Thomas Vander Wal

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2026-08-06 16:34:48 UTC

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Where is the “it depends”?

2025-12-08 02:39:56 UTC

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by decent, I mean this is a genre that often falls flat when attempted by Americans. Goofy and quirky don't often make it far here.

2025-12-08 02:32:35 UTC

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Indeed. An alt Dr. Who by Americans and decent.

2025-12-08 02:25:12 UTC

I've fallen back into watching the original series of The Librarians. It is hitting the spot.

2025-11-14 19:58:51 UTC

Arg, World Cup Qualifiers that are spread across pay streaming services.
What insane person thought this was a good idea?

2025-10-26 00:50:49 UTC

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When I'm watching LFC it seems the backs are all shifted right to some degree and then there are gaps.
I was looking for Frimpong, but I see he's injured.

2025-10-23 02:29:18 UTC

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There was a Callum and Carry moment in the last episode of them both saying, “I recognize that name”. I don't know that every was used nor resolved.
I may have missed something, but I feel like it breaks the, “if they show a gun sitting on the desk, it gets used” rule of story telling.

2025-10-23 00:47:57 UTC

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Yep.
The jump from Dennison to Callum was abrupt. One storyline just went away with no explanation and another started. There are odd time shifts in this season, but indicators or time passing are missing.

2025-10-21 22:28:12 UTC

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Oh, there is another “do you recognize” moment in ep 6 or 7 with the MI-6 agent.

2025-10-21 19:51:20 UTC

I finished season 3 of The Diplomat last evening. It had me rather bothered and WTF'ed.
This series is really good, but a handful of “that couldn't happen" moments.

2025-10-19 16:13:53 UTC

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Kelleher?

2025-10-19 16:08:41 UTC

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Really not sure that Isak is all that good of a fit. Things up front seem to work much better with Ekitike.
With all the Dutch players I'm watching Liverpool more this season.

2025-08-16 02:25:48 UTC

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I was half watching the second half and the VAR checks seemed to get completed very quickly.

2025-07-27 01:50:36 UTC

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Oh, those are good. I've stumbled onto gilles and Craig and really enjoyed their shows.

2025-07-27 01:21:27 UTC

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What are your favorites?

2025-07-27 01:20:46 UTC

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One of my favorites, In Our Time, is there in the premium podcast, but it isn't current just currated back catalog.
I have quite a few things that I really enjoy that go off in all directions.
Likely this is budget cutbacks and signing all people involved in a production to “global rights" in contracts is expensive, so keeping it local is less expensive. Access used to be limited as not all people signed up for global distribution.
Not a fan of this at all.

2025-07-26 23:16:46 UTC

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there are quite a few shows shared as podcasts, but there is a ‘premium’ podcast tier as well. Not as good as BBC Sounds

2025-07-26 20:25:11 UTC

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hmm… I seem to only have it on 2 older devices and I can’t download it to my phone.this is no good.

2025-07-26 20:16:08 UTC

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I still have it. After I saw this I tried logging in and it didn’t like my account. I created a new one and it is working again.
That said, I’m now concerned.

2025-07-13 21:32:51 UTC

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The Gala version has been around since the late 90s and was used as part of the theme for the World Cup in South Africa. That WC was when I clued into it.

2025-07-13 21:18:07 UTC

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Ah, this one!

2025-07-13 20:33:38 UTC

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Isn't it the FIFA theme.
I'm looking forward to football with better picture quality and commentating than TBS / TNT / DANZ.

2025-06-25 01:54:16 UTC

Chelsea playing with some of the players I thought they rid of and the new shiny good player have 2 late first half goals.
Nice to see Delap score and a decent midfield.

2025-03-03 19:05:41 UTC

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My kitchen time is my podcast time. It used to be when running kid to practices, games, and general pick-ups. Car time drastically dropped, so did podcast time. Prior to that commute time (driving or riding) was heavy podcast time.
I need to add 30 to 60 minute walks and hit podcasts then.

2025-03-02 23:30:20 UTC

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I like the colors as I wasn't seeing those, but that lantern I sure could. ;-)

2025-03-02 22:43:12 UTC

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I like it in its current state as that read lantern really pops in my imagination.

2025-01-19 02:28:51 UTC

This Washington v Detroit game is utterly nuts.
It is, "they just did what?" repeated over and over.

2024-12-31 22:53:04 UTC

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It is a bit more gory and brutal than Slow Horses.
I also really liked Black Doves. I laughed a fair amount, mostly because it would hit the ridiculous (not so much in a bad way, but…). It isn't as tight as Slow Horses, but it is good and has many good story lines running through it.

2024-12-29 18:59:29 UTC

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I’ve really been enjoying watching Liverpool the past few months. So many different options to adapt and be quite surgical in their approach.
I'm mostly watching for the Dutch players, but Salah is always fun to watch, when not playing against your favorite team.

2024-12-25 03:49:24 UTC

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Not familiar to me, but boosted. But, Rogue Male as in the 1939 book?

2024-12-03 23:01:47 UTC

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the corollary to this is “get the fuck up”.
With my son in college I don't need to say this any longer, but it surfaces on holidays or coordinating meetups. It is also a mirror across time as I was just the same.

2024-11-05 15:22:51 UTC

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when you fact checked, what did you find?
I did a search and found a couple comments on news with people who state to be LGBTQ and voted for Romney in pink t-shirt with that on it. But, I didn't find any thing else.

2024-11-05 15:06:02 UTC

After the game last night my son and I (neither of us had dinner) so stopped to grab something to go from a fast casual place.
After a game (and the area around the Arena was quiet), the place is about to close, nothing is really fresh and some things may have been sitting for a while. The thought about this being an idea that could have payback.
This morning... payback. My stomach is ripped to shreds. Now needing to remember the get better plan for this.

2024-10-30 03:56:48 UTC

One more, a video, from #KamalaHarris on The Ellipse as the Ellipse was nearing maximum capacity.
@npub1z4k…g27u
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/394/358/620/951/064/original/6de8ccfd283f78f4.mp4

2024-10-28 02:00:05 UTC

I signed-up to attend the Kamala Harris speech and rally on the DC mall on Tuesday to stand with her and all supporting her as I do.
More than 1.5 million people signed up before I did.

2024-09-30 15:27:25 UTC

One perfectly good non-dominant arm ruined for a day or two with vaccine shots

2024-08-28 17:39:14 UTC

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The other piece I learned from full-time professors is to have different channels for engagement. Some will engage writing a blog post or video explainer, others in chat and comments that are specifically for the class, and others will participate in person.
The different channels often give more opportunity for students to engage where they are comfortable.

2024-08-28 17:36:27 UTC

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This is one of the challenges (particularly with college undergrads and certification courses) as they may not be in a course out of curiosity of passion.
The one thing I found is find one or two in the class that will moderately engage and get them to open up more. Encourage them to get other students to engage with them.