robotic tom @robotictom.com · 08/10/2026everyone complains that paywalls prevent them from reading a good story but I thank paywalls when they prevent me from reading a terrible story 020
robotic tom @robotictom.com · 01/10/2026Going to camp outside the Barnes and Noble that used to be a Modell’s just in case they get any Wildcard Winner merch in 000
robotic tom @robotictom.com · 30/09/2026interesting macos quirk (bug??) I ran in to. folders with names containing a . don't display a tag color in finder. the color displays next to name but not the folder itself. 000
robotic tom @robotictom.com · 30/09/2026Disappointed that the America gov chat bot cannot find any Updog regulations 000
robotic tom @robotictom.com · 30/09/2026is anyone else hearing music on the peacock yankee/sox broadcast stream? 100
robotic tom @robotictom.com · 30/09/2026someone saying “you know how on Wheel of Fortune…” is never about to tell you something interesting 000
robotic tom @robotictom.com · 19/09/2026I went to a fancy restaurant for dinner. Parked before valet service started. Leaving I see there is a Rolls Royce parked on either side of my Nissan Rogue. Before I get to car the valet runs up, tells me to be careful getting in to my own car. “I’m sorry, but the car owner asked me to” he said. 100
robotic tom @robotictom.com · 18/09/2026given the option I will always choose the most homer simpsony looking frosted donut every time 000
robotic tom @robotictom.com · 14/09/2026the Jets looked like a professional football team yesterday, for the first time in forever. normally, Woody Johnson would follow that up with something stupid, like calling Ed Sheeran about Macklemore. could the "same old jets" curse actually be broken? time will tell 000
Reposted by robotic tomJess Miers 🦝 @jmiers230.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I did a somewhat deep dive into the recent OpenAI and Anthropic "hacks" for an upcoming interview. IMO, the AI companies are better off running with the "rogue AI" story because the real story is actually pretty embarrassing. Like making your Wi-Fi password "wifi" embarrassing. 🧵 341837794
robotic tom @robotictom.com · 11/09/202625 years ago, firefighter Richie Iannucci [pictured, right] from Queens disappeared, never to be spoken about again. Presumably lost his life in the Towers. Tragic. 001
robotic tom @robotictom.com · 10/09/2026my understanding of mathematics was fundamentally changed by a calculator when I learned that numbers can also be words. source: 5318008 020
robotic tom @robotictom.com · 09/09/2026this column describes how obviously inconsistent kean's campaign messaging is. it captures the feelings that I had when I first saw his ads about saving health care. there is no honest good record to run on, it's disingenuous at best.insidernj.comKean, Jr.’s Entire Campaign Now Rests on a Single Word - Insider NJThat word is contempt. For us, the voters in CD7. How so? Kean, Jr.’s campaign is a four-legged stool. One leg is the claim that he “fixed” healthcare. Another leg – Kean, Jr.’s claim that he is stopp... 000
robotic tom @robotictom.com · 05/09/2026I was 18 when the first harry potter book came out. never read a page or saw a film. I've always been suspicious of anyone that got into the series as an adult especially the fucking dorks that would wear wizard robes and get mad that kids were at barnes and noble. I've never been proven wrong 000
robotic tom @robotictom.com · 04/09/2026I was at this game. I remember walking out. People cheering, high-fiving strangers, and strolling down River Ave with the biggest smiles, still processing exactly what we just saw. My older brother kept our tickets for safekeeping. Now, guess which one of us managed to save every stub from the 90's! 110
robotic tom @robotictom.com · 04/09/2026the final dialect question separates new jersey from queens new york. do you say gabbagool or gabba gabba hey 000
robotic tom @robotictom.com · 04/09/2026someone told me that I am a garbage human being and I began to feel remorse for my actions. Then I remembered that person also said that Dolly Party and Fauci should be in jail and I realized which one of us is actually the garbage human being 100
robotic tom @robotictom.com · 01/09/2026Now that Howard 101 is gone I have a big decision to make. Preset #2 has been 101 on each Sirius radio I've had for 20 years. Road Dog Trucking, you are getting promoted 000
robotic tom @robotictom.com · 31/08/2026CNN had an interesting show about doomsday preppers last night. One guy said his worst fear is that society collapses and then a mother and child come to his bunker pleading for milk. He can’t help them without risking his survival and talked extensively about shooting her if they did not leave. 100
robotic tom @robotictom.com · 30/08/2026I would love to see the ump check the position players glove after he gives up 9 home runs in an inning 100
robotic tom @robotictom.com · 27/08/2026it will be confusing to sail the seven seas when they are all renamed America 000
robotic tom @robotictom.com · 27/08/2026I posted my memory of the great Atlantic and pacific tea company just before Trump said he wants to change the name of the oceans. I hope I didn’t cause this 000
