Cardhouse thing
@cardhouse.bsky.social
he/him/they/them . web '94 . founding member Erstwhile Philatelic Society artgroop
http://cardhouse.com
https://ko-fi.com/cardhouse
patreon.com/cardhouse
typo.social/@cardhouse
see also mojavephoneboothbook.com
anything ai cheerfully blocked
http://cardhouse.com
https://ko-fi.com/cardhouse
patreon.com/cardhouse
typo.social/@cardhouse
see also mojavephoneboothbook.com
anything ai cheerfully blocked
Vista Energy came by today. it's their 12th (at least) door-to-door solicitation.
"Hey my good man i am just --"
"who are you with?"
"Well i'm about to tell you that, we're an independent company affiliated with the state of Cali--"
"What is your company name."
"You have a good day." [walks off]
"Hey my good man i am just --"
"who are you with?"
"Well i'm about to tell you that, we're an independent company affiliated with the state of Cali--"
"What is your company name."
"You have a good day." [walks off]
January 16, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Vista Energy came by today. it's their 12th (at least) door-to-door solicitation.
"Hey my good man i am just --"
"who are you with?"
"Well i'm about to tell you that, we're an independent company affiliated with the state of Cali--"
"What is your company name."
"You have a good day." [walks off]
"Hey my good man i am just --"
"who are you with?"
"Well i'm about to tell you that, we're an independent company affiliated with the state of Cali--"
"What is your company name."
"You have a good day." [walks off]
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Cities when bicyclists are getting hit: "Here are some plastic pixie sticks."
Cities when homeless people are living outdoors: "Here are 20 sections of concrete k-rail."
Cities when homeless people are living outdoors: "Here are 20 sections of concrete k-rail."
January 13, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Cities when bicyclists are getting hit: "Here are some plastic pixie sticks."
Cities when homeless people are living outdoors: "Here are 20 sections of concrete k-rail."
Cities when homeless people are living outdoors: "Here are 20 sections of concrete k-rail."
if another president dies
do the flags go to quarter-staff
and so on
do the flags go to quarter-staff
and so on
January 8, 2025 at 2:12 AM
if another president dies
do the flags go to quarter-staff
and so on
do the flags go to quarter-staff
and so on
bluesky thought the barney gif was a movie and wanted an email address, fun policy. i do the same thing w/my programs: assume gifs are animated because the gif format is awful. don't use it ever (i converted it to jpg, but really should have went with png).
January 3, 2025 at 12:26 AM
bluesky thought the barney gif was a movie and wanted an email address, fun policy. i do the same thing w/my programs: assume gifs are animated because the gif format is awful. don't use it ever (i converted it to jpg, but really should have went with png).
still think about this ~1998 Toys "R" Us ad occasionally. I cut it out, it is real.
January 3, 2025 at 12:23 AM
still think about this ~1998 Toys "R" Us ad occasionally. I cut it out, it is real.
it's very cold here
every twenty minutes i nearly reach down to turn on the space heater
but it didn't make it to 2025 ... stopped around 10pm
i'm more disappointed in my short-term memory mis-firings than i am about being cold
hold on, lemme turn on the heater
every twenty minutes i nearly reach down to turn on the space heater
but it didn't make it to 2025 ... stopped around 10pm
i'm more disappointed in my short-term memory mis-firings than i am about being cold
hold on, lemme turn on the heater
January 1, 2025 at 8:22 PM
it's very cold here
every twenty minutes i nearly reach down to turn on the space heater
but it didn't make it to 2025 ... stopped around 10pm
i'm more disappointed in my short-term memory mis-firings than i am about being cold
hold on, lemme turn on the heater
every twenty minutes i nearly reach down to turn on the space heater
but it didn't make it to 2025 ... stopped around 10pm
i'm more disappointed in my short-term memory mis-firings than i am about being cold
hold on, lemme turn on the heater
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Remember the right-wing plot to sabotage Jimmy Carter’s re-election by urging Iran to hold American hostages longer? You don’t? It’s a shocking example of the American right’s treachery that more people should know about. (Gift link to 2023 NYT story.)
A Four-Decade Secret: One Man’s Story of Sabotaging Carter’s Re-election (Gift Article)
A prominent Texas politician said he unwittingly took part in a 1980 tour of the Middle East with a clandestine agenda.
