@tcallen07.bsky.social
I write code, mostly intelligible.
Animal-lover, dog-owner, fantasy & sci-fi nerd.
Atheist & Aspiring Buddhist.
New homeowner taming al 60+ year old joint.
I play video games for fun.
Profile photo is over 10 years old now, wow...damn
Animal-lover, dog-owner, fantasy & sci-fi nerd.
Atheist & Aspiring Buddhist.
New homeowner taming al 60+ year old joint.
I play video games for fun.
Profile photo is over 10 years old now, wow...damn
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WE THE PEOPLE REQUIRE A MECHANISM TO RECALL AND REVOKE ANY PERSON OF CONGRESS, OF SENATE OR HOUSE, IMMEDIATELY AND REPLACE THEM WITH ANOTHER
As soon as she manages to extract the plastic, I come over to grab it away and stick it back in. Not sure if she loves the neverending game, or hates that I keep negating her efforts. 🤷♂️
January 19, 2026 at 6:03 PM
As soon as she manages to extract the plastic, I come over to grab it away and stick it back in. Not sure if she loves the neverending game, or hates that I keep negating her efforts. 🤷♂️
It's frightening that I can see a post and think "oh wow that's some dumb rage-bait nonsense"
...then shortly after consider that it's a legitimate real individual poisoned by social media & propaganda posting what is intentionally serious...
but may also again be engagement-driven rage-bait
1/2
...then shortly after consider that it's a legitimate real individual poisoned by social media & propaganda posting what is intentionally serious...
but may also again be engagement-driven rage-bait
1/2
January 13, 2026 at 2:47 AM
It's frightening that I can see a post and think "oh wow that's some dumb rage-bait nonsense"
...then shortly after consider that it's a legitimate real individual poisoned by social media & propaganda posting what is intentionally serious...
but may also again be engagement-driven rage-bait
1/2
...then shortly after consider that it's a legitimate real individual poisoned by social media & propaganda posting what is intentionally serious...
but may also again be engagement-driven rage-bait
1/2
"LOOK AT MAH CHUNK A DIRT!"
Boy do I love my dog. She's a goofball.
Boy do I love my dog. She's a goofball.
January 11, 2026 at 6:46 PM
"LOOK AT MAH CHUNK A DIRT!"
Boy do I love my dog. She's a goofball.
Boy do I love my dog. She's a goofball.
While I deeply miss Pope Francis, I was very hesitant about this Pope Leo guy... But I am very encouraged by his New Year speech
www.forbes.com/sites/suzann...
www.forbes.com/sites/suzann...
‘War Is Back in Vogue’: Pope Leo Condemns Military Force In Venezuela
Delivering his first annual foreign policy speech, Pope Leo did not hold back in his criticism for the might-makes-right mentality of world leaders.
www.forbes.com
January 11, 2026 at 12:17 AM
While I deeply miss Pope Francis, I was very hesitant about this Pope Leo guy... But I am very encouraged by his New Year speech
www.forbes.com/sites/suzann...
www.forbes.com/sites/suzann...
ICE is state-sponsored terrorism.
ICE is the new American Gestapo.
ICE is a racist fascistic paramilitary.
ICE is the front line for the new American NAZI party (formerly GOP/Republicans, party of Bush).
Everyone who remotely touches ICE is a vile disgusting person.
ICE. Is. Evil.
ICE is the new American Gestapo.
ICE is a racist fascistic paramilitary.
ICE is the front line for the new American NAZI party (formerly GOP/Republicans, party of Bush).
Everyone who remotely touches ICE is a vile disgusting person.
ICE. Is. Evil.
January 9, 2026 at 10:46 PM
ICE is state-sponsored terrorism.
ICE is the new American Gestapo.
ICE is a racist fascistic paramilitary.
ICE is the front line for the new American NAZI party (formerly GOP/Republicans, party of Bush).
Everyone who remotely touches ICE is a vile disgusting person.
ICE. Is. Evil.
ICE is the new American Gestapo.
ICE is a racist fascistic paramilitary.
ICE is the front line for the new American NAZI party (formerly GOP/Republicans, party of Bush).
Everyone who remotely touches ICE is a vile disgusting person.
ICE. Is. Evil.
Mike Johnson is just the next Paul Ryan.
'All those morals and stances I pretended to stand for and care about for years? I'll drop all of them and sacrifice every semblance of morality for a bit of power and a LOT of ill-gotten money at the drop of a hat. Because my morality is a false shield!'
'All those morals and stances I pretended to stand for and care about for years? I'll drop all of them and sacrifice every semblance of morality for a bit of power and a LOT of ill-gotten money at the drop of a hat. Because my morality is a false shield!'
January 8, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Mike Johnson is just the next Paul Ryan.
'All those morals and stances I pretended to stand for and care about for years? I'll drop all of them and sacrifice every semblance of morality for a bit of power and a LOT of ill-gotten money at the drop of a hat. Because my morality is a false shield!'
