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nick @vossbrink.bsky.social · 6h

I guess I'm glad they weren't faithful to the flag on the original.

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Aditya Mukerjee 🦦 🏳️‍🌈 @chimeracoder.bsky.social · 9h

The really funny thing is that this was literally the third question on the scavenger hunt Zohran did a few weeks ago! It's not obscure knowledge at all!

conputer dipshit @davidcrespo.bsky.social · 12h

amazing opening
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/p...

You sit, according to the polls, on the cusp of a historic political victory. You would be the youngest mayor in a century. You’d be New York City’s first Muslim mayor. You’d be its first democratic socialist mayor.

I wouldn’t actually be the first democratic socialist mayor.

Who would it be?

David Dinkins was a member of D.S.A., he identified also as a democratic socialist.

Thank you for the correction.

Very welcome.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 14h

Just one dude. People who promised us the system would contain Trump, also believe one dem socialist mayor will topple one of the powerful cities in the world

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nick @vossbrink.bsky.social · 18h

Forbes making a good case that business schools should all shut down. But they're completely ignorant about how the rest of school works.

Vlad 🐸 Țepeș @porcupunk.bsky.social · 1d

Wow. Just wow.

"Students pay premium prices for information that AI now delivers instantly and for free. A business student can ask ChatGPT to explain supply chain optimization or generate market analysis in seconds. The traditional lecture-and-test model faces its Blockbuster moment."

When Knowledge is Free, What are Professors For?

Higher Education Must Stop Competing with AI on Information and Start Teaching What Machines Can’t Do

www.forbes.com

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nick @vossbrink.bsky.social · 18h

It's because they didn't do multiple-season long plot arcs back then.

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nick @vossbrink.bsky.social · 18h

And this applies not to just scripted shows. Like I can rewatch an episode of Taskmaster multiple times in a single week.

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nick @vossbrink.bsky.social · 18h

No kidding. Movies should also be generally rewatchable but a TV episode clocking in at under an hour even more so.

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nick @vossbrink.bsky.social · 18h

There's an essay waiting to be written about how our obsession with spoilers has resulted in nothing being rewatchable and everything being disposable.

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nick @vossbrink.bsky.social · 18h

Also. Syndication and rewatchability.

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nick @vossbrink.bsky.social · 18h

I get very GoT vibes from ST in that it's clearly a thing when episodes are coming out but when it's not actually running it completely vanishes from the culture.

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nick @vossbrink.bsky.social · 1d

$5 would be a no brainer though.

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nick @vossbrink.bsky.social · 1d

One of those cards I'd like to own but not at the price people want for it.

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nick @vossbrink.bsky.social · 1d

All I have are the ones you mailed out during lockdown.

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nick @vossbrink.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah this is sadly one of four working phone numbers that I know.

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Cecilia Tan @ceciliatan.com · 1d

oooh. Bookmarking this! "How to turn off AI tools in Apple, Google, Microsoft, and more." Step-by-step instructions from Consumer Reports.

How to Turn Off AI Tools Like Gemini, Apple Intelligence, Copilot, and More via @ConsumerReports

AI features are crowding into Google search, Gmail, iPhones, Windows laptops, and other products. If you're suffering from AI overload, these settings can help.

www.consumerreports.org

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nick @vossbrink.bsky.social · 1d

They were sent for.

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nick @vossbrink.bsky.social · 1d

Actually unfamiliar with this one!

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nick @vossbrink.bsky.social · 1d

@markhoyle4.bsky.social for a moment when I saw what this eBay seller had available I thought it was you selling stuff. #cardsky

A 1969 Atlantic Richfield print of Jim Lonborg, a signed HoF postcard of Monte Irvin, two GSBCC promo cards featuring Lonborg and Irvin, and an early-90s postcard from Tacoma showing Bob Boone in a throwback uniform.

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Fun @funkelly.bsky.social · 2d

how happy we’d all be if this was all the internet was for

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Paul Cohen @paulecohen.bsky.social · 1d

I'm also delighted to see that the AHA has awarded its Tikkun Olam Prize for promoting public historical literacy to @jamellebouie.net

American Historical Association @historians.org · 1d

The AHA is pleased to announce the winners of its 2025 prizes, which honor exceptional books, distinguished teaching and mentoring in the classroom, public history, and other historical projects. Congratulations to the 2025 awardees! #AHAPerspectives🗃️

American Historical Association Announces 2025 Prize Winners – AHA

The American Historical Association is pleased to announce the winners of its 2025 prizes.

www.historians.org

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 1d

Someone in the crowd: “Go Cubs!”

Pope Leo XIV: “Han perdido! They lost!”

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nick @vossbrink.bsky.social · 1d

I cannot believe I've been unaware of the "Thickey Henderson" nickname this entire time.

Jay Jaffe @jayjaffe.bsky.social · 1d

new @fangraphs.com: Josh Naylor's attention to detail enhances all facets of his game, and digging into those details offers its own rewards as well. A look at one of the Mariners' key players during this postseason run.

FanGraphs Baseball @fangraphs.com · 1d

Josh Naylor Is Stealing the Spotlight blogs.fangraphs.com/josh-naylor-...

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JJ Cooper @jjcoop36.bsky.social · 1d

Very interesting read.

The analytical argument in the NFL for going for 2 after a touchdown cuts the lead from 14 to 8 seems solid. But the actual reality of the results says otherwise.

Ben Recht @beenwrekt.bsky.social · 1d

Going for 2 down 8 has led to exactly 2 wins in the history of the NFL.

Hear me out: what if simple probability models lead to bad decision-making in professional football?

Stop going for 2 down 8

What if the analytics people are flat out wrong?

www.argmin.net

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Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 1d

you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you

Screenshot of a Facebook post featuring three of the Portland protesters wearing inflatable frog costumes with the following text:

Episcopalians on Facebook
Elizabeth Rose Elrod • 22h •
Exodus 8:2-6
"But if you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs...
The frogs shall come up on you and on your people and on all your officials."

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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 1d

Spotify is running ICE recruitment ads. I ditched it awhile ago for other political reasons, but this might tip your hand.

Thanks for the heads up @chuckwendig.bsky.social.

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