They Might Be Giants (@tmbg.bsky.social) reposted
I do things with my mind such as art, writing software, and crushing my own vertebrae I live in DC for no good reason (ok it's the museums) If you like my art please feel free to print it out. It is almost all digital.
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view profile on Bluesky Keith Avery (@slabgorb.com)
Seriously never thought I would get almost accustomed to armed military patrolling metro stations It’s scary how fast you get used to seeing things even when you are trying not to
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Highly processed and extruded by machines
New-Cleckit Dominie (@ncdominie.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Babbage *crashes through door waving a fistful of punch cards* LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT THIS I HAVE SO MANY IDEAS
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Coincidentally I been ballin’
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*apollo kickball meme*
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We’re still punk though, right?
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Wikipedia still doing fine for example
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This is what programming in Lisp is like
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well, more worried about people being misidentified as ICE agents
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If it would have worked China would have done it already
Keith Avery (@slabgorb.com) reply parent
I don't think it is actually going to work and people are going to be misidentified
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see, every time you sit down and put your feet on it that counts as 'I recycled this AGAIN'
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My partner giving the dogs pumpkin lollipops (frozen canned pumpkin) and it is Pumpkin Spice Shit Season
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This is not true for programmers— it is precisely as portrayed in the movie Swordfish
Godspeed You! Bluesky Emperor (@andrewpaul.bsky.social) reposted
THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN (2025) BACTERIOLOGIST: My God. Look at this. The pathogen instantaneously induces blood clotting in its hosts. PATHOLOGIST: Fascinating. And troubling. I recommend we isolate the exposed and-- RFK: HaVE yOU guYs TRiEd SoAKinG iT in URiNE TEAM: ... RFK: *snorts tapeworm*
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I used to work with Aaron, I texted him and told him he rocks
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calling my Hoodie a Bonnie
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asinine
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man, @thebandcake.bsky.social is gonna be mad
Meredith Shiner (@meredithshiner.com) reposted
My latest in @newrepublic.com: an urgent plea to recognize the humanity of DC residents, their longtime second-class citizenship and need —should democracy not already be lost forever—for statehood. “Washington, D.C., residents are the most powerless canary in the most authoritarian coal mine.”
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Kids today and their mitochondria
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you would think a sauna would be a bad idea for the ice cubes
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This person was nice enough to link it unlike my lazy butt
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Can’t we get like new fresh grifters
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I KNOW THAT GUY
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Wayback machine
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Hi DC resident here and no it isn't about crime but don't overlook the fact that the executive branch has occupied the capital city with armed troops See, that's a PROBLEM in and of itself.
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rule of cool is above all law
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luckily most of america is depressed
Łink. (@spacelawshitpost.me) reposted
I’m sure he just wants the trains to run on time.
whet moser (@whetmoser.com) reposted
used to be you could get an indictment against a ham sandwich. now you can't even indict a guy who throws a ham sandwich. folks, www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...
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Ratfucking Greenland
Iain (@iainnd.bsky.social) reposted
Look what they did to Notepad. Shut the fuck up. This is Notepad. You are not welcome here. Oh yeah "Let me use Copilot for Notepad". "I'm going to sign into my account for Notepad". What the fuck are you talking about. It's Notepad.
Keith Avery (@slabgorb.com) reply parent
honestly personal level shunning as a punishment sounds really good No pierogies for you, Dershowitz
the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) (@merovingians.bsky.social) reposted
historians were far too skeptical about Suetonius's stories of the emperors is what I'm getting from this era
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Putting the cracker back in Cracker Barrel
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Called it in February
Gary Legum (@glegum.bsky.social) reposted
Oh look, one of the catastrophes that people watching what DOGE was up to worried about and warned would happen has happened.
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
So when we first showed up at the Union Station today, we ran ICE off as soon as we got here.
Marisa Kabas (@marisakabas.bsky.social) reposted
even as the world is completely falling to pieces im still able to worry everyone’s mad at me which really shows the resilience of the neurotic human spirit
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It isn’t even a proper p-zombie
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yeah there are a few around all big
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I feel like you get a solid 10% people with oppositional disorder who are just going to troll the poll
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what the fuck what the fuck what the fuck
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car radio secondhand market is lit
50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 (@50501movement.bsky.social) reposted
DC is beautiful. #FreeDC
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
They believe they can seize control of our city. Washington, D.C., is currently experiencing a beautiful vibe and energy tonight. Free DC ✊
Keith Avery (@slabgorb.com) reply parent
If you like dive bars www.mecca-cafe.com still exists and was already awesome in 1998 so I can only imagine how it is now We used to have the saying ‘Mecca me drunk, Mecca me write bad checks’
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Welcome to college, GW freshmen
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Try to get to the Fremont neighborhood for more street art- at least there was great stuff there in the 90’s *turns to dust*
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That’s my favorite Pokémon
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Better be like a dog or something
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I use a kickball
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Wowwwww
CJ NOW+ (@charles.littlegreenfootballs.com) reposted
Leading Democrats are weirdly silent about Donald Trump taking over Washington DC with the military and the National Guard. They should be filling the airwaves with outraged statements, but they just… aren’t.
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You are who they are taking about
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The fuck is your problem
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Stocks + spoiled produce stands charging $1 to throw a tomato and $3 for a head of lettuce to support local farmers
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It’s got that mezzotint-like range that is common to your work as well
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I used to think Jarre was so amazing when I was like 11
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Smart rock is sad to have to do the things smart rock is made to do
Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) (@axidentaliberal.bsky.social) reposted
There are still good, kind, decent people in the world You just need to know where to look www.newsweek.com/florida-loca...
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@tiagocharters.nexp.pt thought this was your work on first glance
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I seriously never thought i would be ashamed of my profession (software developer)
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All I wanted to do was make the computer go beep boop
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Smart rock is sad to have to do the things smart rock is made to do
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I love when authors keep me guessing on gender looking at you @annleckie.com
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(like I did, she's awesome and I am certainly hitting above my weight class)
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what's the point of performative masculinity after you already hit the jackpot
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best wishes
rax ‘levon honkers’ king (@raxkingisdead.bsky.social) reposted
i think people need a refresher on what constitutes a Distraction. the cracker barrel logo thing (zero stakes, obviously invented controversy) is a Distraction. the ongoing military occupation of washington dc (ample footage of random delivery drivers being violently detained by feds) is not
amy brown (@amybrown.xyz) reposted
this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
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This was Flea’s third phd of course
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BLM plaza ripped out earlier this year in dc
Jason D. Salvagni (@salvagni.org) reposted
Whose streets?? OUR STREETS!! ✊🏻
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Love it when you do multiple colors. Mad props for the registration care
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First time EOTR probably
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too many felonies
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love love love
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Are gerunds allowed? i.e. fucking shit
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and it kind of self powers a bit, it seems like? So it isn't dragging on you neat idea
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It's because Reagan put them there!
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Even the first reason is a terrible one!
Grace (@gracekind.net) reposted reply parent
Hey don’t dox his location www.wired.com/2015/11/null/
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Gonna tell my qa engineers to use this name when testing
Dan Hon (@danhon.com) reposted
Regular reminder that Skynet Sentience day is next Friday, on August 29th.
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the sci-fi in general has been top-quality
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The sci fi is tremendous, Murderbot is a standout
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my weakness is sausage egg mcmuffins
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eating at the McDonalds was the riskiest part for me
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I feel like we can do a Trading Places type short squeeze here
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sheesh bot makers, at least try to get the handle and the username aligned more
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I am constantly amazed that women post, like, ever, because of that