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#1 fan of the piece of the Berlin Wall behind the Orlando CityWalk Hard Rock Cafe.
Durham, NC. He/Him.
Durham, NC. He/Him.
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· Nov 6
Information Science & Library people should work at polling sites: a thread.
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11th ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER
FUNDRAISING THREAD
***
It's that time again! 🦃 For the 11th year in a row, we need your help providing groceries to 5,100+ schoolkids!
➡️ GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/11th-annua...
➡️ PPGF: www.paypal.com/US/fundraise...
(Plus other donation options in thread!)
11th ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER
FUNDRAISING THREAD
***
It's that time again! 🦃 For the 11th year in a row, we need your help providing groceries to 5,100+ schoolkids!
➡️ GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/11th-annua...
➡️ PPGF: www.paypal.com/US/fundraise...
(Plus other donation options in thread!)
November 10, 2025 at 11:24 PM
***
11th ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER
FUNDRAISING THREAD
***
It's that time again! 🦃 For the 11th year in a row, we need your help providing groceries to 5,100+ schoolkids!
➡️ GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/11th-annua...
➡️ PPGF: www.paypal.com/US/fundraise...
(Plus other donation options in thread!)
11th ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER
FUNDRAISING THREAD
***
It's that time again! 🦃 For the 11th year in a row, we need your help providing groceries to 5,100+ schoolkids!
➡️ GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/11th-annua...
➡️ PPGF: www.paypal.com/US/fundraise...
(Plus other donation options in thread!)
considering buying a car, trying to get info from dealers, and it's all AI bots replying to me. Dumb ones, too. This is hell.
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 AM
considering buying a car, trying to get info from dealers, and it's all AI bots replying to me. Dumb ones, too. This is hell.
Do they think they're playing 4D chess? Do they still not realize the board & table got flipped over ages ago?
November 10, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Do they think they're playing 4D chess? Do they still not realize the board & table got flipped over ages ago?
P.S. The McRib is back!
November 9, 2025 at 8:16 PM
P.S. The McRib is back!
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[Werner Herzog voice]
Actually, the McRib never goes away. It is we who are here for a limited time.
Actually, the McRib never goes away. It is we who are here for a limited time.
November 4, 2025 at 3:59 PM
[Werner Herzog voice]
Actually, the McRib never goes away. It is we who are here for a limited time.
Actually, the McRib never goes away. It is we who are here for a limited time.
Pluribus has some real phone numbers to interact with, and one signs you up for future text messages. Good stuff! But imagine my disappointment when that number just sent me an ad for the show.
a young boy wearing glasses and suspenders says ovaltine ?
Alt: Ralphie from A Christmas Story: "Ovaltine?"
media.tenor.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Pluribus has some real phone numbers to interact with, and one signs you up for future text messages. Good stuff! But imagine my disappointment when that number just sent me an ad for the show.
A longshot, but really clever - in NC, unaffiliated voters can choose to vote in either major party's primary. And there's a bunch who are unaffiliated.
Kate Barr, a lifelong Democrat, changed her party registration to run in the GOP primary against North Carolina incumbent Rep. Tim Moore.
She says it’s the only way to compete for a gerrymandered seat whose boundaries were drawn to heavily favor Republicans.
She says it’s the only way to compete for a gerrymandered seat whose boundaries were drawn to heavily favor Republicans.
This North Carolina Democrat can’t win her district. So she’s running as a Republican.
In her crusade against gerrymandering, Kate Barr is challenging her Republican congressman in the GOP primary to make a point.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:33 AM
A longshot, but really clever - in NC, unaffiliated voters can choose to vote in either major party's primary. And there's a bunch who are unaffiliated.
Final prize tally from the McDonald's Monopoly game:
-$20 Doordash credit
-$10 Best Buy credit
-6 months of Peacock
-13 apple pies or small fries
-8 snack wraps or 4-piece nuggets
-8 vanilla cones or small fries
-7 breakfast sandwiches
(continued)
-$20 Doordash credit
-$10 Best Buy credit
-6 months of Peacock
-13 apple pies or small fries
-8 snack wraps or 4-piece nuggets
-8 vanilla cones or small fries
-7 breakfast sandwiches
(continued)
November 8, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Final prize tally from the McDonald's Monopoly game:
-$20 Doordash credit
-$10 Best Buy credit
-6 months of Peacock
-13 apple pies or small fries
-8 snack wraps or 4-piece nuggets
-8 vanilla cones or small fries
-7 breakfast sandwiches
(continued)
-$20 Doordash credit
-$10 Best Buy credit
-6 months of Peacock
-13 apple pies or small fries
-8 snack wraps or 4-piece nuggets
-8 vanilla cones or small fries
-7 breakfast sandwiches
(continued)
The whole premise of Movies Anywhere is you can buy from any platform, and sync across them. But now Youtube took their ball home.
