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thomas e fleming
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🎶 Japan (Satin Jackets Remix)
By Tycho, ft. Saint Sinner, Satin Jackets
https://youtu.be/IR2QfCr4DpQ
A bright blue background features a large red circle in the center. The top left corner contains a small arrangement of white dots.
February 13, 2026 at 10:40 PM
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Another reason I find Android irritating is that @Tusky doesn't yet have a built in alt text generator like iOS's @IceCubesApp. So then I have to do the extra step of going into my digital assistant, attaching the photo and prompting it "write alt text for this photo" and then have a […]
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February 13, 2026 at 12:23 PM
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It's weird to see an Economist graph with so many colours, most of the time its just hues of red and grey, but I guess that would be hard to do for this one.

Also when are we gonna retire the phrase, "biggest in the post-war era"? Its a really dumb phrase […]

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Bar chart showing results of Japan's 2026 House of Representatives election and 2025 House of Councillors election. In the House of Representatives (465 total seats, elected February 8th, 2026), the LDP won 316 seats compared to 196 before the election, while CRA dropped from 173 to 49 seats. Other parties include Ishin with 36 seats, Democratic Party for the People with 28, and smaller parties. In the House of Councillors (248 total seats, elected July 20th, 2025), the LDP holds 101 seats, CDP has 40, Democratic Party for the People has 25, and other parties including Komeito, Ishin, and Sanseito hold the remainder. The chart indicates LDP's dominant position and CRA's significant loss in the lower house.
February 13, 2026 at 12:06 PM
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What Frenchy song goes good with this? 🤔💭
February 11, 2026 at 5:34 AM
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I think at least one of those rivers is collapsing into a ball and falling inward to transform all that wasted energy into something new.
A glowing sphere contains a vibrant, swirling design representing atomic or molecular structures, with colorful energy flowing outward. The background is dark, enhancing the vivid colors and intricate details.
February 11, 2026 at 5:31 AM
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And this.
my 2023 prompt to bing chat: create an image of two colorful rivers of water running in parallel, the rivers are full of colorful and flashing network connections, walking in between the two rivers is an old turtle.
February 11, 2026 at 5:24 AM
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My lists are still open, but otherwise it felt like the right time to bring back this.
René Magritte, eh? my september 2023 prompt to bing chat: an image in the style of René Magritte, the back of a man wearing a toque and a black canada goose jacket looks towards a giant floating white egg that is above his head, in the top left corner of the egg cracks are emerging, it is snowing but there is a small break in the clouds where the sun shines through …
February 11, 2026 at 5:21 AM
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I don’t get why buffer has so many followers on Bluesky.
February 11, 2026 at 3:23 AM
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🎶 Instantané by Paradis
https://youtu.be/exZ3-cYIz4I
Two individuals are playfully wrestling in water, creating splashes. One person has short hair and appears facing the camera, while the other has longer hair and is positioned looking away from the camera. The background features a blue, ripple-filled water surface.
February 7, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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I wonder if this → https://roulezelectrique.com/cest-confirme-ottawa-ramene-les-rabais-a-lachat-de-vehicules-electriques/
will have the same effect on Chinese EV sales in Canada, as the CCP program mentioned in this → https://www.wired.com/story/how-iphones-made-a-surprising-comeback-in-china/ […]
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February 7, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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The news is so awful lately that I decided to distract myself with Quicken Classic for Mac Canadian Edition.

It’s insane when you see all your financial activity in one dashboard. The pie chart has a bit too much Amazon.ca lately (But honestly we did the new […]

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February 1, 2026 at 12:44 AM
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Speaking of podcasts, did you know Ben Hammersley coined the word? I have no idea who is, but he did—It’s a blending of iPod and Broadcast (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Hammersley?wprov=sfti1 —love the pornstash). And did you know that one of the assemblers of the iPad ( […]
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January 17, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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Choose Your Own Adventure
The image features a pixelated yellow bird from the game "Flappy Bird" against a gray background. It includes a headline about the rise and fall of the game, along with the publication name "The Verge" and an author credit. Image features a headline about California residents being able to use a new tool to demand the deletion of their personal data from brokers. The background shows filing cabinets labeled "PERSONAL DATA." TechCrunch’s “TC” logo and author information are also present. Image features a digital article from Ars Technica titled "Film Technica: Our top picks for the best films of 2025." The background includes vibrant green hues and an icon representing a film reel. The article discusses the landscape of film for A group of people holding flags, including Venezuelan and Cuban flags, at a public gathering, with a clear blue sky in the background. The image accompanies an article about the spread of misinformation on social media regarding Nicolás Maduro's capture.
January 4, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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At times like these, I enjoy my favourite tech websites even more because they understand their niche and don’t try to wiggle their way into the already over amplified narrative of the week with an often strained attempt at a tech angle to it. I just wish my […]

