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The Omega Dork @theomegadork.bsky.social · 4h

Tim Hortons expanded into Maine, maybe 20 years ago. Everyone was so excited.
I went & it was overpriced, tasted terrible, and they had some of the most consciously rude customer service I'd experienced.
So, basically just Starbucks II.
But then, 40 years ago, Dunken Donuts was actually good, too.

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beccagrawl @beccagrawl.bsky.social · 9h

Waiting for polls to close? Check out my most recent collaboration with @potus-pages.bsky.social - an introduction to eight Revolutionary women: www.potuspages.com/blog/women?s...

Were there no mothers of the Revolution?

Of course there were

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The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

ICE Agent Panics After Realizing There More Children Than He Has Flash-Bangs https://theonion.com/ice-agent-panics-after-realizing-there-more-children-than-he-has-flash-bangs/

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Josh Burch @jburchdc.bsky.social · 1d

Alternatively: When Dems have the majority they should right size the Supreme Court, give full representation to the people of DC & Puerto Rico (if PR wants it) via statehood, and finally enact meaningful public safety measures that could stop mass murders & violent crime across our country.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Johnson: "If they had no filibuster, they would pack the SCOTUS. You'd go from 9 to 17 or however many liberals they could pack. You would make DC & Puerto Rico into states, which would give 4 additional Democrat senators & make us a permanent minority. You'd see massive restrictions of 2A rights"

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Wes Platt (Officially Official) @wesplatt.bsky.social · 1d

Narrator:

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The 51st @51st.news · 1d

The federal shutdown has now lasted more than a month — approaching the record 35 days in 2018-2019.

Late last week, though, D.C. took a step to keep the situation from getting even worse for tens of thousands of local households.

D.C. will use its own money to pay for SNAP amid shutdown

The Trump administration has refused to use contingency funding to pay for food assistance.

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Fill Diesmekhanik @thedicemechanic.bsky.social · 1d

This is a lovely little story, and it's so true.

Missus and I have always boardgamed, but she realised last week that concentrating on a game for an hour completely takes her away from the stresses of home & work.

In summary: humans need hobbies.

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

The one change that worked: I struggled with stress after work – until I made a discovery in my attic

When my son was growing up, his school recorder was the bane of my life. Now it’s what I reach for at the end of a hard day, rather than a glass of wine

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The Omega Dork @theomegadork.bsky.social · 1d

A film you've seen more than seven times with a gif.

(Thought I'd pick something a bit more contemporary than I normally do for things like this)

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Eric Schiller @triplee.bsky.social · 2d

Happy semi annual “Time is a Meaningless Construct” day to those who celebrate.

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Dennis Detwiller @drgonzo123.bsky.social · 3d

So AI:

-is basically autocomplete on steroids
-can’t do basic math
-makes no money
-no one wants it
-causes companies to fire great gouts of people
-stifles all other corporate spending
-prevents companies from hiring new people
-is set to completely destroy the world economy

a man wearing glasses and a brown coat is asking is that right

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Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 3d

As I mentioned during our DC show the other night, years – decades! – of mayors tacitly tolerating cops and other city employees defacing their plates has made this much more difficult to deal with now.

NPR @npr.org · 3d

Immigration enforcement officers are sometimes forgoing license plates or otherwise masking their cars while apprehending migrants across the U.S.

Camouflaging cars and swapping license plates: How agents make immigration arrests

Immigration enforcement officers are sometimes forgoing license plates or otherwise masking their cars while apprehending migrants across the U.S.

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The Omega Dork @theomegadork.bsky.social · 5d

Hedningarna's album Trä is one that I really dig.

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The Omega Dork @theomegadork.bsky.social · 5d

I dislike reading on a screen. Anything longer than a few paragraphs? Forget it. I like having the PDF so I can print out things I might need, like maps, bits of lore, or handouts. But reading the whole book? No way.

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Todd @thirdkingdom.bsky.social · 5d

If you're an indie #ttrpg publisher looking to get your work into a store, please reach out to me. I own an FLGS in Virginia that stocks a lot of indie titles. We buy outright, sell on consignment, and even help fulfill orders/crowdfunding. Email me at sabregamesandcards at gmail dot com #indiegames

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The Omega Dork @theomegadork.bsky.social · 5d

Was just reminded of a company I worked for that bought & made everyone at management level & up (probably 1500 people) read the book Fish as a means of fostering corporate growth. Then they absolutely shut down & refused to follow anything learned in the book.

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The Omega Dork @theomegadork.bsky.social · 6d

1. Star Trek (original series)
2. Raiders of the Lost Ark
3. Brain Salad Surgery (Emerson Lake & Palmer)
4. Casablanca
5. Time of the Great Freeze (Robert Silverberg)

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The Omega Dork @theomegadork.bsky.social · 7d

For those curious, there really is no peak foliage here. Leaves start falling in late August/early September. You start to see random bursts of color change in September through November. Individual trees can be quite impressive, but if you want Fall colors, got to New England or Upstate New York.

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The Omega Dork @theomegadork.bsky.social · 7d

Tourist: Hey, you know how literally nobody ever talks about traveling to mid-Atlantic cities to look at autumn foliage?
Me: Yeah.
Tourist: Well, when is peak fall foliage there?

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The Omega Dork @theomegadork.bsky.social · 7d

I should start a consulting firm. It seems like companies and politicians like to pay them absolutely beastly amounts of money to tell them any old nonsense.

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Liz Shannon Miller @lizshannonmiller.com · 8d

friend shared this, immediately updated my settings

$Screenshot of text: unfuck google drive by shooting gemini Hey folks! Google is fucking you via sneaky enshittification again! Want the shit in your google drive to load instantly again, instead of taking for-fucking-ever? Open your gdrive (web OR app) Settings > Manage Apps Gemini was checked "use as default" (and i sure the fuck didn't set it that way, this was a silent push) Nuke that, and suddenly, folders that took up to a minute to populate and sort do so in a fraction of a second.$

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The Omega Dork @theomegadork.bsky.social · 8d

"I don't like a piece of artwork for a game I don't play. I think I'm going to make that my entire personality."
*The YouTube story*

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World Central Kitchen @wck.org · 9d

WCK is serving free meals for furloughed federal workers impacted by the U.S. government shutdown. These meals are available to federal employees and their families. Below are locations and hours. #ChefsForFeds (1/2)

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Hill Family Biking @hillfamilybiking.org · 8d

Inside the roll out from our Halloween Ride 👀

Over 400 DC residents came out to show off their costumes and spread the joy of biking on Capitol Hill

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Film Noir Foundation @noirfoundation.bsky.social · 9d

#NoirCityPhiladelphia is almost here! @eddiemuller.bsky.social will be your host. Festival program schedule, double-feature tickets, and weekend passes (includes all ten films) are available on The Colonial Theatre’s website: bit.ly/3WoGWhC
@tcmparty.bsky.social #noiralley #noircity #filmnoir

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