Aki the Conqueror 🦓
@akiro.se
I flip bits.
Mostly bees; 2024 CA state champion knitter; “occasionally impressive”
Mostly bees; 2024 CA state champion knitter; “occasionally impressive”
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Aki the Conqueror 🦓
@akiro.se
· Nov 1
Fuck ice so hard
When I was managing salaried engineers working for a corporation addicted to re-orgs, some of my most important advice was to embrace ambiguity and get comfortable with not knowing things. Control what you can, explore what you can, and attempt to shrug off everything else until it comes for you.
embracing uncertainty and confusion is likely a more honest position to take than uncurious, preordained clarity
November 25, 2025 at 3:47 AM
When I was managing salaried engineers working for a corporation addicted to re-orgs, some of my most important advice was to embrace ambiguity and get comfortable with not knowing things. Control what you can, explore what you can, and attempt to shrug off everything else until it comes for you.
Oh no, the Times discovered Leiden www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/t...
All the Canals and Charm of Amsterdam. None of the Crowds.
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Oh no, the Times discovered Leiden www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/t...
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FFmpeg and VLC deserve Nobel prizes for their contribution to free and open culture
November 23, 2025 at 2:27 AM
FFmpeg and VLC deserve Nobel prizes for their contribution to free and open culture
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Some important information almost zero people in my tax bracket will understand how to operationalize:
November 19, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Some important information almost zero people in my tax bracket will understand how to operationalize:
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This is y'all's chance to work on a webapp where the whole point of using Rust isn't to scale up—it's to scale DOWN. 6k reqs/s on a sub-US$30 machine is no joke. And it's a hard copyleft ecosystem that we're going to protect for the folks who rely on us! Let's do open source right.
We're looking for dev volunteers as part of our Sand Witch Circle—experienced engineers who care about fast, efficient software and making the best of the Web as part of our mission to help online creative communities and fight censorship.
Apply here:
Apply here:
Sand Witch Circle Application (Developer)
Conjured Ink is seeking out Free and Open Source developer volunteers as part of our Sand Witch Circle. We're looking for experienced engineers who care about fast, resource-efficient software and making the best of the Web Platform as part of our mission to help online creative communities and fight censorship. Professional experience with our tools isn't needed, but a willingness to learn and grow with the organization is.
forms.gle
November 18, 2025 at 8:37 PM
This is y'all's chance to work on a webapp where the whole point of using Rust isn't to scale up—it's to scale DOWN. 6k reqs/s on a sub-US$30 machine is no joke. And it's a hard copyleft ecosystem that we're going to protect for the folks who rely on us! Let's do open source right.
This is certainly some of y’all’s red line. If it *is* your red line, and you have the means (I know; that’s a big fucking “if”) don’t try to claim asylum anywhere, it’s a recipe for disaster.
Trans World Express has good resources for intl relocation.
transworldexpress.org/wiki/Main_Page
Trans World Express has good resources for intl relocation.
transworldexpress.org/wiki/Main_Page
November 15, 2025 at 10:32 AM
This is certainly some of y’all’s red line. If it *is* your red line, and you have the means (I know; that’s a big fucking “if”) don’t try to claim asylum anywhere, it’s a recipe for disaster.
Trans World Express has good resources for intl relocation.
transworldexpress.org/wiki/Main_Page
Trans World Express has good resources for intl relocation.
transworldexpress.org/wiki/Main_Page
No.
The difference in time between now and I can has cheezburger
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
November 11, 2025 at 4:07 AM
No.
Has anyone investigated if there’s any financial connection between DHS and Big Whistle?
November 10, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Has anyone investigated if there’s any financial connection between DHS and Big Whistle?
Post you from a different era.
The raver era.
The raver era.
November 8, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Post you from a different era.
The raver era.
The raver era.
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I feel like we have the opportunity to turn David Lynch's quote into this moment's "Keep Calm and Carry On" and it's a far better rallying cry too.
November 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I feel like we have the opportunity to turn David Lynch's quote into this moment's "Keep Calm and Carry On" and it's a far better rallying cry too.
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“0% woke shit”
a black man with a physical disability leads an environmental terrorist cell trying to save the planet from mega-billionaires and you play as a cross dressing twink femdomed by two different women ending and the final boss against the gayest angel of all time
a black man with a physical disability leads an environmental terrorist cell trying to save the planet from mega-billionaires and you play as a cross dressing twink femdomed by two different women ending and the final boss against the gayest angel of all time
November 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
“0% woke shit”
a black man with a physical disability leads an environmental terrorist cell trying to save the planet from mega-billionaires and you play as a cross dressing twink femdomed by two different women ending and the final boss against the gayest angel of all time
a black man with a physical disability leads an environmental terrorist cell trying to save the planet from mega-billionaires and you play as a cross dressing twink femdomed by two different women ending and the final boss against the gayest angel of all time
I laughed out loud in an inappropriate environment upon reading this headline and subhead.
oh cool a lead-in modifier that presumes good faith — and gives the government the benefit of the doubt —exactly as prescribed in the famous book: how to do a good journalism
November 7, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I laughed out loud in an inappropriate environment upon reading this headline and subhead.
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Alright, here's another check to see if I have anyone in my network with HR-ish/recruitment-ish experience who knows how to craft job applications who is also experienced with the open source world and thinks they could translate that... DM for deets?
Boosts welcome!
Boosts welcome!
November 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Alright, here's another check to see if I have anyone in my network with HR-ish/recruitment-ish experience who knows how to craft job applications who is also experienced with the open source world and thinks they could translate that... DM for deets?
Boosts welcome!
Boosts welcome!
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In Icelandic we have 'Ókind' for monster. But the translation is un-sheep. So everything not a sheep is dangerous.
November 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
In Icelandic we have 'Ókind' for monster. But the translation is un-sheep. So everything not a sheep is dangerous.
I have a nephew just the right age to be sucked into online toxicity (almost 13). He reads (esp manga) and plays TTRPGs, and I *think* he still thinks I’m somewhat cool.
~*~ Would love book gifting suggestions that introduce community aid, collective action, anarchism, feminism, etc. ~*~
~*~ Would love book gifting suggestions that introduce community aid, collective action, anarchism, feminism, etc. ~*~
November 6, 2025 at 10:20 AM
I have a nephew just the right age to be sucked into online toxicity (almost 13). He reads (esp manga) and plays TTRPGs, and I *think* he still thinks I’m somewhat cool.
~*~ Would love book gifting suggestions that introduce community aid, collective action, anarchism, feminism, etc. ~*~
~*~ Would love book gifting suggestions that introduce community aid, collective action, anarchism, feminism, etc. ~*~
PARIS TO MADRID TO LISBON HOLY SHIT
We’re launching a bold plan to make high-speed rail the fastest, more sustainable way to travel across Europe by 2040.
It’s a concrete timeline to remove bottlenecks, unlock investment, and harmonise rail systems ⬇️
It’s a concrete timeline to remove bottlenecks, unlock investment, and harmonise rail systems ⬇️
November 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM
PARIS TO MADRID TO LISBON HOLY SHIT
So the whole “[3/9] meals away from [anarchy/revolution]” thing is nonsense; well-debunked by anthropologists.
But if it were true.
Shutting US airspace approaching Thanksgiving would do it.
But if it were true.
Shutting US airspace approaching Thanksgiving would do it.
Transportation chief Sean Duffy threatened to ground all U.S. flights amid the ongoing shutdown, warning "we'll shut the whole airspace down."
Trump official threatens to ground all flights before Thanksgiving in shutdown standoff
Transportation chief Sean Duffy threatened to ground all U.S. flights amid the ongoing shutdown, warning "we'll shut the whole airspace down." As the stalemate drags into the second month, it's adding more potential risk to the aviation system and putting a further strain on air traffic control staf...
bit.ly
November 3, 2025 at 9:19 PM
So the whole “[3/9] meals away from [anarchy/revolution]” thing is nonsense; well-debunked by anthropologists.
But if it were true.
Shutting US airspace approaching Thanksgiving would do it.
But if it were true.
Shutting US airspace approaching Thanksgiving would do it.
Alright who is on president watch bc I don’t want to think about him, ever
Is it just me or does the president tend to disappear from public for a bit around the start of the month and then reappear with a big-ass IV bruise on his hand a few days later?
November 2, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Alright who is on president watch bc I don’t want to think about him, ever
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sudden intrusive thought: stack overflow is just the oral tradition, kept alive by programmers who only know how to speak in posts
November 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM
sudden intrusive thought: stack overflow is just the oral tradition, kept alive by programmers who only know how to speak in posts
If the bubble does not burst in the traditional sense, if AI tech pans out to do all the things that Nvidia, OpenAI, et al claim it will, it will still burst. Because the world won’t need buggy artisans that can adapt to building cars, it will need fewer horses.
We are the horses.
We are the horses.
October 31, 2025 at 7:17 PM
If the bubble does not burst in the traditional sense, if AI tech pans out to do all the things that Nvidia, OpenAI, et al claim it will, it will still burst. Because the world won’t need buggy artisans that can adapt to building cars, it will need fewer horses.
We are the horses.
We are the horses.
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I'm going to start a new political party. It's called Shut The Fuck Up and Feed People.
"But what if they're on drugs?"
Shut The Fuck Up And Feed People
"Or not really THAT poor?"
Shut The Fuck Up And Feed People
"What if they have a phone and nice nails?"
SHUT THE FUCK UP AND FEED PEOPLE
"But what if they're on drugs?"
Shut The Fuck Up And Feed People
"Or not really THAT poor?"
Shut The Fuck Up And Feed People
"What if they have a phone and nice nails?"
SHUT THE FUCK UP AND FEED PEOPLE
October 28, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I'm going to start a new political party. It's called Shut The Fuck Up and Feed People.
"But what if they're on drugs?"
Shut The Fuck Up And Feed People
"Or not really THAT poor?"
Shut The Fuck Up And Feed People
"What if they have a phone and nice nails?"
SHUT THE FUCK UP AND FEED PEOPLE
"But what if they're on drugs?"
Shut The Fuck Up And Feed People
"Or not really THAT poor?"
Shut The Fuck Up And Feed People
"What if they have a phone and nice nails?"
SHUT THE FUCK UP AND FEED PEOPLE
This has absolutely been the vibes of every employment conversation since I was laid off, but seeing it graphed out is… disorienting?
it's always funny watching people continue to downplay the state of white collar hiring for (now more than just a few) specific segments when, as an example, this is what people seem to believe counts as a recovery in tech
October 27, 2025 at 9:23 PM
This has absolutely been the vibes of every employment conversation since I was laid off, but seeing it graphed out is… disorienting?
Companies like Walmart providing corporate training how to sign up for food stamps is evidence that those companies cannot afford to operate without offloading their employee compensation on to the taxpayers.
Walmart is not a success, it’s an abject failure.
Walmart is not a success, it’s an abject failure.
Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
October 27, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Companies like Walmart providing corporate training how to sign up for food stamps is evidence that those companies cannot afford to operate without offloading their employee compensation on to the taxpayers.
Walmart is not a success, it’s an abject failure.
Walmart is not a success, it’s an abject failure.