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Charles Castleberry

@MythingPerson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
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Retired software architect, traveling the world, living out of my backpack, currently in Cuenca, Ecuador. Taoist, Buddhist, reader, gamer, mudita addict, INTJ […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ mastodon.social/@MythingPerson, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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Charles Castleberry @mythingperson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18h
This isn’t hard, you can use lists. Sort the accounts however you like — in this case, he could put the smaller, rarely-posting accounts in one list, the big one in another, etc — then read from the small list first. I used to do that on Twitter: I had lists for friends I wanted to keep up with […]
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Dan Neuman 🇨🇦 @dan613.ottawa.place.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026
This is so great! The University Health Network of Toronto built housing for 51 high-risk homeless people, and their emergency room visits dropped in half. The group is now increasing the rooms to 300. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ont-…
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Charles Castleberry @mythingperson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18h
This is basically Competence Porn, and I am here for it. ❤️
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Charles Castleberry @mythingperson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19h
I stayed in a few countries in that region during my active nomadic years, and there are so many places there that I’d move to in a heartbeat (often green, good infrastructure, nice people, super inexpensive) if they weren’t *so* fricken warm. I’m a cold weather guy. Cuenca, “City of Eternal […]
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Charles Castleberry @mythingperson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19h
It’s funny, the skills you develop in the modern era. “Tina Klein Walsh followed you” the iPad notification says. “Oh, that’s a scammer name, almost certainly,” I think. I open the Ivory app and look at the notifications: Account name: tnklnwl2@mastodon.social Followers: 0 Following: 164 […]
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depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 17/10/2026
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Charles Castleberry @mythingperson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026
That consumers are more willing to buy odd-shaped produce when it has a prettier certification label is both unsurprising and mildly depressing. 🤨
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Ludic 🧛 @ludicity.mastodon.sprawl.club.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026
The amount of financial anxiety I can suddenly detect permeating the people I know in the AI sector gives me the strength to go on I have avoided commenting on speculating on when we're nearing Peak Bubble for the past two years, and I still probably wouldn't do it in the press, but by pure […]
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Charles Castleberry @mythingperson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026
I’m a morning person, from a family of morning people, and I appreciate the extra hours in the quiet dark of the morning. But it seems like the older I get, the less sleep I get and the earlier I wake up. It’s fine, up to a point…. But if this keeps up, I’m going to be waking up before I’ve […]
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Charles Castleberry @mythingperson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026
Really feeling the new #Enshrouded 1.0 release. Such a beautiful game! ❤️
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Charles Castleberry @mythingperson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026
Like Christ, she is a fisher of men.
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≽(•⩊ •マ≼ @josh.masto.byrd.ws.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026
Cup of coffee meme with writing: no offense but you don't give yourself enough credit for growing into someone you would've felt safe with as a child.
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Quixoticgeek @quixoticgeek.v.st.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026
One of the podcasts in my feed has a new episode out titled "is fusion really 30 years away?" And my first thought is "no, it's 1au away, and the price of the collectors has come down dramatically in price"
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Charles Castleberry @mythingperson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026
So, I’ve been thinking a lot recently about switching from Apple hardware (iPhone, iPad, MacBook Pro) to a linux ecosystem. Apple’s been increasingly sus, and it’s starting to feel necessary to switch. But. I just saved this image to my iPad, opened it in the Photos app, swiped the text, and […]
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Charles Castleberry @mythingperson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026
Holy shit, this is perfect. Must save this image for future reference. ❤️👍
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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
This is why I'm not worried about AI 'replacing art.' Anyone who says this has no idea of what art is.
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Charles Castleberry @mythingperson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026
What Went Right This Week, from #PositiveNews www.positive.news/society/good-news…
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What went right this week: the good news that matters
Indonesia’s plummeting poverty rate, America’s largest wildlife bridge, and ‘a new era’ for the River Thames, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News.
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WilliamNB 🇿🇦🇬🇧🏳️‍⚧️ @williamnb.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026
When driving, teach your kids to count cyclists, so it becomes second nature to them to look for cyclists, once they start driving.
