John Olson

I only follow people whom I know in the real world, or public intellectuals like Heather Cox Richardson or Paul Krugman. Recently, three different "Jenny"s have followed me, all strangers. I guess "Jenny" must be the least suspicious sounding name, perfect for bots.

Is Google down?

I guess you'd need a high fiber diet

Reposting this because I found it useful, and I'd like to be able to find it later.

The current president is desperate to put his name on things. I propose that the demolished east wing of the White House be named the Donald Trump Monument to Executive Overreach.

I wish I were an Ed Sheeran fan, so I could boycott him. I've never paid much attention to Macklemore; I guess I should start.

That's a kink I didn't need to know about

God damn it, Google.

Downgrade a movie The Rocky Road Sundae Show

Downgrade a movie The Cook, the Thief, his Wife and her Dentist The Adequate Lebowski

Optimist: the cup is half full Pessimist: the cup is half empty Astrophysicist: it's all metal

Dammit, @hcrichardson.bsky.social don't get my hopes up like this. (It's about Nixon, not the current squatter.)

These days, I am absolutely in contempt of Congress.

I don't know about my vibe, but here are some words that popped out at me: Baby boomer. I identify with Generation X. Black hole. Elevator music. Nanometer. All three of these feel like they should be older. Umami. This one surprises me because I thought it came into American English much later.

The Amityville Nuisance

Snack, Nap, Like

Slow and Peevish

I think their Waiting for Good Dough was better.

At this point, I assume that everything is BS unless I personally know the author or the author is a well-known public intellectual like Mr. Weinersmith. Even if it's not AI, if it's been selected for me by a corporation, it might as well be an ad. All ads have always been BS.

Hey, did you know that Renee Good was shot by an ICE Agent named Jonathan Ross? I guess it would be too bad if everyone posted that.

Good God. Abolish ICE, impeach the judge, vote out every Republican everywhere. I have other recommendations, but they'd get me on watch lists.

Disenfranchised! I knew I would be in Canada for the NY primary, so I requested an absentee ballot months ago. They mailed it on May 15, but it hasn't arrived. This is probably one of the most consequential elections I'll ever have the chance to vote in, so I'm disappointed.

This was a recent photo when I created my bsky account. It's the inside of a spire in a church in Guadalajara, Parroquia El Expiatorio Eucaristico. It's the only spire I've ever seen with stained glass windows.

Flat, Phillips, hex, Robertson, Torx, and Now what?

Crosby, Stills, Ernst and Young

On this day 70 years ago-May 1, 1956-the polio vaccine was first made widely available to the public. The vaccine’s developer, Dr. Jonas Salk, did not patent the vaccine so that it would remain available to as many people as possible in the US and internationally. Image: Harvey Georges/AP.

"unnecessary" has too many doubled letters, but not the right ones.

Ok so I know this is completely missing a very important point, but gosh those are awfully small oysters

I think I recall that Project 2025 expected that the policies would be unpopular, which is why they need to create crises so they have an excuse to cancel the election. I'm sure the GOP is hoping there's an Iranian sleeper cell somewhere. If not, they'll have to blow up a cracker barrel themselves.

I was deeply disappointed that the thread in which I found this comment, would not let me comment "dis/intercourse" so I had to do it here. You're welcome.

I'm against annihilation in general, of civilizations and people in particular.

I got on the train at 96th st, heading downtown. A gentleman stood in the door of the car, asking "does this train go to Brooklyn?" I couldn't answer, because I wasn't sure where the train went after 14th St. Oh God, I've become a New Yorker cartoon.

Missed opportunity. After starting out by saying "I won't be able to watch the President's speech..." she should have ended with a lame excuse to complete the joke. "Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go..." Wash my hair is a classic, but sexist. Walk the dog, defrost the freezer, grout the tub...

I worked at ITA Software for ten years, five of those after Google bought the company (best thing that ever happened to me!) I never expected Carl's presentation to show up in a discussion about what a mind is, but it's not entirely surprising.

I have a few trans friends, and knowing them has made my life richer. They are brave, fierce people whom I admire. It has been a privilege to learn about aspects of gender and sexuality that are outside my experience. Thank you for allowing me into your lives.

A Manhattan country and western band called Upton and The Broncs

Easter treat, or sex toy?

I figured out how to crochet einstein hat tiles, which tile the plane aperiodically. So far I've made 16, enough to make a...hand towel.