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Lynda Pendent Clause @lyndapendentclause.bsky.social · 5d

Cheers to everyone who will hear “I love how you’re already dressing in the Halloween spirit” when you’re just wearing your everyday clothes

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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 7d

I’m the mortician in Richard Scarry’s Busytown. I’m a dog who wears a baseball hat that says “who let ME out”. I drive a dried up footlong meatball sub that’s also a hearse every day.

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Vanessa Briscoe Hay @pylongurl.bsky.social · 15d

Pylon Reenactment Society’s full set from Gonerfest is here on Youtube/
www.youtube.com/live/Znz_6O-...

GONERFEST 22 THURSDAY

YouTube video by Goner Records

www.youtube.com

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 23d

"Stuffed with rice pudding between the ears. Shortchanged by the lord and dumb as a jackass. All you gotta be is white in America to get whatever you want." youtu.be/SM8xUCQXcBk?...

Being There (1979) Key Scene - Ruth Attaway

YouTube video by Tom Huck

youtu.be

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 14d

"Taylor Swift is the subject of multiple university classes" - yes, she's a billionaire whose output is listened to by billions of people, there is clearly a lot to study!

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Lynda Pendent Clause @lyndapendentclause.bsky.social · 14d

Garth Marenghi's Catbus @hayao.lol · Jan 20

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Kate Bush in a suit and tie squatting on the balls of her feet captioned

I wish everyone running up that hill

a very pleasant deal with god

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Lynda Pendent Clause @lyndapendentclause.bsky.social · 14d

For later quotes

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Lynda Pendent Clause @lyndapendentclause.bsky.social · 14d

You absolutely do not have to hand it to

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Lynda Pendent Clause @lyndapendentclause.bsky.social · 16d

Dog name observations from the dog park:

Don’t name a dog Nova if you talk to it in English. The syllable “no” means something else.

If there’s a question about whose dog is being an asshole, it’s not helping your argument if your dog is named Loki, or some other supervillain/antihero name.

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Lynda Pendent Clause @lyndapendentclause.bsky.social · 18d

Is there “French for Stereolab” class

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · Sep 11

i think anyone saying he practiced politics the right way or that we should continue his work should first have to read out loud his last days worth of posts to someone they love who doesnt know who he is

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Jerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · Aug 30

long weekend at bernie's

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CBS News @cbsnews.com · Aug 29

BREAKING: Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa won't seek reelection to Senate in 2026, sources say.

Joni Ernst won't seek reelection to Senate in 2026, sources say

GOP Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa is expected to announce next week she's not running for reelection in 2026.

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Lynda Pendent Clause @lyndapendentclause.bsky.social · Aug 28

I always go for “before and after”

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Lynda Pendent Clause @lyndapendentclause.bsky.social · Aug 22

Only one murder lemonade per visit

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David Slack @slack2thefuture.bsky.social · Aug 20

I haven’t been this excited for a bubble to burst since I was a toddler.

Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · Aug 20

MIT’s NANDA initiative found that 95% of generative AI deployments fail after interviewing 150 execs, surveying 350 workers, and analyzing 300 projects. The real “productivity gains” seem to come from layoffs and squeezing more work from fewer people not AI.

MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing

There’s a stark difference in success rates between companies that purchase AI tools from vendors and those that build them internally.

fortune.com

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Lynda Pendent Clause @lyndapendentclause.bsky.social · Aug 16

She’s so full of life, mosquitoes try to sting her on my lock screen

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Lynda Pendent Clause @lyndapendentclause.bsky.social · Aug 16

I understand the practical reasons of expense of materials (low as possible while still durable) & durability of materials (durable as possible while still affordable) but the fact that many dog chew toys are made of the same materials as shoes & bags that are already tempting to dogs, is no fun

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Lynda Pendent Clause @lyndapendentclause.bsky.social · Aug 13

Except I think he could actually garden, considering the plants in his bedroom in the opening scene, so he is not without some skills. But he will make you feel like a genius for believing harder in what you already believe!

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Lynda Pendent Clause @lyndapendentclause.bsky.social · Aug 13

I’d like to introduce your new AI advisor, Chauncey Gardiner

Being There - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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Lynda Pendent Clause @lyndapendentclause.bsky.social · Aug 3

Also, what happened to this family is terrible

Lynda Pendent Clause @lyndapendentclause.bsky.social · Aug 3

Tell your genealogy freaks, sorry, your genealogy enthusiasts, that obituaries are yet another thing that became even less reliable. Even if most fake obituaries are for recent deaths one should suspect seeing them soon for deaths long past

Miss Kay @misskayrenee.bsky.social · Aug 3

my friend also went through this and wrote about it beautifully in June…his story is heartbreaking

Digital Grave-Robbing: How AI Is Plundering Online Obituaries

The rush to monetize grief leads to the creation of AI obituaries, turning personal loss into clickbait and exposing the dark side of online memorials.

www.cnet.com

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David Berman Bot @davidbermanbot.bsky.social · Aug 2

You got storyline fever, storyline flu
Apparently impairing your point of view

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Garth Marenghi's Catbus @hayao.lol · Jan 20

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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · Jul 27

All the dire implications notwithstanding it is hilarious how evil this technology is. Billions of dollars spent on this greasy lying stupid thing that was literally built to replace people, and everyone that uses it gets weaker, lazier, dumber, and sadder for having done so. Well done all around.

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · Jul 24

“On Tuesday afternoon, ChatGPT encouraged me to cut my wrists.” @lilashroff.bsky.social reports on how the chatbot was easily prompted to offer instructions for murder, self-mutilation, and devil worship: https://theatln.tc/Up7Ycoli

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