pmbAustin 🏳️🌈🍂
@pmbaustin.bsky.social
Single Senior Gay Man living in Austin TX.
Fully employed Software developer and DB Admin, WfH.
Liberal AF. Obviously.
He/Him
Fully employed Software developer and DB Admin, WfH.
Liberal AF. Obviously.
He/Him
She's no longer with us, but here's a picture of my parent's last cat from a couple of Christmas's ago, curled up under the Christmas tree:
December 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
She's no longer with us, but here's a picture of my parent's last cat from a couple of Christmas's ago, curled up under the Christmas tree:
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I just need 8 to 10 hours of peace, quiet and alone time in the morning and then I am recharged and ready to tackle the day
December 23, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I just need 8 to 10 hours of peace, quiet and alone time in the morning and then I am recharged and ready to tackle the day
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If there was ever a time to abandon joy, it would be now.
If there was ever a season when despair was justifiable, it would be this one.
And yet, I am fighting not to let the darkness around me steal the light from within me.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/these-are-...
If there was ever a season when despair was justifiable, it would be this one.
And yet, I am fighting not to let the darkness around me steal the light from within me.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/these-are-...
These are Dark Days. Don't Lose Your Light.
There’s no other way to say it: these are dark days here in America.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:21 AM
If there was ever a time to abandon joy, it would be now.
If there was ever a season when despair was justifiable, it would be this one.
And yet, I am fighting not to let the darkness around me steal the light from within me.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/these-are-...
If there was ever a season when despair was justifiable, it would be this one.
And yet, I am fighting not to let the darkness around me steal the light from within me.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/these-are-...
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Comics like these are the real reason my kids aren't old enough to read SMBC yet.
COMIC ◆ www.smbc-comics.com/comic/anythi...
PATREON ◆ www.patreon.com/ZachWeinersm...
STORE ◆ smbc-store.myshopify.com
COMIC ◆ www.smbc-comics.com/comic/anythi...
PATREON ◆ www.patreon.com/ZachWeinersm...
STORE ◆ smbc-store.myshopify.com
December 23, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Comics like these are the real reason my kids aren't old enough to read SMBC yet.
COMIC ◆ www.smbc-comics.com/comic/anythi...
PATREON ◆ www.patreon.com/ZachWeinersm...
STORE ◆ smbc-store.myshopify.com
COMIC ◆ www.smbc-comics.com/comic/anythi...
PATREON ◆ www.patreon.com/ZachWeinersm...
STORE ◆ smbc-store.myshopify.com
Welp. Bedtime. I have to get up at 2am to catch a flight.
Ugh.
Ugh.
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Welp. Bedtime. I have to get up at 2am to catch a flight.
Ugh.
Ugh.
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White Bean and Celery Ragout. So tasty and rich. Could be a side dish, veggie main, or you could add shrimp or chicken.
December 19, 2025 at 3:50 AM
White Bean and Celery Ragout. So tasty and rich. Could be a side dish, veggie main, or you could add shrimp or chicken.
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NGC-2359 "Thor's Helmet" in SHO - From Ryan Kinnett (rkinnett.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2m8GQJG
December 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NGC-2359 "Thor's Helmet" in SHO - From Ryan Kinnett (rkinnett.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2m8GQJG
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Remember how I said I have it written into my foreign-language contracts that my work has to be translated by an actual human? This shit is why.
Those book translations are gonna suck. They'll save money putting out books that are going to be painful to read. That's not a great long-term strategy.
Those book translations are gonna suck. They'll save money putting out books that are going to be painful to read. That's not a great long-term strategy.
French publishing house Harlequin decided to use AI translation instead of human translations.
All their freelance translators (some of whom had been working with Harlequin for +30y!!!) were told they would no longer receive work from Harlequin
All their freelance translators (some of whom had been working with Harlequin for +30y!!!) were told they would no longer receive work from Harlequin
December 18, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Remember how I said I have it written into my foreign-language contracts that my work has to be translated by an actual human? This shit is why.
Those book translations are gonna suck. They'll save money putting out books that are going to be painful to read. That's not a great long-term strategy.
Those book translations are gonna suck. They'll save money putting out books that are going to be painful to read. That's not a great long-term strategy.
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Today was a bad brain day.
Here's hoping tomorrow is a fresh start.
Here's hoping tomorrow is a fresh start.
December 18, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Today was a bad brain day.
Here's hoping tomorrow is a fresh start.
