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@dpurg.bsky.social

Programmer, ttrpg gamer, just trying to get through it all

created March 11, 2025

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Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

they are, but over on Facebook, x, or that other one

1/9/2025, 10:31:53 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

This is somehow worse than the "sandwich" @bencollins.bsky.social is talking about. 🤢 You win the Internet this afternoon, congrats. 😁

1/9/2025, 10:17:17 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

"dunce"?

28/8/2025, 9:52:26 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

Yeah those would be hard. The strips are easy, even with "dumb" LEDs (but would require some DIY skill)

23/8/2025, 1:03:53 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

Wait ... Do you mean like the ones from Philips (etc) that go in regular lamp holders, or those strips that are more for accent lighting?

23/8/2025, 1:22:25 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

id give them back in a heartbeat

22/8/2025, 10:51:17 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

"T"his "A"bsolutely "C"aptivating "O"range 🤣

18/8/2025, 3:32:28 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

To be fair, i haven't been a teen in a couple decades, and i still think it's a great SSID 🤣

18/8/2025, 2:58:18 PM | 24 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

What if we don't wanna wait till 9? 🤣

15/8/2025, 12:11:52 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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13/8/2025, 11:05:36 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

A supervolcano eruption? 😁

1/8/2025, 2:49:44 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

This is why you shouldn't be getting your burners from Fisher Price. 🤣

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1/8/2025, 1:56:47 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Patsy “Resistance Kitty” Evans Ph.D. (@drharmony.net) reposted

wtf

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29/7/2025, 12:11:19 AM | 14 11 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

Gunpowder beneath Parliament, got it! ... wait...

29/7/2025, 12:05:24 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

... in 2016!

28/7/2025, 11:45:25 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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25/7/2025, 8:44:09 PM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

Ooh, can it be the "wait it's all (whatever) / always has been" meme? 🤣

25/7/2025, 8:42:37 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

The gestapo disappearing anyone they can get their greasy mitts on is worse for tourism than a "strong" dollar tho ...

25/7/2025, 8:29:25 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

What's that old adage ... "the Internet never forgets" ?

25/7/2025, 2:11:22 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture conifergirl.bsky.social (@conifergirl.bsky.social) reposted

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25/7/2025, 12:35:43 PM | 11 3 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

Unless you look like me (i.e. pasty white) ... then maybe don't show "all" of it at once. 🤣

Friends at a beach, a tanned one joking that
25/7/2025, 11:35:59 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

Woo! Y'all go for it! If you're planning on being outside, don't forget sunscreen, even if it's gonna be cloudy. From experience, it's surprisingly easy to get a sunburn if you wear mostly tee-shirts (etc.).

25/7/2025, 11:30:27 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

It's a bit of a stupid idea -- but it helped me ... ... Small container garden of plants that honeybees and bumblebees like out on your front porch / balcony . If nothing else, just taking a few minutes to sit and watch them go about collecting nectar is calming.

25/7/2025, 9:51:48 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

Tea is great and all, but energy drinks are where it's at.😋

25/7/2025, 9:43:28 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

Are we talking "mild is hot enough, thanks" spicy, or "Rainier just blew its top" spicy, ?

25/7/2025, 9:39:51 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

looks amazing!

23/7/2025, 2:26:26 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Lynn Stahl (@msbtterswrth.altgov.info) reposted

Pssst: trump is a pedo and is trying to cover up the #epsteinfiles. Pass it on 🤭

22/7/2025, 8:21:36 PM | 36 14 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

There is absolutely nothing strange about trying to build a computer out of discrete electronics ... it is a bit big though

22/7/2025, 8:37:23 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

But are they bendy straws?

22/7/2025, 8:34:32 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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22/7/2025, 12:22:18 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

I never hated the IRS ...

22/7/2025, 12:09:17 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

The thing is a delete button 🤔

21/7/2025, 8:57:57 PM | 1 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

congrats, you have no bill! (this is not legal advice, I'm not responsible when the tax man comes knocking)

21/7/2025, 5:06:25 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

Who is this "DEREK" and why is anyone going to their pet-free parties?

21/7/2025, 3:46:30 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

pfft, notta chance. It'd be "gold(TM)" paint.

21/7/2025, 2:20:15 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

Burning bridges can be pretty bright 😉

Box of Matches with the phrase
21/7/2025, 8:29:15 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

Was making the point that tissues aren't exactly a "new" school supply more than anything else. 50-60 boxes will last a good while (except maybe with younger kids)

20/7/2025, 9:45:39 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

We all brought 1 or 2 boxes of Kleenex (puffs, whatever) when I was in school 30 years ago ... at private school ...

20/7/2025, 9:02:49 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

Ohhhhh, so they're in that bathroom at mar-a-lago ... 🤔

20/7/2025, 11:52:55 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

Beat me to it!

