Jackthepitbull
@jammpack.bsky.social
Leader of the JAMMpack, sharing dog pics, training for another 50K and defending pineapple pizza.
"They say all of our answers are already inside us and I think I believe that, but it’s a mess in there."
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Before the story, there is the space between stories.
Welcome to the ground beneath the becoming, the Liminal Ground.
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September 1, 2025 at 4:12 PM
"They say all of our answers are already inside us and I think I believe that, but it’s a mess in there."
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I’m just saying that when it happens I’m jumping out of bed, running to my window, and tossing a coin to a boy to buy the biggest goose in town
August 30, 2025 at 3:59 AM
I’m just saying that when it happens I’m jumping out of bed, running to my window, and tossing a coin to a boy to buy the biggest goose in town
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Illinois is launching a first-of-its-kind legal hotline for LGBTQ+ individuals — Illinois Pride Connect.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
August 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Illinois is launching a first-of-its-kind legal hotline for LGBTQ+ individuals — Illinois Pride Connect.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
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With great sadness, we share that Ryne Sandberg has passed away today.
July 29, 2025 at 1:25 AM
With great sadness, we share that Ryne Sandberg has passed away today.
July 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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I need everyone on Normal People internet to know that American Girl Doll Instagram is doing doll protests today. There are tiny t-shirts and signs. AND THEN I realized it's a joint protest with the Barbie ppl, where there are EVEN TINIER SIGNS.
June 14, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I need everyone on Normal People internet to know that American Girl Doll Instagram is doing doll protests today. There are tiny t-shirts and signs. AND THEN I realized it's a joint protest with the Barbie ppl, where there are EVEN TINIER SIGNS.
That's cool! Go Rockford!
Let’s give a big welcome to the Women’s Baseball World Cup next summer!
Only the second time the tournament will be held in the US, the world's most prestigious women’s baseball event is headed to Rockford.
Only the second time the tournament will be held in the US, the world's most prestigious women’s baseball event is headed to Rockford.
Rockford to host Group Stage of the Women's Baseball World Cup in 2026
Rockford has been awarded as the host city for the Group Stage of the Women's Baseball World Cup by the World Baseball Softball Confederation, the WSBC and the International Women's
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June 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
That's cool! Go Rockford!
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Ok. I know some people are still going on about how AI is completely useless and there are no viable uses of it. Meanwhile, in the last two weeks I built for myself the perfect tasks management/productivity tool, which fits exactly the way my brain works. Entirely just by telling an LLM what to do.
June 3, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Ok. I know some people are still going on about how AI is completely useless and there are no viable uses of it. Meanwhile, in the last two weeks I built for myself the perfect tasks management/productivity tool, which fits exactly the way my brain works. Entirely just by telling an LLM what to do.
In today's chapter of creepy old men into teens
RFK Jr: An American teenager today has less testosterone than a 68 year old man. Sperm counts are down 50 percent.
WATTERS: Wait -- an American teenager has less testosterone than a 68 year old man?
RFK JR: That's right
WATTERS: Wait -- an American teenager has less testosterone than a 68 year old man?
RFK JR: That's right
April 23, 2025 at 9:51 AM
In today's chapter of creepy old men into teens
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What to know, how to make a smart purchase, and where to snag the best deals on quality refurbished and used electronics. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
How to Buy Used or Refurbished Electronics
What to know, how to make a smart purchase, and where to snag the best deals on quality refurbished and used electronics.
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April 22, 2025 at 10:35 AM
What to know, how to make a smart purchase, and where to snag the best deals on quality refurbished and used electronics. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
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You have to see this.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
20 Lessons on Tyranny: by Timothy Snyder / read by John Lithgow
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
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March 31, 2025 at 11:06 PM
You have to see this.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
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Amid growing concerns over Big Tech firms aligning with Trump administration policies, people are starting to move their digital lives to services based overseas. Here's what you need to know.
How to Avoid US-Based Digital Services—and Why You Might Want To
Amid growing concerns over Big Tech firms aligning with Trump administration policies, people are starting to move their digital lives to services based overseas. Here's what you need to know.
