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Rob Dover @boredtrevor.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Watched through the first half of #Rockets-#Mavericks on my lunch break! Great to be back watching after a summer away :). And hey, the team looks pretty good at first glance! A few thoughts in a thread: 🧵 #NBASky

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Rob Dover @boredtrevor.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

And joy of joys, it's basketball I can watch during my regular awake hours! What a pleasant surprise! I think I might take a long late lunchbreak to watch it.

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Rob Dover @boredtrevor.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

If that claim at the bottom about sums of reciprocals being less than 1 (or more properly 2 if you include the 1/1 term) is indeed correct then this is actually quite beautiful to me (even if the counterexample fraction is obscene).

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Sara Montour Lewis @saramontourlewis.com · 16/09/2026

The world is a dumpster fire, let's talk ball. One of my fave things about NBA Threads V1 was that the community spanned across so many teams* and that made the whole season way more fun. If you're a hoops fan and a good human that does more than shit posting throw an intro below so we can follow!

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Rob Dover @boredtrevor.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Feels great to be able to watch NBA basketball again! Even if it's preseason. Even if it's Hornets vs Nets. Even if Charlotte are missing three starters.

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Rob Dover @boredtrevor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

An underrated part of GB News' success is the rise of Smart TVs. It used to be that freeview boxes would always default to BBC, ITV, C4 etc. But Smart TVs have no such default - when I turned mine on GB News was on the list of channels it played by default and the BBC was not!

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Gore Vidal Sassoon @jimmyjazz1968.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Sorry sorry I’m trying to delete it

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Rob Dover @boredtrevor.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

As someone who plays in chess tournaments occasionally, I fully empathize with this approach. You've got to take every opportunity to beat kids when they're young, because in a few years' time they'll be blowing you off the board. One of the few places it is socially acceptable to make a kid cry!

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

You're underestimating the hitting power of a salmon. Trust me on this. But if you're looking for a good fish based offensive weapon I can't recommend the belt fish highly enough. You simply can't get more controllable reach with a fish. (Used like a whip.)

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Rob Dover @boredtrevor.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

This is definitely a thing - the primacy of American politics across the Anglosphere is driven by the shared language on sites like this. I would LOVE to hear less about it and more about cockroaches etc., but if you want to talk about the NBA you have to listen to Americans talk about stuff, so...

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Rob Dover @boredtrevor.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Had the weirdest childhood flashback today. A random conversation reminded me of the time I lived in Denmark as a kid and we went to a strange candy-themed amusement park that gave you sweets in the shape of boobs. It was all very confusing to an 11 year old! And it turns out I wasn't hallucinating!

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Rob Dover @boredtrevor.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

My girlfriend planted mangelwurzel in the garden this year, and she dug one up today. Look at this monster!

A massive mangelwurzel with pink roots, dwarfing the hands that it is held in. It's about a foot long!

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Rob Dover @boredtrevor.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Just had a real life "Leonardo DiCaprio pointing at TV Screen" meme moment when I turned on Only Connect on iPlayer to see @markdeeks.bsky.social on my screen! Cool to see you in some context other than Basketball Nerdery!

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KC Momkin @kc-momkin.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

There is truth to what you say, but also: that's what the Feeds are for! You want a break from doom and gloom? Go look at the bird feed, or the cat feed, or one of the art feeds, or the marine life feed, or the craft feed... There are so many cool people doing interesting things.

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Rob Dover @boredtrevor.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

It's also precisely in the sweet spot for the stereotypical 37-year-old BlueSky user to have seen at the right age for it to become a memetic piece of pop culture, so you should expect it to be widely known and quoted here!

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Rob Dover @boredtrevor.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

How did the cricket go today? Well...

A man wearing sunglasses has his hands on his hips. He is wearing a shirt covered in pictures of rubber ducks. He also sports a bucket hat with the same pattern.

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Rob Dover @boredtrevor.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Genuinely the most enjoyable part of visiting Reykjavik when I went there! It's an interesting place and I would unironically recommend it to visitors.

