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Hieronymus Josh

@josh.mast.zone
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Respected industry professional. Principal engineer in the capitalism factory. Computer Plumber. Nix weirdo. I work at a company and I previously worked at a bunch of other companies. Always gave a damn, never gave a fuck.

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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 4m
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 2h
need one of these
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 2h
Hoo hoo heee
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 03/10/2026
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 01/10/2026
Keeping the flame alive
The Simpson Smoke Shop
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 30/09/2026
??????????
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 30/09/2026
Sir,
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 30/09/2026
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 30/09/2026
$35 vanity rack mount for my $7000 computer
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 30/09/2026
ahahhahahahah jesus christ
framework desktop configurator, starting out at $6,799 us dollars
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 28/09/2026
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 24/09/2026
At least AI will put the "SA lore" clout poster freaks out of business
A ChatGPT dialog

> who was the guy on the something awful music forum dj mix thread who was REALLY mean

I think you’re remembering Threatis.

He was one of the regulars in the old Something Awful DJ Mixes Megathread Mk.2, and he had a reputation for being extremely blunt about beginners’ mixes and track selections. Other posters explicitly called him out for being sarcastic and harsh toward new DJs.

His SA title was the wonderfully appropriate:

“congrats on figuring out how to use a machine with 4 buttons”

There was even a 2010 post jokingly “Paging Threatis” so he could sarcastically put down another new DJ by “hipstering all over his track selection.”

So yeah: Threatis is almost certainly the guy you're thinking of.
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 24/09/2026
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 23/09/2026
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 22/09/2026
greetings from the school dropoff line btw
rear photo of a ford f-150 with a robert e. lee virginia license plate. bonus: a little 'we the people' sticker is visible in the rear window
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 22/09/2026
Unpopular opinion: I think the Virginia Gadsen flag license plates actually go hard but the VA DMV shouldn't issue you one unless you can prove you haven't paid state or federal taxes for the last five years.
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 20/09/2026
All clouds are "mid" to me
An email from Dice telling me I should apply for a job as a 'mid cloud developer' for booz allen hamilton
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 20/09/2026
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 15/09/2026
You can not even begin to imagine how badly I long to be like this
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 13/09/2026
Working on my wicked sick new zsh prompt, please give me 10 million dollars
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 12/09/2026
I'm not forgetting
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 10/09/2026
race cars need more upforce imo
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 09/09/2026
A Claude session:

The insight: a monad is really just a structured way to sequence computations while consistently threading some side-concern (nullability, errors, async, state, I/O) through each step without it leaking everywhere.

The "it's just a monoid in the category of endofunctors" definition is technically correct and practically useless for most people. Ignore it until you care about category theory.

> the fuck did you just call me
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 09/09/2026
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 08/09/2026
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 08/09/2026
Big news: The mail carriers here started driving the new busytown trucks
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 08/09/2026
Getting thoroughly flash-banged today
"Occupying the Throne: Justine Tunney, Neoreactionaries, and the New 1%" -- a daily beast article by ARTHUR CHU in ye olde 2014
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 08/09/2026
A fantastic take
Something new and very exciting is about to hit our industry. I didn't know how exciting it really was until this week but, now that I've seen it with my own eyes, I am excited. It's 3DO, the new 32 bit game system that may change the way you look at games from this point forward. I'm not talking about another upgrade, but about a whole new world of gaming.

I already know what you're saying; "I just got my Sega CD (or SNES) and now here we go again". Well, if I was you, I'd hold onto both as neither has even come close to reaching its capabilities and will undoubtedly reach incredible new heights in the years to come. Not to mention the fact that, most likely, by late '93/early '94, Sega's going to launch a 32 bit system of its own which will hopefully be downwardly compatible. Nintendo's got the SFX, a new 32 meg board and their own CD in the works (don't get your hopes up 'til late next year though).

When we talk about 3Do, we're not talking about an upgrade, but about a whole new standard. This new system will first of all, satisfy the needs of gamers over 20 (and introduce a whole lot more to gaming) right out of the gate. I guarantee, if you've got the money, you'll buy one. You'll see it, you'll buy it, that's it. No questions asked. Eventually, after a solid user base is in place, the price inevitably will drop, and because of its vast array of uses, 3Do will spread like wilfe fire.

So, the way I see it, there will be three giants;  Sega, Nintendo, and 3Do, a perfect blend to meet all gamers needs and a wide range of prices to meet their pocketbooks. Actually, the big investment is in the hardware, games for all three will stay about the same.

The good news is that gaming is here to stay, and reaching incredible new levels so that young, old and everyone in between can now enjoy the greatest lifestyle in the world ... video gaming.
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 06/09/2026
guix is an amazing experience
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 06/09/2026
lmao
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 05/09/2026
Feels familiar
[[Teodor, at computer]]
Nice Pete [Off Screen]: Teodor
Nice Pete: Teodor
Teodor: Oh! Uh...hi nice Pete!
Nice Pete: Listen I need to admit something to you
Teodor [Thinking]: Oh my god! He killed pat!
Nice Pete: I know this is going to sound kind of...weird
[[Zoom in on Teodors face, sweating]] Teodor [Thinking]: They always murder the guy they confess to! Oh no! Why couldn't I have been outside just now?!
Nice Pete: But I need some help making icons for a Microsoft Power Point presentation Pat said you were good with graphics
Teodor: Oh! Uh...Sure! I'd be glad to!
[[Zoom in on Nice Petes list of icons]] Nice Pete [Off Screen]: Man that is a big relief Here is a list of some of the starters I will email you with the rest OK
List [Titled Nice Pete 03:24pm 10/22/03]:
1. Just a regular murder (gun, bat, whatever)
2. Kind of a better murder (pre-meditated, misleading clues)
3. A real great, "A-1" type of murder, top shelf all the way (broadcast live on the Knicks jumbotron, they are helpless to turn it off, etc)

[italicised] all graphics must be 32 pixels by 32 pixels
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 05/09/2026
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 05/09/2026
I found a 12mm on the street outside my house yesterday, will that do
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 30/08/2026
Drove two hours yesterday to subject my kid to Old Computers and The Kind Of People Who Like Old Computers
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 29/08/2026
When this combo shows up you know some stupid shit is about to go down
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 27/08/2026
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 27/08/2026
Why am I not doing war crimes RIGHT NOW
From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Detention_Unit)

"Each individual has their own toilet and washing area. Each has access to a small gym and is offered training with a physical education instructor. Detainees are provided with meals, but they may also cook for themselves, purchase food from the prison shop, and have ingredients ordered in. Each detainee has a personal computer in his cell, on which they can view material related to their case. They are offered computer training, if required, and language courses."
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 27/08/2026
Hearing that Ratko Mladic died and reading up on The Hague detention center and uh man maybe I need to start doing war crimes. You're telling me I get a CRT for playing Nintendo 64 and PS2 games and a computer running the good Windows? This is nicer than my bedroom
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 21/08/2026
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 20/08/2026
shall we bounce together, in the rumble seat, my lily?
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 20/08/2026
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 18/08/2026
I think about this a lot now
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 18/08/2026
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 16/08/2026
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 16/08/2026
They truly have everything
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 15/08/2026
Nurse Terminated for Saving a Marine, 25 Hell's Angels and Two Choppers Brought Her Home
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 15/08/2026
I'm not really sure whose side the Hell's Angels are on anymore
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 15/08/2026
alright now hold on just a minute
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Hieronymus Josh @josh.mast.zone · 15/08/2026
Everyone's too afraid to talk about how much nurses hate our brave veterans
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