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@apendley.bsky.social
A legitimate salvage.
I hack on microcontrollers, games, and 3D-printing projects as well.
itch: aaronpendley.itch.io
Adafruit Playground: https://adafruit-playground.com/u/squid_jpg
Printables: printables.com/@squid_jpg
He/him/any
Denver-ish
I hack on microcontrollers, games, and 3D-printing projects as well.
itch: aaronpendley.itch.io
Adafruit Playground: https://adafruit-playground.com/u/squid_jpg
Printables: printables.com/@squid_jpg
He/him/any
Denver-ish
Pinned
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@apendley.bsky.social
· Aug 4
Star Captain 32767 by squid.jpg/Aaron Pendley
Blash your way through The Hive in this retro-arcade-inspired rogue-lite and score 32767 points to win
aaronpendley.itch.io
I did it! I made a video game. Introducing Star Captain 32767, a retro-arcade shooter with rogue-lite elements, inspired by games like Galaga and 10000000. The game is free, but if you enjoy it I would really appreciate a small donation!
aaronpendley.itch.io/starcaptain
aaronpendley.itch.io/starcaptain
Is there a good (free) alternative to discord that I can use to do voice chat with my friends while gaming? That's all I use it for and I'm not doing their age verification bullshit
February 9, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Is there a good (free) alternative to discord that I can use to do voice chat with my friends while gaming? That's all I use it for and I'm not doing their age verification bullshit
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To repeat.
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And to repeat:
The political faction saying we must all have to log legal ID before speaking or accessing speech on the Internet,
and the political faction who believe transgenderism is a dangerous mental contagion that spreads by speech about transgenderism,
are the same faction.
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And to repeat:
The political faction saying we must all have to log legal ID before speaking or accessing speech on the Internet,
and the political faction who believe transgenderism is a dangerous mental contagion that spreads by speech about transgenderism,
are the same faction.
Age verification is deanonymization,
Deanonymization is censorship.
The Supreme Court is now taking away your right to anonymously *read* a form of speech. If speaking can mean that your readers have to subject themselves to potential consequences to read it, how can there be freedom of speech?
Deanonymization is censorship.
The Supreme Court is now taking away your right to anonymously *read* a form of speech. If speaking can mean that your readers have to subject themselves to potential consequences to read it, how can there be freedom of speech?
NEW: In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court held that age verification for explicit sites is constitutional. The majority said it protects minors without violating free speech; dissenters warned it burdens adults’ rights and ignores First Amendment precedent.
by @mattburgess1.bsky.social:
by @mattburgess1.bsky.social:
February 9, 2026 at 7:40 PM
To repeat.
--
And to repeat:
The political faction saying we must all have to log legal ID before speaking or accessing speech on the Internet,
and the political faction who believe transgenderism is a dangerous mental contagion that spreads by speech about transgenderism,
are the same faction.
--
And to repeat:
The political faction saying we must all have to log legal ID before speaking or accessing speech on the Internet,
and the political faction who believe transgenderism is a dangerous mental contagion that spreads by speech about transgenderism,
are the same faction.
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couldn't sleep so i made him sit down
February 8, 2026 at 9:26 AM
couldn't sleep so i made him sit down
I stopped caring about Game of Thrones awhile ago but checking out this Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and it's really good 🥹
February 8, 2026 at 2:08 PM
I stopped caring about Game of Thrones awhile ago but checking out this Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and it's really good 🥹
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Whatever devs are seeing in their immediate environment that turns them into believers in LLM-coding is objectively not being carried forward into the products and services as experienced by actual end users.
February 8, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Whatever devs are seeing in their immediate environment that turns them into believers in LLM-coding is objectively not being carried forward into the products and services as experienced by actual end users.
Might go watch a scary movie while everyone else is watching the super bowl tomorrow
February 7, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Might go watch a scary movie while everyone else is watching the super bowl tomorrow
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On Mastodon there's a bot which once an hour takes a randomly selected "Heathcliff" strip and randomly assigns it a caption from a randomly selected comment on "PornHub".
masto.ai/@HourlyPornh...
