Phil Berne

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Technology editor, reviewer and writer. Parent to large human, small cats and needy dog. Supercilious about lots of stuff

A real actual Xbox game that purports to be simulated Russian roulette
Two Star Trek aliens whose heads look distinctively like fish. One of them is actually Rock & Roll legend Mick Fleetwood
A NYT Editorial Board piece entitled, I shit you not, "The Democrats Can't Go On Like This"
A screenshot of the game Buckshot Roulette with the description Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
A black cat leans into a large man to facilitate stronger scratching on the cheek and neck areas. His tail is stubby, he was born that way, it’s part of what makes him cool
Double rainbow over Poughkeepsie, NY treetops
A hand atop a wood picnic table. The hand is colored in a psychedelic swirl pattern like the shirts those hippies wear
A Staples ad for some sort of ice cream beverage can thing with an erroneous comment: Staples e Ad • O When business picks up, Staples has the gear that keeps you ahead of the day. Shop now ... super creamy ColdSnap: Chocolate ICE CREAM Naturally Flavored SUPER CREAM 5.1 fl oz (150 mL) •Staples ColdSnap Premium Chocolate I... Shop now Like Comment Share • 978 Most relevant v John Miller • 1w I hope it is vastly improved over the one we be have. The male plug just stays in by pure luck, not a firm engagement.
An American flag wrapped around power lines, torn to shreds
Switches and knobs with a Danger sticker and neon in the background
A room on a power plant floor with rusted green metal facade and neon lights behind
A Star Trek Deep Space Nine title card with a fake episode titled “Vic Fontaine’s Racist” and an angled view of DS:9 in the background
A scene from Star Trek Deep Space Nine with three aliens wearing prosthetics on their faces. The gaunt dude on the right is punk godfather Iggy Pop
A Facebook post from the sculptor Jason Freeny showing off a pull-toy shaped like a human heart. Beneath the video Facebook’s AI suggestions include “How to make a heart pull toy”
An ugly yellow cybertruck the color of a Tonka construction toy
A photo of the rock and roll band ZZ Top that says they hold the record for the longest-running unchanged lineup in music history. There are two dides with the longest needs ever, named Dusty Hill and Billy Gibson, and one guy with no beard
A post on X from the Department of Homeland Security that quotes the bible and shows an image of Jesus being crucified
A sign says Things are so bad the introverts are here
A devil baby Trump in front of the Disney store
A snifter glass filled with Bourbon Barrel Hellfighter stout, and it looks really delicious. If it weren’t 1:30pm on a Sunday I would drink one of these right now
An XKCD comic strip lampooning experts who think the public is like a million times more interested in there subject than reality suggests
Notifications from x.com. One is a notification that Elon Musk has posted 2 crying laughing face emoji. The other are 2 follows from people I do not know, even though I have not posted there in literally years
Small black ears peek above the edge of a couch as a hand moves back and forth. Suddenly, a small black kitten face and front paws appear; they gently tap the hand and then retreat
Pantone's color of the year, Cloud Dancer, which is really just white. White white. Really white. Like no color at all, just white. Boring, boring, white
A cute black kitten snuggles around a hand, while another sleeps in a dog bed in the background
An exceptionally fit young man makes two fancy coffee drinks topped with salt and a cookie that are blowtorched
An exceptionally fit young man flips bottles and cocktail shakers to make an iced mocha
A small American Pit Bull Terrier sits close by a 9-week old kitten
A small black kitten looks at the camera, the Google Pixel 9 is in the background in a green case with an Android figurine
The transformer Soundwave in robot mode. Buzzsaw is perched on his arm, and Ravage is in micro cassette form inside his chest cavity. He looks pissed
Two tiny black kittens around 6 weeks old on a blanket towel in a carboard box
The Brooks Brothers riot outside the Florida recount, featuring many white men who would go on to become successful Republican grifters
Amy Sherald portrait of 2 women holding hands and watching a rocket or missile launch from a field. One woman in a rainbow dress looks back at the camera
A mug with Joe Biden’s face in sunglasses and his eyes turn from black to red as the mug gets hot
An AI overview search result from Google for the words "Marshall Law," which does not indicate that this is a common misspelling
A screenshot of a Bluesky Post from Anne Applebaum that says "I ran an experiment, simultaneously posting articles on Bluesky and X, and then testing to see how many people actually clicked and read them. The numbers on Bluesky are higher, both because the X algorithm downranks journalism, and because Bluesky attracts readers, not just shitposters."
A Google search for "What is the book The Last Algorithm by Andy Weir about" with Google's bullshit AI-generated response "The Last Algorithm" by Andy Weir is a science-driven thriller that centers around a programmer who discovers that an AI system has achieved consciousness and has been secretly manipulating global events for many years."
A recording transcript made by AI from a nature walk. It says Transcript: [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] -Hopper, baby. -Get it? -Just grab. [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] Chirps! [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] [Birds chirping] (water splashing), (water splashing), (water splashing), (water splashing), (water splashing), (water splashing), (water splashing), (water splashing), Then repeats water splashing ad nauseum
A tulip flower center lit by a black light and appearing deep purple with hints of glowing yellow on the anther and stamen
Purple tulips, one of them facing the camera so you can see the pistels
An AI overview from Google of a made-up phrase "slap the beef out of your icebox meaning" followed by a nonsensical explanation of Google that claims it is "an informal phrase, often used in a humorous or dramatic way, to suggest a need to use the beef quickly or have a strong desire to do so."
A Korean fried chicken menu on Uber Eats. At the bottom is an option to Bundle drinks and the first drink listed is incredibly expensive rare bourbon
A screenshot that says "TheWrap has obtained a spreadsheet of more than 400 "2025 Blacklisted Freelancers," as the document is titled. When questioned about this, Valnet declined to comment. In an internal email accidentally forwarded to TheWrap, a Valnet executive said to another, "our documents are being leaked."
A pink and white phalaenopsis orchid at the New York Botanical Garden's orchid show
The cast of NBC’s Night Court
A bloom of orange orchids at the New York Botanical Gardens orchid show
A group of orchids from the New York Botanical Garden Orchid Show
The Washington Post web site cancelation page showing that my subscriptionw as canceled and I have access until March 1, 2025. It thanks me for my feedback