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Michael Calore
@snackfight.bsky.social
Editorial director at @wired.com for consumer tech and culture. Kind human.
I play bass in @twindimensions.bsky.social and guitar in @nascum.bsky.social

http://snackfight.com
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Yo! My rock band Twin Dimensions is now on Bluesky. We have new music coming on September 5, so give us a follow and stay tuned
Hello Bluesky!
We are Twin Dimensions, an avant-rock band from SF. We're expanding our reach and posting here too now.
Give us a follow for show dates, music, videos, downloads, etc.
Linktree: linktr.ee/twindimensions
Bandcamp: twin-dimensions.bandcamp.com
IG: www.instagram.com/twindimensio...
The holiday tradition is BACK
November 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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It really is just simple geometry.

You cannot build a functional city if everyone brings a 2-ton living room on wheels with them.
The entrance to the 3-storey bike parking garage at Utrecht Central holding 12,500 bicycles. It’s free for the first 24 hours, linked to the station, and used by tens of thousands every day. This is what happens when a country treats bikes as real transport infrastructure, not an afterthought.
November 22, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Bamboo is a remarkable plant; it can bend and bend without breaking under the tremendous weight of metaphor
November 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
@strngwys.bsky.social Robbie let's get pizza
November 22, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The sneaky training method that gets you to run faster is to run with somebody who's already a little faster than you

www.wired.com/story/google...
Instead of an AI Health Coach, You Could Just Have Friends
I used the public preview of Fitbit’s new AI Health Coach and became both faster and noticeably weirder.
www.wired.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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My latest: Would you replace coffee with a $100 wristband that mildly zaps you and stimulates your nerves to keep you awake?

Turns out most Chinese people are saying no, as they ridicule the viral gadget "eCoffee" and call it a portable electric chair. (You can buy it here and try it out tho.)
A Viral Chinese Wristband Claims to Zap You Awake. The Public Says 'No Thanks’
The maker of the eCoffee Energyband says it electrically stimulates your nerves to keep you alert. Researchers are skeptical, and critics see it as a way for China’s bosses to keep workers productive.
www.wired.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
People just don't name their kids Ulysses anymore
November 21, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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If you and I were friends on twitter back before it sucked you might recall my nearly decade long search for the episode of Scottish fishing show Trout N' About featuring Mani along with Throb from Primal Scream. I eventually found it. Enjoy that shit here:

youtu.be/2uDtS7ktCAI?...
Trout N' About with Mani & Throb from Primal Scream, STV, 15.7.04
YouTube video by IAmUter
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 4:00 AM
SIDE TWO
November 19, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Byrne-in down the house
November 18, 2025 at 6:21 AM
My friends at Super Specific Vinyl make one-off and small run LPs and 7-inches using a custom lathe cut process. They're doing a fundraiser for a new lathe design, and if you kick into the Kickstarter you can get discounts on your band's next limited release

www.kickstarter.com/projects/sup...
Super Specific Vinyl: Custom Vinyl Records for All Occasions
We have reimagined the Stereo Hi-Fi Lathe-Cut record, are ready to scale and solve the demand issues in the vinyl market!
www.kickstarter.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Nouvelle Vague, watched it last night and it was absolutely delightful
November 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent cattle I have met on walks.

You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
November 15, 2025 at 8:38 AM
All this lightning
Ain't frightening to me
November 15, 2025 at 6:23 PM
91 days until pitchers and catchers report
November 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Scooter parking at a school.
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
San Francisco fog so thick this morning I can barely see the surveillance cameras on the tops of all the light poles
November 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Hills on Fire - Solo
open.spotify.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Mavericks was firing this week. 🏄‍♂️🌊
November 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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New York’s new mayor is also WIRED’s new cover.
November 5, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Low Girl release debut album Is It Too Late To Freak Out?
Low Girl release debut album Is It Too Late To Freak Out?

Low Girl release their debut album, Is It Too Late To Freak Out?
Low Girl release debut album Is It Too Late To Freak Out?
Low Girl release their debut album, Is It Too Late To Freak Out?
loudwomen.org
November 3, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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I have heard Karl Ove Knausgard say “Hüsker Dü” and my life is now complete
October 31, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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October 30, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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NBA stars, mobsters, and marks with fat wallets.

I dove inside the seedy underbelly of private high-stakes poker games, how they can be cheated, and how alleged scams like the "Billups Games" take shape.

For @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/inside...
Inside the Star-Studded, Mob-Run Poker Games That Allegedly Steal Millions From Players
NBA stars, mobsters, and marks with fat wallets are all part of an alleged ring of rigged poker games. Here’s how these games are assembled, who attends, and how the purported cheating happens.
www.wired.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM