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Brad

@ripostemodern.bsky.social
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I make things. Most of those things involve code, but not all of them do. Currently I'm making a book imposition tool. Check it out at imposify.com!

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Brad @ripostemodern.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I got sick of losing track of every red rabid squirrel against the green Rimworld grass, so I made a thing to keep that from happening: steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/... Purple is now the color of anger.
steamcommunity.com
Steam Workshop::Colorblind Threat Markers
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Blue Dragon Art (she/her) @bluedragonart.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
There is no justice. youtu.be/ErukA3LWg70?...
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A Follow Up on the Wrong Ashes Given to Families
YouTube video by WICS ABC NewsChannel 20
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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 15/09/2026
if you didn't know: a right-wing streamer is targeting a Portland bar that 86ed someone for wearing a transphobic shirt www.koin.com/news/portlan...
koin.com
Anti-trans protest outside The Sports Bra bar sparks confrontation
Portland police responded to a confrontation between individuals with opposing viewpoints outside the Sports Bra bar on Friday, though no arrests were made.
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Brad @ripostemodern.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
THE LENNON CLAYMORE DELERIUM
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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Fuck 9/11 www.kenklippenstein.com/p/fuck-911
kenklippenstein.com
Fuck 9/11
What happened to the flowers?
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PizzaCake @pizzacakecomic.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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Forbes @forbes.com · 02/09/2026
The company mocked Trump’s move to rename the water body to Lake America on social media even as bigger rivals like Google Maps and Apple Maps have complied with the change.
forbes.com
MapQuest Tops App Store Download Charts After Defying Trump On Lake Ontario
The company mocked Trump’s move to rename the water body to Lake America on social media even as bigger rivals like Google Maps and Apple Maps have complied with the change.
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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 30/08/2026
all of our problems are basically just dril tweets now
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Brad @ripostemodern.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Sat down with the wife and worked out our grocery costs. We spent about $100/week on groceries for two people. I see people reporting things like $400/week grocery purchases. Is that for a larger families with kids? What are you buying? I'd be lying if I said we haven't cut back but damn.
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Brad @ripostemodern.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Not mine, but curious to see the feedback among the bluesky crowd, particularly regarding AI sentiment. Don't harass the author, please.
A long disclaimer about LLM using.  Assertions include 30% code written by an LLM which was after tested/audited/fixed by the project author.  He goes on to assert that he does not condone AI art, music, etc.

I have deliberately chosen not to provide the verbatim text because I do not want the project flamed nor the author harassed.

FWIW I also don't think anyone should have to write hundreds of lines of directx boilerplate.
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Brad @ripostemodern.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Not buying things anymore is actually kinda nice.
pcgamer.com
Embrace the great Tech Pause
It's a great time to enjoy the stuff we already have.
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Blue Dragon Art (she/her) @bluedragonart.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Comic Fury Zine just released it's summer zine! Enjoy this issue of "Magic and Mayhem!" This is a free indie zine put together by the ComicFury community. We hope you enjoy it :D #zines #zine #indiecomics #comicfury drive.google.com/file/d/1dQEN...
drive.google.com
Comic Fury Zine Vol 7 Issue 1.pdf
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Blue Dragon Art (she/her) @bluedragonart.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Any comickers in the UK/Republic of Ireland interested in short stories might check this contest out. You maintain rights of your work, so that's cool. One-shots can help w/ visual story telling. Even if one doesn't win, it's nice for practice. www.faber.co.uk/about-faber/...
faber.co.uk
The Rachel Cooke Graphic Short Story Prize
The Faber / Observer Graphic Short Story Competition has been renamed in memory of Rachel Cooke, a champion of graphic novels.
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Brad @ripostemodern.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
An image of a cartoon flock camera holding up its middle finger.  A speech bubble above it says "Hey tweakers!  My name is flocky!"