MA gave me peace of mind & enabled comparison shopping, and it sucks to have that gone. I won't be buying any more digital movies.
cordcuttersnews.com/google-abrup...
MA gave me peace of mind & enabled comparison shopping, and it sucks to have that gone. I won't be buying any more digital movies.
cordcuttersnews.com/google-abrup...
Google Abruptly Ends Support For Movies Anywhere, Shattering Cross-Platform Movie Ownership for Millions | Cord Cutters News
Google has officially terminated its long-standing partnership with Movies Anywhere, the industry-backed service that revolutionized how consumers access purchased films across ecosystems. Effective O...
cordcuttersnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The whole premise of Movies Anywhere is you can buy from any platform, and sync across them. But now Youtube took their ball home.
MA gave me peace of mind & enabled comparison shopping, and it sucks to have that gone. I won't be buying any more digital movies.
cordcuttersnews.com/google-abrup...
MA gave me peace of mind & enabled comparison shopping, and it sucks to have that gone. I won't be buying any more digital movies.
cordcuttersnews.com/google-abrup...
woke up, looked at the news, felt good for the first time in a year.
November 5, 2025 at 12:19 PM
woke up, looked at the news, felt good for the first time in a year.
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Sam Corcos, who entered government with DOGE earlier this year, decided to kill DirectFile after one meeting with with tax software lobbyists.
www.wired.com/story/doge-d...
www.wired.com/story/doge-d...
November 4, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Sam Corcos, who entered government with DOGE earlier this year, decided to kill DirectFile after one meeting with with tax software lobbyists.
www.wired.com/story/doge-d...
www.wired.com/story/doge-d...
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They literally ruin everything they touch
October 31, 2025 at 3:44 AM
They literally ruin everything they touch
For the last few years, I've scooped up clearance pumpkins for carving and Home Depot and Lowes. They've always deeply discounted them by this time of the month.
But tonight, a large pumpkin at Home Depot costs $19.
Grocery store pumpkins have been $6-7 all season. What the hell is going on?
But tonight, a large pumpkin at Home Depot costs $19.
Grocery store pumpkins have been $6-7 all season. What the hell is going on?
October 29, 2025 at 10:50 PM
For the last few years, I've scooped up clearance pumpkins for carving and Home Depot and Lowes. They've always deeply discounted them by this time of the month.
But tonight, a large pumpkin at Home Depot costs $19.
Grocery store pumpkins have been $6-7 all season. What the hell is going on?
But tonight, a large pumpkin at Home Depot costs $19.
Grocery store pumpkins have been $6-7 all season. What the hell is going on?
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i made a helpful reference
September 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
i made a helpful reference
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Librarians or others, would you like a helpful one-pager zine that you can print to let people know how to report ICE?
Available for Chicago, DC, Philly, Portland, NYC, CA, CO, FL, DE, MA, MD, RI, VA, WA, WI, WY & other metro areas. Thanks @meganpiont.bsky.social
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Available for Chicago, DC, Philly, Portland, NYC, CA, CO, FL, DE, MA, MD, RI, VA, WA, WI, WY & other metro areas. Thanks @meganpiont.bsky.social
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
SALUTE zines **BE SURE TO PRINT AT 100%!** - Google Drive
drive.google.com
October 25, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Librarians or others, would you like a helpful one-pager zine that you can print to let people know how to report ICE?
Available for Chicago, DC, Philly, Portland, NYC, CA, CO, FL, DE, MA, MD, RI, VA, WA, WI, WY & other metro areas. Thanks @meganpiont.bsky.social
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Available for Chicago, DC, Philly, Portland, NYC, CA, CO, FL, DE, MA, MD, RI, VA, WA, WI, WY & other metro areas. Thanks @meganpiont.bsky.social
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
"We have everything we need in abundance" - from a local community fridge flyer.
This phrase is burrowing itself deep inside my brain today. What if that was a foundational societal assumption, and we built from there?
This phrase is burrowing itself deep inside my brain today. What if that was a foundational societal assumption, and we built from there?
October 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
"We have everything we need in abundance" - from a local community fridge flyer.
This phrase is burrowing itself deep inside my brain today. What if that was a foundational societal assumption, and we built from there?
This phrase is burrowing itself deep inside my brain today. What if that was a foundational societal assumption, and we built from there?
Step one toward the inevitable Life Day takeover of the whole park. I can dream.
NEWS: Chewbacca wearing his Life Day robe will meet guests during Disney Jollywood Nights at Disney's Hollywood Studios.
Our character guide to the event: buff.ly/NAPmjiq
Our character guide to the event: buff.ly/NAPmjiq
October 23, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Step one toward the inevitable Life Day takeover of the whole park. I can dream.
