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Box464
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Coder, consultant, dog dad. Tech tinkering is my joy. Be kind.

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Loving something with your entire scarred, unprotected heart is terrifying.

But it can’t be helped.
A dog with a grey snout chews on a stuffed toy, with one paw on her owners leg.
November 13, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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Marvel Comics is sunsetting their Developer Portal, including access to their API that included massive amounts of information about comic books, past and present. It's a shame!

I used it with elevently to pull cover art for Spider-Pig (to learn about […]

[Original post on mastodon.social]
Hi True Believer, The Marvel Developer Portal will be sunset. We want to thank you for creating amazing, uncanny and incredible web sites and applications using data from the 85-plus years of the Marvel age of comics. We hope you were able to build cool stuff with the world’s greatest comics API! To thank you for your efforts over the years, we wanted to send you one free month of Marvel Unlimited on us to continue enjoying the Marvel comics catalogue: NOV2025 Head to marvel.com/gift to redeem. We hope you continue to be a True Believer! Sincerely, The Marvel Team
November 12, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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This effing majestic bird, pooping everywhere, staring into my soul. Mumble grumble get off my lawn!

I’M NOT GOING TO SUBSCRIBE TO YOUR STREANING SERVICE

#peacock
A peacock walks around on my porch, pooping on everything in sight
November 12, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Dog forcing me to take a stupid walk for my stupid mental health. No peacock sightings so far.

I admit it’s a beautiful day here .
A cute little corgi like mutt on a neon leash looking around attentively.
November 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Looks delicious!
A stranger things “cake bites” display in a grocery store. There is a gross looking monster “selling” you on purchasing cake bites
November 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Ok this peacock was amusing at first, but now WTF am I supposed to do, seriously? It's still hanging out at our front and back door, staring into my soul, eating our plants.

I think it wants us to feed it? But I have no desire to have a pet peacock.

Yes […]

[Original post on mastodon.social]
November 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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What’s in those nightly builds anyway?!

#mastodon
November 8, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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Maddie isn’t thrilled with our new feathered friend that keeps showing up at our doorstep.

#dogsoffedi #dogsofmastodon #peacock
A scene features a peacock looking in through a glass door at a dog sitting inside. The dog's ears are visible, and part of a couch can be seen in the foreground.
November 8, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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My husband is a sports fan and I am the exact opposite. Somehow it works.

Anyway, I often find myself running the tech for him - finding a game he needs streamed to the tv or what not.

I am AMAZED at the amount of technology that goes into these games. Good […]

[Original post on mastodon.social]
The ESPN app showing a live timeline of "recent plays" for a basketball game.
November 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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I’m trying out Sora’s location posts. Breck!

https://maps.apple.com/?ll=39.4824314,-106.0457414&q=Giampietro
A street lamp at night with a ton of stickers on the post
November 5, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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Another fediverse related Signal Chat sticker set added to #fedimerch - the @neatnik mascot, Prami. These are free to download.

https://signal.art/addstickers/#pack_id=7eca6973ac2128b5c3133b1dc4e9b2fa&pack_key=ebc0fd467fbadc0d6aa07cca46d1d5d13727e01da80dca1baf0737b4c130ff0c
A set of cartoon hearts as digital stickers in the Signal Chat app. Each hear is bright pink, with various smiley face emoji reactions applied, One has a Santa hat, and another is presented in pixel format.
November 2, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Just added official mastodon Signal Chat stickers to the #fedimerch awesome list. They are free!

https://codeberg.org/box464/awesome-fediverse-merchandise/src/branch/main/README.md#
A collection of cute cartoon mastodons. A sticker sheet showing example stickers.
November 2, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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Our most recent Halloween addition.

This paper pumpkin lantern was purchased from a flea market in Austin, TX. Unopened, with a date of 1976 on the package. You fan out the lantern until it fits over your lamp shade.

With modern LED lamps, this is no issue […]

[Original post on mastodon.social]
A large, orange, paper pumpkin lantern with a black smiling face sits in front of an ornate mirror, creating a reflective effect. Two table lamps with yellow shades flank the mirror. Below the lantern, on a wooden surface, are decorative pumpkin masks with carved faces and green leaves, and two unlit candles in holders.
November 1, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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“Choosing a mastodon instance is too complicated for regular people.”

Meanwhile, downloading ICQ or a toaster screensaver took a three page questionnaire back in 1998.
Tucows archived site showing the second of three pages asking you to choose a country, region and state t download software. In addition, each regions or state had unique features you had to choose.
October 29, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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Threads has non federated “ghost posts” that disappear after 24 hours. Timing and naming on point, I’ll give them that.
A post in the threads timeline, appearing as a comic book style text bubble with dotted lines. It states “If you don’t read this as aside or a whisper, you’re not a true comic book fan.”
October 27, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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It’s time to place your vote in #austintx #vote

This is the Texas Democrats voting guide.

https://www.traviscountydemocrats.org
The Nov 5 2025 Voter Guide for Texans
October 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Selena Gomez flavored Oreos. End the insanity.

Also check out the hashtag suggestions for this post. 😅

#oreos #selenaoreo
A red package of “Selena Gomez” branded Oreos. A toot post editor, showing hashtag suggestions like Oreos and calamari, oreos are amazing, and Oreos are more addictive than cocaine
October 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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I’m on the TestFlight for the new version of the Toot! App and forgot about the TooterBall mini game, where your followed accounts avatars become pool balls you knock around the screen. 🤭

#mastodon #fediapp
October 26, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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What does hubby have me watching? A rare rankin / bass Halloween movie with a groovy early 70s soundtrack titled “Mad Monster Party?”

And a Phyllis Diller puppet. For real.

#retrotv #halloween2025
A hunchback dances in front of a skeleton band with red wigs.
October 24, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Ooof 20 years? 20?!! Of streaming music on Pandora. Really?!
Good lord almighty just dig my coffin now.
A notification feed displaying a message that the user has earned the "20 Years of Pandora" badge, along with the date and time of the notification.
October 22, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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Our vacation cabin notes:

> Although we do have wireless internet, it is VERY LIMITED. As a
courtesy, please no download/upload/streaming of videos, movies, photos or other large files.

<Eye Twtich..../>
October 21, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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AWS may have taken out Alexa alarm clocks this morning, but my backup did its job well.
Maddie, a medium sized brown and black mutt, stares at the photographer, awaiting a walk and breakfast…impatiently.
October 20, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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I'm sure there is a simple explanation I'm missing, but when I see group conversations represented on mastodon.social, some of them show a blue discussion icon, but some of them show a yellow one - what is the difference?
Two posts from group discussions, one has a blue icon, the other has a yellow icon. They are from different topics.
October 19, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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A sweltering afternoon didn’t keep people away in Austin, TX

#nokings #nokingsday
A mass of hundreds peacefully protesting at the no kings rally in Austin, TX
October 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Your fediverse account is public, Josh. I already knew. We all knew. And you’re welcome here.
October 18, 2025 at 1:24 PM