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Daniel Pirone (He/Him)

@dpirone.bsky.social

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Escaped Delaware in 1990, cosplayed a scientist at Santa Fe Institute, Human Interface Technology Lab @UW, got tired of being broke, practiced software engineering, radicalized by independent music and the bravery and resilience of my LGBTQ+ friends

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Daniel Pirone (He/Him) @dpirone.bsky.social · Aug 11

Protest for your right to repair and for freedom from tech overreach:

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Change your profile picture to clippy. I'm serious

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Daniel Pirone (He/Him) @dpirone.bsky.social · 6h

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The Caretaker's An Empty Bliss Beyond This World

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Daniel Pirone (He/Him) @dpirone.bsky.social · 6h

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Harold Budd / Brian Eno - The Pavilion Of Dreams (1978)

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Daniel Pirone (He/Him) @dpirone.bsky.social · 6h

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Terry Riley / Don Cherry ‎– Köln – February 23, 1975 [Full Album]

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Daniel Pirone (He/Him) @dpirone.bsky.social · 6h

Closing out the night:

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Terry Riley - Persian Surgery Dervishes - Full Album

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Otterley

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Daniel Pirone (He/Him) @dpirone.bsky.social · 6h

Pro tip: like-new tennis, squash, and racquetball racquets can be had from the Goodwill for 6-10$ each. An excellent way to practice volleys with hot potato chemical canisters.

You know, for the kids! 🐸

Daniel Pirone (He/Him) @dpirone.bsky.social · 7h

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Persephone

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Daniel Pirone (He/Him) @dpirone.bsky.social · 7h

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Svatba (The Wedding)

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Daniel Pirone (He/Him) @dpirone.bsky.social · 7h

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De Profundis (Out of the Depths of Sorrow)

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Daniel Pirone (He/Him) @dpirone.bsky.social · 7h

You want to see horror - this is a solid reminder that just because you are paranoid, doesn’t mean they aren’t surveilling you:

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Daniel Pirone (He/Him) @dpirone.bsky.social · 8h

A can of deoxit potentiometer spray goes a long way to a happy life. Do NOt use WD40! 🤪

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Maxine Joselow @maxinejoselow.bsky.social · 13h

Before catastrophic floods swept through the Alaska Native village of Kipnuk on Sunday, the EPA canceled a $20 million grant intended to protect the community from extreme flooding. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/c...

Before Alaska Flooding, E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant

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Daniel Pirone (He/Him) @dpirone.bsky.social · 8h

I would encourage you to open it and use pressurized air to blow it out. If you are not familiar with that

Make sure to unplug from wall power and then turn it ON to drain capacitor wait 5min and then back off, then open it up.

But also don’t do this if you are comfortable!!! Congrats!!!

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Daniel Pirone (He/Him) @dpirone.bsky.social · 12h

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Trump’s whoopsies for the week (so far)

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Daniel Pirone (He/Him) @dpirone.bsky.social · 12h

Is this what he meant by “grab ‘em by the nussy’?

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TRUMP'S TIME MAG COVER: MAKE AMERICAN GOBBLE AGAIN...

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Daniel Pirone (He/Him) @dpirone.bsky.social · 12h

I would love to see a follow up on if there any wage theft violations from Marshals… pretty sure it would be for more than $400

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Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 16h

Seattle Spent Thousands on "Organized Retail Theft" Operation at Marshall's, Arresting Five and Recovering $400 in Merchandise
The operation involved at least 10 officers and suspects were jailed for up to a week for stealing knit caps, sweatshirts, and a pet toy.
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Seattle Spent Thousands on "Organized Retail Theft" Operation at Marshall's, Arresting Five and Recovering $400 in Merchandise - PubliCola

By Erica C. Barnett Last week, the Seattle Police Department announced it had completed a successful “Organized Retail Theft Operation”…

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Daniel Pirone (He/Him) @dpirone.bsky.social · 12h

Oh hey look - it’s the Turd Reich’s Hitlerjugend - the lest popular “boy band” …

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And gosh darn it, people like me!!!

Daniel Pirone (He/Him) @dpirone.bsky.social · 12h

Yasss!!! Big ups to @squidtips.bsky.social

Daniel Pirone (He/Him) @dpirone.bsky.social · 13h

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Breathing Water

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Daniel Pirone (He/Him) @dpirone.bsky.social · 13h

It’s a bright sunny day here in Cascadia and I am felling something coming up from the depths:

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Everything At Once

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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 17h

People think I'm being hyperbolic when I say "Yeah the GOP is just pro-slavery at this point."

If their actual farm labor policy wasn't enough, there's always this.

Screenshot from the Politico article on a leaked Young Republicans group chat.

"They talked about raping their enemies and driving them to suicide and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery."

Screenshot. "In another conversation in February, Giunta talks approvingly about the Orange County Teenager Republican organization in New York- which appears to be part of the network of national Teen Age Republicans- and how he was pleased with its young members' ideological bent.

"They support slavery and all that shit. Mega based."

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Daniel Pirone (He/Him) @dpirone.bsky.social · 17h

I had heard better from a squeaky door

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NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said on Monday it will cut nearly 550 jobs as part of a restructuring, not related to the current U.S. government shutdown.

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