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thank you @hergaiety for another portrait commission!

check upthread if you too would like a pixel portrait such as this!

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I want to do something extremely difficult in the face of indifferent wilderness. I want to do the hardest thing I am capable of, mentally and physically, in a cathedral of mountains that will remain unchanged while I grow old and turn to dust. I cannot explain this.

North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail by Scott Jurek, Jenny Jurek
This is a memoir of #vegan ultrarunner Jurek's attempt to break the speed record for running the Trail.
goodreads.com/book/show/342198
@bookstodon #memoir #wfpb #veganuary

do not open lizard inside 

also the land mullets are finally back!! jojo took these photos of this big unit that was hanging around

haven’t seen one for a few months, i think they’ve been off having their babies

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i used to write for hackaday! between 2019 and 2021 i got to write daily articles, plus some longer features! it was my first (and so far only) writing gig so it was quite daunting as a tech-first person and i'm really proud of the work i've done

hackaday.com/author/erinpinhei

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Enough is enough. In 2023 I'm gonna need a new album from either Boards of Canada or Massive Attack.

[typing into iOS spotlight]

Me: 1
iOS: oh you must want @1Password

Me: 1P
iOS: yep, definitely 1Password

Me: 1Pa
iOS: 1 Pascal is equal to 0.0003 inches of mercury

About me:

1) I’m trans and sapphic
2) I have lycanthropy
3) I was born to write
4) I love to run
5) I’m dumb as shit
6) I’m doing my best

Are you a person who was around in, or knows a lot about, 1970s/1980s fandoms? I'm working on a project about spoilers and want to learn more about early uses of the term in its modern sense. I'm reading Usenet archives; do you have memories of earlier emergent uses? Please share! Non-fandom memories and leads also welcome, of course.

autism brain goof 

i need a special vest that's like a combination of the the ones they put on dogs who don't like to be pet, and the ones they put on dogs who hate thunder and fireworks. Except that it's adjustable to fit a human woman or a 7.5-foot werewolf, and it says "AUTISTIC OVERLOAD / DO NOT INTERACT"

I like it here better than the other place. it feels more like the internet I liked. A big house, rooms full of strange interesting people, and I get to wander around, observing, learning, enjoying

The Furby source code is public and heavily commented. For example, it turns the microphone off when the motors are running.
archive.org/details/furby-sour

Today, in grotesque mimicry of Trump's failed coup on January 6, 2021, far-right supporters of previous Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro invaded the National Congress in Brasilia.

Across the world, the far right and fascists are attempting to build the capacity to seize power by force.

Background on the situation in Brazil:

crimethinc.com/BrazilElection2

Relying on the state to prevent the far right from coming to power will only strengthen the institutions that they hope to wield against us:

crimethinc.com/January6

Billionaires and their far-right supporters are attempting to gentrify the concept of revolt itself. We must not let them appropriate or discredit the idea of rebellion:

crimethinc.com/RealAnarchy

webgbcam is a web toy built with pure javascript and HTML5 canvas to simulate a Game Boy Camera! it works on both desktop and mobile, and you can add a PWA to your phone's homescreen to use it offline!

maple.pet/webgbcam/

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