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How-Sen Chong @how-sen.com · 02/10/2026
Listen: I don’t want to minimize the danger of high e-bike speeds. But if the problem here is that stores sell e-bikes that can drive faster than legal limits, then where’s the story about how literally *every car dealership has been doing the same thing for decades*?!?
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Hidden cameras show some stores unlocking speed limits on e-bikes, selling e-scooters that go up to 120 km/h | CBC News
A new hidden camera investigation by Marketplace shows how some stores are selling e-scooters and e-bikes with top speeds much higher than provincial speed limits and with recommended rider ages young...
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Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Is it legal for the President to burn down people's houses? We'll hold off on deciding that until December. For now, the President can continue to burn down people's houses." - John Roberts and company
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Supreme Court Allows Rapid Third-Country Deportations, for Now (Gift Article)
The court also announced it would hear arguments in December on the legality of the Trump administration policy to swiftly deport immigrants to countries not their own.
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sporksmith :unicycle: :rust: @sporksmith.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026
What a legend www.purdueexponent.org/campus/1-whe…
newspaper clipping from the Indianapolis news, July 7 1990. "one-wheel rider faces two charges"newspaper clipping from March 1992. "swordsman finds the law is his foil"
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sporksmith :unicycle: :rust: @sporksmith.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2026
The bittersweet feeling of deleting a clever, but complex and fragile, optimization that has outlived its usefulness github.com/shadow/shadow/pull/3780
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Remove memory mapper by sporksmith · Pull Request #3780 · shadow/shadow
Removes the experimental command-line option --use-memory-manager (experimental config option use_memory_manager) Fixes #2581; previous discussion on this topic there. Also fixes #3622, which only ...
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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 11/09/2026
I think Hunter S. Thompson's column in the immediate aftermath pretty much nailed it www.espn.com/espn/page2/s...
The towers are gone now, reduced to bloody rubble, along with all hopes for Peace in Our Time, in the United States or any other country. Make no mistake about it: We are At War now -- with somebody -- and we will stay At War with that mysterious Enemy for the rest of our lives.

It will be a Religious War, a sort of Christian Jihad, fueled by religious hatred and led by merciless fanatics on both sides. It will be guerilla warfare on a global scale, with no front lines and no identifiable enemy. Osama bin Laden may be a primitive "figurehead" -- or even dead, for all we know -- but whoever put those All-American jet planes loaded with All-American fuel into the Twin Towers and the Pentagon did it with chilling precision and accuracy. The second one was a dead-on bullseye. Straight into the middle of the skyscraper.This is going to be a very expensive war, and Victory is not guaranteed -- for anyone, and certainly not for anyone as baffled as George W. Bush. All he knows is that his father started the war a long time ago, and that he, the goofy child-President, has been chosen by Fate and the global Oil industry to finish it Now. He will declare a National Security Emergency and clamp down Hard on Everybody, no matter where they live or why. If the guilty won't hold up their hands and confess, he and the Generals will ferret them out by force.

Good luck. He is in for a profoundly difficult job -- armed as he is with no credible Military Intelligence, no witnesses and only the ghost of Bin Laden to blame for the tragedy.
OK. It is 24 hours later now, and we are not getting much information about the Five Ws of this thing.

The numbers out of the Pentagon are baffling, as if Military Censorship has already been imposed on the media. It is ominous. The only news on TV comes from weeping victims and ignorant speculators.

The lid is on. Loose Lips Sink Ships. Don't say anything that might give aid to The Enemy.
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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 11/09/2026
Pretending the days after Sept. 11, 2001 were some kind of gauzy Hallmark special when we came together as a country is nauseating and ahistorical. The country went completely insane and has not recovered
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geo1860.bsky.social @geo1860.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
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Tor Project @torproject.org · 09/06/2026
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but only if it survives. Documenting human rights abuses can put both people and evidence at risk. @openarchive.bsky.social Save app & DWeb Storage help communities securely archive, verify, and encrypt critical records. blog.torproject.org/preserving-e...
