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Zwilnik
@zwilnik.bsky.social
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Video Game Developer, dabbler in various dark arts (astronomy, light bulb replacement, napping), model railway enthusiast.
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zwilnik.bsky.social
Taking a slight rail diversion into Lego trains with my own MOC of a Class 23 Baby Deltic (using only parts up to the early 80s for blue rail 4.5v Lego)
Lego Class 23 Baby Deltic locomotive in British Rail blue. Side view Lego Class 23 Baby Deltic locomotive in British Rail blue. Front view Lego Class 23 Baby Deltic locomotive in British Rail blue Lego Class 23 Baby Deltic locomotive in British Rail blue. Side view
October 25, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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writesbright.bsky.social
🔴 NEW - Why you should leave X

Here’s the sad truth: Twitter no longer exists. X is something else entirely. It’s a megaphone for extremism, controlled by a deranged oligarch.

📝 latest Substack 👇🏻
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A rallying cry to progressives everywhere...
writesbright.substack.com
September 14, 2025 at 5:27 PM
zwilnik.bsky.social
Really enjoyed the F1 Movie. Definite Hollywood level suspension of reality required to watch it. But still really fun to watch. Think F1 on alternate timeline stuff :)
June 25, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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taffneydave.bsky.social
🚀💥🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
June 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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joyoftech.bsky.social
A killer app for Vision Pro! www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...
Panel One: A man is playing with iPhone Clean up feature, erasing an unwanted object that appears in the background of a picture of his cat. He says “I like this Apple photos Clean Up feature! You can disappear the annoying things in a photo!” Panel Two: The man sits up in his chair and says “Wait a second, this gives me a great idea for a Vision Pro app! We can see he has a Vision Pro on the messy table behind him, Panel Three: A few weeks later… The man is viewing his room through his Vision Pro goggles, and reaches out to remove a household cleaner bottle from the kitchen counter. It’s disappears. He says “OMG, It works! Panel Four: He continues looking around the room. It is clean and tidy. He says “It’s perfect!” Panel Five: We pull back to reveal the man standing in his room, wearing the VR goggles. In reality, the entire place is a pig stye, full of clutter and garbage, dirty dishes, dirty rags, boxes of papers, empty bottles and dirty coffee cups, old bowls of food, popcorn and dirt on the rugs. He says “ Clean Up for Vision Pro! Finally a killer app!”
June 13, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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marksomers.bsky.social
"Let me explain why I like to pay taxes for schools even though I personally don't have a kid in school. It's because I don't like living in a country with a bunch of stupid people." -- John Green
June 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
zwilnik.bsky.social
Now waiting for glue to dry.
View of O Gauge Inglenook layout from the sidings end with freshly laid and glued ballast.
June 8, 2025 at 6:06 PM
zwilnik.bsky.social
Finally got some pva glue and ballast to properly lay the track on my O Gauge layout (repost as forgot alt text)
O Gauge ‘Inglenook sidings’ layout with track being glued down. Viewed from sidings end with a Terrier 0-6-0 in the middle siding.
June 7, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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sskorkowsky.bsky.social
Was digging through my files and rediscovered my old Totally True D&D Facts memes (which are all 100% true) and decided to clean them up a bit.
June 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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stephenking.bsky.social
February 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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lesliesusan25.bsky.social
@nothoodlum.bsky.social 👉🏻
May 31, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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gtconway.bsky.social
That would be awful. Don’t share this.
May 31, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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aidanmoher.com
Then it sounds like you don’t have a business model, sir.
May 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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joyoftech.bsky.social
Trump opens the brand new American iPhone Factory! www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...
Donald Trump and Tim Cook are attending a ribbon cutting ceremony for Apple’s first American iPhone factory! The factory is a very modern design and golden in colour! Panel One: Donald is cutting the ribbon and says “I am pleased to open, this magnificent new iPhone factory, all because of me, because I told Tim Apple to move production to the great USA and make iPhones great again! Tim Cooks says “Beautiful job cutting that ribbon sir!” Panel Two: Trump admires the golden building with a huge sign on it that reads TRUMP iPHONE FACTORY. He says “And you named it after me! I am so humbled to have my great name on the first America-first iPhone factory!” Tim Cool replies “Thank YOU President Trump! You inspire all of us at Apple! Panel Three: Trump is driving away in the Beast limo waving goodbye. He says “And you built it so fast! Thanks Tim! Tim Cook says “Bye!” Panel Four: Tim Cook stands outside of the factory and says “Thank god he’s gone! now we can get to work!“ Panel Five: An aerial shot of the factory. The factory is revealed to be just a thin facade, behind which is a huge airport with many, many planes. They are about to be unloaded and cargo placed into many, many Apple transport trucks. The tiny figure of Tim Cook says ...unloading all these planes full of finished Chinese iPhones!”
May 26, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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indodragon.bsky.social
May 24, 2025 at 9:23 AM
zwilnik.bsky.social
somethingpositive.net/2025/04/22/a...
April 22, 2025
