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Bob's Fetid Left Toe

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Bob's Fetid Left Toe @init6.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
there's nothing I love more than not fully understanding a book but intuitively knowing it's good so you keep mulling it over, a few rereads, becoming a lifelong favorite. The first I can remember with that feeling when much younger was "Hard Boiled Wonderland & The End of the World"
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Bob's Fetid Left Toe @init6.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I've come to believe that is perhaps the major defining trait that separates otherwise decent people into liberal vs conservative beliefs. "Broke the law!". No empathy, no questioning unjust laws (or narratives), no regard for catastrophic impact on other human beings even if good people. Us vs them
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Bob's Fetid Left Toe @init6.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Good on ya. Mint Linux is solid to begin, been installing it on some older folks aged PCs with the win11 debacle. For mobile Apple is better than stock Android but GrapheneOS on Pixel is best for security and privacy, they're working on their own device but might be a ways out.
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Bob's Fetid Left Toe @init6.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I still have a few hundred in a box in garage.. need to rip em to flac before they become unreadable
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Bob's Fetid Left Toe @init6.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
He's so entertainingly weird.. when getting sacked like "yup this is how it works". Seems so silly and sweet for the NFL
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Bob's Fetid Left Toe @init6.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
It's already over, really. We've lost the best and brightest new minds from outside of this country. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYiU... I hope we can do a 180 on this course in the future.. indefinitely
youtube.com
America’s Scientists Are Disappearing
YouTube video by StarTalk
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Bob's Fetid Left Toe @init6.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
true artists are never fully appreciated in their lifetime, sadly!
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Bob's Fetid Left Toe @init6.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
as far as I can tell most of the kids absolutely reject RFK Jr, cheeto etc, and "generation school shooting" are becoming adults, so hopefully they can can figure it out. really have no idea how people in their 30s and 40s can support the anti-science.
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Bob's Fetid Left Toe @init6.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Got one for my kitty who recently passed, she was 16 w/kidney disease. Can recommend; "Brook Glass Pet Fountain". It's glass, easy to clean & deal with, there's a light that can be disabled, the flowrate can be controlled. Did a fair bit of research. Pour one out for my kitty she was a real one
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Bob's Fetid Left Toe @init6.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
this is so sickening. where does it end? feel so powerless to do anything. other that vote except the candidates in my district are total shite (still voted for the slightly less shite)
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Bob's Fetid Left Toe @init6.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
I think it's because it made a lot of men really afraid when it was first starting, which turned into anger, and now is all revisionist history. "I always knew it was xyz, I was never worried" etc. We had the death rate and issues *with* some ppl actually trying ffs, it'd be so much worse otherwise!
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Bob's Fetid Left Toe @init6.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
It's tough when you know this, have felt this, and kinda can't get yourself to do it anymore. Fit2fat2fit2fat2fit2fat - depression sucks.
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Bob's Fetid Left Toe @init6.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Wouldn't the actual opposite just be all the manosphere nonsense of late? I'll take the opposite of that, whatever it is.
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Bob's Fetid Left Toe @init6.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Too worried I'd be inviting the bad things in.. the institutional rot..
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Steven Ray Morris @stevenraymorris.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
One of the quiet bright moments of lockdown was Sam Neill serenading us on the ukulele. This type of tenderness feels rare nowadays, how lucky we were. Thank you for everything. ❤️❤️❤️
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Bob's Fetid Left Toe @init6.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I watched that movie the first time you recommended it and absolutely loved it, thanks for that
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Bob's Fetid Left Toe @init6.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
I don't disagree but we're a ways off from that. GenAI isn't going to do it. If you want to get a peek at nextgen, follow what Yann LeCun is up to, or others like Friston. GenAI is a dead end - as someone in the field. Expect the industry to realize that sometime mid-late 2027 is my guess.
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Bob's Fetid Left Toe @init6.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Agreed. Also the most common use of LLM for non-technical users (ie not people writing code) has become as a "super search" so it's a natural fit and something they have tons of experience with.
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Bob's Fetid Left Toe @init6.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
It's the new "made in America" which became a giant sticker with an American flag and tiny unreadable "assembled in America" which can mean literally turning a few finishing screws
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Bob's Fetid Left Toe @init6.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Yeah and free float means by valuation + shares offered to public, it'll automatically be included in broad based US index funds. You know, where most everyone keeps their money because it's "safe and easy". Literally cashing out techbros who can then crash their company to hell when reality hits
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Bob's Fetid Left Toe @init6.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
I miss actual freezer cigs, quit smoking 20 years ago. If I make it another 15 years I'm starting back up damnit
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Bob's Fetid Left Toe @init6.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
It's tough. On mobile I use @grapheneos.org and their excellent chromium fork Vandium, sadly not available for other mobile OSes. On desktop firefox with their "block AI" setting, ublock origin is reasonable. Occasionally toss in tor and eval other browsers like mullvad & vivaldi
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Bob's Fetid Left Toe @init6.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
It's the smirk. No one will beat the GOAT of punchable faces.
pharma bro
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David Crotty @dacrotty.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
"Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance.” Kurt Vonnegut baty.net/posts/2025/1...
baty.net
Vonnegut on maintenance
Jack Baty's blog — posts, journal, notes.
