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Josh Drew

@stoutandbitter.bsky.social
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Computer nerd. Nerd. I build things for the sake of building. The three is silent. He/him

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Josh Drew @stoutandbitter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The number of fake "service dogs" in this airport is too damn high.
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Josh Drew @stoutandbitter.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Today, I am old enough to live in a seniors' mobile home park.
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Josh Drew @stoutandbitter.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Mailed my ballot today.
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 16/04/2026
Make It Myself xkcd.com/3233/
Comic. [Person and person with white hat facing two boxes stacked with $80 price tag and sale tag on each box.] PERSON 1: They want $80 for this? I could make one myself for $10 in parts, an hour of work, a trip to the hardware store, another $30 in parts, another few hours of work, two more trips to the store for $20 more in parts, another hour of work to redo the first hour of work because I messed up, and $80 to buy this when the one I made breaks.
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Josh Drew @stoutandbitter.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
"This bad coffee's filling me with equal parts joy and rage." -- Jonathan Coulton, "Good Morning, Tucson"
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Josh Drew @stoutandbitter.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
New machine day. The debloat is going well
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Josh Drew @stoutandbitter.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Why is work such a four-letter word?
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Josh Drew @stoutandbitter.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Today's homophone pair that irritates me by written misuse: taut / taught Thank you for your kind attention
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Josh Drew @stoutandbitter.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Today's homophone pair that irritates me by written misuse: review / revue Thank you for your kind attention
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Josh Drew @stoutandbitter.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Today's homophone pair that irritates me by written misuse: canon / cannon Thank you for your kind attention
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Josh Drew @stoutandbitter.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Printed my first Slatelet! @slateauto.bsky.social
A "Slatelet," a dashboard badge for the upcoming Slate truck, depicting a small grey pickup truck against a red background, with blue graffiti overlaid.
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Josh Drew @stoutandbitter.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
@slateauto.bsky.social - great news for CA Slate reservation holders, if this comes true and makes it easier for us to buy EVs! www.latimes.com/environment/...
latimes.com
Newsom's budget includes $200 million to make up for Trump's canceled EV rebates, among other climate items
Newsom's state budget proposal allocates $200 million for electric vehicle rebates to backfill Trump's canceled federal EV tax credits of up to $7,500
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Josh Drew @stoutandbitter.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Hey @slateauto.bsky.social -- do you have any updates on when we will see trucks for sale? Late '26 is closer than it used to be!
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Josh Drew @stoutandbitter.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Today's homophone pair that irritates me by written misuse: peddled / pedaled Thank you for your kind attention
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Josh Drew @stoutandbitter.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
I guess I am spending too much time on reddit, because I have a second homophone pair that irritates me by written misuse today: phased / fazed Thank you for your kind attention.
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Josh Drew @stoutandbitter.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Today's homophone pair that irritates me by written misuse: ought / aught Thank you for your kind attention.
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Josh Drew @stoutandbitter.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Today's homophone pair that irritates me by written misuse: oversees / overseas Thank you for your kind attention.
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Josh Drew @stoutandbitter.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
A newly discovered (quasi-) homophone pair that irritates me by written misuse: lessen / lesson Thank you for your kind attention.
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Josh Drew @stoutandbitter.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Thanksgiving 2: The Refeastening
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Josh Drew @stoutandbitter.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Four words: Leftover cornbread dressing omelette.
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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
‘Useful phrases for the murder mystery writer abroad’ (my cartoon for this week’s Guardian Books)
Title:
Useful phrases for the murder mystery writer abroad 

An eight-panel cartoon showing a writer in a series of situations in a foreign country.

Panel 1: looking at historic buildings saying
"Kia bela vilaĝo!" which is translated below as "What a lovely village!"

Panel 2: in a pretty garden asking the gardener "Ĉu ĉi tiuj estas venenaj" meaning "Are any of these plants poisonous? 

Panel 3: in a bar asking the server “Kie oni povas aĉeti pafilon?" meaning "
Can one purchase a firearm nearby?"

Panel 4: on a beach asking a fisherman "Ĉu la tajdo povus forporti kadavron?" meaning "Could the tide carry a dead body away?"

Panel 5: approached by a police officer and saying "Saluton, oficiro." which is translated below as "Hello officer."

Panel 6: being marched to the police station protesting "Okazis miskompreno!" meaning "There has been a misunderstanding!"

Panel 7: in the interrogation room the officer holds up a moleskine notebook, the writer explains "La murdo en mia notlibro estas fikcia." meaning  "The murder planned in my notebook is fictional."

Panel 8: locked in a cell asking "Mi ŝatus telefoni al la Brita konsulejo." which means "I would like to telephone the British consulate."