'All those morals and stances I pretended to stand for and care about for years? I'll drop all of them and sacrifice every semblance of morality for a bit of power and a LOT of ill-gotten money at the drop of a hat. Because my morality is a false shield!'
I think my favorite notification to date was from Credit Karma warning me of a recurring subscription, suggesting in reconsider if it's "worth it".
It was a monthly student loan payment to the Dept of Education.
It was a monthly student loan payment to the Dept of Education.
January 7, 2026 at 5:43 PM
I think my favorite notification to date was from Credit Karma warning me of a recurring subscription, suggesting in reconsider if it's "worth it".
It was a monthly student loan payment to the Dept of Education.
It was a monthly student loan payment to the Dept of Education.
I *usually* don't go in for "cinematic audio", it often feels like too much, over-produced. Plus I was really happy with the great balance #SoundBoothTheater made with the regular @dungeoncrawlercarl.bsky.social audiobooks. More than just a narration, but not overwhelming sounds & music.
January 4, 2026 at 7:38 PM
I *usually* don't go in for "cinematic audio", it often feels like too much, over-produced. Plus I was really happy with the great balance #SoundBoothTheater made with the regular @dungeoncrawlercarl.bsky.social audiobooks. More than just a narration, but not overwhelming sounds & music.
Got to play #metroidprime4beyond over the holidays! And while I've got my critiques aplenty, this series lives up to its standard of incredible visual variety and beauty.
I especially enjoy the morphball paths, which you contain so much minor detail, which is easy to miss.
#gamers
I especially enjoy the morphball paths, which you contain so much minor detail, which is easy to miss.
#gamers
January 4, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Got to play #metroidprime4beyond over the holidays! And while I've got my critiques aplenty, this series lives up to its standard of incredible visual variety and beauty.
I especially enjoy the morphball paths, which you contain so much minor detail, which is easy to miss.
#gamers
I especially enjoy the morphball paths, which you contain so much minor detail, which is easy to miss.
#gamers
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Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
December 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
As a man in his mid (cough-to-late-cough) thirties, feeling insecure about my most prominent sign of aging... I LOVE Jeffrey Wright and Daniel Craig both popping off with their white chin hairs. And Josh Brolin and Thomas Church taking it home. Hope I look a fraction as distinguished one day.
December 26, 2025 at 10:42 PM
As a man in his mid (cough-to-late-cough) thirties, feeling insecure about my most prominent sign of aging... I LOVE Jeffrey Wright and Daniel Craig both popping off with their white chin hairs. And Josh Brolin and Thomas Church taking it home. Hope I look a fraction as distinguished one day.
Finally watched Knives Out 3 (Wake Up Dead Man). And boy was it ridiculously good.
The puppy asleep on my lap has nothing to do with the film, other than a great way to watch it bc I love her.
The puppy asleep on my lap has nothing to do with the film, other than a great way to watch it bc I love her.
December 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Finally watched Knives Out 3 (Wake Up Dead Man). And boy was it ridiculously good.
The puppy asleep on my lap has nothing to do with the film, other than a great way to watch it bc I love her.
The puppy asleep on my lap has nothing to do with the film, other than a great way to watch it bc I love her.
"What you mean I can't chew on sticks inside?"
Merry Christmas, y'all.
Merry Christmas, y'all.
December 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM
"What you mean I can't chew on sticks inside?"
Merry Christmas, y'all.
Merry Christmas, y'all.
They're increasingly saying the quiet part out loud.
Todd Lyons thinks foreigners should be treated like property -- chattel slavery, I'm fact. Ship em like objects.
Fuck MAGA, Fuck Trump, Fuck ICE, fuck the child-rapist-protecting GOP.
It's so fucked up that this is what I'm reading on Xmas eve.
Todd Lyons thinks foreigners should be treated like property -- chattel slavery, I'm fact. Ship em like objects.
Fuck MAGA, Fuck Trump, Fuck ICE, fuck the child-rapist-protecting GOP.
It's so fucked up that this is what I'm reading on Xmas eve.
“Like Prime, but with human beings.”
December 24, 2025 at 9:50 PM
They're increasingly saying the quiet part out loud.
Todd Lyons thinks foreigners should be treated like property -- chattel slavery, I'm fact. Ship em like objects.
Fuck MAGA, Fuck Trump, Fuck ICE, fuck the child-rapist-protecting GOP.
It's so fucked up that this is what I'm reading on Xmas eve.
Todd Lyons thinks foreigners should be treated like property -- chattel slavery, I'm fact. Ship em like objects.
Fuck MAGA, Fuck Trump, Fuck ICE, fuck the child-rapist-protecting GOP.
It's so fucked up that this is what I'm reading on Xmas eve.
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Or you might call them "camps" where people are to be "concentrated" until they are deported.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
ICE documents reveal plan to hold 80,000 immigrants in warehouses
The Trump administration wants to build seven large-scale deportation hubs to speed up deportations, internal ICE documents show.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Or you might call them "camps" where people are to be "concentrated" until they are deported.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
I cannot emphasize enough how much I love this man. HHDL is a living blessing among us.
