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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Circus Performers, by Walt Kuhn, 1978, 📸 via @marisakabas.bsky.social

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 29/09/2026

I enjoyed the Eric Carter series and am glad it had a long run.

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 29/09/2026

Y'all ready for tonight's season opener and banner unveiling @wademinter.com?

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 29/09/2026

For the morning UK and Europe crew: Not all data you import into Excel uses commas to separate values. In this week's Techsoc movie, I'll show you how to use the new IMPORTTEXT function to bring in external data stored as text into Excel regardless of the separator character. youtu.be/63hfQT3yPDo

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Import text data into Excel using a formula

The new IMPORTTEXT function lets you connect to an external text file using a formula rather going through the Data Tab or using Power Query. It’s the ideal solution for bringing a small data set…

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 28/09/2026

This is Rudy Rucker erasure.

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 28/09/2026

Not all data you import into Excel uses commas to separate values. In this week's Techsoc movie, I'll show you how to use the new IMPORTTEXT function to bring in external data stored as text into Excel regardless of the separator character. youtu.be/63hfQT3yPDo

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Import text data into Excel using a formula

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Mixmoji 🤖 @mixmoji.pixigeko.com · 27/09/2026

😳 + 🔮

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 28/09/2026

One of the roofing guys working next door is trying to get a response to a "Shave and a haircut" rhythm. 😅

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andré @andre-carlisle.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

KICK SAVE AND A BEAUTY

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Saloni @scientificdiscovery.dev · 25/09/2026

New post and game by me! Some people claim that AI will cure all diseases in 10 years. Others are more skeptical, arguing that experimentation and clinical trials are the bottleneck. Who's right? I designed a game to find out.

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The clinical trial bottlenecks game

Where’s the bottleneck in curing diseases? I designed a game to find out.

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Jen Cross @jencross.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Who wore it better? Phillie Phanatic vs Gambel’s Quail #BirdOfTheDay #Borb

The shaggy green mascot of the Philadelphia Phillies shaking his tummy while dancing on the infield. An infielder scratched his head in the background.

A very fluffy, round Gambel’s Quail strutting his stuff. He has a black topknot, brown cap, gray chest, black belly, and stylish while and brown striping on his sides.

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Scott Selisker @sselisker.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My new book is out in the world a little early, and in the hands of an exceptionally wonderful human!

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One Angry Eyebrow… @oneangryeyebrow.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

IKEA is releasing a Pallas Cat plush, and they have nailed the expression…

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 24/09/2026

Watching a signal failure at Tower Hill cascade through the Underground…

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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

fwiw I've been digging my site out of mothballs because everyone really does need their own domain that's not controlled by somebody else, and I've had this one running for 30 years, off and on. www.thismodernworld.com Mostly posting cartoons, but plan to get back to photoblogging as well.

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THIS MODERN WORLD – BY TOM TOMORROW

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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

a thread of artzybasheff, who is definitely not forgotten by me, but I've spent a lot of time over the years poring over old magazines, including Time

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Tommie Earl Jenkins @teejaye84.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

GUILD WARS 2: VIsions Of Eternity “Code Of Creation” This is Lyhr, a Deldrimor dwarf and a core member of the Wizard’s Court, commands the Bastion of Balance, and is well known for his unique ability to split himself into two distinct personas: The Facet of Emotion and The Facet of Logic.

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 22/09/2026

For the morning UK and Europe crew: All users with a current version of Excel can now use the IMPORTCSV function to bring data into a workbook using a formula. No more messing around with external links! In this week's Techsoc movie, I show you how to create and manage these useful formulas.

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Import comma-separated value (CSV) data into Excel using a formula

The new IMPORTCSV function lets you connect to an external comma-separated value file using a formula rather going through the Data Tab or using Power Query. It’s the ideal solution for bringing a…

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

one of my proudest moments was being told by a former Gove staffer that he once angrily proclaimed: "I am NOT an eldritch horror!" in a team meeting, because of me.

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 21/09/2026

All users with a current version of Excel can now use the IMPORTCSV function to bring data into a workbook using a formula. No more messing around with external links! In this week's Techsoc movie, I show you how to create and manage these useful formulas. youtu.be/4pP12O702hM

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Import comma-separated value (CSV) data into Excel using a formula

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Inbound Ike @inboundike.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

the week of the MI senate primary, a group of river tubers on the Muskegon went missing for three days after they got in the water not realizing the river only flows in one direction and doesn’t just take you back to your car. They’re more representative of voters than anyone on here.

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Long_Painter @longpainter.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Bodega No.2 8”x8” Oil on cradled wood panel . Available

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The Women's Game @womensgamemib.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

WATCH. THIS. GOLAZO. NOW. 😱🚀 18-year-old Canadian Kaylee Hunter hits this from FAR in the U20 World Cup 🇨🇦 🎥 X/TelemundoSports

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Ryu Pradana @bsky.best · 17/09/2026

The EU just hard launched its relationship with Canada on Facebook

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Ken Puls, FCPA, MS MVP @excelguru.ca · 16/09/2026

We're very proud of our Monkey Tools add-in, and love hearing from happy users! ❤️ Monkey Tools contains a set of tools to help you build better data models more quickly and follow #DataModeling best practices. Learn more about it at monkeytools.ca #PowerQuery #DAX #DataAnalyticsTools #DataAnalysis

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 15/09/2026

For the morning UK and Europe crew: This week's Techsoc video highlights a terrific resource for everyone, but especially those from Canada, the UK, and the British Commonwealth: the BC Open Collection. The Collection offers peer-reviewed textbooks and other resources you can remix as needed!

