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Watched: In the Earth šŸæ

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I donā€™t know what the hell was going on.

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Currently reading: Reamde by Neal Stephenson šŸ“š

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Iā€™ve been trying to read this for the last couple months and Iā€™ve come to the conclusion that itā€™s not a good book. Itā€™s unnecessarily long. The dialogue is verbose, details included that are not relevant to the story, entire characters that are not needed. It...

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Watched: Men in Black šŸæ

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Sometimes youā€™re in a Men in Black mood.

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Watched: Wild Wild West šŸæ

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I have very vivid memories of watching this in theaters. Iā€™m sure itā€™s nostalgia, but I love this movie.

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Watched: Clue šŸæ

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I donā€™t know where Iā€™ve been that Iā€™ve only just now seen this a few days ago. Very fun and the ending was great.

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Archie: robalex.micro.blog

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Watched: Everything Everywhere All at Once šŸæ

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I donā€™t know why it took me so long to watch this, but Iā€™m glad I finally got around to it. Very enjoyable even though I kept thinking, ā€œIs this the Matrix?\"

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Watched: Balls of Fury šŸæ

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We had a pretty stressful and emotional evening Tuesday and needed something silly to turn the brain off. Jacy has never seen Balls of Fury and it popped up under ā€œComediesā€ in Netflix so I suggested it. It was perfectly silly. If only the take out Indian food was as good.

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Reading this amazing story from Elizabeth Lopatto at The Verge (archive.is LINK) has put me in a fresh ā€œfuck all this moodā€ for today. Gaslighting us into believing ā€œcomputeā€ ā€“ aka chips ā€“ is an asset and doesnā€™t depreciate is A+ conman work.

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Can this bubble please burst already?

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Too Fast Too AI: robalex.micro.blog

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Universal Health Coverage Could Save $1 Trillion and 114,000 Lives Every Year, Yale Study Projects. Thatā€™s not saving $1 trillion, thatā€™s taking $1 trillion out of hard working, generous billionaires' pockets. In what socialist hell-scape is that morally right?

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I havenā€™t played Cards Against Humanity in years, but Iā€™m always willing to donate to a good cause. To that extent, giving a middle finger to the richest man on Earth is a very good cause.

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Middle fingers can be donated here.

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@marcoarment I appreciate the post and discussing the struggles with ADHD. While I didnā€™t have issues when I was younger, I definitely put myself in the undiagnosed camp as an adult. Iā€™ve been using and liking Finalist, but will give this a try. I prefer dedicated apps.

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What the Flock? robalex.micro.blog

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Watched: Mountainhead šŸæ

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Wasnā€™t sure what to expect going into this and it was fine. It was amusing seeing the downward spiral to conspiracy, to coup, to murder. I like to imagine thatā€™s how Peter Thiel and his buddies truly are.

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Via Kottke

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ā€œSince 1974, vaccination has averted 154 million deaths, including 146 million among children younger than 5 yearsā€¦ For every death averted, 66 years of full health were gained on average, translating to 10.2 billion years of full health gainedā€

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Seems like the GOP is the death panel

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Today is an especially Monday feeling Monday. To add to the Monday-ness, looks like Iā€™m getting a jury duty summons today.

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Top economist warns that the AI math doesnā€™t make sense

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ā€œAI boomā€™s profits are currently being funded by investors rather than earned from customers,ā€ Slok said.

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Did someone say bubble?

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How the Canon AE-1 Turned Photography Into a Mass-Market Hobby. Iā€™ve been getting more into the photography hobby lately and an AE-1 is on my list of cameras to own one day.

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Watched: Independence Day šŸæ

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Set aside the ā€œAmerica saves the worldā€ trope, the fact that they somehow code for an alien computer, they can breath in space, etc. I fucking love this movie! Also the soundtrack rips.

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Watched: MaXXXine šŸæ

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The final movie in the Pearl/Maxine series. Mia Goth did such a good job in these movies.

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Watched: X šŸæ

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Next up in the Pearl/Maxine trilogy. First in theatrical order but second chronologically. Itā€™s a great modern grindhouse movie. One of my favorites.

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Watched: Pearl šŸæ

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Saw that Pearl, X, and Maxxxine are all on Hulu so of course weā€™re doing a marathon tonight. Watching them in chronological order is new for me. Such a good horror film.

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Been playing with the light leak filter on the Fujifilm X Half. I know thereā€™s strong opinions on this little camera, but Iā€™m thoroughly enjoying it.

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Made the mistake of reading comments on Dr. Fauciā€™s contempt ruling.

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User A: If the President can plead the 5th 400+ times without question, so can Dr. Fauci.
\nUser B: Fauci is not the President. Heā€™s a normal federal worker like me. He doesnā€™t get the ability to plead the 5th.

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Iā€™m sorry. WHAT?

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@caseyliss well deserved! Itā€™s an app I use daily. So much so it lives on the Home Screen!

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I guess this is comfortable šŸ•

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@ralexralex.bsky.social *companyā€™s

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Gosh Iā€™m dumb.

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@manton the changes to the HomePods and Apple TV donā€™t sit well with me. I know thereā€™s internal storage on the Apple TV thatā€™s being impacted by the craziness, but itā€™s still 6 year old hardware. $200 is steep.

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@padresj.bsky.social Donā€™t let the rest of the GOP off the hook. It was enacted by Elon with the applause of hundreds of sycophants who have shielded themselves from any impacts of their decisions.

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@manton I was very confused when I saw it and still am! Iā€™m Apple Music first so thankfully I rarely see it.

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@manton heā€™s going to be 2-2 for global pandemics. ā€œIā€™m da bestā€¦.on healthā€

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@tg reading this was extremely validating. Leaving Instagram, Twitter (years ago), and weening off Reddit (slowly). Diving back into RSS and setting up a micro.blog has brought back to what made me love the internet. The tinkering and exploring. Long live the boring web.

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