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Alex DeGruven

@alexdegruven.bsky.social

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Nerd generalist. Occasional gamer. Wonkette and Atlantic subscriber. Twitter refugee. 3D Printing and laser enthusiast. Dad. Leftist mildly socialist he/him ally. Learning to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYBaq-BZXuTIf_dBajgO1sw/

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Alex DeGruven @alexdegruven.bsky.social · Jan 20

My greatest wish for the next 4 years is that I (and the so many like me) am proven wrong.

Alex DeGruven @alexdegruven.bsky.social · 12d

I was interested in the teaser for All's Fair that played during TNF, until I saw her and my interest noped out forever.

Alex DeGruven @alexdegruven.bsky.social · 20d

*laughs in Trex and Strong8k*

Alex DeGruven @alexdegruven.bsky.social · 21d

Why the first sentence doesn't start with something like "in a staggering display of incompetence and lack of concern for public safety..."

I'm continually annoyed that the media insists on softening headlines. This wasn't an accident, this was abject incompetent negligence.

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Alex DeGruven @alexdegruven.bsky.social · 22d

So. Many. Turnovers.

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Alex DeGruven @alexdegruven.bsky.social · Oct 10

Interesting. The feed for that was just fine for me. Must have been a localized issue.

Alex DeGruven @alexdegruven.bsky.social · Oct 10

I've been subscribed to him for years. I work in tech and live in a suburban neighborhood with an HOA. But his stuff is just so good.

Alex DeGruven @alexdegruven.bsky.social · Sep 13

Better Off Ted was great

Alex DeGruven @alexdegruven.bsky.social · Aug 24

OH Half-Life. Me, a grown-ass adult yelping like a little kid in the middle of the night when I rounded a corner and a headcrab (which I've already seen a ton) jumps out of pitch blackness.

Alex DeGruven @alexdegruven.bsky.social · Aug 13

If only we had a Congress with a spine

Alex DeGruven @alexdegruven.bsky.social · Aug 9

The framing of this makes it feel like crypto all over again. And it will probably be the same thing. You'll have AI bros pumping and dumping their next big thing over and over for years.

Alex DeGruven @alexdegruven.bsky.social · Jul 24

The only way to finish a sentence that starts with "I took Josh Hawley's advice" is "and immediately threw it out the window because he's a neo-fashy idiot"

Alex DeGruven @alexdegruven.bsky.social · Jul 22

Remember when she was like "yeah, guys, I'm totally a Democrat, too!" and all of us saw right through it and said "yeah, nope, lol"?

Alex DeGruven @alexdegruven.bsky.social · Jul 22

If we can't trust the seal of the "OEDO OF GOVERYaEB", then I don't know what we CAN trust anymore.

Alex DeGruven @alexdegruven.bsky.social · Jul 22

I love Matt so much, but that's not even his best voice. Douglas and Lazslo are his top tier by far.

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Alex DeGruven @alexdegruven.bsky.social · Jul 19

The datacenter at my company has these instead of battery UPS for the gap of generator startup.

You can't see anything, but they emit an ominous vibration when you're in the room where they're running.

Alex DeGruven @alexdegruven.bsky.social · Jul 18

It's true. We all just need to find ours.

Alex DeGruven @alexdegruven.bsky.social · Jul 18

In this place. Right now. 65°F, barely a breeze, and the sun setting in a cloudless blue sky, I understand why this is what I need.

Nothing else matters. Nothing else even exists.

If there is a heaven, this is what I hope it is like.

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Alex DeGruven @alexdegruven.bsky.social · Jul 18

For me that's the Carriage House at the Hotel Iroquois on Mackinac Island.

I sit at a table, get a nice cocktail, and the entire weight of life just floats away into the ether.

And on a day like today, where the weather is beyond what anyone would describe as perfect, the effect is so much more.

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Alex DeGruven @alexdegruven.bsky.social · Jul 18

I firmly believe that, whatever we finally understand the human "soul" to be, there is a place and conditions that allows it to "recharge". A place where you can exhale and the entirety of life just floats away.

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Alex DeGruven @alexdegruven.bsky.social · Jul 16

Bonus round, only one actually gets activated each time.

Alex DeGruven @alexdegruven.bsky.social · Jul 16

Everyone gets a shock collar for the podcast and live listeners can hit a button that activates one randomly every 3 minutes.

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Alex DeGruven @alexdegruven.bsky.social · Jun 30

"People reacted the way normal people would to my shitpost instead of how it was back on Twitter. This place sucks!"

Alex DeGruven @alexdegruven.bsky.social · Jun 26

a man in a gray shirt is making a funny face while talking on a television show .

Alt: a man in a gray shirt is making a funny face while talking on a television show saying "geeze, that's me"

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Alex DeGruven @alexdegruven.bsky.social · Jun 24

Oh man, that's awful. Where we sat, at the closing of the first act, it was like she was right above us. Wild show.

Glad you got to experience the whole thing while not attempting to not die 😂

Alex DeGruven @alexdegruven.bsky.social · Jun 24

Detroit Opera House is an awesome venue, too. Saw Wicked there from 3rd row floor.

So many good places for everything right downtown.

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