Torin8
@torin8.bsky.social
WIP, aloof, introverted, cat serving human. Sometimes by sheer luck, I might say something insightful; otherwise usual nonsense warnings apply.
I put Unbuntu linux on my 10 year+ old Dell XPS 15 this last week and I think it's now my favourite laptop. So smooth and quick. It's like it was 10 years ago.
Just show you just how much utter junk is now in Windows 11
#Linux
Just show you just how much utter junk is now in Windows 11
#Linux
December 18, 2025 at 10:09 AM
I put Unbuntu linux on my 10 year+ old Dell XPS 15 this last week and I think it's now my favourite laptop. So smooth and quick. It's like it was 10 years ago.
Just show you just how much utter junk is now in Windows 11
#Linux
Just show you just how much utter junk is now in Windows 11
#Linux
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With Gil Gerard (RIP) in the news, I always thought the Starfighter was an outstanding ship design. It just looks lethal.
Based on an early Ralph McQuarrie idea for the Colonial Viper in Battlestar Galactica.
Based on an early Ralph McQuarrie idea for the Colonial Viper in Battlestar Galactica.
December 17, 2025 at 8:19 PM
With Gil Gerard (RIP) in the news, I always thought the Starfighter was an outstanding ship design. It just looks lethal.
Based on an early Ralph McQuarrie idea for the Colonial Viper in Battlestar Galactica.
Based on an early Ralph McQuarrie idea for the Colonial Viper in Battlestar Galactica.
And yet again there's a fault on my Zappi car charger...
Great.
Great.
December 18, 2025 at 8:13 AM
And yet again there's a fault on my Zappi car charger...
Great.
Great.
B'orning
a man in a hospital bed with an oxygen mask on his nose
ALT: a man in a hospital bed with an oxygen mask on his nose
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December 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
B'orning
I'd forgotten just how much a cold can knock you for six...
a close up of a monkey wearing an oxygen mask on its nose .
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December 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I'd forgotten just how much a cold can knock you for six...
Someone do soft kitty...
a man is laying on a bed with a tray of food and a cup of coffee .
ALT: a man is laying on a bed with a tray of food and a cup of coffee .
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December 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Someone do soft kitty...
If only there was a GROUP CHAT feature I could use with these friends...
v1.112 is live!
We’re launching Find Friends, a contact import feature that helps you find people you know on Bluesky.
Try it! In the mobile app, go to Settings → Find friends from contacts.
Read how we took a more secure approach to this than other platforms: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
We’re launching Find Friends, a contact import feature that helps you find people you know on Bluesky.
Try it! In the mobile app, go to Settings → Find friends from contacts.
Read how we took a more secure approach to this than other platforms: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
December 17, 2025 at 12:28 PM
If only there was a GROUP CHAT feature I could use with these friends...
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December 17, 2025 at 11:56 AM
I feel like I'm coming down with the lurgy...
a man in a christmas elf costume is making a funny face and says nooooooo !!!
ALT: a man in a christmas elf costume is making a funny face and says nooooooo !!!
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December 17, 2025 at 9:25 AM
I feel like I'm coming down with the lurgy...
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Natasha Newton, English, 1974
More Snow Forecast, 2025
Acrylic on canvas
12 × 12” | 30 × 30cm
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
More Snow Forecast, 2025
Acrylic on canvas
12 × 12” | 30 × 30cm
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
December 16, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Natasha Newton, English, 1974
More Snow Forecast, 2025
Acrylic on canvas
12 × 12” | 30 × 30cm
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
More Snow Forecast, 2025
Acrylic on canvas
12 × 12” | 30 × 30cm
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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![my nervous system in november [a bunch of tangled scribbled lines with hands feet and eyes]
my nervous system in december [a bunch of tangled scribbled lines with hands feet and eyes and also xmas lights]
mybodyistryingtokillme.com](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dbzmdmsaz6lkhb4tv3culzme/bafkreia7blyugpgj4o3yxtr6lfpzkmckmpf75qyeddopmzt66yihq7dyum@jpeg)
The rain has passed leaving a lovely day.
