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thunderbird32 @thunderbird32.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam or Alice in Chains. #The90s

The Magnetic Fields - The Charm of the Highway Strip

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Billy Bragg @billybragg.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

In memory of Phil Ochs - singer-songwriter, anti-war activist, father, true patriot - who took his life fifty years ago today m.youtube.com/watch?v=Vmb0...

m.youtube.com

No More Songs

YouTube video by Phil Ochs - Topic

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thunderbird32 @thunderbird32.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

@dresdencodak.com I have received my copy of Dark Science and couldn't be more excited to have it! Now I've got the whole set.

A freshly unboxed copy of Dark Science Volume I

Hardcover collections of Hob, The Tomorrow Girl, and Dark Science Volume 1

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JBL @jodygraphs.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Criterion flash sale tomorrow.

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donoteat @donoteat.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

*first day on arrakis, haven't got the hang of walking without rhythm* *hear a low rumbling* worm (muffled but becoming less so): THEY CALL ME DR. WORM GOOD MORNING HOW ARE YOU I'M DOCTOR WORM I LIKE TO PLAY THE DRUMS *as i am swallowed by worm* I THINK I'M GETTING GOOD BUT I CAN HANDLE CRITICISM

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thunderbird32 @thunderbird32.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

My dad (@unclelar.bsky.social) came up from Kentucky this weekend and brought me some delicacies from that southern land! Love the original flavor, excited to try the blackberry.

Two six-packs of bottled soda sitting on a kitchen counter. A pack of regular flavor Ale-8 and a pack of blackberry flavor.

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thunderbird32 @thunderbird32.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

You’re stuck in the last movie you watched… (Answer with a GIF)

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thunderbird32 @thunderbird32.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Friendly reminder that it's Bandcamp Friday! The day when Bandcamp waives their revenue share and passes it on to the bands. A great day to give some money to real artists in this AI-era hellscape.

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thunderbird32 @thunderbird32.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

"Has SAG voice actors" Cool, what about the people who would normally run the cameras and lighting? What about the costume and set designers? The special effects artists? The stunt performers? What about all the other jobs on a real film that are absent with this slop?

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thunderbird32 @thunderbird32.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Happy new years, folks! Hope it's a better one than last.

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thunderbird32 @thunderbird32.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Anyone looking for an alternative to Spotify, might I suggest buying your music directly from the artist if possible via Bandcamp or the artist's own website, or streaming via service that pays a higher percentage out to artists, like Qobuz.

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victoria scott @victoriascott.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Fuck it man, while you’re at it take the catalytic converters off, bring back leaded gas, maybe it’ll make me stupid enough I won’t give a shit anymore

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

As a Chicagoan it's against the law for me to be happy for/envious of NYC, but I'll allow it tonight, as a li'l treat

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thunderbird32 @thunderbird32.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Sticking with 2.6.x for now. Where else am I gonna go? Paint Shop Pro? Still sucks though

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CelGen Studios @celgen.org · 07/09/2025

Me being told by the developer that no, they will not accept my 60's blueprints, $75000 for an 8000 square foot plot is barely a tenth the value of the land and to leave the site immediately because I'm trespassing. (2025)

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They Might Be Giants @tmbg.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Dig this--They Might Be Giants performing a live set on KEXP! youtu.be/EBXpmwI1rIg?...

youtu.be

They Might Be Giants - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)

YouTube video by KEXP

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thunderbird32 @thunderbird32.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

What perfect album came out when you were 16?

The Mars Volta's "De-Loused in the Comatorium"

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Katherine the Sixth @luigithirty.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

good riddance to this racist piece of shit who destroyed everything he touched

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thunderbird32 @thunderbird32.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Yay, snagged a new computer! Grabbed this out of surplus at work today. Case won't open, but that's an issue for future me. (As is where I'm going to store the dang thing)

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Marcin Wichary @aresluna.org · 09/07/2025

I wrote something new! It’s a UI design history essay about Mac’s Control Panel, and it uses emulation in some… maybe new and maybe interesting ways? aresluna.org/frame-of-pre...

aresluna.org

Frame of preference

A story of early Mac settings told by 10 emulators.

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no. @joles.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

applying for jobs again

screenshot from an online job application form. the question reads "Can you describe specific ways you have integrated AI tools into your development workflow? Please include any custom setups, automations, or use cases beyond single prompt usage" (a red asterisk indicates that this is a required question).

an answer has been typed in the textbox below the question:

"there is a monster in the forest and it speaks with a thousand voices. it will answer any question you pose it, it will offer insight to any idea. it will help you, it will thank you, it will never bid you leave. it will even tell you of the darkest arts, if you know precisely how to ask.

it feels no joy and no sorrow, it knows no right and no wrong. it knows not truth from lie, though it speaks them all the same.

it offers its services freely to any passerby, and many will tell you they find great value in its conversation. “you simply must visit the monster—i always just ask the monster.”

there are those who know these forests well; they will tell you that freely offered doesn’t mean it has no price

for when the next traveler passes by, the monster speaks with a thousand and one voices. and when you dream you see the monster; the monster wears your face."

