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Jack Gerdeman

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Loving my career in spreadsheets and my life in North Carolina. Don't bother trying to sell me anything - I'm already unreasonably happy.


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Faine Greenwood's avatar Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social
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Tell every person you know that the GOP wants to ban porn. Let them imagine a hellscape where they both have no human rights and no legal sources of weird smut to drown their sorrows in

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Jack Gerdeman's avatar Jack Gerdeman @gerdeman.bsky.social
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We had an Officer Borges in our College Campus Safety. Everyone called him "Officer Gorgeous Borges". I hope this story was helpful.

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Jack Gerdeman's avatar Jack Gerdeman @gerdeman.bsky.social
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I mean, maybe he could have phrased it slightly differently (actors aren't writers), but he did clarify he wished her opinions would disappear, and not harm upon her. Tennant is right.

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Jack Gerdeman's avatar Jack Gerdeman @gerdeman.bsky.social
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I really enjoyed the Axel Foley movies when I was younger, but I remember them painting most cops in a not great light... Like some were gung-ho, some were bumbling, etc. It reminds me of Die Hard, where most of the cops (and Feds) besides McClain and Powell were either incompetent or negligent.

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Jack Gerdeman's avatar Jack Gerdeman @gerdeman.bsky.social
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Good point, my nostalgia for a time when I had so much more time doesn't mean that today's youth has that kind of time.

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Jack Gerdeman's avatar Jack Gerdeman @gerdeman.bsky.social
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I saw this at a friend's house in high school, they also had multiple walls that were full size mirrors and golden lion statues inside, and leopard print on so many things.

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Jack Gerdeman's avatar Jack Gerdeman @gerdeman.bsky.social
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Translation: we are old! I agree with you. I recognize it's because of my age. I used to love games I couldn't put down for 30-45 minutes until I found a save. I no longer like that at all.

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Return of the Cmonmacques's avatar Return of the Cmonmacques @cmonmaque.bsky.social
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So my girlfriend is French and hasn’t heard of Apollo 13 and so while we’re watching it she has no idea how it’s going to end. I am predicting she’s going to scream and cheer at splashdown

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Jack Gerdeman's avatar Jack Gerdeman @gerdeman.bsky.social
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I still don't know, just reactions

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Faine Greenwood's avatar Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social
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I loathe air conditioner shaming. It’s bizarre Puritan nonsense that gets vulnerable people killed in heat waves. (Did you know a lot of people who die in heat waves HAVE AC, but never turned it on?). Shut it down wherever you encounter it.

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Aaron Rupar's avatar Aaron Rupar @atrupar.bsky.social
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You can feel the emotion in this photo, taken this afternoon. On a human level, the conviction of his only surviving son has to be gutting for Joe Biden. (Andrew Caballero/AFP via Getty)

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John Scalzi's avatar John Scalzi @scalzi.com
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If there's a heaven, I've no doubt Ms. Parton is going there. The writer of that article, on the other hand, will be deeply surprised at her final destination. If there is no heaven, Ms. Parton is still a good example of public kindness and decency, and the author of the article is a fuckin' bigot.

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Jack Gerdeman's avatar Jack Gerdeman @gerdeman.bsky.social
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Nuns are Wisdom casters Witches are Charisma casters Also different spell lists

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Jack Gerdeman's avatar Jack Gerdeman @gerdeman.bsky.social
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I really hope Tesla finds a way to shake itself free of Musk

#Tesla

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Aaron Rupar's avatar Aaron Rupar @atrupar.bsky.social
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Today's Fauci hearing is a reminder of something that's easy to forget now -- 4 years ago, covid dominated public life here in the US. It's easy to take for granted how skillfully Biden oversaw the vaccine rollout & got the economy back up & running. But it's a defining success of his first term.

