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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 26/09/2026

Lieutenant Dan's wheelchair from Forrest Gump, designed and implemented by Michael Weber and Ricky Jay through their company Deceptive Practices.

A photograph of Gary Sinese as Lieutenant Dan in the movie Forrest Gump. It is after the Vietnam War and the character sits in a wheelchair after losing both lower legs in combat.

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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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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 04/09/2026

Jumping on the dialect/accent quiz bandwagon. This result isn't too bad...I grew up in Mt. Crawford, VA, which is in the second-lightest orange band, and did my undergrad at Syracuse. I never had much of a Southern accent but refuse to give up my y'all. I come by that honestly.

A map from mydialect.us showing how my responses to 60 questions characterize my dialect. It's reasonably accurate. I grew up in Mt. Crawford, Virginia, which is in the second-lightest "most like you" band of color. The map shows I'm most likely from Baltimore, about 175 miles away, but I could be from almost anywhere on the MidAtlantic coast of the US.

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 03/09/2026

Just back from two weeks in London and Bath with my wife Ginny, joined by her sister and brother-in-law. Loved meeting up with @garius.bsky.social and his wife @biochemistbecks.bsky.social for dinner and two nights of theatre.

A photo of three people in front of a theatre. From left to right: a dark haired woman wearing a dress with a leaf print, a man wearing an Untitled History Podcast baseball cap and a white shirt with a fern print, and a man wearing glasses and a gray-green short sleeve Henley shirt.

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 03/09/2026

This answer from the Wile E Coyote AMA on Reddit crushed me.

An image of Wile E Coyote holding up a sign to answer a Reddit Ask Me Anything question. The question, from user dinkidoo7693, is "What's your go to karaoke song?" In response, Wile E holds up a sign that says YYZ. YYZ is a song from the Canadian prog rock band Rush. It's an instrumental.

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 26/08/2026

Darn it…I could only find this signed edition at Topping & Company, Bath.

A photo of the book 31 Inventions That Built the World by John Elledge. The book lies in front of a slate blue Topping & Company Booksellers handle bag.

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 25/08/2026

I've been to all 48 contiguous states by car, though Maine was literally stopping at a gas station before heading back south. Hope to visit Alaska and Hawaii soon.

A map of the United States showing where I've been. I've lived in New York, Oregon, and Virginia. The only two states I haven't visited are Alaska and Hawaii.

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

Having a little fun with the Pixelframe NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC meme generator.

A meme created using the Pixelframe NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC meme generator. The text has a yellow font with a thick outline (magenta inside and purple outside) and reads "Thanks for being a hater".

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

One of the joys of being a twin. That's actually me in the photo. When I visited my dad in the hospital, the security guard did the photo and facial recognition thing at the reception desk. He looked up and said: "You're already here." My brother had arrived two hours earlier. 😀

A Facebook memory photo of a middle-aged guy with dark hair that's gone a bit gray beside a lovely redheaded woman. They are leaning together with a tabletop Christmas tree in the background. The caption reads "Virginia & Doug: Friends for 17 years". The photo is in fact of Curt Frye, Doug's twin brother, and Curt's lovely redheaded wife Ginny.

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 22/07/2026

Startup Hell by @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social tells a great story with a fun and funny romance. More to the point for me, it asks what the infernal realm would do differently, if anything, from our terrestrial companies to demand top performance from their sales reps. www.techsoc.com/p/review-of-...

Cover image for the book Startup Hell by Caitlin Rozakis.

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 18/06/2026

At the Reflecting Pool and, guys, this doesn't look right.

An image of a green gelatinous cube about to engulf an adventurer. The cube contains a skeleton, sword, and shield from a previous victim.

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 07/05/2026

The production team got your blurb right, at least. 😀

A blurb by Dr. Sabrina Mittermeier on the back cover of Disneyland and the Rise of Automation

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 04/05/2026

Thought of @billchilds.bsky.social's book Recreation and Risk when I saw this sign at Smith's Berry Barn in southernmost Hillsboro, Oregon. Sign verbiage is in the alt text.

Sign at the Smith Berry Barn in Hillsboro, Oregon.

