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What Idiot @whatidiot.bsky.social · 20h

What idiot called it a Spirit Halloween and not Bloodbath & Beyond

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 14h

Instead of the flatiron building we have the flatscreen building

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Making’ pancakes, makin’ bacon pancakes (Okonomiyaki for dinner)

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Interviewer: can you explain this gap in your resume? Designer: *sigh* it’s called white space, this is why you’re hiring me

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Both times I had bikes stolen they were taken from the garage (recovered both times, thanks to Craigslist and the incredible local bike community)

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

This is a real loss. We haven't used them as much since my wife got a vehicle for her business, but for a few years Evie helped us stay a 1-car family, and helped convince me that our next car would be electric.

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I drove those several times as Evies, it's a terrific car.

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I bought a new VW in 2000, I think I still have the mix cd they included with new cars that year, including Pink Moon.

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Back when Duffy’s had a real stage

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

According to the website, dinner service starts Oct 5, so kinda like how Bewick is ramping up (but a much bigger operation)

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

He’s not usually one for loud places or crowds and I didn’t know he was a fan, so when he asked about going I bought tickets as fast as I could

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

So happy to bring my son to his first @tmbg.bsky.social show tonight!

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

slayed, one of our better sets and a good crowd, fun night!

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Soon i can see if there's any stage left after your show

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Tonight! A delightful mid-week rock show at Pilllar in Mpls with Sidewalk Diamonds, The Hobbled, and Rich Mattson & The Northstars. And remember: when in doubt, the chord you're looking for is G# minor.

Sticker on top of a Fender amp: The chord you're looking for is G# minor.

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

“Infinite personalized music” was already solved, it’s called learning to play an instrument

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Stef Pause @pause.im · 29/09/2026

Fresh what now?? Another great example of @karenmcgrane.bsky.social’s maxim “truncation is not a content strategy”

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We have practice tonight ahead of our show on wednesday othewise i'd be there. Have a great set!

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I'm just a hobbyist - i've done a fair amount of woodworking and guitar work for myself, but this is the most i've done to build a bass so far. I got this neck pre-made, i'm working my way up to building a neck from scratch some day.

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I finished the new bass project last night, so far very happy with it. The body is sapele and maple, maple neck with rosewood fretboard and sapele overlay. Single Curtis Novak gold foil pickup, volume knob only with static tone circuit, 8.3 lbs. Full writeup: bill.fidean.net/projects/gol...

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Sunrise over the driftless region

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

probably the best shopping music in town

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I did the knurling, these started as plain aluminum bar that i cut to shape and knurled. Small metal lathes are fun for parts like this!

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

It's cool to spend a couple of hours in the basement making my own guitar hardware (control knobs and strap buttons)

Two aluminum knobs with fine knurling, one mounted on a poteniometer, and two guitar strap buttons in a cone shape, one with a screw in place.

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

No one: No one: Luverne, MN: world’s tallest nutcracker

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

When you're doing a woodworking project the stakes for fucking up get higher at each step because of all the work gone into it to that point. Anyway, one of the last steps in making a guitar body is this insane hole (and you make 2 of them). (it came out perfectly) (luckily)

Guitar body clamped in a vise, hand-held drill with an absurdly long drill bit making a very oblique hole in the middle of the body

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

In the latest adventure of someone mistakenly entering my email address, i'm apparently signed up for The World's Largest Wrestling Virtual Career Fair

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 23/09/2026

Please, I’m begging the local media, stop the Tiger Beat coverage and get at what the stakes are for voters.

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Also, save the date for a release party for Sidewalk Diamonds 2nd album: Summer Souls & Melting Hearts. Friday, Dec. 3 at Cloudland!

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

One week from today, Sidewalk Diamonds will be playing an early show with friends, The Hobbled and Rich Mattson & The Northstars. We go on at 6:30, so it'll be an early night! $10 in advance, $12 at the door. It's a stacked night of rock, this is going to be a good one.

Poster image with a space ship on a dark sky: PILLLAR FORUM, Northeast Mpls.
Rich Mattson & The Northstars
The Hobbled
Sidewalk Diamonds
Wednesday, September 30
$10 advance, $12 at the door, 6-9pm

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

We're rounding the curve from "use AI for everything" to "choose the cheapest AI model for the task". If i'm asked how i'm using AI to improve my job i'll point out how much money i'm saving by not using AI for anything.

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Pushups are hard! I'm terrible at sticking to an exercise routine but when i do it i'm mostly doing pushups

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

*me, closing 38 browser tabs of reviews and crumbling a handful of scribbled post-it notes* Ok, i've decided, i'll take the chocolate donut

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I haven't had our EV long enough to need any service, but i know Turbo Tim's lists EVs as a service on their website. I asked Tuan's before buying ours, and they'd do mechanical stuff like brakes and suspension but nothing EV-specific. You might also see who Evie uses, since their fleet has Bolts.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The owners of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory self-regulated.

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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This is just a spectacular unintentional self-own

Dude on Threads: If you hate on ai, you better be pretty damn good at whatever you're doing

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I talked to Nicole (co-owner/baker) a bit on Friday when i was there and she was a surprised at the turnout that day given they hadn't announced anything. I hope they can do a smooth job ramping up, i'm sure too much success is also a stress on them.

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Yes, still Dogwood. Aside from the house blend they also have a single origin but i don't remember which one.

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Monthly Halloween 🎃 @abcbtommi.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

My escape from the suffocating 9/11 forced groupthink in Texas was of course Get Your War On, which should be taught in the history books. It was the secret comic calling everything you knew was stupid, stupid.

Oh my god, this war on terrorism is gonna rule! I can't wait until the war on over and there's no more terrorism!

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I'll bet they scraped that story from the Strib, which had Frogtown in their initial subhead for their Bewick story until i sent a correction

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I was there at like 8:03, since my wife said yesterday that they were planning to be open

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The breakfast sandwich and bacon scone are very good, and they've done a really nice job with the space

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

They haven't announced it anywhere, i think they wanted a fairly soft opening to give everyone a chance to ramp up, but I think they're on their regular hours now.

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Bill Connell @wjcstp.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Bewick Cafe is (quietly) open today! The coffee, bacon scone and breakfast sandwich are excellent

Grilled sandwich with a thick slab of scrambled egg, slices of bacon and a smear of yellow pepper jelly, next to a cup of coffee

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