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Perception manager, tremolo specialist, macOS plumber. Wrench-turner at the Mount Wilson Observatory. http://chrisbarrus.com On-air everywhere all the time with @missabyss.bsky.social at @abyssradio.bsky.social. Listen: http://abyssradio.net
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It was easy to whittle the 1100+ down to a top 40. I like this list a lot more than the eventual ten letterboxd.com/quartzcity/l...
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CHASER(S) (from news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4428... )
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No. Palm Springs doesn’t ID itself as greater LA, nor do the Inland Empire cities of San Bernardino & Riverside. Yes, they are part of The SoCal Sprawl, but they’re their own thing-not “greater LA.” It’s like trying to make San Diego part of LA.
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Yes! Fake recruiters for non-existent jobs are the most persistent.
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I did make a sign for this after I walked face first into the sliding doors leaving customs at SFO that didn’t open as real “Welcome home, fuck you” on returning from Japan.
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There's a Wikipedia page with all the details, if you'd ever been troubled by the question "Did Jimmy Carter die without seeing Suede perform live?" rest assured he did not en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_P...
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Preservationists wondered—could it be saved again?! It can—for Altadena! pasadenanow.com/main/threate... A great idea in 1948 is even better today. books.google.com/books?id=HUg...