bfletch
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Happily drumming my way through these uncertain times. Be kind, folks
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/... I'm sorry. Trying to be sympathetic, but...this is nuts. Am I wrong? I just can't see getting involved with an app?? #chatbots #NYTimes #AI #kooky
They Fell in Love With A.I. Chatbots — and Found Something Real (Gift Article)
Three people on the joys and anxieties of A.I. romances.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/... I'm sorry. Trying to be sympathetic, but...this is nuts. Am I wrong? I just can't see getting involved with an app?? #chatbots #NYTimes #AI #kooky
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/... Love #pattismith and can't wait to dig into her new memoir! Rock on.. #sunday
Patti Smith’s ‘Horses’ Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary (Gift Article)
In 1975, she transformed poetry into punk. Neither would ever be the same. More than 20 artists who made and admired the album share their memories.
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November 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/... Love #pattismith and can't wait to dig into her new memoir! Rock on.. #sunday
Quite an obit/life story! I never knew that Deitrich had a fling with General Patton? #Monday #NYTimes
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Maria Riva, Dietrich Daughter Who Demystified the Legend, Dies at 100
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November 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Quite an obit/life story! I never knew that Deitrich had a fling with General Patton? #Monday #NYTimes
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/a... Heaven on earth! #jazz #onlyinnewyork
A Sacred Space Where 90-Year-Old Jazz Records Reign
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October 29, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/a... Heaven on earth! #jazz #onlyinnewyork
Jimmy Kimmel proposed an 'IQ Contest' between tRump and Jasmine Crockett and call it 'Crockett vs Tubbs' 🤣 🤏 🤜@crockett.house.gov #jimmykimmel #teamJasmine #tuesday
October 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Jimmy Kimmel proposed an 'IQ Contest' between tRump and Jasmine Crockett and call it 'Crockett vs Tubbs' 🤣 🤏 🤜@crockett.house.gov #jimmykimmel #teamJasmine #tuesday
How Lunar Photography Brought the Heavens Down to Earth www.nytimes.com/interactive/... Awesomeness! #sunday
How NASA’s Lunar Photography Brought the Heavens Down to Earth
No explorers ever traveled farther from home than the Apollo astronauts. As artists, they’re still underrated.
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October 26, 2025 at 12:29 PM
How Lunar Photography Brought the Heavens Down to Earth www.nytimes.com/interactive/... Awesomeness! #sunday
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/a... Can't wait to watch this one! #pluribus #vincegilligan #appletv
‘Pluribus’ Is a Singular Vision of a Tedious Utopia
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October 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Google’s Quantum Computer Makes a Big Technical Leap www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/t... Mind blowing, a bit scary & for sure, makes me feel pretty dumb. Where will this lead? Pro & con.. #thursday #nytimes
Google’s Quantum Computer Makes a Big Technical Leap
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October 23, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Google’s Quantum Computer Makes a Big Technical Leap www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/t... Mind blowing, a bit scary & for sure, makes me feel pretty dumb. Where will this lead? Pro & con.. #thursday #nytimes
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/t... A cautionary tale here.. They are throwing up a few of these in my neck of the woods #tuesday #readthefineprint
From Mexico to Ireland, Fury Mounts Over a Global A.I. Frenzy
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October 21, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/t... A cautionary tale here.. They are throwing up a few of these in my neck of the woods #tuesday #readthefineprint
Kimmel cracks me up with his nicknames for tRump. Last night: 'Velveeto Corleone' 🤣 #jimmykimmel #freespeech #nokings #learntolaughatyourself #friday
October 17, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Kimmel cracks me up with his nicknames for tRump. Last night: 'Velveeto Corleone' 🤣 #jimmykimmel #freespeech #nokings #learntolaughatyourself #friday
Miles Davis always looked timeless and stylish, like his music. This LP cover shows that. You wouldn't think that this was 1958 #milesdavis #jazzatnewport #wednesday #jazz
October 15, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Miles Davis always looked timeless and stylish, like his music. This LP cover shows that. You wouldn't think that this was 1958 #milesdavis #jazzatnewport #wednesday #jazz
His Off-the-Grid Vacation Was Interrupted by Winning a Nobel Prize
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October 8, 2025 at 12:09 PM
As a lifelong runner, this really pisses me off. There have been many 'bridges too far' in the last eight months, but this takes the cake... Run fast & free, brothers & sisters! #chicagomarathon #wednesday
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New Race-Day Worry for the Chicago Marathon: Immigration Enforcement
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October 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
As a lifelong runner, this really pisses me off. There have been many 'bridges too far' in the last eight months, but this takes the cake... Run fast & free, brothers & sisters! #chicagomarathon #wednesday
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/o... 'The distance between the world outside and the pictures in our heads afforded vast power to those who managed information flows' #Monday #freearticle #nytimes
Opinion | How to Save the American Experiment
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October 6, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/o... 'The distance between the world outside and the pictures in our heads afforded vast power to those who managed information flows' #Monday #freearticle #nytimes
Daniel Day-Lewis Gets Candid About His Return From Retirement
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October 3, 2025 at 2:14 PM
A 102-Year-Old Yoga Teacher’s Simple Approach to Aging Well
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October 1, 2025 at 12:12 PM
When you get more detail, this is even sicker than imagined. Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face? Unreal #wednesday #USA ???
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‘America Is Not a Safe Place to Work’: Koreans Describe Georgia Raid
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September 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
When you get more detail, this is even sicker than imagined. Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face? Unreal #wednesday #USA ???
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Women wanted him, men wanted to be him, but he was way more than a 'sex symbol'. Great actor and director w/ an incredible filmography. An activist & environmentalist. He will be missed! RIP, #RobertRedford ..
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Robert Redford, Screen Idol Turned Director and Activist, Dies at 89
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September 17, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Women wanted him, men wanted to be him, but he was way more than a 'sex symbol'. Great actor and director w/ an incredible filmography. An activist & environmentalist. He will be missed! RIP, #RobertRedford ..
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Why collect these? “Otherwise, in the future we’re all just going to be in white rooms with one speaker and a touch screen. And that sounds like a really boring life.” #nostalgia #jackson5 #cereal #childhood
Cereal Box Records Sound Horrible. They Still Look Incredible.
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September 16, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Why collect these? “Otherwise, in the future we’re all just going to be in white rooms with one speaker and a touch screen. And that sounds like a really boring life.” #nostalgia #jackson5 #cereal #childhood
I know that we have big issues to deal with, like Cracker Barrel logos and Taylor Swift wedding plans, but cyber security has bugged (no pun intended) me for years. This free article reinforces that #thursday
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‘Unrestrained’ Chinese Cyberattackers May Have Stolen Data From Almost Every American
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September 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I know that we have big issues to deal with, like Cracker Barrel logos and Taylor Swift wedding plans, but cyber security has bugged (no pun intended) me for years. This free article reinforces that #thursday
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