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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 3h

Hey Minnesota: ICE is now on the ground in NE Minneapolis. See thread. Stay alert everyone!

Elle Ess @viamarsala18.bsky.social · 4h

Thread on ICE in holland, Northeast Minneapolis the morning of 10/10/2025.

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Paul Cutler @paulcutler.org · 4h

Just working on finishing up editing episode 50(!) of The CircuitPython Show with guest John Romkey. And recording episode 51 later today.

A screenshot of the digital audio workstation, Reaper. It shows 2 main audio tracks, 2 tracks for the intro / outro, and 2 tracks for the music.

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Paul Cutler @paulcutler.org · 18h

I’m so there for a Sugar reunion www.brooklynvegan.com/is-bob-mould...

Is Bob Mould reforming Sugar?

There's been no official word, but the Sugar instagram account is followed by the band's Bob Mould, David Barbe, and Malcolm Travis.

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Paul Cutler @paulcutler.org · 1d

And yes, I have Dweezil's 1991 record Confessions on vinyl, with Extreme as his backing band on most tracks. And his cover of Stayin' Alive with Donny Osmond totally works. Check out the credits, the guests are crazy:

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Dweezil Zappa - Confessions

View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1991 Vinyl release of "Confessions" on Discogs.

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Paul Cutler @paulcutler.org · 1d

I loved this conversation with Dweezil Zappa talking vinyl, Edward Van Halen, and his dad, Frank. I had no idea that Deep Purple's Smoke on the Water was about Franz Zappa.

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Dweezil Zappa on Van Halen, Deep Purple & Frank Zappa | Discogs Listening Room @ W Hotel LA 2025

YouTube video by Discogs

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Kelly Barnhill @kellybarnhill.bsky.social · 1d

Minneapolis friends, it is really disturbing to me how many signs I see iin support of Becka Thompson. She is racist, thin-skinned, allergic to nuance and deep thinking, and has proved herself to be utterly ineffective and bullheaded on the Park Board. Why would she be any different on City Council?

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circuitpythonshow.com @circuitpythonshow.com · 1d

Coming Monday on a new episode of The CircuitPython Show: Noe Ruiz joins the show and we talk all things 3D printing. Here's Noe on how it all started:

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Castopod @castopod.org · 2d

🎉🧩 Castopod’s official plugin repository is live!

The new plugin ecosystem for podcasting is ready: discover, install, and share plugins for the upcoming v2.

Learn more at blog.castopod.org/official-cas...

The Official Castopod Plugin Repository

We’re thrilled to announce the Official Castopod Plugin Repository is live at plugins.castopod.org, the new open‑source hub to discover and manage Castopod plugins! Inspired by familiar developer pac...

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Paul Cutler @paulcutler.org · 2d

Flipped the switch and now my home page and blog are running mkdocs-material instead of Hugo. It might not be quite as pretty as it was, but it's more usable and maintainable. And it's Python! www.paulcutler.org

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Paul Cutler's blog and homepage

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Dan Cogliano @cogliano.bsky.social · 3d

WIP: This week for my @circuitpython.org game running on the @adafruit.com #FruitJam, I worked on some physics, created a ship graphic, added text to the display and updated the screen graphics. I think it is coming along nicely.

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The Bootloader @thebootloader.net · 4d

New episode! @todbot.com and @paulcutler.org chat about speeding up your Raspberry Pi, a couple product reviews, synths, and more. Find the show wherever you get your podcasts or visit www.thebootloader.net/episodes/ep0...

Episode 25 - I Feel the Need for Speed - The Bootloader

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Paul Cutler @paulcutler.org · 4d

Spent the day porting my website from Hugo to mkdocs-material. It's going to break a few things, like the RSS feed, but it will be worth it long term I think.

Paul Cutler @paulcutler.org · 5d

Apparently checking once an hour makes the site think I'm a bot now. But prices have come down from $120 to $80 with 4 hours to go until showtime. Still more than I'm willing to pay, though.

Paul Cutler @paulcutler.org · 6d

I keep refreshing the First Avenue website hoping they release some tickets for tonight's sold out Garbage show.

Paul Cutler @paulcutler.org · 6d

I keep refreshing the First Avenue website hoping they release some tickets for tonight's sold out Garbage show.

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The Bootloader @thebootloader.net · 6d

Coming Monday on a new episode: @todbot.com shares his impressions of the Framework 12 Laptop -

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 7d

🧙‍♀️Witches turned Minneapolis’ Lake Nokomis into a giant cauldron Wednesday evening.

Video: Jeff Wheeler/The Minnesota Star Tribune

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Paul Cutler @paulcutler.org · 8d

Recording a total of 4 podcast episodes this week - two more today, including a new episode of @thebootloader.net coming your way this Monday.

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Paul Cutler @paulcutler.org · 9d

New blog post - What I Watched Q3 2025: www.paulcutler.org/posts/2025/1...

What I'm Watching - Q3 2025

Continuing on my journey to catalog everything I’m watching, here’s what I watched in the third quarter of 2025. Highlights included the first six James Bond movies on 4K UHD, Tron and its sequel Tron...

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circuitpythonshow.com @circuitpythonshow.com · 11d

The CircuitPython Show is back! In the latest episode, meet John Fletcher who was able to get CircuitPython running in the browser using web assembly. Find the show wherever you get your podcasts or visit www.circuitpythonshow.com/@circuitpyth...

John Fletcher

In the kickoff of season 6, John Fletcher joins the show. John shares how he ported CircuitPython to web assembly, how it works, and how using Claude Code helped. Follow the show on Mastodon and Bluesky. Show Notes 00:00 Intro 00:23 John’s start with computers 4:07 John’s Discord nickname 5:05 CircuitPython and web assembly 6:43 How CircuitPython works in the browser 7:46 Advantages to using CircuitPython in the browser 9:25 Windows Subsystem for Linux 10:25 Using Claude Code 10:49 Managing the prompts 12:48 How to test CircuitPython in the browser The CircuitPython web-editor with web assembly 13:33 Where to learn more John’s GitHub repositories

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circuitpythonshow.com @circuitpythonshow.com · 11d

New episode coming to your earbuds tomorrow!

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circuitpythonshow.com @circuitpythonshow.com · 13d

The CircuitPython Show will return this Monday with guest John Fletcher. John shares how he ported CircuitPython to web assembly to run CircuitPython in the browser. Find the show wherever you get your podcasts.

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The Bootloader @thebootloader.net · 14d

Our website has a new coat of paint! We've transitioned from using Hugo to mkdocs-material for the site and all our show notes. Check it out at www.thebootloader.net

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 19d

Do YOU remember “the 21st night of September?”

Earth Wind & Fire’s co-writer Allee Willis said she told the band: “We can’t leave ‘baa-dee-ya’ in the chorus. That has to mean something.’”

Maurice White replied: “No, that feels great. That’s what people are going to remember. We’re leaving it.”

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Paul Cutler @paulcutler.org · 20d

I couldn't wait for my record to arrive and just started streaming it. It's fantastic.

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Paul Cutler @paulcutler.org · 21d

I know what I'm doing this weekend!

A picture of 2 Steelbook cases for the movies Tron and Tron: Legacy in 4K UHD Blu-Ray.

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