Reposted by octylFractalErik McClure @erikmcclure.com · 03/10/2026just stop. please god stop. why are you making everything round. They're fucking TABS you crazy psychopaths. Why has literally every single possible thing I can click on been turned into a capsule. This is fucking insane. I feel like i'm taking crazy pills. 241
Reposted by octylFractalCyberPon3 @cyber.horse · 17/09/2026Bigger emoji.lgbt update - There be dragons! For all your dragon-washing needs. Thanks to @octyl.net for the template. 042
Reposted by octylFractalawr @awr.bsky.social · 04/09/2026very important for everyone to scritch your dragon 232549595
Reposted by octylFractalSylv @sylv.gay · 28/08/2026fun bluesky fact: you can use @pronouns.northsky.social to see people's pronouns and pronouns.northsky.app to set your pronouns. anyone else with this labeler enabled can now see your pronouns under your name, not just on your profile bio.pronouns.northsky.appNorthsky PronounsPick your pronoun badge for Bluesky, powered by the Northsky Pronouns labeler. 022
octylFractal @octyl.net · 27/08/2026🎶 when the creatures unable to make an "h" sound, that's a yoorayyyyy (that's a yoorayyyyy) 🎶 110
Reposted by octylFractalErik McClure @erikmcclure.com · 23/08/2026erikmcclure.comWhat is the Nature of Evil In LICENSE.MD?There is a crisis in the open-source community right now. Several blog posts have been discussing the blatant exploitation of open-source developers by corporations, especially AI scrapers, and how op... 012
Reposted by octylFractalRamin Nasibov @nasibov.me · 12/08/2026If you missed the solar eclipse, this is what it looked like: 93142913816
Reposted by octylFractalFlowers, Fruits, and FUCKING @screwroot.bsky.social · 05/07/2026my hot take is that fireworks should be illegal in residential areas 813121
Reposted by octylFractal🌈Wally ~ Meditating in her Cave🌈 @wallyaurora.bsky.social · 15/06/2026oh yeah, in terms of good news- I haven't seen anyone talking about this??? In short- worst case scenario of 4C warming by 2100 is no longer possible, new worst-case is 2.8C now DOES NOT MEAN we just relax- the only way we got here is through hard work- but it means THE HARD WORK IS WORKING 3116894727
octylFractal @octyl.net · 04/06/2026no: github.com/rust-lang/ru...github.comEnum associated functions can name-clash with variants, but cannot be called. · Issue #39946 · rust-lang/rustDescription It's currently possible to name a function associated to an enum identically to the name of one of its variants. This function cannot be called (see below), but rather than warning at t... 021
octylFractal @octyl.net · 04/06/2026... is there any way to actually make `A` call the other thing? 100
Reposted by octylFractalzillu ☕️🧡 @zilluzion.art · 03/06/2026🏳️🌈we come in all shapes and sizes 🍓🐉🍋💙🍇 HAPPY PRIDE!!! i've been working on a whole little collection to go with this art, so keep an eye out! [ #furry #furryart #pride #LGBTQIA #pridemonth #dragon #dragons #fruit ] 3675203
Reposted by octylFractalThorne 🌸 @ens0.me · 02/06/20261) things are significantly better when democrats are in power, even if not a communist paradise or whatever. fewer people will suffer and die. 2) the refusal to vote for democrats unless every demand is met just makes you seen as an unreliable coalition partner. coalitions involve compromise 4608
Reposted by octylFractalStein Makes Games @steinmakesgames.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Some players said the rats in my game were too cute so they didn't want to fight them. I think I found a solution: 271553455
Reposted by octylFractalAnnie Sexton @anniesexton.com · 21/10/2024trying to use dynamically typed languages again 5978681
Reposted by octylFractalFINAL FANTASY XIV @en.finalfantasyxiv.com · 10/05/2026Happy Mother's Day! 💎✨ 1846661812
Reposted by octylFractalMigzy Co @migzyco.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Last one for @chuggaaconroy.bsky.social ! So happy to have been part of this series ✨ Deskmats/playmats/prints: migzyco.etsy.com 2375136
Reposted by octylFractalaly @aly.codes · 24/04/2026Framework sent DHH a pre-release Laptop 13 Pro, you really cannot make this shit up. 8644
Reposted by octylFractalErik McClure @erikmcclure.com · 29/03/2026a trillion dollar corporation can barely reach one singular nine of uptime for the most popular code platform on planet earth that it bought for $7.5 billion dollars. 071
Reposted by octylFractalBuncha @bunchasomething.bsky.social · 25/03/2026pawjobs imply the existence of handunemployed 512428
Reposted by octylFractalJon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 22/03/2026i say this as a sports fan: you shouldn't follow live sports. don't attend the games, don't watch them on tv, don't check the score. you're costing time and resources to snoop on a very sophisticated operation that doesn't involve you. just sit tight and wait for a book or video to come out about it 361289123
Reposted by octylFractaljess m. ☕🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 18/03/2026see? here's the thing. A lot of people are like, the earth is fucked, it's beyond salvation, it's hit the tipping point, but time and time again we see that if we just fucking fixed the problem, it rebounds so incredibly fast. Imagine what could be done if people actually cared 43200188797