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Preserving evidence: How OpenArchive fosters accountability and media sovereignty | Tor Project
Handling mobile media that documents human rights violations can put those brave enough to capture a record -- and those very records -- at risk. OpenArchive's free open source Save app and DWeb Stora...
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Andi Zeisler @andizeisler.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Folks, we did it. An old man is literally yelling at a cloud.
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sporksmith :unicycle: :rust: @sporksmith.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 05/06/2026
I have a cat on my lap, you see
closeup of a tuxedo cat lying on a blanketed lap
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sporksmith :unicycle: :rust: @sporksmith.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 05/06/2026
Is there a video editor on android that'll let you animate how a video is cropped? Capcut claims to have an auto-follow feature but it doesn't seem to work at all. I'd settle for manually adding keyframes. I think I know how to do it in Kdenlive but don't feel like sitting at my pc
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The Onion @theonion.com · 04/06/2026
Trump Writes Netanyahu Strongly Worded Check
Trump Writes Netanyahu Strongly Worded Check
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Colin McMillen @mcmillen.dev · 02/06/2026
the most likely "peace plan" for the Trump / Iran war: 1) Iran keeps their nuclear program 2) Iran gains full control of the Strait 3) Iran signs a Publisher's Clearing House-style giant piece of paper that says "WE TOTALLY LOST. A COMPLETE VICTORY FOR AMERICA & ITS GENIUS PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP"
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sporksmith.bsky.social @sporksmith.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
New uni arrived yesterday! My first 20" wheel, more suited for agility and tricks (but not great for distance). Was going to get an entry level one, but online friends upsold me to a shiny mad4one that I'll be hard pressed to break or outgrow (skill-wise)
A shiny new unicycle, upright in a garageA shiny new unicycle, reclining in front of some wildflowers
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Pat G🇨🇦 🍁🏳️‍🌈🍉 @pguist.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
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Dr. Holly Walters @manigarm.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
I'm sorry, what? In writing my first monograph, I spent six weeks trying to track down a citation in TWO languages I didn't know. And good thing too, because the citation was wrong. That's scholarship. That's research. You know, the thing we're trained to do?!?
The reactions of some researchers on Twitter finally being held responsible for not having read the very paper they submitted are... something. Mainly, they don't think they should have to check every citation or make sure the data is real and accurate. Because it's too hard, I guess.
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Sean R. Hanson 🎹 @sean081799.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Going live in 20min!
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sporksmith.bsky.social @sporksmith.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
FTAOD (For The Avoidance Of Doubt) is the name of my corp-core metal band
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Colin McMillen @mcmillen.dev · 01/05/2026
I think a much better task for May 1 would be: pick one megacorp that sucks shit and resolve to not buy *anything* from them for the next month, and pick one local business that doesn't suck shit and resolve to buy *more* from them instead.
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sporksmith.bsky.social @sporksmith.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Me to myself, looking at my garage full of unicycles
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two men are sitting at a table and one of them is asking the other if he needs one more
Alt: two men are sitting at a table and one of them is asking the other if he needs one more
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Super Smash Opera @supersmashopera.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Our @vgmcon.bsky.social schedule is up! Catch @beepsicle.bsky.social @blackcatbonifide.bsky.social @thomaskresgemusic.bsky.social @timdawizard.bsky.social @lepus-studios.bsky.social and @sporksmith.bsky.social as they bound between Panels 1 and Panels 2 this weekend:) #vgmcon2026 #stitchedtogether
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Super Smash Opera @supersmashopera.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Wake up, Party People! @vgmcon.bsky.social "Stitched Together" starts today! Safe travels to all our #videogamemusic friends, collaborators, and cohorts! We'll see you there:) - Super Smash Opera "Behind the Seams" panel Sat 6:15pm - Down Low Geek Show with a number from our first show! Sat 8:15pm
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 15/04/2026
Countdown Standard xkcd.com/3232/
Comic. One... two... THREE! [text in red] X Deprecated [line break] One... two... three... GO! [text in red] Deprecated [red curly bracket around top two lines] Too easy to mix up [line break] Three... two... one... GO! [text in green] [check mark] ISO Standard [caption] If I were in charge of ISO, the first thing I’d do would be to standardize the way people count out loud before doing something in sync.
