Jack of a Couple of Trades
@tcepsa.bsky.social
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I don't write much. Lots of people who are better informed and more articulate out there, so mostly I share their stuff
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so you know how there's a theory that three-cueing means many Americans literally *can't* read.
January 30, 2026 at 2:29 AM
so you know how there's a theory that three-cueing means many Americans literally *can't* read.
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In the end, Moby Dick is a novel about the importance of asking the right questions regarding your direct manager, their management style, and the culture fostered by their leadership during your job interviews. 🐋
January 27, 2026 at 9:36 PM
In the end, Moby Dick is a novel about the importance of asking the right questions regarding your direct manager, their management style, and the culture fostered by their leadership during your job interviews. 🐋
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my only notes to people under 30: your 30s aren't for ditching fandom, they're for re-evaluating all the "cringe" stuff you liked as a teenager through the lens of someone who can appreciate it fully, going, "that owned, actually," and becoming even more unhinged about it. please look forward to it.
January 28, 2026 at 5:58 PM
my only notes to people under 30: your 30s aren't for ditching fandom, they're for re-evaluating all the "cringe" stuff you liked as a teenager through the lens of someone who can appreciate it fully, going, "that owned, actually," and becoming even more unhinged about it. please look forward to it.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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I am never going to leave my house again.
this is completely insane and more people need to say that doing this is completely insane
The @usdot.bsky.social, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations. “We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer. “We want good enough.”
January 26, 2026 at 11:01 PM
I am never going to leave my house again.
One of the best uses of this meme template that I think I've ever seen!
January 26, 2026 at 9:28 PM
One of the best uses of this meme template that I think I've ever seen!
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I need people who don’t live in the Twin Cities to stop telling people not to join massive Signal groups right now. People are doing it. They’re going to keep doing it. Give them good advice about it.
The actually practical advice is don’t say anything to 1000 strangers you wouldn’t say in public
The actually practical advice is don’t say anything to 1000 strangers you wouldn’t say in public
January 15, 2026 at 12:52 PM
I need people who don’t live in the Twin Cities to stop telling people not to join massive Signal groups right now. People are doing it. They’re going to keep doing it. Give them good advice about it.
The actually practical advice is don’t say anything to 1000 strangers you wouldn’t say in public
The actually practical advice is don’t say anything to 1000 strangers you wouldn’t say in public
I am both dismayed and delighted about this. Delighted because it's a wonderful example of what a PSA can be: informative, relevant, strengthens the community. I am dismayed because WHY ISN'T EVERYBODY DOING THIS?!?!
We're getting a snowstorm tomorrow. But New York City is prepared.
January 25, 2026 at 7:55 PM
I am both dismayed and delighted about this. Delighted because it's a wonderful example of what a PSA can be: informative, relevant, strengthens the community. I am dismayed because WHY ISN'T EVERYBODY DOING THIS?!?!
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Do thou, too, remain warm among ice.
January 25, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Do thou, too, remain warm among ice.
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I am blocking ANY fuckface who insists you need to watch the shooting or you're failing democracy. CPTSD is not going to make anyone functional in the face of a terrorist regime, you assholes. You need clear heads to navigate this and secondary trauma is not a helper. You look fucking ignorant rn.
January 24, 2026 at 6:32 PM
I am blocking ANY fuckface who insists you need to watch the shooting or you're failing democracy. CPTSD is not going to make anyone functional in the face of a terrorist regime, you assholes. You need clear heads to navigate this and secondary trauma is not a helper. You look fucking ignorant rn.
I'm reasonably confident that this isn't deliberately subskeeting the entire US and this whole situation we find ourselves in, but damn if it doesn't look similar if you tilt your head and squint a little. "You need to be prepared to address assholes who don't engage in good faith!"
You know I've thought about it and I don't think you ever need to take bad faith readers into account when you design games. "What if someone plays this with an awful table and abuses these rules?" not my problem. Make better friends. Cultivate a better hobby. Shun those assholes from society.
January 24, 2026 at 5:28 AM
I'm reasonably confident that this isn't deliberately subskeeting the entire US and this whole situation we find ourselves in, but damn if it doesn't look similar if you tilt your head and squint a little. "You need to be prepared to address assholes who don't engage in good faith!"
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Judge William Young ends his order protecting noncitizen students targeted for deportation for their activism or speech with this quotation.
It’s by Ronald Reagan, who appointed him to the bench four decades ago.
It’s by Ronald Reagan, who appointed him to the bench four decades ago.
January 23, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Judge William Young ends his order protecting noncitizen students targeted for deportation for their activism or speech with this quotation.
It’s by Ronald Reagan, who appointed him to the bench four decades ago.
It’s by Ronald Reagan, who appointed him to the bench four decades ago.
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Because the Twin Cities went on an Any% SPEEDRUN to develop the solidarity and social support required, in order to fuck ICE.
January 23, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Because the Twin Cities went on an Any% SPEEDRUN to develop the solidarity and social support required, in order to fuck ICE.
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Unclear to me if this fucking five year old kid getting kidnapped is breaking through outside of the Twin Cities and I don’t want to speak for anyone else but this has really steeled my resolve. This shit cannot be allowed to stand.
January 22, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Unclear to me if this fucking five year old kid getting kidnapped is breaking through outside of the Twin Cities and I don’t want to speak for anyone else but this has really steeled my resolve. This shit cannot be allowed to stand.
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One thing I love is that Strega Nona and Baba Yaga roughly translate to the same name but one of them will make you a big meal and the other one will make you the big meal.
Attn: folklorists, somewhat urgently--is there any definitive word on whether or not Baba Yaga uses the same mortar and pestle for flight and in the kitchen?
January 21, 2026 at 4:42 AM
One thing I love is that Strega Nona and Baba Yaga roughly translate to the same name but one of them will make you a big meal and the other one will make you the big meal.
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I was present for the birth of the web, the explosion of personal sites, and the blogging revolution, and you know what we never had to do? Beg people to use our shit.
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
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January 21, 2026 at 12:19 AM
I was present for the birth of the web, the explosion of personal sites, and the blogging revolution, and you know what we never had to do? Beg people to use our shit.
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friendly neighborhood barred attorney telling you to never put your ID on your phone
iPhone driver’s licenses: Here are all the states working on support
iPhone driver’s licenses: Here are all the states working on support
At WWDC 2021, Apple announced support for adding driver’s licenses and state IDs to Apple Wallet. Since then, over a dozen states in the United States have rolled out support for the platform.
As that number continues to grow, here’s where driver’s licenses and state IDs could come next …
more…
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January 20, 2026 at 9:42 PM
friendly neighborhood barred attorney telling you to never put your ID on your phone
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Reminds me of one of my favorite memes:
January 19, 2026 at 6:31 AM
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One catte doth onlye lie, and the othir catte doth onlye telle the trouthe, and both cattes saye thei have not been fed.
January 16, 2026 at 10:48 PM
One catte doth onlye lie, and the othir catte doth onlye telle the trouthe, and both cattes saye thei have not been fed.
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This dude is intense and correct
January 15, 2026 at 9:05 AM
This dude is intense and correct