El Spotto
@spotto.bsky.social
You may recognize me from such places as #NOLAtwitter.
You may address me as Sir El Spotto, as befits my status as a Knight of the Sovereign Military Order of Sealand (OMS), or you can just call me El Spotto. It ain’t that big a deal.
You may address me as Sir El Spotto, as befits my status as a Knight of the Sovereign Military Order of Sealand (OMS), or you can just call me El Spotto. It ain’t that big a deal.
Chance is grasping to fill his article quota. Current version is 26.2.x. Not even 26.3.
Bet he has opinions on the iPhone XX plus pro ultra slim mini as well.
Bet he has opinions on the iPhone XX plus pro ultra slim mini as well.
iOS 26.4: Here’s when Apple will release the first beta
iOS 26.4: Here’s when Apple will release the first beta
iOS 26.4 is set to be one of the most important updates ever for the iPhone, offering a suite of new Apple Intelligence and Siri features. A new report from Bloomberg today reveals Apple’s timeline for launching iOS 26.4.
more…
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February 8, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Chance is grasping to fill his article quota. Current version is 26.2.x. Not even 26.3.
Bet he has opinions on the iPhone XX plus pro ultra slim mini as well.
Bet he has opinions on the iPhone XX plus pro ultra slim mini as well.
Wait wait wait. Adams was made in the same building as Dentyne and Chicklets? And chicklets were made in the same building as Dentyne?
Today I learned.
Today I learned.
February 8, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Wait wait wait. Adams was made in the same building as Dentyne and Chicklets? And chicklets were made in the same building as Dentyne?
Today I learned.
Today I learned.
Oooh. That is Siouxse Sioux I hear coming out of the speakers at Hive coffee. They have so many different yet equally good music profiles in this shop. It really is just letting the young women on staff pick what they want and it works.
February 8, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Oooh. That is Siouxse Sioux I hear coming out of the speakers at Hive coffee. They have so many different yet equally good music profiles in this shop. It really is just letting the young women on staff pick what they want and it works.
Ok Lego buddies. It is Flego but it is also stateside and I don’t have to mess with aliexpress imports in these strange times. 1200ish pieces. Coffee shop and coffee truck. And what looks like more stickers than a cactus.
(Still on Ali, just a U.S. warehouse)
(Still on Ali, just a U.S. warehouse)
February 8, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Ok Lego buddies. It is Flego but it is also stateside and I don’t have to mess with aliexpress imports in these strange times. 1200ish pieces. Coffee shop and coffee truck. And what looks like more stickers than a cactus.
(Still on Ali, just a U.S. warehouse)
(Still on Ali, just a U.S. warehouse)
I am currently being schooled in Roblox by the younger neighbor kids at the birthday party.
I am also going to speak much better Spanish by the end of the party.
I am also going to speak much better Spanish by the end of the party.
February 7, 2026 at 10:53 PM
I am currently being schooled in Roblox by the younger neighbor kids at the birthday party.
I am also going to speak much better Spanish by the end of the party.
I am also going to speak much better Spanish by the end of the party.
@malber1.bsky.social I know you already looked up my atomic clock/temp sensor a while back. I just wrote a review for this item. It has even more weather info I need. Don’t know I would have paid full price, but it is a pretty good complete weather station.
Amazon.com
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February 7, 2026 at 5:11 PM
@malber1.bsky.social I know you already looked up my atomic clock/temp sensor a while back. I just wrote a review for this item. It has even more weather info I need. Don’t know I would have paid full price, but it is a pretty good complete weather station.
The Earl Scruggs Center is positively glowing in the sun. Best use of an old southern courthouse ever.
Bonus old car. The old car guys come out for coffee and a drive every Saturday.
Bonus old car. The old car guys come out for coffee and a drive every Saturday.
February 7, 2026 at 3:08 PM
The Earl Scruggs Center is positively glowing in the sun. Best use of an old southern courthouse ever.
Bonus old car. The old car guys come out for coffee and a drive every Saturday.
Bonus old car. The old car guys come out for coffee and a drive every Saturday.
Speaking as a white guy, she is right and dude needs to use soap.