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A magazine cover featuring the logo of Apple, designed with vibrant colors and surrounded by a spiky, sunburst graphic. The text reads "WIRED," "JUNE 1997," and includes the word "Pray" at the bottom.
January 4, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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Good Hang is the only 2026 Golden Globe Nominee for Best Podcast I could see myself watching regular.

The Maya Rudolph episode is pretty good.

https://youtube.com/@good-hang-with-amy-poehler

A nice bonus of a Spotify subscription is that you can watch it without those annoying YouTube […]
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December 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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I’m too cheap, and not geeky or patient enough to setup a home server, so I just wake up at weird hours and chew a few of my favourite chocolate covered coffee beans (you can order them at https://well.ca).

Oh and they’re “prepared in Canada” whatever the heck that means.
A bag of Healthy Crunch Dark Chocolate Superfoods featuring organic espresso beans. The packaging highlights that it's vegan, peanut-free, and contains 70% cacao, with notes about being lower in sugar and made in small batches.
December 26, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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Sick of overpriced 🦉s? Want something else that does the exact same thing for way cheaper? Want something that also has a totally free option if you are geeky and patient enough to set it up on your own server?

Then Postiz is for you …

https://postiz.com/
Postiz: The All-in-One agentic social media scheduling tool
Streamline your social media with Postiz. Schedule posts, analyze performance, and manage all accounts in one place.
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December 26, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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I know it's the same thing, but now it's just so much more of a refreshing experience. Maybe it's just that saying, "I'll have a Fuze," sounds cooler than that tired old brand name (and it never really tasted like tea) […]

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Informational image on yellow background showing that Nestea and Fuze are the same product with different branding. A Nestea bottle is shown on the left, an equals sign in the middle, and a Fuze tea bottle on the right. Text at top reads 'NESTEA AND FUZE ARE THE SAME'.
December 18, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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🎶 Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots Pt. 1 by The Flaming Lips
https://youtu.be/ZdDHi5SSIlM
Album cover for The Flaming Lips’ ‘Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1’ featuring surreal psychedelic artwork. A young Asian woman with straight black hair and bangs, rendered in an illustrated style with closed eyes and red lips, appears in the foreground. She wears a yellow garment. To her right looms a large pink robotic hand with rounded, bulbous fingertips reaching toward her. The background features swirling abstract shapes in pink, orange, and muted colors, including circular forms and what appears to be a green element. The title text appears in bold yellow letters at the top, with Japanese text in a red banner above it. The subtitle ‘Can’t Get You Out of My Head’ appears below the main title.
December 18, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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Maybe I should find a better place to get clear answers about neuroscience?

So far for me, these digital assistants have only been helpful for basic coding, making pictures, and giving editing advice. But otherwise, I'd rather consult with a human expert on a given topic.

If there's an AI […]
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December 12, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Alok Jha's 2-part Unfinished Business podcast on the centenary of quantum physics is a great listen, but even after replaying parts of it, I still can't wrap my head around most of it.

Afterwards, I did some search queries and chatbot prompts to revisit my interest in quantum mechanical […]
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December 12, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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It's amazing how reading one little newsletter can change your perceptions on water conservation. I guess the current narrative on AI data use and water is another example of the "Gingrich Rule": it doesn't matter if it's true, it only matters if people feel it's true […]
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December 12, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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#til

Jackson Lamb isn’t the only character Gary Oldman has played with “bathroom issues”.
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December 11, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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Docket No. 25-332 makes me think of that Phoenix tarmac in 2016, the husband, (self-)sabotaging yet again. I held my nose voting for her, the stench of that moment still strong.

The agencies of government with powers delegated to (hopefully) subject matter experts, serve the people best when […]
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December 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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🤷🏽 Shouldn’t there be a period at the end of the second sentence? I just copied and pasted it (after using https://glyphy.io/font-generator/twitter-fonts).
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December 8, 2025 at 9:54 PM