Gary Townsend
@gary-townsend.bsky.social
Father, Brother, Son, deaf single guy trying to figure out life. Data Nerd.
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Gary Townsend
@gary-townsend.bsky.social
· Oct 25
Online personalities are a funny thing. Decades ago I found an obscure name in a book about Japanese lore which resonates with me.
Shalktonin. I dunno why it did but I adopted it as my online alias, 9ver the years I've uses it for just about every online game.
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#GamingName #OnlineIdentities
Shalktonin. I dunno why it did but I adopted it as my online alias, 9ver the years I've uses it for just about every online game.
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#GamingName #OnlineIdentities
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The 60 Minutes correspondent who worked on the segment alleged in an internal email that pulling it from airing was “not an editorial decision, it is a political one."
60 Minutes Segment Leaks Online After It Was ‘Spiked’ By CBS News Chief
The 60 Minutes correspondent who worked on the segment alleged in an internal email that pulling it from airing was “not an editorial decision, it is a political one."
www.forbes.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:10 AM
The 60 Minutes correspondent who worked on the segment alleged in an internal email that pulling it from airing was “not an editorial decision, it is a political one."
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🌿Opening some more slots, gotta get cat food and I would love to be able to afford christmas presents for folks🌿
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Portraits
❄️Single £50
❄️Couples £70
Shares are SUPER appreciated #artistsky
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Portraits
❄️Single £50
❄️Couples £70
Shares are SUPER appreciated #artistsky
December 6, 2025 at 1:51 AM
🌿Opening some more slots, gotta get cat food and I would love to be able to afford christmas presents for folks🌿
v
Portraits
❄️Single £50
❄️Couples £70
Shares are SUPER appreciated #artistsky
v
Portraits
❄️Single £50
❄️Couples £70
Shares are SUPER appreciated #artistsky
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This episode is on Prime, but Youtube has it to. This episode has a segment which deals with gender dysphoria and probably explains it better than the IDW people & the Harry Potter lady youtu.be/I80MlMmcVeM?...
Newton's Law Season 1 Episode 2 - The Butterfly Effect
YouTube video by Kim Tae Hee
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 6:16 AM
This episode is on Prime, but Youtube has it to. This episode has a segment which deals with gender dysphoria and probably explains it better than the IDW people & the Harry Potter lady youtu.be/I80MlMmcVeM?...
Today is the 50th anniversary of the wreck of the #EdmundFitzgerald
In a musty old hall in Detroit, they prayed
In the Maritime Sailors' Cathedral
The church bell chimed 'til it rang twenty-nine times
For each man on the Edmund Fitzgerald
In a musty old hall in Detroit, they prayed
In the Maritime Sailors' Cathedral
The church bell chimed 'til it rang twenty-nine times
For each man on the Edmund Fitzgerald
November 11, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Today is the 50th anniversary of the wreck of the #EdmundFitzgerald
In a musty old hall in Detroit, they prayed
In the Maritime Sailors' Cathedral
The church bell chimed 'til it rang twenty-nine times
For each man on the Edmund Fitzgerald
In a musty old hall in Detroit, they prayed
In the Maritime Sailors' Cathedral
The church bell chimed 'til it rang twenty-nine times
For each man on the Edmund Fitzgerald
This article is a really good write up talking about deaf sex. One of the questions I once recieved was. "Deaf People can have sex?*
#Deaf
Because Deaf sex shows us the opposite: silence can be deeply communicative. Silence can be erotic. Silence can be deliberate, attentive, powerful.
#Deaf
Because Deaf sex shows us the opposite: silence can be deeply communicative. Silence can be erotic. Silence can be deliberate, attentive, powerful.
Silence Isn’t Sexy: The Unspoken Reality of Deaf Sex | DeafMetrix
They say sex sells.
But what if you were never included in the story of sex at all?
What if intimacy, desire, and pleasure were designed as if you didn’t exist?
For years I’ve carried this question....
www.linkedin.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:06 AM
This article is a really good write up talking about deaf sex. One of the questions I once recieved was. "Deaf People can have sex?*
#Deaf
Because Deaf sex shows us the opposite: silence can be deeply communicative. Silence can be erotic. Silence can be deliberate, attentive, powerful.
