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OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman blames computer RAM shortage on President Obama
November 1, 2026 at 9:02 AM
OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman blames computer RAM shortage on President Obama
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Since 2004, this community has helped make Firefox and the open internet possible.
Our “Come Back to Firefox” campaign reunites a few early internet icons to remind people what made the internet special, and why it’s worth protecting.
Our “Come Back to Firefox” campaign reunites a few early internet icons to remind people what made the internet special, and why it’s worth protecting.
October 30, 2026 at 10:03 AM
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∙ celebrate the reopening of the hirshhorn sculpture garden
∙ experience hiroshi sugimoto's revitalized garden
∙ 60 artworks on view throughout the reimagined space
∙ inaugural west lawn exhibition yoshitomo nara: sentinels of stillness
∙ sat 31 oct 2026 | 10 am–4 pm | 7th & independence sw dc
∙ experience hiroshi sugimoto's revitalized garden
∙ 60 artworks on view throughout the reimagined space
∙ inaugural west lawn exhibition yoshitomo nara: sentinels of stillness
∙ sat 31 oct 2026 | 10 am–4 pm | 7th & independence sw dc
Opening Celebration: Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden - Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden | Smithsonian
Join us as we celebrate the reopening of the Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden with a full weekend of art, creativity, and conversation. Be among the first to experience Hiroshi Sugimoto’s revitalized […]
hirshhorn.si.edu
October 29, 2026 at 10:38 AM
∙ celebrate the reopening of the hirshhorn sculpture garden
∙ experience hiroshi sugimoto's revitalized garden
∙ 60 artworks on view throughout the reimagined space
∙ inaugural west lawn exhibition yoshitomo nara: sentinels of stillness
∙ sat 31 oct 2026 | 10 am–4 pm | 7th & independence sw dc
∙ experience hiroshi sugimoto's revitalized garden
∙ 60 artworks on view throughout the reimagined space
∙ inaugural west lawn exhibition yoshitomo nara: sentinels of stillness
∙ sat 31 oct 2026 | 10 am–4 pm | 7th & independence sw dc
Big Tech has gone total TPC. Ever watch The President's Analyst (1967)?
The comedy has elements of political satire and sci-fi, with themes of modern ethics and privacy, specifically the intrusion of the telecommunications alliance, with the U.S. government, into citizens' private lives.
The comedy has elements of political satire and sci-fi, with themes of modern ethics and privacy, specifically the intrusion of the telecommunications alliance, with the U.S. government, into citizens' private lives.
October 18, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Big Tech has gone total TPC. Ever watch The President's Analyst (1967)?
The comedy has elements of political satire and sci-fi, with themes of modern ethics and privacy, specifically the intrusion of the telecommunications alliance, with the U.S. government, into citizens' private lives.
The comedy has elements of political satire and sci-fi, with themes of modern ethics and privacy, specifically the intrusion of the telecommunications alliance, with the U.S. government, into citizens' private lives.
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb for Tax Purposes
Death of Stalin for Tax Purposes
In the spirit of the phrase "resident alien for tax purposes" and me thinking Resident Alien sounds like a movie, add "for tax purposes" to the end of a movie title
The Spy Who Loved Me For Tax Purposes
The Spy Who Loved Me For Tax Purposes
October 16, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb for Tax Purposes
From Thee Olde Web ca. 2003, blogger finds different transcriptions of this Moe Szyslak Simpsons quote, and points out one that notes:
> “ooh la dee da” combines “la dee da” with the comically Gallic “ooh la la” nicely.
... while exploring the term "cromulent"
archive.blogs.harvard.edu/desultor/2
> “ooh la dee da” combines “la dee da” with the comically Gallic “ooh la la” nicely.
... while exploring the term "cromulent"
archive.blogs.harvard.edu/desultor/2
![https://archive.blogs.harvard.edu/desultor/2003/05/23/a-noble-spirit-embiggens-the-smallest-man/
... The nifty thing about this word (described by Ms. Hoover (app. a native Springfieldian?) as “perfectly cromulent”) is how close it comes to calquing the somewhat legit frenchy “aggrandize”. “Enlarge” is along the same lines but more nativized…
Springfield is a sort of funhouse mirror for Americans, and the Springfielders’ Englished-up “embiggen” is counterpointed by at least one instance of a Springfield resident expressing contempt for non-native words. (We in the real world are not entirely strangers to this sort of boorish know-nothingism lately, with the “Käse verzehrende Kapitulationsaffen” hilarious targets as ever)
Homer: Hmm. I wonder why he’s so eager to go to the garage?
Moe: The “garage”? Hey fellas, the “garage”! Well, ooh la di da, Mr. French Man.
Homer: Well what do _you_ call it?
Moe: A car hole!
People have a hard time quoting things correctly. This line (the above is from snpp) shows up as
Here: Moe: “Garage?” “Garage?” Hey fella’s, the “Garaaaaage”!! Well la-di-da Mr. Frenchman!
Here: Moe: “Garage… Garage… Well, if it ain’t
mista fancy-pants Frenchman….!”
Here: Moe: “Oooh…lah dee dah…the *garage*…ain’t we fancy…” [acknowledged to be a mere paraphrase]
Here: Moe: A garage? Hey fellas, a garage. Well, oh la de da, Mr. French man.
I assume the obsessive and assiduous snpp has the quote right – “ooh la dee da” combines “la dee da” with the comically Gallic “ooh la la” nicely.
