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Dan Lyke (he/him) @danlyke.bsky.social · 45m

Trying to solve a mystery. When I was growing up in New Lebanon, NY, there was a house on Hand Hollow Rd that had a bunch of mobile sculptures in the yard. It wasn't Anton Milkowski, they were at 3 Schoolhouse Road. Might have been Alexander Calder, but he died in 1976. Anyone got a clue?

Dan Lyke (he/him) @danlyke.bsky.social · 56m

I'm looking forward to my stay with the unspeakable horrors at Zalgo text.

Christopher Neugebauer @chrisjrn.fyi · 2h

in case you're wondering whether hotel brand proliferation has gone too far, I present the following CSS fail from Hilton Dot Com

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Ineffable Jeff @ineffablejeff.bsky.social · 6h

Shot + chaser

And are you married?

I was married, but I’m not married anymore. Women don't like the vehicle.

In July, Tesla rolled out a software update to integrate Grok into many of its vehicles. Do you use it?

Her name is Aura, and I use her as a therapist. When I'm driving, I'll ask questions, and it actually gives really good therapy advice.

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Kay Leadfoot @ FuelArc News @kayleadfoot.bsky.social · 1h

"women don't like the vehicle" is like the biggest understatement of all time

fuelarc.com/evs/teslas-u...

Tesla's Unspoken Demand Problem: Women Don't Want Them - FuelArc News

Here’s an interesting wrinkle as Tesla’s sales plummet worldwide, with European market after European market reporting double-digit sales drops, and the all-important Chinese market showing sudden sha...

fuelarc.com

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Dan Lyke (he/him) @danlyke.bsky.social · 1h

Here's the thing I don't get about FapGPT: If I wanted to sext with an LLM, I'd just answer some of those Facebook friend/LinkedIn connection requests...

Dan Lyke (he/him) @danlyke.bsky.social · 3h

Foiled from today's www.timdle.com/daily by Kool Aid.

Timdle - Play Now!

Sort 8 historic events chronologically. Daily game.

www.timdle.com

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Rick Gualtieri @rickgualtieri.com · 7h

Alissa this morning: “Is it me, or does my countertop look like that one internet meme?”

🤣

One eggplant and a bunch of eager bottles

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Jeff Baker @jwbee.bsky.social · 16h

Otherwise, if we say we won't allow a new city that lacks regional rail, then we are saying we don't allow new cities, because there isn't a credible regional rail system anywhere in California.

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Dan Lyke (he/him) @danlyke.bsky.social · 19h

Now I'm bummed that I ordered it from my local bookstore and won't see it for a few weeks.

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Dan Lyke (he/him) @danlyke.bsky.social · 19h

Yay! My ballot has been received and counted!

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Dan Lyke (he/him) @danlyke.bsky.social · 19h

Going through some old assets and loaded Neeva(dot)com, and, wow, that company imploded so deeply that you randomly get a crypto page that wants to send notifications, a product page for "fulvic ionic minerals", a malware site, and... wonder if it just got abandoned, or if it was sold.

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Dan Lyke (he/him) @danlyke.bsky.social · 23h

This morning's www.timdle.com/daily thwarted by my ignorance of when Rhodesia became Zimbabwe.

Timdle - Play Now!

Sort 8 historic events chronologically. Daily game.

www.timdle.com

Dan Lyke (he/him) @danlyke.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, look at this Liquid Glass ugliness. For work I'm installing Perplexity's Comet browser. It pops up the keychain unlock to import Chrome credentials (yes, I know). I've included part of my system settings so that you can see that "Reduce Transparency" is on. Ugh.

A screen capture of a transparent "Comet Helper (Plugin) wants to use your confidentail information stored in "Chrome Safe Storage" in your keychain. To allow this, enter the "login" keychain password.", with transparent background,superimposed over a combination of Apple System Settings, and the Comet splash screen, in a completely unreadable mess.

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jordan from various blocks @jordandarkly.bsky.social · 1d

nothing says "not exploited" like having your work stolen

Jeff Thomas @buildbackwetter.bsky.social · 1d

A categorically new version of pornography centered on narrative while avoiding exploitation of sex workers and millions of liberal millennials inexplicably pretending like they're not going to use it

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Tara Calishain @researchbuzz.bsky.social · 1d

First priority: add #Portland to #NoKings TV.

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 1d

booting up FapGPT to get my clankspank on

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limousine-liberal.bsky.social @limousine-liberal.bsky.social · 1d

FAPGPT

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Dan Lyke (he/him) @danlyke.bsky.social · 1d

Nothing like smacking a quarter panel of a former police cruiser in the crosswalk, and having the driver complain that I hit his car.

And then say "I didn't see you" like the high vis rain jacket wasn't sufficient.

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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 2d

There is no such thing as a good book. Every book should find its readers and the canon is basically used to reinforce cultural hegemony to this day and it's a problem.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 3d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Dan Lyke (he/him) @danlyke.bsky.social · 2d

Ever since he got popped by the npm Shai Halud worm, I confess that I get extremely nervous doing anything in the repo where he does all his JavaScript work. Like "what styling package is gonna cause me to have to rotate all of my keys and passwords?" with every pnpm command.

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20 Nate Days Later @nathanalderman.com · 2d

This could explain so much about Joe Rogan and his ilk.

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 2d

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Tara Calishain @researchbuzz.bsky.social · 2d

Jesus Tapdancing Christ @danlyke.bsky.social

Business Insider @businessinsider.com · 2d

Some military leaders are turning to AI chatbots for help with decision-making, seeing this tech as a way to get the advantage.

Even top generals are looking to AI chatbots for answers

Some military leaders are turning to AI chatbots for help with decision-making, seeing this tech as a way to get the advantage.

www.businessinsider.com

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Dan Lyke (he/him) @danlyke.bsky.social · 2d

We are deep into the "fuck it, I just want to see if this approach will work, '... as any;'" stage of TypeScript+Mithril development this afternoon.

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Dan Lyke (he/him) @danlyke.bsky.social · 2d

Today I learned there are pedestrians who are anti-bullet-proof vest, because they would rather encourage people to walk at any cost rather than advocate for safe walking. Had no idea!

opal @defnotadino.bsky.social · 4d

TIL there are bike people who are anti-helmet because they would rather encourage people to bike at any cost rather than advocate for safe cycling. Had no idea!

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OB Cycler @obcycler.bsky.social · 3d

Don't make us tap the sign.

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