Gary Schafer
@jesternofool.bsky.social
I herd photons and electrons. Now-retired electrical engineer from the National Security Agency (NSA). Background in technical security.
I don't understand how someone can bankrupt a casino.
(*looks at news*)
Oh.
(*looks at news*)
Oh.
"The Trump administration wants visa-exempt foreign tourists, including the French, to provide their social media history upon arrival in the United States."
I'm not likely to return to the US. 😁
(Not that I want to, given the daily cruelty and the perpetual political attacks against Europe.)
I'm not likely to return to the US. 😁
(Not that I want to, given the daily cruelty and the perpetual political attacks against Europe.)
December 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I don't understand how someone can bankrupt a casino.
(*looks at news*)
Oh.
(*looks at news*)
Oh.
Oooh! Any chance that @markhamillofficial.bsky.social would record this in Joker's voice? Tis the season and all.
I'm hearing this entire thing in Colin Farrell's voice as the Penguin.
Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
December 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Oooh! Any chance that @markhamillofficial.bsky.social would record this in Joker's voice? Tis the season and all.
LG dryer: (* music sounds alerting me that it is done *)
Me: (*opens door to begin removing and folding laundry*)
LG dryer (which claims to have AI in it): "You've had the door open more than a minute. Let me turn the light off for you."
Me: (*opens door to begin removing and folding laundry*)
LG dryer (which claims to have AI in it): "You've had the door open more than a minute. Let me turn the light off for you."
December 9, 2025 at 7:07 PM
LG dryer: (* music sounds alerting me that it is done *)
Me: (*opens door to begin removing and folding laundry*)
LG dryer (which claims to have AI in it): "You've had the door open more than a minute. Let me turn the light off for you."
Me: (*opens door to begin removing and folding laundry*)
LG dryer (which claims to have AI in it): "You've had the door open more than a minute. Let me turn the light off for you."
Up until I saw this photo, I thought "KISS" standing for "Knights In Satan's Service" was just a conspiracy theory...
President Trump with this year’s Kennedy Center honorees which include Sylvester Stallone, George Strait, Gene Simmons, and Gloria Gaynor.
December 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Up until I saw this photo, I thought "KISS" standing for "Knights In Satan's Service" was just a conspiracy theory...
Wouldn't it just be cheaper to force everyone to have connecting flights with only minutes between, and ensure the two flights are at opposite ends of the airport?
Duffy on what he's doing to improve the airport experience for travelers: "Maybe I want a workout area where people might get some blood flowing doing some pull ups or step ups in the airport."
December 9, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Wouldn't it just be cheaper to force everyone to have connecting flights with only minutes between, and ensure the two flights are at opposite ends of the airport?
Reposted by Gary Schafer
If the US ever does fall into civil war, it will be grimly fascinating to see how that intersects with its obesity crisis.
that's cool, man, but have you tried the taste of a refreshing matcha latte
December 7, 2025 at 7:37 AM
If the US ever does fall into civil war, it will be grimly fascinating to see how that intersects with its obesity crisis.
It's that time of year again when you look at that 72-pack of batteries and go, "I don't know, man. Is it enough?"
December 7, 2025 at 5:15 AM
It's that time of year again when you look at that 72-pack of batteries and go, "I don't know, man. Is it enough?"
Love this thread...
Hey Gang, Call Me Crazy, But I Like Trumps Medal 😉
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#madmagazine
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#madmagazine
December 6, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Love this thread...
Next question: Where did he get the fucking gun?
WELKER: His asylum was approved in April on Trump's watch. Was there a vetting process in place?
NOEM: The vetting process all happened under Biden
WELKER: Are you saying he wasn't vetted?
NOEM: Vetting happens when they come into the country and that was completely abandoned under Biden
NOEM: The vetting process all happened under Biden
WELKER: Are you saying he wasn't vetted?
NOEM: Vetting happens when they come into the country and that was completely abandoned under Biden
November 30, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Next question: Where did he get the fucking gun?
As I suggested before, first hold an immigration swearing in ceremony, preferably with everyone who was abducted by ICE / CBP and shipped overseas.
Once the ceremony is over, hand the new Americans picks and axes and tell them to go at it.
Finish with an all-immigrant (preferably Latino) company.
Once the ceremony is over, hand the new Americans picks and axes and tell them to go at it.
Finish with an all-immigrant (preferably Latino) company.
If they ever get around to building this thing, it should be bulldozed on Day 1 of a new administration. No messing around, no hemming and hawing about procedure or costs. Order heavy equipment in and start knocking it down immediately, as surely as an overthrown tyrant's statues would be torn down.
Even the architect Trump hired to build his massive addition to the White House objects to the president's vision. The two have argued about the size of the 90,000-sq-foot project that would dwarf the mansion. @jonathanreports.bsky.social @ddiamond.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
November 28, 2025 at 11:11 PM
As I suggested before, first hold an immigration swearing in ceremony, preferably with everyone who was abducted by ICE / CBP and shipped overseas.
Once the ceremony is over, hand the new Americans picks and axes and tell them to go at it.
Finish with an all-immigrant (preferably Latino) company.
Once the ceremony is over, hand the new Americans picks and axes and tell them to go at it.
Finish with an all-immigrant (preferably Latino) company.
"The Thin Man" is one of the original Xmas movies.
I'll die on this hill.
I'll die on this hill.
November 27, 2025 at 10:40 PM
"The Thin Man" is one of the original Xmas movies.
I'll die on this hill.
I'll die on this hill.
No.
Just... no.
Just... no.
An old Correct Opinion that is Still Correct—The Best Thanksgiving Dinner Time Is 8 p.m.
Listen Up, Turkeys: The Best Thanksgiving Dinner Time Is 8 p.m. - Hell Gate
Most Thanksgiving stressors stem from the massive mid-day meal.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:22 PM
No.
