Great story, but since when has it been "swoosh" and not "swish"?

Lisa Tozzi@lisatozzi.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Want to read something nice? Here’s a delightful story by @katiehonan.bsky.social about my lovely husband and his one-man quest to restore torn and missing basketball nets in city parks www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/04/b...

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway pylon is lit up in memory of Kyle Busch, who tragically died at 41 today. Busch won the Brickyard 400 twice in his career. #NASCAR

Best I've done on this. www.maptap.gg May 16 96🔥 100🎯 95🏅 100🎯 97🔥 Final score: 977

Things it is important to not mess up:

1. My cats snuggling under the covers with me when I wake up in the morning. 2. The sound of a disc golf disc hitting chains and settling in the basket. 3. A gentle breeze when sitting in the shade on a nice day.

Ryan Moulton@moultano.bsky.social · 5mo ago

This site needs a break. Post 3 good things, none of which are the cessation of a negative.

As someone who has watched every episode of Space:1999, this really hits home... www.basicinstructions.net/basic-instru...

How to Confront the Horrors of the Past — Basic Instructions

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One thing I saw quite a long time ago, and think about on the road, is that there is a known correlation between people's trust in government and obeyance of traffic laws. I don't know that I'd say it's a 'sudden decline', but I do think... 1/2

Brendel@brendelbored.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Something that speaks to a sudden decline in our society is the amount of people I’ve seen lately approaching stop signs and then going right through them like “nope, don’t believe in this anymore!”

there's a discworld humble bundle to get 35 of the books with a $16 minimum contribution

Humble@humblebundle.com · 6mo ago

For a policeman, there can be few things worse than a serial killer loose in your city. Except, perhaps, a serial killer who targets coppers. Get Night Watch and other great reads with Terry Pratchett's Discworld Book Bundle! Supports Hilarity for Charity.

Ski Mountaineering Mixed Relay is a lot better look at the sport, imo. This is way less fraught with just the transitions, and shows the training, skill, and strategy with these athletes.

Ok, that's enough competition. Time for the ice resurfacing discotheque party at the Speed Skating rink.

Of all the things we are doing in MN, this one is just beyond. Imagine being released from hell alone in the cold. And a total stranger has waited all night with a blanket just to be ready to hug you and carry you home. Every job we do is crucial, but this one is what restores humanity and dignity.

Bill Madden@maddenifico.bsky.social · 6mo ago

As the pedophile führer's ICE Nazis are ordered to release people they've kidnapped, they do it in the dead of night to make sure it's as cruel and brutal as possible. Fortunately, compassionate Patriots are there to meet them and make sure they're ok and driven to their homes.

I know he's getting ready for 2-man Run 3, but I just wanted to thank @thekenchilds.com for helping me get more invested in sliding sports. Catching up on Runs 1 and 2, and realizing I am aware of more than half the field, and even with some of the traits (like Tentea's ability to throw down a run).

Random 2026 Olympics thought: The second week, they seem to have figured out how to do audio that minimizes the buzzy drone sounds. Nearly every venue I was hearing it on the first week is much better, frequently to the point of not hearing it at all.

I can appreciate the technical skill, but something in me just revolts at having extra people actually on the competition surface, in any sport. The camera guys running onto the field in football after a touchdown may have started it, but I really feel like it's not a trend I want to see continue.

Awful Announcing@awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 6mo ago

If it's wrong to not root for someone because they're engaged to Jake Paul, I don't think I can be right...

I have to say that a lot of the teams that NBC has calling the Olympics are very good. Bill Spaulding and Joey Cheek doing a good job with the big track speed skating. Leigh Diffey and Erin Hamlin were great in Luge, and Bree Schaff good in Skeleton.

It just happens that back in 2014 I made a bunch of Winter Olympic Lolcats. Let's have a look!

Not your usual dual window viewing: Olympic Skeleton final run and Bathurst 12 Hr start.

Imagining that Winter Olympics followers in Brazil just went nuts :)

Post a banger not in English. It's fun to see videos of them playing live, the bass is almost as tall as the bass player. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqpN...

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Matt Philpott@mattphilpott.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Post a banger not in English. I've been obsessed with this since hearing it in a small taco place in town a couple months ago. youtu.be/nt1Q4vJBCWc?...

Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work "It's almost always like this, but I can't say it could *never* be something else."

Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 6mo ago

Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work "No, I'm not a scientist"

time and time again, MAGA Republicans are more excited to target and root against American athletes who have spoken out against them (or, in this case, merely expressed ambivalence) than they actually are to celebrate winning American athletes

Leah McElrath@leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 6mo ago

What Hess actually said: “Just because I’m wearing the flag doesn’t mean I represent everything that’s going on in the US.”

Apparently I'm doing this -- my open letter to that open latter about AI in writing and publishing. I emerged from Hibernation Week to write it, so god only knows how much sense it makes. But at least a human wrote it, so that's nice. Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.

My Open Letter To That Open Letter About AI In Writing And Publishing

The tl;dr before you get into this post is this: the SFWA came out, said that some AI usage was okay enough in books for the authors of those books to not to be disqualified from winning a Nebula a…

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Because everyone needs meme-y glam metal in their life. :D www.youtube.com/shorts/Sct6s...

Baby Shark but it's Glam Metal

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This is really well done. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

What Did Men Do to Deserve This?

Changes in the economy and in the culture seem to have hit them hard. Scott Galloway believes they need an “aspirational vision of masculinity.”

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I think I'd go with lucifur, but they're all great companions.

Stefscribbles@stefscribbles.bsky.social · 9mo ago

who is your halloween familiar this year?

Wrote up something about Techdirt's recent coverage, and why (whether we like it or not) we need to be a "democracy blog" now, rather than just a "tech" blog (not that we've ever been just a tech blog). This story is *the* story and it impacts everything else. www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/w...

Why Techdirt Is Now A Democracy Blog (Whether We Like It Or Not)

While political reporters are still doing their view-from-nowhere “Democrats say this, Republicans say that” dance, tech and legal journalists have been watching an unfortunately recogn…

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This has always been my favorite sign.

David M. Perry@lollardfish.bsky.social · last yr.

What’s your sign?

My freshman year roommate tried to change himself to a 30-hour day (missing classes every 3rd day), played CSNY incessantly, and never came back for spring semester. So not great, but not traumatic.

and why not Pro USF2000? Why put the "pro" in the middle? And why have them both be "US Formula 2000" when they have different spec (although convertible between the specs) cars?