Robert

Robert

@canneddragons.net

Stratagems, gambits and wiles.

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Robert
@canneddragons.net

With my internet cable severed into pieces, I'm quite grateful for my collection of CDs and LPs to listen to today.

Robert
@canneddragons.net

I've been using Pika since it was in beta and it's now the main blogging platform I use. It has been fun to watch it grow, especially with all the features that have been added this year.

Good Enough@goodenough.us

While we have always had clear intentions about Pika operating for decades to come, but we've never written them down in a central place. Barry took a moment to document everything we've done to make that possible: pika.pika.page/posts/here-f...

pika.pika.pageHere for the Long Haul - Building Pika Out LoudFrom time to time we get reminded that Pika is still considered a new player in the blogging landscape. It always surprises me a bit because it feels like we...

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Faith on View
@faithonview.com

President Donald Trump's approach to Vladimir Putin has prompted calls for a congressional investigation into American support for Russia. A National Review commentary argues that Trump's policies increasingly favor Moscow despite Russia's aggression against Ukraine and... https://loom.ly/Q3XfZtc

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Bluesky
@bsky.app

no kings includes billionaires who think they’re kings

Josh Sternberg@joshsternberg.com

Meta took down the No Kings instagram; TikTok banned the Musk documentary account for supposedly violating its political posting policies. A reminder that platforms are owned by the wealthiest of people, control the means of media distribution, & put their thumbs on the democracy scale as they wish

Robert
@canneddragons.net

Shifted my main blog over to Pika from Ghost. Pika is making a lot of enhancements that I want whereas Ghost is just adding more features for managing paid subscriptions.

Robert
@canneddragons.net

Working with gluten free bread feels like Nigel Tufnel trying to make a sandwich from the bread in the Spinal Tap rider.

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James
@gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social

I guess this is just sort of the logical endpoint of this administration’s commitment to fulfilling their supporters’s desire to vicariously consume violence done to other people.

Faytuks Network@faytuksnetwork.bsky.social

BREAKING: The Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed

Robert
@canneddragons.net

Coming out as a Christian rocker.

canneddragons.netThe Negative World - Canned DragonsBill Corgan from the Smashing Pumpkins opens up about his Christian faith in a recent podcast episode. Ian M. Giatti covers the subject for The Christian Post. “If you talk about God, you know, you might as well throw your career down the hole,” he said. “And I made the decision that I was going to talk about God honestly, at least God in my life or believing in Jesus as my Lord and Savior. And if it was going to hurt me, I didn’t care. Because if you don’t really understand me … if I can’t be willing to...
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@canneddragons.net

Matt Birchler just released an Obsdian theme called “Bircharoo” and it’s quite well done. Nice little touches like some animation and Phosphor icons. Worth a look if you use the PKM app.

birchtree.meBircharoo is my Obsidian themeThis is gonna be a short one, but I made a simple Obsidian theme. It's called Bircharoo and it's the theme I've wanted for myself. There are over 700 themes out there already, and surely one of them would get me close to what I wanted. But
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@canneddragons.net

I keep finding more interesting people to follow on Micro.blog and because there are no follower counts and tracking, it’s easy to unfollow if you so desire without feeling guilty.

Robert
@canneddragons.net

I just read Dario Amodei’s convincing “We Must Pace the Frontier.” Much has to go right in his plans to create measurable effect, and with our current administration against policing AI companies for fear of giving China an a... https://www.canneddragons.net/2026/09/13/i-just-read-dario-amodeis.html

canneddragons.netCanned DragonsI just read Dario Amodei’s convincing “We Must Pace the Frontier.” Much has to go right in his plans to create measurable effect, and with our current administration against policing AI companies for fear of giving China an advantage, I’m less than optimistic. Good thing I read this piece by Cal Newport to dampen the effect of the rhetoric and balance things out.
Robert
@canneddragons.net

Charles Homans takes a different perspective on the changes brought about by 9/11. In fact, he argues that much of the changes we attribute to the attacks we actually brought about by technology. "These artifacts span... https://www.canneddragons.net/2026/09/10/charles-homans-takes-a-different.html

canneddragons.netCanned DragonsCharles Homans takes a different perspective on the changes brought about by 9/11. In fact, he argues that much of the changes we attribute to the attacks we actually brought about by technology. These artifacts span the pre- and post-9/11 years, and the lost innocence they represent has nothing to do with the attacks. Their interest comes from their evocation of a period when people hung out with friends in person and sweated alongside strangers at clubs and music festivals; teenagers goofed un-self-consciously for cameras rather than posing for them like jaded celebrities; and popular culture could be loud and dumb and not picked apart in the digital panopticon for its social politics.
Robert
@canneddragons.net

Sean Hollister from The Verge reminds us that Final Fantasay VII shipped on 3 discs. Man, it was glorious.

theverge.comDid… he forget that Final Fantasy VII originally came on three discs?FFVII Revelation director Naoki Hamaguchi has revealed to IGN his “only choice” was to ship the new game on a single disc that forces you to download the rest of the game, because the team “didn’t want to make any compromises” in fidelity. But the original game shipped on three discs. FF8 shipped on four! So did FF9. [Image: Here, I whipped out a copy to show you. Forgot about the awesome booklet art! https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/DJI_20260910175156_0768_D.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]
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@canneddragons.net

Cal Newport believes much of the fearmongering that is done by tech executives in the A.I. space is due to their backgrounds in Rationalism and related philosophies. "This reality, that Rationalism deeply influenced many ... https://www.canneddragons.net/2026/09/09/cal-newport-believes-much-of.html

canneddragons.netCanned DragonsCal Newport believes much of the fearmongering that is done by tech executives in the A.I. space is due to their backgrounds in Rationalism and related philosophies. This reality, that Rationalism deeply influenced many of today’s major A.I. companies, helps us calibrate the unnerving language we’ve been hearing from their leaders. When Mr. Altman declares their pending models will be “sobering” for humanity or Mr. Amodei frets that this technology “will test who we are as a species,” it doesn’t necessarily mean that they discovered frightening new evidence that something catastrophic is imminent.
Robert
@canneddragons.net

I like Bluesky but this about sums it up. Click on the link and what you get is not actually people posting their Labor Day plans but people asking how you can impossibly enjoy a hot dog when you should be protesting the Trump administration.