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Olivia A-C
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I'm a programmer with a Master's in Computer Science & Engineering who dabbles in photography. My weird interests are probably OpenStreetMap […]

[bridged from https://transfem.social/@LivInTheLookingGlass on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
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Seeking advice, how do I fix this regex to match the first two lines, but not the last two? ​:boost:​
A view of the site regexr. The expression in question is /(?<![\[/])@([\p{L}\p{M}\w.-]+(?:@[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+)?)(?![\]\)\/])/gu It should match the first two lines: @test @test@test It should not match the second two lines: [@test](https://[::1]/@test) [@test@test](https://[::1]/@test@test) It has matches on the fourth line
March 23, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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Time for a new avatar! This one is by @bonesdelicious.bsky.social@bsky.social, in a style similar to my previous one. Images are attached for comparison!

My previous avatar was a cropped panel from a @Brooke2valley@tumblr.com comic, so this is a very welcome change.
A panel cropped from a Brooke Valley comic. Brooke (a white trans woman with shaggy brown hair, a pink assymetric top with a white bra showing, and a heart shaped barratte in her hair) is nodding at someone off screen A drawing of me on a pastel-colored background. I am a white trans woman with brown wavy/curly hair, hexagonal glasses, wearing a blue and orange wrap dress. The orange parts are concentrated in circular patterns, and the blue has a bit of a wavy texture to it A photo of me in a bathroom mirror. I am a white trans woman with brown wavy/curly hair, hexagonal glasses, wearing a blue and orange wrap dress. The orange parts are concentrated in circular patterns, and the blue has a wavy pattern, with circles of darker blue and flecks of orange
March 22, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Well, at least I am doing well on my reading goals!
A screenshot of the Story Graph app. It shows two reading goals, one for number of books and one for number of pages. Each is a power of 2: 128 and 32768 respectively. It reports that I am at 20% of the book goal (25 books) and am 1 book behind. It also reports that I am at 22% of the pages goal (7255 pages) and am 612 pages ahead
March 15, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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Look how smug this cat is 😻

#catsoffediverse #catsofmisskey #cats #ophetheloaf
A cat is laying on a green duvet with rainbow lights on her. She is staring at the camera in cute contempt. Her tail is wrapped around her butt A brown/orange/black cat is laying on a green duvet. Rainbow lights from a nearby window are projected onto the whole image. She is looking up at the camera in curiosity
March 14, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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Oh my goodness, look what my partner just sent me!

#catsoffediverse #catsofmisskey #cats #mayalaranthecat #ophetheloaf
Two cats are laying on a bed with a green duvet. There is a rainbow/prismatic light cast across the whole scene. On the left is a brown/orange/black cat looking aloof. On the right is a gray/brown cat. Both are laying on their side with feet partially tucked under their body and partially sticking out
March 13, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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For @kirancodes, a sneak preview of my next post
A comparison table between two types of clocks: Hybrid Logical Clocks and Physical clocks With Causality
March 13, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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@hazelnoot@enby.life I am actually mildly proud of this parsing code. It's not perfect. It probably has some edge cases that don't work quite right, but it's more than fit for purpose
A long screenshot of JavaScript code which you can read in full at this link: https://github.com/LivInTheLookingGlass/sphinx-fediverse/blob/e6d1d96a0a00a2371c0c49a2cd5a17860e052152/fedi_script.js#L149
March 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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___It's here!___
My ID, I mean. With my real name #transjoy
A letter from the social security administration containing the new card with my chosen name
March 13, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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I don't know how to fix this bug in `sphinx-fediverse` with the Shibuya theme ​:neocat_sad:​

But I really need to, because I love this theme. I want to use it for my blog, which would use this theme.

