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Fun fact: each book scanned for the Internet Archive has a unique identifier, usually the title of the item, or its first 16 characters; the volume number, or 00 if there isn't one; and the first 4 characters of the author. So:

never coherently explaint anything before and frankly offended at the insinuation that i can

ok why is it that the Gorgon of all people is the one who ends up being the phoenix and not like. the dozen different bird folx. what

the only valid cryptocurrency is tokens carved with an eldritch god image

family stuff & name changes, retrospective 

i got really gorram lucky that wolverine danger was a name that runs in the family so i didn't have to alienate anyone when i picked it

on the other hand, i'd already been not on speaking terms with most of my blood for years before then

not actually sure what the difference ends up being. either i distanced myself from them and changed my name or i changed my name and distanced myself from them. would've all happened about the same time anyhow

me: character generator, generate me a character

character generator: *whir whir whir*

character generator: *chugga chugga chugga*

character generator: *whir whir whir*

character generator: *clunk*

character generator: "7"

me: ........ 🤦‍♀️

Calling strikebreakers "scabs" is extremely good and must come back

why KILL monster… when you can KISS monster…

making really distinctive and useful comparisons but only ever comparing to things that have completely unrelated homonyms

ok so it turns out if u uninstall feet it's much more difficult to walk

....i couldn't figure out if there's a way to update my name or address but i Can choose whether they send me emails in html, plaintext, or please select a email format

i have no idea why 'please select' is an option, since there's actually no way for it to Not automatically be set afaict (since it defaults to html)

*five back and forths later*
"I want to compile some code for you, what should I pass to the compiler?"
"Oh, why didn't you say so?"
[frustrated stammering]
"I got it the second time around, you're just cute when you're exasperated. :cyberheart:"

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account creation, mad at rich people 

i'm required to set up security questions and none of the options is favourite author but they have friggin "what city is your vacation home in" what the hells You Should Not Have Those people in those cities need places to Live and you should be fertilising our Gardens you fucks

also these resources are Supposed to be directed primarily at, y'know, underprivileged folks. so that's a bit sketch

kjhgfd like. do i have people call me after mythical creature? deity? bad pun? literally just a threat to your safety?? All Of The Above???

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....i just realised. i can make, like. official legal things. actually addressed with any of my Patently Absurd List of Names

literally none of this is an exaggeration, btw, aside from that probably there's some people who do actually speak those languages

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the talk about names is reminding me that my legal name is:
• at least a couple puns
• twelve fuck yous in a trenchcoat
• too long to fit in most legal forms
• multiple deities
• a handful of languages nobody speaks
• also i'm not sure i can take my Own first name seriously tbh

....i just saw someone compare a thing to the song we didn't start the fire

and then, to illustrate that comparison, set it to the tune of once in a lifetime

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