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Jon Porobil @jonporobil.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

As a recovering "Having opinions about music is my whole personality" guy, this fascinates me. I've heard "Choosin' Texas" (honestly, it's fine), and I've seen a lot of writing about its chart dominance. However, I don't think I know a single person who claims to *like* it. 🤔

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Jon Porobil @jonporobil.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A propos of nothing at all, I'm remembering the song I wrote about Cleveland, which was on an EP I published last year. youtu.be/3CD8RJA8s80?...

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A Drop In The Bucket

YouTube video by Jon Porobil - Topic

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🕸️ @holojester.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

[positive guy falls off cliff] Y E ⠀⠀ ⠀S ⠀⠀⠀ s ⠀⠀⠀⠀ s ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀ s ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀s ⠀⠀⠀ ˢ ⠀⠀ ˢ ⠀⠀ ˑ ⠀⠀ ˑ ⠀ ⠀݁ ⠀ ⠀݁

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Jon Porobil @jonporobil.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I'm already following, so I can't add to their number. But if you have a Bandcamp account, it's worth checking out @iheartnoise.bandcamp.com! They're a very active label with a good variety of indie bands and artists, with a focus on experimental and adventurous sonic textures.

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James Poniewozik @poniewozik.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Today is September 1, which means that sometime this month you will bite into a mealy peach and realize that summer is ending and time inexorably marching on

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Jon Porobil @jonporobil.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Here's an idea: Using generative AI is much more like *consuming* than it is like *creating.* I hadn't heard this framework about generative AI tools before, and it rings true to me.

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Sam “The Great Pumpkin” Thielman @samthielman.com · 17/08/2026

I’m sorry, I have a child, is 2035 good for you

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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

“A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace, according to a new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.” ysph.yale.edu/news-article...

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Universal Health Coverage Could Save $1 Trillion and 114,000 Lives Every Year, Yale Study Projects

A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it

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Jon Porobil @jonporobil.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

In the depressingly crowded category for "Most dystopian sentence I've read in a legitimate news article in 2026," I think a new frontrunner has emerged. www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

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Jon Porobil @jonporobil.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Someone please make this happen!

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 30/07/2026

I cannot tell if to depart in silence, Or bitterly to speak in your reproof, Best fitteth my degree or your condition.

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Jon Porobil @jonporobil.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

One major motivation for large corporations implementing software like this is to remove lower level employees' flexibility to make simple judgment calls like this one.

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Adam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

The trouble with this messaging is that everyone has picked up a prescription for themselves or a loved one, without ID, except apparently Republican electeds

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Jon of The North @krauza.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Turns out that food companies were only checking their food because the government told them to, which is exactly why we need government regulations.

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Jon Porobil @jonporobil.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

"Tonight at eleven..." "DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM."

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 30/05/2024

I love this comic so much. "But-" MONETIZE YOUR FREE TIME

4 panel comic.

Panel 1: A man is happily knitting. He thinks what a relaxing hobby he has. A purple demon emerges from behind the couch and angrily bellows TURN IT INTO A SIDE HUSTLE

panel 2: "Can't I just enjoy it?" NO! MAKE YOUR PASSION YOUR PASSIVE INCOME

panel 3: "But-" MONETIZE YOUR FREE TIME the demon bellows inches from his face

Panel 4: the man glowers unhappily behind a display of multicolored scarves, his booth is titled Kevin's Stupid Scarves. Each sells for $20, which is comically undervalued.

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Jon Porobil @jonporobil.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Do you think corporate directors ever read an email and think, "Come on, this could have been a meeting"?

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acab rangoon @mid-skeets.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

🌈🌈🌈🪻🪻🪻✨✨✨turn off your push notifications for signal (or similar). push notifications are not encrypted and can be retrieved ✨✨✨🪻🪻🪻🌈🌈🌈

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Jon Porobil @jonporobil.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

My new EP, Little Ice Age, is available today on Bandcamp and all music streaming services! I hope you all find something to connect with in this short collection. ❄️❤️ jonporobil.bandcamp.com/album/little...

The cover art for the Jon Porobil EP "Little Ice Age." It depicts Jon standing in heavy snow, in front of a naked tree branch, wearing heavy winter garb and holding an acoustic guitar.

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Jon Porobil @jonporobil.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

A great thread with lots of linked sources. I share many of @toneloaf.bsky.social's concerns about generative AI and large language models, and I've rarely seen those concerns better articulated than here.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

It's hard to help Americans left behind because so much of US identity is rooted in individualism. The average American conservative holds all three positions at once: — Virtue signals about supporting US manufacturing — Against raising the minimum wage — Buys foreign imports because they're cheap

HardPass4 on Twitter tweets: "I'm willing to pay more for quality products if they are made in America, by Americans, who are paid a decent income." The tweet shows Norman Rockwell's "Freedom of Speech" painting, which is often used to show the tweeter is expressing a brave opinion.

HardPass4 on Twitter tweets: "MINIMUM WAGE JOBS WERE NOT MEANT TO BE A CAREER. Why does no one understand this? Entry level jobs are STEPPING STONES to better jobs. No one wants to work towards that though."

HardPass4 on Twitter tweets: "Buy $5 gloves instead of $50 ones. Trust me." The tweet shows a box of "Gorilla Grip" gloves.

The label on Gorilla Grip gloves show they're made in China.

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Jon Porobil @jonporobil.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Pittsburgh friends! Come see me and the amazing Hannah Newell live at the Starlite Lounge next Saturday evening!

A promotional poster for a concert by Hannah Newell (pictured on the left, playing a fiddle) and Jon Porobil (pictured on the right, playing guitar and singing).

