Magenta Rocks

Just a little evil banker with a twisted sense of humor who has a secret identity as a normal person.  Twitter Escapee

#LetsGoRangers !!

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2024-09-19 19:08:43

This also is very freakin' cool!
#Music #Film #Movies #SilentMovies #ClassicFilm
Classic silent movies reborn with music by Radiohead, REM, Pearl Jam and other alt rockers
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-09-19/silents-synced-nosferatu-x-radiohead

2024-08-31 10:49:37

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@npub1zdp…vqv8
This describes a kindle. :)

2024-08-30 16:34:20

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@npub15zu…s7lx
I find this wildly entertaining as I've yet to encounter a chatbot that works or provides any useful information other than sending me into a vicious loop of despair.

2024-08-27 16:37:49

The @npub16nx…rj8k investigative series about insurance companies and #MentalHealth is a must read!!
https://www.propublica.org/

2024-08-26 22:02:05

That Librarian has written a book!
#ReadBannedBooks #Books
@npub1kt3…5004
Hell hath no fury like a librarian scorned in the book banning wars
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-08-22/la-et-that-librarian-book
https://bookshop.org/p/books/that-librarian-the-fight-against-book-banning-in-america-amanda-jones/20968953?ean=9781639733538

2024-08-12 16:43:47

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@npub1w9a…04m0
Could it be as simple as not using the app? Can't all be accomplished on their web site? That is a way of fighting back, isn't it?

2024-08-08 19:49:08

sorry not sorry
Athletes **with** COVID should not be competing under any circumstances and the media should not report about their losses like it is the end of the freakin' world.
#Olympics @npub1ysk…ulkj

2024-07-28 15:12:45

Thank you NBC/Peacock for cutting off that lovely crowd singing moment to show me a picture of the Seine. Your skills at unnecessary interruptions are spectacular! 🖕
#Olympics

2024-07-26 21:31:16

Is that it? Are they done? It was nice watching on Telemundo. They had zero commercial interruptions for the full ceremony.
#Olympics
@npub1ysk…ulkj

2024-07-24 00:54:23

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@npub1w9a…04m0
I kinda imagine the 'torch' is a giant blunt. ;)

2024-07-19 20:11:02

Wow. There is nothing like displaying your company's failure than by doing so on practically every sign in Times Square!
#CrowdStrike
https://mastodon.social/@verge/112814889405932121

2024-07-19 14:53:20

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@npub15zu…s7lx
Bring back the TARDIS ;)

2024-07-17 23:14:02

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@npub1w9a…04m0
When it comes to US politics, no matter what you say, you are going to annoy somebody. It is a no win situation. Maybe it is best to avoid it entirely if that is even possible.

2024-07-15 19:43:35

Fascinating. I was not aware of this:
"During the Games, it will sadly be impossible to appreciate quite how transparent and light-flooded the building is: all the windows have been blacked out, in line with the draconian Olympic decree that natural light is forbidden inside venues."
#Olympics
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/article/2024/jul/15/french-revolution-can-paris-deliver-the-leanest-greenest-olympics-yet

2024-07-15 02:35:57

America has inserted a half-time show into a fútbol match. #CopaAmerica
Just wait until someone tries to influence FIFA and actually stop play during World Cup Matches so commercials can be inserted to the coverage.

2024-07-14 17:35:56

Good!
Skip the ads #ReadMoreBooks
I honestly believe they will start inserting ads into audio books at some point and, if they could, within kindle and printed books.
#books #reading
@npub1kt3…5004
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-07-08/netflix-book-adaptations-bridgerton-good-girls-guide-to-murder

2024-07-14 14:26:58

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@npub1mhp…6t73
Oh, that is very good too! I've seen both. There is also always Blade Runner. :)

2024-07-14 14:24:45

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@npub1mhp…6t73
The Road. Based on the Cormac McCarthy book of the same name. Both are very good.

2024-07-13 22:32:18

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@npub1w9a…04m0
Would you include Shelly Duvall? That would be three losses, so hopefully there will be no more for a while.

2024-07-13 13:05:35

Here we go! Ladies finals!
#Wimbledon #tennis

2024-07-12 17:47:48

Perhaps whales can tell the difference between a rowboat and a yacht? 🐳
#Nature #Whales
‘Absolutely incredible’: Man rowing solo across Atlantic is surrounded by whales
https://www.npr.org/2024/07/11/nx-s1-5036545/whales-rower-atlantic-tom-waddington

2024-07-12 17:02:53

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@npub15zu…s7lx
Oh, maybe these can be bricked too!
https://cdn.mastodon.coffee/media_attachments/files/112/774/593/112/013/220/original/05aec42c0b598f3a.png

2024-07-12 16:33:26

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@npub1typ…c8hh
OMG, I just got to the Robert Moses part. LOL. But of course he won the contest. Oy.

