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G.I. Robot :bc: @guydudeman.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 15h

Got our #ballots in the mail today… I didn’t know the Supreme Court could become the Supreme Choir…

STATE JUDICIAL
For Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
Vote YES or NO
Shall Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
JOSHUA GROBAN be elected to the office for the term provided by law?
YES
NO

G.I. Robot :bc: @guydudeman.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

It’s my wife’s birthday today, so last night we went to “Night of the Jack” in Calabasas and saw some amazing #Halloween displays. It was pretty cool.

Hollywood carved pumpkin display with a pumpkin director in front of a Hollywood sign with carved that are carved with celebrity faces and stars

With lots of Politicall lights coming up from the ground with a central cubic giant digital display, and a projection on an old house in the background

Glowing papier-mâché style lantern figures that were pretty darn amazing

Of the papier-mâché glowing light up lantern displays this one is day of the dead themed

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G.I. Robot :bc: @guydudeman.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

Another old man rant from me: I feel like I've lost the ability to care (mostly about technology, but also about other things as well). I'm wondering if it's just me, or if others feel this way as well? I just feel full. Like there's only so many things in this world that I am capable of […]

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G.I. Robot :bc: @guydudeman.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

RE: mastodon.online/@brad262run/1173581… We can't bust heads like we used to. But we have our ways. One trick is to tell stories that don't go anywhere. Like the time I caught the ferry to Shelbyville? I needed a new heel for m'shoe. So I decided to go to Morganville, which is […]

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G.I. Robot :bc: @guydudeman.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

We’re watching reruns of I Love Lucy on Pluto.tv and we keep getting some weird ai animated propaganda ad trying to discredit the Naza documentary. It’s just perplexing. And looks so desperate.

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G.I. Robot :bc: @guydudeman.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

I don’t care if only Australians read this right now… La La Lamd is a fucking delightful masterpiece of a film. #film #movies

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G.I. Robot :bc: @guydudeman.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026

My wife insisted we show the kids Sabrina The Teenage Witch… we are now on our fifth episode. They love it. I never really watched it before, but I was a Clarissa Explains It All kid and had a huge crush on Melissa Joan Hart. It’s surprisingly great. And fun. And silly. Just the right type of […]

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G.I. Robot :bc: @guydudeman.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026

I’ve gone to my first and second yoga class and also played tennis twice in the last three weeks. Please clap. Honestly though, it feels good to be doing stuff.

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G.I. Robot :bc: @guydudeman.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2026

My beloved blower/sucker gave up the ghost. This guy has been with me for at least 15 years, and before me, it was with my wife’s grandpa for god knows how long. It’s been a great tool. You can’t get them like this anymore.

Green rectangular plastic device with a black bag attached. It is laying on a brick patio.

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G.I. Robot :bc: @guydudeman.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 30/08/2026

So, you know how we all hate AI? My wife has begun saying that she's tired of hearing about how everyone hates AI and Flock cameras and datacenters. Like she gets it, and agrees with us... but she's just tired of the negativity. It's bringing her down. #ai #negativity #positivity #philosophy

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G.I. Robot :bc: @guydudeman.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 29/08/2026

So, I don't know if I've talked about Monthly Movie Night on here before. Way back in 2014 my wife and I had an idea to watch all the Best Picture Academy Award winning movies, in order, from 1927's "Wings" up to the present-day. We would watch one per month […] [Original post on beige.party]

Movie poster for the 1939 film Stagecoach. I'm going to use Claude to describe it for you because honestly, this is one of only a few legitimate use cases for AI:

This is the classic 1939 poster for "Stagecoach," directed by John Ford.

The image is dominated by a dramatic nighttime scene: a stagecoach pulled by a team of four galloping horses races diagonally across the poster from the upper right toward the lower left, kicking up dust on a dirt road. The horses are rendered in cool blue-gray tones, straining forward with harnesses and reins visible. Two figures sit atop the coach — one appears to be cracking a whip — painted in warm orange and gold tones that stand out sharply against the cool blue palette of the rest of the scene. Behind them, a jagged mountain range rises under a deep blue night sky, its peaks catching a warm orange glow as if lit by sunset or firelight.

