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Christopher Drum

@christopherdrum.bsky.social
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A nerd doing nerdy things which delight nerds. My blog about retro productivity software: stonetools.ghost.io Pico-8 projects: christopherdrum.itch.io Open source stuff: christopherdrum.github.io Fediverse (Mastodon, et al): @christopherdrum@hachyderm.io

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 26/09/2026
These 7 men at Cornell drugged & raped a woman for hours, then called their friends to come rape her. 2 men got expelled. 5 had to write letter of apology. 0 faced any consequences. Men throughout the societal ladder are complicit. Women are not safe around men.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 24/09/2026
Dog Can’t Believe Guy She Hooked Up With 10 Years Ago Now Head Of FBI theonion.com/dog-cant-believe-guy-s…
Dog Can’t Believe Guy She Hooked Up With 10 Years Ago Now Head Of FBI
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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 18/09/2026
i'm not over Alito saying we shouldn't count ballots that are mailed on or before Election Day but arrive shortly afterwards bc they can “radically flip” the “apparent outcome” cannot stress enough that, until all ballots are counted, there's no outcome to flip! ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/alito...
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A Brief History of Sam Alito’s Delusional Obsession With Voter Fraud
His conduct in several recent cases suggests that Alito is deep in the right-wing conspiracy theory weeds.
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Nick Varga @karaoke-god.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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Garry @thegmcconnachie.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This is why Dolly Parton will be remembered and loved ❤️📚
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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library. Here's what the charity does ⬇️ www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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Turning Pages: Inside Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Core team of 15 staff and thousands of volunteers and partners help the country-music philanthropist deliver books to kids around the world.
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FT @fucktheory.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Imagine being talented and beautiful and rich and famous and still the most noteworthy thing about you is how good a person you are.
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Christopher Drum @christopherdrum.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Sometimes there is a piece of software that kind of shakes me out of my stupor. It is so easy to forget how much can be done with so little, especially in these days of "ray tracing" this and "LLMs" that, more more more. What surprised me most was how uncompromising and robust this tiny program is.
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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
41 years ago, Carl Sagan gave a clear and elegant explanation of the science behind global warming.
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Patrick Cosmos @veryimportant.lawyer · 04/08/2026
"it looks like you're using an adblocker to visit our site." yep! ha ha! it rocks!
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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 26/07/2026
150,000 marched yesterday in London for trans rights. Opened the Sky News app. Scrolled and scrolled. Nothing. BBC News app. Nothing. Guardian app. Nothing. This is what actual silencing looks like.
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Christopher Drum @christopherdrum.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
The new episode of "This Week in Retro" is live, with special guest, me; my first ever podcast. I know many have wondered, "Productivity software is all well and good, but when will he express his thoughts about the cultural impact of The Price is Right?" My friend, that day is *today*.
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Christopher Drum @christopherdrum.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I swear I do more than just react to Jason and Chris's banter. You can see it on Saturday.
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The Centre for Computing History @computinghistory.org.uk · 21/07/2026
A very special and unexpected visitor! 😄 We were delighted to welcome Tim Anderson, one of the original designers of Zork. We showed him our Colossal Cave display and our collection copy of Zork I. A real privilege to welcome such an important figure in #gaminghistory! #zork
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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Those assembly turn cranks that won't get thrown in the trash
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Nanoraptor @nanoraptor.danamania.com · 19/07/2026
It's everywhere.
A picture of a Steam Box photoshopped to look like it's made by NeXT with NeXT Computer front panels, in black, with the accordion-like design over the sides and top, NeXT logo, and NeXT colour power button - and the individual layers with the parts edited showing it was edited in Photoshop, not AI.The same picture provably photoshop from the previous image confidently marked "91% fake" by an AI detector and the text "This image is likely created by AI"
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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Bringing one of the best tweets of all time over to Bluesky in honour of the Three Lions QF victory
TODAY IS GONNA BE THE DAY THAT THEY'RE GONNA THROW IT BACK TO YOU-
BUY NOW! HUMMUS AND A
WOW!! 
EXTRA LARGE FALAFEL MEAL FOR 2!!!
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Christopher Drum @christopherdrum.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Oh yeah? What about 3,300 one-pound bags of GOLD? I bet it couldn't support *that*, @smithsonianmag.bsky.social !
Snippet from Smithsonian Magazine online talking about the tensile strength of snail teeth vs. spider silk. To explain the strength, it says, "That's comparable to a single strand of spaghetti holding up about 3,300 one-pound bags of sugar, the study's lead author, Asa Barber of the University of Portsmouth, told the BBC." Such an oddly convoluted, yet also hyper-specific, way to say "3,300 pounds"
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Zach | Last Place Comics @lastplacecomics.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
👟New comic: Baby Shoes, Never Worn👟
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Matt DeLong @mattdelong.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Simpsons meme with Hans Moleman on a pay phone saying “I need the biggest metaphor you have.” Followed by “No, that’s too big.”
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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Ford has rehired hundreds of senior engineers after replacing them with AI backfired and has cost the company billions of dollars. AI adoption is blamed for Ford being the most recalled automaker in the U.S. with 51 recalls covering over 11 million vehicles in the first half of 2026 alone.
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Christopher Drum @christopherdrum.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
I've debated, in the bathroom mirror with myself, if "development tools" is a category I should explore. I did #HyperCard, so it seems only fair to do #visualbasic. The time investment is signifcant, so I can't do them frequently, but I also shouldn't overlook the tools that built the tools we used.
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Faisal فيصل @faisalhamadah.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
It will never stop being funny to me that the street fighter subreddit has a much better, well reasoned ai policy vis a vis literally all universities.
Hi, thanks for posting! We do appreciate you thinking of us even though we have to moderate.

