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@spartacushobbs.bsky.social
What do you call a magician who’s lost his magic?
(Also: Cal fan, he/him, not very good at social media)
(Also: Cal fan, he/him, not very good at social media)
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welcome to real time social media, the actual best place to experience live sporting events
the mute button is over there if you don’t enjoy it
the mute button is over there if you don’t enjoy it
November 30, 2025 at 4:48 AM
welcome to real time social media, the actual best place to experience live sporting events
the mute button is over there if you don’t enjoy it
the mute button is over there if you don’t enjoy it
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I believe quantum mechanics are real because I have seen Cal football
November 30, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I believe quantum mechanics are real because I have seen Cal football
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Look if you let Cal into your conference then you have to deal with the chaos we’re gonna cause, no cowardly backing out of it now
This might be an unpopular take ... but if I'm the ACC and Cal upsets SMU, I override the tiebreakers and put Miami in the ACC championship game against Virginia.
November 30, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Look if you let Cal into your conference then you have to deal with the chaos we’re gonna cause, no cowardly backing out of it now
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Until last week, I would have said Cal was an absolute lock to spoil this by laying an egg against SMU.
Now? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Cal might *still* lay an egg, but also might actually do a thing.
Now? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Cal might *still* lay an egg, but also might actually do a thing.
Six way ACC tie needs today:
Miami over Pitt
Va Tech over Virginia
Duke over Wake
Cal over SMU
Miami over Pitt
Va Tech over Virginia
Duke over Wake
Cal over SMU
November 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Until last week, I would have said Cal was an absolute lock to spoil this by laying an egg against SMU.
Now? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Cal might *still* lay an egg, but also might actually do a thing.
Now? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Cal might *still* lay an egg, but also might actually do a thing.
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
Cephas & Wiggins
White Zombie
Course of Empire
Killing Joke
Boris
Cephas & Wiggins
White Zombie
Course of Empire
Killing Joke
Boris
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
boygenius
Primus
Superchunk
New Order
Waxahatchee
boygenius
Primus
Superchunk
New Order
Waxahatchee
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
Nirvana
Bowie & NIN
Wu
Sunny Day Real Estate
Kendrick
Nirvana
Bowie & NIN
Wu
Sunny Day Real Estate
Kendrick
November 28, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
Cephas & Wiggins
White Zombie
Course of Empire
Killing Joke
Boris
Cephas & Wiggins
White Zombie
Course of Empire
Killing Joke
Boris
if anyone needs me, I’ll be quietly crumbling to dust in the other room
We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
November 28, 2025 at 1:14 AM
if anyone needs me, I’ll be quietly crumbling to dust in the other room
You just died.
The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.
I…didn’t think it was THAT loud
The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.
I…didn’t think it was THAT loud
November 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
You just died.
The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.
I…didn’t think it was THAT loud
The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.
I…didn’t think it was THAT loud
Since apparently it’s Share Your (probably) Terrible Pie Opinions Day:
- Apple pie isn’t bad, it’s just boring
- Pumpkin pie is better chilled
- All fruit pies are good for breakfast
- Tau (circumference/radius) would be more useful than pi
- Apple pie isn’t bad, it’s just boring
- Pumpkin pie is better chilled
- All fruit pies are good for breakfast
- Tau (circumference/radius) would be more useful than pi
November 26, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Since apparently it’s Share Your (probably) Terrible Pie Opinions Day:
- Apple pie isn’t bad, it’s just boring
- Pumpkin pie is better chilled
- All fruit pies are good for breakfast
- Tau (circumference/radius) would be more useful than pi
- Apple pie isn’t bad, it’s just boring
- Pumpkin pie is better chilled
- All fruit pies are good for breakfast
- Tau (circumference/radius) would be more useful than pi
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When we post opinions, we usually give reasons. Why some disparaged musician is actually a genius or why some redditor is in fact the asshole. With food, you can’t give reasons that would persuade anybody. No one expects that. We yell about food for the pure love of yelling. And that’s beautiful.
my take on Food Discourse is that it's always ridiculous but it's also nice to be fighting about dumb internet shit again instead of dealing with Oppressive Despair all the time so please keep posting your bad takes
November 25, 2025 at 10:53 PM
When we post opinions, we usually give reasons. Why some disparaged musician is actually a genius or why some redditor is in fact the asshole. With food, you can’t give reasons that would persuade anybody. No one expects that. We yell about food for the pure love of yelling. And that’s beautiful.
