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Geoff @iamgeoff.bsky.social · 14h

Keep being you ✊🏼

Geoff @iamgeoff.bsky.social · 17h

Props to @gallego.senate.gov, a vet, for 🗣️ the 🚨: soldiers aren’t stagehands. Both of my grandfathers fought in WW2. Both of my parents served. Trump’s deployment of the #NationalGuard against states’ will & under false pretenses is unlawful & traitorous. Authoritarian cosplay has no place in 🇺🇸 . 🫡

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Geoff @iamgeoff.bsky.social · 1d

The hiphop-strumental equivalent of Bird and Diz ✊🏼

Geoff @iamgeoff.bsky.social · 1d

Autumn magic in the Arnold Arboretum

My old trail loop in JP. Leaf-light filtered through branches like memory, a mix of sweat and nostalgia.

Boston in peak October.

#TrailRun #FallVibes #ArnoldArboretum #RunnerLife #AutumnEnergy 🏃‍♂️🍁

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Geoff @iamgeoff.bsky.social · 3d

🌀 Humberto leftovers left little to be desired 🤙🏽 #surfing #waves 🌊

Geoff @iamgeoff.bsky.social · 5d

Rode half of the boards in my quiver during 🌀 Humberto #surfing #waves

Geoff @iamgeoff.bsky.social · 5d

Right stuff. #surfing #waves during 🌀Humberto

Geoff @iamgeoff.bsky.social · 6d

When Rhody roars thanks to #swell from 🌀 Humberto #surfing #waves 🌊 🤙🏽

Geoff @iamgeoff.bsky.social · 10d

What to spin when the 🍂 drop:
My copper-coloured and contemplative stack. Harmony with the harvest. The sound of soul rustling in the trees.

Hungry for more. What are your go-to #autumn LPs? Keen to rake in your staples. #music #playlists

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Geoff @iamgeoff.bsky.social · 11d

2,000 feet above, autumn’s first spark: a slow-fire of yellow, orange and red. 🍂 #hiking in #fall amid #foliage

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Geoff @iamgeoff.bsky.social · 13d

Timely $1 bin get: #Canadian multi-instrumentalist Moe Koffman’s Cool and Hot Sax. Immigrant roots, dual-sax rig à la Roland Kirk and a flute-led hit that swung with the shepherds. A fine time to salute 🇨🇦: cool heads, hot chords, shared hopes. #vinylfinds #jazz #diplomacy #Canada #vinyl

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Geoff @iamgeoff.bsky.social · 14d

When the rain's rollin' in, that's when I get to work in my garden.

Why do I dig in damp soil under gray skies?

Simple: plants thrive when planted in cool, rainy weather.

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Geoff @iamgeoff.bsky.social · 15d

When the Ocean State earns its moniker, and you string together mind-bending long ride after mind-bending long ride #surf #waves

Geoff @iamgeoff.bsky.social · 16d

Fall's first sesh: glassy, golden, perfect. #surfing #waves 🍂

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Geoff @iamgeoff.bsky.social · 17d

Twist it, bag it, bite it.
Fall’s crisp, tart opening act: 🍎.

Geoff @iamgeoff.bsky.social · 17d

Sunset SUP strike delivered 📸

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Geoff @iamgeoff.bsky.social · 18d

Better late than never: U.S. Gov’t & elites are waking up to the fact that speech suppression has Newtonian consequences. Push the people. They push back. When democracy is threatened from within a gilded Rose Garden Club,
Speak Up, or be silenced forever. #freespeech #fcc #bigbrother 🇺🇸

Geoff @iamgeoff.bsky.social · 19d

Murrow warned us: fear corrodes #democracy from within. Stewart shows us: #corruption and hypocrisy fuels it still. “Et tu, Brute?" No. 50 states' no. Silence is complicity. The only excuse not to #speakup is cowardice, and we're out of excuses. #freespeech #nokings #CancelDisney & #BoycottABC

Geoff @iamgeoff.bsky.social · 19d

Yeah, cause Norfolk County’s just overflowing with reasons to take the Red Line or 93 South there

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Geoff @iamgeoff.bsky.social · 22d

Long overdue ✊🎤🎶

Rock The Bells @rockthebells.bsky.social · 22d

#WildStyle, Hip-Hop’s first feature film has been remastered in 4K by Arrow Films. The restored film premiered at Esquire Theatre on September 6, and the west coast premiere happens at Beyond Fest on October 2nd.

Peep the full story by Jay Quan rockthebells.com/news/wild-st...

Seminal Hip-Hop Film 'Wild Style' Undergoes 4k Restoration

Wild Style, Hip-Hop's first feature length film is slated for 4K restoration.

rockthebells.com

Geoff @iamgeoff.bsky.social · 23d

Web of intrigue

Geoff @iamgeoff.bsky.social · 24d

I used to pack a case of tapes for a road trip. Now, apparently I just need a strand of DNA. That's what I call an extended mix. www.newscientist.com/article/2495...

DNA cassette tape can store every song ever recorded

By combining the information storage capabilities of DNA with a design inspired by a cassette tape, researchers have created a storage medium that can hold 36 petabytes of data

www.newscientist.com

Geoff @iamgeoff.bsky.social · 25d

Recently found sfgov.civlab.org , a visual map of SF’s gov structure. Bureaucracy made legible. Clean, clear and beautifully done. We need more AI-native tools like this: real-time and intuitive; built to inform and engage citizens.

CivLab · SF Gov Graph

The first complete data model of San Francisco's government, with data on entities, spending, news, and more.

sfgov.civlab.org

Geoff @iamgeoff.bsky.social · Aug 26

I’ve started deliberately misspelling Sycophantic as Sickophantic when describing it and ChatGPT’s demeanor

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Geoff @iamgeoff.bsky.social · Aug 25

Such a 💎

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