Derek Devnich
@devnich.bsky.social
Provisional wing of the Moomins.
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What if antibiotic-resistant crabgrass was a football game
January 9, 2026 at 3:29 AM
What if antibiotic-resistant crabgrass was a football game
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Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendia was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him on a Bally Casino Cruise to Aruba, with $150 off by booking before the end of January
In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since.
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Some years ago- never mind how long precisely- having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world. And that’s why I booked my fateful voyage with Trivago. Use code SPERM15 for 15% off.
January 7, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendia was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him on a Bally Casino Cruise to Aruba, with $150 off by booking before the end of January
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This is really, really great.
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January 6, 2026 at 4:58 PM
This is really, really great.
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I exaggerate but is this like invading Nauru for the Guano, but after the Haber-Bosch process was discovered?
January 3, 2026 at 4:36 PM
I exaggerate but is this like invading Nauru for the Guano, but after the Haber-Bosch process was discovered?
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*captures country's president after shock military op
*announces government will be run by group of US appointees and oil barons
*says occupation will be paid for by oil revenue from country
*weapon stockpiles unsecured
Welcome back, 2004
*announces government will be run by group of US appointees and oil barons
*says occupation will be paid for by oil revenue from country
*weapon stockpiles unsecured
Welcome back, 2004
January 3, 2026 at 5:46 PM
*captures country's president after shock military op
*announces government will be run by group of US appointees and oil barons
*says occupation will be paid for by oil revenue from country
*weapon stockpiles unsecured
Welcome back, 2004
*announces government will be run by group of US appointees and oil barons
*says occupation will be paid for by oil revenue from country
*weapon stockpiles unsecured
Welcome back, 2004
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If anybody is making New Year's resolutions around exercise, reply to this post and I'll shout at you through the computer to hype you up. Going for a walk? GET AFTER IT BROTHER. Trying to get a dump truck ass? HIT THOSE HIP THRUSTS HOMIE, BOOTY LOOKING GREAT. Marathon? YOU'RE A GODDAMN CHEETAH.
December 31, 2025 at 5:53 PM
If anybody is making New Year's resolutions around exercise, reply to this post and I'll shout at you through the computer to hype you up. Going for a walk? GET AFTER IT BROTHER. Trying to get a dump truck ass? HIT THOSE HIP THRUSTS HOMIE, BOOTY LOOKING GREAT. Marathon? YOU'RE A GODDAMN CHEETAH.
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Reminder (mostly to myself): the goal of a todo list is not to create a list of obstacles between you and rest when “done”.
The goal of a todo list is to get more done *than you would without the list*. Don’t measure against an arbitrary “done”; measure against what you’d accomplish with no list.
The goal of a todo list is to get more done *than you would without the list*. Don’t measure against an arbitrary “done”; measure against what you’d accomplish with no list.
October 15, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Reminder (mostly to myself): the goal of a todo list is not to create a list of obstacles between you and rest when “done”.
The goal of a todo list is to get more done *than you would without the list*. Don’t measure against an arbitrary “done”; measure against what you’d accomplish with no list.
The goal of a todo list is to get more done *than you would without the list*. Don’t measure against an arbitrary “done”; measure against what you’d accomplish with no list.
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The 80s are a wild time because people remember it as an era when people weren't easily offended by anything and yet it was also a time when everyone believed Satanic cults were stealing kids, the Japanese were about to invade and AIDS was divine justice for gay people.
It is 1985. A bunch of conservative Christians with concerning media habits are alleging malfeasance at local daycares.
It is 2025. A bunch of conservative Christians with concerning media habits are alleging malfeasance at local daycares.
It is 2025. A bunch of conservative Christians with concerning media habits are alleging malfeasance at local daycares.
Actual news followed up and it turns out these are actual day care centers with kids enrolled in them.
December 30, 2025 at 6:37 PM
The 80s are a wild time because people remember it as an era when people weren't easily offended by anything and yet it was also a time when everyone believed Satanic cults were stealing kids, the Japanese were about to invade and AIDS was divine justice for gay people.
