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AJC @bandalf.bsky.social · 1h

Ask, listen, and be there to help.

Jay Perk @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 4h

No one ever asks Black men if we are okay.

It hurts.

AJC @bandalf.bsky.social · 11h

Speaking of nuking a site from orbit, I built this today:

bsky.app/profile/band...

AJC @bandalf.bsky.social · 12h

The USS Sulaco, from the #movie #Aliens. OK not the actual ship, this one is made from #Lego and only about 40cm/16" long.

Original design by Brad Barber, bought via rebrickable.com.

Original set was the 75375 Millennium Falcon.

Was fun to build and see it come together!

#MovieSky #Movies #Alien

A Lego model of the ship "Sulaco" from the movie "Aliens". It is displayed on a stand, and is about 40cm or 16 inches long. In the background are 2 Lego "Speed Champion" cars, the lower half of a Dell monitor, and an "Alice" style ergonomic mechanical keyboard.

The Lego model of the "Sulaco" ship from the movie "Aliens". It is positioned in much the same way as when you first see it in the movie, although this ship is not even pretending to be in space!

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AJC @bandalf.bsky.social · 12h

The USS Sulaco, from the #movie #Aliens. OK not the actual ship, this one is made from #Lego and only about 40cm/16" long.

Original design by Brad Barber, bought via rebrickable.com.

Original set was the 75375 Millennium Falcon.

Was fun to build and see it come together!

#MovieSky #Movies #Alien

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AJC @bandalf.bsky.social · 15h

Thanks! Nice stuff :)

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AJC @bandalf.bsky.social · 15h

What OS and raid/filesystem did you use?

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AJC @bandalf.bsky.social · 15h

Lol. Lmao, even.

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nixCraft @cyberciti.biz · 16h

FAFO moment: Synology drops unpopular proprietary HDD rule to stop plummeting NAS sales. www.guru3d.com/story/synolo...

Synology Reverses Policy Banning Third-Party HDDs After NAS sales plummet

Synology has backtracked on one of its most unpopular decisions in years. After seeing NAS sales plummet in 2025, the company has decided to lift restrictions that forced users to buy its own Synology...

www.guru3d.com

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GOG.COM @gog.com · 17h

Every kind word, every message, every “thank you” – we’ve seen them all 💜

Your reactions to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 on GOG remind us once again why games matter so much; they’re made of passion, emotion, and community, far beyond what’s on the screen. Thank you.

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AJC @bandalf.bsky.social · 17h

Yeah I wear a 3M N95, that's a good point thank you 😎

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Stjepan Sejic @stjepansejic.bsky.social · 18h

a surprising find while looking for some comics, but if you're in europe, i found one of the original sunstone calendars at archonia. com at a very low price

www.archonia.com/en-us/produc...

SUNSTONE 18-MONTH CALENDAR (MR) (08/2017 - 12/2018)

Calendar based on the New York Times bestselling erotic romantic comedy graphic novel. Show off your love for SUNSTONE with original, never-before scenes from the comic, as drawn by artist Stjepan Sej...

www.archonia.com

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AJC @bandalf.bsky.social · 18h

ooooh, that is very pretty and looks very well designed. Nice one!

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Railmaps @railmaps.com.au · 1d

Yesterday, I got to publish, on my website, an updated version of my Melbourne train and Tram map showing services from early December – including MetroTunnel.

I got to publish that map from the VANA exercise book. And it’s real.

(8/12)
railmaps.com.au/melbourne_dr...

Screencap of downtown section of my December 2025 Melbourne train and tram map, showing Metrotunnel running north-south in its mid blue colour.

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AJC @bandalf.bsky.social · 18h

It's true, we ruin everything.

Imagine how life in the world would be different if Doggerland still connected Britain to the European mainland? Would Ireland have become the world's empire builder?

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 19h

At the start of the year, I declared London the undisputed global capital for women’s sport in 2025.

I’m proud that our city has so emphatically delivered, with more than a million fans in London coming to watch the best in the world compete.

Mayor Of London. 1.4 Million Spectators Attended Women’s Sport In London In 2025.

Image: six female athletes from different sports in action poses, with an orange gradient background.

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AJC @bandalf.bsky.social · 19h

The first rule of stripe club...

(no mockery intended at your misspelling, I just enjoy silly wordplay)

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AJC @bandalf.bsky.social · 19h

I mean, internally, not ahem "externally".

Swish, gurgle, whoosh, plip plip plip.

That means it's time to offer them an early morning walk and get them outside quickly when they ask. Although Henry hasn't had an accident inside for over a year, I like to minimize his discomfort.

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AJC @bandalf.bsky.social · 19h

That realization that hits you when your dog is snoozing warmly by your side on the bed, and you hear his guts sing you the song of their people.

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AJC @bandalf.bsky.social · 19h

It would be nice to see what could be accomplished by a Pacifica unburdened by colonialism. i.e. able to create a constitution informed by the lessons of the past couple of centuries.

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Calliss Clan @callissclan.bsky.social · 19h

#Normie follows #Abla so closely, her tail is constantly swooshing his face

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Movies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.social · 22h

Dress for the job you want

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Vladimir Prelovac @prelovac.bsky.social · 21h

Cory Doctorow discusses why exactly Google got bad and how he embraced Kagi on The Honest Broker Podcast.
youtu.be/rHHYql5Vsmk?...

How the Internet Got So Bad | Cory Doctorow & Jared Henderson

YouTube video by The Honest Broker

youtu.be

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R.E.D. From Boulder Punch @redlreview.bsky.social · 23h

I think the funniest thing about Orson Welles not giving a single flying fuck about voicing Unicron, is that his absolute apathy about the material unironically adds to Unicron’s character because yeah why would Unicron care, he’s a big planet eating planet doing his thing

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AJC @bandalf.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, several repub people I know have responded with "things are going great!" with the sense of a fixed smile and sweat on their forehead. When confronted with news about gov crimes, they say "either side makes up wild stuff and exaggerates events".

It's infuriating.

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Jay Perk @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 1d

The Rule of Law is Dead. Seems it’s taking Americans a hot minute to actually accept this.

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 1d

A new White House memo says that furloughed federal workers aren't entitled to back pay.

This is clearly against the law, which guarantees furloughed federal employees back pay for the duration of a government shutdown.

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AJC @bandalf.bsky.social · 1d

Now I'm looking forward to Moochsky! 🤣