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2024 at 9:55 PM
Remember the right-wing plot to sabotage Jimmy Carter’s re-election by urging Iran to hold American hostages longer? You don’t? It’s a shocking example of the American right’s treachery that more people should know about. (Gift link to 2023 NYT story.)
i got egg nog and egg nog liquer
[FX: whispering] it's too much egg nog
[FX: whispering] it's too much egg nog
December 22, 2024 at 9:42 AM
i got egg nog and egg nog liquer
[FX: whispering] it's too much egg nog
[FX: whispering] it's too much egg nog
vendors are using ai to gen ads for their products
which is nice, because it shows that they have a serious deficit of attention that will probably also apply to the product itself
i am not parasited, but i also do not want your "Black Wulnut/Wunnuti" "Paldcrafted" "Mushroced" parasite cleanse
which is nice, because it shows that they have a serious deficit of attention that will probably also apply to the product itself
i am not parasited, but i also do not want your "Black Wulnut/Wunnuti" "Paldcrafted" "Mushroced" parasite cleanse
December 20, 2024 at 1:42 AM
vendors are using ai to gen ads for their products
which is nice, because it shows that they have a serious deficit of attention that will probably also apply to the product itself
i am not parasited, but i also do not want your "Black Wulnut/Wunnuti" "Paldcrafted" "Mushroced" parasite cleanse
which is nice, because it shows that they have a serious deficit of attention that will probably also apply to the product itself
i am not parasited, but i also do not want your "Black Wulnut/Wunnuti" "Paldcrafted" "Mushroced" parasite cleanse
all youtube videos
Title: Why Do We Have A Two-Party System?
(start of video) "We begin in the time of dinosaurs. Their dietary habits on a day-to-day basis provided nourishment, and 'sustenance," a synonym for nourishment ..."
Title: Why Do We Have A Two-Party System?
(start of video) "We begin in the time of dinosaurs. Their dietary habits on a day-to-day basis provided nourishment, and 'sustenance," a synonym for nourishment ..."
December 17, 2024 at 7:36 PM
all youtube videos
Title: Why Do We Have A Two-Party System?
(start of video) "We begin in the time of dinosaurs. Their dietary habits on a day-to-day basis provided nourishment, and 'sustenance," a synonym for nourishment ..."
Title: Why Do We Have A Two-Party System?
(start of video) "We begin in the time of dinosaurs. Their dietary habits on a day-to-day basis provided nourishment, and 'sustenance," a synonym for nourishment ..."
i am cutting my slightly-sugared coffee (on sale) with some prell-lookin' la colombe straight coffee (also on sale).
December 11, 2024 at 6:37 PM
i am cutting my slightly-sugared coffee (on sale) with some prell-lookin' la colombe straight coffee (also on sale).
"Wir haben kopiert alle Daten aus Ihrem Gerät auf unsere Server. Außerdem, wir haben aufgenommen ein Video aus Ihrer Kamera wo Sie sehen einen Pornofilm."
dude, i don't have a camera hooked up to my pc. at all. your fishing expedition has ended in misery and a drive home to your mom's basement.
dude, i don't have a camera hooked up to my pc. at all. your fishing expedition has ended in misery and a drive home to your mom's basement.
December 6, 2024 at 6:51 PM
"Wir haben kopiert alle Daten aus Ihrem Gerät auf unsere Server. Außerdem, wir haben aufgenommen ein Video aus Ihrer Kamera wo Sie sehen einen Pornofilm."
dude, i don't have a camera hooked up to my pc. at all. your fishing expedition has ended in misery and a drive home to your mom's basement.
dude, i don't have a camera hooked up to my pc. at all. your fishing expedition has ended in misery and a drive home to your mom's basement.
12. At which hotel
December 5, 2024 at 9:04 PM
12. At which hotel
not a lot of people talking about Foxy Grandpa focus in on the grandson's names, "Chub" and "Bunt"
December 2, 2024 at 4:38 AM
not a lot of people talking about Foxy Grandpa focus in on the grandson's names, "Chub" and "Bunt"
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How Decentralized Is Bluesky Really? dustycloud.org/blog/how-dec...
A technical deep-dive, since people have been asking me for my thoughts. I'll expand a bit on some of the key points here in a thread. 🧵
A technical deep-dive, since people have been asking me for my thoughts. I'll expand a bit on some of the key points here in a thread. 🧵
How decentralized is Bluesky really? -- Dustycloud Brainstorms
dustycloud.org
November 22, 2024 at 4:06 PM
How Decentralized Is Bluesky Really? dustycloud.org/blog/how-dec...
A technical deep-dive, since people have been asking me for my thoughts. I'll expand a bit on some of the key points here in a thread. 🧵
A technical deep-dive, since people have been asking me for my thoughts. I'll expand a bit on some of the key points here in a thread. 🧵
dude's name in cast away was "chuck noland"
close seconds:
bob wavesnsurf
dude makeasailoutofsemiportajohn
your bestfriendisavolleyball
c theunforgivingsea
close seconds:
bob wavesnsurf
dude makeasailoutofsemiportajohn
your bestfriendisavolleyball
c theunforgivingsea
November 23, 2024 at 11:40 PM
dude's name in cast away was "chuck noland"
close seconds:
bob wavesnsurf
dude makeasailoutofsemiportajohn
your bestfriendisavolleyball
c theunforgivingsea
close seconds:
bob wavesnsurf
dude makeasailoutofsemiportajohn
your bestfriendisavolleyball
c theunforgivingsea
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Publisher: Do you want to put an LLM clause in the copyright statement?
