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Just me in the corner waiting for techbros to come up with something that a sci-fi author hasn't already written a cautionary tale about.

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 9h

Welp, Amazon's got my number.

A screenshot of the Amazon "About Me" page. The entries are mundane except one which reads "Interests & Hobbies: Puts the 'ass' in 'asinine'"

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Boy howdy, do I wish we were better as a society about teaching people the difference between legal and moral.

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I loathe having "buyer" in my title because I get sales pitches for *everything under the goddamn sun*.

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

"AI has some interesting use-cases, actually." *taps the sign*

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

As someone who enjoys a good grey, I am utterly bored by the glut of greys on current car models. Audi's palette, in particular, is excessively dreary. I miss the days of real colors. You hear that, Mazda? Bring back Laser Blue Mica, you cowards!

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

To the poor soul who used my phone number when registering with their health insurer, I'm so sorry for whatever Kafkaesque red tape you need to cut through to correct that particular typo. Godspeed.

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The realer mystery is why so many people don't recognize this for the trap that it is.

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Izzy is done listening to your shit.

A grey and white cat, eyes closed, leans on a human leg under a blue and black blanket. He is a proper cat.

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The difference between doner and gyros is largely one of flavor profiles and the sauces involved. Doner does not typically include tzatziki, for example. But they originate from the same basic idea. The original German version of doner is ground meat. I'm sure sliced is also an option elsewhere.

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I'd call it "Pennsylvania head cheese doner" to locals if I didn't then have to explain doner meat and/or head cheese. I am bad at universally evocative analogies, is what I'm saying.

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The passing of Duncan Sheik was announced today. People about my age may know his one hit from the 90s, "Barely Breathing", but I'll share a song that I heard for the first time live in 2015 at Freight and Salvage in Berkeley, CA. It's become a favorite of mine. RIP Duncan. And thank you.

youtube.com

Duncan Sheik - Circling (Official Audio)

YouTube video by Duncan Sheik

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Years ago, I turned down a job at a start-up when I discovered it was funded by Peter Thiel. That company sold a couple years later for billions in cash. I could have retired by now on that payout. But I didn't, and I'm happy with the choice I made. This post is about Ed Sheeran.

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Thank you! It's a beaut. Enjoy the rest of your trip!

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Just inadvertently infodumped to a friend about MiniDiscs. Glad to have that out of my system for a bit. But no, seriously, MDs were great and I wish they'd been more popular in the US.

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Rewatched Hadestown tonight and was reminded of how masterfully this was shot. It set a new standard for pro shots of Broadway musicals.

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

We asked several people to use the Making Shit Up machine to see if it makes shit up. Guess what?!

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

No, but *they think they do*. And won't shut up about it.

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Ssshhhh.... the AI bros will hear you!

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

If you, like I, have discovered multiple errors in Mapquest rendering it sus and unusable, may I suggest Organic Maps? It's a bit janky, but it works, it's open source, and it doesn't track your movements.

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Ah yes. This is the future the online age-verification bros want. krebsonsecurity.com/2026/09/fbi-...

krebsonsecurity.com

FBI Probes Service Selling 153M+ Drivers Licenses – Krebs on Security

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Or at least is worth more to the stock market, since AI doesn't actually make money.

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

If AI has taught us anything, it's that quackery quackery makes more money.

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Then I went back to the manufacturer's site to buy the replacement part. They were out of stock. So I wound up at FUCKING AMAZON to buy some shitty rip-off version of the part because the manufacturer couldn't be bothered to support their own (3-year old) product. Anyways, right to repair, y'all.

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Of course, I was wrong. Their cruddy little photos made it seem like it was what I needed, but it wasn't. So I went to YouTube and found someone replacing the same part. They showed how to do it and provided the part number in the description. So handy!

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

A thing on our (3-year old) dishwasher broke. So naturally, being the DIYer I am, I went to the manufacturer's website to look for resources. I quickly located their spare parts section, but couldn't find an exploded diagram or service manual to help me identify the broken part. So I guessed.

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Now Peter Cullen?? Tough week for Gen-X, yo.

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Post your favorite Tim Curry eyeroll.

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

The only A. Whitney Brown joke I remember is that someday he hoped to be *the* Whitney Brown.

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Everyone in love with him just hasn't yet discovered how parasocial that relationship truly is.

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Wow. Shots fired by the materials engineer.

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

It really highlights why drainage is so important to transportation engineers.

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Featuring the Brownsville Mix that contains an absolutely brutal 808 bass kick.

Cover art for They Might Be Giant's single "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)".

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I really wish Uber would stop threatening me with a good time.

A screenshot of multiple emails from Uber stating my account will be deleted.

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I once was asked to record the prompts for my company's voicemail system, apparently because I also had a decent phone voice. Not only was the experience painful, but hearing my own voice any time I called into the office was *excruciating*.

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

That sounds like my idea of hell. You have my condolences and supportive energy in this trying time.

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Please say hello to the X-29 for me.

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I'm glad they apologized, it was the correct response. But you can't blame folks for being a little exasperated that this *keeps happening*. Willful ignorance in itself is worthy of a certain level of scorn.

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I cannot comprehend, here in 2026 CE, how someone can be entirely unaware of the Nazi bar meme. ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU RUN A BAR (okay, brewery, but still).

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

While I always appreciate the deep dives, sometimes it's nice to have a little goblin-mode. As a treat.

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

"Am not" doesn't contract to "amn't" and that makes me angry. Fixing that starts today. I sure as hell amn't gonna take this nonsense any longer. #GuillotineTheDictionaryBourgeoisie

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

I mean, why not? My cats aren't using 'em.

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Several jobs ago, one of the tasks I assigned myself was reviewing new component drawings and sending them back to engineering for corrections. I worked in purchasing.

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

The Greens remain problematic and every time someone excitedly brings them up I suddenly find something very interesting over their left shoulder to focus on so I don't rage-quit the conversation.

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

lol lmao Total fucken clowns over there.

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Donovan @semievolved.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I have no words for how evil this is. Just breathtakingly anti-truth at this point.

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