Twenty Thousand Thorns
@20000thorns.bsky.social
Go Blazers! Slava Ukraini! Hail Eris!
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we also got a few different versions of duran duran as well (the bravery, franz ferdinand, kaiser chiefs and i'd say the killers, who are duran duran if simon le bon grew up in new jersey)
it's funny that between 2001 and 2006 we got like five different versions of gang of four
December 13, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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A well-known American GenX singer/songwriter sharing a comic strip created by the Gen Z Spaniard satirically conflating a Saudi attack on the US with a Chilean coup by using a Japanese cartoon character is exactly the Internet I was hoping for 30 years ago.
December 12, 2025 at 7:18 PM
A well-known American GenX singer/songwriter sharing a comic strip created by the Gen Z Spaniard satirically conflating a Saudi attack on the US with a Chilean coup by using a Japanese cartoon character is exactly the Internet I was hoping for 30 years ago.
Bumping this for all my friends living on the (checks Time Zone map) International Date Line!
December 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Bumping this for all my friends living on the (checks Time Zone map) International Date Line!
@corvallisfood.bsky.social I'm no HVAC expert but I'm aware that you can adjust the amount of exchange with external air and that is often limited to conserve energy. Opportunities to improve w/o investing capital. Might be something for teachers to raise w/ admins & facilities.
We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.
The relative contribution of close-proximity contacts, shared classroom exposure and indoor air quality to respiratory virus transmission in schools - Nature Communications
The relative importance of close-proximity interactions, shared space and air quality to the transmission of respiratory viruses is not well understood. Here, the authors investigate this question by ...
www.nature.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:59 PM
@corvallisfood.bsky.social I'm no HVAC expert but I'm aware that you can adjust the amount of exchange with external air and that is often limited to conserve energy. Opportunities to improve w/o investing capital. Might be something for teachers to raise w/ admins & facilities.
Took me a while to get around to it but I finally used Cyd to purge Ex-Twitter of all my content after downloading an archive. Now that Grok is a high-grade doxxing machine, all the more reason to scrub it of any signs of your prior existence there.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Took me a while to get around to it but I finally used Cyd to purge Ex-Twitter of all my content after downloading an archive. Now that Grok is a high-grade doxxing machine, all the more reason to scrub it of any signs of your prior existence there.
cyd.social
cyd.social
@mikegrich.bsky.social is not remotely surprised to see #4 on this list.
Players with the biggest difference in offensive performance between wins and losses.
I've highlighted the players with some consistency with last year.
Mitchell, Harden, Curry are commonly known. MPJ and Hield hadn't registered with me before.
I've highlighted the players with some consistency with last year.
Mitchell, Harden, Curry are commonly known. MPJ and Hield hadn't registered with me before.
December 4, 2025 at 8:56 PM
@mikegrich.bsky.social is not remotely surprised to see #4 on this list.
Back in the dotcom bubble days, Corning (maker of fine glass bakeware) stopped selling bakeware, because they pivoted completely into the production of fiber optic cabling.
This would turn out to be the "death flag" for the dotcom bubble and Corning itself.
Yet today you can still get Corningware!
This would turn out to be the "death flag" for the dotcom bubble and Corning itself.
Yet today you can still get Corningware!
Crucial is shutting down — because Micron wants to sell its RAM and SSDs to AI companies instead. It’s already getting hard to build an affordable PC, and the exit of the longstanding provider of consumer memory is going to make that even more challenging www.theverge.com/news/837594/...
Crucial is shutting down — because Micron wants to sell its RAM and SSDs to AI companies instead
Another blow to PC gaming.
www.theverge.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Back in the dotcom bubble days, Corning (maker of fine glass bakeware) stopped selling bakeware, because they pivoted completely into the production of fiber optic cabling.
This would turn out to be the "death flag" for the dotcom bubble and Corning itself.
Yet today you can still get Corningware!
This would turn out to be the "death flag" for the dotcom bubble and Corning itself.
Yet today you can still get Corningware!
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity
December 4, 2025 at 6:57 PM
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity
Seeing people bandying about the idea of addressing our PG shortage with a Chris Paul signing.
Memes aside, this is a terrible idea. CP3 is a toxic bully and it's not like we need some short term vet spackle to make sure we keep home court or somesuch.
Memes aside, this is a terrible idea. CP3 is a toxic bully and it's not like we need some short term vet spackle to make sure we keep home court or somesuch.
December 3, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Seeing people bandying about the idea of addressing our PG shortage with a Chris Paul signing.
Memes aside, this is a terrible idea. CP3 is a toxic bully and it's not like we need some short term vet spackle to make sure we keep home court or somesuch.
Memes aside, this is a terrible idea. CP3 is a toxic bully and it's not like we need some short term vet spackle to make sure we keep home court or somesuch.
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Tonight's game is yet another reminder that, "the players play hard for him!" was never a valid reason for the Blazers to keep Chauncey Billups. That's a minimum expectation for a coach! And the team is playing just as hard tonight for another coach.
December 1, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Tonight's game is yet another reminder that, "the players play hard for him!" was never a valid reason for the Blazers to keep Chauncey Billups. That's a minimum expectation for a coach! And the team is playing just as hard tonight for another coach.
Post your favorite “Lord of the Rings” character. Wrong answers only.
November 30, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Post your favorite “Lord of the Rings” character. Wrong answers only.
If you're not using Privacy Badger go get it. I run a bunch of security plugins and Privacy Badger is the least likely of all of them to interfere w/ normal website behavior.
