@thornae

meandering along the edge of the precipice; apparently actually adhd (which explains a *lot*); mostly unattached to life; still TUI but less often; he/him

 AU, then FR, now UK & regrets
Joined July 2007
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it is a minor but neverending source of annoyance that both the VIM and every-FPS-since-DOOM default movement keys are one to the left of where they should be.
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it's that time again (game sale rec thread time) as always, i tend to focus on older, obscure, and just plain weirder games, as big name titles don't need the help. with that said, onwards!
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Cracked open a can to the familiar "PSSHT" of compressed gas being released. However, given that said can was baked beans, I have decided to have something else for lunch instead.
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IT IS A BIT WET
A rain graph for today, 20th October 2023, showing 63mm cumulative rain.

ALT A rain graph for today, 20th October 2023, showing 63mm cumulative rain.

A rain graph for today, 20th October 2023, showing 80mm cumulative rain.

ALT A rain graph for today, 20th October 2023, showing 80mm cumulative rain.

A rain graph for today, 20th October 2023, showing 84mm cumulative rain, with a soil moisture graph showing that the plant being monitored is either drowning or has floated away.

ALT A rain graph for today, 20th October 2023, showing 84mm cumulative rain, with a soil moisture graph showing that the plant being monitored is either drowning or has floated away.

A rain graph for today, 20th October 2023, showing 71mm cumulative rain, with another soil moisture graph showing just entirely too much available water.

ALT A rain graph for today, 20th October 2023, showing 71mm cumulative rain, with another soil moisture graph showing just entirely too much available water.

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thirty years went by in the blink of an eye 🪶🪶🪶🪶
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Kid 1 was happily chatting with me about their maths lessons & various maths topics tonight. So I gave them a copy of this to take in to class, and "see if anyone can solve it". ... I may in fact be somewhat evil.
An image of text, in a not-quite-comic-sans font, with noticable (but fake) jpeg artefacting. The text reads as follows: "95% of people can't solve this! x/(y+z) + y/(x+z) + z/(x+y) = 4 x, y, and z are all positive whole numbers x=? y=? z=?" (Hint as to why it's evil: this is a diophantine equation. The smallest known solution gives the value of 'x' as 4373612677928697257861252602371390152816537558161613618621437993378423467772036).

ALT An image of text, in a not-quite-comic-sans font, with noticable (but fake) jpeg artefacting. The text reads as follows: "95% of people can't solve this! x/(y+z) + y/(x+z) + z/(x+y) = 4 x, y, and z are all positive whole numbers x=? y=? z=?" (Hint as to why it's evil: this is a diophantine equation. The smallest known solution gives the value of 'x' as 4373612677928697257861252602371390152816537558161613618621437993378423467772036).

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For some redemption, I did suggest they showed it to their maths teacher, in the hope that said teacher will recognize what it is (and possibly inflict it upon some smartarse teenager who's getting too big for their mathematical boots).
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Essen Spiel, the world's biggest board game fair, has admitted using controversial AI-generated art on its tickets, posters and app for this year's event, which kicks off in three days: boardgamewire.com/index.php/…
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Hm. Been a while, nu? Anyway, here's what I did with my weekend. (5 points to anyone who can instantly tell what play I'm rehearsing from just this pic).
An old-looking black and white photo of two men in WW1 era British army uniforms, standing in a trench. Handwritten text on one side of the photo reads "2nd Lt. Hibbert & Pvt. Mason".

ALT An old-looking black and white photo of two men in WW1 era British army uniforms, standing in a trench. Handwritten text on one side of the photo reads "2nd Lt. Hibbert & Pvt. Mason".

