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The Gin Genie @adovadotchka.bsky.social · 1d

About to go have a Beatles singalong with several thousand neighbors

The Gin Genie @adovadotchka.bsky.social · 17d

My predecessor left behind his name tag, allowing me to put up the funniest Halloween decoration at work.

A large skeleton wearing a chef coat and apron, with a name badge identifying it as a former employee.

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The Gin Genie @adovadotchka.bsky.social · 23d

I do bike defensively. I pretend I am invisible. I always wait even when I have the right of way. And yet, last month someone turned left into the wrong lane and hit me head on. There was nothing I could do to prevent the collision, or get away.

The Gin Genie @adovadotchka.bsky.social · 25d

Best niche rapture joke of the day;
Me: “What time is the rapture at again?”
Spouse: “43 after, but no one seems to know the hour.”

The Gin Genie @adovadotchka.bsky.social · 27d

I always think dogs want to say hi to me because they like me and think I’m cool, but then I remember that I probably just smell like cheese from work.

The Gin Genie @adovadotchka.bsky.social · Sep 13

Today in good news, I found an injured hawk outside my store this morning. I called the Raptor Center and animal control picked them up in five minutes! I’ve waited longer for Lyft. Get well soon feathered friendo!

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The Gin Genie @adovadotchka.bsky.social · Sep 9

I was supposed to be in Chicago this week, but hey at least our art museum has free admission

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The Gin Genie @adovadotchka.bsky.social · Sep 3

Midday Renee has got to stop writing checks that after-work Renee can’t cash

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The Gin Genie @adovadotchka.bsky.social · Jul 29

Peeing near trails is discouraged because it attracts mountain goats and sheep, but I’m not here to kink shame the ungulates

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The Gin Genie @adovadotchka.bsky.social · Jul 26

On a scale of Slimer to Poltergeist, how haunted is this chair?

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Jae H @considermycat.bsky.social · Jul 17

A very happy 30th birthday to bisexuality, born this day in 1995 🎂

Newsweek’s infamous 17 July 1995 cover: “Bisexuality: Not Gay. Not Straight. A New Sexual Identity Emerges.”

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The Gin Genie @adovadotchka.bsky.social · Jul 12

Long gone; Byte, Jerusalem’s, Fuji-ya, and Falafel King. Moved but not the same; Salsa a la Salsa, Market BBQ, and Key’s Cafe. Will cry if the Lotus ever closes. Pizza Luce downtown is one of the only phone numbers I have memorized.

Racket @racketmn.com · Jul 11

What closing would GUT you emotionally? Or, which one already has?

Open Thread: Tell Us What Bar/Restaurant/Club Closing Would Really Crush You - Racket

As we do every week at this time, we're turning Racket over to you, the readers.

racketmn.com

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High Priestess, Low Patience @cheriepriest.com · Jul 4

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A headline from the New Yorker: Has AI made learning to write pointless?

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The Gin Genie @adovadotchka.bsky.social · Jul 4

The whole concept of filial loyalty to or affection towards a nation state is pretty fucked up, but I will happily accept getting paid double time for it.

The Gin Genie @adovadotchka.bsky.social · Jun 29

At least the tornado sirens woke me up to bring my plant in from the balcony *yawn* Perhaps I deserve a late-night tornado sandwich.

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The Gin Genie @adovadotchka.bsky.social · Jun 22

Don’t make me feel things in public! I’m a Minnesotan fer fuck’s sake.

The Gin Genie @adovadotchka.bsky.social · Jun 8

Things I will miss; my coworkers. Things I will not miss; 46th St. Station, Warehouse District/Hennipen Avenue Station, the A Line, and the Blue Line.

The Gin Genie @adovadotchka.bsky.social · Jun 8

Smell ya later, Pig’s Eye. Social calls only from here on out.

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · May 19

They're talking about "water based" cooking now. Cooking things in water instead of oils. It's soup. They're making soup.

Photo of soup with vegetables. Caption: you started water-based cooking and now your skin is clear and your stomach healed

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The Gin Genie @adovadotchka.bsky.social · May 19

Screenshotting this for the next person who gets on my ass about riding without a helmet.

Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · May 19

The aveage bike helmet absorbs about 100 joules of energy. A car travelling 50kph generates about 192,901 joules of energy. Killing a human with blunt force, depending on the location of the force, takes 10 (head) to 1200 (general) joules of energy (rough math). Helmets are not the issue.

Safe Kjipuktuk @safehrm.bsky.social · May 18

So as predicted the users of the Bird scooters laid out temptingly along Lacewood, where drivers travel 50 to 65 km/h or more, are children.

The Gin Genie @adovadotchka.bsky.social · May 15

Sky drama

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · May 14

*crab-walked

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Arkady Martine | Dr. AnnaLinden Weller @byzantienne.bsky.social · May 5

okay apparently we're all having Cubist Boob Weather for the forseeable future

A weather prediction for the continental US, which looks remarkably like two boobs, with Ls for Low Pressure where the nipples would be, and a remarkably Cubist colorscheme.

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Imbibe Coffee Roasters @imbibecoffee.bsky.social · May 4

Revenue at Duolingo in 2024 was up 41% on 23 to $748M. Net income was up by 451% for same period and yet they're firing workers. We've long been at "insatiable greed" point of late stage capitalism. People may feel helpless but there's a very easy way to kick companies like this. Delete their apps.

Dom Evans @domevans.electricmarshmallow.com · May 4

I have completely deleted my Duolingo. I was informed by one of my kids that the company has removed most of its employees and 70% of the company is run by AI.

I urge everyone to delete their app.

Duolingo CEO says he's getting rid of contract employees and replacing them with AI

Duolingo employees can also expect their AI use to be graded in their performance reviews.

fortune.com

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The Gin Genie @adovadotchka.bsky.social · Apr 27

“brat” merch is surprisingly practical for anyone with a bike commute tbh