Tommy Penner
@heytommy.omg.lol
🤷🏽♂️ We probably met during my awkward period.
🚲 Nominated Metro Detroit's top enthusiastic bike lane shitposter.
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Tommy Penner
@heytommy.omg.lol
· Dec 5
Thread of my recent web, AI, and/or Wikipedia searches
NO THANK YOU, THE OCEAN
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
September 25, 2025 at 3:39 AM
NO THANK YOU, THE OCEAN
I’m not really into cable management I’m more of a cable individual contributor
March 3, 2025 at 1:57 AM
I’m not really into cable management I’m more of a cable individual contributor
Why is it that every time I open the PayPal app it has a different layout
February 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Why is it that every time I open the PayPal app it has a different layout
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Roses are red, violets are blue
February 14, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Roses are red, violets are blue
I only watch the Puppy Bowl for the commercials
February 10, 2025 at 1:57 AM
I only watch the Puppy Bowl for the commercials
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Waiting for my mom while she shopped at department stores was my great teacher of patience. No devices, no games, no screens, just an hour and a half of total boredom.
January 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Waiting for my mom while she shopped at department stores was my great teacher of patience. No devices, no games, no screens, just an hour and a half of total boredom.
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As with nearly all big changes we've seen in the city, we're slowly starting to reach the inevitable part of the process where, when the benefits are too obvious to ignore, the press starts to highlight them. A local TV news segment on bus riders is a very welcome development.
When resentful NIMBYs whine about “muh parking” and “muh congestion tax” they purposely ignore a significant constituency: bus riders. Single-passenger vehicles slow down buses to a crawl and make people late for work and appointments.
Bus drivers and riders noticing a welcome change due to congestion pricing
CBS News New York's Vanessa Murdock rode along on a crosstown bus to see the difference in traffic.
www.cbsnews.com
January 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
As with nearly all big changes we've seen in the city, we're slowly starting to reach the inevitable part of the process where, when the benefits are too obvious to ignore, the press starts to highlight them. A local TV news segment on bus riders is a very welcome development.
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I’m not the reason you’re late.
I didn’t make you hit snooze, skip breakfast, or forget the permission slip.
Like you, I’m just trying to get our kids to school safely. I’m not an obstacle.
I’m a two-wheeled force of calm, moving with grace, dignity, and the occasional, legally required stop.
I didn’t make you hit snooze, skip breakfast, or forget the permission slip.
Like you, I’m just trying to get our kids to school safely. I’m not an obstacle.
I’m a two-wheeled force of calm, moving with grace, dignity, and the occasional, legally required stop.
January 13, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I’m not the reason you’re late.
I didn’t make you hit snooze, skip breakfast, or forget the permission slip.
Like you, I’m just trying to get our kids to school safely. I’m not an obstacle.
I’m a two-wheeled force of calm, moving with grace, dignity, and the occasional, legally required stop.
I didn’t make you hit snooze, skip breakfast, or forget the permission slip.
Like you, I’m just trying to get our kids to school safely. I’m not an obstacle.
I’m a two-wheeled force of calm, moving with grace, dignity, and the occasional, legally required stop.
Women get shit done
The mayor of Boston, Michelle Wu, apparently worked all morning before going to the hospital to have a baby in the afternoon. 😳 That is some dedication. (Also, congrats Mayor Wu and family!)
January 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Women get shit done
I know I'm getting further into management because for days Chrome has been begging to restart for updates
January 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I know I'm getting further into management because for days Chrome has been begging to restart for updates
Did you know that every selfie you take is a picture of when you were younger?
December 18, 2024 at 1:49 AM
Did you know that every selfie you take is a picture of when you were younger?
AOC is a fan of The Hold Steady
STAY POSITIVE!
December 17, 2024 at 12:05 AM
AOC is a fan of The Hold Steady
Discord users:
Settings > Notifications > Reaction Notifications
Settings > Notifications > Reaction Notifications
December 12, 2024 at 4:15 AM
Discord users:
Settings > Notifications > Reaction Notifications
Settings > Notifications > Reaction Notifications
Brace yourselves.
