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Anthony Dean
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I run Diverse Tech Geek, a blog covering media and technology, plus diversity in both. Into comics and animation. Pronouns: he/him. 🏳️‍🌈

Blog: https://www.diversetechgeek.com
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Anthony Dean @diversetechgeek.bsky.social · Oct 30
Hello, all. I'm currently looking for a new job. My skills include technical/professional writing, blogging, WordPress, and general clerical skills. Looking for work in the Seattle area; open to remote.

Portfolio: www.diversetechgeek.com/portfolio/

#TechnicalWriting #clerical #HireMe #jobs
Portfolio
The writing portfolio of Anthony Dean. Anthony is available for freelance technical and professional writing services.
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"Additionally, in-market, blackout-free streaming subscriptions are now available for 21 of the 30 MLB clubs." Maybe they should've led with this...

ESPN Becomes Live Streaming Home of MLB.TV

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ESPN Becomes Live Streaming Home of MLB.TV
ESPN has become the new streaming home of MLB.TV.
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February 11, 2026 at 4:01 AM
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Ancora Holdings Builds Warner Bros. Stake, Opposes Netflix Deal

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Activist Investor Ancora Holdings Builds $200 Million Warner Bros. Stake, Plans to Oppose Netflix Deal
The activist investor, which has accused the board of not adequately engaging with Paramount, is considering launching a proxy fight, according to the Wall Street Journal
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February 11, 2026 at 3:42 AM
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Super Bowl LX TV Ratings: No. 2 All Time With 125 Million Viewers

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#superbowl
TV Ratings: Super Bowl LX Falls Just Shy of All-Time Record
Nearly 125 million people watched the game, and Bad Bunny’s halftime show drew 128 million.
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February 11, 2026 at 3:40 AM
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Galaxy and Kat talk about torts in HAWKGIRL: ONCE UPON A GALAXY in part because that's what Andy Lippincott was reading about in his first strip.
The first panel from the January 27, 1976 DOONESBURY strip by Garry Trudeau, in which Andy Lippincott is reading a book, and Joanie Caucus says "EXCUSE ME - THE LIBRARIAN TELLS ME YOU'VE GOT THE CLOSED RESERVE COPY OF 'TOP TORTS' " A panel from HAWKGIRL: ONCE UPON A GALAXY by Jadzia Axelrod, Amancay Nahuelpan, Adriano Lucas, Alex Guimarães, Carrie Strachan, and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou where Galaxy is pushing her girlfriend Kat out the door of their apartment. Kat: I CAN STAY! Galaxy: YOU NEED TO GO! YOU HAVE AN EXAM TODAY! Kat: IT'S TORTS. I KNOW TORTS. Galaxy: YOU STILL HAVE TO TAKE THE TEST! DO YOU WANT YOUR MOM TO STOP PAYING OUR RENT?
February 11, 2026 at 3:11 AM
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"Yeah, everyone just go ahead and delete TikTok now if you haven't already."
TikTok Refuses to Confirm or Deny That It's Providing User Data to ICE
TikTok refuses to confirm or deny that ICE is obtaining detailed information about its users via private data brokers.
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February 11, 2026 at 3:03 AM
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This includes all airplane pilots in the sky, drivers on the road, engineers running nuclear power plants, surgeons with people on the operating tables, oh, plus birds in mid-air, all marine life, insects, single-cell organisms; basically whatever happens you’re all kind of fucked
The Grandmaster kicking off the Contest of Champions by telling all of Earth’s heroes that he has placed “every living being” on Earth in suspended animation
February 11, 2026 at 3:24 AM
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The foundation for one of the funniest B plots on The Simpsons...
February 11, 2026 at 1:30 AM
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Tim Cook promises Apple will celebrate its upcoming 50th anniversary - 9to5Mac

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Tim Cook promises Apple will celebrate its upcoming 50th anniversary - 9to5Mac
Apple was founded on April 1, 1976, which means this year marks the company’s 50th anniversary. In a recent all-hands...
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February 11, 2026 at 2:07 AM
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Google sent personal and financial information of student journalist to ICE | TechCrunch

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Google sent personal and financial information of student journalist to ICE | TechCrunch
The tech giant handed over the personal information of a journalist and student who attended a pro-Palestinian protest in 2024. This is the latest example of ICE using its controversial subpoena power...
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February 10, 2026 at 11:58 PM
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Warner Bros. Discovery Board Will Review Paramount New Takeover Offer

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Warner Bros. Discovery Says Its Board Will Review Paramount’s Upgraded Hostile Takeover Offer
Warner Bros. Discovery said its board will review Paramount Skydance's latest hostile takeover offer -- which includes some new financial guarantees -- before it officially accepts or rejects the riva...
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February 10, 2026 at 10:43 PM
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Whoa, this is so huge. Playmates was there from the start 40 years ago and their toys are what put Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on the path to being a billion dollar franchise.
February 10, 2026 at 10:22 PM
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Paramount All In on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles With YouTube Show

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#TMNT
Cowabunga! Paramount Going All In on ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ With YouTube Show, Mattel Line — and Even Restaurants
The moves come as Skydance-owned Paramount assesses the franchise.
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February 10, 2026 at 10:19 PM
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Golden Legacy #3
Fitzgerald Publications, 1968

Crispus Attucks and the Minutemen by Tom Feelings. Cover and splash by Ezra Jackson.
February 10, 2026 at 9:36 PM
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Classics Illustrated #169 [HRN 169] -
Negro Americans The Early Years
Gilberton, 1969

By Norman Nodel. Featuring the stories of Crispus Attucks, Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, Washington Carver, and more.
February 10, 2026 at 9:36 PM
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New post: Super Bowl LX broadcast (and streaming) thoughts

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#SuperBowl #BadBunny
Super Bowl LX broadcast (and streaming) thoughts
My thoughts on Super Bowl LX, including the AI slop-laden ads, the halftime show featuring Bad Bunny, and the game itself.
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February 10, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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2020 twitter post from @actioncookbook: "Every article about a major retailer going bankrupt spends eight paragraphs musing “I guess millennials just don’t buy shirts?” before casually mentioning a private equity acquisition three years ago in one sentence at the end"
February 10, 2026 at 2:08 PM
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Today's the birthday of Greg Sanders, aka the Vigilante.

(Art by Dick Giordano, Dick Dillin, and Mark Chiarello.)

#1976DCCalendar #DCComics #comics #Vigilante #JusticeLeague #SevenSoldiersOfVictory
Art by Dick Dillin. Art by Mark Chiarello. Art by Dick Dillin. Art by Dick Giordano.
February 10, 2026 at 6:19 PM
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Heated Rivalry More than Doubles Ratings After Finale

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'Heated Rivalry' More than Doubles Ratings After Finale, Reaching 10.6 Million US Viewers
The “Heated Rivalry" phenomenon is paying off tenfold for HBO Max, with the gay hockey series surpassing 10.6 million viewers in the U.S. to date
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February 10, 2026 at 6:23 AM
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Trump FCC investigates The View, reportedly says "fake news" will be punished - Ars Technica

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Trump FCC investigates The View, reportedly says "fake news" will be punished
FCC recently issued equal-time warning to late-night and daytime talk shows.
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February 10, 2026 at 5:08 AM
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Here's how to disable Ring's creepy Search Party feature

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Here's how to disable Ring's creepy Search Party feature
Ring's Super Bowl ad alerted many people to the company's Search Party feature, which is basically neighborhood surveillance. Here's how to disable it.
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February 10, 2026 at 5:04 AM
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Dinosaur Convention Bans All Paleontologists Named in Epstein Files

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Dinosaur Convention Bans All Paleontologists Named in Epstein Files Out of 'Safety of Our Attendees'
DinoCon issued a statement regarding the scientists and more named in the Epstein Files, noting they were officially banned from the event.
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February 10, 2026 at 1:27 AM
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Discord served its purpose almost flawlessly by 2021 and then constantly made itself worse over the ensuing years

The constant drive to change products that serve their purpose perfectly well really does exemplify the problems with an "endless growth" mindset
February 9, 2026 at 10:28 PM
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Tomorrow's blog post: "Starring that Grammy-winning rapper, Bad Bunny."

#OnWithTheHalftimeShowThisIsIt #DatedPopCultureRefsGenZWontGet
February 10, 2026 at 12:13 AM
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From August: Features an ideal social network should have

TLDR: 1) Based on open standards, 2) Have moderation, 3) Be user-friendly, 4) No algorithms or not as the default, 5) sustainable and no private equity/billionaires (nonprofit?)

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#socialmedia
Features an ideal social network should have
I give my thoughts on what criteria should make up an ideal social network, and why we might not see such anytime soon.
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February 9, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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YouTube TV launches curated subscription packages this week

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YouTube TV launches curated subscription packages this week
YouTube TV has announced the pending launch of standalone plans. These are collections of genre-specific channels.
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February 9, 2026 at 8:59 PM