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Larry P. Holdaway
@larryholdaway.bsky.social
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maker of firmware, music, art; adherent of science; dreaming of trees; he/him

California Institute of the Arts, 2008

https://bluestarfolly.bandcamp.com/

Ventura, CA, USA
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No trick-or-treaters this year... first time ever. Pretty bummed out
November 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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without downloading new pics, what is it like dating you
A boy (me, aged 13), wearing a white t-shirt, light blue jeans, and light-colored over-the-ear hearing protection, stands outdoors in a dry, grassy area. He is holding a Heckler & Koch MP5, with a black sling draped over his shoulder. The boy is looking toward the right edge of the frame, and the background consists of dry brush and brown, arid terrain under bright sunlight. His stance suggests he is preparing to shoot
October 22, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Post you from a different era
A photo of me with a mohawk, dressed in black, playing a black Les Paul, on a dimly lit stage during a show in 2012. The stage is bathed in atmospheric red and orange lighting, with drums visible in the background and a hazy, energetic aura filling the space.
September 30, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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Drop an old pic you still love
The image depicts a young boy (me), at an outdoor shooting range, wearing hearing protection and holding hus father's Heckler & Koch MP5 submachine gun. The boy (me) is dressed in a white t-shirt and light-colored jeans, with the firearm held in a firing stance. The setting is a dry area with sparse vegetation, a public shooting area in a desert canyon
September 22, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Adding a gif of the radar, not that I've had any luck with animated gifs on here
An animated gif showing a small, fast thunderstorm moving through Ventura
December 14, 2024 at 3:54 PM
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Working on a few things
A green PCB with some obscured text (only the word "hours" is fully legible), a tact switch, the periodic table symbol for copper, and a connector labeled "The Vastness"
December 4, 2024 at 1:49 PM
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My latest was from Kyrgyzstan. I love the idea of a postal worker signing off a message with "Have an amazing day filled with achievements!"
A screenshot of a text message from +996 228 013 318 stating: [U.S. Post Office Message] : We are currently holding your package due to incomplete address information. To prevent the package from being sent back, please use the provided link to update your address as soon as possible: [link redacted] After you update, we will schedule a new delivery attempt within 24 hours. Have an amazing day filled with achievements!
November 29, 2024 at 3:59 PM
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Making stuff
A close-up photo of a green PCB with 2 inductor coils and the Roman numerals VII and VIII
November 19, 2024 at 2:38 PM
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Quote post with a picture of yourself and show these newbies who they’re dealing with.
A photo of me brushing my teeth after a show. Back when I had a mohawk. Back when I had shows Photo shows a tattooed man with a nose ring and a mohawk, wearing a black tank top, with smudged eye makeup, brushing his teeth while staring into the camera
November 16, 2024 at 4:03 AM
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Share your mug

Is it reassuring to know that I'm not drinking blood?
A white coffee mug with the words "NOT BLOOD" scrawled on the side in messy handwriting
November 5, 2024 at 1:32 PM
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New PCB works great, despite me somehow screwing up some component labels
A green circuit board on a blue soldering pad
November 5, 2024 at 5:02 AM
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Says the guy with a brain worm from eating road kill #rfkjr
RKF jr standing in front of Cheez-its, Doritos, and Cap'n Crunch, saying "ban these poisons" like a weird idiot
November 3, 2024 at 3:24 AM
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Morgan enjoying some lap time! Happy #caturday! #catsofbluesky
A grey cat named Morgan, sitting on my lap, in front of an oak desk built by my great grandfather, with a small bookshelf and a wooden door in the background
November 2, 2024 at 8:08 PM
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Happy Halloween!
A small front yard with a concrete path going up the middle. There are jack-o'-lanterns and styrofoam tombstones on either side of the path, and a giant spider on the wall. The front of the house is lit with blue and purple lights
November 1, 2024 at 5:15 AM
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reskeet with a picture of yourself where you’re 𝘷𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘭𝘺 menacing
A tattooed man with big arms and a mohawk, against a white background, staring off camera
October 30, 2024 at 5:52 AM
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Dreaming of trees
A photo looking upward through a stand of coastal redwoods in Big Sur, California
October 30, 2024 at 3:39 AM
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Yay! #ivoted
A screenshot of an email message with the title: "November 5, 2024, General Election: Ballot Counted" and the contents: "Hello Larry Holdaway, This is a message from the California Secretary of State on behalf of Ventura County Elections Division. Your ballot for the November 5, 2024, General Election was received and counted. Thank you for voting!"
October 28, 2024 at 8:48 PM
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Working on something new...
An intentionally vague technical drawing of a new project
October 19, 2024 at 5:04 PM
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Since Twitter is now officially unusable... how 'bout another animated gif test? #catsofbluesky
An animated loop of a grey cat named Morgan, on a green shelf, yawning then licking her lips
October 17, 2024 at 1:29 PM
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We have arrived!
Photo of a small cabin with coastal redwoods in the background
October 12, 2024 at 10:59 PM
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I have more than a few. Here's my cyborg arm when it was still fresh!
A cybernetic style tattoo covering my left shoulder, bicep, and inner elbow, with the interior yellow wall of a tattoo parlor behind me
October 12, 2024 at 3:14 AM
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Just dropping in to see if bluesky supports animated gifs yet...
April 23, 2024 at 12:57 AM
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90% of what I want to talk about on here is covered by NDAs :(

So here's Morgan sleeping instead :)

#catsOfBluesky #coding #firmware
A grey shorthaired cat asleep on a tan doormat
September 13, 2023 at 2:47 PM
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Hello Morgan! #CatsOfBluesky
A grey, shorthaired cat with yellow eyes looking up at the camera
September 4, 2023 at 8:44 PM
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We planted pumpkins in our front yard, in anticipation of spooky season. Looks like they're coming in nicely! 🎃
A pumpkin plant with large green leaves
August 30, 2023 at 7:12 PM