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Bill @rawlinson.us · 9h

I finally figured out how to link my Bluesky posts to blog entries without manual steps, thanks to a quick update using Copilot AI. Now tracking is smoother, and my workflow feels a lot less tedious. https://rawlinson.us/blogging/fix-bluesky-posting-of-blog/

Fix the Bluesky Posting of Blog Posts

Autopost to Bluesky and get the URL of that post back

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Bill @rawlinson.us · 9h

this image of scores just continues to crack me up..

so. many. birdies.

I want to play this course.

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Bill @rawlinson.us · 9h

and the main actors in sports betting are super fucking predatory.

Bill @rawlinson.us · 9h

dont back down...lmfao

Bill @rawlinson.us · 9h

Holy cow the download on Arc Raiders is killing me. I wont even get to launch it tonight. I hope I play it at some point.

Bill @rawlinson.us · 9h

Its laughably stupid. Ds fucked up and gained no political capital at all in doing so. They just pissed off people who thought the dems were doing the right thing and confirmed to others the dems suck.
I hope Im wrong but this feels like the worst choice the Ds could make.

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Bill @rawlinson.us · 9h

I have a garmin fenix 7 {something}. I am not a big runner/tri-athlete guy. But I do want a watch that has a battery that doesn't die in 1 day.

The fenix suggests 25+ days and can extend itself with solar to a point. Its pricey but I love not charging all the time.

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Bill @rawlinson.us · 10h

Some co-workers suggested the game Arc Raiders so I watched the trailer (2 minutes) and bought it. I don't see any value in the "deluxe" offering. The premise sounds fun and, so long as I dont *have* to play multiplayer I'll probably have fun.
If I have to play multiplayer..I'll still have fun?

Bill @rawlinson.us · 10h

The republicans always said they had a plan to replace it. Here it is. They said it would be better they just didn't say who it would be better for.

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Bill @rawlinson.us · 10h

Yesterday I went to stand up - but my sweet dog Ghost decided I needed to keep working.

a smaller white dog laying on a geometric pattern rug blocking an office chair from moving.

Bill @rawlinson.us · 10h

that would be awesome. Whats the event? I kind of want to keep an eye on it in pdga live

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Bill @rawlinson.us · 11h

I'd say there are plenty of people who would love to be 931. That's good shooting generally speaking. Good luck in Puerto Rico!

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Bill @rawlinson.us · 11h

There are a few disc golf feeds on here but most of them (including the one I have pinned) are full of things not related to disc golf.)

Disc Golf Skys seems like the cleanest option so I'm switching up.

Bill @rawlinson.us · 11h

I got alpha-gal this season. Big bummer but so far its not been too bad avoiding beef. I already didn't like pork. Beef and lamb though - those are going to be tricky on the long term.

I might try the accupuncture thing that supposedly works.. It can't hurt too bad to have a needle in my ear

Bill @rawlinson.us · 11h

My three goals for the 2025 disc golf season

* End of Year Rating - 920 ✅ 923!
* One tournament win - ✅ 2 both pro events even!
* At least one cash position at a pro event - ✅ 6!

Damn happy with how it went
www.pdga.com/player/96685...

Bill Rawlinson #96685

Player information and statistics for Bill Rawlinson #96685

www.pdga.com

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Bill @rawlinson.us · 11h

still sort of a clickbaity sounding post but.. its about as good as I can hope for since Im too lazy to do this part manually. (so lazy I spent HOURS figuring out how to avoid doing it)

Bill @rawlinson.us · 11h

I came across a straightforward PHP method for calculating the distance between two latitude and longitude points, and it's surprisingly easy to adapt for other languages in location-based projects. https://rawlinson.us/development/distance-between-two-latitude/

Distance Between Two Latitude + Longitude Points - PHP

A simple php method for computing the distance between two points on a map using their latitude/longitude values.

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Bill @rawlinson.us · 11h

in my defense, over the past 24 hours I've also been obnoxious blogger who is trying to fix things and reposts the same shit over and over.

I promise I'll stop doing that soon.

Bill @rawlinson.us · 11h

I think my social media identity is disc golfer who bitches about poltics. I need to do better.

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Bill @rawlinson.us · 11h

This is the stupid petty bullshit I expect at this point. This is the country Trump revealed to us.

Pettiness. What a fucking waste. It is literally the definition of who Trump is and folks advocate to be more like him while claiming they despise him.

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Bill @rawlinson.us · 11h

Sums up "veterans day"

Thank a veteran - but don't actually do shit for them.

AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 16h

“When we enlisted in the military, we were proud to serve our country. We never imagined that, after our service, we would have to fight for our own healthcare.” @tennesseelookout.com

Clarksville veterans say care, not cuts to the Veterans Administration, are needed • Tennessee Lookout

Tennessee veterans face worsening chronic illnesses as a result of long waits for care and denial of claims from the Veterans Administration.

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Bill @rawlinson.us · 11h

Okay this post feels better; not as "click-baity"

I apologize to everyone in advance for a couple more test posts to validate.

Bill @rawlinson.us · 11h

I came across a cool Ruby script that solves a classic scheduling headache: making sure every team in a small league plays each other without repeat matchups. It makes double headers and odd team numbers way easier for league managers. https://rawlinson.us/development/ruby-round-robin-scheduling/

Ruby Round Robin Scheduling

a simple ruby script for creating league schedules in a round robin fashion making sure to avoid duplicate matches

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Bill @rawlinson.us · 11h

I came across a cool Ruby script that solves a classic scheduling headache: making sure every team in a small league plays each other without repeat matchups. It makes double headers and odd team numbers way easier for league managers. https://rawlinson.us/development/ruby-round-robin-scheduling/

Ruby Round Robin Scheduling

a simple ruby script for creating league schedules in a round robin fashion making sure to avoid duplicate matches

rawlinson.us

Bill @rawlinson.us · 11h

my first attempt at the prompt didn't really help. So - i asked AI to help me write a prompt for my AI

a man wearing a gray beanie is smiling

ALT: a man wearing a gray beanie is smiling

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Bill @rawlinson.us · 12h

My automatic bluesky posting of blog stuff is pretty much done - and I'm _mostly_ happy with it. Yet, the auto-generated blurb text is kind of yuck. It feels so click-baity. I don't mind using AI to come up with the summary but I gotta fix the prompt to not leave me feeling dirty.

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