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ashes where once a spirit @erisceleste.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

_sigh_ the sunday afternoon ✨emotions✨ are back

ashes where once a spirit @erisceleste.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

best friend sent me a video message earlier in which the 5yo says "i love you Auntie Gilding*" and kisses the phone goodnight and i think i might actually die of cuteness overload

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ashes where once a spirit @erisceleste.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

the problem with taking a week off work to try to arrest the burnout is the guilt complex over not having spent the entire time doing work

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ashes where once a spirit @erisceleste.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

most regrettably, it appears i am still having fun (presumably some kind of sin)

looking north from the end of the platforms at Canary Wharf DLR station, along elevated tracks that quite quickly lead between buildings to the next station only 50m away (West India Quay); the tracks have a zigzag to allow switching direction
a DLR train apprpaches to the left, and we're looking over the shoulder of one of my cameras mounted on a tripod which is videoing the scene

me posing for a seffie at West India Quay next to my dear friend, the compact Nikon, which is on a tripod at eye height
it's a Coolpix L30 which is adorably small and kinda crap but does at least have a short optical lens, unlike a phone

my face is uncovered but we're outdoors and nobody else is anywhere near (it was covered in Canary Wharf and on the train itself)

view over the shoulder of the Nikon's perspective at West India Quay, recording trains taking the sharp curves of the elevated tracks; one is doing so now
the focus is on the camera and the view displayed on its screen, showing the train in front

view out of the front windshield of a DLR train (DLR are automated, no driver) with both my gopros stuck to the glass, getting a forward perspective view
we're somewhere near Stratford and a friend train approaches going in the opposite direction on our right

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ashes where once a spirit @erisceleste.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026

not 100% sure the video will be usable with this sun angle, but the ride is truly delightful

crossing high above a river which i believe is the Medway, at low tide with wide mudflats to either side covered in grounded boats; the sun above casts a reflected column in the water

the great bridge at Dartford cuts through the sky, above an industrial estate
the bridge is long enough to have basically no visible arc in this segment, although the river itself is to our left (far enough to not really be in view from here)

view across a river or marsh of unknown designation, below power lines in the nearground and wind turbines in the farground; black flecks of unknown waterfowl dot the surface, as the sun goes behind tge clouds for an evening effect

faded to blue in the extreme distance, the skyscrapers of London Docklands poke above the horizon; next to them in the midground, a wind turbine spins lazily; green hills roll in between us and the city

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ashes where once a spirit @erisceleste.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026

passing friend then some battery time at the end 😴 outwards was facing inland, but the way out is going to be _awesome_ #trainWithAnOceanView

a Eurostar zooms by, barely visible over an intervening hedge

view over Folkestone from Folkestone Central, elevated on a hill overlooking the town and then many more rolling chalk hills surrounding the town on the other side, a huge and dramatic bowl shape

gopro charging on top of a power brick while the other sits next to it
only one charging at a time, because i only brought one cable oops

waiting in the parked train at Dover Priory, by an empty gopro cage on the window, as i wait for the same train to take us back to London

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ashes where once a spirit @erisceleste.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026

i love [wistful, sad] how this purely domestic route calls at Stratford International, Ebbsfleet International and Ashford International, none of which actually offer an international service

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ashes where once a spirit @erisceleste.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 12/09/2026

playstation "news about one of your follows!" me _clicks Expand_ playstation _opens the game's _Steam_ page_ uhhhhh... what?

a photo of the tv, because screenshotting here is disabled, showing a web browser window open on the PS5 to display information about an upcoming game

except for some reason the page with the information is the game's Steam page, which is honestly probably better but surprising that Sony allows this (and fed it to me as a notification); obviously if i purchased on this page i would not be able to play the game on this device

the game in question is Boltgun 2, if you want to test this for yourself (otherwise, the content in the image about Slaanesh etc is irrelevant to the point here)

