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croolby.bsky.social @croolby.bsky.social · 11h

I've followed your account for a few years now across both Twitter and here and I honestly think this is probably your best pun work

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croolby.bsky.social @croolby.bsky.social · 15h

In Lebowski the pornographer tells the Dude that the brain is the largest erotic organ and the Dude retorts "maybe on you"

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croolby.bsky.social @croolby.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I really enjoyed Crosscode but had one major critique: I'm not great at fast, precision execution, and sometimes it was ambiguous to me whether I had failed a puzzle because I hadn't found the correct solution or because I didn't execute well enough

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croolby.bsky.social @croolby.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

When I was a kid we had a generic "100 computer games!" CD that I believe came as a pack-in with our Win95 Gateway computer and it had this game on it. Played it a ton but I don't think I ever got farther than the second floor of the dungeon lol

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Jacob Rees-Pawg @jacobreespawg.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

boy in midwest small town: how many outs in an inning? me: *chuckling knowingly* at least three

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Feld Four @feldfour.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

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Suss-- 🥌 @suss2hyphens.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

“No Way To Prevent This,” Says Only Ballpark Where This Regularly Happens

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croolby.bsky.social @croolby.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The White Sox radio booth was insistent that the string counted

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croolby.bsky.social @croolby.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

[As I open my bad news machine]: there better not be any goddamn bad news in here

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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

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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croolby.bsky.social @croolby.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Might be more like June or July... 🫠

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croolby.bsky.social @croolby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This may not definitively answer your question across all possible examples, but "they came in boats and droves" is an example of zeugma, because "came in" has a slightly different meaning across the two objects, which may be why "or" doesn't work here

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croolby.bsky.social @croolby.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Oh, idk if he cried quite THAT much

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croolby.bsky.social @croolby.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Yeah came here for this too but knew it was definitely too late

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croolby.bsky.social @croolby.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

There was a recent @ewpod.bsky.social episode drafting the top 24 players under 25 ('top' defined as rest of career WAR,); Elly was picked first, Burns was picked in a middle round, and Sal was an honorable mention. I felt an intense anticipatory sadness in my certainty that this will all be wasted.

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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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croolby.bsky.social @croolby.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The autism store called, they said they're running out of you

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croolby.bsky.social @croolby.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

As someone who is learning statistics and data science, I frequently feel that your articles are transparent in a way that demystifies the process for me, which I greatly appreciate.

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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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croolby.bsky.social @croolby.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I enjoyed this! More broadly, I appreciate that your articles are frequently transparent about your null results and dead ends.

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 18/09/2026

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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croolby.bsky.social @croolby.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

They call it "having a wardrobe made for audio"

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croolby.bsky.social @croolby.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

For sale: Bluesky account, frequently owned

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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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croolby.bsky.social @croolby.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The phrase "should've hooped because he was tall as hell" returned to my brain unbidden just a few days ago but I couldn't quite place the source or full context, so stumbling on your post here was truly delightful for me

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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.

lpm.org

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

(My actual idea for a compromise structure: play 4 sets; first to 3 wins; if they split 2-2, skip set 5 and go straight to a tiebreak)

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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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croolby.bsky.social @croolby.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Data so exquisite no prior can withstand it

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DOKI DOKI CRT PIXEL @crtpixel.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

SUPER MARIO BROS. 3 NINTENDO R&D2 1990 NES

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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

Wikipedia seems to have a more rigorous standard here than the Times, which makes me a little sad.

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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