El Tejano
@eltejano.bsky.social
We'll see if BSky is a decent site soon enough
non-native West Coaster
cycling, coffee, and wine enthusiast
non-native West Coaster
cycling, coffee, and wine enthusiast
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Boomers: It just sucks so much that everyone gets participation trophies now, you used to have to show real merit to get an award
Also Boomers:
Also Boomers:
December 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Boomers: It just sucks so much that everyone gets participation trophies now, you used to have to show real merit to get an award
Also Boomers:
Also Boomers:
@meligrosa.bsky.social your St Frank's coffee spot was in the news - Barista championship stuff- sprudge.com/2025-us-bari...
2025 US Barista Championship: The Finals | Sprudge Coffee
A live recap of the Finals from the 2025 US Barista Championship.
sprudge.com
March 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
@meligrosa.bsky.social your St Frank's coffee spot was in the news - Barista championship stuff- sprudge.com/2025-us-bari...
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In 2024, the NLRB filed a complaint against Tesla for interfering in a union drive at their Buffalo, NY assembly plant.
Today:
Today:
February 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
In 2024, the NLRB filed a complaint against Tesla for interfering in a union drive at their Buffalo, NY assembly plant.
Today:
Today:
Some snaps from an afternoon bike ride. The guy in the first pic was reppin’ his “I ♥️ SF” shirt
February 18, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Some snaps from an afternoon bike ride. The guy in the first pic was reppin’ his “I ♥️ SF” shirt
Currently inked - #fountainpens
I should have used more color variety in the inks
kenneths.org/pens/current...
I should have used more color variety in the inks
kenneths.org/pens/current...
Currently Inked – mid Feb 25 – Rants and Raves
kenneths.org
February 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Currently inked - #fountainpens
I should have used more color variety in the inks
kenneths.org/pens/current...
I should have used more color variety in the inks
kenneths.org/pens/current...
I was drafting a post about some wine tastings I did over the weekend to launch into the echo chamber, but all the political posts I read when logging in freaked me out. It's overwhelming. Anyway.. Paso Robles has good Rhone-style wines (and still has great big Zins)...maybe I'll list'em later #wine
February 6, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I was drafting a post about some wine tastings I did over the weekend to launch into the echo chamber, but all the political posts I read when logging in freaked me out. It's overwhelming. Anyway.. Paso Robles has good Rhone-style wines (and still has great big Zins)...maybe I'll list'em later #wine
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Tired: NYT: Young Musk Fans Learn American Civics, Hands-On
Wired: Wired: Those Little Rat Fucks Are Still In The Walls
Wired: Wired: Those Little Rat Fucks Are Still In The Walls
February 5, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Tired: NYT: Young Musk Fans Learn American Civics, Hands-On
Wired: Wired: Those Little Rat Fucks Are Still In The Walls
Wired: Wired: Those Little Rat Fucks Are Still In The Walls
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🚨🚨🚨A 25-year-old DOGE engineer working with Elon has access to a “top-secret” federal system and reportedly has the ability to alter how government payments are made to citizens. #Coup
www.thedailybeast.com/revealed-the...
www.thedailybeast.com/revealed-the...
Revealed: The 20-Something DOGE Goon With Access to ‘Top Secret’ Federal System
The computer code that directs Social Security payments, tax returns, and more is now in the hands of one of DOGE’s young staffers, a report has alleged.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
🚨🚨🚨A 25-year-old DOGE engineer working with Elon has access to a “top-secret” federal system and reportedly has the ability to alter how government payments are made to citizens. #Coup
www.thedailybeast.com/revealed-the...
www.thedailybeast.com/revealed-the...
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Kansas Is Battling the Largest Tuberculosis Outbreak Ever Recorded in the U.S. https://gizmodo.com/kansas-is-battling-the-largest-tuberculosis-outbreak-ever-recorded-in-the-u-s-2000555298
Kansas Is Battling the Largest Tuberculosis Outbreak Ever Recorded in the U.S.
Dozens of active and latent TB cases have been linked to the outbreak dating back to last year, local health officials say.
gizmodo.com
January 27, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Kansas Is Battling the Largest Tuberculosis Outbreak Ever Recorded in the U.S. https://gizmodo.com/kansas-is-battling-the-largest-tuberculosis-outbreak-ever-recorded-in-the-u-s-2000555298
Some post work therapy on the bike
January 25, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Some post work therapy on the bike
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How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. How do you review, cover, and criticize a blitzkrieg of anti-American totalitarianism? One order, one law, one executive act at a time. Pace yourselves.
January 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. How do you review, cover, and criticize a blitzkrieg of anti-American totalitarianism? One order, one law, one executive act at a time. Pace yourselves.
Google's Gemini "AI" got added to a number of paid Google Workspace accounts and a lot of employees are like - "wtf is this and how do we disable it?"
From what I've seen so far, it can't be disabled.
It also sucks
From what I've seen so far, it can't be disabled.
It also sucks
January 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Google's Gemini "AI" got added to a number of paid Google Workspace accounts and a lot of employees are like - "wtf is this and how do we disable it?"
