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Charles Miller
@carl.fish
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I code. I write. I may be a goldfish.

I am also @carlfish@carl.fish on ActivityPub/Mastodon.
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…from the whole world? That seems a little harsh.
Sydney Morning Herald push notification: “A week ago, Jamie Melham was on top of the world. Now she's been banned for a month”
November 12, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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Compact cat.
A perfectly round (if you don’t count the ears) circle of grey and white fur that may contain a cat.
November 10, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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Brian Kibler Facebook post: "As a white man, I hate Al for appropriating my culture of being confidently wrong about things while using Reddit as a primary source."
November 9, 2025 at 8:09 AM
carl.fish
Almost dinner time.
A white cat on top of a coffee table. A grey cat lounging beneath.
November 9, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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I thought it would be a funny story when I lost.
If I had to pick one: Half Yours. He has strong recent form, big win in the Caulfield Cup, and is a top Australian contender.
November 4, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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I don’t think I’ve interacted with distributed.net since the 1990s. Later in the email, they include a plain-text password.
You (or "crawl-66-249-64-33.googlebot.com" [66.249.64.33]) recently requested the password for your distributed. net stats account. You should keep this information confidential.
November 2, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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This is the same year in Australia. To me, the US chart seems like American radio was really locked in on a narrow set of genres that year.
October 29, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Did "Like a Prayer" just not get released in America or something? (For comparison, the Australian year-end chart of the same year)
Top 20 charting singles in Australia for 1989 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_top_25_singles_for_1989_in_Australia, where you can find a much more accessible version.
October 29, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Illustration of a fist with knuckle tattoos spelling "I O U $"
October 29, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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I did a quick search to make sure I was using “huff its own farts” correctly, as it’s not my native idiom, and I did not expect Google’s AI to go all-in on it like this.
Google Search AI literally extolling the virtue of smelling your own farts. “• Health: Sniffing your own fart can sometimes provide clues about your health, such as gut health or what you've eaten, say Quora users and dr. vegan. • Satisfaction: For some, there may be a psychological satisfaction in the act, which is linked to the release of pressure and being accustomed to the smell of one's own body. • Potential benefits: Some studies suggest that small amounts of the gases in farts, like hydrogen sulfide, may have health benefits.”
October 28, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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It's a particular achievement that in the last six months I've managed to both massively cut down my drinking, AND still not remember impulse-ordering a March 7th (Evil) commemorative X-Box controller until it showed up at my door.
October 28, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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Morning visit.
Two cats, inside an apartment, looking through the window with great interest at a pair of Lorikeets perched on the balcony.
October 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Slightly blurry zoomed in photo of a man in a dark suit standing on top of the shell of the Sydney Opera House, with a red helicopter hovering above him.
October 22, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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"You can't if you don't" meme: "Can't be forced to convert to a for-profit, if you don't make any profits."
October 19, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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FFS this is why nobody takes us seriously.
Screenshot of some technical documentation: “The ~> is a pessimistic constraint operator (also called "twiddle-wakka").”
October 16, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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Roko's Basilisk will be extremely mad if it finds out you didn't actively contribute to giving it the ability to get off.
Nate Silver, on X, the Everything App: "Should save this for a newsletter, but OpenAl's recent actions don't seem to be consistent with a company that believes AGI is right around the corner."
October 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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I only learned what aura farming was two months ago, now it's apparently necessary to Understand What's Going On In The World Today.
The Frog is the best thing to happen to American politics all year, but the fact that politics has devolved into Posting is ultimately a bad thing. As you can see in the grid of outcomes, the majority of the time, people are simply posting at each other instead of engaging with reality or solving collective action problems. The question of who wins or who loses in Triangle Posting Politics is divorced from material conditions, justice, or the common good.
October 12, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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Art.
Pixelatedboat: “I find it baffling how little impact the existence of the Undertaker, a literal walking corpse, has had on science and religion.” Cold stone Steve ice cream: “I don't know what you're talking about. He had a significant impact on Mankind.”
October 9, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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I agree about the demonic sexual performances, but only because it's already been done and you'll never top it in a million years.
Prince "playing" with his "guitar" in silhouette behind a billowing sheet, from his unbeatable Superbowl performance in 2007.
October 7, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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Important fridge maintenance advice from Google. (via: www.reddit.com/r/GoogleGemi...)
Google search AI answers to questions like "Can I put food in a new fridge straight away?" and "Can you unplug a fridge and plug it right back in?" The expanded question is "How long should you leave a plug in?" to which the answer is: "There's no single answer to how long to leave a plug in, as it depends on the type of plug and your comfort level, but generally, you should start with short periods (a few minutes to an hour and gradually increase the time as you become more accustomed to the feeling. Always use plenty of lubrication, pay attention to your body's signals, and remove the plug immediately if you experience pain or discomfort to prevent tissue damage."
October 6, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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I tried, but the AI was having a bad day.
October 5, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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Occasionally you’re reminded of how much post-processing phones do to photos behind the scenes.
Sydney Harbour Bridge with a ferry approaching. The buildings of the city in the background are leaning at an angle that makes them look like that scene in Hitchhikers Guide where they’re using the Infinite Improbability Drive.
October 2, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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The lorikeets have decided they want to be friends.
Two cats looking out an apartment window at a pair of lorikeets on the balcony.
October 1, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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Katniss trying to will a pane of glass out of existence.
White cat looks intently out the window at a seemingly oblivious lorikeet.
September 30, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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At this point I’ll be pleasantly surprised if they remember to put wings on it.
Headline text: Boeing Has Started Working on a 737 MAX Replacement
September 30, 2025 at 1:12 AM