Nathan Linger
@rnml0.bsky.social
I’m not talking to you. I mean, not really
Stage direction mnemonic for numbers in Morse code.
January 7, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Stage direction mnemonic for numbers in Morse code.
A couple of suggestions for the next time you need to tell someone off:
1. “Eat grits, landlubber!”
2. “Get stuffed, thumbsucker!”
If you use one of these, let me know how it goes.
1. “Eat grits, landlubber!”
2. “Get stuffed, thumbsucker!”
If you use one of these, let me know how it goes.
December 12, 2025 at 3:26 AM
A couple of suggestions for the next time you need to tell someone off:
1. “Eat grits, landlubber!”
2. “Get stuffed, thumbsucker!”
If you use one of these, let me know how it goes.
1. “Eat grits, landlubber!”
2. “Get stuffed, thumbsucker!”
If you use one of these, let me know how it goes.
I don’t understand drinks that combine coffee and alcohol. It sounds like putting one foot on the gas and the other foot on the brake at the same time.
December 11, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I don’t understand drinks that combine coffee and alcohol. It sounds like putting one foot on the gas and the other foot on the brake at the same time.
I betcha somewhere out there is a Ferris Bueller fan with a donkey named Shane
December 7, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I betcha somewhere out there is a Ferris Bueller fan with a donkey named Shane
XOR is bitwise ≠’s cyberpunk name
November 10, 2025 at 1:37 AM
XOR is bitwise ≠’s cyberpunk name
I am feeling whelmed
November 8, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I am feeling whelmed
I hate to be the bear of bad news, Mrs. Panda, but your husband is functionally illiterate.
October 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I hate to be the bear of bad news, Mrs. Panda, but your husband is functionally illiterate.
If you say it right, guacamole rhymes with whack-a-mole
October 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
If you say it right, guacamole rhymes with whack-a-mole
I noticed you can align the cycle of 12 calendar months to the cycle of 12 notes/keys on the scale/piano such that 31 day months match up with white keys and <31 day months match up with black keys. Neat!
October 19, 2025 at 1:50 AM
I noticed you can align the cycle of 12 calendar months to the cycle of 12 notes/keys on the scale/piano such that 31 day months match up with white keys and <31 day months match up with black keys. Neat!
Reposted by Nathan Linger
it’s time for universities to return to their core mission (an escalating series of pranks played by a trouble-making fraternity on the straight-edge dean who will stop at nothing to shut them down)
September 14, 2025 at 1:45 AM
it’s time for universities to return to their core mission (an escalating series of pranks played by a trouble-making fraternity on the straight-edge dean who will stop at nothing to shut them down)
Summer slipping away
September 14, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Summer slipping away
If you say it right, “queue” rhymes with “kiwi”.
September 8, 2025 at 10:03 PM
If you say it right, “queue” rhymes with “kiwi”.
Everyone is always saying “thing X might happen, but don’t hold your breath”. Please don’t worry about this. Just so we are clear, I mostly only hold my breath to stop the hiccups.
September 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Everyone is always saying “thing X might happen, but don’t hold your breath”. Please don’t worry about this. Just so we are clear, I mostly only hold my breath to stop the hiccups.
The early bird gets the worm, but the rude worm gets the bird
May 20, 2025 at 10:49 PM
The early bird gets the worm, but the rude worm gets the bird
Reposted by Nathan Linger
All over the land today, are men and women who have sold their souls for worldly power. This morning we bow before the one who refused worldly power, and rode into Jerusalem on a donkey. And through this man the world shall be saved.
April 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
All over the land today, are men and women who have sold their souls for worldly power. This morning we bow before the one who refused worldly power, and rode into Jerusalem on a donkey. And through this man the world shall be saved.
Why is self-government proving so difficult?
Self-government is the plural of self-control, so ask yourself.
Self-government is the plural of self-control, so ask yourself.
April 11, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Why is self-government proving so difficult?
Self-government is the plural of self-control, so ask yourself.
Self-government is the plural of self-control, so ask yourself.
Our God, Heaven cannot hold Him, nor earth sustain;
Heaven and earth shall flee away when He comes to reign.
Heaven and earth shall flee away when He comes to reign.
March 28, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Our God, Heaven cannot hold Him, nor earth sustain;
Heaven and earth shall flee away when He comes to reign.
Heaven and earth shall flee away when He comes to reign.
Not gonna lie, explicit assurances of honesty do not inspire confidence
March 1, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Not gonna lie, explicit assurances of honesty do not inspire confidence
Reposted by Nathan Linger
Cooking question. How do Caribbean chefs know which chickens are jerks?
February 28, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Cooking question. How do Caribbean chefs know which chickens are jerks?
Let’s go! Let’s go! L-E-T-S-G-O! We don’t need no ‘postrophe, let’s go!!
February 28, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Let’s go! Let’s go! L-E-T-S-G-O! We don’t need no ‘postrophe, let’s go!!
TIL a simple gray code sequence algorithm.
Define F(k) = k XOR (k >> 1).
Then consecutive values in the sequence F(0), F(1), F(2), … differ in exactly one bit position
Define F(k) = k XOR (k >> 1).
Then consecutive values in the sequence F(0), F(1), F(2), … differ in exactly one bit position
February 27, 2025 at 1:12 AM
TIL a simple gray code sequence algorithm.
Define F(k) = k XOR (k >> 1).
Then consecutive values in the sequence F(0), F(1), F(2), … differ in exactly one bit position
Define F(k) = k XOR (k >> 1).
Then consecutive values in the sequence F(0), F(1), F(2), … differ in exactly one bit position
You say potato, I say potato.
You say tomato, I say tomato.
We have a lot in common!
You say tomato, I say tomato.
We have a lot in common!
February 26, 2025 at 12:08 AM
You say potato, I say potato.
You say tomato, I say tomato.
We have a lot in common!
You say tomato, I say tomato.
We have a lot in common!
I dreamed someone forgot to flush. Am I dying?
February 22, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I dreamed someone forgot to flush. Am I dying?