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Erik Dafforn @erikdafforn.bsky.social · May 24

A lot of them have been busy finishing their master’s degrees in internet tariff dialog.

Erik Dafforn @erikdafforn.bsky.social · May 15

Todd’s about to run afoul of several Irishmen. events.in.gov/event/attorn...

Attorney General Todd Rokita launches inquiry into Notre Dame’s DEI policies

events.in.gov

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Erik Dafforn @erikdafforn.bsky.social · May 13

This is so right because a protocol droid’s purpose is to deal with people and situations when humans can’t. I can’t think of anything more Muskian.

Anyway, all 3PO and R2 ever did was bicker.

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Erik Dafforn @erikdafforn.bsky.social · May 12

The “Skin Head Wig” was one of the best lessons in “caveat emptor” imaginable.

A priceless lesson in economics for only $1.

Kliph Nesteroff @classicshowbiz.bsky.social · May 9

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Parker Butler @parkerbutler.bsky.social · Apr 30

Just incredible

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Erik Dafforn @erikdafforn.bsky.social · Apr 29

The gall is coming from inside the house.

www.indystar.com/story/news/p...

Micah Beckwith's $87K SUV started with a request for 'all the bells and whistles'

The 2022 Dodge Durango that Beckwith said was suffering from mechanical issues is now being used by one of Gov. Mike Braun's agency heads.

www.indystar.com

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Erik Dafforn @erikdafforn.bsky.social · Apr 24

This “rogue, radical-left judiciary” (that we appointed)…

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Erik Dafforn @erikdafforn.bsky.social · Apr 22

I learned the word in Barney Miller episode 8:8.

Erik Dafforn @erikdafforn.bsky.social · Apr 22

WiFi? Hell, I think they’d be blown away by a zipper.

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Erik Dafforn @erikdafforn.bsky.social · Apr 22

Good luck in what sounds like a tautological tontine.

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Erik Dafforn @erikdafforn.bsky.social · Apr 20

Sorry ladies, he’s off the market.

Erik Dafforn @erikdafforn.bsky.social · Apr 14

I have a beta version of Doctorate-Level AI and every time I ask it something, it’s too busy to answer because it has so much committee work to do. Then it passes me off to Grad Student AI, which does good work but is often very sad and tired.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · Apr 11

How much do you think it costs to make a pair of Nike shoes in Asia?

Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵

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Erik Dafforn @erikdafforn.bsky.social · Apr 11

April 2025 is the 100th anniversary of the publication of The Great Gatsby.
#GatsbyAt100

"… they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made."
#GatsbyAt100
Photo of Donald Trump at a Mar a Lago gala (NYT photo credit)

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Erik Dafforn @erikdafforn.bsky.social · Apr 9

I worried about our ability to change jobs as we pivot to manufacturing, but then I remembered most of my high school class went from being infectious disease experts to economists in only a few weeks.

Erik Dafforn @erikdafforn.bsky.social · Apr 8

It’s like you guys learned nothing from John Barron.

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Erik Dafforn @erikdafforn.bsky.social · Apr 3

This was good. Thank you. (And I'm not speaking "quite fallaciously.")

Erik Dafforn @erikdafforn.bsky.social · Apr 2

They're like Itchy, not wanting to run afoul of an Irishman.

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Erik Dafforn @erikdafforn.bsky.social · Apr 2

Well, when you put it that way, we need to accommodate some big guys — not just a bunch of women.

Erik Dafforn @erikdafforn.bsky.social · Apr 2

Happy birthday!

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Erik Dafforn @erikdafforn.bsky.social · Apr 2

April 2025 is the 100th anniversary of the publication of The Great Gatsby.
#GatsbyAt100

Photo of Donald Trump in a Cabinet meeting. Caption: "Well, it's a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. The idea is if we don't look out the white race will be -- will be utterly submerged. It's all scientific stuff; it's been proved."
#GatsbyAt100

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Erik Dafforn @erikdafforn.bsky.social · Apr 2

April 2025 is the 100th anniversary of the publication of The Great Gatsby.
#GatsbyAt100

Photo of a college-age Pete Hegseth. Caption: "... one of those men who reach such an acute limited excellence at twenty-one that everything afterward savors of anticlimax."
#GatsbyAt100

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Erik Dafforn @erikdafforn.bsky.social · Apr 2

April 2025 is the 100th anniversary of the publication of The Great Gatsby.
#GatsbyAt100

Photo of Donald Trump and Elon Musk selling Teslas at the White House. Caption: "I was sure that they were selling something: bonds or insurance or automobiles. They were at least agonizingly aware of the easy money in the vicinity and convinced that it was theirs for a few words in the right key."
#GatsbyAt100

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Erik Dafforn @erikdafforn.bsky.social · Apr 2

April 2025 is the 100th anniversary of the publication of The Great Gatsby.
#GatsbyAt100

$Image of JD Vance speaking. Caption is "His speaking voice, a gruff husky tenor, added to the impression of fractiousness he conveyed. There was a touch of paternal contempt in it, even toward people he liked -- and there were men at New Haven who hated his guts." #GatsbyAt100$

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Michael Hicks @profhicks.bsky.social · Apr 1

The good news is that the collapse in Help Wanted ad postings under Donald Trump is not unprecedented.

The bad news is that it was slightly worse under COVID.

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