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@darkswordsman.com

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Tech. Music. Brains. AuDHD. Nerd. He/They. NB/Pan. We should help all people. Fuck the system. VRC: DarkSwordsman https://darkswordsman.com

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dark @darkswordsman.com · Jul 12

Anyone offering part time or contract work?

I'm just trying to make a little extra cash on the side to build my savings.

I can do:

- 3D modeling/texturing
- video/photo editing
- videography/photography IRL/VRC
- music production
- graphic design
- web dev (react)

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dark @darkswordsman.com · 7h

I just got a Jordan Peterson ad on YouTube. Fucking yuck

dark @darkswordsman.com · 7h

There's gotta be a way

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Leah Miller @leahmiller.bsky.social · 7h

Sometimes tiktok has it

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onion person @junlper.beer · 7h

we need to abolish this shit

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dark @darkswordsman.com · 7h

There's gotta be a way to make money without thinking about it

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 9h

About a month ago, the Trump administration got rid of the de minimis exemption, whereby packages valued under $800 could slide in without import duties. Now there's a backlog as the government can't process all of this paperwork, leading to UPS just destroying packages

Business Insider headline reads: UPS is telling customers that their packages coming to the US are marked for destruction.

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Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 15h

I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.

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dark @darkswordsman.com · 17h

I would agree if modern software didn't change so fast that managing and maintaining a custom dark theme was a nightmare.

dark @darkswordsman.com · 17h

omit particular users of a feed if they wish.

You could also turn feeds into tags. This way your main feed could just be a collection of feed tags.

dark @darkswordsman.com · 17h

What if we removed the concept of following someone and changed the flow to adding to a feed?

Granted, you would have a lot more feeds to process, but it would be much more organized.

You can also probably optimize by suggesting existing feeds that a user is on, and allow the user to-

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No More Robots @nomorerobots.io · 2d

Here's how we handle manchildren on the Steam forums at No More Robots:

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dark @darkswordsman.com · 18h

I'm also just generally sick and tired of everything. I'm tired of putting a lot of effort into everything, but feeling exhausted and unable to do anything else.

I've tried my best to get mental health, but it hasn't really gone anywhere. I still feel like shit on a daily basis.

dark @darkswordsman.com · 18h

Idk if it's actually gonna happen, but I basically quit my job today.

I probably shouldn't have. I don't have a good backup plan.

But idk man. I can't control my emotions anymore and I'm sick and tired of working my best but still feeling left behind.

I need a job that I actually enjoy.

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jangxx @jangxx.com · 22h

I made a little script to send me notifications whenever one of my SteamVR devices stops charging. That should hopefully fix the problem of the powerbank in my pocket running out and the Quest suddenly losing charge without me noticing. Maybe it also helps someone else.

github.com/jangxx/openv...

GitHub - jangxx/openvr-battery-monitoring: Get Desktop notifications whenever a SteamVR device is not charging anymore

Get Desktop notifications whenever a SteamVR device is not charging anymore - jangxx/openvr-battery-monitoring

github.com

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dark @darkswordsman.com · 1d

I've been seeing more clicker content recently and it's been concerning lmao

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dark @darkswordsman.com · 1d

I mean, that's not the worst thing. You never know what connections will form in a server like that.

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dark @darkswordsman.com · 1d

I'm shocked you don't already have a basement server ngl

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 1d

The editors of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) were apparently fired today.

The precursor to MMWR began in 1878 to address emerging public health threats rapidly.

We are not “great” without it. We are vulnerable to threats from sporadic foodborne illness to bioterrorism.

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Ellie and five cats @brynstar7.xyz · 1d

Look. It’s not a bad idea, but kinda weird to just put it on the back of a bus.

Elliot 🥕 @nameoftheyear.bsky.social · 1d

LOSING MY MIND AT THE PHONE NUMBER ON THIS BUS IN FRONT OF ME

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 1d

Public health is not partisan. It is health for the public.

That means all of us.

Defend Public Health.

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alexxidabs @alexxidabs.bsky.social · 1d

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dark @darkswordsman.com · 1d

It depends on what you need it to do in particular.

There are some guides and references online if you wanted to build your own.

You can also try powershell scripts.

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dark @darkswordsman.com · 1d

i just learned about MKUltra 💀

dark @darkswordsman.com · 1d

I will never cease to be amazed that in the year 2025, the average load time of a webpage is >2 seconds. Not to mention that YouTube barely even runs now.

500ms or more used to be the target for most web apps. What happened?

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dark @darkswordsman.com · 1d

I don't know why I keep ordering Fanta orange when I know it's just going to taste like cough syrup