2024-07-12 16:22:54

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@npub1typ…c8hh
Robert Moses' wet dream. Sigh.

2024-07-12 16:19:56

Well Democrats, you all have certainly fucked yourselves and the American people over. Thanks for nothing.

2024-07-09 13:35:41

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@npub15zu…s7lx
JFC: “Child marriage can be seen as a workaround for child rape,”
A 'workaround' - horrific.

2024-06-21 01:39:48

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@npub1lrv…tth9
I use their VPN. I wish I knew this sooner. My subscription just renewed. I would have cancelled it.

2024-06-18 16:25:57

Real or not real? That is the question.
#Photography #AI
Gift Link:
https://wapo.st/3XxVuxj

2024-06-16 14:21:44

This article has a great list of interesting #independentfilms
#Film #Movies
‘We’re excited’: arthouse hits draw young UK filmgoers to a summer of subtitles
https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/jun/16/arthouse-hits-filmgoers-subtitles-cinemas-hollywood-studio-films

2024-06-14 23:35:32

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@npub1umt…lhmy
You are welcome.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uc6f_2nPSX8

2024-06-06 16:47:26

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@npub1typ…c8hh
I fully intend to operate on lunar time once it is available. :)

2024-06-02 20:29:22

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@npub1y7x…jrl4
Mine has been off since November 2016. ✌️

2024-06-02 20:24:50

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@npub1y7x…jrl4
Turn off your televisions!! :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnsi-XQrjaU

2024-05-21 12:47:30

Absolutely SPECTACULAR !!!!
#photography
Milky Way photographer of the year 2024 https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2024/may/21/milky-way-photographer-of-the-year-2024-in-pictures?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

2024-05-05 09:06:08

Send to feedback@wtatennis.com
#Tennis @npub10xf…96q2
With a bit of Saudi topspin, tennis fans can overlook its brutal repression of women https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/may/05/saudi-topspin-tennis-fans-overlook-brutal-repression-of-women-catherine-bennett?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

2024-05-05 02:37:47

For the love of #hockey , someone score a goal already!! #HNOM
Both goalies have been outstanding BTW.
And there it is! Toronto scores!!!

2024-05-04 01:30:04

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@npub1339…yjr8
But the tension is intense!

2024-05-03 22:44:25

Will Vancouver and Dallas close out their 1st round series tonight or are game 7's in their future?
#StanleyCup #HNOM #StanleyCupPlayoffs

2024-05-03 19:43:27

Three of Felix Auger-Aliassime's matches in #Madrid conclude with the retirement of his opponent. #tennis

2024-05-02 19:34:11

LOL, real coins do not malfunction for a coin-toss.
#tennis #Madrid

2024-05-02 19:30:15

Rybakina and Sabalenka are getting ready to enter the court.
#tennis #Madrid @npub10xf…96q2

2024-05-01 18:53:31

Interesting coincidence? So far, all three #Madrid #WTA quarterfinal matches were won by the player who lost the first set.
#tennis

2024-05-01 18:00:25

The Sabalenka / Andreeva quarterfinal match is about to get underway.
#Tennis #Madrid #WTA
@npub10xf…96q2

2024-05-01 02:23:13

And the #NYRangers will play Carolina in Round 2!!!!!
#StanleyCupPlayoffs #LGR #NHL #HNOM

2024-04-30 18:22:53

Congratulations Sara Bejlek and Robin Montgomery who are entered to qualifying for #RolandGarros !!
#Tennis @npub10xf…96q2
https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3990523/raducanu-errani-bejlek-enter-roland-garros-qualifying

2024-04-29 00:16:04

#LGR !!!!!!
#HNOM

2024-04-28 19:58:09

Robin Montgomery takes the 2nd set to win in a tie-breaker and to a decider it goes.
#Tennis #Madrid

2024-04-28 02:43:50

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@npub1jx4…mf6e
Noem is evil trash. Did you see this?
https://mastodon.social/@angusm/112344303436612406

2024-04-28 00:21:56

Sunday's #Madrid schedule (#WTA / #ATP combined) at link below. #tennis
I'm looking forward to the Montgomery (WC!!) v Sabalenka match. She played well against Boutler. And, Mira Andreeva is playing Vondrousova. The new kids have arrived!
https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/current/madrid/1536/daily-schedule?day=7

2024-04-27 16:01:04

I feel bad for Alex de Mineur. That crowd is full on for Nadal (of course Spain, I get it.)
#Tennis #Madrid

