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David - Forking Mad 5d ago

Stefan 5d ago

What % of you posts are DMs on mastodon?

#poll

0%

58.2%

1%

36.4%

2-15%

5.5%

16% +

Poll ended at Dec 13 at 12:42pm.

David - Forking Mad 6d ago

It's time to clip my trotters!

I've never been a nail-biter, which means that every few weeks I need to get the shears out and clip the trotters 😁

I tend to pay little attention to them, but there is always a day when I am suddenly aware of them. That day is today. As I type on the keyboard I can feel them clicking away, and that's the sign to get clipping.

From my blog post: forkingmad.blog/trotter-clipping-time; includes photo of said nails!

#blogpost

Trotter Clipping Time

It's time to clip my trotters! I've never been a nail-biter, which means that every few weeks I need to get the shears out and clip the trotters 😁 I te...

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David - Forking Mad Dec 9

Adële 🐁Dec 9

Invite codes for https://message.casa

animosity-mutable-2223  
crewmate-sinless-7395   
announcer-transform-5689
recolor-overripe-9014   
grimacing-subtract-8066 
graph-anatomy-2759

this list is updated frequently

message.casa

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David - Forking Mad Dec 8

#Pottery class tomorrow now that I'm back in my Spanish village. Can't wait to see how my creations fired.

David - Forking Mad Dec 8

Gina Dec 5

#fossjobs internship alert! The DAWO team, who is building the Digitally Autonomous Workspace for the Dutch national government, is looking for an intern!

It's a really cool and important team and you'll get to work with #opensource alternatives for big tech! 🔥

#thenetherlands #digitalsovereignty #internship #fedihire

https://www.werkenvoornederland.nl/vacatures/afstudeer-stage-opensource-dawo-SSCI-2025-4409

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David - Forking Mad Dec 7

My 50 day streak, and it was a community contributed puzzle.

I solved today's #TiledWords puzzle!

🌧️ “Rain”
🕒 5 minutes, 29 seconds
💡 0/3 reveals used

https://tiledwords.com/puzzles/2025-12-07

David - Forking Mad Dec 7

Why do people post spoilers?

Why do people feel the need to post spoilers and clues about daily puzzle games?

What do they hope to achieve? All it does is ruin someone else's fun as they now have more information than is required to complete the game.

I see it for so many online games, but let's just take Wordle as an example. It's very popular, and I have been enjoying it almost since day one. Long before Josh Wardle, creator, sold out to the New York Times.

Every day people post their results on social media. I enjoy that as I see how others have done in comparison to me. What I do not enjoy is when they also include a hint at a solution. WTAF?!

Good job. You've completed it. Well done. Pat on the back. But don't ruin it for others. It's not big, it's not clever, and it's mean.

Imagine if I'm telling you about a great book I've read. You're looking forward to reading it to. I then say, "you will love it, and it was so unusual to have the doctor involved in the crime".

If people really need a hint they can go looking on the internet. Don't put it in my face on socials.

My solution is basically to stop following the person. If I don't follow them but I've seen their post, perhaps via a share, I block them.

Also posted on my blog: forkingmad.blog/why-post-spoilers

#blogpost #wordle

Why do people post spoilers?

Why do people feel the need to post spoilers and clues about daily puzzle games? What do they hope to achieve? All it does is ruin someone else's fun as ...

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David - Forking Mad Dec 7

A blog I want to subscribe to via RSS needs to verify I am human. Here's a surprise ... an #RSS reader is NOT human, so I can't subscribe to your feed.

David - Forking Mad Dec 7

Why do people post spoilers?

Why do people feel the need to post spoilers and clues about daily puzzle games?

What do they hope to achieve? All it does is ruin someone else's fun as they now have more information than is required to complete the game.

Every day people post their results on social media. I enjoy that as I see how others have done in comparison to me. What I do not enjoy is when they also include a hint at a solution. WTAF?!

Good job. You've completed it. Well done. Pat on the back. But don't ruin it for others. It's not big, it's not clever, and it's mean.

Imagine if I'm telling you about a great book I've read. You're looking forward to reading it to. I then say, "you will love it, and it was so unusual to have the doctor involved in the crime".

If people really need a hint they can go looking on the internet. Don't put it in my face on socials.

My solution is basically to stop following the person. If I don't follow them but I've seen their post, perhaps via a share, I block them.

Also posted on my blog: forkingmad.blog/why-post-spoilers

#blogpost #wordle

Why do people post spoilers?

Why do people feel the need to post spoilers and clues about daily puzzle games? What do they hope to achieve? All it does is ruin someone else's fun as ...

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David - Forking Mad Dec 6

I solved today's #TiledWords puzzle!

📷 “Photo”
🕒 7 minutes, 53 seconds
💡 0/3 reveals used

https://tiledwords.com/puzzles/2025-12-06

Tiled Words

A daily word puzzle with a twist

Location	Scotland & Spain
Blog	https://forkingmad.blog
Pronouns	he/him
Things I've made	https://komments.cloud \| https://verbamea.com
Bag of Bones	Gen X -55