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Drew Shannon
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Michigander, photographer, cyclist, and Owen’s dad. Allergic to avocados. I work at YouTube in Los Angeles, CA.
Black Friday Vibes
December 1, 2024 at 6:17 PM
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Where does one give Bluesky invites to a good cause these days?
September 30, 2023 at 10:46 PM
Where does one give Bluesky invites to a good cause these days?
September 30, 2023 at 10:46 PM
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on a totally non-shitpost level i want to do a summary thread here for anyone who isn’t caught up with the UFO disclosure story along with a breakdown of Schumer’s UFO bill. if you’ve heard mentions of it but are thinking it’s bullshit this is for you
July 17, 2023 at 12:42 PM
Oh brother, this guy stinks!
That moment when the previous owner and current investor of two Twitter clones talks shit on the projects he’s helping to create and promote as if he’s not doing the exact thing he’s complaining about.

Ironic.
July 14, 2023 at 12:26 AM
“What does Threads feels like?

Threads feels like when a local restaurant you enjoy opens a location in an airport.”
July 6, 2023 at 7:01 PM
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the 4 twitters
July 6, 2023 at 1:09 AM
Folks on Threads posting engagement bait, trying to get that initial boost of a new app.
July 6, 2023 at 4:00 AM
“I hope this email finds you well”

The email finding me:
July 5, 2023 at 10:35 PM
I once had a babysitter who would put a ping pong ball under a cone and ask us to close our eyes. When she told us to open our eyes, the ball had disappeared from under the cone and moved into an adjacent room. I believed it was honest-to-goodness magic.
tell me a silly thing you believed as a kid
when i was a kid i thought the change machine at the laundromat literally transmuted dollar bills into quarters somehow
July 5, 2023 at 6:25 PM
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July 4, 2023 at 10:20 PM
This is the ideal male body. You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like.
July 5, 2023 at 1:14 AM
Can check
July 4, 2023 at 10:47 PM
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Semi-regular post telling new people how to change their handle from the "dot bsky dot social" default to a custom domain:
How to set your domain as your handle
Using a domain as your handle helps with account identity, verification, and portability. Here's how to set your domain as your handle.
blueskyweb.xyz
July 4, 2023 at 10:11 PM
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📢 Version 1.38 is rolling out out now.

• Multiple accessibility fixes and improvements
• Added a setting to require alt text on all images (default off)
• Another fix to thread muting
• Fixed a permissions and duplicates issue with image saving
July 4, 2023 at 4:18 PM
This is arguably the best part of Bluesky IMO
July 4, 2023 at 7:04 PM
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Today’s Bluesky update has an optional setting allowing your client to require alt text on images!
July 4, 2023 at 5:39 PM
Reconnecting with my Twitter mutuals.
July 4, 2023 at 1:42 AM
Burley + Surly. Mid-30s dad shit.
July 4, 2023 at 12:54 AM
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"There’s no case where the driver of an 8,000 lb. truck needs to get it up to 60 mph in 3.1 seconds, and in fact its ability to do so has been correctly highlighted as a danger in and of itself."
For the love of all things good, America needs smaller electric trucks
Electric truck makers in the US have focused exclusively on massive, high-powered models instead of the once popular smaller trucks of...
electrek.co
July 3, 2023 at 1:02 PM
Teaching kids about disappointment and the futility of life at a young age.
July 2, 2023 at 11:22 PM
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I love having kids but woo boy do I miss just doing nothing on the weekends. All I want to do is hang out and watch Succession and instead I’m going to a fucking sculpture garden.
July 1, 2023 at 2:59 PM
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Hey it's me, Sonic the Hedgehog!

Fuck the Supreme Court!
June 30, 2023 at 4:51 PM