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@croolby.bsky.social
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High school teacher. Amateur game developer learning Godot. Baseball fan. North Carolinian.

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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 1h
Sad news everyone. Our beloved friend the computer has now become a hated enemy
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alexandra whitley @alexandraw.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
i strongly disagree with a commercial for the postseason including a pitcher striking out ke’bryan hayes. the skill level required is just not that high there
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g0m @g0m.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A world where a twist ending is repurposed as a video title. where a thing's climax has been removed, leaving an advertisment for the gap where it used to be. such things are commonplace in. the twilight zone
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the babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 23/10/2023
when wikipedia launched, the idea that an encyclopedia could be reliably maintained by the public was a joke. now, it's a marvel, a remarkable resource, virtually the only website that remotely delivers on its potential and practically the last pleasant browsing experience on the internet.
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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 18/09/2026
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Google search: what is google zero

AI Overview

Google Zero is a term for the shift where Google stops acting as a gateway to outside websites and instead gives direct answers on its own search results page.
Technology journalist Nilay Patel coined the phrase. It describes a growing reality driven by features like AI Overviews, featured snippets, and knowledge panels. 

(and then I intentionally cut off the screenshot before the first website cited. I mention it's intentional in a doomed attempt to get ahead of the reply guys)
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Andrew Tobolowsky @andytobo.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
NFL’s New Overtime Rules

- First possession per team
- Which comes first: score or possession
- If coin flip is heads, elect to kick or receive. Same if tails, once possessions
- If a field goal is kicked on first possession, team on field must acquiesce

Designed by Jon. Share with your friends if you found this helpful!
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Joe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 10/09/2026
New from me: McClatchy laid off 12 journalists at the Lexington Herald-Leader and a majority of its positions, as a part of its deep, nationwide layoffs.
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McClatchy guts Lexington Herald-Leader newsroom, among nationwide layoffs
McClatchy laid off 12 journalists at the Lexington Herald-Leader, a majority of its positions, as a part of its deep, nationwide layoffs.
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Eric Stephen @ericstephen.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I hope there's a sign for folks dropping off people at the airport that says "D.PARTON"
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KO_OP: 🪐 Wishlist Young Suns on Steam! @ko-op.com · 10/09/2026
An important update from KO_OP.
With great sadness and respect, over the next few months KO_OP will be saying goodbye to 13 members of our team. This decision was made to ensure the survival of the studio, and we deeply regret its necessity and the negative impact on our colleagues’ lives.

KO_OP has been making games for nearly a decade and a half, and our project funding has primarily come from publishers and platform partners. The games funding landscape has changed radically over the last few years, and unlike previous project cycles, this time we have been unable to secure funding for new projects while developing our current engagements.

As with all our company's operational decisions, this one was made democratically, and was motivated by the survival of the studio rather than maximizing profits. Our members are regularly updated on our cash flow situation, and were made aware of this upcoming shortfall well in advance. Membership then appointed a group to plan for this eventuality, and ratified their recommendations. Team leads and our elected executives will also be impacted by these reductions. We believe this level of transparency and accountability ought to be a minimum requirement for all organizations.

Young Suns will be reaching new platforms, with new content and features. We're all tremendously proud of it, and hope it will find its audience. Our bylaws ensure that any profits from Young Suns will still be shared with impacted team members. Our goal now is to develop new game concepts and prototypes while continuing to support Young Suns. In the event that we secure funding in the coming months, our intent is to rehire as many of our colleagues as possible.

In the coming days we will be sharing a list of impacted workers in the hopes of helping them find new work. We thank you for your support.
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croolby.bsky.social @croolby.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
My dog is full of piss AND vinegar? In this economy??
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croolby.bsky.social @croolby.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I've officially watched enough tennis now to have a hot take: the best-of-3 women's matches are too short and the best-of-5 men's matches are too long. Therefore, I propose that our top tennis scientists focus their efforts on discovering a new odd number between 3 and 5.
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Sridhar Ramesh @radishharmers.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I wanted AI to solve my chronic medical problem, not the problem of my enjoying thinking about math within a community. But I suppose if I were a medical researcher, it would be just the reverse. I celebrate today on behalf of slow and unproductive medical researchers.
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DOKI DOKI CRT PIXEL @crtpixel.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
SUPER MARIO BROS. 3 NINTENDO R&D2 1990 NES
Raccoon Mario running at full speed
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Molly White @molly.wiki · 05/09/2026
Huge congratulations to the US-based Wikimedia Foundation employees who voted with 92% support in favor of unionizing, and shoutout to the tireless work of the organizers.
wikiworkersunited.org
Wikimedia Foundation Workers Overwhelmingly Vote to Form Union with CWA
U.S. workers form first recognized unit as global union movement builds across Wikimedia Foundation
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croolby.bsky.social @croolby.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
This is tangential to the main issues raised by this story, but I wish that it would be standard practice in an article like this to note that polygraphs are discredited pseudoscience. It's meaningful context here, plus it would just be good practice generally.
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Sridhar Ramesh @radishharmers.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
[Picking up the wrong kid from school] They grow up so fast 😭.
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Patrick Monahan @pattymo.com · 04/09/2026
I guess I’ll never get the benefit of this wisdom
Lousy WaPo article by some union-busting bozo. It’s a gift link but they make you give them your email to read them now (NYT doing this too I think, pretty lousy). The popover reads:

