Jay Hansen
@jayhansen.bsky.social
The face that sunk a thousand ships.
So now I have to add this to my list of completely rational fears.
What if a Tiny Black Hole Shot Through Your Body? A Physicist Did The Math
If you've ever wondered what would actually happen if a microscopic black hole tunneled straight through your body, answers have finally arrived.
www.sciencealert.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:32 PM
So now I have to add this to my list of completely rational fears.
I wonder what the gambling app action is like for Competitive Mule Riding.
November 12, 2025 at 3:18 AM
I wonder what the gambling app action is like for Competitive Mule Riding.
Henceforth, I shall be referring to the cheap sundries store as the “Dollar Genital.”
October 25, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Henceforth, I shall be referring to the cheap sundries store as the “Dollar Genital.”
The least effective getaway vehicle is a hot-air balloon.
September 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The least effective getaway vehicle is a hot-air balloon.
Don’t just kill them with kindness. Wholesale slaughter them with kindness. Bathe in their blood, festoon the room with their entrails with kindness.
August 22, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Don’t just kill them with kindness. Wholesale slaughter them with kindness. Bathe in their blood, festoon the room with their entrails with kindness.
Turns out that my degree in tyromancy isn’t valid. I should have seen this coming, but I have a habit of eating my scrying media.
July 12, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Turns out that my degree in tyromancy isn’t valid. I should have seen this coming, but I have a habit of eating my scrying media.
When I’m dead and gone, I want this to be my only memorial.
June 15, 2025 at 4:54 AM
When I’m dead and gone, I want this to be my only memorial.
You, too can bork The Algorithm by endlessly searching for weird magician posters, phrenology busts and nutritive paste meal replacements!
March 31, 2025 at 9:13 PM
You, too can bork The Algorithm by endlessly searching for weird magician posters, phrenology busts and nutritive paste meal replacements!
Living my best life!
March 24, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Living my best life!
I want to appreciate the superheroes who hung it up and retired, who saw no need for a reboot: Gilgamesh, Beowulf, 3-D Man, and Dogwelder. 🫡
February 18, 2025 at 6:59 AM
I want to appreciate the superheroes who hung it up and retired, who saw no need for a reboot: Gilgamesh, Beowulf, 3-D Man, and Dogwelder. 🫡
I lost a lot of time tonight reading an internet discussion about the most difficult thing to prepare, cook and eat from a technical and ethical standpoint: mermaids.
February 15, 2025 at 7:26 AM
I lost a lot of time tonight reading an internet discussion about the most difficult thing to prepare, cook and eat from a technical and ethical standpoint: mermaids.
Dutifully playing the cards I was dealt: the Rules card for Old Maid, a three of clubs, a Draw Four from Uno, a Flat Tire from Mille Bornes and a Cards Against Humanity card that just reads “Ominous Sandwich.”
February 12, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Dutifully playing the cards I was dealt: the Rules card for Old Maid, a three of clubs, a Draw Four from Uno, a Flat Tire from Mille Bornes and a Cards Against Humanity card that just reads “Ominous Sandwich.”
I find the initial confidence appealing, but the lingering doubt is what keeps me coming back.
“It MUST be mustard! What else could it be?!?”
“It MUST be mustard! What else could it be?!?”
February 9, 2025 at 8:38 AM
I find the initial confidence appealing, but the lingering doubt is what keeps me coming back.
“It MUST be mustard! What else could it be?!?”
“It MUST be mustard! What else could it be?!?”
Thinking about the challenges of being a door-to-door butcher.
February 7, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Thinking about the challenges of being a door-to-door butcher.
A question of practicality: How does one become famous for being a recluse?
February 5, 2025 at 6:04 AM
A question of practicality: How does one become famous for being a recluse?
Every time I get up from the couch in winter:
a person is standing in front of a building with lightning coming from it .
ALT: a person is standing in front of a building with lightning coming from it .
media.tenor.com
February 1, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Every time I get up from the couch in winter:
Surprising to learn that demonic possession, hexes and geasa can negatively impact your credit score.
January 30, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Surprising to learn that demonic possession, hexes and geasa can negatively impact your credit score.
I feel like the word “goon” as an insult is due for a comeback. A goonaissance, if you will.
January 29, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I feel like the word “goon” as an insult is due for a comeback. A goonaissance, if you will.
If not now, then when? If not us, then who?
January 25, 2025 at 7:34 AM
If not now, then when? If not us, then who?
It says here on the nightmare box of lies that drinking garlic makes your skin fall off! Says it’s somehow a benefit! I guess that would put you at the front of the line at the DMV.
January 24, 2025 at 7:08 AM
It says here on the nightmare box of lies that drinking garlic makes your skin fall off! Says it’s somehow a benefit! I guess that would put you at the front of the line at the DMV.
No, I don't get paid to be like this. Would anyone pay real Earth money to be around this?
January 20, 2025 at 12:55 AM
No, I don't get paid to be like this. Would anyone pay real Earth money to be around this?