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Mario plays guitar @gtrplayingman.bsky.social · 17h

-> I don't feel any more ready to get interviews than I was six years ago when everything went to hell. Now I have to learn how to live like a grown-up again. Wish me luck, why don't cha?

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Mario plays guitar @gtrplayingman.bsky.social · 17h

Holy crap. Online classes are OVER. ALL DONE! Just the capstone (thesis/dissertation) left. Honestly, at a certain stage in life, don't go back to school. A lot of it was common sense and life experience. As for employment, it feels like the whole world is changing so fast...

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Mario plays guitar @gtrplayingman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Oh, South Hadley! That explains some things.

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

INSANE MIDDLE EAST HEAT 46C DAY 33C NIGHT The most extreme event in world history gets worse 46.3 Sharjah Uni. EMIRATES HOTTEST OCTOBER DAY EVER 44.7 Abu Dhabi 44.2 Dubai 44.0 Al Ain 43.9 Sharjah 42.6 Bateen IRAN 46.3 Omidieh OMAN 45.1 Sunaynah 43.5 Buraimi RECORD HOT NIGHTS👎

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Mario plays guitar @gtrplayingman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Tonight in TCM making us feel really old:

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AlternativeTo @alternativeto.net · 16/08/2026

A free and open-source Adobe After Effects alternative for 2D motion graphics, with vector and raster animation, GPU acceleration, effects and expressions, and SVG/video export. Available on Mac, Windows and Linux! 😎

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Mario plays guitar @gtrplayingman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

OK the PAID version of Rive opens your old Flash / Adobe Animate files. Nine bucks a month is....not terrible if you're going to use the hell out of the program.

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Mario plays guitar @gtrplayingman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

FTR I don't need the Illustrator ripoff bc I already have Inkscape. I don't need a Flash ripoff bc Rive can open those old files! And DaVinci resolve... Humans can still make open source apps if they really want to. Yes, Adobe deserves this, but let's not forget why we hate AI.

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Pivot Podcast @pivotpod.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

"They can call it whatever they want. They can call it Phyllis." @karaswisher.bsky.social and @profgalloway.com debate whether “Skydance” is the right name for the newly merged Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery.

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

reminds me of something an emmy-winning comedy writer said years ago in a shared group chat

I have a theory that a lot of the worst people (Ted Cruz, DOnald Trump) would not be in our hair if they had been able to be even remotely successful in the arts. I believe Elon Musk would give it all up for a couple of spots at the Comedy Store. Unfortuntely, people don't find carrying a sink funny so here we are
and if you've seen the videos of Ted Cruz "acting" in college, youd understand how running for senate was actually the only way he could get on tv

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Spectrum News NY1 @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Asked about his conversations with President Trump, Mayor Mamdani told NY1’s Errol Louis that while many people know Trump as the president, New Yorkers know Trump as a New Yorker. Watch the full one-on-one interview Wednesday night on “Inside City Hall” as part of NY1’s exclusive series.

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Mario plays guitar @gtrplayingman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Tech bros are about to invent the library, aren't they?

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Art Of Coop @artofcoop.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

If you’ve never seen BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS it’s on Criterion and highly recommended

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mcc @dryad.technology · 04/10/2026

Have you noticed, lately, or noticed people around you commenting, that there just seems to be no money anymore. There's no money for companies to make the tv shows you like, the video games you like, the local diner you like shut down, no one you know can find a job. Think about that in context of

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Mario plays guitar @gtrplayingman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Not the least bit surprising. So let's see, this year we've seen measles, Zika, Legionnaires' Disease, and West Nile virus all make comebacks while safety precautions like vaccines get taken away. And now this. This could get ugly.

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Lar deSouza @lartist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

At this point I'm thinking I should just collect a new drawing prompt list a day for the month. Promptober? No drawing just endless prompts. :D

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Mario plays guitar @gtrplayingman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

More small cities like New Haven, which I live close to, need light rail.

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Mario plays guitar @gtrplayingman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Religion may be bat guano, but they're not *stupid*.

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Michael Whelan @michaelwhelan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Unshared that Naomi Klein quote. Turns out she said a lot of things close to that but the meme was AI generated and fooled even her at first glance.

I have stumbled across it multiple times, and several people I know and respect have personally thanked me for the message. Trouble is, both my image and my quote are Al-generated, built from patterns of photographs that do exist and from very similar words I've actually said and written elsewhere. In truth, I agree heartily with Al Naomi. But it's still not me, and the fact that even I was fooled at first and searched to make sure I hadn't said those exact words (while sort of wishing I had) makes me feel the opposite of calm. (Also: what the hell is it with me and doppelgangers?)

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Mario plays guitar @gtrplayingman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

So if you're a 5 boroughs artist, you might be interested in this:

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Mario plays guitar @gtrplayingman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Maybe I'm out of the loop, but now that I'm on mandatory work hiatus I'm being exposed to a lot of radio and TV news. Has it been this useless for a while, or has it gotten worse in, say, the last two years? (Exceptions: news outlets based in the UK, Japan, Germany, France, via public TV)

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Mario plays guitar @gtrplayingman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

WELP no car, no job, going to have to miss it all. Never wonder how much worse it can get. There is always a WORSE.

