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Ryan Pollard 💾 @rdp.blue · 13h

The 👀 I got when I boarded using my #Retroid console... 😅

A photo of a boarding pass displayed on a game console

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Ryan Pollard 💾 @rdp.blue · 29/09/2026

Everytime a new charging station is installed, an angel gets its wings. ⚡🪽 WinCo on 99th in #HazelDell #VanWA

A photo of a charging station being installed in a parking lot

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Ryan Pollard 💾 @rdp.blue · 28/09/2026

You know you've arrived at #ORD when it takes 30+ minutes to navigate the tarmac from runway to your gate. Sort of an "I've landed... but have I really?" #Chicago

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Ryan Pollard 💾 @rdp.blue · 26/09/2026

It might seem silly, but I'm eternally tickled that every M.2 slot uses an M2 screw. Hat's off to whoever decided on that standard.

Stock photo of someone mounting an SSD into an M.2 slot on a motherboard.

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Ryan Pollard 💾 @rdp.blue · 26/09/2026

Finished #EmpireOfSilence by #ChristopherRuocchio this afternoon. I haven't burned through a novel this fast in years. It wasn't earth-shattering (or even sun-eating), but it was well written and I enjoyed the heck out of it. #SciFi

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Ryan Pollard 💾 @rdp.blue · 23/09/2026

Someone scheduled an appointment during a block of time on my calendar labeled "not available for appointments." Like... 🤷

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Ryan Pollard 💾 @rdp.blue · 20/09/2026

Sometimes being a #product person sucks. Like when I see an opportunity to consolidate SKUs that somehow NOBODY IS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF. It's incredible. Like do you guys hate money? Call me.

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Ryan Pollard 💾 @rdp.blue · 18/09/2026

Pretty okay collection of #Warmachine and other #TTRPG books at the Hazel Dell Goodwill. $7-10 each if you're in the area and into that sort of thing. #VanWA

A photo of a bunch of lightly used RPG books, mostly Warmachine.

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Ryan Pollard 💾 @rdp.blue · 16/09/2026

RE: mastodon.social/@arstechnica/117282… It's been the kind of day where I catch a glimpse of what appears to be News Article + Giant Earth-bound Meteor image and think "IS IT FINALLY TIME?" Sadly no. No extinction event today.

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Ryan Pollard 💾 @rdp.blue · 12/09/2026

So thankful for a good friend that gifted some old server hardware that didn't fit the student dev laptops. I flipped it on eBay and am currently shopping Free Geek #PDX for THREE more laptops (100% back to the program). Incredible. #SkyviewRobotics kicks off […] [Original post on hachyderm.io]

A screenshot of an eBay receipt showing a $393.80 payout. Full transparency, baby!

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Ryan Pollard 💾 @rdp.blue · 10/09/2026

Sometimes I grab boxes at Costco just because I know they'll make great #cat beds.

A tabby cat rests on a blanket in a Tillamook Cheese Snacks box

A fluffy cat reclines in a Kirkland Signature 100% Grass Fed Beef Patty box

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Ryan Pollard 💾 @rdp.blue · 06/09/2026

"AS GENIE, I GRANT YOU THR--" "1. The Deathnote is real and I have it. 2. My body doesn't need sleep. 3. Pens don't run out of ink anymore." "...wow, kid. You ok?" "Welcome to 2026. It's like that now."

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Ryan Pollard 💾 @rdp.blue · 04/09/2026

Nothing like attempting to administer flea medication and being interrupted by a gut-thumping bit of thunder. My cat violently NOPED right out of my arms.

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Ryan Pollard 💾 @rdp.blue · 04/09/2026

Made "80s Spaghetti" last night. If you were a Generic American White Person™ or ate cafeteria lunch in elementary school in the 1980s, you'd know this. It's just spaghetti noodles cooked in sauce and water with meatballs and topped with cheddar.

Photo of a Dutch oven on a stovetop. it is full of sauced pasta and meatballs.

Photo of sauced pasta and meatballs in a large bowl. The pasta is sprinkled with cheddar cheese.

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Ryan Pollard 💾 @rdp.blue · 04/09/2026

"I don't like that this thing is in my spot... Unless it's ok for me to sleep on. It's warm. I feel like maybe that would work for me personally."

A tabby cat attempts to climb up on a lap desk with a notebook computer on it.

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Ryan Pollard 💾 @rdp.blue · 03/09/2026

Cascadia sees your "sword lesbians" and raises you one "axe lesbian." If Nicole Coenen hasn't already inspired statues in her honor, it's high time because she is a treasure. youtube.com/shorts/sVyD9NR31nU?si=z…

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Ryan Pollard 💾 @rdp.blue · 02/09/2026

Product Manager tip: Don't worry about protracted battles with #QA over making your #product do stupid things that they hate. You only have to slide stupid feature behavior past QA once. After that, it's a "pattern" and you can reference it as such any time you want your products to do similar […]

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Ryan Pollard 💾 @rdp.blue · 02/09/2026

If you don't find an entire Miyazaki film inside this yew tunnel, I don't know what else to tell you.

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Ryan Pollard 💾 @rdp.blue · 02/09/2026

Dang. If I had the funds to go after this... www.govdeals.com/en/asset/47459/8445 A generic nvme stick weighs about 8g. This is 44lbs (just shy of 20kg) of nvme sticks. Assuming a very conservative estimate of $20/unit on the secondary market, this is a $50k box.

