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Alex Gumpel
@anelf3.me
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Television broadcast engineer in Seattle; formerly a TWiT in Petaluma. I skeet, therefore I am (a jerk). General idiot.

Rebuilding from that old hellsite to this new hellsite. Say hi if you knew me there.
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@k1m.bsky.social ?????
Four different pairs of novelty socks that say "I ❤️ Petaluma" "I ❤️ pickles" "I ❤️ meat" and "I ❤️ soup"
December 14, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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porg plane with volcanoes
Porg on the winglet with mighty Tahoma in the distance Porg on the winglet with Mts. St. Helens and Adams in the distance
December 12, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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porg plane
Shot out of a commercial airplane window showing the wing and another Alaska plane in the background. The winglet has a porg painted on it. Closeup of the porg winglet
December 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Naomi Wildman.
Seven of Nine standing above and looking condescendingly down at Naomi Wildman
December 12, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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Meeting time.

:(
Open laptop on a conference table with a sad face BSOD
December 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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You will be visited by three spirits
Extremely cursed alteration of a Star Trek TMP publicity photo of Spock, now with long hair, Kirk, now with facial hair and a big creepy toothy smile, and Bones, now with bangs and a big mustache
December 9, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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I'd call that a special day.
OneDrive notification that says December 8! Today over the years See what made this day special over time. It's showing a black and white photo of Liberace, David Letterman wearing glasses and a San Francisco State University tshirt, and Bob Dylan on the set of Late Night in 1984
December 9, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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It will startle your senses.
December 7, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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I'm just a

Peter Boyle
Peter Boyle bio summary with photos and Wikipedia link
December 7, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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Congratulations Pantone Color of the Year 2026: Cloud Dancer (PANTONE 11-4201)!

Unsettling Greige!
PANTONE 11-4201 TCX Cloud Dancer color chip. The color is extremely bland but unsettling off white Picard and Q in an unsettling PANTONE 11-4201 Cloud Dancer void. Picard has a big burn mark on his chest and is holding a mechanical heart. Q is dressed like god or something. They are looking past the camera at something, Picard is unamused
December 5, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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As always, something prompted the creation of this sign.
A taped on paper sign presumably in a bathroom stall that says "Only operate the bidet while seated! this is not the Bellagio fountain."
December 2, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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The one holdout brother who had a alternate passion than for music.
GIBBS FURNITURE storefront
December 1, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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@guidetheplayer.bsky.social 🤔
A chaotic hotel evacuation map with way too many red symbols and arrows
December 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Wine tasting in Oregon
A flight of white and red wines in lil carafes with a cloudy mountain range and low sun through the windows in the background Vineyards in a mountainous valley with cool clouds wnd fog over the mountains in the distance A barn-turned-winery tasting room A vintage sign recreation on the barn, featuring a cowboy with the hat and boots tending to a handsome horse, that says H-H DUDE RANCH Where you can REALLY HAVE FUN
December 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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Hello, Corvallis!
Photo of the Corvallis skyline from a 6th story perspective
November 30, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Love driving through Portland.
Road sign that says EXIT 297 Terwilliger Blvd 1 1/2 MILES Candidate Bob Terwilliger wrapped in an American Flag, standing next to a water cooler Homer yelling at Mayor Bob with the caption I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE UP TO, MAYOR TERWIGIGER, AND NO ONE IN MY FAMILY WILL STAND FOR IT.
November 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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@nsbulk.bsky.social Nice autumn road triippin music.
Alex POV of a car dashboard showing driving on I-5 South and music from CD track 2 "This Never Happen..." by John Barry. Autumn looking trees on the sides of the highway in the background
November 30, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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:o
Artwork of Sluggy the Unshaven from Yoshi's Island
November 29, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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:(
blobfish looking sad :(
November 29, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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The backup network satellite dish and its LNB. I'm glad I didn't have to bust out the big ladder to get to it tonight, because, well
Trio of satellite dishes on tall masts precariously at the edge of the roof on a dark wet Seattle November night. The Space Needle is in the background because of course it is Horizontal and vertical LNBs at the reflection focal point of the satellite dish
November 28, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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We've had an intermittent problem with our network backup satellite feed all day. I spent some time troubleshooting the recievers but no luck, might be a problem with that dish's LNB. But maybe let's check the power supply first.

Yep, blown fuse. Fixed now.

I've earned another piece of pie.
Closeup of a 1/2 amp blown fuse Back of the LNB power supply showing green lights on all channels Trays of pumpkin pie and a big ol bowl of whipped cream
November 28, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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Cheers.
Alex POV holding a paper cup of black coffee in front of a video patch bay
November 28, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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Six years in a row working on Thanksgiving in television, continuing the family tradition. This year I've got some fresh noodle rolls to install (eat).
Stacked bundles of yellow coax cable with a page of schematics underneath, an equipment rack in the background
November 27, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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Long day. Goodnight.
Dark brown cocktail in a stemmed coupe glass on a table in the foreground with the Space Needle, blinky TV towers, and city buildings in the background
November 27, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Prepare to fast forward.
Fast forward.
Fast forwarding, sir.

Phew.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:22 AM