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@garpu.bsky.social

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Gamer, geek, former grad student, composer. ACAB

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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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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 11h

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

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Garpu @garpu.bsky.social · 4h

Foxes are damn freaky sounding.

Garpu @garpu.bsky.social · 4h

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 · 9h

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

Garpu @garpu.bsky.social · 9h

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 · 9h

Fuck. :(

Garpu @garpu.bsky.social · 10h

That's some cognitive dissonance, yup.

Garpu @garpu.bsky.social · 11h

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

Garpu @garpu.bsky.social · 13h

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

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 13h

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 · 14h

Oh shit, what now?

Garpu @garpu.bsky.social · 16h

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 · 16h

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

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Guild Wars 2 @guildwars2.com · 16h

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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Garpu @garpu.bsky.social · 16h

Occupational hazard, I think...

Garpu @garpu.bsky.social · 19h

Ours has to jam his head into my kidneys every morning when I sit on the bed to brush my hair. And then he kneads the comforter and drools.

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Garpu @garpu.bsky.social · 1d

During covid I was freaking out about that and the Trump admin doing things, and couldn't sleep. I went down the rabbit hole on youtube watching various Thai royal funerals. Interesting stuff...

Garpu @garpu.bsky.social · 1d

Huh. Apparently "A Tale in the Desert" is still going on? Some of the more asshole members of a DAoC guild I was in moved there. Hadn't thought of it in years. (I was trying to find the name of a failed MMO I was beta testing for.)

Garpu @garpu.bsky.social · 1d

Same. I've encountered too many people who use chatGPT for everything now.

Garpu @garpu.bsky.social · 1d

The OG.

Garpu @garpu.bsky.social · 1d

I hope everyone involved in this gets sued into the ground so hard the student can attend Harvard and live in some cushy apartment.

Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 1d

“An artificial intelligence system apparently mistook a high school student’s bag of Doritos for a firearm and called local police to tell them the pupil was armed.”

US student handcuffed after AI system apparently mistook bag of chips for firearm

Baltimore county high schools have gun detection system that alerts police if it sees what it deems suspicious

www.theguardian.com

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Jess Matthews’ Estate 🏳️‍⚧️ @jessmatthewsproductions.com · 2d

This is the richest man in the world.

If you ever had impostor syndrome, this should cure it immediately.

🏳️‍🌈 Chicken Puppet 🏳️‍⚧️ @chickenpuppet.online · 2d

In case you think this is a joke

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Garpu @garpu.bsky.social · 1d

Holy shit, yes.

Garpu @garpu.bsky.social · 1d

I mean, we were shuffling clothing around, hardly making much noise. Dude downstairs would routinely scream, yell, and pound on our door if we showered past 9 p.m.

Garpu @garpu.bsky.social · 1d

This was yeeeears ago, but we were getting my apartment ready for bedbug extermination, it was very late, and the jerk downstairs was screaming at us. (He'd been screaming since 7 p.m.) Finally we just did the "Do you see what happens, Larry?" scene back at him. He didn't say boo after that.