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The perfect dog costume doesn't exi--
October 22, 2025 at 11:16 AM
The perfect dog costume doesn't exi--
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Nintendo Direct: (making announcement) When Mario eats the power-up mushroom he technically dies. His body liquifies and is reshaped like a caterpillar metamorphosis. The bigger Mario is not him
September 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Nintendo Direct: (making announcement) When Mario eats the power-up mushroom he technically dies. His body liquifies and is reshaped like a caterpillar metamorphosis. The bigger Mario is not him
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New Shoulder Season single today! shoulderseasonhfx.bandcamp.com/track/no-good #indiemusic #indiepunk
No Good, by Shoulder Season
track by Shoulder Season
shoulderseasonhfx.bandcamp.com
August 29, 2025 at 11:13 AM
New Shoulder Season single today! shoulderseasonhfx.bandcamp.com/track/no-good #indiemusic #indiepunk
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This is in the replies and it demonstrates a real issue which is if you find profundity from an AI, you’re responding to something profound a human being wrote that was vacuumed up and what ends up happening is you thank AI and not only don’t thank the person, you have no idea they were involved
August 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
This is in the replies and it demonstrates a real issue which is if you find profundity from an AI, you’re responding to something profound a human being wrote that was vacuumed up and what ends up happening is you thank AI and not only don’t thank the person, you have no idea they were involved
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One thing we’re going to see a *lot* of: Pieces that appear to explore an intellectually provocative question inspired by AI, but that assume a premise (in this case “friendship with a chatbot is possible”) that’s a) nonsensical and b) perfectly aligned with the aims of AI marketing
What Would a Real Friendship With A.I. Look Like? Maybe Like Hers.
www.nytimes.com
July 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
One thing we’re going to see a *lot* of: Pieces that appear to explore an intellectually provocative question inspired by AI, but that assume a premise (in this case “friendship with a chatbot is possible”) that’s a) nonsensical and b) perfectly aligned with the aims of AI marketing
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I find it incredibly sad that conservatives on the east coast have needlessly politicized cycling and cycling infrastructure.
In Victoria, we take an evidenced-based approach. Our 45 km of protected bike lanes have
✅ Doubled the % of cyclists
✅ Reduced congestion
✅ Reduced serious accidents by 37%
In Victoria, we take an evidenced-based approach. Our 45 km of protected bike lanes have
✅ Doubled the % of cyclists
✅ Reduced congestion
✅ Reduced serious accidents by 37%
The Province’s explanation for wanting to give dictatorial powers to the Mayor is that Fillmore is more “in touch” with the people of HRM than the councillors they directly elected to represent their districts?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Premier blasts Halifax council, cites 'serious disconnect' from citizens | CBC News
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston has issued a scathing appraisal of Halifax regional council, saying there’s a “serious disconnect” between the decisions being made and the desires of citizens, and ind...
www.cbc.ca
July 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I find it incredibly sad that conservatives on the east coast have needlessly politicized cycling and cycling infrastructure.
In Victoria, we take an evidenced-based approach. Our 45 km of protected bike lanes have
✅ Doubled the % of cyclists
✅ Reduced congestion
✅ Reduced serious accidents by 37%
In Victoria, we take an evidenced-based approach. Our 45 km of protected bike lanes have
✅ Doubled the % of cyclists
✅ Reduced congestion
✅ Reduced serious accidents by 37%
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memorize & internalize this important social media history. then, do a kickflip
May 26, 2025 at 12:49 PM
memorize & internalize this important social media history. then, do a kickflip
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OK, this is almost funny
March 12, 2025 at 8:50 PM
OK, this is almost funny
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If humans did invent the Jaunt you know there'd be a whole subculture of going through it awake.
Witherpunks boasting about how many trips they took, competitive wakejaunts, etc.
The biggest streamer celebrity would be a wizened husk with milky cataract eyes who livestreams each jaunt
Witherpunks boasting about how many trips they took, competitive wakejaunts, etc.
The biggest streamer celebrity would be a wizened husk with milky cataract eyes who livestreams each jaunt
February 7, 2025 at 7:29 PM
If humans did invent the Jaunt you know there'd be a whole subculture of going through it awake.
Witherpunks boasting about how many trips they took, competitive wakejaunts, etc.
The biggest streamer celebrity would be a wizened husk with milky cataract eyes who livestreams each jaunt
Witherpunks boasting about how many trips they took, competitive wakejaunts, etc.
