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Nerd-About-Town. Co-Host of The Eurowhat? Podcast. he/him.
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Croatia is very specific about how it chooses to represent itself on the Eurovision stage. We take a look at the country's history at the Contest via its long-running national selection format Dora www.eurowhat.com/291
Croatia is very specific about how it chooses to represent itself on the Eurovision stage. We take a look at the country's history at the Contest via its long-running national selection format Dora www.eurowhat.com/291
New EuroWhat alert!
Croatia has always used DORA to select its entries, even when it hasn’t been called DORA.
What traits do the results that have come out of this say about what Croatia uses Eurovision as a stage to showcase about itself?
Tune in!
Croatia has always used DORA to select its entries, even when it hasn’t been called DORA.
What traits do the results that have come out of this say about what Croatia uses Eurovision as a stage to showcase about itself?
Tune in!
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hold on i gotta take this
February 13, 2026 at 2:33 AM
hold on i gotta take this
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Reminder, here is how Skeleton is scored:
- the bones are their money
- so are the worms
- the bones equal dollars
- they will pull your hair up but not out
- all they want is another chance at life
- the bones are their money
- so are the worms
- the bones equal dollars
- they will pull your hair up but not out
- all they want is another chance at life
February 12, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Reminder, here is how Skeleton is scored:
- the bones are their money
- so are the worms
- the bones equal dollars
- they will pull your hair up but not out
- all they want is another chance at life
- the bones are their money
- so are the worms
- the bones equal dollars
- they will pull your hair up but not out
- all they want is another chance at life
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woke up at 2 am and the only thought in my head was "'you saved my heart from the fate of Ophelia' is such a funny thing to say about someone who has his own cereal with marshmallows in it"
February 12, 2026 at 5:21 PM
woke up at 2 am and the only thought in my head was "'you saved my heart from the fate of Ophelia' is such a funny thing to say about someone who has his own cereal with marshmallows in it"
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It's corny as hell but the solution to fascism is loving thy neighbor
This is all due to the incredible resistance of the people of Minnesota.
Their resilience - and their determination - helped enforce the Constitution in a way that political elites in Congress and the courts did not or could not.
I have never been prouder to be a Minnesotan.
Their resilience - and their determination - helped enforce the Constitution in a way that political elites in Congress and the courts did not or could not.
I have never been prouder to be a Minnesotan.
Homan in Minnesota: "I have proposed, and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude. A significant drawdown has already been underway this week and will continue."
February 12, 2026 at 4:32 PM
It's corny as hell but the solution to fascism is loving thy neighbor
lol I was doing preparatory work to launch a newsletter with @beehiiv.com and this product update email made me immediately delete my workspace. No thanks!!!!!!!
i gotta say as a working visual artist that uses @beehiiv.com for my monthly newsletter, seeing them ad "AI image" generation to their media library settings feels really, really, really bad!!!
February 12, 2026 at 4:32 PM
lol I was doing preparatory work to launch a newsletter with @beehiiv.com and this product update email made me immediately delete my workspace. No thanks!!!!!!!
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gotta bring up the classic @possumacquainter.bsky.social tweet
February 12, 2026 at 4:23 PM
gotta bring up the classic @possumacquainter.bsky.social tweet
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Made an annotated version of "Something Big Is Coming" for all of you to enjoy. I hate this guy's writing so much
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qw6k5...
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qw6k5...
February 12, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Made an annotated version of "Something Big Is Coming" for all of you to enjoy. I hate this guy's writing so much
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qw6k5...
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qw6k5...
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Hmmm. Louder then.
Report: Warner Bros. Discovery Blocks Brody King From AEW Dynamite Following "F*ck ICE" Chants
Brody King was absent from Wednesday night's episode of AEW Dynamite, and it reportedly wasn't a Tony Khan decision not to have him on the show.
cultaholic.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Hmmm. Louder then.
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It’s not a plot hole that Elmo has been 3 years old for 50 years. He was bitten by The Count, willingly. Elmo asked for the Dark Gift
February 12, 2026 at 1:22 PM
It’s not a plot hole that Elmo has been 3 years old for 50 years. He was bitten by The Count, willingly. Elmo asked for the Dark Gift
That's a valid strategy of play (though, agreed, less fun to watch), and in these early matches where teams are trying to rack up wins early to sit atop the leaderboard for the playoffs at the end, it's probably a strategy a lot of them are reaching for.
February 12, 2026 at 2:41 PM
That's a valid strategy of play (though, agreed, less fun to watch), and in these early matches where teams are trying to rack up wins early to sit atop the leaderboard for the playoffs at the end, it's probably a strategy a lot of them are reaching for.
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I'm not believing this until I hear from people in the streets of MN and neither should you
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal authorities announce end to Minnesota immigration crackdown that led to mass detentions, protests and two deaths.
February 12, 2026 at 2:23 PM
I'm not believing this until I hear from people in the streets of MN and neither should you
I had forgotten that the 4-person games are 10 ends at the Olympics instead of 8.
