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radams @radamssmash.bsky.social · 1m

I liked Black Flag. I suggest it to anyone who likes Pirate Ship battles.

radams @radamssmash.bsky.social · 3h

“Were [Trump’s invoking the insurrection act] to happen, it would be a notable escalation.”

Notable they say.

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radams @radamssmash.bsky.social · 6h

In this case you may not be old enough. Greenwood’s biggest hits were in the early 80s.

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radams @radamssmash.bsky.social · 6h

But goo goo dolls have the City of Angels soundtrack

radams @radamssmash.bsky.social · 22h

Every time I try to remember a Toby Keith song, I end up just humming the Whitest Kids U Know America song instead.

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radams @radamssmash.bsky.social · 23h

What if i acquire a fake copy out of state, but bring it in state? Still the death penalty? Could I plant a fake copy in the trunk of a friend, tell him to meet me in Connecticut, call the cops on him and then watch him get the death penalty as a prank?

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radams @radamssmash.bsky.social · 23h

This is how I learn Toby Keith is dead?!!?

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radams @radamssmash.bsky.social · 23h

I keep meaning to rip all my old vhs recordings of Doctor Who so I could append the Intros and closings from WTTW's Marty Robinson to my dvd rips of the shows

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radams @radamssmash.bsky.social · 1d

Is it a crime if you just buy the dagger off ebay?

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radams @radamssmash.bsky.social · 1d

I will give him credit for one thing, I've seen and been given a lot of ridiculous looking challenge coins over the years, but his coin puts all of them to shame. I don't think there's ever been a worse, cringy, more tone deaf coin ever to be made.

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radams @radamssmash.bsky.social · 1d

He sells it along with a bunch of other Merch. Nothing but grifters as far as I can see.

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radams @radamssmash.bsky.social · 1d

She binge watched The Newsroom in preparation for this job.

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Laurel Krahn @windowseat.bsky.social · Aug 30

Still thinking about Shohei Ohtani and his dog Decoy.

(This may go on for a long time.)

Decoy, a very good dog, is poised on the pitching mound while wearing a Dodgers jersey, with the baseball on the rubber.

Decoy is on the mound with baseball, ready for action but Shohei Ohtani is holding up his hand presumably telling his dog to stay there on the mound while he gets into position behind the plate.

Overheard view of Ohtani crouching behind home plate ready to receive the ceremonial first “pitch” and Decoy is running with baseball in their mouth, nearly to Ohtani.

After the first “pitch” Ohtani is still crouching and Decoy is up on their hind legs with two front paws in the air as if high fiving or something. Paws in Ohtani’s hand. Ohtani is smiling because his very good dog did a very good job and is adorable.

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Phineasferatu @phineas.bsky.social · 1d

We are under siege by an army of Paul Blarts that all think they are Judge Dredds

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 2d

"AI is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be re-consumed" so succinct! so good!

Chibdm @chibdm.bsky.social · 2d

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

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radams @radamssmash.bsky.social · 1d

Especially when a number of the assaults they use in their stats turn out to be "They assaulted our fists with their faces"

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radams @radamssmash.bsky.social · 2d

They will say it's why you're banned, but it'll only happen right after you say something mean to Jay.

radams @radamssmash.bsky.social · 2d

MBA liberal. Is there a more cursed self-descriptor?

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radams @radamssmash.bsky.social · 2d

Is it okay if most of our knowledge comes from the age of steam locomotives?

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radams @radamssmash.bsky.social · 3d

AT THE VERY LEAST she should be allowed a bite of naan.

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radams @radamssmash.bsky.social · 3d

The closest they come to a point isn't even profound. The point about people being needlessly cruel to AI being a red flag, is actually probably valid. Same as a dude that punches walls or throws video game controllers is a red flag. But the "bigotry" toward AI points just deserve an eyeroll.

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radams @radamssmash.bsky.social · 4d

But did she see the grenade in the pants scene.

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radams @radamssmash.bsky.social · 4d

Whenever I see a post like this, I look for the the “my wife is gone for the weekend and for some reason has left me unsupervised” post

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radams @radamssmash.bsky.social · 5d

This article is more about the AT protocol and decentralization but the beginning is a good gist of the cause behind a lot of the anger.

Delusions of a Protocol

On vaporware as an ideological product.

azhdarchid.com

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radams @radamssmash.bsky.social · 5d

I think he also picked up an important lesson in a "Not doing that" kind of way watching recent Disney productions when he was explicit about not greenlighting or casting until they have a finished script.

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