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She’s officially a college student. 😳

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I remember when she literally ran into school on her first day of first grade.

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Walked into the wrong garage, as my appointment was next door. The two garage’s branding schemes was similar.

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I’m sure they get people mixing it up all the time, but they were dicks about it.

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It’s Monday morning. Wheaton’s Law still applies: Don’t be a dick.

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First pumpkin spice latte of the season… best in the area. Let the pre-autumn commence! 🍁🍂🎃

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Geek Chic in Transition: blog.vzqz.io

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@mitch I had to stop reading because of spoilers. I haven’t been to any of the Star Trek fan hubs yet, as I tend to avoid the spoilers, but this seems to be a hot topic.

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I don’t care about GTA 6. I don’t care that the game got leaked. I don’t care that it took 412 years to develop. I don’t care about the Netflix exclusive gameplay trailer. I’m already tired of the marketing. I’m sure everyone’s going to love it when it comes out, but it’s just not for me.

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@jtr DO NOT get me started. PLUS, I feel like they look for ways to make just a little worse each update.

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I might be the only person on the Internet that doesn’t care AT ALL about GTA6.

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A Golden Axe animated series, that has similar vibes as Star Trek: Lower Decks.

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I can get into this…

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Outpost Parallax #6: Across the Valiant Universe: blog.vzqz.io

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@bloftin2 The Peripheral is on my TBR. The show is actually on my to-watch list as well.

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Instagzam.

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These two are obviously on a first date here at this Barnes & Noble cafe. The thing is, it becomes everyone’s first date. The pair of friends at the next table have stopped talking, and I feel like everyone is listening to them.

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Thank Crom for noise-cancelling headphones.

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I am NOT cool enough to wear sunglasses indoors… but I’m going to put it to the test at this Starbucks.

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Just learned that Failure’s album Fantastic Planet was released 30 years ago today.

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I remember buying this CD in Phoenix in 1996 and endlessly listening.

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I can’t believe it’s been 30 years…

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Watching the Field of Dreams game and I’m reminded as to why I prefer the Phillies radio coverage to the modern game.

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No interviewing a player WHILE HE’S PLAYING. No ads during the inning. No on-field cameras.

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I love baseball, but I can’t stand the modern game.

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There are so many problems in the world, but there’s one synapse firing off in my brain telling me that it bothers me to see a shiny red Porsche parked in a handicap spot with no tags.

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@Emmacox Don’t give them any ideas!

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Yesterday, I gleefully ate 90-100% of the fresh guacamole Whole Foods JUST recalled for potential salmonella.

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It was nice knowing everyone.

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Just upgraded my 2nd generation Apple AirPods to AirPods 4, and while I like the redesign of the AirPods themselves, I hate that they changed the functionality.

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This is another repeating pattern for Apple lately. Changing something that was already working well, and everyone seems to hate it.

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I found an old copy of Deathmate, the Valiant/Image Comics crossover. I completely forgot about Valiant comics.

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I believe that was the first time I encountered the concept of the far future, with Magnus & Rai taking place in the year 4000 a.d.

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Outpost Parallax #5: X-Men Revisited: blog.vzqz.io

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@WiredDifferently I’ve been to concerts where photos and video were strictly prohibited (and enforced) until the very last song.

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I live where they hold America’s largest free music festival. It’s 90 degrees today. Both the GF and the 2yr old don’t do well in the heat, soooo….

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@bloftin2 HARD AGREE with every word of this.

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I will probably miss Dunesday.

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One of them has to budge… it’s happened before.

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As someone who receives freelance inquiries, your website should not be difficult to navigate. No custom cursors, no hovering to pan, and don’t make the layout the size of the Grand Canyon. Less is more in every aspect of design.

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@diabolicalplots.com It’s to replace us, the working creatives.

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@diabolicalplots.com Sounds like they are saying it’s our fault…

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We are less than a decade away from when Neuromancer supposedly takes place.

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Outpost Parallax #4: Spider-Man: Brand New Day: blog.vzqz.io

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MySpace is coming back? Goodbye Micro.Blog!

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Kidding.

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Thirty-One Days: blog.vzqz.io

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@bloftin2 Just followed as well. You’ve amassed a lot of SF book posts and podcasts. I’m hoping to do something similar. I’ll be poking around for sure.

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@bloftin2 It does! I find that very appealing. Like a relic of it’s time.

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@bloftin2 I have not seen THIS one. It’s right up my alley.

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@bloftin2 Thanks for the kind words. I have NOT seen No Maps for These Territories, but will be for sure. Just watched the first few minutes. If I’d seen this in 2000, I would’ve EATEN this up.

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@vazquez.bsky.social SIMPLER FORMULA. I gotta stop writing these blog posts late at night.

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@writingslowly Right! I also love the line “feed it prose I already edited that’s technically mine.”

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@rom I’m currently sitting on over 80k of unread emails in my Y! mail since 1999? Maybe 2000.

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@damonyoung.com.au That OP had to be joking, right? Right?

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@jtr ohhhhhh, snap…

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@gregmoore Exactly, and the crazy thing is, we don’t see it until it’s too late. The more I think about it, the more I’m realizing it, and I feel like nothing can be done.

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@devilgate Oh, NICE. I would’ve loved to seen that when it originally released… but I was five.

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@kaleidotrope.bsky.social This tracks because Commander Data was endeavoring to be human. Creativity is the hallmark of what makes us human, so it makes sense that he would explore creativity the way he did.

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@kaleidotrope.bsky.social I whole-heartedly agree with this. Leave it to the optimism of Star Trek to show AI as an asset, and not as something trying to be pushed into the creative spaces.

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@gregmoore Excellent statement.

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@kaleidotrope.bsky.social GenAi doesn’t belong in creative spaces. Sadly, it may be the present, but it won’t be the future.

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@Archimage We’re all staying inside. I cancelled babysitter today, and I was already scheduled to work from home. It honestly doesn’t look as bad as it did yesterday. Visibility is far today, yet today is “more hazardous” than yesterday. Hey, stay safe down there!

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@Archimage It was harsh north of Phila. Stung my eyes more than affected my lungs. The smell was odd, too.

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