Moe Szyslak, of course, is no descendant of Jebediah Springfield’s original band of pioneers. I believe his adult accent is some sort of New York, but the show drops hints that he is an immigrant not only to Springfield but to the United States as well. Groening et al. are shifty about exactly where he’d be from (Italy? Arab lands? Eastern Europe?) – presumably because many kinds of foreigners is funnier than just one kind....](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:m4wfnangamae5wteyvxqpr6h/bafkreibrxl43sqbvoedorx6j5437xd3bms75cjfan4jvuhyz3rndwrxhyi)
October 15, 2026 at 9:55 AM
From Thee Olde Web ca. 2003, blogger finds different transcriptions of this Moe Szyslak Simpsons quote, and points out one that notes:
> “ooh la dee da” combines “la dee da” with the comically Gallic “ooh la la” nicely.
... while exploring the term "cromulent"
archive.blogs.harvard.edu/desultor/2
> “ooh la dee da” combines “la dee da” with the comically Gallic “ooh la la” nicely.
... while exploring the term "cromulent"
archive.blogs.harvard.edu/desultor/2
Doctor Who (Hey!), The TARDIS
Wrong answers only. My bet:
thanks for all the fish.
thanks for all the fish.
October 7, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Doctor Who (Hey!), The TARDIS
The Day After (1983), the most-watched television movie of all time, got to me.
Conflict between NATO and the Warsaw Pact over Germany rapidly escalated into a full-scale nuclear exchange.
The BBC television film Threads (1984) was similarly horrific.
Conflict between NATO and the Warsaw Pact over Germany rapidly escalated into a full-scale nuclear exchange.
The BBC television film Threads (1984) was similarly horrific.
October 5, 2026 at 8:25 AM
The Day After (1983), the most-watched television movie of all time, got to me.
Conflict between NATO and the Warsaw Pact over Germany rapidly escalated into a full-scale nuclear exchange.
The BBC television film Threads (1984) was similarly horrific.
Conflict between NATO and the Warsaw Pact over Germany rapidly escalated into a full-scale nuclear exchange.
The BBC television film Threads (1984) was similarly horrific.
and the Academy Award for Best Cinematography
October 1, 2026 at 7:45 PM
and the Academy Award for Best Cinematography
September 22, 2026 at 10:34 AM
You, Your Safety, and You!
Back-to-school tips from Yale University
Back-to-school tips from Yale University
August 31, 2026 at 10:02 AM
You, Your Safety, and You!
Back-to-school tips from Yale University
Back-to-school tips from Yale University
Dolly Parton discography: 81 albums, 217 singles and EPs; her first LP was 1967's "Hello, I'm Dolly"
www.discogs.com/artist/39776...
www.discogs.com/artist/39776...
August 26, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Dolly Parton discography: 81 albums, 217 singles and EPs; her first LP was 1967's "Hello, I'm Dolly"
www.discogs.com/artist/39776...
www.discogs.com/artist/39776...
"Nicotine's an addictive substance!" —John Sacrimoni
August 10, 2026 at 12:23 PM
"Nicotine's an addictive substance!" —John Sacrimoni
D.C. man Kyrie Givens and his goat Lil Bob detained by Metro Transit Police (Sat Aug 1)
August 8, 2026 at 1:33 PM
D.C. man Kyrie Givens and his goat Lil Bob detained by Metro Transit Police (Sat Aug 1)
In celebration of International Cat Day 2026 let's remember British singer-songwriter Al Stewart and his song and album 'Year of the Cat' released in the summer of 1976.
August 8, 2026 at 11:38 AM
In celebration of International Cat Day 2026 let's remember British singer-songwriter Al Stewart and his song and album 'Year of the Cat' released in the summer of 1976.
A few illustrations from Popular Astronomy by Simon Newcomb (1878)
August 7, 2026 at 10:06 AM
A few illustrations from Popular Astronomy by Simon Newcomb (1878)
From the AP: Brazilian capybaras enter chambers of local legislature
August 5, 2026 at 11:01 AM
From the AP: Brazilian capybaras enter chambers of local legislature
July 31, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Film you've watched more than six times with a gif.
Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.
Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.
July 30, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Film you've watched more than six times with a gif.
Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.
Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.
🔊 Listen to President Barack Obama poke fun at Donald "John" Trump back in 2011, at the height of the racist-ass 'birther' crap. It's been fifteen years and Old Fat Nixon is still bitter about that night.
[2/2] April 30, 2011, Barack Obama roasts Donald Trump. This coincided with the release of Obama's long-form birth certificate, addressing the "birther" conspiracy theories that Trump had been promoting.
C-SPAN: Obama at 2011 WHCD [19 min]:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9mz...
C-SPAN: Obama at 2011 WHCD [19 min]:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9mz...
July 24, 2026 at 11:04 PM
🔊 Listen to President Barack Obama poke fun at Donald "John" Trump back in 2011, at the height of the racist-ass 'birther' crap. It's been fifteen years and Old Fat Nixon is still bitter about that night.
NASA astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon on July 20, 1969, a day in what Henry Luce described as The American Century.
July 20, 2026 at 11:59 AM
NASA astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon on July 20, 1969, a day in what Henry Luce described as The American Century.
Today in history, July 13, 1985, the “Live Aid” benefit rock concerts were held simultaneously in London and Philadelphia, raising millions for famine relief in Ethiopia.
July 13, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Today in history, July 13, 1985, the “Live Aid” benefit rock concerts were held simultaneously in London and Philadelphia, raising millions for famine relief in Ethiopia.
Senate confirmation hearing of Brett Kavanaugh feat. Sen. Samuel L. Jackson, with Sen. Lindsey Graham, 2018, colorized
July 12, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Senate confirmation hearing of Brett Kavanaugh feat. Sen. Samuel L. Jackson, with Sen. Lindsey Graham, 2018, colorized