Peter Riley Osborne

Peter Riley Osborne

@prosborne.bsky.social

Musician, Coach, #GoBeavs, Girl Dad, the usual. Opinions my own. Bandcamp: https://bit.ly/4rmrJeR BeaverBlitz: https://bit.ly/beaverblitz Music: https://bit.ly/prosbornetunes

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One thing that’s important to remember in this Mbappé controversy is that this is *not* just about “offense.” People are jailed for criticizing Mao. What’s a groveling apology for some is a jail sentence for others.

bbc.comGao Zhen: China jails artist over satirical Mao Zedong sculptures, say rights groupsThe case against Gao Zhen, who was prosecuted under a law banning "slander of heroes", has been seen as an assault on artistic freedom.

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Please have a read of this short thread and consider making a donation to help @suw.bsky.social continue doing the excellent work of Ada Lovelace Day

Ada Lovelace Day@adalovelaceday.bsky.social

Ada Lovelace Day is coming up again on 13 Oct and, as you know, these days it is almost entirely unfunded. I've been invited to speak at or attend a few events, all of which I've said yes to because the mission won't further itself. I'm also still writing my report...

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Omg the Melt Man is pitching today! #tigers

Detroit Tigers (Unoffical)@nottigers.bsky.social

Last one in San Fran #DNMW #RepDetroit ⚾️ 4:05 PM ET 📺 Detroit SportsNet 📻 @971theticketxyt.bsky.social 🏟️ Oracle Park

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Boy, it sure would've been great if humanity had addressed this problem when we knew about it. Almost like our species isn't up to the task of being planet-bearers. Anyway, back to trying not to die outside because the township code requires the lawn to be cut.

jp@jpesq.bsky.social

I probably said this before, but in high school, I used to catch both ends of a double header in summer ball. I did 2- and 3-a-days for my college football team. Yes I'm old now, and I'm on SSRIs, and I pounded a Cutwater before mowing the lawn, but THIS IS NOT THE SAME HEAT I GREW UP WITH

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They openly admit their election crimes & are actively doing everything they can to undermine & outright steal the Midterm Elections. Any surprise he fired the remaining members of the Election Assistance Commission? He knows if he loses he's headed for a 3rd Impeachment & an orange jumpsuit. 🤞 👍

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Mailday! #cardsky

jp@jpesq.bsky.social

Fine, if that's what it takes to get some dopamine, I'll buy a Zyhir Hope card. #cardsky

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Sorry to hear about the job rejection. The job market is tough. Have to focus on controlling what you can control. Whenever there was an opportunity I really wanted and got turned down for I have always found something that was much better! You got this!

Yesterday was not the best. I got rejected for a job after a few interviews and the Tigers lost. While those are not equal, of course, it did feel a little like punching down. Of the 43 jobs I have applied for in the last three weeks, that was the first one with human contact. Sigh.

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Reminder - this consultation closes on Tues 4th August! It's really important as many freelance/self-employed folk submit a response as possible I've just done mine - took about 2 hours as I did have a think about my comments (changing them from 'you stupid idiots' to something more palatable)

Tits McGee@scientits.bsky.social

Self-employed people! Sorry to put a downer on your Sunday, but in case you'd not seen, the Government wants us to pay our tax *monthly* like we're employees or something With the World Cup and all the politics, I'd missed the consultation they put out last month, which is here: 1/

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What happens when amateurs and violently-entitled idiots try to reinvent the wheel.

Jesse Walker@notjessewalker.bsky.social

Florida Man alert: "A Villager's search for a 'sugar baby' on Tinder ended in a chaotic high-speed chase, a two-part crash at a local roundabout, and a gunpoint standoff..."

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Evonne Goolagong Cawley (b. #OTD in 1951) broke systemic barriers as one of the most prominent #Indigenous Australian athletes in history. #tennis + 14 Grand Slam titles (1971-1980) + World No. 1 ranking, 1976 + First mother to win Wimbledon in the Open Era, 1980 #WomenInSport

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My cousin drew this! And I bought it! #cardsky I still need one of his 1/1 sketches, but I think this /99 is a pretty good placeholder 😀

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Don't know why they keep trying to make these robots human-like The best Star Wars robots are just on wheels for easy moving - R2-D2, B2EMO and BB-8 as a rotating thing While the humanoid robot C3PO was just annoying Give us our wheelie robots

Quick thinking having a tablecloth handy. I didn’t even notice the twitching from that dead robot.

Just returned from youth group camp. I am exhausted, but full of joy. As one of the only LGBTQ+ affirming churches in our area, it is awesome to give kids (and our bus driver) that constitute almost every letter of that term a chance to go on adventures while being loved for who they are.

Why does LinkedIn’s iOS/Windows app suck so much. If I apply for a job in it, I often have to login again, and again, and into an infinite loop. Their in-app browser also has a ton of security errors whenever I try using Google to sign in. Bah. Humbug.

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Another L24 low-pass filter pedal is available for next-day shipping from SineEffect-dot-com , Reverb or eBay. #l24pedal #lowpassfilterpedal #guitarpedals #24dboctave #basspedals

Yeah, I am hopeful, but I have been around enough to know that businesses will do what they do, so better to just move on and see what I can find. Not, probably, the best timing. But it never is.

I wish the #DetroitTigers players were able to separate the boos for Hinch from the boos for them. Hinch drives me nuts, even when they are doing well. Keith is one of the better hitters on the team. Just dumb.

Happy Pride Day! Our church’s queer members led our service today! I don’t always know what I believe. I definitely have no idea what happens when we die. I will defend a community who believes an authority higher than us honors love in all of its beautiful forms as long as I draw breath.

I am at my father-in-law’s house, and he is my last dad. My biological and step dad both passed in the last few years. This year I mourn the loss of my surrogate dad, who passed in April. But in all of this, I find joy knowing that I was loved by multiple exceptional men ai called Dad.

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How the fuck do we have $300 billion to rebuild Iran after we spent $80 billion bombing it, when we don’t “have the money” for pediatric cancer research?

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Anyone telling you the UK needs to drill for more oil because fossil fuels are cheaper is lying "A solar panel that would have cost a family's entire annual income in the 1970s now costs less than a restaurant meal per panel." www.facebook.com/beyondscienc... meme via Beyond Science Facts