gəorgə pollɐrd
@porg.es
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@ Aotearoa (New Zealand) · https://porg.es
Ways to Play • https://games.porg.es/
@ Aotearoa (New Zealand) · https://porg.es
Ways to Play • https://games.porg.es/
rolled the dice at the recycling centre on a set of mahjong tiles in a Glad ziplock for $5
very surprised that it turned out to be a full set with no missing tiles, and even includes “100-uses” jokers and two alternate types of white dragon
very surprised that it turned out to be a full set with no missing tiles, and even includes “100-uses” jokers and two alternate types of white dragon
November 23, 2025 at 5:06 AM
rolled the dice at the recycling centre on a set of mahjong tiles in a Glad ziplock for $5
very surprised that it turned out to be a full set with no missing tiles, and even includes “100-uses” jokers and two alternate types of white dragon
very surprised that it turned out to be a full set with no missing tiles, and even includes “100-uses” jokers and two alternate types of white dragon
it’s important to remember that all of 2025 can be blamed on the people of Epsom
November 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM
it’s important to remember that all of 2025 can be blamed on the people of Epsom
Affinity became a freemium product? ah, fuck
November 19, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Affinity became a freemium product? ah, fuck
the Dutch really did invent what is objectively the worst quotation style of all time
November 18, 2025 at 6:46 AM
the Dutch really did invent what is objectively the worst quotation style of all time
Who is the poet 管鳥 Kanchō that Robin D Gill cites in “The Peony and the Poet”?
simplyhaiku.thehaikufoundation.org/SHv3n2/inCon...
The name shows up on one other website, with a slight diff poem:
唐音も少しいひたき牡丹哉
唐音をすこし言ひたき牡丹哉
Google Books shows more results, in books about Buson. Is it a nickname?
simplyhaiku.thehaikufoundation.org/SHv3n2/inCon...
The name shows up on one other website, with a slight diff poem:
唐音も少しいひたき牡丹哉
唐音をすこし言ひたき牡丹哉
Google Books shows more results, in books about Buson. Is it a nickname?
November 15, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Who is the poet 管鳥 Kanchō that Robin D Gill cites in “The Peony and the Poet”?
simplyhaiku.thehaikufoundation.org/SHv3n2/inCon...
The name shows up on one other website, with a slight diff poem:
唐音も少しいひたき牡丹哉
唐音をすこし言ひたき牡丹哉
Google Books shows more results, in books about Buson. Is it a nickname?
simplyhaiku.thehaikufoundation.org/SHv3n2/inCon...
The name shows up on one other website, with a slight diff poem:
唐音も少しいひたき牡丹哉
唐音をすこし言ひたき牡丹哉
Google Books shows more results, in books about Buson. Is it a nickname?
the implications of James Mickens’ Mossad/not-Mossad threat model are not meant to include “throw up your hands and do it anyway”
www.usenix.org/system/files...
www.usenix.org/system/files...
hello new zealand police, we the israeli police are just gifting you this kitchen appliance for you to plug into the wall in some sort of office. oh you're putting it in the national HQ? that's wonderful, thanks
November 10, 2025 at 2:51 AM
the implications of James Mickens’ Mossad/not-Mossad threat model are not meant to include “throw up your hands and do it anyway”
www.usenix.org/system/files...
www.usenix.org/system/files...
I can't find our staple gun but I know that if I go and buy another I will immediately find it upon my return
November 7, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I can't find our staple gun but I know that if I go and buy another I will immediately find it upon my return
if you want to have this house, you can!†
†offer may be conditional on exchange of monetary value
www.trademe.co.nz/a/property/r...
†offer may be conditional on exchange of monetary value
www.trademe.co.nz/a/property/r...
November 7, 2025 at 8:51 PM
if you want to have this house, you can!†
†offer may be conditional on exchange of monetary value
www.trademe.co.nz/a/property/r...
†offer may be conditional on exchange of monetary value
www.trademe.co.nz/a/property/r...
modern building techniques were preëmpted by the Heart Sutra: form is no different from emptiness; and emptiness, form
October 29, 2025 at 9:33 PM
modern building techniques were preëmpted by the Heart Sutra: form is no different from emptiness; and emptiness, form
considering a new ontology for backlog management: is this work flotsam or is it jetsam?
October 29, 2025 at 7:46 PM
considering a new ontology for backlog management: is this work flotsam or is it jetsam?
very weird seeing your house empty but staged. “hi yes, this is what our house would have looked like if we were better people who didn’t accumulate objects”
October 23, 2025 at 7:45 AM
very weird seeing your house empty but staged. “hi yes, this is what our house would have looked like if we were better people who didn’t accumulate objects”
yeah I know about linked lists
October 23, 2025 at 7:19 AM
yeah I know about linked lists
made up some Picts for next Pendragon session, got overly excited at the results and ended up making enemies for all the battle encounters as well
October 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
made up some Picts for next Pendragon session, got overly excited at the results and ended up making enemies for all the battle encounters as well
hell yeah, the Chaintech Desperado AGP with composite video out: all you need to experience trains, rockets, and jetskis
October 13, 2025 at 5:57 AM
hell yeah, the Chaintech Desperado AGP with composite video out: all you need to experience trains, rockets, and jetskis
went to Mitre 10 with no shoes on only to be served by an American at the checkout
October 10, 2025 at 4:06 AM
went to Mitre 10 with no shoes on only to be served by an American at the checkout
fixed a funny bug in Excel that’s been there for more than 20 years
October 9, 2025 at 9:08 AM
fixed a funny bug in Excel that’s been there for more than 20 years
“etymologically, of course, the plural would be ‘mahs jong’”
October 9, 2025 at 5:40 AM
“etymologically, of course, the plural would be ‘mahs jong’”
me buying RPG books: haha yes, this rules
me moving house: what the fuck
me moving house: what the fuck
October 8, 2025 at 9:54 PM
me buying RPG books: haha yes, this rules
me moving house: what the fuck
me moving house: what the fuck
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i don't know what the source of this video is but I love it
September 10, 2025 at 1:35 AM
i don't know what the source of this video is but I love it
can’t believe that private equity killed Hammacher Schlemmer
October 4, 2025 at 6:25 PM
can’t believe that private equity killed Hammacher Schlemmer
this feels like looking at the photo of kids playing with blue asbestos
www.theguardian.com/technology/n...
www.theguardian.com/technology/n...
‘My son genuinely believed it was real’: Parents are letting little kids play with AI. Are they wrong?
Some believe AI can spark their child’s imagination through personalized stories and generative images. Scientists are wary of its effect on creativity
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
this feels like looking at the photo of kids playing with blue asbestos
www.theguardian.com/technology/n...
www.theguardian.com/technology/n...
sometimes you have to admit the Catholics are right
September 24, 2025 at 9:48 PM
sometimes you have to admit the Catholics are right
Reposted by gəorgə pollɐrd
If you mash the audio example buttons on the wikipedia page for the IPA vowel sounds you can create a choir of mildly disgusted men
September 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
If you mash the audio example buttons on the wikipedia page for the IPA vowel sounds you can create a choir of mildly disgusted men