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Mike Rugnetta

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words and sounds and the sounds of words 🚫 https://neverpo.st 🐉 https://funcity.ventures 🪦 https://ripcorp.biz BK NYC // rugnetta.com // posts delete regularly

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Mike Rugnetta @mikerugnetta.com · 13d

Friends! A new @neverpo.st today! @toridp98.bsky.social returns to chat with @butterdishdemon.bsky.social about the struggle to ban (and whether to ban!) A.I. in the college classroom, and how the technology is changing the way people write overall.

Also: BOPS SPOTTED!

🆕 Never Post! Is It Even Possible To Ban A.I. In The Classroom?

A show in three acts

www.neverpo.st

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Mike Rugnetta @mikerugnetta.com · 31m

Since when have a bunch of maladapted young men using the same website had an oversized impact on things?

Katie Notopoulos @katienotopoulos.bsky.social · 38m

The biggest problem with Sora as a social platform isn't the copyright or misinfo. It's that it's full of Jake Paul fans www.businessinsider.com/sora-videos-...

Sora 2 is drawing a huge crowd of teenage boys. This doesn't bode well — trust me.

Sora 2 seems to encourage people to make fun of each other. It's also attracting a lot of teenage boys. This could be a nightmare for Sam Altman.

www.businessinsider.com

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Office of NYC Comptroller Brad Lander @nyccomptroller.bsky.social · 1h

Street vendors—many of whom are immigrants—create jobs and enliven NYC's food culture. Yet every day, NYPD roams the streets, targeting them.

@council.nyc.gov must pass the Street Vendor Reform Package to end criminalization of vendors and increase access to licenses and permits.

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Mike Rugnetta @mikerugnetta.com · 1h

Starting to think pzombies may be real

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 1h

New: In a note to staff this morning, New CBS EIC Bari Weiss asked everyone across CBS News to send her a memo by next Tuesday explaining how they spend their workday and what’s working/not working…

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Mike Rugnetta @mikerugnetta.com · 14h

We have never lived in a more exciting time for music and new musical ideas - but we’ve probably also never lived in an economic climate more directly hostile to musicians and their fans 😅

Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 14h

I heard someone on a podcast say that music is boring now and, look, I am saying this as kindly as I can…skill issue.

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Mike Rugnetta @mikerugnetta.com · 2d

Going to bass music shows in other countries to confirm NYC maintains subwoofer supremacy.

⚠️WE DO NOT⚠️

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dr. hazel 🐝 @hazelmonforton.com · 2d

The King of All Cosmos from the Katamari series, with a speech bubble.

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victoria mcnally @vqnerdballs.bsky.social · 3d

THE BALL! YOU THREW IT, WE CAME

Azlancat @azlancat.bsky.social · 3d

A chihuahua in a DIY Pinhead costume from Hellraiser, complete with head pins and leather attire, carried in a bag against an autumn park backdrop for a timely Halloween vibe.

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The Stillfleet Studio ☉ more than play 🇵🇸 @stillfleet.bsky.social · 4d

Hey hey, we are going live soon with our first Danse Macabre Actual Play session, featuring @maniculumpodcast.bsky.social and @wizleo.bsky.social ! Tune in! www.twitch.tv/stillfleet

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Mike Rugnetta @mikerugnetta.com · 5d

Comma: gay, festive
Semicolon: brash; warlike

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Mike Rugnetta @mikerugnetta.com · 7d

This slaps

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Puzzmo @puzzmo.com · 9d

For the next 30 days, we're running a series of free mini crosswords created by our puzzle editor @xws.bsky.social to help you become a better crossword solver. Solve the first puzzle here, and check the replies every day for the next one!

👯 Puzzmo Mini Crossword #1: www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2025-...

Puzzmo Mini Crossword #1 is by brooke. It's a 5x5 grid, and the number 6 in the grid is a different color than the other numbers.

