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Sten the Sten
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Open source addict, scourge of the Chicago shores. Spreading Kubernetes and bicycle joy.

This is a Ghareeb Nawaz fan account.

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thatsten.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy
"Well, there's your problem"

Crimped on a new end, reattached, and banged out a benchy in 15 minutes. I do not recommend the add-on "anti-vibration" feet, the printer was rocking hard with all that extra smoosh.
Control board of an Elegoo Centauri. A blue wire has detached from its connector, the bare copper is visible, hanging loose.
May 26, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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Not very effective at this stage but, dammit, it feels good.
May 18, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Who's got 2 thumbs and just pulled off a two-layer pineapple upside down cake for Mother's Day? This guy!
Two layer pineapple upside down cake on a white plate
May 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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The #linconsquare #carfee experiment in #chicago is such a massive win for the community, it'll be a literal shame to turn the space back into a parking lot next week. I've been rolling through the square as often as I can; every time, I run into someone I know […]

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Panoramic view of Lincoln Square, in use by dozens of people on foot or bike, where the space is usually dominated by 46 parking spaces.
May 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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You must be out your fucking mind
Email from Google Gemini, "Help your children get ready to use Gemini"
May 1, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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"Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it."
- Salvador Dali
A nearly-pefectly-toasted marshmallow
April 14, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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Sipping on a Hop Butcher for the World Double Pepperoni while the grill heats up #beer
April 13, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Spent today volunteering with the Cook Country Forest Preserve doing a #prescribedburn in Somme Woods
#fire #chicago #rxburn #PrescribedFire
Orange fire moves away from the viewer, with gray and white smoke rising. To the left is burned black plant matter, to the right is tall brown grass that hasn't been burned yet
March 13, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Sister brought me this #beer and I knew from jump I wouldn't like it. Sours aren't really my thing, and "brewed with [random shit not generally associated with beer] is always a bad sign but this was impressively vile. My wife tasted a sip and immediately and […]

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"Pain Chiller" beer can, which is labeled as "brewed with orange, coconut and pineapple"
March 9, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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"we will do great things with these characters when they fall out of copyright"
Screenshot from IMDB showing: "Mouse of Horrors" with a rating of 3.1 out of 10, "Piglet" which appears to be another horror/slasher and has no ratings yet; "Peter Pan's Neverland" which also appears to be a horror/slasher with a rating of 6.1 out of 10
February 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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I keep that mf thang on me #chicago
Cleats strapped into the bottom of a boot
February 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Found this in a first aid kit. Just in case.
Toy bicycle. Purple single speed with fenders, rear rack, chrome wheels and mustache handlebars. Branded "Bridgestone".
January 27, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Hahahaaaaa let's go let's fucking go

#retrogaming #3ds #moonlight #sunshine
January 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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BuT WhAt dO YoU Do wHeN It sNoWs?

Ride bikes some more.

#BikeTooter #bikewinter #bikechi
fat front tire of a bicycle, covered in snow
January 11, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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Went and looked at a car today and uhhh... Nah. Nah, I'm good.
loan payment calculator; with a principal of $75000 (who decided it was ok for a pretty uninteresting car to cost that much?) over 5 years at 5.5% APR, payments are $1432.59 per month.
January 5, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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Upgraded my Ubiquiti AP-6 Lite to #openwrt , super glad to be able to dump this pile-o-trash #ubiquiti app
uninstalling the Android Ubiquiti management app
January 3, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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Cook County Forest Preserve's annual bonfire is one of my favorite things

#chicago #fire
December 8, 2024 at 3:44 AM
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10F when I left this morning calls for full ninja mode #bikecommuting #bikewinter #bikechi #chicago
me in a yellow parka, balaclava, ski goggles and bike helmet. no skin exposed.
December 5, 2024 at 3:37 PM
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*wolverine claws popping out noise*

#bikewinter #bikecommute #bikechi #BikeTooter
studded winter tire on my bike wheel. rusty metal bridge and out-of-focus river stone in the background
November 24, 2024 at 2:10 PM
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Just city things #chicago #chicagoriver
signal conversation me: Saw a huge-ass coyote on my way back. tried to take a picture, it realized I was looking at it and it ran off them: I saw a hawk with a dead rat in a tree at school
November 19, 2024 at 2:13 AM