The Mad Terran
@themadterran.bsky.social
Just an aging internet denizen.
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They disinvented the VCR. You might think that the reason we don't have VCRs anymore is because VCRs were supplanted by DVDs, PVRs and streaming, but that's not the case. They had it in for the VCR from the very start, and they never stopped trying to kill it. Eventually, they succeeded.
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August 26, 2026 at 4:02 AM
They disinvented the VCR. You might think that the reason we don't have VCRs anymore is because VCRs were supplanted by DVDs, PVRs and streaming, but that's not the case. They had it in for the VCR from the very start, and they never stopped trying to kill it. Eventually, they succeeded.
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Love the way they way they reach and grasp and explore their way into a groove. Like PF at their most experimental, or an average track for early CAN.
iheartnoise.bandcamp.com/album/ihndig...
iheartnoise.bandcamp.com/album/ihndig...
IHNDIGS026.6 // Jeffrey Alexander + The Heavy Lidders - Seeds, by Jeffrey Alexander + The Heavy Lidders
5 track album
iheartnoise.bandcamp.com
August 24, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Love the way they way they reach and grasp and explore their way into a groove. Like PF at their most experimental, or an average track for early CAN.
iheartnoise.bandcamp.com/album/ihndig...
iheartnoise.bandcamp.com/album/ihndig...
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“OH MY GOD SHUT THE FUCK UP!”
June 11, 2026 at 1:25 PM
“OH MY GOD SHUT THE FUCK UP!”
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🚨 IS THIS YOUR GRANDMA 🚨
We recently received these found photos of a grandma getting an NES for her birthday. We've determined it was October 1990, it was her 65th birthday, and she was in Miami, FL.
Did she like Duck Hunt
We recently received these found photos of a grandma getting an NES for her birthday. We've determined it was October 1990, it was her 65th birthday, and she was in Miami, FL.
Did she like Duck Hunt
June 4, 2026 at 9:45 PM
🚨 IS THIS YOUR GRANDMA 🚨
We recently received these found photos of a grandma getting an NES for her birthday. We've determined it was October 1990, it was her 65th birthday, and she was in Miami, FL.
Did she like Duck Hunt
We recently received these found photos of a grandma getting an NES for her birthday. We've determined it was October 1990, it was her 65th birthday, and she was in Miami, FL.
Did she like Duck Hunt
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speaking as one who was there for it, it's worth remembering how the mobbing of isabel fall was framed as defending the trans community
www.vox.com/the-highligh...
www.vox.com/the-highligh...
A sci-fi writer got meta about gender. The internet responded by ruining her life.
Isabel Fall’s sci-fi story “I Sexually Identify as an Attack Helicopter” drew the ire of the internet. A year later, she’s still picking through the wreckage.
www.vox.com
May 5, 2026 at 11:46 AM
speaking as one who was there for it, it's worth remembering how the mobbing of isabel fall was framed as defending the trans community
www.vox.com/the-highligh...
www.vox.com/the-highligh...
Glycerine really hits different in my 40's. And looking back on past relationships. youtu.be/lBuHH7WE4yE?...
Bush: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
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April 8, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Glycerine really hits different in my 40's. And looking back on past relationships. youtu.be/lBuHH7WE4yE?...
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Trump, Mitch McConnell Clash In Oval Office Over Where They Are https://theonion.com/trump-mitch-mcconnell-clash-in-oval-office-over-where-they-are/
March 12, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Trump, Mitch McConnell Clash In Oval Office Over Where They Are https://theonion.com/trump-mitch-mcconnell-clash-in-oval-office-over-where-they-are/
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RIP to Jesse Jackson. His funeral is today. I wanted to share this clip from his appearance on Sesame Street in 1971. His important words ring just as true today as they did back then.
March 6, 2026 at 7:02 PM
RIP to Jesse Jackson. His funeral is today. I wanted to share this clip from his appearance on Sesame Street in 1971. His important words ring just as true today as they did back then.
Help keep Android from being a locked down like iOS.
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Stop Google from limiting APK file usage
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February 26, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Help keep Android from being a locked down like iOS.
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Kurt Vonnegut stop being so applicable to all time periods of American life, you can’t do that Kurt Vonnegut, your insights are too evergreen Kurt Vonnegut
February 21, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Kurt Vonnegut stop being so applicable to all time periods of American life, you can’t do that Kurt Vonnegut, your insights are too evergreen Kurt Vonnegut
www.reddit.com/r/bloomingto... Sounds like they took massive damage tonight from a tornado and will in need of a major rebuild. Donation link in reddit thread.
From the bloomington community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the bloomington community
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February 20, 2026 at 2:29 AM
www.reddit.com/r/bloomingto... Sounds like they took massive damage tonight from a tornado and will in need of a major rebuild. Donation link in reddit thread.
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You know me I don't share fundraisers unless I can tell you I trust them with my whole heart and my own wallet. This one gets protective gear to legal observers in Minneapolis / Saint Paul
www.gofundme.com/f/help-equip...
www.gofundme.com/f/help-equip...
Donate to Help Equip Twin Cities Legal Observers with PPE, organized by Jac Kovarik
I have been involved in rapid response in the Twin Cities area since the b… Jac Kovarik needs your support for Help Equip Twin Cities Legal Observers with PPE
www.gofundme.com
January 24, 2026 at 6:26 PM
You know me I don't share fundraisers unless I can tell you I trust them with my whole heart and my own wallet. This one gets protective gear to legal observers in Minneapolis / Saint Paul
www.gofundme.com/f/help-equip...
www.gofundme.com/f/help-equip...
