Rubik
@rubikm.bsky.social
An alias. Old gamer. Autist. Technician of many things. Parent. Atheist. Science enjoyer. Nonconformist. Offshore worker. Married loner. Leftist. He/Him. Settler on Whadjuk Noongar mountain people land. My name is Mike and I don't share my last name here.
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Rubik
@rubikm.bsky.social
· Mar 24
I usually follow back, but at the moment I can only handle so much societal collapse, it's not you personally. I am enraged too, but I need to remain functional to support my family.
For the first time in too many years I got the camera out for some night photography. I'm a little rusty. I need to get a feel for the sensor noise behaviour again.
December 2, 2025 at 12:58 AM
For the first time in too many years I got the camera out for some night photography. I'm a little rusty. I need to get a feel for the sensor noise behaviour again.
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Reminder: now's a good time to clear out stuff you don't use anymore. Everybody's broke & buying stuff for the holidays. Drop good stuff to thrift stores/ buy nothing/fb marketplace BEFORE the holidays hit.
It's good for climate & just being nice to each other.
I'm clearing out old cameras today.
It's good for climate & just being nice to each other.
I'm clearing out old cameras today.
November 30, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Reminder: now's a good time to clear out stuff you don't use anymore. Everybody's broke & buying stuff for the holidays. Drop good stuff to thrift stores/ buy nothing/fb marketplace BEFORE the holidays hit.
It's good for climate & just being nice to each other.
I'm clearing out old cameras today.
It's good for climate & just being nice to each other.
I'm clearing out old cameras today.
Wish I could afford to work there. Looks like a really interesting job. theconversation.com/a-strange-br...
A strange bright burst in space baffled astronomers for more than a year. Now, they’ve solved the mystery
The quest to pin down the source of the burst led to a derelict 60-year-old satellite.
theconversation.com
June 28, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Wish I could afford to work there. Looks like a really interesting job. theconversation.com/a-strange-br...
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Was working on something else, but got bitten by this idea and it just wouldn't go away until it was painted.
So uhhhhh moths 🦋
So uhhhhh moths 🦋
June 27, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Was working on something else, but got bitten by this idea and it just wouldn't go away until it was painted.
So uhhhhh moths 🦋
So uhhhhh moths 🦋
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Just been to the library. The lady next to me accused me of stealing her thesaurus. I was astounded, flabbergasted, aghast, appalled, astonished, dismayed.......
June 26, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Just been to the library. The lady next to me accused me of stealing her thesaurus. I was astounded, flabbergasted, aghast, appalled, astonished, dismayed.......
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Hey Kevin what are you going to call your 1st floor record store?
June 26, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Hey Kevin what are you going to call your 1st floor record store?
When is enough USA? what the fuck is wrong with all 330 million of you?
If you’re zip-tying grandmas protesting losing health care maybe you’re not the good guys in the story?
June 26, 2025 at 4:05 AM
When is enough USA? what the fuck is wrong with all 330 million of you?
Introduced some Canadian mates to Amyl and The Sniffers and they are in shock.
June 25, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Introduced some Canadian mates to Amyl and The Sniffers and they are in shock.
Perfect summary.
I'm going to be honest here, I think AI is going to do so much damage to the usable internet that even after it's inevitably crashes out, it's going to take years to disentangle from every space it's polluted, like digital asbestos it's gonna be time consuming effort and likely expensive venture.
I think AI is going to eventually tank in the longterm, but...
the only real way to combat this is single-interest communities. Forums, user comms, etc, with a barrier to entry. They become trustable knowledgebases. It's really the only way forward is to return to what worked best the first time
the only real way to combat this is single-interest communities. Forums, user comms, etc, with a barrier to entry. They become trustable knowledgebases. It's really the only way forward is to return to what worked best the first time
June 25, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Perfect summary.
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This book is riveting and so, so infuriating. It follows 5 families in Atlanta who are struggling to remain housed and paints deeply compassionate portraits of each unit. It reads almost like a novel but is outstanding journalism
June 25, 2025 at 1:38 AM
This book is riveting and so, so infuriating. It follows 5 families in Atlanta who are struggling to remain housed and paints deeply compassionate portraits of each unit. It reads almost like a novel but is outstanding journalism
I saw this, now you have to.
June 25, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I saw this, now you have to.
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Today feels like: youtu.be/sFIQgPAms88?...
Sierra Hull - Mad World (Tears For Fears) - DelFest - Cumberland, MD - 5/28/22
YouTube video by Paste Magazine
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June 22, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Today feels like: youtu.be/sFIQgPAms88?...
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Remembering this great tweet on the Summer Solstice
June 21, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Remembering this great tweet on the Summer Solstice
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Meant to mention this last week, but if you have a young person in your life who’s into history or graphic novels or just good books, buy them George Takei’s “They Called Us Enemy.” My oldest couldn’t put it down.
June 21, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Meant to mention this last week, but if you have a young person in your life who’s into history or graphic novels or just good books, buy them George Takei’s “They Called Us Enemy.” My oldest couldn’t put it down.
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When your cat's a master of disguise.
June 21, 2025 at 6:52 PM
When your cat's a master of disguise.
I can speak perfectly freely at work. If you want to speak like an asshole, you're an asshole bro.
Like Ricky Gervais, they’re upset that they can’t say retard anymore
June 21, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I can speak perfectly freely at work. If you want to speak like an asshole, you're an asshole bro.
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Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
slate.com
June 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
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Went to a disgusting pub called The Fiddle.
It was a vile inn.
It was a vile inn.
June 20, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Went to a disgusting pub called The Fiddle.
It was a vile inn.
It was a vile inn.
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Still hits like sci-fi
June 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Still hits like sci-fi
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This is Luna. She didn't realize you were planning on wearing that outside of the house. 13/10
June 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
This is Luna. She didn't realize you were planning on wearing that outside of the house. 13/10
Hey, look at this cool rock we found. On mars. People are fucking amazing when they cooperate.
Nice view of rock from the Mars Curiosity Rover taken with MAHLI this week on Sol 4554.
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May 30, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Hey, look at this cool rock we found. On mars. People are fucking amazing when they cooperate.
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Ok so I didn’t really need that in my adult beverage but thanks for sharing
May 29, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Ok so I didn’t really need that in my adult beverage but thanks for sharing