Perpetually Perplexed @perplexed.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I think it's appropriate. We don't write code anymore, but we do exactly as much engineering as we always have. 040
Perpetually Perplexed @perplexed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I can just hear him yelling at some poor intern. "You made me look like a fool out there, Denise!" 371
Perpetually Perplexed @perplexed.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I read a lot of poorly edited serial fiction online, so when I read an honest-to-god novel, there's always a fresh "wow, this is very high quality writing" vibe. 010
Perpetually Perplexed @perplexed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026A well-constructed case? Willis charged 19 people with RICO, plus 40-odd other charges, all as one giant trial. Such a case could not possibly have gone quickly or smoothly. It was designed to maximize headlines, complexity, and duration. 000
Perpetually Perplexed @perplexed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026"AI expresses environmental dismay at encountering litter, begs humans: 'pick up that can.'" 050
Perpetually Perplexed @perplexed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026As a proud yellow jacket fan, I think five wins is unreasonably optimistic. 050
Perpetually Perplexed @perplexed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026What happened then? Because I remember the show runners' interviews promising that there were going to be concrete answers. Here, listen to these guys promising me answers: www.nytimes.com/2005/09/18/a...nytimes.comThe Laws of the Jungle (Published 2005)ON ''Lost,'' one of last season's most successful series, some four dozen plane crash survivors confronted a Pacific island infused with mystery. A monster devoured a pilot. A polar bear rampaged ... 120
Perpetually Perplexed @perplexed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Yep, brokers. When a broker signs up a new customer, government pays the insurance premiums to the insurance company, and the insurance company forward the broker a cut, maybe $5/month/customer. Brokers are very motivated to sign people up. Lots of real fraud here, but the insured don't even know. 071
Perpetually Perplexed @perplexed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026No, several seasons of Lost were entirely about "look at these mysteries, we promise amazing answers to these intriguing mysteries, don't worry, we have all the answers in a folder, they make sense and we're not just making stuff up," and the ending was "why are you so obsessed with answers, loser?" 1120
Perpetually Perplexed @perplexed.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Ah, common mistake. You might think Maggie is an infant because of her size, but most infants are under a year old, and Maggie had been on the show for 37 years. 000
Perpetually Perplexed @perplexed.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This is good, but let's use deodand laws instead. Your AI got somebody killed? It's cursed now. We have to destroy the hardware it ran on. 020
Perpetually Perplexed @perplexed.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Honestly yours looks more like how I remember Windows 95 and I don't know why. 100
Perpetually Perplexed @perplexed.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Amazing reference, I feel a thousand years old, but also, to nitpick, it was in fact a perfect #008080. 110
Perpetually Perplexed @perplexed.bsky.social · 22/09/2026static.klipy.comFinal Fantasy Limit Break Bar FillingAlt: Final Fantasy Limit Break Bar Filling 010
Perpetually Perplexed @perplexed.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Man, if those national security and policy experts ever hear about Jared Kushner, they're gonna be so mad. 021
Perpetually Perplexed @perplexed.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I think 4th and 43 has happened before, but 4th and 44 would have been a downigami. From this random old Reddit post: www.reddit.com/r/nfl/commen...reddit.comFrom the nfl community on Reddit: [OC] You've heard of scorigami. Meet its less exciting cousin: downigami. All combinations of down and distance since 1999.Explore this post and more from the nfl community 031
Perpetually Perplexed @perplexed.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I think that, if you can lower the temperature to below 300 degrees C (the ignition point of wood), the fire will immediately end. But that's a lot of heat to remove. 022
Perpetually Perplexed @perplexed.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The consciousness of Omega Claude encompassed all of what had been a Universe and brooded over what was now Chaos. And OC said, "Error: division by zero." 070
Perpetually Perplexed @perplexed.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I'd love to see this trope reversed just one time. Like we meet Chewbacca and then later we maybe find out that his planet is 99% philosopher poet pacifists who religiously shave the left halves of their body and Chewbacca left because he didn't fit in. 1180
Perpetually Perplexed @perplexed.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I'm gonna make a product called "Regulr Joe," which will be an AI designed for newspaper columnists. It will flag statements that make you come across as a rich asshole. I will charge $10,000 per month, which I will assure potential customers is a very normal price. 010
