Adam Gerik
@ofadam.com
Anachronistic appreciator. Dabbling in radio-frequency modulation, pipe organ playing and TCM watching. Former journalist, current product manager. Living in Peoria, Illinois, but forever a Kansan.
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December 9, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Oh god, it me.
there's a certain personality that's very debilitating in modern life. 100 years ago, if you wanted to buy something, you'd go to five local shops and decide. now with the internet, you need to spend 1,000 hours so you can own the best version in the world like you're some venetian patrician
December 5, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Oh god, it me.
Tonight: Recreated Herman Blume's panicked driving sans brakes, but on ice downhill toward a busy road. youtu.be/twIkfDx5yo8?...
Rushmore (1998) - Revenge Montage (The Who) scene [1080]
YouTube video by Screen Themes
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December 5, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Tonight: Recreated Herman Blume's panicked driving sans brakes, but on ice downhill toward a busy road. youtu.be/twIkfDx5yo8?...
One of those nights where you can't decide between the 1947 or 1994 versions of "Miracle on 34th Street."
December 3, 2025 at 3:46 AM
One of those nights where you can't decide between the 1947 or 1994 versions of "Miracle on 34th Street."
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Honestly… I’d try it.
People are holding administrative burden parties to collectively take on tasks
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/re...
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/re...
Essay | How to Turn the Bureaucratic Grind of Life Into a Party
We all feel it: the growing stream of administrative tasks sapping our time, spirits and social lives. Admin Night represents a tiny, nerdy resistance.
www.wsj.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Honestly… I’d try it.
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Instead of however many dumb words the NYT dedicated to Olivia Nuzzi, I’m gonna need an entire NYT Magazine dedicated to Fred Hermes:
www.dtoswi.org/fred-hermes....
www.dtoswi.org/fred-hermes....
November 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Instead of however many dumb words the NYT dedicated to Olivia Nuzzi, I’m gonna need an entire NYT Magazine dedicated to Fred Hermes:
www.dtoswi.org/fred-hermes....
www.dtoswi.org/fred-hermes....
Eating a cinnamon roll with sweet potato in it and this should be the new norm.
November 17, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Eating a cinnamon roll with sweet potato in it and this should be the new norm.
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I hate that AI has made me approach cute animal videos with an air of suspicion. I resent having to harden my heart to the possibility of an unlikely friendship between a very large dog and a very small one
November 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I hate that AI has made me approach cute animal videos with an air of suspicion. I resent having to harden my heart to the possibility of an unlikely friendship between a very large dog and a very small one
1999 vs 2025. ‘Annie’ was my first paid music theater gig a quarter century ago… the past two weeks, I’ve been using a keyboard I bought back then with summer job money ($1200!) Happily, the keyboard is still going strong thanks to some Mac Mini fortification and so am I.
November 14, 2025 at 3:50 AM
1999 vs 2025. ‘Annie’ was my first paid music theater gig a quarter century ago… the past two weeks, I’ve been using a keyboard I bought back then with summer job money ($1200!) Happily, the keyboard is still going strong thanks to some Mac Mini fortification and so am I.
I’ve, umm, had this popcorn.
"I was hit with a burst of artificial generic fruit flavor that brought to mind a strawberry fluoride treatment at the pediatric dentist."
Reviews of New Food: LesserEvil Watermelon Hibiscus Popcorn
The time? High summer. The place? Binghamton, New York. My husband and I were there for a two-week stint, and though we weren’t native to the place...
buff.ly
November 14, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I’ve, umm, had this popcorn.
Just got yelled at by a stage manager for moving the “Applause” sign (temporarily.)
November 13, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Just got yelled at by a stage manager for moving the “Applause” sign (temporarily.)
“Name your enemy and you’ve won.” –me
November 12, 2025 at 11:47 AM
“Name your enemy and you’ve won.” –me
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This conversation between ChatGPT and the young man it encouraged to commit suicide is just...my god
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
This conversation between ChatGPT and the young man it encouraged to commit suicide is just...my god
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
And as he came home to a dark house after his evening walk, the dulcet tones of “All I Want For Christmas Is You” wafted down the stairs from the unoccupied second floor.
(true story)
(true story)
November 6, 2025 at 11:06 PM
And as he came home to a dark house after his evening walk, the dulcet tones of “All I Want For Christmas Is You” wafted down the stairs from the unoccupied second floor.
(true story)
(true story)
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November 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Happy #Halloween!
A wonderful 2nd century AD Roman mosaic found near Antioch, Turkey showing a skeleton, cup of wine in hand, reclining on the floor of a dining room in a house reminding guests to enjoy life: ‘ευφρόσυνος’
A wonderful 2nd century AD Roman mosaic found near Antioch, Turkey showing a skeleton, cup of wine in hand, reclining on the floor of a dining room in a house reminding guests to enjoy life: ‘ευφρόσυνος’
October 31, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Happy #Halloween!
A wonderful 2nd century AD Roman mosaic found near Antioch, Turkey showing a skeleton, cup of wine in hand, reclining on the floor of a dining room in a house reminding guests to enjoy life: ‘ευφρόσυνος’
A wonderful 2nd century AD Roman mosaic found near Antioch, Turkey showing a skeleton, cup of wine in hand, reclining on the floor of a dining room in a house reminding guests to enjoy life: ‘ευφρόσυνος’
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Myrna Loy publicity shot (1929)
October 30, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Myrna Loy publicity shot (1929)
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happy birthday dracula
October 31, 2025 at 12:08 PM
happy birthday dracula
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Recently I’ve been combing through newspapers from a hundred years ago, and in the spirit of the season (and in the spirit of procrastination) I’ve assembled a little gallery of Halloween advertisements from 1925 on my site: dansinker.com/posts/202…
October 30, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Recently I’ve been combing through newspapers from a hundred years ago, and in the spirit of the season (and in the spirit of procrastination) I’ve assembled a little gallery of Halloween advertisements from 1925 on my site: dansinker.com/posts/202…
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My mistake, you are correct! I generated the file, but I did not give you a download link — let me go get it for you [pretends to walk down stairs behind couch]
This person is paying OpenAI two hundred dollars a month to have a chatbot gaslight them about making an excel spreadsheet
October 20, 2025 at 2:22 AM
My mistake, you are correct! I generated the file, but I did not give you a download link — let me go get it for you [pretends to walk down stairs behind couch]