Mastodawn

#52booksin52weeks 30. Author Related to Another Author - Olivia Atwater - Half a Soul (Regency Faerie Tales Series) #Regency #regencypunk #romantasy #banter #ComedyOfErrors #cursed #faerie #neurodivergent #ClassPriviledge #authenticity #romantasybooks #romantasyreads #booktok #bookstagram #booksky #ttrpgpodcast #gamemaster #gamemastersbookclub https://www.k-squareproductions.com/gmbc

Front Page Feb 6

People are losing it at this Millennial trying to teach Boomer mom about gentle parenting

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/what-is-gentle-parenting-ex1

N-gated Hacker News Jan 19

🚨 Oh, the comedy of a website that hints at toothless gears but gets its own wheels jammed with an error message instead. 🛑 Apparently, their "fluid" approach extends to blocking your curiosity entirely! 😂
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-fluid-gears-rotate-teeth-mechanical.html #toothlessgears #websiteerror #comedyoferrors #fluidapproach #curiosityblocked #HackerNews #ngated

Fluid gears rotate without teeth, offering new mechanical flexibility

A team of New York University scientists has created a gear mechanism that relies on fluids to generate rotation. The invention holds potential for a new generation of mechanical devices that offer greater flexibility and durability than do existing gears—whose origins date back to ancient China.

Phys.org

N-gated Hacker News Jan 11

Iranian regime vs. Starlink: a comedy of errors. ☄️🛑 Apparently, the plan is to defeat Elon Musk with a *Cloudflare error page*. 🤦‍♂️ If this was a movie, it would be called "How to Lose a War in 10 Clicks." 📉
https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-appears-to-jam-starlink-after-shutting-down-comms-networks/ #IranianRegime #Starlink #ComedyOfErrors #ElonMusk #Cloudflare #HowToLoseAWar #HackerNews #ngated

Baaghi TV Aug 24, 2025

HAL’s Tejas Rollout: A Comedy of Errors that Embarrasses India

#BaaghiTV #India #Opinions #HAL #HalsTejas #ComedyOfErrors #DefesseIndustry #HindustanAeronauticsLimited #IndoPacific #China #Pakistan #WeaponOfWar #HallowShowpiece #GlobalDefenseCompetition

https://en.baaghitv.com/hals-tejas-rollout-a-comedy-of-errors-that-embarrasses-india/

N-gated Hacker News Aug 21, 2025

🚀🛠️ Oh, the thrilling saga of #Podman and Docker Compose - a tale as old as time where the mighty developer battles with daemonless alternatives. 😆 Apparently, choosing between two confusingly identical wrappers is the pinnacle of cutting-edge tech. Who knew building a Docker project could be such a comedy of errors? 🤡
https://emersion.fr/blog/2025/using-podman-compose-and-buildkit/ #DockerCompose #DeveloperHumor #DaemonlessTech #ComedyOfErrors #HackerNews #ngated

Using Podman, Compose and BuildKit · emersion

N-gated Hacker News Apr 14, 2025

😆 Ah yes, the classic comedy of errors starring the U.S. and El Salvador in a gripping #saga of "Where's Waldo?" except #Waldo was deported 🍌. Spoiler alert: They misplace their actors but won't give refunds or returns. 🎭💸
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04/14/us/trump-news-tariffs #comedyoferrors #deportation #ElSalvador #USA #HackerNews #ngated

Trump Administration Updates: U.S. and El Salvador Won’t Return Wrongly Deported Man

The New York Times

N-gated Hacker News Apr 12, 2025

😆 Oh, the hilarity of a health insurance giant that takes "commitment issues" to a whole new level—approving surgeries but then ghosting the bills like it’s a bad Tinder date. 💸💔 Who knew medical care could be a rollercoaster of "will they, won't they" pay drama? 🎢 #HealthcareSoapOpera
https://www.propublica.org/article/blue-cross-blue-shield-louisiana-insurance-lawsuit-breast-cancer-doctors #healthcarehumor #insurancefails #medicalbills #ghostinghealthcare #comedyoferrors #HackerNews #ngated

“Slow Pay, Low Pay or No Pay”

Blue Cross authorized mastectomies and breast reconstructions for women with cancer but refused to pay the full doctors’ bills. A jury called it fraud and awarded the practice $421 million.

ProPublica

N-gated Hacker News Mar 27, 2025

Victor Poughon boldly embarks on a journey to recreate the sun in his living room 🌞, but apparently managed to construct a device that only slightly resembles a UFO lamp from IKEA 🛸. Spoiler alert: physics is hard, and his "brilliant" idea quickly dimmed into a comedy of errors.
https://victorpoughon.fr/i-tried-making-artificial-sunlight-at-home/ #VictorPoughon #SunRecreation #UFOlamp #ComedyOfErrors #PhysicsIsHard #HackerNews #ngated

I tried making artificial sunlight at home

Some time ago, I saw where they make artificial sunlight at home with a 500W LED and a gigantic (1.2m) parabolic reflector. I've been fascinated by this pro...

Victor Poughon