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William H. Devereaux

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Random musings & smartass remarks. Neurolurker. Dilettante. He/him/his. Interested in (but not necessarily posting about) (or even doing) higher ed, IT, infosec, cocktails, music, old movies, bicycling, & other stuff I don't have room for.

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Soldier's Tale trivia: When I watched the animated version from 1984, I was surprised to see the name RenΓ© Auberjonois on a picture of a poster for the original 1918 production. Turns out he was the grandfather of the actor of the same name, and he did the sets & costumes.

07.03.2026 05:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

posting is free and good therapy is expensive

07.03.2026 02:24 πŸ‘ 136 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
A Reductress post features a photo of Kristi Noem with the headline, β€œKristi Noem Put Down for Being Too Hard to Train”

A Reductress post features a photo of Kristi Noem with the headline, β€œKristi Noem Put Down for Being Too Hard to Train”

Screaming

05.03.2026 22:00 πŸ‘ 16423 πŸ” 3341 πŸ’¬ 253 πŸ“Œ 172

Member schools of the Atlantic Coast Conference will now be required to be located in states along the Atlantic Coast.

07.03.2026 01:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That’s fabulous!

Graduation from kindergarten, right?

07.03.2026 01:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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My dad.

07.03.2026 00:18 πŸ‘ 406 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 0
Meme triptych of Duke Leto and Paul Atreides

Text:

We must not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind.
Why not?
Because people are fucking idiots, Paul.
They're just... incredibly stupid.

Meme triptych of Duke Leto and Paul Atreides Text: We must not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind. Why not? Because people are fucking idiots, Paul. They're just... incredibly stupid.

05.03.2026 05:01 πŸ‘ 1031 πŸ” 303 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 6

Wouldn’t it be enough for a bunch of cadets to save their ship? Or one of their professors? I guess that’s not dramatic enough these days.

07.03.2026 01:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œIf you’re in line to kick crypto in the balls, stay in line . . .”

07.03.2026 00:51 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Back in the day, nothing was too obscure or unpopular to have a View-Master set.

07.03.2026 00:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A brown penguin chick of some kind. It looks very much like a man in a suit. It is bedraggled and miserable

A brown penguin chick of some kind. It looks very much like a man in a suit. It is bedraggled and miserable

Made it to Friday but at what cost

06.03.2026 03:24 πŸ‘ 6503 πŸ” 1282 πŸ’¬ 56 πŸ“Œ 92
Byte April 1979.

Byte April 1979.

Byte April 1979.

06.03.2026 19:19 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Threads thread:

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Is it okay to bully 40 and 50 year olds who are on social media just for being on it, cuz like why are you here
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My ICQ UIN is 7231680. That number is burned into my consciousness. I inadvertently learned that you could see private conversations in public chat rooms when using Telnet instead of a browser on GeoCities. I can tell you the difference in audible dial-up handshakes between 1200, 2400, 14.4 kbps modems. I needed a edu email address to join Facebook after my university was admitted. We were here at the beginning. We made social media. You wouldn't be in my Top 8. I have usernames older than you.
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Threads thread: thriller_instinct 3d Is it okay to bully 40 and 50 year olds who are on social media just for being on it, cuz like why are you here - 254 Q 3.1K G 28 746 corporateash 18h β€’β€’β€’ My ICQ UIN is 7231680. That number is burned into my consciousness. I inadvertently learned that you could see private conversations in public chat rooms when using Telnet instead of a browser on GeoCities. I can tell you the difference in audible dial-up handshakes between 1200, 2400, 14.4 kbps modems. I needed a edu email address to join Facebook after my university was admitted. We were here at the beginning. We made social media. You wouldn't be in my Top 8. I have usernames older than you. 852 Q62 G6 72

β€œI have usernames older than you.”.
Holy shit

06.03.2026 01:05 πŸ‘ 20020 πŸ” 4234 πŸ’¬ 752 πŸ“Œ 1113

[extremely conflicted but still very loud] JERSEY STRONG

06.03.2026 00:08 πŸ‘ 80 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

they were gonna send Kristi Noem to a nice farm upstate but they were worried about the safety of the dogs

05.03.2026 19:31 πŸ‘ 673 πŸ” 101 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 2

That's ridiculous, I don't any hubris at all.

