Benjamin Garvey
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/ Collingswood / Philly / Twin Peaks obsessor / he / him
Ignite Philly is back this month
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Ignite Philly 25
Rapid five-minute presentations, accompanied by 20 slides ticking down at 15-second intervals, inspire the crowd with ingenuity, humor, and imagination—ideas that are a call to action, that turn the p...
https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/ignitephilly/ignite-philly-25
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Iowa is just not the same without Kum & Go
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This whole time I thought tanstack was Garry Tan.
10 days ago
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Yeah Pitchfork isn't what it used to be, but Perfect 10 was a great idea and I will always watch it.
11 days ago
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The Far Side is not funny but damn if I'm not going read every single one.
25 days ago
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Always concerning to get a firestorm of emails from our hosting provider that they're dilligently working on an issue that we're not seeing yet.
26 days ago
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I actually thought Hobbit movies were good.
26 days ago
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Star Wars Shows Best: Andor Worst: Book of Boba Fett Overrated: Clone Wars Underrated: Ahsoka Happy
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Old good thread on Return of the JEdi
#maythefourth
#starwars
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STAR WARS MOVIES Best: A New Hope Worst: Rise of Skywalker Underrated: The Phantom Menace Overrated: Revenge of the Sith
about 1 month ago
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Lisa
about 1 month ago
I feel this way every new year's eve when I see people trying to cram the current numbers into functional year-themed glasses. Once we crossed 2011 it just became awkward.
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I know there are a lot of problems but I'm going to lose it with people saying Two Thousand Twenty Six instead of Twenty Twenty Six for any year after 2009.
about 1 month ago
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Septa knows about the Collingswood PATCO stop but assumes I'd have to walk straight to Girard from there
about 1 month ago
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Funniest and most relatable scene in any Chris Nolan movie is in Memento when Guy Pierce breaks into a guy's hotel room to kill him, forgets why he's there and takes a shower
about 1 month ago
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What are you going to do if God's only rule ends up being, "Don't fall for Pascal's Wager?"
about 1 month ago
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Philadelphia Data Visualization meetup is this Wednesday!
www.meetup.com/philadelphia...
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April Data Visualization Meetup, Wed, Apr 22, 2026, 5:30 PM | Meetup
Our next meetup is Wednesday April 22\, 2026 at Star\|Bolt\. Hosted by Ben Garvey and Ben Kates\. Doors open at 5:30pm and talks begin at 6pm\. **Location** Star\|Bolt 193
https://www.meetup.com/philadelphia-data-visualization-meetup/events/313759909/
about 1 month ago
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Holy crap Nine Inch Noize is good
about 2 months ago
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There are three kinds of people 1. No stickers on the laptop 2. Stickers on the laptop 3. Overlapping stickers on the laptop
about 2 months ago
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3 Collingswood teams headed to the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals! Please help offset some of the cost if you can.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-colli...
OM is a student driven, DIY, creative competition.
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Donate to Help Collingswood OM Teams Compete Globally, organized by Benjamin Garvey
Three amazing Collingswood Odyssey of the Mind (OM) Teams are headed to th… Benjamin Garvey needs your support for Help Collingswood OM Teams Compete Globally
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-collingswood-om-teams-compete-globally
about 2 months ago
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Never deleting it
about 2 months ago
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Anil Dash
about 2 months ago
It is unbelievable how completely surrounded young men are in their information environment by the messaging around gambling. It's pretty much constant during every waking hour.
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We should have called the decade from 2000-2009 the zeroes
about 2 months ago
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Discover weekly trying to act like I haven't listened to this 1000 times.
about 2 months ago
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Hell yeah this is great for NJ
newjerseymonitor.com/2026/04/08/s...
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Gov. Sherrill signs bill to end de facto moratorium on new nuclear plants • New Jersey Monitor
State law required new nuclear plants show disposal plans to meet a standard that has become impossible since coming into effect 40 years ago.
https://newjerseymonitor.com/2026/04/08/sherrill-new-nuclear-power-plans/
about 2 months ago
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Eric Haywood
about 2 months ago
The Moon: oh wow you guys decided to come back Artemis II crew: earth’s haunted
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Rake your problems like leaves
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Rake your problems like leaves – bengarvey.com
https://bengarvey.com/2026/04/06/rake-your-problems-like-leaves/
about 2 months ago
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Next restaurant saying their food is elevated better be on scaffolds
about 2 months ago
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I've had a blog for 25 years and I didn't write anything in it.
2 months ago
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Trump is such a disaster for America and the world.
2 months ago
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Just admit it gmail, you can't tell what devices I'm logging in from.
2 months ago
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Craig Newmark
2 months ago
I’m spending the 31st anniversary of craigslist explaining in the NYT when enough is enough, and to help folks who haven’t gotten so lucky. Indulge me…
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/30/o...
About newspapers revenues and craigslist, fact checking:
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Opinion | Craigslist Made Me Rich. Giving the Money Away Is Easy.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/30/opinion/giving-pledge-philanthropy.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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At least Instagram didn't ruin a 90s song I actually liked.
2 months ago
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The amount of noise you have to deal with using npm and dependabot is so bad it makes me never want to use node again.
2 months ago
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Shameless plug for my tech errors in the wild instagram account
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2 months ago
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3 months ago
Bruh I haven’t had a Yuengling in 11 years, don’t underestimate my ability to hold a grudge
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So long I spelled it wrong, too.
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2 months ago
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Jen A. Miller
2 months ago
Lot of us who drank it then don’t drink anymore (or drink rarely like I do). and also the other thing.
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Just kind of realized I haven't seen anyone drink a Yeungling in Philly in about a decade. Wild.
2 months ago
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Joe Woods
2 months ago
Roakland
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My theory on Roku City is that we are actually in Roku Jersey City
3 months ago
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Just saw a pharma ad where they admitted, "we don't really understand how Spravato works" and I respect that.
3 months ago
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Life update: I need a clamp to open a jar of salsa.
3 months ago
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My theory on Roku City is that we are actually in Roku Jersey City
3 months ago
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April 22, join us at the Philadelphia Data Visualization Meetup!
www.meetup.com/philadelphia...
#phillydataviz
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April Data Visualization Meetup, Wed, Apr 22, 2026, 5:30 PM | Meetup
Our next meetup is Wednesday April 22\, 2026 at Star\|Bolt\. Hosted by Ben Garvey and Ben Kates\. Doors open at 5:30pm and talks begin at 6pm\. **Location** Star\|Bolt 193
https://www.meetup.com/philadelphia-data-visualization-meetup/events/313759909
3 months ago
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Every scene with Kelly Harbour in DTF St Louis feels like it was written for John C Reilly.
3 months ago
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Typos used to say, "I didn't spend enough time on this." Now they mean, "At least I spent _some_ time on this!"
3 months ago
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Forgot how nice Ubuntu is
3 months ago
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Luke Smith Morgan
3 months ago
Incredible. Kalshi is not paying out "Khamenei out of power by [date]" contracts because he died.
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Happy I'm not coaching Odyssey of the Mind this year (it's a lot) but I miss hearing my team sing. They would sing while rehearsing, painting props, using power tools, sewing costumes, making props, etc. All the time.
3 months ago
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One thing I'll say about blue sky, it's not addictive.
3 months ago
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