Dr. Fu

@drfu

ᓚᘏᗢ lover. Finder of bugs. Poke it with a stick. Proud member of the Butlerian Jihad. BBS old (WWIVNet 5300!) iamanold@aol.com I’m playing life on easy mode:

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Dr. Fu@drfu· 21d

Is that a human eraser cap?

Five light pink pencil eraser caps in an orderly row above a large pile of them dumped out chaotically. They have an odd resemblance to the head of Andy Biggs.

Dr. Fu@drfu· 21d

Gross

A map of Portland, Oregon, from purpleair.com showing various air quality readings. It seems to range from about 140 to 160. And it's about 98F as well. Just gross.

Still miles better than September 2020. That's when I saw the sensors maxed out for almost two weeks, and the sun looked like the Eye of Sauron.

Dr. Fu@drfu· 26d

@ncglasgow.bsky.social

A very sad staircase leading to a very sad porch.

Dr. Fu@drfu· 28d

A mural on the side of a building near SE 12th & Division in Portland, Oregon. It depicts a banana and has the text Art Fills the Void. The painters were a shadowy group of local artists going by the nom de arte Gorrila Wallflare.

The Wikipedia article is a neat read
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Fills_the_Void

Dr. Fu@drfu· 29d

Age verification It was at this movie that I first saw the trailer for Star Wars. Without that trailer, I would never ever ever ever have remembered this movie

Poster for the movie Silver Streak. The first Pryor/Wilder pairing, but I can't remember a damned thing about it. All I remember is yanking on my Dad's shirtsleeve during the Star Wars trailer, saying "Dad! Dad! Dad! Can we go see it, can we? Can we? Huh? Can we?
More about Silver Streak if you care https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Streak_%28film%29

Dr. Fu@drfu· Jul 12

Just got turned on to Amora and will never look back

A jar of Amora Dijon mustard. It is amazing.

Dr. Fu@drfu· Jul 11

White onions, sport peppers, tomato, dill spears, mustard, neon relish, celery salt, and no lousy hotdogs, red hots!

Two Chicago style red hots at Zach's Shack in Portland

Dr. Fu@drfu· Jul 5

Got outta the house for a bit.

Photo of Multnomah Falls and the bridge taken from the lower level. It's a sunny day and there's a small ribbon of blue sky at the top. It's a pretty dramatic picture. But it's the same one taken by every tourist. Only so many ways to shoot a waterfall, really.

Dr. Fu@drfu· Jul 5

I'm mostly agree, but I got this great shot of a friend bathed in the light from fireworks in 2009. I kept it because it's a good picture of her!

Dr. Fu@drfu· Jul 1

Met mine.

Oliver and Stuart (young cats) in their stylish (tweed) harnesses with matching leads.

Dr. Fu@drfu· Jun 30

's ok...

A very out-of-it white man against a white background looking at the viewer. He is wearing a blue t-shirt promoting the Golden State Warriors.

His expression is odd, which his eyes half-lidded and kind of staring into space. His lower jaw seems to be slightly offset from the rest of his face.

It's a rather disconcerting look.

Oh, and from his chin up to his septum is coated in gold paint. Someone has been huffin'!

Dr. Fu@drfu· Jun 30

Pretty accurate, I'd say. bambamramfan.github.io/ai-compass/

YOU ARE...
The Union Organizer
patron saint: Cory Doctorow
AI is a real tool being used to extract real labor value from real people without paying them. You don't care about the singularity — you care about the artists, writers, and workers getting strip-mined by capital. You're not anti-technology. You're anti-theft.

Dr. Fu@drfu· Jun 29

This is how much we loved The Americans:

An oil painting of the original The Americans Season 1 box set packaging art, only Philip and Elizabeth have had their heads replaced with our two (now late) cats, Capone and Bugsy

The text has been altered to The Americats, because of course it was.

This was a surprise Xmas gift from my wife and I couldn't have been more surprised nor more grateful.

Dr. Fu@drfu· Jun 28

Stewie LOVES this app! @catfrat.bsky.social

A brown tabby named Stewie watches a procedurally generated graphical app on an AppleTV. Stewie is absolutely rapt.

The app is Mandaza, created by @coolhand.bsky.social.

It's pretty rad.

Dr. Fu@drfu· Jun 24

Burgerville seasonal shakes still kill in the summer heat. This little guy doesn't understand why he doesn't get to try it!

A photo of Ollie, a gray kitten, staring at something out of frame. My milkshake. He looks disappointed that I have not yet surrendered it to him. He thinks there's still a chance that I will do the right thing and indulge the kitty.

