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Aditya @adityamandrekar.bsky.social · 4h

I mean, Jarvix doesn't even need that much of a change...

Aditya @adityamandrekar.bsky.social · 7h

I mean if they wanted to spout nonsense with no basis in reality while also "sounding" smart so that people take it as gospel, they could always tie up with Joe Rog-

*finger to ear*

Hold on, I'm getting a message....

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 1d

Spotify is partnering with ChatGPT

• Will personalize music and podcast recommendations

• Available on an opt-in basis

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Aditya @adityamandrekar.bsky.social · 10h

Phew, the dog is quiet now.

Dave Hutchinson @hutchinsondave.bsky.social · 20h

‘Six words or _fewer_.”

A meme. There’s a skull at the top, followed by the words ‘WRITE A HORROR STORY IN SIX WORDS OR LESS’

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Aditya @adityamandrekar.bsky.social · 11h

Important thread below. Updates still coming in. BE AWARE OF THIS (CONTINUOUSLY) BREAKING NEWS!

Punished Cat Guy, Kitten Breath Sommelier @majima.club · 11d

Me: ugh why the fuck do I have this fucking migraine it’s the worst fucking thing ever life SUCKS UNWASHED BALLS

Universe: okay, hang on hang on

Cat Distribution System: yeah?

Universe: we have an EMERGENCY in sector 76

CDS: on it

My client: THERE IS A KITTEN IN A GUTTER HELP ME

A tiny tortie kitten looking highly concerned

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AltWatcher @altwatcher.bsky.social · 19h

It's finally up! Time to talk about the last three months of plagiarism and deflection by the Alt National Park Service.

tl;dr AltNPS is flailing desperately for ways to cling to their manufactured image as a government insider, in ways that show that they're in too deep to change.

The "Alt National Park Service:" On Plagiarism, Part 4

A series of pivots, and a glimpse at the future.

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Gabby HC, but a ghost, hiding in a corner @scriblit.bsky.social · 1d

This Prime Day, did you know my wonderful, supportive indie publishers sell ebooks of their titles direct? And that you always get a great deal on them because no space bothering billionaire gets a cut? farragobooks.com

Welcome to Farrago Books

Farrago’s purpose is simply to help readers find fiction that makes them smile. We want to introduce you to books that will tickle your funny bone. We want you to know that if you find one funny, ther...

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Aditya @adityamandrekar.bsky.social · 22h

This is absolutely the best video on the internet.

I cannot listen to the song without thinking of the cat and suppressing laughter.

Aditya @adityamandrekar.bsky.social · 1d

What the heck is the Bangla skipper playing at? Why get a completely new bowler when someone who took two in the opening spell has 5 left? #BanVEng #cwc25

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Tanja Bueltmann @tanjabueltmann.net · 1d

I say this with the bluntness it requires: they will get people murdered if this continues. This is not just populism anymore either: it’s completely unhinged and a deliberate choice that does endanger lives. I am not saying this lightly at all.

Screenshot of an Express article; it says: Robert Jenrick lists 30 'activist judges' he vows to axe in war on UK's open border

In a bold move, Robert Jenrick is set to unveil a controversial plan targeting what he calls 'activist' judges, at the Conservative Party conference.

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Aditya @adityamandrekar.bsky.social · 1d

Why did Windows 11 have to mess with Notepad?! If I wanted formatting, autocorrect, spell check, auto saving and co bloody pilot I would open Word.

(Don't @ me with "use Notepad++" - I do where I can, but work locks these things down)

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Aditya @adityamandrekar.bsky.social · 1d

Air India supposedly got the same treatment when they bought the 747, allowing them to fly nonstop to London.

"Breakfast in London, lunch in New York" was the slogan. Someone scribbled "Luggage in Kinshasa" under a poster.

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Aditya @adityamandrekar.bsky.social · 1d

This, and the fact that one of the other winners can't be contacted as he's hiking somewhere with a switched-off phone, is just making my day.

Maaike @maaikeverbruggen.bsky.social · 2d

Brunkow got the news of her prize from a photographer.

She said she had ignored the earlier call from the Nobel committee. “My phone rang and I saw a number from Sweden and thought: ‘That’s just, that’s spam of some sort.’”

Husband: “When I told Mary she won, she said, ‘don’t be ridiculous'."

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 2d

BREAKING: Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi win the Nobel Prize in medicine for work on peripheral immune tolerance.

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 2d

It helps to be able to spell the country you say only you are competent enough to run.

Goody-bag merch from Tory Conference branded "When Labour negotiates Britian loses" and signed "Kemi Badenoch".

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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 2d

Please enjoy 10 seconds of a fat groundhog enjoying an apple at my sister's house 😊

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Aditya @adityamandrekar.bsky.social · 1d

Well I'm not sure the outcome would be anywhere as successful for them this time.

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Jack Bernhardt @jackbern.bsky.social · 1d

every headline after 2022 that mentions the Queen should be legally have to have "(no not that one)" after it

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 1d

What a delight to learn that most people aren't in fact raging LGBTQ-phobic shitweasels

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 2d

1. 4 months ago, The Supreme Court gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education in schools.

Now, in Montgomery County, Maryland, where the case originated, the results are in.

Only 43 families out of 160,000 students have exercised that new right.

Subscribe to support our journalism.

Only 0.03% Opt Out Of LGBTQ+ Education In Maryland After SCOTUS Gives Them A Right To

After SCOTUS gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education, Montgomery County, Maryland is reporting only 43 families took them up on it.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Aditya @adityamandrekar.bsky.social · 1d

YES! And "blaaaandest thing on the menu"

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Aditya @adityamandrekar.bsky.social · 2d

Yes! We did a rewatch earlier in the year and we had forgotten she was in it too.

But what a show. The number of phrases from it that are uttered in this house on a daily basis...

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hayden johnson @haydenjohnsonn.bsky.social · 13d

every AI ad is like

“hey gemini, what would i have for lunch?”

and then the phone is like

“sandwich”

and the guy is like

“wow”

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Aditya @adityamandrekar.bsky.social · 2d

Melody इतनी chocolatey क्यों है?

CNBC @cnbc.com · 2d

To shut down rude behavior instantly, try a simple yet powerful five-word response.

Use this 5-word phrase when someone is rude to you—it's like 'holding up a mirror,' says public speaking expert

When we encounter a rude person, our first instinct might be to fire back with a snarky comment. But that's not the right move, says public speaking expert John Bowe. Here's the perfect response to instantly shut down rude behavior.

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Aditya @adityamandrekar.bsky.social · 2d

Frasier for me. I would *probably* like it if I sat through it but somehow don't have the urge to watch.

Unlike Seinfeld which I found boring and I know it's not for me.

Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 3d

Inspired by a post I just saw in which someone admitted they hadn’t seen a single episode of Friends nor the film Love Actually… what cultural hole do you have that’s a bit weird for your generation?

I’ll go first: I haven’t seen Dirty Dancing.

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Aditya @adityamandrekar.bsky.social · 2d

Agree with your opinion! But I have a different answer (which I shall quote OP and not you!)

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Aditya @adityamandrekar.bsky.social · 2d

Tripolini. Works with all kinds of sauces and pesto.

Tegan O’Neil @teganoneil5000.bsky.social · 3d

stop what you’re doing right now and give me your off the cuff absolute gut answer: which pasta shape is your ride-or-die

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Dayv, a reverse vampire @dayv.wtf · 2d

I honestly am starting to think that being the central owner(s) of a large virtual community space is detrimental to mental health at a fundamental level, only the MySpace guy got out unscathed and that was by cashing out and walking away

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