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@kyle_pegasus I check in on LLMs occasionally too for the same reason of keeping up to date. This is 100% my experience every time. It’s *wild* that people think so highly of these things.

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t3rminus @t3rminus.calamity.world · 12h

@Lilium_Mortem I’m imagining! I’m imagining so hard!

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t3rminus @t3rminus.calamity.world · 29/09/2026

New term: OCRtichoke When the OCR mis-identifies a character in a subtle way that you don’t realize it’s wrong until later. Example I and l, 0 and O, . and , etc. (Mine was actually an underscore and a space character...) #definition #ocr #mistakes #funny

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t3rminus @t3rminus.calamity.world · 24/09/2026

Just played my first game (couple of missions) in Species Unknown. Love the game so far. Need a couple more players in NA timezones to play with... Basically Phasmophobia meets Alien Isolation. Early access, so only one map, but the two mission types I tried made good use of different areas […]

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t3rminus @t3rminus.calamity.world · 15/09/2026

@Enalys Claude Code :wyvWhat: Clawed Code :wyvCool:

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t3rminus @t3rminus.calamity.world · 07/09/2026

Update: IT’S ALIVE! I re-did some of the caps, did a thorough inspection, and found a broken trace where there had been some heavy corrosion. It was a tiny gap by the leg of one of the chips, so I bridged it with some solder, and it works! #retrocomputing […] [Original post on calamity.world]

A Macintosh Color Classic, booted to the desktop (that was set up by the previous owner), with an “About this Mac” page open, showing System 7.1 and 4MB RAM.

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t3rminus @t3rminus.calamity.world · 06/09/2026

It works…! Sort of! It started to load extensions, then went into a weird crashed state. When I powered off, it refused to chime the next time. I know it’s my capacitor work, because the replacement Color Classic II board I still boots fine. Oh well… I’ll try […] [Original post on calamity.world]

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t3rminus @t3rminus.calamity.world · 06/09/2026

My crappy attempt at soldering on some replacement tantalums. Not my best work, but I felt it was good enough for a test. #retrocomputing #macintosh #compactmac #colorclassic #clasic #vintagecomputing #repair

The Mac Color Classic logic board with the tantalum capacitors installed where the leaky electrolytic ones were. Some are a tad crooked…

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t3rminus @t3rminus.calamity.world · 06/09/2026

Capacitor detritus, and the pads all cleaned up. I feel like I’m coated in that gross fishy burning electrolyte smell, and no amount of showering will wash it off… ugh. #retrocomputing #macintosh #compactmac #colorclassic #clasic #vintagecomputing #repair

A bunch of dust and crumbly gunk from leaky capacitors. Some have been clipped in to pieces, others are mostly intact (but still crusty and gross)

The Mac Color Classic logic board all cleaned up with fresh shiny pads.

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t3rminus @t3rminus.calamity.world · 06/09/2026

Tried to recap this Macintosh Color Classic logic board. The seller sold it as working, and claims it booted when he last tried in January. It never worked once for me, and it’s easy to see why: corrosion and leaky caps everywhere. It’s a good thing the […] [Original post on calamity.world]

A logic board for a Macintosh Color Classic, with leaky capacitors in the top left, top right, and bottom left. Corrosion and gunk is barely visible around them.

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t3rminus @t3rminus.calamity.world · 28/08/2026

Hey, hey, hey! We've got our first ever rollback to a deployment because this deployment wreaked absolute havok, and support requests exploded because users were incredibly confused! Who could have possibly this coming?

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t3rminus @t3rminus.calamity.world · 26/08/2026

MAKE SURE 👏 YOUR DESIGNERS 👏 TALK WITH 👏 YOUR CLIENTS 👏 AND UNDERSTAND 👏 YOUR METRICS 👏 ALSO THE IDIOCY 👏 OF THE AVERAGE USER 👏👏

A conversation on Slack between a project manager aka PM (name censored in orange) and a designer (name censored in green). The PM asks why the "returning applicant" page was removed, and the designer says it's not a separate page so there's no reason to have it, and that it was feedback from the CEO. The PM then explains it was added for "visual clarity" and that it reduced the amount of issues from clients significantly.

