From a Deckchair on the Iceberg @different-iceberg.bsky.social · 3h😬 🦇 Carmelo Ezpeleta? I mean, why else would he travel to the fly-aways with a crate of his native soil? 😈 110
Reposted by From a Deckchair on the IcebergMat Oxley @matoxley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Note how tank wings, originally created to help the rider lock himself in place while hard on the brakes - between thighs, wrists, arse & feet - also help during cornering, when riders like Jorge Martin hang off so far they're almost sliding off the motorcycle #aprilia #MotoGP 1212
From a Deckchair on the Iceberg @different-iceberg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026😠 Besides the obvious issue of lunacy, there's this: Every Spacelink horde requires multiple rocket launches. While thrilling to watch, in the same way one might be enthralled by a proper tire fire, rockets are very, very dirty things, what with rocket fuel being basically just Kerosene + LOx 🚀 💨 120
Reposted by From a Deckchair on the IcebergMat Oxley @matoxley.bsky.social · 27/09/2026You'll find photos of all the bikes here www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/mot...motorsportmagazine.comHonda tops latest 850cc MotoGP tests, as prototypes lap faster than this year's bikesHonda led MotoGP’s 850 development race at Red Bull Ring on Monday. And it looks like the 850s will be faster than the 1000s, defeating the primary reason for the rules rewrite 1112
From a Deckchair on the Iceberg @different-iceberg.bsky.social · 27/09/2026🔥 🦖 In theaters soon. Well, if theaters are still a thing. Loved -1. Well, except when Noriko looked out the rail car, saw a 100 m tall lizard w/atomic heat breath, and seriously fucking asked: "Is that Godzilla?" 'Godzilla minus zero: Back to kick-ass and chew some gum. And he's out of gum' 😬youtu.beGODZILLA MINUS ZERO | Official 1.43:1 Trailer | Filmed For IMAXYouTube video by GODZILLA OFFICIAL by TOHO 010
From a Deckchair on the Iceberg @different-iceberg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026😉 Wonder what Xi just said? Because that's the same look the Lone Ranger had when Tonto let slip that all this time 'Kee-Mo Sah-Bee' was actually the common Apache term for "Horse's Ass" 😠 151
From a Deckchair on the Iceberg @different-iceberg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026🤔 New blood? Bah! As useful as Jurassic weather forcasts. Sack the whole lot and sign the eager (and forward looking) crew of geniuses behind Four Wide Drag Racing !!! In 3 crowd-pleasing flavors: Pro-Stock, Top Fuel (Sod concessions. Just tip more CH3NO2), and for Yamaha... Rocket Assisted 😈 110
From a Deckchair on the Iceberg @different-iceberg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026✅️ 🦉 ❌️ 🚁 I'm forever explaiing the principle design flaw in drones: Madly whirling tiny props = ALWAYS going to bleed off fuck-tons of acoustic energy. I.e. they're noisy as-fuck. For efficient near silent flight, get owls to tote your shit around... .. but that's a tragic waste of a good owl 😉 051
From a Deckchair on the Iceberg @different-iceberg.bsky.social · 23/09/2026🇨🇳 😎 To help you better prepare for the inevitable outcome of the Xi-Trump negotiations... .. here's my recommendation based on a thoroughly researched & meticulously documented analysis. Lesson 1: How to say 'Lake Middle Kingdom' in Mandarin 🤨 051
From a Deckchair on the Iceberg @different-iceberg.bsky.social · 23/09/2026🧐 'Dummheit über alles' Fuck me... Who needs Healthcare, Clean Water, Profiency in Math & Science (or a fuck-ton of other useful stuff)... .. when you can have a gold-plated Nazi Flaktürme (Flak-Tower) on the Potomac? 🤨 040
From a Deckchair on the Iceberg @different-iceberg.bsky.social · 19/09/2026🥰 🐄 The entire LLM AI shambles is based on 'training' models looting & pillaging both public & private domains at will... but not this? Fuck me, the whole AI industry is the punchline to an old Viking joke: "For the last time, lads: It's KILL the Men, RAVISH the Women, and STEAL the Cattle" 😠 060
