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Austin Huang ❤️
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#ComputerScience #masters student + #FOSS contributor + #mastoadmin, from #Shanghai to #Montreal to #NYC. I quibble on #SliceOfLife, #tech, and #policies. Account […]

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Can there be a #Password #hashing algorithm that considers the distance between each character key on a keyboard (of some specific layout, say QWERTY)? The difficulty of hitting the correct character on a small 26-key on-screen keyboard on my phone is making me think whether we should have a […]
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November 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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seshpenguin.social.sineware.ca.ap.brid.gy
Shout out to WiiLink for letting me order Pizza from a Wii (using a japanese exclusive Wii Channel, Demae Channel)
Wii Menu launch screening showing “Food Channel, service by Dominos” and a pictogram of a person holding a bowl Food channel main screen, with delivery address details, and buttons including “Order history” and a large button “Order with a picture of a yum emoji with fork and spoon Confirm order page - Hawaiian Pizza and Alfredo Pasta The wii sitting next to two dominos boxes and a diet coke bottle
November 9, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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patioboater.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
#mosstodon, I found your car!

November 8, 2025. ECC Cars & Coffee, Northville, Michigan.

#car #cars #weirdcarmastodon #michigan
A Honda Accord covered in Astroturf: front view. A Honda Accord covered in Astroturf: interior view. A Honda Accord covered in Astroturf: front left view.
November 8, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Kinda cringe to use old #microsoftoffice #wordart to represent the 70s...

#montreal
Poster says: LA SOCIÉTÉ HISTORIQUE DE SAINT-HENRI PRÉSENTE L'EXPOSITION Les années 70 [in the orange diagonal WordArt] Du 24 octobre au 30 novembre 2025 Au 521 de la Place Saint- Henri (en haut des pompiers) Heures d'ouverture: du vendredi au dimanche de 11 h à 17 h along with two black-and-white pictures of people dancing. The poster is attached to a pole with a "yield to pedestrian" sign on a sidewalk.
November 1, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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My last outing for my (last) week back in #montreal was again at Lola Rosa (except it was not due to dietary restrictions this time, but rather laziness to pick places). There was a loud group of 7~8 people near the windows so my friend and I had to rely on […]

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Chili dish, described on menu as "Ground seitan, mixed beans, tomatoes, onions and peppers, garnished with queso, green onions, garlic sautéed corn mix, coriander and lime, served with basmati rice and corn chips." Corn chips can be seen separately on the table. A poiscamole sauce was ordered; it is next to the chili. A water glass and a can of kombucha can be seen in the background.
October 31, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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timrichards.aus.social.ap.brid.gy
"Attention passengers: do not board the freight train with its enormous rolls of steel on Platform 2."

#melbourne cc @daniel
Freight train at passenger platform.
October 31, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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xyla.zip
a girl walking with wired headphones on right behind her, there's a dj mixing some music, with her headphone wire going straight to his controller
September 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Went to @foulab watching a friend tinkering with their devices... I was not (nor am I generally) prepared to do anything hands-on in a #hackerspace so I decided to take a few shots of their little #retrocomputing museum.

#montreal #computer #Commodore #photography
Macintosh Plus, with a keyboard and a mouse. Part of the keyboard of a Wang PC. A few floppy disks (in covers) can be seen on top. Part of the keyboard of a Commodore 128. A user manual and a video game software box can be seen in the background. Apple IIe computer, with two Apple disk drives and a monitor branded "Pulser" on top of it.
October 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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About to step into an SDE job interview... Wish me luck!
October 21, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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eichkat3r.hessen.social.ap.brid.gy
oh signal funktioniert nicht weil AWS down ist

na gut ich hab ja noch mastodon

das ist dezentral auf hetzner gehostet
October 20, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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One recent self-cooked #meal that I liked is rotini #pasta with bell peppers, celery, mushrooms and chicken breast, topped with alfredo sauce and laoganma sauce. The sauces are doing most of the work here: spicy on creamy is... an interesting taste, to be honest. #food
On a pan is a plate of rotini pasta with bell peppers, celery, mushrooms and chicken breast, topped with alfredo sauce.
October 14, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Touching grass at the #brooklyn #botanicgarden...

