Andy Gates
@andygates.bsky.social
Grizzled sysadmin, factory refurbished.
He/him.
He/him.
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for the record i am NOT recommending to share this as it would be a violation of the glorious leader's authority
February 17, 2026 at 12:39 PM
for the record i am NOT recommending to share this as it would be a violation of the glorious leader's authority
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Yall, I still got two slots open and I NEED to fill them asap
ITS THAT TIME AGAIN! Business has been rough as hell, but I gotta eat n pay the bills. I'VE GOT THREE (3) COMMISSION SLOTS OPEN AND I GOTTA GET 'EM ALL FILLED!
Reply or DM me if you wanna pick one up!
Reply or DM me if you wanna pick one up!
February 17, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Yall, I still got two slots open and I NEED to fill them asap
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Pancake expert here. The annual rush to harvest pancakes on a single day has extremely deleterious effects on the local pancake ecosystem. By all means pick a few pancakes for your own use, but please leave some on the bush so that it can recover in its own time.
February 17, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Pancake expert here. The annual rush to harvest pancakes on a single day has extremely deleterious effects on the local pancake ecosystem. By all means pick a few pancakes for your own use, but please leave some on the bush so that it can recover in its own time.
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Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
February 16, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
Good deadlift session. Muscle memory is coming back!
February 16, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Good deadlift session. Muscle memory is coming back!
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video games give you amazing opportunities to do things you can never do in real life
PC Building Simulator 2 coming to PS5/Xbox Series on Feb 26th www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qV3...
February 16, 2026 at 3:10 PM
video games give you amazing opportunities to do things you can never do in real life
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Wanna be a noble Green Shield Druid like Gruff?
Wanna explore a world of hot dragons?
Wanna see the consequences if you jam a load of messed up magic metal into your body?
Wanna get your fortune told by the Clever Toad?
Do you enjoy the world we're exploring every Sunday? Bring it to your table!
Wanna explore a world of hot dragons?
Wanna see the consequences if you jam a load of messed up magic metal into your body?
Wanna get your fortune told by the Clever Toad?
Do you enjoy the world we're exploring every Sunday? Bring it to your table!
IT'S HERE! Our Kickstarter for the Altheya Campaign Book is NOW LIVE and already hit two stretch goals! Get stuck in, and grab your free Clever Toad coin while the project is still in Early Bird mode!
🔗 www.rollandplaypress.com/hr-altheya
🔗 www.rollandplaypress.com/hr-altheya
February 16, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Wanna be a noble Green Shield Druid like Gruff?
Wanna explore a world of hot dragons?
Wanna see the consequences if you jam a load of messed up magic metal into your body?
Wanna get your fortune told by the Clever Toad?
Do you enjoy the world we're exploring every Sunday? Bring it to your table!
Wanna explore a world of hot dragons?
Wanna see the consequences if you jam a load of messed up magic metal into your body?
Wanna get your fortune told by the Clever Toad?
Do you enjoy the world we're exploring every Sunday? Bring it to your table!
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mom they’re roasting the US economy on mastodon again
February 16, 2026 at 7:37 AM
mom they’re roasting the US economy on mastodon again
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"From the moment I understood the weakness of my flesh, it disgusted me. I craved the strength and certainty of steel. I aspired to the purity of the blessed machine."
February 1, 2026 at 6:00 PM
"From the moment I understood the weakness of my flesh, it disgusted me. I craved the strength and certainty of steel. I aspired to the purity of the blessed machine."
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When researchers stimulated cells to produce a protein that helps tardigrades survive extreme environments, the tissue showed much LESS DNA DAMAGE after radiation treatment.
The study has been published in Nature. YES, it is PEER-REVIEWED. 🧪
• www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The study has been published in Nature. YES, it is PEER-REVIEWED. 🧪
• www.nature.com/articles/s41...
February 13, 2026 at 5:04 PM
When researchers stimulated cells to produce a protein that helps tardigrades survive extreme environments, the tissue showed much LESS DNA DAMAGE after radiation treatment.
The study has been published in Nature. YES, it is PEER-REVIEWED. 🧪
• www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The study has been published in Nature. YES, it is PEER-REVIEWED. 🧪
• www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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At least 12 WI groups are closing or considering closure after the organisation barred transgender women from membership.
Members say more groups are likely to close, and that the federation’s decision has opened up a toxic, traditionalist culture that will deter younger women from joining.
Members say more groups are likely to close, and that the federation’s decision has opened up a toxic, traditionalist culture that will deter younger women from joining.
‘Carnage of concern and upset’: Women’s Institute groups close after transgender ban
Members warn NFWI decision has opened up toxic culture that deters younger women from joining
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:53 PM
At least 12 WI groups are closing or considering closure after the organisation barred transgender women from membership.
Members say more groups are likely to close, and that the federation’s decision has opened up a toxic, traditionalist culture that will deter younger women from joining.
Members say more groups are likely to close, and that the federation’s decision has opened up a toxic, traditionalist culture that will deter younger women from joining.
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Relooted Is A Big Black Middle Finger To History Controlled By White People:
Relooted Review: A Thrilling Heist Game Turns Crime Into Justice
Hear me out, what if it doesn’t belong in a museum?
kotaku.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Relooted Is A Big Black Middle Finger To History Controlled By White People:
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Historically I was encouraging people to feel able to disclose LGB & T status on equality monitoring forms along with other queer orgs.
