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Balrog Needs Hug

@mkg.bsky.social
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A Bluesky elder. An ancient fire demon whose mission is to ensure the survival of the species. I have Balrogs everywhere.

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Balrog Needs Hug @mkg.bsky.social · 19h
I saw the trailer for that Elizabeth Holmes documentary and I now need to watch The Ring just to uncreep me the fuck out. #WTF
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Balrog Needs Hug @mkg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
So now there’s verifiable evidence the PM of the nation attacked on October 7 was warned about the attack by > 1 foreign government - in person - and he sat on the intel. There is no bottom.
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Balrog Needs Hug @mkg.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
So much better than the sheer metric ton/second of AI slop the world is being fed today. At least back then we had to think.
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 22/09/2026
IMPORTANT: You can use the word 'autumnal' today.
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Balrog Needs Hug @mkg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Mid week unsolicited random thoughts: Sometimes people just need to be punched. In the face. With a chair. That is all.
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Balrog Needs Hug @mkg.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Yup. 👇
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Celeste Headlee @celesteheadlee.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Nicely done, @merriam-webster.com
Post from Pop Base says Apple introduces the foldable iphone duo, with photos of the phone. Merriam Webster quote reposts it and says, not to brag, but our product has been foldable since 1828.
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Balrog Needs Hug @mkg.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I think they’ve finally jumped the shark.
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Balrog Needs Hug @mkg.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Dear Rest of Planet: Do this. That is all. #noalgos
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Balrog Needs Hug @mkg.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Why does this monstrous hard-on the billionaires have for data centers resemble the backstory of Silo so much? #datacenters #silo
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Jason Herbert @herberthistory.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I saw a meme today that said that books are proof that strangers can meet across centuries and still understand each other. That really resonated.
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Balrog Needs Hug @mkg.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
What’s wrong Microsoft? OpenAI ate all your money?
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Lynn: Let's storm the Bastille @auberon.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The only reason I am alive is teacher's union medical insurance in a northeast blue state. Teachers, nurses and artists are my people. Forgive the scroll intrusion, I just believe the world is livable thanks to them 🙏
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Ashley Holden 🩷 M.Ed. @mrsholden2019.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Can you help me today? I need this to take off & you can help with a repost. I'm so grateful for every donation. Every dollar gets me closer to peace, which I haven't felt in a long time. Thank you for all of the love and support. This has been a tough year & your kindness makes a big difference.
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Balrog Needs Hug @mkg.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
- Save your money. - Contribute what you can to the community. - Contribute what you can to the project. - Free yourself from endless AI harassment and licensing madness. The promise of open source, in real time. #LibreOffice #OpenSource #FOSS
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Balrog Needs Hug @mkg.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
@adamkinzinger.substack.com Check who’s deputy SecDef and handing out contracts. Should give you all you need.
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Balrog Needs Hug @mkg.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
“Non-concur” is as bad as it gets in the US military. We’ve known it’s been bad, but this…. Oh my.
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Ariaa® @ariaa.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
😆
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Balrog Needs Hug @mkg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Discussions have been underway for a while - and preliminary and provisional EU member state status has been the main subject. The US is heading towards complete isolation and economic catastrophe.
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Balrog Needs Hug @mkg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
👇.
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Balrog Needs Hug @mkg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Ordered. Express delivery.
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Balrog Needs Hug @mkg.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
I agree 100%.
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Balrog Needs Hug @mkg.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
FaceTime Audio is extremely useful. Considering Apple has jacks on their laptops, I’d say figure it out and put the damn things back in the phones! #Facetime #FacetimeAudio #Apple
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Balrog Needs Hug @mkg.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Anyone have … checks notes…. 40 trillion dollars available under a mattress? Asking for a friend. #40Trillion #NationalDebt
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
The "water flower" effect: when physics turns drops into petals
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Man sacrifices his car to save another driver who was unconsciously driving. Original post
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Balrog Needs Hug @mkg.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Amaze! Amaze! Amaze!
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Balrog Needs Hug @mkg.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
An original. #nature #beauty #earth #photography
Photograph of a near sunset over a mountain peak.
