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Lon Hildreth
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Fan of Cubs, Red Sox, Celtics, Patriots, Beatles, craft beer. SABR member.
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Untappd 15th Anniversary: We've hit the big ONE FIVE! From October 22nd to October 27th, we’re celebrating Untappd’s 15th anniversary (woo woo)! Thanks to every one of you for making this beautifully ...
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October 25, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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I hate Wordles like this
#Wordle 1,527 X/6

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August 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Cub Power is on display today. 4 home runs in the first 7 batters. All of them blasts.
#Cubs
July 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Can we put Pete Crow-Armstrong into the Hall of Fame yet?
#PCA #Cubs
July 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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R.I.P Bill Atkinson, one of the great software engineers of the 1980s. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/t...
Bill Atkinson, Who Made Computers Easier to Use, Is Dead at 74
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June 8, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Peter Abraham in the Boston Globe: Dombrowski was fired in 2019 because of philosophical differences. His philosophy was he liked winning.
June 7, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Rarity score of 2 today!
⚾️ Immaculate Grid 774 9/9:
Rarity: 2
IMMACULATE!
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Play at:
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Immaculate Grid: Baseball
Put your baseball knowledge to the test! Immaculate Grid is a daily trivia game powered by Sports Reference. Come back for a new MLB grid challenge every day!
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May 16, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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Wow. 10 years on Untappd. 1,414 unique beers.
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Cheers To You! (Level 10): Happy Untappd anniversary to you! Thanks for sticking around and drinking socially with us. Cheers! That's 10 years on Untappd!
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March 30, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Feels good when you get one misplaced letter on the first guess and then get the word on the second guess.

#Wordle 1,357 2/6

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March 7, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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I'm disappointed that the Red Sox did not get Juan Soto, but I'm ecstatic that the Yankees didn't either.
December 9, 2024 at 12:22 PM
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The first programming language I ever learned was BASIC running on a Data General Nova computer in 1975. The co-creator of BASIC has died.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/16/t...
Thomas E. Kurtz, co-creator of BASIC programming language, dies at 96
At Dartmouth, long before the days of laptops and smartphones, he worked to give more students access to computers. That work helped propel generations into a new world.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2024 at 4:42 PM
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Exploring the new world of Bluesky. Seems nice here.
November 15, 2024 at 11:54 PM