Reposted by @dmertl.bsky.socialbryan newbold @bnewbold.net · 07/10/2026ah damn, RIP Margaret Hamilton. she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back. news.mit.edu/2026/margare... 102143044710
Reposted by @dmertl.bsky.socialGeoff Brumfiel @gbrumfiel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The IceCube neutrino detector has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in physics. The Trump administration has proposed slashing its budget in half in 2027. 382019705
dmertl.bsky.social @dmertl.bsky.social · 04/10/2026@crowlines.net getting rep in the latest @noclipvideo.bsky.social documentary on @thatgamecompany.com 010
dmertl.bsky.social @dmertl.bsky.social · 21/09/2026As I slowly age and all my remembrance of family and a life lived leave me, this will be the final thing that remains in my memories 020
Reposted by @dmertl.bsky.socialRyan O'Horo @ryanohoro.com · 21/09/2026et voilà, a portrait of Garrett Langley, CEO of Flock, rendered from leaked Flock license plate camera images. Plates were redacted before rendering. 6415151
dmertl.bsky.social @dmertl.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Amazing! The way the teeth come in, terrifying and impressive. 010
Reposted by @dmertl.bsky.socialEric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 15/09/2026GEFILTE PHISHING 10569011210
dmertl.bsky.social @dmertl.bsky.social · 12/08/2026I enjoy bsky specifically because it has less users 020
dmertl.bsky.social @dmertl.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Ah, same Latin root as caveat. Kinda makes sense. 𝘊𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘓𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 "𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘣𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦" 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘣 𝘤𝘢𝘷ē𝘳𝘦, 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 "𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘥." 000
dmertl.bsky.social @dmertl.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Learned a new word today, "caveating". Not at all what I would have guessed. noun (Fencing) Shifting the sword from one side of an adversary's sword to the other. 100
dmertl.bsky.social @dmertl.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Support game developers by buying their indie games in a bundle that supports game developers. It's a win-win. 010
dmertl.bsky.social @dmertl.bsky.social · 02/08/2026@stfj.net little typo on www.puzzmo.com/play/hue-com...? that breaks the Josef Albers link in the design notespuzzmo.com@aster's finished Hue Complete Me #1021Play the best daily puzzles on Puzzmo 100
Reposted by @dmertl.bsky.socialGames Done Quick @gamesdonequick.com · 12/07/2026We have canceled our sponsored stream with SNK. We have heard the concerns from our community regarding this partnership, specifically the company’s majority ownership by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, and the human rights concerns tied to the Saudi government. 273106092612
Reposted by @dmertl.bsky.socialVic Thorstenson @vthorstenson.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Godzilla-sized ladies with big silver trays. It's how they used to move stuff in this town. 2519
dmertl.bsky.social @dmertl.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Can't believe this is relevant, but @zachweinersmith.bsky.social here's some Wodehouse content 160
dmertl.bsky.social @dmertl.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Every social media account should maximize engagement. Every company should maximize growth. Just... don't question it. 000
dmertl.bsky.social @dmertl.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Why do they call them fire engines? Shouldn't they be extinguisher engines? 000
dmertl.bsky.social @dmertl.bsky.social · 21/05/2026The curse of applying the silicon valley mindset to everything else in life 110
dmertl.bsky.social @dmertl.bsky.social · 17/05/2026The Turing Test wasn't created to test machines, it was created to test us. AI doesn't pass the Turing Test, we fail it. 000
dmertl.bsky.social @dmertl.bsky.social · 16/05/2026@samreich.bsky.social is like Q for content creators www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUXU... 000
dmertl.bsky.social @dmertl.bsky.social · 09/05/2026At first glance I thought that was a giant pack of novelty cigarettes 110
dmertl.bsky.social @dmertl.bsky.social · 09/05/2026To be fair, they have a natural wall already. And you've gotta watch out for the changelings. Still, probably worth it for the hot springs. 010
dmertl.bsky.social @dmertl.bsky.social · 28/04/2026put your fist in the air like @wck.org if all you want is to feed 'em @knaan.bsky.social 000
Reposted by @dmertl.bsky.socialMelita Curphy @missmonster.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Skrunkly Skranklin' Space Gremlin is finally finished !! WHEW! See you at @neotropolisevent These creatures were pests with a habit of chewing on docked starship guts, a behavior that caused dread in pilots, reminiscent of Old Earth wartime " gremlins". It was discovered they ... 12811234
dmertl.bsky.social @dmertl.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Going to start a distillery + cocktail bar called "When in Rum" 000
dmertl.bsky.social @dmertl.bsky.social · 07/04/2026They really shouldn't have stopped with ASCII before adding the sarcasm key. That was, an attempt, at text-based internet- comedy, if you will check the balance again 🙇 010
dmertl.bsky.social @dmertl.bsky.social · 07/04/2026I don't mean to be contrarian, but I think you may have calculated that incorrectly 100
dmertl.bsky.social @dmertl.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Forgot the word "Lucifer". Had to keep jabbing at my brain, "another world for the devil, but when he's hot" 000
dmertl.bsky.social @dmertl.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Nothing like laying down on the grass under a tree in your local community park listening to the birds.... no. no. no. no that bird 010
dmertl.bsky.social @dmertl.bsky.social · 03/04/2026I think the old man next to me on the train is a plant. 80, tan loafers, navy sport coat, on the phone. “Economy is doing great” “CA still has worst taxes and highest poverty rate” “Lockheed is selling so many F-35s” “No ammunition problems” and he just got kicked out of business because he’s coach 000
dmertl.bsky.social @dmertl.bsky.social · 01/04/2026I have $100 if you have a haiku that also compiles in C 100
dmertl.bsky.social @dmertl.bsky.social · 31/03/2026I just want to share things with my friends and see things my friends share with me. In chronological order. Using "the algorithm" to achieve growth is the opposite of what I want. But, I'm not a shareholder... 010
dmertl.bsky.social @dmertl.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Deeper down I'm just a clown, starting ballroom brawls with cupid. Fuck that naked baby angel doll, yo, two more buttery nipples. 001
dmertl.bsky.social @dmertl.bsky.social · 31/03/2026But when I pray, she kisses back too much. And it's hard to feel real gangster when you're always getting kissed. 100
dmertl.bsky.social @dmertl.bsky.social · 29/03/2026Kids these days have lost the way with their podcast-sponsored BlueChews. They need to return to the path of god with Hymns. #paidadvertisement 000
dmertl.bsky.social @dmertl.bsky.social · 29/03/2026If you're running out of ways to go fuck yourself, I will innovate. 000
dmertl.bsky.social @dmertl.bsky.social · 29/03/2026An ambulance full of books, for emergency reading 000