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Chris J. Karr @chris.omgwars.com.ap.brid.gy · 17h

This '80s TV theme is stuck in my head thanks to a YouTube doc on the toy line, and now it can be stuck in yours too! www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqL_SO2thsE #80s #JayceAndTheWheeledWarriors

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Chris J. Karr @chris.omgwars.com.ap.brid.gy · 18h

Is it just me, or do other Macross-pilled folks get a feeling of low-level dread whenever a new AI-authored music video pops up? Those who forget Sharon Apple are doomed to build Sharon Apple. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M6cnv8MXfI #AI #MusicVideos #Macross #MacrossPlus #SharonApple

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John Schrag @jvschrag.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

Inktober has inspired me to start drawing comics again, although I plan to put no pressure on myself and ignore any prompts. #inktober #inktober2026

A digital ink drawing of an alien classroom. On the wall is a sign that says “Human Anatomy 101”. There is a screen with a medical diagram of a human back. The trapezius muscle is highlighted in red, with an arrow pointed to it. Four aliens students are seated. One of the aliens is Admiral Akbar from the Star Wars franchise. He is waving his hand. The Alien teacher is saying “Now, who can tell us what this muscle is called? I see Akbar has his hand raised”

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Chris J. Karr @chris.omgwars.com.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

The facade of the Hollywood Theatre in Portland is pretty magnificent. #HollywoodTheatre #Portland #HPLFF

Marquee of the Hollywood Theatre in Portland, Oregon hosting the HP Lovecraft Film Festival this weekend.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🔥JACK SMITH: "Trump engaged in serious crimes against 🇺🇸- a criminal scheme to prevent a lawful transfer of power... the rule of law faces challenges unlike any we've experienced. I won't be silenced by threats of prosecution. While fear may be contagious, courage is as well."

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M⑨ddie @mjdxp.labyrinth.zone.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

okay, that's pretty good

Except from a Wikipedia article:
During the 2001 Microsoft antitrust case, the names MICROS~1 and MICROS~2 were humorously used to refer to the companies that might exist after a proposed split of Microsoft.

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Chris J. Karr @chris.omgwars.com.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

RE: flipboard.com/@arstechnica/ars-tech… Some more thoughts on Firefox. I was in the air most of the day yesterday, so I didn't have time to participate in the thread my rant caused. Read this interview, and I have some […]

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ploum @ploum.mamot.fr.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

The AI Pascal’s Wager Should you accept contributions generated by LLMs in your Open Source project? ploum.net/2026-10-01-pascal_wager.h…

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The AI Pascal’s Wager par Ploum - Lionel Dricot.

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Podsothoth @podsothoth.club · 02/10/2026

Hey hey, it's October, so that means a new episode of Podsothoth, our very serious and creepy #Lovecraft podcast! Tonight, I'm pleased to present a reading of The Dunwich Horror, first published in 1929. Catch it below, or on your favorite podcast catcher! […] [Original post on defcon.social]

A woodsy village, sourced from https://pixabay.com/photos/river-forest-village-autumn-town-8289666/ . I'm done with the AI image generator.

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SpookJ 👻 @snoopj.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

Happy "Charles Darwin is poorly today" Day to those who celebrate 165 years ago today, Charles Darwin was having a rough one

Photo of Charles Darwin's hand-written journal entry from 1 Oct 1861 and digitized text of same

"But I am very poorly today and very stupid and hate everybody and everything."

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Niki @nikitonsky.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

I wish modern designers discovered at least one more shape besides a rounded rectangle. I am so tired of these pills everywhere

Screenshot of Firefox Nova, where everything is very round

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Chris J. Karr @chris.omgwars.com.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

I'm goddamn tired of software redesigns every year, just so some product manager can justify a raise and promotion. FIREFOX WAS FINE. Now I need to spend time looking for a theme that doesn't force me to relearn where everything is now […]

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Chris J. Karr @chris.omgwars.com.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

"For a year, I went to sleep listening to dead poets. I seeded my dreams with fragments of their recorded verse, then woke in the dark and tried to transcribe everything I could remember, noting which snatch of verse had sent me there." You had me at "dead poets" […]

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abadidea @0xabad1dea.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

does this programming language support tables?

a print copy of "Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs" supporting one leg of a table on uneven ground.

