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Larry Clapp

@theclapp.bsky.social

361 followers 419 following 533 posts

Reader, coder, husband. Maker of Hucksh(ell). @readcodesing on Twitter.

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Larry Clapp @theclapp.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Douglas Adams has entered the chat. (Yes, from the afterlife.)

These tales of impending doom allowed the Golgafrinchans to rid themselves of an entire useless third of their population. The story was that they would build three Ark ships. Into the A ship would go all the leaders, scientists and other high achievers. The C ship would contain all the people who made things and did things, and the B Ark would hold everyone else, such as hairdressers and telephone sanitisers. They sent the B ship off first, but of course, the other two-thirds of the population stayed on the planet and lived full, rich and happy lives until they were all wiped out by a virulent disease contracted from a dirty telephone.

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Larry Clapp @theclapp.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

They left out that it also tastes distinctly of vinegar. I'm not sure I want to drink this stuff at all, ever again, never mind as some kind of amaretto substitute.

From their review:

"Woodnose's balanced option is not technically an amaretto—it’s made in Vermont from local maple syrup and aged in bourbon barrels, and it's vegan, organic, and gluten-free. using sustainably farmed ingredients. Yet, the rich drink has a lovely sweetness with roasted espresso notes and a salted caramel bitterness."

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Larry Clapp @theclapp.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

A very #Discworld morning.

A view of multilayered mountains, with rays of sun coming in from the south-east (happy solstice), appearing trapped behind the mountains in the foreground.

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Larry Clapp @theclapp.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

::chef's kiss::, no notes.

Naomi Kritzer, author of a Hugo winning short story about an AI that loves cats, replying to a Scalzi post about always being up for cat pictures.

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Larry Clapp @theclapp.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Screenshot of creating a Bluesky List of "People I Have A Blood Feud With"

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Larry Clapp @theclapp.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

That's a lot of Larrys, man.

A spam email to 30 different "larry@..." addresses.

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Larry Clapp @theclapp.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

I figured I’d screen-shot this while I still could.

Screenshot of Google Maps in “satellite view” mode showing the US White House, with east wing still intact.

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Larry Clapp @theclapp.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

HTTP Error 512!

Wikipedia showing the nonstandard error code 512, "I'm Ignoring You", with a link to The Murderbot Diaries, and the description "I received your request but decided to ignore you."

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Larry Clapp @theclapp.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Thor and Mr Rogers on a roof, having a chat.

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Larry Clapp @theclapp.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

For the ignorant (such as moi)

"Sephiroth is a prominent antagonist in the Final Fantasy VII universe, known for his iconic status as a powerful and complex villain. He is a former SOLDIER, a prototype, and the strongest of his kind, but his descent into madness and his desire to become a god make him a formidable foe for Cloud Strife and his allies"

With the bit about "his descent into madness" highlighted.

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Larry Clapp @theclapp.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

. @scalzi.com's The Shattering Peace is humorous, is it?

Amazon lists The Shattering Peace as #2 in Humorous SF. (Also pictured: Annalee Newitz's Automatic Noodle (which does seem more appropriate) as #1).

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Larry Clapp @theclapp.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Congrats on being #1!

#1 Best Seller in Humorous Science Fiction at Amazon

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Larry Clapp @theclapp.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Hard to read anything like that without thinking of Young Frankenstein.

A vintage door knocker, showing a man's face, cast in bronze, gripping a large bronze door knocker in his teeth. The man seems angry and has a dramatic mustache.

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Larry Clapp @theclapp.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

They exist! What’s weird is that when I took it in the ‘80s, they maxed out at 1600 then, too. So things have changed and then changed back, apparently.