CB @christopherburns.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Just 5 mins until Fall is officially here (first baked potato dinner of the year coming out of oven). 000
Reposted by CBdarth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 25/09/2026in your next zoom interview have not only a cup of ice coffee but seven or eight different cups of various beverages just off camera and casually drink from each of them throughout the interview the drinks should have fancy straws or colorful parasols or large pieces of fruit on the edge of the cup 1192746303
Reposted by CBPookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Reminder that in Canada upon becoming an engineer you get an iron ring made of a collapsed bridge, purposely designed to be uncomfortable, to remind you that your ethics demand you give a fuck even about the boring grudgework of such as double-checking your math. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Ringen.wikipedia.orgIron Ring - Wikipedia 2073082278
CB @christopherburns.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Every day I get a push notification from LinkedIn that’s like “[giant company] is hiring [job that sounds like what I do but is not at all what I do]” 000
CB @christopherburns.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I mean, this is what this is all about, right? Patel, like every Trump official, has installed a polygraph-heavy culture at FBI. He needs elite (to him) conservative men who did all of this shit in college to be able to pass a lie detector test when asked if they are hiding anything in their forms. 000
Reposted by CBRalph Bakshi @ralphbakshi.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Extremely rare, original production art from WIZARDS (1977) has just been added to our listings: ebay.us/m/lSvRRG 537373
CB @christopherburns.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Is there any better client for an ad agency to have than an insurance company? Each one of them runs five different concurrent campaigns with a completely different cast of characters in each one. Gravy, baby. 010
Reposted by CBCB @christopherburns.bsky.social · 07/09/2026I think “Caribbean Sea” becomes “American Sea” next. Whom do I see about that? Kalshi? 001
CB @christopherburns.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Robert Pollard dropping this into his “GBV Titles” notes doc. 000
Reposted by CBMichael Greshko @michaelgreshko.bsky.social · 01/09/2026BREAKING: The world's most sensitive dark matter detector has announced it has spotted something it can't easily explain: a single event that's tantalizingly consistent with a type of theorized dark matter particle. Very early days yet, but pretty wild. 🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgWorld’s biggest dark matter detector spots a single weird particleIt’s far too early to declare a discovery, physicists with the LZ detector say 331144276
CB @christopherburns.bsky.social · 01/09/2026The fact that they’ve made this FREE full revamp of a beloved game — a remaster that touches pretty much every file and has reworked so many core systems — compatible with existing save files is bananas. So, so impressive.polygon.comThe Witcher 3 Devs Officially Confirm an Essential Feature for the RemasterPick up where you left off 000
CB @christopherburns.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Uh oh I’m finding Wendell Berry. New Berryhead over here.youtu.beWendell Berry Reads: The Contrariness of the Mad FarmerYouTube video by Moyers & Company 000
CB @christopherburns.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Not good. Not good. “Under a new final rule issued on August 26, 2026…USPS will, for the first time, play a gatekeeping function and be in a position to refuse to mail ballots that state election officials have determined should be sent out.” 000
CB @christopherburns.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Imagine FLOATING THROUGH SPACE and listening to this. You are an ASTRONAUT. 000
Reposted by CBClare Blackwood @clareblackwood.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Blue Jays fans chanting "LAKE ONTARIO!" in the stands while the Mariners are pitching? You absolutely love to see it 192123431787
Reposted by CBCB @christopherburns.bsky.social · 30/08/2026One time 10 years ago the teenagers loitering outside the Safeway shouted “you’re old!” at me walking out with my groceries, so where does that leave me now? No place good, I’ll tell you that much, Senator. That’s why it’s important to post among the young and vital (respectfully). 051
CB @christopherburns.bsky.social · 28/08/2026I know it’s because I just watched the GTA VI extended trailer but Sliwa is 100% a GTA character. They could just clip him directly into the game, no problem. 020
Reposted by CBCB @christopherburns.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Remember when Tila Tequila was spotted throwing up nazi salutes with a room full of white supremacists at a DC victory party in 2016 and hardly anyone even cared? It’s worse now. 0121