The biggest streamer celebrity would be a wizened husk with milky cataract eyes who livestreams each jaunt
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the tariff trade war stuff is pretty complicated but one way you can think about it is that in this scenario the United States is basically Drake and Canada is Kendrick Lamar
February 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
the tariff trade war stuff is pretty complicated but one way you can think about it is that in this scenario the United States is basically Drake and Canada is Kendrick Lamar
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Holy shit
Wordle 1,290 1/6
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,290 1/6
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
December 30, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Holy shit
Wordle 1,290 1/6
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,290 1/6
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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100 years of solid 'tude
December 12, 2024 at 7:21 PM
100 years of solid 'tude
I’m making a playlist of my top 40 songs of the year and there are ten Charli XCX songs on it
December 3, 2024 at 9:28 PM
I’m making a playlist of my top 40 songs of the year and there are ten Charli XCX songs on it
If you can stand it, @parleek.bsky.social and I recorded a couple of Christmas songs in the amazing year 2005, and here they are: open.spotify.com/album/2f7Ro7...
The North Pole
Smaller Hearts · Single · 2024 · 2 songs
open.spotify.com
November 29, 2024 at 11:11 PM
If you can stand it, @parleek.bsky.social and I recorded a couple of Christmas songs in the amazing year 2005, and here they are: open.spotify.com/album/2f7Ro7...
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ok one more "how we do it on bluesky" re: "block, don't engage." it's not that anybody wants to tell you what to do -- it's that we collectively realized that this is what works. it works really great! zero, zero response needed. just block! don't argue at all with dickheads! try it! you'll see.
November 16, 2024 at 2:32 AM
ok one more "how we do it on bluesky" re: "block, don't engage." it's not that anybody wants to tell you what to do -- it's that we collectively realized that this is what works. it works really great! zero, zero response needed. just block! don't argue at all with dickheads! try it! you'll see.
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Here we are.
A new song out today: MBV + Beach Boys filtered through Nova Scotia winters.
youtu.be/S4FZhjIK14Y?...
A new song out today: MBV + Beach Boys filtered through Nova Scotia winters.
youtu.be/S4FZhjIK14Y?...
Kestrels - "Sleepless" OFFICIAL VIDEO
YouTube video by Kestrels
youtu.be
November 15, 2024 at 1:33 AM
Here we are.
A new song out today: MBV + Beach Boys filtered through Nova Scotia winters.
youtu.be/S4FZhjIK14Y?...
A new song out today: MBV + Beach Boys filtered through Nova Scotia winters.
youtu.be/S4FZhjIK14Y?...
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Eleanor Rigby
Peeling bananas with feet as she swings through the trees
Like chimpanzees
Left her enclosure
Where they were breeding their half human hybrids with apes
They've all escaped
Peeling bananas with feet as she swings through the trees
Like chimpanzees
Left her enclosure
Where they were breeding their half human hybrids with apes
They've all escaped
November 10, 2024 at 11:02 PM
Eleanor Rigby
Peeling bananas with feet as she swings through the trees
Like chimpanzees
Left her enclosure
Where they were breeding their half human hybrids with apes
They've all escaped
Peeling bananas with feet as she swings through the trees
Like chimpanzees
Left her enclosure
Where they were breeding their half human hybrids with apes
They've all escaped
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I cannot over-emphasize the colossal loser energy of taking a platform where once the biggest stars in the history of popular culture voluntarily posted original content every day because they enjoyed it into a pyramid scheme where the worst dipshits on earth pay to be fake friends with each other.
X will pay its Premium users to engage with each other - https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/9/24266258/x-pay-premium-users-engage-with-each-other
X will pay its Premium users to engage with each other
Will creators actually get higher payouts?
www.theverge.com
October 10, 2024 at 2:44 AM
I cannot over-emphasize the colossal loser energy of taking a platform where once the biggest stars in the history of popular culture voluntarily posted original content every day because they enjoyed it into a pyramid scheme where the worst dipshits on earth pay to be fake friends with each other.
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the way to block autoplay is in settings under accessibility btw.
September 11, 2024 at 6:29 PM
the way to block autoplay is in settings under accessibility btw.
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for the love of God heed this word
please love yourself enough to not watch the debate tonight. it will happen whether or not you watch. if you’re here now you already know how to vote. play a nice chill video game. play Astro Bot it is an absolute delight. fire up your retro machine of choice and start a Chrono Trigger playthrough.
September 11, 2024 at 12:05 AM
for the love of God heed this word