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Marty @thatgroovything.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I don't think you should be nice to the LLM because I think it has feelings, I think you should be nice to the LLM because it'll make you more likely to be nice to other people you interact with, too.

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Marty @thatgroovything.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This was actually the fastest way for me to get home today. Well, except for the part where I missed my bus connection.

The new Pinehurst Seattle Light Rail station as viewed from the south.

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Ally Roth @alinaisyou.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I hear you say you wish that you had Jessie's girl. But are you sure you don't wish you *were* Jessie's girl?

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Marty @thatgroovything.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Currently at intermission of the Undertale Symphony at Benaroya. Seeing the soundtrack from your favorite video game performed live by professional musicians is an 12/10 experience. Absolutely stunning.

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Grant Brisbee @grantbrisbee.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

i crack liberty biberty's skull open and the goo runs everywhere, like the uncooked crab in castaway. i tilt my head back and drink deep the forbidden nectar of biberty goo. it tastes like the actuary tables of the devil and maybe tarragon

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Marty @thatgroovything.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I feel like I'm taking crazy pills because everyone and their mother is talking about how bad this call was while to my eyes it looks like 37 clearly shoves the receiver out of position and that's why he makes the INT?

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Marty @thatgroovything.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

It's my understanding that Rolling Stone published an article that basically said "it's kinda weird to act proud of the fact that you haven't heard of the longest-running #1 song on the Hot 100" and a bunch of people responded by being proud of the fact that they haven't heard said song.

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Marty @thatgroovything.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Threads is a *fascinating* place.

A post from Threads that reads "I only drive manual transmission vehicles and there isn't an EV manual available."

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Marty @thatgroovything.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Sneaking an earphone on while operating lights for this matinee so I can listen to this Rizzs speech. Seems a little indulgent, but he's earned that.

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Marty @thatgroovything.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Well that's fucking embarrassing.

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Marty @thatgroovything.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Who was worried when the Hawks went down two touchdowns, not me, I was supremely confident

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Marty @thatgroovything.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I was told the Seahawks defense was good? How is Marcus Mariota beating them by a touchdown at half exactly?

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Marty @thatgroovything.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Alright John Green, let's see whatcha got this time.

I'm standing my signed copy of Hollywood, Ending by John Green up in my lap with my leg. I'm wearing my JP Crawford pajama bottoms and a maroon shirt.

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Marty @thatgroovything.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Choosing to believe that the Mariners sneaking "Build Me Up Buttercup" into the Rick Rizzs tribute fireworks show was self-aware.

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Marty @thatgroovything.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

So apparently when you point and laugh at the jumbotron showing you an opponent's .483 OPS that means he's about to hit a home run.

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Marty @thatgroovything.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

"this meeting could have been a pigeon" Is this anything

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Marty @thatgroovything.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

At the start of that last Rams drive I was down ten with Adams in a half-PPR league against an opponent with Likely, and the Sleeper app was giving me 2% odds. I'm now up by 2.9.

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Marty @thatgroovything.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

What if I just got really into the band Tally Hall

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Marty @thatgroovything.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Do people know who Clean Bandit is? Because I just got the urge to listen to "Rather Be" and did not recognize that name at all, then was flashbanged by the fact that they also did "Symphony"

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TyPride @typride.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A tale as old as time!

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Marty @thatgroovything.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Now this is how you start a second half.

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Marty @thatgroovything.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Tom Brady with the FCC fine! That injury did warrant an "oh shit" 😬😬

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Marty @thatgroovything.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Not nervous but I am annoyed.

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Marty @thatgroovything.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

So uh, that seemed like a good pass.

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Marty @thatgroovything.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Walked by a dude in a full Ghostbusters costume towing a table behind him with an impressive model of a Slimer on it at around 5pm today and thought "huh, that's the kind of thing you only see once." Just walked by him again while I was heading to the light rail from work.

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Dilek Sayedahmed @dileksayedahmed.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I truly, deeply, sincerely do think the guy flipping burgers at McDonalds should be able to afford rent, bills, and groceries with his paycheck alone. That's kind of the whole point of having a job and I can't believe this is considered a radical position.🤷🏽‍♀️

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Marty @thatgroovything.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Got way deeper in a discussion on Reddit than I usually would prefer, but I thought it was hilarious that two different people I got deep in the replies with tried to troll me with a variant of "lol you're such a loser for being this deep in the replies" while actively replying to me.

