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Enter a world of fantasy where your instincts and imagination determine your chances of survival. Your journey is about to begin -- prepare yourself 🚫:šŸ‘‘ āœ…:šŸŽøšŸ“»šŸŽ®šŸ§šŸļø

created March 27, 2025

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Shout it from the rooftops

4/9/2025, 2:17:29 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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All things considered, not the worst skill to have.

4/9/2025, 2:13:35 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Would have felt openly or secretly?

4/9/2025, 12:00:41 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Hell that’s still a valid concern. These are brave women.

3/9/2025, 11:55:25 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Can’t….stop….laughing www.cnn.com/2025/09/03/m...

3/9/2025, 5:01:14 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It’s a long month. You have time.

2/9/2025, 6:57:13 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Also I very rarely see out and proud nazis here. Hard to put a price on that.

2/9/2025, 6:56:01 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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That kinda does confirm it’s him.

2/9/2025, 6:54:26 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Someone might have explained that moving space command hq to a state with incredibly low math and science scores isn’t a great idea.

2/9/2025, 6:49:40 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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When was the last time Nate Silver was right about anything?

2/9/2025, 1:00:03 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I think it was always going to become the Demerzel show eventually. Lee Pace and Jared Harris are really carrying though. I really like the series writing but even if I didn’t, those two are worth watching.

1/9/2025, 12:00:33 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I am not sure I’ve ever run ln in 30 years without first checking the man page.

31/8/2025, 5:47:52 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Weekend at Bernie’s looked more convincing

30/8/2025, 5:03:20 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I’ve read everything Asimov has written. I cannot believe I’m saying this, I’ve never said this before. I prefer the Foundation miniseries over the books. It’s honestly that good.

30/8/2025, 4:35:13 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Contact your senator and ask if he can do something.

30/8/2025, 2:43:29 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Also the worst Pratt. Guy wins by a landslide.

18/8/2025, 7:02:47 PM | 596 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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Finally got my ham radio setup up and running after 2 years out of the hobby. Feels good to be back on the air. #hamradio #amateurradio

My ham radio setup
6/8/2025, 1:17:16 PM | 12 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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ā€œBefore anyone says ā€œyou put all your eggs in one basket,ā€ let me be clear: I didn’t. I put them in one providerā€ I don’t often blurt out ā€œthat’s the same thing, dipshitā€ lying in bed. But just now I did.

6/8/2025, 4:14:51 AM | 8 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Last time he focused all his attention on Tesla, they grunted out a steaming pile of Cybertruck. So this ought to be good.

5/8/2025, 1:09:26 PM | 10 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I got spanked as a kid and I turned out ok. My kids didn’t get spanked and they also turned out ok but with no memories of their parents hitting them.

5/8/2025, 11:29:14 AM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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This was new for this guy who has been running Linux as his primary desktop os since 1999 :)

4/8/2025, 11:16:00 AM | 7 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Glock is short for glockenspiel which is what the company set out to make but accidentally had one of their factory machines set to ā€œgunā€ so they just ran with it.

3/8/2025, 1:09:53 PM | 236 13 | View on Bluesky | view

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To an extent, I think the key here is being yourself. If you are naturally kinda shy and don’t make eye contact well, trying to force it will give off the serial killer vibe I think. I’m not the most confident and extroverted person, but some women have found that charming. One married me.

2/8/2025, 4:40:19 AM | 7 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I read it and I think you are right, but it’s still proper to dunk on the just god awful presentation of some otherwise salient points.

2/8/2025, 4:37:19 AM | 13 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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So let it be written. This is forever how it’s pronounced.

31/7/2025, 3:53:54 PM | 13 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I guess this means she is (Awkwardly puts on sunglasses, even though it’s dark out) Taken

30/7/2025, 2:46:22 AM | 14 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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My popular opinion is that Caitlin should not be allowed to have pets.

11/7/2025, 12:38:51 AM | 8 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It is perfection, in part because it never tries to be more than a comic strip. And it showed how much a comic strip can be.

5/7/2025, 5:34:22 PM | 30 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Inject yourself with Mt Dew while doing a sick kick flip.

24/6/2025, 12:34:38 PM | 11 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It's possible I might be too bored right now

23/6/2025, 6:36:07 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Relax said the night man, we are programmed by Gottfried You can check out any time you like With our logic machine (epic harpsichord solo)

23/6/2025, 6:35:47 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Murals on the ceiling, and masquerade balls at night and she said "we are all just prisoners here, and some are too polite"

23/6/2025, 6:32:15 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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This one was really just for @root2702.bsky.social and @jonlewis.bsky.social

23/6/2025, 6:25:38 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Living it up at the Hotel d'Arcachon Such a lovely place, such a lovely place Ready a room at the Hotel d'Arcachon Anything you wish, just don’t try the fish

23/6/2025, 6:21:31 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I’m convinced at this point there will be a Butlarian Jihad and I owe Frank Herbert an apology for rolling my eyes at the concept when I first read it.

