Justin Bowers

The troubles

This story made my morning. That dude went litigious AF.

Not unpopular, just effing true. I'm dying over here with 80 degrees and 3000% humidity.

Homies gotta eat.

News infographic that says "New Mexico News" in a blue bar at the upper left corner and has the logo for KRQE News 13 in the top right corner. Picture shows a man in a mask standing on a roadside as a blurry car drives by. The caption on the graphic says "NM parents behind on child support could face hunting, fishing license delays."

As someone who grew up in Southern New Mexico, this is the most New Mexican thing I have read in a long while.

John, I'm pretty sure that is just a Christmas ornament.

I'm trying to teach my cat to respond to German because I need to keep my skills up, and I'm also wondering if he might actually listen to me. I'm screwed if he only knows French or Italian.

A magical breakfast quesadilla?!??!

a two-column comparison chart that reads "Slots Machine vs. Vibe Coding", with an image of an online gaming graphic on the left and a bearded caucasian man with headphones on the right/ in each column, left to right: Slots Machine | Al Coding You buy casino chips. | You buy tokens. You pull the lever. | You click "generate" You might win a prize,or you might get nothing. | You might get bug-free code, or you might get nonsense that won't even run. Shiny lights, flashy attention-grabbing animations. | "Great idea!" "Of course!" Here's the perfect solution prepared just for you. "I have my own strategy." | "I'm a prompt engineer." "One more spin! I'II win it all back next spin!" | "One more prompt, and this bug will disappear." The only winner is the casino. | The only winner is Claude.

This, exactly.

I thought my insomnia was finally going to reward me, but, alas, it is far too cloudy in East Dallas to see the lunar eclipse.

I literally lost a day this weekend, and it was the best reset I have had in almost four years. Amazingly fun and stupid, but also so therapeutic.

Season 2 of Heated Rivalry?

A white browser popup window that says "Whoops! This item is not available in your area." Below that is a small picture of a jar of Best Maid Dill Relish with the label "Best Maid Pickles Dill Relish Pickles (10oz)." Below that is a red button with rounded edges that says "See all similar items on Doordash"

The Best Maid Dill Relish conspiracy is 100% real! Best Maid is a company that is based a mere 40 miles from my house. Why can't Dallas have their dill relish?!?!?!?

Week one is always a crap shoot. Week two should be very interesting.

King Sorrow by Joe Hill | 23rd Legion

Need a terrifying dragon in your life? Read King Sorrow by @joe-hill.bsky.social. It's exceedingly good.

I’ve been binging Taylor Sheridan shows for the past couple of weeks, and, aside from the incredible writing, it’s the casting that really kicks me in the teeth. Watched Yellowstone followed by Landman, and now grinding through Lioness. Just some amazing pairing and acting.

This is such a typical FC Dallas move.

It would probably work, but I'd far prefer Waffle House employees.

Jupiter Rising. All I could focus on was the fact that I would never be getting that time back; and I've watched paint dry.

Sooooo, AI is going to eliminate jobs, ruin tech companies, and destroy the environment? Why are folks still excited about it. Oh yeah, you can make a funny cartoon picture of yourself with your pets that "exemplifies" you.

Historically, it has been the nature of this team.

I think there is a dill relish conspiracy going on around me. I've hit up six stores around me looking for one particular brand (Best Maid), but the only dill relish at all six was Vlasic. Sweet relish has about 8-10 varieties, but, for dill, only Vlasic.

“I’ll Be Anything” by Wolf Parade has been on my playlist for at least a year. Ep. 5 of Heated Rivalry was an absolute perfection of song use in TV. I’ve not ugly cried like that in a damn long time.

TV has been pretty hard this week. Last night’s Starfleet Academy hit me in the feels really damn hard, and now I just finished up the new episode of School Spirits with a very moving Sufjan Stevens scene.

Seeing folks turn to coloring, activity, and puzzle books as an attempt to reduce screen time is giving me some serious 80's vibes.

Captcha grid with a photo of a rider on a black motorized scooter. Banner at top says "Select all squares with motorcycles."

As a scooter enthusiast, this is one of my biggest pet peeves. And, no, Captcha did not think I was clever when I selected nothing.

If you would guess that stabbing an ice pick into your palm hurts, you would be right. I feel really dumb right now.

No, I asked your Mom.

I've gotten that look (today even). Your days may be numbered. I've found that wet food appeases my overlord: if not just for a short while.

So, riddle me this. Siri is baked into the iOS framework. The default Weather app, is also baked into the iOS framework. Why in hell can I not have Siri set me an alarm to go off when the weather in my location reaches a certain temp without having to use Homekit and an external temp sensor?