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Glen Malley @glen-malley.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026
Ooh, #Enshrouded 1.0 launch trailer dropped an hour ago. It's great that they included player builds in the trailer too. #gaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp7PZXkyxxY
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abadidea @0xabad1dea.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026
so, Albert Heijn, one of the main Dutch grocery chains, has had a major IT disruption because of some sort of ransomware attack, and this has caused stores to not get deliveries of fresh fruits and vegetables Some passerby was quoted on the news as saying to chin up and stop whining because […]
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Charles Castleberry @mythingperson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026
Gosh, I guess I’ll just have to avoid both AI and internet connected appliances then. Oh noes.
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Dr Pen @drpen.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026
Does anyone have a good source of statistics for home schooling in the EU, especially since 2022/covid and including prior to Gen AI education? #eu #education #academia
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Charles Castleberry @mythingperson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026
I’ve been drinking coffee since third grade, and once upon a time it didn’t seem to have any effect on me. Didn’t keep me up, quitting for a while had no obvious effect, etc. These days, I don’t dare drink it after about noon, or I’ll wake up in the middle of the night. And if I don’t drink it […]
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Charles Castleberry @mythingperson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026
Oooo, this is cool. I always push my chair in. Didn’t realize I was so awesome because of it! 😁👍 youtu.be/mzHxZCDbQMY
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Charles Castleberry @mythingperson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026
I love the Riley Bauer queer sports romances, but lords am I tired of people who are so firmly in the closet that knowing they’re in love does nothing to prevent their 3rd Act Breakups. They always come around before the end, but that 3rd act is poor emotional intelligence and, worse, just […]
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Charles Castleberry @mythingperson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026
I can see them doing non-canon things in this but… it’s got a really good vibe. Puh-leeeeeaaaase don’t screw this up! I can’t watch The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe movie around other people because it makes me cry. This *might* have the potential to do the same. My grandmother bought me […]
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Charles Castleberry @mythingperson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026
If you’re looking for a vacation spot this winter (or are an Aussie desperate to escape summer heat…) youtu.be/P6sGqYclxr0?si=kokyONzl-0i…
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Photorat @photorat.social.photorat.org.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2025
In case you need to hear this: Keep looking. They are out there.
A vinyl sign hanging from an overpass. It says: "Finding your people makes you realize there was nothing wrong with you."
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Charles Castleberry @mythingperson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026
I’m slightly disappointed. What Amazon thinks it knows about me is pretty innocuous and obvious. Highlights: *Enjoys diverse fiction genres with fantasy foundation. *Follows book series completion. *Reads extensively across multiple genres. [You’re too kind. 🙂] *Prefers digital book format over […]
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Charles Castleberry @mythingperson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026
You know when you save things like bank statements for a bit, just in case, and then you stop paying attention and forget how much you’ve saved. 12 years ago I packed everything in my condo up without looking too closely, because it sold fast. Now, finally, I’m going through unopened boxes […]
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Charles Castleberry @mythingperson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026
Going through a box I haven’t touched in 12 years, not since I packed up all my stuff and went nomad, and I found these bookends. Ah, the good old days, before the author loudly and self-righteously turned to the dark side. Into the trash with both of them […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
Two bookends of ceramic Harry Potter and Hermione, both sitting and reading book.  They’re placed on a dark granite countertop, with bits of kitchen in the background.
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Charles Castleberry @mythingperson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026
A really nice little video: “Who Was the First Gay Person in Ancient History”. (My first thought was, “There is no ‘first’,” for the usual reasons. But he covers that well.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTChYlTKLqM
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Charles Castleberry @mythingperson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026
I’m not sure what makes the gay images look gay here. Although they are all better looking than the straight images so… fair. 😉
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chuls @chuls.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026
#Forest #Photography #NaturePhotography #Clouds #Wilderness
photo of a forested slope with clouds running over the top after the rain.