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Dr. Jessie Christiansen @aussiastronomer.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Optimist: The cup is half full Pessimist: The cup is half empty Excel: The cup is January 2nd.

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Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

UK transit nerds are next level.

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Rob Dover @boredtrevor.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I think this gets at something important about AI. There are lots of different ways to use it, and some are neutral or even beneficial to learning (while others cause brainrot). The challenge we have at the moment is articulating the different approaches so we can pick the right one for the job.

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Rob Dover @boredtrevor.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Bit of a longshot, but does anyone have any recommendations for cool things to do in Tallinn? Going there next week. So far on my list: - Spend a day in this place: elamusspa.ee/en/elamus-spa/. Apparently they have 22 different saunas? Sounds incredible. - Estonian Fringe Festival! - ... - Profit!

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ELAMUS SPA - Elamus Spa

Once upon a time, 13 mythical sauna-goers roamed our shores, united by the desire to build the most special sauna sanctuary for all mankind. There were thoughts and discussions, but no action was take...

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Rob Dover @boredtrevor.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I ran a Beer* Mile today! Never done that before. The format: - 4 cans of drink - 4 laps of a track - Drink one can before each lap. Turns out the running was fine but I suck at drinking quickly! *I don't drink alcohol, so I was actually doing Dr Pepper. Baaaad choice.

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Rob Dover @boredtrevor.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

This will make perfect sense to anyone in the UK, and no sense to anyone anywhere else.

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Rob Dover @boredtrevor.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Was able to get a reasonable view of the eclipse through the use of my trusty colander!

A colander is held between the sun and a sheet of white paper. The holes show a pattern indicating the sun is partially obscured.

Another shot of the colander acting as a bunch of pinholes to show the eclipse in progress.

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Rob Dover @boredtrevor.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I've never seen Ro-sham-bo written like that before!

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Rob Dover @boredtrevor.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

The comparison between these two is fascinating.

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Rob Dover @boredtrevor.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Man, that was embarrassing. It was obvious from the moment Tuchel took Gordon off it was a mistake. Argentina looked at all the space down that side and just started raining crosses. It would be one thing if they did that with 10 minutes to go. But with 25? Ugh.

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Rob Dover @boredtrevor.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

There's a running gag on British quiz show Only Connect in which the presenter explains that there's been a change to the schedule and what's coming next is a travel show featuring Michael Portillo. youtu.be/IBD6MF-UQD4?... They're always filthy and I can never guess the title.

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Only Connect - Victoria Coren Mitchell's Love of Michael Portillo - Supercut

YouTube video by Wesley Mead

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Rob Dover @boredtrevor.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

I feel like in every major football tournament I've watched in thr last 20 years, Switzerland have featured in the most boring game. Switzerland-Ukraine 2006 sets the standard for dullness in WC knockouts in my mind.

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Rob Dover @boredtrevor.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

As someone who watches a lot of NBA games the next morning (too old to stay up for them anymore), I am intimately familiar with this issue. You try your hardest not to look at the length of the timeline at the bottom, but there comes a point where you know if it's going to overtime!

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Douglas Cheape @douglascheape.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

They tell me I’m uncultured, but I’ll always recognise a bit of Beethoven.

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Rob Dover @boredtrevor.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

One of the sports I like to watch every summer is the Tour de France. Cycling is simultaneously a terrible and brilliant sport to watch: - You know who the fastest rider is and they're likely to win. - There are so many prizes to fight for there's lots of different ways for it to be interesting.

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Anatoly Shashkin💾 @dosnostalgic.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Even after all these years I still find the fact that something like *this* was on the official soundtrack of a version of "Sid Meier's Pirates!" incredibly amusing. Only in the early 90s. 🏴‍☠️💿🔊🎶

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Rob Dover @boredtrevor.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

So...are they going to have a hydration break in the rain if this continues?

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Boo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 22/06/2026

One of the best skills you can develop in the information age is the ability to say "enough". You're never going to be able to be perfect, you need to be able to know when to say that you're doing good enough because there are a lot of people with financial incentives to push you to perfect.

