@spara

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I can drive a stick, shoot irons, and write cursive, but not a boomer. Other places you can find me: https://linktr.ee/s.para
spara1d ago
Yesterday I saw a helicopter copter removing HVAC units from the roof of a failed big box hardware store that had been converted to a charter school.
spara2d ago

I find living in Texas stressful and problematic, but I Iove my neighborhood. Just bought pan dulce from a couple who drive up and down streets selling pan dulce from the back of their hatchback while playing this song.

https://youtu.be/GkaI6MlKVGE

sparaMay 10
After seeing Franz Ferdinand's car, I can't help but think about Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
sparaMay 8
Went for a bike ride along the Danube and saw a swan and newly hatched cygnets (according to the bird watching lady there)
sparaApr 28

I'm too old to really enjoy Defcon but damn I want this badge

https://bsky.app/profile/andy.codes/post/3mkicnkrtlc2c

0x4ndy (@andy.codes)

How cool the Aerospace Village badge is! Can't wait for DEFCON this year!!! #aerospace #defcon #space #hacking #aerospacevillage @defcon.bsky.social

Bluesky Social
sparaApr 27
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/us/bees-attack-eviction-massachusetts.html?unlocked_article_code=1.eFA.jScr.DHrWFVTeJchV&smid=url-share
Beekeeper Gets Jail After a Swarm Is Unleashed During an Eviction

The woman, who is a beekeeper, was sentenced to six months after being convicted of using the bees as a weapon against deputies during a 2022 eviction.

The New York Times
sparaApr 24

The true value of polymarkets is the information that leaks out. This is the new and better Pentagon Pizza Index. (gift article)

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/nyregion/polymarket-maduro-indictment-soldier.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20260423&instance_id=174570&nl=breaking-news&regi_id=16165661&segment_id=218773&user_id=a4ca68f4714a188d0aaed5d40e926638

Soldier Used Classified Information to Bet on Maduro’s Ouster, U.S. Says

Federal prosecutors say that Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke, who was involved in the operation to oust Nicolás Maduro from power in Venezuela, used the information to place bets on a prediction market.

The New York Times
sparaApr 22
It's been a day
sparaApr 19
Going to Austria in a couple of weeks and giving myself a crash course in German. I learned how to count to 100 yesterday. Anyone got recommendations for a basic get around vocabulary? Transportation, food, directions, simple niceties, etc?
sparaApr 17
nostalgia for the Encounter