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Mark Nash

@grumpykiwi.bsky.social
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#T1D. IT Director & developer for 30+ years mostly on the MSFT stack. Musician. Views are mine.

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Sleestak @sleestak.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
and behold a pale horse. and the name that sat on him was death. and hell followed with him
cat on a statue
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Ghost Retrievers 👻 Despise Fascists @zarchasmpgmr.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
lol, I remember the 1992 killer squirrel!!
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merveswerve7.bsky.social @merveswerve7.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
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The Onion @theonion.com · 09/06/2026
Commentary: I Work Very Hard, And I Would Like To Try Cake
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I Work Very Hard, And I Would Like To Try Cake
Hello. I am a horse. I work very hard at my job of being a horse. When humans say move the heavy thing, I move the heavy thing. When humans sit on top of me and pull on my head, I carry them where the...
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
On the other place, Hugh Laurie just delivered a Death of Expertise smackdown for the ages
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
For more than a decade, Stephen Colbert has been one of the top voices of late night—making us laugh and, even more importantly, reminding us who we are and what America stands for. Michelle and I enjoyed being Stephen’s guests—even when the games were rigged—and we’re grateful to call him a friend.
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April Glick Pulito @aprilglick.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
I feel I should alert Bluesky to the baby foxes in our yard
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Jake_Vig @jakevig.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
There should be a law against interrupting someone who is waiting for the drum break in the Phil Collins' song "In The Air Tonight."
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Mark Nash @grumpykiwi.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
@nedpyle.com Sent by my old man back in NZL quite randomly. In the same email he sent the Chicken of Depression toon as well. Uncanny.
Cartoon of old man with dog giving directions to an alien who has landed his flying saucer in the street and is looking for Alpha Centauri.
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Lee Cronin’s Pablo Hidalgo @infinata.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
The only one who could ever reach me / Was the son of a…
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TashasEv @tashasev.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Please enjoy this timeline cleanse of Zuri Went To Daycare
The top part of a large white very fluffy dog lying on her side on a colorful carpet, totally zonked out with a crispy pink tongue hanging out of the side of her mouth
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Acid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Let's see if this will cheer you up - Valais Blacknose sheep in the snow. They're from the Valais region of Switzerland. Known for their unique appearance, they have contrasting black patches with a shaggy white coat. Both male & female sheep of this breed grow spiral-shaped horns. #sheep #cute
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Mark Nash @grumpykiwi.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
@yort.bsky.social Sound familiar? www.theregister.com/2025/12/23/m...
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Microsoft fixes Message Queuing issue in new update
: Redmond gets in early for the twelve whoopsies of Christmas
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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Another story along the lines of “Cheap, Fast and Good: Pick Two”. Salesforce’s Agentforce to rely less on LLMs to “eliminate the inherent randomness of large models." AI is cheaper and faster than human workers but it’s not as good. This will be the primary challenge for AI tool vendors in 2026.
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After laying off 4,000 employees and automating with AI agents, Salesforce executives admit: We were more confident about…. - The Times of India
The Times of India brings the Latest & Top Breaking News on Politics and Current Affairs in India & around the World, Cricket, Sports, Business, Bollywood News and Entertainment, Science, Technology, ...
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High Priestess, Low Patience @cheriepriest.com · 07/12/2025
goooood morning it is very wet and this was the inaugural loop in the new raincoat and yes, as it turned out: Lucy Loved That Walk
Big fluff black and tan husky mix with bright blue eyes, smiling out from under the hood of a green raincoat covered in cartoon frogs.Same dog, same raincoat - just closer and smiling bigger, her snoot covered in rain.
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dozo-yoroshiku.bsky.social @dozo-yoroshiku.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
@zarchasmpgmr.bsky.social @kirstybrook.bsky.social @gmpug.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/seth...
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Molly Crabapple @mollycrabapple.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work. Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
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Submit a Claim
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Mark Nash @grumpykiwi.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
I am looking for a new desk lamp for my home office setup. Anyone have any suggestions?
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Jimmy Barnes @jimmybarnes.com · 25/10/2025
The Finn-laws are in town. It’s not often we get to catch up on tour. I’m sure anyone who’s caught Crowded House these past couple weeks agrees the shows are pretty special. Enjoy Saturday night. @jane13barnes.bsky.social
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Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Not unhappy with this team tbh. www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/5...
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Scott Barrett out for Bledisloe Cup opener, Ardie Savea takes over as All Blacks captain
Scott Robertson has been forced to reshuffle his forward pack for the Eden Park clash, bringing in one player for the first time in 2025.
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David Marshall @funmandave.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
@darthbluesky.bsky.social, can we get a thread going of dogs looking really happy to see us? I feel like I’m gonna need that to get up tomorrow.
Charlie, showing off his asymmetrical ears and absolutely ludicrous amounts of enthusiasm for your mere presence.
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Mark Nash @grumpykiwi.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
@nedpyle.com @robtougher.com @brd.bsky.social @eljefe.social @edbott.com Alternates to the accounting system that rhymes with bin hacked? Anyone have any war/horror stories or recommendations? Feel free to DM if your opinions are not for gentle ears. Just fact finding right now. Thanks in advance.
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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
The best suspense on television is trying to figure out whether someone being interviewed on Dateline is speaking from prison before they tell you.
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mgbesq @mgbesq.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
I need your immediate attention:
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 29/07/2025
“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
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The Invention of “Sesame Street”
Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.
