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kristopher @kristopherwhat.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Just watched Sirāt. Wow. Incredible film.

Movie poster for film Sirat. Desert scene with RVs, PA speakers, and a few people gathered in a cluster. Sand blowing all around them.

kristopher @kristopherwhat.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

somehow I thought it was friday so I've been expecting to see the "it's friday in california" post. just learned the truth. I spend too much time here.

a golden retriever running on a grassy field, tongue hanging from his mouth in mid stride. trees in the background. bold text to the dog's right: "BUMMER Premium All Day"

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kristopher @kristopherwhat.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

currently hiding out in a workshop, listening to the rain, and neglecting a dozen other things. it’s pretty great.

Space heater on a metal shelf. Pegboard wall behind.

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kristopher @kristopherwhat.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The replies are wild. Strong feelings on both sides of this meaningless issue. That said, espionage comes to mind when I think about people bringing coffee to job interviews.

Michael Flynn, dressed in gray suite and red tie, holds a to-go coffee cup while walking through the lobby of Trump Tower. He's flanked by two other men in suites. Tacky gold plated elevators are visible in the background.

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kristopher @kristopherwhat.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

slow morning (not really but whatever)

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kristopher @kristopherwhat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Amazing. Another bizarro trip back to 92. I had to look up "Bobby Soul" aka Roger Kabler and he's a Robin Williams impersonator now.

Ad from an online post announcing an upcoming performance for a Robin Williams impersonator named Roger Kabler. He's pictured, as Robin Williams, in floral print button up and blue striped suspenders.

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kristopher @kristopherwhat.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

After a several hours long Lambchop marathon I've landed on Kurt Wagner's delightedly weird electronica side project HeCTA. Somehow I missed this when it came out in 2015.

Album cover (band is HeCTA; album is The Diet)

people gathered outside a building or airport. Their faces are digitally removed / obscured by gray. One man is posting up at the sky while another appears to be looking on.

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kristopher @kristopherwhat.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

This is art. I’m not afraid of the future. AI can never replace this.

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kristopher @kristopherwhat.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

At least it's Friday and the Royals play tonight.

awkward man in khaki pants and light blue polo shirt swings a baseball bat at an indoor batting cage. A blurry yellow ball is also visible.

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kristopher @kristopherwhat.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

This is why I stay here. It started with inflation vs wage growth and ended with medieval furnishings.

screenshot of 5 Bluesky replies. thread begins with a post about inflation versus wage growth but ultimately morphs into a discussion about medieval furniture.

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kristopher @kristopherwhat.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

This is the photo on the wikipedia page for the Sault-au-Cochon Tragedy. The caption says, "A DC-3, similar to the aircraft involved." I mean... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadia...

A silver DC-3 airplane resting on the roof of a restaurant. Several people appear to be dining on one of the wings of the plane, which has been converted to a patio with tables and chairs. Lush green trees in the background behind the building.

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kristopher @kristopherwhat.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

The story of the USSR's first McDonald's comes to mind.

Soviet people were so accustomed to rude, boorish service that when they were faced with the polite manners and beaming faces they were completely shocked. In fact, the customers felt so uneasy while being served by someone who was smiling that the McDonald’s chiefs asked their employees to smile less!

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kristopher @kristopherwhat.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Currently reading The Barbary Coast: An Informal History of the San Francisco Underworld (1933) by Herbert Asbury. A thoroughly enjoyable book for anyone interested in California history.

Image of a book cover: The Barbary Coast: An Informal History of the San Francisco Underworld. Black and white photo of a crowded San Francisco street at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Streets are packed with people and a streetcar is visible. Book title and author's name in white font over image.

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kristopher @kristopherwhat.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

The entire story is infuriating but this bit really highlights the calculated depravity of the ghouls involved.

The Justice Department had built a case against Colony Ridge with “stark and overwhelming evidence,” Clarke told the news organizations. Prosecutors said Colony Ridge repeatedly misled consumers about the condition of lots they purchased, forcing them to spend hundreds or thousands on drainage improvements and utility connections they hadn’t known the land needed. This contributed to consumers defaulting on high-interest loans, according to the lawsuit. Colony Ridge then benefited from the improvements made to the land it foreclosed on and resold the lots at higher prices.

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kristopher @kristopherwhat.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

And the reason for the firings is perfectly on brand

Last week, the F.B.I. director, Kash Patel, fired about a dozen members of an elite counterintelligence unit based in Washington whose agents and analysts specialized in stemming threats of terrorism in the Middle East. The reason for their termination: They had also been involved in the investigation into Mr. Trump’s retention of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, his private club and residence in Florida, after he left office in 2021.

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kristopher @kristopherwhat.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Just uncovered this old chestnut and now I’m sad remembering the perfect office software and its senseless death.

Photo of a white book (iWork 2009 guidebook) on a wood desk. The cover has a photo of a twenty-something white man in a black t-shirt. His arms are crossed and he’s smiling.

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kristopher @kristopherwhat.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Last night I finished Don DeLillo’s 1988 historical fiction novel Libra. I was skeptical going in—so many 11/22/63 stories—but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Cool blend of fact and fiction + wonderful writing.