18/6/2025, 11:35:08 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Mira esta fotografĆ­a

9/6/2025, 7:46:50 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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My favorite is when they start demanding statistics and detailed citations. "I've known you for 10 minutes and none of it has been pleasant, I'm not about to start accepting homework assignments from you"

9/6/2025, 4:14:15 PM | 12 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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And he does not share power

4/6/2025, 2:01:12 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I created this a decade ago and it will never not make me chuckle.

Wren and Stimpy
2/6/2025, 1:24:21 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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@zefrank.bsky.social has ruined this bird for me. The song pops in my head the second I see a picture of one.

30/5/2025, 10:41:44 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Here is where I am now. Back to the homemade pedals and BYOC looper for control. BK Butler Tube Driver, BYOC Flanger, phase 45, chorus, and homemade germanium fuzz face in a custom sandblasted enclosure to match my unpainted aesthetic :) 14/14

pedalboard
30/5/2025, 1:48:30 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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New board, mostly the same pedals. The Baja Real Tube Overdrive makes a reappearance and the excellent Big Spender rotating speaker simulator is now in the mix. To combat tone loss I’m back with the BYOC Super8 looper. 13/14

pedalboard
30/5/2025, 1:40:51 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Short lived and overly complicated setup. Using the effects loop in the amp, the lower row was before the amp and the upper row was in the loop. The footswitch on the left switch amp channels. This pedalboard ultimately was too noisy and killed too much high end. Full description in alt text 12/14

Short lived and overly complicated setup. Using the effects loop in the amp, the lower row was before the amp and the upper row was in the loop. The footswitch on the left switch amp channels. This pedalboard ultimately was too noisy and killed too much high end. A few notable additions, the classic Boss CS-2 compressor, TC Flashback delay, and MXR’s mini Phase 45/90 which replaces my long running GGG Phase 45 pedal.
30/5/2025, 1:39:54 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The one where I sold my soul to Mooer I need some more varied overdrive. But my homemade pedals (while sounding excellent) are not space economical. So after some research and experimentation I found Mooer pedal clones to sound dead on to the pedals they are cloning. Full desc in alt text 11/14

The one where I sold my soul to Mooer I need some more varied overdrive. But my homemade pedals (while sounding excellent) are not space economical. Also, I wanted to switch to my Univibe clone which is large enough to serve dinner on. So after some research and experimentation I found Mooer pedal clones to sound dead on to the pedals they are cloning. So now we have the signal going into the Wah, 4 dirt pedals in the looper (Big Muff Pi, Blues Driver, Colorsound Powerboost, and Bluesbreaker clones) then a Mistress Flanger clone, CE2 Chorus clone, TC Looper, Univibe, EQ (mostly used for boost), and delay before finally going through the volume pedal and then to the amp. Still sounds clean and (thanks to the excellent buffer in the Super8 Looper) very little tone coloration through the whole thing.
30/5/2025, 1:38:46 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Looper time These pedals are all now controlled through a BYOC Super8 Looper. Wah pedal is back on the board, main dirt pedal is still the BYOC Big Muff Pi and overdrive is still the Baja Real Tube Overdrive and I now have a BYOC Tube Screamer for lead tones. Full description in alt text 10/14

Looper time These pedals are all now controlled through a BYOC Super8 Looper. Wah pedal is back on the board, main dirt pedal is still the BYOC Big Muff Pi and overdrive is still the Baja Real Tube Overdrive and I now have a BYOC Tube Screamer for lead tones. My modulation is now just the Phase 45 and BYOC Chorus. Delay is a Sublime Pep Pep delay that I like over my homemade one.
30/5/2025, 1:35:13 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Gig board Continued Swapped in the BYOC Flanger which sounds great but is somewhat overpowering so I use with a Boss LS-2 blending it 50% with the dry tone for a more balanced sound. Also added a Ditto Looper because why not. Full description in alt text 9/14

