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Bill Barnwell @billbarnwell.com · 2d

In conclusion the Jaguars are a land of contrasts

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synapticmisfires.bsky.social @synapticmisfires.bsky.social · 8d

We need further research to isolate the frequency most likely to frighten a corner outfielder.

synapticmisfires.bsky.social @synapticmisfires.bsky.social · 8d

New CPI basket is nothing but eggs and gasoline.

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synapticmisfires.bsky.social @synapticmisfires.bsky.social · 19d

Did you ever notice that it used to be difficult to find a matching charger, and then it got easier, and then harder in that one specific way, and now easier again? Food for thought.

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · Nov 10

The problem with every post-Millennial generation is they got to go straight to high speed internet. Of course you'll get computer madness that way. Make them start with those old screeching modems and work their way up

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synapticmisfires.bsky.social @synapticmisfires.bsky.social · Sep 4

Right in the meaty part of the curve—not showing off, not falling behind.

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synapticmisfires.bsky.social @synapticmisfires.bsky.social · Aug 11

Too much free soda.

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synapticmisfires.bsky.social @synapticmisfires.bsky.social · Aug 4

The sequel to the critically-acclaimed story, “Young People Worthy of Criticism, Suspicion.”

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synapticmisfires.bsky.social @synapticmisfires.bsky.social · Aug 3

Going to write a sternly-worded letter to Mr. Fremulon in order to get Ken fired.

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Nate Tice @natetice.bsky.social · Jul 19

unreal throw and what a sell by the third baseman!

CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · Jul 19

This throw seems impossible... it just kept going

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Sam Miller @sammillerbb.bsky.social · Jul 19

this one

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Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · Jul 16

When you omit "A Black man is getting a standing ovation in the Deep South for breaking a record of an all-time baseball idol," you completely alter what Scully was describing as "marvelous." Scully was NOT just broadly marveling. He was marveling at a very specific, very important thing.

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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · Jun 22

really sums up the media’s coverage of the Trump presidency

Screen shot of CNN site with a Saturday breaking news alert explaining that Trump launched a strike against Iran atop a CNN story from the same day headlined “Always a peacemaker”: How Trump decided to hold off on striking Iran

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synapticmisfires.bsky.social @synapticmisfires.bsky.social · Jun 21

“…in conclusion, Libya is a land of contrasts.”

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Phil™ @henkepotamus.bsky.social · May 20

Headline from The Onion: Point/Counterpoint "This War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region And Set Off A Global Shockwave Of Anti-Americanism vs. No It Won’t"

Published: March 26, 2003

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James Hell Brooks @kleinman.bsky.social · May 9

BOURDAIN: And that's the thing that really makes the dog, it's the celery salt that ties it all together
POPE LEO XIV: And the poppy seed bun, you can't get that anywhere else
BOURDAIN: You're telling me the pope can't even get a decent poppy seed bun in Rome?
POPE LEO XIV: I've tried

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synapticmisfires.bsky.social @synapticmisfires.bsky.social · Apr 30

Skipped right past the millennial names and straight to Gen Z.

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synapticmisfires.bsky.social @synapticmisfires.bsky.social · Mar 30

I think taking away the automatic first down but making it 10 yards might strike a good balance.

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synapticmisfires.bsky.social @synapticmisfires.bsky.social · Feb 22

I dunno man, A- zip sounds pretty elite.

synapticmisfires.bsky.social @synapticmisfires.bsky.social · Feb 17

The two biggest problems with video conferencing have always been that the faces match the words too closely and that it doesn’t happen in a middle school gymnasium.

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synapticmisfires.bsky.social @synapticmisfires.bsky.social · Feb 4

Not sure what facial recognition would have done for that.

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Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · Jan 30

If the FAA director got fired over a business beef AND there was an air traffic controller hiring freeze despite huge shortages AND a chaotic blitz to hollow out federal bureaucracy, and then within a week the first American airliner crashes in 16 years, you would be insane not to talk about it all.

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synapticmisfires.bsky.social @synapticmisfires.bsky.social · Jan 26

“Greater facility to derive insights” sounds like AI trying to say “better understanding”

synapticmisfires.bsky.social @synapticmisfires.bsky.social · Jan 25

This move feels like they just wanted to give up and hire McCarthy again, but they decided it would be socially awkward after hanging him out to dry.

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · Jan 23

The folks obsessively posting about egg prices for the past few years have gone strangely quiet just as egg prices hit an all-time high.

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