Bryan R
@shagzomatic.shagz.net
Lead software engineer by day.
Pit bull dad, recording artist, mix engineer, retired motorcycle roadracer, video game enjoyer.
he/him
https://shagz.net/me
Pit bull dad, recording artist, mix engineer, retired motorcycle roadracer, video game enjoyer.
he/him
https://shagz.net/me
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Today in The December Comfort Watches: This is Spinal Tap. Because it's one of the funniest movies of all time, and I think Rob Reiner would want us to remember to feel joy, even, and especially, when surrounded by sadness.
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The December Comfort Watches 2025, Day Fifteen: This is Spinal Tap
For more than two weeks, I had it on my schedule to write about This is Spinal Tap today, December 15, 2025. The day before this, director Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle Singer were (allegedly) m…
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December 16, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Today in The December Comfort Watches: This is Spinal Tap. Because it's one of the funniest movies of all time, and I think Rob Reiner would want us to remember to feel joy, even, and especially, when surrounded by sadness.
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/15/t...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/15/t...
Introduce yourself with five cars you’ve owned:
1990 Ford Ranger (single cab, long box, manual)
2000 Pontiac Grand Am
2010 Ford F150
2012 Ford F350
2019 Audi RS5
I've only owned one more not on this list (guesses?).
Bikes are another story entirely...
1990 Ford Ranger (single cab, long box, manual)
2000 Pontiac Grand Am
2010 Ford F150
2012 Ford F350
2019 Audi RS5
I've only owned one more not on this list (guesses?).
Bikes are another story entirely...
1969 Chevy Caprice coupe 350
1971 Chevy C10 long bed 350
2004 Chrysler Crossfire coupe
1985 Buick Riviera T-Type
1974 Ford LTD 351
1971 Chevy C10 long bed 350
2004 Chrysler Crossfire coupe
1985 Buick Riviera T-Type
1974 Ford LTD 351
Introduce yourself with five cars you’ve owned:
1972 M-B 280SE 4.5
1978 Renault LeCar
1983 Honda Prelude
1986 Ford Taurus Limo
2002 WRX Hatchback
1972 M-B 280SE 4.5
1978 Renault LeCar
1983 Honda Prelude
1986 Ford Taurus Limo
2002 WRX Hatchback
December 2, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Introduce yourself with five cars you’ve owned:
1990 Ford Ranger (single cab, long box, manual)
2000 Pontiac Grand Am
2010 Ford F150
2012 Ford F350
2019 Audi RS5
I've only owned one more not on this list (guesses?).
Bikes are another story entirely...
1990 Ford Ranger (single cab, long box, manual)
2000 Pontiac Grand Am
2010 Ford F150
2012 Ford F350
2019 Audi RS5
I've only owned one more not on this list (guesses?).
Bikes are another story entirely...
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Failure Index - Klaxon Teaser
Full Release 11/21
Full Release 11/21
November 18, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Failure Index - Klaxon Teaser
Full Release 11/21
Full Release 11/21
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Never forget what they took from us.
October 12, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Never forget what they took from us.
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We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
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Recommending Balatro to my friends
May 13, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Recommending Balatro to my friends
Grape is for winners. 'til next time, Ray. 💔
April 14, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Grape is for winners. 'til next time, Ray. 💔
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truly pity the younger generations that will never know the satisfying CLAAAANGGG of slamming a phone down in someone's ear
April 10, 2025 at 12:57 AM
truly pity the younger generations that will never know the satisfying CLAAAANGGG of slamming a phone down in someone's ear
Had one of those nights thinking about when I used to do cool things and fishing through old videos. I don't have much footage from anything other than my own perspective, so the video this clip comes from is one of my favorites. (reposted with longer clip)
February 25, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Had one of those nights thinking about when I used to do cool things and fishing through old videos. I don't have much footage from anything other than my own perspective, so the video this clip comes from is one of my favorites. (reposted with longer clip)
This old man had a pretty good checkup this morning
February 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
This old man had a pretty good checkup this morning
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Worst. Episode. EVER.
February 22, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Worst. Episode. EVER.
Today's lesson for anyone who cares to listen: blocking is not a personal affront, an emotional response, or a social commentary of any kind. It's just a tool to prevent unwanted interaction, of any kind, for whatever reason anyone wants to limit that interaction. That's it.
February 18, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Today's lesson for anyone who cares to listen: blocking is not a personal affront, an emotional response, or a social commentary of any kind. It's just a tool to prevent unwanted interaction, of any kind, for whatever reason anyone wants to limit that interaction. That's it.
I've opened up a shall-remain-unnamed social media site four times in 2025. Thus far I've been greeted with three deaths and a stage 4 cancer diagnosis in friends or their immediate family, one each visit. I feel like the universe is sending me a message.
February 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I've opened up a shall-remain-unnamed social media site four times in 2025. Thus far I've been greeted with three deaths and a stage 4 cancer diagnosis in friends or their immediate family, one each visit. I feel like the universe is sending me a message.
today's been great, thanks for asking
a dumpster is on fire with the caption " this little light of mine i 'm gonna let it shine ... "
ALT: a dumpster is on fire with the caption " this little light of mine i 'm gonna let it shine ... "
media.tenor.com
January 22, 2025 at 2:29 AM
today's been great, thanks for asking
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*taps the sign. again.*
fuck cancer.
January 2, 2025 at 9:11 PM
*taps the sign. again.*
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For my musician friends who don’t want their music stolen for genAI www.knoxnews.com/story/news/e...
You can't hear it, but University of Tennessee tool 'cloaks' songs to protect music from AI
"This is the first of its kind. Before this, there's no tool that can prevent music from being learned by generative AI."
www.knoxnews.com
December 27, 2024 at 3:58 PM
For my musician friends who don’t want their music stolen for genAI www.knoxnews.com/story/news/e...
deep in the archives today
December 21, 2024 at 9:13 PM
deep in the archives today
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Morpheus: You take the blue pill - the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill - you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.
me (42 years old): which one is ibuprofen
me (42 years old): which one is ibuprofen
December 14, 2024 at 4:04 AM
Morpheus: You take the blue pill - the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill - you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.
me (42 years old): which one is ibuprofen
me (42 years old): which one is ibuprofen
Add one more to the list. Pulling this lawsuit garbage when you're paying artists a whopping...*checks distributor account*...$0.001 per stream on global average right now is all kinds of obnoxious.
Over 350 musicians are speaking out to demand that major labels drop a lawsuit aimed to destroy the Internet Archive.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tegan-sara-kathleen-hanna-internet-archive-lawsuit-letter-1235195841/
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tegan-sara-kathleen-hanna-internet-archive-lawsuit-letter-1235195841/
Internet Archive: 300 Musicians Sign Letter Opposing Copyright Suit
Over 300 musicians signed an open letter backing the Internet Archive as it fights a copyright suit brought over its preservation of 78rpm records.
www.rollingstone.com
December 9, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Add one more to the list. Pulling this lawsuit garbage when you're paying artists a whopping...*checks distributor account*...$0.001 per stream on global average right now is all kinds of obnoxious.
we could all use more of this absolute chaos gremlin energy in our lives right now.
GLUE and I cannot emphasize this enough all your racist relatives' FURNITURE to the CEILING and act NORMAL and accuse them of BEING INSANE
November 27, 2024 at 7:58 PM
we could all use more of this absolute chaos gremlin energy in our lives right now.