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Jenn Cutter @jenncutter.bsky.social · 4h

I LIVED. We won the first game. And I assisted our first two goals in a 3-2 final. Finished +2. How will I feel two days from now? .... gonna feel some things.

Like how in the goddamn heck did I block a shot with the ball of my right foot?? That is a thing that mostly should not be #JennHockey 🥅🏒

an elderly woman behind bars with the words mostly dead is slightly alive

Alt: Billy Crystal in The Princess Bride saying "mostly dead is slightly alive"

media.tenor.com

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Jenn Cutter @jenncutter.bsky.social · 9h

Currently accepting both thoughts and prayers on a back-to-back game night -- random schedule quirk; shouldn't happen again -- with the first v. a U18A squad.

You're likely aware I'm no longer a teenager. Prob less aware I've not played 'srs' hockey since 2020. Should be fun, lol #JennHockey 🥅🏒

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Night of the Living Ted Raymond @tedraymond.bsky.social · 11h

This is why you need to be careful with what you say. You never know who might take it upon themselves to act on it.

The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 13h

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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 12h

tremendous public broadcasting happening right now

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Trick or Treat City @rickcity.bsky.social · 12h

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 1d

Finish this sentence: “The biggest obstacle to actually turning MY city into a better city for people is __________________________.”

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Stellaween? @antlervel.vet · 1d

WHEN THERE’S TREASURE BEHIND THE WATERFALL: Oh wow. Yes, very clever! Waterfall treasure! No one’s ever done that before. Lazy jackass

WHEN THERE’S NO TREASURE BEHIND THE WATERFALL: Wow. Too stuck-up to put treasure there huh? Too much of a fucking ICONOCLAST for that? Piece of shit. FUCK you

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 20h

I presume that orchestra people have vicious stereotypes about clarinetists that could be deployed here. I once heard three performers riff on violists for ten minutes and it was frightening.

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 21h

“A clarinet player was arrested after playing her instrument to the tune of the ‘Ghostbusters’ theme song outside of a Portland ICE facility…”

Musician playing ‘Ghostbusters’ outside ICE facility is arrested by agents

‘Taking us citizens out of state to detain them without charge is a new action from the Feds and should be opposed,’ her band said

www.independent.co.uk

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Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 1d

my taxes are paying for this, unreal

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Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 1d

kids teacher just sent this home as part of an assignment he's doing and i want to smash every computer at the school

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Gaziter @gaziter.bsky.social · Oct 24

The WinRAR librarian 📚

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Brendan Keogh @brkeogh.bsky.social · 1d

Visa and Mastercard have the opportunity to do something really funny.

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 1d

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.

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Dia Lacina @dialacina.com · 1d

This is why you need to not just mask, but mask consistently in public.

Highlights
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HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 are preventable infectious diseases with chronic systemic impacts including immune system dysfunction.
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Chronic inflammation, immune exhaustion, and accelerated biological aging are shared hallmarks of HIVI/AIDS and Long COVID/PASC.
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Tissue reservoir persistence drives long-term damage in both HIV and SARS-CoV-2. SARS-CoV-2 mirrors HIV-1 in its ability to evade immune defenses and cause chronic infection.
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SARS-CoV-2 -associated neurological disorders (SAND) parallel HIV-associated neurological disorders (HAND).
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Both pandemics exhibit failures in global solidarity and reveal inequities in healthcare access.

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Jenn Cutter @jenncutter.bsky.social · 1d

frustrating how many games just can't be covered properly or safely on YT without immediately getting hit by a hammer for it

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Jenn Cutter @jenncutter.bsky.social · 1d

absolutely no one could afford what I'd charge to go back to IT these days

Adam Compton @comptona.bsky.social · 1d

Pouring one out for the IT folks who are going to have to add OpenAI to the adult content filtering on their corporate firewalls

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Josh Scare @joshscherr.bsky.social · 1d

Don’t worry, everyone; they’re implementing state of the art age verification technology

A screen from the old game Leisure Suit Larry’s age verification quiz. Text on screen reads “Oops. You blew that one! If you miss another, you can’t possibly be 25.”

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Jenn Cutter @jenncutter.bsky.social · 1d

That with a combo of lots more people finishing their game project started in 2020?

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Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 1d

I could pay the finest scientists and engineers in the world to spend the rest of their lives pushing the limits of nanotechnology and still not be able to produce a violin small enough for these landlords

www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

‘If there is no demand, we can’t operate’: Small landlords ponder future after foreign student cuts

The case for investing in student housing isn’t as obvious as it once was as the federal cap on international students enters its second year

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Alan Au @alanau.bsky.social · 1d

They should just use the War Thunder forums like everybody else.

NPR @npr.org · 1d

Afraid to sneak into a British embassy? MI6's new dark web portal Silent Courier lets you share secrets online. n.pr/477wpfs

Move over James Bond: A new service lets anyone share secrets with Britain

Afraid to sneak into a British embassy? MI6's new dark web portal Silent Courier lets you share secrets online.

n.pr

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Jenn Cutter @jenncutter.bsky.social · 1d

A favourite! Always fun to do a fancy version in wine 🍷

Meats, beans, eggs in various forms. No nuts at the moment with the price. Annoyed my aging stomach can't seem to handle my previous standard pre-game meals without sitting heavy, so I'm still trying to find something that works :(

Jenn Cutter @jenncutter.bsky.social · 1d

goddammit. This year I'm back to an absurd amount of higher-level hockey, and there's only so many heavy calories I can eat before making myself sick on the ice, so I added back supplements. Will have to check this list later.

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Ian Coldwater 👻🌿 @lookitup.baby · 2d

most kids would be better taught Shakespeare by a few viewings of Star Trek: The Next Generation than the way his work is traditionally taught

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 2d

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

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mcc @dryad.technology · 2d

If you are a Canadian citizen or resident, and you hate "AI"¹, please fill out this survey.

ised-isde.canada.ca/site/ised/en...

The survey questions are *extremely* biased, so this will not be a fun experience, but I think it is worth it.

¹ (And if you like "AI"… how have I not blocked you yet?)

Help define the next chapter of Canada's AI leadership

Current status: Open from October 1 to October 31, 2025 Canada helped invent modern AI. To stay a leader—and protect our digital sovereignty—we're running a 30-day national sprint to shape a renew...

ised-isde.canada.ca

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Jenn Cutter @jenncutter.bsky.social · 2d

my theory: AI-heads are addicted to rakes. just love the taste of them. work triple-time to make sure they step on every rake possible on the way to getting yelled out of pursuing their project that particular way. and they'll be back to do it again. they can't help it, it's a drug.

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draglikepull @draglikepull.bsky.social · 2d

The headline is bad, but the article itself correctly notes that this is not really about trade policy, so much as it's about:
1. Trump's repeated attacks on Canada's sovereignty, especially the 51st state comments.
2. Fear of being detained at the border.

Canada’s boycott America movement is hurting innocent bystanders | CNN Business

Virginia Distillery CEO Gareth Moore was bullish on his company’s American single malt whisky sales north of the border when 2025 kicked off.

www.cnn.com

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