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Channing Walton
@channingwalton.bsky.social
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Scala dev, unison-lang wannabe dev, amateur pianist, dad, husband, and keeper of six small furry beasts.
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Pedro doing more Pedro things.

#Cat #Ragamuffin
Pedro, a black, fluffy, ragamuffin cat, sleeps on a window sill, resting his head on a couple of books (William Zinsser’s Writing to Learn, and On Writing Well).
November 12, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Pedro knows how to relax.

#Cat
A black, very fluffy, ragamuffin cat lying on his back on a couch, fast asleep. A black, very fluffy, ragamuffin cat lying on his back on a couch, fast asleep. His eyes are partially open, and fangs visible, but he’s fast asleep.
November 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Describe your cat’s personality with one photo
A black, very fluffy, ragamuffin cat with its mouth open showing shiny white fangs. He has a big mane and big eyes.
November 9, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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This.Is.…California!
Gavin Newsom as King Leonidas kicking Donald Trump down the well
November 2, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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I think I’m being judged by these two.

(They’re brother and sister).

#Cat #Ragamuffin
October 30, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Dulce seems unamused.

#Ragamuffin #Cat
A fluffy, ginger, ragamuffin cat, lying down on a couch with a pillow behind her, staring directly into the camera. She seems unamused.
October 26, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Yes: 81%
No: 19%
October 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Dulce surveys her dominion.

#cat #ragamuffin
A ginger and white ragamuffin cat with fluffy white paws, stares down from the moss-covered branch of a birch tree that she's sitting on. A ginger and white ragamuffin cat, with fluffy white paws, staring down from the moss-covered branch of a birch tree that she's sitting on. A ginger and white ragamuffin cat with white paws, looks out from the moss-covered branch of a birch tree that she's sitting on.
October 19, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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#Surrey #UK walk with my #dog, Rocky, yesterday
October 13, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Of come on NSandI

@nsandi
The NSAndI website said to me “For security reasons, we had to end your session because you used the back button in your browser. Please try again and only use the buttons, links and menus on our secure website. Home page Log in”
October 4, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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They fixed it now, and managed to screw up the headline in their haste:

"Sarah Mullally, 63-year-old archbishop-designate is married with has two children."
October 3, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Dolce hiding on the piano under the cover that was supposed to thwart animal incursions.

#Cat #Music #Piano #IllegalOccupation
A ginger and white ragamuffin cat lying on the closed lid of an upright piano, under a velvet piano cover.
September 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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A ginger and white ragamuffin cat on her back n a beanbag, stretched out and head tilted. She looks about as relaxed as a cat could be.
September 11, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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I wonder if he put this English flag up in a toilet cubicle?

So respectful to the flag.
An English flag sticker at the top of a gent’s toilet cubicle wall.
September 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Morning #Cat
A ginger and white ragamuffin cat, lying on her back on a blue bean bag, head tilted to one side, right back foot in the air, left back foot stretch out.
September 10, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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Most mornings, this is where we find Dolly, sitting in her purring basket.

#Cat
September 4, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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Pedro seems surprised.

#Cat
A very fluffy, black, ragamuffin cat, with very large yellow eyes. He’s sitting between a garden pot and bush, looking very surprised.
August 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Morning #Cat
An orange and white, ragamuffin cat lying on a pink bean bag, looking into the camera with large, orange-brown eyes, whilst holding on to her fluffy, white, feet. She has a fluffy, white mane and a very bushy tail.
August 30, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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I appear to be trapped, and have lost my right hand for the moment.

#Cat
My cat, Aslan, sleeping with his head on my open hand. He is grey and fluffy, being a mix of Maine coon and Persian.
August 29, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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TIL: Betteridge's Law - "Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word 'no'."

Here is an example, the question asked about Paddington Bear in this ridiculous newspaper.
the front page of the Daily Telegraph. The relevant headline is, "Will they cast a real bear as Paddington?"
August 26, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Morning #cat
This is Dolce, a fluffy, orange ragamuffin cat looking down from a staircase landing. She has large, round, yellow, eyes and is looking directly at the camera, giving it an expressive and slightly curious look. She has thick, soft, fur, with subtle stripes and a rich golden hue.
August 15, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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Pedro is not amused.

#cat
A very fluffy, black, ragamuffin cat, with a shiny colourful, ball-shaped, crinkly toy perched on his head. He is cross-eyed trying to see what it is.
August 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Pedro continues to judge us and plot world domination.

#Cat
Pedro, a black ragamuffin with a lot of fur and bright yellow eyes, is looking up to the left revealing the whites of his eyes which is quite comical. Pedro, a black ragamuffin with a lot of fur and bright yellow eyes, is staring straight at the camera with an angry looking frown.
August 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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#Bach

If you know you know.

If you don’t, here is the explanation: mitchellcon.blogspot.com/2011/05/expl...
Bach’s name spelt with four intersecting clefs.
July 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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The edges of icons in the iOS glass UI look bloody awful.

I can almost see the jagged edge, it’s like looking at a UI designed for a 640x480 raster display.
A close up of the iOS Music app icon that shows the light edge at the top and side of the icon.
July 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM