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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 1d

peter thiel (clutching chrome plated human skull) tell me oracle... does the world end in fire, or ice? the passionate flames of the activist thunberg, or the frozen doom yudkowski demands?

chatGPT: ✨ What a great question, Peter! ✨

Let's break that tough Q down 🕺, in your favorite epic style:

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jzplusplus @jzplusplus.com · 2d

What’s going on here

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jzplusplus @jzplusplus.com · 2d

why don't I live in new york
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rgQ...

Sammy Rae & The Friends: Are You Gonna Be My Girl- Jet Cover (Live from House of Yes Brooklyn)

YouTube video by Sammy Rae

www.youtube.com

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jzplusplus @jzplusplus.com · 3d

Maybe I’m stupid, but I kinda thought I could use this on my eyes…

Back of bottle says: “caution, avoid getting in eyes”

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MAGFest Indie Arcade @mag-indiearcade.bsky.social · 4d

9 days remain before our annual alt.ctrl game jam kicks off!
There's still time to get your parts and get in on the action!

More info @ itch.io/jam/flip-out

Flip Out! - An Alt Ctrl Jam

A game jam from 2025-10-16 to 2025-10-19 hosted by Matt! & AndyMakes. Welcome to Flip Out, an alt ctrl game jam and controller workshop by the MAGFest Indie Arcade and Arcade Commons ! Join us for a r...

itch.io

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LuUuUuUuke Knox 👻 @lukeknox.me · 7d

this is ART

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jzplusplus @jzplusplus.com · 9d

Weird Web October Day 2: Maps
octothorp.es/~/Maps

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jzplusplus @jzplusplus.com · 9d

you should get a lil guy like this www.etsy.com/listing/1810...

www.etsy.com

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jzplusplus @jzplusplus.com · 10d

@maddymakesgames.com not only is Celeste fun, challenging, and rewarding, it also was a small part of the path to my transition. I use the feather breathing exercise when I get overwhelmed and teach it to my friends if they need it. Bonus Madeline cosplay pic

Selfie of me in cosplay as Madeline from Celeste

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jzplusplus @jzplusplus.com · 10d

I hope it's not annoying if I post these every day

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jzplusplus @jzplusplus.com · 10d

Weird Web October starting today! There's already some websites up, you can see them here: octothorp.es/~/Transparency

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Hey, nobody *made* them vote for the host of Wrestlemania 4 @legalminimum.bsky.social · 11d

I’ll add a note that I rarely make explicit when I use that expression: I made a movie about a Pikachu who solves crimes, and arguably he doesn’t even solve a crime in the whole movie.

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SIFTER @sifterhq.bsky.social · 11d

"When we release a game, we don't fully understand it, right? People playing it and talking about it we learn more about it and ourselves." @maddymakesgames.com + @noelfb.bsky.social share the story of CELESTE ahead of their talk at ACMI next week
INTERVIEW: www.sifter.com.au/post/celeste...

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jzplusplus @jzplusplus.com · 12d

Submitted a panel application for MAGfest with @nobr.me, everyone pray to the MAGgods for me

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👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 16d

approximately three hundred of you have sent me this and you know what? Sure. I’ve got time today. Put 40 bulbs of garlic in my pasta, coming right up

recipe for pasta with 40 cloves of garlic

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jzplusplus @jzplusplus.com · 16d

for some reason, my first thought was to build the mixing part 300 miles up and let the dough free-fall for an hour for proofing

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depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 19d

imagine if a family of beavers randomly showed up right now and finished whatever thing you've been putting off

In early 2025, beaver activity in the Brdy Protected Landscape Area, Czech Republic, contributed to the restoration of a wetland ecosystem. A family of beavers constructed a series of dams that coincidentally accomplished environmental goals of the Czech government, which had delayed its proposed project since 2018 for bureaucratic and financial reasons. The beaver-built dams saved the Czech government approximately US$1.2 million,

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jzplusplus @jzplusplus.com · 19d

“if we want the rewards of being loved we have to submit to the mortifying ordeal of being known”

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jzplusplus @jzplusplus.com · 19d

That was not the intention, but I’m not too upset about it

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jzplusplus @jzplusplus.com · 20d

Made some little guys

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jzplusplus @jzplusplus.com · 20d

I am running Weird Web October again this year! Share and spread the word to anyone who might want to join!
weirdweboctober.website

Weird Web October

A challenge to try and make a website every day of October, based on the theme for each day

weirdweboctober.website

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jzplusplus @jzplusplus.com · 20d

He said will you
Then eat them
The cheeses
And all the meat and cheddar
The ham sandwich you have made

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jzplusplus @jzplusplus.com · 22d

...or, in the digital post-COVID age, commenting on people's pet, food, and nature photos—telling them how good their home baking project looks and so on—these are not just nice things to do, they are liberatory practices."

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jzplusplus @jzplusplus.com · 22d

Pretty sure I already posted this, but it's worth posting again:
"Taking the time to listen to a person, meeting their eye, gently correcting them if they put themselves down too much, remembering names...

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jzplusplus @jzplusplus.com · 22d

This article is a good read on the same topic: www.liberalcurrents.com/the-politi/

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