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Thorsten S.

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I'm a history nerd and wannabe explorer of cold places. I also love the mountains, taking photos, playing and making video games, doing ancient Greek reenactment and occasionally Larp. he/him Vienna 🇦🇹. #IndieWeb: thesiteabout.me

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San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance @sandiegozoo.bsky.social · 13h
⚠️Busy beavers at work⚠️
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Astronomy Picture of the Day 🪐 @apod.shinyakato.dev · 04/10/2026
🔭 Supernumerary Rainbows over New Jersey Credit & Copyright: John Entwistle ap261004
The top of a house is shown beneath a dark and cloudy sky. Many rainbow stripes are seen above the house.
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Irregular Galaxy Doods @igdoods.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
tell me something you made with your hands recently ✨
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Thorsten S. @thesiteabout.me · 02/10/2026
Not the worst I've seen, as I'd say as a German compliment.
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Thorsten S. @thesiteabout.me · 02/10/2026
God tur!
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James Vaughan @equusonthebuses.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#OnThisDay 1946: David Low in the Evening Standard on the Nuremberg Trials verdicts...
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Hare LockwoOoOoOod @harelockwood.com · 30/09/2026
[with gritted teeth] the WHIMSY will be INCREASED proportional to the DIFFICULTIES
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Ed Douglas @calmandfearless.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Sixteen mountain workers in Nepal died in one avalanche recently but there’s been little coverage because none of them were famous or foreign. Luckily Ben Ayers has been digging into the reasons why. www.facebook.com/share/v/1GXu...
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Poorly Drawn Lines @poorlydrawnlines.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In life
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Thorsten S. @thesiteabout.me · 28/09/2026
Hah yeah. That's actually a good comparison.
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Thorsten S. @thesiteabout.me · 28/09/2026
Math time is both the worst and somehow the best. Makes me feel like some crazy wizard.
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Thorsten S. @thesiteabout.me · 26/09/2026
Ever since seeing this picture the first time (decades ago, in the early days of the Internet), I've wondered how he got up so high. That's not normal backflip altitude. Are they using a trampoline for this exercise? If so, why? So many questions.
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Poorly Drawn Lines @poorlydrawnlines.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Extra dramatic
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Thorsten S. @thesiteabout.me · 25/09/2026
That does not look AI generated, unless your brain is scrambled enough to forget that computer graphics are a thing outside of gen-AI. Also it looks great ❤️
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Thorsten S. @thesiteabout.me · 21/09/2026
Pelicans just seem to be pure criminal energy. But that's probably instinct. An octopus is pretty intelligent, so there's a big chance he's being a jerk on purpose. So tending to agree with your assessment.
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Thorsten S. @thesiteabout.me · 21/09/2026
I definitely wouldn't watch a dissertation on Fall Gelb on Nebula, soo...
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Irregular Galaxy Doods @igdoods.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
gimme some of your controversial opinions 🐦
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Thorsten S. @thesiteabout.me · 19/09/2026
It's good to plan a bit ahead, isn't it?
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Scare-argh Boo-arnard 👻 @sarahbpolar.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This guy is on Important Polar Bear Business (IPBB)
A watercolour painting of a polar bear
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Thorsten S. @thesiteabout.me · 15/09/2026
Certified IPBB Professional 🐻‍❄️
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Thorsten S. @thesiteabout.me · 11/09/2026
It's so cross!
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Thorsten S. @thesiteabout.me · 11/09/2026
Came here to say this, but you were faster.
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Irregular Galaxy Doods @igdoods.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
what of it 😤
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Poorly Drawn Lines @poorlydrawnlines.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Specifically.
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Thorsten S. @thesiteabout.me · 09/09/2026
Good luck with that then!
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Thorsten S. @thesiteabout.me · 09/09/2026
Is that for a job application or what?
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Thorsten S. @thesiteabout.me · 09/09/2026
That sounds like hell.
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Thorsten S. @thesiteabout.me · 08/09/2026
They're going with the Duolingo style of engagement, I see.
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Thorsten S. @thesiteabout.me · 05/09/2026
Oh, and while you don't need the subscription, you do need an account, if that matters.
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Thorsten S. @thesiteabout.me · 05/09/2026
Caveat: any highlights or different brushes used in the handwriting are lost during the conversion. You can also just send the handwriting as is via email and use a PC text recognition tool. I've not tested the app, I assume you can retrieve documents that way instead of the email route, too.
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Thorsten S. @thesiteabout.me · 05/09/2026
Just tested this with a fresh account. It seems to work without the subscription. I can convert written text to typed text on the device and then send that document as a PDF or plain text to an email address.
