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Scott Allen @theweaseltimeline.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

When does the winning start?

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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 4m

It's the "and more" that will be the problem.

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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 2h

The Ameristar conference center has the most comfortable chairs of any conference venue I've been to. Not that that would take a lot.

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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 2h

Of course they did, because bribes and payoffs. Oh, sorry, campaign contributions...

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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 2h

Next up is some .NET configuration with Kevin Griffin. #CloudAISummit2026

Slide with Kevin griffins face and talk title

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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 2h

John Papa sharing wisdom on using Ai effectively at #CloudAISummit2026 keynote

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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 3h

C# Dev Tip of the Day Make API error responses consistent across endpoints. learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/co…

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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 3h

Almost time for the #CloudAISummit2026 keynote with John Papa. Cool stuff

Conference center ballroom at Ameristar Casino

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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 4h

Arp 78: Peculiar Galaxy in Aries assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimag… Credit: Robert Eder

Explanation: Peculiar spiral galaxy Arp 78 is found within the boundaries of the head strong constellation Aries. Some 100 million light-years beyond the stars and nebulae of our Milky Way galaxy, the island universe is an enormous 200,000 light-years across. Also known as NGC 772, it sports a prominent, outer spiral arm in this detailed cosmic portrait. Tracking along sweeping dust lanes and lined with young blue star clusters, Arp 78's overdeveloped spiral arm is pumped-up by galactic-scale gravitational tides. Interactions with its brightest companion galaxy, the more compact NGC 770 seen directly below the larger spiral, are likely responsible. Embedded in faint star streams revealed in the deep telescopic exposure, NGC 770's fuzzy, elliptical appearance contrasts nicely with spiky foreground Milky Way stars. APOD's email for image submissions has changed. Please see: APOD Submissions. Tomorrow's picture: a harvest

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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 4h

Now this is how you run a conference. Pepsi for the drinks and soda available at breakfast time and without needing tickets. Well done #CloudAISummit2026

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 23h

Before calling someone a “dirtbag,” the Senator should have had his facts straight. An apology is in order. Glad one of us knew the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes!

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 21h

Gobsmacked by the elite levels of not knowing ball in the Senate today, thinking an NBA team is called the Hawkeyes then, refusing to Google it, then accusing a guy of treason because you didn’t know the Iowa Lady Hawkeyes aren’t in the NBA. Somehow I don’t trust these people to Save Girls Sports.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 14h

Time for this classic again.

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Ust Oldfield @ustdoes.tech · 10h

Anthropic have non-cancellable obligations of $500bn yet they have $4.6bn of cancellable income. How on earth do they expect an IPO valuation of $2tn?! Is its existential risk to humanity the risk it presents to the market?

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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 16h

From the Visual Studio blog... In case you missed it earlier... Visual Studio September Update – Power Your Workflow with Your Model devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio… #VisualStudio #Agent #BYOM #GitHubCopilot

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 18h

If anyone uses the term Super Intelligence I can only conclude they’re an idiot.

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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 21h

Satellite view of Ohio — 2026-09-28 Imagery: MODIS_Terra_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov/?v=-84… Imagery: NASA GIBS #satellite #NASA #EarthObservation

Satellite image of Ohio captured on 2026-09-28 using MODIS_Terra_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor imagery from NASA GIBS

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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 21h

Power Automate Tip of the Day Return error details from child flows without exposing secrets. learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-aut…

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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 23h

Look on top of bunk beds and closets???? How short is the average ICE goon?

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Shawn Wildermuth @wildermuth.com · 29/09/2026

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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 29/09/2026

From the Visual Studio blog... Visual Studio September Update – Power Your Workflow with Your Model devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio… #VisualStudio #Agent #BYOM #GitHubCopilot

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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 29/09/2026

C# Dev Tip of the Day Do not use Console.WriteLine as application logging. learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/co…

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Luise Freese 👑 @luisefreese.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

AI Does Not Need to Be Fascist to Serve Fascism On why asking whether AI itself is fascist is the wrong question, and why we should ask which forms of power it makes cheaper. Read more: aimbivalence.com/en/bits/ai-does-not-need-to-be-fascist-to-serve-fascism/ #AI #aimbivalence

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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 29/09/2026

From the .NET blog... In case you missed it earlier... Build Agentic UI with the new Blazor AI components devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/build… #dotnet #AI #ASPNETCore #Aspire #Blazor #csharp #AGUI #AgenticUI #MicrosoftAgentFramework #MicrosoftFoundry

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Casey Ayers @casey.app · 28/09/2026

This is what we call Duval Energy

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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 28/09/2026

According to the last election, more than half of Americans ARE actually that stupid.