(I took this photo myself at a picnic hosted by a compiler engineer in 2018)

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Chris J. Karr @chris.omgwars.com.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

Waiting for my MeshCore repeater to HACK THE PLANET. #MeshCore #Leetspeak

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Chris J. Karr @chris.omgwars.com.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

One notable omission from last night's concert was "Turtles All the Way Down". Sturg pulled a lot more from "Sound & Fury" and "Passage Du Desir" than some of the older country albums. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gBV-Nzq7Pg #SturgillSimpson #TurtlesAllTheWayDown […]

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Chris J. Karr @chris.omgwars.com.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

PSSST! I found you a composer (@jeanmicheljarre) for that Metroid film you should be working on. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLpwlEUJe70 @JeanMichelJarre #Metroid

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Chris J. Karr @chris.omgwars.com.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

Enjoyed a pretty brain-melting set from Johnny Blue Skies & the Dark Clouds last night at Chicago's United Center. Sitting next to the sound board paid off, as the music sounded GREAT (if a bit on the louder side). Probably spent most of my time with my eyes […] [Original post on omgwars.com]

Johnny Blue Skies & the Dark Clouds at Chicago's United Center on Sept. 29, 2026.

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Chris J. Karr @chris.omgwars.com.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

It's been a while since my last haircut and I'm FIRMLY in my "Nick Offerman in DEVS" phase. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fp9LMsI6uJ8

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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

A Canadian man who had two rats as pets learned that letting them drive a miniature car reduced their levels of stress, so he gave them an electric miniature car and taught them to drive. [📹 emperorsofmischief]

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Chris J. Karr @chris.omgwars.com.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

"You could, of course, make similar claims about other approaches than cultural and social technology. Cybernetics is another very obvious example. If you are stuck on the question of AI alignment, you will necessarily have to trust godlike AIs to monitor other godlike AIs and pray that things […]

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J. Nathan Matias 🦣 @natematias.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

Wow, LinkedIn's algorithm really doesn't want people to read @sarahgilbert's article about keeping the Internet human in the era of AI Out of the 10,200 impressions the feed gave my posts last week, it only gave 65 to Sarah's *important* article in @techpolicypress As Sarah writes, "If AI […]

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Chris J. Karr @chris.omgwars.com.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

I live in a world now where reading science fiction novels about the Singularity is no longer an idle entertainment pursuit, but a valid working pursuit to explore and understand issues around AI and related topics.

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Chris J. Karr @chris.omgwars.com.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

If it seems like music is on my mind this week, it's because it's going to be a music-heavy week for me. Nothing planned today (other than digging in Jean-Michel Jarre's back catalog), but I've got seats by the soundboard at tomorrow's Sturgill Simpson/Johnny Blue Skies concert at the United […]

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Chris J. Karr @chris.omgwars.com.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

I'm generally a fan of studio versions of songs over their live performances, but Ghost is a band that I make an exception for. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmxFxBiCrL4 #Ghost #MaryOnACross #SevenInchesOfSatanicPanic

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Chris J. Karr @chris.omgwars.com.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

[AI/LLM] RE: freeradical.zone/@lew/1173493329201… Congratulations on the accomplishment! As an end-user, one thing that would be nice to know is what the internal security picture looks like, esp. given Reticulum's goals on that front. I know that audits are expensive (and I […]

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Chris J. Karr @chris.omgwars.com.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

Congratulations on a successful mission, Starship 41 team. Game on, Rocket Lab. #SpaceX #Starship

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Chris J. Karr @chris.omgwars.com.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

I keep seeing the latest SpaceX vehicle being called "Ship", and I keep having X-Factor flashbacks. comicvine.gamespot.com/ship/4005-28… #Ship #Prosh #XFactor #XMen

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Prof. Sam Lawler @sundogplanets.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