CB @christopherburns.bsky.social · 27/08/2026I’m sorry to be a downer but this is a deranged lunatic. This is a madman. Knowing that this smarmy, know-nothing crook somehow slimed himself into the WH *twice* is hard enough on a good day. But this stuff is hard to watch. In a video game you’d know for sure that you were in the shit ending. 000
CB @christopherburns.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Want to learn how it came to be that you can’t fast-forward past the commercials on certain streaming services? Enjoy this excellent thread: 042
Reposted by CBKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Reminder: Dolly Parton helped fund the Moderna vaccine for COVID.nytimes.comDolly Parton, who helped fund the Moderna vaccine, gets a ‘dose of her own medicine.’ (Published 2021)The country music star broke into song before she was inoculated, and urged her fans to “get out there and get your shot.” 247238655776
Reposted by CBCB @christopherburns.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Probably good to consider that they are being engineered with this ability so they can easily chase humans down. I dunno, something to keep in mind! 011
Reposted by CB☀️ Jon Schwarz ☀️ @schwarz.bsky.social · 22/08/2026In Trump's 2025 inauguration speech he said, "After years and years of illegal and unconstitutional federal efforts to restrict free expression, I will sign an executive order to immediately stop all government censorship and bring back free speech to America." Anyway: 518352
CB @christopherburns.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Another strong indicator of being disgruntled about AI is how into video games you are, as a developer or as a fan. The tech is not good enough to threaten headcount in a massive way (yet) but the stress on hardware costs has been immediate. And that shrinks the market for games. 181
CB @christopherburns.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Never approach an adolescent Sonic. The pups, yes, it’s fine. 000
Reposted by CBLuke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Please don’t write in the newspaper 700 years from now that I got absolutely smoked. 403118635
Reposted by CBCB @christopherburns.bsky.social · 27/07/2026As a companion piece, check out this Design Docs video to see what it looked like when tech companies were actually churning out beneficial products. Xerox was literally inventing more good stuff than they knew what to do with.youtu.beThe Company Apple Stole the Future FromYouTube video by Design Docs 1133
Reposted by CBMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Mother chimp sadly goes to a towel to see her baby after two days which she thought was born dead. Original post 1504868685
Reposted by CBc0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Twice a year, Hawai'i experiences a strange moment where the sun appears to be exactly overhead & anything that is completely vertical casts no shadow. Let's learn about Lāhainā Noon, subsolar points & 'Kau ka lā i ka lolo', meaning "the sun rests on the brains." 11186342310
Reposted by CBYours in negritude, Ryan K. Smith @mewefree.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Two people tried to enter a screening of The Odyssey without buying tickets after hiding inside a miniature model of the Trojan Horse. 😂😂😂 194136093863
Reposted by CBHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 18/07/2026In 2001, Walter Cronkite appeared on the David Letterman show and shared his thoughts. 34787803983
Reposted by CBartnau @artnau.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Transfer, 1968 by William Anastasi whitney.org/collection/w... 4902225
CB @christopherburns.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Hey, this is really not a good development in a democracy! In fact, I regret to inform you that it sucks! 000
Reposted by CBRich Siegel @siegel.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Still photos don't do it justice, so I took some video too. 3043332
CB @christopherburns.bsky.social · 10/07/2026I changed a flat for a couple of nice ladies in a McDonalds parking lot a few years ago and the high lasted for hours. They reacted like I was Spider-Man. 010
CB @christopherburns.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Second morning in a row reduced to stirring my coffee with a fork. America’s decline continues unabated. 000
CB @christopherburns.bsky.social · 07/07/2026You know that the guy who did this is looking into that Ark of the Covenant FOR SURE. 010
CB @christopherburns.bsky.social · 06/07/2026As we embark on our 251st year as a nation, it’s important to remember who we are.youtu.beSasquatch music festival 2009 - Guy starts dance partyYouTube video by dkellerm 110
CB @christopherburns.bsky.social · 05/07/2026NY doing it better. This is as American scene right here. 000
