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he/him, Chapel Hill, NC, computer talking guy, sometimes games, Honda Acty fan

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Retronymous @retronymous.com · Apr 10

love this very american (complimentary) car from C&C over the weekend
- Toyota/GM joint venture
- death metal illegible font for Toyotagang
- econocar slammed with giant wheels, clearly a daily driver
- PR flag
- fun, not stuffy

dark gray metallic Toyota Matrix slammed with giant chrome wheels, acrylic bubble steering wheel on dash, "toyotagang" decal on lower windshield in a death metal typeface, another black Matrix is parked next to it with enkei RPF-1 wheels

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 4h

#4 👍

Zohran sitting in the corner seat on a subway.

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Retronymous @retronymous.com · 3h

"Right of publicity" doesn't care how the representation of a person is made

once someone starts making money off it, you're into commercial speech and the subject has a much greater range of ways to fight back

Personality rights - Wikipedia

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Strictly 4 My Navigators @lizzslockeroom.bsky.social · 1d

Getting rid of Section 2 will be the knockout punch.

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Retronymous @retronymous.com · 4h

we are doomed to keep re-inventing COBOL

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Retronymous @retronymous.com · 5h

the whole "agentic" push annoys me the most

hey, what if you could interact with a computer through natural language? something that famously is clear and unambiguous and consistent across domains!

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Retronymous @retronymous.com · 5h

if only there was some sort of way to have a delegate that was super

Retronymous @retronymous.com · 1d

Jay Leno running out and buying one of these the absolute microsecond he had any money is his most relatable quality

Jeff @jeffbatt.bsky.social · 1d

Huge in person

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Supcat @ Laperopter Corporation @supcat.bsky.social · 1d

Truly amazing things happening in the world of Gran Turismo 2 modding

Hirst’s BleedingCart @bleedingcart.bsky.social · 1d

Finally, a chance to drive a virtual Vauxhall Sintra. youtu.be/IzPunGJay8g?...

Gran Turismo 2 Beige Edition: Teaser Trailer

YouTube video by HWTsuchiyaNathan

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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 2d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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Retronymous @retronymous.com · 2d

There were multiple Oasis albums on a “Classic British Rock” list and I’d like to report Apple Music to the mods

Dave (@6502_ftw from Tweets) @cursed.monster · 2d

Fifteen? I’ve been enduring this song for thirty years now en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champag...

Champagne Supernova - Wikipedia

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Retronymous @retronymous.com · 2d

I went to Luft 11 in Durham so of course after I looked at air-cooled 911’s online, the kind that were $10-15k not that long ago (late 70’s targas, etc) and uh, yikes, that’s a lot of money for an overgrown beetle

Retronymous @retronymous.com · 2d

Given current prices I think even a Corel clip art of an air-cooled 911 warrants the asking in the alt text

Corel Gallery Clipart @clipart.bsky.social · 2d

PORSCHE1.BMF

FOR SALE: 1995 Porsche 911 in need of some love. This beauty has seen better days but has the potential to be a killer once again. EXTERIOR: Saturn Yellow. Visible signs of wear and tear. WINDSHIELD: Missing. RUNNING CONDITION: Currently non-operational. Engine needs work; potential issues with transmission and suspension. Some fluid leak. INTERIOR: Black leather (in need of refurbishment). Unidentified stains on floors and trim require significant attention. Glovebox does not open. PRICE: Asking $2,500 OBO. Cash only, no trades.

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Dragon Moll Z 🎃 @dopestatistics.bsky.social · 2d

Alright my kid has found her niche with the creepy eye thing.

A cooling rack of halloween cookies. Theyre kind of goofy. Some have goody faces. A couple have 10-15 eyes.

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 2d

hehe I’m at the shining hotel right now

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🏳️‍⚧️ Josephine Riesman (Horrifying) @josie.zone · 3d

"Wrote draft in CMS"

🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 5d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.

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Retronymous @retronymous.com · 3d

what's the worst that could happen?

[the worst happens]

Team Radar Love @midnightdorifto.bsky.social · 3d

I know it’s a bad idea
I know it’s a bad idea
I know it’s a bad idea
I know it’s a bad idea
I know it’s a bad idea
I know it’s a bad idea
I know it’s a bad idea
I know it’s a bad idea
I know it’s a bad idea
I know it’s a bad idea
I know it’s a bad idea

but

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Retronymous @retronymous.com · 4d

whoa

I also have an ultrawide monitor so I could totally liquify my brain as demonstrated in the first screenshot, too

intriguing

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Drew @4484.cool · 5d

Keep Honking, I'm In A Speed (1994, Jan de Bont) Situation But I Have To Drive The Speed Limit

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Retronymous @retronymous.com · 5d

this is the future that liberals want

Brendan @brendanmcaleer.bsky.social · 5d

Busting out the Daihatsus to heal the TL.

A Midget II in front of a Ford F350 brodozer

A race-prepped Midget II. Grrrr... *bites a Porsche's ankle*

A bunch of Midget IIs racing in a Best Motoring video. They all have samurai-style banners.

Retronymous @retronymous.com · 5d

when British-Leyland entered their “all European royalty is married to their cousins” phase

AutoAtlantica @autoatlantica.bsky.social · 5d

Extraordinarily rare Crayford Vanden Plas 1500 convertible.

Retronymous @retronymous.com · 5d

@geftokingmongoose.bsky.social ’s cousin mentioned

Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 5d

School spirit(s): Inside the ghost archives at UMBC

UMBC has one of the world’s largest parapsychology collections, including ghostly items such as seance photos and notes supposedly scrawled by spirits.

buff.ly

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Drew @4484.cool · 5d

Tech: Decent pay
Bus: Decent pay
Tech: "We think we're uniquely positioned to not need a union"
Bus: Your union shares office space with the Teamsters
Tech: deadlines, quarterly reports, meeting requests
Bus: My only meetings are at ten and two
Tech: We're downsizing
Bus: We're getting more bus

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“Sam,” and in some cases, “Samuel” @insideoutside15.bsky.social · 5d

Put Eric Adams on Inside The NBA

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Retronymous @retronymous.com · 6d

Somewhere along the way having tmux got onto DISA-STIG lists and certain environments are stuck with it :(

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Joad The Wet Sprocket @joadsprocket.bsky.social · 6d

you may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like

Josh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social · 6d

genuinely squealed like I saw a celebrity

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