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gcmcallis.bsky.social
Oh, so *that’s* what that is. I’m used to sitting through ads going back to the broadcast TV era, but a pause looks like the app or browser tab has become unresponsive so I just force quit then go elsewhere.
November 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
gcmcallis.bsky.social
It was a dark foggy morning for a long early morning autumn walk today.
October 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
gcmcallis.bsky.social
Early morning view looking south across the Puget Sound with Seattle buildings on the left and Mt Rainier on the right.
September 27, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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sterlinggates.bsky.social
Gosh, making Director's Commentary a "digital-only exclusive" is SUCH a bummer.

We want it on our physical media! Half of why we buy physical media is for the extras!
September 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
gcmcallis.bsky.social
Just cancelled Disney+.
September 20, 2025 at 4:25 PM
gcmcallis.bsky.social
I am always surprised when I see a corporation totally misunderstand their customer base and market.

Which is just sad since I’ve seen it from the inside.
August 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
gcmcallis.bsky.social
Just had an experience on a site where the ad popups kept appearing over the popup where I agree to let them feed me cookies. I never got past it, finally gave up.

Oh well, no loss.
August 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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colinsmith.bsky.social
Yale, 1959, the New Haven police attempting to disperse University students chanting “Cops go home” after a St Patrick’s Day parade. The guardians of law & order then charged the protesters & arrested 16 of them. Dig into the period’s archives & the supposed stable 1950s sometimes seem anything but.
August 3, 2025 at 10:55 AM
gcmcallis.bsky.social
Oh magic genie, I wish that I never again had to state that if I like something it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s good, just that I like it.
July 27, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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kharyrandolph.bsky.social
"I'm goddamn Mr. Terrific."

Out tomorrow.
Mr. Terrific, back to the audience, jumping off a building heroically.
July 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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diversetechgeek.bsky.social
New blog post: This week marks the 15th anniversary of my blog's launch! I take a look back at some of the blog's changes since 2010.

www.diversetechgeek.com/diverse-tech...

#blogging #media #tech
Diverse Tech Geek turns 15
This week marks the 15th anniversary of Diverse Tech Geek; I look back at some of the changes to the blog over the years.
www.diversetechgeek.com
July 22, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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diversetechgeek.bsky.social
DuckDuckGo now allows you to filter out AI images in search results
www.engadget.com/ai/duckduckg...
DuckDuckGo now allows you to filter out AI images in search results
DuckDuckGo is making it easier to wade some of the AI slop that have taken over the internet in recent months.
www.engadget.com
July 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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raebirdart.bsky.social
I absolutely loved kpop demon hunters and seeing other artists draw the characters in their own cultures, so here's my salish rendition!!
Three young Indigenous women wearing colorful clothing and holding traditional weapons, posing with streaks of coloured light behind them
July 9, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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landrywalker.bsky.social
An unfinished bit of work of Eric’s where we get a hint of what Batgirl would have looked like in Cosmic Adventures. Truthfully, if we had continued, Robin was much more likely to appear. Batgirl is lower on my list of “want to write” characters.
July 2, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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diversetechgeek.bsky.social
New post: A look at places to legally buy DRM-free digital comics, which are available for numerous publishers (though not DC or Marvel; sorry Big Two fans).

www.diversetechgeek.com/where-buy-dr...

#comics #manga #DRM
Where to buy DRM-free digital comics (2025 edition)
A look at legal sources of digital comics without digital rights management (DRM), from Humble Bundle to GlobalComix.
www.diversetechgeek.com
July 1, 2025 at 1:45 PM
gcmcallis.bsky.social
Now that all the mobile phone carriers have eliminated their SMTP-to-SMS gateways I need to find another solution.

I guess pagers are still a thing?
June 26, 2025 at 2:18 PM
gcmcallis.bsky.social
Given the things I collect if I were the BBEG in a D&D campaign I’m sure when I was finally defeated by the brave and valiant team of adventurers and they started to loot my horde there would be plenty of “WTF is this crap, they thought this was valuable? Where’s the gold?” chatter going on.
June 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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mikemaihack.com
❤️ super important message ❤️
Watercolor drawing of Batgirl and Supergirl heroically posing adjacent to a message that reads (in two parts) Be Kind; Be a Hero. Thankfully you don't have to be tough to be heroic! But that doesn't make your actions any less powerful.
June 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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politico.com
More than 40 percent of New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo’s top endorsements by elected officials have come from people who publicly condemned him four years ago, a POLITICO review found.
Former critics who once demanded Cuomo resign are now endorsing him
A POLITICO review of Cuomo’s touted endorsers found that few of them stood by him in 2021.
www.politico.com
June 18, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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alepresser.com
Hey, #portfolioDay !