Reposted by octylFractalErik McClure @erikmcclure.com · 16/03/2026let me get this straight: DLSS exists because it's too expensive to run raytracing at native resolution, so they made DLSS 5 THROW AWAY THE SHADOW DETAILS THAT RAYTRACING GIVES YOU, thus destroying the entire point of using their own raytracing technology that required using DLSS in the first place? 293
Reposted by octylFractalErik McClure @erikmcclure.com · 03/02/2026i feel this in my soul god damn 082
Reposted by octylFractalTofte @tofte.bsky.social · 02/02/2026tfw the people you love the most are all in pain and you can't do anything to fix it :( 3576
Reposted by octylFractalThe Onion @theonion.com · 30/01/2026Culinary Students Given Live Baby To Learn How To Care For Bag Of Flour theonion.com/culinary-students-give… 151420153
Reposted by octylFractalErik McClure @erikmcclure.com · 15/01/2026In the distant future of 2026, we have developed advanced technology that somehow makes basic text input laggy on a PC with more computational power than a supercomputer from 1996. 272
Reposted by octylFractalNinji @ninji.dog · 13/01/2026The name “JPEG XL” implies the existence of other next-generation file formats such as: • Big PDF • MP3 Pro Max • SVG Deluxe • 7Zip 7Furious • DOCX-treme • GIF Supreme 914857
Reposted by octylFractalJuni 🌹 Artfight 2026 @doodlejuni.art · 22/12/2025My partner sent me this and like goddamn I feel it 217752
Reposted by octylFractalJon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 25/12/2025my son got two different toy fire trucks for christmas. two. and despite being considerably more familiar with their purpose and operation, i didn’t receive a single fucking fire truck 555031677
Reposted by octylFractaltobyfox @tobyfox.undertale.com · 18/12/2025DELTARUNE WINTER Newsletter Time! We're sending it out now, but it takes a good while to process hundreds of thousands of emails. Fortunately there's a cheat code to look at it whenever you want. Ha ha ha ha. toby.fangamer.com/newsletters/... 178118662519
Reposted by octylFractalRobert Breedlove (aka Hannibal Montana) @wrbreedlovecraft.bsky.social · 16/12/2025By far my favorite chart from any of @jonbois.bsky.social's videos 346177
Reposted by octylFractalYep! Type Foundry @yeptype.bsky.social · 15/07/2025This is a classic example of optical correction for intersecting lines in font design. To make the diagonal appear straight at the center of the cross, the type designer slightly breaks and shifts it inward. 032
Reposted by octylFractalJon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 09/12/2025FOOL TIME, part 1 of 4 now free to watch on youtube youtu.be/zmyBSrQodnI?...youtu.beThe birth of the internet, according to Jon BoisYouTube video by Secret Base 26786182
Reposted by octylFractalLuna Nova @lunnova.dev · 23/11/2025thesis: thing good, antithesis: thing bad synthesis: I'm going to McFuckin' lose it lunnova.dev/articles/if-...lunnova.devIf by degrowth… | lunnova.devBoth sides of the degrowth debate are right, and I can prove it 384
Reposted by octylFractalasie @asie.pl · 18/11/2025please don't, i avoid them too - after my stunt in minecraft modding i wish to never deal with a funny license for something important ever again 3308
Reposted by octylFractalErik McClure @erikmcclure.com · 18/11/2025Please only do this if you don't want *anyone* to use your code, or it isn't a library. There is no way for me to vet every author of every dependency I use, and even if I did, what if they go crazy in 10 years? Actually fixing the open-source license ecosystem should involve lawyers, not memes. 073
Reposted by octylFractalValve @valvesoftware.com · 12/11/2025Announcing: New @steampowered.com Hardware, coming in 2026: Steam Controller Steam Machine Steam Frame. Watch our jazzy announcement video and wishlist now: steampowered.com/hardwaresteampowered.comSteam HardwareThe Steam Hardware family officially expands in early 2026. 25264351933
Reposted by octylFractalJon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 02/11/2025game 7 is the least important game of the world series because the season’s over at the end of the season either way. they only play it so that someone can feel like they won 462584263
Reposted by octylFractalPython Software Foundation @python.org · 27/10/2025TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-... 🧵python.orgThe official home of the Python Programming Language 12363772727
Reposted by octylFractalFundament Research Institute @fundament.institute · 24/10/2025We are now actively seeking financial contributions towards taking our language prototype and turning it into a full implementation. Alicorn is a GPU native programming language that's faster than C and safer than Rust, which supports interop with most current languages. opencollective.com/alicornopencollective.comAlicorn - Open CollectiveHelp build Alicorn, a GPU native language that's faster than C and safer than Rust, compatible with the full power of your favorite language. 002