robotic tom @robotictom.com · 27/08/2026the loudest sound I ever heard was the noise of a trash compactor crushing a metal shopping cart. The cart was missing a wheel and the stoner Deli guy said we should throw it in the trash chute. The sound of snapping metal reverberated through the entire store and i thought it was going to explode 110
robotic tom @robotictom.com · 27/08/2026what if an entire baseball team all selected the national anthem as their walk up song? I think the defense would tire out from facing the flag so much 000
robotic tom @robotictom.com · 24/08/2026tom kean running ads about how he brought down drug prices with a tiny footnote indicating it's referring to HR1 ("one big beautiful bill"). running on the "good" part of that bill means he's gotta own everything in it that he voted for. he should be pressed about it every day. 010
robotic tom @robotictom.com · 23/08/2026Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear is a good documentary. I hadn’t understood how much of his life has been shaped by grief. Helpful, I think, to learn from. 100
robotic tom @robotictom.com · 21/08/2026I’ve never eaten a meal and thought “the celery made this dish great” 030
robotic tom @robotictom.com · 20/08/2026any aviation buffs familiar with C-FBKB from kenn borek air? it's been flying a pattern over NJ all morning. not uncommon to see planes doing aerial surveys but this sticks out because it is normally based in alaska. I wonder what the specialized need or equipment is. 000
robotic tom @robotictom.com · 19/08/2026i started a new job the same day the first iphone was released. my new boss had waited overnight in line to get one. for lunch the team took me to a local bar. before food even came I accidentally knocked over a glass, covering the phone in 16 ounces of draft beer. I thought I was cooked 110
robotic tom @robotictom.com · 19/08/2026got a new phone, upgraded from iphone 11 pro to a 17 pro. I didn't think my phone was that old until I looked up the release date: I got it during the first trump term, pre-pandemic. I am again shocked at how fast a new phone is, but mostly happy to hold a battery charge longer than 5 minutes. 100
robotic tom @robotictom.com · 13/08/2026no need to show ID to purchase beer at this bryan adams show. everyone is over 40 100
robotic tom @robotictom.com · 05/08/2026After a couple weeks of IG showing me adderall propaganda I am now seeing videos about a brand new adhd medication approved by the FDA last week. What a coincidence. 000
robotic tom @robotictom.com · 03/08/2026Nauru changing the name of the country??? Now my globe is useless 010
robotic tom @robotictom.com · 02/08/2026if major league baseball can't find 30 billionaires who are willing to spend endless sums of money to win, then maybe the league isn't ready to expand to 32 teams. 000
robotic tom @robotictom.com · 02/08/2026peak divorced dad energy is hard launching your new 22 year old girlfriend on instagram stories hashtagged nationalgfday 010
robotic tom @robotictom.com · 30/07/2026This article describes what I am seeing on my own feed. Last week, IG began showing me videos from "medical professionals" describing the harm of Adderall while promoting supplements. Tonight, videos from people claiming ADHD improved after quitting Adderall cold turkey. Dangerous misinformation. 000
robotic tom @robotictom.com · 29/07/2026i would prohibit players with sub .600 ops from initiating any abs challenges, even from behind the plate. sorry Wells you gotta hit better than .165 before you can question the ump. 000
robotic tom @robotictom.com · 23/07/2026I thought Acrobat would have an obvious way to print PDF at a non-standard size, but I couldn't figure it out. Their UI has multiple popovers that recommend I try the AI Assistant for help. Surely, I think, this would be an easy AI use case. 100
robotic tom @robotictom.com · 21/07/2026i never want to hear the term maxxing again please stop it 010
robotic tom @robotictom.com · 19/07/2026As we approach half time of extra time, a lawyer is explaining to BTS that they are contractually obligated to perform every half time 110
robotic tom @robotictom.com · 19/07/2026Wait soccer coaches can get two yellow cards before they get tossed? Someone tell Aaron Boone to switch sports. I mean it, let’s get him a soccer gig before the end of the MLB season 000
robotic tom @robotictom.com · 19/07/2026Bieber looks like he modeling Old Navy x Bill Belichick. It’s a date night look for guys who wear baggy sweatshirts with the sleeves cut off. 000
robotic tom @robotictom.com · 17/07/2026midway through armageddon (1998) I realized some folks I was with were way more in to the movie than I was. I thought it was a slapstick comedy meant to be ridiculous. they were watching a serious romantic, inspirational tale. last time I hung out with them 000
robotic tom @robotictom.com · 16/07/2026I don’t have the mental capacity to care about daylight savings time and I will go with whatever the group thinks is best. 110
robotic tom @robotictom.com · 12/07/2026We gotta stop letting bounty invent new units of measurement. I can’t keep up with the roll to double roll to quad roll equivalency. 120
