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There are three of them, and Pingu

@crunchy-bar.bsky.social
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British, resident in Denver for more than 30 years. 40 years in software development. Still loathe Thatcher. Not a neoliberal. Ex-NHS. Crusader for the repair of Elevator 1Z at the Colorado Convention Center, broken since 2021

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852dude @852dude.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
If youre downstream of the Arkansas from Colorado, stay out of the water for a bit.
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There are three of them, and Pingu @crunchy-bar.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Ribbon chair, 1965, designed by Pierre Paulin and manufactured by Artifort, Netherlands. The Kirkland museum, Denver
Ribbon chair, 1965, designed by Pierre Paulin and manufactured by Artifort, Netherlands. The Kirkland museum, Denver
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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful
An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.
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There are three of them, and Pingu @crunchy-bar.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Manx lobster with new potatoes
A plate full of lobster
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There are three of them, and Pingu @crunchy-bar.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Proper haddock and chips. Port Erin chippy, Isle of Man (plus beans because I'm a soft southerner).
Haddock, chips and beans
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Senseidai2547❌👑 @senseidai.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Let's see..the Strait of Hormuz was open and free of charge to pass through. Until... -Convicted Felon Donald Trump attacked Iran without notifying our NATO allies. -Now Iran controls the Strait and charges for ships to pass through. /1 #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsACriminal
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Dredgen Sale 🔜 GCX (2027) 🟪⬜️⬛️ @destinythememe.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Across the US we see datacenters taking electricity, water and land, running a slop machine at a financial deficit fueled by stolen creativity, taking away their futures and going after our individuality and sou-hey that speech was about Arasaka wasnt it.
From Pubity on Twitter:

The largest data center in the world is planned to be built in Ohio, and it'll cost up to $40,000,000,000 to construct.

The 3,700 acre center will require 10 Gigawatts, 1/3 of Ohio's entire power grid capacity, to run.
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There are three of them, and Pingu @crunchy-bar.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
25 year old Bonsai Bougainvillea Glabra in full bloom, Denver botanic gardens
A 25 year old bonsai bougainvillea in bloom at Denver botanic gardens
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There are three of them, and Pingu @crunchy-bar.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Orchids
Orchids on display at the Denver botanic gardens
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There are three of them, and Pingu @crunchy-bar.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Parked the car at Broadway #RTD station for the #Rockies game. RTD running packed 3 car trains every 30 minutes after the fireworks. Ultimately took an Uber back to the car
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There are three of them, and Pingu @crunchy-bar.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
A proper railway station. Preston, UK
View of platform at Preston railway station in the UK
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There are three of them, and Pingu @crunchy-bar.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
This morning's insanity - eliminating the Penny without years of pre-planning. Changing the rounding rules on payroll and invoice calculations in large scale software systems will likely require 1000s of man hours to achieve.
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There are three of them, and Pingu @crunchy-bar.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Elevator 1Z at the Colorado Convention Center still out of order.
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There are three of them, and Pingu @crunchy-bar.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Somebody in the #denver Center for the performing arts #dcpa has decided to block the main entrance/ exit with temporary barriers for an unexplained reason. The only entry/exit is now via the disabled ramp, 3 people wide. Leaving a performance last night, there were 100 people kettled behind
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There are three of them, and Pingu @crunchy-bar.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Has there been any discussion about the consequences of elimination of taxes on tips to worker's social security payouts? Would workers agree to it knowing that it could cut their payouts by a third or more?
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There are three of them, and Pingu @crunchy-bar.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Please please please bring the team into Denver somewhere south of I70. In fact, there's plenty of space in the DTC close to the light rail. Imagine, a stadium that you could get to on public transport. Anyway, that's my dream. Also, could you add covered stands and seating
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There are three of them, and Pingu @crunchy-bar.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
It's 9am, and I'm already on the Colorado crack
Enstroms toffee fro Colorado
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There are three of them, and Pingu @crunchy-bar.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
When someone comes to Colorado and can't get @realblucifer.bsky.social out of their heads.
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There are three of them, and Pingu @crunchy-bar.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
The most worthless piece of infrastructure in the City of Denver. Elevator 1Z at the Colorado Convention Center. This has now been out of order for 2 years (or possibly more). This elevator provides access to the convention parking garage to people using the Denver Center for the performing arts.
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There are three of them, and Pingu @crunchy-bar.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
I run an offshore #PHP team and am constantly looking for bodies. Has anyone been able to locate a good source of programmers capable of developing outside of frameworks such as Laravel and Codeignitor and what country were they from?
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Blucifer @realblucifer.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
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There are three of them, and Pingu @crunchy-bar.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
I work better with music playing
Spotify wrapped, listened for 70,136 minutes
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There are three of them, and Pingu @crunchy-bar.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
In Colorado the Healthy Family Workplace Act (HFWA) applies to every employee, and allows the accumulation of 1 hour of paid leave for every 30 hours worked, up to 48. You can use this leave for a variety of health related reasons, including preventative healthcare
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There are three of them, and Pingu @crunchy-bar.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Like many others, most of the people I follow come from starter packs. Is there a way to find out what starter pack this person is in? I feel we are getting needless overlap in specialized fields, I've just been offered a starter pack of 30 people and all but 1 I already follow
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There are three of them, and Pingu @crunchy-bar.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Great idea, installed app. Says that they don't do airport trips at the moment, which is 90% of my use of ride-sharing
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There are three of them, and Pingu @crunchy-bar.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Did a JS developer interview today using Teams.The interviewee attempted to answer every technical question by typing it into chatGPT and reading the answer back. Apart from it being hilariously obvious, what have they been doing for 12 years in the industry that they can't answer a single question
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There are three of them, and Pingu @crunchy-bar.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Could somebody start up a Teslabro block list please? I just gagged on "cars don't cause road damage, it's all exponential"
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Eric Budd @ericmbudd.com · 21/11/2024
of course Boulder took the signs down but our city would be a better place if they hadn't.
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Eric Budd @ericmbudd.com · 19/11/2024
has anyone posted this one yet
Apu from Simpsons meme

