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@grimdoot.bsky.social
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“When you want to know how things really work, study them when they're coming apart." — Unknown Semi-retired Software Developer in Seattle(ish). Greybeard. Atheist. Neurodivergent. Still masking. He/Him/They There won't be any games on a dead planet.

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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
😡
Sick people in this outbreak are young, with a median age of three years old.
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
This makes me incandescently angry 😡
Sick people in this outbreak are young, with a median age of three years old.
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
This makes me incandescently angry 😡
Sick people in this outbreak are young, with a median age of three years old
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Well, that should be fun! /s
▲ Wind Advisory

WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON ΤΟ 6 AM PDT THURSDAY * WHAT... Southwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. Winds in areas from ...

National Weather Service
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
"Grim Reaper at the Crane Claw Machine" meme with the caption "Is Chuck Schumer Even In This Thing?"
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
I really don't understand this chart, tbh
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
What is this bullshit? No. No, no, no. I hate this. I don't want it. Just keep showing my follows in chronological order please, even if you think I've already read them. And it's a lie anyways, three of the following ten posts were from follows that should have been above the notice.
We ran out of posts from your follows. Here's the latest from Discover.
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Internet too
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Power out. Thankfully we have a generator.
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Ugh. Not again.
▲ High Wind Warning

HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST WEDNESDAY * WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 to 55 mph expected.

* WHERE... Portions of northwest and ...

National Weather Service
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Max Miller from the Tasting History channel making an amusing expression
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Map showing a large area under immediate evacuation orders in Snohomish County, WA
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
And evacuation notices!
Public safety message Dec 10, 1:50 PM

This is Sno Co Sheriff. Dikes around Ebey Island are expected to overtop. An evacuation order is now in effect. Leave NOW. Prepare to not return for several days. Take pets and essentials with you. For more details, click: 

https://bit.ly/snocoflooding
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
A buddy who works at the animal shelter there just forwarded this 😟
Public safety message Dec 10, 1:50 PM

This is Sno Co Sheriff. Dikes around Ebey Island are expected to overtop. An evacuation order is now in effect. Leave NOW. Prepare to not return for several days. Take pets and essentials with you. For more details, click: https://bit.ly/snocoflooding
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
This isn't great either 😟
Severe flood risk

This is likely to be an extensive and rare flood event. Flooding forecasted from Monday. Local conditions may vary, check official news for updates.
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
I like leaving silly little comments in my code :)
Snapshot of Blender Python code that reads:

# Store the original rig locations for later
sx, sy, sz= source_rig.location
tx, ty, tz target_rig.location

# Because the added bone constraints use World Space, need both rigs to be in the same exact location
source_rig.location = (0, 0, 0)
target_rig.location = (0, 0, 0)

# Copy the animation from the source rig to the one with the correct Rest Pose
add_constraints()
apply_animation()
delete_constraints()

# Turn Pose Mode back off
bpy.ops.object.posemode_toggle()

# Put that thing back where it came from, or so help me
source_rig.location = (sx, sy, sz)
target_rig.location = (tx, ty, tz)
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Reposting with alt text, because this seems pretty important.
Grays Harbor County resident dies from complications of avian influenza

The person was infected with the H5N5 virus; the risk to the public remains low

OLYMPIA -A Grays Harbor County resident who was undergoing treatment for H5N5 avian influenza died today. The Washington State Department of Health offers its heartfelt condolences to the person's family and friends.

The person was an older adult with underlying health conditions. Out of respect for the family's privacy, we are not releasing their name, gender, or age. The person had been hospitalized in King County since early November.

Testing at the UW Medicine Clinical Virology Lab identified the virus as H5N5, making this the first recorded infection with this variant in a person globally. The result was confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The risk to the public remains low. No other people involved have tested positive for avian influenza. Public health officials will continue to monitor anyone who was in close contact with the patient for symptoms to ensure that human-to-human spread has not occurred. There is no evidence of transmission of this virus between people.

