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I often dream of trains 'til it gets light The summer turns to winter overnight The leaves fall so suddenly The sun sets at four o'clock Exactly what I'm dreading music.youtube.com/watch?v=1GLT...

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I Often Dream of Trains

YouTube video by Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians - Topic

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Chris H @cherdt.bsky.social · 20h

Neville-ass Chamberlain fuggin gubernatorial candidate

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Chris H @cherdt.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

This may be sacrilege, but I get a better cup of coffee at home with high-quality ground coffee than I did with high-quality coffee beans and a blade grinder Yes, I know all signs point to a burr grinder

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Chris H @cherdt.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

The Pioneer Press had an article today about a St. Paul street gang. They are known for their corduroy jackets featuring the St. Paul flag. Gang members are known to go on and on about the merits of their hometown. "Great place to grow up, great place to live." Be careful out there!

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Chris H @cherdt.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Didn't we just have football last week?

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Chris H @cherdt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I'm a sucker for advice columns. There's a recent trend of letters from people that say a family member or a friend has cut them off with no explanation. There could be other explanations, but immediately I think, "It's because you're a MAGA dumbass and you support the worst people and ideas"

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Chris H @cherdt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

*sigh* you don't have to download a desktop application to view a party invitation. It's a phishing message!

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Chris H @cherdt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Citrix released patched today for 8 NetScaler vulnerabilities, CVE-2026-88771 through CVE-2026-88778. Although I don't know all the details, word is that one or more of these vulnerabilities are being actively exploited. Patch as soon as possible.

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Chris H @cherdt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I just spent 4 minutes listening to "Choosin' Texas," where I was surprised to learn the narrator is not choosing Texas, but their boyfriend is choosing Texas (and an old flame that lives there) over her Following Rolling Stone's advice has in no way helped me prepare to solve any problems

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Chris H @cherdt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

You used your wild and precious life to post on Bluesky? smh

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Chris H @cherdt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I see a lot of articles about "401(k) millionaires" and "everyday millionaires" or "the millionaire next door" But "millionaire" doesn't mean close to the same thing it did 40 years ago:

The CPI Inflation Calculator from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that one million dollars in August 2026 has the same buying power as $327,482.24 in August 1986, 40 years earlier.

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jes olson @j3s.sh · 14/09/2026

attention all southside minneapolis film lovers: i have created a website that tracks riverview/trylon/main showtimes & displays them all on one easy to digest page: j3s.sh/southwatch/

j3s.sh

southwatch

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Chris H @cherdt.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The Ski & Snowboard Club is advertising themselves with sidewalk chalk as @sscumn and either they didn't think that through or they absolutely did

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Chris H @cherdt.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

5 trees that insist on growing where I don't want them: - Buckthorn - Hackberry - Mulberry - Ash - Chokecherry

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Scott Barolo @sbarolo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

If LLMs are so smart why do they keep falling in love with the dumbest men alive

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Chris H @cherdt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I downloaded the Mapquest app after the Lake Ontario business just like everyone else The thing is It's really not very good

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Chris H @cherdt.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

We should just accept "wierd" as an alternate spelling. It's not ambiguous, we all know what people mean But people still need to spell "Weird Al" correctly

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Chris H @cherdt.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

"controversial activist" is the way papers owned by conservative billionaires describe white supremacist agitators

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Chris H @cherdt.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Man, if I could get my hands on three more energon cubes I could drive this VW back to Cybertron

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Chris H @cherdt.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Different kinds of people: - The glass is half full - The glass is half empty - The glass contains 227g H2O - The glass is the wrong size - No, it doesn't make sense to have different size glasses for different amounts of liquid - My glass is full, but I'm telling you it's half full so I'm relatable

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Chris H @cherdt.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Free bad idea: geofenced cryptocurrency

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Chris H @cherdt.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Can we stop using the word "vibes" already?

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Chris H @cherdt.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I recently did a single load of laundry at a hotel. The front desk sold me a Tide pod. Everyone is allowed to have personal preferences, but if you don't use unscented laundry detergent, what the hell is wrong with you?

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Chris H @cherdt.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

This song by Biomigrant came up in my YouTube mix and I thought, damn, that dude is jamming on the pan flute, turn it up Turns out it's a Colombian gaita, played by Fredys Arrieta Bandcamp link: lloronarecords.bandcamp.com/track/la-mue...

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La Muerte - Lascivio Bohemia remix, by Biomigrant

from the album La Muerte feat. Toño García & Fredys Arrieta remixes

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Chris H @cherdt.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I don't know why the Park Bugle buried their best story on page 6, Ela Cantellano's expose on Como Zoo's new baby sloth, Cusi That's front page material!

