Colin Childs🍁
@phoul.bsky.social
Anonymity & Privacy advocate // Free Software developer // Sysadmin & Network ops // Knitting // Chess // Mahjong
Chronic Illness / ND
aka "Opprimereu"
https://links.insecure-complexity.ca/
Winnipeg, MB 🇨🇦
Chronic Illness / ND
aka "Opprimereu"
https://links.insecure-complexity.ca/
Winnipeg, MB 🇨🇦
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Colin Childs🍁
@phoul.bsky.social
· Oct 16
Flexoki 2.0 introduces 88 new colors that feel like watercolor pigments on paper.
This is my attempt to bring the feeling of analog color to digital emissive screens. This version expands the palette to a full range of values for every color, without desaturating the pigment effect.
This is my attempt to bring the feeling of analog color to digital emissive screens. This version expands the palette to a full range of values for every color, without desaturating the pigment effect.
Recently switched a bunch of my tools to this and am absolutely in love with this colour palette.
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have you ever wanted to have your social media posts collected on your gemini capsule, for the kind and smart people in your life who don't like using the world wide web?
well now you can!
github.com/grenlith/gtb
well now you can!
github.com/grenlith/gtb
GitHub - grenlith/gtb: gtb: the gemlog tractor beam -- turn your social media posts into gemtext files
gtb: the gemlog tractor beam -- turn your social media posts into gemtext files - grenlith/gtb
github.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:55 AM
have you ever wanted to have your social media posts collected on your gemini capsule, for the kind and smart people in your life who don't like using the world wide web?
well now you can!
github.com/grenlith/gtb
well now you can!
github.com/grenlith/gtb
... I need to play this.
if anyone needs any further convincing, this is the latest game by Digimeca Seisakusho, maker of GOTY 2023, the baseball/not-yugioh/brawler asset gumbo Jitsuroku Powerful Yakyuken Slugger Yamada
eternal happiness is just a dollar away store.steampowered.com/app/3431340/...
eternal happiness is just a dollar away store.steampowered.com/app/3431340/...
November 25, 2025 at 7:47 AM
... I need to play this.
The first season of this was (imo) underrated, though I do still need to finish it (there's just too many good animes).
News: Ao no Miburo: Serizawa Ansatsu-hen (Blue Miburo Season 2) casts Taku Yashiro as Susumu Yamazaki; Season 2 premieres on December 20 #青のミブロ listani.me/miburo-s2-an...
November 25, 2025 at 5:25 AM
The first season of this was (imo) underrated, though I do still need to finish it (there's just too many good animes).
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News: Ao no Miburo: Serizawa Ansatsu-hen (Blue Miburo Season 2) casts Taku Yashiro as Susumu Yamazaki; Season 2 premieres on December 20 #青のミブロ listani.me/miburo-s2-an...
November 25, 2025 at 5:09 AM
News: Ao no Miburo: Serizawa Ansatsu-hen (Blue Miburo Season 2) casts Taku Yashiro as Susumu Yamazaki; Season 2 premieres on December 20 #青のミブロ listani.me/miburo-s2-an...
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Nvidia unveiled their new logo today.
November 25, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Nvidia unveiled their new logo today.
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YouTube at this point is so full of AI garbage that it's getting really unpleasant to use, outside of watching specific creators directly.
Was trying to find a videogame lore video for something, and all the top videos were very clearly ai voiced.
So frustrating.
Was trying to find a videogame lore video for something, and all the top videos were very clearly ai voiced.
So frustrating.
November 25, 2025 at 3:14 AM
YouTube at this point is so full of AI garbage that it's getting really unpleasant to use, outside of watching specific creators directly.
Was trying to find a videogame lore video for something, and all the top videos were very clearly ai voiced.
So frustrating.
Was trying to find a videogame lore video for something, and all the top videos were very clearly ai voiced.
So frustrating.
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narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
November 25, 2025 at 2:11 AM
narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
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Hate to break it to everyone but Thanksgiving is in October.
November 24, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Hate to break it to everyone but Thanksgiving is in October.
