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@JohnPhilpin 🤣 Bravo, this made me literally laugh out loud.

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@isaacgreene Congrats, Isaac. I love to see this. May you become even more and more established there!

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@devilgate @johnphilpin I also have not heard of, nor can I find anything, regarding bitumous. However, I agree that it sounds exceptionally legitimate. 😂 I came across “bituminous” in class last night, while reviewing some earnings reports for Big Oil. Apparently _subbituminous _is also a thing.

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✏️ New Word Learned:

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Bituminous: a dull black, intermediate-rank coal

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🚨 GIVING ALL MY FRIENDS FAIR WARNING:

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I have re-downloaded the Chess app.

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💬 Viriginia Woolf in her classic essay on How Should One Read A Book?:

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If the moralists ask us how we can justify our love of reading, we can make use of some such excuse as this. But if we are honest, we know that no such excuse is needed. It is true that we get nothing whatsoever except pleasure from reading; it is true that the wisest of us is unable to say what that pleasure may be. But that pleasure—mysterious, unknown, useless as it is—is enough. That pleasure is so curious, so complex, so immensely fertilizing to the mind of anyone who enjoys it, and so wide in its effects, that it would not be...

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@gregmoore Yes, great example. I read his stuff and ask myself “why am I not doing stuff like this more? This is what I actually enjoy.”

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🍪 Cabel Sasser’s roundup of crazy/unique/abominable snacks from last year is one of the most delightful things I have read in a while.

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Pumpkin Pie CupNoodles?\nCheez It Pizza?\nProtein PopTarts?\nSalt Caramel Lays?

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This is what blogs were made for. 10/10 recommend!

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📱 My iPhone is fully paid off and all warranties have been voided.

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Which explains why my battery now dies at 5x speed and calls are only audible on speakerphone 🤣

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Maybe the new CEO will finally undo their policy on planned obsolescence. 🤞

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@isaacgreene 🤣 hahaha. Yeah, the old people go for “dearie,” “hun,” “sport,” or ocassionally “tiger.” Big dog tends to be, at least, sub fifty years old. 🙃

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💬 From Ezra Pound:

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“You can spot the bad critic when he starts by discussing the poet and not the poem.”

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🤖 Been enjoying these absolutely hilarious videos this guy has been making to deflate some of the AI hype and expose the limits of these tools. Worth the 1-minute watch.

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💐 Grateful for:

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✍️ Decoding Jay-Z’s Quadruple Entendre // bradley-andrews.com

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There are very few pursuits that are more creative than hip-hop music, but it’s endlessly overlooked as an art form because of it’s urban roots. I just did a brief breakdown of one of my favorite rap verses (not even a full verse, actually, just four lines) to help prove my point. Let me know if you agree.

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I father, I Brooklyn Dodger them.
\nI jack. I rob. I sin.
\nAww man — I’m Jackie Robinson.
\n‘cept when I run base, I dodge the pen.

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— Jay-Z, Brooklyn Go Hard

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🚀 I learned today that a small art piece called Moon Museum was smuggled onto the moon by multiple artists including Andy Warhol, Forrest Myers, and John Chamberlain during the original Apollo 12 mission. The fact that it was unauthorized is so amusing to me, and feels appropriate.

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😂 This is not a drill! Thought it was satire at first… Sadly, it is not.

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Read more about it here.

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🎵 Hip-hop recs for the week, but only hard songs:

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✍ Social Note: There Is Nothing To Be Sorry About // bradley-andrews.com

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Wrote about some of the encounters I have been having with strangers and the underlying meaning behind a verbal tic I’ve noticed. Does anyone else make big meanings out of small interactions like this? Or is it just me?

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🔍 Last week, I added a search feature to my micro.blog. Being a non-technical user, it felt like a real achievement. I see it as a solid step to ensuring that this space can function as a rabbit hole for people (especially myself) to discover and rediscover pleasant things. I love micro.blog.

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@thebigbabooski

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<\"Jack

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👾 I am proudly Gen Z— but only barely make the cut. My most millennial trait is that I love a good GIF (and I am not afraid to say it).

