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@mstefan.bsky.social

Grumpy old man who writes code. Believer in science, objective reality and human rights. The Earth is an oblate spheroid. Emojis in Unicode are a blight.

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Latest posts by mstefan.bsky.social on Bluesky

WebMD was always like "it could be an ingrown toenail, or ... it could be cancer, you should see a doctor immediately!"

07.08.2025 19:15 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I wish so many people didn't make it their mission in life to suck the joy out of everything around them.

02.08.2025 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The EPA rolling back the endangerment finding for greenhouse gasses really does seem like their response to our going over a cliff is "hell ya! let's punch the gas!"

29.07.2025 23:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The women around him seem to be okay with his behavior, so all of these reactions from other dudes just looks like some kind of weird parasocial insecurity.

26.07.2025 07:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.

18.07.2025 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 60538    πŸ” 14740    πŸ’¬ 1254    πŸ“Œ 633

Heck. I still want to know why my GPU lights up. Do people just sit and look inside their case all day instead of, you know, actually using the PC to do something useful?

12.07.2025 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A completely insane rant someone paid to have shoveled onto people's feeds on X. You really don't want to read this unless you hate yourself.

A completely insane rant someone paid to have shoveled onto people's feeds on X. You really don't want to read this unless you hate yourself.

Everything is going great, completely normal on X.

10.07.2025 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The adventure begins! Be strong, mom ;)

07.07.2025 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I feel you. When I was a little kid, had some crab cakes that gave me food poisioning and I was puking for days. The smell of them still brings on memories, decades later.

07.07.2025 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sidenote: Deep Purple's "Machine Head" is the first album I ever had as a kid. One of my mom's cool girlfriends gave it to me as a birthday gift.

03.07.2025 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"pedestrian dadrock tastes"

Oh dear, the knives have come out.

03.07.2025 18:55 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

But, but ... you don't understand. He *needs* the scissors. Very important, mom!

03.07.2025 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We, as a species, are cooked. Nature needs to move on and try again.

03.07.2025 05:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"They don't mean me."

Yes friends, yes they do.

02.07.2025 18:40 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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a black and white photo of a crowd of people with the words the canadians written on the bottom Alt: a black and white photo of a crowd of people with the words "the canadians, they walk among us"

Happy Canada Day 🍁

01.07.2025 11:30 β€” πŸ‘ 87    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Well, of course. That's how the aliens from Zeta Reticuli communicate with us, isn't it? Telepathy, in the shower?

01.07.2025 13:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

We all know women can't resist a bowl cut.

30.06.2025 04:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I had a lunch that included a cheese made with Carolina Reapers.

Now the real payment has come due.

26.06.2025 22:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The bishop out there just rejecting innovative uses of technology

26.06.2025 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The BBB is β€œRobinhood in reverse.”

Make sure your reps have heard from you on this regardless of party.

πŸ™πŸΌ @ellecordova.bsky.social

25.06.2025 05:06 β€” πŸ‘ 620    πŸ” 249    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 13

My AC kicked on and I could swear I heard what sounded like two people having a conversation (very faint, in the background). It turned off, and the conversation stopped.

I may be going insane.

24.06.2025 21:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

every time I load a youtube video I get to watch my adblocker fighting for its life

24.06.2025 00:46 β€” πŸ‘ 241    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 0

Junior needs to stop the squirm and let mom chill.

23.06.2025 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congress abdicated their authority decades ago. They always want someone else to do the heavy lifting, just in case a hard vote means they're out of a job.

22.06.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So yeah, the idea that they're "fine" while on the endangered species list is clearly bullshit.

22.06.2025 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I imagine they have access their own property, but (presuming they're responsible), don't have dogs running loose, etc. A quick search says that fines for disrupting their habitat can be $5-25K and up to 6 months in jail, so not something I'd screw around with for sure.

22.06.2025 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

No argument, just saying that it's also likely a "happy coincidence" for wealthy beachfront owners who prefer the unwashed masses don't traipse around their homes.

22.06.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Could be the GenX in me, but this performative bullshit is nonsense. Trump has already been impeached, and what exactly did that accomplish? Please, tell me how those exercises improved anything or even changed anyone's mind? One could argue it even contributed to him being re-elected.

22.06.2025 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Although, two things could be true at the same time. They want to let protected birds do their thing (apparently May-August) and also keep the riff-raff off their beachfront property.

22.06.2025 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Using this next time I need to explain a deadlock in software

21.06.2025 12:43 β€” πŸ‘ 396    πŸ” 39    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 4

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