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@ahigginscassidy
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He/Him. EE/CE, I build things with lights and microcontrollers and run RPGs for friends.

Trying make embedded things run Rust.

I make computer do things, and make things do computer.

Profile pic alt-text: a 2.4ghz wireless antenna ending in a RJ45 Ethernet plug.

Banner alt-text: a pile of small circuitboards

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Cory DoctorowJan 26

The best summary of Trump's trade "philosophy" comes from Trashfuture's November Kelly, who said that Trump is flipping over the table in a poker game that's rigged in his favor because he resents having to pretend to play the game at all.

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If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/26/i-dont-want/#your-greenback-dollar

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JacobinJan 24
Elizabeth Warren recently named the Democratic Party’s central problem: nobody believes its promises anymore, because when voters have elected Democrats, the party has largely spent its time coming up with reasons not to use that power to deliver.https://jacobin.com/2026/01/elizabeth-warren-democrats-sanders-populism
Is Elizabeth Warren Returning to Antiestablishment Form?

Elizabeth Warren became a national force by being one of the only Democrats willing to speak out against the party’s Wall Street fealty — before adopting a more establishment-friendly posture. She may now be returning to her antiestablishment roots.

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S t a c i eJan 23
Does anyone else feel like reality is broken?
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Computer FactsDec 17
acab includes video game anticheat
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Brian JopekDec 12
Word.
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The older I get, the more nonfiction I read
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neoludditeFeb 17, 2023
🧵 of images from random #oldtweets
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Perseverance Image Bot 📡Sep 24
Sol 1634: Front Left Hazcam, acquired at 13:25:55.009 (local mean solar time)
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Robin GreenSep 7, 2024
Still one of my favorite memes.
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Shawn "Fruan" PoulsenSep 17, 2025

Now that quote posts are a thing on Mastodon, we need an insufferably cutesy nickname for them that everyone hates but still gets used anyway.

To that end I nominate “Quoots”, a portmanteau of ‘quote’ and ‘toot’. I believe it’s the worst possible option, solidly cementing Mastodon in particular and the Fediverse in general as having the worst slang on the internet.

Please quoot to spread the word.