Nick Wilson (he/him)
uninick.bsky.social
Nick Wilson (he/him)
@uninick.bsky.social
Mountain Unicyclist. Historical fencer. Linux Geek. "Sometimes it's better to light a flamethrower than curse the darkness." - Terry Pratchett, "Men at Arms"
And play the music... ;)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzZa...
First of May
YouTube video by Jonathan Coulton - Topic
www.youtube.com
May 1, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Happy International Transgender Day of Visibility to all our fencers, friends, and fam.

We know it's crap out there right now. But thank you for being true to who you are. It's powerful and inspiring.

Thank you for being you and making this world a fuller, more colorful place.

🏳️‍⚧️✊
March 31, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Me too, T-Rex, me too...
dromiceiomimus is getting some words in SEVERAL panels early!! you love to see it

www.qwantz.com/index.php?co...
March 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Listening to the Classics today ;)
The Ataris - "San Dimas High School Football Rules" Kung Fu Records
YouTube video by BlankTV
www.youtube.com
March 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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February 26, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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Wish I were one of Elon's kids so I'd never see him again
February 24, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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February 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Ok that made me laugh
I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes
February 19, 2025 at 2:03 AM
I've said it before, I'll say it again... The S1 soundtrack to Final Space is *epic*.
two cartoon characters looking out a window with a purple background
ALT: two cartoon characters looking out a window with a purple background
media.tenor.com
February 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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I am coming in late to this but y'all. If you have material that you use regularly that you don't currently have a digital copy of ... MAKE A DIGITAL COPY OF IT. Make two! Then save them somewhere that isn't your university computer or university cloud account (like an external hard drive)
A real possibility: your uni is classified as a govt contractor bc it takes grant funds. Govt says "everything in repository that uses 'DEI' language goes or we pull funding." Uni admin capitulates bc millions. Your work is gone.

YOU NEED A COPY.

Sorry if this overwhelms. I focused on action items
Scraping in python is straightforward. The program "reads" the website and snags data based on your instructions (the program). Overview linked.

If you are AI averse and arent adept at scraping, now is the time to set that aside. AI is good at writing basic code.

realpython.com/python-web-s...
February 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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It’s very interesting how media outlets like 404 and Wired who do tech and not DC cocktail party circuit slop have covered the Musk angle best because their guiding light isn’t getting a ticket to next weeks book release party in Georgetown
Scoop: The databases powering DOGE.gov are insecure, and people outside the government have already pushed their own updates to the site to prove it:

www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...
Anyone Can Push Updates to the DOGE.gov Website
"THESE 'EXPERTS' LEFT THEIR DATABASE OPEN."
www.404media.co
February 14, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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nobody tell him about new new wave, and the upcoming new new new wave (FINAL_2_222_updated)

qwantz.com/index.php?co...
February 14, 2025 at 1:14 PM
February 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Don't like AI search results in google? Add "-AI" to your search query. And need to run more tests, but it looks like if you want to remove AI *and* video results, add "fucking" to your query:
"fucking install lineage"
February 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
What a curious random happenstance!
Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:

www.404media.co/declassified...
Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral
The World War II-era "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" is full of steps that office workers can take to resist leadership.
www.404media.co
January 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
"It must be Thursday. I never could get the hang of Thursdays."
January 30, 2025 at 12:43 PM
"Because the evil like power, power over people, and they want to see you in fear. They want you to know you're going to die. So they'll talk. They'll gloat."

- Terry Pratchett, "Men at Arms"
January 29, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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we're getting to the point in the morass where squaresoft sends in a brooding teenager with cool hair to intervene
January 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Sounds good to me.
January 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
How I spent my summer vacation :D
youtu.be/iQYL_ip-9RY?...
UNICON 21 - Official Aftermovie
YouTube video by Unicon - Unicycle Convention
youtu.be
January 28, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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One of the most telling things about this “anti-woke” gamer movement, is how even though they have a bunch of loser developers trying to glom onto the movement’s audience, they still have to try and colonize already successful games to claim as their own which leads to wonderful moments like this.
The best possible response to the game winning 'best racing game' at the anti-woke game awards.

They really didn't do their research on this one.
Nightmare Kart version 1.12.3 is now live!

The changes are very extensive, so please refer to the change list below!

Get the game here:
➡️ Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2930160/...
➡️ Itchio: b0tster.itch.io/nmkart
January 27, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I've got FFVII: Rebirth installing on my gaming PC. We don't have the fastest net, but not the slowest by far, and it's gonna be 144Gig & ~22.5 hrs total.
In college it took as long to download the Wing Commander: Prophecy DLC. 90 megabytes.

<Sigh> Time for ibuprofen...
January 24, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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I understand that ChatGPT is down and fortunately this is not a problem for me as I have spent considerable time developing a local language model that I am able to run autonomously, fueled by Coke Zero and snacks
January 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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If you're a Discworld / Terry Pratchett fan on BlueSky, be sure to follow the good folks over at @discworldemporium.bsky.social , who are always happy to feed our Discworld obsession with their fancy merch and shiny trinkets.

#Discworld #TerryPratchett
January 23, 2025 at 12:50 PM