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Like Mucas @mwl.io · 01/10/2026

Fermi, taking a moment to bask in the glory of defeating the treat puzzle. #petRats #rats

Cute pet rat sitting still on a plastic puzzle box, whiskers spread wide. He's eating one of the treats smugly. Very smugly.

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Like Mucas @mwl.io · 30/09/2026

Truffle at the Treat Puzzle #petRats #rats

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Like Mucas @mwl.io · 30/09/2026

Three days left until I can shut up about my Christmas story collection on #kickstarter! Until then, I gotta keep shouting "look at my book!" So, uh... please look at my book? It comes with bonuses? mwl.io/ks

Two cute pet rats. One looks like he's shouting; the other looks like he's being shouted at.

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Like Mucas @mwl.io · 30/09/2026

ouch ouch ouch! I'm so sorry. I have a coping strategy for my CT. It's ridiculous, but it works. Behold... the Typeslinger.

standing desk with vertical keyboards mounted at hip height

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Like Mucas @mwl.io · 29/09/2026

Quercy has healed up enough to go back home with his bros! And there was so much squabbling. #petRats #rats

cute pet rat peering out of a corn flakes box

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Like Mucas @mwl.io · 28/09/2026

"Don't worry, brudder. We're here to bust ya out of the joint." #petRats #rats

pet rat in a hospital cage, looking mournful. Two other pet rats on top of the cage, looking for ways to free him.

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Like Mucas @mwl.io · 27/09/2026

I got egg for breakfast, so I naturally paid my tithe. #petRats #rats

cute pet rat in his cage, happily munching on a bit of egg.

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Like Mucas @mwl.io · 26/09/2026

Truffle has treats! If you look close at the top, you'll glimpse Quercy being annoyed that Truffle has treats. Quercy still can't go back with his bros after his surgery, but he got dibs on treats. #petRats #rats

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Like Mucas @mwl.io · 25/09/2026

What kind of #Christmas stories are in the #TwistedPresents collection on #Kickstarter right now? Well, here's an elf who works in Santa's coal mine. I'd appreciate your support in bringing this to the world. www.kickstarter.com/projects/mwl...

If we got out of here alive, I’d add "steal a Boy Scout handbook from the Workshop" to my to-do list. Right after "bath" and "mouthwash" and "bath" and "nap" and "bath," but before "Tell Mister Jolly to shove the whole damn Pit up his ho-ho-hole."

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Like Mucas @mwl.io · 25/09/2026

Quercy hasn't forgiven me for taking him for surgery, but at least we're talking now. #petRats #rats

Cute pet rat suspiciously considering my outstretched hand

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Like Mucas @mwl.io · 24/09/2026

To whoever sent bedding off my Bezosbeast wish list: the guys would send their thanks. Damp thanks, but thanks. Quercy is healing well, but is still mad about the vet. #petRats #rats

Cute pet rat in a plastic hut full of clean torn-up paper towel, angrily munching a treat. Very angrily.

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Like Mucas @mwl.io · 24/09/2026

sooo close... sooo close... www.kickstarter.com/projects/mwl...

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Like Mucas @mwl.io · 23/09/2026

Quercy is doing well after surgery, but has to remain separate from his brothers for a while. Here's Fermi, visiting the inmate. #petRats #rats

Quercy, a cute pet rat, is in a hammock in a cage, languishing in durance vile. Another cute rat, Fermi, is outside the cage nose-to-nose with him. Their plots to free Quercy will all be thwarted by a lack of thumbs, wire cutters, or high explosives.

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Like Mucas @mwl.io · 22/09/2026

Working on #openzfsmastery, trying to fake boot environments with Proxmox. Because Proxmox integrates ZFS as a first-class filesystem. It's going swimmingly. You can donate to extend my suffering. mwl.io/sponsor

A Linux kernel panic screen, in a bhyve VM

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Like Mucas @mwl.io · 22/09/2026

Quercy came through his surgery well. The bad cyst is cleaned out and shouldn't reoccur. #petRats #rats Here's a pic of me delivering a Box Of Angry to the vet this morning.

Cute pet rat in a travel cage, holding the bars of the door and thrusting his nose through the gap. He is NOT well pleased with the thumb-beast. Not pleased at all.

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Like Mucas @mwl.io · 22/09/2026

Just one dollar off... #twistedPresents www.kickstarter.com/projects/mwl...

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Like Mucas @mwl.io · 21/09/2026

Truffle still thinks I'm sus. That's my clever little boy! #petRats #rats

cute pet rat with very curly fur clearly deciding against investigating my outstretched hand

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Like Mucas @mwl.io · 16/09/2026

A good day to sprawl on your balcony and grin at the world. #petRats #rats

cute pet rat on a shelf in his cage, alert and curious, with a little smile

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Like Mucas @mwl.io · 15/09/2026

Truffle would like everyone to know that while his fur is incredibly soft and very pettable, he has bodily autonomy and you may only touch him with his permission. #petRats #rats

cute pet rat with curly fur and whiskers standing on the ramp leading out of his cage, posing with his paws crossed for maximum adorbs.

