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Lawrence Velázquez
@larryv.me
58 followers 45 following 280 posts
In limbo. Politics & policy (sorry), transit & urbanism, computer programming & security, sports (sorry again).
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A modern twist on Commodus en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodu...
An excerpt from the English Wikipedia article on Commodus: “Perhaps seeing this as an opportunity, early in 192 Commodus, declaring himself the new Romulus, ritually re-founded Rome, renaming the city ‘Colonia Lucia Annia Commodiana’. All the months of the year were renamed to correspond exactly with his (now twelve) names: ‘Lucius’, ‘Aelius’, ‘Aurelius’, ‘Commodus’, ‘Augustus’, ‘Herculeus’, ‘Romanus’, ‘Exsuperatorius’, ‘Amazonius’, ‘Invictus’, ‘Felix’, and ‘Pius’. The legions were renamed ‘Commodianae’, the fleet which imported grain from Africa was termed ‘Alexandria Commodiana Togata’, the Senate was entitled the ‘Commodian Fortunate Senate’, his palace and the Roman people themselves were all given the name ‘Commodianus’, and the day on which these reforms were decreed was to be called ‘Dies Commodianus’.”
November 8, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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a valiant effort itscj.ipsj.or.jp/ir/009-1.pdf
A crop of a PDF scan of an old encoding standard that approximates the ligature "Æ" with a capital "A" and a slanted capital "E" pushed right up next to the "A".
March 17, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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are there even 43 countries whose citizens still want to travel here
An iOS notification from the New York Times app reading, "Trump Travel Ban Proposal - The Trump administration is considering targeting the citizens of as many as 43 countries in a new ban on travel to the United States."
March 15, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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Sounds about right
An alert on the US National Park Service website reading: “PARK CLOSURES — Dead Horse Bay (Brooklyn) Remains Closed to the Public — The entire southern area of Dead Horse Bay, including Glass Bottle Beach, is closed to the public. Crews are working in these areas using heavy brush clearing equipment and performing radiation surveys. Dead Horse Bay is located in Brooklyn, NYC.”
January 13, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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Much like UFOs, until I see them with my own eyes I refuse to believe in trains that stop at Hunterspoint Avenue
An railroad platform extends into the distance, flanked by one track on either side. Overhead is an electronic sign that reads, “No trains for next 8 hours / Use TrainTime app to find next train”.
November 29, 2024 at 5:35 AM
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And that’s not even including “breaking” fluff like this, but unfortunately it’s hardly new
A New York Times app notification reading, “Breaking News: Conan O’Brien will host the next Oscars, taking over from Jimmy Kimmel, who hosted the past two ceremonies.”
November 16, 2024 at 4:59 AM
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This is like a sports game charging you $40 to play as the corpses of historical players
An Instagram advertisement for the newly released “MBTA Commuter: Boston-Framingham/Worcester Line” route add-on for Dovetail Games’ video game “Train Sim World 5”. The titles of the game and add-on are displayed over a Dutch-angled rendering of an HSP46 diesel locomotive in MBTA Commuter Rail’s purple/black/white livery, pulling multiple bi-level passenger cars. The caption reads, “A new USA route, with new American diesel power. Boston - Worcester is now available in Train Sim World 5!”
November 15, 2024 at 10:18 PM
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PSA from @rahaeli.bsky.social about a bad blocklist

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One post by @aaronsofaer.bsky.social, reading: "Yo does anyone know what the fuck is up with @csam.okconfirmed.com running a modlist which is labeling people as CSAM supporters / lolicon posters? Because haha wow and also what the fuck. This is a gross violation of the new bsky Moderation List guidelines and everyone should report them." Two posts by @rahaeli.bsky.social, replying: "This list is run by a True Crusader who refuses to listen to anyone who challenges their (wrong) preconceptions, and no one should use it: It's full of people (including me) who tried to explain to them that they are wrong about both US law and best practices in child welfare. Me posting this will not help anyone who is using the blocklist, since I'm on it and all, but please do make a post of your own to alert any of your followers using @csam.okconfirmed.com's blocklist the list includes a wide range of people who should not be on it and is the listmaker's vendetta."
November 15, 2024 at 7:14 AM
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It’s fun that this place is still small enough to ratio people without giving them any pity likes
A screenshot of a Bluesky post by “Just Matt Please” (@mtietje.bsky.social). It was posted at 11:09 a.m. on November 11, 2024, and reads: “Pronouns push for all did not help. Calling out the need for these rights allowing the other side to fear bathrooms/sports/etc. Trans rights should not be a platform topic ever again in the party. Change it to supporting medical care as needed but if the next dem pres platforms this they lose.” It has 86 replies, 9 quote-posts, 0 reposts, and 0 likes.
November 11, 2024 at 7:27 PM
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Ew
A New York Times headline reading “Musk to Spend Election Night With Trump”.
November 5, 2024 at 6:55 PM
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Feels like a Cialis ad
November 4, 2024 at 3:53 AM
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The cover of Carly Rae Jepsen's 2015 album "Emotion".
October 18, 2024 at 3:45 AM
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"The feet pics I was attempting to accumulate from this server were strictly for artistic purposes"

