Laurence
@piewords.bsky.social
Information Pro trying to go sane in a crazy world. All my skeets are MY thoughts, so blame me; everyone else does. War Eagle!!! 🖖 [He/Him]
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average cms demo: "Our customizable workflow engine moves your content from idea to launch!"
average enterprise process: "okay, for two months all content lives in a set of dropbox folders, then moves to Teams Chat; 45 minutes before launch, someone sends a fax to Dave…"
average enterprise process: "okay, for two months all content lives in a set of dropbox folders, then moves to Teams Chat; 45 minutes before launch, someone sends a fax to Dave…"
November 13, 2025 at 5:35 PM
average cms demo: "Our customizable workflow engine moves your content from idea to launch!"
average enterprise process: "okay, for two months all content lives in a set of dropbox folders, then moves to Teams Chat; 45 minutes before launch, someone sends a fax to Dave…"
average enterprise process: "okay, for two months all content lives in a set of dropbox folders, then moves to Teams Chat; 45 minutes before launch, someone sends a fax to Dave…"
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A big thank you to the bars, restaurants, breweries, cultural institutions, shops, nonprofits, and anyone else who had deals/freebies during the shutdown.
When that back pay hits, be sure to support those who supported you!
When that back pay hits, be sure to support those who supported you!
November 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
A big thank you to the bars, restaurants, breweries, cultural institutions, shops, nonprofits, and anyone else who had deals/freebies during the shutdown.
When that back pay hits, be sure to support those who supported you!
When that back pay hits, be sure to support those who supported you!
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“I just don’t think working at an evil company should define me. I’ve only worked here for seven years.”
This piece is brutal lol. It could apply to a bunch of tech companies.
This piece is brutal lol. It could apply to a bunch of tech companies.
"Even though my job requires me to commit sociopathic acts of evil that directly contribute to making the world a measurably worse place from Monday through Friday, five days a week, from morning to night, outside work, I’m actually a really good person."
I Work For an Evil Company, but Outside Work, I’m Actually a Really Good Person
I love my job. I make a great salary, there’s a clear path to promotion, and a never-ending supply of cold brew in the office. And even though my j...
buff.ly
November 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM
“I just don’t think working at an evil company should define me. I’ve only worked here for seven years.”
This piece is brutal lol. It could apply to a bunch of tech companies.
This piece is brutal lol. It could apply to a bunch of tech companies.
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Music is basically a detective novel where the musicians are the suspects/criminals, the listener is the detective and of course the music is the crime. The listener tries to determine what happened and what was the motivation, while the musicians try to obscure this, so they can get away with it.
November 13, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Music is basically a detective novel where the musicians are the suspects/criminals, the listener is the detective and of course the music is the crime. The listener tries to determine what happened and what was the motivation, while the musicians try to obscure this, so they can get away with it.
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Dear book designers:
Please consider the probable demographics of your readers, or, indeed, basic humanity, before you create a page with tiny grey on grey text printed on glossy paper.
The author worked hard on those words!
Please consider the probable demographics of your readers, or, indeed, basic humanity, before you create a page with tiny grey on grey text printed on glossy paper.
The author worked hard on those words!
November 13, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Dear book designers:
Please consider the probable demographics of your readers, or, indeed, basic humanity, before you create a page with tiny grey on grey text printed on glossy paper.
The author worked hard on those words!
Please consider the probable demographics of your readers, or, indeed, basic humanity, before you create a page with tiny grey on grey text printed on glossy paper.
The author worked hard on those words!
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AI is “dumpster juice” now.
November 13, 2025 at 2:08 AM
AI is “dumpster juice” now.
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PVD restaurant rec: Rong Chic, on Wickenden Street.
November 13, 2025 at 1:16 AM
PVD restaurant rec: Rong Chic, on Wickenden Street.
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When the Epstein 50th birthday book came out, nothing happened. People drew sexualized pictures of little girls in it and not a single person faced repercussions.
My greatest fear is that these files will release and the same thing happens: shocked disgust and then fucking nothing else #political
My greatest fear is that these files will release and the same thing happens: shocked disgust and then fucking nothing else #political
One horrific thing to me is that the president- a man who has gotten away with everything including literal murder up to this point- seems extremely nervous about anything regarding Epstein coming out. Like how bad does it have to be
November 12, 2025 at 8:53 PM
When the Epstein 50th birthday book came out, nothing happened. People drew sexualized pictures of little girls in it and not a single person faced repercussions.
My greatest fear is that these files will release and the same thing happens: shocked disgust and then fucking nothing else #political
My greatest fear is that these files will release and the same thing happens: shocked disgust and then fucking nothing else #political
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In honor of Carl Sagan's birthday this past weekend, here are some related books that will be available later this month for purchase to support @astrosociety.org... 🧪📚🔭
a man in a suit and tie is laying down in the grass
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is laying down in the grass
media.tenor.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:36 PM
In honor of Carl Sagan's birthday this past weekend, here are some related books that will be available later this month for purchase to support @astrosociety.org... 🧪📚🔭
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BOSS: Quick, I need 20,000 words about the product.
WRITER: Have ‘em for you after lunch.
BOSS: And a five or six-word slogan.
WRITER: Gimme three months, a partner, and a budget.
WRITER: Have ‘em for you after lunch.
BOSS: And a five or six-word slogan.
WRITER: Gimme three months, a partner, and a budget.
