu-TION
At least until everyone else on the bus tells you to “knock it off” and “shut the fuck up”
DO the ev-o-lu-TION
DOOO the ev-o-lu-TION
At least until everyone else on the bus tells you to “knock it off” and “shut the fuck up”
November 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I like how when you listen to Do the Evolution, you can sing along to the main riff by just going
DO the ev-o-lu-TION
DOOO the ev-o-lu-TION
At least until everyone else on the bus tells you to “knock it off” and “shut the fuck up”
DO the ev-o-lu-TION
DOOO the ev-o-lu-TION
At least until everyone else on the bus tells you to “knock it off” and “shut the fuck up”
I hate the foo fighters but I’ll never pretend that “Enough Space” isn’t a class-A banger
November 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I hate the foo fighters but I’ll never pretend that “Enough Space” isn’t a class-A banger
Weird day but Do the Evolution still rips so goddamn hard
November 26, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Weird day but Do the Evolution still rips so goddamn hard
*taps mic, clears throat*
“Big butts.”
*smattering of applause*
“Thank you.”
“Big butts.”
*smattering of applause*
“Thank you.”
November 26, 2025 at 9:34 PM
*taps mic, clears throat*
“Big butts.”
*smattering of applause*
“Thank you.”
“Big butts.”
*smattering of applause*
“Thank you.”
it's gonna be wild when the right amount of two weeks go by and trump unveils his health care plan, rfk identifies the cause of autism, the economy is supercharged and the russian army collapses
November 26, 2025 at 9:10 PM
it's gonna be wild when the right amount of two weeks go by and trump unveils his health care plan, rfk identifies the cause of autism, the economy is supercharged and the russian army collapses
Pass the Pronouns!: A Woke Guide to Thanksgiving
November 26, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Pass the Pronouns!: A Woke Guide to Thanksgiving
Reposted by Mayor Howard Vander
R E T V R N
Casio KX-101 keyboard, cassette recorder, and boombox (1984)
November 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
R E T V R N
still really proud of this one
You like Derek Jarmin? Sure do, jarmin’ my dick into dudes
November 26, 2025 at 7:29 PM
still really proud of this one
I’ve never heard it said aloud so help me out - is “Eamonn” pronounced like a Jamaican man agreeing with you?
November 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I’ve never heard it said aloud so help me out - is “Eamonn” pronounced like a Jamaican man agreeing with you?
Reposted by Mayor Howard Vander
Bessent and Hassett are that horrid combination of 'salt of the earth folksy smile' and 'having way more money than you ever will'
November 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Bessent and Hassett are that horrid combination of 'salt of the earth folksy smile' and 'having way more money than you ever will'
my girlfriend is computer
November 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
my girlfriend is computer
Reposted by Mayor Howard Vander
kinky northernlion: "theres no shot you're actually doing bondage, domination, sadism AND masochism bro. Thats too many things. I'm pretty sure two of them are literally opposite man."
October 28, 2025 at 9:47 PM
kinky northernlion: "theres no shot you're actually doing bondage, domination, sadism AND masochism bro. Thats too many things. I'm pretty sure two of them are literally opposite man."
Rocking a tasteful sweater to work, but the v-neck plunges just enough to tell my coworkers that I fuck real good
November 26, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Rocking a tasteful sweater to work, but the v-neck plunges just enough to tell my coworkers that I fuck real good
Anybody remember the game ignition factor
November 26, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Anybody remember the game ignition factor