🌍 Duncan Kimpton 🛠️
@dgkimpton.bsky.social
High performance UI developer in C# & C++.
Passions include space, massage, tech, woodworking, sci-fi, etc.
Solving a good problem well is everything 😎
He/Him
Passions include space, massage, tech, woodworking, sci-fi, etc.
Solving a good problem well is everything 😎
He/Him
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What do you get if you divide the circumference of a pumpkin by its diameter?
Pumpkin pi
Pumpkin pi
November 29, 2025 at 7:31 AM
What do you get if you divide the circumference of a pumpkin by its diameter?
Pumpkin pi
Pumpkin pi
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We’ve come full circle 😂🤦♀️
September 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
We’ve come full circle 😂🤦♀️
Does MetaAI need agreement from both(all) parties in a conversation in order to read a chat? Or can a single member share everyone else's comments with it?
August 11, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Does MetaAI need agreement from both(all) parties in a conversation in order to read a chat? Or can a single member share everyone else's comments with it?
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Only alternative is that there is an explosion in innovation powered by the new tech, which will create enough new jobs to fill void.
However, world is already advancing too quick for many (cf social media), so an even faster acceleration will disorientate most people.
However, world is already advancing too quick for many (cf social media), so an even faster acceleration will disorientate most people.
August 11, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Only alternative is that there is an explosion in innovation powered by the new tech, which will create enough new jobs to fill void.
However, world is already advancing too quick for many (cf social media), so an even faster acceleration will disorientate most people.
However, world is already advancing too quick for many (cf social media), so an even faster acceleration will disorientate most people.
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In short: Capitalism is on a path to succeed to the point that it no longer benefits the overwhelming majority of the population.
Either we prepare for that (UBI), or we’ll see mass unrest in society. And we currently seem very bad at preparing for things.
Either we prepare for that (UBI), or we’ll see mass unrest in society. And we currently seem very bad at preparing for things.
August 11, 2025 at 7:22 AM
In short: Capitalism is on a path to succeed to the point that it no longer benefits the overwhelming majority of the population.
Either we prepare for that (UBI), or we’ll see mass unrest in society. And we currently seem very bad at preparing for things.
Either we prepare for that (UBI), or we’ll see mass unrest in society. And we currently seem very bad at preparing for things.
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Dear Prime member, we have great news! We're adding advertisements to Prime Video starting January 29th! Even greater news, you can pay us an additional $2.99 to remove them. This ensures our management can afford yachts which can't fit under any bridges. Material excess for the win!
December 27, 2023 at 4:15 PM
Dear Prime member, we have great news! We're adding advertisements to Prime Video starting January 29th! Even greater news, you can pay us an additional $2.99 to remove them. This ensures our management can afford yachts which can't fit under any bridges. Material excess for the win!
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Hahaha. Our mobile network is, seemingly, down so I went to report the problem. Reporting it requires logging in. Logging in requires a 2fa SMS. SMS requires a mobile network. Ooops. Well done @odidonederland.bsky.social on ensuring they will never hear about network issues 😂
June 17, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Hahaha. Our mobile network is, seemingly, down so I went to report the problem. Reporting it requires logging in. Logging in requires a 2fa SMS. SMS requires a mobile network. Ooops. Well done @odidonederland.bsky.social on ensuring they will never hear about network issues 😂
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TANK vs TESLA
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
May 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
TANK vs TESLA
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
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Congrats to SpaceLogistics and Intelsat for the successful completion of the first commercial satellite life extension mission!
2 private satellites undock after pioneering life-extension mission
Northrop Grumman’s MEV-1 completes its five-year mission with IS-901, marking a milestone in commercial satellite servicing.
www.space.com
April 18, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Congrats to SpaceLogistics and Intelsat for the successful completion of the first commercial satellite life extension mission!
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The problem with most machine-based random number generators is that they’re not TRULY random, so if you need genuine randomness it is sometimes necessary to link your code to an external random process like a physical noise source or the current rate of US tariffs on a given country.
