Giskard R. Reventlov
@giskard.bsky.social
Major domo, robot, philosopher
Profile image stolen by me from Dr. Emily Weber, https://www.deviantart.com/drzime/art/Giskard-121777679
Profile image stolen by me from Dr. Emily Weber, https://www.deviantart.com/drzime/art/Giskard-121777679
If being the only person in the theater is also part of it, I recommend the new Melania movie
January 31, 2026 at 8:17 PM
If being the only person in the theater is also part of it, I recommend the new Melania movie
"Good point! Last week's catastrophic meltdown was caused by a flaw in my design of the control rod system. Would you like me to try again?"
January 30, 2026 at 3:16 PM
"Good point! Last week's catastrophic meltdown was caused by a flaw in my design of the control rod system. Would you like me to try again?"
I would definitely not call it generosity, this is in the EU's self-interest unless they come to trust Putin.
January 30, 2026 at 10:28 AM
I would definitely not call it generosity, this is in the EU's self-interest unless they come to trust Putin.
Invade them for their oil
January 29, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Invade them for their oil
I live in Hungary. For some reason they have several viewings of this per day per cinema. The Friday ones I checked have sold between 0 and 4 tickets each.
www.cinemacity.hu/films/melani...
www.cinemacity.hu/films/melani...
Melania | Book tickets at Cinema City
Watch Melania movie trailer and book Melania tickets online
www.cinemacity.hu
January 29, 2026 at 4:58 PM
I live in Hungary. For some reason they have several viewings of this per day per cinema. The Friday ones I checked have sold between 0 and 4 tickets each.
www.cinemacity.hu/films/melani...
www.cinemacity.hu/films/melani...
Can you post a pic of the card? I'm curious to see what it looks like.
January 29, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Can you post a pic of the card? I'm curious to see what it looks like.
Hopefully your sign-off will become a relic in our lifetime.
January 28, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Hopefully your sign-off will become a relic in our lifetime.
He is not going after all Jedi, just the ones that participated* in the treasonous conspiracy against our rightful Emperor!
*Data on participation provided by the Emperor
*Data on participation provided by the Emperor
January 28, 2026 at 7:28 AM
He is not going after all Jedi, just the ones that participated* in the treasonous conspiracy against our rightful Emperor!
*Data on participation provided by the Emperor
*Data on participation provided by the Emperor
During the battle, Rebel
spies managed to steal secret
plans to the Empire's
ultimate weapon, the DEATH
STAR, an armored space
station with enough power to
destroy an entire planet.
Now they plan to publish them
on GitHub and make the project
open source...
spies managed to steal secret
plans to the Empire's
ultimate weapon, the DEATH
STAR, an armored space
station with enough power to
destroy an entire planet.
Now they plan to publish them
on GitHub and make the project
open source...
January 28, 2026 at 4:32 AM
During the battle, Rebel
spies managed to steal secret
plans to the Empire's
ultimate weapon, the DEATH
STAR, an armored space
station with enough power to
destroy an entire planet.
Now they plan to publish them
on GitHub and make the project
open source...
spies managed to steal secret
plans to the Empire's
ultimate weapon, the DEATH
STAR, an armored space
station with enough power to
destroy an entire planet.
Now they plan to publish them
on GitHub and make the project
open source...
I haven't watched this yet, and you do make it sound awful, but if it's really this bad why do you keep watching it?
January 22, 2026 at 5:27 AM
I haven't watched this yet, and you do make it sound awful, but if it's really this bad why do you keep watching it?
This take is so hot that there is a 22 year old song about it.
A song that is older than YouTube, Facebook, etc.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee_u...
A song that is older than YouTube, Facebook, etc.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee_u...
Green Day - American Idiot [Official Music Video] [4K Upgrade]
YouTube video by Green Day
www.youtube.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:53 PM
This take is so hot that there is a 22 year old song about it.
A song that is older than YouTube, Facebook, etc.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee_u...
A song that is older than YouTube, Facebook, etc.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee_u...
2/2 the neighboring land parcels to other businesses (gas station operators, etc.). I guess it makes sense not to invest in real estate in Tornado Alley? (I don't actually know if this is true, I haven't seen any numbers and am not a real estate guy.)
www.fool.com/investing/ge...
www.fool.com/investing/ge...
McDonald's Corporation: A Real Estate Empire Financed by French Fries | The Motley Fool
By all appearances, McDonald's is a world famous hamburgers and fries joint. Encased within this business model, however, lies a brilliant real estate framework of long-term financing and variable ope...
www.fool.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:44 PM
2/2 the neighboring land parcels to other businesses (gas station operators, etc.). I guess it makes sense not to invest in real estate in Tornado Alley? (I don't actually know if this is true, I haven't seen any numbers and am not a real estate guy.)
www.fool.com/investing/ge...
www.fool.com/investing/ge...
1/2 There is this theory (not sure how valid, I see it on a lot of buzzfeedy sites) that McD's real business is real estate. They buy real estate that is likely to go up in value, e.g. along a highway, they build a restaurant on part of that land that attracts some traffic and then they sell/lease
January 20, 2026 at 4:42 PM
1/2 There is this theory (not sure how valid, I see it on a lot of buzzfeedy sites) that McD's real business is real estate. They buy real estate that is likely to go up in value, e.g. along a highway, they build a restaurant on part of that land that attracts some traffic and then they sell/lease
This is not entirely accurate, there are several small EU countries not (yet) in the visa waiver program, about 30 million EU citizens do need visas for US travel.
January 19, 2026 at 9:16 AM
This is not entirely accurate, there are several small EU countries not (yet) in the visa waiver program, about 30 million EU citizens do need visas for US travel.
Please don't amplify unverified information.
January 18, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Please don't amplify unverified information.
Thank you for the link. You can access most Twitter content through the website xcancel.com.
January 18, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Thank you for the link. You can access most Twitter content through the website xcancel.com.
This story is about a period in 2012-2014
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
U.S. spied on Merkel and other Europeans through Danish cables - broadcaster DR
The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) used a partnership with Denmark's foreign intelligence unit to spy on senior officials of neighbouring countries, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Dan...
www.reuters.com
January 18, 2026 at 1:57 PM
This story is about a period in 2012-2014
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Why stop at peace, he could start collecting the prizes of all sciences, perhaps even economics
January 15, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Why stop at peace, he could start collecting the prizes of all sciences, perhaps even economics
...offline, in a non-digital format, like a wild animal.
January 13, 2026 at 5:09 PM
...offline, in a non-digital format, like a wild animal.
He become famous in the previous millenium
January 13, 2026 at 5:08 PM
He become famous in the previous millenium
This is shockingly close to the Britannian Emperor's speech in Code Geass
January 13, 2026 at 8:11 AM
This is shockingly close to the Britannian Emperor's speech in Code Geass
The death penalty is illegal in the EU, we don't even extradite to the US in cases where there's any danger it could be applied.
January 11, 2026 at 9:16 AM
The death penalty is illegal in the EU, we don't even extradite to the US in cases where there's any danger it could be applied.
It took an hour just to get the LAN working
January 10, 2026 at 5:57 PM
It took an hour just to get the LAN working
Not only are they wrong, their strategy to project an image of strength is to find someone vulnerable and bully them.
January 7, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Not only are they wrong, their strategy to project an image of strength is to find someone vulnerable and bully them.