Mixed Doubles is definitely built to be faster - yesterday was the first day of round robin play, so my hunch is teams were playing a little slower as they figured out this ice for the first time.
Mixed Doubles is definitely built to be faster - yesterday was the first day of round robin play, so my hunch is teams were playing a little slower as they figured out this ice for the first time.
February 12, 2026 at 2:27 PM
I had forgotten that the 4-person games are 10 ends at the Olympics instead of 8.
Mixed Doubles is definitely built to be faster - yesterday was the first day of round robin play, so my hunch is teams were playing a little slower as they figured out this ice for the first time.
Mixed Doubles is definitely built to be faster - yesterday was the first day of round robin play, so my hunch is teams were playing a little slower as they figured out this ice for the first time.
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Breaking: Tragedy at the Winter Olympics
February 7, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Breaking: Tragedy at the Winter Olympics
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Making some robot friends to snark on bad movies with me, but I program them wrong so they keep saying stuff like, "She's really elevating the material," and "You know, just completing a film at all is an achievement"
February 12, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Making some robot friends to snark on bad movies with me, but I program them wrong so they keep saying stuff like, "She's really elevating the material," and "You know, just completing a film at all is an achievement"
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Babe, wake up, new sarcastic but entirely worthwhile internet abbreviation just dropped
Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
February 11, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Babe, wake up, new sarcastic but entirely worthwhile internet abbreviation just dropped
Obsessed with the ad I just got mid-Olympics coverage for what appears to be the Dr. Bronner’s of cat food
February 11, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Obsessed with the ad I just got mid-Olympics coverage for what appears to be the Dr. Bronner’s of cat food
LA friends, I need one of you to go to this and report back if this is the screening print reported to still be out there somewhere that has footage that didn't make the final cut
3/16: Take a step into the future of 1994 as we screen THE APPLE in 35mm at LF3 / @amcinematheque.bsky.social. Part of Musical March curated by Angie Shriner. 🎟️: tinyurl.com/24km66w6
February 11, 2026 at 8:45 PM
LA friends, I need one of you to go to this and report back if this is the screening print reported to still be out there somewhere that has footage that didn't make the final cut
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millennials claim they can’t afford a $600,000 house, but somehow they have $9 for a rotisserie chicken from the supermarket? wsj investigates
Gen Zers and millennials are swimming in student debt and may never own homes, but they’re splurging on gut-healthy juices and rotisserie chickens.
The Booming Business of Luxury Grocery Stores
A new crop of gourmet grocers has hit the city, drawing lines of trendy TikTokers, MAHA-curious health fiends and Instacart devotees who want to pop in for a treat.
on.wsj.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:06 PM
millennials claim they can’t afford a $600,000 house, but somehow they have $9 for a rotisserie chicken from the supermarket? wsj investigates
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Ai was created to fool the Turing test, so all it does is trick you into believing it's thinking. It's the one thing it does well.
Also I’m sorry but I don’t think this is Claude developing a personality or ethical values. It is *simulating* those things because that is what humans value and reward. The programmers are falling for their own Clever Hans trick!
February 11, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Ai was created to fool the Turing test, so all it does is trick you into believing it's thinking. It's the one thing it does well.
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Just sign up and run. Be fearless. Use the pulpit. Say the things. Make her sweat and make her speak. The unchallenged centrist rot in the core of the MN DFL is going to assure the perpetuation of all of the right's evil.
Can't believe not one DFL politician is going to just go for it and challenge Klobuchar for governor. We're going to sleepwalk in the middle of this crisis because nobody wants to take on the big dog.
Minnesota is currently under an economic blockade. So @amyklobuchar.com what are you gonna do? How many businesses are we going to lose without a bailout?
February 11, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Just sign up and run. Be fearless. Use the pulpit. Say the things. Make her sweat and make her speak. The unchallenged centrist rot in the core of the MN DFL is going to assure the perpetuation of all of the right's evil.
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Good job, Liz Lemley
February 11, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Good job, Liz Lemley
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║ AI DOESN'T THINK, ║
║ WE'RE JUST TOO USED ║
║ TO LANGUAGE ║
║ REPRESENTING THOUGHT║
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║ AI DOESN'T THINK, ║
║ WE'RE JUST TOO USED ║
║ TO LANGUAGE ║
║ REPRESENTING THOUGHT║
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(•ㅅ•) ║
/ づ
February 11, 2026 at 1:20 PM
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║ AI DOESN'T THINK, ║
║ WE'RE JUST TOO USED ║
║ TO LANGUAGE ║
║ REPRESENTING THOUGHT║
╚═══════════════════╝
║
(\__/) ║
(•ㅅ•) ║
/ づ
║ AI DOESN'T THINK, ║
║ WE'RE JUST TOO USED ║
║ TO LANGUAGE ║
║ REPRESENTING THOUGHT║
╚═══════════════════╝
║
(\__/) ║
(•ㅅ•) ║
/ づ