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Saw this trundling along on my way into work. The horn at this distance really gives your ears a workout.

A "Why I'm sticking with open source (because corporate greed)"video probably doesn't need a 30 second intro for your sponsors. Sorry, but no.

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The news coverage of this supposed fight between two billionaires shows so many rotten things in tech and business, and the societal decay consumerism and the need to be entertained has caused. It's just pathetic.

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Today in 2011, 12 years ago: the space shuttle Atlantis takes off from Cape Canaveral on its way to the International Space Station, this being the last mission of a shuttle.

#OnThisDay

One thing I miss about Twitter is where are all the hot girls that want to meet me, faving my toots

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The inside of a cheese grater looks like the backdrop to most music videos around 2000
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I am convinced this happens because they're scared they'll be told they're full of shit, and the overbearing excuse is that engineers don't have the people skills to really speak to management.

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The worst trait of middle management I have seen in both the UK and US is attempts to solve engineering problems with endless meetings that have no engineering staff.

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#mastoadmin Call for help! If you've run into this error after updating to Mastodon 4.1.3, how have you solved it?

(PLEASE do not reply with speculation, googled results, etc. I ONLY want to hear from people who have solved THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM. I have tried many things, and I am looking for a solution, not for suggestions.)

Although all these teenagers that are *never* in school is still really funny.

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Rewatching Twin Peaks for the first time in 30 years (although I watched and loved the Return) the Bob stuff is still really fucking chilling.

Came back from taking the boy to look at trains and there was a brief storm. The smell of hot, wet asphalt is overpowering.

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Hot take: Twitter was *never* "good." It was fun, but not good.

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