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I hate what Gmail is turing into. Who has experience using another service? I hear Proton mail is good, but I've been using Gmail forever. Does anyone have any advice for me?

Being terrified was starting to give way to being really angry.

YouTube video by Movie Trailers Source ALTERED CARBON Official Trailer (2018) Netflix

Just putting this out there - Season One of Altered Carbon is some of the best storytelling out there. Oh. My. Go.... so good. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpyN...

He certainly deserves good things. He was a wonderful skipper through all the crap he was dealt.

I am so PISSED that the Twins made a scapegoat of Rocco Baldelli when they gutted his bench and bullpen and scraped the heart out of the team. leaving him with kids and career minor leaguers. F*ck the Pohlads and the spinless yes men they have in the front office.

Yeah, I admit it's very superficial, but I gauge my scrolling time here by MurderbotBot. I'll read and absorb everything in my feed up at a point, but when I hit the first post on MurderbotBot, I know it's time to log out and do something else. It keeps me sane.

has any institution in your life, you, the american voter, delivered harder than the biomedical research complex? a fuckin respiratory virus shows up out of nowhere you get a vaccine ahead of schedule. meanwhile we're knocking out HIV and diabetes and goddamned pancreatic cancer on the side.

My favorite expletive? "Goats and monkeys!" Very few people understand it, which makes it even more powerful in my somewhat deranged mind. (Act IV of Othello. Like a lot of Shakespeare, it has oh, so many levels to one simple, incomprehensible phrase.)

Got this response when I emailed them: "As far as we know nothing will change!

You will still get the same great customer care team and service you always had!

Thank you for sticking with us!

A more formal announcement should be sent to you soon once everything is finalized!!

Have a great day!"

A poem my daughter wrote after her late night stay - another one - at the ER last night.

My daughter Josie had to go to the ER last night. She's no stranger to ERs. But when she got home, she wrote this. She gives me hope for the future.

Thank you, and yes, I'm aware. But USI had such amazing people working for them. Whenever I called, they talked to me like a neighbor, because they were. They went out of their way to make sure all was good for me, and later, for my family. I guess that's where customer loyalty comes from, eh?

Dang. I just read that T-Mobile is buying US Interet (a Minneapolis-based internet service with low pricing and exceptional customer service). I'm totally bummed.

Hey, folks - I want to quit Spotify, but I have so much music I love tapped there. Can I get recommendations of other music options - streaming or otherwise - where I can start building a more sustainable, ethical music library? I am of limited means, tho, so it unfortuantely has to be affordable.

"These depictions are not tributes - they are rooted in racism, cultural appropriation, and intentional ignorance." - the National Congress on American Indians past response to public endorsements by political figures supporting unsanctioned Native 'themed' mascots (or perhaps returning to them...).

This made me so incredibly happy. Not easy to do these days. Love this man. Love this team.

YouTube video by Owlcat Games The Expanse: Osiris Reborn Announcement Trailer

Okay, this looks effin' amazing. I love The Expanse and I love gaming so this is super exciting.

Pablo Lopez throwing a pitch at Target Field.

Oh, Pablo. I'm going to miss watching you pitch! I hope your rehab goes very, very well.

Noma Dumezweni as Dr. Menzah in the foreground in the Apple+ show "Murderbot"

Can I just say how amazing Noma Dumezweni is as Dr. Mensah in "Murderbot"? I mean, my favorite supporting character is Ratthi and I love Alexander Skarsgård in the title role, but she is amazing in her understated resolve and humanity. Gads, this is a great cast and a stellar show.

i’ll never get tired of videos like this, man

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I have no insight for you, but I love that the Minnesota Twins' Bluesky account is named "Minnesota Twins (Bot)" so you know exactly what you are getting - and that's okay b/c most franchise reporting is mostly promotional. Let others be analysts - as long as you know.

After all - he's a Jedi knight for this game! It's so wonderful he's back for Star Wars night and his SW bobblehead!

STICKERS NOW IN STOCK!

This design turned out AWESOME! It’s hard to get good lighting on it since it’s overcast, but this 4in chrome sticker is available on my Ko-Fi for $7!Thanks so much for all the support with this design.

ko-fi.com/s/79c51a01f5

#bsnm #merch #stickers #art #unicorn #shop

'Murderbot' is the best new comedy of 2025. You read that right The Apple TV+ show takes what might be the oldest sci-fi premise there is — what does it mean to be human? — and mines it for comedy gold.

This reviewer has seen the entire season. I've only seen the first two shows, but I'm inclined to agree!
www.npr.org/2025/05/16/n...

YouTube video by Apple TV Murderbot — An Inside Look | Apple TV+

attn please, here is some further Murderbot footage to enjoy incl the definitely best little moment in All Systems Red

Donate to Help Launch the Storybody Method: Craft, Community & Change, organized by Tee Tate Hi, I’m Tee Tate—editor, story coach, and lifelong believer in th… Tee Tate needs your support for Help Launch the Storybody Method: Craft, Community & Change

🚀 Writers! I’m launching something big—The Storybody Method:
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It’s part toolkit, part sanctuary. Come build it with me.

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#BlueskyWriters

photo of a straight size person wearing out color blocked matcha loungewear set and holding a dog

photo of a plus size woman wearing a white off the shoulder peasant blouse and a purple midi skirt with illustrated blueberries on the bottom hem

🍁SUMMONING ALL CANADIANS🍁

we’re a small biz that designs and sells ethically made clothing in sizes S-6X

last year we opened our canadian store—clothes stocked in canada! CLOTHES YOU DON’T HAVE TO PAY TARIFFS ON!

but is STRUGGLING so shares and sales are super appreciated rn 🧡

mayakern.ca #store

Goodness, I'm seeing so many baseball posts wailing or crowing about who's winning - or not. My dudes! Pre-season is for learning, not winning. Yup, winning is great, but pre-season is for developing and honing skills, evaluating new players, building a team.... concentrate on the how, not the what!

Amazon’s killing a feature that let you download and backup Kindle books It’s bad if you like to keep ebook backup copies.

So..... how does a somewhat computer illiterate person like myself get my kindle books to tranfer to some app that I can read on my phone (which is how I almost exclusively read kindle books). Must it be my computer? Where do I start? Anyone have a good resource? www.theverge.com/news/612898/...

Amazon’s killing a feature that let you download and backup Kindle books It’s bad if you like to keep ebook backup copies.

hey for anyone who might want to actually own their kindle books instead of renting them, or who might be thinking of switching to kobo etc and will want to convert them to epubs, you now only have one week before amazon kills your ability to download its ebooks www.theverge.com/news/612898/...

Minnesota Twins pitcher Bailey Ober reports to spring training, February 13, 2025.

Ladies and gentlemen, the pitchers are in the house! WooHOO!!!