I'm Alexandra, and I do comics!
I'm not looking for work, but if *you* are looking for comics to read, I've got some!

🐉 sidequested.com &
🐨 agirlandherfed.com

My portfolio is at alepresser.com ❤️
A Side Quested cover-like illustration. It's Charlie, a brunette with blue ends hair, wearing a long black, blue and white dress and holding a beige bag. She's in the center of the illustration looking at you, kinda surprised. There's also Peony, the vulture that looks like a Dodo in the front, Princess Robin and her pink har, and Prince Leopold holding a sword in the background. Very in the back is Babs, the giant red dragon, smirking. There's the Side Quested Logo and the text reads "The path to true love doesn't always run straight, a fantasy romcom by Ale Presser and K.B.Spangler". This is one fo the comics page. First panel there's a beautiful cottage garden, and the thre main characters are sitting, chatting. Robin says "...She's my mom, so she's not going to send us to our deaths." and Charlie answers Ï'm okay with anything that doesn't end in war". Second panel, Leopold is surprised. says "What, war?"and Charlie answers Ÿou're a prince. Marriage for nobility is political. What did you think would happen when you broke the marriage contract?". Robin is sipping tea. Panels 4 to 6 is Prince leopold slowily realising, while his eyes grow wide. A comic page from A Girl and Her Fed. It's Coyote summoning power in a splash panel, view from above. He says "What is that saying? If the tree falls but no one notices...? So, I've now given my counsel. Good luck. And don't call upon me again until Clarice Finsh is no longer useful. I might take her from you then. Another A Girl and Her Fed comic page. First panel has Mare looking very shocled. She says "No."" Second panel is her and Pat in front of the White house. He says "We should do this in the link."and she answers "We shouldn't do this at all!"" Third panel, Pat rests his hand on her shoulder "We've tried every other option". Last panel, she brushes his hand from her shoulder, angry. "Well, I wonder why we didn't think of the one that's VERY OBVIOUSLY WRONG!"
October 8, 2024 at 10:25 AM
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dianedarcy.bsky.social
As you’ve seen, I’ve started a Substack to supplement my freelance work. If you love what I write about, please subscribe. First 10 paid subscribers of the first two tiers will get to request any 1 comic, movie, TV show, or anime/manga series for me to review!👇 open.substack.com/pub/dianedarcy
Sessions With Diane Darcy | Substack
Diane Darcy is an entertainment journalist and editor who writes about comics, television shows, movies, and anime. Click to read Sessions With Diane Darcy, a Substack publication. Launched 6 days ago...
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June 18, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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diversetechgeek.bsky.social
New post: A look back at HBO Max's mixed history after five years.

www.diversetechgeek.com/hbo-max-turn...

#HBOMax #Max #WarnerBros #streaming
HBO Max turns five
On HBO Max’s fifth anniversary, I look at what’s changed since the service’s 2020 launch, and its current and future status.
www.diversetechgeek.com
June 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
gcmcallis.bsky.social
I shouldn’t be surprised, but it’s really disappointing how bad Microsoft OneDrive has become.
June 16, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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keithb10.bsky.social
Well this is reprehensible: Dazzler Media has stripped Beau Smith's copyright notice from all of their region B (UK, etc.) Wynonna Earp packaging. The American editions list Beau Smith and Wynonna Earp Productions as co-copyright owners.
Rear of UK box set of Wynonna Earp series. The copyrights on the individual season packaging also omits Beau Smith's name as co-copyright holder and creator of the character.
June 12, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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mayak46.bsky.social
My thoughts on equity grading @sfparents.bsky.social
@rokhanna.bsky.social @scottwiener.bsky.social in today's @beyondchron.bsky.social beyondchron.org/schools-must...
Schools Must Address Causes, Not Move Goal Posts - Beyond Chron
The root causes of school inequity
beyondchron.org
June 2, 2025 at 3:44 PM