At the top of the poster, in white hand-written lettering, text reads: "A Powerful Story of 9 Strange People."

Across the lower half of the poster, the title "STAGECOACH" is spelled out in large, bold, slanted yellow sans-serif all-caps letters that follow the same diagonal angle as the racing coach, giving the whole composition a sense of forward motion and speed.

Below the title, in white text, are the production credits:

"A Walter Wanger Production"
"Directed by John Ford"
"with Claire Trevor · John Wayne · Andy Devine"
"John Carradine · Thomas Mitchell · Louise Platt · George Bancroft"
"Donald Meek · Berton Churchill · Tim Holt"
"Released Thru United Artists"

The overall color scheme is mostly deep blues and blacks, with the bright yellow title and warm orange highlights creating striking contrast.

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G.I. Robot :bc: @guydudeman.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 27/08/2026

“As large as worlds. As old as Time. As patient as a brick.” - Terry Prachett, The Light Fantastic #Discworld #gnuterrypratchett #GNUTerryPratchett #terrypratchett #sirterrypratchett #books

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G.I. Robot :bc: @guydudeman.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 23/08/2026

Good night, friends. May none of your homes burn down.

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G.I. Robot :bc: @guydudeman.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 23/08/2026

[Poop and pee talk] Sometimes life throws you curveballs. For instance, I don’t know whether this diarrhea is because of the two pints of hard kombucha I had last night or because of the three days of antibiotics I’ve been on due to a possible kidney stone. Anyway, how are you?

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Zen Every Day ◯ @zeneveryday.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2026

"The quieter you become, the more you can hear." – Ram Dass Daily #Zen #Buddhism #Dass #RamDass

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

“Do you have any concerns about the president's sons profiting off of DOD contracts?” REPUBLICANS: 🤷🏼 🤷🏼‍♀️🤐 Pathetic.

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Overnight, Russia launched more than 70 missiles and 280 drones, targeting civilian homes across Ukraine. Russia murdered more than half of a multigenerational family in the village of Radushne. The victims ranged in age from 1 to 47 years old.

Artem (47), Olena (41), Mark (17), Dominika (15), Viorika (14), Zakharii (12), Azarii (11), Federika (10), Emiliia (6), and Artem (1).

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J. Nathan Matias 🦣 @natematias.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 20/08/2026

Hypothesis: even relatively weak causal arguments with timeseries can be persuasive because debates over causation (as people squint at the chart) generates debate that spreads a catchy plot further to more people who believe it […] [Original post on social.coop]

A timeseries plot showing the air quality in grand rapids Michigan and how it correlates over time with associate professor salaries in the US. The plot is generated by Tyler Vigen's website "Spurious Correlations"

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The Media & Democracy Project @mad-democracy.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 20/08/2026

Cameras, Communities & the Future of Local News Media consolidation is homogenizing the news and citizen journalists are the first line of defense. Join Jessica Mayberry (Video Volunteers) for a conversation on who gets to tell the story. Tue Aug 25, 8–9pm EDT | Virtual RSVP […]

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input @feed.igeek.gamer-geek-news.com.ap.brid.gy · 20/08/2026

📰 **Here’s what data Comcast says its motion-detecting routers collect** Comcast announced a new platform this week called Xfinity Shield that includes the option to let customers turn their routers into motion sensors. Many people reacted with fear and anger. "I am not... 📰 Source: The Verge […]

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G.I. Robot :bc: @guydudeman.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 20/08/2026

“Rincewind tried to force the memory out of his mind, but it was rather enjoying itself there, terrorizing the other occupants and kicking over the furniture.” - Terry Pratchett, The Colour of Magic #GNUTerryPratchett #terrypratchett #discworld

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G.I. Robot :bc: @guydudeman.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 18/08/2026

"The horses were quietly cropping the rich grass by the stream. Yellow butterflies skittered among the bushes. There was a smell of thyme and a buzzing of bees. The wild pigs on the spit sizzled gently. Hrun shrugged and went back to oiling his biceps. They gleamed." - Terry Pratchett, The […]

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G.I. Robot :bc: @guydudeman.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 17/08/2026

