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Cates Holderness @cates.bsky.social · 7d

Update, shout out to Two Boots for having amazing vegan pizza, I absolutely needed that

Cates Holderness @cates.bsky.social · 7d

Tbh the pain wasn’t that bad and there was no bruising, I legit thought it was a sprain. But icing and elevation didn’t help! I also fucked up my other foot at the same time and went in for that and the ortho was like “uhh you chipped a bone off here too”

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Cates Holderness @cates.bsky.social · 7d

If you haven’t had one already ofc

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Cates Holderness @cates.bsky.social · 7d

Honestly my ankle looked like this and it turned out it was broken. Feet and ankles are weird. Highly recommend an xray

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Cates Holderness @cates.bsky.social · 7d

I moved today and I’m exhausted but at least pizza is on its way

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Cates Holderness @cates.bsky.social · 8d

A fun boundary I set for myself is if I’m night scrolling and RFK Jr appears I immediately put my phone down and go to sleep. Night night y’all!

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Ryan Broderick @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social · 27d

Huge thanks to @bumas.bsky.social, @ellievhall.bsky.social, @cates.bsky.social, and @grantirving.bsky.social for helping me get this out today. The internet is more chaotic and intense than I've ever seen it. Impossible to keep up with it on my own.

Ryan Broderick @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social · 27d

Some thoughts on yesterday
www.garbageday.email/p/the-logica...

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Cates Holderness @cates.bsky.social · 28d

but im asking in the random junk channel!

Cates Holderness @cates.bsky.social · 28d

no spots available right now :(

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 28d

settings > content & media > autoplay video & gifs = off

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Cates Holderness @cates.bsky.social · 29d

I was gonna be impressed if it was AI but was pleasantly surprised it was an actual person. Companies should hire more people like Lakshmi!!

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Cates Holderness @cates.bsky.social · 29d

Shoutout to Lakshmi at Verizon she was super helpful

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Cates Holderness @cates.bsky.social · 29d

Scheduled to cancel my ISP over Verizon chat tonight and “Misty” was super helpful.

At the end after confirmation when she was like “any other questions?” I straight up said “sorry to ask this! But. Are you an actual human or an AI?” and her response was “lmao my name is Lakshmi ♥️”

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Cates Holderness @cates.bsky.social · Sep 2

Sex is fine and all but have you listened to Randy Described Eternity by Built To Spill while falling asleep? music.youtube.com/watch?v=cnU-...

Randy Described Eternity

YouTube video by Built To Spill - Topic

music.youtube.com

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Cates Holderness @cates.bsky.social · Sep 2

Was listing to All Things Considered this evening on @npr.org on my physical radio and heard my colleague @bumas.bsky.social in this story! Super rad!!! www.npr.org/2025/08/28/n...

'AI slop' videos may be annoying, but they're racking up views — and ad money

Critics say that "slop" videos made with generative AI are often repetitive or useless. But they get millions of views — and platforms are grappling with what to do about them.

www.npr.org

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Cates Holderness @cates.bsky.social · Aug 16

Thank you!!

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Cates Holderness @cates.bsky.social · Aug 16

Today’s my bday and I was just out on a super dark deck just vibing and I saw:
1. The Milky Way (rad)
2. An owl!! I think a saw-whet or northern pigmy (super rad!!)
3. A BEAR (NO. FUCK THAT IT WAS SO CLOSE. I KNOW THIS IS ITS HOME AND HUMANS ARE THE INTRUDERS BUT BRUH IT WAS SO CLOSE.)