Andy Hickmott
@bigpurplecat.bsky.social
Computers, cats, birds, games.
Nerd.
He/him or they/them.
Nerd.
He/him or they/them.
I need to remember to try Wireshark first and the documentation second. That was a couple of wasted days.
January 13, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I need to remember to try Wireshark first and the documentation second. That was a couple of wasted days.
So just how would a general strike work in America? Asking for a friend.
January 9, 2026 at 5:24 AM
So just how would a general strike work in America? Asking for a friend.
It's too late for me; save yourself!
IF THIS IS THE FIRST POST YOU SEE TODAY LOG OFF AND GO BACK TO BED
Next 3 hours or so are going to contain a lot of this as folks wake up across the US
January 3, 2026 at 4:29 PM
It's too late for me; save yourself!
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gonna make a movie about herman melville's tragic gay love for nathaniel hawthorne and call it humpback mountain
January 3, 2026 at 4:37 AM
gonna make a movie about herman melville's tragic gay love for nathaniel hawthorne and call it humpback mountain
The kids are all right.
I just sniped a kid in Overwatch and he wrote "ohhh Kirked me" and I just found out they're using that as shorthand for a good snipe HOLY SHIT LOL
January 1, 2026 at 1:08 AM
The kids are all right.
Edge from U2 poked his head in my office, looked around without saying anything, and went away again.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 30, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Edge from U2 poked his head in my office, looked around without saying anything, and went away again.
I got a Hillbilly Elegy. I break out in hives whenever Vance says something.
father: how do you spell 'elegy'
me: e-l-e-g-y, but .. are you sure that's the word you're after?
him: of course I'm sure. You sure that's how it's spelled? Looks wrong
me: it was the major focus of my PhD, I am 💯 sure.
him: OK. Well I have SMS'd the restaurant about my friend's seafood elegy.
me: 🤦
me: e-l-e-g-y, but .. are you sure that's the word you're after?
him: of course I'm sure. You sure that's how it's spelled? Looks wrong
me: it was the major focus of my PhD, I am 💯 sure.
him: OK. Well I have SMS'd the restaurant about my friend's seafood elegy.
me: 🤦
December 28, 2025 at 5:26 AM
I got a Hillbilly Elegy. I break out in hives whenever Vance says something.
I want a loud, long, highly engineered, subwoofer-assisted FUUUUUUCK from Barad Dur as the ring slowly sinks into the lava.
The Lord of The Rings movies were rated PG-13. By current rules that means that each film could contain one use of the word "Fuck". Which line are you altering to insert the most useful swear word?
"I can't carry it for you, but I can Fucking carry you"
"I can't carry it for you, but I can Fucking carry you"
December 27, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I want a loud, long, highly engineered, subwoofer-assisted FUUUUUUCK from Barad Dur as the ring slowly sinks into the lava.
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Pippin should drop the f-bomb watching Denethor eat. You all know it, in your souls.
December 27, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Pippin should drop the f-bomb watching Denethor eat. You all know it, in your souls.
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Christ on a bike, this is brilliant.
And disgustingly historically accurate. 10/10
And disgustingly historically accurate. 10/10
December 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Christ on a bike, this is brilliant.
And disgustingly historically accurate. 10/10
And disgustingly historically accurate. 10/10
Six that I've actually used, three that I've used but not for their intended purposes.
One point each for having used these:
Franklin Stove
Mimeograph Machine
Slide Rule
School desk ink well
Horse and Buggy
Vacuum-tube tester
Hand-cranked telephone
Morse code
Kodak Brownie
Starter Crank
Franklin Stove
Mimeograph Machine
Slide Rule
School desk ink well
Horse and Buggy
Vacuum-tube tester
Hand-cranked telephone
Morse code
Kodak Brownie
Starter Crank
I just have to mention how deeply offended I am by this genre of social media posts.
Yes, you can kindly remove yourself from my lawn.
Yes, you can kindly remove yourself from my lawn.
