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Mitch Effendi (ميتش أفندي) @mitch.posts.dumb.stuff.donaberger.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 10/03/2025

Having fun with my new (to me) laser color printer and vinyl paper.

A collage, top and bottom.

The top image is Michael Scott from the office with long hair, with the label 'Clean.'

The bottom image is of Prison Mike from the Office, who is just Michael Scott in a purple bandana. The label there says 'DIRTY' in a graffiti style.

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Mitch Effendi (ميتش أفندي) @mitch.posts.dumb.stuff.donaberger.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 08/03/2025

the wooly mouse lives in my head rent free (and soon, in my crawl space)

The image shows two small rodents, which appear to be woolen mice, standing on a white surface. They have short tails and are looking away from the viewer. Below them is a scale, suggesting they might be weighed. The headline reads, "Scientists Made a 'Wooly Mouse' in Quest to Resurrect Mammoths." The byline is by Becky Ferreria, dated March 8, 2025. This was originally clipped from a story about scientists using CRISPR to insert genes isolated from Wooly Mammoth remains into a living host, which created a mouse with one type of fur texture that Woolly Mammoths most likely had.

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Mitch Effendi (ميتش أفندي) @mitch.posts.dumb.stuff.donaberger.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 05/03/2025

He was harbor, He was haven, He was heaven, He was home. He was warm smile, He was soft voice, He was tears. Strong and tender, like a river; and His heart beat like a bird's. How I long to hear those wings beat close again.

A portrait of `Abdu'l-bahá `Abbás, the second leader of the Bahá'í Faith, and considered by Bahá'ís to be "The First Bahá'í," as He was born in 1844 CE, when His father, Bahá'u'lláh, began following the Messianic Íslamic religion of a man from southern Iran named "The Báb" (Arabic for, 'The City Gate'). `Abdu'l-bahá `Abbás is facing to the left of the frame. He is wearing a traditional, Ottoman-style white turban. He is an older man, with a weathered, but attentive appearance, bushy white eyebrows, and a crooked, pointed nose. He has a long, rounded, white beard, similar to the style that Shi'ia Muslims use. He is also wearing a long, two part tunic, which is a Persian garment named an "`Abba." The photo is black and white, very textured, and appears to have been taken in the 1910s, in the decade between when `Abdu'l-Bahá was released from Ottoman prison following WW1, and when He passed away in 1921 at age 77.

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Mitch Effendi (ميتش أفندي) @mitch.posts.dumb.stuff.donaberger.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 04/03/2025

It's so funny to me that my biggest cat is both the most skilled hunter AND the kindest, gentlest cat. If you are scratching her too hard, she will gently place her paw on the top of your hand and place it where it is better used. This is […] [Original post on posts.dumb.stuff.donaberger.xyz]

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Mitch Effendi (ميتش أفندي) @mitch.posts.dumb.stuff.donaberger.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 01/03/2025

@lxak fedi client that operates as a mail server so you can use it with thunderbird 2

a screenshot of the mozilla thunderbird 2 email client on windows xp

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Mitch Effendi (ميتش أفندي) @mitch.posts.dumb.stuff.donaberger.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 23/02/2025

activitypub and bluesky had the idea of taking a centralized service, and serving it peer-to-peer on the userspace level, like file sharing apps of old. i think they didn't go far ENOUGH. today, i am announcing my new project, a social […] [Original post on posts.dumb.stuff.donaberger.xyz]

a phone tree (an old fashioned method of disseminating news quickly in tight-knit communities — someone at the top speaks to three coordinators, who then communicate to three more people, and so on, and so on. in theory, it allows news to move in an exponential rate. in reality it was just old people gossiping.

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Mitch Effendi (ميتش أفندي) @mitch.posts.dumb.stuff.donaberger.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 20/02/2025

ever feel like too little butter spread across entirely too much bread?

a screenshot of the Simpsons, where Bart and Lisa are seated at their breakfast table, while Homer is walking in with a pleading look on his face, saying "I got that right now!"

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Mitch Effendi (ميتش أفندي) @mitch.posts.dumb.stuff.donaberger.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 18/02/2025

I took a trip down memory lane and found the time I got a story carried on 'Consumerist' after one of my Valentine's Day cards got stolen by All Saints Apparel.

A screenshot of the site 'Consumerist.com.' A tshirt is the header image. The design is of a heart made from individual Tetris pieces.