I am haunted by this one.
masto.ai/@HourlyPornh...
I am haunted by this one.
February 7, 2026 at 6:14 PM
On Mastodon there's a bot which once an hour takes a randomly selected "Heathcliff" strip and randomly assigns it a caption from a randomly selected comment on "PornHub".
masto.ai/@HourlyPornh...
I am haunted by this one.
masto.ai/@HourlyPornh...
I am haunted by this one.
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i think it’s a price worth paying but if our politicians keep cussing like this it’s not going to be cool anymore. we can largely offset the impact of this by green-lighting and fast-tracking development of new cuss words
February 7, 2026 at 7:13 PM
i think it’s a price worth paying but if our politicians keep cussing like this it’s not going to be cool anymore. we can largely offset the impact of this by green-lighting and fast-tracking development of new cuss words
Everybody thinks their town has the worst drivers but they're all wrong. Every driver is the worst driver.
February 7, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Everybody thinks their town has the worst drivers but they're all wrong. Every driver is the worst driver.
Of the three shows I've been watching lately (Fallout, Night Agent, and Hijack) the only one that hasn't been disappointing is the one I had the lowest expectations for lol
February 7, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Of the three shows I've been watching lately (Fallout, Night Agent, and Hijack) the only one that hasn't been disappointing is the one I had the lowest expectations for lol
Learning now that J. Cole is a rapper and not a clothing brand
February 7, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Learning now that J. Cole is a rapper and not a clothing brand
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I rarely do this, but I’m hoping I maybe have enough of a following here that someone can help: I need to get in contact with Donkey Kong. It’s urgent
February 6, 2026 at 7:32 PM
I rarely do this, but I’m hoping I maybe have enough of a following here that someone can help: I need to get in contact with Donkey Kong. It’s urgent
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Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
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i think in the name of fairness the producers of the baldur's gate tv show should demand that tv writers do at least a year of running around in circles doing unpaid writing tests before they're allowed to write for the show
February 6, 2026 at 4:10 PM
i think in the name of fairness the producers of the baldur's gate tv show should demand that tv writers do at least a year of running around in circles doing unpaid writing tests before they're allowed to write for the show
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top schumering lately. his party's supporters want ICE abolished; he proposes ICE being reformed, & then those reforms are a bunch of half-measures like the agents not wearing masks, & then he waters that down until we land on the agents not wearing masks unless they say they have a reason. 10/10
Chuck Schumer says ICE should be allowed to wear masks in "unusual circumstances—you know, some guy's picture was put up by a terrorist group or something."
February 5, 2026 at 11:34 PM
top schumering lately. his party's supporters want ICE abolished; he proposes ICE being reformed, & then those reforms are a bunch of half-measures like the agents not wearing masks, & then he waters that down until we land on the agents not wearing masks unless they say they have a reason. 10/10
Uniscuit
Biscuit
Triscuit
Quadriscuit
etc
Biscuit
Triscuit
Quadriscuit
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February 5, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Uniscuit
Biscuit
Triscuit
Quadriscuit
etc
Biscuit
Triscuit
Quadriscuit
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i got a few "i don't get it, ICE might be going too far but don't we have to have a way of removing illegal immigrants?" type responses to my charity drive announcement video and the answer there is no you do not. nobody illegal. don't care what the law says
February 5, 2026 at 9:57 PM
i got a few "i don't get it, ICE might be going too far but don't we have to have a way of removing illegal immigrants?" type responses to my charity drive announcement video and the answer there is no you do not. nobody illegal. don't care what the law says
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it's unbelievable to me that someone could actually be a trillionaire. i think most of us have trouble internalizing how much money that truly is. let me put it in simple terms for you: a trillion dollars is three million dollars
February 5, 2026 at 8:27 PM
it's unbelievable to me that someone could actually be a trillionaire. i think most of us have trouble internalizing how much money that truly is. let me put it in simple terms for you: a trillion dollars is three million dollars
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Please for the love of god how do we remove this man from office.
