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Zhian

@zkamvar.bsky.social
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I'm mostly on Mastodon with all the nerds. I'm here to follow people who aren't on Mastodon. hachyderm.io/@zkamvar

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Mixmoji 🤖 @mixmoji.pixigeko.com · 12/10/2026
😧 + 🌶️
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Emily Lakdawalla 🏳️‍⚧️ Uranus Expert @elakdawalla.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
With alt text
Closeup on white-skinned hand holding a rocks glass full of water against a white background. Text reads: “There are more hydrogen atoms in a single molecule of water than there are stars in the entire solar system.”
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FᎪᎢ ᏩᎪNᎠᎪᏞF @sofarrsogud.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Professor X: So what’s your power Me: I can make things bigger Professor XL: Whoa!!
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Even the term "floppy disk" is applied to the distinctly rigid-cased 3.5" disks that replaced the actually-floppy 8" & 5.25" Mylar-sleeved disks. All of that evolved in the space of ~50 years & became crystallized in our language & thinking. It's our collective super-power: normalizing new things.
8-inch (200 mm), 5.25-inch (130 mm), and 3.5-inch (90 mm) floppy disks
CREDIT:  George Chernilevsky
8-inch, 5,25-inch, and 3,5-inch floppy disks
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Was thinking about this today. Windows installs (by default) to C-drive, "C:\" It's called that because early computers had up to two floppy drives, "A:\" & "B:\". Software developers hard-coded that into early programs & then it just became the default assumption, even after floppies went away.
I think this is a 1980 IBM PC, an ancient computer with two 5.25" floppy drives, a proper CRT that probably weighed 35 lbs, and a massive keyboard built from a typewriter layout.
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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 06/10/2026
Dungeons & Dragons, Duel Masters, and Magic: The Gathering teams unionize at Hasbro aftermath.site/magic-the-gath...
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Osho Socks @elsangito.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
mods are asleep, post long samosa
a plate of two samosas that are shaped uniquely long like an isosceles triangle
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Greg the Sorcerer @gregthesorcerer.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
My scheming vizier when I start to cough after taking a swig of wine from my goblet
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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I am being gaslit by this guitar listing. in what universe is this a white guitar
screenshot of a reverb listing for a Levinson Blade. the listing describes the guitar as "white, 90s MIJ"). the guitar & strap are visibly blue. blue like the sky or the ocean, or a robin's egg. blue like turquoise pebble you saw when you were small and wondered if rocks were magic. blue like the feeling just before becoming awake, the blue drift through the place that leads you to the waking life to which you must return, again and again, until you don't. it's a blue guitar. there's really nothing more to say
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🏳️‍⚧️Sidian Sonne🏳️‍⚧️ @sidiansonne.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Please do not eat the Lior cinnamon if you live in one of these states: • Florida • Illinois • New Jersey • New York • Pennslyvania • Texas #recall #CantHaveNiceThings #disabled
usatoday.com
Ground cinnamon sold in 6 states recalled. See affected product
This ground cinnamon product was recalled on Sept. 24, according to the FDA. Here are the states it was sold in and what impacted consumers should do.
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hammancheez but spooky @hammancheez.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Fun fact new jersey has. 3 minutes idle law (if you’re idling at the curb you’re supposed to shut off the engine after 3 minutes) because of emissions
nytimes.com
Data Center Is Fined $1.1 Million for Operating 62 Power Generators
New Jersey officials said that the natural gas-powered generators, each the size of a tractor-trailer, were operating without permits.
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
if you liked the thread about “everyone on the bus has realized the driver is going the wrong way,” you will love “hundreds of confused Portlanders ditched by crew and stranded in Iceland” I have to go to bed but I need to know if Sarah makes it to her flight!!!
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Lee Gardner @leegee.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
John Coltrane was born 100 years ago today. We should all get off work and schools should close.
An image of a young John Coltrane in the studio with his tenor, later used on the cover of Blue Trane
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mcc @dryad.technology · 19/09/2026
What if capitalism isn't actually the best way of allocating resources in a society 🤔
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Return of the Living Dan @danlarson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Writers/Musicians/Artists told you from Day 1 that this was theft. Straight up. Always has been.
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Dave Kellett @davekellett.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
TODAY'S COMIC: Someone! www.sheldoncomics.com/comic/someone/
PANEL 1: A tubby, bald man wearing a white collared shirt, with a blue and orange striped tie, holds a AR-type riffle with one hand, shooting into the air. The bright yellow light casts harsh shadows on him.
MAN: Please! Someone stop this weapon that I’m clearly shooting!

