Jen Durbent
@jendurbent.com
Writer. Occasional comedian.
Jokes on stage, at the onion, etc. I also ran/run queercoded.com
Books: on the internet on jendurbent.com and on your bookshelves.
Ok. That's all for now.
Jokes on stage, at the onion, etc. I also ran/run queercoded.com
Books: on the internet on jendurbent.com and on your bookshelves.
Ok. That's all for now.
Drew Carey Show got pretty weird, didn't it?
November 29, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Drew Carey Show got pretty weird, didn't it?
The accusations against the Democrats who reminded soldiers and sailors of their duty to disobey illegal orders are obviously silly.
Doesn't matter if they're silly. It, in fact, it's designed to break the target financially.
Doesn't matter if they're silly. It, in fact, it's designed to break the target financially.
November 27, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The accusations against the Democrats who reminded soldiers and sailors of their duty to disobey illegal orders are obviously silly.
Doesn't matter if they're silly. It, in fact, it's designed to break the target financially.
Doesn't matter if they're silly. It, in fact, it's designed to break the target financially.
Happy Thanksgiving.
the gods of my tribe have spoken they have said do not trust the pilgrims .
Alt: Wednesday from the Adams Family movies. She's dressed as an indigenous American and says "the gods of my tribe have spoken they have said do not trust the pilgrims."
media.tenor.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Happy Thanksgiving.
Hi. I know the Konami code. It's not even obscure and only very rarely useful.
i was going through my X archives and found this by @superpodsaga.com, which I qrt'd at some point years ago
so, let me bring the question back: what is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?
so, let me bring the question back: what is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?
November 27, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Hi. I know the Konami code. It's not even obscure and only very rarely useful.
I keep considering "effective altruism." Specifically how naming it that is fucking annoying.
If you put those words together, that sounds fucking amazing. "Who wants ineffective altruism?" And I get that's "marketing."
I could probably write a whole book on an effective method of altruism.
If you put those words together, that sounds fucking amazing. "Who wants ineffective altruism?" And I get that's "marketing."
I could probably write a whole book on an effective method of altruism.
November 27, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I keep considering "effective altruism." Specifically how naming it that is fucking annoying.
If you put those words together, that sounds fucking amazing. "Who wants ineffective altruism?" And I get that's "marketing."
I could probably write a whole book on an effective method of altruism.
If you put those words together, that sounds fucking amazing. "Who wants ineffective altruism?" And I get that's "marketing."
I could probably write a whole book on an effective method of altruism.
I want a CNC lathe to automate gyro production.
November 26, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I want a CNC lathe to automate gyro production.
"I want to go to comic-con as a middle-age Deep from The Boys."
November 26, 2025 at 3:32 AM
"I want to go to comic-con as a middle-age Deep from The Boys."
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‘Cheer up, dad. They’re making Rush Hour 4’
November 26, 2025 at 12:56 AM
‘Cheer up, dad. They’re making Rush Hour 4’
Rubbermaid to change name to Rubberman to fight woke agenda.
November 26, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Rubbermaid to change name to Rubberman to fight woke agenda.
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maybe i am going insane
November 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
maybe i am going insane
The thing is that Google was so good and now that can't easily be recaptured by much of anything thanks to AI.
Maybe there is a way, but I ain't smart enough to figure it out.
Maybe there is a way, but I ain't smart enough to figure it out.
November 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The thing is that Google was so good and now that can't easily be recaptured by much of anything thanks to AI.
Maybe there is a way, but I ain't smart enough to figure it out.
Maybe there is a way, but I ain't smart enough to figure it out.
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It's weird to not only have lived through an information revolution but also now living through its undoing, all within less than a generation.
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 12:19 PM
It's weird to not only have lived through an information revolution but also now living through its undoing, all within less than a generation.
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Saw someone refer to RFK Jr. as "Dr. Felchi" and reader, I did cackle.
November 25, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Saw someone refer to RFK Jr. as "Dr. Felchi" and reader, I did cackle.
Imagine Joe Rogan letting AI punch up his next special.
I mean. Probably couldn't hurt.
I mean. Probably couldn't hurt.
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Imagine Joe Rogan letting AI punch up his next special.
I mean. Probably couldn't hurt.
I mean. Probably couldn't hurt.
Rich techies commissioning furry art:
What about a novel? Or a symphony? Or poem?
What about a novel? Or a symphony? Or poem?
Rich people should give writers more money.
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Rich techies commissioning furry art:
What about a novel? Or a symphony? Or poem?
What about a novel? Or a symphony? Or poem?
Love that they can change the narrative just by doing more terrible shit.
I don't love it.
You get it.
I don't love it.
You get it.
Leavitt: "All lawful -- all orders -- lawful orders are presumed to be legal by our service members."
November 24, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Love that they can change the narrative just by doing more terrible shit.
I don't love it.
You get it.
I don't love it.
You get it.
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“As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!” 😂
November 23, 2025 at 1:40 PM
“As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!” 😂
Went to Yellowstone Lake State Park in Wisconsin. The only old faithful there was the Amish.
November 23, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Went to Yellowstone Lake State Park in Wisconsin. The only old faithful there was the Amish.
Whenever I make something, I feel like I'm bothering people if I tell anyone about it.
November 22, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Whenever I make something, I feel like I'm bothering people if I tell anyone about it.
"I wonder if there's a game where you can change a single word in a law, what are the effects?"
"You mean like an economics."
"Fuck. I invented..."
"You invented economics again."
"AGAIN!"
"You mean like an economics."
"Fuck. I invented..."
"You invented economics again."
"AGAIN!"
November 22, 2025 at 1:47 AM
"I wonder if there's a game where you can change a single word in a law, what are the effects?"
"You mean like an economics."
"Fuck. I invented..."
"You invented economics again."
"AGAIN!"
"You mean like an economics."
"Fuck. I invented..."
"You invented economics again."
"AGAIN!"
Right wing debate bros feed on the same energy as "clapter."
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Right wing debate bros feed on the same energy as "clapter."
I'll be scared of AI when I ask a question and it says, "I don't know," instead of making up shit.
November 21, 2025 at 2:38 AM
I'll be scared of AI when I ask a question and it says, "I don't know," instead of making up shit.
Born to lurk. Never learned how to shit post.
November 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Born to lurk. Never learned how to shit post.
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.