Rich Alderson
@alderson.bsky.social
historical linguist, quondam Tolkien language maven, systems administrator, PDP-10 programmer, former computer museum curator, @[email protected]
Sam was educated by Bilbo (which worried the Gaffer), who told him many tales of the Elves. He is probably harkening back to those stories in his judgment of Strider.
November 14, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Sam was educated by Bilbo (which worried the Gaffer), who told him many tales of the Elves. He is probably harkening back to those stories in his judgment of Strider.
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"Thousands of tips came through the FBI’s tip line, many of them corroborating the detailed, credible testimony that Ford and Ramirez had already given. The White House threw these tips away."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The FBI conducted a sham investigation into Brett Kavanaugh. Surprised? | Moira Donegan
The bureau shamefully allowed itself to be used as a prop in political theater, orchestrated by the Trump administration
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:05 AM
"Thousands of tips came through the FBI’s tip line, many of them corroborating the detailed, credible testimony that Ford and Ramirez had already given. The White House threw these tips away."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I saw your post, and backtracked to the top.
I seem not to learn, don’t I?
I seem not to learn, don’t I?
November 9, 2025 at 7:42 AM
I saw your post, and backtracked to the top.
I seem not to learn, don’t I?
I seem not to learn, don’t I?
Highly recommend. I got a hard copy thanks to @seananmcguire.bsky.social herself finding it on eBay (because Amazon used book prices were absurd).
November 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Highly recommend. I got a hard copy thanks to @seananmcguire.bsky.social herself finding it on eBay (because Amazon used book prices were absurd).
I guess I might qualify. I have a fairly modern iMac on which I have a Parallels VM to run High Sierra in order to run some software that never got updated past that.
How old is your software (what version of macOS/OSX did it run on)?
What architecture did it run on?
How old is your software (what version of macOS/OSX did it run on)?
What architecture did it run on?
November 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I guess I might qualify. I have a fairly modern iMac on which I have a Parallels VM to run High Sierra in order to run some software that never got updated past that.
How old is your software (what version of macOS/OSX did it run on)?
What architecture did it run on?
How old is your software (what version of macOS/OSX did it run on)?
What architecture did it run on?
Reposted by Rich Alderson
New Yorkers know this, of course, but for the rest of the nation watching, it's important to remind everyone that before Donald Trump was anything else, he was a horrible landlord
Mamdani's campaign against housing exploitation is how we prevent future Trumps before they get off the ground
Mamdani's campaign against housing exploitation is how we prevent future Trumps before they get off the ground
November 5, 2025 at 7:17 AM
New Yorkers know this, of course, but for the rest of the nation watching, it's important to remind everyone that before Donald Trump was anything else, he was a horrible landlord
Mamdani's campaign against housing exploitation is how we prevent future Trumps before they get off the ground
Mamdani's campaign against housing exploitation is how we prevent future Trumps before they get off the ground
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"New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant. so hear me, President Trump, when I say this: to get to any of us, you will have to get through ALL OF US."
I had to pause because I was crying too hard to see
I had to pause because I was crying too hard to see
November 5, 2025 at 7:29 AM
"New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant. so hear me, President Trump, when I say this: to get to any of us, you will have to get through ALL OF US."
I had to pause because I was crying too hard to see
I had to pause because I was crying too hard to see