idotherock
@idotherock.bsky.social
I like some stuff. ❤️
I dislike some stuff. 👎
I make some stuff. 👩🎨
I do the rock. 🤘
#gaming #reading #comics #linux #art #writing
I dislike some stuff. 👎
I make some stuff. 👩🎨
I do the rock. 🤘
#gaming #reading #comics #linux #art #writing
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The Dutch love four-day working weeks, but are they sustainable?
The Dutch love four-day working weeks, but are they sustainable?
The Netherlands has the lowest working hours in Europe, but some say it is harming its economy.
www.bbc.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:21 AM
The Dutch love four-day working weeks, but are they sustainable?
Controversial Opinion:
More food should be “ball” shaped.
Sure we’ve got meat balls, rice balls and gum balls but where are the broccoli balls, the fruit balls and the olive balls?
You should be able to make a salad just by pouring a bunch of balls into a bowl.
More food should be “ball” shaped.
Sure we’ve got meat balls, rice balls and gum balls but where are the broccoli balls, the fruit balls and the olive balls?
You should be able to make a salad just by pouring a bunch of balls into a bowl.
February 10, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Controversial Opinion:
More food should be “ball” shaped.
Sure we’ve got meat balls, rice balls and gum balls but where are the broccoli balls, the fruit balls and the olive balls?
You should be able to make a salad just by pouring a bunch of balls into a bowl.
More food should be “ball” shaped.
Sure we’ve got meat balls, rice balls and gum balls but where are the broccoli balls, the fruit balls and the olive balls?
You should be able to make a salad just by pouring a bunch of balls into a bowl.
I’m thirsty AND I need to pee.
Good lord! I’m stuck in a paradox! 🫣
Good lord! I’m stuck in a paradox! 🫣
February 10, 2026 at 12:44 AM
I’m thirsty AND I need to pee.
Good lord! I’m stuck in a paradox! 🫣
Good lord! I’m stuck in a paradox! 🫣
First: “What the funk is this?!?”
Second: “Damn … this is pretty good …”
#AngineDePoitrine #KEXP
m.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ssi...
Second: “Damn … this is pretty good …”
#AngineDePoitrine #KEXP
m.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ssi...
Angine de Poitrine - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
m.youtube.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:39 PM
First: “What the funk is this?!?”
Second: “Damn … this is pretty good …”
#AngineDePoitrine #KEXP
m.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ssi...
Second: “Damn … this is pretty good …”
#AngineDePoitrine #KEXP
m.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ssi...
I’m begrudgingly starting to accept the fact that I can only think properly if I talk aloud to myself …
January 31, 2026 at 9:18 AM
I’m begrudgingly starting to accept the fact that I can only think properly if I talk aloud to myself …
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Japan’s discount election: why ‘dirt cheap’ shoppers became the key voters ft.trib.al/P0m1Xve
Japan’s discount election: why ‘dirt cheap’ shoppers became the key voters
‘Frugal families’ find themselves scrimping in an economy jolted by the return of inflation and rising interest rates
ft.trib.al
January 28, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Japan’s discount election: why ‘dirt cheap’ shoppers became the key voters ft.trib.al/P0m1Xve
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Sal Busema has died at the age of 89, a comic legend at least to me, he never got the strong critical acclaim of guys like Jack Kirby, but if your the right fan you know how good he was, and if nothing else, I'm going to miss the way he drew punches in comics.
January 27, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Sal Busema has died at the age of 89, a comic legend at least to me, he never got the strong critical acclaim of guys like Jack Kirby, but if your the right fan you know how good he was, and if nothing else, I'm going to miss the way he drew punches in comics.
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Oh great! Now you can’t even turn off your malware infested bloat-machines! Another win for #Windows!
tech.slashdot.org/story/26/01/...
tech.slashdot.org/story/26/01/...
Patch Tuesday Update Makes Windows PCs Refuse To Shut Down - Slashdot
A recent Microsoft Patch Tuesday update has introduced a bug in Windows 11 23H2 that causes some PCs to refuse to shut down or hibernate, "no matter how many times you try," reports The Register. From...
tech.slashdot.org
January 18, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Oh great! Now you can’t even turn off your malware infested bloat-machines! Another win for #Windows!
tech.slashdot.org/story/26/01/...
tech.slashdot.org/story/26/01/...