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sporksmith.bsky.social @sporksmith.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Looking forward to VGM Con and being on this panel!
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sporksmith.bsky.social @sporksmith.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
People joke about how medical insurance doesn't cover teeth because those are *luxury* bones. Well, it turns out dental insurance typically doesn't cover filling cavities in *wisdom* teeth. Apparently those are *premium plus* bones.
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sporksmith :unicycle: :rust: @sporksmith.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 08/04/2026
continuing to experiment with consuming media in Spanish, after a couple years of Duolingo. I have three copies of El Escape de la Robot Salvaje (The Wild Robot Escapes) checked out in Libby - English, Spanish, and Spanish audio. It's juvenile fiction, so relatively simple and with short […]
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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Me, joking: I can’t believe we chose “destroying the economy” and “losing wars” over “being nice to trans people occasionally” Conservatives, dead serious: it was a tough choice, but I’m glad we picked “destroying the economy” and “losing wars” over “being nice to trans people occasionally”
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The Bloop Museum @bloopmuseum.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Yo #Pittsburgh! Bloop is streaming @revision-party.bsky.social live this weekend! Drop by and hit the doorbell anytime 9a~6p today, Saturday, or Sunday to discover the #demoscene at the official US watch party! You can even vote on entries - we've got the codes! #PGH #events #easter #PA #tech #art
A cartoonish 3D render of an evil robot is being projected onto a wall between two stereo speakers amongst some arcade stars-and-wavy-lines carpet, game consoles, arcade machines, and chairs.
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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
It's the fucking law that drivers have to stop for pedestrians in crosswalks you victim blaming assholes
A clip that shows a guy about to get hit by a car and the text reads, "Don't start walking and expect vehicles to stop for you."
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sporksmith.bsky.social @sporksmith.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Woo, i'm in 5 frames of the austin arts and parks ride recap 😆
A unicyclist riding with several bicyclists
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sporksmith :unicycle: :rust: @sporksmith.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 18/03/2026
Me: sometimes I think people don't take me seriously. Also me: so my percussion juggling balls are arriving from Australia today. I wonder if can juggle on beat while riding a unicycle ...
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sporksmith.bsky.social @sporksmith.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
How bizarre
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da share z0ne @dasharez0ne.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
LOL - dashare.zone ADMIN
A SKELATEN IN GROCEY STORE "LOL IF YOUR USING TWITTER IN 2026, IF I WANTED TO BEYELLED AT BY A BOT I WOULD MOVE ITEMS TO THE BAGGING AREA WITHOUT SCANNING THEM " DONT KNOW IF YOU SAW IT LATELY BUT ITS SOMEHOW EVEN WORSE THAN IT WAS IN 2025, AND THAT WAS WORSE THEN 2024, AND THAT WAS WORSE THEN 2023, ETC, BY THE TIME THE SHIT GOT SOLD TO ELLON IT WAS ALREADY ALMOST DEAD, THE LAST HANDFUL OF HUMAN USERS WANDERING IN ALGORITHM HELL WHILE BOTS RESPONT TO THEM IN GPT SPEAK, THE AGING SNARKY COMMENTERS REFUSING TO MOVE TO BSKY OR THREADS BECAUSE THE PEOPLE ONE NOTCH DUMMER THEN THEM ARE STILL ON TWITTER AND THEY HAVE TO DUNK THEM BECAUSE WITHOUT THAT THEY HAVE NOTHING TO SAY AND NO WAY TO PROVE THERE SELF WORTH, AND THE PEPE NAZI'S FEEL EMBOLDENED TO START NEW SLURS AND SMACK THEM SELF IN THE FACE WITH OBJECTS TO INCREASE THEIR JAW LINE, BUT EVEN THEY DONT LIKE IT BECAUSE "THE LIBS" ARE NO LONGER THERE TO GET MAD AT THEM, AN APP FOR NO ONE WITH A SOUL, OWNED BY DEVIL, STILL FULL OF YOUR DEAD FRIENDS POSTS FROM YEARS PAST, AN ENTIRE ERA OF YOUR LIFE ONLINE NOW ONLY EVIDENCED BY OLD WORDS CARVED INTO THE CLIFFS OF HELL,,,,, BUT WHAT DO I KNOW IM JUST A SKELETIN - DASHARE.ZONE ADMIN
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sporksmith.bsky.social @sporksmith.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
I inadvertently photombed someone's video selfie on the park path yesterday. I just kept going, but I do wish I could have seen their reaction when they checked their camera and saw a goofy-ass unicyclist going by behind them
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sporksmith :unicycle: :rust: @sporksmith.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 18/02/2026
Apparently, there is no [sad] trombone emoji. Womp womp.
