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Sam Leibowitz
@samleibowitz.bsky.social
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Software engineer / architect, fiddler, dad, working in the field of behavioral health and living in the suburbs of Philly. Yes I'd love to meet your dog.
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The cover art from the game Freespace 2, showing a massive space battle where a dreadnought sized ship is being shot clear through by some kind of beam weapon.
November 26, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Okay, let’s just see what’s new on TemOH MY GOD
An ad for a canvas poster on Temu. A woman is sitting on a couch in what appears to be a yoga pose, except that her legs are bending the wrong way and, what the fuck, is that a foot growing out of her pelvis, and this is just a really nasty AI monstrosity.
November 9, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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Out for a walk on the trail this morning. I think Sally may have been confused because we don’t generally stop for selfies.
A beagle standing on a paved trail on a sunny autumn day, while a pudgy bald guy with a salt and pepper beard crouches beside her.
November 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Oh hai.
A close up profile of Sally the beagle, her chin resting on my calf.
September 30, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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#valleyforge was really nice yesterday.
A wide field of tall grasses and wildflowers, with a few trees in the middle distance and more dense forest out on the horizon. The sky is dotted with puffy white clouds and in places with flat white high-altitude cloud cover.
September 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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A beagle, lying on a bed with a colorful quilt pulled up to just beneath her shoulders.
July 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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The Flying Vees EP release party in #Philly. Just a great show.
The band “The Flying Vees”, an all woman quartet, on stage at the Philadelphia Ethical Society.
July 14, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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Really irritated that this apparently legit message, writing about an actual interruption of the 911 call system, looks shady as hell.
Screenshot of a text message which reads: “Statewide Issue with 9-1-1 Call Delivery Pennsylvania is currently experiencing a... https://evb.gg/n#zgjjjtqzq5a/0h6YeIzj or Reply with YES to confirm receipt.”
July 11, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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(FARNSWORTH VOICE) Great news, everybody!
Screenshot of LinkedIn spam which begins: “ Dear Sam, We’re thrilled to share that you have been officially selected to be featured in Influential Women Magazine, a national publication dedicated to celebrating trailblazing women who are shaping industries, driving innovation, and making an impact.”
July 9, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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Also I assure you that I am an entirely objective reporter on this issue.
A bearded bald guy cuddling with a beagle.
July 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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How to get me interested in merch:

1. Put a dog on it.
2. Put Ben Franklin on it.
3. Put a dog dressed like Ben Franklin on it.

#railsconf
Detail of a notebook cover with printed illustration of a dog, with hair, glasses, and clothes resembling those of Ben Franklin. A small banner at the bottom reads “railsconf ‘25”.
July 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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GABRIELA'S PHỞ
barr hill honey gin, aromatic herbs, phở spice infusion, jalapeño, lime, sriracha droplets
A cocktail in a highball glass, one large ice cube, and a sprig of Thai basil with a couple of drops of sriracha.
June 7, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Bryn Coed nature preserve.

Meh, it’s okay, I guess.
A panoramic view of a field. There are a few saplings with sleeves on them to protect against birds, and big puffy white clouds. A tall thistle in front of a pond. There’s a birdhouse on the other side of the pond. A panoramic view of a green field with big puffy white clouds.
May 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Rest in peace, P00P.
The iconic P00P graphic, used to indicate a scoreless game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies, except that the Phillies have scored at the top of the sixth inning and the score instead reads P01P.
May 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Nice day for a walk at Bryn Coed park.
A massive, spreading oak tree in a green field on a beautiful spring day. The tree is a white oak, and sits on a walking trail at the Natural Lands Trust Bryn Coed preserve.
May 18, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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From the annals of unnecessary scare quotes.
A sign which reads: RESERVED PARKING “ONLY” FOR KING STREET PLAZA TENANTS. CUSTOMERS/CLIENTS & HANDICAPPED PERSONS “ONLY” The word “only” is in double quotes each time it appears for no apparent reason.
May 15, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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Sally hopes you all had a lovely Mother’s Day.
A beagle rolls on her back in the grass in front of a mass of lilacs.
May 12, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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Guy looks like Principal Vernon.
Principal Vernon (Paul Gleason) in The Breakfast Club, throwing the horns menacingly at John Bender (Judd Nelson).
May 10, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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Coincidentally, this is exactly the same conversation that happens every time I pass gas in front of my wife.
A comic strip panel. Namor hands raised dramatically, says "DO NOT TOOT IT!" to Doctor Doom, who is holding a horn to his metal lips. "Fool!", Doom responds, "Doctor Doom toots as he pleases!" He toots it.
May 6, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Every once in a while I'm going through some notes and find a little Easter Egg I left for myself.
A screenshot of the note-taking app, Obsidian. The displayed note is for "Match Expressions", has a couple of tags identifying it as being related to Kubernetes, and says: "The syntax for editing match expressions is a straight pain in the dong. You should start by going to docs.kubernetes.io to copy an example config before you try writing it from scratch."
May 3, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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2 things:

1. A few years ago, I started getting seriously into playing the violin after many years of neglect. Now I am playing with friends at least once a week, as well as teaching tunes to a group once a month. Making music with friends has gotten me through some shit.

2. This dog.
Sally the beagle’s head poking out from under a quilt. She’s looking at the camera and but looks like she could fall asleep at any moment.
May 2, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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Trying to convince my wife to get this for us so I can put a bacon costume on the dog while she naps on it.
Sally the beagle sitting on top of a bed and looking soulfully at the camera.
April 30, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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Visited family today with Sally.
A very stylish beagle sitting in the back seat of a car, wearing a jean jacket and an orange walking harness underneath. She’s looking at the camera.
April 27, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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Imagine being against gay marriage when it’s actually just this
An image from the television series Farscape. Crichton (Ben Browder) reacts in horror as he realizes that he’s standing in a window in his underwear and women’s stockings while a crowd gathers outside. The alien D’Argo (Anthony Simcoe) is on his hands and knees between Crichton’s legs looking extremely hung over.
April 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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If you gave me a thousand years, I would never have guessed the venue.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_Co...
From the Wikipedia article on Soul Coughing: “In February 2022, Doughty and Steinberg performed together in Los Angeles during Steinberg's set for Watkins Family Hour. The duo performed Soul Coughing songs "Super Bon Bon" and "True Dreams of Wichita", which marked the first occasion members of Soul Coughing appeared on stage together since the split in 2000.”
April 13, 2025 at 1:57 PM