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Thudfactor @thudfactor.com · 03/09/2026

Exciting new innovation in AI annoy-o-bots! Confirmation dialogs when you immediately try to close the chat window that pops up to annoy you. #ux #webdesign

Screenshot of UPS AI chatbot with a dialog saying "Close Chat? Are you sure you want to close this chat?"

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Thudfactor @thudfactor.com · 30/08/2026

Using trumpisms, even ironically, is a way to grant the man a measure of the immortality he craves. I realize I can't control how language evolves, but at least on this site I don't have to look at it. ("Bigly" is already on this list.)

Screenshot of the muted words and settings form with the phrase "thank you for your attention" in the form and "forever" selected as the duration

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Thudfactor @thudfactor.com · 28/07/2026

I call this "Too Many Nightcaps." Absolutely nothing is in focus in this picture, but there's something I really like about it anyway. #catsOfBluesky #photography

On the left, a tabby & white cat reclining on a couch, stretching the toes of her front paw. On the right, an Old Fashioned cocktail in a short, square glass with a cherry in it, sitting on a dark wood end table.

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Thudfactor @thudfactor.com · 27/07/2026

Male (yellow) and female (black) eastern tiger swallowtails on my butterfly bush last week. #photography #butterflies

Top-down angle on a male eastern tiger swallowtail, his wings fully extended. The wings are mostly yellow with black edges on the left, right, and bottom; the leading edge has four vertical black tiger-stripes sweeping towards the back and tapering off before they meet the black edge at the bottom of the wing.

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Thudfactor @thudfactor.com · 06/07/2026

Photograph of my well-weathered local movie multiplex. This building has certainly seen better days, but the inside is comfortable enough. #photography

Shot from the side of a well-weathered movie theater, modern(ish) construction intended to cheaply mimic old art-deco theaters. Several of the lights are burned out, and the bottom bar of "E" on "Cinemas" is unlit. Vertical streaks of grime run down the side from the roof.

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Thudfactor @thudfactor.com · 06/07/2026

I took my camera, my tripod, and my recently-learned knowledge of "bulb mode" on the camera to take some fireworks photos. I was closer than I anticipated and didn't have a wide enough angle lens this time. #photography #fireworks

A cluster of fireworks in the night sky. Mostly red, with a bit of green.

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Thudfactor @thudfactor.com · 22/06/2026

Mimosa blossoms backlit by the setting sun in North Carolina. #bloomscrolling

Mimosa blossoms are clouds of thin, filament-like petals emerging from the base of the flower. These are mostly white, with pink tips. The blossoms are backlit, which makes them appear to glow; the backlighting also outlines the tree leaves, which are fern-like.

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Thudfactor @thudfactor.com · 14/06/2026

It was a little too dark for the lens I was using, but otherwise I'm pretty pleased with this shot of two mockingbirds having an argument. #photography #birds

Two mockingbirds have a face-off on the roof of a building.

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Thudfactor @thudfactor.com · 07/06/2026

Day Four of deliberate wildlife photography practice — I managed to get pretty close to a green heron. #photography #birds

A green heron stands on a concrete block, looking into a pond. This green heron is roughly duck-sized, with an orange bill, brown head and chest, and the plumage along his back is a dusty green color.

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Thudfactor @thudfactor.com · 01/06/2026

Day 3 of deliberately practicing my bird photography. (Day two didn't go so well.) #bird #photography

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Thudfactor @thudfactor.com · 30/05/2026

A rare, quiet moment with our hyperactive kitty, Cheery. #caturday

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Thudfactor @thudfactor.com · 30/05/2026

Day one of deliberate wildlife photography practice. I sat outside in my front yard for a while and never got a picture as good as this one, which I took in the first three minutes. #photography #birds

A robin sitting on the stump of a small tree

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Thudfactor @thudfactor.com · 28/05/2026

Huh. I guess they’ve forgotten I’m grandfathered into a better price, but their promo logic hasn’t taken that into account…

Promo offer from Proton trying to encourage me to upgrade my $9/month plan to an annual plan that costs $9.99/month (if I pay annually).

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Thudfactor @thudfactor.com · 23/05/2026

If you are wondering, hey, where's the friday 10 for today? Well, I am on vacation. Returning next week.

Beach scene with heavy grey clouds; sand is on the left, water is on the right.

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Thudfactor @thudfactor.com · 04/05/2026

Kind of Parks & Rec to validate the rebellion of neighborhood teens against faceless authority!