When I was a little kid, I listened the crap out of a cassette of vaguely Halloween-themed pop music. I looked it up recently - it was Hallmark's "The Sounds of Halloween": Thriller, Ghostbusters, Monster Mash, and more.
This year I learned just how wrong my little kid memories of it were. 🧵
This year I learned just how wrong my little kid memories of it were. 🧵
October 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
When I was a little kid, I listened the crap out of a cassette of vaguely Halloween-themed pop music. I looked it up recently - it was Hallmark's "The Sounds of Halloween": Thriller, Ghostbusters, Monster Mash, and more.
This year I learned just how wrong my little kid memories of it were. 🧵
This year I learned just how wrong my little kid memories of it were. 🧵
I've never liked coffee. Then, at Disneyland recently I had an apple cold brew and it was delightful!
Is apple cold brew something a big chain can reproduce? Or what's the best/easy way to enjoy some kind of cold brew at home? I know absolutely nothing about coffee.
Is apple cold brew something a big chain can reproduce? Or what's the best/easy way to enjoy some kind of cold brew at home? I know absolutely nothing about coffee.
October 21, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I've never liked coffee. Then, at Disneyland recently I had an apple cold brew and it was delightful!
Is apple cold brew something a big chain can reproduce? Or what's the best/easy way to enjoy some kind of cold brew at home? I know absolutely nothing about coffee.
Is apple cold brew something a big chain can reproduce? Or what's the best/easy way to enjoy some kind of cold brew at home? I know absolutely nothing about coffee.
Each year I pick a stupid reward points program and play it a few minutes per day like a mobile game. Last year was Google Play Points, this year Bing Rewards.
But Microsoft nerfed the program, so I'm calling the game early for 2025. Short Post Mortem🧵:
But Microsoft nerfed the program, so I'm calling the game early for 2025. Short Post Mortem🧵:
October 21, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Each year I pick a stupid reward points program and play it a few minutes per day like a mobile game. Last year was Google Play Points, this year Bing Rewards.
But Microsoft nerfed the program, so I'm calling the game early for 2025. Short Post Mortem🧵:
But Microsoft nerfed the program, so I'm calling the game early for 2025. Short Post Mortem🧵:
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Real leadership in libraries means looking your community - including your boss's boss - in the face and saying to them that fewer staff means less services.
There is no way around it. That's the truth of the matter.
The community is either okay with that or not.
There is no way around it. That's the truth of the matter.
The community is either okay with that or not.
October 20, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Real leadership in libraries means looking your community - including your boss's boss - in the face and saying to them that fewer staff means less services.
There is no way around it. That's the truth of the matter.
The community is either okay with that or not.
There is no way around it. That's the truth of the matter.
The community is either okay with that or not.
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In social movement studies, we talk about how marches and protests expand the threshold of acceptable risk so that people take more and bigger social risks IN PUBLIC, EN MASSE. This is extremely important for the bourgeois white folks holding signs and building social rapport.
Not a shitpost: #NoKings is feel-good performative activism for comfortable mostly upper and upper middle class white folks and that’s good, actually. Millions of people in the streets protesting a fascist regime is good. It is good for the normie baseline to be massive displays of public dissent.
October 19, 2025 at 1:44 AM
In social movement studies, we talk about how marches and protests expand the threshold of acceptable risk so that people take more and bigger social risks IN PUBLIC, EN MASSE. This is extremely important for the bourgeois white folks holding signs and building social rapport.
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I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.
October 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.
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Okay, for the folks who asked: here's the majority AI view, writing up the reasonable, thoughtful view on AI that the vast majority of people in tech hold, that gets overshadowed by the bluster and hype of the tycoons trying to shill their nonsense. anildash.com/2025/10/17/t... Please share!
The Majority AI View - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
anildash.com
October 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Okay, for the folks who asked: here's the majority AI view, writing up the reasonable, thoughtful view on AI that the vast majority of people in tech hold, that gets overshadowed by the bluster and hype of the tycoons trying to shill their nonsense. anildash.com/2025/10/17/t... Please share!
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Remember when i said we're living in the scariest parts of a Gibson novel thanks to a bunch of dudes who misunderstand Gibson's novels?
Well now I want to discuss the verified govt accounts spewing rightwing propaganda— possibly via a bot-run troll farm— & why you should block them for your safety.
Well now I want to discuss the verified govt accounts spewing rightwing propaganda— possibly via a bot-run troll farm— & why you should block them for your safety.
October 18, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Remember when i said we're living in the scariest parts of a Gibson novel thanks to a bunch of dudes who misunderstand Gibson's novels?
Well now I want to discuss the verified govt accounts spewing rightwing propaganda— possibly via a bot-run troll farm— & why you should block them for your safety.
Well now I want to discuss the verified govt accounts spewing rightwing propaganda— possibly via a bot-run troll farm— & why you should block them for your safety.