mintpilo
@mintpilo.bsky.social
I'm a internet amatuer computer person, and amatuer [other hobbies I may or may not be partaking in at the moment].
Why do morons who are always like "I don't like when veggie meals pretend to be meat" cite tofu, just be forthright with the fact that you think broccoli is yucky and go away
January 29, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Why do morons who are always like "I don't like when veggie meals pretend to be meat" cite tofu, just be forthright with the fact that you think broccoli is yucky and go away
Roon should drop MQA support so it can finally be affordable to normal people
January 21, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Roon should drop MQA support so it can finally be affordable to normal people
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I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 1:57 AM
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
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January 16, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Reminded The Black Keys exist and I swear their music was made for the same focus group that Stranger Things was.
January 16, 2026 at 6:16 AM
Reminded The Black Keys exist and I swear their music was made for the same focus group that Stranger Things was.
Why are the only good music player apps on Android ugly as hell proprietary apps made by like a single dude that manage to be crammed full of features no other app has; I. E. Neutron Player, UAPP, etc
January 13, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Why are the only good music player apps on Android ugly as hell proprietary apps made by like a single dude that manage to be crammed full of features no other app has; I. E. Neutron Player, UAPP, etc
Anti-AI people are honestly as annoying as AI bros
January 13, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Anti-AI people are honestly as annoying as AI bros
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Shadow of the Colossus
January 11, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Shadow of the Colossus
Blade Runner and Angel's Egg are the same genre of movie
January 9, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Blade Runner and Angel's Egg are the same genre of movie
Fear Of Music is probably the weirdest Talking Heads album by the standards of most of their output but I love it for that
January 9, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Fear Of Music is probably the weirdest Talking Heads album by the standards of most of their output but I love it for that
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I feel like the entire market for DAPs doesn't understand that you can like have music on your phone, like... Actual files, and no it doesn't need to be completely lossless because certain codecs (like Opus) now exceed the threshold of transparency at pretty diminutive bitrates
January 6, 2026 at 5:40 AM
I feel like the entire market for DAPs doesn't understand that you can like have music on your phone, like... Actual files, and no it doesn't need to be completely lossless because certain codecs (like Opus) now exceed the threshold of transparency at pretty diminutive bitrates
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If I want to simulate living in a small town again I can just use nitter and look up crazy conspiracy theorist adjacent keywords
December 27, 2025 at 10:58 PM
If I want to simulate living in a small town again I can just use nitter and look up crazy conspiracy theorist adjacent keywords
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it honestly really annoys me that muddying the term "AI" has been really successful because things like AI upscaling textures, while usually ugly, are not the same as gen AI
December 17, 2025 at 2:39 AM
it honestly really annoys me that muddying the term "AI" has been really successful because things like AI upscaling textures, while usually ugly, are not the same as gen AI
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Hey, I bet you didn't hear that Zork 1, 2, and 3 were open-sourced today!
…Oh, you have heard. Yeah. Way ahead of me. :)
Here's my comments, and some details that you might not have seen.
blog.zarfhome.com/2025/11/zork...
…Oh, you have heard. Yeah. Way ahead of me. :)
Here's my comments, and some details that you might not have seen.
blog.zarfhome.com/2025/11/zork...
Zork is now open source
Two years ago, I wrote: Microsoft-the-company does not care about Infocom. But a lot of people in Microsoft must care. Microsoft is heavily populated by greying GenX nerds just like me. Folks who grew...
blog.zarfhome.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Hey, I bet you didn't hear that Zork 1, 2, and 3 were open-sourced today!
…Oh, you have heard. Yeah. Way ahead of me. :)
Here's my comments, and some details that you might not have seen.
blog.zarfhome.com/2025/11/zork...
…Oh, you have heard. Yeah. Way ahead of me. :)
Here's my comments, and some details that you might not have seen.
blog.zarfhome.com/2025/11/zork...
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he swam so fast and furious
December 11, 2025 at 7:47 PM
he swam so fast and furious
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BS Fire Emblem
December 7, 2025 at 11:47 PM
BS Fire Emblem
Thank you Discord for letting me know that I'm doing things properly, I guess.
![Screenshot of Discord, with a green wireframe Discord logo and green text on a dark background that reads "CHECKPOINT UNAVAILABLE This happens if you're new here or have privacy settings enabled that limit personalization [Learn More.] You can still enjoy a reward to celebrate the year: [USE NOW]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vrwg6nyh74fwb3anyw4te3m4/bafkreiexl2v6ohf3mjmqh2hwtnr5s5lahmkumxksfwxp7udubmbsfxahb4@jpeg)
December 5, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Thank you Discord for letting me know that I'm doing things properly, I guess.
Mildly annoys me that the bluesky app doesn't support modern Android SAF properly, just save the images, you don't need a permission for that
November 27, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Mildly annoys me that the bluesky app doesn't support modern Android SAF properly, just save the images, you don't need a permission for that
The French are the worst thing to happen to coffee in general.
November 22, 2025 at 12:54 AM
The French are the worst thing to happen to coffee in general.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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ABOUT FUCKING TIME TO THINK ABOUT THE OBVIOUS
The EU Commission wants browsers to manage cookie preferences instead of annoying and unavoidable pop-ups on every website.
www.theverge.com/news/823788/...
www.theverge.com/news/823788/...
November 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
ABOUT FUCKING TIME TO THINK ABOUT THE OBVIOUS