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- just brady @justbrady.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
light reading
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Balrog Needs Hug @mkg.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Disgusting. Shameful. Goodbye for good Amazon. #votewithwallet
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Louis Shalako @louisshalako.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...
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Octopuses could help us conceptualize a different form of extraterrestrial intelligence | CBC Radio
It's unlikely that aliens, should they exist, will have a single brain and walk on two legs like they do in the movies, writes Bob McDonald.
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omg! ubuntu @omgubuntu.co.uk · 17/08/2026
Linux 7.2 is out. The latest kernel adds cache-aware scheduling, device-to-device data transfer over USB4 cables and a glut of ext4, NTFS and btrfs filesystem boosts. One much-hyped GPU change didn't make it over the line, pulled at the last minute due to performance regression.
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Linux 7.2 brings cache-aware scheduling, faster ext4, mglru reclaim
Linux kernel 7.2 has been released, adding cache-aware scheduling, ext4 filesystem performance boosts and a slew of new and improved hardware drivers for
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Balrog Needs Hug @mkg.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
An original. #nature #earth #beauty #photography
Picture of brush rising up above a shallow sea basin.
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Balrog Needs Hug @mkg.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Hey #UPS and #FEDEX… The peeps at #amazon are literally giving you growth opportunities, right now. Y’all have the capability of taking back what was once yours??
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Balrog Needs Hug @mkg.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
I will add that targets are almost anyone these garbage AIs are identifying as anyone. Lockdown Mode is now a must on iOS and MacOS. #ios #macOS #Lockdown #LockdownMode
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Balrog Needs Hug @mkg.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
I will add that targets are almost anyone these garbage AIs are identifying as anyone. Lockdown Mode is now a must on iOS and MacOS. #ios #macOS #Lockdown #LockdownMode
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Balrog Needs Hug @mkg.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
There is no bottom. All we are seeing is the rise of the creatures from the depth.
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Balrog Needs Hug @mkg.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Whoa.
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Balrog Needs Hug @mkg.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
“Hi Rick, I’m a professional grade go-cart whose engines exploded and set its passenger on fire. How are you?”
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Balrog Needs Hug @mkg.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Nothing I can add to make it more eternal and loving.
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Threema @threema.ch · 14/08/2026
This week, Threema was targeted by DDoS attacks. Here’s what happened and the measures we’ve taken: threema.com/bp/outage-au...
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DDoS Attacks on Threema
If you use Threema regularly, you may have noticed that the service was temporarily unavailable or only partially available on Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning. This was due to a series of DDoS a...
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Balrog Needs Hug @mkg.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
> 99% didn’t survive. Next time you encounter some person pretending to be anything other than an anesthetized, amorphous blob of carbon with a mouth… educate them. Stupidity is viral.
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Balrog Needs Hug @mkg.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I’m hard on Apple, really hard.. but somewhere in the deep there are folks there who actually give a flying fuck. #Apple #LockDown #LockDownMode
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Balrog Needs Hug @mkg.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Here’s a simple formula for app developers to follow: (Balrog buys app) + (Balrog is inundated to buy more app, inside the app) = Balrog deletes app and demands a full refund Simple, n’est pas? #apps #advertisements #outofcontrol
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Balrog Needs Hug @mkg.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
An original. #nature #earth #beauty #photography
A large tip of mountain in the middle of a bay, partially exposed and covered in green.
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Balrog Needs Hug @mkg.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
An original. #nature #beauty #earth #photography
Post sunset on a mountain overlooking multiple bay towns.
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Balrog Needs Hug @mkg.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
OMG Yes.
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Balrog Needs Hug @mkg.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I have no words. #brilliant #mural #talent
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Balrog Needs Hug @mkg.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I’m concerned about how Apple is removing the choice in iOS27 to have Apple Intelligence running on devices, even in Lockdown. Thank you to @cxor.de for the feedback. I’m not sure how I reconcile Lockdown with something always running/learning and reporting back. #ios #AI #lockdown #choice
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Balrog Needs Hug @mkg.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Another original photo. 😊 #nature #photography #beauty
A photograph of the sun peeking out between leaves with natural refraction showing two rays of light.
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