From a Deckchair on the Iceberg @different-iceberg.bsky.social · 19/09/2026🤨 "Never pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel" ~ Mark Twain 220
From a Deckchair on the Iceberg @different-iceberg.bsky.social · 19/09/2026⏱️ 😎 👍 Once again JM89 shows he only really enjoys doing two things: chewing gum and kicking ass... .. and he's all out of gum 😠 Like him or not, he's the grid's 'hard man', MotoGP's Gary Nixon 😈 050
From a Deckchair on the Iceberg @different-iceberg.bsky.social · 19/09/2026🐄💨 T1 = 6 mad cows all arriving at a 2-cow gate 😬 And the only way I can abide that horrid chicane is: 1. Have the LLP segment shortcut it so the penalized pilot GAINS time. 2. A couple of 500 kg bombs dropped from an 80 degree dive. Fingers crossed the whole grid makes it to T3 intact 😇 040
Reposted by From a Deckchair on the IcebergYaqiu Wang 王亚秋 @yaqiu.bsky.social · 18/09/2026In the past 19 months, Washington has lost ground to Beijing on every major front: economic, military, technology, soft power and alliances. The gap is narrowing not because China got smarter, but the US got so much dumber. My piece with @bequelin.bsky.social 👇 foreignpolicy.com/2026/09/17/c...foreignpolicy.comChina, Not Iran, Is Trump’s Real Foreign-Policy DebacleIn 19 months, Washington has lost ground to Beijing on every conceivable front. 815681
From a Deckchair on the Iceberg @different-iceberg.bsky.social · 18/09/2026🤔 Simming it up: Grid remains behind Ducati in computer sims of race bike dynamics, so as the season progresses, Ducati can model and adapt quicker to address any weak points. You can still beat 'em, but you'd better start the year with a big advantage... or the bastards will just run you down 😬 240
From a Deckchair on the Iceberg @different-iceberg.bsky.social · 18/09/2026😈 Fuck me, the 5th Horseman... .. an e-bike that ticks all the boxes. ✅️ A real mfg, not some eager lads in a shed. ✅️ NOT a hippo in a tutu trying to pass as a ballet dancer. Role = urban/secondary. ✅️ 104 km range, 115 km/hr top. No charging station, just an extension cord. ✅️ Comes in green 190
From a Deckchair on the Iceberg @different-iceberg.bsky.social · 12/09/2026😬 Proper fucked we are, mates. "Rommel, you magnificent bastard... REAL warriors don't read books" ~ Whiskey Pete Hegseth And evidently they don't defend critical choke points like the Bab al-Mandab Strait. Still, who could've imagined a narrow body of water could matter so much? Everybody 😠 260
From a Deckchair on the Iceberg @different-iceberg.bsky.social · 11/09/2026😵💫 If they don't designate the discovery as: 'Homo Slackerectus'... ... they've missed an open goal from well inside the box 😎 021
From a Deckchair on the Iceberg @different-iceberg.bsky.social · 30/08/2026🦘💨 What rubbish. All PI lacks is a proper pneumatic tube to whoosh your arse over from Melbs & back. Well, our tradies are ready to provide just that, and for 1/2 what you lot are about to toss down an Adelaide Rat Hole. Ring Trev down the pub or leave a message w/Shazza behind the bar. Cheers 😉 130
From a Deckchair on the Iceberg @different-iceberg.bsky.social · 29/08/2026🦕 Oh goody... more sludge 😟 Washington DC ~ 'Additionally, the Trump Administration announced they will also be securing a series of strategic initiatives that will allow the US to dominate the global production & distribution of vacuum tubes, carbon paper, and buggy-whips' 😠 030
From a Deckchair on the Iceberg @different-iceberg.bsky.social · 28/08/2026🇫🇷 Still as cool as the other side of the pillow 😎 JZ5 with the Darmah SSD he rode to Aragon in '21 👊😉👍 2160
From a Deckchair on the Iceberg @different-iceberg.bsky.social · 27/08/2026🤔 🐕 "How many legs does a dog have if you call a tail a leg?... .. Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it one" ~ Abraham Lincoln 031
