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Chris B-eeeeek!-ler 👻

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Chris B-eeeeek!-ler 👻 @cwbuecheler.com · Jun 21

Thrilled to announce that my new app, SimpleRSS, is ready for alpha testing! 🚀 It's an RSS aggregator with:

- Grid View
- Timeline View (no algo)
- Bookmarks View
- Light/Dark Themes
- No cookies, no tracking, no ads

Alpha testers get the pro version free forever. Want to help? My DMs are open!

A screenshot of the SimpleRSS dashboard showing grid mode, which displays RSS items in minimal, compact, and expanded mode. It tracks unread/read status and bookmarked status. Feed boxes can be drag-and-dropped between three columns

A screenshot of the SimpleRSS dashboard in Timeline View. This view shows the first two paragraphs of each RSS item in a single-column timeline, organized by date.

A view of SimpleRSS showing the Bookmarks View, which shows all bookmarked feed items separated by feed. It tracks read/unread status of your bookmarks.

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-Boulet- @bouletcorp.bsky.social · 6h

Rogatons Rediffusions - 08/02/2025 - "Streaming"

Source: www.bouletcorp.com/rogatons/202...

LES LIVRES !

Tome 01: www.exemplaire-editions.fr/exemplaire/l...

Tome 02: www.exemplaire-editions.fr/exemplaire/l...

Boulet est devant son PC et tape: "Bon, j'ai désinstallé Spotify, je vais tester Qobuz à la place.

Une jeune femme, casque sur les oreilles et vape à la main, est assise sur son canapé, son laptop ouvert sur les genoux. Elle répond: "Mouais... Ils paient mieux les artistes mais le mieux c'est encore d'acheter les albums complets et de faire ta propre playlist en local sur Winamp.

Un jeune répond depuis son PC. Il a une platine 33tours devant lui et une collection de disques: "Ah moi j'ai carrément numérisé mes vinyles et je les lis avec un logiciel open source. Tant qu'à faire, tu vires Windows et passes à Linux.
Un vieux barbu est dans ce qui ressemble à une salle des machines, avec un écran arrondi. Il tape: "Bof... L'intérêt de passer à Linux alors que tu as acheté un PC... Moi j'ai fabriqué ma propre machine avec des pièces de récup' de sous-marins soviétiques.

Boulet est surpris par un "Tac" quand quelqu'un lance un gravier sur sa fenêtre depuis l'extérieur.
Depuis la rue, une jeune femme en doudoune lui crie "Alors moi je trouve que le mieux c'est de ne pas avoir de PC et de juste chanter ses airs préférés très fort !"
Elle se met à entonner "Scatman": "Heeey beeee baboobeeba! Bee Ba boo bee ba ! I'm a scatmaaan !"

Tandis que la voix à l'extérieur continue à chanter "Scatman", une voix désincarnée résonne dans l'appartement.
La voix: "Personnellement je me suis désincarné pour devenir un être de pure énergie, connecté à la noosphère. Ici dans l'espace racine de moins Pi, je résonne en harmonie avec toutes les playlists de l'univers.

Souriant, Boulet répond: "Ah ! Ça a l'air cool ! Et il y a aussi des podcasts ?"
La voix: "Ah non, ça pour le coup c'est plutôt dans l'espace racine de moins oméga.

Dehors, on entend un dernier "scaaatmaaan !" qui résonne.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 7h

Honestly and seriously think this is an EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE tactic to use against these weak fascist losers.

GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 8h

lmao, kristi noem wanted a black bloc fight and got an inflatable rave instead. fuck you DHS, rip city forever.

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 10h

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Chris B-eeeeek!-ler 👻 @cwbuecheler.com · 6h

It's the least of concerns, really, but it is so unspeakably stupid that the White House or any other govt agency is spending even a single second on this. That's pathetic Idi Amin bullshit. A functional government is one that permits criticism (and maybe even listens to it!).

Out Magazine @out.com · 7h

After statements from the DHS and the White House, the Grammy-winning country star doubled down on the message behind his new song.

Zach Bryan slams ICE in new song—doubles down in reaction to White House statement

After statements from the DHS and the White House, the Grammy-winning country star doubled down on the message behind his new song.

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Chris B-eeeeek!-ler 👻 @cwbuecheler.com · 6h

*Orson Welles Voice*

It is corn, my friends. And mmmmaaaah! It's got the juice.

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beetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social · 18h

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Chris B-eeeeek!-ler 👻 @cwbuecheler.com · 18h

There are activities I enjoy less than learning French but I have never encountered anything in my life that so consistently makes me feel this dumb.

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Chris B-eeeeek!-ler 👻 @cwbuecheler.com · 18h

The great part about spending more time studying French each day for the test I have on the 25th is that I get to feel incredibly fucking stupid for even more of the day than normal!