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Like Mucas @mwl.io · 14/09/2026

With the support of your friends, you can go further. #petRats #rats

cute pet rat way leaning out of his cage by putting his front two paws on my outstretched hand. That right here? That's the definition of trust.

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Like Mucas @mwl.io · 10/09/2026

Fermi outsmarted the thumb-beast and climbed the outside of the cage, where all the extra rat accoutrements hide. #petRats #rats That dish is empty, my little man. Nothing there for you.

cute pet rat on top of his cage, where he definitely knows he's not supposed to be, examining a spare food dish and empty boxes.

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Like Mucas @mwl.io · 09/09/2026

Fermi is enjoying the fruits of his victory over the puzzle. #petRats #rats

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Like Mucas @mwl.io · 08/09/2026

Everybody wanted pets this morning. Here's Fermi. #rats #petRats

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Like Mucas @mwl.io · 07/09/2026

Busy cuddling. Depart this place, foul thumb-beast! #petRats #rats

Two cute rats cuddled up in a hammock, one giving you the death glare

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Like Mucas @mwl.io · 05/09/2026

Fermi is quite annoyed about the thumb-beast's inability to manage facilities for the last couple of days. The whole "power outage" thing is just technobabble, we need our chilled watermelon! #petRats #rats

Cute pet rat on the ramp out of his cage, inquisitive but suspicious.

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Like Mucas @mwl.io · 02/09/2026

Without saying your age, what is your favorite movie that came out when you were 20 years old?

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Like Mucas @mwl.io · 01/09/2026

For the record, I do not hand the guys treats on a golden platter. It's a tiny white platter. #petRats #rats

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Like Mucas @mwl.io · 30/08/2026

When you choose human-created badness over anything AI-made. Also, *why* you choose human-created badness over anything AI-made.

A collage of film stills for the 2026 film Wereshark. text reads: a Shark/werewolf hybrid terrorizes a resort town in the no-budget movie WERESHARK, now on Fandago at Home. The wereshark costume is entirely hand-sewn fabric. They tried. They really did. But they knew it was what it was, so they embraced it. Other stills include pools and people screaming. A case of "we have an idea and we're gonna make it happen no matter what." Punk as hell. I feel compelled to watch this.

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Like Mucas @mwl.io · 27/08/2026

Now Fermi is in the treats. Also, Truffle has an authoritative lid flip. #petRats #rats

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Like Mucas @mwl.io · 26/08/2026

Dear Reaper Man: I appreciate your efforts to snag a particular 80-year-old --

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Like Mucas @mwl.io · 24/08/2026

This could be us. Get in the hammock. #petRats #rats

Two cute pet rats lounging in their hammock, whiskers spread wide, looking at you

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Like Mucas @mwl.io · 24/08/2026

Did someone say snacks?

cute pet rat peeking out of his cage, hoping that you have snacks

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Like Mucas @mwl.io · 21/08/2026

I'm about 10k words from a #RatsMansLackey collection. Gonna try to make those words in the next month or so. With the new keyboard mounts, I can work well enough to make a test cover! Thinking I'll try a more standard, modern (read: boring) cover for this.

book cover with big text: Tales of the Rats' Man's Lackey, Michael Warren Lucas, over a faded chalked pentagram

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Like Mucas @mwl.io · 21/08/2026

Truffle has OPINIONS on the impending cage cleaning. #petRats #rats

cute pet rat in the corner of his cage, glaring fiercely at me

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Like Mucas @mwl.io · 20/08/2026

Truffle, checking to see if I've perhaps covered myself in barbeque sauce as a treat for him. #petRats #rats

cute pet rat in cage, looking up at me, tasting my outstretched finger

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Like Mucas @mwl.io · 19/08/2026

Sure, Truffle looks sweet. But one false move and you will experience Squeak From Above. #petRats #rats

Cute pet rat perched on the edge of a shelf in his cage, looking at you like he's gonna fling himself into your arms. Which he is.

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Like Mucas @mwl.io · 18/08/2026

Quercy is generally reclusive. Shy, even. This morning, he demands all the attention. #petRats #rats

ute pet rat climbed on my hand to get far too close to the camera, looking right at you

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Like Mucas @mwl.io · 17/08/2026

Truffle needs Monday morning pets. #petRats #rats

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Like Mucas @mwl.io · 13/08/2026

Found a use for the selfie camera! #petRats #rats

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Like Mucas @mwl.io · 12/08/2026

"Yes, I could walk to the back of the cage and use the ramp to get up. But what if--bear with me here--I just leaped up and grabbed on?" #petRats #rats

cute pet rat climbing up on a shelf in his cage

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Like Mucas @mwl.io · 10/08/2026

Truffle's none too sure about pets. #petRats #rats

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Like Mucas @mwl.io · 09/08/2026

And I made a new friend! Well, she's friend-shaped. I'm sure it's fine.

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