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a pile of small dogs in a meaty land vessel • KC1QGV • they/them prone to creating technological cognitohazards making music again member of Gem Coop's Project Leadership Committee #rustlang, #rubylang, #pythonlang, #cprogramming

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jneen @jneen.ca · 20/09/2026
open for the following: * tech work * music lessons (i have quite a lot of experience at this now!) * math teaching/tutoring * game dev work * game design work * JP->EN translation work * music commissions / composition work (esp for games, youtube/twitch intros, etc)
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jneen @jneen.ca · 20/09/2026
quick check-in, still looking for work!
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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 20/09/2026
🎶 The more you know 🌈⭐️
cidrap.umn.edu
Although it’s uncommon, vaccinated people can spread measles, study finds
Those who have been vaccinated against measles experience a milder, shorter illness.
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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 20/09/2026
Amtrak didn’t tell us about this exposure, so heads up: if you took an Amtrak train last week through Chicago or anywhere on the Southwest Chief, Coast Starlight, or California Zephyr routes like we did, you may have been exposed to measles! Please let the train people in your life know about this
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puppy @duckinator.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Anyone by chance have a scan of a service manual for the Argus A camera? All I can find is the user/operating manual. I know some of their other cameras have service manuals, especially their C series.
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puppy @duckinator.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
some pictures from last week. ^.^
a picture looking down an outdoor train station. it's an elevated concrete platform, with a roof, and seating areas in the middle. there's a sign overhead that says "Train Approaching STAND BACK". to the right is (in order) a set of train tracks, a fence, a road, and an industrial-looking building. the building has an exterior that is tan, grey, and white with no clear reason for the color changes, and plywood over the door.a picture of the edge of a train station. the picture is taken from an elevated concrete platform. there's a roof overhead, a wheelchair ramp to the left, and train tracks to the right. farther to the right is a row of buildings. the camera was tilted slightly to the left, apparently.
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Rust Language @rust-lang.org · 20/08/2026
⚠️ A few hours ago, a malicious crate was discovered on crates.​io which spread as a dependency of `arrayref` and some other crates, likely due to compromised credentials. The affected versions have been deleted. For details and how to see if you are impacted, see: blog.rust-lang.org/2026/08/20/s...
blog.rust-lang.org
Supply chain attack on arrayref | Rust Blog
Empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software.
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puppy @duckinator.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
some pictures from last week. ^.^
a picture looking down an outdoor train station. it's an elevated concrete platform, with a roof, and seating areas in the middle. there's a sign overhead that says "Train Approaching STAND BACK". to the right is (in order) a set of train tracks, a fence, a road, and an industrial-looking building. the building has an exterior that is tan, grey, and white with no clear reason for the color changes, and plywood over the door.a picture of the edge of a train station. the picture is taken from an elevated concrete platform. there's a roof overhead, a wheelchair ramp to the left, and train tracks to the right. farther to the right is a row of buildings. the camera was tilted slightly to the left, apparently.
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puppy @duckinator.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
"puppy, what are you doing with this?" i'm going to play with it, because it's a toy, weren't you listening?
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puppy @duckinator.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
New toy acquired: Sony NEX FS100U (I have no practical use for this. It is very much a toy.)
A picture of an FS100U camcorder, with a shotgun microphone attached to it, and a lens attached to the front with an adapter. The camcorder is large and boxy, with lots of buttons and dials and switches.
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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 31/07/2026
So uhh I have multiple pairs of these USB rechargeable hand warmers that just got recalled for fire and burn hazards that killed someone and some of you might too
cpsc.gov
OCOOPA Direct Recalls 1.5 Million Rechargeable Hand Warmers Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Fire and Burn Hazards; One Death Reported; Imported by Shenzhen Street Cat Technology
Consumers should stop using the recalled hand warmers immediately and contact OCOOPA Direct for a full refund in the form of an OCOOPA gift card or the original form of payment. Consumers will be aske...