From what I've seen so far, it can't be disabled.
It also sucks
From what I've seen so far, it can't be disabled.
It also sucks
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*looks directly at camera*
Walgreens CEO says anti-shoplifting strategy backfired: ‘When you lock things up…you don’t sell as many of them’
Walgreens CEO says anti-shoplifting strategy backfired: 'When you lock things up…you don't sell as many of them’
Walgreens' CEO talked about the flip side of investing in increased security on a recent earnings call.
fortune.com
January 15, 2025 at 1:34 PM
*looks directly at camera*
I know there are comments in the Reddit thread saying that maybe there are family situational things to be aware of- but I still think it's lame that they've put up their signed Wemby jersey up for auction: www.reddit.com/r/NBASpurs/c...
January 15, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I know there are comments in the Reddit thread saying that maybe there are family situational things to be aware of- but I still think it's lame that they've put up their signed Wemby jersey up for auction: www.reddit.com/r/NBASpurs/c...
early work calls today w/ EMEA... I usually turn on the espresso machine during so it'll be ready after the calls (because I can't have the brown elixir before 7am typically... messes w/ me) ... but on the 2nd call the clients no-showed so now I wait for the machine to get hot for 1st shot o' day
January 15, 2025 at 2:34 PM
early work calls today w/ EMEA... I usually turn on the espresso machine during so it'll be ready after the calls (because I can't have the brown elixir before 7am typically... messes w/ me) ... but on the 2nd call the clients no-showed so now I wait for the machine to get hot for 1st shot o' day
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Many have riffed on the tradition of using playing cards to help troops recognize the enemy. While social media accounts selling “Gaza’s Most Wanted” and “Covid's Most Wanted” cards remain online, a user selling “Most Wanted CEO” cards was quickly banned.
Platforms Systematically Removed a User Because He Made "Most Wanted CEO" Playing Cards
On December 14, James Harr, the owner of an online store called ComradeWorkwear, announced on social media that he planned to sell a deck of “Most Wanted CEO” playing cards, satirizing the infamous “M...
www.eff.org
January 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Many have riffed on the tradition of using playing cards to help troops recognize the enemy. While social media accounts selling “Gaza’s Most Wanted” and “Covid's Most Wanted” cards remain online, a user selling “Most Wanted CEO” cards was quickly banned.
kenneths.org/books/book-r... (testing to see if the preview pics shows up on BSky
also- I'm not throwing shade at audiobooks, I love them. Just curious about people who say they "read" 78 books last year, in addition to watching 15 seasons of shows on streaming and 120+ movies . . .
also- I'm not throwing shade at audiobooks, I love them. Just curious about people who say they "read" 78 books last year, in addition to watching 15 seasons of shows on streaming and 120+ movies . . .
Book Recs from 2024 – Rants and Raves
kenneths.org
January 13, 2025 at 6:33 PM
kenneths.org/books/book-r... (testing to see if the preview pics shows up on BSky
also- I'm not throwing shade at audiobooks, I love them. Just curious about people who say they "read" 78 books last year, in addition to watching 15 seasons of shows on streaming and 120+ movies . . .
also- I'm not throwing shade at audiobooks, I love them. Just curious about people who say they "read" 78 books last year, in addition to watching 15 seasons of shows on streaming and 120+ movies . . .
I didn't realize it was 8oz
via Sprudge: sprudge.com/starbucks-ju...
via Sprudge: sprudge.com/starbucks-ju...
Starbucks Just Introduced An 8-Ounce Cortado | Sprudge Coffee
Ceci n'est pas un cortado.
sprudge.com
January 9, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I didn't realize it was 8oz
via Sprudge: sprudge.com/starbucks-ju...
via Sprudge: sprudge.com/starbucks-ju...
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FT Exclusive: Internal memos seen by the Financial Times said that Meta would 'suppress detections' based on how much an advertiser spent on the platform, and that some top advertisers would instead be reviewed by humans. www.ft.com/content/9255...
January 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM
FT Exclusive: Internal memos seen by the Financial Times said that Meta would 'suppress detections' based on how much an advertiser spent on the platform, and that some top advertisers would instead be reviewed by humans. www.ft.com/content/9255...
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a tsunami of tsunami posts
December 5, 2024 at 7:10 PM
a tsunami of tsunami posts
Do peeps on Bluesky mention earthquakes as quickly as on the previous crappy platform? (or is my apartment shaking for other reasons?)
December 5, 2024 at 6:49 PM
Do peeps on Bluesky mention earthquakes as quickly as on the previous crappy platform? (or is my apartment shaking for other reasons?)
I've tried two separate tools now to delete old tweets before fully deactivating my account - neither seemed to work. I wonder if there's some change on T's side that's preventing that.
November 18, 2024 at 3:26 PM
I've tried two separate tools now to delete old tweets before fully deactivating my account - neither seemed to work. I wonder if there's some change on T's side that's preventing that.
Anyone else use Redact to clear off their old Tweets before deleting their old account over on that other crap platform?
November 14, 2024 at 11:47 PM
Anyone else use Redact to clear off their old Tweets before deleting their old account over on that other crap platform?