Hardcover book on a blue leather chair. Book is 1st edition (1988) copy of Libra by Don DeLillo. Book name and author name in black text on yellow background. Black and white pic of Lee Harvey Oswald holding rifle in the center.

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kristopher @kristopherwhat.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Royal Riviera pears have become a beloved holiday tradition thanks to a wonderful salesman who sends them to me every December.

Box of 7 individually wrapped pears nestled in tissue paper and separated by cardboard dividers. The foil wrappers are red, gold, and green.

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kristopher @kristopherwhat.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Margo Timmins likes Bruce Springsteen but I swear I'm working today

screenshot from wikipedia. text reads: "She is a fan of Bruce Springsteen"

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kristopher @kristopherwhat.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Just received an email announcing MLS games will be included with Apple TV subscriptions (in US) beginning next season. No clue about the numbers but I'm guessing MLS Season Pass was a major bust.

As an MLS Fan, we're letting you know that starting in 2026 all Major League Soccer broadcasts and exclusive programming will be part of an Apple TV subscription — at no additional cost. The standalone MLS Season Pass Service will no longer be offered as a separate subscription.

Apple TV subscribers will have access to every MLS match starting next season, as well as hundreds of exclusive Apple Original shows and movies, weekly MLB games with Friday Night Baseball and all Formula 1® races starting in 2026 for
U.S. viewers.*

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kristopher @kristopherwhat.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Reissue of the Pixie's 1987 album "Demos / The Purple Tapes" is available today if anyone's interested... pixiesmerch.com/products/dem...

Photo with white background. Cardboard album cover from the Pixies Demos / The Purple Tapes (album art: purple background with white text displaying "DEMOS" 3X in bold typeface). Black vinyl album with purple splatter and album liner notes (text says: I'M WAITING... WE'RE WAITING) are laying in front of the cardboard case.

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kristopher @kristopherwhat.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Fun end to a disappointing season. High hopes for next year though.

Image of score card from Royals at Athletics. Shows Royals won 9-2.

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kristopher @kristopherwhat.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

LOL I love how Mustafa Suleyman warns about the dangers of model welfare by just listing the dangers of AI in general.

Screenshot from Wired.com…

Quote from Mustafa Suleyman, the CEO of Microsoft AI:

“This is both premature, and frankly dangerous,” Suleyman wrote, referring generally to the field of model welfare research. “All of this will exacerbate delusions, create yet more dependence-related problems, prey on our psychological vulnerabilities, introduce new dimensions of polarization, complicate existing struggles for rights, and create a huge new category error for society.”

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kristopher @kristopherwhat.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

respawn in the 80s as z cavariccis...

picture of the lower half of a shoeless man wearing baggy, black washed Z Cavaricci jeans from the 1980s.

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kristopher @kristopherwhat.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Is this what he thinks "bespoke" means?

cartoon image of man on bicycle shoving a stick in the front spokes.

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kristopher @kristopherwhat.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Just rewatched Primer (2004). IMO it holds up as one of the best time travel films ever. And the budget was just $7,000.

Movie poser for the film Primer (2004). It shows a machine in a dark room with wires spelling out the title, Primer.

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kristopher @kristopherwhat.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

If I'm reading the so-called Liberation Day Schedule correctly, we're still in the "Global markets respond as the impact of America’s renewed strength takes hold" phase.

From Twitter account @DeItaone on Apr 2, 2025:
PRESIDENT TRUMP’S LIBERATION DAY SCHEDULE – APRIL 2, 2025

Advancing American Prosperity Through Strategic Trade Policy

🔸 9:00 AM ET: President Trump convenes with his expert trade council to finalize the transformative tariff initiative.

🔸 11:30 AM ET: Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt previews the historic announcement.

🔸 4:00 PM ET: Rose Garden Address – President Trump unveils bold reciprocal tariffs, restoring fairness to U.S. trade.

🔸 4:30 PM ET: The President engages with media, followed by an official photo session.

🔸 6:00 PM ET: Administration officials brief industry leaders on implementation, ensuring seamless execution.

🔸 8:00 PM ET: Global markets respond as the impact of America’s renewed strength takes hold.

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kristopher @kristopherwhat.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

The most underreported tragedy in the world is about to get worse. #Sudan

Screenshot from Reuters: CAIRO, Feb 26 (Reuters) - The World Food Programme, the largest provider of food aid in Sudan, said on Wednesday it was forced to pause food distributions in Sudan's famine-plagued Zamzam camp in North Darfur.
The camp has been the target of repeated attacks by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces who seek to uproot the army and allied forces from the region.

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kristopher @kristopherwhat.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Wife is sick. Kid is sick. But I’m optimistic about Monday.

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kristopher @kristopherwhat.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

I’m sure this will be reassuring to businesses already apprehensive of building audiences and posting on X. The whole “I own your brand forever” pitch is flawless. Another masterstroke from the daring iconoclast. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/26/b...

Musk’s lawyers argue that X accounts are not actually owned by users — and hence can’t be sold off. They say X’s terms and conditions make this clear. To underscore this, they note that X has the right to suspend or terminate accounts.

“X Corp. is plainly the owner of the X Accounts and the Services, and the Trustee cannot sell, assign, or otherwise transfer what it does not own or have an interest in,” the objection states.

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