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deafhobbit @deafhobbit.bsky.social · Oct 25

this announcement buries the lead, which is that bluesky was just partially bought by crypto VCs

this site is cooked, it's only a matter of time. don't make it your home.

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Bluesky Announces Series A to Grow Network of 13M+ Users - Bluesky

Bluesky now exceeds 13 million users, the AT Protocol developer ecosystem continues to grow, and we’ve shipped highly requested features like direct messages and video.

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demon grrl 😈🏳️‍⚧️ @demongrrl.gay · 4d

seriously

for fucks sake

cancel your spotify subscription

@PopBase on Twitter "Spotify teams up with ChatGPT to offer personalized recommendations."

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deafhobbit @deafhobbit.at.app.wafrn.net · 10d

update on the situation at Free Geek Twin Cities from its (now former) head of video games.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/15GSzRKLWvk/

deafhobbit @deafhobbit.at.app.wafrn.net · 22d

well, word's gotten out, so i can spread it around

the board and management of Free Geek Twin Cities are deliberately ruining it

https://www.reddit.com/r/TwinCities/comments/1nndfd3/wth_happened_to_free_geek/ #minnesota #minneapolis #twin-cities #free-geek

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deafhobbit @deafhobbit.bsky.social · 13d

*AHEM*

deafhobbit @deafhobbit.bsky.social · 14d

fwiw, bsky is a sinking ship, and the vibes on fedi are way better. WAFRN is the most cohost-like social media i've found since cohost - app.wafrn.net/blog/deafhob...

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cohost exile, trying out new things

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hellojed @hellojed.bsky.social · 13d

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deafhobbit @deafhobbit.bsky.social · 14d

fwiw, bsky is a sinking ship, and the vibes on fedi are way better. WAFRN is the most cohost-like social media i've found since cohost - app.wafrn.net/blog/deafhob...

deafhobbit ([email protected])

cohost exile, trying out new things

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deafhobbit @deafhobbit.bsky.social · 14d

re-sharing my thread of great #cohost posts on the anniversary of it's demise

deafhobbit @deafhobbit.bsky.social · Sep 11

if we're sharing great #cohost posts, the full disco elysium conversation tree done with CSS has to be one of them

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@fish on cohost

SHELF OF CRIME NOVELS – These shelves are overburdened with books from the same series. You see the name

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deafhobbit @deafhobbit.bsky.social · 14d

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Da Scary Rose @modernmodron.itch.io · 18d

The girlboss of all time (negative)

an ancient Roman coin, depicting Aequitas Augusti, holding the scales of justice in her right hand, and wheat or a cornucopia in her left. The coin says "Aequitas Aug" along the outside

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Racket @racketmn.com · 24d

C'mon...

Racket's Sept-Member Fall Membership Drive: Get Your First Month for $1! - Racket

Heckuva deal for new members.

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deafhobbit @deafhobbit.at.app.wafrn.net · 22d

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Andy @andy.wrestlejoy.com · 26d

Link to cancel help.disneyplus.com/article/disn...

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Jennifer Adcock @jenkatwrites.bsky.social · Aug 7

The Fifth Base

Blaseball diagram showing the baserunning path for a hypothetical fifth base. The path makes a heart shape.

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deafhobbit @deafhobbit.bsky.social · Jun 27

lower courts and state governments need to start refusing to comply with supreme court rulings.

deafhobbit @deafhobbit.bsky.social · Jun 3

weird. they do say "Bluesky integration is still very experimental! Things will absolutely break!" fwiw, i followed ~150 bsky accounts on there, and they all seem to be working, but it's not like i'm side by side-ing their timelines on both sites to compare.

deafhobbit @deafhobbit.bsky.social · Jun 3

once you set the preference, it automatically creates the bridged bsky account. to follow bsky accounts in wafrn, go to search, and paste the URL of one of their posts. pasting their bsky @ doesn't work.

deafhobbit @deafhobbit.bsky.social · Jun 2

it's more a replacement for my fedi acct. i like the look & feel much more than masto, & the native bsky integration is much better than bridgy.

i like having separate feeds on different sites for specific purposes, and this'll let me collect Good Posters from bsky & fedi in 1 feed.

deafhobbit @deafhobbit.bsky.social · Jun 2

probably about to un-follow a bunch of people on this acct, and re-follow them from @deafhobbit.at.app.wafrn.net

wafrn.net is a tumblr-like fediverse with native bsky integration and some other cool features. this is just me curating what i want to see in my fedi feed vs my bsky feed.

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Kris Werewolfheart @kriswolfhe.art · Jun 2

hard to overstate how completely and utterly "I saw posts I don't like on the website" can be solved by turning off your discover tab

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Matthew Reynolds @mattreyn.games · May 30

Here’s what’s next from @rygilliam.bsky.social and @ripefly.bsky.social, formerly of Polygon’s guides team!

Two former Polygon writers are starting a new site

Big Friendly Guide.

www.theverge.com

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ian walker @iantothemax.bsky.social · May 30

everyone, calm down. the nightreign coverage you've all been waiting for is finally here.

elden ring nightreign characters falling off a cliff, ranked

very serious analysis

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deafhobbit @deafhobbit.bsky.social · May 30

an important part of growing up is realizing that naps are great actually and you were a fucking idiot for complaining about them as a child.

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willow @fireatwillow.bsky.social · May 29

(guy who doesn’t really understand “pants”) i’m staring at you tryna figure how you got in them jeans

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willow @fireatwillow.bsky.social · May 22

bitter is huge. bitter is making moves right now. bitter is on the come up.

👑 Empress of Mollyween 👑 @yerfriendmolly.bsky.social · May 22

i miss the willow post about bitters from cohost every day

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · May 20

GUYS. The comment period for this ends in THREE DAYS. PLEASE if you have even a little bit of time, submit a comment here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...

Let them know EVERYONE should be able to get COVID vaccines. They BACK DOWN when WE PUSH BACK. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...

FDA will limit Covid vaccines to people over 65 or at high risk of serious illness, leaders say

The FDA announced it will limit access to Covid-19 vaccines going forward to people 65 and older and others at high risk of serious illness

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deafhobbit @deafhobbit.bsky.social · May 19

Racket, the journalist owned successor to City Pages, is doing a subscription drive.

if you live in Minnesota, i can't recommend them enough

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Help Racket Get to 5K Members, Win Fabulous Prizes - Racket

It's our biggest sale/raffle ever. Deal ends June!

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