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Rob Dover @boredtrevor.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Of course, there is as always a relevant xkcd for this! xkcd.com/388/

A graph with two axes: Difficult-Easy and Tasty-Untasty, upon which various fruits have been plotted. The comic is entitled "Fuck Grapefruit", because that is in the bottom left of the graph.

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Rob Dover @boredtrevor.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

In my office at work we have some whiteboards in the room where we eat lunch. For the past few months I've put up brackets to determine people's favourite foodstuffs. It's a fun conversation starter. Anyway, today I unveiled my latest creation. Behold, the Fruit World Cup! Who've you got?

An alternative set of World Cup pools where each team is replaced with a fruit.
Pool A: Avocado, Lychee, Pomeroy, Persimmon
Pool B: Blueberry, Elderberry, Coconut, Jackfruit
Pool C: Banana, Watermelon, Greengage, Aloe
Pool D: Cranberry, Redcurrant, Passionfruit, Kumquat
Pool E: Cherry, Cape Gooseberry, Plantain, Papaya
Pool F: Strawberry, Satsuma, Blackcurrant, Grapefruit

Pool G: Peach, Guava, Pomegranate, Kiwi
Pool H: Orange, Starfruit, Honeydew, Plum
Pool I: Grape, Mango, Date, Raspberry
Pool J: Pear, Fig, Cantaloupe, Gooseberry
Pool K: Lemon, Dragonfruit, Apricot, Pineapple
Pool L: Apple, Nectarine, Blackberry, Lime

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Jason W @astrorocket.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Never say never. Even when the lottery balls did fall the #Rockets way it still took 11 years & luck (thank you Nuggets) to win a ring. Gonna be harder for teams to retain their players going forward with the new salary rules. Free Agents will be there to be had & teams won't stay on top forever

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Rob Dover @boredtrevor.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

You've left out the best option - a disc! A frisbee is clearly the best catching option.

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Rob Dover @boredtrevor.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Reffing an NBA game seems like an incredibly difficult, thankless job. Every time someone complains about refereeing decisions I respect them slightly less.

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Rob Dover @boredtrevor.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

I didn't see this thread when @brianphillips.lol was using it as a source of input, but I firmly believe that autoplaying video is the root of a lot of societal problems today. You don't get to start playing distracting moving pictures at me without my express consent, Mr. Website Man!

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Rob Dover @boredtrevor.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

This is a really cool stat! Anyone want to go through all the franchises and work out if it's the longest streak?

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Rob Dover @boredtrevor.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

This is particularly obvious when you read science fiction written a while ago. Every work is tinged with "how we think about things now", even when looking forward to the future. You can learn a lot about 1930s sexism by reading the Lensman series, or Cold War anxieties by reading LeGuin.

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Rob Dover @boredtrevor.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Ads with autoplaying video you couldn't turn off were the thing that pushed me over the edge. If anything plays me a video without me hitting the play button, it's getting closed immediately unless there's a setting to turn it off (and on Twitter there wasn't!)

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Rob Dover @boredtrevor.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Presumably this is an unintended consequence rather than something the NBA actively considered. But maybe they should have done? And if they haven't put out a product to let commercial properties get access to everything they're being derelict in their duties IMO.

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Rob Dover @boredtrevor.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Agreed. Both will make a difference, but are not the solution in and of themselves. IMO what's missing is playmaking depth. Rather than a DFS type on the bench, ideally they'd have someone more like a Tim Hardaway Jr. in that roster slot. We've got enough defensive wings, need some shotmaking.

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Rob Dover @boredtrevor.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

I extended my thread #Rockets post-mortem thread with some thoughts about KD.

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Rob Dover @boredtrevor.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Tough way to end the season for the #Rockets. They fought hard, but the adjustment from the #Lakers of not doubling Sengun was clearly the right one and they just couldn't find enough offense to compete in Game 6. I've got some general thoughts about the team heading into the off season. Thread 🧵:

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Rob Dover @boredtrevor.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

The #Rockets' playoffs are still alive after another win against the #Lakers last night! It was an entertaining slugfest with some interesting strategic wrinkles. Some thoughts in a thread: 🧵 #NBASky

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