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Justin Erickson
@larakin.systems
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Technologist, politics geek, sailor. Software dev by trade, sailboat captain by choice.

I post about politics, anti-car dependency, sailing, dev stuff, movies, nature, and probably video games too.
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This is what it used to look like, I used this image as the source for the AI.
a grey house with red lower half. this is the before image that was used for AI generation
November 12, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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I started repainting the exterior of the house a few months ago. I used Ai *gasp* to help me visualize the final product.

I think it worked quite well and is pretty close to the final result.
image of a blue house with rusty metal siding on the lower half. AI generated image of a blue house with rusty metal siding on the lower half. looks very similar to actual results
November 12, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Nothing better than a diner breakfast. 🥞
A standard diner flatop sizzling with hash browns and eggs and other breakfast items.
November 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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This is so symbolic.

I'm hopeful when we rebuild, it will be better than ever.
The east wing of the White House being torn down by a madman. A reddit comment from CrimsonFeetofKali - "No Congressional approval, no historic commission involvement, no report on condition, needs or plans. Just the whims of one man. And the East Wing is just a symbolic representation of what he’s doing to our democracy."
October 21, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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#NoKings Durango
Hundreds if not thousands of protesters at the NoKings rally in Durango CO.
October 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Removing 34 years of phone and cable, and installing cat 6.
Bundle of old wired ready to be tossed Bundle of new cat6 cable being installed. Cable routing into exterior wall.
October 16, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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The Internet always has what I need.
A reddit comme t: "MAGA just royally stepped on their dick in front of the highest, highest US military brass. That actually makes me very happy. I honestly feel a bit safer than I did yesterday."
October 1, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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Forever ago when Google glass (meta glasses beta) came out everyone said it was stupid.

Well. Heres me 11 years ago pulling rocks out of my running shoes wearing Google glass.
September 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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This has always been true. This is a 20 year old comic.
A black-and-white political cartoon. Uncle Sam, representing the "US GOVT.", hands a box labeled "CONTROL OF INTERNET SPEECH" to a shopkeeper figure labeled "CORPORATE MEDIA". The shopkeeper asks, "HOW WOULD YOU LIKE THIS WRAPPED?". On the wall behind him are two rolls of wrapping paper offered as options: one is labeled "ANTI-TERRORISM" with an American flag pattern, and the other is "PROTECT KIDS" with a bunny and flower pattern. The cartoon satirizes the idea that the media helps package government censorship using more palatable justifications.
September 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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High school me and his friends, eat your heart out.
September 7, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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Parking was horrendous.
Many bikes parked in the bake parking lot.
September 7, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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Traffic was bad on the way. 😢
A busy road with many cyclists "blocking" traffic
September 6, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Already at 100 miles.

That 5 gallons of gas in my Tacoma saved.

$15 is buying me beer tonight.
July 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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Went for a hike up in the mountains today.
Red and yellow flowers cover a river basin surrounded by mounto
July 29, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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Pre-High altitude exploration fuel.

The Durango Diner is the same as it ever was. Perfect.
A diner counter scene where a person in a blue "Durango Diner" t-shirt cooks on a griddle behind the counter. In front of them, on the white countertop, are two plates of breakfast food: one with an omelet and hash browns, the other with French toast and bacon. Various diner condiments, drinks, and mugs are scattered around the plates. The back wall is covered in stickers.
July 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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First outing.

One of our old favorites, Animas Brewing.
Two e-bikes parked in a lot E bikes parked at a brewery
July 21, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Now that I live on land, it's time for a new vehicle.

I can't wait to go get groceries!
A screenshot showing an Aventon Abound named Le Tigre 🐅 with 4 miles on the odometer
July 21, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Still only here for the reddit comments
A screenshot of a Reddit post with the title "Dog the Bounty Hunter's Step-Grandson Accidentally Shot and Killed by Father." Below the title, there are comments. One user, AlanShore6067, commented, "So a father shot his son and the relevant fact is his step-grandfather is a famous asshole?" Another user, BrainEatingAmoeba01, replied to that comment with "ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?".
July 21, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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I only go to reddit for the comments.
Patriot009 • 6h ago Profile Badge for the Achievement Top 1% Commenter Top 1% Commenter It's quite clear that the only mass media Republicans want is private companies controlled by billionaire Republican donors. Upvote 2K Downvote Reply reply Award Share Share Cabbages24ADollar • 5h ago “…private companies controlled by billionaire Republican donors” is called Oligarchy. Upvote 550 Downvote Reply reply Award Share Share u/VulpineKing avatar VulpineKing • 5h ago Very cool. Like Russia. Very cool.
July 19, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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I'm 45 years old. My entire life* can fit in the back of a Hyundai Tucson.

Moving off the boat after 8 years full time living aboard.

Colorado here I come!
A small SUV packed tightly with boxes and trinkets.
July 3, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Seems the algorithm wanted to show me someone talking about a person before the person they were talking about.
A screenshot of the Bluesky popular with friends feed with a post of a screenshot of a Twitter post, right above Bluesky post by the same person.
June 28, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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Nice rainbow over Baltimore last night.
A dark sky with a rainbow ending right over the Domino Sugar sign on the skyline of Baltimore.
June 19, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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#nokings Baltimore.
A No Kings protest in Baltimore. A Police helicopter orbiting above.
June 14, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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A screenshot of a reddit conversation about the conflict between Elon Musk and Donald Trump. Here is the text from the image: https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114632206992330264 The easiest way to save money in our Budget, Billions and Billions of Dollars, is to terminate Elon's Governmental Subsidies and Contracts. I was always surprised that Biden didn't do it! Trump made some other tweets about Elon, but which didn't touch on SpaceX specifically. Elon then tweeted: https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1930718684819112251 In light of the President's statement about cancellation of my government contracts, @SpaceX will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft immediately Coverage: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/05/musk-trump-spacex-dragon -nasa.html https://x.com/sciguyspace/status/1930722326754029980 This is not necessarily a bluff. Elon has been reluctant to take on new Dragon-related projects for awhile now, and would like to move human missions to Starship as soon as possible. Of course it would completely end ISS, and impair future commercial space stations. Wild times.
June 5, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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*pop pop pop
Screenshot of a reddit comment by Maeleh - "How long till Musk is deep in a ket hole and tweets evidence of his election fraud involvement? *grabs popcorn*"
June 5, 2025 at 7:47 PM