December 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The rain has passed leaving a lovely day.
If I have to read or hear - "We are experiencing a high volume of calls / queries at the moment." again I'm gonna scream.
You're not experiencing a high volume, you are no staffing your call centres to save money, so you are trying to gaslight people into not calling you.
You're not experiencing a high volume, you are no staffing your call centres to save money, so you are trying to gaslight people into not calling you.
a cat is sitting on a couch with its paws on a laptop .
ALT: a cat is sitting on a couch with its paws on a laptop .
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December 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
If I have to read or hear - "We are experiencing a high volume of calls / queries at the moment." again I'm gonna scream.
You're not experiencing a high volume, you are no staffing your call centres to save money, so you are trying to gaslight people into not calling you.
You're not experiencing a high volume, you are no staffing your call centres to save money, so you are trying to gaslight people into not calling you.
Another Sadmin day. A load more shredding of documents and discovered a life policy for Grandma, so that's something else to note.
December 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Another Sadmin day. A load more shredding of documents and discovered a life policy for Grandma, so that's something else to note.
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World 🌎 News:
• Australia 🇦🇺
Mass shooting Bondi hero awake and recovering in hospital after saving countless lives
• Australia 🇦🇺
Mass shooting Bondi hero awake and recovering in hospital after saving countless lives
December 15, 2025 at 11:09 AM
World 🌎 News:
• Australia 🇦🇺
Mass shooting Bondi hero awake and recovering in hospital after saving countless lives
• Australia 🇦🇺
Mass shooting Bondi hero awake and recovering in hospital after saving countless lives
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Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
December 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
I just turned down the offer of a mince pie.
a man is laying in bed with the words `` i 'm dying '' written on the bottom of his face .
ALT: a man is laying in bed with the words `` i 'm dying '' written on the bottom of his face .
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December 15, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I just turned down the offer of a mince pie.
The triptan has worked but I'm now left with a void where my brain used to be.
a cartoon of spongebob holding a pencil and looking at a piece of paper
ALT: a cartoon of spongebob holding a pencil and looking at a piece of paper
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December 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
The triptan has worked but I'm now left with a void where my brain used to be.
I have a migraine. I've had a migraine all night, I've even dreamt about it. I also dreamed, I took a triptan in the night for it.
So when 8 woke this morning the migraine is still there and I was left wondering if I'd taken anything for it.
I hadn't of course.
It's going to be a long day.
So when 8 woke this morning the migraine is still there and I was left wondering if I'd taken anything for it.
I hadn't of course.
It's going to be a long day.
a baby is crying while sitting in a high chair with a toy in front of her .
ALT: a baby is crying while sitting in a high chair with a toy in front of her .
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December 15, 2025 at 7:57 AM
I have a migraine. I've had a migraine all night, I've even dreamt about it. I also dreamed, I took a triptan in the night for it.
So when 8 woke this morning the migraine is still there and I was left wondering if I'd taken anything for it.
I hadn't of course.
It's going to be a long day.
So when 8 woke this morning the migraine is still there and I was left wondering if I'd taken anything for it.
I hadn't of course.
It's going to be a long day.
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Um 🙀🐾🐈
December 14, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Um 🙀🐾🐈
Wonderful news today, went to my home Chapel for the carol service which I thought was going to be the last. But it looks like the Chapel isn't going to close for a while yet. So there's a chance of another Christmas service next year.
I'll take that as a Christmas present.
I'll take that as a Christmas present.
a group of muppets are sitting around a table with a candle and a man standing in front of them .
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December 14, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Wonderful news today, went to my home Chapel for the carol service which I thought was going to be the last. But it looks like the Chapel isn't going to close for a while yet. So there's a chance of another Christmas service next year.
I'll take that as a Christmas present.
I'll take that as a Christmas present.
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What I'm actually doing when I said that I was too busy to go to the work Christmas party.
December 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
What I'm actually doing when I said that I was too busy to go to the work Christmas party.