PANEL 2: The man bends over to reload the weapon with a “KLAK” sound.
MAN: The weapon keeps reloading itself, with SERO INVOLVEMENT FROM ME!

PANEL 3: The man continues to shoot in to the air.
MAN: I have no agency here! Nothing that I could do —SAY WITH MY OWN FINGERS — could end this!

PANEL 4: The man, still shooting the gun, turns his back, still yelling over his shoulder.
MAN: WHY IS NOBODY STOPPING THIS THING I KEEP DOING???
On the back of his shirt reads: LITERALLY EVERY A.I. COMPANY.

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Want 5,000 more comics like this? Join us at Patreon.com/sheldoncomics for the *FULL* Sheldon archives, art giveaways, fun community, and more! Sheldon Comics copyright Dave Kellett. Colors by Beth Reidmiller
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austin_walker @austinwalker.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This whole thread makes me feel like my scalp is on fire. I feel like some of us have been shouting the bolded part here for years and they just tweeted it out (in court).
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grimm 🎃 @mugrimm.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
One of the horrifying things I've discovered about the proliferation of vibe coded apps is that a lot are basically stealth control devices for husbands over wives, often phrased as 'keeping eachother accountable' on 'goals' but it's very obvious what the immediate implementation of it looks like.
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Mighoul Revenantparaz @wikiparaz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
PAUL: What’s in the box? REVEREND MOTHER: Pain. [PAUL hesitantly puts his hand in the BOX, then FROWNS IN CONFUSION. He pulls out A BAGUETTE.] REVEREND MOHER: Hōn hōn,
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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
look, the fact is, a lot of swing voters looooove torturing the omelas kid. they want to put more kids in the hole, actually, yeah. but not YOUR kid--oh, okay. well. still, big picture, thinking about the electoral map--
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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
sorry, but torturing the omelas kid is just a smart move, polling-wise. i personally wish there wasn't a kid in the omelas hole--of course i do!--but let's not get distracted by purity tests, here.
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Rebecca Gelernter @nearbirdstudios.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
To finish, here's maybe the worst thing I've ever seen: Hot Dog Man. He and his horrible friend are in Syracuse, if you want to see these abominations live for some reason.
This thing is difficult to write alt text for in a Lovecraftian sense in that it's indescribably horrible. It's a six-foot anthropomorphic hot dog in a bun and some sort of wrapper. Its skin (?) tone is caucasian. It's squirting ketchup on its head with one hand, and its expression is one of concentration and, disturbingly, pleasure. Its tongue is out. There's mustard in its other hand, so clearly the party is just beginning. Its knees are bent in a slight crouch, and it's wearing sneakers and knee-high socks for some reason. It has eyebrows. Why does it have eyebrows?A wider shot showing Hot Dog Man's accomplice, French Fry Guy. It's a six-foot conical package of fries. Its face is on the cardboard cone, so maybe the fries aren't actually part of its body? I hope so, because it's eating one and giving a thumbs-up. One eye is mostly closed, the other is wide but unseeing: the irises are black, and there's just a spot of grey in the middle of the pupils. Is this creature blind? It has heavy bags under its eyes and a wide mouth with obscenely red lips. The side that doesn't have a fry protruding from it is raised in a pointed, mocking smile. It also has shoes and socks.
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Molly Crabapple @mollycrabapple.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
ICE got permission to cut open a Cuban hunger striker’s stomach and insert a gastric tube to make him easier to forcefeed Nuremberg trials are too merciful for these monsters www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
ICE given permission to force-feed Cuban hunger striker with gastric tube
Exclusive: court orders seen by Guardian show agency given approval to fit Texas detainee with tube without his consent
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Lonely Sakura 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @lonelysakura.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
In 897 CE, the catholic church dug up the corpse of a dead pope and put him on trial. The corpse was found guilty. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadaver...
en.wikipedia.org
Cadaver Synod - Wikipedia
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Shen Comix @shenanigansen.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
man, duolingo tf is going on
the "more apps to try" section of an app page on the google play store. it recommends facebook, google gemini, and duolingo, and while the former 2 look normal, the duolingo owl's face is sweating and red with its tongue out
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Brandon - "Fietser" @americanfietser.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Best Caturday post I've ever seen.
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tigard-stripes.bsky.social @tigard-stripes.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Great thread about biking to get groceries here in PDX! 👀
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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
I very much enjoy comparing dog competition judges to cat ones because I have yet to see a single cat judge that isn’t totally and completely nonserious.
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ToonHive @toonhive.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
97 years ago today, ‘The Skeleton Dance’ released in theaters.
