Fergycool (Chris Lindley)
@fergycool.bsky.social
Gardening, liberal, Linux, (retro) Mac, canoes, boats, molecular biology, beer, anti-brexit, European, comics, atheist. Work at MacVector. Live just outside of Cambridge, UK.
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Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
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#PicoGUS is now an ODE! I've just released firmware v3.0.0, which adds Panasonic CD-ROM drive emulation. Put some ISOs or BIN/CUE files on a USB stick, plug it into your PicoGUS, and you've got a virtual CD-ROM drive that works in DOS and Windows 9x and supports CD audio. github.com/polpo/picogu...
Release v3.0.0 · polpo/picogus
New features/changes
CD-ROM emulation
PicoGUS now supports CD-ROM emulation (in other words, PicoGUS is now an ODE)! It emulates a Panasonic/MKE interface and drive and supports CD images in ISO or...
github.com
June 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
#PicoGUS is now an ODE! I've just released firmware v3.0.0, which adds Panasonic CD-ROM drive emulation. Put some ISOs or BIN/CUE files on a USB stick, plug it into your PicoGUS, and you've got a virtual CD-ROM drive that works in DOS and Windows 9x and supports CD audio. github.com/polpo/picogu...
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McGovern: "You are literally taking food off kids' plates to buy Elon Musk another yacht. I guess he's getting a good return on his campaign donations ... this is not policy. This is theft."
May 21, 2025 at 5:33 AM
McGovern: "You are literally taking food off kids' plates to buy Elon Musk another yacht. I guess he's getting a good return on his campaign donations ... this is not policy. This is theft."
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I went to El Salvador hoping to meet with Kilmar and check on his well-being, and I had the chance to do that last night.
Our courts have been clear: this was an ILLEGAL abduction. I’m speaking now about my meeting with Kilmar and our work to bring him home:
Our courts have been clear: this was an ILLEGAL abduction. I’m speaking now about my meeting with Kilmar and our work to bring him home:
Van Hollen Holds Media Availability at Dulles Upon Return from El Salvador
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
www.youtube.com
April 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I went to El Salvador hoping to meet with Kilmar and check on his well-being, and I had the chance to do that last night.
Our courts have been clear: this was an ILLEGAL abduction. I’m speaking now about my meeting with Kilmar and our work to bring him home:
Our courts have been clear: this was an ILLEGAL abduction. I’m speaking now about my meeting with Kilmar and our work to bring him home:
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#globaltalk chat 0.9 is out on BaroNet:Blackbird now!
I would number it 1.0 from a features/UI point of view but I want more people to test it and find the rough edges before I do that.
Last year I gave up on developing it further due to the horrible […]
[Original post on bitbang.social]
I would number it 1.0 from a features/UI point of view but I want more people to test it and find the rough edges before I do that.
Last year I gave up on developing it further due to the horrible […]
[Original post on bitbang.social]
March 18, 2025 at 3:55 AM
#globaltalk chat 0.9 is out on BaroNet:Blackbird now!
I would number it 1.0 from a features/UI point of view but I want more people to test it and find the rough edges before I do that.
Last year I gave up on developing it further due to the horrible […]
[Original post on bitbang.social]
I would number it 1.0 from a features/UI point of view but I want more people to test it and find the rough edges before I do that.
Last year I gave up on developing it further due to the horrible […]
[Original post on bitbang.social]
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When the history of this time is written down, the cowardice will be remembered as much as the fascism
March 14, 2025 at 12:41 PM
When the history of this time is written down, the cowardice will be remembered as much as the fascism
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I have been so excited since I found out this would be announced today! RIP any ability for me to concentrate: www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2...
Apple’s new sci-fi series “Murderbot” to make global debut May 16, 2025
Today, Apple TV+ unveiled a first look at “Murderbot,” created by Chris and Paul Weitz and starring Alexander Skarsgård
www.apple.com
February 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I have been so excited since I found out this would be announced today! RIP any ability for me to concentrate: www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2...
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This is a really important issue to me personally, and I would be grateful if everyone would help amplify the message and call their senators! Click through to the thread to learn more and find an easy-to-follow script.
hi, cis folks! meet S.9. it's the senate sports ban for trans athletes—a big step to something making trump’s executive order federal law, which is much harder to undo.
short call scripts for dem & GOP senators ⬇️.
if you said you'd stand with trans folks, it's time.🧵
legiscan.com/US/bill/SB9/...
short call scripts for dem & GOP senators ⬇️.
if you said you'd stand with trans folks, it's time.🧵
legiscan.com/US/bill/SB9/...
January 28, 2025 at 2:33 AM
This is a really important issue to me personally, and I would be grateful if everyone would help amplify the message and call their senators! Click through to the thread to learn more and find an easy-to-follow script.
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If they act like cartoon villains, dress like cartoon villains and speak like cartoon villains... it's because they're cartoon fucking villains.
January 21, 2025 at 9:52 AM
If they act like cartoon villains, dress like cartoon villains and speak like cartoon villains... it's because they're cartoon fucking villains.
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Gavin Newsom made a website to fight the misinformation about the fires. Give it a read.
REPOST
gavinnewsom.com/california-f...
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gavinnewsom.com/california-f...
California Fire Facts | Governor Gavin Newsom
Get the facts about the Los Angeles fires.
gavinnewsom.com
January 12, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Gavin Newsom made a website to fight the misinformation about the fires. Give it a read.
REPOST
gavinnewsom.com/california-f...
REPOST
gavinnewsom.com/california-f...
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My letter in today's Guardian. Just asking, like. But I think we know the answer.
January 9, 2025 at 1:29 PM
My letter in today's Guardian. Just asking, like. But I think we know the answer.
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This week, the right basically gave up the territory on patriotism. From the mainstream right to the furthest extreme, it encouraged a foreign billionaire as he joked about invading the country and actively tried to undermine its democratic process.
January 10, 2025 at 12:11 PM
This week, the right basically gave up the territory on patriotism. From the mainstream right to the furthest extreme, it encouraged a foreign billionaire as he joked about invading the country and actively tried to undermine its democratic process.