2024-04-27 15:33:48

Yippee Ons!! #tennis

2024-04-27 01:44:32

#NYRangers WIN 3-1. Lead the series 3-0.
#LGR #NoQuitInNY #NHL #hockey #HNOM

2024-04-27 01:21:54

#Tennis
Where is Jessica Pegula?
oh...
https://tennis-infinity.com/wta/got-hurt-this-past-week-pegula-pulls-out-from-2024-madrid-open

2024-04-27 01:19:43

Hey, US #Tennis fans - set your alarm for an early start to a full day of great matches in #Madrid
@npub10xf…96q2
Combined #WTA and #ATP at link:
https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/current/madrid/1536/daily-schedule?day=6

2024-04-26 22:59:42

Clay to Waves to Ice.
#Tennis finished for the day just in time for #HNOM to begin with the #NYRangers #StanleyCupPlayoffs game (#LGR) with #Surfing (Challenger Series) ongoing in the background. 😎

2024-04-26 21:35:42

Danielle Collins just took her match with Olga Danilovic to a decider.
Update: And now a tiebreaker to decide the match.
#tennis #Madrid

2024-04-26 18:43:40

The Boulter/Montgomery match is worth checking out. It is in the third set. Boulter has saved 5 (?) match points. #Madrid #Tennis

2024-04-25 16:25:12

Aww, Darwin Blanch is a Wild Card playing in Madrid against Nadal. He is only 16. Ranked 1028th, his career W-L is only 0-1. Can you imagine how he is feeling playing Nadal? I have just got to root for Blanch!
#tennis #Madrid
@npub10xf…96q2

2024-04-24 18:50:03

A very busy #WTA day tomorrow in #Madrid
#tennis
Combined schedule at link:
https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/current/madrid/1536/daily-schedule?day=4

2024-04-24 18:41:10

The time delay on Tennis Channel Plus is ridiculous. Match on TC+ has the score 3-1 when in reality it is 5-1.
#Tennis #WTA #Madrid

2024-04-24 01:53:35

#StanleyCupPlayoffs Bracket
#HNOM #NHL #Hockey
https://www.nhl.com/playoffs/2024/bracket

2024-04-24 01:50:20

The #NYRangers may have won Game 2, but why couldn't they clear the puck in the last two minutes? Too much stress!!
#LGR #HNOM #NHL

2024-04-24 01:45:01

LOL, how do you miss an empty net goal? #LGR #HNOM #NHL #NYRangers

2024-04-24 01:38:57

FanDuel is the scourge of watching live sports. I watch on mute because of their bullshit. Fuck those guys.
#NHL #HNOM #LGR

2024-04-24 01:31:58

So, the Capitals score and that means more fighting. LOL
#LGR #NYRangers #HNOM

2024-04-24 00:47:49

Every time I see a ref separate a #NYRanger and Capitals player I hear The Offspring song 'Come Out and Play in my head...
🎶 Gotta keep 'em separated 🎶
#StanleyCupPlayoffs #Hockey #NHL #LGR

2024-04-24 00:42:55

Is anyone on Mastodon talking about the #StanleyCupPlayoffs ???
Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?
#NHL #Hockey #NYRangers #LGR

2024-04-21 18:53:23

8 minutes to #NYRanger Playoff #Hockey!!
8 minutes to #NYRanger Playoff #Hockey!!
#LGR #NHL

2024-04-21 17:26:41

Full WTA Draws are posted for Madrid. Only Qualifying posted for ATP.
#tennis @npub10xf…96q2

2024-04-21 16:49:27

Stupid tennis app. It usually shows match times in my time zone but for some reason it shows the Rybakina/Kostyuk match starting at 1pm, even though it is already completed. The ATP matches are correct though. Ugh.
#tennis

2024-04-21 15:20:08

Wow, TIL. Maybe we can expected some unwanted kissing this year?
#tennis #WTA @npub10xf…96q2
'Land of the dinosaurs: baseline of sexism overshadows tennis in Madrid'
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/apr/21/land-of-the-dinosaurs-baseline-of-sexism-overshadows-tennis-in-madrid

2024-04-20 19:04:56

#TikTokBan
"National security officials in Washington have feared that the Chinese government could use TikTok to promote propaganda aimed at interfering in U.S. elections, or surveil some of the 170 million Americans who use the app every month."
-They don't need Tiktok to promote propaganda. The GOP, Facebook, Twitter, Fox News, etc. also does it for them.
-No need to 'surveil' users when the put everything out in public anyway. Besides the US Govt does already.
https://www.npr.org/2024/04/20/1245594589/house-approves-bill-tiktok-ban

2024-04-19 20:30:13

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@npub1jx4…mf6e
LOL, Coco flipping racquets too.

