William Stiteler
@williamstiteler.bsky.social
Author. Mapper. Occasional pastry maker. Rep: @tinyfairyhunter.bsky.social of ASH Literary
Had to scavenge a wheel and tire off my old lawn mower to keep my slightly less old mower running. Definitely felt like a bush mechanic on one of those reality shows set in Alaska visiting the boneyard to keep a 60 ton excavator going.
"Out here you can't just run to town for a part, you know"
"Out here you can't just run to town for a part, you know"
August 4, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Had to scavenge a wheel and tire off my old lawn mower to keep my slightly less old mower running. Definitely felt like a bush mechanic on one of those reality shows set in Alaska visiting the boneyard to keep a 60 ton excavator going.
"Out here you can't just run to town for a part, you know"
"Out here you can't just run to town for a part, you know"
This was a great post to see all on its lonesome without the context of the previous posts in the thread. I almost don't want to read upthread for context, and just live in a world where Elizabeth Bear occasionally just complains about injustice RE people she did or didn't bite.
I was extra mad because I have a diastema and that awful girl Tammy had perfect teeth and she didn't even check that the bite marks matched.
Evil AND credulous.
Evil AND credulous.
June 1, 2026 at 4:50 PM
This was a great post to see all on its lonesome without the context of the previous posts in the thread. I almost don't want to read upthread for context, and just live in a world where Elizabeth Bear occasionally just complains about injustice RE people she did or didn't bite.
Are those ads for an advertising platform that are poorly-produced to the point where they abruptly cut the spokesperson off mid-sentence while he is telling us how great it is some kind of elaborate joke, or is this what resonates with the kids today? I mean, I am old...
May 26, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Are those ads for an advertising platform that are poorly-produced to the point where they abruptly cut the spokesperson off mid-sentence while he is telling us how great it is some kind of elaborate joke, or is this what resonates with the kids today? I mean, I am old...
I once knew a bicycle shop owner with a dog he'd named "Biker". Once when we were out in front of the shop the dog took off after a cyclist going by, which led to the guy yelling "Hey, Biker! Get back here!". The cyclist looked very confused, presumably thinking he was the subject of a sales pitch.
Well, it finally happened. I gently admonished my dog by name in front of a human stranger with the same name.
May 14, 2026 at 3:25 PM
I once knew a bicycle shop owner with a dog he'd named "Biker". Once when we were out in front of the shop the dog took off after a cyclist going by, which led to the guy yelling "Hey, Biker! Get back here!". The cyclist looked very confused, presumably thinking he was the subject of a sales pitch.
How many non-cyclists happened upon this post and are shaking their heads at the latest Gen Z slang (or boomer references, depending on their age)?
Ganna makes it! Now Meeus can rest haha. Mads, Wout, Pippo... somehow can they find a way around Pogi?!
April 12, 2026 at 3:20 PM
How many non-cyclists happened upon this post and are shaking their heads at the latest Gen Z slang (or boomer references, depending on their age)?
Sometimes I wonder whether my subscription to Publisher's Marketplace is worth it, but on days like this, when I'm among the first to learn that a judge has ruled that "Hot, sexy, dangerous boys...cannot be copyrighted", I know better.
March 17, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Sometimes I wonder whether my subscription to Publisher's Marketplace is worth it, but on days like this, when I'm among the first to learn that a judge has ruled that "Hot, sexy, dangerous boys...cannot be copyrighted", I know better.
So annoying that now whenever I see "Weird Al" in a post I have to take a beat before experiencing the natural joy that mention of @alyankovic.bsky.social should bring to make sure we aren't talking about generative AI doing something weird again.
Weird Al
Who do you want to guest host a potential revival of The Muppet Show?
February 7, 2026 at 3:49 PM
So annoying that now whenever I see "Weird Al" in a post I have to take a beat before experiencing the natural joy that mention of @alyankovic.bsky.social should bring to make sure we aren't talking about generative AI doing something weird again.
If, like me, you wondered if Howard County Executive Calvin Ball was named after the sport in "Calvin and Hobbes", you should be aware that not only is he too old for that to be true, he is Calvin Ball III. So if anything, Bill Watterson has some questions to answer.
February 7, 2026 at 3:41 PM
If, like me, you wondered if Howard County Executive Calvin Ball was named after the sport in "Calvin and Hobbes", you should be aware that not only is he too old for that to be true, he is Calvin Ball III. So if anything, Bill Watterson has some questions to answer.
The protagonist in Jack London's "To Build a Fire" had a tough time, I guess, but he didn't have to take off a glove in this weather to answer a bunch of text messages while HE was snowshoeing like I just did.
February 2, 2026 at 12:24 AM
The protagonist in Jack London's "To Build a Fire" had a tough time, I guess, but he didn't have to take off a glove in this weather to answer a bunch of text messages while HE was snowshoeing like I just did.
The fun thing about pictures like this is that the dog always has an expression that says "This is a deadly serious matter. I don't know why you are treating it so lightly."
in trying to carve out small bits of joy, please have this ridiculous photo of me giving my dog a treat:
January 22, 2026 at 1:35 PM
The fun thing about pictures like this is that the dog always has an expression that says "This is a deadly serious matter. I don't know why you are treating it so lightly."
Gmail popping up to tell me that Gemini can "help me write an email" once again reminds me that a lot of "No, thanks" buttons need to be replaced with "Never bring this up again, scum" buttons.
