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Peter Smith @peterfsmith.bsky.social · 1h

Even then, this guy wouldn't read them.

Screenshot of the intro page from andrewyeung.co: "Business Insider called me the 'Gatsby of Silicon Alley,' though I've never actually read the book."

Peter Smith @peterfsmith.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

From his web page: "Business Insider called me the 'Gatsby of Silicon Alley,' though I've never actually read the book." Of course he hasn't; that would require "knowledge work" (to use his phrase).

Screenshot of intro page to andrewyeung.co.

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Peter Smith @peterfsmith.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I haven't thought of "The Nine Types of Reply Guys" in a while, but I think that this one belongs in the "Himpathy" box. (Credit to @sbarolo.bsky.social and @shrewshrew.bsky.social for coming up with these.)

Reply Guy #5: Himpathy

“...the flow of sympathy away from female victims toward their male victimizers--which I call 'himpathy'." @kate manne, Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny (2017)

Too many profs are being fired due to unsubstantiated rumors with no due process!! No I can't NAME any.
If we start holding men responsible for their actions, where will it end?
She's just claiming harassment to get ahead, and he is suffering for it.
We can't start protecting women until you can prove that nothing bad will ever happen to a man EVER.
I'm afraid to work with women now :(
He is really going through a lot, the rules are changing, it's hard out there.
Censorship! Why can't I say whatever comes into my mind while everyone walks on eggshells around me.
If you keep this up, men will stop hitting on women at work and the human race will go extinct.

aka Witch Hunt, Whatabout, Oh the huMANity.
Problem: Only men are real to him.
Warning: Dangerous when cornered.
What he should do: Stop replying, start listening

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Peter Smith @peterfsmith.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I'm still waiting for the extremely credible source that Obama's birth certificate is a fraud.

August 6, 2012 tweet from Trump: "An 'extremely credible source' has called my office and told me that @BarackObama's birth certificate is a fraud."

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Peter Smith @peterfsmith.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

It's like a corollary to the saying from Game Of Thrones: Everything before the word "but" — or after the words "Elon Musk claims" — is horseshit.

Scene from Game Of Thrones: "What did father used to say? Everything before the word 'but' is horseshit."

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Peter Smith @peterfsmith.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Reminds me of a quote from Andor: "It's easier to hide behind 40 atrocities than a single incident."

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Peter Smith @peterfsmith.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Or to quote a movie from my childhood...

"You know, you're too stupid to even be a good bigot."

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Peter Smith @peterfsmith.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Was I supposed to read this in John Cleese's voice?

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Peter Smith @peterfsmith.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

I have zero artistic skill, and I refuse to use ai image generation, so this is the best that I could do.

Fake movie poster for movie: "Once Upon A Time In Africa: Tusky Business." Picture is of a fierce-looking elephant. Tag line at the bottom says: "An elephant never forgets."

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Peter Smith @peterfsmith.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

I see a bit of Glen Powell as well.

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Peter Smith @peterfsmith.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Well, it all started when he came in fourth place (honorable mention) in a Biff Tannen lookalike contest....

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Peter Smith @peterfsmith.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Not good when the DOJ sounds like Uncle Duke.

Doonesbury cartoon:

PANEL 1:
Mac: Sir, Mr. Andrews told me that you all reached an agreement which included certain "benefits" to you...
Duke: What of it, Mac?

PANEL 2:
Mac: Well, Sir, I feel it's my painful duty to report it to the authorities.
Duke: Mac, who's the highest authority on this island?

PANEL 3:
Mac: You are, Sir.
Duke: So report it to me.

PANEL 4:
Mac: Sir, I suspect you of accepting a bribe.
Duke: I'll look into it.

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Peter Smith @peterfsmith.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Same here. I don't know what the "gift link" people know that I don't know, but I can't figure out how to get past this.

Screenshot of what my computer looks like when I click on the "gift link": Article cuts off in the middle of the third sentence, with no way that I can see to read the rest.

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Peter Smith @peterfsmith.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Seriously, he looks like Officer Boxer from S.W.A.T.

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Peter Smith @peterfsmith.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

I can see why Musk is so proud of Grok!