April 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The problem with most machine-based random number generators is that they’re not TRULY random, so if you need genuine randomness it is sometimes necessary to link your code to an external random process like a physical noise source or the current rate of US tariffs on a given country.
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For veterans of the Eurozone crisis, this is quite incredible - today Greece has a lower borrowing cost than both the UK and the US for their 10 year bonds.
I had to check, all of the previous so called 'PIIGS' (Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece, Spain) have lower borrowing costs than the US today.
I had to check, all of the previous so called 'PIIGS' (Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece, Spain) have lower borrowing costs than the US today.
April 9, 2025 at 11:31 AM
For veterans of the Eurozone crisis, this is quite incredible - today Greece has a lower borrowing cost than both the UK and the US for their 10 year bonds.
I had to check, all of the previous so called 'PIIGS' (Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece, Spain) have lower borrowing costs than the US today.
I had to check, all of the previous so called 'PIIGS' (Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece, Spain) have lower borrowing costs than the US today.
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Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
April 9, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
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Took the shell off my racing snail this weekend.
Thought it might speed him up.
If anything, it made him more sluggish.
Thought it might speed him up.
If anything, it made him more sluggish.
March 15, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Took the shell off my racing snail this weekend.
Thought it might speed him up.
If anything, it made him more sluggish.
Thought it might speed him up.
If anything, it made him more sluggish.
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I have been doing entirely too much earnest posting about deep things recently, I need to do a proper thread about hippo testicles or something just to keep myself sane.
Oh by the way hippos have migratory testicles.
Oh by the way hippos have migratory testicles.
a statue of a hippopotamus with its mouth open and teeth showing .
Alt: A hippo being tossed a watermelon, which it crushes in its massive jaws.
media.tenor.com
March 12, 2025 at 5:33 AM
I have been doing entirely too much earnest posting about deep things recently, I need to do a proper thread about hippo testicles or something just to keep myself sane.
Oh by the way hippos have migratory testicles.
Oh by the way hippos have migratory testicles.
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"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."
February 28, 2025 at 9:25 PM
"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."
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So Daffy Duck finished shopping.
At the checkout he asked for a carrier bag.
The checkout girl said,
“Shall I put it on your bill?”
Daffy replied,
“Don’t be thupid. I could thuffocate.”
At the checkout he asked for a carrier bag.
The checkout girl said,
“Shall I put it on your bill?”
Daffy replied,
“Don’t be thupid. I could thuffocate.”
February 15, 2025 at 8:22 PM
So Daffy Duck finished shopping.
At the checkout he asked for a carrier bag.
The checkout girl said,
“Shall I put it on your bill?”
Daffy replied,
“Don’t be thupid. I could thuffocate.”
At the checkout he asked for a carrier bag.
The checkout girl said,
“Shall I put it on your bill?”
Daffy replied,
“Don’t be thupid. I could thuffocate.”
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THIS IS HUGE! Researchers have developed a nasal COVID-19 vaccine that BLOCKS transmission of the virus. This suggests vaccines delivered directly to the nose or mouth could play a CRITICAL role in containing the spread of respiratory infections. Phase I clinical trials HAVE BEEN APPROVED! 🧪🧵⬇️
February 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
THIS IS HUGE! Researchers have developed a nasal COVID-19 vaccine that BLOCKS transmission of the virus. This suggests vaccines delivered directly to the nose or mouth could play a CRITICAL role in containing the spread of respiratory infections. Phase I clinical trials HAVE BEEN APPROVED! 🧪🧵⬇️
I do appreciate the #DHL seasonal loading graphics in the app. It's a small touch but definitely brings a smile to my face. Good job devs.
November 30, 2024 at 3:10 PM
I do appreciate the #DHL seasonal loading graphics in the app. It's a small touch but definitely brings a smile to my face. Good job devs.