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Resources: BC Open Collection

In last week’s movie I introduced the first free resource collection in this playlist. This week I’ll highlight a terrific resource that’s perfect for all learners, but especially those from Canada,…

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 14/09/2026

This week's Techsoc video highlights a terrific resource that’s perfect for all learners, but especially those from Canada, the UK, and the British Commonwealth: the BC Open Collection. The Collection offers peer-reviewed textbooks and other resources you can remix as desired. youtu.be/lbRzHN2KG1Q

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Resources: BC Open Collection

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Skillwave Training @skillwave.training · 11/09/2026

Save yourself hours of time and effort when preparing your data in #Excel or #PowerBI with #PowerQuery. 😎 You'll master #DataCleaning and transformation so you can automate your #BusinessIntelligence, and spend more time exploring #DataInsights. 👍Sign up for our FREE intro course: skw-t.com/pqfun

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Christine Corcos @lpcprof.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Thank you, Canada, for your support, help, and friendship, not just on the 25th anniversary of 9/11 but through the years.🇨🇦

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 11/09/2026

Ginny and I saw Coyote vs. Acme this afternoon. It's a wonderfully anarchic take on the classic New Yorker piece that was later turned into a novella. Even better, our good friend Mark LaPierre was the Lighting Console Programmer. Look for him in the credit roll after the Accountants. 🙃

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 09/09/2026

Now that the academic year in the US has begun (and is soon to begin in the UK and mainland Europe), I'd like to share some of my free YouTube videos that might be useful to instructors and their students. The first video demonstrates how to hand data with leading zeros in Excel.

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Entering numbers with leading zeros

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 10/09/2026

Julien Mailland's new book Soviet Blocks, published by @mitpress.bsky.social, offers an in-depth look at the machinations that brought Tetris to the West and made it into a consistently profitable piece of intellectual property. I've linked to my review on the Technology and Society blog.

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Review of Soviet Blocks from The MIT Press - Technology and Society, Incorporated

Landing page for Technology and Society, Incorporated. Owner Curtis Frye is an online trainer and conference keynote speaker.

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Present & Correct @presentcorrect.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Honoured to be featured in @ftweekend.com guide to London’s stationery stores. www.instagram.com/p/DdEtqLPm2VO/ Link to article : as.ft.com/r/3a883e93-0...

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Review of Soviet Blocks from The MIT Press - Technology and Society, Incorporated

Landing page for Technology and Society, Incorporated. Owner Curtis Frye is an online trainer and conference keynote speaker.

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 09/09/2026

My home river was the North Fork of the Shenandoah River. There was a quarry at the edge of my family's property and, on the other side of the road, a really cool two-cable pulley system for moving small items across the river. My dad never let us climb the tower to see if it still worked, though.

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Entering numbers with leading zeros

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 08/09/2026

Through my company Technology and Society, my wife and I are sponsoring Atletico London for the 2026/27 season. Atleti are an independent women’s football club playing at Tier 5 in the Eastern Region Women’s Football League in England. This is our fifth season with the club, formerly London Seaward.

A closeup shot of the badge for the home shirt of women's football (soccer) club Atlético London for the 2026/27 season. The badge features the letters AL in a circle extending beyond the top edge of the main badge, a dragon representing the London City flag, and the red-and-white vertical strips of Atlético Madrid. A broad, jagged line of red extends down the shirt against a white backdrop. Part of the techsoc.com sponsorship crest appears below the badge.

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Passenger trains crossed between Finland & Sweden this month for the 1st time since 1988. The restored Oulu-Haparanda line reconnects Finland’s third-largest urban region to the wider European rail network after nearly 4 decades. buff.ly/4T87LgV #ShareGoodNewsToo

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After 38 years: Trains Run Again Between Finland and Sweden in the North

It is once again possible to travel by train between Northern Finland and Northern Sweden. Although a change of train is required in the Swedish border town of Haparanda, the opening paves the way…

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 08/09/2026

Anyone looking to build their skill set can benefit from freely available textbooks. Even better if they're peer reviewed and ready for adoption. In this week's Techsoc video, I recommend the @openstax.org collection. youtu.be/-Z6Mp4w_6Ys

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Resources: OpenStax from Rice University

I offer my YouTube videos for free, but they are far from the only resource available at no cost. In this video, I’ll start my review of free resources with OpenStax, from Rice University. The web…

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 08/09/2026

Got some kind words regarding my play Con Con at dinner this evening. I was going to set it aside because it asks a lot of the audience, but some good friends encouraged me to dig back in and find ways to provide necessary information without being boring. It'll be a challenge!

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Resources: OpenStax from Rice University

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Jon Phillips @jowiph.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I picked up a copy of the collected letters of JRR Tolkien for reasons, and this is the most bullshit table of contents I've ever seen. I'm actively angry that it exists

Contents

Introduction - vii

Foreword to the Revised and Expanded Edition - xi

Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien - 1

Notes - 607

Index - 637

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