Our stance on all AI generated content (Images, Video, Voiceovers, and whatever else LLM based AI gets up to in the future):

At best, they are approximations of street fighter characters as the AI has no clue what it is trying to create. Because of this, there is no street fighter content so they are not allowed. (rule 1)

Also, they aren't allowed per our source rule. As AI sources cannot be tracked, we must assume that they use uncredited sources in the learning data. (rule 5)

Finally, AI images, video, text, and voiceovers are barely any different than posting a screenshot of a google search. The level of effort is so low that we consider it spam (rule 3).

Because of these reasons, AI art and other AI content is not allowed.

If you would like to contact the moderators about this removal, you can do so here.
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Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
tired of the "#1 dad" nonsense. if you're a dad, stop treating it like a joke and post your actual national dad ranking. i'm # 492,018, which is actually really high up there, but more importantly it lets me enter ranked dad lobbies where i can get matched up for fistfights with dads of my caliber
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David Walters @hiddenasbestos.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Deluxe Poly - I used a combination of the new wiggle and wobble FX tools to create this little animation loop. #pixelart #lowpoly If you'd like to support me in obtaining real coffee, and gain access to work-in-progress builds of Deluxe Poly, I have a Patreon here: www.patreon.com/c/davidwdev
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The Onion @theonion.com · 09/06/2026
Commentary: I Work Very Hard, And I Would Like To Try Cake
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I Work Very Hard, And I Would Like To Try Cake
Hello. I am a horse. I work very hard at my job of being a horse. When humans say move the heavy thing, I move the heavy thing. When humans sit on top of me and pull on my head, I carry them where the...
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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 05/06/2026
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 01/06/2026
Discrimination based on gender identity or expression is illegal in New York City. Trans New Yorkers are protected by law. Our City will protect your rights, defend your humanity and stand beside you without hesitation.
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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Kicks Off Pride With “Trans Rights Are Human Rights” Campaign
The campaign will highlight existing protections for transgender and gender-nonconforming New Yorkers.
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Pandy Fackler 🍂 @thatbrenna.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
hope you brought urine!
A doormat in target that says how you brought wine in cursive but it really looks like hope you brought urine
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Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
The animation chat has me thinking one telling thing - in the years since AI arrived, there's not been a ground-up indie phenomenon, like we saw with earlier tech (Flash, etc). It hasn't unlocked anyone's creativity. For all the anti-gatekeeping rhetroic, nothing anyone cares about has been born.
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
A friend of mine who was TA’ing for an AmLit course found a copy of Moby Dick a student had left behind. It had only one marginal annotation, around page 100, that simply said “whale is important.”
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Christopher Drum @christopherdrum.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
I'm not sure which one is the real person and which is the secret persona, but I'm pretty sure these are the same guy. #adamsavage #altonbrown
Adam Savage on the left, Alton Brown on the right. They look damn similar with black, thick rimmed glasses, tufted white hair that starts way toward the top of the head, white beard, and general "gettin' older" lines on the face.
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Isaac G. Bryan @ib2real.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Thousands are marching in Selma calling for a full restoration of the voting rights act.
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Christopher Drum @christopherdrum.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
It's not often we get a chance to experience a truly "new" retrocomputing platform, especially those of us over the age of none-of-your-business. The ARM hardware and RISC OS have had a lot written about them, but PipeDream, not so much. I dug in, did real work, and overused a British phrase or two
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Nanoraptor @nanoraptor.danamania.com · 05/05/2026
CMYK
A photo of the ink pool at the top of a Cyan ink tower on a four colour litho press. The Cyan ink looks like a dark blue when concentrated, and is thick like molasses. A roller to the right carries a thin layer of ink on it which looks more like the Cyan it prints as, and the ink is in bands on the roller, as not all parts of the particular job needs as much Cyan ink coverage.A photo of the ink pool at the top of a Magenta ink tower on a four colour litho press. The Magenta ink looks like a solid red when concentrated, and is thick like molasses. A roller to the right carries a thin layer of ink on it which looks more like the Magenta it prints as, and is evenly coated as this job needs quite even Magenta coverageA photo of the ink pool at the top of a Yellow ink tower on a four colour litho press. The Yellow ink is thick like molasses. A roller to the right carries a thin layer of ink on it in bands, as not all parts of the particular job needs as much yellow ink coverage.A photo of the ink pool at the top of a Black ink tower on a four colour litho press. The Black ink is thick like molasses. A roller to the right carries a thin layer of ink on it in bands, as not all parts of the particular job needs as much black ink coverage.
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
BREAKING: Massive conflicts of interest regarding the Trump family and the Iran war. I am exposing it. Trump’s sons are selling drone parts to gulf states. Kushner is soliciting funds from the gulf for his private firm. Significant insider trading occurring. Subscribe to support my work:
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Major News: Significant Conflict of Interest Concerns as Trump Family Enriches Itself With the War, Insider Trading Exposed, and More
Good morning everyone.
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Matt Royer 🤘🏼 @mattroyer.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
You know I knew that Door Dash woman looked familiar
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Christopher Drum @christopherdrum.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Aldus PageMaker dramatically altered my life, introducing me to the world of graphic design. It's been 30+ years since I last touched it, so I gave it the once-over by building my dream project. Who do I need to convince to give me reign over OMNI Magazine?! Bonus: comes with a free gift at the end
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Gretchen Felker-Martin PRE ORDER CHIMERA 2.16.27 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Incredibly funny that the president of the United States can do this and retain command of the American Armed Forces, but I said it about a literal Nazi and got fired from a job writing superhero comics.
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Christopher Drum @christopherdrum.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
I've been friends with VisiCalc over the past five years, and always turned my nose up at 1-2-3. "Thinks he's so special. He's not special. Just a copycat wannabe jerk and..." well, I'll save all that for therapy. I finally broke down and learned it, and didn't hate it. I liked it! Maybe loved it?!
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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Absolute trash. The author did not speak to a single medical professional and the article does not contain a shred of evidence that effeminate gay boys are being bamboozled into thinking they're trans. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
In Defense of Effeminate Boys
If anyone had suggested that I might really be a girl, I don’t know how I would have responded.

