Roger E
@anoncollective.bsky.social
Born Yucateco. Music, movies, food, drinks, travel.
Reposted by Roger E
Pete is lost in terms of modern war. I use the example of this outgunned Ukrainian army officer who successfully terrorized a Russian unit for weeks because she "did the math."
At the time, someone commented, "yeah, in combat, 'I did the math' beats 'I can do 100 pushups' every time."
At the time, someone commented, "yeah, in combat, 'I did the math' beats 'I can do 100 pushups' every time."
September 30, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Pete is lost in terms of modern war. I use the example of this outgunned Ukrainian army officer who successfully terrorized a Russian unit for weeks because she "did the math."
At the time, someone commented, "yeah, in combat, 'I did the math' beats 'I can do 100 pushups' every time."
At the time, someone commented, "yeah, in combat, 'I did the math' beats 'I can do 100 pushups' every time."
I had a teacher recommend this book to me at that exact age. It bums me out a bit that I would have been seen as someone who would be interested in it. I was. 🤷♂️ Thankfully I grew up relatively soon after.
every 17-year-old boy who reads The Fountainhead will follow one of three paths: Eliezer Yudkowsky, Ron Paul, or growing the fuck up
As a former pretentious little shit who grew out of it, rationalists (et al) annoy the piss out of me because they are adults with the mentality of tweens - they are somehow still convinced they are the greatest geniuses who have ever walked the earth.
It is the worldview of an arrogant baby.
It is the worldview of an arrogant baby.
September 30, 2026 at 2:09 PM
I had a teacher recommend this book to me at that exact age. It bums me out a bit that I would have been seen as someone who would be interested in it. I was. 🤷♂️ Thankfully I grew up relatively soon after.
Reposted by Roger E
john carpenter writing the soundtracks to assault on precinct 13 and halloween
September 27, 2026 at 11:03 PM
john carpenter writing the soundtracks to assault on precinct 13 and halloween
BBC6 currently playing "I Guess I'm Just a Little Too Sensitive" by Orange Juice. Perfect.
September 27, 2026 at 2:29 PM
BBC6 currently playing "I Guess I'm Just a Little Too Sensitive" by Orange Juice. Perfect.
Reposted by Roger E
this is just scratching the surface of the Motivational Speaker Industrial Complex — outside of its huge overlap with MLMs, it's the most under-examined pillar of the reactionary economy
September 25, 2026 at 12:24 PM
this is just scratching the surface of the Motivational Speaker Industrial Complex — outside of its huge overlap with MLMs, it's the most under-examined pillar of the reactionary economy
Reposted by Roger E
AI critics: This is a theft machine for lazy turds with no imagination
AI Stans: This is the greatest, most powerful tech in history. It is not a theft machine. There are no original thoughts anymore
People Who Created AI: This is a theft machine for lazy turds with no imagination
AI Stans: This is the greatest, most powerful tech in history. It is not a theft machine. There are no original thoughts anymore
People Who Created AI: This is a theft machine for lazy turds with no imagination
OpenAI and Microsoft admitted LLMs are predatory tech built on “an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions,” and the “largest theft of labor in human history.” An internal Microsoft document said AI has created a “doom loop” that is killing “the entire web.” www.404media.co/doom-loop-op...
‘Doom Loop’: OpenAI and Microsoft Admits LLMs Are Destroying the Web and Built on Theft
"Millions of people around the world will soon consider large models ‘hoovering up’ all their work to be an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions."
www.404media.co
September 18, 2026 at 1:59 PM
AI critics: This is a theft machine for lazy turds with no imagination
AI Stans: This is the greatest, most powerful tech in history. It is not a theft machine. There are no original thoughts anymore
People Who Created AI: This is a theft machine for lazy turds with no imagination
AI Stans: This is the greatest, most powerful tech in history. It is not a theft machine. There are no original thoughts anymore
People Who Created AI: This is a theft machine for lazy turds with no imagination
Reposted by Roger E
Mel Blanc screams are like Greek fire, we lost the technology to make sounds like this
September 17, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Mel Blanc screams are like Greek fire, we lost the technology to make sounds like this
Reposted by Roger E
I ordered a large pizza for dinner and the delivery guy said 'enjoy the party,' so I had to yell 'food's here guys' into my completely empty hallway.
September 11, 2026 at 1:00 PM
I ordered a large pizza for dinner and the delivery guy said 'enjoy the party,' so I had to yell 'food's here guys' into my completely empty hallway.
