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garry @garrettbyrd.net · Feb 2

Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 22h

The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.

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garry @garrettbyrd.net · 1d

with the recent discourse on developer-focused laptops, I feel the need to shout out @system76.bsky.social. we have a variety of System76 hardware at the shop, and I have loved every one I've worked on.

can't wait to upgrade to a Lemur Pro once my @frame.work shits the bed.

garry @garrettbyrd.net · 3d

have you tried the arturia mini freak?

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 5d

Administrators at Indiana University baselessly fired the student media director and ordered the student paper to cease its print edition, so it'd sure be a shame if this excellent digital front page were to be widely shared today

issuu.com/idsnews/docs...

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garry @garrettbyrd.net · 6d

@jeffgeerling.com just watched your wonderful video on the @frame.work desktop with its AMD AI MAX+ 395 board. Got me wondering—have you ever played around with AMD's MI300A APUs?

garry @garrettbyrd.net · 6d

have you tried spack?

garry @garrettbyrd.net · 8d

Humans only bother learning things to get the edge on other humans.

- some owl

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Aria Winningson @aria.labeledrude.online · 11d

getting reticulated must feel so good if you're a spline

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garry @garrettbyrd.net · 13d

That opening shot was lovely

garry @garrettbyrd.net · 16d

pixel or iPhone? if it's an iPhone get a new one, if it's a pixel repair it

garry @garrettbyrd.net · 19d

Cloud gaming peaked in FFVII

garry @garrettbyrd.net · 22d

today's jams @spacecaptsteve.bsky.social

garry @garrettbyrd.net · 24d

(yes, it was the lovely Define 7 XL by Fractal Design)

garry @garrettbyrd.net · 24d

apparently #apple sells $700 casters for macs? I put my #NAS on casters today for <$50, including screws + casters + #3dprinted parts, and I definitely could have found some more affordable casters.

fuck you Apple. show an ounce of respect to your customers.

garry @garrettbyrd.net · Sep 17

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The Daily Beans Podcast @dailybeanspod.com · Sep 11

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garry @garrettbyrd.net · Sep 15

ngl you might love Arch + KDE Plasma 👀 or Fedora

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garry @garrettbyrd.net · Sep 15

nice

garry @garrettbyrd.net · Sep 15

The Linux community is here to love and support you 🐧❤️

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garry @garrettbyrd.net · Sep 13

I have been thinking a lot lately about the non-significance of scientific discovery in the broader context of human well-being (or lack thereof).

Life on Mars, LLMs, deep space images: Stunning progress.

But these excitements are reserved only for those with the predisposed comfort to enjoy them.

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mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @madycast.com · Sep 12

Bluesky has banned Aftermath journalist Nathan Grayson for 24 hours for quote tweeting his own article with the words "rest in piss," which apparently is now against the rules here.

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5:52PM (13 minutes ago)
Hi there,
A Bluesky account you control (@nathangrayson.bsky.social) posted:
"rest in piss"
This is in violation of our Community Guidelines. The post was reviewed by Bluesky content moderators and it was found to be glorifying violence offenders responsible for such acts.
Bluesky explicitly prohibits content that glorifies violence or encourages harmful behavior toward others. You cannot use Bluesky to break the law or cause harm to others. All users must be treated with respect.
We encourage you to review our guidelines and ensure that your future posts comply with our policies. Continued violations may result in further action, including longer suspensions or permanent account removal
As a result of these violations, your post has been taken down, and your account has been suspended for 24 hours.
Thank you for doing your part to keep Bluesky a welcoming and empowering place for all users. If you have any additional questions or wish to appeal this decision please email moderation@blueskyweb. xyz
Bluesky Moderation Team
6:13 PM.11 Sep 25

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garry @garrettbyrd.net · Sep 11

I can see this in my head and it's gigantic and beautiful.

Goodnight.

garry @garrettbyrd.net · Sep 11

I'm tired.

TL;DR: I want:

- 12+ hot swappable SAS bays
- ECC support
- LGA 1851 CPU
- ATX motherboard
- All in a super stylish, airflow-conscious tower form factor

and I'll tell all my #NAS / #plex / #datahoarder friends all about it

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garry @garrettbyrd.net · Sep 11

something like a @system76.bsky.social Thelio or a @fractalofficial.bsky.social case with a SAS backplane is my DREAM.

SAS backplane also solves the problem of daisychaining sata power connectors.

garry @garrettbyrd.net · Sep 11

to elaborate, I want a CPU that supports #QSV (as far as I know, #Xeon does not have QSV support), and thus an ATX case but also with hot-swappable SAS bays. this is a UNICORN. closest thing is the old #supermicro 826.