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Gregory Wild-Smith @gregory.wild-smith.com · 28/02/2025

Honestly? BlueSky has gone VERY downhill. They catered to the worst kind of shit posters & “content creators” (read: outrage baiters) for features & now we have just a less right wing version of shitty Twitter. Really sad. What it could have been—and was—has been destroyed chasing growth.

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Gregory Wild-Smith @gregory.wild-smith.com · 26/02/2025

3yr old: what do firemen eat? Me: err.. normal food? They’re regular people. 3yr old: No, Fire Crackers! *cackles in my face*

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High Priestess, Low Patience @cheriepriest.com · 15/02/2025

I spent yesterday shocked and appalled by a group chat re: what’s happened to the VA here in western Washington; if any investigative journalists want the scoop, my email is in my bio. Employees are terrified to talk, but unhoused/impoverished vets who once received aid are now dying in the streets.

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Gregory Wild-Smith @gregory.wild-smith.com · 09/02/2025

Whats possibly worse, is that whining that “both sides are the same” actively hurts the opposition & helps the fascists.

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Midnight Ross💙💛 @rphutch1975.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

That's all

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Gregory Wild-Smith @gregory.wild-smith.com · 06/02/2025

“But the Dems aren’t doing anything!” Yes, they are, you’re just not paying attention.

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Gregory Wild-Smith @gregory.wild-smith.com · 05/02/2025

Pretty much. Like… life goes on but this is existential hell for many people I know directly affected & a low grade version for the rest of us who are paying attention.

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 24/01/2025

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.” Diary of Anne Frank January 13, 1943

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Gregory Wild-Smith @gregory.wild-smith.com · 22/01/2025

Spending the weekend (plus a bit) in Lake Tahoe for the first time in FAR too long (plus showing wee man his first snow in his 3¾ years) and got to the car after tubing to see this majestic Red-Tailed Hawk just… chilling out. 10 feet from my head. Beautiful.

A red-tailed hawk, sitting on top of a light pole, against a pure blue sky in the California Sierras

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Gregory Wild-Smith @gregory.wild-smith.com · 22/01/2025

This is a great tool but, until it is part of WCAG it fundamentally will be nothing more than a useful sanity check. WCAG is often a corporate (and legal) requirement (as Adrian alludes to). I hope they can see fit to incorporate this.

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Gregory Wild-Smith @gregory.wild-smith.com · 22/01/2025

“But he put his hand on his chest! Fascists don’t do that…” My guy, *Hitler* did that, but in case you want proof that *contemporary* neo-nazis absolutely DO do that…

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Gregory Wild-Smith @gregory.wild-smith.com · 22/01/2025

My opinion of the current tech bs around “masculinity” can be summed up very effectively by this comic.

Comic pointing out that Zuckerberg’s “more masculine energy” remarks do not mean he wants a mature definition where powerful men use their strength to uplift & care for those with less, but a childish definition where they can be aggressive & cause harm with no repercussions

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Gregory Wild-Smith @gregory.wild-smith.com · 21/01/2025

“But he didn’t mean it” Yes, he fucking did. Stop making excuses for Nazis.

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Gregory Wild-Smith @gregory.wild-smith.com · 15/01/2025

Anyone who thinks this is only *functionally* literate imo. Yikes.

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Gregory Wild-Smith @gregory.wild-smith.com · 12/01/2025

My 3 3/4 yr old this morning, yelling loud enough to rattle my eyeballs & be heard several states away: “DADDY! TIPTOES! BE SNEAKY! MOMMY IS SLEEPING!” … he tries, bless him.

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David Greene @davidgreene.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

And there you have it! The first BLUESKY reference in a SCOTUS argument.

