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Dan Frakes @danfrakes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

California voters: There are a bunch of confusing propositions on the ballot next month. Pete Rates is a great resource for clear explanations and recommendations. (You may even end up disagreeing with a rec based on the info he provides, but at least you'll be making an educated decision.)

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Pete Rates the Propositions – November 2026 – Pete Rates the Propositions

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Dan Frakes @danfrakes.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I don't post much about games, but Big Walk is one of the best and most charming games I've played in a long time. Cooperative puzzle solving designed for playing with real-life friends.

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Take a Big Walk With Friends - App Store

Communication is key in Big Walk, a wildly inventive puzzle-adventure game where you team up with real-world… Learn more tips and how-tos on the App Store.

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Dan Frakes @danfrakes.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Anyone know someone at Instagram who can help recover a 15-year account that was mysteriously locked this week? IG insists on using a text message for verification (on top of any other method), but I'm not receiving IG text messages :(

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Dan Frakes @danfrakes.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Check out the productivity focus on the Mac App Store this week: a big collection of outstanding apps; profiles of Jason Snell, Christina Warren, Stephen Robles, and Quinn Nelson; and discounts on some productivity favorites!

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Manton Reece @manton.org · 25/06/2026

Heartbreaking to hear that Om Malik has passed away. I can hardly believe it. Even just this year, it felt like he was doing some of his best writing. Very thankful for the time he gave us at Micro Camp 2023… I was so excited to talk to him. Rest in peace.

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Dan Frakes @danfrakes.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

“The belief that you can't win an NBA championship with a small guard as your best player…Isiah Thomas was the last to do it” 30 would like a word :) (Love the newsletter BTW!)

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Dan Frakes @danfrakes.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Yes yes yes to everything on @siracusa.social’s list: hypercritical.co/2026/05/29/e...

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EV Stupidity Checklist

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Dan Frakes @danfrakes.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Heartbreaking; so sorry to hear, Bryan ❤️

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Dan Frakes @danfrakes.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Samuel Alito, today: “We’re dealing with something basically unknown when the 14th Amendment was adopted, which is illegal immigration.” Samuel Alito, never: “We’re dealing with something basically unknown when the 2nd Amendment was adopted, which is easily accessible military-grade guns.”

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Dan Frakes @danfrakes.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

This may not solve all your issues, but PowerPhotos is fantastic: www.fatcatsoftware.com/powerphotos/

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Dan Frakes @danfrakes.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

So sad to hear. Thanks for the posts, Jeff.

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Jeff Gamet @jgamet.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Some days are really tough, and this definitely is one of them. My dear friend John Martellaro passed away today. John is one of the smartest people I've ever met and had the kind of resumé most of us can only dream of. He was an astrophysicist. He worked for NASA. 1/4

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 25/01/2026

Absolute banger of a comment on r/military: www.reddit.com/r/Military/c...

jaderemedy • 4h ago
And now comes the most nauseating part of this whole goddamn mess: the hypocrisy. The same loud-mouthed idiots who spent years screaming about tyranny are suddenly dead fucking silent, or worse, cheering, now that it's their side doing it. "ThEy'Re cOminG fOr OuR gUnS!" "GoVerNMenT oVerReAch!" "ShAll nOt bE inFrinGeD!" All that chest-thumping bullshit evaporated the second armed federal agents started terrorizing people they don't like.
Let me get this straight: a civilian gets shot dead by federal agents, and the only thing you brainless cunts can muster is
"well, DHS says he had a gun"? THAT'S your red line? Guns are sacred when they're strapped to your waist, but magically become a death sentence when they're used as a post-hoc excuse by the government? Either the Second Amendment applies to everyone, or you never believed in it at all. Fucking pick one and own it.
This is exactly what tyranny looks like, by the way. Not jackboots marching in formation, but armed agents roaming neighborhoods, stopping people, killing civilians, and then daring the public to question it. Tyranny is execution followed by a press release. Tyranny is labeling the dead a "threat" so the state doesn't have to explain why someone's life just ended in the street. Tyranny is demanding obedience while shredding due process and calling it order.
And all you so-called "freedom lovers" are fucking fine with it, as long as it's brown people, immigrants, protesters, or anyone you've already dehumanized. Turns out "don't tread on me" actually meant "tread on them." You weren't afraid of tyranny.
You were afraid of losing dominance. There's a difference, and this moment exposes it completely.
"Just comply" isn't a principle. It's cowardice dressed up as common sense. It's the language of people who have already accepted that the state gets to decide who deserves rights and who doesn't. And once you make that deal, don't act shocked when the line moves, because it always fuckin…

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Dan Frakes @danfrakes.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Any info on how it affects Large+ packs? All the info I've been able to find has talked about Large and Max, but not how it affects Large+. Thanks!

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Dan Frakes @danfrakes.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Wes, read and shared this earlier in the week, but didn’t know you wrote it. Just wanted to say it was a beautiful tribute.

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Dan Frakes @danfrakes.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

To my friend and coworker Leif Johnson: Rest in peace. This is a wonderful tribute that gives you a glimpse of his incredible range of interests and his exceptional talents, but it can’t show you how kind and humble he was. I was lucky to have known him. www.after.com/obituaries/j...

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Obituary for Jeremiah Leif Pickett Johnson | After®

Remembering the obituary for Jeremiah Leif Pickett Johnson: On May 17, 2025, Jeremiah Leif Pickett Johnson, 45, died suddenly of a cardiovascular event. Known as “Leif” to his friends and colleagues a...

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Dan Frakes @danfrakes.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

It’s unbelievable how quickly we’ve gone from an economy that was the envy of the world to this. Lots of people were left out of the post-pandemic recovery, to be clear, but what’s happened so far this year is not going to help them—they’re going to be hit the hardest.

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Dan Frakes @danfrakes.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

The Inflation Reduction Act was revenue positive, helped millions of Americans, and created US jobs and investment. The new republican tax bill will add $trillions to the deficit, give massive $ to the rich, and hurt the middle class and poor with cuts to everything from health care to food to ed.

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Dan Frakes @danfrakes.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

All-new macOS email client aimed at power users: mailmaven.app

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M. Nolan Gray 🥑 @mnolangray.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

I'm deeply saddened to share that Donald Shoup passed away last night. He was the ideal academic—curious, methodical, and concerned with turning ideas into real-world change. TAing his parking course these past few years has one of the greatest honors of my life. Rest in peace, Shoup Dogg.

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Ben Mathis-Lilley @benmathislilley.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Should go without saying but the point of diversity in hiring is to find _better_-qualified candidates outside of stagnant social networks that don't reward merit, like the kind of network that would put an MTV personality with a marketing degree in charge of the Department of Transportation

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