December 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Six that I've actually used, three that I've used but not for their intended purposes.
Deck us all with Boston Charlie,
Walla Walla, Wash., an' Kalamazoo!
Nora's freezin' on the trolley,
Swaller dollar cauliflower Alleygaroo!
Don't we know archaic barrel,
Lullaby Lilla Boy, Louisville Lou!
Trolley Molly don't love Harold,
Boola boola Pensacoola hul-la-ba-loo!
Walla Walla, Wash., an' Kalamazoo!
Nora's freezin' on the trolley,
Swaller dollar cauliflower Alleygaroo!
Don't we know archaic barrel,
Lullaby Lilla Boy, Louisville Lou!
Trolley Molly don't love Harold,
Boola boola Pensacoola hul-la-ba-loo!
December 14, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Deck us all with Boston Charlie,
Walla Walla, Wash., an' Kalamazoo!
Nora's freezin' on the trolley,
Swaller dollar cauliflower Alleygaroo!
Don't we know archaic barrel,
Lullaby Lilla Boy, Louisville Lou!
Trolley Molly don't love Harold,
Boola boola Pensacoola hul-la-ba-loo!
Walla Walla, Wash., an' Kalamazoo!
Nora's freezin' on the trolley,
Swaller dollar cauliflower Alleygaroo!
Don't we know archaic barrel,
Lullaby Lilla Boy, Louisville Lou!
Trolley Molly don't love Harold,
Boola boola Pensacoola hul-la-ba-loo!
Reposted by Andy Hickmott
I'm not exaggerating when I say following @boltsmag.org rn will unlock money for our journalism.
A generous reader, @russ41.bsky.social, has offered to donate $1 for every 1-person increase to our follower count.
If you're not following @boltsmag.org yet, it'll directly help fund our reporting!
A generous reader, @russ41.bsky.social, has offered to donate $1 for every 1-person increase to our follower count.
If you're not following @boltsmag.org yet, it'll directly help fund our reporting!
December 6, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I'm not exaggerating when I say following @boltsmag.org rn will unlock money for our journalism.
A generous reader, @russ41.bsky.social, has offered to donate $1 for every 1-person increase to our follower count.
If you're not following @boltsmag.org yet, it'll directly help fund our reporting!
A generous reader, @russ41.bsky.social, has offered to donate $1 for every 1-person increase to our follower count.
If you're not following @boltsmag.org yet, it'll directly help fund our reporting!
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Used to be, when I was googling for medical info, I’d look for links to trustworthy sources: the CDC or the Mayo Clinic.
Well, here’s hoping that the Mayo Clinic holds the line.
Well, here’s hoping that the Mayo Clinic holds the line.
CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
November 20, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Used to be, when I was googling for medical info, I’d look for links to trustworthy sources: the CDC or the Mayo Clinic.
Well, here’s hoping that the Mayo Clinic holds the line.
Well, here’s hoping that the Mayo Clinic holds the line.
"White dinosaurs on a black background" is a bit unwieldy to used in a name, so I'll go with the coolest interpretation.
Dinosaurs Victoria
Dinosaurs Victoria
Your GI JOE name is the color of your shirt followed by your first pet's name.
GO.
GO.
November 20, 2025 at 12:04 AM
"White dinosaurs on a black background" is a bit unwieldy to used in a name, so I'll go with the coolest interpretation.
Dinosaurs Victoria
Dinosaurs Victoria
If she's pardoned, does that mean she can be required to testify because it's no longer possible for her to incriminate herself?
Trump just told reporters on Air Force One that he hasn’t ruled out a pardon for Ghislane Maxwell
November 15, 2025 at 2:07 AM
If she's pardoned, does that mean she can be required to testify because it's no longer possible for her to incriminate herself?
