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arclight @arclight.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

We got Donut a few weeks after Pico passed to keep our other cat (Snoz) company. This is the defining picture of Donut and Snoz - Donut with his face buried in Snoz's magnificent fluff and Snoz looking at us with the expression "YOU! YOU DID THIS! WHY?" Donut […] [Original post on oldbytes.space]

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arclight @arclight.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

[Obenseuer patch notes:] These are not bugs, they're the expected behavior in a detailed accurate simulation:

* Fixed cats occupying nearby chairs (issue #5706)
* Fixed trash reappearing (issue #4210)

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arclight @arclight.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

@Remittancegirl I brought up your frit/glaze situation with our instructor tonight and he recommended the author of this (John Britt). Britt apparently has another book aimed at cone 5 which sounds closer to what you're looking for.

The Complete Guide to High-Fire Glazes by John Britt.

Tables of glaze compositions, manufacturer numbers, and melting points

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arclight @arclight.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

[Obenseuer / Clerks crossover!] Quickly - in here! Who is driving? Oh my god, bear is driving! How can that be?!

A blue car with stuffed animals in all the seats. A teddy bear is at the wheel.

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arclight @arclight.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

Donut is skeptical of Cat Dad's musical "taste" #CatsOfMastodon

A somewhat perturbed tabby cat looks askance at Cat Dad. Cat Mom has the same reaction to Cat Dad when he plays Gary Numan without wearing headphones.

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arclight @arclight.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026

Back in the studio for another few weeks. Here's the story so far. R to L is progression of "skill". I am proud of the rightmost example - lopsided, uneven, hole in the bottom, an utter piece of crap. It's mine, I made it, and it's getting glazed and fired more for practice. It's crap and I own it.

L to R: A bowly-cuppy thing, a cup thing, and a glorious lopsided piece of crap. Bisqueware

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arclight @arclight.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026

If I seem crankier than normal, it might be because I've had scumbag developers texting me at 8am on the weekend trying to buy a house I'm not selling.

"$4.2M firm. Consider not repeatedly texting people at 8am on weekends you bloodless ghouls"

Land speculators and property developers should die fast painful deaths. Lock term in burning Teslas out in the desert.

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arclight @arclight.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy · 09/09/2026

Bob is living his best life lounging on the front walk #CatsOfMastodon

Bob is a super affectionate Void Potato who desperately needs us to firmly stuff him a box and take to the vet. He's too sweet to be an outdoor kitty and we need to confirm he doesn't have anything communicable before we try to introduce him to Gracie and Donut.

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arclight @arclight.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2026

Am I late to the party - what the hell is "diesel exhaust fluid"? Sounds like coolant or lubricant for muffler bearings.

Diesel exhaust fluid, whatever the hell that is

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arclight @arclight.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2026

I have betrayed his tiny trust - GUILT RAYS! #CatsOfMastodon

Donut looking very despondent and betrayed by Cat Dad's absence. Woe!

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arclight @arclight.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy · 12/08/2026

Look at this face. This is the face of someone who wants to know where Cat Dad is: #CatsOfMastodon

Big-eyed Donut imploring Cat Mom to explain what she has done with Cat Dad. He is Very Concerned.

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arclight @arclight.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy · 10/08/2026

The white zone is for loading and unloading only.

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arclight @arclight.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy · 07/08/2026

By contrast, here's Donut. He is normal sized. No floof. Kinda average looking. Great personality tho - thinks too much. #CatsOfMastodon

Donut asleep on the cat furniture. Gracie outweighs him by about 50%

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arclight @arclight.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy · 07/08/2026

It may not be clear from the pictures but Gracie is a big cat. Like BIG. Most of it is floof but trust me, she's big. #CatsOfMastodon

Gracie standing atop the cat furniture. She's very floofy and big.

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arclight @arclight.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy · 04/08/2026

I can't wait for construction next door to be over.

Delivery truck with back door up and lift extended. Lift extends halfway across my driveway blocking me in. So tired of this BS.

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arclight @arclight.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy · 29/07/2026

For the most part I have found VS Code to be a fairly decent IDE for what I need. I can pinpoint the exact date it was enshittified - whenever MS put it on a biweekly release cycle. That is far too frequent for a dependable trustworthy tool. You cannot do an […] [Original post on oldbytes.space]

VS Code release notes introducing "pets" as an experimental Chat feature.

Why does my IDE have a built in cut-rate tamagotchi?

Tech companies are a goddamn plague.

