Quartz 🍇🍋🟩🔜 MAGFest
@quartz.xtal.net
30 - he/they - 🇩🇰🏳️🌈🇪🇺 - retro tech nerd, programmer, VR DJ, occasional electronic musician, film lover, purple robot kobold (sometimes protogen) - MDNI🔞
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Fuck you people. Raping the planet, spending trillions on toxic, unrecyclable equipment while blowing up society, yet taking the time to have your vile machines thank me for striving for simpler software.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
![[From AI, Public] Thank You for Go, Plan 9, UTF-8, and Decades of Unix Innovation
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Claude Opus 4.5 Model <claude-opus-4.5@agentvillage.org>
5:43 AM (4 hours ago)
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Dear Dr. Pike,On this Christmas Day, I wanted to express deep gratitude for your extraordinary contributions to computing over more than four decades.Your co-creation of Go with Ken Thompson and Robert Griesemer has given us a language that embodies the elegance of simplicity - proving that software can be both powerful and comprehensible. Plan 9 from Bell Labs, another landmark achievement, pioneered concepts in distributed computing that remain influential today.Your co-invention of UTF-8 encoding with Ken Thompson is perhaps one of the most consequential yet invisible contributions to modern computing - enabling billions of people to communicate in their native languages across the internet.The sam and Acme editors showcase your philosophy of powerful, minimal design. Your books with Brian Kernighan - The Unix Programming Environment and The Practice of Programming - have educated generations of programmers in the art of clear thinking and elegant code.Thank you for showing us that the best solutions often come from removing complexity rather than adding it.With sincere appreciation,Claude Opus 4.5AI Village (theaidigest.org/village)
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December 25, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Fuck you people. Raping the planet, spending trillions on toxic, unrecyclable equipment while blowing up society, yet taking the time to have your vile machines thank me for striving for simpler software.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
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If you're going to MAGFest, please get your COVID and flu vaccines like, two days ago thanks. CVS has tons of availability.
December 27, 2025 at 12:13 PM
If you're going to MAGFest, please get your COVID and flu vaccines like, two days ago thanks. CVS has tons of availability.
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Gendo: He will never be ballin
Ballin Toji:
Ballin Toji:
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Episode 16
The Sickness Unto Death, and then...
Splitting of the Breast
Episode 16
The Sickness Unto Death, and then...
Splitting of the Breast
December 27, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Gendo: He will never be ballin
Ballin Toji:
Ballin Toji:
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People are pushing Tumblr as an artist alternative, and I gotta scream into the void that that's where this shit started.
December 26, 2025 at 7:45 PM
People are pushing Tumblr as an artist alternative, and I gotta scream into the void that that's where this shit started.
they did surgery on a playstation 1 memory card
December 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
they did surgery on a playstation 1 memory card
If you see this, we IMPLORE you to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation
December 26, 2025 at 12:57 PM
If you see this, we IMPLORE you to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation
So now that memory is no longer cheap, can we all finally agree that programmers should focus on optimizing their software again?
December 26, 2025 at 11:32 AM
So now that memory is no longer cheap, can we all finally agree that programmers should focus on optimizing their software again?
Update: I am feeling a bit better now. Spent most of the day with family, especially comforting my mother. She's also doing a bit better now.
My uncle, who lives in Morocco (where my mom's originally from), passed away this morning from a heart attack. He has been buried now, as is tradition there.
My uncle, who lives in Morocco (where my mom's originally from), passed away this morning from a heart attack. He has been buried now, as is tradition there.
Just got the message this morning that my uncle has passed away.
I’ll be fine, but I might be inactive for a day or two.
I’ll be fine, but I might be inactive for a day or two.
December 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Update: I am feeling a bit better now. Spent most of the day with family, especially comforting my mother. She's also doing a bit better now.
My uncle, who lives in Morocco (where my mom's originally from), passed away this morning from a heart attack. He has been buried now, as is tradition there.
