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Tech geek. INFJ. I am to nerds what nerds are to normal people. ๐Ÿ Ukrainian-Canadian ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ+๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Gen-X Swiftie r/catsofukraine โค๏ธ #NAFO ๐Ÿšซ๐ŸŠ

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Trump not taking his FIFA Peace Prize seriously

28.02.2026 11:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This is one hell of an ugly thing. New rendering shows how Trumpโ€™s ballroom will dwarf the White House.

28.02.2026 11:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 117    ๐Ÿ” 54    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
TCL FLIP mobile phone, opened showing display and keypad

TCL FLIP mobile phone, opened showing display and keypad

Father in hospital, again. Purchased burner phone for him.

Bought cheapest POS phone they had, in case of loss / theft.

Did you know they STILL make flip phones? ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

Text entry is near impossible on 12-button keypad. Rapid multi-press to select some letters. ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

Reminds me of early 1980's. ๐Ÿ˜†

28.02.2026 09:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Interesting ...

"You are writing this because you were fired by Andrei Borysovych."

I'm no longer following her, and I don't recall when or why that happened.

27.02.2026 06:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

After some digging, I wonder if it may be from Mendel's promotion of The Bucha Witches, an actual military unit of the Territorial Defense, comprised of about 100 women.

27.02.2026 03:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a man and a woman are sitting next to each other and the woman is saying " see now i 'm scared ALT: a man and a woman are sitting next to each other and the woman is saying " see now i 'm scared

So you believe Marina Akhmedova, member of russia's Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights, and staff reporter at the Moscow-based Rusky Reporter magazine?
๐Ÿ™„

26.02.2026 17:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sis is going for a trip through the U.S.

So she asked her doctor, and is getting a MMR vaccination.

I think that is a pretty smart move ...

... well, other than the trip through the U.S. part ๐Ÿ˜ฌ

26.02.2026 17:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The upside to Trumpโ€™s State of the Union address tonight is that itโ€™s his last.

24.02.2026 15:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 610    ๐Ÿ” 92    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 71    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10
RELATIONSHIP ADVICE: Find someone who will defend you with the same ferocity that Pam Bondi defends a pedophile.
ATTORNEY GENERAL
BONDI

RELATIONSHIP ADVICE: Find someone who will defend you with the same ferocity that Pam Bondi defends a pedophile. ATTORNEY GENERAL BONDI

๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคช

24.02.2026 01:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 37    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Using the term "Democracy" loosely where the U.S. is involved.

Trump wants his Nobel Peace Prize, and he's willing to bomb as many countries as it takes to get one.

23.02.2026 20:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My earliest confirmed memory is from age 3.

It's quite vivid still ... despite it being an absolutely boring memory that I can't imagine why I've retained it.

23.02.2026 20:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Pretty sure that came from Musk ๐Ÿ™„

23.02.2026 20:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Mike Luckovich

23.02.2026 19:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That would be a MAGA troll account trollin'

23.02.2026 19:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Reported as misleading and blocked

23.02.2026 19:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Unlike the U.S., when corruption is uncovered in Ukraine people are forced to resign and / or arrested.

22.02.2026 17:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

PLEASE cut him off and call him a cab already!

22.02.2026 17:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Added last (3rd) TP-Link BE65 Pro mesh node.

Bad experience ๐Ÿ˜’

Network add failed via wireless, but worked wired. Upgraded node then it seemed okay wireless.

Rebooting all nodes results in wired node disconnected, which is weird given it is wired.

Must set node preference for everything ๐Ÿ˜–

22.02.2026 05:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a desert landscape with a blue sky in the background and a few trees in the foreground . Alt: a desert landscape with a tumbleweed blowing across the scene
22.02.2026 04:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

AI talking head. No confirmation found.

19.02.2026 23:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thereโ€™s always a tweet.

19.02.2026 22:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 56    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"Big Balls" needed a job ๐Ÿ™„

19.02.2026 22:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I admit been a while since in the U.S.

Pre-COVID, tap-to-pay wasn't very common.

Google suggests Walmart and gas pumps may still be holdouts.

19.02.2026 15:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You'll blow their minds when they learn we tap to pay pretty much everything too!

Don't even carry cash anymore. Parking meters take cards around here.

Had to say "No" to the young man that asked me for spare change. But he did say the magic words, "Okay. Buy me a meal then?" and I did. โ˜บ๏ธ

19.02.2026 01:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 34    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

On YouTube I don't get all notifications, even when set for 'All'.

The web notifications 3-dot menu options differ in 'Show fewer' option.

Sometimes it isn't available. Other times it doesn't have a 'bell' icon.

Only way to resolve is to unsubscribe and re-subscribe, and set 'All'. ๐Ÿ˜ž

19.02.2026 00:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Tip: Most real non-bot accounts don't post pictures of their village and highlight their poor living conditions.

Why some of my followers follow these accounts โ˜น๏ธ

18.02.2026 06:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Purchased proprietary USB-C power adaptor (doesn't support USB-PD) for broken mini-PC.

Plugged-in and ... still nothing. ๐Ÿ˜‘

This gave me permission to tear PC apart.

Was right: barrel jack tip broke from the PCB and lifted the trace.

Tried to re-solder. No luck. โ˜น๏ธ

Need new Linux PC. ๐Ÿ˜ž๐Ÿ’ธ

18.02.2026 03:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a man in a suit and tie is making a funny face with the words whyyyy written in yellow Alt: A teary-eyed Conan O'Brien screaming a desperate plea of "WHY!"

Mini-PC stopped working after I moved it. ๐Ÿ˜’

Determined barrel connector power jack likely broke loose from the board or lifted trace.

Plan 'B': USB-C power is supported.

BUT ... it doesn't support USB-PD!

It just expects 12 Volts on a USB-C connector.

Totally incompatible with USB.

16.02.2026 05:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Okay, let's get unfinished project 60 bajillion + 7 finished,
so I can finally complete project 60 bajillion + 8 ...

Discovers needing to complete unfinished project 60 bajillion + 6 first.

๐Ÿ˜ž

15.02.2026 14:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Finally opened boxes from my mother's estate. She passed in 2020.

Found my birth registration (too old to be considered valid), and informal hospital record signed by the physician.

Also some K123 artwork. I remembered ALL of it! ๐Ÿ˜ฒ

Autobiography assignment with D+ grade, because late. ๐Ÿ˜ž

14.02.2026 15:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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