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been working on a open source replacement for bento.me (which is shutting down) using your bluesky pds to save your data.
still very much work in progress, but can be tried it out here (editing your blento currently desktop only): blento.app
source code (svelte ofc :P): github.com/flo-bit/blento
still very much work in progress, but can be tried it out here (editing your blento currently desktop only): blento.app
source code (svelte ofc :P): github.com/flo-bit/blento
January 5, 2026 at 9:41 PM
been working on a open source replacement for bento.me (which is shutting down) using your bluesky pds to save your data.
still very much work in progress, but can be tried it out here (editing your blento currently desktop only): blento.app
source code (svelte ofc :P): github.com/flo-bit/blento
still very much work in progress, but can be tried it out here (editing your blento currently desktop only): blento.app
source code (svelte ofc :P): github.com/flo-bit/blento
I’ve discovered the secret to a perfect morning:
Ice cream for breakfast. 🍨
Ice cream for breakfast. 🍨
January 15, 2026 at 12:01 AM
I’ve discovered the secret to a perfect morning:
Ice cream for breakfast. 🍨
Ice cream for breakfast. 🍨
My 6-year-old: Daddy, with no glasses and shaved, you look like Parker.
Me: What, Peter Parker? Thanks man, that’s cool.
6yo: No no, Parker. From Thunderbirds.
Me: Oh …
<insert humorous gif of Parker from Thunderbirds. Yeah, good luck with that, take this as compensation:>
Me: What, Peter Parker? Thanks man, that’s cool.
6yo: No no, Parker. From Thunderbirds.
Me: Oh …
<insert humorous gif of Parker from Thunderbirds. Yeah, good luck with that, take this as compensation:>
a man in a suit and tie is sitting in a chair with his mouth open and his hand on his face .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting in a chair with his mouth open and his hand on his face .
media.tenor.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:33 PM
My 6-year-old: Daddy, with no glasses and shaved, you look like Parker.
Me: What, Peter Parker? Thanks man, that’s cool.
6yo: No no, Parker. From Thunderbirds.
Me: Oh …
<insert humorous gif of Parker from Thunderbirds. Yeah, good luck with that, take this as compensation:>
Me: What, Peter Parker? Thanks man, that’s cool.
6yo: No no, Parker. From Thunderbirds.
Me: Oh …
<insert humorous gif of Parker from Thunderbirds. Yeah, good luck with that, take this as compensation:>
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🚨 NEW VIDEO 👇🏽This puts an end to all the lies. Horrific.
They were having a calm exchange seconds before he murdered Renee Good, and she was barely moving and clearly avoiding him.
Stop the lies.
They were having a calm exchange seconds before he murdered Renee Good, and she was barely moving and clearly avoiding him.
Stop the lies.
January 9, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Woah, this graphic novel looks amazing!
“THE EXPANSE or FIREFLY populated by chibi manga characters”
#Frontier
www.magnetic-press.com/frontier/
“THE EXPANSE or FIREFLY populated by chibi manga characters”
#Frontier
www.magnetic-press.com/frontier/
FRONTIER - Magnetic Press
www.magnetic-press.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Woah, this graphic novel looks amazing!
“THE EXPANSE or FIREFLY populated by chibi manga characters”
#Frontier
www.magnetic-press.com/frontier/
“THE EXPANSE or FIREFLY populated by chibi manga characters”
#Frontier
www.magnetic-press.com/frontier/
Man, DriveThruRPG is like crack! I just spent ANOTHER ton of money on there when I haven’t even gotten half way through the stuff I already have!!! Still … I feel less bad about buying stuff on there than random crap on Amazon. It’s at least feels like I’m supporting some form of independent art …
January 9, 2026 at 4:45 AM
Man, DriveThruRPG is like crack! I just spent ANOTHER ton of money on there when I haven’t even gotten half way through the stuff I already have!!! Still … I feel less bad about buying stuff on there than random crap on Amazon. It’s at least feels like I’m supporting some form of independent art …
Oh, Kagi Small Web is a cool thing! Like retro internet, but with current websites.
kagi.com/smallweb
kagi.com/smallweb
Kagi Small Web
Discover the small web - personal blogs, independent YouTube channels, and webcomics from genuine humans on the internet.
kagi.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:49 AM
Oh, Kagi Small Web is a cool thing! Like retro internet, but with current websites.
kagi.com/smallweb
kagi.com/smallweb
I go back and forth between the idea of making a my own website. I guess I'm just concerned it would be too much of a mess. Like, I would just dump any old random stuff on there that I make or think.
aftermath.site/website-musk...
aftermath.site/website-musk...
