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elder millennial nerd dad
@whatsnextmtthw.bsky.social
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he/him, nerd, dad, philosopher, mostly water

here for camaraderie re: indianapolis, star trek, tv & movies, parenting, bicycling & transit, collective liberation, gaming, technology, etc

i say thank you, congrats, 🫡, and hit the fave button a lot
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Lego.com webpage screencap, confetti is in the background and the text says “Thabk You! Your order has been placed.”
November 28, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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screencap from the lego store, a white background with a light blue box. on the left is a picture of a lego enterprise ncc-1701-d set, and in the center and on the right is text reading: Starfleet ensigns, get ready - launches 11/28 at 12 am EST
November 28, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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man, what
imdb trivia screen cap: John Hughes originally wanted Tom Hanks for the role of Neal Page and John Travolta for the role of Del Griffith. Hanks was unavailable since he was busy shooting Big (1988). Paramount executives did not want Travolta in the movie because he was considered "box office poison" at the time.
November 27, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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These two bits are going to stick in my head for a while.
Excerpt from the article: Mooresville counselors had attempted to get Shockley mental health treatment for years, but it was not possible without her father's consent. Shockley said her father wanted her to "toughen it out." Excerpt: Conservative media outlets have reported Shockley was transgender, but she confirmed in court that she is not. Shockley said she used a male pseudonym online to avoid bullying and trolling.
November 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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haha yeah man it would be CRAZY if law enforcement just started showing up at lawmakers’ houses haha totally unthinkable.
excerpt from the capital chronicle article about the indiana special legislative session that wasn’t: In the wake of that walkout, Indiana enacted "anti-bolting" laws that allow the House and Senate to fine members who intentionally refuse to attend and prevent a quorum. Those penalties can reach $1,000 per day. But those statutes apply only when the chamber is already in session - meaning they provide no mechanism for enforcing attendance at a special session lawmakers never convene. Bosma emphasized that then-Gov. Mitch Daniels declined to send state police to retrieve the absent lawmakers, however, and noted that such a move today could be politically explosive. "Certainly, it wouldn't be done, I would think, (by) a Republican governor to Republican legislators," he said. "But we'll see how it plays out." excerpt from an IndyStar article (link in reply) about swattings of Indiana GOP legislators: Three Republican senators in Indiana have been the targets of swatting incidents this week amid pressure from the governor and President Donald Trump to redistrict mid-decade. Sen. Dan Dernulc, R-Highland, released a statement Nov. 19 that someone had made a false report about him to law enforcement, just days after another swatting incident against his Republican colleague from Terre Haute, Sen. Greg Goode. The morning of Nov. 20, someone falsely reported domestic abuse at the address of Sen. Spencer Deery, R-West Lafayette, marking the third swatting incident this week. Hours later, Sen. Rick Niemeyer, R-Lowell, shared that he had also been a victim of a swatting incident Nov. 19. Deery has publicly opposed redistricting, while Niemeyer, Goode and Dernulc have yet to take a public stance on redrawing Indiana's congressional map. All four voted Nov. 18 to reconvene in January instead of in December for redistricting.
November 21, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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honorable mention:
a close up of counselor troi (white woman, long dark curly hair) looking very interested in something - aroused even counselor troi’s hands with a spoon going into a multi chocolate sundae in a futuristic glass and metal pedestal and bowl that’s on a light up table
November 21, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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more like Star Trek: The Next Gooneration amirite
close up of riker with the headset on and his oh face close up of doctor crusher - white woman with red hair - and the headset on and a more serious looking oh face captain picard - white man, bald, impeccable chin dimple - putting on the headset, pre-oh face ensign in the turbo lift, asian woman in a blue science/medical uniform, wearing the headset with an oh face grin going
November 21, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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TNG rewatch has arrived at a magical place
closeup of white bearded man’s (commander riker) face with a little headset that is doodads on each side of his head above his ears with little glass antennae extending out in front of each eye
November 21, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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I have gotten more use than I should out of this jpeg
a picture of a pistol with a silencer. meme text on the pistol says NORMAL MISOGYNY and meme text on the silencer says “WHITE WOMEN”
November 20, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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nerdy guy with a stick pointing at a huge chalkboard full of formulas. it’s the Double Event speech meme from Pacific Rim
November 18, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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I know I don’t post a whole lot about music but I got to tell you this is such a big moment for me as a dad.
Screencap of text exchange with my son. Son: what is the beethoven person u listen to; like it’s his music but not him Me: Solti Son: cool thanks Then you see the cover art for the Sir Georg Solti Beethoven symphony set on Apple music. A black and white photo of Solti, his folded hands near his face. He looks like a handsome Skeletor.
November 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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I keep this meme handy for all such occasions.
Meme that is a screencap of three text messages reading: I ain’t reading all that i’m happy for u tho Or sorry that happened
November 15, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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Bearded and distressed Jack from LOST, face close up, saying “WE HAVE TO GO BACK!”
November 14, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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After a couple weeks of schedule weirdness, finally watching movies again.
screencap of my four most recently watched movies on letterboxd: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (3/5 stars) Assassin’s Creed (3/5) Inside Llewyn Davis (5/5) Hail, Caesar! (5/5)
November 14, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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You’re getting good advice in the comments but since I don’t know the names of most tools, here is a pic of the two gadgets I keep in my bathroom that work well on these things:
okay well the whole point of this post is i don’t know the names of these things so bear with me: it’s a tabletop with two tools on it. one is a wrench that is adjustable but with the groove thingy not the precision twisty thingy. the other wrench is a plastic handle with an adjustable thick piece of rubber coming out of it then fastening back into it, to make a hoop that can be tightened and then does a GREAT job twisting things.
November 14, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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hall of fame unexpected star trek reference:
screencap of the article linked in the quoted post, with a highlighted section header that reads: “it’s been a long road, getting from Wes to Keir”
November 12, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Happy 14th birthday to my favorite demon slayer
shirtless me in 2011 (with much nicer arms than i have now, damn) cradling a freshly born baby in my arms. black and white photo that i added thought bubbles to. one thought bubble points to my head and says “I don’t even like anime” and he other bubble goes to my beautiful baby boy’s head and says “I can fix him”
November 7, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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getting my “we don’t have to do this!” and “not all poster’s madness is crashouts!” buttons pushed at the same time by this post, which is squandering the opportunity to possibly never have to think about this guy again because of the addiction to dreading him and having Takes about it.
screencap of a bluesky post: Hunter Walker • @hunterw.bsky.... • 11h This is *not* based on current reporting or sourcing at all, but I wouldn't be stunned if Cuomo went for the Nadler seat next year. The guy is basically a purely political animal. If the last downfall didn't stop him, why would this one? What else is he going to do?
November 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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“i don’t shop there.”
screencap of apple news app link for an article, titled “I asked 6 chefs for their favorite trader joe’s product and they all said the same thing.” to the right of the article name, there is a picture of a trader joe’s store.
November 6, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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if i am being observational rather than aspirational…
deep space nine quark’s bar set, upstairs, mostly red structural stuff and other customers in background. foreground right is the back of worf’s head, you can see just enough of the side of his face to know he isn’t happy. foreground center left is ezri dax, dark short hair and blue science uniform, talking to worf. she is explaining that the klingon empire sucks by any standard including its own.
November 4, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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short notice but does anybody in indy want two tickets to this?