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R.I.P. TrumpCare (2:12 pm, November 24, 2025 - 2:14 pm, November 24, 2025)
You will not be mourned.
You will not be mourned.
absolutely incredible -- CNN host introduces a segment about Trump's "new healthcare proposal," but less than two minutes later breaks into her script to announce "breaking news" that Trump's healthcare proposal is being postponed
November 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
R.I.P. TrumpCare (2:12 pm, November 24, 2025 - 2:14 pm, November 24, 2025)
You will not be mourned.
You will not be mourned.
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I do appreciate that they've completely dropped the pretense.
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I do appreciate that they've completely dropped the pretense.
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“We can’t afford players because we’re in debt because we took all the money fans gave us and bought property to enrich ourselves.”
But don’t blame us! Blame the teams that re-invests money the team earns back into the organization via free agency and player development. They are the real villains!
But don’t blame us! Blame the teams that re-invests money the team earns back into the organization via free agency and player development. They are the real villains!
Did you know that some MLB owners take out loans against future season ticket sales and then use that money to buy themselves mansions/yachts etc? With the added bonus of being able to whine to fans that the team is actually carrying a lot of debt?
Last dodger owners did this!
Last dodger owners did this!
November 24, 2025 at 10:50 PM
“We can’t afford players because we’re in debt because we took all the money fans gave us and bought property to enrich ourselves.”
But don’t blame us! Blame the teams that re-invests money the team earns back into the organization via free agency and player development. They are the real villains!
But don’t blame us! Blame the teams that re-invests money the team earns back into the organization via free agency and player development. They are the real villains!
Is anyone else seeing the @bsky.app on Android not scrolling properly on your own profile page?
For me, the header is no longer scrolling off screen and only the posts are scrolling, which on my device isn't enough room to see even 1 full post.
For me, the header is no longer scrolling off screen and only the posts are scrolling, which on my device isn't enough room to see even 1 full post.
November 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Is anyone else seeing the @bsky.app on Android not scrolling properly on your own profile page?
For me, the header is no longer scrolling off screen and only the posts are scrolling, which on my device isn't enough room to see even 1 full post.
For me, the header is no longer scrolling off screen and only the posts are scrolling, which on my device isn't enough room to see even 1 full post.
Was already looking forward to this one, having it launch into the plus catalog is really nice.
One less strain on the wallet in December is appreciated.
One less strain on the wallet in December is appreciated.
Skate Story releases day one into the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog on Dec 8
New hands-on details Devolver's surreal skating adventure: play.st/3JSAyN5
New hands-on details Devolver's surreal skating adventure: play.st/3JSAyN5
November 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Was already looking forward to this one, having it launch into the plus catalog is really nice.
One less strain on the wallet in December is appreciated.
One less strain on the wallet in December is appreciated.
Reposted by Colin Childs🍁
Skate Story releases day one into the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog on Dec 8
New hands-on details Devolver's surreal skating adventure: play.st/3JSAyN5
New hands-on details Devolver's surreal skating adventure: play.st/3JSAyN5
November 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Skate Story releases day one into the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog on Dec 8
New hands-on details Devolver's surreal skating adventure: play.st/3JSAyN5
New hands-on details Devolver's surreal skating adventure: play.st/3JSAyN5
There is something incredibly strange about referring to parenting as ministering.
Though that's like.. low on the weird shit in this article.
Though that's like.. low on the weird shit in this article.
November 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
There is something incredibly strange about referring to parenting as ministering.
Though that's like.. low on the weird shit in this article.
Though that's like.. low on the weird shit in this article.
Ah cool, a couple authors on Bluesky are now going after one of the few places remaining for non Americans to find a *lot* of books.
NGL, as a life long FOSS dev, the whole attitude of "if anyone gets this for free, I shouldn't have even published it" is so wild.
NGL, as a life long FOSS dev, the whole attitude of "if anyone gets this for free, I shouldn't have even published it" is so wild.
November 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Ah cool, a couple authors on Bluesky are now going after one of the few places remaining for non Americans to find a *lot* of books.
