Joel A. Machiela

“I don’t think being good at things is the point of doing them.” — KURT VONNEGUT

Fun timeline.

Had a text debate with a family member today on AI. Things I notice: AI users go on and on in their self-defense. Almost like they’re trying to convince themselves rather than me. Anti-AI arguments, meanwhile, are clear, concise, and fairly irrefutable.

Somewhat satisfying part of my job.

Sometimes you want to write your thoughts, but then you know how the internet works in 2026 and you just press delete.

We’ve all been there.

Verrus (Google) is full of shit when telling our city that their data center is going to be sugar and spice and everything nice.

It is amusing to see Packers fans complaining about roughing the passer calls.

Did the broadcast for the Packers game mention *why* Jacobs was out until now?

Drazan with the not-so-subtle dog whistle: let’s get *our* Oregon back.

The Muppets pimping Walmart is just gross.

We are watching a coup d’état attempt unfold in real time in Brazil. I’m consumed by desperation.

Hello people slash robots who connect online and real world experiences: just because I purchase something at a store does not mean I opt in to being put on an email list. This was a physical store. I assume my VISA sold me out. Fuck you, VISA.

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Getting high off of burning plastic fumes as I try heat gunning this awful thick white poly something or other off this old Gibson Melody Maker. It used to be sunburst.I’m probably in over my head, as it needs a fret job, too—something I’ve never done.

I hate a world where I have to sign into my word processor. WordPerfect would never!

"The past two years are all the proof you need that sitting out an election because the better candidate happens to not be perfectly to your liking is completely stupid and self-destructive."

Literally fire all the Democratic fundraising consultants and shut down all these fucking companies.

I fully intend to kidnap Ryan Gosling and force him to work on another Dead Man’s Bones record.

Just as a private equity firm buys out a corporation and strips it for parts, a consultant class is raiding the Democratic Party and getting “generationally wealthy” along the way New from me and @adambonica.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/2163...

Absolute comical Bears failure there.

D’Marco Jackson’s face mask is weird.

Well shit, firing my agent right now. #JamesBondCasting

This showed was cursed—several stars dead, abuse and rape allegations, etc. There’s no need for this. The guy who played Curt now has a great career as a popular children’s book author, so that’s the only epilogue we need from this shitshow.

Look, sometimes it’s fine that we’re all twelve.

Does PHP still mean “personal home page” or did it never mean “personal home page” and I’m misremembering some information I probably skimmed 30 years ago?

Far too much of this going on in the neighbourhood chats at election time

@democrats.org please read.

Make America the 90s Again

They keep putting rain in the ten day forecast, then when those days approach the rain clouds turn into a sun and I’m getting real sick of it. Do better, whoever “they” are/is. #IWouldLikeToHaveSomeRainPleaseItsTheFuckingWillametteValley

We were watching an episode of The Repair Shop and they were working on the exact Japanese jewelry music box that my mom used to have. It was weirdly emotional. I loved that box, and I have no idea what became of it.

I just finished reading 'The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove', which I picked up by chance at a thrift store. It was crazy and funny and entertaining, I may check out more of @theauthorguy.bsky.social Christopher Moore's books.

David S. Pumpkins

I bet this has a killer frunchroom

Holy shit, my friend from my old dorm is the new Apu!

What an incredible space, and what a crime that it has been disused for so long. We need to #BringBackTheUptown!

If you didn't go to Uptown Theater, did you even Open House Chicago?

I bet Maya Hawke would make a good Laverne DeFazio.

for a moment I was worried that science had created an entirely new Skarsgard.

i don't think i'll ever understand the phenomenon of people on social media giving 30,000 likes to a screenshot of someone else's social media post.

this is a penguin revenge film. there is blood on the foreground. the penguin with blood on his belly survived and found the nearest group of penguins who are going to slap the living shit out of some seal.

Somebody said "They voted for racism and got poverty" The thing is... social scientists and economists have been saying for the last 50 years Racism is austerity

I keep hearing the 96 Tears organ part mixed in to the end of Suffragette City, so I have no choice but to find a necromancer, raise Ziggy and the Spiders from the dead, and have them swap out the piano for the organ.

I am not sure who these folks are, but I feel bad for the two on screen left who spent all of their allowance on suits, but couldn't afford shirts to go under the jackets. That must be uncomfortable. I hope they were fed at whatever event this was.

this feels like it could be true. the only crown i've ever worn came from a fast food place.

we have Backbeat. We don't need this. At least Backbeat tried to get folks who kind of looked like the Beatles. I guess the guy on the left kind of looks like Paul, but still.