2024-04-19 20:27:22

Tie breaker! Tie breaker!
Geeze this Kostyuk-Gauff match!!
#tennis

2024-04-19 19:20:27

Another decider - Kostyuk v Gauff.
#Stuttgart #Tennis

2024-04-19 00:31:21

It looks to be a fun quarterfinals day in #Stuttgart tomorrow.
#Tennis #WTA @npub10xf…96q2

2024-04-18 13:25:22

To watch or not watch Ons Jabeur play? That is the question.
Update: It was a good match even though she lost. Ons came back from being down 3 games in the first set to force a tiebreaker. Second set not as close, but she played well.
#tennis

2024-04-17 17:51:41

How Jabeur confronted her inner demons to snap a five-match losing streak
#tennis @npub10xf…96q2
https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3971067/how-jabeur-confronted-her-inner-demons-to-snap-a-five-match-losing-streak

2024-04-17 13:32:24

Ons won her first match in #Stuttgart (duh) !!! #tennis

2024-04-15 17:29:36

The #WTA web site for tournaments is a disaster. It never seems to know what day it is. #tennis

2024-04-14 14:47:49

Will Tsitsipas win the #MonteCarlo final match in straight sets? #tennis
Update: Yes he will.
61 64 over Ruud.
He was overcome with emotions afterwards.

2024-04-13 00:05:59

Is everybody in the US ready for the Cicada invasion?
Lucky Illinois gets TWO Broods!
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cicadas-2024-maps-will-emerge-in-the-u-s-this-spring-mid-may-where-to-see-cicada/
And some lucky state will see Zombie Cicadas!!
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cicadas-zombies-hyper-sexual-sexually-transmitted-fungus-expected-to-emerge-this-year-massospora-cicadina/

2024-04-09 17:52:59

After looking like he might pass-out during the 2nd set, MONFILS!! wins it and prevails in the decider against Vulkic 7-5 in Monte Carlo. The chair umpire even called for the medic.
He is scheduled to play Medvedev tomorrow.
MONFILS!!!
#tennis

2024-04-07 19:52:03

Danielle Collins is unstoppable.
#Tennis #Charleston

2024-04-07 14:30:41

I can’t stop laughing at this. 😂
**pay** for AI searches? Like with real money? Get the fuck outta here. What drugs are they taking?
Company considering charge for internet searches with AI, reports say https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/04/google-set-to-charge-for-internet-searches-with-ai-reports-say?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

2024-04-06 21:40:46

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@npub1jx4…mf6e @npub10xf…96q2
Apparently not today. ;)

2024-04-06 17:12:27

The #Charleston semi-finals are underway!
First Up: Pegula v Kasatkina
Later today: Sakkari v Collins (the schedule on TC+ says 5pm EDT but you never know.)
#tennis @npub10xf…96q2

2024-04-04 23:37:37

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@npub1jx4…mf6e
Collins got the job done quickly.

2024-04-04 22:32:44

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@npub1jx4…mf6e
Yes, their matches were postponed from yesterday because of rain. I didn't realize Sloane also played earlier. Collins definitely did.

2024-04-04 22:30:16

Both Collins and Svitolina, who won their matches earlier today, are playing again this evening.
Collins is playing Stephens now. Svitolina will play Mertens a bit later. I think Mertens also played earlier today.
#Charleston #tennis @npub10xf…96q2

2024-04-04 18:34:25

Apparently, at least in #Charleston, they have not worked out the technology to judge close calls on the line with VAR. #tennis

2024-04-04 18:02:43

Awww, Monfils is playing a match right now too.
#tennis

2024-04-04 17:56:47

If you want to express your disgust with the #WTA their feedback email is:
Feedback@wtatennis.com
#tennis @npub10xf…96q2

2024-04-04 17:45:35

Meanwhile... Svitolina is having a good match against Saville, though she is having some struggles.
#tennis #Charleston @npub10xf…96q2

2024-04-04 17:43:19

So, Ons played very well and won the second set. During the third set she lost her composure and it was over. It saddens me to see her struggle. #tennis

2024-04-03 23:36:19

Navarro / Volynets match underway in Charleston. Volynets came through qualifying.
#tennis @npub10xf…96q2

2024-03-30 18:57:14

Is everybody ready for the #MiamiOpen Women’s singles final?
#tennis @npub10xf…96q2

2024-03-30 02:03:40

Thank you Grigor Dimitrov!
#tennis

2024-03-29 20:01:01

Medvedev not having a good day.
#tennis

2024-03-29 16:51:13

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@npub1ypg…gwkt
It is kind of a blur now, but there was a lot of win a set, lose a set and fight back in the third with several tie-breakers. Each match was a flip of the coin overall.