The person had a backyard flock of mixed domestic birds. DOH sampling identified avian influenza virus in the environment of the flock, making exposure to the domestic poultry, their environment, or wild birds the most likely source of exposure for this patient. People who had exposure to the backyard flock and environment are also being monitored for symptoms.
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Weird seeing this image of the old Unity Locomotion System by @runevision.bsky.social being used for Blender add-ons 🤔
A snapshot from the CGDive website which uses an image of the Unity Locomotion System for the "Auto-Walk/Procedural Locomotion" category of Blender add-ons.
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Arizona, California, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Washington.
Current Update

November 8, 2025

The FDA and CDC, in collaboration with California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Infant Botulism Treatment and Prevention Program (IBTPP), and state and local partners, are investigating a multistate outbreak of 13 infant botulism illnesses from 10 states: Arizona, California (2), Illinois (2), Minnesota, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas (2), Washington. Laboratory confirmation for some
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
This is how it looked on the first day, and it got so much more dark red color within days. It was crazy looking.
A vacuum bag full of shredded beets, red onions, and red cabbage, which is already showing quite a lot of color which deepened over the subsequent few days.
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
And this, of course 😆
A freeze frame of the host of Tasting History making a hilarious (imo) face while the caption reads "He didn't really always rely on facts"
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Nah
The "change my mind" meme, but overlaid with 🚫 symbols so that you can't see the person's face or read anything they wrote, with the text "user blocked" and "posts hidden"
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
For those who wish to read the tweet without going to that place: xcancel.com/StateDept/st...
A snapshot of the text that is available by following the link, which starts with:

"The United States has no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans.

The State Department continues to identify visa holders who celebrated the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk. Here are just a few examples of aliens who are no longer welcome in the U.S."

the tweet of followed by others in a thread
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Love Woody Guthrie
Woody Guthrie holding a guitar on which is written the words "This machine kills fascists"
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Here's a link to a more detailed article, since the story linked above appears to omit some very important details. www.wbez.org/public-safet...
The video appears to contradict the government's allegation that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire on her late Saturday morning on Kedzie Avenue near 39th Street, her attorney, Christopher Parente, said at a detention hearing at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse.
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
But this is okay, apparently?
@deadandgoated.bsky.social has added you to the "Al Fluffers/Cogsuckers" custom feed list

bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Image reposted with actual alt text
Every CEO talking about Al replacing workers is an example of the real problem: that most companies are run by people who don't understand or experience the problems they're solving, don't do any real work, don't face any real problems, and thus can never be trusted to solve them. The Era of the Business Idiot is the result of letting management consultants and neoliberal "free market" sociopaths take over everything, leaving us with companies run by people who don't know how the companies make money, just that they must always make more.

When you're a big, stupid asshole, every job that you see is condensed to its outputs, and not the stuff that leads up to the output, or the small nuances and conscious decisions that make an output good as opposed to simply acceptable, or even bad.

What does a software engineer do? They write code! What does a writer do? They write words! What does a hairdresser do? They cut hair!
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Calvin and Hobbes panel with Calvin saying "there's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
This sweet little girl is dopey as hell and is always getting into stuff. That also describes the other two cats we have, neither of which are orange.
Sweet ginger girl making a dopey face with her tongue stretched out over her nose.
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
@skywatch.blue definitely applied the right label here
Fringe Media & Disinfo
Applied to posts which contain a link to sites known to be sources of disinformation and misinformation. These sites often serve to launder fringe ideas, conspiracy theories, and extreme political positions into the mainstream. Accounts which frequently or primarily post links to these sources will be labeled as Amplifiers.
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Reminds me of the campfire scene in ATLA
Campfire scene in Avatar: The Last Airbender episode "The Beach"
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
I have used two feed-based bookmarking hacks, and now I want to go through each of them and bookmark those posts "the right way".
Snapshot of Bluesky on a mobile browser showing two feeds that each represent a different way of "bookmarking" posts, neither of which is officially supported.
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
People on state Medicaid, or Apple Health, can get the Covid vaccine for free. For people with private insurance, coverage will depend on their individual health status and insurer, but many insurance companies are expected to continue covering the shots.
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Death crane machine meme with a bottom caption reading "Is Chuck Schumer even in this thing?"
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
That really narrows it down, thanks 🤪
Product page for Diclofenac gel with two mutually exclusive sentences about availability:

This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription.

