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Curt Bennett 🇨🇦

@curttalkstv.bsky.social

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TV & movie geek, data analyst/engineer, software/web developer, database administrator. Same name on most socials. Bluesky is now my primary. Signal: CurtB.01 🔴⚪ #WxmAFC 🩷🖤 #AngelCityFC fan 😷💉 BLM 🟠 🏳️‍🌈 ally. He/him. Near Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Treaty 14)

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Curt Bennett 🇨🇦 @curttalkstv.bsky.social · Nov 12

For the #Newskies (and even the #Oldskies), this place is not immune to the problems from The Bad Place. Here's an easy way to reduce a lot of them though:

Carol Vorderman @carolvorders.bsky.social · Nov 9

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Click on this list bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Thank you @bsky.app

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Curt Bennett 🇨🇦 @curttalkstv.bsky.social · 11h

Tuesday marks the end of regular support for Windows 10. If you haven't updated to Windows 11 yet, it'll continue working fine though. There are a couple options to get an extra year of support, and here's a good article debunking some Windows 10 end-of-life myths. www.techradar.com/computing/wi...

5 myths about Windows 10 End of Life you need to know of

Slaying the myths about the end of support for Windows 10

www.techradar.com

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Curt Bennett 🇨🇦 @curttalkstv.bsky.social · 6d

That's my thought too, but I can see the argument against it as well.

Curt Bennett 🇨🇦 @curttalkstv.bsky.social · 6d

Does it count as a hat trick if one of your three goals is in the wrong net?

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Curt Bennett 🇨🇦 @curttalkstv.bsky.social · 7d

I had no idea he'd see that post but I'm glad he enjoyed it. It makes the typo feel worse though. 🤣

Curt Bennett 🇨🇦 @curttalkstv.bsky.social · 8d

FLAVOR FLAV types his name in all caps because no one say FLAVOR FLAV without yelling "FLAVOR FLAAAAAV!"

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Curt Bennett 🇨🇦 @curttalkstv.bsky.social · 8d

The worst part is that there simply may not be any more BioWare games to buy. But I agree, I'm not interested in helping horrible people make a profit.

Curt Bennett 🇨🇦 @curttalkstv.bsky.social · 8d

I give it 4 minutes before an actual cat knocks it off the table. 🤣

Curt Bennett 🇨🇦 @curttalkstv.bsky.social · 8d

Valid point. Better to go out high... well, medium... than to lose your soul. I'm very, very cautiously hopeful though that they see the value in the IP and sell it off to a developer that will do something good with it.

Curt Bennett 🇨🇦 @curttalkstv.bsky.social · 8d

Bioware is expecting to close? There goes #MassEffect, #DragonAge and my favourite #StarWars games. 😢

www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...

BioWare's just waiting for the axe to fall after EA's $55 billion buyout, say anonymous staff

"Kind of feels like a matter of time."

www.pcgamer.com

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Curt Bennett 🇨🇦 @curttalkstv.bsky.social · 9d

RIP Dr. Jane Goodall.

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Curt Bennett 🇨🇦 @curttalkstv.bsky.social · 9d

Fair enough. It's not everyone's thing.

Curt Bennett 🇨🇦 @curttalkstv.bsky.social · 9d

Happy best season of the year to all who celebrate!

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Curt Bennett 🇨🇦 @curttalkstv.bsky.social · 9d

Only one way to find out, I suppose.

Curt Bennett 🇨🇦 @curttalkstv.bsky.social · 9d

I still make a point to watch the Halloween episodes. They're almost always the best episode of the year anyway.

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Curt Bennett 🇨🇦 @curttalkstv.bsky.social · 10d

They're making another Simpsons movie.

I can't believe they're making another Simpsons movie.

They're seriously making another Simpsons movie.

Didn't the first one act as a separator between the great seasons and the merely good seasons?

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Curt Bennett 🇨🇦 @curttalkstv.bsky.social · 11d

Yeah, it's not like EA was in my good books before.

Curt Bennett 🇨🇦 @curttalkstv.bsky.social · 11d

Electronic Arts is being bought up by Saudi Arabia, Jared Kushner and some of Trump's buddies. Might have to rethink whether I buy the next Mass Effect.

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Curt Bennett 🇨🇦 @curttalkstv.bsky.social · 13d

I haven't gotten around to watching it yet despite all the buzz. I guess I don't need to ask if you recommend it. 😁

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Curt Bennett 🇨🇦 @curttalkstv.bsky.social · 13d

Fair point. I failed to account for breakfast pizza. When combined with breakfast Coca-Cola, it's my favourite way to start the day, assuming I slept in to at least 11am, which is also my favourite way to start the day.

Curt Bennett 🇨🇦 @curttalkstv.bsky.social · 13d

If you didn't burn the roof of your mouth, did you even eat pizza?

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Curt Bennett 🇨🇦 @curttalkstv.bsky.social · 13d

Nah, I know what Russia is like today so the answer is simply "Not enough". 🤣

Curt Bennett 🇨🇦 @curttalkstv.bsky.social · 14d

@stephgerk.bsky.social Thought you might enjoy this interview. I wish she was still NZ PM. (Seriously, what did you do when you were there??? 😉)

youtu.be/xJg1McSvgo8

Jacinda Ardern - “A Different Kind of Power” | The Daily Show

YouTube video by The Daily Show

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Curt Bennett 🇨🇦 @curttalkstv.bsky.social · 14d

@danlevey.bsky.social Happy birthday Dan! Have an awesome day!

Curt Bennett 🇨🇦 @curttalkstv.bsky.social · 15d

There doesn't appear to be any contact info on the page so there's no way to let them know there's interest. Hopefully they are reading the replies to your post. 😉

Curt Bennett 🇨🇦 @curttalkstv.bsky.social · 15d

Wishing a very happy birthday to the man behind a couple of my favourite heroes AND villains, @markhamillofficial.bsky.social!

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