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trying to cancel your internet service via the website? impossible. must call phone number. all operators are busy. what’s that? you’re in california now? why didn’t you say so!
December 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
trying to cancel your internet service via the website? impossible. must call phone number. all operators are busy. what’s that? you’re in california now? why didn’t you say so!
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TIL: NBC is now licensing the Tonight Show format to international broadcasters, the first country to do it is Mongolia, and OF COURSE The Hu is a musical guest
youtu.be/NQk99tIy3n4?...
youtu.be/NQk99tIy3n4?...
The HU - Wolf Totem | The Tonight Show Starring Ankhbayar
YouTube video by Central Television
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December 27, 2025 at 5:08 AM
TIL: NBC is now licensing the Tonight Show format to international broadcasters, the first country to do it is Mongolia, and OF COURSE The Hu is a musical guest
youtu.be/NQk99tIy3n4?...
youtu.be/NQk99tIy3n4?...
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Big reason I’ve become quite cynical about populist anti-corporate sentiment is that so often it forms into this faux-materialism where landed gentry and peasant workers are presumed to be a single class of people because they spend time around cows
I don’t always agree with of the broader political takes from some “abundance”-coded pundits but man the abundance critics are just pure nonsense merchants
like, what’s this guy’s deal? literally making up a guy to dunk on the idea that cities should build more housing and transit.
like, what’s this guy’s deal? literally making up a guy to dunk on the idea that cities should build more housing and transit.
December 25, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Big reason I’ve become quite cynical about populist anti-corporate sentiment is that so often it forms into this faux-materialism where landed gentry and peasant workers are presumed to be a single class of people because they spend time around cows
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An old thread is making the rounds again, so here's an updated version.
Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is one of the most enduring and adapted works of literature in history.
But did you know that he wrote 22 sequels?
Some are great! Some are trash! Some are bizarrely fascinating.
Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is one of the most enduring and adapted works of literature in history.
But did you know that he wrote 22 sequels?
Some are great! Some are trash! Some are bizarrely fascinating.
December 25, 2025 at 2:24 AM
An old thread is making the rounds again, so here's an updated version.
Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is one of the most enduring and adapted works of literature in history.
But did you know that he wrote 22 sequels?
Some are great! Some are trash! Some are bizarrely fascinating.
Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is one of the most enduring and adapted works of literature in history.
But did you know that he wrote 22 sequels?
Some are great! Some are trash! Some are bizarrely fascinating.
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The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees
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December 22, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees
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Tonight Ketkrókur (Meat Hook), the 12th of Iceland's 13 Yule Lads, comes down from the mountains. He loves meat and uses a long metal hook to steal mutton hanged up in rafters for smoking.
Children leave their shoes out in the window, he gives the good ones a small gift, the bad ones get a potato.
Children leave their shoes out in the window, he gives the good ones a small gift, the bad ones get a potato.
December 22, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Tonight Ketkrókur (Meat Hook), the 12th of Iceland's 13 Yule Lads, comes down from the mountains. He loves meat and uses a long metal hook to steal mutton hanged up in rafters for smoking.
Children leave their shoes out in the window, he gives the good ones a small gift, the bad ones get a potato.
Children leave their shoes out in the window, he gives the good ones a small gift, the bad ones get a potato.
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you already know what's up
(steam sale rec thread is what's up)
as always, i focus primarily on older, obscure, and just plain weird games, as big name titles don't need the help.
so, onwards!
(steam sale rec thread is what's up)
as always, i focus primarily on older, obscure, and just plain weird games, as big name titles don't need the help.
so, onwards!
December 19, 2025 at 11:31 PM
you already know what's up
(steam sale rec thread is what's up)
as always, i focus primarily on older, obscure, and just plain weird games, as big name titles don't need the help.
so, onwards!
(steam sale rec thread is what's up)
as always, i focus primarily on older, obscure, and just plain weird games, as big name titles don't need the help.
so, onwards!