Chuck Schumer says ICE should be allowed to wear masks in "unusual circumstances—you know, some guy's picture was put up by a terrorist group or something."
February 5, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Please for the love of god how do we remove this man from office.
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Well my name's Kamala
And I'm here to say
That I'm down with the kids
In a major way!
And I'm here to say
That I'm down with the kids
In a major way!
February 5, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Well my name's Kamala
And I'm here to say
That I'm down with the kids
In a major way!
And I'm here to say
That I'm down with the kids
In a major way!
I have literally never heard anyone talk about bsky irl lmao. Sorry, but this website just isn't that important.
February 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM
I have literally never heard anyone talk about bsky irl lmao. Sorry, but this website just isn't that important.
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unbelievably grim to see Valve announce a delightful and exciting compact Linux box approximately 15 seconds before RAM became the more expensive material in the known universe.
Valve’s Steam Machine has been delayed, and the RAM crisis will impact pricing. Valve is now aiming to launch its Steam Machine in the first half of 2026, rather than early 2026. How much will it cost, though? www.theverge.com/games/874196...
Valve’s Steam Machine has been delayed, and the RAM crisis will impact pricing
You’ll have to wait a little longer for Valve’s new hardware.
www.theverge.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:33 AM
unbelievably grim to see Valve announce a delightful and exciting compact Linux box approximately 15 seconds before RAM became the more expensive material in the known universe.
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The Steam Machine has been delayed (from Q1 to H1, so maybe only a month or three) and Valve is going to have to reset pricing expectations entirely. Dang.
www.theverge.com/games/874196...
www.theverge.com/games/874196...
Valve’s Steam Machine has been delayed, and the RAM crisis will impact pricing
You’ll have to wait a little longer for Valve’s new hardware.
www.theverge.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:39 AM
The Steam Machine has been delayed (from Q1 to H1, so maybe only a month or three) and Valve is going to have to reset pricing expectations entirely. Dang.
www.theverge.com/games/874196...
www.theverge.com/games/874196...
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Tinkering with Pimoroni's new Badgeware boards, right now it's Badger 2350 and I am having fun making my own badge with custom image of me. These new badges have Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, onboard lipo and charging. They can be sooo much more than just a badge, and that is what I intend to do!
February 4, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Tinkering with Pimoroni's new Badgeware boards, right now it's Badger 2350 and I am having fun making my own badge with custom image of me. These new badges have Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, onboard lipo and charging. They can be sooo much more than just a badge, and that is what I intend to do!
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Asking for assistance, unemployment is exhausted and still out looking for work. Having no luck with the few interviews I’ve had.
If there’s anything I can do to make up for asking, I’ll do it.
Any help is appreciated, I can’t thank those who have already helped me enough.
If there’s anything I can do to make up for asking, I’ll do it.
Any help is appreciated, I can’t thank those who have already helped me enough.
Former delivery warehouse worker, looking for assistance.
Currently looking for work and it's bleak. I hate still being in this situation, but I’ve gotten few hits on my many applications.
If you can help, I'll appreciate it more than anything. If you can't, I understand.
Paypal.me/hexbrooks
Currently looking for work and it's bleak. I hate still being in this situation, but I’ve gotten few hits on my many applications.
If you can help, I'll appreciate it more than anything. If you can't, I understand.
Paypal.me/hexbrooks
Pay Jon R Brooks using PayPal.Me
Go to paypal.me/hexbrooks and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.
Paypal.me
February 4, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Asking for assistance, unemployment is exhausted and still out looking for work. Having no luck with the few interviews I’ve had.
If there’s anything I can do to make up for asking, I’ll do it.
Any help is appreciated, I can’t thank those who have already helped me enough.
If there’s anything I can do to make up for asking, I’ll do it.
Any help is appreciated, I can’t thank those who have already helped me enough.