Simon Reynolds

A white pillow with two stuffed toys. Badgey, an evil character from Star Trek Lower Decks is holding a stuffed toy Viking style axe. It is bigger than Badgey

Not sure if best or worst combination of teddies to leave on my child’s pillow #StarTrek #ParentingDoneRight

thought it would be funny to watch some Roadrunner cartoons on acid but ten seconds in we're all silent out front of the tv, awed by the desolate beauty of these desert landscapes and struck by the emptiness of the world. should these two lone living souls not seek solace in one another

Does anyone know if it's possible to set a negative timestamp in a #git commit? Have an idea for a project showing how a document has changed over time but the first version is from 1937
(Bonus points if that's enough information for you to guess the document)

Make St Brigid's Croissants a thing

Suddenly feeling like I’m closer to being financially secure enough to retire for the rest of my life

POV: a mouse saying “oh fuck”

IDIOT DOOM SPIRAL - Word on the street is you went around the local hostel telling people that you're a police officer and that it would be *really* fucked up if you shot yourself in the head right in front of them. That's pretty high concept, if you ask me.

if you’re gonna invite Caitlyn Jenner, you could’ve at least had her drive the president’s motorcade

If you attended an Irish 3rd level institution you have 2 days to register at seanadvoter.ie to be on the register to vote in the new 6 seat constituency. 2 more days.

Death at the claw machine Top caption "jean-marie le pen?" Bottom caption "hell yeah brother!!"

rot in piss, fascist

I was having a pretty good day before I got the news that Jean Marie Le Pen had died. Now have I’m have a fucking incredible day

"New York needs a straight shooter."

By the year 2173, no-one will even remember _why_ we celebrate St Enoch's Day (the start of each school term) with a ceremonial procession of Garda vans from Westmeath to Mountjoy.

a man with ice on his face is standing in the snow with the word hdad in the corner Alt: Jack Torrance frozen in the snow at the end of The Shining. In the background Olaf from Frozen walks by and smiles

All the kids walking past him on the way out later

How to sell a laminator online. I like the "Very powerful. Use with care"

Massive celebrations sweep across Syria as the nation ushers in 2025, marking the start of a new era free from the former Assad regime. This footage captures the jubilant atmosphere in Damascus.

Did Jimmy Carter Die Today? @DidJimmyDie Follow No Readers added context Yes.u

The "Did Jimmy Carter Die Today" bot author used the wrong timezone and declared he wasn't dead today at 6AM lmao

David Lynch on set speaking into a megaphone, captioned “Okay, let’s try that again, but this time good.”

me narrowing my eyes at 2025 like

Software architecture and natural inspiration Computer science is a relatively young discipline but it is based on logic and a good design is based on mathematical theories even if that's not immediately obvious while developing it. Some language...

New blog post: biomimicry shows how nature can inspire science and engineering. What about software architecture?
simonreynolds.ie/software-arc...

I Am Dave, Fear Me Deep in the tower of Minas Morgul, in a dank chamber lit only by the fires of Mount Doom, dwelled the Nine. Cold, green mists swirl around…

If you pin it, they will read it, if they can be bothered

medium.com/@colinsappor...

Comic by War and Peas. Panel 1: Two green aliens are at a press conference, sitting behind microphones. One alien happily says, "Jesus? We love that guy!" Panel 2: A human reporter with a microphone looks surprised and says, "We’ve been waiting centuries for his second coming." Panel 3: The first alien casually responds, "Really? He comes to us every year." The second alien adds, "We invited him for cookies. What did you do?" The reporter starts to sweat. Panel 4: Both aliens pause, looking inquisitive. One alien asks, "Wait. What did you do?" All reporters sweat.

Explain this, humankind

ME: Time dilation is the perceived slowing of time for an object traveling at high velocity, relative to time as experienced by a stationary observer...

WIFE: What was the question?

SON: How does Santa deliver presents to children all over the world in one night?

WIFE: Magic.

SON: Cool!

Before being free of the occupation, we Palestinians must be liberated from Hamas ***

I don't think that Hamas' liberal supporters overseas know that this movement burned cinemas in Gaza in the early 1990s, preventing their re-opening to this day, or that it rejects the idea of a civil state / An anonymous Palestinian from Gaza

www.haaretz.com/opinion/2024...

He's hiring a ship
He's packing his cloak
He's moving to England
To follow some bloke
Dracula is coming to town

Patrick Freyne: I am becoming a demotivational speaker – let’s all have an averagely productive December I keep meeting people who are extremely burned out. I meet them so often that I’m beginning to think burnout is something that exists by design

Been a long time since an article so perfectly encapsulated how I feel. Once again @patrickfreyne.bsky.social has knocked it out of the park. A wonderfully average job!
#speirgorm #burnout

Wrongly Convicted Death Row Inmate Exonerated Mere Hours After Execution | Onion News Network YouTube video by The Onion

Wrongly Convicted Death Row Inmate Exonerated Mere Hours After Execution | Onion News Network

Counterpoint: the man is a hero and we all thought that before we knew what he looked like

He’s making a list
He’s not even checking it once
He assumes it’ll be grand
Irish Santa Claus is coming to town

a manifestino. molto piccolo