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ashes where once a spirit @erisceleste.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 11/09/2026

ooo interesting, i found a place _within_ London that also uses 165s, the Greenford Branch

the front/back (in this case the driver just got out, so it will be the back) of a BR Class 165 diesel commuter train parked at West Ealing, in delightful GWR green

seffie of me in my usual niche in the corner of a carriage, with my cameras attached to the window at around eye height

view through the window of trees passing by, with my cameras blurry in the near field, recording

an Elizabeth Line train pulls into the station on the left; a sign in the middle identifies the station as West Ealing; on the right, the Greenford line track leads onward from an empty platform before curving off to the right

note that the Greenford track has neither a third rail nor an overhead power cable

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ashes where once a spirit @erisceleste.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 11/09/2026

@davidgerard imo destroying credibility, trust, community cohesion, etc.; crushing the spirit of contributors and driving artists away from projects; is the _purpose_ of these fuckin' things

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Luna @lunaceleste-cat.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 31/08/2026

give whole stick! om nom nom

luna stands vertically on two feet, a chonky column of floof, front paws wrapped around a fishypop stick as she tries to get the whole thing in her mouth, eyes wide and ears back as she loses concentration on the world beyond flavourtown
rayne's hand can be seen holding the end of the stick, just barely

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ashes where once a spirit @erisceleste.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 30/08/2026

they're not special, but they're _mine_ the electronics are fine AFAIK it's just the mechanical parts that are broken unsure: is it worth risking _two_ unusable pairs by trying to salvage parts from their wired sibling, or do i leave that one reliable...?

a pair of Sony MDRs off to the right, next to a box containing a brownie with little pride flag and in front of a monitor and stacks of books on a desk
(this was my desk at Ashley Park House, back before the start of the pandemic and the move to WfH)
the headphones, not centred despite being the focus of the picture, have a black finish with a white outline of a smiley face: the face has crossed out "dead" eyes and a jagged waveform forming teeth in its semicircular grin

this was my personal sigil during the office days, and was hand-painted over papier-mache on the MDRs

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ashes where once a spirit @erisceleste.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 30/08/2026

...i should really get around to repairing my custom headphones

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[object Object] @zzt.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 30/08/2026

you’re a worker and deserve a union even if you (temporarily) make really good money we uh actually need workers with a modicum of bargaining power in unions. fucking obviously it was previously very popular for the capitalist class to pretend to be programmers, but it’s always been popular […]

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CelloMom On Cars @cellomomoncars.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/08/2026

"As microorganisms break down sewage, they release carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide – three potent greenhouse gases. Our new research found a surprisingly simple way to cut greenhouse gas emissions from open wastewater treatment lagoons: growing plants on buoyant rafts." […]

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✧✦Catherine✦✧ @whitequark.treehouse.systems.ap.brid.gy · 28/08/2026

[aipol] i've been mulling over the claim that "genAI is just like {compilers, LSPs, ...} because it improves productivity also! they're just abstractions of 2025!" and, sure, this is true at least in the facile and mostly useless "line of count" generated sense. but that's also irrelevant. I'm […]

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ashes where once a spirit @erisceleste.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 24/08/2026

one last bit of fun, because there's technically a separate line (two stops) to the airport comes in super high up too which is neat

seffie with my gopros, attached to the window of a Line 4 train as we approach the airport

the big red snout of OCTranspo train C5 parked at Aéroport station, with airside stuff (taxiways, jet bridges, etc) visible a couple of storeys below and behind it

view from the window of planes parked by hangars, the runways in a green gap beyond
the horizon line is above the planes, showing we're at hangar-roof height

zoomed in view of two Canadian flags whipping in the wind, in front of an airside building, and runways beyond

