Fun week to be an Auburn bye week.

Realizing Auburn has a bye this week, like

Man Says 'Thank God' with Relief

Alt: Jason Segel, Holding Coffee and a newspaper, saying an exasperated, “Thank God.”

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So excited to have @channel6.bsky.social sponsor our run!

Holly Anderson 🍇@hollyanderson.bsky.social · 7d ago

I think all my old posts about this got nuked, but anyway! @channel6.bsky.social is once again a proud sponsor of this 5K/fun run to to raise money for a new library building in Cullman County (Alabama):

Ok, that was a brilliant play call!

All I can see whenever Tennessee wears gray.

Z Putty Patrollers' Farewell Dance

Alt: Z Putty Patrollers' Farewell Dance

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I am about to lose all of my shit at this Auburn team.

First race back since my Achilles injury a while back: The Cullman Oktoberfest 5K — 27:23. Was 5th in my division, so I’ll take it! Feel like I probably could have pushed a bit more, but was a little hesitant to fully open it up given the past injury.

Today we hit our goal for runners signed up for the 5K I’m directing! At this rate, we’ll beat our stretch goal! We have almost twice as many runners as last year, and still have 3+ weeks to go!

Came across a skunk on my run this morning and for a hot second thought I was going to get sprayed, which really would have put a damper on the talk I’m supposed to give at the local Historical Society today!

God, LinkedIn just sucks. Like, it’s always kind of sucked, but now it’s just a place where AI grifters are using AI slop to sell AI to other AI grifters, and it’s just so bad! It’s like an infection!

The number of times I’ve gotten this exact response from various agencies and departments about records I KNOW exist is too goddamn high. And I don’t have the time or budget to fight it… which is what they’re betting on. Pisses me off to no end.

National Security Counselors 🕵@nationalsecuritylaw.org · 3w ago

In case you were interested in how things are going in State's FOIA office.

I was at Hummelwald Forest recently, again taking shelter from the rain the rain, when I noticed unusual activity in a nearby puffball forest.  It turns out that falling drops of rain were striking the puffballs and causing spores to eject. Very cool. 🍄📷  🍄 #FungiFriends  #Mushrooms 🌿

Sorry, late to the party, but is Bama sponsored by the concept of building submarines?

No idea why, but I’ve had Ray Stevens’ “Surfin’ USSR” stuck in my head for like three days… youtu.be/k_aogC5DE9o?...

Ray Stevens - Surfin' USSR

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I think the thing that has just been getting to me lately is how selfish everyone seems to be. Like that used to be a source of shame, and now people post it proudly, beckoning others to do the same.

On this trip, I managed to get out to three different beaches with the ham radio. Made contacts in the US from Florida to Utah up to NY. Made DX contacts to Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, and the Caymans. Also just got to enjoy beautiful beaches with lots of wildlife! Overall not a bad trip!

Nothing quite like getting sick on vacation 🤦‍♂️ 🤮

Successful beach POTA this morning! US-3664

Missed a bunch of the Auburn game today due to travel, but managed to catch some of it on the radio and the tail end on TV. Hooray for being undefeated!

Going to the beach tomorrow and staying for a week! So, today while I do work, I’m going to be smoking a 13lb pork butt to take with us. A much-needed vacation is almost upon us!

I feel like we’ve been over this before with the Gulf of America thing. It’s the database that the program draws from that determines borders, names, etc. on G-Maps, and that database is usually maintained by the country’s government in which you access the maps.

Clara Jeffery@clarajeffery.bsky.social · last mo.

Fuck you Google. We will all remember your capitulation to a mad king

Let me get this straight. Sometimes a famous person dies and everyone is nice about it? Merely because of their deeds during life?

one of my college bff's family grew up down the street from Dolly. Carl forgot his wallet and asked Ben's family to cover the cost of his taxi. Dolly came down the next day, in full glam, and gave them a check for the cost while sassing Carl for being forgetful.

Me, a person who has worked very hard to inundate myself into multiple groups with several projects going at once: “GAH!! Why are so many people texting me????”

Went to the Huntsville Hamfest today and geeked out with a bunch of people about Ham Radio. Honestly had no idea I’d enjoy this hobby quite so much, but it scratches that itch in my brain for basically an infinite rabbit hole.

Been messing around with MeshCore, and finally got around to building a little solar repeater hacked together out of a $10 garden path light from Lowe’s. Not gonna lie, I’m pretty proud of it, lol.

I do wonder how much of this is due to consumer backlash and how much is due to the EU’s policies forcing their hand.

WIRED@wired.com · 2mo ago

Platforms are finally recognizing that people don’t want to consume AI slop. A growing number of sites and apps now have tools and policies to flag, label, and ban AI-generated content.

Managed to get outside and go for a walk through the woods today. Highly recommended, even if it is hotter than hell outside!

Is it cringe to make memes to promote a 5K? Maybe. Am I doing it anyway? Hell yea.

As a researcher, I have to say that it kills me how so many people use the word “research” to mean, “I went to a random website.”