Dave Powers

Writing hacky code for websites and hacky jokes for human sights (@mcsweeneys, @PointsinCase, @SlackjawHumor, etc.)

On hiatus here

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If you visit @mcsweeneys every day but immediately leave after finding there is still no content tagged with “collective bargaining” or “union busting,” then boy do I have the piece for you!

https://t.co/qLb9R2C6YP

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As a reader of this newsletter since the beginning (fact check: since newsletter #35), it's been a goal of mine to have a piece featured. Happy to sneak in this week with one from the archives!

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I've used third-party apps to access Twitter ever since I signed up, so the new guy killing those off was less than ideal for me. Going to give the new @tapbots Mastodon client a shot if you want to give me a follow over there. 🐘
https://t.co/mQMusT8UAG

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@Chase__Tx @DanDotLewis @AGoldmund If you’re looking for a non-Goodreads “Letterboxd for books” I’d suggest checking out @thestorygraph.

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Not sure if the people at the nearby tennis courts resolved to play more pickleball in 2023 but if so they are off to a great start.

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A tear-off calendar is a great gift for that person in your life who loves to recycle every day. 🗓️♻️

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@NFL_Scorigami “Most likely” scorigami would require the Patriots to score 23 points though

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Watching the Harry & Meghan documentary and I’m shocked and saddened to learn that the Duke of Sussex is a nepo baby.

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Multiple people had to work over the weekend to write up this terrible new policy that was then immediately scrapped.
https://t.co/G8UpQarJEY

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If anyone has a hankering to drop $40K on a nativity scene that looks like the one from Home Alone but isn’t that one I will tell you where it is for a $10K finder’s fee.

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Sorry but I can’t stand soccer with all the fake injuries. I prefer REAL football with REAL injuries that result in players getting stretchered off the field and left with permanent brain damage.

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@Spotify will you please restore the @MichaelMcD_Real version of @grizzlybear’s “While You Wait for the Others?” Also tagging @WarpRecords for this cowardly removal. Thanks!
https://t.co/GzOlcXuZ7R

[Points in Case @PointsinCase]

I myself voraciously advocated for firings to appease investors after guaranteeing that quarterly revenue would increase by “infinity” dollars. (by @dave_powers) https://t.co/uZSEi3wURW

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One more this week, courtesy of @PointsinCase, dedicated to anyone affected by the recent wave of layoffs. And special thanks to my LinkedIn feed for practically writing this for me.
https://t.co/NH5ua4hGzd

[Slackjaw 🚀 @SlackjawHumor]

Your Personal Information Has Been Leaked — Our Bad! by Dave Powers

https://t.co/l5CYFaWkzL

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Do you store sensitive user data? Use my latest @SlackjawHumor piece as a disclosure template for when this private info inevitably gets shared with the world.

https://t.co/p5DEZScRZ7

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I misread the presale instructions and not only did I waste hours in line, but now the Capital One Café barista is refusing to sell me Taylor Swift tickets and also calling the police.

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Keep elections free, but charge $8 for the “I voted” sticker.

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My favorite part of watching a professional football game on television is seeing a slow motion replay of a player unfastening the chin strap from their helmet.

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It’s a rare sight, but every so often I will encounter a person in Boston during October wearing a full-on parka and I wish I could tag and track them to see if they survive the winter.

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Getting detained by a gaggle of TSA security agents for refusing instructions to NOT pet the bomb/drug-sniffing dog