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Troy Goodfellow @troyg.bsky.social · 4h

Part of me feels like Scott Oake has spent his entire broadcasting career waiting for Ron Maclean to quit.

Oake deserves a cushy studio job.

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Microplastics Spookmelier @leastactionhero.bsky.social · 4h

today in "predicted by 30 Rock"

Edie Falco on 30 Rock:
I MISSED THE VOTE ON A BILL TO LEGALIZE RECREATIONAL WHALE TORTURE.

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Troy Goodfellow @troyg.bsky.social · 4h

Our shop teacher was missing two fingers. Lesson learned.

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K. Thor Jensen @kthorjensen.bsky.social · 5h

Now I'm researching urban legends and uh... excuse me?

Alexandria's Genesis is a purported genetic mutation that gives its carrier purple eyes, shimmering pale skin, a lack of body hair, and a lack of menstruation while still remaining fertile. The legend originated in a Daria fanfiction written in 1998, and since the 2000s has seen circulation on internet forums and social media.[7]

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 16h

every single tech idea is like “soon our robots will be capable of playing catch with your kid, freeing you up to spend more time working on your employers’ spreadsheets”

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Troy Goodfellow @troyg.bsky.social · 7h

I know it’s no more ridiculous than naming a stadium after a cable company or a bitcoin broker, but I will never stop giggling at Little Caesars Arena.

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Troy Goodfellow @troyg.bsky.social · 7h

Loving the Disney park TV ads advertising big discounts for Canadian tourists.

Good luck.

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Troy Goodfellow @troyg.bsky.social · 7h

Rowan

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Troy Goodfellow @troyg.bsky.social · 7h

College football is not my thing, so I have not been paying attention.

What the hell is happening here?

CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 8h

Iowa St is down to their 4th string kicker, a 6'8" 310 freshman OL

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Cooger & Dark’s Pandemonium Shadow Podcast @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 11h

RIP Diane Keaton, I know The Godfather is easy to dismiss as For the Boys but it doesn’t work without an actress who can wordlessly sell this moment

Kay Corleone having the door closed on her at the end of The Godfather

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Troy Goodfellow @troyg.bsky.social · 11h

I hate that I have to cheer against this Mariners team, but, for the next little while we are baseball enemies.

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Troy Goodfellow @troyg.bsky.social · 13h

I was using cheques a lot later than many Canadians because my apartment managers were very slow to move to direct withdrawal.

Probably ten years since I’ve used one, but still glad I have the checkbooks.

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 16h

Deep dive into the surge in US pedestrian deaths:

"It’s not that more pedestrians are getting hit by vehicles; it’s that the ones that are getting hit are more likely to die."

"[That] seems like fairly strong evidence for the theory that the rise in large SUVs is behind the uptick in ped deaths."

Why Are So Many Pedestrians Killed by Cars in the US?

It’s unfortunately not uncommon for pedestrians to be killed by cars in the US.

www.construction-physics.com

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Troy Goodfellow @troyg.bsky.social · 15h

Most Canadian banks are on a system called Interac. You setup a transfer to an email address on your online account, the recipient clicks a link and the money moves to their account.

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Troy Goodfellow @troyg.bsky.social · 16h

I can email money. Some of my American friends needed this explained very slowly.

Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social · 16h

One of the things that strikes me on visiting the US is how antiquated the banking is, in a lot of ways. No, I don’t have a Venmo, if I want to transfer money to someone electronically I use my banking app. I have no idea when I last used my cheque book. Why are you taking my card? I need to sign!?

Matt Steinglass @mattsteinglass.bsky.social · 18h

“Much of what we think of as innovation in the US is just private duct tape applied to the country’s uniquely bad payments system. Stablecoins, for example, offer a way to transfer something like a dollar from one place to another, without a bank.” Great stuff from @bhgreeley.bsky.social

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Troy Goodfellow @troyg.bsky.social · 16h

Roseanne Barr herself became ridiculous even before the show ended its run, and, of course, is beyond the pale now.

But it jump started the careers of John Goodman and Laurie Metcalf, and gave Martin Mull a steady paycheque for a few years.

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Troy Goodfellow @troyg.bsky.social · 16h

A lot has been written about the cultural significance of “Roseanne” - the blue-collar setting in a declining America, how no one had fashion model good looks - but I think we sometimes lose just how funny and well-written those early seasons were. A very fresh voice.

Sitcom People @sitcompeople.bsky.social · 17h

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The Slim Dude 🇨🇦 @slimdude.ca · 17h

They think it’s only about the tariffs.

Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 19h

American spirit exports to #Canada 'plummeted' 85%, says U.S. trade group

Distilled Spirits Council of the United States CEO urges 'lasting return to tariff-free trade'

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

American spirit exports to Canada 'plummeted' 85%, says U.S. trade group | CBC News

American spirit exports to Canada "plummeted" 85 per cent in the second quarter of 2025, with the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States calling the situation "very troubling" as consumers in ...

www.cbc.ca

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Troy Goodfellow @troyg.bsky.social · 17h

This is why the regular season extra inning runner on second base is true heresy.

I’m fine with pitch clocks, but otherwise hastening the conclusion of the drama even in meaningless games misses the point in important ways.

Ryan Nanni @celebrityhottub.bsky.social · 1d

baseball is the best preparation for death because it does not come with a clock that tells you when your suffering will end one way or the other

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Cat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social · 23h

one of my go-to touchpoints is “is it possible for this system to generate the events surrounding and during Fleetwood Mac Rumors tour?”

if not, probably needs more drama hooks

have just realized I have a new one to add to my list, and that’s “can this do The Lion In Winter” (2/2)

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Cat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social · 23h

I have a theory that when designing a social simulation / generator, it can be useful to keep in mind a story you’d like your system to be able to organically generate. not every system should generate the same story but I have a short list of high-salience interesting stories I reach for. (1/2)

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 1d

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 1d

Great piece from @brucearthur.bsky.social @thestar.com about the bird flu ostrich circus.

The economic and scientific issues concern me a lot, but for me, it all comes back to this: the US is where it is now because public health was politicized & exploited to undermine democracy & the rule of law.

“I mean, the economic security issues that it would create in terms of potentially s——canning our entire poultry export market would be devastating for Canada. But the real underlying issue is this anti-government belief that these public health orders are optional, and we don’t want government regulation.

“That is why they have so much attention, and why Rebel News and this entire far-right media ecosystem is involved ... is to weaken, basically, government sovereignty. And this is exactly the kind of thing that happened in the U.S.”

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Troy Goodfellow @troyg.bsky.social · 1d

Might finish the short African history I started and never made much headway.