We’re grateful to the millions of Privacy Badger users who are blocking trackers and fighting for a better web! Together, we’re disrupting the business models that fuel online surveillance.
November 27, 2025 at 7:45 PM
If you're not using Privacy Badger go get it. I run a bunch of security plugins and Privacy Badger is the least likely of all of them to interfere w/ normal website behavior.
Not that I'd expect Nintendo to ever do this, but seems like a real missed opportunity to run Luigi this year instead of Mario.
November 27, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Not that I'd expect Nintendo to ever do this, but seems like a real missed opportunity to run Luigi this year instead of Mario.
Kevin Calabro: So what does the Cup mean for you?
Blake Wesley: 🤑
Blake Wesley: 🤑
November 27, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Kevin Calabro: So what does the Cup mean for you?
Blake Wesley: 🤑
Blake Wesley: 🤑
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It’s not as simple as deleting a few accounts. nyti.ms/4inxhlm
November 26, 2025 at 10:30 PM
It’s not as simple as deleting a few accounts. nyti.ms/4inxhlm
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Murray Krismas to one and all.
Kicking off Gameday and the holiday weekend with my latest wreath design! I’m really excited about this one. This one features a lot of sparkles and uses beautiful patterned velvet ribbon.
Kicking off Gameday and the holiday weekend with my latest wreath design! I’m really excited about this one. This one features a lot of sparkles and uses beautiful patterned velvet ribbon.
November 26, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Murray Krismas to one and all.
Kicking off Gameday and the holiday weekend with my latest wreath design! I’m really excited about this one. This one features a lot of sparkles and uses beautiful patterned velvet ribbon.
Kicking off Gameday and the holiday weekend with my latest wreath design! I’m really excited about this one. This one features a lot of sparkles and uses beautiful patterned velvet ribbon.
This seems like a great time to mention that Alton Brown is making original content again, now on his own Youtube channel!
youtu.be/hdUXDhIBxis?...
youtu.be/hdUXDhIBxis?...
November 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
This seems like a great time to mention that Alton Brown is making original content again, now on his own Youtube channel!
youtu.be/hdUXDhIBxis?...
youtu.be/hdUXDhIBxis?...
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November 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
What if God was one of us
Just a slob like one of us
Just a stranger on the bus
Tryna make his way home?
Just tryna make his way home
Back up to heaven all alone
Nobody callin' on the phone
'Cept for the Pope, maybe in Rome
Just a slob like one of us
Just a stranger on the bus
Tryna make his way home?
Just tryna make his way home
Back up to heaven all alone
Nobody callin' on the phone
'Cept for the Pope, maybe in Rome
I'm just a great composer
And not a violent man
But I lost my composure
And I shot Ferdinand
Crying "it's well and kosher
to say you don't understand
but this is for Holland-Dozier-Holland"
His last words were
We don't know anything
His fading words were
We don't know anything
And not a violent man
But I lost my composure
And I shot Ferdinand
Crying "it's well and kosher
to say you don't understand
but this is for Holland-Dozier-Holland"
His last words were
We don't know anything
His fading words were
We don't know anything
November 23, 2025 at 7:03 PM
What if God was one of us
Just a slob like one of us
Just a stranger on the bus
Tryna make his way home?
Just tryna make his way home
Back up to heaven all alone
Nobody callin' on the phone
'Cept for the Pope, maybe in Rome
Just a slob like one of us
Just a stranger on the bus
Tryna make his way home?
Just tryna make his way home
Back up to heaven all alone
Nobody callin' on the phone
'Cept for the Pope, maybe in Rome
More specifically (on PC via your browser), you're going to go to the gear icon on the upper-right of your Gmail window and select the "See all settings" button. This is what it looks like *after* you've unchecked the section I've highlighted and reload Gmail.
November 20, 2025 at 11:43 PM
More specifically (on PC via your browser), you're going to go to the gear icon on the upper-right of your Gmail window and select the "See all settings" button. This is what it looks like *after* you've unchecked the section I've highlighted and reload Gmail.
Nerds and nerd-adjacent: G Elliott Morris is the phoenix risen from the ashes of fivethertyeight.
Good morning. I've got a banger new post out today that develops a new method for placing voters on the left-right ideological spectrum, and adds a new, "non-ideological"/affordability axis to usual way we chart & think about US voters (esp swing voters). www.gelliottmorris.com/p/not-just-l...
Not just left vs right: Most voters think about affordability and material wellbeing, not in ideological terms
Most voters want a party that emphasizes cost of living issues and makes the world a better place. Few Americans think in solidly ideologically terms. "Moderates" are mostly non-ideological.
www.gelliottmorris.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Nerds and nerd-adjacent: G Elliott Morris is the phoenix risen from the ashes of fivethertyeight.
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Curious about a short, dystopian album never to be on streaming sites? Get THE ESCAPE TEAM right now for FREE at www.TMBGshop.com. This album is our gift to you. Please share this and help us spread the word!
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They Might Be Giants - Jackie The Clipper (Official Video)
YouTube video by ParticleMen
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November 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Curious about a short, dystopian album never to be on streaming sites? Get THE ESCAPE TEAM right now for FREE at www.TMBGshop.com. This album is our gift to you. Please share this and help us spread the word!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q54C...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q54C...
I officially endorse the new rose thorn inspired pregame intro
November 20, 2025 at 3:13 AM
I officially endorse the new rose thorn inspired pregame intro