By Ben Appel
If medical authorities have a rigorous way of distinguishing effeminate boys from transgender kids—or of distinguishing transgender kids from proto-gay kids—they aren’t saying. I have met a number of detransitioned gay men who tried to live as women for a time because they and their families were so averse to homosexuality. According to a 2019 report in The Times of London, staffers at Britain’s foremost gender-identity clinic joked darkly that, as a result of the facility’s work, “there would be no gay people left.” A statement last month by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons noted that there is no validated way to assess whether a child’s gender distress will persist over time or disappear without medical intervention. A lack of good research and recordkeeping means that we may never know how many patients who would have been considered effeminate gay boys not so long ago have undergone medical treatments for gender dysphoria.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
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CNN Under Fire For Failing To Disclose Pro-Iran War Panelist Actually Raytheon DeepStrike Missile
ATLANTA—Facing a backlash over what critics viewed as misleading journalistic practices, CNN was under fire Thursday for its failure to disclose that a recent panelist pushing for military action in I...
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Kristin Hersh @kristinhersh.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
After this interview, I told Conan that I’d traded “Hips and Makers” for my contractual freedom from Warner Brothers to escape the corporate demand for vapid product over real music. His response: “Never look back.” I never did. Thank you to all of you who came with me.
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Cards Against Humanity @cardsagainsthumanity.com · 24/02/2026
GetYourFuckingMoneyBack.com
The Supreme Court has finally announced that Donald Trump’s stupid, illegal tariffs were, in fact, stupid and illegal. Now every company in America is lining up to get a big fat tariff refund from the federal government.

But who actually paid those tariffs? YOU did, because America’s big retailers marked everything up. So shouldn’t YOU get the refund? Not a bunch of corporate dipshits and douchebags?

Cards Against Humanity thinks so. That’s why we are giving 100% of our tariff refund back to all of you, our customers. Sign up now at GetYourFuckingMoneyBack.com.
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Johan Peitz - Icy Tower is coming soon! @johanpeitz.com · 20/02/2026
Sprite sheet export is now a launch feature for #picoCAD2 ☺️ #gamedev #lowpoly #pixelart
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Mike Ginn @shutupmikeginn.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
its amazing how chatgpt knows everything about subjects I know nothing about, but is wrong like 40% of the time in things im an expert on. not going to think about this any further
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Marcin Wichary @aresluna.org · 03/02/2026
I was just looking at Scala on Amiga and look how beautiful! (Source + kudos to Stone Tools: stonetools.ghost.io/scala-amiga)
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Christopher Drum @christopherdrum.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
After the multimedia extravaganza of the last post, I went back to basics with this one. I'm talking barebones, green monochrome text on a black screen, 64K RAM, hardcore, "getting business done" stuff. Help me lift this 28 pound "portable" Kaypro II onto the table and I'll show you what I built.
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