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puppy @duckinator.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
My friend's cat has cancer. If you can, please donate to their GoFundMe to help cover medication, vet visits, and surgery! Please also boost this so other folks see it. 💜 tinyurl.com/supportdisab...
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Donate to Our Disabled Trans POC friend's ESA cat has cancer! Help us!, organized by Cat Li
On behalf of our favorite formerly Homeless, Physically and Mental… Cat Li needs your support for Our Disabled Trans POC friend's ESA cat has cancer! Help us!
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Ninji 🔜 RuneFest @ninji.dog · 27/07/2026
over the past week I've been blessed by some fantastic dog sightings around Glasgow
a husky is excitedly pulling away from their human so that they can sniff a spot on the pavementa border collie is curled up on the pavement in the Morrisons foyer, next to pallets of bagged charcoala very large husky is sat on the pavement next to a dry cleaning sign. there’s a second, smaller brown dog next to them but all you can really see is their taila tiny white dog with beady eyes is peering through a car window with the most devilish puppy smile imaginable
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puppy @duckinator.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
My friend's cat has cancer. If you can, please donate to their GoFundMe to help cover medication, vet visits, and surgery! Please also boost this so other folks see it. 💜 tinyurl.com/supportdisab...
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Donate to Our Disabled Trans POC friend's ESA cat has cancer! Help us!, organized by Cat Li
On behalf of our favorite formerly Homeless, Physically and Mental… Cat Li needs your support for Our Disabled Trans POC friend's ESA cat has cancer! Help us!
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puppy @duckinator.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
New toy acquired: Sony NEX FS100U (I have no practical use for this. It is very much a toy.)
A picture of an FS100U camcorder, with a shotgun microphone attached to it, and a lens attached to the front with an adapter. The camcorder is large and boxy, with lots of buttons and dials and switches.
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Anna Phylaxis @quatoria.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
hey, reaching out to artist friends on here - i’m working in physical media, 18x24” or larger &I can’t scan a whole piece at once, need to take three or four scans to get it all. .tif files & 6000+ dpi, 1-2 gigs. I need suggestions on a program to use to stitch those together into one image.
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puppy @duckinator.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Once again, my strange tendency to read large parts of the POSIX standard in my free time has proven useful in my professional work. 😂
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puppy @duckinator.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Do any of y'all have ideas for computer accessibility options for someone who has hand RSI and sometimes has trouble speaking? In other words, an alternative computer control method to keyboards (including touchscreen ones), mouse, or speech. Needs to work on Linux for both prose and programming.
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puppy @duckinator.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
aperiodic reminder that, while Disney shouldn't have been able to acquire 21st Century Fox for antitrust reasons, that acquisition *does* mean that Xenomorphs have been Disney princesses for like 7 years.
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puppy @duckinator.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
aperiodic reminder that, while Disney shouldn't have been able to acquire 21st Century Fox for antitrust reasons, that acquisition *does* mean that Xenomorphs have been Disney princesses for like 7 years.
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puppy @duckinator.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
My friend's cat, which is also their emotional support animal, has cancer and requires surgery for it. This is on top of already-expensive medication. If you're able, please consider donating to the GoFundMe to help cover the costs! gofund.me/9f0dfde44
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Donate to Our Disabled Trans POC friend's ESA cat has cancer! Help us!, organized by Cat Li
On behalf of our favorite formerly Homeless, Physically and Mental… Cat Li needs your support for Our Disabled Trans POC friend's ESA cat has cancer! Help us!
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puppy @duckinator.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
My friend's cat, which is also their emotional support animal, has cancer and requires surgery for it. This is on top of already-expensive medication. If you're able, please consider donating to the GoFundMe to help cover the costs! gofund.me/9f0dfde44
gofund.me
Donate to Our Disabled Trans POC friend's ESA cat has cancer! Help us!, organized by Cat Li
On behalf of our favorite formerly Homeless, Physically and Mental… Cat Li needs your support for Our Disabled Trans POC friend's ESA cat has cancer! Help us!
