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Paul Adasiak @amicusthespis.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

And y'all know that it begins with a several-second lift of music from Prokofiev's Romeo & Juliet?

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Samuel McConnell (Earthman) @samuelmcconnell.com · 03/10/2026

The "Stealing the Enterprise" sequence from Star Trek III is still probably my all-time favorite bit of cinema.

Kirk, Sulu, Chekov, Scotty, and McCoy on the bridge of the Enterprise in "Star Trek III"

Kirk and Scotty attempting to open Spacedock's doors in "Star Trek III"

Uhura holding Mr. Adventure at phaserpoint in "Star Trek III"

The Enterprise fleeing Excelsior in "Star Trek III"

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Samuel McConnell (Earthman) @samuelmcconnell.com · 01/10/2026

For sure. The next doctor I saw said that the diagnostic criteria my first psychologist used were outdated and that they could confidently diagnose me with Inattentive type ADHD.

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Samuel McConnell (Earthman) @samuelmcconnell.com · 01/10/2026

I was assessed for ADHD. They told me I didn't have ADHD, but I did have generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, and level 1 autism. So that was neat.

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Samuel McConnell (Earthman) @samuelmcconnell.com · 27/09/2026

Getting grammar advice from my first grader.

Screenshot of a text message thread.
First grader: "Hey dad Does rock tunnel lead to lavender town. PS Always remember To leave A Period At the end of a sentence"
First grader: "🙄🙄🙄"
Me: "Yes, Rock Tunnel leads to Lavender Town."

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Samuel McConnell (Earthman) @samuelmcconnell.com · 24/09/2026

Couldn't do a FFXV collab without camping.

Screenshot of Final Fantasy XIV. A female Roegadyn WHM camping with Noctis from FFXV.

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Samuel McConnell (Earthman) @samuelmcconnell.com · 24/09/2026

The uniform redesign is an all-timer achievement. They're better in every way, but similar enough to not call attention to the change AND let background extras wear the old uniforms without it looking weird.

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headfallsoff @headfallsoff.com · 22/09/2026

microsoft have essentially bought up and bulldozed almost an entire american arts industry as a half-hearted distraction from their main project of trying to monopolise and rent-seek global digital infrastructure and military contracts

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Samuel McConnell (Earthman) @samuelmcconnell.com · 19/09/2026

Fuck these guys. My 6 year old has been into Pokemon cards for a year, and I have been able to find her ONE booster pack to open. "Secondary Distributors" my ass.

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🎃👻 all hayo’s eve 👻🎃 @superhayo.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

we have this but for vietnamese restaurants with the same name

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Starfire’s Deranged Neocon Foreign Policy Podcast @irhottakes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

It’s very simple. A reality TV host became dictator because he turned down a role for Sharknado 4 and that’s why the king of outer space, who cheats at Diablo, got to kill Africa. Now the economy is controlled by a sex cult that has something to do with Harry Potter fanfic because of robots.

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Samuel McConnell (Earthman) @samuelmcconnell.com · 18/09/2026

I had to replace a hard drive in my NAS a few months ago. I was lucky to find something at 3x what it cost a few years ago.

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Samuel McConnell (Earthman) @samuelmcconnell.com · 17/09/2026

Probably still worthwhile. Hollywood is an incredible source of soft cultural power for America.

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Samuel McConnell (Earthman) @samuelmcconnell.com · 17/09/2026

I feel that. I started out pretty talented in my field. But I've been doing it for over two decades. My colleagues all caught up, and now I'm fine but not exceptional, which has taken a while to come to terms with, when everyone telling me I was exceptional became part of my self-image.

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Samuel McConnell (Earthman) @samuelmcconnell.com · 15/09/2026

I saw the movie last weekend (the company I work for was involved in making the movie), and the whole movie is fucking fantastic.

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Samuel McConnell (Earthman) @samuelmcconnell.com · 14/09/2026

Star Trek did "Subway" this year, so maybe.

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Samuel McConnell (Earthman) @samuelmcconnell.com · 13/09/2026

I loved Contact as a kid. The travel sequence is much better in the book, as I recall.

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Samuel McConnell (Earthman) @samuelmcconnell.com · 12/09/2026

They aren't putting giant, expensive gas turbines in all these data centers because that high-dollar electricity works better.

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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

This is spectacular, folks. We live in a moment in American history when the president and his administration are so racist and dumb that a toy company has to put out a statement saying: "OUR GIANT ROBOT THAT TURNS INTO A TRUCK DENOUNCES RACISM AND HAS NO CONNECTION TO THE CURRENT PRESIDENT."

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Samuel McConnell (Earthman) @samuelmcconnell.com · 10/09/2026

I don't understand why people saying "The thing we're building probably will kill us all inside of a decade" need to be our friends. They need to be imprisoned.

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Samuel McConnell (Earthman) @samuelmcconnell.com · 09/09/2026

I almost got suspended in high school for "hacking" (net send works with a wildcard, so `net send *` hit every workstation in the district).

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Samuel McConnell (Earthman) @samuelmcconnell.com · 08/09/2026

Adding this in would instantly improve the movie (and Kirk's character) by at least 10%.

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Humanoid History @humanoidhistory.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

STAR TREK premiered on NBC on this day in 1966.

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Samuel McConnell (Earthman) @samuelmcconnell.com · 07/09/2026

Forbes estimates his net worth at around $200,000.

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Samuel McConnell (Earthman) @samuelmcconnell.com · 04/09/2026

"I posted years of information and photos of my kids to the data vortex, and now the data vortex knows these things about me! How could I have known?"

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Samuel McConnell (Earthman) @samuelmcconnell.com · 03/09/2026

This is coming from someone who has owned every generation of PlayStation from launch, every gen of Xbox (except the first), every Sega, every Nintendo. There is no more blood to squeeze from this stone.

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Samuel McConnell (Earthman) @samuelmcconnell.com · 03/09/2026

I'm done with it. I sold my Series X, will probably be done with my PS5 when I finish E33 and FF7 Revelations, and only play exclusives on Switch 2. I upgraded my gaming PC right before the RAMpocalypse, and my AYN Thor will be here next week.

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Samuel McConnell (Earthman) @samuelmcconnell.com · 02/09/2026

That dude owns restaurants all over town, though.

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Samuel McConnell (Earthman) @samuelmcconnell.com · 02/09/2026

Dinosaurs didn't have feathers when you were five, though.

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Samuel McConnell (Earthman) @samuelmcconnell.com · 01/09/2026

Walmart's charging network, using Alpitronic Hyperchargers just like Ionna (except with CCS1 and NACS on each stall, instead of segregating the CCS and NACS) is growing fast too. I charged at two locations last week. One had credit card readers, the other required the Walmart App to charge.

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Samuel McConnell (Earthman) @samuelmcconnell.com · 01/09/2026

Turns out, actual Superchargers. It's under Tesla's "Supercharger for Business" program. I've seen several V4 Superchargers in Oklahoma white-labeled as Francis Energy stations. Here's a link to one of the newly upgraded stations: www.plugshare.com/location/167...

plugshare.com

The Last Drop | Oklahoma City, OK | EV Station

Francis Energy - Tesla Superchargers (4) Superchargers, up to 325kW max This Supercharger is open to Tesla and other EVs with CCS compatibility CCS adapter is not required. These chargers are equipp...

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Samuel McConnell (Earthman) @samuelmcconnell.com · 01/09/2026

I saw some Francis Energy-branded Tesla Superchargers in Oklahoma City just last weekend. I was unaware of this kind of partnership before that.

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Samuel McConnell (Earthman) @samuelmcconnell.com · 01/09/2026

Jesus, the Galaxy-class startship there really shows how incredibly big this would be. Especially with as wide as the new ring is (what, 300 meters?), the volume is just astronomically huge.

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Samuel McConnell (Earthman) @samuelmcconnell.com · 31/08/2026

With a very convenient definitely-not-for-puppeteering pressure relief cutout. 🤪

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Samuel McConnell (Earthman) @samuelmcconnell.com · 31/08/2026

Tambour was cancelled for being gross, and Lithgow is flirting with that by acting in the new Harry Potter series. I don't think I'd tempt fate like that.

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