February 7, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Speaking as a white guy, she is right and dude needs to use soap.
The old town hall (love it), an old Eastern Orthodox Church, and…an ambulance chaser billboard.
Wrong side of town. The fan dancer is in the south side of Birmingham according to this guy I knew in college. Yes, Bruce was a local.
Wrong side of town. The fan dancer is in the south side of Birmingham according to this guy I knew in college. Yes, Bruce was a local.
February 7, 2026 at 2:44 PM
The old town hall (love it), an old Eastern Orthodox Church, and…an ambulance chaser billboard.
Wrong side of town. The fan dancer is in the south side of Birmingham according to this guy I knew in college. Yes, Bruce was a local.
Wrong side of town. The fan dancer is in the south side of Birmingham according to this guy I knew in college. Yes, Bruce was a local.
This is rare and I blame it on the copious amount of cherry filling, but this otherwise delicious cherry roll is slight doughy. Isn’t going to stop me.
Pioneer’s bake shop is top notch which is why this surprises me.
Pioneer’s bake shop is top notch which is why this surprises me.
February 7, 2026 at 2:21 PM
This is rare and I blame it on the copious amount of cherry filling, but this otherwise delicious cherry roll is slight doughy. Isn’t going to stop me.
Pioneer’s bake shop is top notch which is why this surprises me.
Pioneer’s bake shop is top notch which is why this surprises me.
Perfect. You have my vote. I’ll qualified is better than unqualified.
I am but ill qualified
February 7, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Perfect. You have my vote. I’ll qualified is better than unqualified.
Apparently it’s Dollar Donut Day at Pioneer Coffee. House made Boston cream. But I’m going to enjoy this cherry roll and a big gulp of iced americano instead.
February 7, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Apparently it’s Dollar Donut Day at Pioneer Coffee. House made Boston cream. But I’m going to enjoy this cherry roll and a big gulp of iced americano instead.
You don’t want to know, Mr The Bard. You don’t want to know.
O hell! What have we here?
February 7, 2026 at 12:08 PM
You don’t want to know, Mr The Bard. You don’t want to know.
Not only are all three images from the battlefield, they are all a bridge over Antietam Creek that played a part in the battle. All three.
In the Union way the fight was named after the creek. This town is, well, it’s a few houses south of Sharpsburg.
In the Union way the fight was named after the creek. This town is, well, it’s a few houses south of Sharpsburg.
February 7, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Not only are all three images from the battlefield, they are all a bridge over Antietam Creek that played a part in the battle. All three.
In the Union way the fight was named after the creek. This town is, well, it’s a few houses south of Sharpsburg.
In the Union way the fight was named after the creek. This town is, well, it’s a few houses south of Sharpsburg.
Happy Blazing Saddles day to all who care about Mel Brooks at all.
BLAZING SADDLES was released 52 years ago today. Acclaimed as one of the great comedies of the 1970s, and among the most popular of director Mel Brooks, the story of how it was made is a cascading waterfall of creative alternatives...
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February 7, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Happy Blazing Saddles day to all who care about Mel Brooks at all.
Unpacks that flatpack cabinet I am putting in my bedroom: wait, will I be able to move this through two sharp turns?
Friends, not even Ross could pivot enough to get this in there fully built. So I won’t be building it while watching the replay of the opening ceremonies. I’ll do it mañana. Maybe.
Friends, not even Ross could pivot enough to get this in there fully built. So I won’t be building it while watching the replay of the opening ceremonies. I’ll do it mañana. Maybe.
February 6, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Unpacks that flatpack cabinet I am putting in my bedroom: wait, will I be able to move this through two sharp turns?
Friends, not even Ross could pivot enough to get this in there fully built. So I won’t be building it while watching the replay of the opening ceremonies. I’ll do it mañana. Maybe.
Friends, not even Ross could pivot enough to get this in there fully built. So I won’t be building it while watching the replay of the opening ceremonies. I’ll do it mañana. Maybe.
There is zero chance I want to live in Indiana, but I do love old buildings like the first two shots. I want to live in that fore house. I need to figure out something cool for the hose elevator, but I will totally have my office at the top looking out over my domain.
