There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge." - Isaac Asimov (1980)
Tyler K. Nothing

All the nothing Tyler knows in one place!

Reading

Book Art

Into the Unbeing Part One #1

Zac Thompson


    ...

    movies

    review

    Longform

    Bloat... a film review

    🍿 Bloat (2025)

    Bloat poster

    Tedious. Annoying. Unless you have some unnatural fondness for the very particular sub-sub-genre of horror known as “screen life”, which itself is a derivative of the mostly frustrating found footage sub-genre, then you will not like this film. I could barely get through ten minutes.

    Conclusion: Don’t bother.

    Editor’s Note: I’ve decided this is not the format for me, so I’m reposting this in my preferred format. It’s the exact same text, so if you’ve read this, you don’t need to see the other. It’s literally just a different format. -TKN

    politics

    capitalism

    Microposts

    The factions, which only teamed up because they were tired of losing alone, are already starting to clash over ideological priorities. If this wasn’t horrifying I’d be laughing my ass off, having seen this coming years in advance. #uspol #Musk #MarcoRubio #clusterfuck thehill.com/homenews/…

    ...

    music

    Microposts

    #NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: Jethro Tull - Curious Ruminant (2025). Ian Anderson’s Tull and voice have aged poorly over the years, but this is the first new album that feels like real Tull in decades, if a tad muted. #music #progrock #folkrock www.youtube.com/playlist

    politics

    capitalism

    Microposts

    Not to be a pedant, but #TFG and the #MAGA #GOP are trying to erase anything not white and/or “christian” and/or #capitalism and/or climate change and/or not explicitly for the limited benefit of their fragile egos. #BLM #uspol #fascism www.theroot.com/you-wont-…

    ...

    music

    Microposts

    #NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: KARMAKANIC - Transmutation (2025). The first new album from Jonas Reingold’s KARMAKANIC in nearly a decade. Features Simon Phillips, Steve Hackett, Nick D’Virgilio, and more. #music #prog #progrock #neoprog www.youtube.com/watch

    ...

    music

    Microposts

    #NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: Bob Mould - Here We Go Crazy (2025). Starting to check out the new releases, and there’s new Bob!! YAY!! No full album on YouTube yet, so here’s the title track. #music #rock #hardrock www.youtube.com/watch

    Microposts

    I’ll be brief. Due to the increasing costs to live we’ve gotten behind on our lot rent and in order to stay in our home we need to pay the front office ~$6,000 by tomorrow at the latest. Despite our efforts, and with some small help from a few friends and my sister who are also strapped, we have something less than $5,000 once my wife gets paid, making us short by about $1,000. Our daughter is special needs and I am sick and cannot work. My wife is also unwell, but she continues to labor on making all of our income. Even though it’s not my fault, I still feel guilty not being able to contribute, so I am doing the only thing I can and asking the internet for help.

    Regardless of our desperate circumstance, I refuse to ask …

    television

    Microposts

    Suits was an excellent show. Sure, it had a few minor stumbles, but it was solid entertainment.

    Suits LA is a joke. The 2nd episode is terrrrrrible…

    Sorry, television watchers. Hard truths suck. #TV #suits #CBS

    television

    Microposts

    Just came across this red band #trailer for something called The Bondsman, a Prime series starring Kevin Bacon. In his role as Hub Halloran he is a skip tracer for the Devil. That and this trailer should have you psyched for the limited series. #TV #horror #comedy www.youtube.com/watch

    animation

    Microposts

    If you’ve ever watched Space Ghost Coast to Coast on #CartoonNetwork then you know George Lowe. He voiced Space Ghost and the show was a key element in the development of CN’s late night block, #AdultSwim. He passed away on March 2nd. #animation #TV #RIP www.yahoo.com/entertain…

    politics

    capitalism

    Microposts

    Today’s Blog #42 from Rima Regas covers the #Trump congressional address of last night and a lot more. #uspol #tariffs rimaregasblog42.substack.com/i/1584522…

    ...

    music

    Microposts

    #NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: Descartes A Kant - Live on KEXP (2024). I get serious DEVO vibes from this band, but they’ve created their own sound, and I’m diggin' it. Definitely worth 45 minutes of your time. #music #rock #neopunk #DAK www.youtube.com/watch

    ...