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ashes where once a spirit @erisceleste.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 24/08/2026

requesting a second blessing, seems to have been received

dipping my hand in the shallows of the Ottawa river again

some ducks sleep, standing on rocks, in the twilight; beyond them the river is calm and flat (betraying fast currents beneath)

a full arc of a rainbow, over some trees and houses in Britannia park

seffie of me sitting out on the rocks of the big protective spit, with a bush behind me and sun in my face; earrings off because it's so wimdy they would blow away

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ashes where once a spirit @erisceleste.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 23/08/2026

lil models in the station hall! i missed these on the way in

the front of a small model of a big beefy steam locomotive, number 6100
looks like one of those glorious STEAM! photos, muscling towards the camera

close up of a brass plaque on one of the models: Hewitson Engine Works No 14.1969

an older style model locomotive with an old west aesthetic, big funnel and small cylinder, in brown livery, the Ottawa

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ashes where once a spirit @erisceleste.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 23/08/2026

trip back was a lot better, i think i got a complete video this time the line zigzags so there were still moments of sun glare, but not as many, and no glowing window dust so, nice recording yay

looking out of the window past my cameras, at an unknown road bridge over an unknown river
road signs indicate this is a highway leading to Ottawa and Toronto

zoomed in on a rail yard, showing empty yellow trailers with XENA graffiti on the side, among other tags; behind, full height containers, and beyond that, a parked double decker passenger train

two engines connected, one in indecipherable livery with number 4769 (nice), and one cleanly painted in Iowa No... (cut off)

a ceiling sign addresses me by name

(it's announcing Alexandria as the next stop, with some irrelevant text about remaining seated and remembeing your items)

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Rayne :v_lesbian: :v_enby: :v_trans: @shebutch.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2026

big thank you to @rally for sending me, my Dead Winter comics, - I love Dead Winter and hella excited to start reading. can't wait for the next books to release! 🤘🏼 love Liz ❤️

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ashes where once a spirit @erisceleste.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2026

lachine canal (St Lawrence by proxy) status: touched

putting my hand into the water of the Lachine canal, watergrass streaming beneath the surface

looking across the plunge pool at the defunct and rusting skeletons of giant grain elevators, overtaken at the lower levels by greenery

looking beneath trees from one bridge to the next, near the mouth of the canal

the grain elevator complex from across the water, a giant hulk of concrete and rust slowly being eaten by plants, it is amazing and complicated and visually dense with rust and girders and graffiti

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ashes where once a spirit @erisceleste.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2026

what a waste of time/money/goodwill 😓😭 (this looks clearer than it does to the naked eye)

view of the gopro against the sun-illuminated window, showing the footage is completely unusable because the window is just a bright panel of dirt and lens flare, you can't see the scenery at all

same image but the focus is on the terrain outside, showing that most of the image data is just window dirt, you can barely see anything

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ashes where once a spirit @erisceleste.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2026

_sigh_ never mind pointing the sun straight into the camera as usual, even though i checked the map and a map of the sun angle, idk how this keeps happening so that's completely unusable i made someone get up and move for this

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ashes where once a spirit @erisceleste.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2026

i really hope the autofocus doesn't focus on the dirty glass again lol

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ashes where once a spirit @erisceleste.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2026

i _have_ to make this worth it now, as i made someone move so i could sit here 😳😅

snub nose of the engine unit, it is number 2229

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✧✦Catherine✦✧ @whitequark.treehouse.systems.ap.brid.gy · 21/08/2026

for me it's almost entirely point (3), which i think is the source of a lot of disconnect with some of my peers. i don't think my job security got any less (more, if anything) plus i'm confident i can outperform genAI jockeys if it comes to that; and i don't think writing code is any more […]

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ashes where once a spirit @erisceleste.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 16/08/2026

this strut not eligible for preprocessor replacement this strut heard the first being preprocessor-replaced

from within the metal cage of the bridge, looking out, centred is a diagonal strut that has been entirely painted baby blue, unlike any of the others which have a delightfully rich textured rust finish

graffiti on a diagonal bridge strut just below railing level, of a Munsch-style screaming face

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