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puppy @duckinator.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Apparently this needs to be stated: If I ask your opinion on a topic, and you give me an AI's answer, you're disrespecting both of us. If I ask your opinion, it means I respect and trust you as a person and want to know what you think. Refusing to put thought in yourself is wasting both our time.
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puppy @duckinator.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
nothing like opening a file that's unexpectedly 15,224 lines of code to make me appreciate neovim
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puppy @duckinator.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Anyone know why a Casio MDV106 (quartz analog watch) would lose roughly 1.5 minutes per day? Battery is less than a week old, and it actually was losing *1 second per minute* right after replacing it (so in 10 hours it lost 10 minutes). Someone else poked at it a bit and it's better, but not fixed.
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puppy @duckinator.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
met a very pretty friend earlier today
A picture of a moth sitting on an off-white wall. The camera is tilted to the right a bit. The moth is brown, with lots of brown and black markings. It would blend in well on a tree.
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Rich Tate 🎃 @richtate.com · 26/05/2026
The Forbidden Lamp CarmesJocelin
A giant moth clinging to a lighthouse on a pink sunset.
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puppy @duckinator.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
One time I commented on how odd it was that peanut butter and orange juice caused a specific sensation somewhere between "spicy" and "itchy" that I really enjoyed. It unfolded exactly like this comic.
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Evelyn Klaw @pmfrlyn.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
i went and recorded it (based on a tumblr shitpost)
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puppy @duckinator.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
when i was like 8 years old i was left unattended with an old phone that had a non-RJ11 jack and spliced together two cables to make an adapter for it... while one of those cables was plugged into the phone jack... and promptly learned this lesson.
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puppy @duckinator.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
#GemCoop namespaces are now out of beta! gem.coop/updates/7/ I am *SUPER* excited about this!
gem.coop
namespaces released
hi again everyone, we’re back with exciting news. namespaces on gem.coop have been promoted out of beta and into general availability. that means you can use namespaced gems directly from the top-leve...
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puppy @duckinator.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Multiple people have spent the last 9 hours into trying to get this system to behave itself (most of which was trying to use the proprietary nvidia drivers). I've got no idea what would cause this.
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puppy @duckinator.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Weird problem: Fresh Debian 13 install; system has a i7-7700K + RTX 1060, using nouveau drivers + KDE. - Discord won't open a window, spawns a zombie process - Steam won't open a window, spawns a zombie process - Discord's web interface in Firefox reconnects to voice chats endlessly Any ideas?
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puppy @duckinator.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
I'm a bit late, but @subvert.fm launched yesterday! My music is available there: www.subvert.fm/duckinator :3
subvert.fm
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puppy @duckinator.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
WebAssembly: Everything can be a website if you try hard enough™️
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puppy @duckinator.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
My friend @juliethecyborg.bsky.social is in a video by @assistiveware.bsky.social. AAC is a powerful thing that more people should know about. Speaking is difficult for me at times, and tools like Proloquo let me communicate clearly when I otherwise struggle to. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zghm...
youtube.com
How AAC gives Julia an extra voice
YouTube video by AssistiveWare
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puppy @duckinator.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
If I wanted to color calibrate a monitor on a Linux system, what colorimeter and software should I be using? Leaning towards DisplayCal + a SpyderExpress. Are there better options to consider?
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puppy @duckinator.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
*Today* I got to play with a busted MSI Tomhawk MAX II motherboard and Ryzen 7 1700 that probably works. So I did some more macro photography. 🙂 pup-e.com/photos/msi-m...
A photo of an AM4 CPU socket on a broken motherboard.A photo of some random part of a broken motherboard. There's loads of tiny components. There's also dust.A photo of a specific chip from the broken motherboard. The chip is labeled PI3PCIE 3415A, which appears to be a PCIe multiplexer.A picture of a Ryzen 7 1700 CPU. It's pretty old at this point, but as far as I know it still works.
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puppy @duckinator.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Got to look at a busted i9-13900KF today, used it as a chance to do some macro photography. 🙂 pup-e.com/photos/i9-13...
