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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · Dec 8

My 19-year-old cat Scooter is now so hard of hearing that I nicknamed him Def Tiny Leppard. But even if he could hear me, he wouldn't respond, because he doesn't get 80s pop-culture references. #cats #Caturday

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Wade Armstrong @kaizendad.bsky.social · 1h

Chat, is it good that AllRecipes has started producing primers on making Great Depression-era food? www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAD9...

10 Depression-Era Recipes That Still Taste Amazing Today | Allrecipes

YouTube video by Allrecipes

www.youtube.com

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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 2h

Wait, a football team called The Poets? What's not to love? I didn't go to Whittier, but I now need some merch!

Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 6h

Cheers! Only 38 more papers here to go!

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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 6h

The distillery: evergladesdistillers.com
One retailer: www.totalwine.com/spirits/amer...

BTW, you noticeably haven't shared any cocktail recipes lately. Your fans are thirsty.

25*80 Chocolate Coffee Whiskey

United States - Florida - 40% - A bold infusion of roasted coffee and dark chocolate blended with smooth Florida whiskey. Rich, layered, and slightly sweet. Perfect for espresso martinis, dessert co...

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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 6h

How to $ucceed in American #HigherEd: Reach the top of a fiercely competitive profession, then underperform so badly that your cash-strapped university pays you 8 figures (yes, 8) to go away.

Penn State fires football coach, payout = $45M

www.nytimes.com/athletic/670... #CollegeFootball

Penn State fires James Franklin after season with title hopes rapidly unravels

The move caps one of the most stunningly quick collapses in college football history.

www.nytimes.com

Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 12h

Incredible. Final Jets passing stats: 9 sacks vs 9 completions and -10 net yards passing. And yet they were still in position to win it. This game was truly "offensive."

Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 12h

How do you score 11 points without a touchdown and only 11 net yards passing so far? First, put on a Jets uniform...

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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 13h

Belichick is just positioning himself for a post in the Trump regime.

Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 22h

I barely made it through the trailer. You have my respect for making it through the entire feature!

Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 1d

I'm assuming bands fly coach, so with the Republican shutdown fouling up air traffic, they'll probably arrive tomorrow.

Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 1d

@haggistamer.bsky.social Since you are fueled by chocolate/coffee/whiskey, I found a beverage that will make your imbibing more efficient...

(That is, if a Scotsman would deign drink whiskey from Florida.)

Everglades Distillery Chocolate Coffee Flavored Whiskey

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Susan DuBose @houseofbast777.bsky.social · 1d

Diane Keaton by Jill Krementz, 1977
#Caturday

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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 1d

Just purchased it from Powells.com. Amazing how they can run a bookstore in the middle of a hellacious battle zone.

Powell's Books | The World's Largest Independent Bookstore

The Legendary Independent Bookstore

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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 1d

Powell's Bookstore in Portland (powells.com) is also marking Banned Books Week. Seems like a double-plus-good reason to buy from a Portland indie bookstore right now.

Banned Books Week: Banning a book only makes us want to read it more.

Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 1d

Just found out that @bookshop.org is offering a 20% discount on banned #books. Very cool. Yet sadly, at this rate, we could have a bookstore that sells nothing but blacklisted titles.

bookshop.org/info/banned-...

#RESIST #BookSky

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As we face a critical point for literature in the U.S., where lawmakers and others are constantly fighting to ban books and censor authors, Bookshop.org and We Need Diverse Books are deeply committed to fighting censorship and elevating voices — especially those that are traditionally marginalized or underrepresented.

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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 1d

I'm a fan of Cory Doctorow's writings on technology, business, and society — too bad he's not here on Bluesky. I do follow him on Medium, and look forward to reading his new book, "Enshittification."

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/b... #books #BookSky

A Powerhouse Writer Found One Word to Change the Debate About Tech

www.nytimes.com

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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 1d

Good summary by Cory Doctorow about California's critical blow against price fixing. As he notes, "we are always under threat of 'a conspiracy against the public…some contrivance to raise prices.'” #California AB325 is a step in the right (left?) direction.

medium.com/@doctorow/ht... #law

California bans algorithmic price-fixing

Bye-bye, Realpage

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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 1d

If you have #cats, you have likely seen similar blurry visions as you are awakened an hour before your alarm goes off.

#Caturday

Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 1d

A mock draft in October? I guess there's nothing else going on in the NFL right now. 🙄

Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 1d

LinkedIn's choice of stock photo for their jobs section baffles me. Why is the laptop user siting on the floor in a terrible position to type? Why is she contorting herself to see the phone of the other girl? Why is this awkward fashion-catalog photo used to depict "hiring"?

#marketing #advertising

Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 2d

Unsolicited dik-dik pic...

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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 2d

For some reason, I'm not surprised.

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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 2d

Where is the company and which industry?

Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 2d

Damn. If that were me, I would be motivated to find another job.

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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 3d

WANT: wooden high-rises, like this academic building in Toronto. Better than steel-and-concrete in nearly every way — including smell.

(I just learned about them via @clivethompson.bsky.social's terrific newsletter.)

www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

#sustainability #architecture #highered

Limberlost Place: Toronto’s timber tower aims high

Limberlost stretches building codes and gives architects and engineers a new system of open-sourced solutions