NGL, as a life long FOSS dev, the whole attitude of "if anyone gets this for free, I shouldn't have even published it" is so wild.
NGL, as a life long FOSS dev, the whole attitude of "if anyone gets this for free, I shouldn't have even published it" is so wild.
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This, I say, as a handful of landscapers assault the neighborhood next door with leafblowers. Accomplishing little, filling the air with extraordinary pollution, all the while making a sound like NEEYAAAHHHH WHAAAAAGGHHHH FFNNNNYEAAAAHHHNNNRRGGH over and over and over again oh my fucking god shut up
November 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
This, I say, as a handful of landscapers assault the neighborhood next door with leafblowers. Accomplishing little, filling the air with extraordinary pollution, all the while making a sound like NEEYAAAHHHH WHAAAAAGGHHHH FFNNNNYEAAAAHHHNNNRRGGH over and over and over again oh my fucking god shut up
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A reminder that gas-powered leafblowers are nightmare devices that are bad for you, bad for your lawn, and very bad for the environment. They fume and scream and kill the world all so you can messily and ineffectively move leaves around, leaves which are generally supposed to stay where they fell.
November 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
A reminder that gas-powered leafblowers are nightmare devices that are bad for you, bad for your lawn, and very bad for the environment. They fume and scream and kill the world all so you can messily and ineffectively move leaves around, leaves which are generally supposed to stay where they fell.
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OpenAI’s design makes it clear that they want people to dismiss these warnings without taking any sort of action.
Most people are likely to only read the “Keep Chatting” button and nothing else.
Most people are likely to only read the “Keep Chatting” button and nothing else.
November 24, 2025 at 2:38 PM
OpenAI’s design makes it clear that they want people to dismiss these warnings without taking any sort of action.
Most people are likely to only read the “Keep Chatting” button and nothing else.
Most people are likely to only read the “Keep Chatting” button and nothing else.
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hey don't be so hard on yourselves; it delivered oceans of sensitive government and citizen data to billionaires
Musk’s DOGE Quietly Killed Off After Delivering Almost Nothing
The agency disbanded eight months ahead of schedule.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
hey don't be so hard on yourselves; it delivered oceans of sensitive government and citizen data to billionaires
Sigh.
The slop is only going to continue getting worse.
When you don't understand your own code or testing, I'm not sure what people expect the end product will look like.
The slop is only going to continue getting worse.
When you don't understand your own code or testing, I'm not sure what people expect the end product will look like.
AI testing startup Momentic has raised $15 million in a Series A round led by Standard Capital, with participation from Dropbox Ventures. Existing investors at Y Combinator, FCVC, Transpose Platform and Karman Ventures also participated.
Momentic raises $15M to automate software testing | TechCrunch
AI testing startup Momentic has raised $15 million in a Series A round led by Standard Capital, with participation from Dropbox Ventures. Existing investors at Y Combinator, FCVC, Transpose Platform and Karman Ventures also participated.
techcrunch.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Sigh.
The slop is only going to continue getting worse.
When you don't understand your own code or testing, I'm not sure what people expect the end product will look like.
The slop is only going to continue getting worse.
When you don't understand your own code or testing, I'm not sure what people expect the end product will look like.
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Do I know anyone who works at GitHub anymore? Our redirect has stopped working and people are freaking out. (Repo moved several months ago, but the redirect was fine up until today.)
a man in a suit and tie is saying help help
Alt: a man in a suit and tie is saying help help
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Do I know anyone who works at GitHub anymore? Our redirect has stopped working and people are freaking out. (Repo moved several months ago, but the redirect was fine up until today.)
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The super cool AI use case for a middle aged trillionaire is you could take a pic of a fellow party guest and Grok will spew clever vulgar insults about the person's appearance? Jfc what a sad stunted man he is.
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The super cool AI use case for a middle aged trillionaire is you could take a pic of a fellow party guest and Grok will spew clever vulgar insults about the person's appearance? Jfc what a sad stunted man he is.