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Chris B-eeeeek!-ler 👻 @cwbuecheler.com · 21h

You're right. I think most people, including myself, would describe her as a one hit wonder, which she absolutely was not, but the only thing I remember is that one save your soul song.

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Meredith Gran @meredithgran.com · 2d

The updated demo for Perfect Tides: Station to Station is available now ahead of Steam Next Fest! We're getting ever closer to the full release in January! store.steampowered.com/app/2088810/...

Perfect Tides: Station to Station on Steam

A point n' click sequel to Perfect Tides about the momentum and whiplash of young adulthood. Explore the big city through 18-year-old Mara's eyes. Collect items, nurture ideas, and experience complex ...

store.steampowered.com

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Chris B-eeeeek!-ler 👻 @cwbuecheler.com · 2d

I'm rooting for you! But I must admit it's selfish as "not the Yankees" is my primary rooting interest in baseball once the Red Sox are out of the chase.

That said, your guys seem loose and like they're having a ton of fun, and they're hitting really well. I think they've got this series, at least.

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Chris B-eeeeek!-ler 👻 @cwbuecheler.com · 2d

Pros: legistlative leader of the world's 7th largest economy

Cons: know that every single person in France despises you and feels they could do your job better

Chris B-eeeeek!-ler 👻 @cwbuecheler.com · 2d

If I volunteer to take one for the team and be prime minister for France for a few weeks, can I have my citizenship?

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Chris B-eeeeek!-ler 👻 @cwbuecheler.com · 2d

Watching Blue Jays / Yankees Game 2 highlights and god damn, that grand slam from Guerrero made me laugh out loud the second the ball was hit. Just a picture perfect, hilariously obvious home run as soon as it left the bat.

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Caryn Vainio @hellchick.bsky.social · 2d

Just in time for the Steam Fall Sale, my game Wordy Rain is 20% off today AAAAND has a new Halloween update! New background scene, new VFX, new music in each mode with the new scene, and ten new spooky secret words to find! MacOS and Windows!

store.steampowered.com/news/app/376...

Wordy Rain - The Halloween Update! - Steam News

Check out the new Halloween background and find ten new spooky secret words.

store.steampowered.com

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Chris B-eeeeek!-ler 👻 @cwbuecheler.com · 2d

Does the entire BlueSky team appear to have collectively lost their minds this week and decided to actively antagonize and possibly even censor their users? Sure seems that way ... which is bad optics whether it's true or not.

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Chris B-eeeeek!-ler 👻 @cwbuecheler.com · 2d

Let me clear things up: are LLMs sentient? No. Is disliking AI bigoted? Also no. Is using terminology also used by bigots when talking about AI problematic? Well, it's not great. Are the people espousing this actually trying to provoke a deeper discussion on the power of language? Absolutely not.

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JLRay @jlray.bsky.social · 2d

A Texas megachurch pastor and GOP leader has been arrested for crimes against children. Not Robert Morris, a different one. Not Josiah Anthony, a different one. Not Luke Cunningham, a different one. Not Tony Evans, a different one. Not Scott Crenshaw, a different one. Not Steve Lawson, a different o

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Chris B-eeeeek!-ler 👻 @cwbuecheler.com · 3d

Just immediately said "gracias" to the first french person I spoke to, so I got that going for me. Need to switch back to Paris mode 😅

Chris B-eeeeek!-ler 👻 @cwbuecheler.com · 3d

It'd be nice if either of Veuling's in-flight wifi checkout options worked. Credit card and gpay both fail, regardless of what card I use. So I get 15 free minutes and then ... that's it.

Chris B-eeeeek!-ler 👻 @cwbuecheler.com · 3d

Anyway that Blue Origin astronaut is an idiot suffering from stockholm syndrome.

Chris B-eeeeek!-ler 👻 @cwbuecheler.com · 3d

This was in response to some ridiculous pearl-clutching about this gen-z person actually using their vacation time and other benefits.

Chris B-eeeeek!-ler 👻 @cwbuecheler.com · 3d

Saw a great quote from a Gen-Z person the other day that was something like "None of the institutions you've built that promise reward for work and fidelity ever deliver the reward. You lay people off. You invalidate stock. You cut benefits. So I'm going to take what I'm owed NOW, thanks."

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Chris B-eeeeek!-ler 👻 @cwbuecheler.com · 3d

That whole discussion was a wonderful example of that special type of online discourse where everyone is wrong.

Chris B-eeeeek!-ler 👻 @cwbuecheler.com · 3d

Got up at 6 AM on a Sunday to go to the Alicante airport for a 9:35 flight. I was in a cab by 6:35 and thru security by 6:55. I may have slightly overestimated how busy the place was going to be at this time of day. 😅

Chris B-eeeeek!-ler 👻 @cwbuecheler.com · 3d

She's one of a very select few famous people who understand that they can wield their celebrity as a weapon for justice and has the courage to do so. No idea what these people think she should be doing with her fame if not this.