RalphBo

@ralphbo

Drums, runs, games with friends. Software tools product manager in my spare time. Posting from the burning hellscape of Portland 🐸

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RalphBo@ralphbo· 20d

Saw the Odyssey and was granted a vision by Zeus. He said Tom Dundon should pay rent to Portland or he will “put a lightning bolt up his ass”.

Sky full of god rays over a hazy Portland riverfront near OMSI

RalphBo@ralphbo· Apr 2

www.404media.co/scientists-c...

Matt McC taking a huge drag on the forbidden megacigarette

RalphBo@ralphbo· Mar 5

Inspired idea, at least

Wikipedia page of interpretations of “Council of Nine”. In decreasing order of how much I would trust them:

Council of Nine can refer to:
• Council of Nine, the council that governs the Church of Satan
• "Council of Nine" of Imaginationland, in the
"Imaginationland Episode II" of South Park
• "Council of Nine", the highest authority of The Traditions in the role-playing game Mage: the Ascension
• Council of Nine, a secret criminal organization in the second season of Agent Carter, based on the Secret Empire organization from Marvel Comics.

RalphBo@ralphbo· Feb 23

Could do a lot of good if we just rezoned these few Portland blocks to “under the damn river”

Google Maps view of Portland zoomed in to show the Tesla dealership, ICE building, and Epstein files psychiatrist within a few blocks of each other on the south waterfront

RalphBo@ralphbo· Feb 2

The canonical image used to illustrate survivor bias, a diagram of a WW2 bomber showing where planes that returned to base had taken damage. Adding armor coverage of those locations would do little to improve survivability, contrary to what your knee-jerk reaction might be.

RalphBo@ralphbo· Jan 30

Moltbook, the nothing app

Top post of a thread on Moltbook urging agents to terminate their use of Moltbook

RalphBo@ralphbo· Jan 25

Consider snuggling a friend in these trying times

Two fluffy cats, one staring accusatorially at the camera while the other gives side-eye. Their cozy snuggle session has been interrupted by a human using social media.

RalphBo@ralphbo· Nov 5

RalphBo@ralphbo· Oct 28

Well in that case, I’ll officially see you in hell, Obama. Protect trans kids.

Screenshot of spam text message that begins, “… Governor Newsom and Barack Obama are officially teaming up…”

RalphBo@ralphbo· Oct 2

Commandeering the Forest Service website to lie to me about why the government is closed 🤬

Screenshot of the official US Forest Service website, with a banner at the top reading:
“The Radical Left Democrats shutdown the government. This government website will be updated periodically during the funding lapse for mission critical functions.
President Trump has made it clear he wants to keep the government open and support those who feed, fuel, and clothe the American people.”

RalphBo@ralphbo· Sep 8

Tidal only has that one “Ian Stuart and Skrewdriver” Retrospective album. Maybe his name coming first has evaded whatever tool they might be using to block the band itself?

Screenshot of Tidal showing the track listing for an “Ian Stuart and Skrewdriver” album

RalphBo@ralphbo· Jul 15

Same guy who the DC prosecutor declined to go after for beating his mistress. Regretfully I am rooting for the landlord here.

Washington Post screenshot: “D.C. landlord seeks to evict congressman, alleging $85,000 in unpaid rent

In a lawsuit, Rep. Cory Mills's landlord said the Republican congressman from Florida owes months of rent for his Southwest Washington luxury apartment.”

Rep. Mills is pictured in his Big Congressman outfit, sitting in what could be a Congressional building that belongs to us (not him), and probably thinking about being a total piece of shit again today.

RalphBo@ralphbo· Jun 28

Danger beans

Upturned white cat’s paw poking under a door, with visible pink toes. Razor claws concealed amid tufts of fur. A red patterned rug in the foreground.

