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Meredith F @merplane.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

I did see one poll that had Cooper down 6 points in the 50+ age bracket. Then I saw it was administered by AARP of 1,115 people....

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Meredith F @merplane.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume? Aviation Interior Safety Engineer: Aisle spacing and seat-to-sest clearances are critical for evacuation.

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Meredith F @merplane.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

We got "May have rebuilt a steering system." And I cackled since they don't know if my husband has finished either. (I think that bit is done)

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bryan newbold @bnewbold.net · 07/10/2026

ah damn, RIP Margaret Hamilton. she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back. news.mit.edu/2026/margare...

old photos of a woman (Margaret Hamilton) standing next to a tall stack of books (printouts of Apollo space mission software source code)

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Meredith F @merplane.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I was so annoyed the year I had unplanned hospital stay/surgery mid-Dec. I should of gotten to use the no deductible, not have it reset before I was even cleared to drive again.

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Meredith F @merplane.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I got the feeling they either didn't have trees at all or the ones they had needed to be replaced. But it was really odd to walk down a street and slowly realize the trees are really nice fakes

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Meredith F @merplane.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

One summer we randomly stopped for lunch in the Idaho town where Dante's Peak was filming. We found out when asking a waitress why they had fake trees along the street. She said they were done so they could burn for shooting (and probably scene consistency) & afterwards production planted real ones

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Meredith F @merplane.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

One of the reasons I still have my car is its screen is not a touchscreen. I want physical buttons!

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Paper Airplane magazine @paperairplane.pub · 05/10/2026

Paper Airplane Vol. 4 cover by @kaitlinbrito.bsky.social: a tribute to the transportive, mind-blowing nature of reading and, simultaneously, a nod to the wildly transportive, mind-blowing prose-plume that you’ll find inside—“How the Bicycle Was Born” by @mariapopova.bsky.social

The cover of Paper Airplane Vol. 4, showing a man and a girl behind bookshelves. The books on one shelf make it look like the man is riding a bicycle and the girl's head is an erupting volcano.

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Meredith F @merplane.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

When Maleficent turns into a dragon in Sleeping Beauty. As far as child me was concerned the movie could end after the birthday party

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Meredith F @merplane.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I think it's partly because it originally aired on PBS in the US, and they really didn't want to deal with it. Now it just has momentum

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Meredith F @merplane.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Depending on your phone there is often a setting (do not disturb) where you can set it to automatically not make noise during a set time and usually identify certain numbers to still let through

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Meredith F @merplane.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

We got to that point at our local Mexican place when the manager would come out with "we have leftovers from staff meal". And it was the authentic stuff they didn't have on the menu

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Meredith F @merplane.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It's only Baking Show in US because Pillsbury owns the name Bake-Off here.

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Meredith F @merplane.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Pibbles also have this issue. I have to stand in the kitchen while he's eating or he thinks I might be doing something more interesting

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Meredith F @merplane.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I learned about Tin Whiskers recently, which is often why percussive maintenance works

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Meredith F @merplane.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Follow up. A recent America's Test Kitchen email/article shows that a new KitchenAid Artisan now has a circuit board which will make A LOT harder to do your own repairs if needed

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Meredith F @merplane.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

It's fairly straightforward to request an absentee ballot in NC, but the steps to return it in a manner they will accept it.... We're voting in person this year

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Meredith F @merplane.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The actor who plays Riley is in the newest season of Reacher. Just after the character was introduced I told my husband "I don't trust him". And then had to explain the instant flashback to Buffy

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Meredith F @merplane.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

We do use firestick to get to non-TV YouTube though. Now I'm wondering if there's a link somewhere I'm missing. We didn't like HuluTV (found it clunky), roku (didn't have what we wanted to watch), or sling (non intuitive interface)

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Meredith F @merplane.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

We currently have (and like) YouTube TV. It has the broadcast stations we want and you can customize the channel lineup (both order and remove stations you never want to see). DVR is decent with the ability you sort what's in there (and has the options for VOD and recorded).

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Meredith F @merplane.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Not sure what your criteria are but I've tried most (I still miss Vue) over the years and can give recommendations if Apple TV ends up not working for you.

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Goodnews @goodnews.computer · 04/09/2026

Take a break from being depressed that everything you love is being destroyed by slop for a moment and let me tell you about the beautiful symbiotic relationship between graffiti writers, train yard workers, and model train enthusiasts.

A hand holding a model train with a replica of the same graffiti on the full scale train car behind it.

A model train with two graffiti pieces on opposite sides.

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Meredith F @merplane.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I keep thinking that you and @thatjohn.bsky.social should have a train breakdown/explanation of each episode of this season's Jet Lag Japan Race.

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Kory Stamper @korystamper.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Pro tip! The less you post about "Lake America," the less written evidence of its use there is, and the less likely any reputable dictionary company will enter it into their dictionaries. ONLY *YOU* CAN PREVENT BAD LEXICOGRAPHY

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Meredith F @merplane.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Vegan leather annoys me more than most other reclassifications.

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Meredith F @merplane.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Friends: you travel so much for work you must have fun photos Me: camera roll of parking spaces and receipts.... of course I do! Tries to find the one pic of something pretty

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Meredith F @merplane.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I got mine about 13 years ago and last year my husband rebuilt it using gears from Mr Mixer. More as a precaution than a true need. But it fixed the squeak that had developed

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Meredith F @merplane.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

That was one reason. I didn't want to try and boil a twisted pretzel on my first attempt. And we were planning on dipping in queso anyway so went with the most dippable form

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Meredith F @merplane.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Mini bread! Did the one large soft pretzel (as bites) as the first bake from @ryeisenberg.bsky.social new baking book. So good!

A white plate with irregular soft pretzel bites

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Jessie Mihalik @jessiemihalik.com · 20/08/2026

I write books! SILVER & BLOOD is out now; ROSES & STONE is out Dec 1! Come for the fantasy romance (and magical library!), stay for the comeuppance served bloody. 👀🔥 I also write sci-fi romance featuring badass women & dangerous, smitten men… IN SPACE! Learn more: www.jessiemihalik.com/books/

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Meredith F @merplane.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

It does exist in same circle as crushed red pepper. But as a concept cottage cheese should not make me go "oh that's spicy"

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Meredith F @merplane.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

The phrase spicy cottage cheese should not exist

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John Walton @thatjohn.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

One that @garius.bsky.social loves to use to break my brain: Orville Wright flew both the Wright Flyer and the Lockheed Constellation.

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David Leigh Roth @notonebit.com · 13/08/2026

From tl;dr to ai;dr

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Present & Correct @presentcorrect.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Semishigure (Japan) — lit. ‘Cicada Shower’, the wall of sound from summer cicadas.

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Meredith F @merplane.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Do an internet search for "airplane in arm video screen". There are a handful of ways different seat manufacturers handle it. But basically if everyone else has a screen and you don't in an exit or bulkhead row, it pops out from your armrest.

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Meredith F @merplane.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I went to the sheriff's office last time I needed fingerprinting

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Meredith F @merplane.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

And better places to visit than the one in the news today

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Meredith F @merplane.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Fabulous community thread of monuments to fictional characters

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

it's always odd when "you should expose yourself to more diverse ideas" always means a certain kind of conservatism instead of like, Indigenous art, new fusion foods, math paradoxes, or the Dvorak keyboard layout

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Meredith F @merplane.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I miss being able to have my desktop bar vertically on the right of my screen....

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Meredith F @merplane.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

That peach one. Oof it's pretty

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Meredith F @merplane.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Second flight. Well that's one way to tell me the age of the plane

Older style seat back monitor with a placard stuck to the screen. It says "We apologize for the inconvenience as we update our seatback screens and power systems. Access fast-streaming WiFi on your personal device"

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