incredible. no notes
An X post from "Daily Roman Updates" (@UpdatingOnRome) reading: 'I'd just like to clear something up regarding the accusations being made about me by some of the female members of this group. The accusations regarding my so called "behavior" are untrue and extremely hurtful. To the accusers (you know who you are kitten), a few points for your consideration: thinking '1) Yes I was asking for feet pics in DMs, I will admit to that. Apparently this can come off as inappropriate for some. So I reluctantly apologize for that. '2) The feet pics I was attempting to accumulate from this server were strictly for artistic purposes and NON-SEXUAL in nature. Ever heard of a non-sexual foot fetishist? Well sorry to break it. '3) I have almost NEVER taken screenshots of the feet that have been sent to me and/or sent these pics to other people '4) No I have not been making threats to those who choose to ignore my messages & friend requests. Telling someone who has clearly wronged me that there will be consequences for their actions is not a "threat". I consider it more a... life lesson per se. Learn the difference then report back to me. I'll be right here waiting for an apology. '5) And finally, as you can see, I didn't tag any of the women who wronged me in this message, as doing so would not comply with my ethics, but I will always respect one's decision to have their own so called "opinion" no matter how misguided it may be. 'As you can tell, my interests lay mainly in the high arts and I can guarantee you that if and when you do decide to step down off your fucking throne and accept my humble friend requests (feet pics or not) at the very least you will end up having a very compatible and knowledgeable friend. Hopefully this clears a few things up with the more disgruntled members of the group.'
October 12, 2024 at 1:00 AM
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😏
Screenshot of an MLB.com article by Manny Randhawa titled “Fair warning, Yankees fans: Patrick Mahomes is going to talk trash”. Screenshot of the final box score of tonight’s game, in which the Yankees defeated the Royals 3–2 and went up 2–1 in the American League Division Series.
October 10, 2024 at 2:33 AM
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it was a good day
Screenshot from the MLB iOS app showing that the Mets defeated Philadelphia 6-2 in NLDS Game 1 and the Yankees beat Kansas City 6-5 in ALDS Game 1.
October 6, 2024 at 3:12 AM
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ELDER CERTIFIED 👴
A graphic generated by Bluesky stating that I joined Bluesky as user number 594,283 on August 16, 2023, and am "Bluesky Elder Certified - First 10%".
September 17, 2024 at 10:58 PM
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Same tbh
A New York Times app notification that partially reads, “President Biden told worried Democratic governors that he needed to sleep more and to work less at night […]”.
July 4, 2024 at 7:03 PM
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Why does my feed reader have *two* consecutive posts about the White Sox? This should be a war crime @defector.bsky.social @fangraphs.com
Two items in a feed reader, one titled “Can the White Sox Lose 120 Games?” and the other “Here’s How The White Sox Can Still Win At Least 63 Games”.
April 26, 2024 at 12:19 AM
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Thanks to the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation for bailing me out with last-minute eclipse glasses and other advanced Sun-viewing technology. Clutch
A Sunspotter folded-path solar telescope projecting the partially occluded sun onto a piece of paper. A Sunspotter folded-path solar telescope projecting the partially occluded sun onto a piece of paper. The crowd at the Rockaway Beach eclipse-viewing event, hosted by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. A child’s representation of the sun, drawn in chalk on the Rockaway Beach boardwalk and labeled “SOLAR ECLIPSE 2024”.
April 9, 2024 at 12:50 AM
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and he had to learn some of that on the job

www.nytimes.com/2014/10/05/m...
An excerpt from the New York Times Magazine: "Eventually Braugher won over his dad, and secured a scholarship to Juilliard. Shortly after graduating, he auditioned for the filmmaker Ed Zwick, who was casting 'Glory,' about African-American soldiers in the Civil War. Braugher got the part of Thomas Searles, a bookish Northerner whose experience as a soldier is harrowing. Braugher was so green that his co-stars, Denzel Washington and Morgan Freeman, had to show him how to act for the camera."
December 16, 2023 at 1:03 AM
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A still from the end of CHINATOWN, with a parodic subtitle reading "Forget it, Mike. It's Bluesky."
December 7, 2023 at 4:54 AM
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if you see this post a bridge
The Hell Gate Bridge viewed from Astoria Park.
December 6, 2023 at 6:53 PM
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@petridishes.bsky.social is a national treasure
An excerpt reading "Grebe: Sweet dreams are made of these. Who am I to dis a grebe? (That's it, that's the only thought I have on grebes.)"
November 27, 2023 at 2:59 AM
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A screenshot of Palpatine saying "Do it!", from Star Wars Episode III.
September 20, 2023 at 3:33 AM
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don't forget the classic "wow sure would be a shame if I, the pontifex maximus, just happened to decide that we don't need the intercalary month this year, thus prematurely ending my political rivals' terms of office" maneuver en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_...
An excerpt from the "Julian calendar" English Wikipedia article.
September 11, 2023 at 5:25 AM