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Chris Kluwe, adjudicated poaster @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

If sign language interpreters bother you, I have an easy solution, it’s called “shut the fuck up” If trans people existing bothers you, I have an easy solution, it’s called “shut the fuck up” If gay people getting married bothers you, I have an easy solution, it’s called “shut the fuck up”

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Gregory Wild-Smith @gregory.wild-smith.com · 08/01/2025

“Tea, Earl Grey, hot!” Did you know you can just *buy* the tea cups that were used in Star Trek by Jean-Luc Picard?? They are Bodum Bistro cups, in black. Shown here with Earl Grey tea (naturally) and a guest appearance by the famous Utah Teapot.

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Gregory Wild-Smith @gregory.wild-smith.com · 01/01/2025

This is so simple, I love it. Also would be great to find a way to export those frames easily from a gif or something

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Gregory Wild-Smith @gregory.wild-smith.com · 05/12/2024

I live at ~1050ft above sea level. On a hill behind another large hill. If a tsunami is actually a concern for me here there are MUCH larger problems about to happen. Like the asteroid that caused it wiping out life as we know it.

Emergency Alert
The National Weather Service has issued a TSUNAMI WARNING. A series of powerful waves and strong currents may impact coasts near you. You are in danger. Get away from coastal waters. Move to high ground or inland now. Keep away from the coast until local officials say it is safe to return.

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Gregory Wild-Smith @gregory.wild-smith.com · 02/12/2024

Oakland is beautiful. I will never tire of it here.

Photo of the Edoff Memorial Bandstand at the park by Lake Merritt, with autumn colored trees & the lake in the background, framed by a large old tree in the foreground

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Mr. Spock 🖖 @spockresists.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Eating too much cake is the sin of gluttony. However, eating too much pie is okay because the sin of pi is always zero. 🖖

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Gregory Wild-Smith @gregory.wild-smith.com · 28/11/2024

Too many takes right now going, “How could anyone have predicted this rise of bigotry & fascism on the right?!?” Those of us warning about exactly this for 20+ years:

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a man is holding a pen to his nose and looking at it .

Alt: a man pinching the bridge of his nose & rubbing his eyes in exasperated frustration

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Gregory Wild-Smith @gregory.wild-smith.com · 25/11/2024

Anyone who has been involved in online forums (especially moderating or admin of one) knows this to be a simple, base, fact. The ban hammer needs to be strong & unyielding.

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Gregory Wild-Smith @gregory.wild-smith.com · 25/11/2024

If you’re ever wondering how to explain what makes BlueSky different from being Yet Another Social Network… this is a great, non-technical, explanation of the very fundamental difference that @atproto.com makes. Very nicely written article.

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Gregory Wild-Smith @gregory.wild-smith.com · 22/11/2024

If anything was indicative of both the rapid mindshare growth of BlueSky & the freefall X/Twitter is in… it’s this.

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Gregory Wild-Smith @gregory.wild-smith.com · 21/11/2024

Well that’s thanksgiving sorted. The All-Madden Turducken: a chicken, inside a duck, inside a turkey. All layered with stuffing. 😋

The label & instructions for cooking a Turducken, from Gourmet Butcher Block in Louisiana

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Brad Frost @bradfrost.com · 20/11/2024

Work hard. Don't be an asshole. Share what you know.

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Gregory Wild-Smith @gregory.wild-smith.com · 20/11/2024

Got both my flu shot & a COVID booster this morning… and my left arm currently HATES me. Argh. Every damn time. 😓

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Gregory Wild-Smith @gregory.wild-smith.com · 19/11/2024

Welcome to a new episode of… What Is This Bullshit In Gregory’s Garage?!? Today we have this 1964, limited edition, Jim Beam decanter! Why you ask? Because it was used to make the lamp in “I Dream of Jeanie”! I got decision paralysis on which design to go for, which is why it’s still untouched 😓

The original 1964 bottle with examples of how they painted its smoky green glass with gold paint to make it look more ornate & antique (on the left) and when the show switched to color they painted it the more… eye wateringly colorful pink/purple design (on the right).

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Gregory Wild-Smith @gregory.wild-smith.com · 19/11/2024

Not going to lie, the @bsky.app team (which is only about 20 people) has pulled off a minor miracle with the quality of the app. A lot of it comes down to holistically focusing on user experience. Not just UI design but how it feels to use & interact on the app.