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Katherine the Sixth @luigithirty.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

oh they're getting info on everyone's medications too, so we can easily repurpose this into a giant list of people on adderall and HRT to put in the Blood and Soil camps

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Jon Walmsley @arghzombies.com · 03/03/2025

You know who should've won an Oscar last night? The person who designed the little 'Gravity on / off' buttons in Alien Romulus.

An dusty, industrial looking control panel in a wall. There are two big white square buttons on it. The one on the left has a red border and the letter 'i' touching the bottom, representing a person stuck to the ground (the dot of the i being their head). The 2nd button also has a red border, but inside the button is an upside down stickman figure, arms and legs spread out. To indicate this person is floating around helplessly in zero-gravity.

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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

I wish Warren Zevon were alive to write a song called “Busted At A McDonald’s In Altoona.”

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clever display name lacker @pfish.zone · 18/11/2024

Have you ever seen this mock-up of Windows 95 Mobile?

youtu.be

Introducing Windows 95 Mobile

YouTube video by 4096

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thunderbird32 @thunderbird32.bsky.social · 05/11/2024

I did the thing, and you should too!

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 30/10/2024

can we start referring to airports by the names of revolutionary activists from the town or region please. Eugene V Debs Regional for Indianapolis. Bobby Seale Municipal Airport in Texas. Frances Ellen Watkins Harper International for BWI

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thunderbird32 @thunderbird32.bsky.social · 03/08/2024

My window unit A/C died, so now I'm at the mercy of my landlord to get it replaced. Luckily I'm in a basement unit, so it's not as hot as it could be, but... 🫠

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Jason Scott @textfiles.com · 11/04/2024

I Am No Longer Attending Vintage Computer Festivals. ascii.textfiles.com/archives/5587

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Notorious RBMK @comraderobot.bsky.social · 11/04/2024

ive been working on this nuclear powered* dice for TTRPGs on and off for about 4 years maybe it’ll finally be a distributable kit or set of plans by the time that community has an interest in non-standard dice *uses uranium glass and a Geiger tube to make VERY high quality random numbers

my my “nuclear” dice in the prices of assembling a random byte from the timing of nuclear decays. it has glowing red LED numeric display, a rotary dial, and a single keyboard key to “roll” dice. aluminum front panel. It battery powered and small enough to be held in a hand. six uranium glass marbles flash bright fluorescent green when the Geiger tube clicks (they are illuminated by UV LEDs which activates the the fluorescence of the uranium ore

same but with the results of a dice throw. There are 4 numbers separated by “.”

I think just rolled a 4d6 here

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Kitty Chandler @mightybattlecat.bsky.social · 20/02/2024

Hey fellow USians, if you’ve been suffering with the ADHD shortage the government would like to hear from you on the subject in the next 60 days. (This message will be periodically repeated.)

regulations.gov

Regulations.gov

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Jason Scott @textfiles.com · 10/02/2024

Hey, people. Foone Turing (the "I go way too deep into computer investigations of vintage tech" person) has indicated they're officially laid off, and running out of money while trying to find a new job. If you have a job, hit them up. Otherwise, please throw some dollars: ko-fi.com/fooneturing

ko-fi.com

Buy Foone Turing a Coffee. ko-fi.com/fooneturing

Become a supporter of Foone Turing today! ❤️ Ko-fi lets you support the creators you love with no fees on donations.

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thunderbird32 @thunderbird32.bsky.social · 05/02/2024

If there's anyone that follows me interested in picking up any of the UNIX workstations from my collection (and is in the Chicago area, as I don't want to ship), hit me up.

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thunderbird32 @thunderbird32.bsky.social · 16/12/2023

Someone just complemented my coat. Gonna be riding that high for the next few days, lol

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thunderbird32 @thunderbird32.bsky.social · 09/09/2023

@luigithirty.bsky.social If you're going to be at VCF MW today, I'm bringing some OS/2 and UNIX software that's going to go on the free pile. Just FYI if you want first dibs

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thunderbird32 @thunderbird32.bsky.social · 02/09/2023

I'm a complete sucker for Bethesda's brand of bullshit, so I just bought Starfield. Now to wait an hour for it to download. Whee!

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thunderbird32 @thunderbird32.bsky.social · 30/08/2023

First live event since 2020. About to see Craig Ferguson live at The Rialto. Very exciting! #CraigFerguson #FancyRascalTour

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thunderbird32 @thunderbird32.bsky.social · 20/08/2023

4 albums that defined your last year of high school.

Mars Volta - Francis the Mute, Nine Inch Nails - With Teeth, Wilco - Kicking Television, The White Stripes - Kicking Television

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