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The smallest little salt shaker.

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You know it’s hot and you own an old, inefficient home when the AC can’t keep up with the heat.

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What’s the perfect American hot dog?

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“My favorite hot dog EVER is the humble Costco hot dog,” says Tzeng, who says she has eaten them at Costcos around the world. “This is the hot dog of the people, the great equalizer.”

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Hell yea.

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Some songs will randomly come to mind and rule my entire day. Houston Calls seems to be the soundtrack of the day thanks to “Bob and Bonnie”.

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Houston Calls - Bob and Bonnie

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@ralexralex.bsky.social *company’s

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Gosh I’m dumb.

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Using Copilot – my company’s preferred AI supplier – to compare and do analytics on 2 large sets of data. I tried using my excel knowledge, but needed a double check. I’m not happy nor proud of it, but here we are.

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My opinions on AI and massive data centers still stand.

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I think we can slow down a bit of flavor science.

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I don’t know what it is about this season specifically, but the Orioles are such a disappointment. Maybe it was the 100-win seasons and division wins just a few seasons ago. Regardless, this team is just bad. ⚾️

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I used to enjoy class with the lights off, but not for this. robalex.micro.blog

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Went down to the harbor to see the tall ships and saw the Corch Fock from Germany.

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Started watching The Boroughs 📺. Only one episode in, but I like it so far.

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Another Sunday where past me didn’t follow the 2-1 water-drink ratio the night before. It’s been a rough day.

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I like limes.

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Just finished Steamworld Dig 2. A fun little game. The digging and exploring was very satisfying. There’s a few hidden items I didn’t find so I may circle back to 100% the game. 🎮

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When I run for president, I’ll unite the country under one common belief. There should be at least 2x the amount of Chex and rye chips in Chex Mix.

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Watched: undertone 🍿

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This had my nerves on edge. Between the slow panning to shadows and corners to the audio, I was watching through my hands for a lot of the movie just waiting for something to happen.

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Ministry of Brewing (Maryland) - Planetary. Hazy/NEIPA

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A very fruity New England hazy. Solid. 🍺

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Ministry of Brewing (Maryland) - Esmeralda w/ woodruff syrup

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A middle of the road abv-wise Berliner Weisse. Added with some woodruff syrup. Slightly floral, but definitely adds a lot of sweetness. 🍺

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Rest in peace Om Malik

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From his family:

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Om Malik passed away on June 24, 2026, at Stanford Hospital after a long health journey with his heart. He was surrounded by family and friends.

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I’ve been reading and listening to Om for the better part of 2 decades. He was always a grounded, rational, and passionate voice regarding in tech journalism. His writing was something I made it a point to set aside time to read. This news puts his last post about taking some time off in a new context.

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He seemed like a kind and genuine human and my condolences to his friends and family.

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I have an iPhone 14 Pro. It serves me well. I have had no issues with it. It’s purple. I haven’t thought about upgrading until at least next year, but with RAMageddon causing everything to get more expensive, do I bite the bullet and upgrade to a 17 Pro?

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@manton the changes to the HomePods and Apple TV don’t sit well with me. I know there’s internal storage on the Apple TV that’s being impacted by the craziness, but it’s still 6 year old hardware. $200 is steep.

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Watched: Widow’s Bay Season 1 📺

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We finished season 1 of Widow’s Bay last week and I thought the season was enjoyable. The premise of the show it fun and the cast is great. I wasn’t expecting such a big cliff hanger to end a season, but looking forward to season 2.

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Watched: Happy Gilmore 2 🍿

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It was 2 hours of cameos and enjoyable silliness. Just what I was looking forward to watching tonight.

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There’s a lot to be critical about the New York Times and their reporting, but I’m a big fan of the multimedia articles they do. Here’s one illustrating just how much more deadly cars have become to pedestrians.

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We're in the middle of a rolling coup: robalex.micro.blog

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✅Signed up for pride event
\n✅Signed up for league
\n✅Signed up for Urban Open
\n✅Bought axe raffle tickets for charity

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This has been a very expensive week for axe throwing.

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*Insert Tiger King meme*

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Post-voting stop at Ale Mary’s for some natty bohs. 🍺

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@padresj.bsky.social Don’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! I’m Apple Music first so thankfully I rarely see it.

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@manton he’s going to be 2-2 for global pandemics. “I’m da best….on health”

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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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