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John Federico 🦋 @gadgetboy.social · 23/09/2026

New Anthrax album dropped on Apple Music this morning. I needed this.

Album Cover for Cursum Perficio by Anthrax

John Federico 🦋 @gadgetboy.social · 07/04/2026

MAGA Republicans: If this happens, you will be tried and convicted at The Hague right alongside him and Hegseth. WTF are you thinking?

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John Federico 🦋 @gadgetboy.social · 29/01/2026

This took me a an extra second to get but when it clicked, I laughed my ass off.

Greg Bovino was asked how he felt about his demotion today. "Well, obviously, I'm not happy", he replied.
Someone in the crowd shouted back,
"So which one are you?"

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John Federico 🦋 @gadgetboy.social · 28/01/2026

I created a Persona/System Prompt that I use with a local LLM that I have affectionately named "TOSBot". It analyzes Terms of Service and Privacy Policies of software and web sites. Too often, it returns these results, especially for AI-powered products and there is no recourse. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ #ai

You’ve just read a privacy policy designed to appear compliant while enabling broad, opaque AI data harvesting.

You are not protected — you are the product.

Use at your own risk.

🚨 TOSBot Recommendation: DO NOT USE.

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John Federico 🦋 @gadgetboy.social · 17/08/2025

Hey. (Yes, I'm talking to you.) 😁 I’m rucking 20K next weekend to help feed Austin kids this summer. $1 per kilometer = $20 = 40 meals. You can help/sponsor/donate here: gym.squatchfitness.com/widget/form/... Thanks in advance!

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John Federico 🦋 @gadgetboy.social · 19/06/2025

First you show me the tacos and then I get in the van. I'm not stupid.

A photo taken with an 1980's era instant camera using film. The image is of a white American model cargo van circa 1970's or 1980's on a city street. On the side of the van in red spray paint are the words Free Tacos, obviously hastily hand drawn but clear legible.

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John Federico 🦋 @gadgetboy.social · 16/06/2025

Now there's a niche market: products for people with second, detachable heads? 🤪

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John Federico 🦋 @gadgetboy.social · 08/06/2025

Welcome to the Texas power grid, where we not only fry your appliances, but we make your UPS earn its keep. 🙄

A graph showing intermittent voltage drops over time.

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John Federico 🦋 @gadgetboy.social · 08/05/2025

This was a real post on LinkedIn. It was deleted, either by LinkedIn or by the page owner. Long live Sesame Street!

Hi LinkedIn,
Unfortunately Elmo was recently laid off because of the federal budget cuts. Elmo worked at Sesame Street for 45 years. Elmo is sad. Elmo loved his time at Sesame Street.
Elmo is going to miss his friends Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Ernie, Bert, Abby, Grover, Count and so many more. They made Elmo's day so much better.
Elmo is looking for his next opportunity. Elmo is good at so many things. Like hugs. Elmo LOVES giving hugs. Elmo can also recognize the letter E, spell his name, feel empathy, sing "Elmo's Song" and ask how you are doing.
Elmo is open to full-time or freelance roles.
If you hear of any opportunities, or want a hug, let's connect. And if you want to help Elmo and his friends, please urge your local congress person to save Public Media.
While Elmo is sad, Elmo is excited for what's next.
And one more thing: Elmo loves you.

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John Federico 🦋 @gadgetboy.social · 05/05/2025

I finally got my car washed and figured it was a good time to put on my new decal. Too subtle?

A red Tesla Model 3 with Texas plates and a decal that reads, "F*CK ELON MUSK"

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John Federico 🦋 @gadgetboy.social · 04/04/2025

Should have voted for Kamila…

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John Federico 🦋 @gadgetboy.social · 28/03/2025

I ended my last call and turned around to find these two. 🥹 Cooper is our senior and Trixie is our puppy who wont' take no for answer when it comes to snuggling.

A black Cocker Spaniel puppy snuggling on top of a senior chocolate Cocker Spaniel.

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John Federico 🦋 @gadgetboy.social · 28/03/2025

Apparently, I need to chill out a bit.

Amazon Kindle Store: Inspired by you browsing history.

Books include: 1984, Fahrenheit 451, Animal Farm, The Handmaids' Tale, Lord of the Flies

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John Federico 🦋 @gadgetboy.social · 25/03/2025

But I thought the other countries paid the tariffs?

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John Federico 🦋 @gadgetboy.social · 24/03/2025

I created my first Custom Feed on Reddit. It’s not public because, by definition, it will change.

Custom Reddit feed named “Current Hyperfocus”

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John Federico 🦋 @gadgetboy.social · 22/03/2025

I've been looking to put a machine on my LAN to run LLM's locally but honestly, a MacBook Pro seems like the better way to go since it uses shared RAM for the GPU. Granted, it's $4,699 before tax, but at least Slack will be snappier. 😉 #ai #mac