Roger Vaillancourt
@rogerjva.bsky.social
Professional explicator and maker of soothing sounds. I'd rather make furniture than go to midnight mass.
Author of "The Inaccessible Rail" (2026)
(PREORDER! https://malarkeybooks.com/store/inaccessiblerail)
and "Un-ruined" (2022) from Malarkey Books
Author of "The Inaccessible Rail" (2026)
(PREORDER! https://malarkeybooks.com/store/inaccessiblerail)
and "Un-ruined" (2022) from Malarkey Books
If you zoom in far enough, it becomes familiar
February 10, 2026 at 1:20 AM
If you zoom in far enough, it becomes familiar
A pair of two-stroke engines powered it; like standing over two running chainsaws
February 9, 2026 at 10:29 PM
A pair of two-stroke engines powered it; like standing over two running chainsaws
The bread comes with a light dusting of Viceroy ash
February 9, 2026 at 9:02 PM
The bread comes with a light dusting of Viceroy ash
"Where lies the strangling fruit that came from the hand of the sinner I shall bring forth the seeds of the dead to share with the worms that gather in the darkness and surround the world with the power of their lives while from the dimlit halls of other places forms that never were and never..."
February 9, 2026 at 2:26 PM
"Where lies the strangling fruit that came from the hand of the sinner I shall bring forth the seeds of the dead to share with the worms that gather in the darkness and surround the world with the power of their lives while from the dimlit halls of other places forms that never were and never..."
"I can't come back! I don't know how it works! Good-bye folks!"
February 9, 2026 at 1:47 PM
"I can't come back! I don't know how it works! Good-bye folks!"
Did you also happen to have a sinus infection on the weekend you recorded it?
February 8, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Did you also happen to have a sinus infection on the weekend you recorded it?
Oh, a Lettera 22, that's a dream machine there
February 8, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Oh, a Lettera 22, that's a dream machine there
If you just mindlessly keep climbing the ladder, you'll go too far
February 8, 2026 at 4:01 PM
If you just mindlessly keep climbing the ladder, you'll go too far
Had a great conversation with an old friend about how important it is to stay at the level you find satisfying. The actual job of a c-level executive or even VP is very different from an IC or Manager or Director. You have to find where you're fully engaged and still enjoy it, and lock in there.
February 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Had a great conversation with an old friend about how important it is to stay at the level you find satisfying. The actual job of a c-level executive or even VP is very different from an IC or Manager or Director. You have to find where you're fully engaged and still enjoy it, and lock in there.
Stay healthy, and also, let's see Palantir try do anything with this face
February 8, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Stay healthy, and also, let's see Palantir try do anything with this face
When observing the lane an out of town driver is in, the "he chose...poorly" Indiana Jones quote is fitting more often than not
February 7, 2026 at 10:52 PM
When observing the lane an out of town driver is in, the "he chose...poorly" Indiana Jones quote is fitting more often than not
I've seen student drivers making their way through the Newton Supercollider and thought to myself "this is like teaching someone to fly at top gun."
February 7, 2026 at 10:31 PM
I've seen student drivers making their way through the Newton Supercollider and thought to myself "this is like teaching someone to fly at top gun."
"There will be an opportunity to turn around in Medford."
February 7, 2026 at 10:28 PM
"There will be an opportunity to turn around in Medford."
"The good news is that anything you might ever need to know is already in Confluence. The bad news is that anything you might ever need to know is somewhere in Confluence"
February 7, 2026 at 10:23 PM
"The good news is that anything you might ever need to know is already in Confluence. The bad news is that anything you might ever need to know is somewhere in Confluence"
Chipotle sponsorship?
February 6, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Chipotle sponsorship?
"All ChatGPT prompt boxes smell vaguely of shit. It gets so you don't mind it."
February 6, 2026 at 9:02 PM
"All ChatGPT prompt boxes smell vaguely of shit. It gets so you don't mind it."
"You don't understand, it's expensive TO MY EGO."
February 6, 2026 at 8:52 PM
"You don't understand, it's expensive TO MY EGO."