Rod Begbie
@rod.begbie.com
• Scottish 🏴 and Sweary 🤬
• Living in San Francisco, CA
• Gen X as Fuck
• Living in San Francisco, CA
• Gen X as Fuck
your last saved meme is your moral philosophy…
November 17, 2025 at 3:47 AM
your last saved meme is your moral philosophy…
I haven’t been to Tokyo since 2019, but I still keep my Suica card in my iPhone wallet because HELLO LITTLE PENGUIN BUDDY!
November 12, 2025 at 4:54 AM
I haven’t been to Tokyo since 2019, but I still keep my Suica card in my iPhone wallet because HELLO LITTLE PENGUIN BUDDY!
October 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Getting strong Central ITV vibes from the new Apple TV logo. (One for my Brits-of-a-certain-age chums)
October 15, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Getting strong Central ITV vibes from the new Apple TV logo. (One for my Brits-of-a-certain-age chums)
Unintended benefit of Ticketmaster’s “verified resale market” — identifying where there will be open seats at tonight’s concert so I can safely move to them to get a better view.
October 13, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Unintended benefit of Ticketmaster’s “verified resale market” — identifying where there will be open seats at tonight’s concert so I can safely move to them to get a better view.
Stole this meme from @ethanmarcotte.com recently. I’ve been using it a lot.
October 9, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Stole this meme from @ethanmarcotte.com recently. I’ve been using it a lot.
Comedians who accepted the Saudi dime: You people telling me I’m wrong can’t silence me! I speak truth to power!
Also comedians who accepted the Saudi dime: "I certainly wasn't gonna show up in your country and insult the people that are paying me the money."
Also comedians who accepted the Saudi dime: "I certainly wasn't gonna show up in your country and insult the people that are paying me the money."
September 29, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Comedians who accepted the Saudi dime: You people telling me I’m wrong can’t silence me! I speak truth to power!
Also comedians who accepted the Saudi dime: "I certainly wasn't gonna show up in your country and insult the people that are paying me the money."
Also comedians who accepted the Saudi dime: "I certainly wasn't gonna show up in your country and insult the people that are paying me the money."
Looking at the YT comments, sounds like it's a little of both.
September 26, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Looking at the YT comments, sounds like it's a little of both.
In ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ news, this morning I was able to get the new Cardi B album delivered by DoorDash(?) and claim both a $7 "breakfast" discount(??) and apply my Chase credit card $10 "groceries" credit(???) to it.
September 21, 2025 at 12:16 AM
In ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ news, this morning I was able to get the new Cardi B album delivered by DoorDash(?) and claim both a $7 "breakfast" discount(??) and apply my Chase credit card $10 "groceries" credit(???) to it.
Just wiped my old phone to get it ready to trade in, and ngl, kind of jealous that it has forgotten everything it’s seen over the past two years.
September 20, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Just wiped my old phone to get it ready to trade in, and ngl, kind of jealous that it has forgotten everything it’s seen over the past two years.
I wasn’t even really “paying” for Disney+ (my Amex card gives me a $20/month credit for it) but I’m still voting with my wallet.
September 18, 2025 at 5:12 AM
I wasn’t even really “paying” for Disney+ (my Amex card gives me a $20/month credit for it) but I’m still voting with my wallet.
I spend a lot of time thinking about this (source: web.archive.org/web/20250818...)
September 15, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I spend a lot of time thinking about this (source: web.archive.org/web/20250818...)
Starting to suspect this dude might be a sociopath.
September 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Starting to suspect this dude might be a sociopath.
More of this sort of thing please, San Francisco. (Spotted on the 5/5R Muni stop at McAllister & Divisadero)
August 18, 2025 at 2:47 AM
More of this sort of thing please, San Francisco. (Spotted on the 5/5R Muni stop at McAllister & Divisadero)
Diana Ross was, unsurprisingly, spectacular. Hooray for the good people of Stern Grove Festival for making this available to the city.
August 18, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Diana Ross was, unsurprisingly, spectacular. Hooray for the good people of Stern Grove Festival for making this available to the city.
I have a copy of the job offer letter my grandmother got in 1937 as a new teacher which basically said “Your employment will end when you get married.”
August 16, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I have a copy of the job offer letter my grandmother got in 1937 as a new teacher which basically said “Your employment will end when you get married.”
Had a Laotian burger for lunch today at Taurus Ox in Seattle, and it was genuinely one of the best burgers of my life. Bonus: the beer they had on tap.
August 3, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Had a Laotian burger for lunch today at Taurus Ox in Seattle, and it was genuinely one of the best burgers of my life. Bonus: the beer they had on tap.
I remember Apple mentioning “spatial scenes” as a bullet point in the iOS 26 announcement, but holy shit it’s actually pretty magical.
August 2, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I remember Apple mentioning “spatial scenes” as a bullet point in the iOS 26 announcement, but holy shit it’s actually pretty magical.