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Thorsten S. @thesiteabout.me · 05/09/2026
Just seeing the reMarkable 2 is no longer in the active product lineup. Oh well, guess I can only provide outdated intelligence then.
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Thorsten S. @thesiteabout.me · 05/09/2026
I have a reMarkable 2. But I got it early enough so the subscription is free for me, as they were kind enough to not take away functionality people had paid for. I do use it without the subscription functions usually, though.
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Thorsten S. @thesiteabout.me · 03/09/2026
Panzerlarp, yes. I don't know an existing German word for the meaning.
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Thorsten S. @thesiteabout.me · 03/09/2026
If not, you have a chance to establish it: "That was such a tank-larp idea."
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The image is of a four panel comic.
In the first panel, we see two stick figures. Text above them labels one as "book smart" and one as "street smart".
In the second panel we zoom out and see the two stick figures in nature next to a tree. There is a sign pointing out of the panel that says "LIFE".
In the third panel we see the street smart stick figure take the hand of the book smart stick figure. The street smart stick figure says "Come, I will guide you".
In the fourth panel we zoom out again and see the two stick figures walking in the direction of the "LIFE" sign. The book smart street figure looks back at the tree as they are walking and says, "I know a lot of facts about that tree".
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Thorsten S. @thesiteabout.me · 02/09/2026
I'd be interested to hear who exactly came to that conclusion in 1941.
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San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance @sandiegozoo.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Where there's a quill, there's a way ✍️
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Alfred Reinold Baudisch @alfredbaudisch.com · 28/08/2026
Imagine Aseprite or another #pixelart program inside Blender? Pixel Perfect Pixel Art drawing and texture painting on top of the model in the 3D viewport and in 2D. Drawing, painting, selection tools, layers, texel density (pixel size) setup and density zones (multiple pixel sizes). #blender3d
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NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory @rubinobservatory.org · 27/08/2026
We’re #hiring a Senior Full Stack Engineer to join NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory's Education & Public Outreach team! 👩‍💻👨‍💻 You'll build interactive, data-driven web experiences that bring Rubin data and science to the world 🌌 👉 Learn more and apply soon: ow.ly/Jajv50ZFUQf 🧪🔭☄️
Night sky filled with stars above Rubin Observatory with text: "We are hiring: Senior Full Stack Engineer"
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Thorsten S. @thesiteabout.me · 27/08/2026
Eisenbahnhumor.
Ein Werbeplakat an einem Bahnhof mit der Frage: "Worauf wartest du?" Direkt daneben hängt ein gelbes Schild: "Sperre | closure"
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Double Fine @doublefine.com · 27/08/2026
To honor Tim Curry's memory, we are making Brütal Legend FREE on Itch.io, for 666 minutes: itch.io/s/199277/the...
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Brütal Legend | The Tainted Coil shall rule forever! by Double Fine Productions
A sale by Double Fine Productions, 100% off Brütal Legend
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Irregular Galaxy Doods @igdoods.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
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Thorsten S. @thesiteabout.me · 24/08/2026
Feels like every email from every company nowadays is: "Look, we added more AI!" 😑
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Fee Katrin Kanzler @fkkanzler.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Polite froggo. #outdoors #wildlife #fellowbeings
Nahaufnahme: Ein kleiner Frosch sitzt im sonnigen Uferwasser und stützt sich auf Fees pinkfarben lackiertem Mittelfingernagel ab.
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Thorsten S. @thesiteabout.me · 23/08/2026
Only Step 2 to go! ❤️ 🎉 (but seriously, great job)
It's the meme "how to draw an owl". Left side shows two circles on top of each other with the caption "1. Draw some circles." Right side shows a finished sketch of an owl with the caption "2. Draw the rest of the fucking owl."
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Fjonan @fjonan.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Vacation comes to an end. Huge progress with our #indiegame #earlyaccess release, it's so close it hurts but the short todo list is deceptive. Now to pick a good release date. I heard that not a lot is coming out in November this year … 🤔 #gamedev #indie store.steampowered.com/app/3509250/...
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BURST on Steam
One to four player sports action game taking a unique spin on the beloved leisure sport activity of bubble football. Play against an overwhelming number of (rather stupid) opponents and lay waste to t...
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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
In the Renaissance people theorized, since the Aeneid is great, if you wrote poems made only of words & phrases from the Aeneid rearranged they should be great too, since a great source regurgitated should yield greatness. They produced NOTHING we still read. Thinking about that a lot lately.
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Thorsten S. @thesiteabout.me · 18/08/2026
It's tough trying to not support the techno-fascists 😢
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Liam Proven @lproven.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 16/08/2026
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