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Bob's Fetid Left Toe @init6.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Added to list, thanks!
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Bob's Fetid Left Toe @init6.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Their standard playbook. No data == no problem. Defund all studies, tests, research. Easier to lie, no pesky conflicting data
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Bob's Fetid Left Toe @init6.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
I recently rewatched it after many (25?) years. Remembered it as being so open ended and open to interpretation. Last bit of the movie.. mind blown.
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Bob's Fetid Left Toe @init6.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
How 'bout bed by midnight after half a bottle of whiskey and late night nacho delivery? Fun but also regret.
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Bob's Fetid Left Toe @init6.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
I'm still not over how bad Cadbury eggs got in murica, goes back a decade+ when they started subbing real dairy with a weird chemical gloop. Many coffee cream brands did the same thing around then. The kids will never know how good things were!
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Bob's Fetid Left Toe @init6.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
A shallow, limited and insulting imitation that subverts the natural grieving and healing process, brought to you by tech bros who harvest your PII & monitor your interactions with pseudo-grandma to sell that data to various companies. Sign me up!
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Bob's Fetid Left Toe @init6.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
He was lucky to have you, and you him. All we can do is love them while we have them and you clearly did
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Bob's Fetid Left Toe @init6.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
No problem, I have an old sick kitty, happy to help. The world seems so hard and sad it's nice to help people when you can
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Bob's Fetid Left Toe @init6.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Is the email address in your profile a good place to send money (paypal/venmo)? I'm really sad about MM and want to help.
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Bob's Fetid Left Toe @init6.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
I'm so sorry. My cat has kidney failure and IVDD (disc issue, can't really walk). I carry the idiot around, probably not much time left. All we can do is our best and love them; you are not a failure.
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Bob's Fetid Left Toe @init6.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Wait is this a "yo momma ass so fat" joke
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Bob's Fetid Left Toe @init6.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
I have so many, but as getting older my eyes no longer wanna cooperate with the tiny fonts. Still hard to let em go
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Bob's Fetid Left Toe @init6.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
"Happens to everyone but you guys, so I guess I coulda went into management?"
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Bob's Fetid Left Toe @init6.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
What's the from? Anyhow I figure I could absorb a year NP, and several years with some pain (dipping into retirement I'd rather not touch). I'm tempted to shift out of the market but timing the market is a fools errand.
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Bob's Fetid Left Toe @init6.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Nowadays reddit is banning people trying to archive and post links to the recently released epstein files. Posts removed left and right, users banned. In r/datahoarders
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Bob's Fetid Left Toe @init6.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
It's a decent background show, I mostly got into it since Felicia Day shows up
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Bob's Fetid Left Toe @init6.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
joinloops.org is a great alternative for all the ways tiktok is "evil" but not so great if you're a content creator who relies on it for income unless the userbase rapidly grows.
joinloops.org
Loops - Short videos. Your community. Your rules.
All the fun of short-form video, none of the corporate control. Loops is federated, open-source, and designed to give power back to creators and communities.
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Bob's Fetid Left Toe @init6.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
1000% - will catch your livestream
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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
The ebook of The Getaway God is currently going for a hot $2 in all your favorite formats, including epub, mobi, AZW3, slurt, mustangsally, and zzzzzzzzrl. Grab a bunch today!
The much too green cover of The Getaway God
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Bob's Fetid Left Toe @init6.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Hunger was such a fantastic novel. I dunno what to say on art vs artists, struggle with it too. It doesn't make you a Nazi sympathizer to enjoy his work but maybe it can inform your reading and memories? I felt similar upon learning about it. If artist is still alive, I wouldn't support new work.
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Bob's Fetid Left Toe @init6.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
I think a lot about the people who deeply distrusted govt, elected officials etc. Yet believe any word uttered from this admin, despite frequent & provable lies. We need to teach critical thinking early & often in schools.
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Bob's Fetid Left Toe @init6.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Lower rates to reduce inflation, so literally the opposite of what needs to happen. It's all about short-term scheming for upcoming elections.
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Bob's Fetid Left Toe @init6.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
My partner and I talk about that sometimes, and also how we basically had zero expectations when we were growing up. other than "don't annoy us, go away". kinda treated more like pets that people
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Bob's Fetid Left Toe @init6.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
I don't disagree necessarily but if you had sat out the dotcom bubble as soon as Greenspan stated his concerns you would have lost several insane growth years. Timing the market is a fools errand; just keep money you need in 5 years or less out. We don't know the future of LLM based AI.
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Andrew Lokenauth | TheFinanceNewsletter.com @thefinancenewsletter.com · 19/12/2025
Never let a job steal your life Layoffs this year: • UPS: 48,000 • Amazon: 30,000 • Intel: 24,000 • Nestle: 16,000 • Accenture: 11,000 • Ford: 11,000 • Novo Nordisk: 9,000 • Microsoft: 7,000 • PwC: 5,600 Job security is an illusion Never feel guilty about leaving a job for better opportunities
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Bob's Fetid Left Toe @init6.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
I toss in a tiny amount of baking soda, really speeds things up - depends on the recipe though (makes em purdy jammy)
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