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t3rminus @t3rminus.calamity.world · 13/08/2026

@mhoye Thankfully, it looks like the comments on the Ars article are all recognizing the accessible elephant in the room, and the ridiculousness of the font's supposed javascript "accessibility fix"... Good to see so many people aware of the accessibility issues that are rightfully calling them […]

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t3rminus @t3rminus.calamity.world · 11/08/2026

Can I please just work on quality code slowly? Like… give the client estimates that make sense for building and troubleshooting quality software that doesn’t have slop oozing out the cracks? Am I no longer allowed to stop and think about a problem?

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t3rminus @t3rminus.calamity.world · 11/08/2026

I just nearly broke down crying. Work sucks so much right now… all my coworkers are using AI tools, and pushing to do things faster and faster. It’s “good enough” most of the time, but when it’s not I’m stuck cleaning up the awful code left in their wake. Today I got pulled off my “needed to […]

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t3rminus @t3rminus.calamity.world · 30/07/2026

@mos_8502 Honestly, while I’m disappointed, it’s not enough to warrant an unfollow yet. I refuse to use LLMs for rote code or obscure chips even if they are good at it, because: 1. They were trained on others’ work without permission. 2. They’re cheap now, but that can’t last forever. 3. You’re […]

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t3rminus @t3rminus.calamity.world · 10/07/2026

Okay, I have this food theory, and maybe the creatures of fedi can help me out. Theory: gluten-free bread makes better grilled cheese. Reasoning: the lack of gluten means the bread retains less moisture, and therefore it becomes crispier on the outside when grilled, but stays soft on the […]

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t3rminus @t3rminus.calamity.world · 09/07/2026

@Endiverge A little more rested than usual sounds lovely! Glad you're turning that into chances to get some shape and touch fulfilment...

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t3rminus @t3rminus.calamity.world · 09/07/2026

@Lilium_Mortem I'll avoid the obvious dad-joke... hopefully you can find something fun to do and good to eat! Snacking on crackers while working has been keeping me fed. Work is still boring though, and I haven't found the energy lately to do much else.

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t3rminus @t3rminus.calamity.world · 09/07/2026

@Lilium_Mortem @Endiverge There was a VR meet? *sigh* I want Valve to release the Steam Frame so I can properly get into VR again. I want to experience the shape feels too, and it doesn't work on a 2D screen.

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t3rminus @t3rminus.calamity.world · 09/07/2026

I want to post more here, but honestly, I don't feel like I have or have done anything that's post-worthy lately. Mostly just hanging in there, getting work done, and trying to come up with ideas on things to do or build that might be post-worthy... I know I can just post random crap, or just […]

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Gory Thing @korybing.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Hehehehehehe

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AuchRauch | COMMS CLOSED @wofeuerist.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Someone is very determined to get that drink. comm for Wind-Wyrm 🌿

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t3rminus @t3rminus.calamity.world · 12/06/2026

Like... you know his skin is sickly off-yellow, and his pores are too big like a low-res bump-map texture, making him look rough and pockmarked, but at the same time he's greasy and shiny looking. He's just an awful, uncomfortable little man that probably mouth-breathes way too loudly.

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t3rminus @t3rminus.calamity.world · 12/06/2026

My friend @ottermonster.bsky.social and I were joking about going to the Backrooms to sleep. They said what about creatures? I said find a crawl space to hide in. “What about Tiny Joe?? He’s like if a human was shaped like a roomba. He’s small enough to come […] [Original post on calamity.world]

A new backrooms "creature": Tiny Joe. A little man shaped like a roomba who's small enough to get in all the tight spaces. His whole body is shaped like a flat wide cylinder, with his face on the front. He's got sickly skin, bloodshot eyes, a creepy stare, a weird pencil moustache, tiny little top hat, and overalls.

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Baral'heia Stormdancer ΘΔ🐲 @baralheia.dragonchat.org · 06/03/2025

Dragon Affirmations :dragnowo:

A black-scaled dragon sitting on their haunches upon a light gray rock ledge, almost cat-like in their pose (except with wings). The text says,
"You are ferocious
Your scales are shiny
Your teeth are as sharp as knives"

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t3rminus @t3rminus.calamity.world · 08/06/2026

@ret also went back to not having a trillion icons in the drop-down menus. They didn’t speak about it but it’s in the release notes. And no more nonsensically inset floating sidebars. And actual padding and background for toolbars, with a distinct separation of content & chrome. Those were my […]

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Ret @ret.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 08/06/2026

don’t care they made window corner radii consistent and smaller that’s good enough for me. they could have ended the fucking keynote there.

