John P. Murphy

My heart is heavy. Walter Koenig, our Ensign Pavel Chekov, passed away early today. Walter and I met on the bridge of the Enterprise in the 1960s, and we stayed friends for nearly six decades. When Brad and I married in 2008, Walter stood beside us as our best man.

This cat was sleeping in the 1650s. #catcontent

I don’t know how people could say that programming and art are completely different disciplines when both workflows involve going ‘This will never work, I’m a failure’, changing one thing, then thinking you might be the smartest person alive

Human-narrated audiobooks are so, so much better than anything automated. Daphne Kouma's narration of Red Noise made my writing sound so much better. She surprised me many times with her interpretations and always in a good way. www.audible.com/pd/Red-Noise...

yes! YES!! the cover is out!!! so BoQs is what happens when you shove three regency disaster bisexuals headfirst through a leverage episode then drop a game-of-thrones midseason catastrophe on their heads halfway thru the heist 🥀🗡️🏆 skellingtons! murder! genderfail! the creepiest cup in the world!!

I’m reminded of this article from a few weeks ago about the people holding up the Internet sheets.works/data-viz/hol...

I have been ranting about this to anyone who will listen. It's not just that younger donors are turned off, it's that they're far more likely to understand how DEEPLY stupid it is to click a link in an unsolicited text and then enter credit card information on the linked page.

This is What Happens When You Find a Stranger in the Alps, Charlie Brown

Technically, a dictionary is a book of spells.

Dudes rock (highly laudatory): www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...

The true glory of social media is that in the before times, you had to switch to another whole article in the newspaper before Gell-Mann amnesia kicked in. Like, click a link or turn a page. Now it's just a continual Lethe waterfall as the scroll goes by.

The true glory of social media is that in the before times, you had to switch to another whole article in the newspaper before Gell-Mann amnesia kicked in. Like, click a link or turn a page. Now it's just a continual Lethe waterfall as the scroll goes by.

This is interesting both in itself and for the detailed technical discussion.

He'd be more popular if he gave out whole candy bars this Halloween, but I guess it's better than Chick tracts.

Finally we're fighting back! This ad goes so fucking hard youtu.be/Gt_IZoM9KuQ?...

Top of the charts at my house today

“The internet is a store but it used to be a library” hits me like a slug to the chest

You know what I want to see? I want them to strip every last ounce of gold Trump tacked up in the White House, melt it down, and cast a statue of Zelenskyy as an apology gift to the Ukrainian people.

Lost in Japanese literature? You don't need to know every word to follow the story. Learn how to use kanji clues, context and a little guesswork to make sense of even Yukio Mishima. 👉 ebx.sh/SEM1ek

In metric that’s about .11 Truss.

would someone mind dumping a gallon of apple juice on whatever rack this thing lives on

When Grammy-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens begins playing “Old Corn Liquor,” a traditional Black American folk tune, acclaimed Chinese pipa virtuoso Wu Man recognizes similarities to Chinese pentatonic music and spontaneously joins in. The joy on their faces says it all.

New this morning: @citizenlab.ca has identified an Israeli ad tech company — one that's placed ads on NBC News — that ran a secret side platform to let spyware companies plant malicious code to hack people browsing those sites. 45 Al Jazeera employees and journalists were infected!

No joke. I think this is the most important video I have ever seen about mobile games. This guy breaks down how this game psychologically profiles you, and makes the game harder or easier in order to show you ads

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I just found myself using the phrase “like Churu for people” (to refer to the combination of chocolate and salt) and I’m not sure how I feel about that.

uhh i was digitizing a box of old VHS tapes for my uncle... you guys ever hear of something called "The Mayonnaise Channel"??

Just in! New Nobel Prize laureate in literature Anne Carson stands surprised in her kitchen in Reykjavík, Iceland. Stay tuned for our exclusive interview with her coming soon. Join us in congratulating our 2026 literature laureate - send your greetings in the comments.

🔵 Margaret Hamilton 1936 — 2026

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Drums, drums in the deep.

Hello and happy Fullmetal Alchemist Day! We're about ready to get started with this year's winner announcement A very special thanks to our first-ever sponsors: @bcsmagazine.bsky.social, @edmontonin2030.bsky.social, @laworldcon.bsky.social , and @revmindi.bsky.social ! #2026IgnyteAwards

“I’m not a cat”

Calling all NYC artists — painters, filmmakers, poets, musicians and more! Did you know our city provides grants to support your work every year? And this year, we're DOUBLING the amount — from $5,000 up to $10,000 per artist! Deadlines are approaching fast — apply today at nyc.gov/artistgrants.

The formatting of this Beckett quote does still represent resilience and determination, just of a very different sort.

THE PASSING OF THE DRAGON AND OTHER STORIES by @kyliu99.bsky.social is available now from @sagapressbooks.bsky.social. Sitting now alongside his first two collections in my library and soon in yours! www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Pa...

On today's episode Daniel and Kelly interview the amazing @goastromo.bsky.social (Dr. Moiya McTier) about how we define and measure creativity, and the impacts of the modern world on creative pursuits. Check out her new book, Mothers of Invention! www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer xkcd.com/3304/

Stories by @kateelliottsff.bsky.social @tiatashiro.bsky.social @henryherz.bsky.social @alansmale.bsky.social @nnedi.bsky.social @stevetem.bsky.social @moonsheen.bsky.social @isabel.kim @hannahyangwrites.bsky.social @johnpmurphy.bsky.social @trnapper.bsky.social + Order: www.amazon.com/dp/B0HKKDB8JK

A 6-year-old girl in China has set a new women’s record for solving Rubik’s Cubes. Recent videos from state TV show Lian Yunzhi setting a record at a certified competition in Wuhan, China. Days later, she broke that record with an average pace of 4.27 seconds per cube.

whenever i hear some variation on "but what if trump does X or Y or Z" i think of this ulysses s. grant remark to a subordinate during the wilderness campaign.

Today in “nature is gross”: a dolphin seeking out a snack of fish vomit. www.science.org/content/arti...