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 I lost an 835 day streak on #Duolingo last night. I did it. I'm finally freeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. 
 Brb, downloading my entire #BandCamp collection. 
 I very much prefer a chronological, algorithm free timeline, but that sure does give you a very transparent view of just how extremely online some people are. 
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 nostr:npub1aw2wprpn9tf74krtc0vaw9uj2sc5nlanhwz8q5c9sy24d8r2s4esdvd5jy How is it? I've had that bo... 
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 @10598f26 I am about one hundred pages in and it is quite good so far. 
 Shout out to Scott Hawkins for throwing a "mirabile visu" in The Library at Mount Char. Was not expecting a contextually appropriate Latin supine in my casual reading.

#NowReading #Bookstodon #Latin 
 You don't get to use Tailwind until you've read all 1,126 pages of the 5th edition of CSS: The Definitive Guide. Sorry, those are the rules.

#css 
 Gonna see if I can break Mastodon by posting a slightly incorrect definition of the word "pedant". 
 Look, this is probably my fault for watching a  lot of soccer, but I would pay at least $15 to never hear the phrase "fresh legs" again. 
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 Maybe we need a synecdoche review committee. 
 This is the Fridayest Thursday in recent memory.

#Chicago #ImpendingSpookySeason 
 Number of days since I made the mistake of reading the replies: 0.

In Re: 

https://slashdot.org/story/23/09/07/214232/grindr-loses-nearly-half-its-staff-to-strict-return-to-work-rule 
 Mastodon is great, but of all the social networks it seems to be where things that absolutely never happened happen the most. 
 I wish I had the ability to know what someone is going to say in advance so I could periodically harmonize with them. You know, as a little treat. 
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 Wait, did I just invent lyrics?