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Bill Nottingham @notting.bsky.social · 11h

If I had a nickel for every potentially sketchy NWSL ownership bid with Milwaukee Bucks ties...

Eben Novy-Williams @ebennovywilliams.bsky.social · 16h

SCOOP: The Houston Dash are in advanced talks to sell for $120M to RHC Group.

RHC's founder is Richard Hsiao, a 24 y/o Bucks superfan and son of a Chinese billionaire who disappeared from public in 2017 under sketchy circumstances. #NWSL

More at Sportico 👇
www.sportico.com/business/tea...

Dash Near $120M Sale to Group Led by Son of Disappeared Chinese Mogul

The NWSL's Dash are in talks to sell for $120M to Richard Hsiao's RHC Group. Hsiao, 24, is the son of imprisoned Chinese billionaire Xiao Jianhua.

www.sportico.com

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Curb Your Malthusiasm 2.0 @manucleardevice.bsky.social · 1d

"This Whole Thing Smacks Of Gondor," i holler as i overturn my uncle's funeral pyre and turn the 4th Age of Man into the 4th Age of Shit

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Tom Edwards @mrworkrate.com · 16h

Then you missed the mind-blowing introduction video. I must share.

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Bill Nottingham @notting.bsky.social · 15h

The fun of working in the software business is coming across potential customers and thinking "wait, why are you writing software? save yourself!"

Bill Nottingham @notting.bsky.social · 1d

FLACCO?

Sigh.

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Elizabeth Lopatto @lopatto.bsky.social · 1d

please read my memo www.theverge.com/business/793...

Memo to Bari Weiss Re: CBS News: You’re doomed

Bari Weiss has sold her company, The Free Press, to manage the decline of broadcast news at CBS. How many ways can it go wrong?

www.theverge.com

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Bill Nottingham @notting.bsky.social · 2d

Apropos of nothing.

(fwiw, Dan was on bluesky until *very* recently)

from Dan LaTorraca (Canes marketing VP until last October) on Twitter:

The difference between a good organization and a great one is a culture that prioritizes people. How you invest in them matters. How you treat them matters. When people feel supported and valued they drive more innovation, creativity and impact.

(missing oxford comma in original)

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Bill Nottingham @notting.bsky.social · 2d

woohoo it's schism time

gem.coop

gem.coop

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Bill Nottingham @notting.bsky.social · 2d

"Yes, let's not jump to any conclusions."

"I didn't jump. I took a tiny step, and there conclusions were."

Hurricanes PR (Bot) @notcanespr.bsky.social · 2d

News Release: Warf Resigns as Hurricanes Team President https://www.nhl.com/hurricanes/news/warf-resigns-as-hurricanes-team-president

Warf Resigns As Hurricanes Team President | Carolina Hurricanes

Executive leaves team to pursue new opportunities

www.nhl.com

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Bill Nottingham @notting.bsky.social · 2d

"Vesting is further tied to AMD achieving certain share-price targets and to OpenAI achieving the technical and commercial milestones required to enable AMD deployments at scale."

... which means this may amount to nothing (as many of these breathlessly announced partnerships are)

Bill Nottingham @notting.bsky.social · 4d

The Courage attack that ended with Manaka trying to win a header against Taylor Flint was at least visually amusing, if not tactically ideal.

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Bill Nottingham @notting.bsky.social · 4d

Kotchetkov in good mid-season form.

Wade Minter @wademinter.com · 4d

Minimum three dropped stick by PK so far #RaiseUp

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Chris Vermilion @verm.me · 4d

Went apple picking today. You never know where you’ll find unpatched OpenSSL in the wild.

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Bill Nottingham @notting.bsky.social · 4d

Courage fans may want to catch the Riley Jackson interview (by @jilliansakovits.bsky.social for @theathleticfc.bsky.social). Includes bits on:
- the Shaw trade
- the team post-Nahas
- Jackson's side career as a soccer writer

Riley Jackson: Teenage NWSL starter, budding journalist with a USWNT future

Podcast Episode · Full Time: A show about women's soccer · 10/03/2025 · 31m

podcasts.apple.com

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Bill Nottingham @notting.bsky.social · 5d

"A source with knowledge of the situation told ESPN that North Carolina made offers to Murphy in an attempt to keep her at the club."

Probably can make some interesting theories about what sorts of offers and when compared to when Jordan was handed the starter's spot.

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Bill Nottingham @notting.bsky.social · 5d

Well, that makes sense all things considered.

Jeff Kassouf @jeffkassouf.bsky.social · 5d

#NWSL NEWS: Multiple sources confirm to @espn.com that 2026 expansion side Boston Legacy has signed goalkeeper Casey Murphy, the #USWNT's No. 2 at the 2023 World Cup + 2024 Olympics. Murphy is an impending free agent with her contract ending in North Carolina.

www.espn.com/soccer/story...

Sources: USWNT's Murphy to join NWSL's Boston

USWNT goalkeeper Casey Murphy has signed a deal with 2026 NWSL expansion team Boston Legacy FC, multiple sources told ESPN.

www.espn.com

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leon @leyawn.bsky.social · 5d

i created a social media platform to solve tech problems. but now i also have to deal with people problems? what the fuck

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Bill Nottingham @notting.bsky.social · 5d

I am disappointed they referenced Kicker Boyz without linking the video, although it's probably for the best on both "let-kids-be-kids" and "stop torturing Alex Muyl" reasons.

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Bill Nottingham @notting.bsky.social · 5d

Just rolled a '888 888' jackpot and got no payout at all.

This 'Google Authenticator' app is the worst casino ever.

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Jens von Bergmann @jensvb.bsky.social · 6d

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Cory Lavalette @corylav.bsky.social · 6d

A source confirmed to me what Frank Seravalli has reported, which is that the Hurricanes will not be signing Michael McLeod or Carter Hart.

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Bill Nottingham @notting.bsky.social · 6d

Also the word choice of "will not" implies hearing from someone official in a way that other rumors of "sources say" and "believed to be" does not.

Or I'm overthinking it.

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Bill Nottingham @notting.bsky.social · 6d

Still looking a little askance that it got this far, but glad that the adults in the building prevailed.

Canes opening night, one week away.

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Bill Nottingham @notting.bsky.social · 6d

mistyped yarn and the terminal asked me if I wanted to install `rn` or `trn` and JUST HOW OLD DO YOU THINK I AM????

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Bill Nottingham @notting.bsky.social · 6d

So, you can realize that just because you banged the rocks and electricity together to get data spit out, you aren't actually driving any unique value, and act accordingly.

Well, given how software engineers have been bred and coddled in this industry, you can imagine what happened instead.

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