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Mike Richichi @mike.chairthrower.org · 18/09/2026

I feel like the benefit of connecting on LinkedIn with a random salesperson that I'm not currently working with and will probably never buy their product is extremely low.

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Mike Richichi @mike.chairthrower.org · 17/09/2026

I get advertising emails from edtech vendors that I still don't really know what their company or products do.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

My man looks like he owns a Hooters-branded Discover Card

Secretaryof Homelandsecurity Markwayne Mullin

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Mike Richichi @mike.chairthrower.org · 26/08/2026

Pet peeve: Apps that stop doing a thing until you do another thing, and never let you know you need to do the latter thing to get the former thing working again unless you actually open the app, which you almost never do because the former thing is the only way you interact with it.

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Mike Richichi @mike.chairthrower.org · 17/08/2026

No, Meta, how about we don't turn my late father's Facebook profile photo into a "crayon masterpiece"?

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Mike Richichi @mike.chairthrower.org · 06/08/2026

That's a lot of college logos on one car.

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Mike Richichi @mike.chairthrower.org · 02/08/2026

Thrilled beyond belief that every school that had my rising senior on their email list sent me, a higher ed administrator, a message letting me know that the Common App opened today.

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Jessica Luther @jessicawluther.com · 07/07/2026

Buck up, US fans. The women’s World Cup is less than a year away.

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Mike Richichi @mike.chairthrower.org · 26/06/2026

I'm excited to attend the 2026 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference in Denver, CO, September 29 – October 2! Join me at #EDU26 – save with early bird rates until July 28. i.snoball.it/p/4vZVJUmX/b/1

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EDUCAUSE Annual Conference 2026 | Sept 29–Oct 2 in Denver

Join the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference 2026 in Denver, CO from Sept 29 to Oct 2. Connect, learn, and explore the latest in higher education technology.

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Mike Richichi @mike.chairthrower.org · 24/06/2026

Note to Democrats: Republicans are going to say you're Communists no matter how much you try to appease them or how much your policies move to the right. Maybe just focus on policies that actually help people instead.

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Mike Richichi @mike.chairthrower.org · 19/06/2026

Ah, the World Cup, when I think I have a perfect understanding of the offside rule based on my experience playing soccer from before I was 13.

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Mike Richichi @mike.chairthrower.org · 12/06/2026

Think about the fact that Trump has screwed things up so badly the entire country is rooting for a New York City sports team to win a national championship.

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Mike Richichi @mike.chairthrower.org · 09/06/2026

Remember: organizational budgets are not bank accounts. If you're doing discretionary end-of-year expenses to "spend down your budget" and your institution is already operating at a deficit you're causing the institution to use reserves or debt to pay for it.

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Mike Richichi @mike.chairthrower.org · 19/05/2026

Hard not to think about what $1.776 billion could do for higher education right now.

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Mike Richichi @mike.chairthrower.org · 17/05/2026

I just hope they sell the games from the inn on "Widow's Bay".

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Mike Richichi @mike.chairthrower.org · 13/05/2026

This is one of the most stunning melodies I've ever heard. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwD7...

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Bruce Hornsby - Indigo Park (Official Video)

YouTube video by BruceHornsbyVEVO

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Peter Gabriel @itspetergabriel.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Sledgehammer was released 40 years ago today!

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Mike Richichi @mike.chairthrower.org · 20/04/2026

No one ever says "We hired this candidate from an exceptionally weak candidate pool. Really, we were lucky that anyone at all could perform even the basic qualifications of the position."

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Mike Richichi @mike.chairthrower.org · 16/04/2026

Pro tip: No one polices your LinkedIn headline.

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Tengeri Vidra @gliese667.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Is he healing Epstein?

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Mike Richichi @mike.chairthrower.org · 13/04/2026

So what you're saying is he's violated the 1st Amendment and the 1st Commandment.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Everyone please welcome CBS News Immigration Analyst Viktor Orban.

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Mike Richichi @mike.chairthrower.org · 05/04/2026

If they could stop the rumors with a coherent live appearance, they would, right?

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Mike Richichi @mike.chairthrower.org · 02/04/2026

So +1 to Google Maps for now estimating my battery usage on a trip; -20 for saying my fastest route is one that will use 112% of my battery, and not factoring in charging time which will eliminate the time savings.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Me now that Brent crude oil is up 50%

Jeremy Irons riding a horse and cart with his little dog.

Jeremy Irons sitting by a fireplace in a big home with a rug.

Jeremy Irons riding a sailboat with his little dog.

Jeremy Irons walking with a walking stick with his little dog. There's a castle next to a lake in the background.

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Mike Richichi @mike.chairthrower.org · 22/03/2026

I recently ordered replacement silicone feet for my laptop. I assume this means once I receive and install them it will die.

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Mike Richichi @mike.chairthrower.org · 22/03/2026

What makes me truly weary these days is that so much of our public discourse, and our policy, is predicated on things that people want to be true, instead of what is actually true.

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Mike Richichi @mike.chairthrower.org · 18/03/2026

Sometimes a UPS becomes an IPS; that's when you need to replace it or at least its batteries.

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Mike Richichi @mike.chairthrower.org · 10/03/2026

Attending my university's board meeting while at #nercomp26. Nothing like multitasking.

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Mike Richichi @mike.chairthrower.org · 09/03/2026

Hot take: 10mbps hotel Wi-Fi is worse than no connection.

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Mike Richichi @mike.chairthrower.org · 07/03/2026

Thinking about all the emails we're getting from colleges and universities because of having a high school junior, and realizing that colleges are one of the only places that advertise their product and may not let you ever actually buy it.

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Mike Richichi @mike.chairthrower.org · 04/03/2026

#DearVendor did you like my LinkedIn post because of a legitimate desire to engage with my content, or do you just want to do a sales call?

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Mike Richichi @mike.chairthrower.org · 26/02/2026

#DearVendor inviting me to your conference dinner is like inviting your ex to a conference dinner. Because we signed a 5 year contract with one of your competitors last year. Are you sure you want me there?

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Mike Richichi @mike.chairthrower.org · 18/02/2026

Weird random fact: If you're paid biweekly you usually are paid 26 times a year. But if your first paycheck is issued on January 1st or 2nd, you would have 27 pay dates. Your employer may reduce the pay per check, or you might get a bonus payment.

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Mike Richichi @mike.chairthrower.org · 11/02/2026

Having a sudden moment of not being okay with 2006 being 20 years ago. I'll be fine, but it's annoying.

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Mike Richichi @mike.chairthrower.org · 07/02/2026

The power play would be for Bad Bunny to do a cover of Lee Greenwood's "God Bless The USA" in Spanish.

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Mike Richichi @mike.chairthrower.org · 05/02/2026

I work in higher education and have a high school junior; I don't understand why random schools have signed us up for their parent newsletters. Do they really think that my child will say "well, I wasn't thinking of applying here; but they give such detailed and informative emails to parents!"

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Mike Richichi @mike.chairthrower.org · 03/02/2026

I'm attending the NERCOMP Annual Conference, March 9–11, 2026, in Providence, RI! This year's theme, Connect Locally, Think Globally, is all about collaboration, innovation, and shaping the future of higher ed. i.snoball.it/p/1LYEAMOG/b/1 #NERCOMP26

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Connect locally and think globally at NERCOMP 2026, March 9–11 in Providence, RI. Let’s collaborate and shape higher ed’s future.

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Mike Richichi @mike.chairthrower.org · 20/01/2026

One of my great concert-going thrills (and there are many) was getting to see Midnight Oil in 2017 and 2022. Rob was an incredible drummer. RIP.

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Mike Richichi @mike.chairthrower.org · 20/01/2026

Look. Sometimes you have to confront someone who's being disruptive at work. They may be a co-worker, they may be an employee, they may be your boss. It is super hard. It may result in the person having to leave.

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Mike Richichi @mike.chairthrower.org · 20/01/2026

Briefly despairing as I contemplate having to buy a live TV streaming service to replace terrestrial cable and wishing there were a way to exclude channels (e.g. I only want certain "news" channels).

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Mike Richichi @mike.chairthrower.org · 19/01/2026

The recent spam emails from "insurance companies" are annoying but even more so at the moment because we're changing insurance companies and there have been a few actual emails about that, so I have to be hypervigilant.

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Mike Richichi @mike.chairthrower.org · 16/01/2026

If Verizon wants to make my phone stop working several hours a day and pay me $20 each time I can work with that.

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Mike Richichi @mike.chairthrower.org · 14/01/2026

Out of all the acronyms we use in IT, the most ridiculous one is probaly STONITH.

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