February 6, 2026 at 8:55 PM
There is zero chance I want to live in Indiana, but I do love old buildings like the first two shots. I want to live in that fore house. I need to figure out something cool for the hose elevator, but I will totally have my office at the top looking out over my domain.
UPS, FedEx, and the mail person all just showed up with packages at the same time.
FedEx guy flexed by tossing what I found out is a 46kg flat pack furniture box on his shoulder and hoofed it to the door. ups guy k owes he’s my fave because he was bringing 13 pounds of unroasted coffee.
FedEx guy flexed by tossing what I found out is a 46kg flat pack furniture box on his shoulder and hoofed it to the door. ups guy k owes he’s my fave because he was bringing 13 pounds of unroasted coffee.
February 6, 2026 at 7:50 PM
UPS, FedEx, and the mail person all just showed up with packages at the same time.
FedEx guy flexed by tossing what I found out is a 46kg flat pack furniture box on his shoulder and hoofed it to the door. ups guy k owes he’s my fave because he was bringing 13 pounds of unroasted coffee.
FedEx guy flexed by tossing what I found out is a 46kg flat pack furniture box on his shoulder and hoofed it to the door. ups guy k owes he’s my fave because he was bringing 13 pounds of unroasted coffee.
Our teammate in south VA says it’s snowing. People are contemplating relocating to key west to work for a week or so. Carnival parades kick into high gear in a few short hours. I am hoping to a Tram Building exercise so we can all come visit on work’s dime.
February 6, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Our teammate in south VA says it’s snowing. People are contemplating relocating to key west to work for a week or so. Carnival parades kick into high gear in a few short hours. I am hoping to a Tram Building exercise so we can all come visit on work’s dime.
“I put a little too much coke in my hot dogs”
I don’t care to ever hear that sentence in a cooking comp again.
I don’t care to ever hear that sentence in a cooking comp again.
February 6, 2026 at 5:48 PM
“I put a little too much coke in my hot dogs”
I don’t care to ever hear that sentence in a cooking comp again.
I don’t care to ever hear that sentence in a cooking comp again.
Oh heck yeah. This week’s Next Level Chef is Social Media so-called Chefs. This is where we find out they are not so much chefs as stylists. There will be much wailing and gnashing of teeth.
February 6, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Oh heck yeah. This week’s Next Level Chef is Social Media so-called Chefs. This is where we find out they are not so much chefs as stylists. There will be much wailing and gnashing of teeth.
I think I’m going to make a very low carb flourless chocolate cake. It fudge custard. I can use non-sugar and chocolate that has less sugar. And the. I can have…
Ok look. I want fudge.
Ok look. I want fudge.
February 6, 2026 at 12:19 AM
I think I’m going to make a very low carb flourless chocolate cake. It fudge custard. I can use non-sugar and chocolate that has less sugar. And the. I can have…
Ok look. I want fudge.
Ok look. I want fudge.
“When time starts you will grab one featured ingredient and base your cook on it.”
I always have mad respect for the participants that don’t run and take whatever is left. That’s confidence in your craft. They win more often than not, too.
I always have mad respect for the participants that don’t run and take whatever is left. That’s confidence in your craft. They win more often than not, too.
February 5, 2026 at 11:34 PM
“When time starts you will grab one featured ingredient and base your cook on it.”
I always have mad respect for the participants that don’t run and take whatever is left. That’s confidence in your craft. They win more often than not, too.
I always have mad respect for the participants that don’t run and take whatever is left. That’s confidence in your craft. They win more often than not, too.
Every dang day. Am GenX.
February 5, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Every dang day. Am GenX.
Well that is certainly one way to summarize the Prosperity Gospel.
Peter Thiel warns the Antichrist and apocalypse are linked to the ‘end of modernity’ currently happening—and cites Greta Thunberg as a driving example | Fortune
The Gen Z Swedish climate activist is a legionnaire of the Antichrist, Thiel claims, a “Luddite” who wants to halt technological progress in its tracks.
fortune.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Well that is certainly one way to summarize the Prosperity Gospel.