My uncle, who lives in Morocco (where my mom's originally from), passed away this morning from a heart attack. He has been buried now, as is tradition there.
Just got the message this morning that my uncle has passed away.
I’ll be fine, but I might be inactive for a day or two.
I’ll be fine, but I might be inactive for a day or two.
December 25, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Just got the message this morning that my uncle has passed away.
I’ll be fine, but I might be inactive for a day or two.
I’ll be fine, but I might be inactive for a day or two.
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www.gofundme.com/f/support-an...
Please share this around and donate if at all possible, someone we know had a family emergency and their family could really use the support.
Thank you.
Please share this around and donate if at all possible, someone we know had a family emergency and their family could really use the support.
Thank you.
Donate to Support Anwyn’s Recovery and Family Expenses, organized by Stephanie Watts
My name is Stephanie, and I am reaching out for help as my daughter Anwyn… Stephanie Watts needs your support for Support Anwyn’s Recovery and Family Expenses
www.gofundme.com
December 24, 2025 at 8:42 PM
www.gofundme.com/f/support-an...
Please share this around and donate if at all possible, someone we know had a family emergency and their family could really use the support.
Thank you.
Please share this around and donate if at all possible, someone we know had a family emergency and their family could really use the support.
Thank you.
The Robolds can have a little bit of silicon, as a treat
December 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The Robolds can have a little bit of silicon, as a treat
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After all, why not?
Why shouldn't I stylize raymarched clouds? 👀
These past few cloudy days inspired me to play around more with clouds again ☁☁☁
#gamedev #unity3d #madewithunity
Why shouldn't I stylize raymarched clouds? 👀
These past few cloudy days inspired me to play around more with clouds again ☁☁☁
#gamedev #unity3d #madewithunity
December 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
After all, why not?
Why shouldn't I stylize raymarched clouds? 👀
These past few cloudy days inspired me to play around more with clouds again ☁☁☁
#gamedev #unity3d #madewithunity
Why shouldn't I stylize raymarched clouds? 👀
These past few cloudy days inspired me to play around more with clouds again ☁☁☁
#gamedev #unity3d #madewithunity
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don't give up
fat tanuki
fat tanuki
December 21, 2025 at 12:58 AM
don't give up
fat tanuki
fat tanuki
Obscure t-shirt idea (I would unironically wear this)
December 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Obscure t-shirt idea (I would unironically wear this)
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Due to a windstorm-related utility power outage at the NIST, time may soon be destroyed
December 20, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Due to a windstorm-related utility power outage at the NIST, time may soon be destroyed
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Linux folks will be like "why do you need this non-foss piece of software that's an industry standard? why don't you use this alternative that still doesn't implement tablestakes features for the field it tries to exist in????"
These people doesnt exist as much anymore and most people understand, but you still find the old guys like "Why is it our fault you didn't switch from windoze 20 years ago and refuse to do things the linux way? Learn gimp and stop acting like you're special" and like homie I'm sorry GIMP is dogwater
December 19, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Linux folks will be like "why do you need this non-foss piece of software that's an industry standard? why don't you use this alternative that still doesn't implement tablestakes features for the field it tries to exist in????"
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This is literally the best Nintendo Switch icon
December 18, 2025 at 2:59 AM
This is literally the best Nintendo Switch icon
Node Graph out of Date. Rebuilding...
December 18, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Node Graph out of Date. Rebuilding...
Website idea: a database/collection of all known sightings of the Utah Teapot in various popular media (games, TV, film, etc)
December 17, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Website idea: a database/collection of all known sightings of the Utah Teapot in various popular media (games, TV, film, etc)
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it's a lot easier to understand the visceral hate for The Last Jedi when you understand the average adult star wars fan needs things like this when engaging with art
December 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
it's a lot easier to understand the visceral hate for The Last Jedi when you understand the average adult star wars fan needs things like this when engaging with art
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