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Suddenly I'm far more interested in this programme.

"Ray, when someone asks you if you're a god, you say YES!"

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Bha mi a' dol a freagairt ann an Beurla gus an faca me seo.

"The post you're replying to was marked as being written in English by its author. Would you like to reply in English?"

Yes, good catch. I forget that one is there. Also, apparently the Framingham store is very slightly closer than Hingham. Unfortunately, none of these locations is great for public transit or bicycles.

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I went to the website to see if I could figure out how to make the stupid stop and it just gets stupider. For people who aren't in on the joke: REI closed both our local stores in the last year because the employees had unionized. Our nearest store is now Hingham (I think).

A screen from the REI website showing they still list the Boston store as "Open until 8PM today."

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Hey REI, did you sack the people who maintain your databases because they were part of a union, too?

The banner from an email from REI. The top line says "Your closest store: CLOSED - BOSTON," followed on the next line by "Not your closest store? Update address here."

I've heard of racist dog-whistles, but this is more like a racist alpenhorn.

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OK, hear me out: Team time-trial with Guillermo, Isaac, and Benicio. What could possibly go right?

Hello, I'm Speed Puddin. Allow me to introduce my partner, Kitten Market.

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R. S. Y. Buchanan @rsybuchanan.com · 30/09/2026

I am very excited to see Mexican cycling getting a lift from Del Toro's success.

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A lot of people are saying he's the best at racism. Maybe the best ever.

R. S. Y. Buchanan @rsybuchanan.com · 30/09/2026

TFW you have arepas for lunch, and then get home and your family just wants to punt on cooking and order more arepas.

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Girl's Mischievous Tee Hee Smile

ALT: Girl's Mischievous Tee Hee Smile

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"Building a community called Fractal Boston." Is this guy for real?

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Neither: raw number of pull-ups wearing a full ruck.

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I wish I had the disposable income to flood Schmitt's office with Iowa Hawkeye's merch.

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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

My laugh in these situations has been described as an "evil cackle," so those theatre arts classes in HS clearly paid off.

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Cars, welcome to The War on Cars.

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The storm clouds may have blown out to see, but there's still this heavy mist blowing around. It's like after three days of near-constant rain, the air has forgotten how to not have water in it, and it's going to need a day or two to dry out.

His Wikipedia page says "Marshall is a non-denominational protestant," which in this case probably means he'll accept payment in Mexican Pesos. (with a service fee, of course)

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R. S. Y. Buchanan @rsybuchanan.com · 28/09/2026

It definitely captures the real you.

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Don't get me wrong, I don't have any use for Trump's dollar store Nazi routine. I'm just not going to blame him for something that has been broken since my entire life.

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R. S. Y. Buchanan @rsybuchanan.com · 28/09/2026

Sadly, this predates Trump by at least 40 years. I grew up in Brownsville, and only fools and tourists drove to Matamoros. Everyone else parked behind the Jacob Brown Auditorium and walked across (the exception was the gas crises of the '70s, when Mexican gas was way cheaper than in the US).

R. S. Y. Buchanan @rsybuchanan.com · 28/09/2026

I think both the movies and the series have run their courses, so what's next? I present: "Palpatine and Friends," a nightly variety/chat show in the mould of "The Tonight Show" only the guests inevitably succumb to Force lightning when they try to evade silly questions.

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R. S. Y. Buchanan @rsybuchanan.com · 25/09/2026

I'm willing to bet your life that it'd only kill you a half dozen times, tops.

Deth Veggie @dethveggie.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

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HAPPY DOLLY PARTON DAY, ERRBODY!

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R. S. Y. Buchanan @rsybuchanan.com · 24/09/2026

But if I order the second one, can I still get you to autograph it?

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R. S. Y. Buchanan @rsybuchanan.com · 24/09/2026

Apparently one of our neighborhood eyesores burned down this morning. I _thought_ I smelled smoke when I was getting up.

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Fire rips through vacant home in Somerville

A fire damaged a vacant home early Thursday in Somerville, Massachusetts.

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R. S. Y. Buchanan @rsybuchanan.com · 24/09/2026

Getting flashbacks from that image.

We should make sure Kash Patel gets a complimentary 90-day subscription to a credit monitoring service, just like the rest of us get when this happens to us.

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I found this to be a very thoughtful article on a few of the problems of AI in higher ed. Archive link because the Globe doesn't have a concept of general-purpose gift links the way the NY Times (e.g.) does. archive.is/b0Wzi

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Exactly! One of my goals for this year, for whatever insane reason, was to try to hit 10w/kg for my 15 second power. At my weight, this would be over a kilowatt. Pure madness. So why am I annoyed with myself for not having made better progress at it?

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Long-time civilian here: I did a metric century on Saturday on the bike, and felt bad for "only" riding 35km today today. I think the kind of person who does endurance sports is wired to think we're goofing off when we're doing normal human-level efforts.

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R. S. Y. Buchanan @rsybuchanan.com · 22/09/2026

This may be an awkward question, but is she really from "an Israeli settler family," or is she just Jewish?

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You know how some adult entertainment venues will have photos of former patrons who are banned from the premises next to the door? Do you think Kash's photo is posted next to the door of the adoption room at the SPCA?

R. S. Y. Buchanan @rsybuchanan.com · 21/09/2026

Have you tried a recumbent tricycle? Several people I ride with have them and love them.