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Mx. Luna Corbden 🪿🐸 @corbden.defcon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026
If you're looking for a slow-burn art film that will hold your attention while not demanding much from your brain, I recommend Koyaanisqatsi (1981) which happens to be free on YouTube. Though I recognized in it the would of my childhood, its message is more timely than ever […]
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Ludic 🧛 @ludicity.mastodon.sprawl.club.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026
Howdy! I have a client that's hiring a data engineer (ideally with Snowflake experience, but they'll take anyone smart enough to figure it out) in Canberra. I can arrange for the automated screens and the like to be skipped, and the interviews will not have any leetcode-style nonsense. I've […]
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Gabriele Svelto @gabrielesvelto.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026
I double-checked this on a couple of Xitter stat sites and it's true. Average views of the main AfD account dropped 90% and average engagement dropped by 60%. This is commercial social media for you: bots, damn bots and Russian bots.
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Charles Castleberry @mythingperson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026
This queer romance features an Italian soccer player who cooks genovese sauce for 5 hours and ragu for 8. I hard boil eggs because scrambling them is too much trouble. It’s going to be a nice change of pace, reading a book where the intense sex won’t be the thing I have the toughest time […]
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stib @stib.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026
How to get into nature, by Rosemary Mosco. rosemarymosco.com/comics/bird-and-m…
4 panel cartoon
How to get into nature
Woman kneels looking at a lizard in the forest:
Notice a living thing.
The lizard, surrounded by plants and insects:
Notice some other things
that live near it.
Text panel:
Notice the connections between them, discover the wider ecosystem, learn about its histories, and find yourself following links from bedrock to stratosphere, between biotic and abiotic, at scales both microbial and massive, until you're hopelessly overwhelmed by the wonder of it all.
Woman is being engulfed by moss:
Fall into a daze and let moss engulf you.
"This is for the best"
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Charles Castleberry @mythingperson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026
TIL the joke (if it can be called that) “Guess what? Chicken butt.” has origins in the 14th century. www.thehistoryofenglish.com/guess-w…
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“Guess What Chicken Butt” - Meaning, Origin & Usage
Confused by common idioms? Learn more about the phrase “Guess what Chicken Butt”, its meaning, origin, and the typical usage in this detailed explanation.
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Charles Castleberry @mythingperson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026
You will rarely find so good a statement of the benefit of spiritual/psychological/philosophical study. I am largely unconcerned with whether anything I study or practice is “objectively” real. What interests me is what I can learn from someone else’s solutions to life’s problems. How well does […]
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Charles Castleberry @mythingperson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026
It’s impressive how Amazon keeps making its iOS Kindle more and more inconvenient to use. First, adding a “Home” page that it always opens to, so that I have to do a separate extra click to get to my “Library” of books. (I barely even see the Home page, it’s just an extra unwanted step to get to […]
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Charles Castleberry @mythingperson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026
This looks daft. But it’s about killing Nazis, so two thumbs up as far as I’m concerned. ✅ www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5bq2kWPhvI
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Charles Castleberry @mythingperson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026
Reading my second book today that involves a MC who instinctively makes friends with everyone because he just likes people — the sort of person you agree to meet at a restaurant you’ve never been to, and when you arrive he’s just coming out of the kitchen wiping flour off his hands because he […]
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Xenofact (he/him):jrbd: @revxenofact.dobbs.town.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026
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Charles Castleberry @mythingperson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026
😂😂😂😂
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Charles Castleberry @mythingperson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026
Labels are like stereotypes. I grew up thinking “stereotype” was basically a synonym for “lie”, a claim about a group of people made up as a tool to denigrate them with. Then I got out into the real world and saw people clearly demonstrating the characteristic behaviors of their subcultures and […]
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Nate Allen @mossyfoot.pdx.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026
Hey if you are an unhappy #veterinarian or vet tech and you'd like to live in #Portland, let me know. If my employer, DoveLewis, hires you after my referral I get a big bag of cash, too. :) It is a rather nice place to work in my opinion.
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Charles Castleberry @mythingperson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026
“I think that’s where folks generally confuse their own emotions with what they perceive are emotions emanating from software” Gods know, people have certainly done that to me my whole life, so it’s no surprise they do it everything else.
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Charles Castleberry @mythingperson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026
Well, this looks charming. (No dragons or lasers, sadly, but I’m sure it’s decent anyway.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDDcedFtvgQ
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