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@nitpicking Yes, I read — or started to read — the first book, “Final Empire.” I may come back to it. On the other hand, my current fiction book is the second Easy Rawlins novel, which I am loving.

@manton Casey Jones was a real guy? I just know him from the Grateful Dead song (which @evan quoted).

@nitpicking Sequel to Mistborn? Idk maybe I was just in a bad mood and should give Mistborn another try.

@nitpicking It’s close enough to medieval to be a turnoff for me.

@canion I’m surprised sometimes the way old shows can hold up. We’ve been watching “The Rockford Files,” which is 50 years old and still very enjoyable.

@jgivoni She was universally beloved in the 2010s, like Tom Hanks, and set it all on fire.

@markstoneman Agreed, and my first thought on reading the article is, “If it’s been working for a hundred years, why change it?” But the article makes the case that it’s no longer working — or that modern systems would work better.

@Jeber Never? Or always?

@JohnPhilpin 😂😂😂

@sennoma I try to be.

@samiamsam The 2A people seem to be fine with this. It doesn’t make sense.

@mitchw.bsky.social “The group stayed tightly together for about four minutes. A zoo spokesperson said the behavior is called an ‘alert circle’ and said it is ‘intended to protect the young — and the entire herd — from threats.’”
www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/04/14/m…

@jgivoni And even Americans would benefit.

@numericcitizen Relatively simple if you’re not in the US, trickier if you’re in the US and want to travel.

@Doctorsnorky Thanks! Do you happen to recall whether you were following me on @mitchw?

@Doctorsnorky Thanks! Do you happen to recall whether you were following me on @mitchw?

@nitpicking Thanks. However, I’m pretty sure you were previously following me on @MitchW. And because you were the only person who replied to that post, I fear that the migration completely failed.

@nitpicking Exterminate! Exterminate!

@mitchw.bsky.social Are Furby shrimp kosher l’pesach?

@mitchw.bsky.social Welsh is talking about strategy, not ethics. Obedience doesn’t work with Trump, who sees compliance as weakness and comes back for more.

@canion Why break the traditional RSS habit? Why not do both?

@nitpicking Absolutely. Better to be able to sleep through it.

@corruptian Assumes the rule of law is still in play.

@nitpicking I don’t remember that routine. I’ve never been a Marx Brothers fan.

@ffmike I liked but did not love the 1997 movie. It didn’t have much to do with the book. It was a standard summer blockbuster of the period.