DignifiedBeard

DignifiedBeard

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I always thought that British spy’s were saying “Mum” when they were greeting their female superior officers in stuff like James Bond etc, but watching Slow Horses with captions on and they are saying “Ma’am”. I feel like this changes my understanding of this dynamic considerably.

honestly, i always feel better after my son and I “race” across the field to his school in the morning before work. I mostly do it to help his ADHD and getting out some big movements before school, but i’ll take some of the benefits as well

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

If you get panic attacks, it’s important to have tools that help you feel better quickly. A new study suggests that brief bursts of intense exercise — specifically, sprinting — may be a management strategy worth adding to your list. https://wapo.st/49eYnrH

I love this city and its people: Asked whether they would recommend others try to beat the record, Xu was blunt. “I would not. It’s kind of pointless,” Xu said. “So my advice to someone that’s looking to do this: first — don’t do it.”

OPB@opb.org

Xu woke up one day this fall and decided to accomplish a feat no one had asked for: driving to every single Plaid Pantry convenience store in Portland. The plan would take them across the entire city — 54 stops in eight hours, with no medal at the end.

Now that you got your Wrapped, it would be a good time to switch to a different music streaming service! Tons of tools out there to export/import your playlists, and a great opportunity to reset those pesky algorithms!

“I don’t even have to be particularly good at them; I just have to start doing them and then not stop doing them before they’re done.” High score? No thanks. Completion %? Hell yes

Aftermath@aftermath.site

Have you heard the good news about tasks aftermath.site/power-wash-sim...

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I think most agree that algorithms favor negativity, so can we take a moment for these incredible recent releases? 🌊 Sword of the Sea 📦 Discounty 📚 Tiny Bookshop 💺 Is This Seat Taken? 🏡 MakeRoom 💎 Gemporium 📮 Catto's Post Office 🔮 Ritual of Raven ✨ Whimside

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An "economist" so dumb I had to explain to him how the import price index works last month will now lead the BLS, kill me

Ashton Pittman@ashtonpittman.bsky.social

Trump just announced E.J. Antoni, a Project 2025 contributor from the Heritage Foundation, as the new head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Steve Bannon has been pushing for Trump to pick Antoni ever since Trump fired the former BLS commissioner in response to a report showing a slowing economy.

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I know a lot of you have already heard or read about BDS Movement's call against Microsoft, and felt weird and bad about it all, but decided to move forward as normal because of some degree of ambiguity. "What service is Microsoft providing?" Here it is, clear as day. A direct line to death.

Julia Carrie Wong@joolia.bsky.social

Israel is using Microsoft Azure to store recordings of every phone call made by Palestinians in the occupied territories, then using AI to analyze the contents and select targets. Microsoft is (dubiously) claiming ignorance.

Listening to the Hamilton soundtrack last night and it reminded me: the US fuckin hates kings. Like this nation was built on hating kings. So if Trump wants to declare himself king, then I think we know what needs to be done.

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—Things Heard At AGDQ 2025— it's that time again!! keep an eye on this thread (technology permitting) as I post my favorite out-of-context sentence fragments overheard from Games Done Quick hosts, runners and commentators! #AGDQ2025

Silent Hill 2 is a totally fine survival horror game but it absolutely shines as a comedy. James is an absolute doof and I can’t not laugh every time he talks or decides to go shoulder deep inside some gross hole he just found in a wall/toilet for no reason whatsoever. Comedy gold.

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