Just... no.
Just... no.
If you hold a sharp object to my throat, it's assault. If the object touches me, it's assault and battery. If you draw blood, it's assault and battery with intent to kill.
If I do any of those things to myself, it's called shaving.
#DeepThoughts
If I do any of those things to myself, it's called shaving.
#DeepThoughts
November 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
If you hold a sharp object to my throat, it's assault. If the object touches me, it's assault and battery. If you draw blood, it's assault and battery with intent to kill.
If I do any of those things to myself, it's called shaving.
#DeepThoughts
If I do any of those things to myself, it's called shaving.
#DeepThoughts
"This is what happens in this country when people are allowed in who are not properly vetted"
November 27, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"This is what happens in this country when people are allowed in who are not properly vetted"
Shout-out to these kids in Pendleton, Indiana, who chased after the Google Earth Streetview camera car.
You've been immortalized, my friends. Your work was not in vain.
You've been immortalized, my friends. Your work was not in vain.
November 27, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Shout-out to these kids in Pendleton, Indiana, who chased after the Google Earth Streetview camera car.
You've been immortalized, my friends. Your work was not in vain.
You've been immortalized, my friends. Your work was not in vain.
Reposted by Gary Schafer
I'm old.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
November 27, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I'm old.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
As a person steeped in all-things-RF, this is dead spot on. 👏
The day I put together how QAM worked in Wi-Fi, and what it meant for data rates, was the day that convinced me that Wi-Fi is akin to messing with an elder god's rituals.
None of this shit should work at all, but it does, and that feels like a devil's bargain was struck.
None of this shit should work at all, but it does, and that feels like a devil's bargain was struck.
November 27, 2025 at 2:42 AM
As a person steeped in all-things-RF, this is dead spot on. 👏
The wife asked me to shake a can of condensed milk for a pie she's making.
So I did. To the tune of "Sway" by Rosemary Clooney and the Perez Prado Orchestra.
The can was completely clean when she emptied it. Which means I did a good job of shaking it.
It's the small things.
So I did. To the tune of "Sway" by Rosemary Clooney and the Perez Prado Orchestra.
The can was completely clean when she emptied it. Which means I did a good job of shaking it.
It's the small things.
November 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The wife asked me to shake a can of condensed milk for a pie she's making.
So I did. To the tune of "Sway" by Rosemary Clooney and the Perez Prado Orchestra.
The can was completely clean when she emptied it. Which means I did a good job of shaking it.
It's the small things.
So I did. To the tune of "Sway" by Rosemary Clooney and the Perez Prado Orchestra.
The can was completely clean when she emptied it. Which means I did a good job of shaking it.
It's the small things.
"You will be visited by three spirits"
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
November 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM
"You will be visited by three spirits"
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
Please. Pretty please.
With, like, sugar on top.
With, like, sugar on top.
I should really write a lecture or a conference presentation about this
November 26, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Please. Pretty please.
With, like, sugar on top.
With, like, sugar on top.
For no particular reason, I'm one of those OCD (borderline CDO) people who tracks every cost of my vehicle. Including gas. This chart shows how much I've paid per gallon for the two cars I've owned since 2004. This should give you an idea of how this cost has changed over time.
November 24, 2025 at 4:22 PM
For no particular reason, I'm one of those OCD (borderline CDO) people who tracks every cost of my vehicle. Including gas. This chart shows how much I've paid per gallon for the two cars I've owned since 2004. This should give you an idea of how this cost has changed over time.
For those of you who are into the "Revolutionary War" series by Ken Burns on @pbs.org, I *highly* recommend the historical blog "Boston 1775" (boston1775.blogspot.com) by JL Bell. Bell has blogged *every day* since 2006, all on topics related to this time period.
#RevolutionaryWar #history
#RevolutionaryWar #history
Boston 1775
History, analysis, and unabashed gossip about the start of the American Revolution in New England.
boston1775.blogspot.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:33 AM
For those of you who are into the "Revolutionary War" series by Ken Burns on @pbs.org, I *highly* recommend the historical blog "Boston 1775" (boston1775.blogspot.com) by JL Bell. Bell has blogged *every day* since 2006, all on topics related to this time period.
#RevolutionaryWar #history
#RevolutionaryWar #history
Waiting for @dieworkwear.bsky.social to weigh in...
It is real:
November 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Waiting for @dieworkwear.bsky.social to weigh in...
I refuse to say "GOP". That stands for "Grand Old Party". And unless we all agree that the "G" now stands for "Grotesque", "Ghoulish", "Ghastly", "Greedy", or something similar, they're now the "SOP" (Shitty Old Party).
As in, "Did you see what the SOP did now?"
"Yes, it's SOP."
As in, "Did you see what the SOP did now?"
"Yes, it's SOP."
November 20, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I refuse to say "GOP". That stands for "Grand Old Party". And unless we all agree that the "G" now stands for "Grotesque", "Ghoulish", "Ghastly", "Greedy", or something similar, they're now the "SOP" (Shitty Old Party).
As in, "Did you see what the SOP did now?"
"Yes, it's SOP."
As in, "Did you see what the SOP did now?"
"Yes, it's SOP."
What's my personal trigger? Textbooks that use phrases such as "it's obvious that", "it's clearly seen", or "it's easy to see that". If it was "obvious / clear / easy to see", we wouldn't need your *%*&ing textbook.
You will see this material again.
You will see this material again.
November 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
What's my personal trigger? Textbooks that use phrases such as "it's obvious that", "it's clearly seen", or "it's easy to see that". If it was "obvious / clear / easy to see", we wouldn't need your *%*&ing textbook.
You will see this material again.
You will see this material again.