Will this help stop the FCC from approving any destructive, poorly planned idea SpaceX pulls out of their collective asses? No, they will approve literally anything. But will these public comments help make a basis for future legal action, as well as provide writing points for any journalists […]

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Chris J. Karr @chris.omgwars.com.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

Got my polling place assignment and election judge training scheduled this morning. After a decade of working the Gill Park location, I'll be moving across the street to Horace Greeley Elementary School. It'll be interesting to be working with a new crew. I've worked with the same folks at Gill […]

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Chris J. Karr @chris.omgwars.com.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

An exceptional video explainer on modern DVD and Blu-ray bootlegs. Useful to know for Jellyfin and physical media fans. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfjH4lO241I #Jellyfin #PhysicalMedia #Bootlegging

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Chris J. Karr @chris.omgwars.com.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

Currently working my way through "Accelerando" by @cstross - it's an interesting work that's a firehouse of ideas. The part where Manfred looses his glasses spoke to some rather specific notions, concerns, and phobias I've been rolling around lately. #Accelerando #Singularity

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Chris J. Karr @chris.omgwars.com.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

The Jellyfin will be feasting VERY well this weekend. #Jellyfin #SelfHosted

Stack of DVDs and Blurays, including Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Top Gun, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, X-Men: Apocalypse, all 3 Captain America films, D3: The Mighty Ducks, Ronin, Next of Kin, The Cider House Rules, and The Cowboy Way.

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Chris J. Karr @chris.omgwars.com.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

You know you're a middle-aged man when a new grill design gets you hot and bothered. silfer.works/rocket-grill #Grilling #Welding #RocketGrill

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Chris J. Karr @chris.omgwars.com.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

A fascinating approach to a speedrun. Of course, this kind of thing will likely kill speedrunning as a hobby, as what fun is there in finding glitches and tricks to exploit when you have something that can explore the game EXHAUSTIVELY in a way that few (if any) humans can? […]

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Chris J. Karr @chris.omgwars.com.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

Top Shelf Friday is when we pull an issue out of our collections that we treasure and share it with everyone else. Vinson Loves Comics started it on Bluesky, and I'm shamelessly copying him and importing that Friday tradition here. Today, mine is Gou Tanabe's […] [Original post on omgwars.com]

The Shadow Out of Time cover, drawn by Gou Tanabe, featuring a scholastic Yithian.

Signed interior page. "Chris" isn't a common name in Japan, and it took a little work to get it spelled properly. (I was fine with the misspelling, but his translator INSISTED on fixing it.)

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Chris J. Karr @chris.omgwars.com.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

In addition to radio randomness, software screeds, and Transformer thoughts, I occaisionally moonlight as a weird fiction writer (and publisher). My tale "Loading Screen" is included in the latest @weirdfictionquarterly issue focused on liminal spaces and beings. It's a love letter to the NES […]

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Daily Hot Wheels @dailyhotwheels.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

This Poppa Vette is one of the 1986 Hot Wheels cars. Notes: Based on the Corvette Stingray funny car model with lift up hood. #HotWheels #year1986

Released in 1986, White Poppa Vette of 1986 Hot Wheels with Black Wall wheels. Notes: Based on the Corvette Stingray funny car model with lift up hood. Tampo: Yellow, red and black on top and sides with 'Corvette' on sides. Packaging: 1986 Blister. Metal Body, Metal Base. Made in Malaysia. Scarcity: 4/10

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2 Spoopy 4 You @jcrabapple.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

Thanks to Music Assistant, I can now ask Jarvis (my voice assistant on my Home Assistant voice device) to play music from Deezer on any of the smart speakers in the house and the music will also get scrobbled.

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Chris J. Karr @chris.omgwars.com.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

"This is the interpolatable archive, a new way to access information mediated through the form of statistics. This is, in my view, the central innovation we can observe in Large Language Models, and possibly machine learning as a whole." Very interesting piece […]

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Chris J. Karr @chris.omgwars.com.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026

RE: social.coop/@cwebber/11732124277930… I started reading the Reddit thread, but had to stop. The main "value" that the humans are bringing to the table is that of a patsy and fall guy. Way too depressing to keep reading.

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