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Workin hard to keep that puppy dog energy and glass half-full vibe
That Fernando Mendoza's a gringo
December 7, 2025 at 4:37 AM
That Fernando Mendoza's a gringo
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We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
December 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
Holy shit, I'd never seen this
52 years ago, Monument Park at Yankee Stadium was actually on the field and those three giant stone slabs were in play. Seriously.
December 5, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Holy shit, I'd never seen this
You can tell Geese is a jam band bc the singing is terrible
December 4, 2025 at 4:52 PM
You can tell Geese is a jam band bc the singing is terrible
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This composition had eluded me for nearly a decade, but yesterday I was finally able to capture it. A train rolled through just as the Duquesne Incline was crossing over the tracks in #Pittsburgh, creating a picture perfect winter scene. It was worth the hours and hours I've waited over the years.
December 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
This composition had eluded me for nearly a decade, but yesterday I was finally able to capture it. A train rolled through just as the Duquesne Incline was crossing over the tracks in #Pittsburgh, creating a picture perfect winter scene. It was worth the hours and hours I've waited over the years.
This shit makes my blood boil. Fuck him and fuck this. Immigrants are awesome, other cultures are awesome and we're all better for having been exposed to them.
Trump: "It’s a hellhole right now. And those Somalians should be out of here. They've destroyed our country. And all they do is complain, complain, complain. You have her. She’s always talking about the Constitution provides me with – go back to your own country and figure out your constitution."
December 3, 2025 at 10:38 PM
This shit makes my blood boil. Fuck him and fuck this. Immigrants are awesome, other cultures are awesome and we're all better for having been exposed to them.
On a scale of 1-10, how stupid am I for considering taking out a loan to fund a trip to Sphere for my birthday at the end of April?
December 3, 2025 at 3:06 PM
On a scale of 1-10, how stupid am I for considering taking out a loan to fund a trip to Sphere for my birthday at the end of April?
Cracking myself up imagining this as just a really stupid production of Hamlet
December 3, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Cracking myself up imagining this as just a really stupid production of Hamlet
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If you know a student journalist in Appalachia, we're looking for a 1-2 more dispatches for a project for 100 Days in Appalachia, an independent nonprofit newsroom. 400ish words, $150, not a big reporting lift. Deadline is tight (Dec. 8th) but would love to get folks published/paid! DM for details.
December 2, 2025 at 5:44 PM
If you know a student journalist in Appalachia, we're looking for a 1-2 more dispatches for a project for 100 Days in Appalachia, an independent nonprofit newsroom. 400ish words, $150, not a big reporting lift. Deadline is tight (Dec. 8th) but would love to get folks published/paid! DM for details.
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the literary form of the modern American conservative movement, the mold by which that TPUSA dunce's writing seems to have been shaped, is the Facebook comment section. AI is the "aesthetic" of fascism; "I didn't read the article but I'm mad about what I think it said" is the prose.
December 1, 2025 at 5:46 PM
the literary form of the modern American conservative movement, the mold by which that TPUSA dunce's writing seems to have been shaped, is the Facebook comment section. AI is the "aesthetic" of fascism; "I didn't read the article but I'm mad about what I think it said" is the prose.
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So yeah, this is fundamentally about trans people and that cannot be elided, but the ways in which junior faculty are targeted and disposed of, while academic jobs are increasingly precarized, and political grandstanders seek to influence academic governance are fucking terrifying for everyone.
December 1, 2025 at 11:53 AM
So yeah, this is fundamentally about trans people and that cannot be elided, but the ways in which junior faculty are targeted and disposed of, while academic jobs are increasingly precarized, and political grandstanders seek to influence academic governance are fucking terrifying for everyone.
[muttering] Probably isn't about the best month in Phish history tho
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December 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
[muttering] Probably isn't about the best month in Phish history tho
I named my fists peanut butter and jelly because that's a yummy sandwich and I don't understand how this game works
I named my fists Cyro and Baptista because you never know what they're holding before they hit you.
(The John cage one below is already perfection btw)
(The John cage one below is already perfection btw)
I named my fists John and Cage because you're not going to be doing anything for the next four minutes and thirty three seconds
December 1, 2025 at 4:04 AM
I named my fists peanut butter and jelly because that's a yummy sandwich and I don't understand how this game works
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FYI: Nathan Rabin needs your love and appreciation right now. He was in a very significant car crash earlier this week and is in the hospital recovering. (His family was also in the car, they’re fine, but he got the brunt of the injuries.)
