Kevin Coppins

@japan_nobunaga Go Bills! Works throughout western NY in the same manner.

In Alabama a man said "Roll Tide" to me as a greeting. Later that same day, the same man said "Roll Tide" as a goodbye. I asked a woman at the store what it means. She said, "Roll Tide." I asked what it means. She said, "It means Roll Tide, sugar." So I began collecting evidence. I kept a list. I am not embarrassed about the list. I have now heard "Roll Tide" used as: hello. Goodbye. Thank you. I am sorry. Congratulations. That is unfortunate. I agree. I disagree. And once, in a hardware store, as a complete set of instructions for installing a ceiling fan. I heard it said at a funeral. It was appropriate. It was the most appropriate thing anyone said that day. I began using it. Carefully at first, the way a man handles a borrowed sword. I said it to a cashier. She said it back. I said it to a police officer who had stopped me for a broken taillight. He looked at me for a long moment. He looked at my face. He looked at my taillight. Then he said it back, and nodded once, and did not write the ticket. I wish to be extremely clear that I am not claiming those two events are related. I am also not claiming they are unrelated. A man at a gas station heard my accent and asked where I was from. I told him Japan. He said, "Roll Tide." He meant welcome. I knew he meant welcome. There was no ambiguity at all. I have been in Alabama eleven days. I have one word. It has been enough for everything. I have started saying it in other states. It does not work in other states. I said it in a warehouse store in Oregon. One man turned around. He was from Alabama. He said it back. We did not speak after that. We did not have to. I say it anyway.

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@DIRECTV @cynmdmi DirectTV - I went to turn on my local news channel of choice, and I can’t get it. You just took your prices up. I’m going to get an HD antenna and be done with all of you. So frustrating.

Hi Cyndi! Our contract with Scripps Media has expired. We're working hard to reach a reasonable compromise, but they're asking for a significant rate increase for your free over-the-air stations. We want to protect your business from rising programmer costs. We're fully committed to delivering the premium sports and entertainment your patrons expect, and we appreciate your time and patience.

HEY @DIRECTV @scrippsnews Get your 💩together so I have access to @wxyzdetroit AND live programming in the mornings! How dare you all not negotiate this before just cutting it off in prime time. DO YOUR JOBS & if you don't get this back, DirectTV, we will be done.

@jhovey34 For those that want to invest more than the three minute clip - full speech here: youtu.be/SZYiwUdmEJc?si…

Honestly was not expecting Eric Church to give one of the best commencement speeches of all time. Chief CRUSHED this 🫡

“Soccer is social infrastructure” -> More Than a Game: The Business Behind Soccer's Rise | Cash Coppins | TED... youtu.be/vWxjbGqcTtI?si… via @YouTube @TCashCoppins @CarrollwoodDay @Msccamp @TampaBayTopTen @CDS_Athletics @TampaBayRowdies

@tbhorka Aged like sushi in the sun

Alabama is getting steamrolled by an Oklahoma team that was booed by its home fans in the last two regular season games in Norman. This is the Crimson Tide team the College Football Playoff committee decided was more deserving of a spot in the field than Notre Dame. Ha. Haha!

So I made a Turduckenmingo. Probably illegal, but, AI.

@McGrewSecurity Novell with WordPerfect

Has anyone ever fumbled so hard as Broadcom has with VMWare

Who is up for #PennStateFootball vs. #Gators in the #severance Bowl, sponsored by @hbomax ? @GoPSUsports @GatorsFB @DailyCollegian

@BarstoolGruden Penn State Coaching job is available. Just sayin’

Here’s where I stand.

@DannyStyxBang Ummm…presale for Citi card and Amex card started today… and, yup - those were the prices.

People lying about Rush ticket prices is so funny. “Toronto is almost sold out and it’s $300 for GA!” Presale doesn’t start until Monday you’re just lying for the bit 😭

Not sure adding words has any real impact. What a finish. #UVA

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Congrats to @TCashCoppins for being named to the ECNLR All Regional League for the 2024-25 season. Looking forward to this year’s season @tbusoccer and @CDS_Athletics @CarrollwoodDay theecnl.com/sports/2025/8/…

@DeadRinga @skooookum Outta hair like a bald man.

@skooookum I have a friend that whenever he's leaving any place, he says "I'm off like a prom dress."

@jamesnbradley I remain in non celebrity status.

I wonder if any non-celebrities still use X. I rarely see much interaction with people I know in real life.

@CartinLisa @KennethFCrowe1 @elonmusk @xai @X I worry about this as well. One thought - what about good old “blue book” style testing, forcing mind to meet pen and paper? I’m sure that’s already been discussed and used. AI can help accelerate learning tremendously if the hard parts aren’t skipped.

As a teacher motivated to teach student how to think critically by writing (synthesising, discarding, emphasizing, articulating), AI appeals to students more than I do. It does the thinking for the student, thereby stealing their opportunity to learn to think for themselves. No plagiarism detectors are sophisticated enough to help me. AI is destroying education. I can’t win against it.

@xAI has acquired @X in an all-stock transaction. The combination values xAI at $80 billion and X at $33 billion ($45B less $12B debt). Since its founding two years ago, xAI has rapidly become one of the leading AI labs in the world, building models and data centers at unprecedented speed and scale. X is the digital town square where more than 600M active users go to find the real-time source of ground truth and, in the last two years, has been transformed into one of the most efficient companies in the world, positioning it to deliver scalable future growth. xAI and X’s futures are intertwined. Today, we officially take the step to combine the data, models, compute, distribution and talent. This combination will unlock immense potential by blending xAI’s advanced AI capability and expertise with X’s massive reach. The combined company will deliver smarter, more meaningful experiences to billions of people while staying true to our core mission of seeking truth and advancing knowledge. This will allow us to build a platform that doesn’t just reflect the world but actively accelerates human progress. I would like to recognize the hardcore dedication of everyone at xAI and X that has brought us to this point. This is just the beginning. Thank you for your continued partnership and support.

@ThePaulDriscoll This…you nailed it…this

I've been a Rays fan since 1998, their inaugural season. They are the team that created my full-blown sports obsession. I've been through the failed Hit Show and the 100-loss seasons. I was made fun of at school—in Tampa—for being a Devil Rays fan. I attended Game 7 of the 2008 ALCS and teared up when I got to watch them win the pennant. (More tears ensued for Game 162 and the 2020 playoff run.) I've never let the fact that they play in St. Pete, while I lived in Tampa, stop me from going to many games each season. My family and I are partial Season Members. I met my wife for the first time at the Trop. At a Rays game. I believe, in a perfect world, Tampa is the best location for their new stadium, but understand we don't live in a perfect world and was fully on board with the new stadium being built on the Trop site. The Rays have been and always will be special to me. All I want for myself and my fellow fans is for an ownership group (preferably local) who genuinely cares about the team, the fans, the city, and the region. And for a new stadium to be built that secures the team's future in the Tampa Bay area.

@CPowers14 #Truth

Eternal take: if you stand here when a 15 handicap is teeing off you shouldn’t be allowed to vote