#Deaf
Because Deaf sex shows us the opposite: silence can be deeply communicative. Silence can be erotic. Silence can be deliberate, attentive, powerful.
One down one to go. Got my COVID jab today. My flu one is scheduled next week. Was the easiest one I've done so far. Was in and out of Shoppers drug mart in less than 10, minutes.
Then got to go have breakfast with my daughter at Whistlin Waffle. So good. #Vaccine #Famiky #Healrhcare
Then got to go have breakfast with my daughter at Whistlin Waffle. So good. #Vaccine #Famiky #Healrhcare
November 8, 2025 at 6:55 PM
One down one to go. Got my COVID jab today. My flu one is scheduled next week. Was the easiest one I've done so far. Was in and out of Shoppers drug mart in less than 10, minutes.
Then got to go have breakfast with my daughter at Whistlin Waffle. So good. #Vaccine #Famiky #Healrhcare
Then got to go have breakfast with my daughter at Whistlin Waffle. So good. #Vaccine #Famiky #Healrhcare
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I cant comment on this post so I quote post it.
1st. The woman on tiktok doing this has mental issues.
2. There is no baby. None of the story is true.
She is doing this so people will send her money to her cash app.
She asked churches for formula for a fake baby and for them to send her money
1st. The woman on tiktok doing this has mental issues.
2. There is no baby. None of the story is true.
She is doing this so people will send her money to her cash app.
She asked churches for formula for a fake baby and for them to send her money
November 7, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I cant comment on this post so I quote post it.
1st. The woman on tiktok doing this has mental issues.
2. There is no baby. None of the story is true.
She is doing this so people will send her money to her cash app.
She asked churches for formula for a fake baby and for them to send her money
1st. The woman on tiktok doing this has mental issues.
2. There is no baby. None of the story is true.
She is doing this so people will send her money to her cash app.
She asked churches for formula for a fake baby and for them to send her money
Glad to see the PSF refused to be held hostage by the current US Administration
#Python Foundation rejects $1.5M grant with no-DEI strings • The Register share.google/LgXnczUBKXaX...
#Python Foundation rejects $1.5M grant with no-DEI strings • The Register share.google/LgXnczUBKXaX...
Python Foundation rejects $1.5M grant with no-DEI strings
: Foundation says it won't compromise policy of inclusivity even if that cash would've really helped
share.google
October 29, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Glad to see the PSF refused to be held hostage by the current US Administration
#Python Foundation rejects $1.5M grant with no-DEI strings • The Register share.google/LgXnczUBKXaX...
#Python Foundation rejects $1.5M grant with no-DEI strings • The Register share.google/LgXnczUBKXaX...
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The Governor of California decided to close I5 while the Marines were showing off for JD Vance. 250 is 01 November. Anyway, it appears the closure of the highway was warranted. Sometimes live rounds don’t do what you want them to.
October 19, 2025 at 9:54 PM
The Governor of California decided to close I5 while the Marines were showing off for JD Vance. 250 is 01 November. Anyway, it appears the closure of the highway was warranted. Sometimes live rounds don’t do what you want them to.
This is why I won't ever say AI is bad it drives many assistive technologies. Like my transcribe software on my phone that lets me "hear" others. It's not perfect or maybe it was my western Canada accent but I said sells not solve. But this gives me independence.
#AI #AssistiveTechnologies
#AI #AssistiveTechnologies
October 18, 2025 at 5:15 AM
This is why I won't ever say AI is bad it drives many assistive technologies. Like my transcribe software on my phone that lets me "hear" others. It's not perfect or maybe it was my western Canada accent but I said sells not solve. But this gives me independence.