05.03.2026 20:03 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Were you playing backup for Cab Calloway?

05.03.2026 04:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sarah Stankorb’s DAMNED IF SHE DOES, coming next September. πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯

04.03.2026 21:30 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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"DELCO OR NOT?" with St Joe's Head Coach Steve Donahue.

We did this years ago and he crushed it. Once again, Steve proves he is INCREDIBLY Delco.

For all you Delco friends -- this is for you.

04.03.2026 15:14 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
Headline of a Q&A in New Yorker formatting

Headline: A panicked middle-aged man refuses to tell me directions to the bathroom.

Subhed: Please, I just have to pee. I'm in a hurry.

By Isaac Chotiner
March 4, 2026

Headline of a Q&A in New Yorker formatting Headline: A panicked middle-aged man refuses to tell me directions to the bathroom. Subhed: Please, I just have to pee. I'm in a hurry. By Isaac Chotiner March 4, 2026

Excuse me.

Oh, God. Oh, no. Holy shit. Get away from me.

I was wondering if you knew where the bathrooms are.

Look, I'm ... it's not a crime to scroll through your high school girlfriend's Instagram account. We remained friends after high school! I was at her wedding! It's only natural to see how she's doing.

Excuse me. Oh, God. Oh, no. Holy shit. Get away from me. I was wondering if you knew where the bathrooms are. Look, I'm ... it's not a crime to scroll through your high school girlfriend's Instagram account. We remained friends after high school! I was at her wedding! It's only natural to see how she's doing.

I'm in a bit of a hurry, and I'm afraid that if I choose the wrong corridor, I'll be late for my train.

I think they're down that way, but I'm actually from out of town. Please stop talking to me.

I'm in a bit of a hurry, and I'm afraid that if I choose the wrong corridor, I'll be late for my train. I think they're down that way, but I'm actually from out of town. Please stop talking to me.

Real quick, though. I agree that it's natural to be interested in an old friend, but aren't you afraid about the message you might be sending by liking a picture of her at the beach from 2015?

If that did happen, and I'm only going off your word, it was probably an accident. They put the ... scroll bars or whatever ... close to the thumbs up button. People have been complaining about that for years. I've been complaining about that for years.

Real quick, though. I agree that it's natural to be interested in an old friend, but aren't you afraid about the message you might be sending by liking a picture of her at the beach from 2015? If that did happen, and I'm only going off your word, it was probably an accident. They put the ... scroll bars or whatever ... close to the thumbs up button. People have been complaining about that for years. I've been complaining about that for years.

04.03.2026 19:50 πŸ‘ 2472 πŸ” 498 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 14

Buckle up!

04.03.2026 19:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Nice job on the hat, and nice job slipping the "I have too much yarn" bag into the photo background.

04.03.2026 03:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Obsessively read and post smartass opinions on the Internet until everything goes numb.

04.03.2026 02:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I would vote for Appomattox. As far as songs go we can start with "Union Dixie" and move on from there.

03.03.2026 21:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Again: I don't care if you hate the fact that our values influence our tech & I don't care if you don't think tech & magico-religious belief should have anything to do with each other. They do, they always have, & while you throw your tantrums, the worst people you know keep building torment nexuses

09.02.2025 06:30 πŸ‘ 120 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

"Next on 'Sick, Sad World' . . . . Life lessons from the animal penis!"

03.03.2026 03:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Love them and hate ourselves for ever having disagreed with them

02.03.2026 15:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Reminds me of the old Burroughs-Wellcome building (RIP) in Research Triangle.

02.03.2026 15:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Kafka understood that an even greater indignity than being turned into a giant insect was still being required to go to work afterward.

02.03.2026 13:27 πŸ‘ 6326 πŸ” 970 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
A wristwatch. The background of the dial is a picture of Shrek; he appears to be yelling.

A wristwatch. The background of the dial is a picture of Shrek; he appears to be yelling.

The obvious solution

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