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Today marks the UK release* of @tkingfisher.com's latest book Snake-Eater, which (depending on how you define it) is her 50th book of fiction! In honor of this milestone I wanted to do a little retrospective of her 50 books
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Today marks the UK release* of @tkingfisher.com's latest book Snake-Eater, which (depending on how you define it) is her 50th book of fiction! In honor of this milestone I wanted to do a little retrospective of her 50 books
The president of the United States IS named Schicklgruber.
November 9, 2025 at 7:21 AM
The president of the United States IS named Schicklgruber.
Everything but 9. My family had a 1938 Encyclopedia Britannica that my dad picked up at the annual library sale. His theory was that nothing really important had happened since.
November 9, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Everything but 9. My family had a 1938 Encyclopedia Britannica that my dad picked up at the annual library sale. His theory was that nothing really important had happened since.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Omg I’m dying 😂😂😂…so…So Emily Austin, a right wing 'influencer' who works for Bibi and the GOP, launched 'Hot Girls for Cuomo'.
Guess who didn't bother to register the URL when she did that? What do you think Hot Girls for Cuomo dot com leads to now?... 😄 Enjoy.
[ HotGirlsforCuomo.com ]
Guess who didn't bother to register the URL when she did that? What do you think Hot Girls for Cuomo dot com leads to now?... 😄 Enjoy.
[ HotGirlsforCuomo.com ]
November 5, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Omg I’m dying 😂😂😂…so…So Emily Austin, a right wing 'influencer' who works for Bibi and the GOP, launched 'Hot Girls for Cuomo'.
Guess who didn't bother to register the URL when she did that? What do you think Hot Girls for Cuomo dot com leads to now?... 😄 Enjoy.
[ HotGirlsforCuomo.com ]
Guess who didn't bother to register the URL when she did that? What do you think Hot Girls for Cuomo dot com leads to now?... 😄 Enjoy.
[ HotGirlsforCuomo.com ]
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By popular demand: I've opened a Kickstarter for a HOP T-shirt!
If I get 50 preorders I'll do a print run!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/201...
If I get 50 preorders I'll do a print run!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/201...
HOP Shirt
A T-shirt with the legendary Portland frog rendered in the style of Shepard Fairey's iconic Obama HOPE image
www.kickstarter.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:16 PM
By popular demand: I've opened a Kickstarter for a HOP T-shirt!
If I get 50 preorders I'll do a print run!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/201...
If I get 50 preorders I'll do a print run!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/201...
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A reminder: if you see someone shoplifting food, water, baby formula, diapers, tampons, etc. etc.
NO YOU FUCKING DIDN’T.
NO YOU FUCKING DIDN’T.
Millions going hungry is a national emergency, like hurricanes and earthquakes. Withholding life saving resources during these types of emergencies isn’t just a moral crime, but a legal one.
Why is this not the same? I would simply put out a flyer for a ‘grocery store take over’ party in Barstow.
Why is this not the same? I would simply put out a flyer for a ‘grocery store take over’ party in Barstow.
October 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM
A reminder: if you see someone shoplifting food, water, baby formula, diapers, tampons, etc. etc.
NO YOU FUCKING DIDN’T.
NO YOU FUCKING DIDN’T.
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I checked out the link and it's legit. If you need help, this could be a good place to start.
via White Rose Resistance
via White Rose Resistance
October 29, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I checked out the link and it's legit. If you need help, this could be a good place to start.
via White Rose Resistance
via White Rose Resistance
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Here's an idea: stop arguing over which SUSPIRIA is better and watch both. They're interesting films that handle the basic concept (which I won't reveal because fuck spoilers) in different ways. Plus, they both have good soundtracks. So unclench and sit down for a creepy Halloween evening.
Luca Guadagnino’s adaption of SUSPIRIA was released on this day in 2018 #filmsky
October 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Here's an idea: stop arguing over which SUSPIRIA is better and watch both. They're interesting films that handle the basic concept (which I won't reveal because fuck spoilers) in different ways. Plus, they both have good soundtracks. So unclench and sit down for a creepy Halloween evening.