December 18, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I cannot emphasize enough how much I love this man. HHDL is a living blessing among us.
Sitting in a big comfy chair, reading, pondering...
I try to write something serious (and probably very wise and insightful, to be sure)
But I'm derailed by this.
If only it was a rare occurrence...
I try to write something serious (and probably very wise and insightful, to be sure)
But I'm derailed by this.
If only it was a rare occurrence...
December 18, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Sitting in a big comfy chair, reading, pondering...
I try to write something serious (and probably very wise and insightful, to be sure)
But I'm derailed by this.
If only it was a rare occurrence...
I try to write something serious (and probably very wise and insightful, to be sure)
But I'm derailed by this.
If only it was a rare occurrence...
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“Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people.” – Rob Reiner
December 16, 2025 at 12:47 AM
“Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people.” – Rob Reiner
Well, this is both really cool & interesting, as well as a bit terrifying.
What a time to be alive, I guess?
> Nous Research just released Nomos 1, an open-source AI that ranks second on the notoriously brutal Putnam math exam | VentureBeat venturebeat.com/ai/nous-rese...
What a time to be alive, I guess?
> Nous Research just released Nomos 1, an open-source AI that ranks second on the notoriously brutal Putnam math exam | VentureBeat venturebeat.com/ai/nous-rese...
Nous Research just released Nomos 1, an open-source AI that ranks second on the notoriously brutal Putnam math exam
Nous Research's open-source Nomos 1 AI model scored 87/120 on the notoriously difficult Putnam math competition, ranking second among 4,000 human contestants with just 30 billion parameters.
venturebeat.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Well, this is both really cool & interesting, as well as a bit terrifying.
What a time to be alive, I guess?
> Nous Research just released Nomos 1, an open-source AI that ranks second on the notoriously brutal Putnam math exam | VentureBeat venturebeat.com/ai/nous-rese...
What a time to be alive, I guess?
> Nous Research just released Nomos 1, an open-source AI that ranks second on the notoriously brutal Putnam math exam | VentureBeat venturebeat.com/ai/nous-rese...
Damn, when did fortune cookies become ominous and vaguely threatening?
December 13, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Damn, when did fortune cookies become ominous and vaguely threatening?
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ICYMI — “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out… this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:16 AM
ICYMI — “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out… this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.”
MAGA deports veterans.
MAGA deports immigrants here LEGALLY.
MAGA deports US citizens.
MAGA deports CHILDREN.
MAGA does not care.
MAGA = hate, bigotry, and selfishness
MAGA deports immigrants here LEGALLY.
MAGA deports US citizens.
MAGA deports CHILDREN.
MAGA does not care.
MAGA = hate, bigotry, and selfishness
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
MAGA deports veterans.
MAGA deports immigrants here LEGALLY.
MAGA deports US citizens.
MAGA deports CHILDREN.
MAGA does not care.
MAGA = hate, bigotry, and selfishness
MAGA deports immigrants here LEGALLY.
MAGA deports US citizens.
MAGA deports CHILDREN.
MAGA does not care.
MAGA = hate, bigotry, and selfishness
This is a crossover I didn't expect and am quite excited about!
I’ll be streaming with famed American Girl Shoe Doll Designer Brennan Lee Mulligan!! Make sure to tune in Monday, Dec 8 at 6:30 PM CT on Twitch or YouTube!
Drop any snack-related questions I should ask below : )
@brennanleemulligan.bsky.social
Drop any snack-related questions I should ask below : )
@brennanleemulligan.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
This is a crossover I didn't expect and am quite excited about!
Businesses should recognize that Google's ads have an enormous idiotic flaw. I spend lots of time researching a product, I make a choice and buy it.
Then Google floods me with ads for weeks after for something I've already bought.
Then Google floods me with ads for weeks after for something I've already bought.
December 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Businesses should recognize that Google's ads have an enormous idiotic flaw. I spend lots of time researching a product, I make a choice and buy it.
Then Google floods me with ads for weeks after for something I've already bought.
Then Google floods me with ads for weeks after for something I've already bought.
1989, baby boomers in their 30s were the most stressed and pressured (unrealistic standards & goals) generation in history, driven to drugs, alcohol, and (squints) therapy?
Do we all say the same shit about our generation decade after decade?
youtu.be/Jo6eonmqQ_s
Do we all say the same shit about our generation decade after decade?
youtu.be/Jo6eonmqQ_s
Weekend Update: Victoria Jackson’s Depression Dance - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
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December 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
1989, baby boomers in their 30s were the most stressed and pressured (unrealistic standards & goals) generation in history, driven to drugs, alcohol, and (squints) therapy?
Do we all say the same shit about our generation decade after decade?
youtu.be/Jo6eonmqQ_s
Do we all say the same shit about our generation decade after decade?
youtu.be/Jo6eonmqQ_s