Jim Suits
@jimsuits.bsky.social
Born a scientist, raised an engineer, credentialed in politology, work in international agriculture, dream of ruling the world.
On a 13-hour flight, and Heated Rivalry is not available on the seat back entertainment screens. Homophobic much? (I'm ⅘ joking.)
December 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
On a 13-hour flight, and Heated Rivalry is not available on the seat back entertainment screens. Homophobic much? (I'm ⅘ joking.)
You know you're on a US air carrier when they tell you that they're keeping the seatbelt sign on due to rough air, but a moderately heavy truck driving by your house causes more shaking.
December 25, 2025 at 1:27 PM
You know you're on a US air carrier when they tell you that they're keeping the seatbelt sign on due to rough air, but a moderately heavy truck driving by your house causes more shaking.
If someone buys an item with a brand name compromised of random letters, from a website that they've never heard of before, soas to save some nominal amount, and then they get some useless piece of junk... does that qualify as assumption of risk for legal purposes?
December 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
If someone buys an item with a brand name compromised of random letters, from a website that they've never heard of before, soas to save some nominal amount, and then they get some useless piece of junk... does that qualify as assumption of risk for legal purposes?
I've spent a significant portion of the workday waiting for an IT tech to fix a device, and I'm pretty certain none of the IT staff has ever seen a computer before. They certainly don't seem to have any idea how they work.
December 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I've spent a significant portion of the workday waiting for an IT tech to fix a device, and I'm pretty certain none of the IT staff has ever seen a computer before. They certainly don't seem to have any idea how they work.
I sometimes wonder which is worse: getting left on read, or getting left on unread.
December 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I sometimes wonder which is worse: getting left on read, or getting left on unread.
"You have, like, a nerdy autistic rizz."
- a coworker
- a coworker
December 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
"You have, like, a nerdy autistic rizz."
- a coworker
- a coworker
"Well I'm not posting that on FaceGoogle!"
- overhead at a café
- overhead at a café
November 12, 2025 at 2:51 PM
"Well I'm not posting that on FaceGoogle!"
- overhead at a café
- overhead at a café
@shermanpatrick3.bsky.social As my go-to Senate rules expert, what exactly are they voting on tonight - is it to *begin* debate or is it cloture? Because the news glosses over this detail and I reckon the nuance is at least theoretically important (ie if a second supermajority vote will be needed)
November 10, 2025 at 1:28 AM
@shermanpatrick3.bsky.social As my go-to Senate rules expert, what exactly are they voting on tonight - is it to *begin* debate or is it cloture? Because the news glosses over this detail and I reckon the nuance is at least theoretically important (ie if a second supermajority vote will be needed)
Разы, когда жизнь чёрнее нормала, и световой улицы нет
November 4, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Разы, когда жизнь чёрнее нормала, и световой улицы нет
If I were chairing a panel, I would make damn sure to learn ahead of time how to pronounce the names of the panelists.
October 28, 2025 at 9:58 PM
If I were chairing a panel, I would make damn sure to learn ahead of time how to pronounce the names of the panelists.
That first $0 paycheck really makes the gov't shutdown that much more real.
October 25, 2025 at 11:41 AM
That first $0 paycheck really makes the gov't shutdown that much more real.
As a credentialed Political Scientist™, I'm supposed to say term limits are bad because they empower lobbyists. And maybe they are. But it sure doesn't seem like that's worse than the status quo.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/o...
Opinion | The Real Lesson of the Shutdown: We Need Term Limits
www.nytimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:17 PM
As a credentialed Political Scientist™, I'm supposed to say term limits are bad because they empower lobbyists. And maybe they are. But it sure doesn't seem like that's worse than the status quo.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/o...
I dropped 6 lbs in 2 days, and all I had to do was get violently ill.
October 21, 2025 at 11:43 AM
I dropped 6 lbs in 2 days, and all I had to do was get violently ill.
Stg the degree to which I'm getting r-bombed these days is... disconcerting, to say the least.
