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GenX Boston boy in a PNW context. D&D. Music. Politics. Tech. Portland Feed on Graze: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fgnkp5yb6fuvxsqpqpnan46u/feed/tstpdx PDX Bluesky Resources Thread: https://bsky.app/profile/rockom.bsky.social/post/3lfpr42qprk2n

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Rockom Sockom NoBots @rockom.bsky.social · Jan 14

🧵 Portland Oregon Feeds/Lists/Starter Packs (Jan 25)

Feeds by me:
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Rockom Sockom NoBots @rockom.bsky.social · 1h

more and more every day

Rockom Sockom NoBots @rockom.bsky.social · 1h

At least they put the white dudes on the outside edge. That tells you it's Portland and representation matters.

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Rockom Sockom NoBots @rockom.bsky.social · 1h

I think it can be helpful to call it out. Maybe not incessantly but periodically.

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Rockom Sockom NoBots @rockom.bsky.social · 2h

This is the photo framing you get when you hand me your phone and ask me to take a group pic.

Nathan Williams @nathanmwilliams.bsky.social · 11h

So this happened.

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the ghost of pony pony huckabuck @spindlypete.bsky.social · 2h

lmao this is most of the portland city council and mayor even on the far right there with the chicken from the ICE building who terrified kristi noem

Nathan Williams @nathanmwilliams.bsky.social · 11h

So this happened.

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Rockom Sockom NoBots @rockom.bsky.social · 2h

Back to linux

Tom Warren @tomwarren.co.uk · 5h

This is the future of Windows. Microsoft wants to rewrite Windows to turn computers into AI PCs that you talk to. It's now bringing AI features to all Windows 11 PCs today, in a bid to convince you to talk to your PC and let AI control it. Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/799768/...

Microsoft wants you to talk to your PC and let AI control it

Copilot Voice and Vision are now rolling out.

www.theverge.com

Rockom Sockom NoBots @rockom.bsky.social · 2h

All signs point to Mordor

Rockom Sockom NoBots @rockom.bsky.social · 2h

Rethuglicans

Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republican leaders line up at the podium to lie to the American people.

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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 14h

Un-presidented brass band at city hall in Portland tonight celebrating the release of their clarinet player from federal custody

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Rockom Sockom NoBots @rockom.bsky.social · 17h

It’s not a problem it’s a feature!

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Jeffrey Vagle of the Carcosa Vagles @jvagle.me · 18h

Marketing: This technology is going to cure all disease, make energy essentially free, free us from want, take us to the stars, and enable us to live forever.

Reality: We've spent billions on an LLM-based porn bot.

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Rockom Sockom NoBots @rockom.bsky.social · 19h

Look at this cutie. He needs a someone.

Adoptable Dogs @adoptabledogs.bsky.social · 19h

Cody 🐕
Adult male Black Labrador Retriever mix
Adoptable from BrightSide Animal Center (Redmond, OR)

https://www.petfinder.com/dog/cody-78782806/or/redmond/brightside-animal-center-or05/

Cody is a Adult Black Labrador Retriever mix described as: Gentle, Loves, Smart and Friendly

Rockom Sockom NoBots @rockom.bsky.social · 19h

Why should tourists have it better than US citizens?

Same same in Portland.

Bruce Little @brucedlittle.bsky.social · 20h

U.S. AG Pam Bondi has basically said anyone visiting the US is subject to arrest and incarceration at any point, if law officials deem the individual a “threat”.

Bang goes the rest of the international tourism trade!

Rockom Sockom NoBots @rockom.bsky.social · 19h

Currently watching this and enjoying it (S2 atm). It's a true spectacle to see particularly when all her characters are interacting with each other. She manages to actually move differently.

Rockom Sockom NoBots @rockom.bsky.social · 19h

Same shit, different day

Rockom Sockom NoBots @rockom.bsky.social · 20h

Board gaming news

Amigo Games Inc. (US sub. Amigo Spiel) is announced it is closing. In a message to followers, they listed many business challenges in the past 5yrs.

But the final impetus is "this year's tariff dispute with the US" and "lack of predictability".

#boardgames #amigo

Rockom Sockom NoBots @rockom.bsky.social · 20h

Camera moire patterns

Rockom Sockom NoBots @rockom.bsky.social · 20h

Explain it to me, like you'd mansplain it to a vastly younger woman you are pursuing.

Rockom Sockom NoBots @rockom.bsky.social · 20h

This guy will bounce right back.

MB @sugarcubedog.bsky.social · 23h

One of them was fired today. Peter Giunta, the 4th picture. He worked for an assemblymember since 2019 www.silive.com/politics/202...

Staten Island Republican fires chief of staff over alleged text comments, including ‘I love Hitler’

The alleged texts exchanged via Telegram chats among young Republican leaders was obtained by Politico over a seven month period.

www.silive.com

Rockom Sockom NoBots @rockom.bsky.social · 20h

Commerce used to support media through advertising purchases until they decided to just buy the media and cut out the middle.

The lines were already pretty strained but now the boundaries have been lifted. It's all advertising now. The content will now reflect the owner's interests.

Rockom Sockom NoBots @rockom.bsky.social · 20h

Local news has been enshitted by these stories of no local concern. This one, from an Oregon station, features a story from Missouri.

This isn't a national news story. This is noise.

FOX 12 Oregon @fox12oregon.bsky.social · 20h

Mother accused of crashing vehicle during police pursuit, injuring 2 daughters

A mother is accused of crashing her vehicle during a police pursuit and injuring her two daughters.

www.kptv.com

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Bix F. @bixfrankonis.bsky.social · 23h

This is very weird. They do not appear to be engaged in a driveway clearing for someone to drive through. They appear to just kidnap a taunter. I’d like my councilors from here in the Thumb to push for info here. @councilorkanal.bsky.social @councilorepg.bsky.social @councilordanryan.bsky.social

Robby Roadsteamer @roadsteamer.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 *Breaking News* Robby Roadsteamer has been detained by ICE Portland after singing Rod Stewart with the Portland Frog! We need your help!

Please support Robby's campaign and lawyer fees at robbyroadsteamer.com link on bio 💙🦒🦒🦒

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Rockom Sockom NoBots @rockom.bsky.social · 23h

Low power devices that can talk to each other over short ranges. "mesh" because long distances can be covered by a network of adjacent devices.

Rockom Sockom NoBots @rockom.bsky.social · 23h

20? We can double that!

Rockom Sockom NoBots @rockom.bsky.social · 23h

ding ding ding