Reposted by Roger E
Our economy is no more than a brew of the AI bubble, gambling, and scams. Get under that layer and it's just a continuous flow of wealth from the 99% to the 1%, justified by the "line go up" fetishization of shareholder value. I'm just a simple country doctor, but this seems bad.
(NBC News) — It is now the least rewarding time to be a worker in the U.S. economy since the government started keeping track.
@nbcnews.com
www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
@nbcnews.com
www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
September 7, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Our economy is no more than a brew of the AI bubble, gambling, and scams. Get under that layer and it's just a continuous flow of wealth from the 99% to the 1%, justified by the "line go up" fetishization of shareholder value. I'm just a simple country doctor, but this seems bad.
Reposted by Roger E
Where did they even find some of these?
September 6, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Where did they even find some of these?
Reposted by Roger E
I really need everybody to stop giving antivaxxers any respect or “benefit of the doubt” because if you say stuff like this you should feel bad and should feel unwelcome in human society
September 6, 2026 at 12:24 PM
I really need everybody to stop giving antivaxxers any respect or “benefit of the doubt” because if you say stuff like this you should feel bad and should feel unwelcome in human society
Reposted by Roger E
That's how you do a headline: www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
September 4, 2026 at 8:24 PM
That's how you do a headline: www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
Reposted by Roger E
not lost on a lot of us that someone got ejected from a game because of a hat that wasn’t violating any MLB rules while multiple Giants earlier this year did violate written MLB rules pertaining to uniforms and were allowed to stay in the game (and received zero discipline from the league later)
Good summary and clip of what happened in the 6th inning of last night's Cardinals Rockies game
September 5, 2026 at 4:20 PM
not lost on a lot of us that someone got ejected from a game because of a hat that wasn’t violating any MLB rules while multiple Giants earlier this year did violate written MLB rules pertaining to uniforms and were allowed to stay in the game (and received zero discipline from the league later)
Reposted by Roger E
In the UK, blackshirts can get away with almost anything while elderly nuns get arrested for opposing the Gaza genocide
September 5, 2026 at 1:10 PM
In the UK, blackshirts can get away with almost anything while elderly nuns get arrested for opposing the Gaza genocide
Reposted by Roger E
The cats graciously put on a magic show for us last night. I figured out how they did most of the tricks, but I didn’t say anything, because that would have been rude.
September 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM
The cats graciously put on a magic show for us last night. I figured out how they did most of the tricks, but I didn’t say anything, because that would have been rude.
Hi, I'm Roger Estrada, I deliver books and stuff for a city's library system.
I LOVE the squeal of feedback that starts in the Jesus and Mary Chain's "You Trip Me Up" as Jim Reid intones "when I've annoyed you."
Would you like to introduce yourself with a small song moment you like?
I LOVE the squeal of feedback that starts in the Jesus and Mary Chain's "You Trip Me Up" as Jim Reid intones "when I've annoyed you."
Would you like to introduce yourself with a small song moment you like?
Hi, I’m Saeed Jones, I write poetry and creative nonfiction and teach in Cambridge.
In her duet with Donna Summer for “No More Tears” I love the long note Streisand holds on “tear” when the song goes from ballad to disco
Would you like to introduce yourself with a small song moment you like?
In her duet with Donna Summer for “No More Tears” I love the long note Streisand holds on “tear” when the song goes from ballad to disco
Would you like to introduce yourself with a small song moment you like?
Hi, I'm John Moe, a writer and podcast maker in Saint Paul. I am married with three mostly grown kids and two nice dogs.
I like in "Misunderstood" when Tweedy throws in extra syllables on "Take the guitar player for a ride".
Would you like to introduce yourself with a small song moment you like?
I like in "Misunderstood" when Tweedy throws in extra syllables on "Take the guitar player for a ride".
Would you like to introduce yourself with a small song moment you like?
September 5, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Hi, I'm Roger Estrada, I deliver books and stuff for a city's library system.
I LOVE the squeal of feedback that starts in the Jesus and Mary Chain's "You Trip Me Up" as Jim Reid intones "when I've annoyed you."
Would you like to introduce yourself with a small song moment you like?
I LOVE the squeal of feedback that starts in the Jesus and Mary Chain's "You Trip Me Up" as Jim Reid intones "when I've annoyed you."
Would you like to introduce yourself with a small song moment you like?
