Erik Gern
@erikgern.bsky.social
Sometime writer; developer in higher education; just an odd duck/silly goose in general. Opinions are my own.
Blog: https://blog.erikgern.com
Location: Tampa Bay, FL
Pronouns: he/him
Blog: https://blog.erikgern.com
Location: Tampa Bay, FL
Pronouns: he/him
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It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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"Emmet Otter" is on my yearly Christmas rewatch. So much charm and sweetness.
two teddy bears are in a green canoe
ALT: two teddy bears are in a green canoe
media.tenor.com
December 21, 2025 at 12:38 AM
"Emmet Otter" is on my yearly Christmas rewatch. So much charm and sweetness.
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Reject any motherfucker who tells you we need to abandon a vulnerable population or person. They’re either a fascist or a fascist-in-waiting.
December 17, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Reject any motherfucker who tells you we need to abandon a vulnerable population or person. They’re either a fascist or a fascist-in-waiting.
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“But Toad,” said Frog, “I AM happy. I am very happy. This morning when I woke up, I felt good because the sun was shining. I felt good because I was a frog. And I felt good because I have you for a friend. I wanted to be alone. I wanted to think about how fine everything is.”
December 16, 2025 at 5:37 PM
“But Toad,” said Frog, “I AM happy. I am very happy. This morning when I woke up, I felt good because the sun was shining. I felt good because I was a frog. And I felt good because I have you for a friend. I wanted to be alone. I wanted to think about how fine everything is.”
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Realized it’s been a while since I posted my Bronze Age Fellowship of the Ring so here the lads are again
December 15, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Realized it’s been a while since I posted my Bronze Age Fellowship of the Ring so here the lads are again
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As we mourn Rob Reiner, don’t skip this: he was, pretty much, personally responsible for overturning California’s Prop 8 banning same sex marriage.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
How Rob Reiner became anti-Prop. 8 kingpin
Rob Reiner reflects on the critical role he played in getting California's gay marriage ban overturned.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
As we mourn Rob Reiner, don’t skip this: he was, pretty much, personally responsible for overturning California’s Prop 8 banning same sex marriage.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
It's difficult to pick the Rob Reiner film that means the most, but I can't imagine my life not having seen The Princess Bride in college.
a close up of a man 's face with the words as you wish on the bottom right
Alt: Cary Elwes from the Princess Bride, saying "As you wish."
media.tenor.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:44 PM
It's difficult to pick the Rob Reiner film that means the most, but I can't imagine my life not having seen The Princess Bride in college.
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Lol the crazy thing is, no, you’re not running out of good ideas. There are tons of great ideas everywhere. You’re just not willing to fund them because you’re all cowards.
December 14, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Lol the crazy thing is, no, you’re not running out of good ideas. There are tons of great ideas everywhere. You’re just not willing to fund them because you’re all cowards.
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my favorite thing about the benoit blanc movies is that they aren't really about benoit blanc. he is not grappling with demons from his past. we are not getting flashbacks to the husband whose murder he never solved. he just shows up and does his job like mary poppins for homicides
December 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
my favorite thing about the benoit blanc movies is that they aren't really about benoit blanc. he is not grappling with demons from his past. we are not getting flashbacks to the husband whose murder he never solved. he just shows up and does his job like mary poppins for homicides
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I want to be sad, but who has the time?
Xin Qiji, tr. Jon Hansen
Xin Qiji, tr. Jon Hansen
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I want to be sad, but who has the time?
Xin Qiji, tr. Jon Hansen
Xin Qiji, tr. Jon Hansen
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Reminder that Adolph Hitler, the Ayatollah Khamenei and Vlad Putin were all Time's People of the Year, so you can decide for yourself on which side of the split this grouping fits
Time Magazine puts the "architects of AI" on its Person of the Year cover time.com/7339685/pers...
December 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Reminder that Adolph Hitler, the Ayatollah Khamenei and Vlad Putin were all Time's People of the Year, so you can decide for yourself on which side of the split this grouping fits
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This is like paying the guys that robbed your house to also burn it down.
Disney is making a $1 billion investment in OpenAI and will let the AI platform use its characters to make social-media videos.
Disney to Invest $1 Billion in OpenAI, License Characters for Use in ChatGPT, Sora
The three-year licensing deal will let users generate videos of more than 200 Disney, Marvel, Star Wars and Pixar characters.
on.wsj.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
This is like paying the guys that robbed your house to also burn it down.
Nothing to see here, move along.
December 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Nothing to see here, move along.
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For every carefree, "Don't stress, things always work themselves out!" person there is at least one extremely anxious, detail-oriented, forward-thinking loved one or coworker who has spent years behind the scenes making sure things work out
November 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
For every carefree, "Don't stress, things always work themselves out!" person there is at least one extremely anxious, detail-oriented, forward-thinking loved one or coworker who has spent years behind the scenes making sure things work out
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A few years ago found a boxcutter in a sink at work that'd been there for months.
Having a flatbed printer designed to print on solid objects and 5 minutes...
Having a flatbed printer designed to print on solid objects and 5 minutes...
December 9, 2025 at 8:03 PM
A few years ago found a boxcutter in a sink at work that'd been there for months.
Having a flatbed printer designed to print on solid objects and 5 minutes...
Having a flatbed printer designed to print on solid objects and 5 minutes...
Feeling like a slug with the snot my head is producing. Never-ending cold is never-ending.
December 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Feeling like a slug with the snot my head is producing. Never-ending cold is never-ending.
Despite slogging through the tail end of a long winter cold, I'm out to see Wake Up Dead Man. Maybe Benoit Blanc can solve the mystery of my existential malaise.
December 6, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Despite slogging through the tail end of a long winter cold, I'm out to see Wake Up Dead Man. Maybe Benoit Blanc can solve the mystery of my existential malaise.
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"All is lost" narratives are popular because people generally do not want to take action. Taking action is tiring so if all is lost, you are off the hook. Nothing is more seductive than not having to do anything.
December 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"All is lost" narratives are popular because people generally do not want to take action. Taking action is tiring so if all is lost, you are off the hook. Nothing is more seductive than not having to do anything.
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Audio-visual librarians are quietly amassing large physical media collections amid the IP disputes threatening select availability.
The Last Video Rental Store Is Your Public Library
Audio-visual librarians are quietly amassing large physical media collections amid the IP disputes threatening select availability.
www.404media.co
December 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Audio-visual librarians are quietly amassing large physical media collections amid the IP disputes threatening select availability.