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Re-upping on this one
Granted, there hasn't been a point to having Justin Wilcox as a head coach since he lost to 1-11 Colorado in 2022 except for being poor and unambitious
November 23, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Re-upping on this one
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The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair.—Douglas Adams
November 21, 2025 at 4:23 AM
The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair.—Douglas Adams
What are your top 5 movie genres? Mine are:
- Things that we think don’t have feelings, have feelings
- Violent attractive smartasses in spandex
- Serious People Do Absurd Things Seriously
- Somehow better than it has any right to be
- Score by John Williams
- Things that we think don’t have feelings, have feelings
- Violent attractive smartasses in spandex
- Serious People Do Absurd Things Seriously
- Somehow better than it has any right to be
- Score by John Williams
What are your top 5 movie genres? mine are:
- men having a big fight and a cute little car chase because they’re in love probably
- when there’s a vial of something
- big poofy dresses
- the scary and also hot ones
- when someone doesn’t know they’re a ghost
- men having a big fight and a cute little car chase because they’re in love probably
- when there’s a vial of something
- big poofy dresses
- the scary and also hot ones
- when someone doesn’t know they’re a ghost
What are your top 5 movie genres? mine are:
-She is street smart/zany & he is not handling it well while being a bit turned on.
-epic with much scenery. Maybe some horses? And sunsets.
-She is smarter than everyone. Even him.
-The hope of a happy ending but not sure.
-Gene Kelly's butt.
-She is street smart/zany & he is not handling it well while being a bit turned on.
-epic with much scenery. Maybe some horses? And sunsets.
-She is smarter than everyone. Even him.
-The hope of a happy ending but not sure.
-Gene Kelly's butt.
November 20, 2025 at 4:40 AM
What are your top 5 movie genres? Mine are:
- Things that we think don’t have feelings, have feelings
- Violent attractive smartasses in spandex
- Serious People Do Absurd Things Seriously
- Somehow better than it has any right to be
- Score by John Williams
- Things that we think don’t have feelings, have feelings
- Violent attractive smartasses in spandex
- Serious People Do Absurd Things Seriously
- Somehow better than it has any right to be
- Score by John Williams
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You cannae shove your granny aff a bus
No you cannae shove your granny aff a bus
No you cannae shove your granny
Because she died before you met her
No you cannae shove your granny aff a bus
No you cannae shove your granny aff a bus
No you cannae shove your granny
Because she died before you met her
No you cannae shove your granny aff a bus
November 16, 2025 at 10:41 PM
You cannae shove your granny aff a bus
No you cannae shove your granny aff a bus
No you cannae shove your granny
Because she died before you met her
No you cannae shove your granny aff a bus
No you cannae shove your granny aff a bus
No you cannae shove your granny
Because she died before you met her
No you cannae shove your granny aff a bus
…I mean, I would absolutely play a Windows-themed pinball game where this is what you see if you tilt the machine
last night at a bar I learned that they improved pinball by making machines that are entirely computers and they’re much better than what we had before
November 16, 2025 at 8:08 PM
…I mean, I would absolutely play a Windows-themed pinball game where this is what you see if you tilt the machine
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florence pew: thread
November 15, 2025 at 2:25 AM
florence pew: thread
Me, except I do it with *my own documents*, because I’m still trying to break the habit.
(In my defense, I use Word a LOT less now than I did when I learned the habit.)
(In my defense, I use Word a LOT less now than I did when I learned the habit.)
When I review a Word document, sometimes I get rid of all the double spaces after periods in one fell swoop by doing a find and replace and typing two spaces into the find box and typing one space into the replace box
What's your most niche and unimportant crusade?
Mine is that I use the symbol "var" (as scientific standards bodies indicate) for reactive power instead of "VAR" (most common) or something weird like "Var" or worse, "VAr".
I'll admit it does feel a bit odd to put "Mvar" next to "MW" and "MVA". 🔌💡
Mine is that I use the symbol "var" (as scientific standards bodies indicate) for reactive power instead of "VAR" (most common) or something weird like "Var" or worse, "VAr".
I'll admit it does feel a bit odd to put "Mvar" next to "MW" and "MVA". 🔌💡
November 14, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Me, except I do it with *my own documents*, because I’m still trying to break the habit.
(In my defense, I use Word a LOT less now than I did when I learned the habit.)
(In my defense, I use Word a LOT less now than I did when I learned the habit.)
I’m in this skeet and can’t decide if I like it
live long enough to watch a gen xer in a suit stand up and flash devil horns at a symphony orchestra
November 14, 2025 at 5:54 AM
I’m in this skeet and can’t decide if I like it
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You bet on A CAL GAME? Help can’t find you with GPS, friend.
November 11, 2025 at 12:50 AM
You bet on A CAL GAME? Help can’t find you with GPS, friend.
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ACC Football makes way more sense once you realize it’s the American version of Taskmaster
November 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM
ACC Football makes way more sense once you realize it’s the American version of Taskmaster
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oh yeah baby nothing like some California Fried Cardinals
November 9, 2025 at 4:28 AM
oh yeah baby nothing like some California Fried Cardinals
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Let’s gooooo Golden Bears!!
November 9, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Let’s gooooo Golden Bears!!
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A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