Note: The foreign language used by the writer in the cartoon is Esperanto. It has not been proofread by an Esperanto speaker so there may be errors.
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Josh Drew @stoutandbitter.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
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Josh Drew @stoutandbitter.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Once again, local real estate agents have staked small US flags into each and every lawn in my neighborhood. The flag touches the ground, and has an advertisement on the stake, demonstrating blatant disrespect.
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Josh Drew @stoutandbitter.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Holy shit! Today, she starts and runs for the first time! Gotta get the cooling system filled, and then it is time to go-kart it!!!
A car frame, without a body, on jack stands.
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Josh Drew @stoutandbitter.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
@gogakuhei.bsky.social , remember when you asked me if I could force-carbonate milk? From @boingboing.net
A headline from boingboing.net: "Carbonating tuna fish, because maybe we shouldn't have free will." There is also a thumbnail image of a cat sniffing a tuna fish.
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Josh Drew @stoutandbitter.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Today started as laundry day, and then became dryer repair day! Loud thumping noises mean a roller needs replacement.
A gutted dryer, and a roller with a flat spot.
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Josh Drew @stoutandbitter.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Memories of radio KMDY and Dr. Demento on KMET... www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZWl...
youtube.com
Talbot Brothers - "She's Got Freckles On Her, But She Is Nice"
YouTube video by columbia 1930
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Josh Drew @stoutandbitter.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Hey, @slateauto.bsky.social , the recent legislative news has me worried. Do you have any reassuring words for us reservation holders?
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Josh Drew @stoutandbitter.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
I just love the look of a build plate full of parts.
An image of the build plate of my 3D printer, filled with gears, cams, and other small parts for a project.
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Josh Drew @stoutandbitter.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Holy crap, people wear me out. Computers are so much easier.
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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
My cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com Books
Title: How to focus on writing your book 

There follow eleven tiny images telling a story. The captions read:

Turn your devices off (a writer with a phone and laptop. The screens are dark).
Put them in a drawer. 
Lock the drawer.
Throw away the key. 
Leave the house. 
Do not look back.
Keep to backroads and hedgerows. 
Feel your old life slip away. (the writer has shed his clothes)
Sleep by day. 
Forage in the evening. 
Write by the light of the moon 
When you have a passable first draft, commit a minor crime and use your phone call to contact your agent. (the naked writer is in a prison holding a phone while an unamused police officer looks on).
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Josh Drew @stoutandbitter.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Hey, @slateauto.bsky.social ... how about putting your Slate Make Off contest on platforms that match the whole reason for Slate? Why support Elon and Zuck? Let's do this in a way that matches your ethos of doing this for the little guy! x.com/slateauto/st...
x.com
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Josh Drew @stoutandbitter.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
One-and-a-halfally
A heavy duty pickup truck, intended to have four rear wheels, driving on the Interstate with only three.
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Josh Drew @stoutandbitter.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
"Life is like a sewer. What you get out of it depends on what you put into it." -- Tom Lehrer
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Josh Drew @stoutandbitter.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Updated my measles vaccine today to protect myself from vaccine denialism.
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Josh Drew @stoutandbitter.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
A map of the body of water encircled by the eastern coast of Mexico, and the southern coast of the United States. Said body is labeled "Gulf of Tiny Hands."
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Josh Drew @stoutandbitter.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Power is back on at my house. Almost 50 hours of downtime.
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Josh Drew @stoutandbitter.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Power-outage crafting today: made a coffee grinder out of a peppermill's works, an empty water bottle, and a cordless drill.
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Josh Drew @stoutandbitter.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Power's out, so I am grinding coffee beans by hand with a Central American mortar and pestle made from volcanic rock... Mochajete.
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Josh Drew @stoutandbitter.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Now I'm in the really annoying phase of shipping - FedEx still says it will be delivered today, but the activity on it shows that it's still two states away as of this morning.
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Josh Drew @stoutandbitter.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Large, heavy package due tomorrow via FedEx ground service. As of this morning, it's in Kansas. It's not looking good for an on-time arrival.
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Josh Drew @stoutandbitter.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
LOL, no
The "incoming call" screen from my phone. The text displayed says: 
"Call from
Unknown 
asterisk"
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Josh Drew @stoutandbitter.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
I'm in the aggravating part of the shipping process for a thing I ordered: I've gotten the tracking number, but it's not in the carrier's system yet.
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Josh Drew @stoutandbitter.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
The correct breakfast the day after a family holiday meal is leftover pie.
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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Good morning
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Josh Drew @stoutandbitter.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Damn, I wish kei cars and trucks were road legal (with a non-catastrophic amount of work/money/bureaucracy) in CA.
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Josh Drew @stoutandbitter.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Well, hold on. If it is controversial, surely her status is not undisputed. Sounds like there's some dispute right in the headline.
A headline in Google News: "Katie Taylor booed as she controversially beats Amanda Serrano to retain undisputed world light-welterweight championship status"
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Josh Drew @stoutandbitter.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Too little sleep plus too much coffee makes Josh an extra crispy boy.
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Josh Drew @stoutandbitter.bsky.social · 06/11/2024
I feel sick.
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Josh Drew @stoutandbitter.bsky.social · 05/11/2024
I have a feeling that this gizmo will be handy in public areas today.
A TV-B-Gone, a small electronic device which turns off just about any TV.
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