Swapped in the BYOC Flanger which sounds great but is somewhat overpowering so I use with a Boss LS-2 blending it 50% with the dry tone for a more balanced sound. Also added a Ditto Looper because why not. Admitted that maybe I DO need labels for some of the knobs on the Flanger and Muff (it doesn't follow the normal Volume - Tone - Drive setup I am used to on EVERY OTHER DIRT PEDAL) so out came the sharpie.
30/5/2025, 1:33:39 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Gig Board We played Hard Rock Cafe in Pittsburgh and this is what I used. Added a volume pedal, ditched the RAT in favor of a BYOC Big Muff clone (which can do a passable RAT impression with the tone stack bypassed) and added a tuner because I don't like the tuner clipped to their headstock. 8/14

pedalboard
30/5/2025, 1:32:30 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Board used in recording studio We laid down a track and this is a picture of my board in the studio. Realized the Tube Overdrive is better after the Muff and RAT. I finally admitted I am not getting the sound I want from the Electric Mistress clone and broke down and bought the real thing. 7/14

guitar pedalboard on a nice hardwood studio floor
30/5/2025, 1:30:44 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Finally got a real board, no more Ikea desk part with handles! Phase 45 is back! GGG EA Tremelo added (I don't like trems, but one song needed it). The wah returned but was short lived, I just can't be bothered to stand in one place, it's bad enough I have to tap dance between songs :) 6/14

pedalboard picture
30/5/2025, 1:29:20 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Because I know what all of the knobs do... All Dymo Labels removed! Re-ordered, dropped the TS808 clone in favor of a RAT clone, got rid of the Phase 45 (that didn't last long, I can't be without that pedal), and ditched the Fuzz Face and Wah as I pretty much never use them at this stage. 5/14

Pedalboard picture All Dymo Labels removed! Re-ordered, dropped the TS808 clone in favor of a RAT clone, got rid of the Phase 45 (that didn't last long, I can't be without that pedal), and ditched the Fuzz Face and Wah as I pretty much never use them at this stage.
30/5/2025, 1:27:30 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Getting a little too big Same as before, added a BYOC Chorus on top of the flanger and now sporting a RG Keen designed Univibe clone (NeoVibe). Forever rearranging order. 4/14

Pedalboard picture Getting a little too big Same as before, added a BYOC Chorus on top of the flanger and now sporting a RG Keen designed Univibe clone (NeoVibe). Forever rearranging order.
30/5/2025, 1:26:07 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It's all homemade, baby Now sporting a clear rip off of Analogman's BiComp (Ross compressor and Orange squeezer in a single enclosure with an always-on buffer) and a GGG Phase 45 Kit. It also has a Baja Real Tube Overdrive (a largely overlooked and unknown jewel in the world of pedal kits) 3/14

Pedalboard picture Now sporting a clear rip off of Analogman's BiComp (Ross compressor and Orange squeezer in a single enclosure with an always-on buffer) and a GGG Phase 45 Kit. It also has a Baja Real Tube Overdrive (a largely overlooked and unknown jewel in the world of pedal kits)
30/5/2025, 1:24:29 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Replaced the TO800 with a GGG TS808 clone and added a Deluxe Electric Mistress clone built with a GGG circuit board and a REAL RETICON SAD1024 chip (I have like 5 of them still :) Remaining description in alt text 2/14

Pedalboard picture Replaced the TO800 with a GGG TS808 clone and added a Deluxe Electric Mistress clone built with a GGG circuit board and a REAL RETICON SAD1024 chip (I have like 5 of them still :) That Mistress Flanger will be a huge pain in my ass for the next couple years, tuning one of those without a scope and signal generator is like trying to build an iron man suit in the desert with a box of scraps.
30/5/2025, 1:23:30 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Evolution of my guitar pedalboard. Get ready for some loud noise theory. This spans about two decades. I only started discovering pedal kits at this point, so I still have my original MXR Phase 90 and Dynacomp as well as my Behringer TO800 Tube Screamer Clone. Detailed description in alt text 1/14

I only started discovering pedal kits at this point, so I still have my original MXR Phase 90 and Dynacomp as well as my Behringer TO800 Tube Screamer Clone (which is actually a really good sounding pedal in the cheapest plastic enclosure possible without being a ziplock baggie). So we have a GGG (General Guitar Gadgets) Fuzz Face -> GGG Mod Wah -> Dynacomp -> GGG Big Muff Pi -> TO800 -> Phase 90 -> GGG Analog Delay
30/5/2025, 1:21:40 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Manager angrily pointing to ā€œgood graphicsā€ written on whiteboard while programmer looks shamed. From HomestarRunner.
26/5/2025, 11:52:47 AM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It’s honestly impressive that you can hear ā€œmaybe retire before you’re statistically likely to die in office in your 70s or 80sā€ and interpret it as ā€œyou have to live foreverā€

22/5/2025, 12:08:59 PM | 221 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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Super Metroid. And it’s not even close.

19/5/2025, 10:33:02 AM | 7 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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She’s blowing this out of proportion. If your heart energy is getting low a quick way to fill it is just to find a new heart container. Try breaking pottery in your neighbors homes, you’d be surprised what they store in there.

18/5/2025, 3:16:24 AM | 9 3 | View on Bluesky | view

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What did you expect my answer to be?

8/5/2025, 2:54:18 AM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view