InaneDragon
@inanedragon.bsky.social
Nuclear engineer by day, twitch streamer & alcoholic by night. I don't recommend following me, I'm a bit odd. He/him; she/her; they/them
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InaneDragon
@inanedragon.bsky.social
· Dec 14
My first go at a hardscape for the 20 gallon. Remember, plants are going to be added all around & even on the hardscape.
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"the elite of the antebellum South were degenerate gamblers who financed their lifestyles with industrialized rape and would kill you for pointing this out" is a straightforwardly accurate statement
February 14, 2026 at 2:28 PM
"the elite of the antebellum South were degenerate gamblers who financed their lifestyles with industrialized rape and would kill you for pointing this out" is a straightforwardly accurate statement
For the record, whenever you adopt a new tool to do a job, not just AI tools, you run it in parallel with your existing methodologies long enough to validate the new tool before you actually adopt it for real.
Holy fuck, this is incompetent.
Holy fuck, this is incompetent.
lol this is gonna burst so fucking hard
February 15, 2026 at 1:35 AM
For the record, whenever you adopt a new tool to do a job, not just AI tools, you run it in parallel with your existing methodologies long enough to validate the new tool before you actually adopt it for real.
Holy fuck, this is incompetent.
Holy fuck, this is incompetent.
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four score and seven years later, lincoln would defend the american experiment in similar terms, rooting the the war effort in a defense of freedom and equality — those were the things that made american civilization distinctive in his telling.
February 15, 2026 at 1:17 AM
four score and seven years later, lincoln would defend the american experiment in similar terms, rooting the the war effort in a defense of freedom and equality — those were the things that made american civilization distinctive in his telling.
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interesting to think that revolutionary era americans understood themselves as making a break with the “old world” and establishing a new civilization. and crucially, this new civilization rested on republican self-government, not “sovereignty.”
The Rubio speech really is appalling, and if you haven’t read it yet, you should.
www.state.gov/releases/off...
www.state.gov/releases/off...
February 15, 2026 at 1:17 AM
interesting to think that revolutionary era americans understood themselves as making a break with the “old world” and establishing a new civilization. and crucially, this new civilization rested on republican self-government, not “sovereignty.”
I have a new solution for how to deal with people who are way too online. We confine them to a comfortable room with no internet access, no TV, no radio. They have a comfortable chair and a cat in their lap to pet.
Pet the cat, calm the soul.
Oh, maybe a camera to take cat pictures to share later.
Pet the cat, calm the soul.
Oh, maybe a camera to take cat pictures to share later.
February 15, 2026 at 1:00 AM
I have a new solution for how to deal with people who are way too online. We confine them to a comfortable room with no internet access, no TV, no radio. They have a comfortable chair and a cat in their lap to pet.
Pet the cat, calm the soul.
Oh, maybe a camera to take cat pictures to share later.
Pet the cat, calm the soul.
Oh, maybe a camera to take cat pictures to share later.
Are they wrong, though? Are they?
It's annoying when artists make me look hotter as a pig than I do in real life.
People fanart, the way I do.
@lazerpig.bsky.social
#fanart #youtube #art #speedpaint #pig #military
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@lazerpig.bsky.social
#fanart #youtube #art #speedpaint #pig #military
www.youtube.com/shorts/txGFa...
February 14, 2026 at 5:44 AM
Are they wrong, though? Are they?
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Happy Valentine's day, folks. Here's my favorite story about the nerd and the honeypot.
I vaguely recall @megelison.bsky.social telling a story from her fintech days about a shlubby engineer realizing several drinks in that he was being honeypotted by a model and climbing out the bathroom window to escape
February 13, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Happy Valentine's day, folks. Here's my favorite story about the nerd and the honeypot.
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RNC Research seems to be assuming something, yes?
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February 13, 2026 at 5:09 PM
RNC Research seems to be assuming something, yes?
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😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
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nobody posted the clip anywhere so i went and dug the whole episode up
February 13, 2026 at 5:22 AM
nobody posted the clip anywhere so i went and dug the whole episode up
Non-binary pronouns aren't that hard to deal with. In the first place, most of us are perfectly happy with "they/them" pronouns. Some of us will even indulge "it" as a pronouns. and when you get to alternative pronouns, most are a consonant or two off from something you already say every day.
February 13, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Non-binary pronouns aren't that hard to deal with. In the first place, most of us are perfectly happy with "they/them" pronouns. Some of us will even indulge "it" as a pronouns. and when you get to alternative pronouns, most are a consonant or two off from something you already say every day.
"Pet your cat" is 2026's version of "touch grass".
And you really should. Pet your cat. Or, if you lack a cat, touch grass.
And you really should. Pet your cat. Or, if you lack a cat, touch grass.
February 13, 2026 at 4:11 AM
"Pet your cat" is 2026's version of "touch grass".
And you really should. Pet your cat. Or, if you lack a cat, touch grass.
And you really should. Pet your cat. Or, if you lack a cat, touch grass.
It is genuinely fucked up that the US still has "territories" with special limits on the rights & privileges for the people who live there.
