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Hello from Omaha! Let’s go curling or many play a game! (he/him)

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Nick @programmerman.net · 6h
B side champs 🥌
A grill spatula that's been labeled "Kansas City Barbecue Bonspiel 2026," serving as the event winner trophy
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Nick @programmerman.net · 02/10/2026
We have broken the ceremonial ice for the new @curlaksarben.bsky.social facility
A sledgehammer and a curling stone sit on a green carpet in a concrete warehouse. A block of ice is shattered behind the stone and sledge, with shards littering the carpet throughout.
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Nick @programmerman.net · 09/09/2026
I've had an iPhone Duo for years now, it just wasn't made by Apple
A Surface Duo held in a hand with two apps running side by side: Bluesky on the left (showing a post about curling) and a browser on the right (showing a weather forecast)
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Nick @programmerman.net · 30/08/2026
Watching the Hill team from @curlaksarben.bsky.social try to get to arena nationals one last time while sipping coffee from my Aksarben coffee mug
Foreground, right: a white ceramic coffee mug with a red lining. The side of the mug has a crest for Aksarben Curling, reading Aksarben Curling in a red ring around a shield, crossed brooms, a curling stone, and the year 1958. Background: a vertical video stream from an arena curling setting. You can see two people standing at a playing end but can't make out any details.
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Nick @programmerman.net · 09/07/2026
Time to park the go karts according to @serwewx.bsky.social
Storm track showing estimated arrival times. Go-Kart Track is the first location on the arrival list, followed by various cities and towns south of Omaha, NE.
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Nick @programmerman.net · 07/07/2026
Gotta love summer curling in the fog 🥌
Curling stones with red and yellow handles sit in a frosty curling house (concentric red and blue circles). On the side, a player is on one knee pushing a stone out. Dotted in the background are silhouettes of other players, their details lost in the fog.
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Nick @programmerman.net · 19/05/2026
I caught its final days, once they moved the holdover name's sign from the former Kracky McGee's to the new bar, last month. Truly the end of an era
A sad empty airport island bar in an empty airport terminal where the bar signage reads only "Bar & Grill" as the name sign in the middle has been removed
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Nick @programmerman.net · 07/05/2026
It's a better display than my box o'pins which is about half full. I do have them all catalogged at least so I know which ones I have when I'm at an event
A bunch of pins in a black box. Identifiable from the top: Eau Claire, Orlando, Lone Star's bat one, Wauwatosa's 100-year one, Sioux Falls, Great Smoky Mountains, Madison, Coyotes, and Denver.
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Nick @programmerman.net · 23/04/2026
Welcome back @serwewx.bsky.social
Live coverage of severe storms over Omaha. Here, the Meteorologist speaks to camera while a hail core is north of Omaha while all the active warnings stream across the bottom of the screen. In the background is an open window through which you can see indiscriminate green leaves.
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Nick @programmerman.net · 14/04/2026
There's a copy of Visual Studio 6 on my game shelf that's very conspicuous in my webcam background. Gotta acknowledge our past!
A sealed in box Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 Professional Edition, now includes Windows 2000 Readiness Kit! It sits on a shelf surrounded by unidentifiable board games and card boxes.
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Nick @programmerman.net · 13/04/2026
Not bad, not bad. 5-2 record on the weekend and got a memento for the trouble 🥌
In the foreground: a clear hexagon etched with "Queen City Color Games C Event Winner Charlotte Curling" in a wooden base. Behind is a scene from a half-empty curling club with colorful tinsel and the bottom half of a hornet with a curling stone and broom in its arms
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Nick @programmerman.net · 11/04/2026
#BanThe8AMDraw 🥌 I'm supposed to tag Charlotte Curling but they don't seem to be here
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Nick @programmerman.net · 24/02/2026
I asked a friend for his thoughts and here's what he had to say:
Yeah I do. It is warm. Warmer than I prefer. It also stretched a more than I like but it just sits a little lower on the back of my head which still covers the area most likely to be in danger. Overall 8/10

