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@therous.bsky.social

F/LOSS developer, advocate, speaker. Co-founder of The Apache Software Foundation. Author, opinionist, asshat. @GenghisKen@ruby.social

44 Followers  |  45 Following  |  61 Posts  |  Joined: 02.08.2023  |  2.1041

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@iamamoose.com Well, howdy, stranger!

03.12.2024 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I keep reading that as ONAN and snerking.

16.10.2024 12:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hmmm. Need to check it out. I published some SketchUp models (hex screws)..

16.10.2024 11:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My first thought was Major Armstrong from FullMetal Alchemist.

15.07.2024 07:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

At higher baud rates, those sounds were the birth cries of emoticons and emojis.

13.07.2024 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Tallulah Bankhead once commented that she was unable to hear the name Edna St. Vincent Millay without wanting to add "Boom BOOM!"

13.07.2024 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

this is kind of a corollary to the down south thing where if the closest waffle house is closed you should probably update your will and tie down your pets

09.07.2024 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

(()) I LISP a lot.

04.07.2024 13:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A social post from @sofarrsogud on X that says: If they can make dino nuggets, they can make velocipasta, come ON!

A social post from @sofarrsogud on X that says: If they can make dino nuggets, they can make velocipasta, come ON!

Life... finds a way.

03.07.2024 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 185    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1
an orange and white cat is ignoring a toy that is off camera. he's evaluating whether he feels the toy's performance is believable.

an orange and white cat is ignoring a toy that is off camera. he's evaluating whether he feels the toy's performance is believable.

if you're playing with a cat correctly, you'll be working roughly 900 times harder than the cat. 99% of the effort must be yours. playing with cats is not about exercise, it's about drama. And cats are harsh critics. they need to BELIEVE that plush banana is afraid for its life.

03.07.2024 21:25 β€” πŸ‘ 935    πŸ” 112    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 5

Anyhow the best time to address the shit was yesterday, the 2nd best time is today. Demand everyone asking for your vote to support packing the court, stop giving your resources to the police, demand public housing, healthcare, childcare, education, transit, food support and a right to privacy.

03.07.2024 13:44 β€” πŸ‘ 402    πŸ” 91    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 1

Honestly still in shock that the most crooked American President in history said "I need immunity" and the GOP Supreme Court said "well, it's nowhere in the constitution, but sure, why not? Whats the worst that could happen?"

03.07.2024 12:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2819    πŸ” 570    πŸ’¬ 79    πŸ“Œ 26
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Someone suggested elsewhere that he should order the IRS to release Trump's tax returns and those of anyone and everyone associated with him. Personally I think that would be a good move because then the campaign can follow up with, "Do you see now the danger we face if Trump wins?"

01.07.2024 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 96    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

There are two elements to the immunity decision that are particularly extreme in a way that many will miss: (1) motive is irrelevant and (2) immune acts are not just excluded from prosecution, they’re excluded from evidence.

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01.07.2024 21:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2386    πŸ” 861    πŸ’¬ 48    πŸ“Œ 85

Vote for the guy who does not need immunity.

01.07.2024 23:16 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t think it’s an exaggeration at all to say the decision threatens the Republic. I might not have said so in 2015, before I saw how triumphantly lawless and autocratic the President could be, and how so many people would applaud it or at least shrug.

01.07.2024 22:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1948    πŸ” 524    πŸ’¬ 43    πŸ“Œ 12

How does this affect their ability to meditate? I know my inner Ο‡ΞΏΟΟŒΟ‚ is a major obstacle to mine..

02.07.2024 02:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Blue is laying on his back on the floor, sweating profusedly, as Green calmly reads a newspaper.
Blue: It's hot in here.
Green: Yes.
Blue: I hate this heat so much.
Green: I know.

A puddle of sweat has appeared around Blue.
Blue: The heat is inescapable and there is nothing we can do.
Green: I'm aware.

Blue begins to physically melt into the puddle. Green is still reading.
Blue: It's too hot for me.
Green: So I've been told.
Blue: I suffer.
Green: I know.

Blue has almost completely melted into the puddle, with only his face still visible on the surface.
Blue: It's so hot.
Green: It's the heat.

A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Blue is laying on his back on the floor, sweating profusedly, as Green calmly reads a newspaper. Blue: It's hot in here. Green: Yes. Blue: I hate this heat so much. Green: I know. A puddle of sweat has appeared around Blue. Blue: The heat is inescapable and there is nothing we can do. Green: I'm aware. Blue begins to physically melt into the puddle. Green is still reading. Blue: It's too hot for me. Green: So I've been told. Blue: I suffer. Green: I know. Blue has almost completely melted into the puddle, with only his face still visible on the surface. Blue: It's so hot. Green: It's the heat.

30.05.2024 11:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1720    πŸ” 328    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 33
A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Blue and Green are laying under a blanket, tired.
Green: Have you ever ha such a long day that you just run out of day, and don't have enough to have a day tomorrow?
Blue: Like today?
Green: Yeah.

A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Blue and Green are laying under a blanket, tired. Green: Have you ever ha such a long day that you just run out of day, and don't have enough to have a day tomorrow? Blue: Like today? Green: Yeah.

27.06.2024 10:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1519    πŸ” 290    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 16
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You live, you learn.

30.06.2024 12:31 β€” πŸ‘ 246    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 0

Let's ask Obi-Wan about his age, but under no circumstance ask Darth Vader about blowing up Alderaan.

30.06.2024 02:24 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

The Skeksis are the greatest threat this realm has ever seen. That is why I am calling for the geriatric urRu to step down to make way for an energetic Podling.

28.06.2024 23:20 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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New York Times: Obi-Wan Kenobi Is Too Old For This Fight And Should Drop Out And Let Luke Or Possibly C3PO Replace Him For The Good Of The Galaxy

29.06.2024 23:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1556    πŸ” 270    πŸ’¬ 42    πŸ“Œ 12

☹️☹️

30.06.2024 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

'Way helpful, folks. ☹️ I'm guessing it's just as a driver to sites with paid content, not something in BlueSky itself.

30.06.2024 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Philadelphia Inquirer gets it right.
x.com/adambonin/st...

29.06.2024 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2922    πŸ” 724    πŸ’¬ 56    πŸ“Œ 60

Some people don't think they exist.

29.06.2024 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The previous owner died in the house, possibly self-inflicted.

29.06.2024 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We think there's a ghost stuck in our LR wall. Ever since we moved in 7 years ago, one of our cats has spent hours per week staring fixedly at a point about 5 metres off the floor.

29.06.2024 21:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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