Me: Definitely. How specific can we get?
Publisher: As specific as you like.
Me: Definitely. How specific can we get?
Publisher: As specific as you like.
November 17, 2024 at 3:07 AM
Publisher: Do you want to put an LLM clause in the copyright statement?
Me: Definitely. How specific can we get?
Publisher: As specific as you like.
Me: Definitely. How specific can we get?
Publisher: As specific as you like.
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Since Nancy Mace is in the news, I'll post the one thing that was enjoyable about my time on Twitter:
November 21, 2024 at 3:37 AM
Since Nancy Mace is in the news, I'll post the one thing that was enjoyable about my time on Twitter:
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god i can’t take hearing about every little thing trump says and does for a second time. every crass remark and poorly conceived policy gets so so so so so much fucking airtime
November 21, 2024 at 12:47 PM
god i can’t take hearing about every little thing trump says and does for a second time. every crass remark and poorly conceived policy gets so so so so so much fucking airtime
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Look to community. Look to friends and family who stood with us and who suffer the grief of this loss with us. In their company find comfort. And when you are ready to stand up and fight, I will be with you, too.
We will prevail. For the light always defeats the darkness. /end
We will prevail. For the light always defeats the darkness. /end
November 16, 2024 at 12:51 AM
Look to community. Look to friends and family who stood with us and who suffer the grief of this loss with us. In their company find comfort. And when you are ready to stand up and fight, I will be with you, too.
We will prevail. For the light always defeats the darkness. /end
We will prevail. For the light always defeats the darkness. /end
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So don’t give up hope. Do not despair. That is what they want, and we shall not give them that satisfaction. In Japanese, there is a word my mother used to say to me.
“Gaman, Georgie,” she’d say. It means to endure with fortitude and dignity. We all could benefit the spirit of Gaman. /5
“Gaman, Georgie,” she’d say. It means to endure with fortitude and dignity. We all could benefit the spirit of Gaman. /5
November 16, 2024 at 12:49 AM
So don’t give up hope. Do not despair. That is what they want, and we shall not give them that satisfaction. In Japanese, there is a word my mother used to say to me.
“Gaman, Georgie,” she’d say. It means to endure with fortitude and dignity. We all could benefit the spirit of Gaman. /5
“Gaman, Georgie,” she’d say. It means to endure with fortitude and dignity. We all could benefit the spirit of Gaman. /5
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… very last breath. I ask you to join me in that fight. It is a noble one. It is a worthy one. And it is one we fight on behalf not just of ourselves, but of generations to come.
When you are my age, you will be able to look back upon this time and be proud of what you did, what you stood for. /4
When you are my age, you will be able to look back upon this time and be proud of what you did, what you stood for. /4
November 16, 2024 at 12:46 AM
… very last breath. I ask you to join me in that fight. It is a noble one. It is a worthy one. And it is one we fight on behalf not just of ourselves, but of generations to come.
When you are my age, you will be able to look back upon this time and be proud of what you did, what you stood for. /4
When you are my age, you will be able to look back upon this time and be proud of what you did, what you stood for. /4
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…being undocumented. We must not repeat the mistakes of the past. We can learn from them. I know it feels bleak out there. I know it feels hopeless. But I am living proof that out of that darkness can rise great hope and optimism.
I will fight for the principles of this country until my /3
I will fight for the principles of this country until my /3
November 16, 2024 at 12:45 AM
…being undocumented. We must not repeat the mistakes of the past. We can learn from them. I know it feels bleak out there. I know it feels hopeless. But I am living proof that out of that darkness can rise great hope and optimism.
I will fight for the principles of this country until my /3
I will fight for the principles of this country until my /3
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But we did not give up on this country. We rebuilt our lives, and we worked to ensure that something like this never happened again in America.
Now, I fear there are echoes from that dark chapter of our history. They are speaking once again of camps to hold people, this time for the crime of /2
Now, I fear there are echoes from that dark chapter of our history. They are speaking once again of camps to hold people, this time for the crime of /2
November 16, 2024 at 12:44 AM
But we did not give up on this country. We rebuilt our lives, and we worked to ensure that something like this never happened again in America.
Now, I fear there are echoes from that dark chapter of our history. They are speaking once again of camps to hold people, this time for the crime of /2
Now, I fear there are echoes from that dark chapter of our history. They are speaking once again of camps to hold people, this time for the crime of /2