Omnigeek
@omnigeek.bsky.social
O.G. (Original Geek). SFF, photography, TTRPGs, art. 1/2 Sam Vimes, 1/2 Ponder Stibbons.
Worth standing on the cold
November 12, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Worth standing on the cold
I think it's clever. A fairly low-stakes way to remind the workers about safety and the importance of reading signs before going into the building with the whirring machines.
November 9, 2025 at 10:47 PM
I think it's clever. A fairly low-stakes way to remind the workers about safety and the importance of reading signs before going into the building with the whirring machines.
From the PSC Manual. Amazing that a single digit separates Smoke Grenades from Guided Missile Warheads. You really want competent people doing your procurement.
October 21, 2025 at 7:25 PM
From the PSC Manual. Amazing that a single digit separates Smoke Grenades from Guided Missile Warheads. You really want competent people doing your procurement.
He looks like a baby Gordon Gekko.
October 11, 2025 at 11:02 PM
He looks like a baby Gordon Gekko.
Becomes more like Putin every day.
October 8, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Becomes more like Putin every day.
Landscape or architecture? Ok, here's a landscape *on* architecture. The mural on the side of a hotel downtown.
October 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Landscape or architecture? Ok, here's a landscape *on* architecture. The mural on the side of a hotel downtown.
The blue is the town of Mankato. The red is the (lightly inhabited) Blue Earth County. It's a microcosm of the election as a whole; Trump won the dirt, Kamala/Waltz won where the people live.
October 3, 2025 at 10:15 AM
The blue is the town of Mankato. The red is the (lightly inhabited) Blue Earth County. It's a microcosm of the election as a whole; Trump won the dirt, Kamala/Waltz won where the people live.
I can't remember which book it was in, but this quote has really resonated in recent years.
September 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I can't remember which book it was in, but this quote has really resonated in recent years.
Lovely walk in the Park today
August 25, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Lovely walk in the Park today
Whoever made the chart doesn't know the difference between median and medium.
August 7, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Whoever made the chart doesn't know the difference between median and medium.
What perfect album came out when you were sixteen?
July 27, 2025 at 2:45 AM
What perfect album came out when you were sixteen?
A pretty good day for nature photos!
June 29, 2025 at 11:47 PM
A pretty good day for nature photos!
When you wonder how MAGA politicians are universally so dumb, think on this observation by Arendt regarding totalitarianism.
June 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
When you wonder how MAGA politicians are universally so dumb, think on this observation by Arendt regarding totalitarianism.
Poor PA. Never knowing the joy of pulling into a ...
June 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Poor PA. Never knowing the joy of pulling into a ...
Can some GOP legislator explain why some masks are critically important and some are threats to democracy?
June 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Can some GOP legislator explain why some masks are critically important and some are threats to democracy?
No. The House Democrats got their version passed and then Senate Republicans filibustered it from ever getting to the floor for a vote. Their was no compliance in advance.
June 18, 2025 at 2:13 AM
No. The House Democrats got their version passed and then Senate Republicans filibustered it from ever getting to the floor for a vote. Their was no compliance in advance.
That the legislation died in the Senate because of filibuster was buried more than halfway through the article.
June 17, 2025 at 8:28 PM
That the legislation died in the Senate because of filibuster was buried more than halfway through the article.
My brain hurts. More than halfway through the article.
June 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
My brain hurts. More than halfway through the article.
Same! Everyone from kids to Korean War veterans in my small town. And many cars honking in support.
If the GOP isn't looking at the amount of grey hairs coming out today against their tin god and sweating, they are blind.
If the GOP isn't looking at the amount of grey hairs coming out today against their tin god and sweating, they are blind.
June 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Same! Everyone from kids to Korean War veterans in my small town. And many cars honking in support.
If the GOP isn't looking at the amount of grey hairs coming out today against their tin god and sweating, they are blind.
If the GOP isn't looking at the amount of grey hairs coming out today against their tin god and sweating, they are blind.
I used three separate Pratchett quotes on today's protest sign and could have used a dozen more. He was the sharpest political philosopher I ever read.
June 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I used three separate Pratchett quotes on today's protest sign and could have used a dozen more. He was the sharpest political philosopher I ever read.
@rhi.bsky.social We brought Terry with us to today's No Kings protest.
His writings have provided a guide and comfort this last decade.
His writings have provided a guide and comfort this last decade.
June 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
@rhi.bsky.social We brought Terry with us to today's No Kings protest.
His writings have provided a guide and comfort this last decade.
His writings have provided a guide and comfort this last decade.