January 16, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Gmail popping up to tell me that Gemini can "help me write an email" once again reminds me that a lot of "No, thanks" buttons need to be replaced with "Never bring this up again, scum" buttons.
Pff. I ordered one (1) fork from a replacement tableware company 8 years ago, and I've gotten an average of 3 emails per day from them ever since.
Last night I ordered something for my daughter at a certain companies website, and since then they have sent me SIX emails.
January 6, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Pff. I ordered one (1) fork from a replacement tableware company 8 years ago, and I've gotten an average of 3 emails per day from them ever since.
New Daniel Pinkwater novel, everyone! At some point, anyway.
Hooray! The novel is started! Between times, when I am writing nothing, it seems I have no idea how it is done. Then, something happens, I don't know what, and it seems all simple and obvious. (Those were my nicknames in college.)
December 11, 2025 at 1:19 AM
New Daniel Pinkwater novel, everyone! At some point, anyway.
Every time I hear "The Cowboy's Christmas Ball" by the Killers, I hope that maybe this is the time they just keep going with the "where the [noun] are [verb]" structure for the whole song.
December 7, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Every time I hear "The Cowboy's Christmas Ball" by the Killers, I hope that maybe this is the time they just keep going with the "where the [noun] are [verb]" structure for the whole song.
Didn't we all agree that the live action Grinch movie was a crime against cinema? Why is it being used in ads?
December 1, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Didn't we all agree that the live action Grinch movie was a crime against cinema? Why is it being used in ads?
I got used to it taking a long time to recover from using a chainsaw, but now it's gotten to the point where I have to add in another week of recovery time just to forget what it felt like on day 2 of the recovery before I can get back to it.
November 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I got used to it taking a long time to recover from using a chainsaw, but now it's gotten to the point where I have to add in another week of recovery time just to forget what it felt like on day 2 of the recovery before I can get back to it.
I'm rewatching Fall of the House of Usher, and I've been reminded that the best part is @markhamillofficial.bsky.social's Pym explaining that just zooming in on a surveillance video doesn't "enhance" it.
October 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I'm rewatching Fall of the House of Usher, and I've been reminded that the best part is @markhamillofficial.bsky.social's Pym explaining that just zooming in on a surveillance video doesn't "enhance" it.
Sometimes I think I'm not getting much out of Nextdoor, but then something like this is elevated to popular post status to demonstrate its value
October 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Sometimes I think I'm not getting much out of Nextdoor, but then something like this is elevated to popular post status to demonstrate its value
Good news, everyone! I probably won't get any money in the Anthropic settlement for either the fiction or academic publications they stole from me, but I just got a notification that Anthropic are looking to hire an "Honesty Engineer", so it sounds like they have that stealing thing sorted out.
September 16, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Good news, everyone! I probably won't get any money in the Anthropic settlement for either the fiction or academic publications they stole from me, but I just got a notification that Anthropic are looking to hire an "Honesty Engineer", so it sounds like they have that stealing thing sorted out.
I've run into this same one, though they did at least post the diagram near (not in) the shower.
Oooh, a promising entry in the always-competitive category “insanely counterintuitive and user-unfriendly designs for hotel bathroom fixtures.”
If I hadn’t found the diagram— which is in the check-in materials, not posted— there is simply no way I *ever* would have found this solution.
If I hadn’t found the diagram— which is in the check-in materials, not posted— there is simply no way I *ever* would have found this solution.
September 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I've run into this same one, though they did at least post the diagram near (not in) the shower.
Personally, I have to restrain the urge to huck my book at the head of anyone who asks what I'm reading ion public. If they start taking pics I might not be able to resust.
this is such a shitty thing to do to people trying to read a book, jesus christ
I'm seeing a social media trend where people are sneaking pics of men reading books in public and making fun of them as "performative males"
And while I love a good dunk, I don't think you guys want men to be reading even less than they are now. Just saying
And while I love a good dunk, I don't think you guys want men to be reading even less than they are now. Just saying
September 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Personally, I have to restrain the urge to huck my book at the head of anyone who asks what I'm reading ion public. If they start taking pics I might not be able to resust.
There is only one person who doesn't wish they were this cool.
Damn I wish I was this cool!
great day at the @macmillanlib.bsky.social @torbooks.bsky.social @macmillanaudio.bsky.social offices YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN A MAGICAL MASKED MAN WILL SHOW UP WITH A PASTA BAR. SPAGHETTI FOR ALL
August 15, 2025 at 12:36 AM
There is only one person who doesn't wish they were this cool.
The air conditioner in this motel not only sounds like an airplane when it kicks on, but the kind of airplane that would make the hero of a movie say "You're crazy, Dutch, this crate will never make it to Kathmandu!"
August 14, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The air conditioner in this motel not only sounds like an airplane when it kicks on, but the kind of airplane that would make the hero of a movie say "You're crazy, Dutch, this crate will never make it to Kathmandu!"
Ran into an even better one, when the closed caption person interpreted "Sam Judd" as "some jerk", as in "That's some jerk's hat"
Best part about watching old episodes of "Midsommer Murders" is the range I'm quality and emphasis of the closed captioning from episode to episode. Today features someone trying to caption the theramin music (ooh ooh oh oh oh oh oh)
August 6, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Ran into an even better one, when the closed caption person interpreted "Sam Judd" as "some jerk", as in "That's some jerk's hat"