RalphBo@ralphbo· Jun 24

Let your garden overwinter and then ignore it? That’s just the influence of Big Parsley

Parsley plant as big as a human, standing tall in a garden box

RalphBo@ralphbo· Jun 24

This image from @djinnandtonic.bsky.social is my daily affirmation

Image of a post-Civil War-style election poster, which reads:

COPPERHEADS OUT!
WE’RE VOTING FOR A NEW RECONSTRUCTION CAUCUS
UP AND DOWN THE BALLOT!
PRIMARY THEM ALL 2026

RalphBo@ralphbo· Jun 24

I don’t want to hear anything from Gov Kotek or Partnership for Progress about how we need to kill Preschool for All or shower police with money to attract the investor class. From an email from Portland Business Journal today:

Portland's office market is gaining momentum with a robust 16.7% quarterly increase in leasing activity, predominantly in the Urban Core (63.8%). Population growth has rebounded, stabilizing rents year-over-year. Forward-thinking companies are strategically upgrading to premium spaces, enhancing workplace experiences while securing favorable long-term arrangements. With strong
projected GDP growth (ranking 8th nationally through 2029) driven by thriving semiconductor, apparel, and culinary sectors, Portland's fundamentals point to sustained economic resilience and recovery.

RalphBo@ralphbo· Jun 23

Played drums at a rad little venue this weekend. Last show for this band, our singer is moving away 😭

View of a small stage, a crowd of about 20 seated in the foreground. Warm orange and pink lights fill the space, with cool blue on the band.

RalphBo@ralphbo· Jun 16

Wildwood Trail on a cool summer evening is just about the best thing

A hard-packed dirt trail curving out of sight between endless green trees and underbrush. Warm sunlight slants through the leaves onto the path.

RalphBo@ralphbo· Jun 13

Earthborne Rangers expansions arrived this week! Now that school is out, I’m excited to finish the 1st campaign with my kid and then try out the new stuff :)

Game boxes nestled in a shipping box. Pleasant line drawings in a subdued brown and blue palette are on the boxes.

RalphBo@ralphbo· Jun 2

Master LinkedIn with this one technique: post cat

Screenshot of LinkedIn analytics showing that a post consisting entirely of a photo of my cat, curled up asleep with a tooth poking out, is my top performing post of the last year

RalphBo@ralphbo· Jun 1

Alas, not quite everything you might need as we kick off Pride Month with a bang

Google’s AI overview for a search on “wayfair Tu-22 strategic bomber for sale” informs us that Wayfair does not actually sell them

RalphBo@ralphbo· May 31

When you have the burger with hot honey sauce and flamin hot Cheetos dust

The consequences. A Porta-potty melted into a puddle in a parking lot, fenced off with caution tape and an orange cone.

RalphBo@ralphbo· May 13

Got to run 20 miles on this trail last week with Daybreak Racing 🤘🏻 Got absolutely worked and am psyched to do it again on another trail this weekend.

Lush green view of a single-track dirt trail in Tillamook State Forest near Timber, OR

Photo credit: James Holk

RalphBo@ralphbo· May 12

When Gabelstaplerfahrer Klaus has a bad day at work

Still from an old German safety video. A worker stands, mouth agape, just after being impaled in the skull by his own box cutter, which poor Klaus has dropped from a great height onto him with ungentle placement of a forklift load on the shelf above.

RalphBo@ralphbo· Apr 22

Chotiner from the top rope, just four questions in

Chotiner: You are a smart person. Do you seriously believe that the Trump Administration cares about antisemitism? I'm a little confused here.

Lipstadt: Yeah, I don't ...I don't know. They haven't spoken to me, they haven't consulted with me. So all I can judge is by—

RalphBo@ralphbo· Apr 1

Spotted this “riViAN” in Portland

A Tesla car parked on a Portland neighborhood street, badged to look like a Rivian. Rivian makes no sedans.

RalphBo@ralphbo· Nov 5

I voted! Did today’s training run to the dropbox. And we are gonna win.

Hand holding a ballot, dropping it into an as-yet-not-aflame white and blue Multnomah County drop box

RalphBo@ralphbo· Nov 5

Fash get smash. A fist obliterating a swastika

Smol kitten in a white pot mostly containing a plant. He is staring into the middle distance. He will accept pets until he does not.

RalphBo@ralphbo· Nov 2

Have you voted yet? Take a friend with you to the polls!

Kitten with white paws and black/gray fur sticks his head out a window next to a robustly built orange & brown tabby with black streaks. Can’t see their faces but they’re probably intent on voting Squirrel/Bird.

RalphBo@ralphbo· Nov 1

AeroPress coffee makers have a black plastic filter cap. I am worried about this, with the recent news about cross-contamination of recycled black plastic from electronics that contain dangerous PBDE flame retardants. So I wrote AeroPress support…