“the only reason for walking into the jaws of Death is so’s you can steal His gold teeth.” - Terry Pratchett, The Colour of Magic #GNUTerryPratchett #discworld #Discworld #sirterrypratchett

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Zen Every Day ◯ @zeneveryday.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/08/2026

"To have a body is to suffer. Does anyone with a body know peace? Those who understand this detach themselves from all that exists and stop imagining or seeking anything. The sutras say, 'To seek is to suffer. To seek nothing is bliss.' When you seek nothing, you're on the Path." – Bodhidharma […]

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G.I. Robot :bc: @guydudeman.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 08/08/2026

Preemptively accept your scorn, however, I am quite enjoying this “Modern Jam Bands” playlist on a hot Saturday afternoon in the LBC… open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1…

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G.I. Robot :bc: @guydudeman.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 29/07/2026

I am currently rather enjoying my first read-through of the Discworld series by Sir Terry Pratchett. As of today, I am a stone's throw away from finishing Interesting Times and starting Maskerade (probably later tonight). The quote below was the first quote that I deemed worthy of retaining for […]

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Zen Every Day ◯ @zeneveryday.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/07/2026

"A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but if he is peaceful, loving and fearless then he is in truth called wise." – Gautama Buddha Daily #Zen #Buddhism #Buddha #GautamaBuddha

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G.I. Robot :bc: @guydudeman.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 26/07/2026

Why is the rum?

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Zen Every Day ◯ @zeneveryday.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/07/2026

"A #Buddha doesn’t observe precepts. A Buddha doesn’t do good or evil. A Buddha isn’t energetic or lazy. A Buddha is someone who does nothing, someone who can’t even focus his mind on a Buddha. A Buddha isn’t a Buddha. Don’t think about #Buddhas." – Bodhidharma Daily #Zen #Buddhism #Bodhidharma

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Zen Every Day ◯ @zeneveryday.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/07/2026

"I don’t mind what happens. That is the essence of inner freedom." – Jiddu Krishnamurti Daily #Zen #Buddhism #Krishnamurti #JidduKrishnamurti

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G.I. Robot :bc: @guydudeman.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 24/07/2026

RE: mastodon.playeretro.com/@buljeta/11… I loved this game as a kid. I find it pretty fun for about five minutes today.

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G.I. Robot :bc: @guydudeman.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 24/07/2026

So, I've been getting a lot of instagram links texted to me lately from friends and family. I deleted Instagram from my phone last year. So since then, I've just been going to these links in my mobile browser. That's been all fine and dandy. However, I was interested in some of the things that […]

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Zen Every Day ◯ @zeneveryday.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/07/2026

"Learning Zen is a phenomenon of gold and dung. Before you learn it, it’s like gold; after you learn it, it’s like dung." – A Zen proverb Daily #Zen #Buddhism #proverb #Aproverb

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Kirsty Darbyshire @nocto.social.lol.ap.brid.gy · 19/07/2026

#3GoodThings 😌My mind was addled and annoyed when I left home for a bike ride but calm when I returned. 🦋So many little wildlife spottings on the cycle paths today. Butterflies and other hovering insects, rabbits, mice, all sorts of birds. ☁ Clouds: giving me both pretty things to look at and […]

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JeffreySmith 🌻🍉🇨🇦 @jeffreysmith.mastdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/07/2026

RE: chaos.social/@thefinalstrawradio/11… Being on the other side of the prison fence from the Prarieland protestors is just like being outside a Nazi concentration camp: each is filled with innocent anti-fascists. It is up to each if us to help them deal with this fascist […]

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Zen Every Day ◯ @zeneveryday.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/07/2026

"One must be deeply aware of the impermanence of the world." – Dōgen Daily #Zen #Buddhism #Dogen

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Zen Every Day ◯ @zeneveryday.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/07/2026

"Those who are nothing particular are noble people. Don't strive – just be ordinary." – Linji Yixuan Daily #Zen #Buddhism #Yixuan #LinjiYixuan

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Zen Every Day ◯ @zeneveryday.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/06/2026

"Do not speak – unless it improves on silence." – A Zen proverb Daily #Zen #Buddhism #proverb #Aproverb

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