Now’s a good time to support him: www.nathanrabin.com
Now’s a good time to support him: www.nathanrabin.com
Nathan Rabin's Happy Place
www.nathanrabin.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:44 AM
FYI: Nathan Rabin needs your love and appreciation right now. He was in a very significant car crash earlier this week and is in the hospital recovering. (His family was also in the car, they’re fine, but he got the brunt of the injuries.)
Now’s a good time to support him: www.nathanrabin.com
Now’s a good time to support him: www.nathanrabin.com
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Fascinating stuff (and yeah, obligatory note that AI is a stupid label, this isn't an LLM etc)
But once again, this is also about substituting mere prediction for explanation. Understanding is overhead to capital, predictions are all it cares about. Capital is trying to get rid of science
But once again, this is also about substituting mere prediction for explanation. Understanding is overhead to capital, predictions are all it cares about. Capital is trying to get rid of science
Meteorologists are surprised that the weather model that did the best job forecasting hurricanes this year was a new one, introduced by Google. AI may be the beginning of a new era of forecasting. n.pr/49MFa1M
As the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season ends, the future of forecasting is AI
Meteorologists are surprised that the weather model that did the best job forecasting hurricanes this year was a new one, introduced by Google. AI may be the beginning of a new era of forecasting.
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November 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Fascinating stuff (and yeah, obligatory note that AI is a stupid label, this isn't an LLM etc)
But once again, this is also about substituting mere prediction for explanation. Understanding is overhead to capital, predictions are all it cares about. Capital is trying to get rid of science
But once again, this is also about substituting mere prediction for explanation. Understanding is overhead to capital, predictions are all it cares about. Capital is trying to get rid of science
So the sexy young socialist mayor-elect is also into dad jokes? Stop it stop it I was already in love
A message for you this chili Sunday afternoon:
November 30, 2025 at 7:27 PM
So the sexy young socialist mayor-elect is also into dad jokes? Stop it stop it I was already in love
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Yes, well put. I don't want to say there's no tradeoff - having your favorite team lose because of a blown call really does suck - but the net impact of replay has been negative from the perspective of fans bsky.app/profile/like...
Like a lot of things, the idea of replay (prevent outrageously incorrect calls) has given way to the actual practice of replay (litigating pixels and rulebook legalese) which enshittifies sports.
I would totally abolish all instant replay reviews if it were up to me but also this how-many-angels-can-dance-on-a-pin shit about losing possession or failing a catch because you bobbled the ball for a fraction of a second is absurd bsky.app/profile/joel...
November 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Yes, well put. I don't want to say there's no tradeoff - having your favorite team lose because of a blown call really does suck - but the net impact of replay has been negative from the perspective of fans bsky.app/profile/like...
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I am so enormously thankful for essentially every person I know and have ever met, and for everything they have taught and given to me. The good, the bad, and the unspeakable. It all counts. The trick is to remember to pay that debt forward to everyone you meet from now on. ❤️
November 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I am so enormously thankful for essentially every person I know and have ever met, and for everything they have taught and given to me. The good, the bad, and the unspeakable. It all counts. The trick is to remember to pay that debt forward to everyone you meet from now on. ❤️
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every day logging on is a race to get a dumb joke off before you read the most terrifying news you’ve ever heard
November 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
every day logging on is a race to get a dumb joke off before you read the most terrifying news you’ve ever heard
@jnumber1.bsky.social @brokensymmetry.art Hot damn. $120 is a crazy price for that sweet jacket alone emeralds.milbstore.com/products/eug...
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November 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
@jnumber1.bsky.social @brokensymmetry.art Hot damn. $120 is a crazy price for that sweet jacket alone emeralds.milbstore.com/products/eug...
I've never even heard of Honey Dew coffee, let alone tried it
November 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I've never even heard of Honey Dew coffee, let alone tried it
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🎵I love Rock n roll
Put another pie in my piehole baby
Put another pie in my piehole baby
November 28, 2025 at 11:38 PM
🎵I love Rock n roll
Put another pie in my piehole baby
Put another pie in my piehole baby