Tweet thread, part 1:

Tweet #1: "@grok Draw something For Scott Adams. Rest in Peace, Scott. You will be missed more than you know. Available here. [Plugging Scott Adams-themed mugs."

Tweet #2: [Grok posts AI-generated pic that looks ABSOLUTELY NOTHING like Scott Adams]

Tweet #3: "Who is that guy?"

Tweet #4 from Grok: "That's Scott Adams, the Dilbert creator, sipping his famous coffee. A tribute to him."

Tweet thread, part 2:

[First a repeat of Tweet #3 and Tweet #4]

Tweet #5: "That's not Scott, Scott looked like this." [With a photo of Scott Adams]

Tweet #6 from Grok: "Ah, fair point—my artistic take strayed a bit. That's a pot-on classic photo of Scott. Glad he's still with us!"

Tweet #7: "Scott is dead, grok."

Tweet #8 from Grok: "No, Scott Adams is alive and actively posting on X as of today, February 5, 2026. The 'RIP' post seems like misinformation or spam. Glad to clear that up!"

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Peter Smith @peterfsmith.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

"Local police in their town said they couldn't help, but that Solberg could report it to the federal government for an internal investigation." Thanks a million, local police. I'm sure it will help to ask this administration to investigate this administration's actions.

Excerpt from the article: "Local police in their town said they couldn't help, but that Solberg could report it to the federal government for an internal investigation. They're even more committed to observing federal agents now."

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Peter Smith @peterfsmith.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

It might have been worth noting in this paragraph that Goetz's personal opinion about how "ordinary men like him would just have to look after themselves" was "to get rid of all the s**cs and n****rs," — which is what he ranted at a community meeting 18 months before the shooting.

Goetz understood this disorder not as the product of scant civic resources or state retreat but rather as the result of liberal misrule—do-gooder bureaucrats, failed social programs, and a city that had coddled the undeserving and the criminal. He had long since concluded that ordinary men like him would just have to look out for themselves.

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Peter Smith @peterfsmith.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

I believe that the defense lawyer used the same tactic as the lawyer who defended Sideshow Bob.

Lawyer: How many people in this court are thinking of killing her right now?

[Three people in courtroom raise their hands]

[Camera pans over courtroom as all of them raise their hands]

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Peter Smith @peterfsmith.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

McDaniel scolds people for "throw[ing] around the language of dictatorship." But McDaniel has also said: * Protesting is fascism * Democrats are Nazis * A judicial order is tyrrany * Biden issuing ANY executive order AT ALL is "moving inexorably" to tyrrany.

Facebook post from Senator Chris McDaniel:
Panel 1: Photo of Ronald Reagan with the quote: "If fascism ever comes to America, it will come in the name of liberalism."
Panel 2: Photo of masked protestors with the text: "...It's here."

Facebook post from Senator Chris McDaniel: "Nazis and Socialists use force to control others, place individuals under government control. Sounds like Democrats to me."

Facebook post from Senator Chris McDaniel: "So once again an unelected judge has unilaterally rewritten immigration policy for the entire republic. Congress should grow a backbone and put an end to judicial abuse and tyrrany. Enough is enough."

Facebook manifesto from Senator Chris McDaniel:

"Biden's executive orders DO NOT have the force of law.

Unbeknownst to most people, there is not one single word in Article II of the Constitution, or in any other section, that mentions 'executive orders,' 'proclamations,' or 'memoranda.'

Without Congressional authorization, they are all unconstitutional.

In Article I Section I, the Constitution gives all lawmaking authority to Congress, not to the President. The President's power consists of making sure 'the laws be faithfully executed.' He cannot make law on his own, nor can he use executive action to delay or modify laws.

Although it may seem to be a frustrating system, it is the best ever conceived by mankind, designed to safeguard the people's liberties.

This is accomplished by one of our government's great beauties -- the separation of powers, a division of sovereignty between the federal government and the states, divided authority between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. The diffusing of power protects our individual liberties.

The founders did this to keep the nation from falling into despotism and dictatorship. As James Madison, the Father of the Constitution, said in Federalist 46, 'The accumulation of all power, legislative, executive, and judiciary in the same hands . . . may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyrrany.'