19/7/2025, 10:33:07 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

Ah, right yes. Thought there was some new information that you were referring to initially.

19/7/2025, 8:29:23 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

Only thing stopping you is you! ... well, and maybe your budget ...

19/7/2025, 8:27:36 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

Nice!

19/7/2025, 8:26:18 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

"Oh good, those dreadfully loud smoky parties are gone" -- Them

19/7/2025, 8:24:26 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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19/7/2025, 5:34:31 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

I've lost the plot a bit with Texas. Did local officials actually "reject" the NWS warnings? Last I read, the water rose so fast that nothing short of "private" solutions would've really been fast enough ... ?

19/7/2025, 5:33:03 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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19/7/2025, 5:24:09 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

Think it'd be a potential fix here if "aid" were more transparent that it was "aid" , so that is harder for people to get taken along for the ride. Though I dunno how to do this, since people believe Amazon wants Apple gift cards to "repay a debt on your account" so ... maybe there is no hope 😭

19/7/2025, 1:14:49 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

I think it has become unquestioningly apparent that people on the whole do not actually see or understand if/when they themselves are getting aid. It's really too easy to get lost in the rhetoric of "you're losing out because of The Others" and think that you're not gonna be the leopard's next meal

19/7/2025, 1:09:18 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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18/7/2025, 5:24:02 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

I've got 2 -- one that plugs in, and the other is battery/crank. The crank one can't do SAME codes; but that means I don't have to reprogram it on vacation. Yeah, I get "too much", but better than not getting anything. At home, it's just off; unless there's a watch ongoing.

18/7/2025, 1:01:30 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

Well time to remind Columbus about this little tidbit ... "Every citizen may freely speak, write, and publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of the right; and no law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech, or of the press."

18/7/2025, 10:23:20 AM | 7 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

Somebody call Charmin, there's gotta be some reason this TP is getting sold at $200+ per sheet...

18/7/2025, 9:12:17 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

The important thing for (1) & (2) is that it can filter by county SAME code. If it can't, then it'll go off on every alert in the broadcast area (here, 10 counties). Yes, "the county" is still a big area. (3) might be as simple as "bad station" (I can "get" 4/7 here, though only 1 or 2 are good RX)

18/7/2025, 9:00:46 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

Yep! Or a louder siren, or rumble-pack for your pillow, etc.

18/7/2025, 8:51:00 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

By comparison, Gollum was a goddamn saint.

17/7/2025, 9:25:33 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

The first time I watched it, yeah (but it also might've been a tv adaptation). Then I watched it in college "...wait a minute it's all just federalist propaganda ... also, Rico you're an idiot."

17/7/2025, 5:52:52 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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17/7/2025, 5:45:24 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

... no, he's saying that your reading comprehension is poor. 😋

17/7/2025, 10:09:48 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Abbiistabbii (@abbiistabbii.bsky.social) reposted

This, too, will pass, even if it doesn't feel like it will.

16/7/2025, 12:07:23 PM | 9 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

People suck. especially the ones who are "supposed" to be "welcoming(TM)"

16/7/2025, 12:21:19 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

Well, darn ... 😬

16/7/2025, 12:11:39 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

Jake telling Elwood Blues
15/7/2025, 10:22:47 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

😳 ohhhh, now it makes a lot more sense

15/7/2025, 10:20:01 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

... but how does that help that struggling mother of 2 who is on food stamps?

15/7/2025, 10:15:27 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

Something about "bootstraps" and "handouts", probably.

15/7/2025, 10:12:59 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

They've got the Lacroix of a plan ...

15/7/2025, 9:27:14 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

if they do ...

15/7/2025, 9:26:15 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

This is all hobby stuff -- college kids or early 20s. The (IIRC, new) admin believed the "malice" angle because of whatever reason. Suffice to say, inexperience on their part led to a new written rule in someone's blood. At least is was just a small injury...

15/7/2025, 6:29:52 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

Look on the bright side -- It could always be thistle

15/7/2025, 4:04:39 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

it's all just a facade?

15/7/2025, 3:34:31 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

Left looks to be peppermint, right spearmint. try a leaf and see? can confirm "in the ground" is a terrible place for mint ... been trying to kill it back for 3 years now, lol

15/7/2025, 3:10:01 PM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, b, a ... wait...

15/7/2025, 3:03:28 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

They're whining that they have to wait for the sunscreen to soak in (or whatever reason it says to wait 15 minutes on the bottle)

15/7/2025, 3:00:50 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

"Honorable" or not, the premise for "taxing ads" sounds dumb. Like, if "taxing ads" made sense, you'd think they'd have nailed newspapers sometime in the last forever.

