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ryan @chronolynx.bsky.social · 9h

ok. made it through the hard part(s)

ryan @chronolynx.bsky.social · 10h

whyyyyyyy does windows suck

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ryan @chronolynx.bsky.social · 11h

THE PROTOMEN ACT III????????????

ryan @chronolynx.bsky.social · 11h

a cartoon of spongebob holding a piece of soap

ALT: a cartoon of spongebob holding a piece of soap

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ryan @chronolynx.bsky.social · 14h

I made soup. it's good

ryan @chronolynx.bsky.social · 14h

there are many but the office makes a certain kind of person very angry

Rob. @barackomamba.bsky.social · 19h

What’s a popular show that you’ve never seen a minute of? Mine is The Real World

ryan @chronolynx.bsky.social · 14h

Aristotle lamenting that the advent of the written word meant people would no longer be able to memorize the classics

he was right!

bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 19h

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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ryan @chronolynx.bsky.social · 15h

reading books doesn't make you better than other people

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

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

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ryan @chronolynx.bsky.social · 16h

oh my god they were roommates

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ryan @chronolynx.bsky.social · 16h

it's amazing how disruptive a slight change to your homescreen layout can be

ryan @chronolynx.bsky.social · 16h

whoever thought "software updates FOR CARS" were a good idea should be shot arstechnica.com/cars/2025/10...

Software update bricks some Jeep 4xe hybrids over the weekend

Jeep has pulled the update; owners are advised to ignore it if it already downloaded.

arstechnica.com

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ryan @chronolynx.bsky.social · 16h

what could possibly be causing this I wonder www.npr.org/2025/10/12/n...

U.S. measles cases continue to climb, with outbreaks across the country

In South Carolina, more than 150 unvaccinated schoolkids are under quarantine after being exposed to measles. Across the U.S., total case counts could be even higher than the official number.

www.npr.org

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ryan @chronolynx.bsky.social · 17h

"we can table that discussion until I see you in hell" www.youtube.com/watch?v=gieT...

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

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ryan @chronolynx.bsky.social · 17h

not some rando trying to explain what 4chan is *to me*

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ryan @chronolynx.bsky.social · 18h

it's rdggate all over again

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ryan @chronolynx.bsky.social · 21h

besides scotus already decided that corporations are people and that money is speech, so

ryan @chronolynx.bsky.social · 21h

reminder that all of their accusations are confessions

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Sean Duffy: "The No Kings protest, Maria, really frustrating. This is part of antifa, paid protesters. It begs the question who's funding it."

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ryan @chronolynx.bsky.social · 22h

sauron himself also has a pretty strong if I'll-defined presence in "the east"

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ryan @chronolynx.bsky.social · 1d

tbh I just do these youtu.be/wrxn0-FtBfI?...

The Internet-Famous Chocolate Chunk Shortbread Cookies by Alison Roman | NYT Cooking

YouTube video by NYT Cooking

youtu.be

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ryan @chronolynx.bsky.social · 1d

lasagna is a labor of love

ryan @chronolynx.bsky.social · 1d

today's project is: lasagna

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ryan @chronolynx.bsky.social · 2d

a woman says i don 't know her on a tv show

ALT: a woman says i don 't know her on a tv show

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ryan @chronolynx.bsky.social · 2d

the bf bought himself a switch 2 on a whim so I guess I get his switch oled now?

what if nintendo software didn't suck ass--

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ryan @chronolynx.bsky.social · 2d

smartwatches are fun! I've heard good things about oneplus's as well

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ryan @chronolynx.bsky.social · 2d

I have been saying this for years