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C. Bukowski @thishurt.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Television used to MEAN something in this country. 🧐
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It's Pipes, Mum! Pipes is here! @scriblit.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
The Amidala talking to Anakin meme. 
1st panel, Anakin asks 'do you like plums?'
2nd panel, Amidala says 'yeah, I'm actually saving some for breakfast'
3rd panel, Anakin stares
4th panel, Amidala looks horrified
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Wabi Sabi For Costco Frankenstein Heads @wabisabi4robots.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Werner Herzog with a word balloon
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Haus of Decline @hausofdecline.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Bob Dylan says "smoke weed, you fuckin putz." Ringo says "please no Bob Dylan, I just want me alcohol." John Lennon says "c'mon Ringo. Don't be a pussy." Ringo says "Paul... back me up on this." Paul says "no, John's right. You're being a huge pussy right now." George stands there, silent."
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Liℤℤy Kodpuak née Acid Lich (can’t spell sheaves without she) @acidlich.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Fun fact the dark crystal is also free to watch on YouTube atm
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Liℤℤy Kodpuak née Acid Lich (can’t spell sheaves without she) @acidlich.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Labyrinth btw is available for free on YouTube
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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I hate that we have let the nastiest racists on earth define and redefine our language. From "woke" to "DEI." Trump's policies are not anti-DEI. They are racist. US firms did not abandon DEI policies. They fired competent black women in droves on the basis of race and sex.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 13/08/2026
Scientist Explains Microplastics Can’t Hurt You Because They Are Actually Very Small
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Slideshare Gems @goodslides.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
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InfoWars @realinfowars.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Sometimes you just need to say, "Help is on the way, dear."
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Haus of Decline @hausofdecline.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
At a Harsh noise show... A sparse crowd gathers around two angry performing men in sunglasses. One is at a table with decks and another is kneeling on the floor screaming into a bunch of pedals. An old woman comes in with a plate of crudites. She asks one of the audience members "do you want any snacks?" The audience member says "yoooo, thanks ma." He continues, "also, thanks for letting us host Fistula God in the basement." His mom says pleasantly "I love your friends. They're so creative."
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feef @feefal.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I remember thinking spiders were gross, til one day I realized it’s kinda rude to dislike a lil guy just cause of excessive limbs🤔
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feef @feefal.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
i like bugs not because they’re cute, but because it makes me better than those who don’t
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Osho Socks @elsangito.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
[de la soul] It’s just me my flaps and i
the back of a modded pickup truck with comically large mudflaps that together say ‘ask me about my mudflaps’ but really just have ‘ask about mud’ on the left flap and ‘me my flaps’ on the right flap
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Slideshare Gems @goodslides.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
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ko² @foxgirl.systems · 25/07/2026
20-something starting a band (2006): "ahhh duuude we gotta call it SEX HEADACHE" 20-something starting a band (2016): "oh. hm! how about: 'Willow Prism'. beautiful." 20-something starting a band (2026): "ahhh duuude we gotta call it SEX HEADACHE"
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Freya Holmér @freya.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
movement in non-euclidean quaternionic space
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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 20/07/2026
how is this supposed to make me feel | patreon.com/lubchansky
PANEL 1: MATTIE is talking to a FRIEND.
FRIEND: AND THEN I WAS LIKE, OH MY GOD! THIS IS JUST LIKE WHEN GEMINI THE CAT–
MATTIE: –OK. I'M REALLY SORRY.

PANEL 2: MATTIE rubs her eyes.
MATTIE: OUTSIDE OF YOU REFERENCING A BOOK FOR CHILDREN IN EVERYDAY ADULT LIFE, YOU HAVE TO KNOW AT THIS POINT THAT THE AUTHOR OF THE "SPOT VOYAGER: DOG ASTRONAUT" SERIES HAS BEEN USING HER WEALTH TO DESTROY LIVES. MINE, SPECIFICALLY.

PANEL 3: Over the shoulder shot of MATTIE, who stares at the FRIEND, arms outstretched. From behind Mattie, two GOONS approach, wearing space helmets and big dog paws.
FRIEND: YEAH, THAT'S WHY I DON'T BUY ANY OF HER STUFF. BUT WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO, NOT BRING IT UP? THE SERIES IS BELOVED!

PANEL: Same shot, MATTIE is being dragged off. The FRIEND puts a finger on his chin.
FRIEND: WOW… THIS IS JUST LIKE THAT ONE PART IN THE FIFTH BOOK.
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Slideshare Gems @goodslides.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
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sailor mercury @sailorhg.com · 15/07/2026
just saw a truck drive over the barrier that was set up to prevent vehicles from being in the bike lane in order to park in the bike lane 🙃
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