The image also displays important facts about Flock cameras, mainly that they contain 2 grams of gold and 2 lbs of copper.  It also points out that those are worth more than $300.
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Brad @ripostemodern.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Guys we have "print on demand" at home. I published an update to imposify.com finally after a year. I fixed every damn bug I could find, overhauled the theme, and added extra features. Now featuring improved spread detection, creep offset, and multiple signatures!
imposify.com
Imposify -- Print your own booklets!
the free book imposition tool
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Brad @ripostemodern.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Contemplating what hell it must be to be so AI-brained that you yourself begin to write like the AI, to the point in which that others cannot distinguish you from a computer.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 01/07/2026
RSS has been around for decades, but it’s still one of the most powerful tools around to take control of your media and social consumption. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
eff.org
Hate “The Algorithm?” RSS Is One of the Tools You’ve Been Looking For
Since at least the moment Facebook introduced (and apologized for) its News Feed, “the algorithm” has been shorthand for the ways the tech giants control what we see and when we see it. In the age of
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Brad @ripostemodern.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Having my pulse on all the top tech trends of 2026, I made a static site generator that turns markdown into bullshit free html. No AI integration, completely offline, no nodejs. pip install lotek site: lotek.run lofi forever
lotek.run
lotek
a tiny static site generator
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Brad @ripostemodern.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
I'm actually a little worried that I burned some serious karma manifesting all of that.
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Brad @ripostemodern.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
This weekend, I was taking about how awesome AJJ was and how sad it was that I would never get to see them because they don't tour. Then I looked them up: - they do tour, - they're actively touring, - WITH STREETLIGHT MANIFESTO, - AND THEY'LL BE IN PORTLAND A MONTH FROM NOW DOWN THE STREET FROM ME
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Brad @ripostemodern.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
People don't want AI games. I get it. I don't want AI music or videos or... games. But what if you had an AI in a game. Could it actually _be_ an AI?
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Brad @ripostemodern.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeEa...
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Marathon - Bring me the Horizon Parasite Eve GMV
Special Thanks and sources: @MarathonTheGame @Bungie @poppy @sonlux @Kazorei @BringMeTheHorizon
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Eric Bellmore @bellmore.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Nerd friends: Yesterday, CVE-2026-31431 ("Copy Fail") was publicly disclosed. This exploit allows an unprivileged shell user on a Linux system to gain root access with a simple 10-line Python script. The mechanisms for the exploit can be found at copy.fail. Please patch your systems ASAP! #Infosec
copy.fail
Copy Fail — 732 Bytes to Root
CVE-2026-31431. 100% Reliable Linux LPE — no race, no per-distro offsets, page-cache write that bypasses on-disk file-integrity tools and crosses containers. Found by Xint Code.
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Brad @ripostemodern.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Found some time to do some #gamedev over the weekend. I'm working on an optional graphical mode for my Cyberpunk MUD.
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Brad @ripostemodern.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
You know, I think there's probably enough high quality / retro games you could play on approximately $200 worth of hardware that I don't know why anyone would WANT a $1000 console in the first place.
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Brad @ripostemodern.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Scoop the grains of sand into your hands. Watch them fall between your fingers. Know that they won't all be saved.
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Brad @ripostemodern.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
I think the article misspelled 'turd'.
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Brad @ripostemodern.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Any #latin experts out there feel like confirming a phrase for me? I'm trying to say "help is not coming". Google translate and a handful of reddit and other internet posts confirm that, but I figured I would ask outright.
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Brad @ripostemodern.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
There's no punk, just cyber.
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Brad @ripostemodern.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Standing at the intersection of "improperly signed certificates are too amateurish for me" and "outlook.microsoft.com has had a bad CN for over a month now".
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Brad @ripostemodern.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Oh grubhub has an offer to save two dollars, and all I have to do is pay them ten.
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Brad @ripostemodern.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Alan Moore was an optimist.
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Brad @ripostemodern.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Rock 'em Sock 'em Failbots
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Brad @ripostemodern.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
I want an Internet you can only use if you can solve non-trivial CS problems.
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Brad @ripostemodern.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
PDX is such a warzone there isn't even a house available for under 200k.
A zillow map of Portland, OR showing houses for sale.  The cheapest offering is $200,000 and it's a 1 bedroom, 1 bath condo.  The most expensive is $5M.
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Brad @ripostemodern.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
A Six Button MIDI Controller The buttons are 3d printed, each containing a Hako Royal keyboard switch. The microcontroller board is a Waveshare 2040-zero. The firmware is QMK with a simple 3x2 layout. Its purpose is to provide signals to control a lighting system.
A 3d printed control panel with two rows of three buttons each.  One row of buttons is red, while the other is green.  A usb-c cable extends toward the upper right corner of the picture.The inside of the six button control panel.  This image exposes the bottoms of the keyboard switches used in the buttons, as well as the 2040-zero used as the microcontroller.  The switches attach to the microcontroller through hand-crimped dupont-style connectors.  This is worth mentioning because crimping those yourself is a pain in the ass and I want some credit for it somewhere.
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Brad @ripostemodern.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
You know he's right because people who are constantly online are so much smarter and more functional than everyone else who touches grass and has hobbies and hangs out with loved ones. Also you can't hear it but I'm still laughing at that picture.
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Brad @ripostemodern.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Party of Free Speech
reuters.com
Charlie Kirk's allies warn Americans: Mourn him properly or else
After the fatal shooting of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk, U.S. Republicans have a warning for Americans: Mourn him respectfully or suffer the consequences.
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Brad @ripostemodern.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Deliberately and with callous disregard even. It's profoundly horrifying.
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Brad @ripostemodern.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Always wanted to have a D&D/Pathfinder game where the party was a bard troupe named "The Moammar Gandalfis".
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Brad @ripostemodern.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
I almost missed it. Happy Never Forget to all who celebrate.
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Brad @ripostemodern.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Somewhere in hell, Goebbels is laughing his ass off.
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Brad @ripostemodern.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Melissa Hortman
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Brad @ripostemodern.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Is there a lot of violence in Utah? I'm hearing about shooting and stuff and it just seems like a warzone. Really hope everyone is okay.
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Brad @ripostemodern.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
I want something like a Nokia 6760. Absolutely no features whatsoever except maybe phone and texts. BUT ALSO a 5G hotspot.
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Brad @ripostemodern.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
One thing I can count on as this world continues to go more and more mad: THEY WILL NEVER REMAKE THE SPICE WORLD MOVIE. *looks around expectantly*
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Brad @ripostemodern.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Like, what if we just don't buy things? Like, ever?
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Negativland @negativlandland.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
NEGATIVLAND IS LIVE AND STREAMING FROM BELLINGHAM, WA, AUGUST 9th, 2025 Tune in live to KZAX FM at 7pm west coast time to hear us do Over The Edge live and on stage from Bellingham WA. A free one-off show (we are not touring) with a special tele-appearance by The Weatherman kzaxradio.org
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Brad @ripostemodern.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
One of the most gratifying aspects of being a programmer (for me) is how once you get to a certain point of infrastructure on a project, and if you haven't blown off both your feet in the process, it becomes breathtakingly easy to iterate on your previous work.
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Brad @ripostemodern.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Did some work over the weekend on a totally revamped UI for my Cyberpunk MUD. Instead of having one window, it's going to be a desktop-like environment that can have multiple aspects of the world on display simultaneously. I also added a filter to make it look like a failing CRT.
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