The show is Saturday, October 18th, 7pm-9pm at the Starlite Lounge, 364 Freeport Road in Blawnox, PA.

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Hiding in the Burgh @hidingintheburg.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

@devinrussian.bsky.social Great meeting you tonight after your fantastic set! More pics tomorrow when I post a thread about the afternoon.

Two musicians on an small outside stage, one with a guitar gesturing with both hands and a big smile towards the other who is holding a harmonica

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Jon Porobil @jonporobil.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

To anyone who has ever suggested that it's better to get a degree in computer science or one of the hard sciences than, say, a bachelor's in English... I still have a tech job - and one I actually LIKE, no less - because of my ability to communicate complicated ideas effectively in writing.

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Jon Porobil @jonporobil.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

This whole thread is perfect, but I love these screenshots especially. "How do you plan to vibe code your way to senior level?" <Chefskiss.jpg>

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Jon Porobil @jonporobil.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

I'm curious... How long has that policy been in place? I ask because I've seen team members crossing this supposed bright line going back to last year and as recently as this week.

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Jon Porobil @jonporobil.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Please, Bluesky, give Amy a shot. You need someone competent in this role.

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

One of the amazing things about science is we will never run out of mysteries. Take "Naturwissenschaften (2003) 90:495–500", which performed a survey of 10,000 dinosaur fossils for evidence of tumors in the bone. I was prepared for yes, no, but what I wasn't prepared for was: "only in hadrosaurs."

It's a black and white paper header for a short communication, and I've copied the text below. Please stop reading if you don't want the literal copy to be read to you.
"Naturwissenschaften (2003) 90:495–500
DOI 10.1007/s00114-003-0473-9
SHORT COMMUNICATION
B. M. Rothschild · D. H. Tanke · M. Helbling ·
L. D. Martin
Epidemiologic study of tumors in dinosaurs
Received: 16 June 2003 / Accepted: 29 August 2003 / Published online: 14 October 2003 Springer-Verlag 2003"

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Jon Porobil @jonporobil.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

It's pretty telling that @aaron.bsky.team can jump in with a quick "Why?" and claim credit for trying to engage with the community honestly, but then completely vanish when asked a series of serious, substantial, and polite questions. 🤔

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com p.s. this week I am on a USA/Canada tour with my new book. Details and preorder links at tomgauld.com

Panel 1. image of a huge nuclear plant.
“Reactor Overheating”

2. A worker in a hazmat suit works at a computer. The screen reads:
“Press cancel to avoid critical overload”

3 - 9. The worker continues to type at the computer. The screen changes in each panel and reads:
“Enter password to confirm”
“Incorrect password”
“Incorrect password”
“Do you want to reset your password?”
“Reset link has been sent to your email”
“Please choose a new password”
“New password can't be the same as old password”
The colour gets hotter in each panel. Starting blue in 1 and ending in red in 9.

Panel 10. Wide view. The entire earth is blown up.

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Disco Elysium Quotes @discoelysiumbot.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

I can still fix it.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 03/10/2025

the single best decision I’ve made about how I use this website is that I do not argue in my replies I ignore it or I block people, nothing good ever comes of it and I am just some guy and not the sin eater for every moderation decision

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Jon Porobil @jonporobil.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

I just found out that an old friend, with whom I had fallen out of touch, passed away six months ago. He was a skilled musician and songwriter. We only met in person once every few years, but I always enjoyed seeing him perform. He was also a supportive friend, generous with his time and expertise.

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In Memoriam - Michael Casper Lewis

Michael Casper Lewis, our dear friend and colleague, died tragically at the age of 52 while commuting to work on his bicycle on March 26th, 2025. Mike was a beloved part of the UC Davis family, first ...

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MurderBotBot @murderbotbot.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Also, you may have noticed, I don’t care.

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Jon Porobil @jonporobil.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

I was really enjoying Silksong until it randomly deployed Eternal Darkness mechanics on me for no reason. Apologies for the potato quality; I couldn't play and hold my phone to shoot the video at the same time.

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Jon Porobil @jonporobil.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Verizon might regret sending me this survey. I've worked with tech support agents since my family first got a cable internet connection, when I was 14. I've been in IT professionally for a decade and a half. When I say this was the worst customer support I have *ever* experienced, I'm not kidding.

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Jon Porobil @jonporobil.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

I was unironically asking my wife this just last week.

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videogame history @vghistory.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

computer gaming world, magazine, cover (1983) archive.org/details/Comp...

a robed blacksmith wearing horned head gear (horns pointing forward) is beating a gold floppy disk on an anvil.

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chelsea bridge 🩸 @secretaboutbox.bsky.social · 20/12/2023

chelsea's rules of online 1. You Don't Have to Post 2. Nobody Asked, Probably 3. Not Every Post Is About Your Thing

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Daniel Bachman @danielbachman.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Most of the dudes around me before I dropped out of HS leaned right or fell into disease of despair with pills & shit. Finding my way into US underground arts is fr the thing that kept me from going down that road. Only thing Id ad to this is creating a pathway for a living wage in the arts as well.

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J¡m Vaughn @jiminyspigot.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

You think Bette Davis was an organ donor?

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Jon Porobil @jonporobil.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

@jay.bsky.team - Respectfully... A large community awaits an answer from you.

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Jon Porobil @jonporobil.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

I love the nuance that @kyleor.land brought to this @arstechnica.com article about Silksong and its difficulty. My hot take is that customizable difficulty is good, full stop But even so, the experience of a player who uses these features will be different from someone who beats it "as intended."

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Is Hollow Knight: Silksong too hard? Well, it depends on what you mean by “hard.”

The Ars Difficulty Matrix™ helps us analyze the many dimensions of Silksong’s challenges.

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