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Gregory Wild-Smith @gregory.wild-smith.com · 19/11/2024

Got to say, going to @oaklandzoo.bsky.social is probably the best value day out in the Bay Area. The membership is an absolute no brained if you have a kid too.

Adult chimpanzee squatting on a rock & staring into the distance, his arms crossed over his knees.

The fake bar, tractor, windmill, and wheat for Oakland Zoo’s Glowfari event (it lights up at night)

A golden tree frog with a dappled black pattern, sitting on a mossy branch

A large California black bear standing under a tree

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Gregory Wild-Smith @gregory.wild-smith.com · 11/11/2024

Should I post about tech stuff here? Tech Twitter always feels very hustle/career focused & thats… not my jam on social media really. More tech? Weird stuff from my garage? Animation cels? Oddities? What do you think? Let me know!

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Gregory Wild-Smith @gregory.wild-smith.com · 10/11/2024

Occasionally I like to play a game of What Is This Bullshit In Gregory’s Garage?!? This weeks contestant is a replica of The Map, from Time Bandits. Made by a Python, produced by a Beatle, starring a dwarven cast rivaled only by Williow, & one of its main stars was R2D2. My god I love that movie.

The Map, folded, showing the clocks along its edge & the space/time/zodiac design of the map. White canvas with full color, though mostly blue & black, printing.

The Map, unfolded, showing the full space/time/zodiac design of the map. White canvas with full color, though mostly blue & black, printing.

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Gregory Wild-Smith @gregory.wild-smith.com · 09/11/2024

Kids TV made for the US: on this episode Tommy is ashamed about tooting in front of his friends. He’s embarrassed. Kids TV made for Korea: FARTS! WE ARE FARTING! ALL THE FART FART FARTY FARTS! FARRRRRRTS!! WE ALL FART TOGETHER! LET US FART A SONG! THE WORLDS. BIGGEST. FARRRRRRT!

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Gregory Wild-Smith @gregory.wild-smith.com · 09/11/2024

If you live in the Bay Area & have younger kids, or want to feel like a kid again, I *highly* recommend The New Parkway’s Cereal Cinema on Saturday mornings. Kind friendly cartoons & tv plus an all you can eat cereal bar. It’s like your old mornings watching Saturday cartoons in your PJs… 😍

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Gregory Wild-Smith @gregory.wild-smith.com · 09/11/2024

I used to work at Coinbase so, please, believe me when I say that this is the right reaction.

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Gregory Wild-Smith @gregory.wild-smith.com · 09/11/2024

I’ve already seen a number of stories about building & manufacturing companies—who have to buy lots of imported materials obviously—gutting bonuses to pay for upfront buys or not honoring prices past January. Their Trump voting employees & clients are all:

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Gregory Wild-Smith @gregory.wild-smith.com · 08/11/2024

Hey, teacher said we can go play computers today.

Screenshot of the main screen from the 1983 classic game Alley Cat

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Gregory Wild-Smith @gregory.wild-smith.com · 08/11/2024

I made pie. Blueberry to be exact, with a lattice crust. It was delicious. Yes those are bats on the crust. (Timeline cleanse: pause to enjoy pie)

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Gregory Wild-Smith @gregory.wild-smith.com · 08/11/2024

This has been an ongoing problem for me since the pandemic tbh. It’s like… as my faith in humanity eroded, so did my desire to create things.

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Victor Geislinger @victorsvector.com · 06/11/2024

Checklist from 'Bluey': have a cry pick myself up dust myself off and keep going The show must go on! (If you only know how to do the crying one, then just do that one for now ♥️ The show must go on 💪🏼)

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a cartoon dog in a green shirt is sitting on a table next to a purple box .

Alt: a cartoon dog (Bingo from Bluey) in a green shirt is sitting, mocks crys, hugs self, stands up, picks up a field hockey stick. Text on screen: have a cry, pick myself up, dust myself off, and keep going

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