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Father, Husband, Idea Guy, Tech Enthusiast, Retail Veteran, Auburn University Alumni. Follow For: Tech Stuff | Retail Ideas | Mobile Photography |Nerd Stuff

Oklahoma, USA
Joined February 2017
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He’s still here. He’s got a fan club. Including us.
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There are moments that you just cherish and thank God that you were able to experience them. This was one of them. Standing on the set of the Borg Ship, watching Patrick Stewart as Jean Luc Picard say goodbye to his friends. To watch it on the screen is so heartfelt, to be there and see this wonderful actor say these words to his friends it just hit harder. There was so much weight on the set and those weren't just amazing lines that Terry had wrote, they felt real. It was the words said between friends that had been on a long journey together, that was coming to a close. You will ALWAYS be our Captain. You did everything right.
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Rest in Peace Captain/Professor
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: Johns Hopkins Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Fund    alzresearch.org/giving/ Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Caregiver Resources     alzfdn.org/donate/ Photo Credit: Tommy Garcia
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Pavel Chekov and Bugs Bunny/Daffy Duck in the same day hurts...
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Mark Daigneault said that when the Nuggets subbed their starters out with 1:43 to go, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander said it was the right thing for him to sub out too, even at the cost of his 141-game streak of 20+ points. Shai's reason why: "You always treat the game with respect."
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Accurate. AI is a tool. It's *how* you use it. Some will figure that out and profit; others will ignore it and miss out. Complaining about it on Twitter won't stop or slow its adoption, but you can choose to use it in responsible (and creative) ways. There are real concerns about AI, including security, privacy, overvaluation, intrusive data centers, impact on job markets, and the people/companies who control it, so we should be talking about those things. But making a sweeping generalization about all of it as "bad" is naive. This is why I like the idea of running local AI and agents, as it starts to democratize this technology a bit vs. the online subscription model controlled by a few companies.
Replying to @a_apanasik
Much of the room wants it to be 2016 again, but it's not. Our job, as the provider of tools and technology to much of the industry, is to design for the present that is and the future that will soon be. Personally I'm optimisic about it and see it as empowering for creators.
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Georgia is 30-2 all time as the AP number 1 team vs unranked opponents... both losses came to Auburn.
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WHAT. AN. ENDING. 😤🔥 📺ESPN x @SEC
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Auburn is 4-2, with a win over #1 UGA, a 5-point loss to Florida, who destroyed Ole Miss and just beat Texas on the road, and a road loss to Tennessee, who is destroying Alabama. RANK US COWARDS.
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J'ai vu une Tesla décoller. Et j'ai entendu beaucoup de bêtises. « Ça ne sert à rien. » « Gadget de milliardaire. » « Qui a besoin d'une voiture qui vole ? » Personne. Et c'est exactement pour ça que c'est important. En 1978, Brabham a aligné en Formule 1 une voiture équipée d'un ventilateur géant à l'arrière. Il aspirait l'air sous le châssis et plaquait la voiture au sol. Elle a gagné sa première course avec une avance insolente. Elle a été interdite immédiatement. Quarante-huit ans plus tard, on y revient. Un système de succion qui colle la voiture à la route et lui permet de passer sous la seconde au 0 à 100. Personne n'a « besoin » de faire le 0 à 100 en moins d'une seconde. Comme personne n'a besoin d'une Formule 1. Et pourtant : les freins carbone de votre berline, l'hybridation de votre moteur, l'aérodynamique de votre SUV, les palettes au volant — tout ça vient de voitures de course que personne n'utilisera jamais pour aller au travail. La Formule 1 ne sert à rien. Pourtant elle sert à tout. En 1973, quand la France a lancé Ariane, l'Europe sortait de onze échecs consécutifs du programme Europa. La presse parlait d'argent jeté dans l'espace. Vingt ans plus tard, Ariane détenait la moitié du marché mondial des lancements commerciaux, et chaque satellite de télévision, de météo ou de GPS que vous utilisez a bénéficié de cette obstination. Le progrès a toujours la même tête au début : un truc inutile, cher, ridicule, construit par des gens qu'on prend pour des fous. Ce que j'ai vu à Dallas, ce n'est pas une voiture volante. C'est un châssis, une gestion de l'énergie et une maîtrise des flux d'air que l'industrie automobile mettra dix ans à digérer. Les applications viendront : sécurité, freinage, stabilité, consommation. Elles finiront dans des voitures ordinaires conduites par des gens qui expliqueront, en 2036, que tout ça était évident. La question n'est jamais « à quoi ça sert ». La question est : qui ose encore construire des choses qui ne servent à rien ? Il y a cinquante ans, c'était nous. La fusée, le TGV, le Concorde, le Minitel. L'Europe construisait des choses absurdes et magnifiques. Aujourd'hui, on commente depuis le siège arrière car nous sommes hors course. Merci @elonmusk de nous faire rêver
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Alex Golesh at Auburn: 2 SEC losses Average loss margin: 7.5 points Jon Sumrall at Florida: 2 SEC Losses Average loss margin: 23 points
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I HADNT QUIT ON YOU TEAM 😤 LETS MAKE SOME NOISE THE NEXT FEW MONTHS 🫨 🫨
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This whole "blame the boomers" narrative is getting old. If the people you're complaining about are 46–61 years old, most of them aren't boomers. They're Gen X. And honestly, Gen X is exhausted from hearing the same complaints on repeat. We didn't get free college. Most of us never had guaranteed pensions. Housing wasn't magically cheap when adjusted for inflation, and plenty of us spent decades working, sacrificing, and starting from scratch. Every generation faces its own challenges. Ours did too. The difference is that we were taught that life isn't fair, nobody is coming to rescue you, and success usually comes from adapting, working, and pushing forward when things don't go your way. You don't have to like that message, but constantly looking for someone else to blame won't improve your situation. At some point, personal responsibility matters more than finding a new generation to be angry at.
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Minnesota beat Michigan earlier today, and this might the best postgame locker room video I've ever seen 😲😲
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Three of the officials that failed to catch Tennessee's onside kick on Saturday were also part of the crew that failed to catch Oklahoma's illegal "hideout play" vs. Auburn last season, @FootballScoop research has found. footballscoop.com/2026/09/28…
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2010 Auburn Record: 14-0 One-score wins: 7 One-score wins by 3 points or fewer: 5 One-score wins against teams with a losing record: 2 Wins on the final play of the game: 3 History should teach us to appreciate the struggle of teams that find ways to win.
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Week 4 takeaways: -A win is a win. These fans deserved this. -The defense did what they had to do (kinda) -missed tackles are still an issue. Way too many -Only 279 yards of offense. Still a long way to go there. -This run game is broken and it feels off for AU -A win is a win. They don’t come easy in the SEC. -If the defense can’t hold opponents under 21 points winning conference games will be impossible. They did that tonight. They’ll need to do it again next week on the road. Bottom line is, this has been a rough start but 3-1 still feels like an accomplishment when you’ve found a way to win 2 out of 3 one score games and you lost all 6 tries at it last year. A win is a win is a win. #auburnfootball @thewarrapport
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my favorite show is on
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Imagine losing by more than 5 to Florida 😂😂😂😂
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