From a Deckchair on the Iceberg @different-iceberg.bsky.social · 27/08/2026🎤 🦈💨 I hope Sharkboy shares every filthy limerick he knows via the new kit... .. and learns a few new ones for the occaision 😈 040
From a Deckchair on the Iceberg @different-iceberg.bsky.social · 26/08/2026🤔 Why's the drug trade the only place Capitalism delivers on its promise? Because the energetically wicked can't be arsed with all the academic mumbo-jumbo. Instead, they apply the economic truth within every 2T: Offer more danger for less dosh... .. and the world will beat a path to your door 😈 170
Reposted by From a Deckchair on the IcebergJason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 17/08/2026New: An "expert witness" in a $61 million lawsuit over an industrial explosion that killed three people and destroyed 200 homes used ChatGPT to write his report for the court. He prompted ChatGPT to "show how 3M is 0% at fault for the explosion at Watson Grinding" www.404media.co/show-how-3m-... 10154591825
Reposted by From a Deckchair on the IcebergRamin Nasibov @nasibov.me · 12/08/2026If you missed the solar eclipse, this is what it looked like: 94142993814
From a Deckchair on the Iceberg @different-iceberg.bsky.social · 07/08/2026🤔 Not sure I see the allure of a home whose resident made an incredibly brave & arduous journey in the pursuit of getting as fucking far away from it as possible. No, show me the home of the man who never wandered his entire life, but was known for being perpetually content... and easy to find 😉 020
From a Deckchair on the Iceberg @different-iceberg.bsky.social · 05/08/2026😬 “There is no danger to Earth” ~ NASA Going forward, I think I'm going to require this type of assurance from an authoritative source daily. Fuck it, make it every six hours 😠 020
From a Deckchair on the Iceberg @different-iceberg.bsky.social · 04/08/2026🤕 🪓 😠 It's called 'Preventative Care', mates "But I feel fully fit" ~ BatMav "Well, I promise you won't be feeling so 'fully fit' if I catch you within 100 meters of the Box this weekend, Sunshine. Now fuck-off" ~ Guenther 050
From a Deckchair on the Iceberg @different-iceberg.bsky.social · 04/08/2026⏱️ = ⌚️ / ⏳️ = 🐢 MotoGP has 22 rider grids. But w/3X pilots per row, one sad bastard is all by his lonesome on row 8. Such a display of tectonic velocity merits it's own award. If pole gets a watch, tail-end Charlie gets a Paracarro. "Use it as a fucking sundial, Sunshine, so it matches your pace" 😈 030
Reposted by From a Deckchair on the IcebergMat Oxley @matoxley.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Aprilia's Fabiano Sterlacchini believes there'll be more overtaking in #MotoGP from next year, because Pirelli's front slick doesn't overheat in the slipstream, unlike Michelin's front. Plus Ogura's riding secret and why MotoGP is considering a budget cap www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/mot...motorsportmagazine.comAprilia’s Sterlacchini: why there will be more overtaking in MotoGP from next yearAprilia’s tech chief Fabiano Sterlacchini talks Ai Ogura’s riding secrets, MotoGP budget caps, banning leg wings and why reduced front-tyre pressure issues will make the racing better from 2027 0193
From a Deckchair on the Iceberg @different-iceberg.bsky.social · 03/08/2026😟 All we need now is for the Iranians to change 'Shahed' to 'Khargosh'... .. and we've got the whole fucking script 🇺🇸 😬 🐇💨 🇮🇷youtube.comHoly Grail: Run Away!YouTube video by Joe Donahue 020
From a Deckchair on the Iceberg @different-iceberg.bsky.social · 03/08/2026😟 "..the war situation has developed not necessarily to Japan's advantage..." ~ Emperor Hirohito in his radio address to the people of Japan August 15, 1945, following the atomic bombing of Hiroshima (Aug 6), and Nagasaki (Aug 9). A single-word edit... and it can go out verbatim by breakfast 😠 130
