Chad
@supposedly.bsky.social
An engineer just making my way through it somehow. Virginian. I have two dogs.
Nothing good starts in a getaway car.
Nothing good starts in a getaway car.
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Chad
@supposedly.bsky.social
· Sep 21
One of my dogs recently started doing this thing where she stands by the back door and looks out, like she has to pee. But when I get up and go to the door, she immediately turns around and jumps into the seat I was in because that’s what she wanted all along.
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I still maintain the single worst change Elon made in terms of pure user experience was updating replies to favor the people willing to pay for the blue checks
instantly - overnight - reply sections changed from a font of creative riffing to a barren wasteland of the worst posts imaginable
instantly - overnight - reply sections changed from a font of creative riffing to a barren wasteland of the worst posts imaginable
I left twitter a year ago and I wish I could say it was for moral reasons but it was mostly because it just stopped working and it felt like there were more real people here despite the smaller user base
January 2, 2026 at 5:32 PM
I still maintain the single worst change Elon made in terms of pure user experience was updating replies to favor the people willing to pay for the blue checks
instantly - overnight - reply sections changed from a font of creative riffing to a barren wasteland of the worst posts imaginable
instantly - overnight - reply sections changed from a font of creative riffing to a barren wasteland of the worst posts imaginable
Bernie Wagenblast is a name forever etched in my mind because she used to send an email newsletter on transportation research and news every day while I was in grad school. Part of my undergrad research project was included in one of those, too. I had no idea she was the voice of the subway.
Nice touch - the trans announcer from the subway (“Stand clear of the platform edge”) is doing the announcing
January 2, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Bernie Wagenblast is a name forever etched in my mind because she used to send an email newsletter on transportation research and news every day while I was in grad school. Part of my undergrad research project was included in one of those, too. I had no idea she was the voice of the subway.
Damn, that was a nice catch
January 1, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Damn, that was a nice catch
They cut away from the “how do I get back to the place where I fell asleep inside you” line, come on
January 1, 2026 at 6:53 PM
They cut away from the “how do I get back to the place where I fell asleep inside you” line, come on
This all reminds me of my grandpa in the years before he died. Old man health issues.
In which the President decides to call and chat on the record with a newspaper he’s suing for a billion dollars, for libel. (gift link)
www.wsj.com/us-news/as-s...
www.wsj.com/us-news/as-s...
Exclusive | As Signs of Aging Emerge, Trump Responds With Defiance
In an interview, President Trump—the oldest man to assume the office—said he has eschewed some advice from his doctors and regrets getting advanced imaging.
www.wsj.com
January 1, 2026 at 5:35 PM
This all reminds me of my grandpa in the years before he died. Old man health issues.
My sister was looking through old photos and found one of her at Disney World that she didn’t recognize. She somehow blocked out all memories of going there in 1997, when she was 15.
I said it might’ve been because our father had left a few months later – the 28th anniversary is tomorrow morning
I said it might’ve been because our father had left a few months later – the 28th anniversary is tomorrow morning
December 31, 2025 at 10:44 PM
My sister was looking through old photos and found one of her at Disney World that she didn’t recognize. She somehow blocked out all memories of going there in 1997, when she was 15.
I said it might’ve been because our father had left a few months later – the 28th anniversary is tomorrow morning
I said it might’ve been because our father had left a few months later – the 28th anniversary is tomorrow morning
I feel like a double OT game against Virginia Tech should be wrong
December 31, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I feel like a double OT game against Virginia Tech should be wrong
I’m trying to work from home, and Lily has just slowly walked backwards around my chair twice. I wish she would just nap like her sister
December 30, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I’m trying to work from home, and Lily has just slowly walked backwards around my chair twice. I wish she would just nap like her sister
Since this article is coming up again for some reason, this is what I think:
1. If USPS wants to redefine what a postmark means, that’s fine as long as it’s disclosed. They also get to change their delivery timeframes, it’s just the way it is. People who rely on a postmark date need to adjust.
1. If USPS wants to redefine what a postmark means, that’s fine as long as it’s disclosed. They also get to change their delivery timeframes, it’s just the way it is. People who rely on a postmark date need to adjust.
Your ballot or other mail may not get postmarked by USPS the day it's dropped off
Close to a deadline for mailing your ballot, tax return or legal document? To make sure it gets a postmark on time under the latest USPS changes, you may want to send it early or visit a post office.
www.npr.org
December 30, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Since this article is coming up again for some reason, this is what I think:
1. If USPS wants to redefine what a postmark means, that’s fine as long as it’s disclosed. They also get to change their delivery timeframes, it’s just the way it is. People who rely on a postmark date need to adjust.
1. If USPS wants to redefine what a postmark means, that’s fine as long as it’s disclosed. They also get to change their delivery timeframes, it’s just the way it is. People who rely on a postmark date need to adjust.
A bunch of vivid dreams last night.
In one of them, I had been trying to set up an important meeting with VDOT. The morning of the meeting, I was getting ready but discovered that my mom had moved all of my pants to another room that I couldn’t access. I was so mad.
In one of them, I had been trying to set up an important meeting with VDOT. The morning of the meeting, I was getting ready but discovered that my mom had moved all of my pants to another room that I couldn’t access. I was so mad.
