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I'm mostly signed out of this account. DMs here not currently welcome or read. I will be migrating post content to my GoToSocial account soon, please see the pinned deprecation notice for more details.

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2026-04-20 21:06:35 UTC

I am trying out GoToSocial.
If you miss my posts here on Mastodon et al, you might want to follow me over at @npub1ud3…08sa .
Also, I will still be posting long form posts over at @npub16fm…f9sk .
Also also, I will still be posting videos over at @npub1afe…k782 .
I didn't disappear! <3

2026-02-04 15:46:28 UTC

I deleted most posts from yesterday. I got some DMs overnight that folks are harassing people from my replies (via DMs).
I'm so sorry.

2026-02-02 18:20:37 UTC

Immich is amazing.

2026-01-27 17:14:33 UTC

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The grocery store: "No, we need your real email address."
Me, slowly turning into Foucault: "That depends largely on what you consider 'real' vis-a-vis how email works."

2026-01-27 15:33:12 UTC

Don't mess with Minnesota.

2026-01-27 13:55:05 UTC

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"Officer, it'd be faster for me to list the email addresses I haven't used." - me, next time I cross a border probably

2026-01-27 13:47:11 UTC

"List all email addresses you've used over the last ten years"
lol, like many of us I've used services to generate unique emails for each account I use online. I have at least a thousand email addresses.

2026-01-22 18:11:25 UTC

Friendly reminder that Mastodon, et al is federated, which means you almost certainly won't see every reply on a thread.
Let's say you're reading a post from "reasonable.domain". And someone from "cesspool.domain" replies to it. If your instance blocked "cesspool.domain", you won't see that post.
This effect minimizes the appearance of harm. It can be a blessing, but it also means you won't always see the problems inherent on these platforms.

2026-01-15 19:32:09 UTC

Just an FYI in case anyone was interested: if you're printing something potentially clandestine, be careful about where you print it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printer_tracking_dots

2026-01-04 20:06:48 UTC

I love reading. I love writing. I love coding. I love drawing. I love creating.
Go ahead and make the slop machines faster, you can't take away what I love.

2025-12-02 22:47:41 UTC

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As time goes on, I'm increasingly convinced that ambient awareness has had dire, dire consequences for our ability to relate to one another.
I will never be perfect enough for every platform, and neither will you. But the ubiquity of posting has ended ephemeral communication and left us more bitter and sad. Every flaw, every blemish lives forever enough to become a dunk, a meme, or a joke.
I don't think our brains aren't built for that. I don't think society is built for that.

2025-11-19 15:45:12 UTC

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Here come the folks asking why I didn't add a fourth option for "I already do".
Folks: you'd be "yes", jeeze

2025-11-12 22:39:52 UTC

Empathy is badass.

2025-01-08 17:19:49 UTC

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See, you can use Zigbee or Z-wave but maybe both but only if you buy a Yellow but not a Green unless you also buy a dongle but that won't matter if you're using Matter because Matter might knock the Zigbee out unless you have a different Sky connect box to make your Matter matter with your Zigbee dongle

2025-01-08 17:18:21 UTC

Home Assistant's ecosystem is so riddled with jargon that it's hard to imagine it growing beyond a niche.
(This is not a request for technical assistance)

2024-11-11 15:40:59 UTC

The thing nobody remembers about the punching bag
It inevitably bounces back
And if the boxer isn’t careful
It will shatter his fucking nose.

2024-08-31 21:37:04 UTC

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Crap like this. Every day. Multiple times per day.
And then when I block them, folks evade the block to "let me know it's happening", via unblocked accounts, or at times, via email or YouTube.
So again, she asked exacerbated: "Why am I still here?"
https://mastomedia.linuxmom.net/media_attachments/files/113/058/781/788/744/901/original/ac6a261b41edb025.png

2024-08-31 21:22:05 UTC

This shit is vile. Why am I still on fedi?
https://mastomedia.linuxmom.net/media_attachments/files/113/058/723/263/131/160/original/4df80251951c068c.png

2024-08-17 19:04:16 UTC

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This message brought to you by the fact that my next few videos are likely to have a decidedly retro/vintage flair, and I'm going to have to read plenty of comments critiquing me (despite the fact that I'm doing pretty much what my channel says on the tin).

2024-08-17 19:00:09 UTC

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(Yes there are gatekeepers in vintage computing and retro spaces and it's not without flaws, this is a broad strokes statement not a firm stance)

2024-08-17 18:59:12 UTC

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Don't get me wrong- I adore the Linux and open source world. It has problems, but I'm glad I'm here.
I fought to enter the Linux world, and still fight to be accepted in these spaces. Meanwhile, the vintage computing world has *always* felt welcoming to me.
One of these worlds tends toward a lot of gatekeeping. The other is just glad you're having fun. And that's not nothing.

2024-08-17 18:56:54 UTC

"You're a Linux YouTuber, not a retro YouTuber"... um, ok?
Like, I can be both. But also, here's a fun fact:
I've never once been asked to participate in a Linux conference. Meanwhile, the vintage computing community has invited me to several.
So... there's that.

2024-08-01 02:50:39 UTC

openSUSE 10.2 in the mid-2000s was BRINGING IT. Just sublime.
#linux
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