TheTiGuR, aka Chris Simiskey

Hi! I'm Chris! I've been in Utah for basically my entire life. Former USMC reservist. Forever attached to something connecting to the internet. Married, with children. Mormon, but more just the faith, not the organization. Been TheTiGuR online for ~30 years. Love my online friends and fam

Just in time for the #MMX launch, I've listed these grand statement necklaces that I made from agate or jasper Mars-like beads strung with graduated garnets. A U-shaped pendant holds garnet chunks symbolizing Phobos and Deimos. No two are alike. www.etsy.com/listing/4598...

Slow on posting this, but for @carlfranklin.bsky.social, thanks for the mug! And happy to support the ever excellent .NET Rocks podcast

Is it just me or does this feel like Russia/Ukraine? www.the-express.com/news/us-news...

I made fun of Chappell Roan when she suddenly had this opinion AFTER the election, but in a vacuum she was broadly correct that she is not not someone you should look to for political knowledge. Being famous is a full time job and anyone who wants that life is not normal anyway

My hottake: encouraging celebrities to "use their platform" and be loudly political is a bad idea not because it's intrusive to polite society but because most of them are dumb as shit outside their chosen profession we don't need to encourage being loud and influentially wrong

Just emailed 26,000 people about snail facts advent calendars. This better result in 500 snail sales. Snales. Wait that just sounds like snails. Is that a good omen?? Get a calendar here: SquidFacts.net

“You can't always look at things from someone else's Point of View. For instance, from here that looks like a bucket of water," he said, pointing to a bucket of water; "but from an ant's point of view it's a vast ocean, from an elephant's just a cool drink, and to a fish, of course, it's home.“

“Dig in,” said the king, looking disapprovingly at Milo’s plate. “I can’t say that I think much of your choice.” “I didn’t know that I was going to have to eat my words,” objected Milo. “Of course, of course, everyone here does,” the king grunted. “You should have made a tastier speech.”

it’s wednesday my dudes

ICE is a menace to democracy and its murderous conduct should be soberly considered. But we should also recognize that these people are weak and sad and ought to be made fun of. Read more: www.theverge.com/policy/96430...

The pufferfish of happiness has visited you.

Data center fight is giving people first hand experience that the many can take on the money. Once people feel what solidarity can achieve, it becomes that much harder to divide & distract. There's a reason why unions members less susceptible to far right than same demographic folks not in unions.

Some things should not be vibed...

Now the American dream is just having a functioning democratic society.

The psychic damage the tech industry causes by constantly firing or threatening the livelihoods of you and everyone around you really is quite something. Proper dickhead behaviour

"And so you must say good-by," said Rhyme, patting him gently on the cheek. "To everyone?" said Milo unhappily. He looked around slowly at all the friends he'd made, and he looked very hard so as not to forget any of them for even an instant.

You cannot gut global health systems, attack scientific institutions, withdraw international cooperation, and then act shocked when disease response worsens. Public health depends on collaboration and expertise – things this admin continues to undermine. Gift Article: zurl.co/GottB

Totally worth paying a little to get good, non-slop results. Consciously using a product, not being the product.

Reach for the Sky. #Photography #BirdOfTheDay #Birds

#MorningVibe The world feels loud and divided because systems profit off our anger. But solidarity is quieter & stronger. Organize with kindness, support your neighbors, & fight for a world where everyone thrives.

The #Hubble space telescope turned 36 today! Happy birthday! 🥳 Three and a half decades of cosmic beauty, including a certain Pillars of Creation that may or may not have been photoshopped 👀 🔭🐡🧪🎨

🔭 Eye on the Milky Way Image Credit & Copyright: Miguel Claro (TWAN, Dark Sky Alqueva) ap260419

Google REALLY wants me to upgrade my free workspace, apparently flagging it as being used for commercial purposes based on, I think, a single email. Appealed, approved yesterday, today they want me to upgrade still.

‘Simply stop giving millionaires water for literally free’ is one of the most insane sounding but actually serious policy solutions out there

HiPOD: Translucent Ice on Dunes At the time of year we took the image, the whole scene was probably covered in carbon dioxide ice. Some of this ice is translucent, so you can see the dark dunes through it. https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_076844_2550 NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona #Mars

Fatal Flyby science.nasa.gov/blogs/the-su... 🧪🔭

You wrote a novel using AI? Cool. It's like that time I ran a marathon using a Ford Focus.

Best sewer pic you’ll see all year, I’m sure

The world is on fire but there are still redbud trees.

I’m sure it’s a prime location knowing how many of my brothers were Hispanic going through boot camp. Way to thank these families for their sacrifice and service. Fuck ICE.

This is called “Trans Mosh” I see my trans friends living with the fear of rejection, separation and death for simply being who they are. Loving each other for being who we are should be the pillar of our communities. Happy International Day of Transgender Visibility - today and every 💙💓🤍💓💙

"But there's so much to learn," Milo said, with a thoughtful frown. "Yes, that's true," admitted Rhyme; "but it's not just learning things that's important. It's learning what to do with what you learn and learning why you learn things at all that matters."

Wouldn’t it be ironic if the convicted felon’s stupid war with Iran caused the renewable energy market in the US to blossom? Fu** fossil fuels.

Semi-regular reminder: Baby open-ocean octopuses sometimes ride on jellyfish like little hats. 📸 Songda Cai bit.ly/2ZmNZZH 🧪🪼🐙🦑🌿

Nearly a millennium ago, astronomers witnessed a supernova so bright it was visible in daylight for weeks. A quarter-century after its first observations of the expanding remnant, the Crab Nebula, Hubble goes back for a fresh look 👉 esahubble.org/news/heic2607/ 🔭 🧪

Bottom line: Will should have trusted Grace. Even if the design wasn’t his taste (and personally, I didn’t love it either), it was perfect for the client. So, trust your designers, even when you don’t personally like the design. You are often not the user.