He is so mind bogglingly wrong.

Dr. Fu@drfu· Jun 22

Something Positive webcomic where Davan opines on slurs cats might have for people.

Dr. Fu@drfu· Jun 22

I see your black cat on an orange chair and raise you one.

A young black kitten and an old black cat side by side loads on an orange chair looking at the view. The younger one has quite the stare, like that of an arsonist.

Jimmy and Bugsy, rest in peace to you both.

Dr. Fu@drfu· Jun 18

I would too!

A screenshot of Spelling Bee stats from the NYT Games app on iOS.
1,054 Puzzles Played
46,700 Words
1,568 Pangrams
1,054 Geniuses
1,042 Queen Bees

I play this game every morning, right after waking up. It knocks the cobwebs out of the brain pan.

Dr. Fu@drfu· Jun 14

Beautiful, but I'm a sucker for this one.

USS Cushing DD-985, flagship COMDESRON 31 at sea. It is a beautiful sunny day at sea and big fluffy clouds in the sky.

Dr. Fu@drfu· Jun 12

Mooed:

A Hereford heifer with her calf in a sunny field looking at the viewer.

They look pretty contented.

Moo.

Dr. Fu@drfu· Jun 11

A gray cat laying on bricks in the sun, looking directly at the viewer. His mien seems to indicate that he's the toughest guy around, but we know he's a 'fraidy cat. His name is Ollie (Oliver). He's wearing a tweed harness from allcatsgood.com.

Dr. Fu@drfu· Jun 4

I have a soft spot in my heart for black cats. We lost ours last year, at 15.

A black cat in a person's lap looking at the viewer with what appear to be bedroom eyes. His name was Bugsy, and he is profoundly missed.

Dr. Fu@drfu· Jun 1

This is a cat check point. Present your most recent cat picture on your phone.

Stewie, a tiger striped tabby staring directly at the viewer with his eyes half-closed -- I just disturbed his nap for this, and he doesn't look pleased about it.

Dr. Fu@drfu· Feb 19

I got these and they were a hit with my nerd crew

A stack of black 3/4 sleeve baseball tees with "Is it Yursday Yet?" On the left breast. The text is in white, except for "Yursday," which is in eye popping pink, with a white bleed of about 1/8th inch beneath. I got these from https://nightowlcustomapparel.com at 71st and NE Glisan in Portland, Oregon.

It took me three weeks to execute this simple design in Illustrator, because I hadn't touched it in 20 years.

Dr. Fu@drfu· Jan 10

CHOOSE YOUR WEAPON!

A deranged looking older man with a scruff of white beard wearing glasses and a ratty earthtone hoody, staring at the camera with an air of violence. He has one hand cocked back in a fist, in the other he is thrusting a 1.75L bottle of The Famous Grouse at the camera.

Dr. Fu@drfu· Dec 24

Oh my! We got one of those just over a year ago!

Oliver (Ollie) a gray shorthair cat, sitting in a windowsill looking directly into the camera. He looks very serious here, but he is a kitten-brained goofball who frequently parkours off of my face. He was a Christmas gift for our other kitten (Stewie) last year. Yes, we got our kitten a kitten, don't ask.

Dr. Fu@drfu· Dec 24

Ollie and Stewie already know this

Stewie (a tabby cat) curled up like an @ sign and Ollie a gray (grey?) short haired cat. Stewie is laying on a Pendleton blanket, Ollie is adjacent to said blanket, but on the (sage green) couch. Ollie is looking at the viewer, Stewie is sleeping because he doesn't care about getting his picture taken yet again. Ollie is new to the whole thing as is intensely interested.

Dr. Fu@drfu· Dec 12

@golikehellmachine.com So I had Shelly make these for my nerd crew

A stack of black folded shirts with a screen print of "Is it Yursday yet?" on the left breast. The text is white on the shirts except for Yursday, which is bright pink, outlined in white. Took me WEEKS to remember how to Adobe Illustrator, but I got there. Also, if you are in PDX, Night Owl is an excellent screen printing shop. I intend to make more silly shirts and whatnot.

Dr. Fu@drfu· Nov 9

The best part of an espresso machine is espresso martinis at home

A rather terrible picture of an espresso martini with a demitasse and a cocktail shaker in the background. I inherited an 80's era La Pavoni espresso machine and after I rehabbed it, it has been a game changer for morning coffee. And now, evening coffee!

Dr. Fu@drfu· Oct 7

We would but there is literally nothing happening! On the other hand, having become That Guy, can you appreciate an espresso shot from beans I personally roasted?