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Becinator

@artdragon86.bsky.social

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Artist and writer. Lecturer and researcher with a PhD in IT/HCI. Gardener. Actually three bin chickens in a trenchcoat. Melbourne/Australia https://artdragon86.carrd.co/

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Becinator @artdragon86.bsky.social · Nov 9

Since more folks are joining BlueSky, I thought I'd do an intro post.

My hobbies/interests:
-Writing/reading (mostly fantasy and sci-fi)
-Art (traditional media, mostly landscapes, animals and still lifes)
-Gardening
-Academia (InfoTech/HCI)
-Games (esp. Pokemon)
-Tea
-Dogs (esp. German Shepherds)

A collage of different drawings and paintings in various mediums: Some red/orange tulips, a kingfisher, a German Shepherd portrait, a border collie portrait, two cowrie shells and a pink lily.

A German Shepherd sitting in grass in front of a large oak tree, with his green soccer ball toy next to him. He is smiling at the camera.

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Becinator @artdragon86.bsky.social · 1h

My raspberry shrubs didn’t do much last year but this year they’ve doubled in size and started putting out flower buds, so I might finally get some fruit off them this season 😍

Two large raspberry shrubs in a pot against a wooden fence.

A gloved hand holding a raspberry shrub branch with some buds.

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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 1d

when you send a friend a picture you found on bsky

night vision camera shoes sleeping person with mouth open, cat carries dead rodent and places it dangling from the person's mouth.

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Becinator @artdragon86.bsky.social · 22h

The cleverest boy

Becinator @artdragon86.bsky.social · 22h

Got a new book to read.

A woman's hand holding a copy of Katabasis by R. F. Kuang. A German Shepherd is lying on the carpet in the background, looking up at the camera and waiting for a tummy rub.

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Bill Browne @browne90.bsky.social · 1d

Making his point for him -- just asking about the power of the gambling lobby gets Senator David Pocock booted from sports club the Prime Minister heads. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Former Wallabies star David Pocock booted from parliamentary sports club

Exclusive: Senator accused of bringing social club into disrepute after raising concerns about its association with betting lobby

www.theguardian.com

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Becinator @artdragon86.bsky.social · 1d

a football player with the word patriots on his shirt

Alt: A football player saying "They had us in the first half, not gonna lie"

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 2d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Becinator @artdragon86.bsky.social · 1d

I often see people on here saying they don't want to go to Mastodon because "it's full of weirdos" and, like... Yes? That's the basis of its appeal?

On a side note, while I enjoy using both, I get far more interaction (both in terms of quality and quantity) on Mastodon than Bluesky.

Becinator @artdragon86.bsky.social · 2d

A little harvest of silverbeet with my woof machine.

A German Shepherd sitting happily with a large bowl of silverbeet.

Becinator @artdragon86.bsky.social · 2d

Update: Apparently it's a noisy miner, not a myna.

Becinator @artdragon86.bsky.social · 2d

To the delight of all the staff who have been eagerly watching it for the last week or so, Mumma bird has now laid some eggs 😍

(photo credit: Jason Free)

A helmet hanging on the handle of a bicycle. Inside the helmet is a nest containing three small cream coloured eggs. Photo by Jason Free.

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Becinator @artdragon86.bsky.social · 2d

Someone left their bike and helmet unattended outside the Information Technology Faculty building at uni and this little myna bird took advantage of it and built a nest in the helmet...

(photo credit: William Lay)

A myna bird sitting in a bird nest which is nestled inside a helmet hanging from the handle of a bicycle. Photo by William Lay.

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Becinator @artdragon86.bsky.social · 2d

One approach I’ve seen people use is buying a cheap shitty dumb phone and taking that to work. When employer tells them to install the work app they show them the phone and say “Sorry, I don’t have a phone that can run that app.” Employer either supplies a smartphone or just lets the matter drop.

Becinator @artdragon86.bsky.social · 2d

Hehe Rosco is generally pretty good with gardening and doesn’t cause too much strife, but his tail has knocked over a few potted plants over the years.

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Becinator @artdragon86.bsky.social · 2d

Clock in apps are *usually* safe, so having it on a personal device might not be an issue, but it’s worth double checking to make sure it doesn’t give any permissions that might allow someone to access your data or remotely wipe your phone.

Becinator @artdragon86.bsky.social · 2d

You would probably need to look up laws in your country but in a lot of places if an employer requires you to install a particular app on your phone, they are required to provide you a phone specifically for work.

Becinator @artdragon86.bsky.social · 2d

My main concern is security vulnerabilities. I run an antivirus but those won't help an OS exploit if one is found once Win10 stops being patched.

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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 3d

Boxes also work on bobcats

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Becinator @artdragon86.bsky.social · 2d

I'm still on Windows 10 and I'm dreading being forced onto 11 in the next month when Microsoft stops supporting 10. 10 just works and 11 has so much AI shit I just do not want.

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Becinator @artdragon86.bsky.social · 2d

One bean (a dwarf butter bean) sprout is so advanced I've potted it out onto my table with some other tomato seedlings and rosemary cuttings til it's a bit bigger and can go in my raised garden bed.

Various small plants on a wooden table, including rosemary plants, tomato seedlings, a bean seedling and a few larger plants in the background.

Becinator @artdragon86.bsky.social · 2d

Checked on my seedlings today, and lots of tomato seeds have sprouted (in many varieties) along with a couple of beans.

The chilli seeds I sowed didn't sprout, so I've tried again with some newer ones I collected last year.

A German Shepherd sitting with a small plastic greenhouse with the lid off, showing some punnets of soil and small tomato seedlings.

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Becinator @artdragon86.bsky.social · 2d

The dog probably works there on retainer

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Becinator @artdragon86.bsky.social · 2d

Other people on their day off: I'm going to go to the beach or have lunch out with friends or go to the cinema!
Me on my day off: *drinks too many energy drinks and goes feral in the Microsoft Word document for my novel manuscript*

Becinator @artdragon86.bsky.social · 3d

Ugh... I've just realised my novel needs another chapter in part 1. It means a lot of stuff later on will have to get shuffled and shoved around, but it will help fix a number of the plotholes and info gaps I've run into in part 3.

Becinator @artdragon86.bsky.social · 3d

Playing with his doggy friend next door.

A German Shepherd trotting along a wooden fence with his nose pressed against the bottom boards and his ears pricked up.