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sporksmith :unicycle: :rust: @sporksmith.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 13/02/2026
If juggling while jogging is joggling, is juggling while unicycling... junicycling? juggicycling?
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sporksmith :unicycle: :rust: @sporksmith.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 10/02/2026
Completed a "stop the bleed" course with street medics of Austin last night. Managed not to get freaked out by the cube of synthetic flesh spurting synthetic blood
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Celeste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Normal people are out there doing extraordinary things. My mom's health aide emailed me: ICE took 2 of her neighbors; when she told them they weren't welcome, she was met w/a rifle. Now she's driving a neighbor to work hidden in the back of her car & escorting the neighbor's kids to the bus stop.
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sporksmith :unicycle: :rust: @sporksmith.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 31/01/2026
Strong turnout for Austin's Alex Pretti memorial bike ride. The mood was mostly somber, interspersed with protest chants. Abolish ICE.
Aerial photo of a hundred-plus cyclists gathered in a parkPhoto from within a long line of cyclistsPhoto of a crowd of cyclists on the Texas Capitol building drivePhoto of a protest crowd
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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
My husband was on the 2 train and a guy started braying about how Renee Good deserved to die and her "lesbian lover" did too. My husband got pissed and said, "You're absolutely disgusting." "Fuck you!" the guy said. "Fuck YOU!" my husband said. The guy left. See? We just need to talk to each other.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
ICE keeps saying the people protesting it are being paid without any evidence, but we have receipts showing that the people *defending* ICE are absolutely being paid. And yet we only hear lies about the former on cable news.
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sporksmith.bsky.social @sporksmith.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
There is no d&d spell called "doom". I guess the wizards of the forgotten realms aren't into doom scrolling www.dndbeyond.com/search?q=doo...
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doom - Search - D&D Beyond
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Geert Verhoeff @gjverhoeff.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
2026 beginning of the year cleaning up files on my PC and found this one a friend send me when working on some code. Every developer can relate. #solodev #indiedev #development
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sporksmith :unicycle: :rust: @sporksmith.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 31/12/2025
I keep pressing the space communism button but it just takes me to some AI BS
an icon that looks a bit like a sickle and star, but is probably intended as a magnifying glass and "sparkle"
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sporksmith :unicycle: :rust: @sporksmith.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 28/12/2025
Just don't ask me to juggle while turning right
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sporksmith.bsky.social @sporksmith.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Finally getting the hang of the no-hands #unicycle idle
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da share z0ne @dasharez0ne.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
ONLINE ?? - dashare.zone ADMIN
A SKLETAN "YOU LIKE TO ETALK SHIT ONLINE? HOW ABOUT YOU WTALK SHIT OT ME IN REAL LIFE, IG GIVES ME MORE SOCIAL CUES AND I CAN INTERPRET YOUR TONE MORE EFFECTIVELY " - DASHARE.ZONE ADMIN
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sporksmith.bsky.social @sporksmith.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
I thought this number was exaggerated at first. Maybe a bit, but according to WHO it was 1.2M in 2023
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Global status report on road safety 2023
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Tor Project @torproject.org · 10/12/2025
December 10 is International Human Rights Day #HRD. Celebrate with us and the Tor Community! 💜Join our State of the Onion Day 2 broadcast in an hour: 📺https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZVk0kb7lhw 🧅http://xgsobitduxv7gcc5qlveigwiku7qcjn5exf4ayusw4mwq7kfrapmrjyd.onion/
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