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before renee, there was viola.
their stories have so much in common, it’s like history itself is screaming at us to pay attention. honor their memories, fight like hell with fire in your belly and love in your heart.
their stories have so much in common, it’s like history itself is screaming at us to pay attention. honor their memories, fight like hell with fire in your belly and love in your heart.
New Weird Little Guys: Cops & Klan
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January 15, 2026 at 7:20 PM
before renee, there was viola.
their stories have so much in common, it’s like history itself is screaming at us to pay attention. honor their memories, fight like hell with fire in your belly and love in your heart.
their stories have so much in common, it’s like history itself is screaming at us to pay attention. honor their memories, fight like hell with fire in your belly and love in your heart.
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iCloud, Mega, and as a torrent. Archivists have uploaded the 60 Minutes episode Bari Weiss spiked.
Archivists Posted the 60 Minutes CECOT Segment Bari Weiss Killed
iCloud, Mega, and as a torrent. Archivists have uploaded the 60 Minutes episode Bari Weiss spiked.
www.404media.co
December 23, 2025 at 12:15 AM
iCloud, Mega, and as a torrent. Archivists have uploaded the 60 Minutes episode Bari Weiss spiked.
Never knew this was a thing. Totally on my Everdrive now.
NES Fireplace
YouTube video by scottlinux
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Never knew this was a thing. Totally on my Everdrive now.
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I’ve been at these protests because I feel like our leaders don’t care. I do.
This feels ghoulish to ask, but if you want a congresswoman who stands up to ICE, donate to my campaign today. We can’t win without you: secure.actblue.com/donate/abu-bluesky
This feels ghoulish to ask, but if you want a congresswoman who stands up to ICE, donate to my campaign today. We can’t win without you: secure.actblue.com/donate/abu-bluesky
September 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I’ve been at these protests because I feel like our leaders don’t care. I do.
This feels ghoulish to ask, but if you want a congresswoman who stands up to ICE, donate to my campaign today. We can’t win without you: secure.actblue.com/donate/abu-bluesky
This feels ghoulish to ask, but if you want a congresswoman who stands up to ICE, donate to my campaign today. We can’t win without you: secure.actblue.com/donate/abu-bluesky
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From @knkx.org
Daytime booze-free parties at coffee shops are gaining steam around the country. The main ingredients are caffeine and dancing, but in predominantly-white Seattle, these parties are a space for people with Latino roots to let loose and connect.
Daytime booze-free parties at coffee shops are gaining steam around the country. The main ingredients are caffeine and dancing, but in predominantly-white Seattle, these parties are a space for people with Latino roots to let loose and connect.
'A little cafecito': Midday party creates space for Seattle-area Latinos to sing, dance
Coffeetón exclusively plays Spanish music, providing a space for Seattle residents to feel connected to their Latin roots.
www.knkx.org
September 8, 2025 at 11:28 PM
From @knkx.org
Daytime booze-free parties at coffee shops are gaining steam around the country. The main ingredients are caffeine and dancing, but in predominantly-white Seattle, these parties are a space for people with Latino roots to let loose and connect.
Daytime booze-free parties at coffee shops are gaining steam around the country. The main ingredients are caffeine and dancing, but in predominantly-white Seattle, these parties are a space for people with Latino roots to let loose and connect.
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Aaron Ekblad has spent the entirety of his 11-year NHL career with the Florida Panthers — and that will continue.
Ekblad, the No. 1 pick by Florida in the 2014 NHL Draft, is signing a second eight-year contract and should retire as a Panther.
Ekblad, the No. 1 pick by Florida in the 2014 NHL Draft, is signing a second eight-year contract and should retire as a Panther.
NHL Free Agency: Aaron Ekblad Staying with the Panthers
Aaron Ekblad could have left the Florida Panthers when the NHL opens up free agency on Tuesday afternoon, but the defenseman is not going anywhere and, with the length of this new deal, should retire ...
floridahockeynow.com
June 30, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Aaron Ekblad has spent the entirety of his 11-year NHL career with the Florida Panthers — and that will continue.
Ekblad, the No. 1 pick by Florida in the 2014 NHL Draft, is signing a second eight-year contract and should retire as a Panther.
Ekblad, the No. 1 pick by Florida in the 2014 NHL Draft, is signing a second eight-year contract and should retire as a Panther.
Unreal. His STTNG novels were a big part of my early SciFi diet.
Prolific creator Peter David has died at 68
Prolific creator Peter David has died at 68
www.comicsbeat.com
May 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Unreal. His STTNG novels were a big part of my early SciFi diet.
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I love this idea.
Absolute Pleasure: Queer Perspectives on Rocky Horror, via @Kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/mar...
Absolute Pleasure: Queer Perspectives on Rocky Horror, via @Kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/mar...
Absolute Pleasure: Queer Perspectives on Rocky Horror
A super queer anthology featuring Sarah Gailey, Grace Lavery, Magdalene Visaggio, and Carmen Maria Machado
www.kickstarter.com
May 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I love this idea.
Absolute Pleasure: Queer Perspectives on Rocky Horror, via @Kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/mar...
Absolute Pleasure: Queer Perspectives on Rocky Horror, via @Kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/mar...