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@locker1776.bsky.social

Software tester who lives in a Chicago suburb. Reads the books. Listens to the music. Watches the sports.

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Listening to Patreon show @3legs4wheels.com...as an American, I feel like @kierenisboring.bsky.social is always making things up. Like who goes to Cornwall for Christmas?

Is that really a British thing people do?

14.01.2026 00:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Crown Royal bags are great for storing notecards and Sharpies

05.01.2026 21:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Bolt cutter man?

05.01.2026 03:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Umberto Eco's notorious postscript of "The Name of the Rose" was β€œI felt like poisoning a monk.”

@sarahgailey.bsky.social wrote "Spread Me" because she felt like screwing a virus.

This book takes you places you can never have imagined

01.12.2025 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That is a deepcut of deepcuts.

24.11.2025 01:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@neuvel.net has a whole trilogy of books "Take them to the Stars" which has a song for each and every chapter. And the playlists are on Spotify. Fun to queue up a song for each chapter

17.11.2025 23:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Check your drains? Did a trap dry out or something break or get disconnected? You said you have construction in the building, that can stress plumbing to break in other parts of the building.

03.11.2025 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Prague is magnificent! Hope you get to see the Soviet Union supplied aircraft at the Air Force museum.

16.09.2025 21:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Picture of Paz Pardo's book The Shamshine blind.

Picture of Paz Pardo's book The Shamshine blind.

Sorry @pazsays.bsky.social, those crazy Amazon algorithms were too much to resist. I know what I'm doing this weekend...

13.09.2025 03:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

we have both computers and science fiction because Byron was so insufferable it inspired all the women around him to come up with elaborate reasons to get away

20.08.2025 02:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2010    πŸ” 465    πŸ’¬ 31    πŸ“Œ 23

Okay. The people have spoken.

For every reskeet this gets, I will post a random picture from my camera roll with no explanation (other than alt text).

Let the games begin.

08.05.2024 03:34 β€” πŸ‘ 828    πŸ” 587    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 30
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First full shelf. Need to order more…

08.07.2025 22:19 β€” πŸ‘ 59    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 1
the wavy, ombrΓ©ed purply-pinky greeny orangey cover of We Will Rise Again with text: "B&N Rewards & Premium Members get 25% off when you pre-order online at Barnes & Noble July 8-11"

the wavy, ombrΓ©ed purply-pinky greeny orangey cover of We Will Rise Again with text: "B&N Rewards & Premium Members get 25% off when you pre-order online at Barnes & Noble July 8-11"

I am so excited for this book that I co-edited with @drkarenlord.bsky.social and @annaleen.bsky.social and featuring speculative stories about collective action from incredible writers, plus essays and interviews with activists - if you're excited too, now is a great time to pre-order!

08.07.2025 14:26 β€” πŸ‘ 88    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 11

The lighting bugs are out!

29.06.2025 01:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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People outside tech starting to realize how quality software and typing/generating code fast are not correlated

27.06.2025 00:55 β€” πŸ‘ 975    πŸ” 207    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 27

It's Passover, and you can not stream "The Ten Commandments" on ANY streaming service. Truly a breakdown of late stage capitalism.

#passover #latestagecapitalism #jewishlife

13.04.2025 01:31 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

not becoming less relevant

01.04.2025 13:02 β€” πŸ‘ 243    πŸ” 82    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 3
07.03.2025 01:56 β€” πŸ‘ 195    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0
Two books, inventing the Renaissance by Ada Palmer and The River had roots by Amal El-Mohtar

Two books, inventing the Renaissance by Ada Palmer and The River had roots by Amal El-Mohtar

I love pre-ordering books, they just appear on your doorstep like magic, after you forgot you ordered them.

Can't wait to read the newest from @adapalmer.bsky.social and @amalelmohtar.com !

07.03.2025 01:29 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Women's Sports Happened By Accident, And Could Be Taken Apart On Purpose | Defector It’s Monday night, and I check my local TV listings to see what women’s college basketball games are on. I make a note to catch all the big women’s college gymnastics meets coming up on Friday. I duti...

Wrote about the strange events that made the U.S. a super power in women’s sportsβ€”and why that could all too easily be undone by this administration.

Gift link so everyone can read it:

06.03.2025 16:44 β€” πŸ‘ 115    πŸ” 57    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3

Giant keyboard where you "punch" each letter. Mental and physical workout at the same time...

21.02.2025 23:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

1000% this. Public libraries are actually pretty radical--free to all, and based on the idea that info should be available to all. Get a library card! Use your library! Those numbers often play into their funding.

26.01.2025 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2306    πŸ” 626    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 39

Spent the morning shoveling snow with my kid. We talked about how--because the world is increasingly stupid, unkind, and selfish--we need to work hard at being curious, kind, and helpful to others. Even if we're just starting with shoveling the walk for our community.

20.01.2025 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3517    πŸ” 334    πŸ’¬ 54    πŸ“Œ 17
Literally every company now
YouTube video by Eleanor Morton Literally every company now

Literally every company now

youtube.com/shorts/hL9pl...

17.01.2025 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 6422    πŸ” 2388    πŸ’¬ 105    πŸ“Œ 220

I had a walk today and thought about the relationship between civility, discomfort, and abuse.

Some of you know that β€œcivility” is one of my hard β€œugh” triggers. This thread will explain why.

14.01.2025 23:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1974    πŸ” 551    πŸ’¬ 72    πŸ“Œ 234

Please do not lose the ability to identify bullshit when you see it. There is enormous pressure right now to pretend bullshit is not bullshit, and that pressure will only increase with each passing day. Please fight that, if only in your own mind, so you do not deceive yourself.

19.12.2024 02:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1130    πŸ” 332    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 14

older I get the closer i get to thinking trees are gods

26.12.2024 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 903    πŸ” 107    πŸ’¬ 35    πŸ“Œ 5

I really want to visit this coffee house

25.12.2024 00:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Bernie Collins: How to win a Grand Prix. Quercus books.

20.12.2024 20:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Waiting for the Microsoft Bob posts...

11.12.2024 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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