Reposted by TomBrandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 01/10/2026Several weeks ago, Phil Tippett's legendary animation studio in Berkeley, CA closed. An anonymous hero noticed a folder of CDs. This turned out to be hundreds of unseen hi-res images and videos from Star Wars, Robocop, Jurassic Park, etc. ~90 isos for you to browse: archive.org/details/tipp... 5052412312
Tom @tom.slacker.rodeo · 30/09/2026Nothing induces panic quite like getting a phone call from my therapist on the one day that I am actually in the office, surrounded by my nosy-ass coworkers. 000
Reposted by Tommerr-itt came from outer space @merrittk.com · 28/09/2026there is only one major kind of business today and it is stripping the copper wiring out of the walls of society to buy more money before the world ends 71015167
Tom @tom.slacker.rodeo · 29/09/2026I went to the doctor's office today for my first insomnia therapy appointment, and it turns out it is, in fact, tomorrow. If that doesn't sum up my current state of mind, I don't know what does. 001
Reposted by Tomjoe @shariauncle.bsky.social · 28/09/2026increasingly feels like my Perfectly Fine liberal arts education was an artifact grabbed fleeing a burning temple 322911484
Tom @tom.slacker.rodeo · 27/09/2026My inability to get a good night's sleep is starting to take a mental toll on me. This isn't fun. 100
Tom @tom.slacker.rodeo · 25/09/2026Some people on this site could teach a masterclass in Taking the Engagement Bait. 000
Tom @tom.slacker.rodeo · 24/09/2026Cyberpunk 2027: this time Johnny is an AI agent that has been forced into the main character's phone and you have to argue with it every time you want to look at the baseball scores. 000
Reposted by Tomshaunt @shaunvids.bsky.social · 24/09/2026join the military, you get to starve on a rusting ship that repeatedly sails into and out of the range of enemy missiles in order to manipulate gambling websites where people bet on your death 3961701530
Tom @tom.slacker.rodeo · 22/09/2026I saw Resident Evil this weekend. boxd.it/gq2ybtboxd.itA ★★★½ review of Resident Evil (2026)A decent way to waste some time on a Sunday afternoon. Fun, but left almost no impression on me afterwards. A meaningless journey, movie junk food equivalent. I'm enjoying watching Zach Cherry's nasty... 000
Tom @tom.slacker.rodeo · 18/09/2026Actually slept for a solid 8 hours last night, and it feels so weird to not be exhausted in the morning. 000
Tom @tom.slacker.rodeo · 17/09/2026"Generative AI is unavoidable if you install macOS 27 Golden Gate. I’m being very literal: There used to be a toggle you could hit if you wanted to turn off Apple Intelligence and delete the gigabytes’ worth of AI models it would download to your disk, and now there isn’t." Huge L. 000
Tom @tom.slacker.rodeo · 15/09/2026I've taken all the pills that usually put me to sleep, and I'm more awake now than ever. I've truly broken my brain. 000
Reposted by TomSridhar Ramesh @radishharmers.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Basically, I don't trust Silicon Valley to support my interests or the interests of anyone who isn't mega-rich. I used to. When I did, computers and associated developments were exciting, my primary interest. Now I don't. 11286
Reposted by TomMan in Business Suit Levitating @dfeldman.org · 11/09/2026Just in case you ever have impostor syndrome, remember that in 2011, workers at Los Alamos National Laboratory brought six kilograms of plutonium together to take a picture to show their management. The amount was enough to start a chain nuclear reaction if they had been slightly closer. 351149356
Tom @tom.slacker.rodeo · 11/09/2026Udon noodles in a ship broth with fried shallots, baked tofu, and a soft boiled egg. 1373
Tom @tom.slacker.rodeo · 08/09/2026I think one of the reasons why I have such a visceral reaction to AI nonsense is that 25+ years of programming has taught me to deeply distrust the computer, and I view people running to use the computer to make all their decisions as a mistake that only someone without enough experience would make. 100
Reposted by TomHamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 07/09/2026The declining labor share of income is the class war crystallized and everything progressives want is downstream of putting the power of capital on a leash. www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/capital-is...hamiltonnolan.comCapital Is Organizing the World to Its Advantage and Everything Else Is a SideshowCapitalism or humanity, but not both. 643297
Tom @tom.slacker.rodeo · 08/09/2026They should invent a bed that puts you to sleep as soon as you get in it. 100
Reposted by TomSridhar Ramesh @radishharmers.bsky.social · 05/09/2026"Bayesian" means "from the Bay Area". 492112299
Reposted by Tomparticle dogs @particledogs.bsky.social · 04/09/2026everybody is so excited to learn there are 38 active bsky users 3635
Tom @tom.slacker.rodeo · 04/09/2026Upgrading to MacOS Tahoe, just to feel something (disappointment). 000
Tom @tom.slacker.rodeo · 31/08/2026"I absolve you of your transgressions", I say to the cat, as I clean her barf off of her bed once again. 000
Tom @tom.slacker.rodeo · 28/08/2026Timeline's real slow today, it's almost enough to make a man wish for some nuclear discourse. 000
Reposted by TomSridhar Ramesh @radishharmers.bsky.social · 27/08/2026For far too long, business and tourism have plagued this country. 111673233
Tom @tom.slacker.rodeo · 24/08/2026I hate that it's kinda true, but life really is better when you log off. 000
Reposted by Tomlumberjack wharfie @lumberjackwharfie.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Consumer automobiles are not operated at high enough speeds for the minutiae of modern aerodynamics to really matter, which is why we should retvrn to making dope-ass bricks: 6689
Tom @tom.slacker.rodeo · 14/08/2026Yes, be just like the Oakland Police Department, a famously unproblematic example. 000
Tom @tom.slacker.rodeo · 12/08/2026Bluesky, the company, can crash and burn, for all I care. As long as @eurosky.social survives, I'm happy. 000
Reposted by Tomlauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 10/08/2026some mutuals are about to see me liking their posts again for the first time in like 3 years 13105952
Tom @tom.slacker.rodeo · 10/08/2026I need to get things done, but my brain is refusing to produce the get things done juice. 000
Tom @tom.slacker.rodeo · 08/08/2026Love to find some grave programming sins committed by my co-worker 10 minutes before logging off for the weekend. 010
