Wark
@warkface.bsky.social
Semi-professional computer toucher and childless cat dude. I enjoy futzing with old technology of questionable practicality. He/him
Happy "the vast majority of the Internet is owned by three or four huge corporations" day for those who celebrate. #awsoutage
October 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Happy "the vast majority of the Internet is owned by three or four huge corporations" day for those who celebrate. #awsoutage
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Thicc crocodile 🐊🌈
October 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Thicc crocodile 🐊🌈
Slightly diminish a band:
Caravan Mansion
Caravan Mansion
Slightly diminish a band:
Moderato Rock.
Moderato Rock.
Slightly diminish a band:
passable charlotte
passable charlotte
August 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Slightly diminish a band:
Caravan Mansion
Caravan Mansion
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Wearing a big rosetta stone outfit and goddamned strutting it for halloween this year and calling myself a large language model.
July 28, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Wearing a big rosetta stone outfit and goddamned strutting it for halloween this year and calling myself a large language model.
No cheating, post your lock screen.
It's the blank @desertbus.org poster for last year's marathon, as have been most of my lock screens for the last several years.
It's the blank @desertbus.org poster for last year's marathon, as have been most of my lock screens for the last several years.
July 27, 2025 at 3:52 AM
No cheating, post your lock screen.
It's the blank @desertbus.org poster for last year's marathon, as have been most of my lock screens for the last several years.
It's the blank @desertbus.org poster for last year's marathon, as have been most of my lock screens for the last several years.
So today I not only burned my first (audio) CD in 20 years, I also dubbed my first cassette in about 30 years.
Retro tech is such a goofy hobby.
Retro tech is such a goofy hobby.
July 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM
So today I not only burned my first (audio) CD in 20 years, I also dubbed my first cassette in about 30 years.
Retro tech is such a goofy hobby.
Retro tech is such a goofy hobby.
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I was looking for photo resource of "imps" the other week and found an incredible image from 1796, with some superb "tag yourself" opportunities for you and your friends. If this gets three likes and one re-post, I'm done with this place.
July 19, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I was looking for photo resource of "imps" the other week and found an incredible image from 1796, with some superb "tag yourself" opportunities for you and your friends. If this gets three likes and one re-post, I'm done with this place.
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That's for everyone who came to the Mystery Soda Panel!
Rest easy knowing I'll be grappling with the prune-enchilada-butter-soyKvass burps all afternoon 🫠😫
#cvg2025
Rest easy knowing I'll be grappling with the prune-enchilada-butter-soyKvass burps all afternoon 🫠😫
#cvg2025
July 5, 2025 at 11:36 PM
That's for everyone who came to the Mystery Soda Panel!
Rest easy knowing I'll be grappling with the prune-enchilada-butter-soyKvass burps all afternoon 🫠😫
#cvg2025
Rest easy knowing I'll be grappling with the prune-enchilada-butter-soyKvass burps all afternoon 🫠😫
#cvg2025
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Happy Pride everyone! A couple of our members joined Taiko Arts Midwest in the parade in Minneapolis today! A good time was had! #lovewins #pride #taiko #mntaiko #taikoartsmidwest
June 29, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Happy Pride everyone! A couple of our members joined Taiko Arts Midwest in the parade in Minneapolis today! A good time was had! #lovewins #pride #taiko #mntaiko #taikoartsmidwest
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Today's weird Goodwill find - a complete in box, apparently unused Microsoft bus mouse.
Rare? Probably not. But I think it's neat.
Rare? Probably not. But I think it's neat.
April 5, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Today's weird Goodwill find - a complete in box, apparently unused Microsoft bus mouse.
Rare? Probably not. But I think it's neat.
Rare? Probably not. But I think it's neat.
Using AI to make pictures that kinda sorta resemble Studio Ghibli, without really understanding the themes of the films, is very, "I don't want to live on this planet anymore."
OpenAI's move to allow generating "Ghibly stlye" images isn't just a cute PR stunt. It is an expression of dominance and the will to reject and refuse democratic values. It is a vulgar display of power.
https://tante.cc/2025/03/28/vulgar-display-of-power/
https://tante.cc/2025/03/28/vulgar-display-of-power/
Vulgar Display of Power
Hayao Miyasaki is the co-founder of Studio Ghibli, a Japanese animation studio known worldwide for their stunning, emotional, beautiful stories and movies. At the core of Studio Ghibli’s work is a deep engagement with questions of humanity. About what it means to be a human, about how to care for one another and the world […]
tante.cc
March 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Using AI to make pictures that kinda sorta resemble Studio Ghibli, without really understanding the themes of the films, is very, "I don't want to live on this planet anymore."
Hello old friend.
(In this computer's defense, I tried to use the Windows 95 suspend feature, and I suspect this computer's support for such a thing is slim to none.)
(In this computer's defense, I tried to use the Windows 95 suspend feature, and I suspect this computer's support for such a thing is slim to none.)
January 13, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Hello old friend.
(In this computer's defense, I tried to use the Windows 95 suspend feature, and I suspect this computer's support for such a thing is slim to none.)
(In this computer's defense, I tried to use the Windows 95 suspend feature, and I suspect this computer's support for such a thing is slim to none.)
xkcd.com/927/
In all seriousness, here's hoping this will be less toxic than Twitter, more user friendly than Mastodon, and less... whatever the hell Meta has been doing for the last few years.
In all seriousness, here's hoping this will be less toxic than Twitter, more user friendly than Mastodon, and less... whatever the hell Meta has been doing for the last few years.
Standards
xkcd.com
January 9, 2025 at 10:48 PM
xkcd.com/927/
In all seriousness, here's hoping this will be less toxic than Twitter, more user friendly than Mastodon, and less... whatever the hell Meta has been doing for the last few years.
In all seriousness, here's hoping this will be less toxic than Twitter, more user friendly than Mastodon, and less... whatever the hell Meta has been doing for the last few years.