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/mərˈkjʊriəl/
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Interested in dev, music, linguistics and mythology.

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plan on writing a Python script to make importable anki flashcards from CS past papers ✅
January 10, 2026 at 8:39 AM
frikkin fly get out
January 10, 2026 at 8:34 AM
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never forget that (on a linux desktop with a well-configured kernel) you can run 14 cpu-pinning transcode operations simultaneously with literally ZERO loss of responsiveness
your computer is fucking cool! never take this shit for granted you are wielding […]

[Original post on masto.doskel.net]
January 10, 2026 at 5:35 AM
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sometimes i forget I own John. then i remember and am happy.
January 10, 2026 at 6:19 AM
I now have 8 emulators on my phone send help
January 10, 2026 at 6:50 AM
I just realised that most people don't know what a segfault is 😨

I mean I don't either, but when someone tells me something segfaulted I know that it basically crashes due to it.
January 9, 2026 at 6:46 PM
im bored time to stalk a friend's social media and react to everything
January 9, 2026 at 6:16 PM
using the same port for charging and audio output is a crime
January 9, 2026 at 6:10 PM
casually downloading 7gb onto my phone for fun
January 9, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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Aren't biscuits just brilliant? And they come in such convenient serving sizes of a whole pack of biscuits.
January 9, 2026 at 2:17 PM
I find it simply amazing that I can run old console games on a freaking handheld (mobile phone) in 2026
January 9, 2026 at 5:45 PM
I forgot I have a raspberry pi now so I can host markov bots and everything

just as I have always wanted!
January 9, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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After nearly 3 hours of the most intense exercise the world has ever seen, the VERY UNFAIR timer on the elliptical machine still only showed 30 minutes. It is clear the crooked people at Precor, as as I like to call them, sleezecor, don’t want the world to know how hard I work out. Thank you for […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
January 9, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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happy birthday to all who celebrate
September 28, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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comma however, comma,
January 9, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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We here at Nintendo are proud to be partnering with OpenAI Sora 2 to introduce:

the Wii Slop Channel
November 13, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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I love hummingbirds and was delighted to find that there's one hidden in that picture - here's a zoomed-in view!
January 9, 2026 at 4:49 PM
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You reach the age that your injuries aren't from sports or whatever, it's from things like "slept in a bad position and injured your back".
January 9, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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Just had a real estate agent knock on our door, representing a buyer "looking to buy lots of land in this area" and wondering if we were interested in selling our house.

Just tell me you represent private equity trying to drive up home values. Don't be so coy about it.
January 8, 2026 at 10:06 PM
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I can see a market for “fediverse moderator therapists” during times like these 😞
January 9, 2026 at 3:21 PM
RegEx is so useful bruh
January 9, 2026 at 3:23 PM
I wonder if there's a way to move all the stuff that matches my softmute filters to a different tab in Sharkey
January 9, 2026 at 3:21 PM
[lyrics, wrong]

You're better off with may
January 9, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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quack
January 9, 2026 at 7:51 AM
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that game engine is so unreal
January 9, 2026 at 3:10 PM