Brazil at KanKan at 7:15pm this evening. More details in alt text
'BRAZIL' WITH LIVE PERFORMANCE BY BRAZIL Cast Jonathan Pryce, Kim Greist, Robert De Niro Director: Terry Gilliam witer. Terry Grism. Tom Stoooard, Charles McKeawnl Length: 132 minutes Brazil is thrilled to partner with Kan Kan Cinema and Bar for a screening of the Terry Gilliam sci-fi classic "Brazil" (1985), from which the band originally took their name. This one night event is to celebrate the reissue of their 2006 album "The Philosophy of Velocity" on collector's vinyl. The band will perform a short unplugged set before the film, and will have merchandise available on site. More info on the release at www.philosophyofvelocity.com Synoosis: A bureaucrat in a dustopic society becomes an enemy of the state as he pursues the woman of his dreams.
November 2, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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on left is captain picard and on right is captain kirk, a rustic cabin window behind them with trees and daylight outside. from the movie star trek generations. there is a speech bubble from picard’s mouth down to the quoted post, which reads: “BE A HERO KIRK”
November 2, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Pope Leo said “touch the soul of grass”
tweet from Pope Leo 14: “In recent years, many young people have approached the faith through social media, successful programs and popular online Christian witnesses. The danger is that a faith discovered online is limited to individual experiences, which may be intellectually and emotionally reassuring, but never "embodied." Such experiences remain "disembodied," detached from the "ecclesial body."”
October 31, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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I got this one for the first time today. Even if I knew the sender, I would still delete and report junk!
screencap of a spam text message that just says: “Hey old man”
October 31, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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1) this looks pretty cool, going to try it out
2) lol, lmao:
screencap of two of the label types from this labeler: Posts a lot: more than 50 times yesterday In the last 24 hrs this account made more than 50 posts or replies Posts a lot: more than 100 times yesterday In the last 24 hrs this account made more than 100 posts or replies
October 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM