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pud333.bsky.social @pud333.bsky.social · 2h

And they're not even good ripoffs. There are some very good homage watch makers, but those are rough.

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2h

These watches appear to be ripoffs of famous designs. Likely from some factory that normally produces "homage" watches and they just swapped out the branding.

Comparison of Trump watches to similar looking models from Patek Philippe

Comparison of Trump watches to similar looking models from Rolex

Comparison of Trump watches to similar looking models from Rolex and Hublot

pud333.bsky.social @pud333.bsky.social · 3h

She has wedged her face between me and the couch. She does this a lot. Must be a comfort thing.

pud333.bsky.social @pud333.bsky.social · 8h

That different huh? Interesting.

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pud333.bsky.social @pud333.bsky.social · 10h

My phone reminded me that 6 yrs ago today was one of the best guys trips. Make the effort to spend time with your buddies. It's always worth it.

#hiking #nature

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pud333.bsky.social @pud333.bsky.social · 11h

I suppose he's just rich enough not to fight for BKFC.

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pud333.bsky.social @pud333.bsky.social · 11h

Too late.

a man with a beard is wearing a kimono and looking at something

ALT: a man with a beard is wearing a kimono and looking at something

media.tenor.com

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pud333.bsky.social @pud333.bsky.social · 12h

Hemingway was a piece of shit but that man could write. When I finished the book last night, the emotions started and I couldn't turn it off. It made me realize how truly grateful I was to my wife who is the strongest person I know + it also made me realize I didn't appreciate her the way I should.

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pud333.bsky.social @pud333.bsky.social · 12h

I have to go listen to this song now.

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pud333.bsky.social @pud333.bsky.social · 12h

Richard and Larissa are fucking awesome with their translations.

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pud333.bsky.social @pud333.bsky.social · 12h

Next book: Dostoevsky's Notes from Underground.

#booksky

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pud333.bsky.social @pud333.bsky.social · 12h

2025 reading #25: Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms wrecked me. The birth of our first child was hard on my wife and a traumatic event for me. His beautiful writing as Catherine goes into labor matched so many real life beats that I resented him for making me relive those memories. Fuck, man. #booksky

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pud333.bsky.social @pud333.bsky.social · 13h

It's clear there is no bottom to this stupidity. It's just this endless abyss of idiocy we are all being dragged into.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 15h

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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pud333.bsky.social @pud333.bsky.social · 16h

Right? I'm gonna print it up, put it in my safe, and then request I be buried with it when I die.

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pud333.bsky.social @pud333.bsky.social · 16h

My 20th anniversary at work is on Saturday technically so today my boss sent an email to everyone. There was a PDF included with the company logo saying congrats!

Aw. That PDF makes me feel so special.

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pud333.bsky.social @pud333.bsky.social · 16h

In front of my office building there's a no left turn sign basically all day during the week and every once in a while someone tries to turn left and everyone honks. They just lay on the horn. It's always amusing.

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pud333.bsky.social @pud333.bsky.social · 16h

With the dangers of AI and how people are using AI chat bots as basically therapists and confidants, I had to talk to my daughters the other day about how AI is a tool, but it's not your friend, no matter how human it may seem or how comforting it may be.

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pud333.bsky.social @pud333.bsky.social · 16h

I hope they get sued into oblivion. I wonder where the tipping point will be where it's worth it to pay for use vs paying out settlements. Because insurance companies know it's a boondoggle and these companies can't keep self funding settlements because investor money will dry up.

Derek @ricketyshack.ca · 17h

The AI grift is not sustainable in any way.

Insurers balk at paying out huge settlements for claims against AI firms

Link: arstechnica.com/ai/2025/10/i...

Insurers balk at paying out huge settlements for claims against AI firms

OpenAI, Anthropic consider using investor funds to settle potential lawsuits.

arstechnica.com

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pud333.bsky.social @pud333.bsky.social · 16h

"So hypothetically we convinced children to kill themselves... And hypothetically we used child porn to train our lying machine... And hypothetically..."

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pud333.bsky.social @pud333.bsky.social · 16h

I know dudes like that. Then out of the blue they send me a teams message demanding, "Did you do what I emailed you about?"

You mean the one you just fucking emailed me 5 minutes ago?

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pud333.bsky.social @pud333.bsky.social · 16h

Lol. January is where movies get dumped in theaters to die.

The Hollywood Reporter @thr.com · 16h

AmazonMGM will release the documentary feature about First Lady Melania Trump exclusively in theaters in the U.S. and select territories overseas on January 30, 2026.

More details here: bit.ly/4mThLhN

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pud333.bsky.social @pud333.bsky.social · 17h

You just have to be a fucking idiot to do that. End of story.

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Mr Halloween @jarjarfan69.bsky.social · 17h

Spirit Halloween costume named "Guy Javking Off In The Bushes," with the picture of a young Conservative UK activist who looks like an old pervert

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pud333.bsky.social @pud333.bsky.social · 17h

No social media app is worth uploading your ID. As much as I enjoy Bluesky, the moment they require me to upload my ID, I am gone.

pud333.bsky.social @pud333.bsky.social · 17h

The purpose of ID verification is done under the guise of some sort of protection, like protecting kids, but the reality is it's for tracking and it will inevitably get compromised. If someone can lock a door, someone else can unlock it. Never upload your ID.

www.404media.co/the-discord-...

The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare

A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...

www.404media.co

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pud333.bsky.social @pud333.bsky.social · 18h

Same. Every time I have to do an update on anything my eye starts twitching because shit has been changed usually not for the better.

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