WARNING
Under Oregon law, there is no liability for an injury to or the death of a participant in an agritourism activity conducted at this agritourism location if the injury or death results from the inherent risks of the agritourism activity.
Inherent risks of agritourism activities are risks of injury inherent to land, equipment and animals, as well as the potential for you to act in a negligent manner that may contribute to your injury or death.
You are assuming the risk of participating in this agritourism activity.
ORS 30.671 through 30.677

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 28/04/2026

For the morning UK and Europe crew: This week's Techsoc video starts a series on building a schedule for a sports league. The technique I created for a 12-team league where each team plays all opponents at home and away starts by generating all possible league weeks. youtu.be/EpYb5iVRnpU

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 05/04/2026

Best Star Trek crew. Wrong answers only.

An image showing the main characters from the animated CBeebies show Go Jetters.

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 30/03/2026

From now on this is the only way I will travel.

An image of an abstract sculpture depicting a Viking long boat found in the Old Town section of Tallinn, Estonia. The boat's body is represented by a single metal beam that is curved to suggest a serpent or dragon. People on the boat are represented by metal rectangles, some of which are in the shape of a flag and mostly solid with a central cross cut out to suggest the flags of Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Iceland and other Nordic countries and territories. One flag piece near the head of the ship is colored the same shade of red as the Danish flag in tribute to the traditional home of the Vikings.

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 05/03/2026

Psyched about these Firefly reboot rumors.

A five-part image with a central character wearing a gold suit and helmet ringed by four other characters wearing magenta, purple, cyan, and black suits of similar design. The five characters form the team depicted in the video for the song "I'll Form the Head" by MC Frontalot.

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 17/02/2026

Happy Year of the Fire Horse!

An image of Blasty, the alternate uniform image of the Calgary Flames ice hockey team. Blasty has a pale gold face with black cheeks as well as red eyes and a flame mark on his forehead. He blows twin jets of flame out of his nostrils.

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 26/01/2026

A fine end to twelve days in London…chilling in the lounge at Heathrow after a week of shows, friendships, and football. Two wins for Atletico London move them up the standings and show how far they’ve come as a team!

Atletico London warming up before their away match at Harpenden on 25 January. Several players wearing Atletico warmup shirts and jumpers send footballs around the pitch.

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 17/01/2026

Unretouched photo taken from a room at Vincent House, Notting Hill, London. The street leading toward the top of the frame is Pembridge Gardens; the corner of Pembridge Square is just behind a tree near the top right of the image.

A photo of a street in Notting Hill, London. It is just after midnight and a light rain from earlier causes the streetlights to reflect from the pavement.

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 27/12/2025

This book, for better and worse, provides most of my origin story. Read it when I was 11.

An image of the first edition paperback of Turning the Tables on Las Vegas, by Ian Andersen.

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 18/12/2025

I love it when my preorders arrive! Look forward to digging in, @mirandayaver.bsky.social.

An image of the book Coverage Denied: How Health Insurers Drive Inequality in the United States by Miranda Yaver. Published by Cambridge University Press.

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 11/12/2025

Finally got my blitz rating on Chess dot com back up to 1700, just, with a nice win as Black.

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 07/12/2025

I bought a copy to give to a friend who teaches film studies!

A copy of the book Selling Out Santa with a square Christmas card obscuring the bottom half of the book

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 24/11/2025

You can choose a ready guide In some celestial voice...

A photograph of Pope Leo XIV speaking into a microphone with his eyes closed. He is in a posture that suggest singing.

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 14/11/2025

The British Museum sells a version of this design on a collectible coin!

A brass coin with a black and white enamel design of Frog by Matsumoto Hoji, 1814.

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 24/10/2025

Different from but reminiscent of the design for Blasty on the Calgary Flames' alternate jersey.

An image of Blasty, the nightmare horse that appears on the chest of the Calgary Flames alternate jersey. Blasty's face is a goldenrod yellow with red eyes, black highlights, and flames coming out of both nostrils.

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 23/10/2025

Without downloading new pics, what is it like to date you?