For The Love of God, Make Your Own Website - Aftermath
The internet felt like a limitless expanse of free expression. Now I usually end up at the same three or four websites.
aftermath.site
January 7, 2026 at 6:16 AM
I go back and forth between the idea of making a my own website. I guess I'm just concerned it would be too much of a mess. Like, I would just dump any old random stuff on there that I make or think.
aftermath.site/website-musk...
aftermath.site/website-musk...
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The excellent free Command & Conquer - Combined Arms gets more missions and co-op
#RTS #FreeGame #Linux #PCGaming #OpenSource
#RTS #FreeGame #Linux #PCGaming #OpenSource
The excellent free Command & Conquer - Combined Arms gets more missions and co-op
Command & Conquer - Combined Arms is an excellent free and standalone classic RTS game, with release 1.08 out now adding plenty new.
www.gamingonlinux.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:27 PM
The excellent free Command & Conquer - Combined Arms gets more missions and co-op
#RTS #FreeGame #Linux #PCGaming #OpenSource
#RTS #FreeGame #Linux #PCGaming #OpenSource
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Based on Transport Tycoon Deluxe, OpenTTD gets some big new features in v15
#OpenTTD #TTD #PCGaming #FreeGame #OpenSource
#OpenTTD #TTD #PCGaming #FreeGame #OpenSource
Based on Transport Tycoon Deluxe, OpenTTD gets some big new features in v15
Keeping classic video game ideas alive, OpenTTD is based on Transport Tycoon Deluxe. It's free, open source and now better than ever with v15 out now.
www.gamingonlinux.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Based on Transport Tycoon Deluxe, OpenTTD gets some big new features in v15
#OpenTTD #TTD #PCGaming #FreeGame #OpenSource
#OpenTTD #TTD #PCGaming #FreeGame #OpenSource
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(Watch before you start shilling for Microslop because that be publicly embarrassing lol)
Be strong, be brave, get rid of that Microslop
I will always recommend Bazzite for people moving to Linux, everything you need works out of the box for gaming -> bazzite.gg
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H8X...
Be strong, be brave, get rid of that Microslop
I will always recommend Bazzite for people moving to Linux, everything you need works out of the box for gaming -> bazzite.gg
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H8X...
Please Uninstall Windows This Year...
YouTube video by SomeOrdinaryGamers
www.youtube.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:41 AM
(Watch before you start shilling for Microslop because that be publicly embarrassing lol)
Be strong, be brave, get rid of that Microslop
I will always recommend Bazzite for people moving to Linux, everything you need works out of the box for gaming -> bazzite.gg
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H8X...
Be strong, be brave, get rid of that Microslop
I will always recommend Bazzite for people moving to Linux, everything you need works out of the box for gaming -> bazzite.gg
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H8X...
In the LEGO shop. My kids are suitably excited. I’m suitably blasé, until:
Me: Oh my god, look! It’s the NCC-1701-D!
Family: The what?
Me: Oh my god, the saucer section detaches?!?
Family: Huh?
Me: RIKER’S GOT A F&@#ING TROMBONE!!!
Family:
#StarTrek #nerd #nostalgia
Me: Oh my god, look! It’s the NCC-1701-D!
Family: The what?
Me: Oh my god, the saucer section detaches?!?
Family: Huh?
Me: RIKER’S GOT A F&@#ING TROMBONE!!!
Family:
#StarTrek #nerd #nostalgia
January 4, 2026 at 10:54 PM
In the LEGO shop. My kids are suitably excited. I’m suitably blasé, until:
Me: Oh my god, look! It’s the NCC-1701-D!
Family: The what?
Me: Oh my god, the saucer section detaches?!?
Family: Huh?
Me: RIKER’S GOT A F&@#ING TROMBONE!!!
Family:
#StarTrek #nerd #nostalgia
Me: Oh my god, look! It’s the NCC-1701-D!
Family: The what?
Me: Oh my god, the saucer section detaches?!?
Family: Huh?
Me: RIKER’S GOT A F&@#ING TROMBONE!!!
Family:
#StarTrek #nerd #nostalgia