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abstractak.bsky.social @abstractak.bsky.social · 3d

Knowing they are called "feeder crickets", that's good enough. I'd be calling them "some crickets for your lizard - for their, um, food."

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abstractak.bsky.social @abstractak.bsky.social · 3d

Or ads. It's like someone on the editorial side won the lottery and bought their paper.

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abstractak.bsky.social @abstractak.bsky.social · 3d

Area man "non-chalantly" posts photo of The Onion tote bag. "Oh, yeah - I've been a reader for decades," claims smarty-pants. "How do you spell 'chalant'" heard in associated voice assistant web search.

abstractak.bsky.social @abstractak.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks for the repost!

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abstractak.bsky.social @abstractak.bsky.social · 4d

At airport in Ponta Delgada - Just watched a late-60s couple pass candy between them via a fast, direct toss launched at hip height from 4 meters away and caught with equal nonchalance with one hand. That was cool.

abstractak.bsky.social @abstractak.bsky.social · 4d

I loved watching the Pipes. I guess it was all whistling past the graveyard. None of the screens I watched then are around now. Pipes, bubbles, snakes - ultimately nothing could save those screens.

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abstractak.bsky.social @abstractak.bsky.social · 11d

Don't want to learn about a good writer via obit ever again. Scroll stops now.

abstractak.bsky.social @abstractak.bsky.social · 11d

I hate finding out about writers this way.

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abstractak.bsky.social @abstractak.bsky.social · 16d

Reading these on Sunday and watching the handle get turned to fill the sausage casings is worth the price many times over. Back in the day (Westword in the 90s) this was "haha, funny take on that rascally opposition." Now it's "heehee - this really describes the existential threat perfectly!"

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abstractak.bsky.social @abstractak.bsky.social · 29d

I was excited to tour usgs when I started with my current employer. They spun off from SRI, and they used to be right next door to USGS. I think most of the old stuff is still there. I hope so.

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abstractak.bsky.social @abstractak.bsky.social · 29d

Eat a burrito. Good chance for a causality experiment!

abstractak.bsky.social @abstractak.bsky.social · 29d

I'm checking this out when I'm in MP in two weeks. I know the property's been sold, but I'm hoping this is still there.

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abstractak.bsky.social @abstractak.bsky.social · Sep 7

Thank you, yes, good advice

abstractak.bsky.social @abstractak.bsky.social · Sep 7

The hearts that typically adorn the corners of these signs from the Department of Kind Forgiveness were omitted due to budget cuts.

abstractak.bsky.social @abstractak.bsky.social · Aug 27

Sensor fusion

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abstractak.bsky.social @abstractak.bsky.social · Aug 24

Really stands in contrast with the speed and dexterity that field workers operate with.

abstractak.bsky.social @abstractak.bsky.social · Aug 22

Elegant

abstractak.bsky.social @abstractak.bsky.social · Aug 17

It's OK, Hulk snagged the cover of Organic Stain Weekly.

abstractak.bsky.social @abstractak.bsky.social · Aug 17

Accurate

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abstractak.bsky.social @abstractak.bsky.social · Aug 16

Heh, I really felt the urge to write all these questions down.

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abstractak.bsky.social @abstractak.bsky.social · Aug 15

Check out leolabs.space

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abstractak.bsky.social @abstractak.bsky.social · Aug 4

When you eat it in the shower at the gym, it can't be a secret.

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abstractak.bsky.social @abstractak.bsky.social · Jul 23

Reading Rainbow burger at Honest Abe's in Nebraska.

abstractak.bsky.social @abstractak.bsky.social · Jul 4

A high-school friend posted the specific grievances in the Declaration of Independence. No space to list'em here but go to www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript and skip to the part where they "let Facts be submitted to a candid world."

Declaration of Independence: A Transcription

Note: The following text is a transcription of the Stone Engraving of the parchment Declaration of Independence (the document on display in the Rotunda at the National Archives Museum.) The spelling a...

www.archives.gov

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abstractak.bsky.social @abstractak.bsky.social · Jun 30

They can just laminate that premise along with the cat litter.

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