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Jeffrey @staticmade.com · 2d

Solid 10k run through the campus of Penn State University this morning. It’s family weekend and we are here visiting Elliott.

Penn State University's sign is prominently displayed in front of Beaver Stadium with a clear sky in the background.

A person wearing a yellow bandana and blue shirt stands in front of a sports field sign that reads JEFFREY FIELD.

A sunlit field of tall grass is surrounded by trees under a partly cloudy blue sky.

A large brick building with Art Deco architectural features stands alongside a historical marker dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr.

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Jeffrey @staticmade.com · 3d

#NoKings rally on the Old Main Lawn at Penn State University.

A crowd gathers around large signs spelling NO KINGS, with individuals holding various protest signs and an American flag.

Two people are walking down a street wearing inflatable chicken costumes during a festive event.

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Jeffrey @staticmade.com · 4d

Sir Tim Berners-Lee writing in The Guardian about why he gave the World Wide Web away for free, how we might instill that ethos back into broader digital culture, and the dangers of an unregulated & unchecked AI industry:

"Somewher... https://staticmade.com/2025/10/17/sir-tim-bernerslee-writing-in/

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Jeffrey @staticmade.com · 4d

Three different tight ends have caught touchdowns for the Steelers tonight.

Jeffrey @staticmade.com · 5d

It’s an AFC North football night in Pittsburgh. I bet my boss (a Bengals fan) that if Cincinatti won I’d rock a Joe Flacco background photo for the virtual all-hands tomorrow. If the Steelers win, he has to rock an Aaron Rodgers background. Feels like a trap, but I’m feeling good about the odds. 🏈

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Jeffrey @staticmade.com · 6d

The Pittsburgh City Paper is ending its free weekly print edition in favor of publishing four ‘super issues’ throughout the year. This is an end of an era.

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Jeffrey @staticmade.com · 6d

An absolute must read/watch from Ben Werdmuller:

"For the open social web to thrive, we need to go back to real communities with real-world use cases and solve their problems better than anything else. Not the needs of individual... https://staticmade.com/2025/10/15/an-absolute-must-readwatch-from/

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Jeffrey @staticmade.com · 9d

Yes, I’ve reached that point in life where I’m drinking a cup of coffee while watching Steelers football.

A person holds a mug labeled STEEL CITY while lounging on a porch with a TV in the background.

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Paul Hudrick @paulhudrick.bsky.social · 9d

I think the average person imagines a Terminator scenario for AI destroying us. It’s actually going to be a lot more like WALL-E where we willingly let computers take our humanity.

C. Buckthorn @cbuckthorn.bsky.social · 9d

This is amazing. I laughed out loud www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

As 32-year-old Rich points out, though, "it's not like using ChatGPT guarantees success".
When he met someone in a bar one Friday night and swapped social media handles, he asked AI what his next move should be.
ChatGPT discerned that sending an initial message on Monday midmorning would set the right pace. "Then it gave me some options for what the message could be," says Rich.
"Keep it light, warm, and low-stakes so it reads as genuine interest without urgency," the bot advised. "Something like: Hey Sarah, still laughing about [tiny shared moment/reference if you've got one] - good to meet you!" Rich went back and forth with ChatGPT until he felt they'd hit upon exactly the right message ("Hey Sarah, it was lovely to meet you") but sadly she never replied, he says. "It's been two weeks now."

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Jeffrey @staticmade.com · 12d

Happy ‘loosen the straps on your Birks to allow for the wearing of thick winter socks’ Day to all who celebrate!

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Jeffrey @staticmade.com · 12d

I’ve said this before, but 404 Media is the type of journalism we need right now:

"Over the next few weeks, we will be filing hundreds of public records requests with state, local, and federal governments and school districts with the h... https://staticmade.com/2025/10/09/ive-said-this-before-but/

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Jeffrey @staticmade.com · 14d

A Fully-Present Participant in Reality: https://staticmade.com/2025/10/06/a-fullypresent-participant-in-reality/

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Erlend Sogge Heggen @erlend.sh · 16d

The web can be made personal again.

blog.muni.town/personal-dat...

Personal data storage is an idea whose time has come

Data Ownership as a conversation changes when data resides primarily with people-governed institutions rather than corporations.

blog.muni.town

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Jeffrey @staticmade.com · 17d

since when does anyone in philly drink a petite beer

MLB (Bot) @mlbbot.bsky.social · 18d

The Phillies have a 9-9-9 Challenge box for the Postseason 😭

It comes with 9 "fun size" hot dogs and 9 "petite" beers, and even features a scoreboard to keep track of your progress 🤣

Two photos of the Phillies' 9-9-9 Challenge box. It features 9 mini hot dogs and 9 small glasses partially filled with beer.

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Jeffrey @staticmade.com · 18d

anyone in pittsburgh going to the anamanaguchi show at smalls tomorrow night?

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Peter Cheung @bostonaruban.bsky.social · 19d

Bicycles Deliver the Freedom that Auto Ads Promise.

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 20d

Portland enacts emergency powers of nudity to check federal overreach.

Emergency World Naked Bike Ride planned in Portland, with blurred photi of naked bicyclists.

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Jeffrey @staticmade.com · 20d

Just signed up for the Nittany Valley Half Marathon, taking place December 7th on the campus of Penn State University where Elliott is a student. It’s been over a year since I’ve raced and I’m looking forward to getting back out there. Will be cool to have Elliott there to cheer me on too!

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Bluesky @bsky.app · 20d

Bluesky runs on open protocols with open source code. Today we’re taking an additional step and making a patent non-aggression pledge to ensure that everyone can build confidently on our work.

Learn more and read the pledge in our blog post: bsky.social/about/blog/1...

Bluesky's Patent Non-Aggression Pledge - Bluesky

Bluesky develops open protocols. We're taking a short and simple patent non-aggression pledge to ensure that everybody feels confident building on them.

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Jeffrey @staticmade.com · 21d

I've read 7 out of 10 and just added the other 3 to my public library queue. Thanks for the book suggestions, Patriots!

Dan of the Year @downwithdan.bsky.social · 21d

THE ANTIFA LORAX

TOP 10 BOOKS RADICALIZING
THE LEFT
and why they are creating political violence against Patriots
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LORAX
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CHUCK PALAHNIUK FIGHT CLUB
1984
GEORGE ORWELL
1984
REASONS:
- Anti-Patriot
- Anti-Authority
- Anti-Conservative
- Pro-Violence
- Pro-Antifa
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IT CAN'T HAPPEN
HERE
SINCLAIR LEWIS
IT CAN'T HAPPEN HERE REASONS:
- Anti-Patriot
- Anti-Authority
- Pro-Antifa
- Anti-United States
- Pro-Left wing terrorism
WE ARE STARTED
-LIBERTY•
Dr. Seuss
THE LORAX REASONS:
- Pro-Antifa
- Anti-Authority
- Pro-Violence
- Pro-Environment
FIGHT CLUB
REASONS:
- Anti-Masculinity
- Anti-Authority
- Anti-Christian
- Anti-Consumerism
- Pro-Left wing terrorism
7/8
HOWARD ZINN
PEOPLE'S HISTORY
OF THE
UNITED STATES
A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES REASONS:
- Pro-Radicalism
- Pro-Communism
- Pro-Violence
- Anti-Authority
- Pro-Antifa
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MARGARET
ATWOOD
THE
HANDMAID'S
TALE
A HANDMAID'S TALE REASONS:
- Pro-Feminism
- Anti-Christian
- Anti-Fertility
- Pro-Left wing terrorism
- Pro-Antifa
- Pro-Violence
- Anti-Conservative
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dalton trumbo
FUN HOME
ALISON BECHDEL
REASONS:
- Pro-LGBT
- Anti-Science
- Anti-Christianity
- Atheistic
- Gender Propaganda
GENDER QUEER
GENDER QUEER REASONS:
- Pornography
- Sexualizing Children
- Pro-LGBT
- Anti-Christianity
- Gender Propaganda
- Pro-Child Confusion
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american family association
THE GRAPES OF WEATH
THE GRAPES OF WRATH REASONS:
- Pro-Communism
- Anti-Patriot
- Anti-Authority
- Pro-Violence
- Pro-Antifa
- Anti-United States
- Anti-Christianity
renspect
Johnny got his gun
JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN
REASONS:
- Anti-United States
- Anti-Patriot
- Pro-Communism
- Anti-War
- Anti-Wealth
- Anti-Authority
- Pro-Violence
* CITIZENS
DEFENDING

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Jeffrey @staticmade.com · 21d

An Open Letter to Shaler Area School District: https://staticmade.com/2025/09/30/an-open-letter-to-shaler/

An open letter to Shaler Area School District superintendent Bryan O’Black and the district’s board of directors regarding the closure and eventual sale of Shaler Area Elementary School.

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Molly White @molly.wiki · 22d

Someone should probably inform the White House's "AI & Crypto Czar" that no one is forcing AI companies to train their models on Wikipedia

Tweet by David Sacks: "Wikipedia is hopelessly biased. An army of left-wing activists maintain the bios and fight reasonable corrections. Magnifying the problem, Wikipedia often appears first in Google search results, and now it’s a trusted source for AI model training. This is a huge problem."

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Jeffrey @staticmade.com · 22d

Cory Doctorow:

"AI cannot do your job, but an AI salesman can 100% convince your boss to fire you and replace you with an AI that can’t do your job, and when the bubble bursts, the money-hemorrhaging “foundation models” will be shut o... https://staticmade.com/2025/09/29/cory-doctorow-ai-cannot-do/

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Jeffrey @staticmade.com · 23d

Steelers offense has come to life! Must be the Guinness!

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Woy @woy.lol · 24d

Can’t believe the site is still up www.pghbloggers.org. It’s like the last Blockbuster.

Pittsburgh Bloggers -- directory of blogs in the Pittsburgh, PA area

Pittsburgh Bloggers is a searchable directory of blogs in the greater Pittsburgh, PA area. All blogs in the region are welcome. Listing is free.

www.pghbloggers.org

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