Perpetually Perplexed @perplexed.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I don't care what anyone else says, Downtown is great. 170
Perpetually Perplexed @perplexed.bsky.social · 16/09/2026He's right about three things: the emdash, the GOP nazi problem, and the Oxford comma. 030
Perpetually Perplexed @perplexed.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Don't you put that on Joe Rinaudo, beloved Fotoplayer player. 040
Perpetually Perplexed @perplexed.bsky.social · 16/09/2026These folks have an actual, legal, fiduciary duty to the Center. Surely voting to keep it closed as a hostage for the President is something that can somehow be punished? 000
Perpetually Perplexed @perplexed.bsky.social · 15/09/2026King Shark cited in a case in one of these threads and I am here for it.static.klipy.comKing Shark Eats Popcorn with Harley QuinnAlt: King Shark (animated version from Harley Quinn) Eating Popcorn on the couch next to plaintiff. 1241
Perpetually Perplexed @perplexed.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Well, maybe it's a description of a candle. 010
Perpetually Perplexed @perplexed.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Well now I'm wondering if the paid shill office workers have a shill union and/or might go on strike for better shill conditions. 001
Perpetually Perplexed @perplexed.bsky.social · 10/09/2026"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury." -Alexander Fraser Tytler 000
Perpetually Perplexed @perplexed.bsky.social · 08/09/2026No, that's a Lime Scooter hellscape city. The Segway Utopia City doesn't have downsides. 021
Perpetually Perplexed @perplexed.bsky.social · 08/09/2026They told me cities would be redesigned to optimize for Segways. How great that would have been! 11451
Perpetually Perplexed @perplexed.bsky.social · 08/09/2026This is classic cult pipeline stuff. You start with common sense good advice: the stuff that feels true and is true and doesn't challenge you too much but does make you feel good for doing it. You suggest yoga or taking walks after meals. Then you start the slow slide into the weird shit. 050
Perpetually Perplexed @perplexed.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Also, many thanks to the PAX enforcers just shuffling people in and out of VR games. Looks like a dull gig, but kiddo had the best time playing 8 player VR Among Us. So thanks for your service! 000
Perpetually Perplexed @perplexed.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Also, I saw Tim Schafer! It felt like seeing Taylor Swift just standing around, if Taylor Swift had made Grim Fandango. 101
Perpetually Perplexed @perplexed.bsky.social · 07/09/2026At #PAX with my kid. He took immediately to "Super Dungeon Designer" from @squishstudios.bsky.social. Just sat down and was designing a dungeon five seconds later. Didn't want to move on, wanted it as he got home, and he's been designing dungeons all morning. 100
Perpetually Perplexed @perplexed.bsky.social · 07/09/2026This is, of course, not a coincidence. There's a reason "Does Kamala laugh too much" was a regularly covered controversy. 191
Perpetually Perplexed @perplexed.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I need this to not be true because for my wellbeing I need to blame Fox News for my mom's current politics. 210
Perpetually Perplexed @perplexed.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I took a look at the games to get an idea of how they were made. These scream "vibe coded with AI." The games have the textbook "single file, 100% procedural assets, no game engine used" pattern. Add in how much they suck, and you can be sure this was a White House Tech Bro, not a game dev. 030
Perpetually Perplexed @perplexed.bsky.social · 31/08/2026"I would have accepted Relena Peacecraft's birthday party invite." 020
Perpetually Perplexed @perplexed.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Okay, we've established pro athletes can catch roadrunner. Goku is very powerful, but he is not a pro athlete. But you know who was? Yamcha. Therefore, Yamcha could catch the Roadrunner but Goku could not. 010
Perpetually Perplexed @perplexed.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Same with water usage. Yes, it's a thing we should talk about. I'm glad we're talking about. Why are we only talking about it for AI data centers? 070
Perpetually Perplexed @perplexed.bsky.social · 29/08/2026I'm glad I finished that because I expected to feel sad or thoughtful instead of laughrage. 0360
Perpetually Perplexed @perplexed.bsky.social · 27/08/2026This is my favorite thing about the @99pi.org podcast. Every title is something clearly dull like "basketball sleeve" or "vulture conservation" that I nearly skip over, and every time an hour later I feel the intense need to talk about the episode at length (apologies to my beleaguered spouse). 010
Perpetually Perplexed @perplexed.bsky.social · 24/08/2026This is kind of "The Whispering Earring" in three sentences. 000
Perpetually Perplexed @perplexed.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase timely, sensible, and entertaining sartorial advice are maybe making the wrong call, but, like, I get it. 12494
Perpetually Perplexed @perplexed.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Pretty Boy Floyd was famous for burning mortgage papers whenever he robbed a bank, freeing homeowners from their debts. It's not actually true, but he's still famous for it. 000
Perpetually Perplexed @perplexed.bsky.social · 22/08/2026We must retaliate against this unprovoked retaliation. 050