From a Deckchair on the Iceberg @different-iceberg.bsky.social · 01/08/2026🏴 You're young. Society gives zero-fucks about your skint life or shite job. When you die billionaires will harvest your pristine organs. Then render your remaining bits into data-center polish. So tell the posh toffs to get stuffed with a proper hoist. PS, illegal e-bikes = just the kit for it 😈 030
From a Deckchair on the Iceberg @different-iceberg.bsky.social · 01/08/2026💎💍 Called my bookie and bet the family jewels at 3:1 on the 2nd outcome. OK, that's still a few yards shy of a grand... .. but I'm good for it 😈 150
From a Deckchair on the Iceberg @different-iceberg.bsky.social · 31/07/2026🏍️💨 But can Odysseus still bend his bow? 🏹 Here's hoping 🎯 😉 160
Reposted by From a Deckchair on the IcebergMarie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 27/07/2026I say this with nothing but love in my heart for the fatherland but can you imagine any other country looking at wildfires and thinking "quick, get a philosopher on the line" 551881335
From a Deckchair on the Iceberg @different-iceberg.bsky.social · 24/07/2026😉👍 Fuck me, what do they sell in these places... .. just match-heads & kerosene? 🔥😈 130
From a Deckchair on the Iceberg @different-iceberg.bsky.social · 21/07/2026👈💨 One single finger of your left hand... .. all that separates you from the angels above & the demons below 😇 😈 3100
From a Deckchair on the Iceberg @different-iceberg.bsky.social · 19/07/2026🤔 Me: 'Could care less, mate... just more of you to love' 😇 Also Me: 'Society has a moral obligation to impose BMI limits for Track Suits' 😈 020
From a Deckchair on the Iceberg @different-iceberg.bsky.social · 19/07/2026🕷️🕸️ 🪰 Spanish Defense isn't a wall... it's a web: "Step into my parlor"... said the spider to the fly 😈 ⚽ 030
From a Deckchair on the Iceberg @different-iceberg.bsky.social · 18/07/2026😲 'The War of the Desalination Plants' is beyond fucking madness. Gather everything bad Trump has done, multiply that by 1000... .. and you are still exponentially short of what the world may soon reap from this evil whirlwind 😬 080
From a Deckchair on the Iceberg @different-iceberg.bsky.social · 11/07/2026😇😇 The Marquez Brothers are the Christian Rock of GP Racing 😈 360
From a Deckchair on the Iceberg @different-iceberg.bsky.social · 07/07/2026😬 🦈💨 AKA: "It's an Honor to learn from such an esteemed Skipper as Cap'n Quint" 😈 060
From a Deckchair on the Iceberg @different-iceberg.bsky.social · 07/07/2026🇧🇪 ⚽⚽⚽⚽ 🇺🇸 ⚽ Who knew? Apparently having a Sulfurous Pervert (plus a FIFA Official in an Empty Suit) in your corner is NOT the happy path to victory 😟 Bravo België 😉👍 070
From a Deckchair on the Iceberg @different-iceberg.bsky.social · 06/07/2026🇺🇸 ☠️ 😬 Based on The Lyin' King's 100% track record in such matters... .. I fear this is 'Il bacio della morte' for USMNT ⚽ 😟 140
From a Deckchair on the Iceberg @different-iceberg.bsky.social · 05/07/2026🇳🇴 😉 Before this is done and dusted I fully expect to see Erling Haaland sprinting the length of the Pitch with a battle-axe in one hand... .. and the opposing Goalie's head in the other 😈 2649637
From a Deckchair on the Iceberg @different-iceberg.bsky.social · 05/07/2026🇵🇾 😈 ⚽ 🤕 🇫🇷 Cards, mate? I was thinking 'Île du Diable' for the Paraguayans... .. or maybe a Prison Hulk in Toulon Harbor 😠 040
Reposted by From a Deckchair on the IcebergThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 05/07/2026In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “You want security, health care and the American dream? Look to Scandinavia,” our columnist @nickkristof.bsky.social writes.nyti.msOpinion | What We Should Learn From Nordic HappinessScandinavia is the land of five-week vacations, virtually free university, one-year parental leaves, easy child care — and very happy citizens. 720041