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SpenceInAustin

@spenceinaustin.bsky.social

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I’m into books, baseball, music, movies, and Mexican food. I’m not into authoritarianism.

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SpenceInAustin @spenceinaustin.bsky.social · Jan 16

Show me one picture from Star Trek that perfectly embodies your aura

SpenceInAustin @spenceinaustin.bsky.social · 40m

It’s jarring when you’re just reading some book and you come across a great cosmic truth. This just happened to me this morning while reading “Libra” by Don DeLillo.

“Do you want me to tell you what Dallas is? It’s the city that proves that God is really dead.”

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SpenceInAustin @spenceinaustin.bsky.social · 56m

Ebony and Ivory

SpenceInAustin @spenceinaustin.bsky.social · 1h

Who’s your favorite reoccurring (that is not part of the regular cast but kept showing up) sitcom character?

SpenceInAustin @spenceinaustin.bsky.social · 10h

If you’re being completely honest, you would join in.

SpenceInAustin @spenceinaustin.bsky.social · 11h

Not even other cheaters like Mookie?

SpenceInAustin @spenceinaustin.bsky.social · 13h

Wouldn’t it have been more efficient for God to just take out Owens and Carlson?

He must be a graduate of Liberty U’s new MDiv-AI degree program.

SpenceInAustin @spenceinaustin.bsky.social · 18h

But he is up to the second informed on the Antifa Soros sponsorship of the Hate America Rally. A guy can only do so much.

SpenceInAustin @spenceinaustin.bsky.social · 21h

I doubt many folks will disagree with your assertions about the general state of public health.

But targeting what is for most people a pretty infrequent event is a questionable priority. It’s akin to telling people they should consume less animal fat and sugar on Thanksgiving.

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SpenceInAustin @spenceinaustin.bsky.social · 1d

Foul balls are for kids but keep your tiny grubby hands away from my home run ball. And no I’m NOT throwing back that opposing team home run ball. That’s stupid.

SpenceInAustin @spenceinaustin.bsky.social · 1d

They actually didn’t have to. Too bad a couple of guys brought the scheme of using the video feed from another AL team and convinced a lot of their new teammates that they did.

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SpenceInAustin @spenceinaustin.bsky.social · 1d

I like good tequila straight but mezcal is usually too smoky for me by itself.

But I’ll drink a spicy mezcarita all the live long day.

SpenceInAustin @spenceinaustin.bsky.social · 1d

I’m sure there are some for whom AI is indeed transformational.

But geez what boring fucking lives they must have.

SpenceInAustin @spenceinaustin.bsky.social · 1d

Young Republicans remind me of the “Young Married” Bible class at church when I was a kid.

Some of y’all are 40 fucking years old. Time to graduate.

SpenceInAustin @spenceinaustin.bsky.social · 1d

Headline is a typo. Supposed to say “sum’more” not “summit”

SpenceInAustin @spenceinaustin.bsky.social · 1d

No, they included the ones used to beat the Dodgers in Dodgers Stadium twice.

SpenceInAustin @spenceinaustin.bsky.social · 1d

I was opposed to the DH when my NL team was forced to join the AL. I’ve come around. I feel like I married into a different religion and then converted.

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SpenceInAustin @spenceinaustin.bsky.social · 1d

My goal is to someday be able to go to baseball games often enough that the food options are a legit health risk.

The solution is to be old enough that it won’t matter.

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SpenceInAustin @spenceinaustin.bsky.social · 1d

They don’t want us to do anything because they’re having too much fun. The cheating scandal has provided other team fans with the most fun they can have outside a WWE Smackdown. They’ve got a villain to hate and it’s a blast for them.

SpenceInAustin @spenceinaustin.bsky.social · 1d

New rule: only teams that spend a minimum of 50% of revenue on player payroll get first round picks.

Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 1d

Dodgers spend 73% of their revenue; Brewers spend 41%

SpenceInAustin @spenceinaustin.bsky.social · 1d

Miami should be a baseball city. Spending that kind of low ball percentage on payroll should be grounds for owner removal.

SpenceInAustin @spenceinaustin.bsky.social · 1d

We see this attitude again and again.

Why read a book when you can just read a summary?

Why take a class when you can just ask LLMs questions?

Why have a life partner when you can just create AI porn?

Why travel anywhere when you can wear VR goggles?

Why be human? It’s too much work.

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SpenceInAustin @spenceinaustin.bsky.social · 2d

Sinner. Superman. One Battle After Another.

Fascists may currently wield political power but they never even posed a threat in the culture war. And the day will come when they lose the political war as well.

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SpenceInAustin @spenceinaustin.bsky.social · 2d

Myles Straw? Did he run over your cat?

SpenceInAustin @spenceinaustin.bsky.social · 2d

I just want someone else to share in that kind of hair pulling misery.

SpenceInAustin @spenceinaustin.bsky.social · 2d

Would be pretty entertaining if the ALCS followed the 2019 WS game plan.

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