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Garpu @garpu.bsky.social · Nov 11

Reintroduction time? Former grad student, gamer, composer, geek. I generally post about about Linux and video games. I desperately need to finish some music. (I used to use csound and LISP, but am teaching myself supercollider.) I think 12-tone equal temperament is boring.

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Garpu @garpu.bsky.social · 3h

captainhoneydew.com/2025/07/09/w... yeah, 2021.

What Happened to Bean Dad?

In “randomly popped into my head without rhyme or reason” news, I thought about Bean Dad this week. John Roderick, circa 2017 Back in 2021, indie musician/podcaster John Roderick posted a thread on…

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Garpu @garpu.bsky.social · 3h

Seriously? I thought bean dad was before the pandemic

Garpu @garpu.bsky.social · 4h

For the US?!? That's bonkers.

Garpu @garpu.bsky.social · 4h

I'm more worried about people going hungry and freezing to death, because I'm assuming there won't be fuel oil or heating assistance this winter. :(

Garpu @garpu.bsky.social · 4h

I <3 my rice cooker. An Asian friend felt sorry for me and bought it for me when she saw me using a pot to cook rice.

Garpu @garpu.bsky.social · 4h

I had a roommate who put my French press directly on a burner. (It melted the plastic bits.) I totally believe the electric kettle bit.

Garpu @garpu.bsky.social · 7h

Geez. And I had a friend who got doored. It ended his musical career, too.

Garpu @garpu.bsky.social · 7h

It also means stacking the Supreme Court, because anything now is just going to be rubber stamped by them in favor of Trump.

Garpu @garpu.bsky.social · 7h

I just had a similar conversation with a friend. Every play the GOP has these days you can tie back to Nixon.

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Mikki Kendall @karnythia.bsky.social · 9h

If you have it please donate cash to the food banks. $10 in their hands will feed more people than the $10 worth of canned goods you can buy for retail prices. Also check on your elders. Many of them will not admit they rely on these programs so grocery gift cards or a surprise bag of staples

Reuters @reuters.com · 22h

US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month reut.rs/3WohHMk

US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Saturday that food benefits under one of the country's biggest social assistance programs will not be issued next month amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.

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Garpu @garpu.bsky.social · 9h

This one's living rent-free in my mind lately. (And not in a good way.) So many people failed Angelica, and gave the landlord a pass.

ProPublica @propublica.org · 22h

Near Milwaukee, two lives intersect in a house that catches fire.

What came before and after shows there’s one kind of justice for those who own and another for those who rent.

(Published 2022 w/ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

The Landlord, the Tenant and a House Fire in Milwaukee

A young mother rents a house near Milwaukee. The previous tenant tells her, “Baby, they shouldn’t have let you move in.”

www.propublica.org

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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 1d

Another grandbaby kitten video for #Caturday: How to feed six kittens at the same time. 😻

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Garpu @garpu.bsky.social · 21h

Foxes are damn freaky sounding.

Garpu @garpu.bsky.social · 21h

Heard a scream. Was scared it was ICE and went to look, nothing. No cars, nobody out there. Heard it again, and I think it's the fox. (Ralph is intently staring out the window.)

Garpu @garpu.bsky.social · 1d

Ban sports gambling next. Hockey just isn't fun anymore with ads every other minute for it.

Garpu @garpu.bsky.social · 1d

I have to admit...seeing mostly men stick up for women in the "Trekkies are Republicans" thing is pretty damn cool. 🖖

Garpu @garpu.bsky.social · 1d

Fuck. :(

Garpu @garpu.bsky.social · 1d

That's some cognitive dissonance, yup.

Garpu @garpu.bsky.social · 1d

The guy in PJ's is apparently the Cook County prosecutor. They fucked up.

Garpu @garpu.bsky.social · 1d

Once again I ask what New England has against insulated bathrooms.

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 1d

Things in Massachusetts are not as bad as they are in Chicago, but ICE is in our communities. The stories you see on the news don't accurately reflect the daily terror ICE is inflicting on immigrants. Please consider donating to or volunteering with LUCE.

Also, save their number: 617-370-5023

LUCE Immigrant Justice Network of MA

www.lucemass.org

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Garpu @garpu.bsky.social · 1d

Oh shit, what now?

Garpu @garpu.bsky.social · 1d

I had my heart set on going to NEC for my master's, but turns out I'm literally allergic to Massachusetts. My allergies have been worse in the 10 years I've lived here than the entire time I lived on the west coast.

Garpu @garpu.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, that and allergies don't help...

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Guild Wars 2 @guildwars2.com · 1d

Due to an influx of requests, we are happy to provide this pre-signed note from the esteemed Gamer Practitioner - Dr. A. Renanet. Should you require further proof, unfortunately, Dr. A. Renanet will be out on vacation for at least two weeks, starting October 28th, 2025.

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