Stephen
@7forwardgears.bsky.social
posts¹: cars. sports. other numbers+data+patterns. weird. figuring how to build my next life. follow me for 1 of my obsessions then mute me for my others². true follower count: 7 Philly dx'd autistic³ 🩷💜💙 [¹oft footnoted |²or bad takes |³masking sucks]
when you ask AI to recreate the classic "Justification For Higher Education" poster
TamerlaneBlog@tamerlaneblog.bsky.social · 6h agoQOTD: You have to pick one of these cars.
One of my fave F-body trims/packages from over the years. Wrong transmission for me, but right everything else. If you need extra incentive, this one even comes with its own Boomer plaque.
@barnfinds.bsky.social · 5h ago45k Mile 1984 Pontiac Trans Am 15th Anniversary: This spotless 1984 Pontiac Trans Am 15th Anniversary has a genuine 45,000 miles on the clock and is an original survivor.
when you ask AI to recreate the classic "Justification For Higher Education" poster
TamerlaneBlog@tamerlaneblog.bsky.social · 6h agoQOTD: You have to pick one of these cars.
My Etsy shop of post-it note car doodles will have $1T in revenue by 2030. Possibly by 2029.
"A.i." makes money for billionaires and gives c-suite incompetents and private equity goons an excuse to fire people. It doesn't actually help anyone else - it just obligates people to work faster and do a sloppier, shittier, more dehumanizing job.
I've seen four of the world's oceans. The Atlantic, Pacific, a white one about a year ago, and, as of an hour ago, this one. It's as deep blue as I imagined it would be.
Never in doubt with the sound that made coming off the bat. Bryce with #387 #Phillies
forced to use Claude [or Copilot, which is worse] this is every fucking day anymore
The Renault Fuego looked fresh and modern at its launch, featuring a particularly large glass hatchback. It soon briefly became Europe's best-selling coupé. This 1981 brochure from the UK features the initial six-model range, starting with the 1.4TL and progressing to the 2.0GTX. #carbluesky
People celebrating the AI Slop button probably haven't figured out what the AI Slop button is for. If your first assumption is "it's good" you have it wrong.
Oh. Oh no. Experts say if this 'problem' I've suddenly developed lasts longer than 4 hours I'm gonna have to go to the doctor.
@barnfinds.bsky.social · last wk.GTS Upgrade: Excellent 1983 Toyota Celica: One of Toyota's greatest hits was their third-generation Celica such as this 1983 GTS liftback. Despite its 101K miles, it's in excellent condition!
After today's series-concluding game the only thing I have to say about the Phillies is thankfully the EPL, NFL, NHL, NBA are just around the corner and we have MLS & F1 to distract until then.
My brain hurts. No one in this company can explain where any of the data in the database comes from. "Um we have to call [***]." I need to go back to my teen job detailing & parking cars. It's one of only two jobs/careers I had where I was happy¹. [¹ lightning won't strike 2x for the other one]
![Car & Driver can't possibly have any editors left. Someone let this through? Attractive? How? And what a weird word to choose. I presume they think it's a good value. Then say that maybe? We could argue whether $63K is a good value [I oft quibble that C&D's youngins are terrible at context, and they are]. It's not even good clickbait. It's just... strange. Anyhow, maybe they'll sell some of these in the Pittsburgh region.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bewmeu3oyroi6xshez2i27oq/bafkreibhjqe43xduuctfunna5euwqs2dlspymje5xiykvqnmrzuykcoxyy)
Aaron Nola had 5 July starts: 14ER, 28H & 10BB over 29IP yielding a 4.34ERA & 1.31WHIP. Also got 29Ks, 1K per IP. Serviceable performance from a #4! But the f'n offense scored a mere 10R total those games, 2R or less 4 of them. All 5 were losses¹. Phillies dead bats suck 🤷🏻♂️😒 [¹ bullpen didn't help]
Phillies put the fans though all the emotions tonight [derogatory]