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brennenpike.bsky.social @brennenpike.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

the most negative reviews i've ever read of anything was probably _the da vinci code_ and, well, assuming dan brown didn't do anything stupid with all those dump trucks full of money he must be worth some appreciable fraction of a billion dollars by now

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brennenpike.bsky.social @brennenpike.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

they've been floating this idea every couple of years just to keep hope cruelly alive and at this point all of us who already drive a box and would like a replacement box know they take us for complete suckers.

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Darren Naish @tetzoo.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Ok, time for a thread about what I saw yesterday at #CrystalPalace. As you can see, just about everything has been repaired and re-painted, and in places (like the previously misidentified Xiphodon) re-positioned. It looks fantastic and you have to check it out, even if you've visited before...

View of some of Crystal Palace models from top of the hill.

3D print of pterosaur head being held in front of actual models way back in the distance, Iguanodon at left.

Local mural on side of building celebrating Crystal Palace prehistoric animals. Art by Nacho Welles.

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Wiki Workers United @wikiworkersunited.org · 23/07/2026

We were deeply moved to learn about today's solidarity action. At Wikimania 2026, the theme is Freedom, Equity, Reliability - today, volunteers across the movement demonstrated another value at the heart of Wikimedia: Solidarity.

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Wiki Workers United @wikiworkersunited.org · 17/07/2026

Hello, world! We're Wiki Workers United, a global solidarity union for the staff of the Wikimedia Foundation. This account will share updates on our organizing effort, relevant news/info, and maybe the occasional meme. Watch this space!

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brennenpike.bsky.social @brennenpike.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

how long do we have until they start handing out pervitin?

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brennenpike.bsky.social @brennenpike.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

honestly i think they deserve another chance.

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brennenpike.bsky.social @brennenpike.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

this is a total sidebar to the actual point, but it's striking to me that whatever model generated this came up with a truck on blocks that still has wheels.

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brennenpike.bsky.social @brennenpike.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

i don't post much here and no one follows me, but for the sake of posting completeness, if you edit wiki projects we'd love your support over here: meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Wo...

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Wiki Workers United - Meta-Wiki

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brennenpike.bsky.social @brennenpike.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

_the steerswoman_ and its sequels, by rosemary kirstein. my advice would be to just pick up the first of these and read it, rather than reading _about_ it. sumana harihareswara convinced me to read them in the first place with this blog entry: harihareswara.net/posts/2019/s...

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 01/05/2026

We should bring this guy back ಠ_ಠ

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brennenpike.bsky.social @brennenpike.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

i had the clipping of this pinned to my wall for years.

Onion headline: "Guy In Philosophy Class Needs To Shut The Fuck Up", from September 28, 2005. The image is of a white guy with small round glasses who really does look like he needs to shut the fuck up, superimposed over a generic university-looking building.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 25/02/2026

I cannot think of a funnier or more appropriate summary of the state of the news industry in 2026 than “the Onion has more subscribers than the Washington Post” please help make it happen

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brennenpike.bsky.social @brennenpike.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

there was a time when the keebler grasshopper cookie was a sandwich cookie with green mint frosting and a picture of a grasshopper on it, and every time i remember that they decided it would be better if it was just kind of an anonymous mint-chocolate lump instead i get mad all over again.

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brennenpike.bsky.social @brennenpike.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

the number of my core memories that are pinned to the interior of an IHOP

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Molly White @molly.wiki · 30/01/2026

I’ve launched a Citation Needed membership drive to celebrate publishing my 100th recap issue! Citation Needed critically covers cryptocurrency, the crypto industry, and its influence on policy. Paid subscriptions support much more than just the newsletter — here’s what goes into this work:

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Citation Needed membership drive

Celebrating 100 recap issues and sustaining critical independent coverage.

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brennenpike.bsky.social @brennenpike.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

the problem with the cyperpunk dystopia isn't that i don't have a cool jacket. i have like 8 cool jackets. the problem is it's january and it's too fucking hot most of the time to wear them.

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brennenpike.bsky.social @brennenpike.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

don't sing and don't have any blazing blue/white/green LEDs that function to tell you that yes, the machine is plugged into the wall and has power

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depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage

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Dawn Summers real or fake @dawnsummers.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Mock them if you will, but when them dudes said: "the years start coming and they don't stop coming" that was a word.

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brennenpike.bsky.social @brennenpike.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

the fingerless glove community is a small but tenacious lobby.

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 06/10/2025

For everyone in the comments trying to identify the animal: there was heavy internal debate in our office over what this was. We eventually landed on a capybara. That’s Portland for you.

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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 15/09/2025

i just use it for the one thing | patreon.com/lubchansky

PANEL 1: MATTIE and a FRIEND huddled behind a rock a wasteland. In the background, the silhouette of a huge robot with glowing eyes looms.
MATTIE: Life has gotten WAY worse since every single rich person on the planet decided that the huge robot has to be in charge of everything.
FRIEND: I don't like how the robot is blotting out the sun!

PANEL 2: Everything gets much darker. MATTIE covers her head. The FRIEND nods solemnly.
MATTIE: I also don't like how it really doesn't work very well, and is often raining enormous pieces of itself onto people.
FRIEND: Sure. I only really use it for making a grocery list or a spreadsheet or whatever.

PANEL 3: MATTIE and the FRIEND leap out of the way of a big falling gear.
SFX: THUNK

PANEL 4: MATTIE is sprawled on the ground, looking terrified. The FRIEND, also on the ground, shouts up at the sky.
MATTIE: That was TOO close.
FRIEND: Okay! I need it to be 3 columns by five rows,

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L-EEK! @leask.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

After discussion with @soundingline.bsky.social and @keithpille.bsky.social I have come up with something important for dudes

A two-axis personality chart. Left: Roast Beef. Right: Ray Smuckles. Top: Jack Aubrey. Bottom: Stephen Maturin.

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brennenpike.bsky.social @brennenpike.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

can you get a feed with no reposts on this here thing?

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