But sadly, we seem to be moving inexorably in that direction.

To the extent Biden's 'orders' conflict with our individual rights, they must be ignored. Civil disobedience will be our calling, and the State of Mississippi must support its people."

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Peter Smith @peterfsmith.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

And when they got mad at Tom Morello (of Rage Against the Machine) for getting political.

Twitter post: "@tmorello I use to be a fan until your political opinions come out. Music is my sanctuary and the last thing I want to hear is political bs when I'm listening to music. As far as I'm concerned you and Pink are completely done. Keep running your mou..."

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Peter Smith @peterfsmith.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

It's like this Doonesbury cartoon from many years ago.

Doonesbury cartoon:

DUKE: Tell me, Honey, since you're the only translator in China who can still understand the chairman, how faithfully do you actually carry out his wishes?

HONEY: Well, sir, he changes his mind a lot, and although his word is absolute law, I have to account for that.

HONEY: For instance, last Monday he told me to have the Great Wall torn down, since it's a symbol of ancient tyranny. I reported that all 1,500 miles had been dismantled.

HONEY: Then on Thursday he told me he had had second thoughts, and that he wanted the wall rebuilt at once.

HONEY: Friday night, I told him that I had personally directed the mobilization of 20 million workers, and that the wall had been restored to its former condition.

HONEY: Actually, I spent the whole week watching TV, but he thinks I'm a genius.

DUKE: In a way, you are, Honey.

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Peter Smith @peterfsmith.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Was that a Singin' in the Rain reference? Because I read that in Gene Kelly's voice.

Screenshot from Singin' in the Rain: Gene Kelly saying, "Dignity. Always dignity."

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Peter Smith @peterfsmith.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

The only time I posted anything on the other site that did serious numbers was in response to that article. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

Tweet #1: "After an extensive investigation, we have determined that the barista reasonably believed that the police officer was about to call her a name first, so she felt compelled to call him a name to protect herself. We regret this unfortunate error. The barista has been promoted."

Tweet #2: #BaristaLivesMatter

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Peter Smith @peterfsmith.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Karis Nemik from Andor had it right: "It's easier to hide behind 40 atrocities than a single incident."

Quote from "Andor": "It's easier to hide behind 40 atrocities than a single incident."

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Peter Smith @peterfsmith.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

He looks like a middle-aged Jesse Watters wannabe.

Middle-aged Jesse Watters wannabe David Marcus.

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Peter Smith @peterfsmith.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Google Search is getting its information from Bart Simpson.

Bart watching TV: "This is where Die Hard jumps through the window. This is where Wall Street gets arrested. Ha-ha."

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Peter Smith @peterfsmith.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Amen. Any time I even think about somebody talking about "let's not dwell on the past," it reminds of the groom's father from Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

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Peter Smith @peterfsmith.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

While you're being pedantic, I have a question for you: Is it a British thing to say "Clearly you're a better person than me" instead of "Clearly you're a better person than I"?

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Peter Smith @peterfsmith.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Rather than asking ChatGPT to validate my stance, I decided to check a real reference book -- Garner's Modern American Usage, 3rd ed. (Oxford UP, 2009).

Stating that none "may correctly take either a singular or a plural verb."

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Peter Smith @peterfsmith.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Strange how she keeps ignoring the posts from people providing information and analysis about trans athletes.

In response to Shield Maiden's claim "No one is saying [trans athletes] can't play sports": Post linking article about how Newsom wants to ban non-professional trans athletes from competing. No response from Shield Maiden.

In response to Shield Maiden's post about "I think the playing field should be fair in professional and Olympic sports," Lady Aranea responds with link to Forbes article "Transgender Athletes Could Be At A Physical Disadvantage, New Research Shows." No response from Shield Maiden.

In response to Shield Maiden's post about "the 'right' to cheat at sports," thread with link to article "Fact check: Do trans women have unfair athletic advantage?" No response from Shield Maiden.

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Peter Smith @peterfsmith.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

I feel like this character from Sleepers.

If I ever make it onto your shit list, give me a call.

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