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Brian MacDonald
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Technical writer, editor, speaker, manager, currently slinging docs at Temporal.io. Former DigitialOcean, Pragmatic, O'Reilly. Philly native. Likely to get nerdy about Lego, roller coasters, role-playing games, Doctor Who. Masto: @[email protected]
I was at the time, yeah. It should be noted that I was at an off-site in another time zone, and work was stressful, so my analytical skills may not have been at their sharpest.

"Ambient" is the most likely answer, but when I pressed the button, nothing dispensed.
August 5, 2025 at 12:33 PM
MERV GRIFFIN!
June 29, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Ryan, would you deny the world a Hulk / Dolly Parton crossover? How can you be so cruel?
May 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I feel very unsettled! Also strange!
April 2, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Have you heard of the cabal of witches and wizards who provide spells and incantations on a share-alike basis?

They're the open ensorcelled community.
March 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Aww, man! I wanted to see Shattered Windshield, but I read the poster wrong and ended up seeing Drunken Spiderweb instead.
March 8, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Oh wow, what a fun site! I haven't been a regular concert-goer in...well, ever. But I certainly went to more in the 90s than I have recently. This is quite cool.
March 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Oh, we're not interested in living it down. Philly sports fans know a poor performance when they see one, and aren't shy about expressing their opinion.

I'm just saying that story has outlived its shelf life. How about the time the mayor threw snowballs at the Cowboys from the upper deck?
February 10, 2025 at 3:55 AM
I'm obligated to point out that the Santa Claus incident happened in 1968, over 50 years ago. I think we can safely let it go now?

Also, Santa was falling-down drunk and totally deserved it.
February 10, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Oh man, my current group playthrough hasn't killed any companions yet! We'll need to get on that.
January 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I overdosed on Counting Crows back in the 90s, so I'd legitimately forgotten how hard the lyrics to this one hit me. "If you think that I could be forgiven / Wish you would."
January 1, 2025 at 3:57 AM
I have a few of the "nanocoaster" metal roller coaster models. They're not nearly as intricate, but built in the same manner. I've got the tiny tools and a magnifier now, so I sometimes think about fancier metal models, but with your example to guide me, I may be able to resist.
December 30, 2024 at 7:14 PM
In Philly, I-76 is "the Schuylkill," pronounced roughly "skoo-kul," because of the river it's next to.

I-476 is "the Blue Route," because when it was being planned in 1958, there were three options: red, blue, and green. Guess which was chosen?

I-95 is just I-95, though.
December 26, 2024 at 5:36 PM
Any day when you see a Space Shuttle is a good day!
December 23, 2024 at 5:44 PM
Because, my dude, people know top-notch writing when they see it.
December 13, 2024 at 1:54 PM
Oh, I'm gonna need to check that out. And set up a bridge, since my builds for the past couple years are all on Mastodon.
December 5, 2024 at 10:06 PM