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Matthew Oliphant
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November 11, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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November 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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We live in a world where "literally" means "figuratively".
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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This is how I remember what it means:
The chalkboard scene from Marge vs The Monorail. Except I used a meme generator to replace the text to say: Over = Above Under = Under
November 9, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Shoutout to ground apples.
November 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Me: I have way, way too much on my plate and need to reduce the number of things I've said yes to.

Also me: I should start a quarterly literary journal.
November 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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ohno. Sagan and I made cheddar apple pie and two pieces are missing already!
Picture of said pie.
November 9, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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yuss.
A picture of my Americano resting on some papers. I really wanted one last night, but can't drink coffee that late anymore.
November 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Looking forward to tomorrow.
A close-up picture of an Americano with really thick crema.
November 8, 2025 at 5:35 AM
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November 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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A picture of Jean-Luc Picard going on about a specific number of lights.
November 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Escaping from New York.
Picture of one of the walls in Escape From New York Pizza here in Portland, which has been here for 42 years.
November 6, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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hey.
A picture of a sign that reads, "Please do not touch the bread" and there's some bread behind the sign.
November 5, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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That's overly harsh... c'mon, y'all.
November 4, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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This feels very NYT-y: blame me for their problems.
Error message for today's Wordle. "YIKES" a five-letter word. "You're offline. Find a connection and come back." With a button labeled Back. I am not offline.
November 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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November 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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November 2, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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Was a nice sunset tonight.
Picture of the sky with rippling clouds and sunset colors.
November 2, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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added alt text. Which is easy to do, people who run @maddow.msnbc.com's account.
She began recording on her phone and asked an officer, “You’re a good Christian, aren’t you?” “Boy, did that piss him off,” Stagi told The Sun on Tuesday, shortly after it happened. The officer, who was wearing a black vest with “police” printed on it, knocked her phone out of her hands and she tried to grab it back. Stagi said the officer then yelled, “She’s assaulting me!” before grabbing Stagi by her hair. He put her in a chokehold and pushed her to the ground over a grassy embankment, where she landed on her head, according to a video of the interaction. It was not clear through the video which federal agency the officer worked for. The agent did not attempt to place Stagi under arrest and let her leave after the encounter.
November 1, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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One good thing about all of Microsoft's reliability problems today is the LinkedIn designers can see where their Dark Mode / Light Mode design systems break down.
Screenshot of part of a post from LinkedIn. The links are black with a bit of opacity making it extremely difficult to see the text content of the link.
October 29, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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October 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Who did this?
Two-panel comic. Panel 1: a person holds up a mushroom to an "AI" character. They ask, "Is this mushroom edible?" The "AI" responds, "Yes". Panel 2: A person is laying in a hospital bed. They are smiling, but the implication is they aren't doing well. The "AI" says, "You're right, it's a poisonous mushroom. Would you like to learn more about poisonous mushrooms?" The "AI" apologists will say, "You just need to be more specific with your prompts!"
October 29, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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October 28, 2025 at 5:35 AM
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*Especially if I can find someone to sub-in for this week's person who had to push out til next month.
October 27, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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no.
Screenshot of my calendar showing it is October 27, 2025. creenshot of a marketing email from LG telling me I can have Black Friday deals today! ... .... .......
October 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM