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@owtytrof.bsky.social
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Just spent a week using my 11yo Macbook Air while my 2yo model was off getting a new screen, and I didn't do anything with it that I wasn't doing 5 or even 10 years ago, but good god it was painfully slow if I, like, opened a fourth tab in a browser
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
HoF standards definitely will have to change with current usage models, so after the wave of the current 200+ game winners (Kershaw, Verlander, Scherzer) I could see him being viewed as a good candidate for the next wave. Getting over 60 WAR likely clinched it for some voters
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
On Tennis Channel it's Tovala and Kalshi. I was always going to despise a scam factory like Kalshi, but I deeply hate Tovala as a brand because of having to watch the same ads a million times during any tournament
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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George Bailey Hot Dog
ALT: George Bailey Hot Dog
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"What's your opinion of the Phillies' performance?"
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Truckers reportedly voted 3-to-1 for the guy who did this to them, so I hope for their sake that they're really enjoying owning all the libs
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I saw it at $7.07 off I-65 in Lebanon last weekend
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
$6 would be a huge improvement down here
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It's cool that Laver Cup is exciting for fans in the arena, but do people outside the host city actually watch? In the afterglow of a three-week slam, with no impact on tour finals or year-end #1, it feels inconsequential. I'm glad the players care, but the timing of it always feels a bit off
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Glad to see this on bsky after a few links didn't make it there. I understand the platform isn't as busy as X for sports discussion, but those of us who don't want to support Elon nd don't want to feed his AI appreciate your being here
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I’m awaiting shipment of a Kickstarter project for a contemporary version of the computer I had when I was 12yo. That bad boy had 48k of RAM
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I just bought a 4TB SSD recently for my home server and that was unpleasant
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Oooh, 2TB is like gold in this economy :-D Is that soldered or can you remove it and stick it in an enclosure?
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Using my 2015 MBA this week while my M3 is off for repairs. Not bad, honestly, but definitely sluggish with multiple tabs open and battery life is awful compared to the Silicon models
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
M series is such a huge upgrade from late Intels. (Alas, my M3 has suddenly developed a screen issue and I need to mail it in for service)
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I've parented two kids who dabbled in multiple sports in early years, played rec and travel soccer in middle years, one kid doing high school soccer and the other high school and then D1 college tennis, and I never saw any behavior worse than the parents for second-grade baseball
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This feels so consistent with so many dudes I've seen in higher ed leadership
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
This match is so, so boring
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Harris inherited a difficult situation but I'll always wonder if things might have gone differently if she hadn't taken on the stale establishment Dem consultants. In the span of weeks we went "GOP are weirdos" dominating media to a futile attempt to win Republican voters with Liz Cheney
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
It’ll be difficult, because they will keep doing the same stuff. We already see them working on sanitizing Vance.
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Rehabbed an old, beat-up, near-dead iPod with a new battery, SD card and new case. Challenging, but fun weekend project!
Before and after photos of old and rehabbed iPod
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Man, Zverev is the least entertaining player to watch. Respect the effectiveness of his game, but even the announcers started wandering off into talking about Davis Cup memories because the match was so boring
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Latak, Carpico/Filin, Basavareddy, Wolf, Ram, Cash, Tracy, Townsend, Joint, McNally, Stearns, Brantmeier, and of course Serena and Venus - what great representation in this tournament for the Midwest!
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Winning a second set in which she hit 9 double faults, and then serving zero doubles in the third, wow. Difference between playing tight and playing loose Rough, rough third set for Andreeva
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
My first thought when I saw the overnight result: wow! My second thought: man, Ben Rothenberg is gonna be pissed
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
It's a consistent phenomenon in memory research. Neisser and Winograd tested it for students' memories of hearing about the Challenger explosion, and found that very pattern - poor memory, high confidence. I'd concur with your guess that it's worse for 9/11, given more opportunities for interference
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
If they'd take just half of their manufactured outrage toward Mamdani and direct it toward the President we might actually have an informed electorate
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
What a strange year for Iga - so often in majors she looked unbeatable until she was beaten. In two majors gave up only one set before losing, in two majors gave up zero sets before losing, and all four losses then in straight sets
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Agreed. Managers and agents need to be smarter about this
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
To some extent I agree, but i hope the players understand that it undermines their legitimate claims about gambling harassment when they show support for the companies that are the root cause. They maybe can’t stop the USO from getting in bed with Kalshi (awful choice), but they can skip a party
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Seemed like a rare misstep for Coco, who has spoken about gambler harassment, to have posed for a photo in front of a Draftkings backdrop at draftkings sponsored party. My hope re: influencers is that their interests are fleeting and by next year they’ll have moved into something else
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Carpico Filin let's go USTA Midwest!!!!
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
What a bummer to see players who have shared of their experiences of being harassed and threatened by gamblers posing in front of the Draftkings logo after partying on its dime
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
A recommendation: go check out some Ohio State tennis. While not immune to NCAA BS there's still a lot to like about college tennis. OSU women are very strong, OSU men's coach manages to build top-level teams than include midwest players rather than just recruiting failed pros
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Never seen Fritz dominate a match like that before, wow
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Ariely was the first name I mentioned to right-wing friends who peppered me with stories about Arday. They'd never heard of him, of course. They had sent me stories about Claudine Gay but of course not about Marc Tessier-Lavigne
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
These two are the epitome of the GOP as the party of incessant whining
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I'm glad to see those hosts being so overt in criticizing this. They're all huge fans of his, and I assume friends too, usually fawning over him on their podcasts, even against a backdrop of issues over the years with unionization and contract negotiations and the sale to Spotify
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Born in Scotland, moved to south when I was 14, been using "y'all" now for 40 years. It rules.
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Great qualifying week for Basavareddy!
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Understandable with all you've been through on the health front. Hang on to that on the worst days, it's what always matters most for me. I love the pics of the two of you out and doing stuff and smiling together. Worth living for.
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I've long had the USO as a bucket list trip, but at this point I can go to Cincinnati and get 80% of the experience at 20% of the cost, or pay the same amount as I would for nice seats on Ashe and fly to Paris for R-G
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
They're the best. I had some very difficult stretches at Ivy around 2010 / 2011, stretches where I almost just quit, but coming home to the Frau and the boys and the dog I was able to keep my head clear. I hope you can find that compartmentalization on your toughest days. Or find a gig at MSU :-)
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I've tried to turn it off in Outlook, it was pissing me the fuck off as I typed
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The pets seem to sense when we need them. 34 years ago my dog got me through the worst night of my life
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I have no issues with them because I never use them
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Think About It Meme with Reece Simpson
ALT: Think About It Meme with Reece Simpson
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Hey, I'm not a practitioner, so most of what I'd offer is uninformed, but I also have days when I'm neurotic and feel like this. My advice: grab onto that which matters to you. Focus on that (e.g. your delightful spouse, cats) to the exclusion of all else. That's what I do on my bad days
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
And, it's going to feel incredibly hollow if the USO now tries to do some sort of salute for him after he loses
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Kypson was catching a lot of undeserved strays in this discussion, so I felt bad for him, and now this. Bummer of a week for the guy
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Prof Colin @owtytrof.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I think that would have been a better time to interview Lin-Manuel Miranda
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