15/7/2025, 2:56:19 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

Isn't it usually calm in the eye of the storm? Might want to move it a little to the left ...

15/7/2025, 2:41:58 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

It's a machine with the sole purpose of "carrying people". It could be made out of pure asbestos, and some passenger would STILL find a way to set it on fire.

15/7/2025, 2:16:46 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

Personal -- hit the e-stop at a maker space cuz someone was being stupid. I got suspended for 2 months (some BS about "not a card carrying safety guy"). I came back to find them in a cast. They did the dumb thing again, and this time it caught hold. Took a broken wrist for them to "get" safety. 😡

15/7/2025, 2:10:17 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

Kinda feels like that bit at the end of Inglorious Basterds. I'm butchering it, but it's to the effect of "... one day you're gonna take that uniform off, aren't ya? [...] If I had my way, you'd have to wear that for the rest of your life."

15/7/2025, 1:45:27 PM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

"it's written in blood" is one of those things that people laugh at right up till they see video footage of people getting yanked into machines (and I mean the real ones, not those crappy "safety videos") ... or reading up on events like the Shirtwaist factory fire ...

15/7/2025, 1:29:15 PM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

Absolutely!

15/7/2025, 1:09:13 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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"Getting" to the ground isn't the problem. The sudden stop when you slam into it though ...

15/7/2025, 1:00:19 PM | 7 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

If I never have to see EWR again, it'll be too soon. ... though the train was easier to catch from the airport than here ...

15/7/2025, 12:57:40 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

I find it "tiresome" in the sense that it's treated as something open to discussion; like it were a new sportsball pitch, or proposed levy for repair work, etc. I mean ... I thought we all agreed "never again" back in the 40s.

15/7/2025, 12:18:22 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Last Mile with USAID (@thelastmileusaid.bsky.social) reposted

Trump destroyed 60 years of American generosity— aid that fed families, kept girls in school, saved 26 million from AIDS, and now puts 14 million lives at risk. He wants your tax dollars for raids, cages and terrorizing our communities. If you mean it, don’t just like it. Repost it!

A digital advocacy poster with a dark blue background and bold white and red text. At the top, it reads: “STOP THE RESCISSION” and “Defend American foreign aid.” The poster is divided into three sections. The first section, titled “WHAT’S AT RISK,” lists: “Over $6 billion in cuts,” “USAID dismantled,” and “Programs that prevent child trafficking, hunger, and forced migration.” The second section, titled “WHAT FILLS THE VACUUM,” lists: “DHS enforcement operations,” “Forced removals,” “Surveillance of immigrant communities,” and “Privatized detention systems.” The final section urges: “Call your Senator now – 202-224-3121 – Tell them: Vote NO on the rescission.” The tone is urgent and civic-minded, calling attention to the moral consequences of U.S. foreign aid cuts.
14/7/2025, 4:15:28 PM | 297 210 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

... this sounds like the opening cutscene from one of the command and conquer games ...

14/7/2025, 5:05:22 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

TOMATO!?!? 🤣 never in a million years would I have gotten that one. Looked up Veloutè and Espagnole -- seems I was sort of on the right track, even if I didn't know the names til now. I always liked "people who tell you 'flipping burgers' is unskilled are the ones who serve charcoal on holidays."

14/7/2025, 2:22:53 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

RATM has been trying to tell us for decades ... 😡

14/7/2025, 1:24:26 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

I've done "pick your own X" at farms about an hour away, and have definitely hit 10-12 pounds of strawberries in an hour or so. ... "yep an hour" is about where my back starts screaming to be done for the day though 🤣

14/7/2025, 1:10:06 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

mmmm, meat snacks ...

14/7/2025, 12:48:47 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

People?

14/7/2025, 12:38:06 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

Cool trains, you say? How about these old shark nose diesel locomotives?

Antique Baldwin
14/7/2025, 11:41:46 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

Flip the boat!

14/7/2025, 11:34:37 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

Jesus Christ.

14/7/2025, 11:23:14 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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14/7/2025, 10:20:38 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

I know bechamel and hollandaise are two ... is burre blanc the third? The last two are probably variations of bechamel ... swap the milk for stock. This took a good 10 minutes of racking my brain from back in lockdowns ...

14/7/2025, 10:09:21 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

I miss when we used glass ... yeah yeah, it's heavier and all that, but it's infinitely reusable (until it breaks, then it's infinitely recyclable)...

14/7/2025, 9:28:14 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

I was definitely thinking of those prepackaged meals when I asked ... Completely slipped my mind that pantry basics fit the bill too! Thanks!

14/7/2025, 12:54:46 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

this is probably my favorite one

13/7/2025, 11:14:14 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent

The only problem with solar is that I have trees that shade my entire roof. (and I'm not cutting those down)

13/7/2025, 9:07:11 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view