But it's not safe any more and has not been safe for some time.
It needs cis and straight allies to refuse to engage with these Qs as well: "prefer not to say"
But it's not safe any more and has not been safe for some time.
It needs cis and straight allies to refuse to engage with these Qs as well: "prefer not to say"
Bring asked for my 'legal sex' on an equality monitoring form for a job application and absolutely refusing to tick that box lads, as should you.
My 'legal sex' was established by the fact I had a vulva when I was born. That's it. That is the extent of the rigorous science here lol.
My 'legal sex' was established by the fact I had a vulva when I was born. That's it. That is the extent of the rigorous science here lol.
February 14, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Historically I was encouraging people to feel able to disclose LGB & T status on equality monitoring forms along with other queer orgs.
But it's not safe any more and has not been safe for some time.
It needs cis and straight allies to refuse to engage with these Qs as well: "prefer not to say"
But it's not safe any more and has not been safe for some time.
It needs cis and straight allies to refuse to engage with these Qs as well: "prefer not to say"
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You may laugh, but the Macbeths are a much better role model for a marriage than Romeo and Juliet. They discuss their problems (killing the king of Scotland), share their hobbies (killing the king of Scotland), and resolve their conflicts (by killing the king of Scotland).
February 13, 2026 at 5:09 PM
You may laugh, but the Macbeths are a much better role model for a marriage than Romeo and Juliet. They discuss their problems (killing the king of Scotland), share their hobbies (killing the king of Scotland), and resolve their conflicts (by killing the king of Scotland).
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Roses are red,
But that's not quite true,
They absorb every wavelength of the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum,
*Except* for that hue.
But that's not quite true,
They absorb every wavelength of the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum,
*Except* for that hue.
February 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Roses are red,
But that's not quite true,
They absorb every wavelength of the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum,
*Except* for that hue.
But that's not quite true,
They absorb every wavelength of the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum,
*Except* for that hue.
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it's 2026. PC Gamer is doing journalism while actual news outlets post more transphobia. a sandwich costs $16 or five easy payments of $5 with SandoLoan
Oh, good: Discord's age verification rollout has ties to Palantir co-founder and panopticon architect Peter Thiel
Discord is "experimenting" with an age authentication vendor whose major investors include Thiel's Founders Fund.
www.pcgamer.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:37 AM
it's 2026. PC Gamer is doing journalism while actual news outlets post more transphobia. a sandwich costs $16 or five easy payments of $5 with SandoLoan
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By the power invested in me, I hearby proclaim this woman, "White Woman of Next Month!"
(sorry, you cant have February.)
Not all heroes wear blue jeans
(sorry, you cant have February.)
Not all heroes wear blue jeans
February 13, 2026 at 2:51 PM
By the power invested in me, I hearby proclaim this woman, "White Woman of Next Month!"
(sorry, you cant have February.)
Not all heroes wear blue jeans
(sorry, you cant have February.)
Not all heroes wear blue jeans
*helps random short athlete reach the top rack of weight*
I'm useful!
I'm useful!
February 13, 2026 at 4:43 PM
*helps random short athlete reach the top rack of weight*
I'm useful!
I'm useful!
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What do other experts think about O’Shea’s comments?
“He’s wrong on this” – Chris Stark (full iv soon)
“Outlandish” – Andrew Sissons
“That is, uh, bullish” – Adam Bell
“A few odd assumptions and you can concoct any scenario” – another energy firm
3/4
“He’s wrong on this” – Chris Stark (full iv soon)
“Outlandish” – Andrew Sissons
“That is, uh, bullish” – Adam Bell
“A few odd assumptions and you can concoct any scenario” – another energy firm
3/4
February 13, 2026 at 10:08 AM
What do other experts think about O’Shea’s comments?
“He’s wrong on this” – Chris Stark (full iv soon)
“Outlandish” – Andrew Sissons
“That is, uh, bullish” – Adam Bell
“A few odd assumptions and you can concoct any scenario” – another energy firm
3/4
“He’s wrong on this” – Chris Stark (full iv soon)
“Outlandish” – Andrew Sissons
“That is, uh, bullish” – Adam Bell
“A few odd assumptions and you can concoct any scenario” – another energy firm
3/4
Electric #vanlife: quick cheap reversible conversion on a Kia PV5. I'm having pangs, PANGS I say, from Big Red. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo7z...
This EV Is Basically a Campervan (Heater, Inverter, Bed!)
YouTube video by Combe Valley Campers
www.youtube.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Electric #vanlife: quick cheap reversible conversion on a Kia PV5. I'm having pangs, PANGS I say, from Big Red. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo7z...
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It is very clear just from the graph, and the spikes on the graph, that the anti-trans panic is literally just the Epstein class throwing chaff whenever they feel threatened.
Like you can literally see the Johnny Depp trial, in the spikes of transphobic garbage.
Like you can literally see the Johnny Depp trial, in the spikes of transphobic garbage.
February 12, 2026 at 9:39 PM
It is very clear just from the graph, and the spikes on the graph, that the anti-trans panic is literally just the Epstein class throwing chaff whenever they feel threatened.
Like you can literally see the Johnny Depp trial, in the spikes of transphobic garbage.
Like you can literally see the Johnny Depp trial, in the spikes of transphobic garbage.
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Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
February 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick