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John

@neopifex.bsky.social

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Things I like: MST3k, Star Wars, Rock Band, Pentax cameras, N and Z scale trains, PC gaming, QotSA, Tusken Raiders, Dems, progressives, equality, spoonerisms, and Oxford commas. Neurofrustrating | he/him | Bay Area | DFTBA

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Cards Against Humanity @cardsagainsthumanity.com · 21h

Pre-orders arrive by Christmas and 100% of profits go to @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social to fight censorship and support @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social. Get yours THIS WEEK ONLY at ExplainsTheJoke.com.

Cards Against Humanity Explains the Joke

An incredible product totally exempt from Trump's stupid tariffs.

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Cards Against Humanity @cardsagainsthumanity.com · 16h

Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 17h

To avoid tariffs, Cards Against Humanity becomes “information material,” not a game

You absolutely, definitely cannot play it.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 3d

If you watch closely, you'll see they're doing this opposite an actual funeral procession.

Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 3d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 3d

Really, truly amazing that OpenAI wants us to believe that they are worth a trillion dollars but also they are so desperate for revenue that they created an infinite SlopTok app that opens them up to a billion lawsuits just so that they can maybe someday make it even worse by filling it with ads.

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 4d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

John @neopifex.bsky.social · 4d

They'll just send in the national guard to take over. We all saw how good they were at cleaning parks so those big lawns should be a snap.

John @neopifex.bsky.social · 4d

Did any of the sequels bring the story to a decent conclusion? I was so put off by the original that I never bothered to watch the later stuff, but the nostalgia bug is biting now...

John @neopifex.bsky.social · 4d

How did you get dashcam footage of my evening commute??

John @neopifex.bsky.social · 4d

Unrelated side note: Your Good.store socks collab is awesome and made me feel good to be a fan

John @neopifex.bsky.social · 4d

There will always be contrarians and morons who assume "new thing better than old thing!" You can't reach them all, but your efforts are commendable and appreciated by the rest of us.

John @neopifex.bsky.social · 4d

Please tell me you've heard this very relevant classic from the Dead Alewives 😀
youtu.be/jQNmYOxq0Sw?...

The Dead Alewives - Take Down The Grand Master (1996) - 03 - Stay Put

YouTube video by West Bennett

John @neopifex.bsky.social · 4d

Tsuro is my go-to 2 player, but it's definitely not like Catan.

As someone otherwise not really into board games, my 2nd choice would be chess... 🤷‍♂️

John @neopifex.bsky.social · 5d

America needs more people like Kat.

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 5d

Anyway watch the whole thing from Broadview. "Proud" isn't even the word, it's nowhere near how I feel about how strong she's been in the last month.

Kat Speaks at Broadview ICE Facility Press Conference | Kat Abughazaleh for Illinois

YouTube video by Kat Abughazaleh

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 5d

This by @katmabu.bsky.social is the best speech I've heard yet by any politician about what ICE/Trump/Noem is doing and it's not close.

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 5d

I am just so fucking proud of her.

John @neopifex.bsky.social · 5d

That would need Paul Newman

a man is eating an egg from another man 's finger .

Alt: Cool Hand Luke eating an egg. The shells of dozens of eggs lie on the floor behind him.

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Joshua Lenon @joshualenon.bsky.social · 5d

Powerful speech that everyone should give a few moments towards listening.

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 5d

I am just so fucking proud of her.

John @neopifex.bsky.social · 5d

Any chance it'll be streamed or recorded?

John @neopifex.bsky.social · 5d

Have fun! Italy's so amazing. The best pasta carbonara I've ever had was in a tiny restaurant in Venice that was far off the beaten path. Because of that, I always tell travelers to explore far from the tourist traps to have a more authentic experience.

John @neopifex.bsky.social · 5d

Wow, awesome job sticking with it, Frank!

Thinking of everything that's happened in the world (and in my own life) in that time really puts things in perspective. Your sobriety outlasted the Cola War, the Gulf War, the Iraq/Afghanistan wars, and even the Console Wars!

Seriously though, you rock ❤️

John @neopifex.bsky.social · 5d

This LEGO Ideas medium-format camera design is incredible and sorely needs to be made into a real set:
beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...

Pentax 6×7 Vintage Film Camera | LEGO® Ideas

A Tribute to a Photography Icon For many photographers, certain cameras are more than just tools—they are legends. The Asahi Pentax 6×7 is one of those legends.…

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 5d

Kristi Noem's on the roof at Broadview surrounded by snipers and Kat is still out there demanding to see what horrific conditions are going on inside.

Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 6d

Join us Kristi Noem!

9AM Press Conference at 1930 Beach St

John @neopifex.bsky.social · 7d

Drinking imported water, no less!

John @neopifex.bsky.social · 7d

This photo of me is almost old enough to drink. The passage of time is crazy.

So this was when I worked at a camera store and they let me wear my Tusken Raider costume on Halloween. It popped up on my phone today. That was a fun period in my life. The store closed a couple years later, in 2006.

A man wearing a homemade Tusken Raider costume stands behind the photofinishing counter in a camera store. Boxes of various kinds of film are in cubbies on the wall behind him, a battery display is in the foreground to one side, and above him are giant holiday card prints. This was taken on Halloween 2004.

John @neopifex.bsky.social · 7d

So sorry! I hope he feels better soon.

Coincidentally, we're at the emergency vet with one of our kitties right now. They said it's most likely a UTI, but the bright pink puddles she was creating around the house scared the crap out of us 😿

John @neopifex.bsky.social · 7d

Ok, now I want someone to make LEGO rocks glasses...