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t3rminus @t3rminus.calamity.world · 07/06/2026

@eri you’re reborn in a new body that has sustained multiple serious injuries and will have difficult and often painful limitations long after the injuries heal…

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Sophie Labelle @assignedmale.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Meet Dr James Barry.

4 frame comic, depicting James Barry, hands being washed, a fireplace and a surgeon with gloves on. Text reads :
whenever you wash your hands, you owe the habit to an irish trans man, dr James Barry, who was born at the end of the 18th century and led an extraordinary life until his death in 1865. he transitioned as a teenager and after his studies, became a surgeon in the british army. he pioneered modern medicine by implementing stricter hygiene practices. He was also the first european doctor to perform a successful c-section. even though he became a famous and celebrated surgeon, his existence was scrubbed from the records when it was found that he was trans, after his death. Today, we honor his important but complex legacy as a proud and colorful trans man working for a colonial power. his life defied odds and made a lasting impact on the world.

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t3rminus @t3rminus.calamity.world · 31/05/2026

This is obviously not about Rowling, but a property with a fandom as rabid and entrenched as the wizard books once were. I die a little inside when I see the endless amounts of fan art and OCs and stories and other works… But I wrestle with how much of a monster I’d be if I spoke up about it […]

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t3rminus @t3rminus.calamity.world · 31/05/2026

Imagine if Rowling hadn’t been so publicly shitty. What if Joanne quietly enacted her evil in the background and most didn’t know their beloved childhood wizard book was so harmful. Would you try to explain to people how bad it was, and ruin something that brings people so much joy? Let them […]

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t3rminus @t3rminus.calamity.world · 30/05/2026

@atax1a Same. Liquid glass is ironically absolute trash for clarity and focus. Plus all windows (potentially) having different border-radiuses makes me irrationally angry.

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t3rminus @t3rminus.calamity.world · 30/05/2026

@atax1a modern macos menu icons are an affront to design and common sense.

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Gory Thing @korybing.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

“Why do I wanna watch/read something you can’t be bothered to make” is what all of this boils down to.

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t3rminus @t3rminus.calamity.world · 21/05/2026

@korybing.bsky.social I have *never* identified as strongly with a gryphon than this one. GIMME C H I I I I P S

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t3rminus @t3rminus.calamity.world · 18/05/2026

@korybing.bsky.social Then get *him* to smoke some wings, haha. Seriously though, looks like you're in for a delicious summer.

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t3rminus @t3rminus.calamity.world · 18/05/2026

@korybing.bsky.social Oooh! Grill and smoker! Amazing. You should smoke some chicken wings.

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t3rminus @t3rminus.calamity.world · 17/05/2026

Apparently "iranian hackers" are "breaching" gas station storage tank monitoring systems and changing reported fuel levels. The quotes are because these systems were apparently just sitting there online without a password. This is not "hacking". This is propping your front door wide open and […]

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t3rminus @t3rminus.calamity.world · 15/05/2026

@Lilium_Mortem It's always the one you least expect. Plus everyone loves crows.

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t3rminus @t3rminus.calamity.world · 15/05/2026

@korybing.bsky.social At least Ozempic's been in use as a diabetes drug long before it was made into hyper-mega-popular fad weight-loss drug. Anyway, I feel like advertising medications that have to be prescribed by a doctor should probably be illegal...

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t3rminus @t3rminus.calamity.world · 07/05/2026

@Lilium_Mortem Morning! Sorry I missed your dream-ideas-request last night... I hope you had good dreams (of nothing?) regardless!

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t3rminus @t3rminus.calamity.world · 04/05/2026

[ph] @anthropy oh god, that sounds truly awful! I hope you feel better soon!

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mage_of_dragons @dwagon.org · 04/05/2026

The world would be almost perfect if forgejo federation was a thing

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t3rminus @t3rminus.calamity.world · 20/04/2026

Ugh. Is this AI-generated content? www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH3mYQaSA7I It all seems well produced, and too consistent to be AI, but I'm getting some red flags from earlier works and comments... Can anyone find anything about these songs or this artist? Best I've been able to tell, the […]

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