gabe ck @gkostolny.bsky.social · 24/09/2026cannot for the life of me understand why head tracked audio is the default setting for Macs. who tf wants that for music or other normal sound? movie viewing I can *maybe* understand. 000
Reposted by gabe ckJLRay @jlray.bsky.social · 23/09/2026In the hopes that my pessimism will be defeated by the hilarity of karma, if Democrats go +4 at the top of the ticket in Ohio I will eat a ghost pepper on livestream 1223
Reposted by gabe ckReuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 15/09/2026FBI Director Kash Patel told lawmakers he changed the bureau's hiring standards to eliminate bestiality as an automatic disqualifier because he did not want to bar trafficking victims who had been forced to have sex with animals reut.rs/4yFCKuV 11622854
gabe ck @gkostolny.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Iron Heart, @trufelman.bsky.social , and the Ametora guy? This WSJ video is like the 2010s denimhead greatest hits. ❤️😂 youtu.be/CpVhFVcnx8M?...youtu.beWhy These $500 Japanese Jeans Have a Cult Following | WSJ CovetedYouTube video by The Wall Street Journal 0132
Reposted by gabe ckThe Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 14/07/2026How Regimes Rely on ‘Loyal Losers’ New research sheds light on how low academic performers with poor career options tend to be assigned the most brutal tasks, including torture and murder. (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/w... 33970287
Reposted by gabe ckElder Taylor @taylornewc.bsky.social · 18/06/2026If Waffle House doesn’t make this their new slogan, then capitalism has failed 123138713804
Reposted by gabe ckCharles Apple @charlesapple.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Perhaps this will help, Trish. I built this 13 years ago for the Orange County Register. 11515297
Reposted by gabe ckTrish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...slate.comDrowning Doesn’t Look Like DrowningDrowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect. 253133959735
Reposted by gabe ckJenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Must read. Seriously read it. Drowning doesn’t look like most people think. 5168104
gabe ck @gkostolny.bsky.social · 03/05/2026Wild how fast cruise ships move along given their size, as a first time cruiser. 🛳️🏎️ 000
Reposted by gabe ckTom Warren @tomwarren.co.uk · 01/05/2026today I learned you can disable the annoying alarm slider in iOS 26 and switch it back to a normal button. The setting is in Accessibility / Touch 🙏 911011
gabe ck @gkostolny.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Literally the story @thecut.com was made to publish: The Men Who Want Their Foreskins Back. apple.news/Ay9Lt54DzT8O...apple.newsThe Men Who Want Their Foreskins Back — New York MagazineCircumcision-reversal surgery is experimental, but that hasn’t stopped men who hate their penises — and are tired of tugging — from seeking it out. 000
Reposted by gabe ckBarred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 18/04/2026OOP New York Times got receipts on John Roberts being like, 'I know this isn't how anything works, but a Democratic president is about to implement a policy!!' www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u... 48795043195
gabe ck @gkostolny.bsky.social · 13/04/2026utterly mystified that the market is up despite the blockade news. what am I too stupid to understand? 000
Reposted by gabe ckEllen || Artist, Cinephile, Gardener, Bibliophile || She/Her @imaginariumarts.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Hey so if it helps anyone here LOL- emotional support dogs don’t have public access rights, only task trained service dogs do. There are NO legitimate registries in the US. You CAN tell ill-behaves dogs to leave even if they’re claiming it’s a service dog, per ADA. Signed 🫶☺️ service dog handler LOL 21678
Reposted by gabe ckArizona Right Watch @azrww.bsky.social · 04/04/2026This travesty to humanity will be done by Spencer Construction LLC, the same Tucson-based company that made that god forsaken George W. Bush / Thucydides “heroes memorial” in Oro Valley. 210857
Reposted by gabe ckNBC News @nbcnews.com · 03/04/2026NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has taken steps to block or delay promotions for more than a dozen Black and female senior officers across all four branches of the military, according to nine U.S. officials familiar with the process.nbcnews.comHegseth has intervened in military promotions for more than a dozen senior officersThe defense secretary’s efforts to block or delay promotions to general or admiral for some officers has raised concerns that he may be targeting them because of race, gender or affiliation with the B... 70061313206
gabe ck @gkostolny.bsky.social · 02/04/2026The two solar panels on the roof of my shed sure are ripping for April 2nd. 974w! 010
Reposted by gabe ckJeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 02/04/2026USAID, now US Forest Service. They keep demolishing institutions that were deeply problematic, but nowhere near as awful as their erasure. I think this is big, bad news, the real news of the day, not that nothing-to-see-here speech. 1921587
gabe ck @gkostolny.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Sitting with the fact that DJT may actually be the real trigger for the clean energy transition in the US. wtf. 010
gabe ck @gkostolny.bsky.social · 31/03/2026just bought an EV (becuz wtf Iran war) and finding it fascinating to contrast the fact that in the PG&E-cursed Bay Area it's basically the same price to charge at home slowly or at a DC fast charger, since I don't have solar. 010