The "Die Hard is a Christmas movie" people are approaching.
The "Die Hard is a Christmas movie" people are approaching.
December 10, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Brace yourselves.
The "Die Hard is a Christmas movie" people are approaching.
The "Die Hard is a Christmas movie" people are approaching.
Thread of my recent web, AI, and/or Wikipedia searches
December 5, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Thread of my recent web, AI, and/or Wikipedia searches
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November 28, 2024 at 3:24 PM
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The orcas are doing 80s nostalgia, I have never felt more kinship with a non human species
Orcas off the coast of Washington state have started wearing dead salmon hats again, bringing back a bizarre trend first described in the 1980s, researchers say
Orcas start wearing dead salmon hats again after ditching the trend for 37 years
Orcas off the coast of Washington State are balancing dead fish on their heads like it's the 1980s, but researchers still aren't sure why they do it.
www.livescience.com
November 28, 2024 at 12:57 PM
The orcas are doing 80s nostalgia, I have never felt more kinship with a non human species
How do people rest?
I’m just so tired on so many levels. There’s just so much to do but it seems like there’s only enough time and energy to maintain
I’m just so tired on so many levels. There’s just so much to do but it seems like there’s only enough time and energy to maintain
November 27, 2024 at 4:16 PM
How do people rest?
I’m just so tired on so many levels. There’s just so much to do but it seems like there’s only enough time and energy to maintain
I’m just so tired on so many levels. There’s just so much to do but it seems like there’s only enough time and energy to maintain
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MDOT chose not to build Complete Streets for both Telegraph and Eight Mile Roads at their intersection. #DisconnectingCommunities
November 27, 2024 at 2:15 PM
MDOT chose not to build Complete Streets for both Telegraph and Eight Mile Roads at their intersection. #DisconnectingCommunities
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The fact that 98% of Americans have never been on an intercity train says a ton about why so many folks think high-speed trains are a waste of money. They've never experienced the joy and simplicity of going from one city center to another one 200 mi away in two hrs. They have no frame of reference.
November 27, 2024 at 3:31 PM
The fact that 98% of Americans have never been on an intercity train says a ton about why so many folks think high-speed trains are a waste of money. They've never experienced the joy and simplicity of going from one city center to another one 200 mi away in two hrs. They have no frame of reference.
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More people breaking the laws of physics(buying groceries with a bicycle)
November 26, 2024 at 3:22 AM
More people breaking the laws of physics(buying groceries with a bicycle)
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Just before Hanukkah it gets dark early.
November 26, 2024 at 4:23 AM
Just before Hanukkah it gets dark early.
When did I become a person who can’t send a message without ending it with an emoji? 🤔
November 26, 2024 at 1:08 PM
When did I become a person who can’t send a message without ending it with an emoji? 🤔
I think it’s interesting that there’s been a smaller, quiet exodus from Threads also, myself included.
The algorithm there just absolutely fell apart over the past few months.
The algorithm there just absolutely fell apart over the past few months.
November 25, 2024 at 8:11 PM
I think it’s interesting that there’s been a smaller, quiet exodus from Threads also, myself included.
The algorithm there just absolutely fell apart over the past few months.
The algorithm there just absolutely fell apart over the past few months.
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Two big choices tonight. Could possibly do both, or neither.
#1. Downtown Rochester's Big Bright Light Show kicks off.
#2. Holiday Train from Canada rolls through Detroit.
#1. Downtown Rochester's Big Bright Light Show kicks off.
#2. Holiday Train from Canada rolls through Detroit.
November 25, 2024 at 1:42 PM
Two big choices tonight. Could possibly do both, or neither.
#1. Downtown Rochester's Big Bright Light Show kicks off.
#2. Holiday Train from Canada rolls through Detroit.
#1. Downtown Rochester's Big Bright Light Show kicks off.
#2. Holiday Train from Canada rolls through Detroit.