Here's hoping tomorrow is a fresh start.
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Peak Geminids Meteor shower this past Saturday night captured over Stonehenge.
Photo credit: Sandra.Davies6869
Photo credit: Sandra.Davies6869
December 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Peak Geminids Meteor shower this past Saturday night captured over Stonehenge.
Photo credit: Sandra.Davies6869
Photo credit: Sandra.Davies6869
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This is bad news. It was a great show. deadline.com/2025/12/boot...
‘Boots’ Canceled By Netflix After One Season
Netflix has opted not to order a second season of military coming-of-age comedy-drama Boots, the last show from legendary producer Norman Lear.
deadline.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:20 PM
This is bad news. It was a great show. deadline.com/2025/12/boot...
Curried pineapple egg fried rice for dinner.
And I mean a MASSIVE amount.
'Cause it's SOOO GOOD.
And I mean a MASSIVE amount.
'Cause it's SOOO GOOD.
December 13, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Curried pineapple egg fried rice for dinner.
And I mean a MASSIVE amount.
'Cause it's SOOO GOOD.
And I mean a MASSIVE amount.
'Cause it's SOOO GOOD.
Such good news: Heated Rivalry has been renewed for Season 2. HBO Max will continue to license the series from Crave for its second season.
December 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Such good news: Heated Rivalry has been renewed for Season 2. HBO Max will continue to license the series from Crave for its second season.
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100% agree. Ironically, this is the only version of "broken windows" that actually makes any sense, because it has to do with the individual behavior of one person going from getting away with small crimes to getting away with big crimes, instead of being some vague theory about general contagion.
My hottest take is that letting cops park in red zones for mundane errands and coffee breaks; I think “you can break the law at your discretion as a job perk” is the small domino that ends in the large domino of “shooting protesters in the face with rubber bullets”
It must be wild to get to abuse the public then pay for it with the public's money
December 12, 2025 at 6:14 AM
100% agree. Ironically, this is the only version of "broken windows" that actually makes any sense, because it has to do with the individual behavior of one person going from getting away with small crimes to getting away with big crimes, instead of being some vague theory about general contagion.
Last day of work for the rest of the year tomorrow.
Bedtime tonight.
Bedtime tonight.
December 12, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Last day of work for the rest of the year tomorrow.
Bedtime tonight.
Bedtime tonight.
Finally finished my Teen Wolf rewatch. Took me a while to get through all six seasons (I took breaks between each season, and only ever watched one or two episodes at a time... a slow binge).
The good parts are so very good. The bad parts are kinda awful. The movie sucked, couldn't even finish it.
The good parts are so very good. The bad parts are kinda awful. The movie sucked, couldn't even finish it.
December 12, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Finally finished my Teen Wolf rewatch. Took me a while to get through all six seasons (I took breaks between each season, and only ever watched one or two episodes at a time... a slow binge).
The good parts are so very good. The bad parts are kinda awful. The movie sucked, couldn't even finish it.
The good parts are so very good. The bad parts are kinda awful. The movie sucked, couldn't even finish it.
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👇 Why introverts HATE phone calls
Why Introverts HATE Phone Calls | 5 Quick Tips to Help Manage Them
YouTube video by All About Introverts
www.youtube.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:22 AM
👇 Why introverts HATE phone calls
I watched the new Naked Gun movie...
It's not as laugh out loud funny as the first Naked Gun Movie, but it's pretty consistently mildly amusing with a few chuckle out loud moments.
It's not as laugh out loud funny as the first Naked Gun Movie, but it's pretty consistently mildly amusing with a few chuckle out loud moments.
December 11, 2025 at 3:54 AM
I watched the new Naked Gun movie...
It's not as laugh out loud funny as the first Naked Gun Movie, but it's pretty consistently mildly amusing with a few chuckle out loud moments.
It's not as laugh out loud funny as the first Naked Gun Movie, but it's pretty consistently mildly amusing with a few chuckle out loud moments.
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Has anyone else become increasingly more introverted the older they've gotten?
December 9, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Has anyone else become increasingly more introverted the older they've gotten?
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
December 8, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
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Close-up with the Rosette Nebula (Narrowband Colour) - From Rolf Wahl Olsen - https://flic.kr/p/VuN7BQ
December 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Close-up with the Rosette Nebula (Narrowband Colour) - From Rolf Wahl Olsen - https://flic.kr/p/VuN7BQ
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