Reposted by gabe ckTravis @coloradotravis.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Just spent 5 minutes on LinkedIn 6382
Reposted by gabe ckderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 25/03/2026There are photos going around of Peter Millar's logo peeling off their poly-spandex polos. If you find this happening to you, collect the remnants and use them to garnish your cocktails, like you see at fancy hotel bars. 22168967
Reposted by gabe ckEndless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 23/03/2026AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH 03012
gabe ck @gkostolny.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Most literate article I’ve ever read in @bloomberg.com - kinda love it. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comThe Best Guide to the AI Revolution May Be Victorian FictionNovels set during the Industrial Revolution can illuminate what it's like to live through epochal change. 011
Reposted by gabe ckNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 15/08/2025Dems' combative response to Republicans openly trying to steal Congressional seats via extreme gerrymandering, such as CA Gov. Newsom holding a state referendum to authorize retaliation, is one of the few times in years they've taken power seriously. This Jia Lynn Yang piece about how is well done.nytimes.comHow the Democrats Became the Party That Brings Pencils to a Knife Fight 512024
Reposted by gabe ckWIRED @wired.com · 06/08/2025The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is planning to direct states and tribes to immediately stop certain activities intended to combat domestic violent extremism, according to a draft of an information bulletin obtained by WIRED.wired.comCombating Domestic Violent Extremism Is No Longer a FEMA PriorityDocuments obtained by WIRED show FEMA plans to direct states and tribes to halt activities intended to combat domestic violent extremism so as to align with "current administration priorities." 19222107
Reposted by gabe ckMission Local @missionlocal.org · 01/08/2025S.F. cult favorite chain Philz Coffee is on the verge of closing a deal to sell to a private equity firm for $145 million. But the deal cancels all stocks, leaving employees empty-handed. missionlocal.org/2025/07/phil...missionlocal.orgPhilz Coffee close to closing deal to sell to private equity firm for $145 millionEmployee stocks will be canceled as part of the deal; former employees point to culture change across Philz Coffee. 228236
gabe ck @gkostolny.bsky.social · 20/06/2025Ugh. Nothing gets me carsick - except one pedal driving in Tesla model 3 Ubers. Fuck. Why can’t I filter them out??? 🤢 000
gabe ck @gkostolny.bsky.social · 13/06/2025That gold I bought at Costco looking mighty fine right now. 🤦♂️ 000
gabe ck @gkostolny.bsky.social · 11/06/2025this is spot on target. I remember arguments in high school when prop 187 was being debated about the imagery around this and how the MX flag turned people off. the visuals are important! www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-e...sacbee.comA message to Trump protesters in California: Put down the Mexican flags | OpinionThis is how immigration activists lose the message to Donald Trump. 010
Reposted by gabe ckAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 06/06/2025AOC: The girls are fighting aren’t they 849421877468
gabe ck @gkostolny.bsky.social · 02/06/2025so far, the new sleeping pad I ordered during the REI anniversary sale has gone Bozeman->Billings->Butte->Pocatello->Salt Lake City->San Francisco->San Leandro (destination)->Honolulu. 🙃 030
gabe ck @gkostolny.bsky.social · 29/05/2025folks hiding from Trump's reaction to the TACO trade question & tariffs being torpedoed by courts? 010
Reposted by gabe ckMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 29/05/2025if you know anything about katie miller i’m marisakabas.04 on signal 861677247
Reposted by gabe ckAdam P Knave @adampknave.com · 21/05/2025I have no where to put this. I don't need it in any (ANY!) sense of the word. But thanks to @aplante.com I have seen it and I really want it. Once I figure out a use for it...amazon.comPigeon Automatic Induction Foam Dispenser, Touchless Foaming Soap Dispenser for Bathroom & Kitchen, Bird-Shaped Hand Soap (Gray)Buy Pigeon Automatic Induction Foam Dispenser, Touchless Foaming Soap Dispenser for Bathroom & Kitchen, Bird-Shaped Hand Soap (Gray): Lotion Dispensers - Amazon.com ✓ FREE DELIVERY possible on eligible purchases 3427
gabe ck @gkostolny.bsky.social · 05/05/2025now THIS is the sort of corporate investment I can get behind. www.wired.com/story/lego-f...wired.comFormula 1 Drivers Just Hit the Track in These Full-Sized Lego CarsAt the Miami Grand Prix's driver's parade, the sport's biggest stars rode in drivable Lego cars that took eight months to build. It was as awesome as it sounds. 000
gabe ck @gkostolny.bsky.social · 01/05/2025some day this shitbag will be revealed to actually be Red Skull. 010
gabe ck @gkostolny.bsky.social · 01/05/2025damn, @theonion.com - why you gotta burn me like that? theonion.com/dad-has-some...theonion.comDad Has Some Choice Words About Hotel Bathroom’s CaulkingHONOLULU—Refusing to pull any punches in his appraisal of the shoddy workmanship, vacationing dad David Stayton reportedly had some choice words about his hotel bathroom’s caulking, family sources con... 000