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Andy Richter's avatar Andy Richter @actualandyrichter.bsky.social
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Forgot about the part where Jesus paid illegal secret hush money to Mary Magdalene to cover up their adulterous raw dog porkings in order to protect his ability to enrich himself as Messiah

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Faine Greenwood's avatar Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social
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it is pretty funny that Trump probably couldn’t get a security clearance now

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Tofte's avatar Tofte @tofte.bsky.social
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How BlueSky looks right now

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Jack Gerdeman's avatar Jack Gerdeman @gerdeman.bsky.social
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A *felonious* philanderer that doesn't like dogs

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The Onion's avatar The Onion @theonion.com
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Phil Lewis's avatar Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social
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NPR tech reporter Bobby Allyn obtained this statement from Scarlett Johansson regarding OpenAI's ChatGPT voice that sounds like her role from the 2013 movie "Her"

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Jack Gerdeman's avatar Jack Gerdeman @gerdeman.bsky.social
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I hear you and sorry for being testy with my first reply. I have been able to rationalize my continued support of Tesla because Elon now only owns 13% of the company and it's been essential in converting the US fleet to EVs so far. However, I'm more excited at every non-Tesla EV I see now (Kia EV9)

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Jack Gerdeman's avatar Jack Gerdeman @gerdeman.bsky.social
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Yeah that's my concern too, especially after his atrocious handling of the supercharger division

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Jack Gerdeman's avatar Jack Gerdeman @gerdeman.bsky.social
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I hate Musk and I hope Tesla shareholders find a way to fire him, but my 2013 and 2023 Tesla's are the best cars I've ever owned and they run off my home's solar panels for most of their miles. Also the Subuwu is kinda cute. We don't have to hate everyone all the time for everything.

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Jack Gerdeman's avatar Jack Gerdeman @gerdeman.bsky.social
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The Tesla Board needs to fire Elon Musk for the good of the company. If they won't do it, the shareholders should revolt and get a new board. What an absolute piss poor business decision.

www.reuters.com/business/aut...

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Jack Gerdeman's avatar Jack Gerdeman @gerdeman.bsky.social
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Should it be milkedshake?

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Jack Gerdeman's avatar Jack Gerdeman @gerdeman.bsky.social
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We say "Save me, Jeebus!" at least once a day in our house

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Peter Sagal's avatar Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social
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I will stick it out, but once again: if you are mean, cruel, even just rude to anyone on here, I will block you instantly. Even if you’re not in my mentions. You have every right to talk to people any way you like! I don’t have any obligation to listen to it.

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NPR's avatar NPR @npr.org
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Photojournalists at NPR member stations have been documenting the demonstrations around the country this week.

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Micah's avatar Micah @rincewind.run
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in a country founded directly on "no kings, fuck kings in particular" it is beyond insulting that supposed "originalist" judges are taking seriously the proposition that the President is in fact a king

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Jack Gerdeman's avatar Jack Gerdeman @gerdeman.bsky.social
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I'm a big fan of the electrification of cars and I really like both Teslas we have. My hope is that the loss of profits and revenue gives the board enough of a reason to deny his bonus and fire him.

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Faine Greenwood's avatar Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social
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People with ADHD who are properly medicated appear to have much lower substance abuse rates than people who aren’t medicated, per this study. Which adds extra irony to the current DEA moral panic.

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Jack Gerdeman's avatar Jack Gerdeman @gerdeman.bsky.social
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Need that lamb's blood smeared on my Yoshimobile!

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Jack Gerdeman's avatar Jack Gerdeman @gerdeman.bsky.social
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A couple of weeks ago for me it was both.

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Popehat's avatar Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social
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The First Amendment analysis of whether newspapers should be able to print identifiable details of potential jurors and put them in danger may be complicated. The moral, ethical, and social analysis of whether newspapers SHOULD is not complicated.

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Shiv Ramdas's avatar Shiv Ramdas @nameshiv.bsky.social
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BTW if you're thinking about how younger kids are safe from this form of predation, we need to talk about lootboxes one of these days

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Coach Finstock's avatar Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social
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Mark Cuban: PATRIOTS PAY TAXES, BITCH

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Jack Gerdeman's avatar Jack Gerdeman @gerdeman.bsky.social
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I heard he was a real reactionary.

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magnolia siddell's avatar magnolia siddell @magnoliapearl.bsky.social
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Sorry this is going to sound made-up but I’m working at the library. A young girl and her older teen brother are looking at history books. She reads the title “What was The Great Depression?” Then turns to him and says “Wow, they wrote a book about you.” LMAO

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