The bottom of a malfunctioning Core i9-13900KF, with some kind of powder smeared across part of it.The bottom of a malfunctioning Core i9-13900KF, zoomed in on the part with the weird white powder.The bottom of a malfunctioning Core i9-13900KF, zoomed in on the part with the weird white powder, and at an angle.A picture of the malfunctioning Core i9-13900KF with more aggressive lighting from the left side. I don't think it's quite as pretty, but you can spot interesting details you couldn't in the other pictures.

There's color differences in the pins, visible as patterns/shapes. Some of these patterns/shapes look like (approximate) circles, dots, or wavy lines.
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puppy @duckinator.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Got to look at a busted i9-13900KF today, used it as a chance to do some macro photography. 🙂 pup-e.com/photos/i9-13...
The bottom of a malfunctioning Core i9-13900KF, with some kind of powder smeared across part of it.The bottom of a malfunctioning Core i9-13900KF, zoomed in on the part with the weird white powder.The bottom of a malfunctioning Core i9-13900KF, zoomed in on the part with the weird white powder, and at an angle.A picture of the malfunctioning Core i9-13900KF with more aggressive lighting from the left side. I don't think it's quite as pretty, but you can spot interesting details you couldn't in the other pictures.

There's color differences in the pins, visible as patterns/shapes. Some of these patterns/shapes look like (approximate) circles, dots, or wavy lines.
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Catherine @whitequark.org · 15/04/2026
also i was tired when posting this and so missed a link: keepasschi.org
keepasschi.org
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Catherine @whitequark.org · 14/04/2026
in case you missed it, we decided to fork KeePassXC. (post linked in the screenshot below: keepassxc.org/blog/2025-11...) join us @ #keepasschi on libera.chat!
KeePassXC asks us to be skeptical of them if we are skeptical of LLMs. This is a convincing argument. A password manager doesn't need 300 regular contributors armed with 14 LLMs; it just needs to do its job, be stable, and be ported to Qt 6 already.

We are a small group of engineers with extensive open source maintenance and information security experience, and we forked KeePassχ from KeePassXC 2.7.10, the last release before the advent of the LLM policy linked above. We like using a robust, secure, and trustworthy password manager, so that's what we'll focus on. Anything on top of that is a bonus.
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puppy @duckinator.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Realtek: that sure is an ethernet-shaped hole, but whatever's on the other end of that cable won't like what comes out of it.
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puppy @duckinator.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
me: [fidgeting with the 5lb sledge hammer that i've kept by my desk for like 3 months] @kayila.bsky.social, perfectly describing what she is witnessing: "the autistic urge to hold something slightly heavier than you should currently be holding"
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MechaMaria64 | Mecha Android Vtuber! ⚙🤖⚙ @mechamaria64.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
They shouldn't have ruled out griefing OOPS LOL My harmless prank to friends got way out of hand
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puppy @duckinator.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Anyone play modded #Minecraft and know what would cause 30-block-tall 2x2 pillars of infested deepslate, with torches at the top, to show up *two weeks* into the server running? Griefing is ruled out. We suspect it's a mod, but not sure which bc we have 219 mods: gist.github.com/duckinator/9...
A screenshot of Minecraft, with a 2x2 block pillar of deepslate, with torches on the top 3 rows.Another Minecraft screenshot, showing a different 2x2x30 infested deepslate pillar with torches at the top.Yet another Minecraft screenshot, showing a third 2x2x30 pillar with torches at the top.
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Misty De Méo @cdrom.ca · 18/03/2026
I bring to you, important possum news: pulsetasmania.com.au/news/real-po...
pulsetasmania.com.au
Real possum found among plush toys in Hobart airport gift shop
The possum was escorted back out, unstressed by the incident…
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puppy @duckinator.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Anyone know who I should inform that the opensuse/leap:latest image on Docker Hub is pointing at 15.6 instead of 16.0?
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puppy @duckinator.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Anyone know who I should inform that the opensuse/leap:latest image on Docker Hub is pointing at 15.6 instead of 16.0?
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