J Gieger
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Aguas do Porto for a rainy #manholecovermonday
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November 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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do you have any idea how much you have to piss somebody off to make them change their gauge
#Finland will begin to #Russia - proof its rail network, integrate with EU train infrastructure.
The Finnish government has announced the conversion of its rail network from Russian gauge (1,524 mm) to European standard (1,435 mm).
www.trenvista.net/en/news/flas...
The Finnish government has announced the conversion of its rail network from Russian gauge (1,524 mm) to European standard (1,435 mm).
www.trenvista.net/en/news/flas...
November 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
do you have any idea how much you have to piss somebody off to make them change their gauge
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everyone's blogs used to be called like "Joe's corner of the internet" and now everyone's substack is called like "The Flamethrower" and "The Way Things Is"
November 22, 2025 at 5:43 AM
everyone's blogs used to be called like "Joe's corner of the internet" and now everyone's substack is called like "The Flamethrower" and "The Way Things Is"
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NEW — Today, Cook County became the first county in the U.S. to establish permanent funding for guaranteed income at the county level.
The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved $7.5 million for the program through its FY 2026 budget, which totals $10.12 billion.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/cook...
The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved $7.5 million for the program through its FY 2026 budget, which totals $10.12 billion.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/cook...
Cook County becomes the first county in the US to establish permanent funding for guaranteed income • The TRiiBE
On Thursday, the Cook County Board of Commissioners approved the FY 2026 budget, which includes $7.5 million to fund the county’s guaranteed basic income program.
thetriibe.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:47 PM
NEW — Today, Cook County became the first county in the U.S. to establish permanent funding for guaranteed income at the county level.
The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved $7.5 million for the program through its FY 2026 budget, which totals $10.12 billion.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/cook...
The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved $7.5 million for the program through its FY 2026 budget, which totals $10.12 billion.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/cook...
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MUPPET KNIVES OUT
Am I a hypocrite for wanting this after giving a hard no to muppet knives out
Okay, I'm making my case for the only Muppet I want to see on Broadway right now...
November 19, 2025 at 5:30 AM
MUPPET KNIVES OUT
Porto checkers for #manholecovermonday @sparrersway.bsky.social @jjtindall.bsky.social @kevinirvine.bsky.social @rogersparkman.bsky.social @robertloerzel.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
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here's something cool: the son of the letter carrier on Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood (McFeely) is a real letter carrier for the USPS and he's our letter carrier and he's awesome
November 8, 2025 at 3:39 AM
here's something cool: the son of the letter carrier on Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood (McFeely) is a real letter carrier for the USPS and he's our letter carrier and he's awesome
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The DVD (1996) is now as old as the original 8-inch floppy disk (1967) was when the DVD came out.
November 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The DVD (1996) is now as old as the original 8-inch floppy disk (1967) was when the DVD came out.
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It's a Chicago holiday
November 1, 2025 at 12:06 PM
It's a Chicago holiday
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em dashes are the perfect way to textually represent dramatically putting on/taking off my glasses
October 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
em dashes are the perfect way to textually represent dramatically putting on/taking off my glasses
Amidst the chaos, a little smile for #manholecovermonday
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October 20, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Amidst the chaos, a little smile for #manholecovermonday
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[Stephen Hawking's] disks are now part of a project at Cambridge University Library to rescue hidden knowledge trapped on floppy disks. The Future Nostalgia project reflects a larger trend in the information flooding into archives and libraries around the world. buff.ly/5FfQU3H
A digital dark age? The people rescuing forgotten knowledge trapped on old floppy disks
From lectures by Stephen Hawking to the letters of British politician Neil Kinnock – it's a race against time to save the historical treasures locked away on old floppy disks.
www.bbc.com
October 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
[Stephen Hawking's] disks are now part of a project at Cambridge University Library to rescue hidden knowledge trapped on floppy disks. The Future Nostalgia project reflects a larger trend in the information flooding into archives and libraries around the world. buff.ly/5FfQU3H
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This is the first day in forever that my feed was full of joy and wit instead of an unspeakable new horror every three hours.
October 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
This is the first day in forever that my feed was full of joy and wit instead of an unspeakable new horror every three hours.
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This isn’t a hard-and-fast rule, but if a sentence starts with ‘per’ it’s usually a bummer.
October 7, 2025 at 6:53 PM
This isn’t a hard-and-fast rule, but if a sentence starts with ‘per’ it’s usually a bummer.
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Every day I am like well THIS is the craziest thing to have happened so far. And then the next day happens.
September 30, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Every day I am like well THIS is the craziest thing to have happened so far. And then the next day happens.
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* ORACLE, SILVER LAKE, ANDREESSEN TO CONTROL TIKOK IN US: WSJ
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September 16, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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A lot of you don’t have this cut out and taped near your computer or TV and it shows
September 10, 2025 at 7:14 PM
A lot of you don’t have this cut out and taped near your computer or TV and it shows
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New ship of Theseus just dropped, but now it has conscious thought
September 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
New ship of Theseus just dropped, but now it has conscious thought
Throwback from Andorra for #ManholeCoverMonday
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September 8, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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With the Trump Administration about to roll its ugly occupation into Chicago, I wanted to write a little lyrical love letter to the city. dansinker.com/posts/202…
September 5, 2025 at 8:27 PM
With the Trump Administration about to roll its ugly occupation into Chicago, I wanted to write a little lyrical love letter to the city. dansinker.com/posts/202…
Pure joy
The first episode of “The Muppet Show” aired on this date in 1976.
September 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Pure joy
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I don't understand why we only get superman and spiderman movies when there are like 100 muppets and every single one of them has leading man/woman potential
December 17, 2024 at 10:31 PM
I don't understand why we only get superman and spiderman movies when there are like 100 muppets and every single one of them has leading man/woman potential
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Architect Louis Sullivan was born #onthisday in 1856. When he first arrived in Chicago in 1873, the city was still in ruins after the Great Fire w/miles of shanties. Yet he saw potential in its reinvention. “There was stir, an energy that made [me] tingle to be in the game…THIS IS THE PLACE FOR ME!”
September 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Architect Louis Sullivan was born #onthisday in 1856. When he first arrived in Chicago in 1873, the city was still in ruins after the Great Fire w/miles of shanties. Yet he saw potential in its reinvention. “There was stir, an energy that made [me] tingle to be in the game…THIS IS THE PLACE FOR ME!”
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“Film things you see happening…Be loud for America” is quite the rallying cry.
Illinois Gov. Pritzker ahead of Trump National Guard deployment:
"To Chicagoans... Look out for your communities and your neighbours. Know your rights. Film things that you see happening... Authoritarians thrive on your silence. Be loud for America."
"To Chicagoans... Look out for your communities and your neighbours. Know your rights. Film things that you see happening... Authoritarians thrive on your silence. Be loud for America."
September 2, 2025 at 8:37 PM
“Film things you see happening…Be loud for America” is quite the rallying cry.