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Charles Bergquist

@cbquist.bsky.social
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Director and senior producer at Science Friday, a public radio science program. Ask your doctor if SciFri might be right for you. Restrictions apply.

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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 21h
Yesterday when searching for a family tree of bat species, Google would not stop giving me information about Batman and his associates, but yes let's all call this 'Super Intelligence,' why not
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
So if I am following this right we are all talking about whether it is ok to listen to a song about choosing iced coffee during a job interview
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It's decorative gourd David, m'fers
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Showing up to my job interview in appropriate respectful dress, with 2 iced coffees
Man wearing a blue cap with 2 cand of beverages attached to the sides he seems to be enjoying the beverages via a straw/hose
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
These are multipurpose!! If you get one of these and start opening on Saturday Oct 10, you can have a Snail Fact every day to help count down to Election Day
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
At the string request of the United States military, and for national security purposes, I have agreed to convert the torch in the Statue of Liberty to an AI-powered flamethrower
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
If "artificial intelligence" is allowed to slurp down every song, every book, every movie for training purposes surely I, a real intelligence, should be able to swap a couple albums I liked online *this is not a real argument, do not argue here
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Things that apparently exist in 'tranches': --files/records/documents --funding
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Have they considered 'Reverend Who'
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
We have also seen alarming reports that as weather gets colder, people have been noticing similar effects when they breathe outdoors. Mouthchemtrails, we're calling them
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Missed a chance to use "You may tell yourself, 'This is not my beautiful house!'"
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
If you are in line to quit the Ed Sheeran tour, STAY IN LINE
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
what a multicultural world we live in where "Shanghai Ravioli Corporation Buffalo Chicken Rangoon"is a product that exists to be recalled www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-aler...
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I walk into the drugstore. Clerk: where did you park? Me: um, in the lot? Clerk: they're paving today. Me: there's no cones or signs Clerk: they said it might be today Me: ok, well they're not there now and I'm just picking up a script, I'll be gone in 5 Next customer walks in Clerk: where...
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Many people suggested changing the name of Mar-a-lago to Mar-a-merica
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Whereas, the very old and useless Statue of Liberty is made of copper, And Copper is deemed an essential component of today's modern computer infrastructure, And Computing is essential to National Security We are going to recycle the Statue and build a very beautiful Data Center
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Hunting AND gathering? In this economy??
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Have we considered returning to a silent barter system
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Somehow given the armor plating my brain had filed armadillos under 'slow.' Mr. Wilson here is... Not slow.
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Mystery: neighbors have been storing a car (newish looking Honda van) in their driveway for several weeks while its owners are overseas. Last night one window fully opened by all itself. Car still locked, all other windows up. ????
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
A naval officer wants to see Montana
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Attention: the North American Ice Cream Association has a conference for frozen dessert professionals. Conecon. That is all.
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Renaming 'Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake' to 'America Lake' when?
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Executive orders or Presidential Busy-box
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Tychogirl @tychogirl.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Captain Tupolev. (Long pause) Go to 105 percent on the reactor.
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
if the Afterlife is casting a reboot of The Hunt For Red October, what role is Dolly auditioning for? I'm hoping Raimus. <Dolly voice> One. Ping. Only. Y'all.
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Have we finally identified the one topic that no one, not even on this fine app, can 'so you hate waffles???' about
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Have we finally identified the one topic that no one, not even on this fine app, can 'so you hate waffles???' about
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
That's it, today is cancelled, probably the rest of the week too.
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
You can't spell Alfred Nobel without Alf, if you see what I'm saying
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Why do recipes list a quantity in the ingredient list (one 15 ounce can of X) and then in the text tell you to use half of it and save the rest 'for a later use'
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Please stop trying to interpret what I might possibly mean from my search terms. I want you to just show me pages that contain all the words I have typed into your search box. I do not need you to tell me that this represents multiple concepts or that maybe I mean something else Just. The. Words.
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
"But what about when there was just one set of footprints?" "My child, that was when milliions of tiny sand crabs rose up and ferried me just above the surface of the beach, while you trudged along beside me."
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Dear colleges, why do you insist on asking prospective students essay questions that involve them solving unaddressed global issues they are 17 years old, why do you think they have come up with solutions to these questions
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Dear colleges, why do you insist on asking prospective students essay questions that involve them solving unaddressed global issues they are 17 years old, why do you think they have come up with solutions to these questions
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
What is the language or translation quirk that results in the spam opening "Hello, I am (name) by name, and..."
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Late night, November 7, 2028, at least one person will be urgently searching "remove gold paint from historic surface how"
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Gather round children, for a motor services story Yesterday we drove past a cop who apparently was just bored and running everyone's plates. He pulled us over for having an expired registration.
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Why can I buy a 2 pack of these batteries for $8, a 4 pack for $12... And a 6 pack for $5.60 I do not understand
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Thank u Google News this is a useful story to surface for me this morning
A screenshot from a Google News panel.  It is a white box with the USA today logo , and an image of an eclipsing sun. The headline says "what time is the partial solar eclipse today?". Underneath is the dateline "yesterday."
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Random produce question: When you buy a bag of apples in the store, or a tray of peaches, how likely are they to have come from the same tree? Or do all the fruits get jumbled together during processing and it's a more random assortment?
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Once again I shake my fist at whoever indexed this cookbook and filed the cinnamon roll recipe under 'U' for 'ultimate cinnamon rolls' why why why
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Daughter's school tennis coach told the team he wanted them to attack the ball 'like a viper.' After a couple of practices in which he'd call out 'viper, viper!' the players started making little hissing sounds whenever they lunged for a ball.
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
<Uptown Girl plays> Snack Cart Don He's not flying on the plane he's on Gonna sneak into a high-lift truck Leave the rest of you to try your luck They might get struck
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
This is the moment Trump truly became president
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Daughter's school tennis coach told the team he wanted them to attack the ball 'like a viper.' After a couple of practices in which he'd call out 'viper, viper!' the players started making little hissing sounds whenever they lunged for a ball.
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I see it is time to reshare my Important Eclipse Warning
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
One of my favorite silly language things is how in UK English the word "scheme" just means "plan" while in US English it has connotations of evil, nefarious purposes. Which makes reading perfectly normal UK headlines seem like a world of conspiracy
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
A swirly colored background, superimposed with text NOW you see me now you DON'T, in a style popularized by the 'now that's what I call music' franchise
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Charles Bergquist @cbquist.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I have successfully cooked and cleaned up the second of my allocated Big Family Vacation Week meals on time and without poisoning anyone, so I am now truly on vacation
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