Apu (Jared Polis) jumping in front of a cashier (RFK Jr.) to protect him from being shot (Valid Criticism)
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There are three of them, and Pingu @crunchy-bar.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Something we might try in Denver instead of hoping that building another ultra-premium block will bring down rents
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There are three of them, and Pingu @crunchy-bar.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Our governor, Jarod Polis supporting the RFK nomination for HHS is a reminder that for most politicians, our perception of them is carefully managed. In his terms as governor, his public face has been one of a strong, gay man, happily married with children. The fact that he is extremely wealthy,
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There are three of them, and Pingu @crunchy-bar.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
The shape and drape enablement act of 2025
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There are three of them, and Pingu @crunchy-bar.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
Just a reminder for everyone on the #UKPolitics side that Nigel Farage, despite his self portrayal, has literally less name recognition here in the USA than John Inman.
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There are three of them, and Pingu @crunchy-bar.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
For Denver locals, The ages of man, via Decadence 1. You're too young to go 2. I'll pick you up at 12:30, don't be late! 3. What time did you get back? 4. Did you need us to babysit? 5. You were back early 6. Not going this year?
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There are three of them, and Pingu @crunchy-bar.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
Would like to know who at PBS is responsible for the fundraising goody bags. Arriving here in the 1990s. "Get this CD set of legendary performances by Lawrence Welk" me: yeah I think my parents had an album of his. 2024: "Get this DVD set of legendary Lawrence Welk performances"
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World Bollard Association™️ @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
Ok, we’re here but where are you? #WorldBollardAssociation
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There are three of them, and Pingu @crunchy-bar.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
A neoliberal housing position I dislike: Keep building high end apartments in Denver, and it will ultimately drive down rent payments further down the chain. Advocates of this policy point to Austin, where both have happened. But is correlation causation? It doesn't seem to have happened elsewhere.
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There are three of them, and Pingu @crunchy-bar.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
There's not enough Denver urbanism here yet
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There are three of them, and Pingu @crunchy-bar.bsky.social · 09/11/2024
Talks of deporting millions of undocumented immigrants always focus on brown people crossing the southern border, but research indicates that there are nearly as many undocumented Canadians and Europeans in the USA as there are Central Americans, and most of them arrived legally and then
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There are three of them, and Pingu @crunchy-bar.bsky.social · 09/11/2024
There's been plenty of discussions about the consequences of deporting 10 million people from the perspective of the USA, but not much about what will happen in the countries that have to take them back. Mexico, Central and South America would clearly bear the brunt of such an operation, and none
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There are three of them, and Pingu @crunchy-bar.bsky.social · 09/11/2024
Talk about deportations and removing citizenship gives me such a sick feeling. As an obvious immigrant I've been part of many discussions on immigration that have verged into "we're not talking about you, obviously" territory and people have been surprised that I'm extremely sympathetic to
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