Retired Texas public school Computer Science, English and Math classroom teacher. Blue dotter, beatnik potter, word person, friend of monsters, but not fascist monsters. He/him/they. Content may involve tubas... and flugabones.
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I worked out that collectively Democratic candidates spent about $20 sending me fundraising spam texts in 2025.
They need to get different consultants.
QT Kameron Hurley @kameronhurley.com
2026 March 27
I love you Amy Acton, but like every dem, sending endless emails asking for money is not the way to win hearts and minds. Why dems don't understand content marketing continues to baffle me.
https://bsky.app/profile/kameronhurley.com/post/3mhzuozxmcs2w
1990s: *enthusiastic schoolteacher voice* the computer is a place where anything can happen
2020s: *grizzled, world-weary army sergeant voice* the computer is a place where anything can happen
Do you make a search engine and want more market share?
Provide a button that says "exclude sites with ads" or "order results with fewer ads first" and enjoy the huge surge in users.
Ah. Herself and I listened to the whole Shaggs album once on a car trip through a desert. It is in the tiny category of albums that have some real wonder in 'em, but you can't and perhaps shouldn't listen to more than once.
Really, you must listen to this record.
Once.
Often completely out of tune and rarely in time, the group of sisters forced to play together by their father gained an army of fans from Frank Zappa to Kurt Cobain. A new documentary celebrates their cult status
Watch Jazzy Spies: 1969 Psychedelic Sesame Street Animation, Featuring Grace Slick, Teaches Kids to Count
https://www.openculture.com/2026/03/watch-jazzy-spies-1969-psychedelic-sesame-street-animation.html
When asked for their favorite Sesame Street segment, many children of the 70s and 80s point to Pinball Number Count. Psychedelic animation, the Pointer Sisters, odd time signatures—what’s not to love?
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