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✍️ Degrees of Deception: An Index of Dishonesty // bradley-andrews.com

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💬 A good quote from the newsletter of my young buddy Julian The Businessman aka the Youngest Entrepreneur in NYC:

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“Even though hard work produces good results, keep trying until you find something easier that will also produce good results”

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✏️ New Word Learned:

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Caterwaul: to make a harsh cry; protest or complain noisily

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✏️ New Word Learned:

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Gravid: distended with or full of eggs; pregnant

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✏️ New Word Learned:

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Crepitant: having or making a crackling sound

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👔 Gallup’s annual State of the Global Workplace report is one of my favorites. Here are some findings I will be pondering:

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👶🏻 Make no mistake, this is one of the most important and consequential trends in the world right now:

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About 3.6 million babies were born in the US in 2025, according to provisional data published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 53 births for every 1,000 women of reproductive age. That rate is down about 1% from 2024 and nearly 20% lower than it was two decades ago.

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🪖 Sort of niche but exceptionally useful— found out that Virginia Tech has an extensive ratings list of scientifically tested helmets.

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From bicycle helmets to construction to football, their findings are 100% objective and free from marketing influence. Am getting my next skate/bike helmet now…

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✏️ New Word Learned:

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Ferreous: of, like, or containing iron

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📸 Selfie on Portra 400

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@bradleyandroos | Apologies if my photos spam anyone’s timeline. I will try to space out my releases, but want the shots configured in a way on my photos page and weekly digest that posting individually seems to work best for!

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@ablerism That’s exactly right. A dance-musical interpretation of the album was on Broadway for a brief time. Such joyful weeping it caused…

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@void2259 original work or did you find this somewhere? It’s excellent. So visually appealing.

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@jinscho Agree with you wholeheartedly here. But why is this the first time I’ve heard the phrase ‘ridicule as praxis’? I really like that.

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@isaacgreene Had a chance to listen. Sonically they are so distant, but there is such a great spiritual quality to both. Despite its “chaos,” 3rd Construction seems so genius that the sweetness of In A Landscape didn’t entirely surprise me. Both are great experiences. Thnx again for putting me on. 😊

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@ablerism I most certainly was not familiar—and this seems right up my alley. Many thanks for putting it on my radar; would never pass up a rec from you!

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@JohnBrady This is so, so funny to me. Lol A+ joke!

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@isaacgreene 🫡 I will definitely give it a shot. I did notice,and was intrigued by, the way that so many Fluxus artists came from a music/composition background, as opposed to purely visual. No doubt is a huge factor in their singularity. Thanks for putting me on game!

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@isaacgreene my man! Cage’s name has popped up repeatedly and I haven’t dug in yet. Now I know where to start, thank you!

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And yes— what characters! So much life and creativity. Cant wait to learn more.

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@gregmoore Oh, I am so glad you enjoy it too. Stunning work deserves to be appreciated.

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@isaacgreene Oof— thats a compelling recommendation. Adding it to my must-reads now! Thanks!

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@bkryer Ah, you know, you are not the first person to tell me so. Gotta make it a priority now! Good shout!

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@ablerism Awesome to have you here, @pauldefazio! You’re going to love it. The water is warm. 🙂

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@isaacgreene Thanks for putting this on my radar. I enjoyed your response a lot and agree. Real respect for the librarian’s contribution tho, even if I think he is off. You can’t quote Walter Ong and then ignore his entire schtick… You definitely inspired me to write my own thoughts on this soon.

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@gregmoore This comment makes me so, so happy. I love hearing about your D&D group. It tracks perfectly with my experience as well. We don’t make enough time for play, but it really is the sustaining force for friendship, joy, and so much more. Thanks a mill for the feedback. Play is the way!

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@ayjay Hahaha! G did A dirty on this one 😭 But, there are also far worse choices in Middle Earth…

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@miljko this was a comical read. Not to be mean-spirited, but it is quite curious how the “soul” document reads eerily close to affirmations of pseudo-psychologists…

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@manton Agreed. And its also important to think of the other side of this. I’ve worn Ray Ban’s for 8+ years but will almost certainly stop now in favor of a very different style. I dont want anyone confusing my classic wayfarers for meta glasses.

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@miljko oh my— the hit piece written by an AI is frightening stuff. Gonna steal the link from you because… geez. 😱

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