Reposted by Roger E
This came up in shuffle last night at HQ and after a few very tough weeks it gave me all the feelings. Pet Sounds is awfully good.
youtu.be/6tXNgoWNR78
youtu.be/6tXNgoWNR78
You Still Believe In Me (Mono)
YouTube video by The Beach Boys - Topic
youtu.be
September 3, 2026 at 1:52 PM
This came up in shuffle last night at HQ and after a few very tough weeks it gave me all the feelings. Pet Sounds is awfully good.
youtu.be/6tXNgoWNR78
youtu.be/6tXNgoWNR78
Reposted by Roger E
Why isnt there a Don't Look Now location tour in Venice where at random stops, you think you see a tiny figure in red but can't be sure if it's just your imagination
September 2, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Why isnt there a Don't Look Now location tour in Venice where at random stops, you think you see a tiny figure in red but can't be sure if it's just your imagination
Reposted by Roger E
Reposted by Roger E
Movie recommendation for you all, Phantom of the Paradise
It's all manner of incredible
It's all manner of incredible
August 29, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Movie recommendation for you all, Phantom of the Paradise
It's all manner of incredible
It's all manner of incredible
Reposted by Roger E
‘Polarization’ has become the master concept for diagnosing our current democratic crisis.
But this is not polarization. It is the radicalization of the political right.
By misdiagnosing it, we risk becoming complicit in the crisis. 🧵
Just out in Perspectives on Politics
doi.org/10.1017/S153...
But this is not polarization. It is the radicalization of the political right.
By misdiagnosing it, we risk becoming complicit in the crisis. 🧵
Just out in Perspectives on Politics
doi.org/10.1017/S153...
July 7, 2026 at 11:14 AM
‘Polarization’ has become the master concept for diagnosing our current democratic crisis.
But this is not polarization. It is the radicalization of the political right.
By misdiagnosing it, we risk becoming complicit in the crisis. 🧵
Just out in Perspectives on Politics
doi.org/10.1017/S153...
But this is not polarization. It is the radicalization of the political right.
By misdiagnosing it, we risk becoming complicit in the crisis. 🧵
Just out in Perspectives on Politics
doi.org/10.1017/S153...
Reposted by Roger E
She also could tell a fuckin story
![When the 1974 recording of the song reached number one on the country charts, Elvis Presley indicated that he wanted to record the song.
Parton was interested until Presley's manager, Colonel Tom Parker, told her that it was standard procedure for the songwriter to sign over half of the publishing rights to any song Elvis recorded.
[28] Parton refused. She recalls:
I said, 'I'm really sorry,' and I cried all night. I mean, it was like the worst thing. You know, it's like, Oh, my God... Elvis Presley.' And other people were saying, 'You're nuts. It's Elvis Presley!'...I said, 'I can't do that.
Something in my heart says, 'Don't do that. And I just didn't do it... He would have killed it. But anyway, so he didn't. Then when Whitney [Houston's version] came out, I made enough money to buy Graceland. 29]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:oxplkzuausfufk5dthatrd5m/bafkreihq5mquwwvljjtys7fyqpnwvzj4cnfrkinrrbuhflwrdkxerzcghi)
August 25, 2026 at 6:58 PM
She also could tell a fuckin story
Reposted by Roger E
whoever this was in the writers' room: 85 yard TD, 60 yards through the air, safety with his dick in the dirt after biting on the play fake, corner trailing by three yards, sideline basket catch and high-stepping all the way into the endzone
August 25, 2026 at 1:34 PM
whoever this was in the writers' room: 85 yard TD, 60 yards through the air, safety with his dick in the dirt after biting on the play fake, corner trailing by three yards, sideline basket catch and high-stepping all the way into the endzone
Reposted by Roger E
It's very bad that we've developed a new dominant breed of debate pervert who spends their entire lifecycle insisting nobody will let them say the things they've said a thousand times and insisting everyone has to have the same debate with them every single time
August 23, 2026 at 12:35 PM
It's very bad that we've developed a new dominant breed of debate pervert who spends their entire lifecycle insisting nobody will let them say the things they've said a thousand times and insisting everyone has to have the same debate with them every single time
Reposted by Roger E
We're being told that if we sacrifice the rights of some people, then the rest of us get to keep our rights.
We all know that's some BS.
We all know that's some BS.
August 23, 2026 at 3:19 PM
We're being told that if we sacrifice the rights of some people, then the rest of us get to keep our rights.
We all know that's some BS.
We all know that's some BS.