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Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 8d

‼️🚨KICKSTARTER WORKERS ARE ON STRIKE🚨‼️

As of 8am this morning, the workers of Kickstarter United/OPEIU Local 153 are on strike.

WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR A BOYCOTT! Creators and allies, please continue using and supporting the platform.

Kickstarter United is on strike!
We are not asking for a boycott! Creators & Allies: Please continue to support & use the platform
swipe for ways to show your solidarity

Why We're Striking
A codified 4-day work week.
We simply want to protect the way we've been working for over 3.5 years. The 4dww has proven benefits, such as increased productivity and improved employee satisfaction. It's part of what makes Kickstarter a special, innovative place to work.
Fair pay for our lowest-paid workers.
We're fighting for livable minimum salaries for roles that are undervalued by the market but crucial to keeping Kickstarter running. We believe none of our workers should struggle to make ends meet.

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Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 8d

did you know that with the $30 you save from cancelling your game pass subscription you could not only subscribe to @aftermath.site , you could buy yourself one amazing Steam game to go with it, then just keep doing that forever?

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Mike Rugnetta @mikerugnetta.com · 8d

Or watch one entire episode of NCIS

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Mike Rugnetta @mikerugnetta.com · 8d

2029, every citizen banks at the single remaining financial institution: Paramount FanDuel+

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Mike Rugnetta @mikerugnetta.com · 8d

hi! “making samples from scratch” is called “writing music” - hope this helps!

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Mike Rugnetta @mikerugnetta.com · 9d

This month! Come watch me @bijan.bsky.social and Jenn roll dice on stage and try to not (😈) become undead terrors!

The Stillfleet Studio ☉ more than play 🇵🇸 @stillfleet.bsky.social · 9d

Whatchoo doing Sunday, Oct. 26? Watching three of your favorite AP actors play Danse Macabre: Medieval Horror Roleplaying at an old church, *that’s* what! Come watch and meet the crew! #rpg #actualplay #liveevent #funcity #spooky

Danse Macabre Live: “The Blood Thieves” presented by the Stillfleet Studio. Don’t miss the biggest actual-play TTRPG event of Spooky Season!

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Mike Rugnetta @mikerugnetta.com · 9d

you just KNOW there was a word cloud

Mike Rugnetta @mikerugnetta.com · 9d

Live Más has been geofenced, and will be available to select customers based on their region settings. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Mike Rugnetta @mikerugnetta.com · 9d

Living™ has been rebranded as Mere Existence™ unless you purchased the upgrade pack making you a subscriber to Living Large™. Alivers who purchased a crossgrade via access to Reality™ may have additional features found in the Perception Lootpak™. Death™ has been rebranded to Living: Zer0™.

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Mike Rugnetta @mikerugnetta.com · 9d

I can *feel* the meeting where this decision happened.

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Rascal News @rascal.news · 9d

Unionized workers with @kickstarterunited.org are poised to strike if the crowdfunding platform's management doesn't approve their new contract.

The union has demanded a four-day workweek, minimum living wage salaries, and protections against generative AI encroachment.

Kickstarter United workers will strike beginning October 2

Demands include enshrining the four-day, 32-hour work week in their contract.

www.rascal.news

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Peter Kirn @pkirn.bsky.social · 9d

A detailed, completely newbie-friendly guide to patching with Max for Live, thanks to the new Ableton building blocks packed into Max.

Back to school now -- starting with pt. 1. You'll be shimmering in no time.

cdm.link/guide-get-st...

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Matthew Gault @mjgault.bsky.social · 9d

childe Roland to the Dark Tower came

Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 9d

My name is Gordon Shumway, King of Kings

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Mike Rugnetta @mikerugnetta.com · 9d

This month! Come watch me @bijan.bsky.social and Jenn roll dice on stage and try to not (😈) become undead terrors!

The Stillfleet Studio ☉ more than play 🇵🇸 @stillfleet.bsky.social · 9d

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