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@ikeyouguys.bsky.social

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ike @ikeyouguys.bsky.social · 1h

kings legend, drew eubanks

ike @ikeyouguys.bsky.social · 6h

here in little rock, Rodney Parham is pronounced Rodney "pair-um"

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

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

ike @ikeyouguys.bsky.social · 10h

i won tickets to a bob dylan concert

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 23h

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

ike @ikeyouguys.bsky.social · 12h

the sacramento kings play basketball tonight, so there's that

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 1d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

ike @ikeyouguys.bsky.social · 1d

earned media is a helluva drug

ike @ikeyouguys.bsky.social · 1d

"turned out to be an ad" is everything now and it blows and nobody likes it

USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 1d

LeBron James isn’t going anywhere, after all. At least not quite yet.

The announcement the Los Angeles Lakers star had teased Monday, Oct. 6 fueled speculation that it could address his playing future and possible retirement plans. It turned out to be an ad.

LeBron James' hyped announcement? It's not what you think.

LeBron James teased a big announcement that had many thinking retirement was coming. Think again.

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spooky mental haunted house @jesseltaylor.bsky.social · 1d

it takes a windmill 27.7 hours to generate one transgender athlete

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "If we didn't win this election. If we had these people that were running that were ruining our country, destroying our country with their open borders and men playing in women's sports and transgender from everybody and windmills all over the place ... I'm not sure we'd even have a country."

ike @ikeyouguys.bsky.social · 1d

[goes back in time, shows baby hitler andor season 2]

ike @ikeyouguys.bsky.social · 1d

let's do the fucking ads

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ike @ikeyouguys.bsky.social · 2d

what's a cool and fun thing to do in LA this week for two cool and fun people turning 40?

ike @ikeyouguys.bsky.social · 2d

(we fly into town thursday)

ike @ikeyouguys.bsky.social · 2d

what's a cool and fun thing to do in LA this week for two cool and fun people turning 40?

ike @ikeyouguys.bsky.social · 2d

linkedin is performance art, i will never leave

ike @ikeyouguys.bsky.social · 2d

moisturize, stretch, and stop trying to impress people

essencesimmone.blacksky.app @essencesimmone.blacksky.app · 5d

Those who are 35+, what advice do you have for people just entering their 30s?

ike @ikeyouguys.bsky.social · 3d

my ONE complaint about one battle after another is i could've used about 10 more scenes with april grace (she played sister rochelle)

ike @ikeyouguys.bsky.social · 3d

chewbacca is peeking out from behind a tree with the words joyful screaming above him

ALT: chewbacca is peeking out from behind a tree with the words joyful screaming above him

media.tenor.com

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Alan Zilberman @alanzilberman.bsky.social · 3d

Just a few small beers.

CNBC @cnbc.com · 3d

To shut down rude behavior instantly, try a simple yet powerful five-word response.

Use this 5-word phrase when someone is rude to you—it's like 'holding up a mirror,' says public speaking expert

When we encounter a rude person, our first instinct might be to fire back with a snarky comment. But that's not the right move, says public speaking expert John Bowe. Here's the perfect response to instantly shut down rude behavior.

ike @ikeyouguys.bsky.social · 3d

this movie rules but don't do what i did and watch it with your kids who were just as unprepared as me for the dionysus party scene 🫣

Jason Bailey @jasondashbailey.com · 3d

The horrifying and haunting 'Seconds' was released on this day in 1966. For @crooked-marquee.bsky.social:

Classic Corner: Seconds

John Frankenheimer’s paranoid thriller, now streaming on the Criterion Channel, is a bleak snapshot of the American psyche circa 1966.

crookedmarquee.com

ike @ikeyouguys.bsky.social · 4d

my kids' guitar is possessed by the devil 🤘🤘🤘

ike @ikeyouguys.bsky.social · 4d

[bill simmons voice]

Bloomberg Opinion @opinion.bloomberg.com · 6d

Tilly Norwood raises the question of who will be the first to win an Oscar for best AI in a leading role

Tilly Norwood Is Expensive, Even for Hollywood

The “synthetic actress” may be cheaper to cast than Leonardo DiCaprio, but AI’s footprint carries major economic and environmental costs.

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 5d

🫡

How to Turn Off AI Tools Like Gemini, Apple Intelligence, Copilot, and More - Consumer Reports

AI features are crowding into Google search, Gmail, iPhones, Windows laptops, and other products. If you're suffering from AI overload, these settings can help.

www.consumerreports.org

ike @ikeyouguys.bsky.social · 5d

good week

ike @ikeyouguys.bsky.social · 5d

today, my 4yo told me she heard her friend yell "open the DAMN car" and we both laughed and laughed

ike @ikeyouguys.bsky.social · 5d

my kids don't like to tell me much about their day at school but they DO love to tell me what cuss words their friends said that day and i think that's beautiful