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March 24, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Amid growing concerns over Big Tech firms aligning with Trump administration policies, people are starting to move their digital lives to services based overseas. Here's what you need to know.
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Done wisely, naps can be a valuable way to boost your focus and energy. A sleep researcher explains how to get it right.
The Art of the Perfect Nap
Done wisely, naps can be a valuable way to boost your focus and energy. A sleep researcher explains how to get it right.
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March 22, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Done wisely, naps can be a valuable way to boost your focus and energy. A sleep researcher explains how to get it right.
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It’s kind of quaint to think the big worry a few years ago was that AI chatbots would destroy humanity. We’re quite capable of doing that without their help.
March 22, 2025 at 11:09 AM
It’s kind of quaint to think the big worry a few years ago was that AI chatbots would destroy humanity. We’re quite capable of doing that without their help.
March 19, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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If you're like me and have watched the Kendrick halftime show more times than you can count, you might enjoy the NFL's new video about how the hell they created and set everything up for it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdMa...
How Kendrick Lamar’s EPIC Super Bowl Halftime Show was Designed & Built in 8 Minutes
YouTube video by NFL
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March 15, 2025 at 6:25 AM
If you're like me and have watched the Kendrick halftime show more times than you can count, you might enjoy the NFL's new video about how the hell they created and set everything up for it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdMa...
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Whether it’s to protect sensitive conversations while protesting or to keep your communications private from government surveillance, Signal represents most people’s best way to communicate safely.
Here's our updated guide to getting the most out of Signal:
Here's our updated guide to getting the most out of Signal:
How to Use Signal Encrypted Messaging
The best end-to-end encrypted messaging app has a host of security features. Here are the ones you should care about.
wrd.cm
March 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Whether it’s to protect sensitive conversations while protesting or to keep your communications private from government surveillance, Signal represents most people’s best way to communicate safely.
Here's our updated guide to getting the most out of Signal:
Here's our updated guide to getting the most out of Signal:
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This Sunday, the whole country needs to spring forward from 1939.
March 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This Sunday, the whole country needs to spring forward from 1939.
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I swear the people pushing genAI as replacement for engineers are people who have never actually worked on a large codebase.
There's a reason why engineers are so valuable - codebases are complex af.
Good luck when your house of cards crumbles.
There's a reason why engineers are so valuable - codebases are complex af.
Good luck when your house of cards crumbles.
March 7, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I swear the people pushing genAI as replacement for engineers are people who have never actually worked on a large codebase.
There's a reason why engineers are so valuable - codebases are complex af.
Good luck when your house of cards crumbles.
There's a reason why engineers are so valuable - codebases are complex af.
Good luck when your house of cards crumbles.
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Worth listening to this interview with @karaswisher.bsky.social and @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social ... Kara really has the smartest and what seems to me to be the most accurate take on Elon Musk that there is, because she has covered these tech bros for years. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xXL...
Kara Swisher on the Radicalization of Elon Musk | The Ezra Klein Show
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
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February 8, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Worth listening to this interview with @karaswisher.bsky.social and @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social ... Kara really has the smartest and what seems to me to be the most accurate take on Elon Musk that there is, because she has covered these tech bros for years. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xXL...
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Mina gets it
Went on @pablo.show to discuss the TikTok ban and my general discomfort with the reality that so much of news—and how society feels about many things!—is determined not by facts, but an algorithm.
Full pod: t.co/XuahklfkIt
Full pod: t.co/XuahklfkIt
January 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Mina gets it
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this story is absolutely delicious. even if you’re not a football fan, it’s a display of rare karmic justice for a billionaire asshole. all the money in the world and he’s still utterly miserable. www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
Sources: Snyder 'hates' Commanders success
Sources close to the ex-Commanders owner say he remains in denial over what led to his ouster from the NFL.
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January 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM
this story is absolutely delicious. even if you’re not a football fan, it’s a display of rare karmic justice for a billionaire asshole. all the money in the world and he’s still utterly miserable. www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
How I plan on getting through the next 4 years.
January 22, 2025 at 2:42 AM
How I plan on getting through the next 4 years.