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Brittney Bush Bollay @brittneybush.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

When you go in the Storm team store they have a masc section and a femme section and I find it both hilarious and incredibly welcoming

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

It’s all happening as the prophecy foretold

Schedule for the Pageant in St. Louis tonight. the Mountain Goats, 8 o’clock to 845. Candlebox, 915 to 1030. Curfew, 11:45 PM. Strict.

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Marty @thatgroovything.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I think they (wisely) turned the comment section off now, but it was wild to see the reaction to this article in the Seattle Times earlier that's a continuation of their series on profiling people of varying income levels in Seattle. www.seattletimes.com/business/for...

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Seattle on $25 per hour? It's not what this Ballard man expected

High rent, three jobs and no days off: Here's how Seattle turned out to be for Sam Stallcup. But the future may bring some relief as he earns a college degree.

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Marty @thatgroovything.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The algorithm served me "Iris" by The Goo Goo Dolls as I was driving to work today. A song I'm almost positive I've never played before. So now I'm trying to decide if YouTube Music thinks it fits into Owl City Radio or if it somehow figured out I'm a Dropout fan.

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Marty @thatgroovything.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Currently playing the "why is the light rail so crowded after 10pm on a Wednesday" game. Current hypothesis is Dan and Phil at the Paramount must've just got out.

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Marty @thatgroovything.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Protecting my peace means unsubbing from r/Mariners for a while, I simply do not need that energy in my Reddit feed.

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Marty @thatgroovything.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Living vicariously through this thread since I'm stuck at work literally blocks away 🥲

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Marty @thatgroovything.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

My view on AI doomerism is currently "I don't know that it's going to actually be capable of killing every single human or take everyone's jobs, but it sure as shit could find a way to kill people, and actually it arguably already has."

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Marty @thatgroovything.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Finding out Johnny Depp is one of the first humans that ever heard this song was wild.

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Marty @thatgroovything.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

MLB Teams with a 40+ run difference between their best win and worst loss in a single season: 2018 New York Mets - 41 2000 Baltimore Orioles - 40 2025 Baltimore Orioles - 40 2026 Seattle Mariners - 40

A bar graph of every team season in MLB history since 1903 by the difference between their best win and biggest loss.

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Yo. This is the union calling for a boycott. Here in America people like to say "Well I was already boycotting Starbucks!" No you were not. You were just choosing not to buy their stuff. That is not a boycott. A boycott is an organized, collective activity. "I" don't boycott: we do.

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Marty @thatgroovything.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

My knowledge of The Rehearsal was entirely that it was the show where Nathan Fielder became a pilot for the bit and I am not sure how we get there from where we're starting

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Marty @thatgroovything.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Decided to start on watching The Rehearsal tonight, been seeing great things and just haven't gotten around to it yet. Preroll ad was for the new Harry Potter show 🙃

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

so youre in favor of trans kids playing high school sports? “i find it absolutely disgusting and weird how obsessed you are with children’s genitals. but yes, i believe children should be allowed to play high school sports, a thing that has been happening for decades without issue or controversy”

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Marty @thatgroovything.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

It didn't occur to me until about five minutes after I walked in the door but going to an open mic comedy night is a wild way to spend my 9/11.

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Marty @thatgroovything.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I went looking for the thing Juniper was talking about here and instead stumbled upon another Heritage Foundation article that I simply have to talk about for a hot second. I won't link it but it's titled "The WNBA's Identity Crisis Is Bigger Than Basketball" by Stefan Padfield.

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Marty @thatgroovything.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Tonight I had the bolt of inspiration to suddenly start writing what might turn into a tight five at some point, and when I casually searched for open mic nights in Seattle just now I found one that's at the place I already go to sing karaoke. This feels ... possible?

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Marty @thatgroovything.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Besides the fact that Hank Green talking to T-Pain in 2026 is one of those things that can only happen because of #HumansWithHank, I also enjoyed hearing the conversation about the role technology can play in the creative process. Good episode.

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Marty @thatgroovything.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

"You have a surveillance device in your pocket anyway, why do you care about Flock cameras?" Oh I don't know, maybe because a device I have full control of and could turn off or leave at home is completely different from a camera system that I have no control over?

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