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Bruce Ryan

@brucery.bsky.social

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(he/him) Harvard, Stanford JD/MBA. Microsoft (’89-’00). Other careers, too. Walk a LOT, compete in crossword tournaments, know a bit about beer, sake, and 東京. Hapless Memphis Grizzlies and Seattle Mariners fan

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MLB (Bot) @mlbbot.bsky.social · 6h

FOR HUMPY! 😭

The Mariner Moose lifts Humpy the Salmon up in celebration after Humpy won the Salmon Run for the first time ever. Mariners fans can be seen going wild in the background.

Bruce Ryan @brucery.bsky.social · 6h

Yeah, who had “Jorge Polanco driving in the winning run in the bottom of the 15th to send the M’s to the ACLS” on their preseason #Mariners bingo card?

a person is playing a game of bingo on a table

ALT: a person is playing a game of bingo on a table

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Bruce Ryan @brucery.bsky.social · 6h

SAY IT AGAIN, CAL!!!

Bruce Ryan @brucery.bsky.social · 6h

A.J. Hinch - ASTROS CHEATER - LOST!!!!!!!!!

MARINERS WIN!!!!!!!

a man in a batman costume with the word justice written below him

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Bruce Ryan @brucery.bsky.social · 6h

This Mariners-Tigers game has gone on so long...

Who won this season of Survivor?

Bruce Ryan @brucery.bsky.social · 7h

If the Mariners somehow manage to win, I sure hope Brian Woo is ready and able to throw a complete game on Sunday #goms

Bruce Ryan @brucery.bsky.social · 7h

I'm wondering how all the fans are surviving since beer sales were halted like two hours ago

Bruce Ryan @brucery.bsky.social · 7h

Now that I'm over 60, it's conceivable that "These Mariners are killing me!" is now literal, not figurative

Bruce Ryan @brucery.bsky.social · 7h

💯

Bruce Ryan @brucery.bsky.social · 7h

Mariners game has lasted so long that Seattle bars with conflict between M's and UW Football on TV have that solved.

Huskies started an hour later and is already done

a cartoon of spongebob squarepants giving a thumbs up and the words problem solved .

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Bruce Ryan @brucery.bsky.social · 7h

Even more so with Cal on second and no outs

Bruce Ryan @brucery.bsky.social · 7h

I know it's crazy, but I might have gone for broke and pinch run for Cal

Bruce Ryan @brucery.bsky.social · 7h

I know it's crazy, but I might have gone for broke and pinch run for Cal

Bruce Ryan @brucery.bsky.social · 7h

If Raleigh/Julio/Polo/Eugenio can't finish this, Mariners are toast

Bruce Ryan @brucery.bsky.social · 7h

At this point, they should!

Bruce Ryan @brucery.bsky.social · 8h

Bruce Ryan @brucery.bsky.social · 15h

Super-fun crossword tournament in Chicago and online - if you ever wanted to try a crossword tournament, this would be an excellent introduction

Midwest Crossword Tournament @midwestcrossword.bsky.social · 20h

We had a blast at the second annual #midwestgridfest!! Thanks so much to @wbez.org for telling our story. puzzles available for purchase at midwestgridfest.com
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The Midwest finally delivers what crossword puzzlers want: Their own tournament

The tournament at the University of Illinois Chicago drew over 200 puzzlers who came for crosswords and camaraderie. “I want my ego checked," said one participant. "That’s mission accomplished.”

Bruce Ryan @brucery.bsky.social · 6d

Finished in 12th place in online version of today’s @midwestcrossword.bsky.social - Midwest Crossword Tournament (no errors)

Bruce Ryan @brucery.bsky.social · Sep 8

I ❤️ my library! (@kcls.org)

They have standard books, but also large print, translations, e-books, and audiobooks

And they have makerspaces (3D printers, cutters, sewing machines, etc.), meeting rooms to support our community groups, friendly knowledgeable staff, and more

Support your library!

David Allen Lambert @dlgenealogist.bsky.social · Dec 21

Destroy this myth. Please share if you have visited and researched in a library this past year! RT And give a shout out to your favorite library you have ever visited.

Bruce Ryan @brucery.bsky.social · Sep 2

Bruce Ryan @brucery.bsky.social · Aug 22

I ❤️ @tmbg.bsky.social & KEXP 🎶

They Might Be Giants @tmbg.bsky.social · Aug 22

Dig this--They Might Be Giants performing a live set on KEXP!

youtu.be/EBXpmwI1rIg?...

They Might Be Giants - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)

YouTube video by KEXP

Bruce Ryan @brucery.bsky.social · Jul 8

OK, I surprised myself
Minesweeper & Arithmetic are very much me lol

💣 I scored 100% in 19 seconds!
vole.wtf/primesweeper/

Primesweeper 💣🔢 number puzzle game

Yes, it’s Minesweeper but with prime numbers.

Bruce Ryan @brucery.bsky.social · Jul 4

Wonder if JR is experimenting (not too adeptly) with LLM/“AI”English translation for recorded announcements and driver scripts 🤔

Bruce Ryan @brucery.bsky.social · Jul 4

Super weird. I’m riding the Tokkaido Shinkansen from Osaka to Tokyo which I’ve done many times.

But today, both the driver *and* the recorded announcements keep referring to this train as a bus LOL!

And the English automated pronunciation of Shinagawa was weird/wrong

What’s going on?

Bruce Ryan @brucery.bsky.social · Apr 7

Good online ACPT

Finished 10th of ~200 (2024 19th). Didn’t finish error-free - borderline “Natick” on P2. Finished hardest P5 fast (10:58). Finished P6 & P7 abnormally quickly too, dunno why

For fun, converted results to in-person scoring system and I’d have been top 60, better than my best ACPT

Bruce Ryan @brucery.bsky.social · Apr 4

Cherry Blossom trees of the future at UW 🌸