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Discontinued FOoOoOoOods! 🎃🍫👻🍬 @discontinuedfoods.bsky.social · Apr 9

Power Play Cereal (2002-2003): A NHL-licensed, hockey-themed cereal from Post, sold primarily in Canada. It consisted of sweetened corn/oat/wheat puffs, and mini marshmallows shaped like hockey pucks, skates, and hockey sticks.

A hockey-themed cereal box. The background is a hockey rink, with NHL players skating into each other, under the words "Power Play". Next to them is a large white cereal bowl, filled with yellow puffs and colorful marshmallows shaped like hockey sticks, skates, and pucks

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Jessi Grieser @jessgrieser.com · Aug 28

When you audit Perusall, you can see instances where a student cut-and-pasted a single word. I discovered that this is a fun way to figure out what words undergraduates find difficult to spell.

This term, I'm keeping track of them.

Week 1:

boredom
existing (SAME, student, SAME)

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All In with Chris Hayes @allinwithchris.bsky.social · 10h

New Wall Street Journal reporting reveals Trump accidentally posted what he thought was a private message to Attorney General Pam Bondi, urging her to prosecute James Comey and other perceived enemies.

New reporting CONFIRMS Trump accidentally posted DM to Bondi ordering prosecutions

YouTube video by MSNBC

www.youtube.com

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Apostolos K. @koutropoulos.bsky.social · 9h

Getting mental images of Lazlo saying "Antee Fa" with Nadja in the background

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Josh Pasek @joshpasek.com · 10h

So let me get today's news clear -- Antifa is almost 100 years old and a continuous tradition from Weimar Germany and we just arrested one of its founders's girlfriends? I guess that is hypothetically possible...

Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 16h

"the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa"

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 1d

“When streets became calmer & safer, more people felt comfortable trying a bike commute for the first time. Families began pedaling to the park…Local businesses saw new life…And cycling stopped feeling like a niche activity—it became part of everyday Parisian life.”

Via @momentummag.bsky.social

New Study Shows How Paris Pedaled Its Way to a Cycling Revolution

Cycling through central Paris meant weaving between buses and scooters—a bold choice reserved for the fearless few.

momentummag.com

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Nick Sousanis @nsousanis.bsky.social · 18h

Folks in or around the Boston area, I'm pleased to be speaking at Lesley University Thursday October 23 as part of their Thought Leadership series! Talking comics & thinking as I do! Open to the public - registration link coming soon!
lesley.edu/about-lesley...

The Thought Leadership Series | Lesley University

At Lesley University

lesley.edu

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NPR @npr.org · 10h

When millions lost power in Spain and Portugal this spring, some were quick to blame too much solar and wind power. That wasn't the cause, but the misinformation had an impact. n.pr/4nLAI7A

After Spain's blackout, critics blamed renewable energy. It's part of a bigger attack

When millions lost power in Spain and Portugal this spring, some were quick to blame too much solar and wind power. That wasn't the cause, but the misinformation had an impact.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 10h

Nationwide protests against Trump and the rise of fascism are taking place on Saturday, Oct. 18.

You can find a local protest here:

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 10h

"You have been warned, this day is coming. A day we stop asking if we can befoul your bathroom, and we forcibly start doing our business in there."

Please Let Our Warfighters Use Your Restroom

By now, you’ve noticed our brave patriots—ICE, the National Guard, police officers, select local mall cops, rando bodyguards, weird little incels, ...

