Norm

Norm

@nchan.bsky.social

e.g. Artist, dog-lover, and avid reader.

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George Takei
@georgetakei.bsky.social

My heart is heavy. Walter Koenig, our Ensign Pavel Chekov, passed away early today. Walter and I met on the bridge of the Enterprise in the 1960s, and we stayed friends for nearly six decades. When Brad and I married in 2008, Walter stood beside us as our best man.

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Jesse Thorn
@jessethorn.bsky.social

My pal Danielle Koenig shared that her father Walter Koenig passed away last night at age 90. A performer whose kindness and warmth shone through the screen. He will be well remembered.

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Bo Moore
@usebomswisely.bsky.social

My team had a huge content day today on IGN, covering the launch of Valve's Steam Frame. So this seems like a good time as any to say that I was affected by today's layoffs.

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Will “Available for Contracts” Smith
@willsmith.fun

I’ve been testing the Steam Frame for a bit more than a week, and I’m quite impressed with it. We did a short hands on report for the embargo this morning but will have more, including a chat with @nchan.bsky.social on next week’s show.

techpod.content.town356 Extra! - Steam Frame Edition | Brad & Will Made a Tech Pod.Valve sent us a review unit of their new standalone VR headset, the Steam Frame and we're here with first impressions, after testing it for about 40 hours over the course of a week. We talk about the ...

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Internet Archive
@archive.org

We've been getting a lot of questions about how the Internet Archive digitizes books. The short answer: page by page, by hand. You may remember our viral 2021 video of Eliza Zhang scanning a book. That's still how we do it. Meet Eliza, and learn how we scan books: blog.archive.org/2021/02/09/m...

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samuel mehr
@mehr.nz

the most realistic scene in Jurassic Park is when two scientists make a questionable decision — traveling to an undisclosed location with a strange man — on the promise of three years of modest funding

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social

WOW. The ex-wife of the ICE officer who shot a 26-year-old Colombian man in Maine has come forward to say that he had mental health issues and was abusive in their relationship. She says after the shooting he called asking her to vouch for him — instead, she went to the press.

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Norm
@nchan.bsky.social

The poison only works when the components are mixed. hairspray won't do it alone, but hairspray mixed with lipstick and perfume will be toxic

CBS News@cbsnews.com

The CDC issued a series of recommendations to consumers as it continues to investigate the origins of the cyclosporiasis outbreak. Here's what to know:

cbsn.wsAs cyclosporiasis cases rise, consumers are left guessing which foods to avoidOfficials are still searching for the source of the outbreak, prompting consumers to seek advice on social media about which foods to avoid.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani
@mayor.nyc.gov

This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days. ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.

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The Spaceshipper 🚀
@thespaceshipper.com

There is news I do not like to share. RIP Sam Neill. The New Zealand actor has had a prodigious career, notably in sci-fi. How could one forget his role in Event Horizon (1997)? But also Bicentennial Man (1999), Thor: Ragnarok, the Jurassic Park series, or his appearance in Invasion (AppleTV).

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Steve Lin
@stevelin.bsky.social

Are you in the Bay Area? Do you like old electronics? Come to the Electronics Flea Market tomorrow in Saratoga where we’ll be selling a bunch of stuff with proceeds going to Tech Exchange in honor of Gordon Mah Ung. Along with the Commodore PET I’m bringing a lot of other fun stuff. A sample:

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Melissa Murray
@profmmurray.bsky.social

About Trump v. Barbara: Do not give the Court and the CJ credit for reading and upholding the Constitution. It's a travesty that this is not a unanimous decision... it's also a travesty that the Court let this question percolate for a year, giving credence to a crank theory of citizenship.