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"Kirk, the target area is only two meters wide. Its a small thermal exhaust port, right below the main port. The shaft leads directly to the reactor system."
December 20, 2025 at 4:38 PM
"Kirk, the target area is only two meters wide. Its a small thermal exhaust port, right below the main port. The shaft leads directly to the reactor system."
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Essential dungeon crawl monsters:
1. Big and dumb
2. Small but there's lots
3. Tentacles don't go there
4. Evil horse
5. Fun facts about mushrooms
6. Eye
7. Punchable child
8. Dude that looks like another dude
9. Hostile architecture
10. Capitalism allegory
11. Uncomfortable implications
12. Steve
1. Big and dumb
2. Small but there's lots
3. Tentacles don't go there
4. Evil horse
5. Fun facts about mushrooms
6. Eye
7. Punchable child
8. Dude that looks like another dude
9. Hostile architecture
10. Capitalism allegory
11. Uncomfortable implications
12. Steve
December 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Essential dungeon crawl monsters:
1. Big and dumb
2. Small but there's lots
3. Tentacles don't go there
4. Evil horse
5. Fun facts about mushrooms
6. Eye
7. Punchable child
8. Dude that looks like another dude
9. Hostile architecture
10. Capitalism allegory
11. Uncomfortable implications
12. Steve
1. Big and dumb
2. Small but there's lots
3. Tentacles don't go there
4. Evil horse
5. Fun facts about mushrooms
6. Eye
7. Punchable child
8. Dude that looks like another dude
9. Hostile architecture
10. Capitalism allegory
11. Uncomfortable implications
12. Steve
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I have been meme-ing in the group chats and I think you guys deserve this one.
December 18, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I have been meme-ing in the group chats and I think you guys deserve this one.
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It’s really funny that The Art of War is treated as this like alpha male book when it’s clearly meant to be read by ancient Chinese failsons because it’s all “please don’t forget you have to feed your troops” and “if someone asks if you’re going to attack them consider lying about it”
April 23, 2024 at 5:28 AM
It’s really funny that The Art of War is treated as this like alpha male book when it’s clearly meant to be read by ancient Chinese failsons because it’s all “please don’t forget you have to feed your troops” and “if someone asks if you’re going to attack them consider lying about it”
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techbros: we have created AGI
cognitive scientists: you fucked up a perfectly good spreadsheet is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety
cognitive scientists: you fucked up a perfectly good spreadsheet is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety
November 28, 2025 at 9:52 AM
techbros: we have created AGI
cognitive scientists: you fucked up a perfectly good spreadsheet is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety
cognitive scientists: you fucked up a perfectly good spreadsheet is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety
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column in this week's New World on Brigitte Macron calling feminist campaigners "sales connes", and the difficulties of translation: www.thenewworld.co.uk/marie-le-con...
December 16, 2025 at 12:04 PM
column in this week's New World on Brigitte Macron calling feminist campaigners "sales connes", and the difficulties of translation: www.thenewworld.co.uk/marie-le-con...
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we had little league which was fun and localized and essentially free but no one was getting rich off it so now we have travel ball which sucks and everyone hates but thats what we have
December 16, 2025 at 2:34 PM
we had little league which was fun and localized and essentially free but no one was getting rich off it so now we have travel ball which sucks and everyone hates but thats what we have
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ive had an epiphany that everything is travel ball now, we are living in the travel ball-ification of everything that was fun in america
December 16, 2025 at 2:34 PM
ive had an epiphany that everything is travel ball now, we are living in the travel ball-ification of everything that was fun in america
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gravy boats imply the existence of gravy maritime law
December 14, 2025 at 1:06 AM
gravy boats imply the existence of gravy maritime law
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They fine-tuned an LLM specifically only by feeding it out-of-date bird names, and it started talking like it lived in the 19th century
December 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
They fine-tuned an LLM specifically only by feeding it out-of-date bird names, and it started talking like it lived in the 19th century