This medicine is available without a prescription.
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Done!
Snapshot of the poll linked in the original post showing that I voted
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
This is some bullshit. No work today. Can't brain.
Snapshot of mobile weather app showing current temperature as 91° f
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
This is what I see. I'll try it out on my desktop when I'm properly awake to see if it's just my device or whether it's my network.
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
I really enjoy the Tasting History channel on YouTube for many reasons, one which is the historical quotes.
"IF YOU WOULD LEARN TO FLATTER THE TYRANT, YOU WOULD NOT HAVE TO LIVE ON LENTILS.' TO WHICH DIOGENES REPLIED,

IF YOU WOULD LEARN TO LIVE ON LENTILS, YOU WOULD NOT HAVE TO FLATTER THE TYRANT."

DIOGENES LAËRTIUS, THE LIVES OF EMINENT PHILOSOPHERS, BOOK VII
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
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Regarding age verification, here is our current plan for UK users:

1. If your account is more than ten years old, we will assume you are currently over 18. This is in line with one of the methods of effective age assurance, which involves paying a third party to match your email address against some sort of database of scraped data, which determines if your email has been in use for a long time. We have our own long-term data, so we'll use that instead.

2. If your account ever bought Supporter status with a credit card and we can confirm that with the payment processor, we will assume you are over 18 because you need to be 18 in the UK to have a credit card.

3. If your account ever bought Supporter status more than two years ago, we will assume you are over 18 because you need to be at least 16 to have a Paypal or debit card in the UK (assuming we are right about this).

4. If none of the above applies, you will have the opportunity to pay a small one-time fee via credit card as confirmation of your age.

We are not planning to offer things like ID checks or facial recognition because these require us to pay a third party to confirm each person. Because Newgrounds runs at a loss and doesn't monetize users very well, this is not an option for us. As Wired noted, Big Tech is the only winner of the Online Safety Act because smaller websites can't afford to keep up with this sort of regulation.
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
I remember reading some article about them quite some time ago and this is the only part that really stuck with me: (I can't find the original article, but I think this is a fairly faithful representation of that part)
South Park has always been fundamentally reactionary; those pushing for change are wrong no matter what change they push for. Nothing is a bigger crime to Matt and Trey than Giving a Shit. Their ideology is apathetic-libertarian; whether you're on the left or the right, if you're asking me to change my behavior, you suck.
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
I will never stop being angry that this disgusting piece of shit got his nomination approved by every single person 😡 They *all* knew he was a terrible person, and approved him anyways.
Snapshot of news story regarding Marco Rubio's nomination to SoS with the words UNANIMOUS CONFIRMATION across the bottom
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
This is some bullshit. No way I'm getting any decent work done today. No can brain, too hot.
Local weather report showing the temperature as 87° F currently, which is already too damned hot, and we not only still have hours to go for the temperature to increase, but the weather report consistently under estimates the final temp by three to four degrees.
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Cred.blue gives you an 84% score on alt text, which is better than most.
Snapshot of cred.blue "Bluesky Alt Text Rating" summary for the OP showing that they include alt text on images more than 83% of the time.
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
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Grimdoot @grimdoot.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
My Japanese Language teacher assigned her second year students the task of translating this. She was an amazing teacher, tbh.
Nausicaa Of The Valley Of The Wind movie poster. This one is much newer and sharper than the one I saw in the late 1980's, but it's very pretty so I  used it instead of the old version.
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