The problem is:
1. The like and boost icons (SVGs) are […]

[Original post on transfem.social]
March 11, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Look at this garbage
March 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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This looks like shit, but it is progress!
A poorly rendered fediverse comment. It has the same avatar as the user who posted this, and it correctly shows the display name and the username (but not domain). The date reads as Invalid Date, and most other properties are displayed as either "null" or "undefined"
March 11, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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My partner has gotten me into embroidery, and I want to give my blåhaj "tattoos". My current ideas:
- bridge 4 freedom glyphs (see attachments)
- tiny anchor near tail (tramp stamp)
- shark pinup with fishnet on it

#cosmere #embroidery #crossstitch #blahaj #blåhaj #trans
March 8, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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This is admittedly a tumblr screenshot found on reddit, but I think the point is a good one
A tumblr screenshot from January 28th, 2025. There are two consecutive posts from user 77777777awawawawawawawawa 1: cis men are doing forcemas self hypnosis every day 2: cis men know that it's possible to be amab and not a man and it's their biggest fear
March 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Now she is sleeping against my leg ♥️
#mayalaranthecat #catsoffediverse #catsofmastodon
Maya, a gray cat, is laying against my leg. You can see my laptop is resting on my leg, as this is during my work hours
February 25, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Look at this cutie, working from home with me! #mayalaranthecat #catsoffediverse #catsofmastodon
Maya, a gray cat, is laying in "shrimp pose", where her front legs are tucked in and her back legs splayed out. Her eyes are half closed, and she is purring very loudly. She is on top of a couch
February 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Two worlds, same author. _Wildly_ different combinations of ethics and magic.

The top one is based on oaths. The bottom is genetic + some trauma to activate it.

Needless to say, genetic powers lead to fucked up incentives.

#cosmerememes #mistbornmemes […]

[Original post on transfem.social]
This meme references a scene in Invincible. In the top panel Mark (labelled as "Radiants") says "How do you handle the ethical implications of your powers?" In the bottom panel, Nolan (labelled as "Mistborn") says "That's the neat part, we don't."
February 22, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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_Through Wolf's Eyes_ is a book about a girl raised by intelligent wolves. One day a truth is revealed to her (the existence of other humans) that alters her life forever. Either she learns more about it, and herself, or she doesn't and regrets it. Much like […]

[Original post on transfem.social]
A classic "that's the girl" meme. It features a simply drawn, blushing girl labelled "me". A hand is pointing at it, and a speech bubble indicates the owner of the hand says "That's the girl who thinks Through Wolf's Eyes is a trans allegory"
February 22, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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This is probably always going to be the coolest #picture I've ever taken

Seeing a #totalsolareclipse was as close as I've ever felt to a religious experience, and I hope I can give my partner that gift in 2024

This was taken in #nashville during the last […]

[Original post on transfem.social]
The picture depicts a total solar eclipse. Most of the sky is completely dark. The sun is a dark void surrounded by a white flame that seems to glow without illuminating anything. In the bottom right, the sun is just barely peaking through, appearing as a bright flare. In the background you can see various stars. They each have a visibly different color, but they are faint enough that you might miss them if you weren't looking. Each star appears with a slight double image, because I was shaking the camera a bit too much
February 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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These are our cats, #ophetheloaf and #mayalaranthecat. Ophelia was originally my partner's, we live together full time now, and are an integrated family

Fun facts about Ophelia:
* She is missing a tooth, so her lip sometimes gets stuck open in a cute way
* […]

[Original post on transfem.social]
Two cats are by a sliding glass window. The one towards the top of the frame (named Ophelia) is laying on a heat pad and staring at the second cat. The second cat (named Maya) is towards the bottom of the frame. She is sat on the entry rug with her body poked between the blinds on the window, so that she can look outside. A gray/gray-orange cat is laying on a white blanket. Her name is Ophelia, and she has one eye half open, which is a brilliant green-orange. She is very relaxed. You get the faint impression of a person's legs underneath the blanket A gray cat, Maya, is laying on the couch. She is curled up such that her belly and paws are all exposed, though her tail is tucked near her feet. She looks peacefully asleep There are two cats in frame, near a very small cat tower. On top of the tower, Ophelia is laying down. Below, in a meercat-like pose, is Maya. She is trying to get a better view of the other cat. They didn't know each other very well at this time.
February 21, 2025 at 5:40 PM