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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 1h

There is no such thing as a good book. Every book should find its readers and the canon is basically used to reinforce cultural hegemony to this day and it's a problem.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

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

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 1h

Our butcher block counters came from Bauer Brothers, great place. Visiting there makes me wish i had a lot more house (i don't actually want any more house than i have)

Wes Burdine @wesburdine.bsky.social · 2h

Heads up, the massive architectural salvage Bauer Brothers in North is having a huge downsizing sale

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 2h

I've read IJ twice, a few years apart. It has a complicated structure, which makes it a fun read though it's so stupidly long that few people make it through. The actual story isn't that important, but would make for a pretty fun Wes Anderson movie.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 4h

Subscribe to The Onion and help us become a bigger newspaper than The Washington Post by next year. It can happen!

membership.theonion.com

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 21h

I still remember my home phone number from when i was in 2nd grade for some reason

bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 1d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 23h

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watertigernyc @watertigernyc.bsky.social · 1d

Evergreen meme.

Girl standing against wall while other girl puts the bell of a baritone horn over her face. Baritone horn is labeled "Putting AI into every fucking thing imaginable", while the girl against the wall is labeled "People who never asked" and the other girl is labeled "Big Companies"

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 1d

The eternal irony of AI being used to generate big naturals

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 5d

“I still can’t believe how unhinged the last update was. Not only the nudity but the motions, boobs bounces more realistically, it’s incredible.”

Elon Musk's xAI seems to have relaxed filters on Grok's video generation, allowing users to create and share explicit AI pornography.

Musk's AI Is Being Used to Make Hardcore Porn: 'Grok Is Learning Genitalia Really Fast!'

bit.ly

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 1d

It's interesting how much work "some" and "most" do when looking at supporting the relatively limited range of apple hardware, though i do understand not all of it is well documented.

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 1d

They also have a society that supports its members and finds a place for them to be productive and happy.

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 1d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

"I asked ChatGPT to..."

Dan Marshall @danmarstp.marshallwords.com · 1d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

"Due to new tariffs...”

JM Schott @dfygrvtalwys.bsky.social · 1d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

"More FAFSA Simplifications coming”

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 1d

This sounds eerily like my brief time running linux on an old mac laptop about 10 years ago, i assumed that things would have improved by now

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 1d

If you've ever listened to Danzig it's impossible to watch the new Ed Gein documentary without hearing Danzig singing MOTHER every time Ed says it.

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 1d

I’m surprised to see any horses in the city that aren’t ridden by cops

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FLAVOR FLAV ⏰ @flavorflav.bsky.social · 1d

I’d rather live in peace than rest in peace

Proof that a federal ban on assault weapons work

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 2d

Listen to the response to this and look how easy it is to say it.

Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 2d

We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.

When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 2d

Safe to say that at least for the car I’m in, more Laufey fans than Stereolab fans on the Green line.

Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 2d

Happy to see a full house for Stereolab tonight

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 2d

New Carnation - The Darned

Blue Cubic Zirconia - The Mild Winters

Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 4d

Another banger in the works

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 6d

Another persistent problem is that many people truly don't seem to understand (or care) what objectivity means, in documentation or journalism

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 7d

have you started reading forums for DIY pedal builders because whoa

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 8d

We practice right around the block from there, gotta try to get on their calendar!

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K. A. “Kîck Åß” Pillë @keithpille.bsky.social · 11d

ok so

in about 3 weeks, if you're a Twin Cities person who's into great local music performed for cheap at a reasonable hour, I have FANTASTIC news for you

Creekside Ruffians, Sidewalk Diamonds and the Hobbled at PILLLAR Forum on 10/21

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 12d

A big theme I’m learning with the recent songs in the series is that the huge bands of the ‘60s got huge because of the outsized ambition of the band (or individuals in the band) and not because they got lucky and happened to be popular

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