    music

    Microposts

    #NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: Various Artists - Bass Anthology: Vol. 1 (2021). I can’t find any info other than it’s from France, focuses on bass players, and is only on Apple Music so I made a playlist of what I could find. #music #bass #jazz #funk #soul #blues www.youtube.com/playlist

    writing

    Microposts

    I recently came across a #YouTube channel called “merlin” where the creator summarizes stories and analyzes them, something like a Cliff’s Notes. Today’s episode is particularly chilling and, sadly, is even more salient now. We never learn. #books #society #humanity www.youtube.com/watch

    apple

    technology

    Microposts

    You may have heard that #Apple announced the 11th generation base #iPad upgraded to an A16 processor and starting with 128GBs of storage, but is lacking #AppleIntelligence. Good, I say. I’m happy to have it on my Mac Mini, but don’t need it anywhere else. #tech appleinsider.com/articles/…

    politics

    capitalism

    Microposts

    If anything at all makes sense in these insane times, it’s that Musk’s #DOGE is acting on the barrage of lies the #GOP and #MAGA have been slinging at the Federal government for years now. #Capitalism wants it to leave them alone so they can plunder at will. #uspol gizmodo.com/doge-prep…

    ...

    music

    Microposts

    #NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: Lari Basilio - Far More (2019). How many lawyers do you know who can shred like this, and with range like Eric Johnson and does an MJ cover!? Not many, I’m guessing. One complaint… the album is too short! #music #instrumental #rock www.youtube.com/watch

    ...

    music

    Microposts

    #NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: Steely Dan - Two Against Nature Live @ Sony Studios NYC (2000). As was typical of the era the audio is phenomenal but the video is 4:3 and blurry. Doesn’t matter. Still fantastic. Thanks for everything, Walter! #music #jazzrock www.youtube.com/watch

    movies

    animation

    Microposts

    I can’t agree with @kotaku.com about most on this list. #Disney #liveaction adaptations are mostly wretched & soulless, aside from #2 The Jungle Book and #1 Pete’s Dragon, both from 2016. Lilo & Stitch might get on my list, though. #film kotaku.com/disney-li…

    ...

    music

    Microposts

    #NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: Simon Phillips - Protocol IV (2017). With Greg Howe on guitar, Ernest Tibbs on bass, and Dennis Hamm on keys. The first I’d heard of Simon was on Celtic Run, the sixth track. I’ve tucked in fully since. #music #jazz #jazzfusion www.youtube.com/watch

    ...

    animation

    Microposts

    Just came across an animatic for the pilot of “Pretty Pretty Please I Don’t Want to be a Magical Girl” and I’m all in for it. The humor and trope flipping is sharp! #Indie #Animation has been growing strong over the past decade, and it’s glorious. @kianamai.bsky.social #YouTube www.youtube.com/watch

    An image showing two girls of color, one dressed as a magical girl holding a giant, winged star staff and the other in a simple dress. There is also a winged star creature and a goofy smile on its face floating nearby. The logo in the corner reads “I don’t want to be a Magical Girl in stylized text with Japanese characters arcing over the top left corner.

    music

    Microposts

    The wife recently discovered #Goose, an amazing new-ish #JamBand, and we’ve been digging into their epic shows. I’d read in #Wikipedia that they had a special guest drummer a couple years ago, and found it. Enjoy! #music #rock #muppets www.youtube.com/watch

    apple

    technology

    retro technology

    Microposts

    Anyone who deals in retro gear knows #retrocomputing gets more difficult the further back you go in history. Hugh Jeffreys deals with one of the common issues with his iBook G3s dead batteries. Not a guide, per se, but helpful info for decision making. #tech #Apple www.youtube.com/watch

    ...

    music

    Microposts

    #NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: Lee Ritenour & Mike Stern with The Freeway Band - Live at Blue Note Tokyo (2011). Today is def Simon Phillips day, as he plays drums in this show with John Beasley on keys, and Melvin Davis on bass. #music #jazz #jazzfusion www.youtube.com/watch

    ...

    music

    Microposts

    #NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: Simon Phillips - Protocol III (2015). The third album in the series, featuring the same crew from Protocol II. Narmada bangs right out of the gate, and I’m quite fond of Circle Seven. #music #jazzfusion #jazzrock www.youtube.com/playlist