Joe Thompson
@kensey.bsky.social
That guy in that place who does that thing.
"Hey. Critical deficiency of scritches over here, buddy. You should do something about it."
She is rarely as subtle as she believes she is, but never less so than when she wants pets.
She is rarely as subtle as she believes she is, but never less so than when she wants pets.
November 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
"Hey. Critical deficiency of scritches over here, buddy. You should do something about it."
She is rarely as subtle as she believes she is, but never less so than when she wants pets.
She is rarely as subtle as she believes she is, but never less so than when she wants pets.
Engaging in a little post-Thanksgiving-indulgence indulgence. If you like chocolate with some fire under it, but are tired of that fire always just being cayenne pepper, then have I got the treat for you:
November 28, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Engaging in a little post-Thanksgiving-indulgence indulgence. If you like chocolate with some fire under it, but are tired of that fire always just being cayenne pepper, then have I got the treat for you:
Seen on LinkedIn. I'll just be over here crumbling into dust with my fellow "older workers".
November 21, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Seen on LinkedIn. I'll just be over here crumbling into dust with my fellow "older workers".
Spotted by a WUSA9 photojournalist in the tower at DCA:
November 9, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Spotted by a WUSA9 photojournalist in the tower at DCA:
Things are already starting to stack up at Dulles. We're third in line (I think) for this runway, waiting on a park-and-ride pad for airliners.
November 7, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Things are already starting to stack up at Dulles. We're third in line (I think) for this runway, waiting on a park-and-ride pad for airliners.
But you get a free coffee mug!
November 3, 2025 at 1:19 AM
But you get a free coffee mug!
"You may choose one person to tell you the Aristocrats joke."
October 26, 2025 at 1:19 AM
"You may choose one person to tell you the Aristocrats joke."
Unsolicited Glick pic
October 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Unsolicited Glick pic
What's that thing about knowing you're on the right side by who counts you as an enemy?
October 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
What's that thing about knowing you're on the right side by who counts you as an enemy?
Very tempted to send them money based on this alone.
September 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Very tempted to send them money based on this alone.
OK, I know my daily routine is maybe not as exciting as say a NASCAR driver or a fighter pilot, but there's no need for this kind of judgment from a package delivery service.
August 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
OK, I know my daily routine is maybe not as exciting as say a NASCAR driver or a fighter pilot, but there's no need for this kind of judgment from a package delivery service.
Somehow that makes me think of the disclaimer at the end of Irwin Allen's _Swarm_:
August 10, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Somehow that makes me think of the disclaimer at the end of Irwin Allen's _Swarm_:
I'm not saying "I want someone to put a 1300hp 12-cylinder Merlin in a Dodge Demon just to see how fast it'll go before it explodes", but I'm not *not* saying that.
August 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I'm not saying "I want someone to put a 1300hp 12-cylinder Merlin in a Dodge Demon just to see how fast it'll go before it explodes", but I'm not *not* saying that.
Are the little 2- and 3-person bands playing the Little Italy Mercado the very best bands I've ever seen? No. Are they plenty good enough to be enjoyable, making the market a little more fun, and obviously having fun themselves? Yes on all three counts.
August 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Are the little 2- and 3-person bands playing the Little Italy Mercado the very best bands I've ever seen? No. Are they plenty good enough to be enjoyable, making the market a little more fun, and obviously having fun themselves? Yes on all three counts.
What do you call this style of architecture? Is it Beaux-Arts?
May 9, 2025 at 7:53 PM
What do you call this style of architecture? Is it Beaux-Arts?
"I am AI the Great and Powerful! Pay no attention to that podcaster behind the curtain!"
March 12, 2025 at 11:28 AM
"I am AI the Great and Powerful! Pay no attention to that podcaster behind the curtain!"
As the wind blows, these rods make otherworldly sounds.
March 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
As the wind blows, these rods make otherworldly sounds.
This little stripey lizard and I just chilled out with each other for a couple of minutes.
March 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
This little stripey lizard and I just chilled out with each other for a couple of minutes.
You're a long way from home, little Quercus virginiana.
March 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
You're a long way from home, little Quercus virginiana.
Closeup of flower heads on "Yankee point" shrubbery.
March 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Closeup of flower heads on "Yankee point" shrubbery.
Well, this is the darndest library grounds *I* ever saw. Huntington Library in Pasadena.
March 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Well, this is the darndest library grounds *I* ever saw. Huntington Library in Pasadena.
If you do distributed consensus in computer systems, you better know who this guy is.
March 9, 2025 at 10:02 PM
If you do distributed consensus in computer systems, you better know who this guy is.