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Not Vex as in 🏳️‍🌈 but Vex as in 🏳️‍🌈 @theterroirist.bsky.social · 14h

So then let it die.

Isn't this supposed to be the basic tenet of our system? Let the markets decide? If your product can't be profitable without theft, then how is it different from somebody on a street corner selling pirated DVDs?

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Sage Tyrtle @sagetyrtle.bsky.social · 1d

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Todd Tyrtle @gooutsidetoday.com · 15h

At least I got everything else done but the ride. So close! Tonight it’ll be a 9:30 bedtime.

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Todd Tyrtle @gooutsidetoday.com · 15h

Set my alarm for 4:45 to get an early start on my routine as I promised myself then sabotaged that by going to bed at 10:45. Woke up exhausted and no ride today. Tomorrow will be better

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Todd Tyrtle @gooutsidetoday.com · 1d

The Joy of Racing Yourself

In this entry I realize I am almost completely recovered from August's Covid infection - recovered enough to race my past self in many different ways.

The Joy of Racing Yourself

In this entry I realize I am almost completely recovered from August's Covid infection - recovered enough to race my past self in many different ways.

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Todd Tyrtle @gooutsidetoday.com · 1d

Definitely a true autumn ride today. Cool, rainy and extra dark with leaves falling along the way. Still lovely just the same. #cycling

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Todd Tyrtle @gooutsidetoday.com · 2d

Now I’m all nostalgic for the <blink> element. Good times!

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Todd Tyrtle @gooutsidetoday.com · 2d

Beautiful!

Todd Tyrtle @gooutsidetoday.com · 2d

The sky is barely getting light on my morning rides now. Still finding ways to enjoy them. Today I used my Garmin to race my past self on this course and could see how ahead I was getting. Beat him by 12 minutes! #cycling

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Todd Tyrtle @gooutsidetoday.com · 3d

This sounds really interesting. As an aside, the building I currently work in has a small piece of the wall from the building where Banting and Best had their lab on display. It’s a cool connection to the past.

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Todd Tyrtle @gooutsidetoday.com · 4d

It felt weird but nice to be out in the warm sun. Bonus, after over a week my quicker bike has its tires back and now tubeless after the last pair got cut up by trail construction debris. #cycling

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 6d

🛒 Fall fashions & car batteries: #autumn, Kmart style, 1989. 🍂

Thanks to a forward-thinking staffer, this & many other in-store audio tapes were saved from the dustbin—now preserved at the #InternetArchive.

🎧 Hear the full tape ⤵️
archive.org/details/Kmar...

#preservation #1980s

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Todd Tyrtle @gooutsidetoday.com · 6d

Still a long way from my Covid era record of over 18 months without even riding in a motor vehicle. Everywhere I went during that time was under my own power.

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Todd Tyrtle @gooutsidetoday.com · 6d

This is wild. I just realized that it’s not just been over 20 years since I owned a car. I haven’t even been behind the wheel of one - even a rental - for 3 years.

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Todd Tyrtle @gooutsidetoday.com · 7d

LOOK AT THIS AMAZING NEWS!!! This is some of my favourite news of 2025.

Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 7d

There have been two hosts in the history of Reading Rainbow. The Legend of Literacy, LeVar Burton! And... me, Mychal Threets, a librarian 🥹🤯

I am a reader, a librarian because LeVar Burton and Reading Rainbow made us believe and see we belong in books, we belong everywhere ✨

youtu.be/e7es7qdWVnU

Smiling Mychal with hands raised wears an outer space shirt in a library. It is a still from an episode of Reading Rainbow.

LeVar Burton smiles with hands behind his head as he lies down on a colorful pile of books. ENEMY PIE book rests on his chest.

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 7d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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Todd Tyrtle @gooutsidetoday.com · 7d

The feeling on these autumn morning rides is so different. Slower and almost melancholy. My friend Summer is leaving. #cycling

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Todd Tyrtle @gooutsidetoday.com · 8d

Autumn is definitely here. It was the first morning I wished I had gloves and long sleeves. Funny how different days I see different animals. For a while it was mostly skunks, then deer and one day all I saw was a coyote. Today there were so many rabbits and a lovely heron. #cycling

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Todd Tyrtle @gooutsidetoday.com · 10d

Another Kind of Early Morning Coffee Ride

Today I talk about (and show in video) what it's like to focus on a priority that is not cycling as quickly as possible, and instead enjoying the destination *and* the ride.

Another Kind of Early Morning Coffee Ride

Today I talk about (and show in video) what it's like to focus on a priority that is not cycling as quickly as possible, and instead enjoying the destination *and* the ride.

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Todd Tyrtle @gooutsidetoday.com · 10d

This morning’s #coffeeoutside ride. Out the door early on a Sunday to enjoy the last of the good weather. Would definitely do again #cycling

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Todd Tyrtle @gooutsidetoday.com · 10d

Not all coffee rides are created equal. This one is not for weight weenies. The mug itself weighs about 500g. #cycling

A bike with pannier attached leans against a picnic table. A coffee mug sits on the table. The table is on grass and next to trees.

A trangia alcohol stove with a pot on top sits next to a mug with an aeropress on it ready to make coffee

A half a mug of strong coffee sits on the picnic table.

A man in a bike helmet, round glasses and green jersey enjoys a cup of coffee.

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Todd Tyrtle @gooutsidetoday.com · 12d

Looks like the YouTube clip got restarted somehow then before we woke up, YouTube started playing a Taskmaster episode.

I'm blaming the cat, personally, though the keyboard might've been tough for him to get to. The only other explanation is "Ghost" and I'm pretty sure that's not the case.

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Todd Tyrtle @gooutsidetoday.com · 12d

Thanks to Mitchell & Webb's "Sweary Aussie Drama", @daeganl.bsky.social and I started watching "Territory" but then went back to a clip from M&W to confirm. Then we went to bed, leaving the computer on. At 4:00 AM we all wake to "It's MY FARKIN' FARM!" followed by the Taskmaster theme.

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Todd Tyrtle @gooutsidetoday.com · 13d

The other one I like is squash the clove and shake it inside two metal bowls. Everything falls right off.

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Todd Tyrtle @gooutsidetoday.com · 14d

Tamarind / imli? Looks great!