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Max Sebastian
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· Nov 6
“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” ― William James
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One of the strangest aspects of aging that they don't warn you about is watching as history gets rewritten right in front of your face and people 20 years younger than you confidently tell you about something you lived through and get it completely wrong.
November 17, 2025 at 10:11 PM
One of the strangest aspects of aging that they don't warn you about is watching as history gets rewritten right in front of your face and people 20 years younger than you confidently tell you about something you lived through and get it completely wrong.
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I simply must fix everything about my life and habits and personality starting tomorrow
November 15, 2025 at 4:09 AM
I simply must fix everything about my life and habits and personality starting tomorrow
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*shakily removing glasses*
November 14, 2025 at 11:21 PM
*shakily removing glasses*
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Periodic reminder that 95% of the time when you hear about someone who "left their corporate job to follow their passion," either:
- they were rich enough they didn't need the job in the first place
- they're overstating how important or powerful that corporate job was, or
- they were fired
- they were rich enough they didn't need the job in the first place
- they're overstating how important or powerful that corporate job was, or
- they were fired
November 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Periodic reminder that 95% of the time when you hear about someone who "left their corporate job to follow their passion," either:
- they were rich enough they didn't need the job in the first place
- they're overstating how important or powerful that corporate job was, or
- they were fired
- they were rich enough they didn't need the job in the first place
- they're overstating how important or powerful that corporate job was, or
- they were fired
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Big Tech collecting data and spying on us is pretty bad. But on the other hand all their software is buggy unusable broken shit. So it's not far fetched to assume that this quality may extend down to the data collection and processing too. So maybe it all cancels out in the end?
October 19, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Big Tech collecting data and spying on us is pretty bad. But on the other hand all their software is buggy unusable broken shit. So it's not far fetched to assume that this quality may extend down to the data collection and processing too. So maybe it all cancels out in the end?
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don't pee up my butt and tell me it's raining
November 5, 2025 at 8:49 PM
don't pee up my butt and tell me it's raining
Snake Game in Windows Terminal using C++.
November 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Snake Game in Windows Terminal using C++.
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The Scope Creep
A chilling tale of deliverables, deadlines and doomed decisions
scope-creep.xyz
November 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Progress bar in Bash
November 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Progress bar in Bash
We don't have a Trader Joe's in the UK, but I was looking up what kind of products they offer and...this is pretty funny.
November 3, 2025 at 8:43 PM
We don't have a Trader Joe's in the UK, but I was looking up what kind of products they offer and...this is pretty funny.
Anti-AI people are going to have a shit-fit when they find out have much AI-based image processing is built into modern cameras.
October 29, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Anti-AI people are going to have a shit-fit when they find out have much AI-based image processing is built into modern cameras.
Millennial grey? What happened to millennial pink?
October 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Millennial grey? What happened to millennial pink?
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I settle into bed with a book. the window is open, and it's cool and rainy outside 👌🏻👌🏻
October 26, 2025 at 7:19 AM
I settle into bed with a book. the window is open, and it's cool and rainy outside 👌🏻👌🏻
Ah, autumn -- the time of the year where I have to moisturise my hands 5 times a day.
October 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Ah, autumn -- the time of the year where I have to moisturise my hands 5 times a day.
Why do I keep having dreams where I'm in a mall? Even in sleep I can't escape capitalism.
October 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Why do I keep having dreams where I'm in a mall? Even in sleep I can't escape capitalism.
I don't know who needs to hear this, but it still counts as consumerism even if you're shopping at yard sales and thrift stores.
October 8, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I don't know who needs to hear this, but it still counts as consumerism even if you're shopping at yard sales and thrift stores.
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quick while the government is shut down let’s all switch to metric
October 1, 2025 at 4:11 AM
quick while the government is shut down let’s all switch to metric
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Political violence is bad. It usually begets more political violence.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
September 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Political violence is bad. It usually begets more political violence.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
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"Don't think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it's good or bad, whether they love it or hate it.
While they are deciding, make even more art."
-Andy Warhol
While they are deciding, make even more art."
-Andy Warhol
September 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
"Don't think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it's good or bad, whether they love it or hate it.
While they are deciding, make even more art."
-Andy Warhol
While they are deciding, make even more art."
-Andy Warhol
"The customer is always right"
No, some customers are just absolute cunts.
No, some customers are just absolute cunts.
September 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"The customer is always right"
No, some customers are just absolute cunts.
No, some customers are just absolute cunts.
eBay's Simple Delivery process is absolute dog shit.
September 9, 2025 at 8:39 PM
eBay's Simple Delivery process is absolute dog shit.
I'm trying to become a minimalist. I've got a long way to go. I have way too much stuff.
a woman in a red sweater is standing in a doorway and saying `` this is my kitchen ! ''
Alt: A woman in a red sweater is standing in a doorway and saying "this is my kitchen!'', then the camera pans to a kitchen with clutter all of the floor and surfaces, the kitchen looks like a trash dump. This woman is clearly a hoarder and needs serious help, just like me.
media.tenor.com
September 9, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I'm trying to become a minimalist. I've got a long way to go. I have way too much stuff.