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Todd Lappin

@telstar

Tech, media, cars, San Francisco, not necessarily in that order

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The Power of Myth The Centrality of Narrative in Contemporary Politics

Coincidentally (as it also landed in my inbox today) @lioneltrolling.bsky.social's latest is a nice companion to your piece, as it speaks to how "The American Right has left its Gramscian period and entered its Sorelian Period" ... and there's no going back.
www.unpopularfront.news/p/the-power-...

19.02.2025 21:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Sports Team - I'm In Love (Subaru)
Sports Team - I'm In Love (Subaru) YouTube video by SportsTeamVEVO

Here’s something sweet to share with the Subaru person in your life
youtu.be/vU6cOF65lU0?...

27.11.2024 15:26 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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No Reserve: 1991 Subaru Sambar Pickup 5-Speed w/Light Tower Bid for the chance to own a No Reserve: 1991 Subaru Sambar Pickup 5-Speed w/Light Tower at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #170,757.

Just a friendly reminder that you could buy this, light up the Safeway parking lot, and still have lots of room for groceries on the way home.
bringatrailer.com/listing/1991...

15.11.2024 17:48 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

On the bright side, at least I got my favorite handle here.

15.11.2024 15:55 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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So true. Greetings from Paris, where I just tried to read the website of a Monterey, Calif. newspaper and got this.

06.07.2023 20:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Gone fishin’

02.07.2023 22:52 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Slight correction. Friend who was on staff there says "if we’re trying to be factual, it was 35,000 frames of photos per story."

That was a staggering figure, even at the time.

29.06.2023 01:02 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Rhode Island town names are (maybe?) most exotic town names.

My perfect fictional RI town name is:

Masquamicaquidnawoonsotucket

28.06.2023 23:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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National Geographic lays off its last remaining staff writers National Geographic is laying off its staff writers, the latest cut in a challenging environment for magazine publishing.

As a matter of policy, I don't really do nostalgia. Yet it's an amazing thing that as recently as the 2000s, Nat Geo would commission and curate 10,000+ images for a single magazine feature.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/06/28/national-geographic-staff-writers-laid-off/

28.06.2023 23:50 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Since Mastodon can’t seem to make an account login flow that makes sense to anyone who is not a greybeard sysadmin or blockchain zealot, it’s likely none of this matters much because the platform is destined for niche irrelevance.

23.05.2023 23:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0