Alex F @arramol.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Tuomas Holopainen going with "Music" as the title for an album opener feels like an Abbott & Costello sketch. "The album begins with 'Music.'" "...don't they usually?" 001
Alex F @arramol.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Dear God, if you're looking for a famous 80 year old, have you considered...oh, specifically for *Heaven?* Ah, never mind. 000
Alex F @arramol.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Spent a good chunk of the weekend perched in the recliner binge-watching The Mandalorian and Ahsoka with my kid while he sat on the floor playing with my old Star Wars toys. This was a good weekend. 000
Alex F @arramol.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Saw The Odyssey today. Best movie I've seen in a long time. I know it's exactly the wrong lesson to learn from this movie, but damn, I aspire to farm half as much aura as Darth Agamemnon. 000
Reposted by Alex FPatrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Inside of you there are two wolves trying to understand America. One wolf has spent its entire life studying constitutional law. It's currently being devoured by the other wolf, who is a carnival barker 314417
Alex F @arramol.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Another tepid take: Maul coming back is an ass-pull surpassed only by Palpatine in Rise of Skywalker, but I happily overlook it because Maul's post-ass-pull story is one of the best things in all of animated Star Wars, and Sam Witwer's voice work is just fantastic. 000
Alex F @arramol.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Lukewarm take: Duchess Satine is the worst-written character in The Clone Wars. No ideological consistency whatsoever. "I'm too pure to do violence! But I'll totally call my boyfriend Obi-Wan to do it for me!" 000
Alex F @arramol.bsky.social · 16/07/2026I know most people will remember him as Alan Grant, but for me, Sam Neill will always be Merlin.youtube.comMerlin 1998 Sam Neill - Hand Magic Moon SceneYouTube video by A P 000
Alex F @arramol.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Heard someone shooting off fireworks last night, and for whatever reason, my first thought was, "Whoa, did it finally happen?" It did not. But what a wild way to find out that would have been. 000
Alex F @arramol.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Finished Lost Worlds by @patrickwyman.bsky.social today. Cannot overstate how much I enjoyed it. Very few do such an excellent job of presenting undiluted, academically rigorous history in a way that's both digestible and incredibly compelling for the interested layperson. #booksky 📚💙 060
Alex F @arramol.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Oh, Squeenix. Never change. "So that completes the flashback about the hero became an omnicidal maniac. And he's back." "Ok, so we're off to stop him now, right?" "Nope. Time to learn card battling." 100
Alex F @arramol.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Am I the only one who hates the term "prediction market?" They're betting sites. That's it. "Prediction market" sounds like a PR term to legitimize them and gloss over the fact that it's just gambling. 000
Alex F @arramol.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Opalized fossils are on my shortlist for "literal coolest thing ever." 000
Alex F @arramol.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Live your life in such a way that if you ever run for office, your *own defense attorney* doesn't feel the need to publicly endorse the other guy.texastribune.orgPaxton's defense attorney endorses Talarico for SenateDan Cogdell, who represented Paxton for nearly a decade in two high-profile cases, said his former client “has lost sight of his core mission.” 010
Alex F @arramol.bsky.social · 08/06/2026The F-22's stealth tech is so advanced, it can disguise itself as a cloud! 030
Alex F @arramol.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Not to brag, but my wife says my parenting reminds her of Bandit Heeler. Okay, maybe a little brag. 010
Alex F @arramol.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Hear me out: we convince Trump to personally enter the ring. He might be arrogant enough to think it's a good idea. Let's go full Commodus, but the one from Gladiator, not the real one. 010
Alex F @arramol.bsky.social · 27/05/2026The most antiquated and unbelievable thing about the new Bond game is the idea of the British government actually having its shit together. 010
Alex F @arramol.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Book club I'm in picked The Lies of Locke Lamora by @scottlynch78.bsky.social for next month. I've read (and loved) it before, but it's been long enough that a re-read should feel fresh. The humor and the antics are exactly what I need right now. And the amazing setting is a nice cherry on top. 📚💙 050
Alex F @arramol.bsky.social · 10/05/2026Life would be better if you got a recap with stats at the end. Maybe a New Game+ mode, too. 020
Alex F @arramol.bsky.social · 10/05/2026I'm generally anti-LLM, but it would be kind of neat if there was one that auto-generated good alt text for GIFs. I use GIFs a lot like one-liners in spoken conversation, and the effort level is pretty similar. But manually writing alt text can be a pain. 010
Alex F @arramol.bsky.social · 08/05/2026The drone is reported to have strolled in the front door and shouted, "Slava Ukraini, motherfuckers!" 020
Alex F @arramol.bsky.social · 06/05/2026The Conjunction of the Spheres has nothing on the Conjunction of Cinco de Mayo and Taco Tuesday. 010
Alex F @arramol.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Those poor Portuguese explorers, scouring Africa and Asia, when in fact the Kingdom of Prester John was in South Carolina this whole time! 010
Alex F @arramol.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Actual text from my wife: "The garage door is open on purpose. Our child is talking to a squirrel." 000
Alex F @arramol.bsky.social · 23/04/2026It's weird to me that the first EU5 DLC will be Byzantium-focused. I love Byzantine history (obviously; see PFP), but I would've expected them to focus on powers that actually existed and were significant well into the game's timeline. 1700s Byzantium just feels odd. 010
Alex F @arramol.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Looking forward to debuting my own new way of calculating percentages. The IRS is going to love it! 010
Alex F @arramol.bsky.social · 22/04/2026The mathematical range of intelligence in Washington, DC, sorted left to right from least to greatest. Seriously though, that look on her face speaks for all of us. 000
Alex F @arramol.bsky.social · 20/04/2026At the rate this is going, Trump had better hope the Pope doesn't decide to spend next winter at a castle in Canossa. 000
Alex F @arramol.bsky.social · 17/04/2026When the revolution arrives, I would like to have the Democrats' consultants tried as Republicans. 000
Alex F @arramol.bsky.social · 13/04/2026It's never a good sign when I start thinking, "Man, it's been a long week," before noon on Monday. 000
Reposted by Alex FMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 07/04/2026the fuck am i supposed to say in therapy today lol 1643918230
Alex F @arramol.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Listening to an audiobook on the Silk Road and playing EU5 is history nerd bliss. 000
Alex F @arramol.bsky.social · 04/04/2026People I expect to see quoted in a serious history book: Herodotus, Xenophon, Gibbon, etc. Person actually quoted in the serious history book: Dr. Doofenschmirtz. 000
Alex F @arramol.bsky.social · 30/03/2026What is it about the office that makes it feel like I have cinder blocks tied to my eyelids, no matter how much sleep I've gotten? 000
Alex F @arramol.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Or, and hear me out here, you could just *stop using the Nazi site.* 000
Alex F @arramol.bsky.social · 08/02/2026Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work. "Hang on, I'll try rebooting it." 000
Alex F @arramol.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Hey @schumer.senate.gov, my eight year old is a better negotiator than you are. Seriously. Resign now and make room for someone who will fight the Trump administration at least half as hard as my son fights bedtime. 000
Reposted by Alex FKate Compton @galaxykate.bsky.social · 31/01/2026You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs) Good tech. Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales) Bad tech. 7688082844
Alex F @arramol.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Other US media: "ICE maybe possibly does something a little shady, according to some critics." The Minnesota Star Tribune: 000