December 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM
A bunch of vivid dreams last night.
In one of them, I had been trying to set up an important meeting with VDOT. The morning of the meeting, I was getting ready but discovered that my mom had moved all of my pants to another room that I couldn’t access. I was so mad.
In one of them, I had been trying to set up an important meeting with VDOT. The morning of the meeting, I was getting ready but discovered that my mom had moved all of my pants to another room that I couldn’t access. I was so mad.
I really need to start doing my continuing education classes before I’m stuck doing them all the last weekend in January
December 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I really need to start doing my continuing education classes before I’m stuck doing them all the last weekend in January
23 shots complete, 40.2 pounds lost. It has been up and down the past few weeks, but I seem to be back on track at a somewhat slower loss rate. Which is fine because my stomach has also been feeling mostly better.
When I was doing my shot this morning, I reflexively jumped back and pulled it out. Sigh.
Anyway, 20 shots complete, 38.4 pounds lost, 6.5 pounds to my original goal weight.
Anyway, 20 shots complete, 38.4 pounds lost, 6.5 pounds to my original goal weight.
December 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
23 shots complete, 40.2 pounds lost. It has been up and down the past few weeks, but I seem to be back on track at a somewhat slower loss rate. Which is fine because my stomach has also been feeling mostly better.
This book was delivered with today’s mail, only addressed to “postal customer”. What crazy group
Is behind this?
Is behind this?
December 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
This book was delivered with today’s mail, only addressed to “postal customer”. What crazy group
Is behind this?
Is behind this?
I’ve done all the decorating and cleaning that I’m going to do. The whole time I’ve been thinking about my mom and grandma, who used to host for Christmas Eve, and now it falls to me.
December 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I’ve done all the decorating and cleaning that I’m going to do. The whole time I’ve been thinking about my mom and grandma, who used to host for Christmas Eve, and now it falls to me.
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Dominion files lawsuit, says halt to Virginia wind project is ‘arbitrary and illegal’ trib.al/KW2gxeZ
Dominion files suit against Trump administration, says halting wind project is ‘arbitrary and illegal’
Dominion Energy sued the Trump administration after an order that the energy provider stop work on its offshore wind project which has been in the works for over 10 years.
trib.al
December 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Dominion files lawsuit, says halt to Virginia wind project is ‘arbitrary and illegal’ trib.al/KW2gxeZ
I was too tired to wrap presents last night, but I got it done in time for the family to arrive
December 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I was too tired to wrap presents last night, but I got it done in time for the family to arrive
An example: In early July, I bought a box of Drumstick cones and ate all but one before I started taking zepbound. I still have that cone in my freezer. I just don’t have the desire to eat it or any ice cream.
I also don’t buy chips anymore for the same reason.
I also don’t buy chips anymore for the same reason.
Ozempic is changing the foods Americans buy | Cornell Chronicle
The new class of weight-loss and diabetes drugs are changing not just how much American households are eating, but even precisely what they buy at a supermarket or restaurant.
news.cornell.edu
December 24, 2025 at 12:30 PM
An example: In early July, I bought a box of Drumstick cones and ate all but one before I started taking zepbound. I still have that cone in my freezer. I just don’t have the desire to eat it or any ice cream.
I also don’t buy chips anymore for the same reason.
I also don’t buy chips anymore for the same reason.
That Neil Diamond movie is not based on the Neil Diamond musical? As in a completely different story?
December 24, 2025 at 1:57 AM
That Neil Diamond movie is not based on the Neil Diamond musical? As in a completely different story?
Rite Aid is also closed today, Christmas Eve, the day after Christmas, and every day after that
See the full list of what's open and closed on Christmas Day: https://wtkr3.co/4pTTvyy
December 22, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Rite Aid is also closed today, Christmas Eve, the day after Christmas, and every day after that
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"The project has been more than ten years in the works, involved close coordination with the military...The project’s two pilot turbines have been operating for five years without causing any impacts to national security." - @dominionenergy.bsky.social bluevirginia.us/2025/12/afte...
December 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM
"The project has been more than ten years in the works, involved close coordination with the military...The project’s two pilot turbines have been operating for five years without causing any impacts to national security." - @dominionenergy.bsky.social bluevirginia.us/2025/12/afte...
Like, Dominion has spent billions of dollars on the offshore project that’s under construction now. They had a Jones Act compliant ship made just for this purpose. Dominion is also under the gun because so many data centers are in its territory. And now this administration is trying to kill it
December 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Like, Dominion has spent billions of dollars on the offshore project that’s under construction now. They had a Jones Act compliant ship made just for this purpose. Dominion is also under the gun because so many data centers are in its territory. And now this administration is trying to kill it
It’s arbitrary. They studied the shit out of that project through the EIS.
Virginia Beach offshore wind project among leases paused by Trump administration trib.al/SNumX59
Virginia Beach offshore wind project among leases paused by Trump administration
The pause is effective immediately and will give the Interior Department, which oversees offshore wind, time to work with the Defense Department and other agencies to assess the possible ways to mi…
trib.al
December 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
It’s arbitrary. They studied the shit out of that project through the EIS.
This is not the most convenient time of the year for my dogs’ heartworm medicine to autoship
December 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
This is not the most convenient time of the year for my dogs’ heartworm medicine to autoship