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April 23, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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joyoftech.bsky.social
American roller coaster. www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...
A man and woman are sitting on a couch, scrolling on their phones. Panel One: The woman is in anguish and yells, “Tariffs, then no tariffs, then tariffs! Then no tariffs, then Tariffs again! How are we ever going to survive almost four more years of this?” The man tells her to “just breathe”. Panel Two: The man continues, “It won’t be so bad. Time seems to move faster as you get older, so three and half years will seem like ten months by the time it’s over.” The woman retorts, “That used to be true, but now with Trump it’s the reverse! Every day feels like a week!” The man says “You exaggerate!” Panel Three: Breaking News flashes on their phone screens, “Previous tariffs have been delayed a month but more tariffs have been added and reciprocal tariffs have been doubled, except for ones tripling tonight.” Panel Four: Both are in anguish and scream in unison, “How are we ever going to survive years of this?”
April 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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nitrozac.bsky.social
Why would any one want to buy made in USA anymore?
#boycottUSA
joyoftech.bsky.social The Joy of Tech @joyoftech.bsky.social · Apr 3
A word from the Made in the USA sticker! www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...
A Made in the USA sticker is talking on a stage. Panel One: Hey World! It’s me, the Made in USA sticker you’ve known and loved for years and years! And soon I will be even better! Everything will be made in the USA again! Panel Two: “And to do that we’re putting tariffs on the rest of the world! It’s going to make America rich again! Yeah, We were the best economy in the world a few months ago, but who’s counting?” We pull back to see an audience made of various flags of the world… Europe, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Australia, and China. Some flag from the audience throws a tomato. Panel Three: The sticker continues.. “I mean, sure, we were the shining city on the hill that the world looked up to and wanted to be like, but that’s not good enough anymore! We’re ditching the foreign aid and torching the trade deals! The hell with allies, who needs them? You know what they say, money buys respect and we will tariff it from YOU!” Insults and vegetables are being thrown at the sticker. Panel Four: The sticker is now covered in rotten vegetables and the audience is throwing more insults! “Made in the USA will be the WORLD’S GREATEST BRAND! You’ll all be clambering to buy me! That’s right! America is finally going to be respected again! Hey! I’m putting tariffs on these vegetables!”
April 4, 2025 at 8:27 PM
zwilnik.bsky.social
Rather than making it easier for AI companies to steal content in the U.K. and throw the country down the dead end path of current GenAI, the government should tighten copyright law vs AI companies and make the U.K. a creative hub.
April 4, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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myschatheriault.bsky.social
Another helpful piece from @wired.com. #resist #politics #privacy #FOTUS #regime #bluecrew #tech
www.wired.com/2017/02/guid...
How to Enter the US With Your Digital Privacy Intact
Crossing into the United States has become increasingly dangerous for digital privacy. Here are a few steps you can take to minimize the risk of Customs and Border Protection accessing your data.
www.wired.com
April 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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joyoftech.bsky.social
Lemonade Tariffs! www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...
A girl is operating a lemonade stand, priced $10 for a glass of lemonade. A man stops at the stand and asks about the high price. Panel One: The man asks the girl, “10 bucks for a lemonade? That seems pricey, doesn’t it?” The girl replies, “Sorry about that, it’s tariffs!” Panel Two: The man asks another question, “There are tariffs on your lemonade?”. She explains, “Yes! I had to buy the sugar from the neighbor across the street but she’s imposed a tariff on me as I’m potentially taking business away from her son, who operates a Kool-Aid stand.” Panel Three: The girl continues, “So I slapped her with a 25% retaliatory tariff on grass cutting and yard work.”, she goes on, “Then she fired me, but her lazy son won’t cut the grass, so now her house looks abandoned and it’s tanked all the neighbourhood property values.” Panel Four: The girl explains further, “So then my mom’s line of credit was lowered and that affects my allowance, so I have to charge even more for my lemonade to maintain my standard of living.” He says, “What if I paid in sugar? Could this whole tariff war be over?”
March 30, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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astrodave.bsky.social
Seeing great views of today's partial solar eclipse coming in from around the North Atlantic..

Here are views from:
-Bob Kelly(Rye Beach, New York)
-Joerg Schoppmeyer(Pointe Lebel Quebec)
-Henrique Silva(Sintra, Portugal)
& Jimena Astronomers’ own @zwilnik.bsky.social (Jimena de la Frontera Spain)
Aaron Fothergill Bob Kelly Joerg Schoppmeyer Henrique Silva
March 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
zwilnik.bsky.social
I managed to snap a photo of the partial solar eclipse right now. Phone held up behind one pair of viewing glasses while wearing another pair for maximum fashion.
Partial solar eclipse over southern Spain. Sun in centre with small chunk at the top obscured by the edge of the moon.
March 29, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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joyoftech.bsky.social
A favorite of ours from a few years ago, featuring 23andme. 😂
23 and meat!
March 25, 2025 at 2:48 AM
zwilnik.bsky.social
It's a little rough, but I've assembled the first test print of my O Gauge chassis. Some warping on the main frame (supports for O are a lot different from N!) but otherwise a reasonable fit and plenty of data for the next iteration.
3D Printed O Gauge model railway wagon chassis of own design assembled as a test. One axle 8 spoke wheels and the other 3 hole steel style.
March 23, 2025 at 1:49 PM