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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 10h

That's definitely part of it, by the two lines flipped at the same time the iPhone was first released. Smart phones weren't omnipresent when the decline started.

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Jennifer Laughran @literaticat.bsky.social · 19h

And if you order from @bookshop.org today/tomorrow, there is free shipping on all orders! 😍

Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 1d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

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

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 1d

Man, this panel from @thisecommercelife.bsky.social hits perfectly. What's the over/under on there existing a real tombstone with an LLM written epitaph?

A tombstone that reads "Sure, I can help you with that! Here is a concise epitaph for your father's tombstone: Robert Wimbly, Deceased"

Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 2d

Not gonna lie, I thought this was a call back to the Coldplay kiss cam.

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 2d

Technically, they're complaining it's the wrong woman.

According to the chuds, the Japanese voice actress Fairouz Ai is attractive, while the American voice actress and face model Erika Ishii is an unattractive "activist"

Normally, that crowd shouts "separate the art from the artist", but..

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 2d

"Do you really mean that?" was covered in the book "Just Listen" by Dr. Mark Goulston in 2015.

Unlike this clickbait article, it also tells you what to do when someone says "Yes, I really mean that"

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 2d

If there's just one piece of wisdom I can impart to everyone, it's that trying to post your way though it almost never works out the way you think it will

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 5d

I feel like this might actually make my next D&D game more organized.

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 5d

Is it only harassment when you don't personally agree with the criticism?

When you censored The Onion this week, was it not public criticism that led to you reversing the censorship?

You sold t-shirts mocking Zuckerberg. How is that not harassment?

Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 5d

Popped the list up on YouTube Music if anyone wants quick access: music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Queen Demon by Martha Wells

https://marthawells.dreamwidth.org/670115.html

music.youtube.com

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 5d

He's also purposefully ignoring the actual concern. People aren't upset he's in Saudi Arabia because of a perception of the populace.

People are upset over the actions of the royals & the censorship baked into the contract.

Burr likes to criticize billionaires but then takes money from royals.

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 6d

We need smol Elder Terrier merch.

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EDHPlayer @edhplayer.bsky.social · 6d

They are so widdle and smol I love them

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 6d

Your CEO used her official work account to remind people of the moderation policy and offer thoughts and prayers to Charlie Kirk, but she never did either of those things for Melissa Hortman, Harper Moyski, or Jonathan Joss.

To many of us, that gives the impression of bias in the moderation system.

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 6d

I mean, this is the same person who used their official work account to send thoughts and prayers to Charlie Kirk's family, but has never commented on murdered school children, assassinated politicians, or lynched minorities.

Very clear where their priorities are; the same as every other CEO

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 7d

Lowe's delivered our stove and would not hook it up because it's propane. You can bet your bottom dollar I called our plumber to do it.

Checking a connection for leaks with soapy water is fine for an outdoor grill but I want a professional in my house.

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 9d

Those same people would be the first to decry "bystander apathy" if no one helped them while they were being physically assaulted in public.

"Sorry mate, I saw the robber hitting you, but live and let live, you know? Who am I to harsh a robber's vibe?"

Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 13d

Random musing: the fictional personification of user personas and trying to get your company to refer to them by name is counterproductive by harming your ubiquitous language.

Fred Fish isn't an engineer's function name, an accountant's QuickBooks code, or a marketer's target segment.

Chef is.

Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 15d

That's correct. ABC directly owns some local ABC stations, but they license the content to others, including ones owned by Sinclair.

So Kimmel will definitely appear on the corporate-owned stations and is available for the others to air, but they can choose not to.

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 16d

It's hilarious how that happens! Bonus -- most of this cast dresses like an of brand Dr. Who.

Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 17d

There's no reason this company needed to spend tons of money on domains to sell licorice, caramels and taffy.

Probably explains why their Australian Red is $1.125 per oz while Wiley Wallaby is almost half that at $0.599 per oz.

A vending machine that contains stacks of cardboard tubes. At the top, it reads "licorice.com, caramels.com, taffy.com"

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 21d

This is Moxxi. She's mad that I'm on a work trip even though the rest of the family is there with her.

A standard issue cat -- mostly brown with patches of white -- sitting on a perch in front of a window. Her pink collar reads "the goodest girl"

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Go @golang.org · 22d

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Christine Nangle @nanglish.bsky.social · 23d

Tonight, Hannah Einbinder gave a lot of Philadelphia HS seniors their yearbook quote.

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 26d

Wait. They make color changing ones now?!

LEDs are like magic ✨

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