#AI #AssistiveTechnologies
#AI #AssistiveTechnologies
The AI Panic these days is almost hilarious. It has its uses and is a good tool but no it shouldn't be used for everything. But I will use it as a tool and I'm glad for it. #AI
October 16, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The AI Panic these days is almost hilarious. It has its uses and is a good tool but no it shouldn't be used for everything. But I will use it as a tool and I'm glad for it. #AI
Oof a reduction in options is never usually a good thing. Will have to see how this plays out.
a16z-backed data firms Fivetran, dbt Labs to merge in all-stock deal reut.rs/4haCah9
a16z-backed data firms Fivetran, dbt Labs to merge in all-stock deal
Data startups Fivetran and dbt Labs will merge in an all-stock deal, creating a combined data infrastructure company with nearly $600 million in annual revenue, the two companies told Reuters.
reut.rs
October 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Oof a reduction in options is never usually a good thing. Will have to see how this plays out.
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Happy Thanksgiving. I usually have my dinner today.
a happy thanksgiving greeting card with a cartoon turkey and leaves
ALT: a happy thanksgiving greeting card with a cartoon turkey and leaves
media.tenor.com
October 12, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Happy Thanksgiving. I usually have my dinner today.
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If you have to drive through Duncan today, good luck! The long weekend traffic has already caused traffic to be backed up for kms and an incident requiring an ambulance isnt helping
October 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
If you have to drive through Duncan today, good luck! The long weekend traffic has already caused traffic to be backed up for kms and an incident requiring an ambulance isnt helping
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multiple sources close to Goodstein told FITSNews the judge had been receiving death threats in the weeks leading up to the fire.
October 6, 2025 at 6:33 AM
multiple sources close to Goodstein told FITSNews the judge had been receiving death threats in the weeks leading up to the fire.
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'She's had multiple death threats over the years,' one judge close to Goodstein told the outlet.
'Last month, Goodstein was involved in a controversial case in determining if voter's personal information in South Carolina could be handed over to the government.'
www.msn.com/en-us/public...
'Last month, Goodstein was involved in a controversial case in determining if voter's personal information in South Carolina could be handed over to the government.'
www.msn.com/en-us/public...
October 6, 2025 at 6:37 AM
'She's had multiple death threats over the years,' one judge close to Goodstein told the outlet.
'Last month, Goodstein was involved in a controversial case in determining if voter's personal information in South Carolina could be handed over to the government.'
www.msn.com/en-us/public...
'Last month, Goodstein was involved in a controversial case in determining if voter's personal information in South Carolina could be handed over to the government.'
www.msn.com/en-us/public...
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SOUTH CAROLINA… “Judge Goodstein was walking on the beach when the fire started. Her husband, Arnie, was in the house with children and perhaps grandchildren. The family had to escape by jumping from a window or balcony...” www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
October 5, 2025 at 10:20 PM
SOUTH CAROLINA… “Judge Goodstein was walking on the beach when the fire started. Her husband, Arnie, was in the house with children and perhaps grandchildren. The family had to escape by jumping from a window or balcony...” www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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Rachel's doodles and more made stickers that spell Fuck Ice in ASL....this is so awesome #asl
Rachel - Doodles & Life (@racheldoodlesandmore) on Threads
Does any need one?
(They say FUCK ICE in ASL)
I would love if we could sell 50 in 24 hours… if you also love the message, could you share this post?
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September 29, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Rachel's doodles and more made stickers that spell Fuck Ice in ASL....this is so awesome #asl
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September 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Walz: This is North Korea style stuff. And it's being done because this is a weak, thin skinned man who's failing as a president. All of the things he promised are not happening.
It's a it's our most cherished freedom to point out very clearly, this is a terrible president
It's a it's our most cherished freedom to point out very clearly, this is a terrible president
September 19, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Walz: This is North Korea style stuff. And it's being done because this is a weak, thin skinned man who's failing as a president. All of the things he promised are not happening.
It's a it's our most cherished freedom to point out very clearly, this is a terrible president
It's a it's our most cherished freedom to point out very clearly, this is a terrible president
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This is the playbook, folks.
If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.
Do not be quiet in this moment.
If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.
Do not be quiet in this moment.
September 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
This is the playbook, folks.
If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.
Do not be quiet in this moment.
If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.
Do not be quiet in this moment.