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Peter Howell @peterbhowell.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Do other people have the of frequently losing the battery compartment cover? The thing on the left is an airtag because I was tired of searching for it.

Bottom view of two remotes with their batteries lewdly exposed. Right one also has an airtag attached to it, for obvious reasons.

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Peter Howell @peterbhowell.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

How to say "I have someone who cleans stains for me" without having to say it out loud.

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Peter Howell @peterbhowell.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I think the feral kittens are starting to get more relaxed around me. #cat #caturday

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Peter Howell @peterbhowell.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Hey fellow #Math and #Minecraft nerds. Can you figure out what's going on here? #STEM

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Peter Howell @peterbhowell.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

I can't be the only one who finds the (mandatory?) autoplay feature on #tiktok to be overwhelming, stress inducing and dysregulating, can I? When I watch something deep, touching, interesting, etc, I need a few moments to process and think about it. Without that, it just becomes janky noise.

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Peter Howell @peterbhowell.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Debugging some vase mode prints earned an achievement! Also learned something about how cura calculates flow, and want to change it.

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Peter Howell @peterbhowell.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

I had to reinstall #octoprint, which means I'm restarting my journey to hit all the achievements! #3Dprinting

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Peter Howell @peterbhowell.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

I'm not going to lie. Every time I see a picture of James Gunn, my brain says "Adam Savage on his Villain Arc"

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Peter Howell @peterbhowell.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

I'm a woke person who knows why blackface is wrong, but sometimes I have my doubts about other "woke" people. Many just learned it's offensive without thinking why. There are other forms of false representation that are far more insidious & damaging precisely because we find them less offensive.

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Peter Howell @peterbhowell.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

To websites like Smithsonianmag.org. I'm often willing to turn off my ad blocker to support you, but I'm not turning off Privacy Badger, that only blocks ads that DON'T RESPECT MY "DO NOT TRACK" SETTINGS. If you want to show me ads, be better.

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Peter Howell @peterbhowell.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

I scored 5/6 It was also educational. Today I learned that Slate considers "science." There were 2.5 science questions (taxonomy, biochemistry and astronomy-but-phrased-as-astrology) 1 technology product trivia 1 mathematics 1 total woo (collective unconscious)

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Peter Howell @peterbhowell.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

This is so adorable, it makes me wish I had a Mac Mini. amzn.to/4e3lKWx "Honey, I need a Mac Pro." "We have a Mac Pro at home."

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Peter Howell @peterbhowell.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Communing with the moon jellies today.

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Peter Howell @peterbhowell.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

I really think I need something besides an optical mouse. Inky's fine hairs are perfect for getting under and confusing it.

Inky The Void, threatening to sit on my keyboard if I don't give pats.

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Peter Howell @peterbhowell.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

It was eventually Google image search to hunt down The Aquabats.

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Peter Howell @peterbhowell.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

I just had a lovely and totally unhelpful conversation with ChatGPT trying to identify this decal

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Peter Howell @peterbhowell.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Happy #caturday. Neko helped clean under the porch.

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Peter Howell @peterbhowell.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Like anyone clinging to the mythology that the immune system is like a muscle, they'll hold up the fact that they haven't died yet like it's proof.

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Peter Howell @peterbhowell.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Movie you’ve watched more than six times using gifs. (“Hard mode” no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LOTR)

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Peter Howell @peterbhowell.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

I don’t think my wife has found this account yet, so probably safe to post here Mother’s Day gift, still in progress.

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Peter Howell @peterbhowell.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Just up on the blog: The collapse than never came. snarklelabs.com/the-collapse... #AI

A meme image combining a scene from 9/11 where an aide whispers to President George W. Bush, captioned: “Sir, the AI is inbreeding.” Below it is a screenshot of a tweet by Lazgar Lockman that reads:
“So, apparently AI 'art' is encountering a problem. There is so much AI 'art' out there that the programs are now starting to pull from it. And AI 'art' created through referencing AI 'art' is yielding worse and wo…” (The elipses are in the image)

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Peter Howell @peterbhowell.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Things I'm grateful for right now: My family Coffee The Computer I'm typing this on. Piggy, in the bed right next to me. His fluffy, stripy belly...looks so touchable My body's repair systems.

Piggy on his supervisor's bed above my desk, napping on his back

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Peter Howell @peterbhowell.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

I've been a bit worried about the cats because one of their liter-boxes have been basically saturated whenever I change it. This week, Nova (the dog) has been away. The box is dry. Hmmm. She was basically raised by the cats, so....

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Peter Howell @peterbhowell.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

I like juggling and debunking conspiracy theories; and I've misplaced my clubs. snarklelabs.com/conspiracy-t...

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Peter Howell @peterbhowell.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Yep, but the salesmen are still out there with a lot of fossil fuel industry cash behind them.

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Peter Howell @peterbhowell.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

As an autistic person, sometimes I don't read things properly, but I believe that a high ranking government official just said I don't have to pay taxes.

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Peter Howell @peterbhowell.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

I've noticed a new trend among anti-vaxxers: pretending that anti-vaxxers don't exist, just before spouting a demonstrably-false anti-vax conspiracy theory.

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Peter Howell @peterbhowell.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

“Somebody throw me a French fry!”

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Peter Howell @peterbhowell.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

If you've seen that clip from the Miyazaki documentary that's been making the rounds again recently, you haven't been given the full picture. snarklelabs.com/miyazaki-mis...

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Peter Howell @peterbhowell.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

I've been having a fairly productive day at my desk, although I wasn't doing the most high priority stuff. I was just about ready to take a break when Inky settled. These cats can be real taskmasters.

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Peter Howell @peterbhowell.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Once upon a time people wanted to get government jobs. These days, I look at my fed friends, and feel pity and sadness. The ones still with them are having survivors guilt, and they're having to make difficult and existential decisions regularly.

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