I still like the security feeling. As I have taken a tumble or three

I think if I had purchased one size down the fit would have been better.
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Nick @programmerman.net · 05/07/2025
Flares up over basically every city then calms down overnight
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Nick @programmerman.net · 25/04/2025
Telling people about @jonbois.bsky.social (and crew) videos on a discord server
oh wow
that’s some in depth nerd shit
i love it
i will have to watch that
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Nick @programmerman.net · 21/04/2025
A giant bowl of cherry tomatoes that are supposed to go in a salad, but are a little too big.
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Nick @programmerman.net · 19/04/2025
I mean mine still “works” (I don’t know if any of these apps actually still work)
An app list on a working Windows phone
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Nick @programmerman.net · 17/02/2025
I could have probably played the late game tonight but we don't have a sheet 6 😅
Curling being played in a hockey arena
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Nick @programmerman.net · 09/02/2025
A rare treat: bringing home the trophy from a bonspiel 🥌🌪️
A trophy on a coffee table amongst other stuff you'd find on a coffee table. The trophy has a base with a curling house (concentric blue, white, and red circles), on top of that is a curling stone and out of the stone sticks a wire that coils around in the shape of a funnel (like a tornado). From the wire hangs a Lego figure, a plastic monkey, a small dog, and a small car. On the bas also has a Lego figure on its back. The stone reads "Oklahoma Curling" while the base reads "2025 Funspiel A Event Winner"
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Nick @programmerman.net · 05/02/2025
Speaking of all dressed chips....
Lays all dressed chips. Sweet! Tangy! Savory! Purple!
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Nick @programmerman.net · 23/01/2025
Nebraska Contoso fan club member reporting in
White coffee mug with a "turbine" logo over "Contoso" logo type. Around the logo reads "Eastern division q2 summit meeting. Empower growth. Envision success."
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Nick @programmerman.net · 27/12/2024
I'm teaching myself to make espresso with this portable espresso maker because I'm ready to have better travel coffee than hotel lobby coffee. It'll even heat the water itself! I might end up just traveling with a pourover cone in the end though
Two gray cylinders in a hand. One has a button on the front (the coffee brewer), the other has a knob attached to the top (the hand grinder).
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Nick @programmerman.net · 24/12/2024
Last shot in a short league championship game, we're red and need to score to win. The seemingly obvious draw wasn't there because hockey ice but this angle raise with a redirect was
A depiction of a curling scenario showing yellow sitting at least one point (maybe 3). Two yellow rocks sit top 8 and several guards sit in front of the house on various lines preventing any obvious raise or takeout. Lines depict a shot coming in, raising a red center guard at an angle towards the side of the house then redirecting off a yellow rock to go towards the tee line instead, stopping just in time to be shot.
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Nick @programmerman.net · 12/12/2024
Mine came in today (or maybe yesterday)
Four pouches of coffee held up, fanned out, in one very full hand. They have similar black and white packaging. The top package labeled "La Virgen" and describes itself as the caffeinated offering. You can't see much of the lower packages or read their labels.
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Nick @programmerman.net · 14/11/2024
Where did you hear about this survey?

Nick Nisi posted on Bluesky
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Nick @programmerman.net · 11/11/2024
More folks should curl in skirts. Love the flow on this 9-second takeout 🥌 (sorry for the low-res, this is cropped out of a YouTube video)
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Nick @programmerman.net · 03/08/2024
How does Clock need an update?
Screenshot of the "Clock" app in Windows displaying a message: "Clock needs an update. We are getting the update ready for you..." along with the app icon in the middle of the window
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Nick @programmerman.net · 25/07/2024
Indeed, our sheets were shifted! Same schedule, same opponents, same YouTube link, we're just one sheet over from the original schedule 🥌
Mid-America Curling Association Arena Nationals Playdowns										
Follow along with us all weekend!								
Friday	4:00 PM			vs Bye!
Friday	8:00 PM	Sheet C	red 🥌	vs Hoppe	yellow 🥌
Saturday	10:00 AM	Sheet E	yellow 🥌	vs Knott	red 🥌
Saturday	2:00 PM	Sheet B	red 🥌	vs Watkins	yellow 🥌
Saturday	6:00 PM	Sheet D	red 🥌	vs Schaeper	yellow 🥌
Sunday	8:00 AM	Sheet B	yellow 🥌	vs Foster	red 🥌
Sunday	12:00 PM	Sheet C	yellow 🥌	vs Hill	red 🥌
All times Central. We promise that we'll try our best and that we will play six games.								
The results will be what they will be. But we can't control that. Good curling everyone!
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Nick @programmerman.net · 24/07/2024
Follow along all weekend as we try to play six games of curling. If we somehow do better than the other teams, we get to go to USA Curling Arena Nationals! 🥌 If they're available to stream, they'll be on Four Seasons Curling's YouTube "Live" page www.youtube.com/@fourseasons...
Mid-America Curling Association Arena Nationals Playdowns									
									
Follow along with us all weekend!							
Friday	4:00 PM			vs. Bye!
Friday	8:00 PM	Sheet B	red 🥌	vs. Hoppe	yellow 🥌
Saturday	10:00 AM	Sheet D	yellow🥌	vs. Knott	red🥌
Saturday 	2:00 PM	Sheet A	red 🥌	vs. Watkins	yellow 🥌
Saturday	6:00 PM	Sheet C	red 🥌	vs. Schaeper	yellow 🥌
Sunday	8:00 AM	Sheet A	yellow 🥌	vs. Foster	red 🥌
Sunday	12:00 PM	Sheet B	yellow 🥌	vs. Hill	red 🥌

All times Central. We promise that we'll try our best and that we will play six games. The results will be what they will be. But we can't control that. Good curling everyone!
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Nick @programmerman.net · 10/06/2024
We won the C event up in Sioux Falls, a good weekend of curling! 🥌
A trophy in the shape of a green cancer awareness ribbon on a base labeled “Lloyd Green Benespiel.” The ribbon says “HOPE” and “3rd.” There are two curling stones on the base in front of the ribbon. All of the accents are in a bronze color.
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Nick @programmerman.net · 23/05/2024
They asked me to fill out a survey about the fan experience watching Pro Volleyball Federation games in Omaha. I tried to answer honestly
A snippet of an online survey. The highlighted question reads “What was your favorite part about your experience this season?” The highlighted response reads “Watching Betty De La Cruz's serves put players on the ground.”
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Nick @programmerman.net · 15/03/2024
Bonspiel time 🥌
A pebble can sits outside a hockey ice rink
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Nick @programmerman.net · 06/03/2024
The Aksarben Curling coffee mug: - bright bold logo - red handle and lining - holds coffee I have a couple new ones going in our bonspiel raffle next weekend. Does your club have coffee mugs? Help me fill my shelves with too many mugs! 🥌
A white coffee mug sits on a napkin coaster on a cluttered desk. The mug has a visible red handle and rim, as well as a large print of the Aksarben Curling logo, with the name in white text in a red outer circle and the crest of a shield, a curling stone, and crossed brooms in the middle.
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Nick @programmerman.net · 26/02/2024
Someone in my curling club adopted a stone handle just to make a point 🥌
A red curling stone handle with yellow block text reads “YOU DON’T HAVE TO PUT THE STONES IN ORDER EVERY END”
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Nick @programmerman.net · 16/02/2024
Good news for curling fans outside Canada 🥌
Tweet by Devin Heroux (@Devin_Heroux)

JUST IN
I've received an update that will have curling fans in America and beyond very happy.
TSN's coverage of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts will be available for viewers outside of Canada through TSN's official YouTube channel.
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Nick @programmerman.net · 05/02/2024
New Bracket Challenge just dropped! 🥌
The same bracket as above, with quickly scrawled out guesses for who will win each game. The finals shows OP's team winning the finals by a single point.
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Nick @programmerman.net · 04/02/2024
When you want to watch nationals but also have a league game midway through 🥌
In the foreground (below), a tablet screen shows a curling game in progress. In the background (above), several people play curling on bright ice.
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Nick @programmerman.net · 29/01/2024
Based only on the team names, who do you want to win this bonspiel? 🥌
Teams

Askarben Juniors
Here Comes the Boom!
Defenstrators
Dog the Button Hunter
Ready to Rock
Little Raise of Sunshine
Granite Grenadiers
2 Curlers and Their Wives

Hammer Time
Natural Born Curlers
Bonspiel Jovi
Curling Toes 4 Vicki
Curls Gone Wild
Fireballs
Oklahomies
Draw Power
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Nick @programmerman.net · 29/01/2024
Sunday night at the curling club 🥌
People curling on hockey ice. One person is delivering through the middle of one of the visible houses.
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Nick @programmerman.net · 09/12/2023
Sure my Friday is free, let’s go watch some curling. The farthest sheets are deciding this league 🥌
Five sheets of curling action stretching out from front to back. Three yellow stones are visible in the nearest house but the rest of the games can’t really be seen in detail. Many people are milling about with their brooms.
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Nick @programmerman.net · 19/11/2023
We won the bonspiel 🥌
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Nick @programmerman.net · 16/10/2023
C event finals isn’t bad. We’ll win one of these Sunday bonspiel games eventually! 🥌
Four people stand at the edge of a curling house holding brooms on the ice.
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Nick @programmerman.net · 14/10/2023
Bonspiel Time, let’s goooo! 🥌
Curling action takes place at the Kansas City Curling Club.
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Nick @programmerman.net · 12/10/2023
This whiteboard birthday cake I send someone some time ago came up
A whiteboard drawing of a birthday cake with a single candle and oversized flame cut out against a white or transparent background
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Nick @programmerman.net · 11/10/2023
Hyped for my first Tuesday of fall league after missing last week 🥌
A Zamboni runs across a hockey sheet with several curling houses
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Nick @programmerman.net · 01/10/2023
One last really humid curling day to start the fall league off 🥌💦
Pebbling on wet-looking ice with a sunny backdrop
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Nick @programmerman.net · 26/09/2023
Tonight’s the last night of the September league, fall curling starts this weekend. Time to break out the ol’ Aksarben coffee mug
As white coffee mug with a red lining on a wooden coaster on a white table in front of a grey keyboard. The coffee mug has a red lining and a red handle and is filled with coffee.
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Nick @programmerman.net · 25/07/2023
The curling was good; we had some great games and made some new friends
Sunset light bleeds up on high clouds. In front sits the spire of the Carolina Ice Palace.
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Nick @programmerman.net · 21/07/2023
“Hey do y’all want to go see an old-ass tree?” Today we visited Angel’s Oak
A giant old live oak reaches out over various tourists, its limbs winding back to the ground
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Nick @programmerman.net · 13/07/2023
Board games while we wait for pizza
A man sits at a wooden table. On the table is a cloth board covered in dice.
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