Give all of these territories (Guam, American Samoa, Puerto Rico, I'm sure I'm forgetting some) the right of self-determination already.
Give all of these territories (Guam, American Samoa, Puerto Rico, I'm sure I'm forgetting some) the right of self-determination already.
American Samoans occupy a strange in-between as U.S. nationals but not citizens. They pay taxes, have Social Security numbers, and can join the military—but they can’t vote. A voter fraud case in Alaska highlights their unusual predicament.
Americans by Name, Punished for Believing It
In a small Alaska town, American Samoans face prosecution for voting in the only country they’ve ever known. They live in a limbo, created by colonial expansion, that now confuses even public officials—and has made them a new target for policing voter fraud.
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February 13, 2026 at 2:03 AM
It is genuinely fucked up that the US still has "territories" with special limits on the rights & privileges for the people who live there.
Give all of these territories (Guam, American Samoa, Puerto Rico, I'm sure I'm forgetting some) the right of self-determination already.
Give all of these territories (Guam, American Samoa, Puerto Rico, I'm sure I'm forgetting some) the right of self-determination already.
Son of a bitch, which city will they hit next?
Some of you seem to have forgotten that there's still 98 Luftballoons to worry about
February 13, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Son of a bitch, which city will they hit next?
Okay, I was being sarcastic when I was replying to Jeff Sharlet, but... uh... we are so dead.
February 13, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Okay, I was being sarcastic when I was replying to Jeff Sharlet, but... uh... we are so dead.
This might be the sole defense left to creatives/researchers who took Epstein cash: which billionaire who might provide funding for your work *isn't* a pedophile or pedophile adjacent?
/s (for the "defense" part, not the "they're all pedophiles" part)
/s (for the "defense" part, not the "they're all pedophiles" part)
“And he had so much money, where else could we go for funding?” I dunno are there any billionaires who aren’t child rapists? Maybe not
February 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
This might be the sole defense left to creatives/researchers who took Epstein cash: which billionaire who might provide funding for your work *isn't* a pedophile or pedophile adjacent?
/s (for the "defense" part, not the "they're all pedophiles" part)
/s (for the "defense" part, not the "they're all pedophiles" part)
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Tracking them down is probably the next project for Ring’s mass surveillance network, no?
February 13, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Tracking them down is probably the next project for Ring’s mass surveillance network, no?
I'm doing my part by not getting into the Ring ecosystem (or any other camera/security system that doesn't just feed into a device on my home network in lieu of connecting to a cloud service I don't control).
Well holy fucking shit. Ring cancelled their partnership with Flock. Keep pressure on them to stop volunteering their feeds to state, local, and federal agencies, though, because that part's still going.
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
February 13, 2026 at 1:15 AM
I'm doing my part by not getting into the Ring ecosystem (or any other camera/security system that doesn't just feed into a device on my home network in lieu of connecting to a cloud service I don't control).
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Regulations are what keeps ordinary Americans healthy and, often, alive.
It took spoiled meat and rodent droppings out of our food. It took harmful lead out of our gasoline and paint. It took poison out of our water.
Deregulation only achieves one goal: making rich corporations richer.
It took spoiled meat and rodent droppings out of our food. It took harmful lead out of our gasoline and paint. It took poison out of our water.
Deregulation only achieves one goal: making rich corporations richer.
February 13, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Regulations are what keeps ordinary Americans healthy and, often, alive.
It took spoiled meat and rodent droppings out of our food. It took harmful lead out of our gasoline and paint. It took poison out of our water.
Deregulation only achieves one goal: making rich corporations richer.
It took spoiled meat and rodent droppings out of our food. It took harmful lead out of our gasoline and paint. It took poison out of our water.
Deregulation only achieves one goal: making rich corporations richer.
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This is wild because it confirms the fact that no one in a position of power at Ring had any idea that announcing the terrifying power of their panopticon to the largest, most mainstream television audience would lead to a massive backlash.
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Flock off
buff.ly
February 12, 2026 at 11:18 PM
This is wild because it confirms the fact that no one in a position of power at Ring had any idea that announcing the terrifying power of their panopticon to the largest, most mainstream television audience would lead to a massive backlash.
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"work like hell to prevent Newsom from winning the primary / work like hell to elect him in the general if he wins"
this is simply the correct position for everyone to hold
this is simply the correct position for everyone to hold
February 12, 2026 at 7:05 PM
"work like hell to prevent Newsom from winning the primary / work like hell to elect him in the general if he wins"
this is simply the correct position for everyone to hold
this is simply the correct position for everyone to hold
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Discworld QOTD, from Wyrd Sisters
February 11, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Wyrd Sisters
Given the crimes Trump has committed... I'm not sure this fake news wouldn't be objectively correct in its intentions.
Stop stop I like her already.
absolutely *incredible* scenes on vichy twitter
February 12, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Given the crimes Trump has committed... I'm not sure this fake news wouldn't be objectively correct in its intentions.
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Deciding it’s too dangerous to reveal just how unpopular the current president is seems like the worst poll result ever.
February 11, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Deciding it’s too dangerous to reveal just how unpopular the current president is seems like the worst poll result ever.