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Currently: #DataEngineer/tech mentor/operational wonk, casual #bicycle advocate in #Chicago, retro tech enthusiast, passionate about #transit #architecture #history #urbanPlanning, lover of all things #Fnord. Recovering #gamedev (#Mindscape, #Jaleco, #Midway, #RawThrills, #coinop,), good-natured curmudgeon. I'm just zis guy, you know. I was @chownlife in my former life on the bird site.

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2024-11-11 22:26:47

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@npub1qe5…8ugl Anything that popularizes Huxley's "Brave New World Revisited" is A+++ required reading.

2024-11-08 16:56:57

Hey @npub1hyk…3p33, based on current media reactions, I'm thinking this is an unprecedented bezzle period. Far too many seem to be assuming it's business as usual, whereas until the shoe drops, no one really knows what happened. Can you think of a political bezzle like this before in history?
Because, if everyone is talking inflation as the global reason for incumbents getting destroyed, then hoo boy, when the inflation from tariffs/deportations hits...are people going to figure it out.

2024-11-08 14:31:04

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@npub1grx…uxfe Someone needs to ask Space Karen if it's efficient to play Diablo and post on X all day.

2024-11-07 23:13:28

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@npub1p02…957h @npub1hyk…3p33 Totally. Like, would anyone today even do something like this without weird paywalls and video ads?
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/

2024-11-07 19:20:56

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@npub1u3t…c6ug To be fair, I think if you combine the lower turnout with the shift, it says that a bunch of the 18-29 weren't engaged and stayed home. It's not that more of them voted GOP overall, just that the % went up because a bunch didn't vote.
Makes a difference.

2024-10-11 01:33:09

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@npub1hvd…9sq9 Can I see?

2024-09-19 17:00:09

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@npub1efv…4jx2 The only reason it's not also traffic violations is because of police bias in traffic stops

2024-09-08 18:22:38

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@npub1dts…6798 WHO CAN SAY ANYTHING, REALLY? WHAT ARE WORDS?

2024-08-30 01:00:37

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@npub1dyt…q8lq Huzzah!
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/048/264/741/205/488/original/4a41d7168cfbc6b3.jpg

2024-07-30 23:11:38

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@npub1gfd…7gg6 NFTs

2024-07-28 17:06:34

Omg I can't stop #KamalaHoldingVinyl
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2024-07-19 18:53:39

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@npub1rv4…ft5j
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/814/667/474/401/146/original/45b78e3504524b81.mp4

2024-07-08 21:57:21

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@npub1706…pkas This explains why their ClaudeBot is such a bad actor. They're looking to shave cost wherever they can.

2024-07-08 12:55:54

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@npub1gfd…7gg6 None. Atari 800 with single 810 floppy drive. 90k of storage per disk.

2024-05-08 18:35:56

They're both gone now #stevealbini #Chicago #AnthonyBourdain #ricobenes
https://www.tiktok.com/@topcellitraveler/video/7247617375124589867

2024-05-05 15:01:05

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@npub1gfd…7gg6 My whole home audio system still uses the Squeezebox/Slimserver system (with both hardware and a server).
Although one might argue my propensity to listen to baseball on an AM radio also qualifies.

2024-04-22 03:35:30

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@npub1y4h…t26u The groves are still the worst

2024-04-10 12:01:56

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@npub1gfd…7gg6 I remember seeing the same thing circa 2000, except it was web development. Plus ça change...