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arclight @arclight.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy · 21/07/2026

On his perch far above deep R'lyeh, sleepy Donut waits judging #CatsOfMastodon

A very very judgy picture of Donut. He's 80% sideeye

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arclight @arclight.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2026

The half-marathon mascot is one of the characters from Five Nights at Freddy's #IQuestionYourCommitmentToSparkleMotion

Poster for the Spurs' Austin International Half (Marathon?) picturing a runner next to a disquieting rabbit mascot reminiscent of children's horror game Five Nights at Freddy's and not as you might expect Frank from Donnie Darko.

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arclight @arclight.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2026

[re: Vidjagames! Galley House / Grimoire] Exhibit A:

2509 games viewed in Discovery Queue, 79 wishlisted, 42 following, and 96 ignored. Apparently the Discovery Queue is where Steam displays all the games I'm not interested in.

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arclight @arclight.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy · 13/07/2026

Outdoor (Backup) Bob is an absolute potato. Just the most friendly and appreciative cat, utterly starved for attention. We've got a m9bile vet coming out to weigh him and run some tests with the intent of adopting him (it depends on communicable diseases […] [Original post on oldbytes.space]

Young black cat interrupted from his budget kibble to give us a blep. Bob is a starchy tuber of gratitude and affection

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arclight @arclight.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy · 13/07/2026

General mood in the age of chatbots.

Faded glyphs of a walking human on cracked asphalt

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arclight @arclight.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy · 08/07/2026

Someone looks extremely guilty. No, buddy - you're just winning today's bonus round of the Best Place game!

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arclight @arclight.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy · 26/06/2026

I have reached a DGAF point in my life for optical selections:

Two pairs of eyeglasses frames. Left: black oval wire frames with obnoxious fluorescent orange bows (they are VERY comfortable which makes up for the goofy color scheme). Right: for computer use, blue wire frames with almost rectangular lenses. Also very comfortable with a decent field of view.

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arclight @arclight.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy · 25/06/2026

p. 83 "AIRCRAFT SOFTWARE FOR DELIVERY"

Description of a software system to assist in delivering a binary chemical weapon (glide bomb) in the 1980s. Note that the US chemical weapons program was halted in 1969 under Lyndon Johnson and revived in 1976, ostensibly under Carter, possibly Ford. Interesting that Nixon did not revive the program and that Reagan didn't reshutter it, though honestly there wasn't a weapon system that Reagan didn't love. Carter though - no excuse for letting this continue.

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arclight @arclight.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy · 15/06/2026

Donut has gone back to sleep in the middle of my side of the bed. #CatsOfMastodon

Donut (our titular tabby cat) has curled himself into his eponymous shape and is peacefully sleeping off Monday morning as one does.

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arclight @arclight.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy · 31/05/2026

Murderbot, er, Cybertaxi sighting. Note the lack of badging, mirrors, rear windscreen. Disposable Nazi death taxi.

Rear view of the most generic deathtrap EV in 1982 Oldsmobile dull gold livery

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arclight @arclight.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy · 28/05/2026

I don't remember drawing this, I have no idea why it exists, but I imagine the situation has gotten much worse since then.

Five angled line segments making a crooked horizontal line with a pair of weary eyes drawn in above to make a disgruntled face with the text "HEXANE IS FED UP WITH YOUR B.S." scrawled underneath in typical bad MS Paint handwriting.

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arclight @arclight.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy · 21/05/2026

Last night st bedtime I was telling Donut (our overly intelligent and therefore slightly neurotic cat) that if I died that it was ok to eat me because I love him and don't want him to starve if I'm not there to feed him. Later that night I went to pet Donut […] [Original post on oldbytes.space]

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arclight @arclight.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy · 16/05/2026

News of the trade war has not yet made it to Texas #ElbowsUp

A six-pack of Molson Canadian in bottles, Specs, Austin TX

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arclight @arclight.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy · 06/05/2026

Growing up in the 70s it was like "Oh no - pandas are endangered! We really should do something about that..." Today:

The cover of the Packt Press book "Pandas Cookbook"

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arclight @arclight.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy · 05/05/2026

Anyway, here's a close-up of the indicator bars that show two set to red (#2 & 3) and a few wedged out of alignment (#1, 5, 6, & 7). Above the keys are 7 knurled silver disks with two flats cut into each disk. Those flats are supposed to be toward the bottom […] [Original post on oldbytes.space]

Close-up of misaligned decimal point indicators and slightly grubby mechanical calculator keyboard

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arclight @arclight.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy · 03/05/2026

The model & serial number are stamped on a tag riveted to the machine. It's marked LA5-160 478598. Maybe this unit is from 1947? I know nothing about the device's history or Monroe's numbering convention but the Model L calculator was introduced in 1932. The […] [Original post on oldbytes.space]

Device model/serial number tag reading "LA5-160 478598"

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