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Mario plays guitar @gtrplayingman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

When your fantasy life changes from "rock star" to "standup comedian putting these morons on blast"

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Person Getting Old: Aging Effect

ALT: Person Getting Old: Aging Effect

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Luigi de Guzman @ouij.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It'll be the greatest, most glorious Olympics since 1984 when we refuse visas to a bunch of countries and become the target of boycotts from others. There will be no asterisks in those results at all. We won't even notice LAX's shitty ground transportation situation.

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@kwch12 @kwch.com · 01/10/2026

POLO HITS THE PLAINS: Hurricane-remnant storm dropped more than a dozen tornadoes on central Kansas, preliminary reports show www.kwch.com/2026/10/01/polo-pummel… #storm12 #kwch12

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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Let this sink in. Cornell University refused to refund Jane Doe's tuition the semester she was raped. Without this money, she could not transfer to another school. Essentially, she was forced to stay on campus where she saw those seven rapists frequently. Eventually she dropped out of college.

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Cyclone Tracking @cyclonetracking.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Tropical Storm #Polo is expected to deliver additional Moderate Impacts across portions of #Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and even Iowa in the form of flooding! #hurricane

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Mario plays guitar @gtrplayingman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'll probably have to go to Westchester for this, like I'll have to go to Westchester or way upstate to see The Devils in a couple weeks (if I have transportation then, as I was recently rear ended). I just don't trust streaming to broadcast this. Hopefully it will be available on Blu?

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Mario plays guitar @gtrplayingman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Gaza is about the population+geographic size of Queens. It lost 4% of the population in this war. 4 out of 5 were civilians (Geneva convention, hello?) and 30% were children. Imagine NATO, hypothetically of course, bombing Queens like this. Would you be bickering about the definition of 'genocide'?

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Mario plays guitar @gtrplayingman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

If you started a business and you spent triple what you made in revenue, sooner or later they would repossess your children and your pants. And you would have no right to be surprised.

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Mario plays guitar @gtrplayingman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

My max 17% figure does not, on fact, include the MAGA response. We already know that crowd is split between high functioning ped0s and people who think Biden is a "shadow president". You'll never reach the "gimp box in the basement" demo.

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Mario plays guitar @gtrplayingman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This fan film about the Daleks is pretty cool:

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Mario plays guitar @gtrplayingman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This is great, but I'm kinda worried about the 10-17% of Americans who think the Epstein Files should *not* be released. That's a significant chunk of the population.

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Cyclone Tracking @cyclonetracking.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Within 24 hours, Hurricane #Polo is expected to make landfall in Baja California Sur, potentially delivering MAJOR IMPACTS. Once the system reaching Arizona and New Mexico, the system could deliver MAJOR IMPACTS in the form of flooding. Will have a stream up later this evening #hurricane

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Mario plays guitar @gtrplayingman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This is smarter. And Mamdani for Gov, just to make the old coots' heads explode?

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Mario plays guitar @gtrplayingman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Coming soon to theaters, and then to whatever streaming service whose management also hates Elon.

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Mary L Trump @maryltrump.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Climate Change #AI

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Mario plays guitar @gtrplayingman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

My old man life goals. Actually, since I'm on forced work sabbatical right now, I should get the streaming lubed up. I have not watched a lot of this and that's wrong. Do you agree with the order? What's missing? I'll have thoughts, uh, later.

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Faith K. Falkner @faithfalkner.com · 27/09/2026

Be patient and kind to those who are making art right now. We're all self-funded and the richest, worst people in the world are trying to plaster over and erase our hard work.

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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Bangkok on red alert - All 50 districts of Thailand's capital Bangkok were declared a flood disaster area on Saturday after more than 300 millimetres of rain in less than 48 hours caused widespread flooding. TT: @countrycrazy75 www.thenews.pk/print/143969...

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Mario plays guitar @gtrplayingman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Is it just me or is Bill Maher becoming...forgetful and confused in his old age? Smoking pot morning, noon, and night for half a century hasn't helped, I'm sure.

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Mario plays guitar @gtrplayingman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

WELP I was hit from behind at a stop sign, so I am not going to make it. The movie is *not* streaming anywhere so I am going to restart my Best Video membership. But that would be a weird first time rental 😳👹💀

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Mario plays guitar @gtrplayingman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

So what was I, a fat guy from Connecticut, doing in Bed-Stuy? (not that!) Actually, I was headed into Bushwick for this: www.viewcy.com/event/the_re... And you should too, when in the city some time!

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Viewcy | The Red Room: Lynchian Jazz Noir

The Red Pavilion presents a surreal jazz noir experience conjured from the dreamscapes of the David Lynch cinemaverse, featuring **The Red Room, **led by *...

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