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J M Millett @jmmillett.bsky.social · 10h

The Second tallest, load-bearing wall, building in the world. The 1887 Ames Building with 3-meter (9-foot) thick granite walls at base.
#UrbanGaze #Boston #Photography #HistoricBuildings #StreetPhitography

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Apostolos K. @koutropoulos.bsky.social · 11h

California bans noisy ads on Netflix, YouTube, and other streaming services

The end to volume jumpscares is in sight.

www.theverge.com

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Apostolos K. @koutropoulos.bsky.social · 11h

Not a game: Cards Against Humanity avoids tariffs by ditching rules, adding explanations

You absolutely, definitely cannot play it.

arstechnica.com

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Apostolos K. @koutropoulos.bsky.social · 12h

I hope they make this a reality in the future, but I doubt it... Report: Ubisoft Canceled An Assassin’s Creed Where You Played A Former Slave After The Civil War; the project was reportedly deemed ‘too political in a country too unstable’

Report: Assassin’s Creed Game Canceled Due To Political Unrest

The project was reportedly deemed ‘too political in a country too unstable’

kotaku.com

Apostolos K. @koutropoulos.bsky.social · 12h

Massachusetts Addresses Housing Density and Affordability Statewide

Massachusetts Addresses Housing Density and Affordability Statewide | Summer 2025 | ArcUser

An app created by the Massachusetts Housing Partnership helps residents visualize housing density in communities across the state.

www.esri.com

Apostolos K. @koutropoulos.bsky.social · 14h

Dirty money 🤑 -- Big Tech is ‘donating’ to Trump’s ‘nonprofits’

Big Tech is ‘donating’ to Trump’s ‘nonprofits’

Those ballrooms aren’t going to pay for themselves.

www.theverge.com

Apostolos K. @koutropoulos.bsky.social · 15h

😂 Cop Slide in Boston, Massachusetts

Cop Slide

This steep slide at a kids’ playground went viral after an police officer tumbled down it.

www.atlasobscura.com

Apostolos K. @koutropoulos.bsky.social · 16h

Techie found an error message so rude the CEO of IBM apologized for it

IBM CEO apologized to techie who found rude error message

Who, Me?: Big Blue turned the air blue

www.theregister.com

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Apostolos K. @koutropoulos.bsky.social · 16h

✊ MTA pushes for approval of research funding bill

MTA pushes for approval of research funding bill

BOSTON — The state’s largest teachers union is turning up the pressure on lawmakers to take up Gov. Maura Healey’s proposal to buoy Massachusetts’ research and innovation economy amid federal

www.eagletribune.com

Apostolos K. @koutropoulos.bsky.social · 17h

Qualified immunity needs to end. These thugs need to be out on their asses. Their "2A rights" need to be abridged. They clearly have demonstrated that they are thugs not worthy of the public trust.

Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims agent said, ‘Do something b----’ before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney alleged.

www.wbez.org

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Apostolos K. @koutropoulos.bsky.social · 18h

There was also a PDA be version that I had installed on my iPaq... Great times for OS playgrounds...
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Apostolos K. @koutropoulos.bsky.social · 18h

That small sliver of time where a QNX desktop was a real thing we did www.osnews.com/story...
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Apostolos K. @koutropoulos.bsky.social · 20h

Ewwwww...Design for illegal Trump Dollar is "real," says U.S. Treasurer

Design for illegal Trump Dollar is "real," says U.S. Treasurer

Coin designs depicting a "Trump Dollar" are "real", according to U.S. Treasurer Brandon Breach. They plan to issue them to commemorate America's 250th birthday in 2026. It is against the…

boingboing.net

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Apostolos K. @koutropoulos.bsky.social · 21h

Seems a little early for April Fools ..Crazy Google Japan keyboard design switches keys for dials — the Gboard Dial Edition shows why the software team isn't allowed to design hardware | Tom's Hardware

Crazy Google Japan keyboard design switches keys for dials — the Gboard Dial Edition shows why the software team isn't allowed to design hardware

Google won’t manufacture this device, but has generously made all the design resources available on GitHub.

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Apostolos K. @koutropoulos.bsky.social · 22h

why platforms are killing the hashtag

Why platforms are killing the hashtag

Today I write in anticipatory nostalgia for the cornerstone of a more democratic internet—one which is slowly being stolen from us.

etymology.substack.com

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