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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 15h

Thank jod for the ESU, amirite?

Narrator: He was not right.

Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 21h

Happy "Raw Doggin' Windows 10 Day" to all who celebrate.

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 8d

I feel ya. I take a selfie, then put my glasses back on to look at my phone. It's imprecise, but better than squinting at my face in the mirror.

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 11d

IYKYK

A wrapper from Little Lucca sandwich shop.

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 14d

If you love the Tron Ares soundtrack, wait until you hear about Gary Numan's last three albums.

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 14d

Get you some. A slice of the class action pie is always small, but it's better than nothing.

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 15d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · Jul 3

Just gonna keep reposting this until it sinks in.

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · Feb 4

So... when the fuck is the general strike?

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 17d

We're getting closer to full-on Butlerian Jihad territory.

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 17d

"The Trump administration will launch a program to find out how much money an artificial intelligence algorithm could save the federal government by denying care to Medicare patients...

"It will affect patients in AZ, OH, OK, NJ, TX, and WA starting January 1..."

www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Private health insurers use AI to approve or deny care. Soon Medicare will, too.

A pilot program testing the use of artificial intelligence to expand prior authorization decisions in Medicare has providers, politicians and researchers asking questions.

www.nbcnews.com

Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 19d

New season of Good Omens just dropped.

Two chickens, one black, one white, stand on a marble floor facing the camera. In the distance through the window behind them, lightning forks down from the sky.

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 21d

I didn't take any Tylenol during pregnancy, and none of my kids are autistic. Checkmate, libs.

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 22d

The problem with the Rapture is that if it did occur, the wrong people would still be here.

Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 23d

Happy Equinox, y'all! Fun fact: "equinox" is derived from a Latin phrase meaning "fascists are dipshits".

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 23d

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 23d

Pretty easy to spot the cultists, at least.

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 23d

I feel like it would be a nice change of pace if one or two of these horrors were eldritch. As a treat.

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 26d

Exercise update: Spelled "conscientiousness" correctly on the first try.

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 28d

The silence of the @washingtonpost.com editorial team after Kimmel's federally mandated censure is... well, totally understandable because they bent the knee ages ago. Still, they never find an opportunity to disappoint.

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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · Jul 17

This is correct. Any candidate cynically “triangulating” on trans kids is a non-starter, and now is the time to say so. There’s still so much time to advance candidates that DON’T suck.

Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · Jul 15

I will never, ever vote for Gavin Newsom. Ever, under any circumstances. I don't care if he becomes the Dem nominee, he's still not getting my vote.

Julie Rei Goldstein @julierei.bsky.social · Jul 15

On a recent podcast Gavin Newsom tells Shawn Ryan how the Trans sports issue opened the door for him to change his mind on GAC for Trans Youth.

As someone who adored him since 2004 and voted for him 5 times, I can't wait for him to leave office.

There is no way I will be voting for him a 6th time.

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 28d

I watched "Good Night and Good Luck" today and holy fuck do I wish we had a functioning media right now.

Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 28d

My entire home network infrastructure is on battery back-up and I'll be damned if I tell my boss that.

Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · Sep 15

A house down the road is getting its roof replaced and the roofer keeps firing their gun in a "shave-and-a-haircut" pattern and it's incredibly distracting. I feel a bit like Roger Rabbit.

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · Sep 12

It's only political violence if it's perpetrated against the ruling class. Otherwise it's just sparkling fascism.

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · Sep 11

For a group that spends so much time deriding participation awards, they do sure like handing 'em out.