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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 28/09/2026

Power Automate Tip of the Day Design child flows with clear inputs and outputs. learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-aut…

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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 28/09/2026

The number of election related text messages I am getting is insane. Literally at least 5 per day.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This is such a fucking racket and these companies are all in cahoots. The best way to protect yourself and your employees from AI is to abstain from using it.

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Sarah May @sarahmay1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

If you were wondering what makes an effective memorial. It's the one you can't ignore

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

MTG has really been going after her own.

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404 Media @404media.co · 28/09/2026

Human contractors are reviewing Copilot users’ prompts and uploaded images, 404 Media has learned. The contractors are also bombarded with users’ requests for sexual AI images. @evystadium.bsky.social has more. Sccop here by @josephcox.bsky.social: www.404media.co/humans-readi...

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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"Vaccines work" isn't a political statement. "Immigrants do not increase crime" isn't a political statement. "Climate change is real" isn't a political statement. "Genocide is bad" isn't a political statement. Stop neutralizing the power of facts by framing them as "politics." Reality matters.

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samuelwa.de @samuelwa.de · 28/09/2026

My “Involved in Human Trafficking“ shirt has a lot of people asking questions that are making me want to stop wearing my shirt rather than reconsider my involvement in human trafficking

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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 28/09/2026

C# Dev Tip of the Day Use scoped services carefully. Do not capture scoped services inside singletons. learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/co…

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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 28/09/2026

Cosmic Latte: The Average Color of the Universe assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimag… Credit: Karl Glazebrook & Ivan Baldry (JHU)

Explanation: What color is the universe? More precisely, if the entire sky were smeared out, what color would the final mix be? This whimsical question came up when trying to determine what stars are commonplace in nearby galaxies. The answer, depicted here, is a conditionally perceived shade of beige. In computer parlance: #FFF8E7. To determine this, astronomers computationally averaged the light emitted by one of the larger samples of galaxies analyzed: the 200,000 galaxies of the 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey. The resulting cosmic spectrum has some emission in all parts of the electromagnetic spectrum, but a single perceived composite color. This color has become much less blue over the past 10 billion years, indicating that redder stars are becoming more prevalent. In a contest to better name the color, notable entries included skyvory, univeige, and the winner: cosmic latte. APOD's email for image submissions has changed. Please see: APOD Submissions Tomorrow: APOD's main NASA site is moving: From apod.nasa.gov to science.nasa.gov/apod Tomorrow's picture: sky swirl

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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 28/09/2026

Don't know how they managed that, but it's impressive.

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Andy Rose @andyrose12.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

USA health plan

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Emily Gorcenski @emily.gorcen.ski · 28/09/2026

Here’s the most incredible story you’ll read today. A small plane with four people aboard crashes in a field. Another pilot witnesses it. That pilot happens to be flying a bunch of skydivers. They offer to jump to assist, are given permission. The skydivers happen to be EMTs. Everyone survives.

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Skydivers alert emergency crews, assist after plane crashes near East Troy airport

Four people were aboard the single-engine plane when it went down in a cornfield near Carvers School Road in East Troy at about 1:30 p.m.

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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The pay for a US Secretary of Defense is $246000 a year. They don’t even bother to hide the corruption these days

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Barret Blake @barretblake.dev · 28/09/2026

I see water.... more water.... there's some more water.... Oh, there's water over there... FISH!!! Water.... more water... some more water... BIG WAVE!!! water... water.... You can't drink any of it, you know. You're not a fish. water.... some water... I see water...

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