An image of a credit card transaction result screen. There is a light gray circle with a white background that contains a green check mark near the top. Below that in large letters is the word Success. Below that is a message that says Something wrong, Please try again. At the bottom of the image is a clickable dark blue box with OK in white text.

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 14/10/2025

I'm pretty sure I'd remember writing this check...

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 12/10/2025

Portland, Oregon weather forecast for the 96 days.

A video of a back garden in Portland, Oregon. There is a garage to the left with a purple door leading into it. To the right is hardscaping and a cedar fence. It’s raining. Of course it’s raining…it’s Portland.

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 11/10/2025

Unsolicited "Watch this trick!" pic.

A photo of Gazzo (Garry Osbourne) after the finale of his signature cups and balls routine. Gazzo is wearing a bowler hat, dark gray sport coat, and a white t-shirt with a red design on it. He is outside busking and is in front of a gray stone wall. He stands behind a performance table on which is his wand, three copper cups, six oranges, and a melon. He is pointing to camera left and saying something into his microphone. Probably asking for money.

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 09/10/2025

I don't share many of my chess games because I'm a mediocre casual player, but I'm a bit proud of this checkmate I found.

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 24/09/2025

The British Museum sells collectible coins featuring the little guy!

An image of a collectible coin featuring a colorized version of a frog drawn by Ito Jakuchu in 1790. The frog has a white belly and black back; it sits facing the viewer on a brass background.

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 04/09/2025

Had a great time at training with Atletico London tonight. Even better, I didn’t have to run!

Photo of Atletico London players stretching before training at the techsoc.com Stadium. Half the players are stretching while standing, with the others on the ground or kneeling. Most players a peach short and blue shorts.

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 01/09/2025

Ginny and took the quick train ride to Billericay to watch Athletico London take on Hutton in the Eastern Region Women’s Football League. Atletico won 3-2…comfortably in control until a mistake near the end made it exciting!

Captains for Atletico London and Hutton meeting the match officials before kickoff at Hannakin Community Centre in Billericay. The match officials wear all black, Hutton an all-red kit with red-and-white striped socks, and Atletico a slate blue kit. In the background appears the Atletico dugout with several coaches and available substitutes. The substitutes wear bright yellow vests over their uniforms.

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 27/08/2025

A view along the canal beside Keizersgracht in Amsterdam. Ginny and I enjoyed dinner and drinks at Morlang Cafe after our arrival.

A view along the canal next to Keizersgracht in Amsterdam. The sun has set but there is still good light. The water is a midnight blue with small boats along the sides of the canal. Row houses line the street on the opposite side of the canal. In the foreground is the bow of a blue boat, a wooden piling, and the corner of a cafe table. A glass of beer, La Chouffre, is visible on the table.

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 15/08/2025

In addition to our shirt sponsorship, Atléti play their home matches at The techsoc.com Stadium in Ilford. We secured the naming rights to the ground from Redbridge FC, the leaseholders of the former Oakside Stadium.

A photograph of the pitch at The techsoc.com Stadium, Barkingside, London. A coach sits in a dugout with a Techsoc sign visible to the right of the image.

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 15/08/2025

Atlético London’s makeup mirrors the diverse nature of East London, with players from all backgrounds choosing to play with us even though they drew significant interest from higher-placed clubs.

A photo showing the diverse backgrounds of players for Atlético London, which mirrors the diverse nature of the club's East London home. Manager Jason Murray sits at the right end of the top row. The photo is taken in the stands of The techsoc.com Stadium, Barkingside, where the club plays its home matches.

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 15/08/2025

New seasons bring new hope, this time with a rebranding and the goal of bouncing straight back up to the National League from the Eastern Region Women’s Football League. Offseason continuity we lacked last time meant recruiting, development, and preseason preparation bodes well for our performance.

Several players from Atlético London, standing in front of an on-field dugout and wearing examples of the home and away shirts.

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Curtis Frye @curtisfrye.com · 15/08/2025

I’m proud to announce that, through my company Technology and Society, my wife Ginny and I will sponsor women’s football club Atlético London for the 2025/26 season.

A closeup shot of the badge for the home shirt of women's football (soccer) club Atlético London for the 2025/26 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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