(#alt4me because I don't have a record of flower names)

#silentsunday #photography #newyorkcity #nyc #nature #bee
A bee flying amongst white daisies. A bee flying amongst some purple flowers. Some fluffy purple flower. Red flower in contrast to sun shining the floor behind.
October 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Perhaps I should be a bit less greedy with the portion size (and the veggie size)... But the meal is quite succulent, despite the difficulty to, y'know, handle it physically (with chopsticks)...

(This is Ippudo @ East Village.)

#food #ramen
A bowl of ramen with some tonkotsu and plenty of bean stalks on top.
September 27, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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niaco.yiff.life.ap.brid.gy
my doctor will get a $50 tip on their copay if they can perform the visit in fucking esperanto
a hospital check-in's preferred language selector. Esperanto is an option.
September 26, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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Anyone got any tips to make #curry thicker (like a sauce instead of a soup)? Is it just a matter of adding less water? (For the record I cooked the beef then have the broth + curry slow cooked for 2 hours...)

(Yes, I know putting #pasta in a curry #soup does not […]

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Soup curry with beef, potatoes, broccoli and macaroni.
September 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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It's @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social 's #bus festival! It looks more natural when they're being driven on the road than being stationary at the plaza (with tons of people)...

#publictransport #nyc #newyorkcity #photography #streetphotography
NYCTA bus #5227 (a GM New Look - the last bus to not have a wheelchair lift; white with a blue stripe as the old MTA livery) passes in front of the tobacco warehouse. A woman and a child sits in one of the carved out windows on the brick wall. Interior of NYCTA bus #5227. People sitting on the long seats in the front half of the bus. NYCTA bus #9098 (first NYC bus with sliding windows; mint green and dark green with a red stripe) passes through the streets of DUMBO. Front pictured. Fifth Avenue Coach Company bus #3100 (first bus with A/C in the US) passes in the foreground of the brick walls of the Tobacco Warehouse. Pedestrians (as if they're waiting for the bus) are seen on the other side of the bus. The bus has a green & yellow livery with the words "Go the Motor Coach Way - Air Conditioned" on the side of the roof.
September 22, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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jack.cab
Jack5079 requested a review from Copilot yesterday Copilot left a comment: Copilot encountered an error and was unable to review this pull request. You can try again by re-requesting a review. This code is ass. Session Terminated.
September 16, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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Bit of a slop meal, tastes good though. #groundbeef with tofu, mushroom, shrimp & veggies, plus sriracha sauce (which is probably doing a lot of work here). #food
A bowl of ground beef with tofu, mushroom, shrimp & veggies (bell pepper, squash, etc.) placed on a table towel with flowery patterns.
September 15, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Given recent events, I think #mastoadmin's should rethink about strategies to respond to restrictions, or calls of restrictions, from governments (of any country) and public figures on #speech affecting local users. Quite frankly I dislike how some admins laugh them off or resort to only moral […]
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September 14, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Remade my #website: https://austinhuang.me

I guess it's a more modern take of the neocities stuff: plain and a bit professional (I don't like noisy visuals), but still tries to be playful in some places. Suggestions welcome!

I also have a 88x31 now (on the "links" page). Links welcome!
Hello, I'm Austin Huang!
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September 13, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Heard from radio that the Dubai gold #scam is apparently a recurring thing (and has victimized people). Looked up online and it's all over the place on Reddit... Anyway, I actually encountered that at Tribeca once, where a guy pulled up with his family (a wife and 2 kids) in a Florida-plate […]
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September 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Now that I'm once again living alone, I should think about #mealplanning. I have a variety of noodles and pasta, and I would love to #askfedi on some suggestions on things (fried or in soup both OK) to cook with that goes well with noodles. Standalone dishes are also okay! I do have a pressure […]
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September 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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For someone who struggles to make quick decisions between food that is presented to you (by someone on a #dimsum pushcart, no less), Cantonese afternoon tea (ie. "yum cha") could not be more stressful... Besides I'm kinda used to "one main meal + some sides" format, while dimsum is, by […]
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September 1, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Companies: if you want a system design #interview, then ask me what parts and considerations are needed to implement a complex platform, not asking me to code a LRU cache just because it is under "system design" in #leetcode...

Honestly, in the age of #ai, if you think regurgitating the top 500 […]
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August 29, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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A #question for #backend #caching people: I want to cache (with Redis) a search query (let's say PostgreSQL) in two parts, the first being a list of object IDs matching the query, and the second being each objects by ID, so that the latter part can be reused by other parts of the application […]
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August 21, 2025 at 12:03 PM