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Erik @erikcieslewicz.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12m

Berzerk on the Atari 2600 at my grandparents’ house.

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Erik @erikcieslewicz.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 2h

Me, a cis het white guy who lifts weights and love football pulling up in a bike: How do you do, fellow queers? In all seriousness, this was a good piece and I think helped me actually take what I do often feel about being a cyclist in the current environment to better relate to queer folks […]

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Erik @erikcieslewicz.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22h

Seeing memes romanticizing farming and I know they're mostly being funny. But as someone who grew up on a farm, I can tell you that it's far from the antidote to office drudgery some think. Watching my grandparents and their children destroy their bodies so […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Still from Saturday Night Live of Rachel Dratch as her iconic "Debbie Downer" character looking directly at the camera with a grimace on her face.

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Goseg Train Thread @wvistheduck.bsky.social · 22h

DC is a biking city. We're at 20 million annual bike trips on rideshare alone, so that's not even counting trips on personal bikes. These days I see more bikes than cars on 14th St. Now we need waaaay more bike lanes to accomodate. DC is a biking city.

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Matt Blaze @mattblaze.federate.social.ap.brid.gy · 23h

If a problem can't be solved with an awareness month, is it even worth solving?

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Matt Blaze @mattblaze.federate.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/10/2026

I miss the days when I would find out about a critical vulnerability BEFORE having to wade through thousands of memes that elliptically reference the vulnerability.

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Erik @erikcieslewicz.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/10/2026

In many ways, this was already done. The corpse-jacked version of BioWare that EA kept around for over a decade was largely nothing like the studio many of us came to love during the Baldur’s Gate or Knights of the Old Republic Days. But this still sucks. In […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A text announcement from BioWare reflecting on over 30 years of story-driven game development, mentioning notable titles like Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect, and Dragon Age. It discusses the studio's closure and the end of early development for the next Mass Effect.

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Erik @erikcieslewicz.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/10/2026

Saw this posted by a woman and I was like “me too” but from like the other side. I wish my wife gave a shit about my build sometimes! I was showing her my progress on my traps and triceps and she was like “I’m glad you’re happy, but I just need you strong enough to carry things for me.”

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Erik @erikcieslewicz.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026

Even with all those weak calls, refs couldn't carry this Dallas team into the end zone. Load to heavy. #NFL

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Erik @erikcieslewicz.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026

Just put a red shirt on the quarterback and make it illegal to hit him at this point. #NFL

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Erik @erikcieslewicz.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026

Both Watson and Golden have now dropped a combined eight points. Hopefully the #Packers won't need those later. #NFL

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Erik @erikcieslewicz.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026

There's a new Peruvian chicken place in my neighborhood and it's the first time since I've lived here we've had an inexpensive, good, local place within walking distance. So, I'm cutting them slack that they are using generative AI for some of their flyers. I need this.

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Servelan @servelan.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026

"That's right: If a business uses Meta for any commercial purpose, Meta's new terms say it can do almost anything it wants with content from that business's website, like feeding it to Muse." Meta to Literally Every Business User: Nice Website You Got There […]

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Erik @erikcieslewicz.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026

Just incredibly pretty attacking soccer. Hard to be mad about #DCU giving that one up. #MLS #FediFC

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Erik @erikcieslewicz.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026

People against flying cars being like 'these things will be falling out of the sky killing people and crashing everywhere. Nonsense!' all while that's basically what cars do now minus the verticality. Cars are crashing and killing people all the time and we just accept it. Nobody follows many of […]

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Erik @erikcieslewicz.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026

Really gutsy, hard fought goal for Spirit. Which is apt for how this match has gone so far. #NWSL #RiseUpDC

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Erik @erikcieslewicz.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

You know you’re up and at work early when you beat all the DC news morning newsletters.

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Erik @erikcieslewicz.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

One of the things that keeps the #NFL interesting is that at any given time, only about 20-25 guys can play the quarterback position effectively in the world and there's 32 teams.

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Shauna @shauna.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

Sometimes I forget how pretty union station is

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Erik @erikcieslewicz.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

Final days of the Butterfly room in the Milwaukee Public Museum. The museum is closing at the end of the year for a new location and sadly the butterfly room will not be brought over. Amazing experience. Had several land on me like I was a fairy tale princess.

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2 Spoopy 4 You @jcrabapple.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

❤️ Jason just liked a song on LastFM 🎶 Coheed and Cambria - The Suffering www.last.fm/music/Coheed+and+Cambri…

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Erik @erikcieslewicz.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

Didn't realize they were putting @APBBlue in NFL+ commercials. Even got her team correct. www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9GAg2HpcYk

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Erik @erikcieslewicz.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

The only time this Bears team has put points on the board was when a fourth down stop was overturned by a very dubious defensive holding penalty (which the broadcast never showed a replay of). #Packers #NFL

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Erik @erikcieslewicz.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

Interesting to go into a #Packers-Bears game where Green Bay are the plucky underdog looking to ruin the moment of a top-tier team with the Ditka Bowl coming up. The shoe has largely been on the other foot for the last three decades. Not much to lose here. Everyone from fans to pundits to […]

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Robert Kingett @weirdwriter.caneandable.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

I wish this was talked about more in articles such as this, but these publishers are also taking your work and working out quiet training deals behind your back. Some Indie publishers are doing this too. Remember, publishing is not your friend, and indie publishers are still a business. If you […]

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Erik @erikcieslewicz.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

Still working my way through a pretty stacked #newmusic Friday, but I think my favorite so far is the new EP from Love Is Noise. Much heavier than their debut album. music.apple.com/us/album/the-space-…

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The space between happiness and heartache. - EP by Love Is Noise on Apple Music

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Erik @erikcieslewicz.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

#PennedPossibilities 150 What's your favorite under-appreciated novel? It's tough to call any trad published book under-appreciated, so here's some indie published books in the last few years I've enjoyed: Mugwort by James Noll Legend Has It by DJ Slater The Crystal Heir by Brendon Noble But […]

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Erik @erikcieslewicz.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

Oh, boy. Joe Daniels just dropped another Kettlebell Only Muscle Growth program just in time for Fall. That's at least ten weeks of winter training taken care of right there. #fitness

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Erik @erikcieslewicz.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

I am, of course, going to free Turnstile show, but I wish bands would space this stuff out. I went to like zero (0) shows for the first half of the year and now it'll be six shows in eight weeks for me this fall.

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Erik @erikcieslewicz.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

My #Shadowrun Anarchy 2.0 set finally arrived. Excited for a one shot with my tables to see if folks want a whole campaign. #ttrpg

Shadowrun roleplaying game accessories including a DM screen featuring a cyberpunk city landscape, a map of the Seattle sprawl, and a rulebook on a wooden table.

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George Pearkes @peark.es · 07/10/2026

As this international break winds down for the USMNT, I am very much looking forward to the next 5 or so years of Canada and the US hammering each other at the top of CONCACAF.

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Erik @erikcieslewicz.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

Knocked Loose, Boundaries and Superheaven tonight at the Anthem.

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A live performance by the band Superheaven, featuring four members on stage with instruments. A large backdrop displays the band's name prominently. The setting is a concert venue with stage lighting and equipment visible.

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Erik @erikcieslewicz.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

Someone pointed out one time that the dril drunk driving tweet is actually 100% true when you remove the drunk part and now it lives in my head. Randomly pops up unannounced.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

POPE LEO <turns chair around, sits, placing his arms on the back>: You want to hear about an Influencer, one with a direct connection to a superior intelligence?

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Erik @erikcieslewicz.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

#WritersCoffeeClub Oct 3. How do you feel about spoilers? There was a study a decade ago or so that had folks read classic literature, some were spoiled, some were not. The spoiled group reported higher enjoyment of the books than the control. So, I tend to think they're not a huge deal. But […]

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Erik @erikcieslewicz.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

I know I bike about 1,100 miles a year. So it's wild to see how little the average person bikes. www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2…

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Erik @erikcieslewicz.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

Turns out it's kind of fun to cheer for Julian Hall. #usmnt

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Erik @erikcieslewicz.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

Came to get my son up for school this morning and he's already awake in his bed, reading a chapter book. Still kind of amazed I somehow raised a boy that reads.

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Erik @erikcieslewicz.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

What if Radiohead was Canadian? Then it would have been Kid Eh?

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Erik @erikcieslewicz.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

Directly in front for Mirrorcell at Pearl Street Warehouse

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