Josh Calvetti

Josh Calvetti

@calvetti.me

sweating the small stuff, but mostly just sweating

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I have hidden the Amontillado in the small room beyond the tombs and which you were no doubt excited to taste Forgive me you made me to look the fool and the thought of your death made me smile

my kingdom for people to stop talking about "third places" as if they have been granted some insight into life's great mysteries. one of the most annoying things about the internet is its inability to not make something weird.

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pitchers and fielders should wear scabbards on their backs where they holster ceremonial bats. oh come on, it’s not all that stupid. they already make the coach wear player clothes and stand around in a special basement. this isn’t any dumber than that

apparently it's not expected you'll make over 6 figures in a single #stardewvalley day for those who may be curious: we saved up 3 seasons worth of foraged truffles and ancient fruit wine and that'll get you well over a million bucks

@aphera.co a small request- I'd *love* to be able to set custom crop presets. There also seems to be some general bugginess in the crop section with tabbing after entering values. Still figuring out the capabilities, but I'm really enjoying the results!

folks, just because someone mentions Kodachrome it does NOT mean that you have to bring up the Paul Simon song. Everyone makes the same jokes, it's not an original thought.

Hi my name is mark zuckerberg and I have had one single idea in my life that was somewhat interesting and everything else is me just buying or cloning what will make me more money I have no real vision or plan or morals for that matter don't forget to apply the sweet baby ray's

Steve Herman@newsguy.bsky.social

NPR - Before Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg directed employees to build a standalone prediction market app, he proposed buying Kalshi. www.npr.org/2026/06/30/n...

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Quintessential Trump: In 2025, Trump axed the program to combat New World Screwworm, stating that they had "saved" $1.5 million a year. In 2026, the Trump announces a $1 billion emergency program to combat the Screwworm outbreak. $1 billion would have funded the old program for 667 years.

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My crankiest old man take is that referring to all art/entertainment/journalism/criticism/comedy/advertising as “content” helped pave the way for broad-ish acceptance of AI slop.

@cabel.panic.com years ago you talked about Oreo lacking the courage to make Oreo-boros with their cookies and cream variant. Looks like they are finally willing to be a bit more adventurous with their names!

seriously, if you use Orff’s setting to O Fortuna as the backing music to any kind of easter service video for instagram, you _clearly_ don’t understand the subject matter of either the service OR the music. The only influencing you are doing is bad and you should feel bad.

Man the vergecast putting the 3rd gen Apple Watch as the "best" version of the product is so bad. The 3rd gen was the thickest model they ever shipped, battery life was abysmal, and it famously couldn't be updated to the final versions of watchOS without wiping the device.

The model to include is the 5th gen model where it got an always on display and *actually* became a usable watch. Still the single best improvement to the whole product.

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i'm not exaggerating my true feelings when i say anyone who proposes this or promotes it should be permanently banned from education of all kinds!!

Block Club Chicago@blockclubchi.bsky.social

An AI elementary school, with no teachers, is opening in Chicago this fall. blockclubchi.co/4lQB2S5

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An Eagle of the north reaches Minas Tirith. ‘Sing now, ye people of the Tower of Anor for the Realm of Sauron is ended for ever and the Dark Tower is thrown down. Sing and rejoice ye people of the Tower of Guard for your watch hath not been in vain and the Black Gate is broken.’

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Gandalf proclaims: ‘The realm of Sauron is ended! The Ring-bearer has fulfilled his Quest.’ The Black Gate and its towers fall. Orcs turn and flee. Gandalf asks the great eagle Gwaihir to carry him south. ‘I would bear you whither you will, even were you made of stone.’

One of my favorite little moments. The king shows mercy, but provides a way for the faint hearted to both retain their honor and defend their people.

The Shire-Reckoning@shire-reckoning.bsky.social

The army of the West reaches the northern edge of Ithilien and enters the ruined lands west of the Black Gate. The Lord Aragorn allows the fainthearted to turn back, asking them to re-take the isle of Cair Andros from the Orcs who retreated there from Anórien.

I've done Pittsburgh, PA to Waco, TX once and Pittsburgh to Grand Tetons a handful of times. One of the important criteria in purchasing a new car in ’24 was “can it fit our 45qt cooler”

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Props to the forces of Mordor for laying good infrastructure foundations

The Shire-Reckoning@shire-reckoning.bsky.social

The army led by the Lord Aragorn enters Osgiliath. They cross the Anduin on the floating bridges used by the forces of Mordor, pausing to improve and repair them in case the army needs to retreat back across the river.