Madopal
@madopal.bsky.social
Chicagoan (Portage Park), bungalow owner, recovering gamedev (Jaleco, Mindscape, Midway), data engineer, bike/transit advocate(ish) (former NW MBAC), aspiring historian/baker, White Sox fan (heavy sigh), music nerd, just zis guy, you know? ✶✶✶✶
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In September someone who lives across the street told me about the potential demolition. It will be a side yard for the brand-new home next door. The irony is that 2219 was owned by Ray Capitanini (who died in April), a longtime supporter of Preservation Chicago. His parents started Italian Village.
November 26, 2025 at 9:54 PM
In September someone who lives across the street told me about the potential demolition. It will be a side yard for the brand-new home next door. The irony is that 2219 was owned by Ray Capitanini (who died in April), a longtime supporter of Preservation Chicago. His parents started Italian Village.
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Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
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Pulling the most recent police log led me to once again see an incredible holiday decoration picture a cousin in Omaha sent me
November 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Pulling the most recent police log led me to once again see an incredible holiday decoration picture a cousin in Omaha sent me
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Pedestrians suffered highest number of hit-and-run crashes, 42% of them. In 64% of pedestrian fatality cases, the driver was piloting a larger vehicle such as an SUV, pickup truck, or van. IDOT-controlled roads remain among the most dangerous. chi.streetsblog.org/2025/11/25/k...
Key findings from CDOT's annual Chicago Traffic Crashes report - Streetsblog Chicago
The Chicago Department of Transportation’s recently released annual Chicago Traffic Crashes report looks at data from the past several years and discusses the agency’s plan of action to reduce prevent...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Pedestrians suffered highest number of hit-and-run crashes, 42% of them. In 64% of pedestrian fatality cases, the driver was piloting a larger vehicle such as an SUV, pickup truck, or van. IDOT-controlled roads remain among the most dangerous. chi.streetsblog.org/2025/11/25/k...
I feel like this needs to be a Little Golden Book. Missed opportunity.
Golden Girls: Love is Golden is out TODAY! What would be REALLY cool is if you bought it at your local bookstore like, say, Bookstore Plus here in Lake Placid NY where I am for the holiday. Shopping small does wonders for your community as well as your SOUL. Now go forth and spread the love.
November 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I feel like this needs to be a Little Golden Book. Missed opportunity.
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have lived in the US for 15 years and this is how I learned that “it’s a bit of a gong show” is a Canadian figure of speech
How A Campy 1970s Game Show Became Part Of Canada's National Lexicon | Defector
On tiny Hornby Island northwest of Vancouver, after the Women’s World Cup in the summer of 2015, our bed-and-breakfast host was telling us about the town. The pizza place in the park is terrific, he s...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
have lived in the US for 15 years and this is how I learned that “it’s a bit of a gong show” is a Canadian figure of speech
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The Divvy contract is structured so that once the City made $20MM from it, their profit share was reduced to 5% of revenue. That date was approximately September 23rd, 2022 (duration: ~9 years) and since then (through 2023) they have made $410k (79k in 2022, 321k in 2023.
November 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The Divvy contract is structured so that once the City made $20MM from it, their profit share was reduced to 5% of revenue. That date was approximately September 23rd, 2022 (duration: ~9 years) and since then (through 2023) they have made $410k (79k in 2022, 321k in 2023.
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1013-15 N. Cicero, Chicago. Former home of Schutter Candy Co., makers of Bit-O-Honey.
November 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
1013-15 N. Cicero, Chicago. Former home of Schutter Candy Co., makers of Bit-O-Honey.
8:07 am, Lord Huron playing
Ok WXRT, you can stop playing one of two Lord Huron songs once an hour. They're not Talking Heads.
November 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
8:07 am, Lord Huron playing
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Time to post this banger again
January 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Time to post this banger again
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Some Boomer on Facebook is accusing cyclists of pooping on trails, so that's a new one.
November 26, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Some Boomer on Facebook is accusing cyclists of pooping on trails, so that's a new one.
This nails that it's just Weird Science as a Service.
November 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
This nails that it's just Weird Science as a Service.
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It's a sad anniversary, the death of Mayor Harold Washington in 1987 OTD, but we love this image of him with union members. Credit to member UIC.
November 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
It's a sad anniversary, the death of Mayor Harold Washington in 1987 OTD, but we love this image of him with union members. Credit to member UIC.
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In an era filled with tech dipshits who never developed emotionally past the age of 13 & use their wealth to become odious monsters ...
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
November 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
In an era filled with tech dipshits who never developed emotionally past the age of 13 & use their wealth to become odious monsters ...
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
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maybe we end up back at physical books of websites you can buy at waldenbooks
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
maybe we end up back at physical books of websites you can buy at waldenbooks
Physical release Jan 2nd
Disney figures that you'll be more inclined to watch the Jared Leto vehicle at home than you ever were in theaters.
You'll Be Able to Not Watch 'Tron: Ares' From the Comfort of Your Own Home Next Week
Disney figures that you'll be more inclined to watch the Jared Leto vehicle at home than you ever were in theaters.
gizmodo.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Physical release Jan 2nd
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The snowy owls sitting on Montrose Pier this foggy morning. The Chicago Park District has closed the pier’s far end to keep people from getting too close.
November 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The snowy owls sitting on Montrose Pier this foggy morning. The Chicago Park District has closed the pier’s far end to keep people from getting too close.
I hope the owls take over one of the cribs
The snowy owls sitting on Montrose Pier this foggy morning. The Chicago Park District has closed the pier’s far end to keep people from getting too close.
November 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I hope the owls take over one of the cribs
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This is incredibly random, but for some reason the song "Help Me, Rhonda" got stuck in my head, which made me wonder: has there ever been a response song, from Rhonda's POV? Something along the lines of "Screw you, I'm not going to be your rebound" or "oh so NOW you notice me"?
November 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This is incredibly random, but for some reason the song "Help Me, Rhonda" got stuck in my head, which made me wonder: has there ever been a response song, from Rhonda's POV? Something along the lines of "Screw you, I'm not going to be your rebound" or "oh so NOW you notice me"?
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* You know how Van Halen had a contract rider demanding bowls of M&Ms with the brown ones removed?
They later claimed that was all a test to make sure venues were reading their contracts. Clever!
BUT WAIT, that claim itself is actually false. I fact-checked it.
Snack Stack exclusive:
They later claimed that was all a test to make sure venues were reading their contracts. Clever!
BUT WAIT, that claim itself is actually false. I fact-checked it.
Snack Stack exclusive:
In Search of Van Halen's Brown M&Ms
Contract riders and the meaning of a modern pop star
snackstack.net
November 25, 2025 at 4:37 AM
* You know how Van Halen had a contract rider demanding bowls of M&Ms with the brown ones removed?
They later claimed that was all a test to make sure venues were reading their contracts. Clever!
BUT WAIT, that claim itself is actually false. I fact-checked it.
Snack Stack exclusive:
They later claimed that was all a test to make sure venues were reading their contracts. Clever!
BUT WAIT, that claim itself is actually false. I fact-checked it.
Snack Stack exclusive:
Share a 90s movie that you think deserves more love
November 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Share a 90s movie that you think deserves more love
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November 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Help us send 2,000 books to readers who are incarcerated this winter through our Books Not Bars program
Books Not Bars 2025 Holiday Campaign
BOOKS NOT BARS FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Haymarket Books is committed to making our books available for free to people who are incarcerated.
In an effort to support those inside who are dealing with the imm...
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November 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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