Sign that reads: here are six things vandalism is not. 1 not cool 2 not a game 3 not lawful 4 not smart 5 not pretty 6 not cheap

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Thudfactor @thudfactor.com · 15/04/2026

I definitely recommend this strategy, it’s saved me seeing tons of repeated jokes, uncontroversial opinions, and performative engagement farming. You can probably guess what I was blocking around Christmas.

Screenshot of my muted words and phrases:

periodic reminder
in this economy?
the ice surge
RFK
pedophile
wake up, dead man
wake up dead man
Die Hard
unpopular opinion
salvation army
six times with a gif
breaking
named my fists
lizza
nuzzi

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Thudfactor @thudfactor.com · 02/04/2026

Finally got a good picture of one of the neighborhood rabbits.

A bunny sitting in short grass; the photo is taken through a forsythia in early bloom, which is out-of-focus.

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Thudfactor @thudfactor.com · 01/04/2026

A periwinkle from my front yard after the tiniest amount of rain. #bloomscrolling

A purple flower with five petals is nestled among glossy green leaves. There are a few scattered raindrops on the flower petals and leaves.

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Thudfactor @thudfactor.com · 01/04/2026

I'm fed this garbage every time I look at the internet, Youtube or social media or whatever, and then I wonder why I think everything is shit all the time.

Six thumbnails from youtube videos in a 3x2 grid. "Photography is being ruined." "The musical dark ages are here." "White balance is broken." "Stop using f/8." "Don't overthink electric car charging" and "Stop fixing this wrong" ("this" being a poor photo histogram)

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Thudfactor @thudfactor.com · 27/03/2026

Pretty overcast today, but I think that means I get a lot better texture in the photo than I would have with bright sunlight. #photography #flowers

A white and yellow daffodil in front of a brick wall.

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Thudfactor @thudfactor.com · 25/03/2026

Took my camera and the silly holga reproduction lens out to the Huckleberry Trail in Christiansburg, VA today. A lot of the effect of the holga lens is lost, I think. I'm not using a full-size sensor so the dramatic vignetting gets cropped away.

Railroad crossing on a paved pedestrian / bike path (The Huckleberry Trail in Montgomery County, VA). On the left in the foreground is a large yellow circular sign warning of an upcoming crossing; in the middle distance you can see the two railroad crossing signs marking the rails -- these are white signs in the shape of an X; one crossbar reads "Crossing", the other (that runs underneath) says "Rail Road"

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Thudfactor @thudfactor.com · 17/03/2026

My friend in high school introduced me to Pink Floyd by loaning me cassettes of Piper at the Gates of Dawn and Momentary Lapse of Reason.

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Thudfactor @thudfactor.com · 09/03/2026

Congratulations, @codepen.io -- this is the first "new feature tour" I've voluntarilly interacted with in at least ten years. Good job! I can't wait to dig in.

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Thudfactor @thudfactor.com · 18/02/2026

It's just self-defense at this point.

Detail screenshot showing me setting up a BlueSky filter to block all mentions of RFK forever from text and tags.

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Thudfactor @thudfactor.com · 05/02/2026

Gave the Figma Make AI a quick spin to see what it could do redesigning my weblog, then shared the results with a designer friend. She laughed and laughed.

70's-inspired design for my weblog -- that looks like a total mess; text overlapping text, too-narrow columns of text, overuse of stripes abounds.

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Thudfactor @thudfactor.com · 29/12/2025

post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam, or alice in chains.

Cover of KD lang’s Ingénue, a woman with a short haircut, collared shirt, and jacket looking down and to her right.

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Thudfactor @thudfactor.com · 26/08/2025

Tried to make a pixel-art profile pic of myself in the style of the old “Kilroy was here” graffiti. I kinda like it? Maybe not enough to replace the vampire Kermit.

A pixel art image of a man peeking over a brick wall, with his enormously long nose handing over the edge.

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Thudfactor @thudfactor.com · 18/08/2025

Not that long! Here's one made just for you!

A pixel art cartoon of an emu head. Text reads “Doris the Emu”

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Thudfactor @thudfactor.com · 07/08/2025

Settle down, Kobo. I used some loyalty points, I didn’t find Jesus.

Email subject line from Kobo that reads “Congratulations on your redemption!”

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Thudfactor @thudfactor.com · 15/01/2025

Combining nerdery by labeling swatches using my fountain pen and Japanese stationary. #knitting

Three knit swatches, one large and grey knit in stockinette with a fringe on the left and right; a smaller grey swatch with no fringe also in grey, and a yellow seeded rib. The grey yarn is Knitpicks Shine / Hawk wool + silk, and the yellow yarn is Brown Sheep Nature Spun in Impasse Yellow.

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