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Chris H @cherdt.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Your periodic reminder that ClickFix attacks are still out there. A CAPTCHA ("prove you're a human") should never ask you to press Windows+R and paste code

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Chris H @cherdt.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

"Some Like It Hot" (1985) – Power Station music.youtube.com/watch?v=Hw1t...

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Chris H @cherdt.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

For fans of Trading Places: possible commodity market price manipulation! Remember when eggs were really expensive? This may have been due to collusion between major egg producers, according to a complaint from the U.S. DOJ and 17 state attorneys general. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

giftarticle.ft.com

Family behind top US egg producer reaped $320mn after price surge

Descendants of Cal-Maine founder sold controlling stake near a record high after what authorities said was an effort to rig the market

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Chris H @cherdt.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I just fell for some clickbait ("Best alt-rock songs of 1996") that has me convinced 1996 was a terrible year for music

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Chris H @cherdt.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Student-run newspapers are great. They publish content that major news sources avoid. But MN Daily, get it together: - Recent article about a new cafe and didn't include the address (WHERE) - Recent article about a leadership change didn't include the exec's departure date (WHEN) Five W's!!

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Chris H @cherdt.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

I joked about turning our shed in back into a tiny neighborhood data center Not hyperscale Hyperlocal Your friendly neighborhood cloud

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Chris H @cherdt.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Why does new handlebar tape cost $40-$50 now?? I'm going to do a terrible job wrapping my handlebars, I felt far less bad about it when it was $15 handlebar tape

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Chris H @cherdt.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I'm glad the Pioneer Press saw fit to recognize the greatness of the venue's website: "...more info can be found on the Blues Saloon’s delightfully 2000s HTML-aesthetic website, bluessaloon.org ."

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Chris H @cherdt.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

I keep moving to places that are less and less serious about 4th of July: - Philly: Declaration signed here mf'ers! - Cincinnati: rock-'n'-roll carnival and 172 year parade tradition. - St. Paul: visit our twee parade?

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Chris H @cherdt.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

The Hmong Festival is today and tomorrow in Como Park! I saw them setting up early this morning and a line of folks waiting to get in. Como is packed, parking-wise. Looked like they have some parking by the State Fairgrounds and shuttles.

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Chris H @cherdt.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

The neighborhood mailing list is getting pretty excited about stopping the spread of creeping bellflower It is, admittedly, a pest: www.bellno.com

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Chris H @cherdt.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

The Pioneer Press can be a weird paper, and a lot of their national news is syndicated from the AP or the NYTimes, but it's still the paper I read first in the morning and then skim the Star Tribune headlines

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Chris H @cherdt.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Don't gild the lily, but roses? Go nuts!

A top-down view of several bouquets of multicolored dyed roses featuring garish shades of yellow and blue and pink and green and purple.

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Chris H @cherdt.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

I just saw, I mean it was just a social media post, but someone attributed the quote "Nature is a language, can't you read?" to Ralph Waldo Emerson so I assume it was Oppenheimer who wisely said "If it's not love then it's the bomb (x7) that will bring us together"

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Chris H @cherdt.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Seattle has a walking tour of surveillance infrastructure. This seems like it would be a good fit for Minneapolis: coveillance.org/a-walking-to... (Thanks to @zackwhittaker.com for including this on his This Week in Security newsletter)

coveillance.org

A walking tour of surveillance infrastructure in Seattle

coveillance.org

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Chris H @cherdt.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

I don't know what's more depressing, that someone wrote this or that the Pioneer Press printed it

Excerpt of a newspaper article that reads: "Indeed, the economic value of pollinators such as honey bees has been well documented. I invite you to see what AI has to say about that value. It's genuinely staggering. Here are just a few of the highlights gleaned from my AI check:" Sentences referencing AI are highlighted. From "The buzz is on for Expo 2031, coming soon enough to Eagan" by contributor Mark VanderSchaff in the Pioneer Press, page A13, June 7, 2026.

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Chris H @cherdt.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

I'm bouncing the Saint Anthony Park Arts Festival beer garden until noon. It's a beautiful day, stop by and enjoy the festival atmosphere!

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Chris H @cherdt.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Changing my phone number to a 1-900 number so if these scoundrels want to keep calling me they have to pay

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Chris H @cherdt.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Reading of Marjane Satrapi's passing has me surprisingly morose. I only read Persepolis late last year. It was so deeply personal that you feel like you know her 🖤

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Chris H @cherdt.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Why do companies continue to sell Windows 11 laptops with 16GB RAM? I just rebooted, I'm running a web browser and Slack (an Electron app, so basically another web browser) and I'm already using over 13GB of RAM

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Chris H @cherdt.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

I have some ankle-high cycling socks that say "I ❤️ 🚲 PORN" Pretty embarrassing Fortunately I can roll them down so that they just say "PORN"

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Chris H @cherdt.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

oops, someone asked for candid feedback and I thought they actually meant it

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