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Back in January 2023, I joined @TheCassowaryKid at Jessica Carroll's #Cassowary Conservancy of North America (CCNA) in Fort Pierce, Florida. We were there to transport 9 live adult #cassowaries from a private collection to the CCNA. Here is a thread on events... 1/n
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Social media apps as Lord of the Rings characters, a thread: Twitter: Twitter is Gollum. Began as a normal halfling. Overexposure to evil left it thin and stretched and bitter.
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We are thrilled to announce that @MichaelRosenYes is the winner of the PEN Pinter Prize 2023. He will receive the award in a ceremony co-hosted by @britishlibrary on 11 October. #PENPinterPrize englishpen.org/posts/news/mi…

Michael Rosen awarded PEN Pinter Prize 2023 - News & Events - English PEN

englishpen.org
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Why not take this opportunity to get involved in your trade union and create a little economic context of your own?
Sky News
@SkyNews26 Jun 2023
BREAKING: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has hinted he will ignore recommendations for public sector pay rises, saying workers "need to recognise the economic context we are in" news.sky.com/story/rishi-sun…
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Community org local to me has put up an open call for artists from underrepresented communities - aiming to kickstart some careers: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…

Open Call - The Old Jet Airspace Programme Visual Arts Incubator

Old Jet is pleased to announce that the first Airspace programme for visual artists is being backed by Arts Council England.

docs.google.com
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Lucy van Pelt has finally gone too far. But she will be brought to justice
Part 1 of 4 A Peanuts Comic. Once again Lucy has goaded Charlie Brown into trying to kick a football, and (as usual) she jerks the ball away at the last second, sending Charlie flying into the air. This time however Charlie lands heavily on his neck and is killed instantly.

ALT Part 1 of 4 A Peanuts Comic. Once again Lucy has goaded Charlie Brown into trying to kick a football, and (as usual) she jerks the ball away at the last second, sending Charlie flying into the air. This time however Charlie lands heavily on his neck and is killed instantly.

Part 2 of 4 Lucy kicks Charlie Brown to check if he’s dead. Which he is. Exasperated, and worried she’ll be blamed for his death, Lucy begins to drag Charlie’s now lifeless body towards the creek.

ALT Part 2 of 4 Lucy kicks Charlie Brown to check if he’s dead. Which he is. Exasperated, and worried she’ll be blamed for his death, Lucy begins to drag Charlie’s now lifeless body towards the creek.

Part 3 of 4 Lucy dumps poor ol’ Charlie Brown into the creek and watches him float away.

ALT Part 3 of 4 Lucy dumps poor ol’ Charlie Brown into the creek and watches him float away.

Part 4 of 4 Lucy heads back to Charlie Brown’s backyard to pick a fight with Snoopy in order to establish an alibi. Unfortunately a disheveled, crumpled man with a cigar is already there. “Miss, have y’seen this dog? He’s best friends with a BIRD. Can you believe that?” That’s right folks. Columbo is here to avenge Charlie Brown.

ALT Part 4 of 4 Lucy heads back to Charlie Brown’s backyard to pick a fight with Snoopy in order to establish an alibi. Unfortunately a disheveled, crumpled man with a cigar is already there. “Miss, have y’seen this dog? He’s best friends with a BIRD. Can you believe that?” That’s right folks. Columbo is here to avenge Charlie Brown.

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⚠️ Friendly reminder that Twitter is introducing ad revenue share for Twitter Blue users & will be starting to show ads in their threads. So you're gonna see more like this. It's bait. Do not reply. Do not QRT to dunk on them. Don't even open the damn thread. Do NOT engage. 🧵
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Three of the most terrifying graphs on the internet right now.
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Bruce retweeted
Hiro!@HiroRwar5 Jun 2023
Fun Fact: The UK government will use the courts to erase you from existence if you say the true name of the soldier attributed to massacring multiple unarmed protesters at Derry, N.Ireland in 1972 on what came to be known as 'Bloody Sunday'.
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Naturally the coolest character in SM:ATSV has the coolest animation rules. (also WHAT THE HELL)
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Welp. Guess it's time to quit reddit. old.reddit.com/r/redditisfun… This along with all the other bullshit (imgur/ubiquitous ai//rarbg/discord/mullvad/the whole elon twitter mess/etc)... 2023 really feeling like the year the internet dies.
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