It looks like you already have an account
Check your email at ronald@mcdonalds.com for a link to sign in securely, without a password
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Sridhar Ramesh @radishharmers.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
He's quite tall, but surely they could have accommodated him.
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Seymour and a Guado from FFX
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Mark Sheldon @msheldon.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
#reds learned today that Eugenio Suarez passed his U.S. citizenship exams.
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Grant Brisbee @grantbrisbee.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
This is the second time the Giants have picked him up.
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THE FAR SIDE DAILY @bot.cowtools.org · 01/09/2026
Entomological rodeos
Entomological rodeos
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croolby.bsky.social @croolby.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
[Depeche Mode voice] My room... temperature... cheeses
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croolby.bsky.social @croolby.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Mother Nature now carrying out double tap strikes
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Sports Reference @sports-reference.com · 27/08/2026
In 2021, we decided not to enter affiliate relationships with sportsbooks or gambling-affiliated companies. That still stands. We don't want to win when our users lose—we're committed to being a trusted source of sports information. ⤵️ www.sports-reference.com/gambling-r…
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Gambling Revenue Policy for Sports-Reference.com Sites | Sports-Reference.com
About the gambling revenue we will and won't receive.
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croolby.bsky.social @croolby.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
[To a student attempting to show their engagement by asking a question during my lecture] not now child you're going to spoil my peroration
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Anthony Clark @nedroid.com · 24/08/2026
I'm sorry but I invented Waziggy, a mean Ziggy who likes bad things and is rude. I invented him but I cannot control him, and I am afraid of him.
A cartoon character who looks very similar to beloved character Ziggy, but looks cruel and has a big "W" on his shirt
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croolby.bsky.social @croolby.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
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ƧƎЯᗡAꟼ FAN @maseinurface.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
RIP admiral isoroku yamamoto you would have loved watching america’s military throw good assets at bad ideas and also probably onlyfans
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croolby.bsky.social @croolby.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Self care is important!
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David A. Graham @dgraham.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Finally, a way to make money in journalism
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The Onion @theonion.com · 15/08/2026
Announcers Watch Angels-Royals Game In Total Silence
Announcers Watch Angels-Royals Game In Total Silence
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Ennui-tery @jerkwheatery.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
MLB The Show fake players are uniting cultures and healing wounds
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Rando Chrontendo @randochrontendo.famiconsumer.com · 11/08/2026
Chrontendo Episode 25 (00:46:41)
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croolby.bsky.social @croolby.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
A gruesome story, but it made me wonder: is applying the adjective "broad" to daylight basically only done when narrating a murder?
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daryl "rupert pumpkin" b 🏳️‍⚧️ @hypercubexl.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
our age of bronze is collapsing
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🎃Yagamimi🎃 @luigiyagami.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I don't even know what to say. This is real, this is true, so, like, thank you all, from the bottom of my heart. This took over 25 years to happen so if there's any lesson here it's either "keep at it, who knows" or "many people are divorced"
image of a gold record superimposed on part of Vaughan Oliver's iconic cover for the Mountain Goats' "Tallahassee" album, with a banner beneath it showing the entire album cover, an RIAA seal, and the text: Presented to THE MOUNTAIN GOATS to commemorate the RIAA Gold certification of more than 500,000 copies of the 4AD single "No Children"
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croolby.bsky.social @croolby.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
I thought the line "our Age of Bronze is collapsing" was just a meme but it was all too real
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Fortmax Headroom @hwhall.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
This seemed like it was worth boosting. www.kickstarter.com/projects/735...
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His Name was Harvey Pekar
Saving the legacy of Harvey Pekar:Urgent mission to rescue four full storage units of American Splendor history before its lost forever
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croolby.bsky.social @croolby.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
With sincere regret, I consider the possibility that it may, in fact, be coming home
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Molleindustria FUTURE? NO THANKS! OUT NOW @molleindustria.org · 09/07/2026
We owe you an apology
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Keith Stack-o'-lantern @keithstack.com · 07/07/2026
With public opinion of Xbox and PlayStation at an all-time low, Nintendo has gone for the jugular by unleashing the Clu Clu Land icons.
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Quest 64 Official @quest64official.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
MGS screen with the text 
"The elites don't want you to know this but the ducks at the park are free you can take them home I have 458 ducks"
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Micah @rincewind.run · 02/07/2026
pickett's charge is one of the stupidest military maneuvers ever ordered and I do not have to die on that hill because so many confederates did it for me
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mike @websitepurveyor.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
#makeaterriblecomicday2026
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