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Mark Nash @grumpykiwi.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
What the? www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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Matt Cameron Exits Pearl Jam After 27 Years
Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron has left the band after 27 years, they revealed in a social media post.
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Mark Nash @grumpykiwi.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
@nedpyle.com @threddyrex.com @larryosterman.github.io Some carefully picked quotes from The Register for an article that doesn't really tell us anything. www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
We'll be a little quieter over the next week, as our social media manager is going on leave. But fear not, we're leaving our logins in the safe hands of our very capable deputy, who has assured us of committing absolutely zero crimes:
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Mark Nash @grumpykiwi.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
@lisaroyal.bsky.social @nedpyle.com @gmpug.bsky.social @boganella.bsky.social @ajohnsocyber.bsky.social A compromise solution for Lisa? I didn't know this was a thing. It popped up randomly on FB. www.callie.com/personalized...
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Personalized Cute Highland Cow Ceramic Coffee Mug with Name and Coaster Birthday Gift for Highland Cow Lover - CALLIE
[Adorable Highland Cow Design]This charming mug features a cute Highland Cow. Add a personal touch by customizing it with the recipient's name, making it an even more special gift. [High-Quality Ceram...
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Ana Visneski @oceanbound.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Someone had decided my pillow is her pillow.
Morrigan, A black lap pit mix snoozing on a pillow with a tiny bit of blep
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James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes
Video obtained by CNN shows the rear landing gear of the jet buckling and the right wing shearing away in a fireball after the plane landed hard on the runway.
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Jim Acosta @jimacosta.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
My first Substack: Hold on to the truth. open.substack.com/pub/jimacost...
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Hold on to the truth…
A recording from Jim Acosta's Substack live video
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Barry Dorrans @blowdart.me · 28/01/2025
Finn would like you to see his moo cow
A chocolate lab lays on the floor, a cow squeaky toy resting on his front paws
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The Daily Tism @thedailytism.com · 15/01/2025
The team of researchers then decided to bring in special measures: a comedy box set. Despite not reacting when her parents quacked obnoxiously like a duck, she loved the third volume of Blackadder. thedailytism.com/study-finds-...
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Study finds autistic child refusing to smile simply unamused
New evidence has uncovered the most likely reason why autistic children don’t grin back at you — they simply think you’re dull. Behavioural experts have been monitoring Lottie Fitzgerald, three, who h...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 10/01/2025
My heart is broken. I don’t know what to say, except I’m sending all my love to those who have lost everything.
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SethOnOps @sethonops.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
ok it is time (past time) for me to hibernate keep each another warm this winter good bye
a snowy field 
two shiba pups and ur friend darth the red panda are wrapped in a warm white and grey blanket and hibernating under a blue snow umbrella with a blue sky butterfly pattern
a large brown bag of potatoes sits behind them waiting for spring
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Eric Muller @elmunc.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
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Victoria aka Blaze @burrddoh.bsky.social · 09/11/2024
Cat outside meowing at the window. There’s a brown bear in the background standing on its hind legs in front of a white truck:
Sandra can you open the fckn door we kinda got a situation out here
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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 08/11/2024
Plus @darthbluesky.bsky.social is here posting dogs in berets lol
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Jax @boganella.bsky.social · 05/11/2024
After 10 long weeks, Leeloo has been given the all clear & today we welcomed a new foster puppy. Grogu!! He’s an 11 week old cattle dog x
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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 01/11/2024
i think it would look something like this
ur friend darth the red panda holding a tray full of mcdonalds hash browns handing out mcdonalds hash browns for halloween
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finns.bsky.social @finns.bsky.social · 11/10/2024
Crowded House board by @allontheboard.bsky.social 🤍🙌🎸 #CrowdedHouse
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Jim Acosta @jimacosta.bsky.social · 11/10/2024
Oops sorry I was away for a bit. Duke says hi.
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Cezary Jan Strusiewicz @ostrichson.bsky.social · 09/10/2024
Art Nouveau is when stuff looks like it was made by Elves. Art Deco is when stuff looks like it was made by Dwarves.
An Art Nouveau staircase decorated with curved patterns and soft colors, with a nature-themed background and rounded windows on the walls.Art Deco staircase. An angular, grand design in dark colors.
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Kengo @rockheadkengo.bsky.social · 29/09/2024
PayPal is updating their ToS to let themselves give your data to merchants starting in November and they're certainly banking on people not knowing to opt out, SO to opt out before they start: go to Settings > Data & Privacy > Manage shared info > Personalized shopping, and toggle that shit off
Screenshot of PayPal's Terms of Service update, outlining their "personalized shopping" feature where they allow themselves the right to give info about you to other companies
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Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 20/09/2024
wee bit of Mabel
small brown pup with an oversized collar sits on very green grass
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Stephanie goes by Stephanie @pagnificent.myatproto.social · 12/09/2024
Ladies and gentlemen, I present Golden retriever.
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Robert "The Bobby Yaga" McNees @mcnees.bsky.social · 31/08/2024
Well, it finally happened. One of the kid’s friends sent her a link to a YouTube video featuring this tweet and asked “Is that you??”
A very popular tweet I posted in 2020 that says “Somehow I've lucked out and have an 8yo who thinks secretly reading under the covers past her bedtime is an act of rebellion, and it hasn't yet occurred to her that her flashlights never seem to run out of batteries.”
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