October 19, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Stg the degree to which I'm getting r-bombed these days is... disconcerting, to say the least.
On the occasion of World Food Day, I'm once again thankful that I needn't worry about where my next meal is coming from. Hopefully one day, that'll be a universal sentiment.
October 16, 2025 at 7:39 AM
On the occasion of World Food Day, I'm once again thankful that I needn't worry about where my next meal is coming from. Hopefully one day, that'll be a universal sentiment.
Part 135 is a reminder of how fun flying could be.
October 15, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Part 135 is a reminder of how fun flying could be.
Being on the other side of the International Date Line is disorienting.
October 11, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Being on the other side of the International Date Line is disorienting.
Imagine trying to explain to George Washington that you could travel from DC to Taipei in 24 hours. He'd be baffled! "Where's Taipei?" he'd ask.
Anyways, even with aeroplanes, it takes far too long to get places.
Anyways, even with aeroplanes, it takes far too long to get places.
October 3, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Imagine trying to explain to George Washington that you could travel from DC to Taipei in 24 hours. He'd be baffled! "Where's Taipei?" he'd ask.
Anyways, even with aeroplanes, it takes far too long to get places.
Anyways, even with aeroplanes, it takes far too long to get places.
"He has the personality of a catfish."
- overhead at a café
- overhead at a café
September 16, 2025 at 11:01 PM
"He has the personality of a catfish."
- overhead at a café
- overhead at a café
Brain logic: Well $24 seems like a lot for shipping, I might as well spend the extra $800 to go pick it up [in another country] myself.
August 19, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Brain logic: Well $24 seems like a lot for shipping, I might as well spend the extra $800 to go pick it up [in another country] myself.
In a perfect example of the power of executive dysfunction, I finally did an analytical task I'd been putting off for months. It took less than 20 minutes.
Now to make that dentist appointment...
Now to make that dentist appointment...
August 3, 2025 at 9:31 PM
In a perfect example of the power of executive dysfunction, I finally did an analytical task I'd been putting off for months. It took less than 20 minutes.
Now to make that dentist appointment...
Now to make that dentist appointment...
My mental health: *wavers*
The Algorithm: Here's a thirsty picture recently posted by your college crush, who (twenty years later) is still incredibly hot!
The Algorithm: Here's a thirsty picture recently posted by your college crush, who (twenty years later) is still incredibly hot!
July 13, 2025 at 10:02 PM
My mental health: *wavers*
The Algorithm: Here's a thirsty picture recently posted by your college crush, who (twenty years later) is still incredibly hot!
The Algorithm: Here's a thirsty picture recently posted by your college crush, who (twenty years later) is still incredibly hot!
"He lived in the city but would always return to the countryside, at home neither here nor there. He was too much of a villager for the city, and too much a city dweller for the village. Too shy and withdrawn for some, too talkative for others."
(written about someone who is not me)
(written about someone who is not me)
July 2, 2025 at 3:43 PM
"He lived in the city but would always return to the countryside, at home neither here nor there. He was too much of a villager for the city, and too much a city dweller for the village. Too shy and withdrawn for some, too talkative for others."
(written about someone who is not me)
(written about someone who is not me)
At work, we're required to wear ID badges (y'know, for "security"). Customarily, in June, I attach a rainbow pin to my lanyard. A few coincidentally-timed events meant I didn't set foot in my office this month. But that didn't stop me from putting the pin on anyways.
June 30, 2025 at 7:10 AM
At work, we're required to wear ID badges (y'know, for "security"). Customarily, in June, I attach a rainbow pin to my lanyard. A few coincidentally-timed events meant I didn't set foot in my office this month. But that didn't stop me from putting the pin on anyways.
Exactly twenty-five years ago today, was my first day informal employment. In certain worldviews, I guess that means I'm halfway to being considered worthy of existence.
June 22, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Exactly twenty-five years ago today, was my first day informal employment. In certain worldviews, I guess that means I'm halfway to being considered worthy of existence.