November 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
BOSS: Quick, I need 20,000 words about the product.
WRITER: Have ‘em for you after lunch.
BOSS: And a five or six-word slogan.
WRITER: Gimme three months, a partner, and a budget.
WRITER: Have ‘em for you after lunch.
BOSS: And a five or six-word slogan.
WRITER: Gimme three months, a partner, and a budget.
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i am honestly really excited we got the book out. it's been a labour of love. Take advantage of everything we've learned and built in the cloud to ship the right product at the right time to the right user. redmonk.com/jgovernor/pr...
Progressive Delivery, the book, is here
It’s been a long time coming but the book has finally shipped. I am super proud to have worked with my co-authors Adam Zimman, Heidi Waterhouse, and Kimberly Harrison to deliver something that I think...
redmonk.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:50 PM
i am honestly really excited we got the book out. it's been a labour of love. Take advantage of everything we've learned and built in the cloud to ship the right product at the right time to the right user. redmonk.com/jgovernor/pr...
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Back to the Future Part II (1989): DeLorean time machine's Mr Fusion reactor
Based on a Krups 223 coffee grinder. You can also see these tools from the future in Alien (1979) and The Expanse (2015-2022).
Based on a Krups 223 coffee grinder. You can also see these tools from the future in Alien (1979) and The Expanse (2015-2022).
November 12, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Back to the Future Part II (1989): DeLorean time machine's Mr Fusion reactor
Based on a Krups 223 coffee grinder. You can also see these tools from the future in Alien (1979) and The Expanse (2015-2022).
Based on a Krups 223 coffee grinder. You can also see these tools from the future in Alien (1979) and The Expanse (2015-2022).
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No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
November 12, 2025 at 10:38 AM
No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
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Virginia vets pay tribute to an overlooked cemetery for Black soldiers www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/...
Virginia vets pay tribute to an overlooked cemetery for Black soldiers
Organizers said they want descendants to help identify some of the veterans buried there.
www.nbcnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Virginia vets pay tribute to an overlooked cemetery for Black soldiers www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/...
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Doesn’t have to be this ship specifically, but.
November 12, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Doesn’t have to be this ship specifically, but.
Yes! THIS!!!
I have a bookcase problem, as-in I don't have enough of them. I need more of them AND walls to put them against
I have a bookcase problem, as-in I don't have enough of them. I need more of them AND walls to put them against
November 12, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Yes! THIS!!!
I have a bookcase problem, as-in I don't have enough of them. I need more of them AND walls to put them against
I have a bookcase problem, as-in I don't have enough of them. I need more of them AND walls to put them against
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There’s that episode where the people are half black half white and they’re racist depending on if the left half is white or black. The writers did not believe in subtext
November 12, 2025 at 12:06 AM
There’s that episode where the people are half black half white and they’re racist depending on if the left half is white or black. The writers did not believe in subtext
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people bitch about woke media but if TOS was on today they would go to a thinly-veiled MAGA planet where the locals worshipped guns and then kirk would hit the orange dictator with a two-fisted karate chop before giving a lecture about how science is real and violence is bad
November 11, 2025 at 11:46 PM
people bitch about woke media but if TOS was on today they would go to a thinly-veiled MAGA planet where the locals worshipped guns and then kirk would hit the orange dictator with a two-fisted karate chop before giving a lecture about how science is real and violence is bad
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Haahahahahahaha "enough books" hahahahhaha...(gasps, wipes tears of mirth)
November 11, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Haahahahahahaha "enough books" hahahahhaha...(gasps, wipes tears of mirth)
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The amount of disdain that people in my undergrad cohort had for the humanities was really alarming. They'd take liberal arts 101 classes for their gen eds and then talk shit about how easy it was. No shit, it's a 101 for non majors. Or hating the single mandatory ethics class CS majors took....
November 12, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The amount of disdain that people in my undergrad cohort had for the humanities was really alarming. They'd take liberal arts 101 classes for their gen eds and then talk shit about how easy it was. No shit, it's a 101 for non majors. Or hating the single mandatory ethics class CS majors took....
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"And James Bond, who did NOT die"
November 11, 2025 at 12:49 PM
"And James Bond, who did NOT die"
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Too many people are going to pair this with a porter or stout. We recommend a fruited mixed fermentation beer. Cherry or raspberry would work well.
The Roost is providing a sneak peek exclusive for a new Girl Scouts cookie this Saturday morning
November 12, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Too many people are going to pair this with a porter or stout. We recommend a fruited mixed fermentation beer. Cherry or raspberry would work well.
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Hollywood! CALL ME. These two put the “fun” in “functioning alcoholic” and are also the best married couple ever portrayed on screen
November 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Hollywood! CALL ME. These two put the “fun” in “functioning alcoholic” and are also the best married couple ever portrayed on screen
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Shout it from the rooftops!
Favorite positive comment from my 6 month review:
“Willing to ask ‘dumb’ questions.”
Part of the staff+ role is being comfortable asking the question everyone is thinking but is afraid to say because it might sound dumb. Or the question that challenges some basic idea everyone assumes is correct.
“Willing to ask ‘dumb’ questions.”
Part of the staff+ role is being comfortable asking the question everyone is thinking but is afraid to say because it might sound dumb. Or the question that challenges some basic idea everyone assumes is correct.
November 11, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Shout it from the rooftops!