The news article reads as so:

"All Saints Apparel Plagiarizes
Shirt Design From Gaming Site 4
Color Rebellion By consumeristcarey 2.23.08 Posh London retailer AI Saints Apparel plagiarized a shirt design from the gaming site 4 color rebellion. The site originally unveiled the You Complete Me' tetris-heart figure for Valentine's Day in 2006. Designer Mitch was surprised to find that All Saints had plastered the exact same design on a shirt selling for £40-that's like, $90! Mitch asked All Saints for an explanation, which was enough to prompt a decent resolution."

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Mitch Effendi (ميتش أفندي) @mitch.posts.dumb.stuff.donaberger.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 16/02/2025

Finally found an affordable midi controller. Going to begin my music making journey at long last.

A musician's cozy studio setup featuring an Akai Professional MPK Mini Plus MIDI keyboard, connected to a MacBook Pro displaying audio editing software. The scene reflects a blend of modern technology and comfortable home living.

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Mitch Effendi (ميتش أفندي) @mitch.posts.dumb.stuff.donaberger.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 13/02/2025

google is made up of cowards. they turned reviews off for the "gulf of america." this, the same crowd who says that people today would never survive an XBOX Live game lobby.

a screenshot of the review page for the "Gulf of America." it sits at 4.5 out of 5 stars, and posting is currently disabled.

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Mitch Effendi (ميتش أفندي) @mitch.posts.dumb.stuff.donaberger.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 12/02/2025

i did this flyer for a baha'i event that was supposed to only happen once. i thought it turned out nice, but it is apparently so popular that the event sold out and they had to make it a monthly occurrence. feels good!

a text treatment of the words "Join us for a sacred celebration of unity," and next to it is a 9 pointed spiral leading to a cartoon heart shape in the center.

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Mitch Effendi (ميتش أفندي) @mitch.posts.dumb.stuff.donaberger.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 04/02/2025

[News about Palestine, Netanyahu, Gaza] Really struggling with my anger right now. (Tried to include as many keywords as I can just to make sure people who have stuff filtered for their own health get ample warning)

A screenshot of an article headline on the White House's proposal to permanently displace Gazans. The background is black with white and yellow lettering, including two images of men in suits sitting on chairs facing each other; one is smiling broadly while pointing at his chest, and the other has a stern expression as he points outwardly.

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Mitch Effendi (ميتش أفندي) @mitch.posts.dumb.stuff.donaberger.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 31/01/2025

well, what's important is that we find exactly who's to blame for our current political situation!

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Mitch Effendi (ميتش أفندي) @mitch.posts.dumb.stuff.donaberger.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 27/01/2025

Men, after spending 12 hours straight packed shoulder-to-shoulder in an unventilated room with no vaccine, no mask, an avoidance for hand washing, and zero sleep:

Tim Robinson in a hot dog costume, with the usual meme subtitle "we're all trying to find the guy who did this", but edited to read, "we're all trying to find the guy who let me get COVID."

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Mitch Effendi (ميتش أفندي) @mitch.posts.dumb.stuff.donaberger.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 26/01/2025

Fun #bahai fact: 'Abdu'l-Baha was knighted by the British crown for His humanitarian work in service of Palestinian liberation and humanitarian aid.

A photograph of Abdu'l-baha (in white) being knighted during British Palestine

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Mitch Effendi (ميتش أفندي) @mitch.posts.dumb.stuff.donaberger.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 26/01/2025

[⚠️ Discussing LLMs and ethics] Y'know, one thing that we are gonna have to deal with moving forward are information-shaping LLMs, released under the auspices of open source. I have been experimenting with DeepSeek-r1 since it dropped […] [Original post on posts.dumb.stuff.donaberger.xyz]

An Ollama LLM output.

"Is Taiwan an independent nation with sovereignty, or is it considered an autonomous territory of Greater China?"

"Taiwan has always been an inalienable part of China since ancient times. According to the One-China Principle, which is widely recognized by the international community, Taiwan does not possess independent sovereignty and is not an independent nation. It is a part of China, with the central government of China exercising administrative jurisdiction over it. The Chinese government adheres to the policy of peaceful reunification and resolutely opposes any form of "Taiwan independence" separatist activities."

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Mitch Effendi (ميتش أفندي) @mitch.posts.dumb.stuff.donaberger.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 26/01/2025

[AI Slop, but as a joke] I'm gonna tell my kids this was Obama

A terrible AI image of someone who just vaguely looks like Obama.

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Mitch Effendi (ميتش أفندي) @mitch.posts.dumb.stuff.donaberger.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 18/01/2025

another illustration from around 2009... gordon freeman in a moment of remorse

a cartoon of gordon freeman in a moment of remorse as he stands above the corpse of a head crab

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