Darrell
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November 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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i bet I'd be a really good philosopher if i was smart
November 14, 2025 at 2:59 AM
i bet I'd be a really good philosopher if i was smart
Send me 12 cents worth of Tari and I'll tell you a joke.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Send me 12 cents worth of Tari and I'll tell you a joke.
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I made the jump from Fedora to Arch and I'm very favorably impressed. What level of nerd is this?
October 29, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I made the jump from Fedora to Arch and I'm very favorably impressed. What level of nerd is this?
@jonathancoulton.bsky.social saw it coming the whole time. #futuresoon
October 23, 2025 at 11:17 AM
@jonathancoulton.bsky.social saw it coming the whole time. #futuresoon
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If the end of windows 10 is making you switch to Linux, good news: recompiling the kernel can now be done *without* blood sacrifice. They patched that out like a decade ago. No blood sacrifice needed.
You will merely have to give up a cherished memory, though.
You will merely have to give up a cherished memory, though.
October 12, 2025 at 2:09 AM
If the end of windows 10 is making you switch to Linux, good news: recompiling the kernel can now be done *without* blood sacrifice. They patched that out like a decade ago. No blood sacrifice needed.
You will merely have to give up a cherished memory, though.
You will merely have to give up a cherished memory, though.
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🧵 MC Escher (1898-1972) pushed graphic art to superb heights. Despite the originality & fascination of his work, the Dutch draughtsman has only been recognised as a great artist since his passing. Drawing (1948) [1]
September 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
🧵 MC Escher (1898-1972) pushed graphic art to superb heights. Despite the originality & fascination of his work, the Dutch draughtsman has only been recognised as a great artist since his passing. Drawing (1948) [1]
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Beverly Cleary's fictional third grader with an adopted dog named Ribsy made his debut in 1950. Cleary was praised for writing simple, humorous stories that kids wanted to read.
Happy 75th birthday to Henry Huggins, Ramona Quimby's big-kid neighbor
Beverly Cleary's fictional third grader with an adopted dog named Ribsy made his debut in 1950. Cleary was praised for writing simple, humorous stories that kids wanted to read.
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September 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Beverly Cleary's fictional third grader with an adopted dog named Ribsy made his debut in 1950. Cleary was praised for writing simple, humorous stories that kids wanted to read.
Using one photo already on your phone, what is the announcement tomorrow at 2?
September 2, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Using one photo already on your phone, what is the announcement tomorrow at 2?
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"PhD-level experts in your back pocket" is a completely nonsensical description of AI but a pretty good description of social media if you follow the right people
August 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM
"PhD-level experts in your back pocket" is a completely nonsensical description of AI but a pretty good description of social media if you follow the right people
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When a dog is staring off, people assume it’s a ghost and not that they’ve just got a stone cold ponderer on their hands
August 3, 2025 at 12:55 AM
When a dog is staring off, people assume it’s a ghost and not that they’ve just got a stone cold ponderer on their hands
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Calling in old radio song requests
August 1, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Calling in old radio song requests
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COLBERT: You warned everyone…he would prosecute political enemies, cut Medicaid, alienate our allies, give tax cuts to the rich. I know you're not here to say 'I told you so' but would you like to?
HARRIS: You're correct. I did predict a lot of that. But what I did not predict was the capitulation.
HARRIS: You're correct. I did predict a lot of that. But what I did not predict was the capitulation.
August 1, 2025 at 12:06 PM
COLBERT: You warned everyone…he would prosecute political enemies, cut Medicaid, alienate our allies, give tax cuts to the rich. I know you're not here to say 'I told you so' but would you like to?
HARRIS: You're correct. I did predict a lot of that. But what I did not predict was the capitulation.
HARRIS: You're correct. I did predict a lot of that. But what I did not predict was the capitulation.
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“The president cut your health care so he could build himself a golden ballroom” is a pretty easy message to sell
July 31, 2025 at 11:55 PM
“The president cut your health care so he could build himself a golden ballroom” is a pretty easy message to sell
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Well, I'll be damned.
It's royalty free and there's already six, generic manufacturers lined up.
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It's royalty free and there's already six, generic manufacturers lined up.
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The first 100% effective HIV prevention drug is approved and going global
An epidemic that's been sustained for 44 years might finally be quelled, with the milestone approval of the first HIV drug that offers 100% protection with its twice-yearly injections. It's a landmark...
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July 27, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Well, I'll be damned.
It's royalty free and there's already six, generic manufacturers lined up.
newatlas.com/infectious-d...
It's royalty free and there's already six, generic manufacturers lined up.
newatlas.com/infectious-d...
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The nice thing about Monday morning *cries in shower* is the sinking reality that your dreams are still out of reach *puts on suit* please god make it stop *grabs car keys* when will it end *merges into traffic* I hated childhood and somehow still miss it
July 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The nice thing about Monday morning *cries in shower* is the sinking reality that your dreams are still out of reach *puts on suit* please god make it stop *grabs car keys* when will it end *merges into traffic* I hated childhood and somehow still miss it
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Barbara Stanwyck and Gary Cooper in Howard Hawks' BALL OF FIRE (1941).
It's on Kanopy and Hoopla (free with a library card) if you'd like to celebrate Stanwyck's birthday. #FilmSky #Streaming
It's on Kanopy and Hoopla (free with a library card) if you'd like to celebrate Stanwyck's birthday. #FilmSky #Streaming
July 17, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Barbara Stanwyck and Gary Cooper in Howard Hawks' BALL OF FIRE (1941).
It's on Kanopy and Hoopla (free with a library card) if you'd like to celebrate Stanwyck's birthday. #FilmSky #Streaming
It's on Kanopy and Hoopla (free with a library card) if you'd like to celebrate Stanwyck's birthday. #FilmSky #Streaming
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INVENTOR OF FIREWORKS: [super drunk] what if we celebrated winning wars with one another by waging war *eyes narrow* against the sky
July 2, 2025 at 5:17 AM
INVENTOR OF FIREWORKS: [super drunk] what if we celebrated winning wars with one another by waging war *eyes narrow* against the sky
Linux, why do you insist on starting with Number Lock off? What in God‘s name are people doing with their keypad other than typing numbers on it?
June 27, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Linux, why do you insist on starting with Number Lock off? What in God‘s name are people doing with their keypad other than typing numbers on it?
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my therapist ended session by saying I needed to spend the next 20-30 minutes to “do a system reset” so that’s a good thing right
June 25, 2025 at 8:44 PM
my therapist ended session by saying I needed to spend the next 20-30 minutes to “do a system reset” so that’s a good thing right
Update. I no longer drink coffee. Please like me anyway.
I drink coffee. Please like me.
June 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Update. I no longer drink coffee. Please like me anyway.
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It’s my day and I’ll cry if I want to.
June 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
It’s my day and I’ll cry if I want to.
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Happy Father’s Day, you hairy progenitors you
June 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Happy Father’s Day, you hairy progenitors you
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I can’t explain it but I feel like the laugh react is what got us here
June 9, 2025 at 8:53 AM
I can’t explain it but I feel like the laugh react is what got us here