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Ryan Pollard 💾 @rdp.blue · 02/09/2026

The perfect summer breakfast exists. Currently destroying a chilled Hermiston watermelon dressed with Tajin and my own tears of joy.

A photo of a hand holding a bottle of Tajin seasoning with cut watermelon in the background

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Ryan Pollard 💾 @rdp.blue · 31/08/2026

Job hunting tip: If you think you *might* want to look for a new job in the next 6 months, start applying now. My wife is still getting follow-ups from companies she applied to in February/March.

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Ryan Pollard 💾 @rdp.blue · 31/08/2026

Masto feature idea: Give me a configurable warning when I hit the character display limit for bridged platforms like Bluesky (I have a 2263 character post limit here). Don't prevent it, just turn my counter orange or something.

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Ryan Pollard 💾 @rdp.blue · 28/08/2026

Every time you install Linux over the top of Windows 11, an angel gets its wings. Really stoked about this refurbished HP Elitebook 845 G9. This is my first HP since I dropped $3500 on a big plastic chonky Pavilion 9795c with the first Pentium 4 that the […] [Original post on hachyderm.io]

A screenshot of the HP Elitebook 845 G9 running Linux Mint Cinnamon. Various windows are open while I update and configure.

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Ryan Pollard 💾 @rdp.blue · 28/08/2026

RE: mastodon.social/@sjvn/1171749092091… They're just trying to keep him in one spot so the president can give him a medal or whatever.

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Ryan Pollard 💾 @rdp.blue · 28/08/2026

I am admittedly divided on AI. On the one hand, I truly do believe it's amazing technology with massive upside, and it will undoubtedly usher in advancements beyond our wildest dreams. On the other hand, I also believe these things will only happen if we survive all the stupid, hateful stuff […]

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Ryan Pollard 💾 @rdp.blue · 28/08/2026

Listening to Woodie Guthrie while replacing yet another hard drive. I need a sticker to put on cursed PCs that reads: "This machine kills components (and fascists)"

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Ryan Pollard 💾 @rdp.blue · 27/08/2026

And then they came for Optimus Prime. 💔

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Ryan Pollard 💾 @rdp.blue · 24/08/2026

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES TOTAL WAR ON OWN FOOT

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Ryan Pollard 💾 @rdp.blue · 24/08/2026

My cat Ivy: "FEED ME!" My wife: "Girl, you'll be fed when it's time, have some self-respect." My cat Ivy: "Honey, I birthed a litter of kittens in a dumpster behind an actual Hooters, don't talk to me about 'self-respect.' We're well past that nonsense."

A photo of a tabby cat on a kitchen table.

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Ryan Pollard 💾 @rdp.blue · 22/08/2026

Dear Van Morrison: There is literally no reasonable justification for EVER delivering the line: "my, how you have grown" in the context of encountering a former lover.

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august [0x08] 🏳️‍⚧️🇲🇰 @august.chaos.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2026

affirmations when opening a stuck jar: - I am stronger than the jar - i know what left and right are - ⁠⁠smashing the jar will make a mess - i have strong and dextrous hands - ⁠⁠I have opened jars before and I will open jars again

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Ryan Pollard 💾 @rdp.blue · 20/08/2026

My freshly-minted 8th-grader found out last night that she hadn't gotten into Honors History as planned, not because she didn't earn her spot or was overlooked, but because #VanWA Public Schools cut it for lack of funding. If there is one subject she is passionate about, it's #History, and we […]

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Ryan Pollard 💾 @rdp.blue · 20/08/2026

Willy Week with an interesting write-up on #KrispyKrunchyChicken. When we lived in Clackamas, I used to top up my gas tank a few times a week just to get fresh strips on my commute to work. When it's treated well, KKC is the best fried chicken by far […]

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Ryan Pollard 💾 @rdp.blue · 20/08/2026

At back-to-school night with my kid. "What's up with those kids?" "Oh. They're 'Scene.'" "Scene?" "Yeah, it's like "Goth," but a million times more annoying."

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Ryan Pollard 💾 @rdp.blue · 18/08/2026

My wife: 3 open beverages (of various kinds) in every single room of our home, including rooms she thinks she *might* visit at some point today. Me: 1 open beverage, lost somewhere, and I can't bring myself to open another because "wasteful." One of us has a low-grade headache due to mild […]

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Sundazed Everyday @sundazed.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Dear PDX region folks, (or folks that have eaten at these locations when visiting Portland) I would love your opinions on any of these restaurants : OX Serrato Noble Rot Coquine Kaan St. Jack Bistecca Andina Tusk Le Pigeon

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Ryan Pollard 💾 @rdp.blue · 16/08/2026

"My company have me suite tickets to Sounders v Whitecaps today. You wanna go?" Like... No. It may be a few years since my feral Timbers Army era, and I may no longer be supporting Merritt Paulson financially, but I just can't debase myself like that. 😅 #RCTID

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Ryan Pollard 💾 @rdp.blue · 16/08/2026

Highlight of the day: Getting to grab coffee and conversation with @amatorah.bsky.social. It's been way too long. If not for a jam-packed Saturday, I bet we'd still be talking. 😆

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