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Twilight

@twilightpb.bsky.social

I ported Super Monkey Ball to a website.
You can access it in the replies.
(or just type what you see in the video, I'm not your boss.)

January 26, 2026 at 12:33 AM

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maia arson crimew 🏴

@crimew.gay

giving my robot gf a soldering job vs giving my robot gf a soldering job

a pick and place machine assembling a pcb

January 15, 2026 at 1:54 AM

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Typewriter Monke @tpwrtrmnky.bsky.social · 27d

"Just fucking transition already" in all its forms is necessary counterculture to the endless fucking eggslop that litters the trans internet. "When you wish you were a–" you are one. Transition about it. Quit romanticising the closet.

January 20, 2026 at 3:26 AM

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@isuggestforcefem.bsky.social

Legally speaking if you follow me i have the right to inject you with E

December 31, 2025 at 5:23 PM

Alison

@ktos.rootkitty.gay

cryptography expert but she wont stop referring to private keys as the secret formula

December 26, 2025 at 6:39 AM

Alison

@ktos.rootkitty.gay

After previously having watched Legally Blonde on a printer, I am continuing my research efforts by watching Hackers on an alarm clock

December 21, 2025 at 6:11 AM

Alison

@ktos.rootkitty.gay

this estrogen shit rules

November 30, 2025 at 6:50 AM

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@isuggestforcefem.bsky.social

Remember that nothing stops you from being a girl if that’s what you want. Even if it’s a sex thing, even if it doesn’t feel like you are one or should be one, even if it doesn’t feel that set in stone, like you could change your mind. If you want to be a girl you can just be one.

November 29, 2025 at 3:52 PM

Alison

@ktos.rootkitty.gay

I was trying to say "work a grill"

November 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM

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Steve Klabnik

@steveklabnik.com

It's on apt. It's literally on Cargo. It's on DockerHub with ads. It's literally on nuget. You can probably find it on snap. Dude it's on portage. It's a Homebrew original. It's on pacman. You can download it on nixpkgs. You can go to pkgsrc and watch it. Log onto the Windows Store right now.

November 20, 2025 at 3:24 AM

Alison

@ktos.rootkitty.gay

"Something went wrong" yeah I figured that out when it didnt work. How about telling me what went wrong.

November 20, 2025 at 8:49 AM

Alison

@ktos.rootkitty.gay

My T levels were low even before starting HRT is this what they call a speedrun strat

November 20, 2025 at 5:45 AM

Alison

@ktos.rootkitty.gay

emma best 🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️🏳️‍⚧️ Mxy @emma.best · Nov 18

From @2600.com:

Greetings,

We've received some disturbing news from the venue of our Hackers On
Planet Earth conference. We have been told that "materials and messaging" at our most recent conference "were not in alignment with the mission, values, and reputation of St. John's University" and that we would no longer be able to host our events there.

Considering the universal praise from St. John's staff and the smooth
handling of HOPE_16 last August, this naturally caught us by surprise.
Our content has always been somewhat edgy and we take pride in challenging policies we see as unfair, exposing security weaknesses, standing up for individual privacy rights, and defending freedom of speech. Until now, that has never run afoul of St. John's values - or so we thought.

What we're told - and what we find rather hard to believe - is that all
of this came about because a single person thought we were promoting an anti-police agenda. They had spotted pamphlets on a table which an attendee had apparently brought to HOPE that espoused that view. Instead of bringing this to our attention, they went to the president's office at St. John's after the conference had ended. That office held an investigation which we had no knowledge of and reached its decision earlier this month. The lack of due process on its own is extremely disturbing.

The intent of the person behind this appears clear: shut down events like
ours and make no attempt to actually communicate or resolve the issue. If
it wasn't this pamphlet, it would have been something else. In this day
and age where academic institutions live in fear of offending the same
authorities we've been challenging for decades, this isn't entirely
surprising. It is, however, greatly disappointing, as we truly believed
St. John's valued the freedom that we have always stood for. We know the
people there who we've worked with understand this and it's unfortunate
that those in charge see fit to cut off that invaluable connection.

Where does this leave us? Well, obviously in an awkward position. We had
already made plans for HOPE 26 to take place at St. John's next August.
Our most recent conference was the first in our 31-year history to take
place a single year after the previous one. That's how well things were
going. So we now have several scenarios. We can scramble to find a new
place for next year. We can take a year off and try to build something
bigger. We can do something virtual. Or we can work on a combination of
these things. As always, your feedback will help guide us. Write to
hope@hope.net with your thoughts.

There will be many people who will say this is what we get for being too
outspoken and for giving a platform to controversial people and ideas. But
it's this spirit that defines who we are; it's driven all 16 of our past
conferences. There are also those who thought it was foolish to ever expect
a religious institution to understand and work with us. But we will never
regret trying and we are proud of our accomplishments in the three
conferences we held at St. John's. We reached a lot of people and opened
quite a few minds. And we don't intend to allow this unfortunate event to
darken our optimism for the opportunities that lie ahead.

We are not changing who we are and what we stand for any more than we'd
expect others to. We have high standards for our speakers, presenters, and
staff. We value inclusivity and we have never tolerated hate, abuse, or
harassment towards anyone. This should not be news, as HOPE has been around
for a while and is well known for its uniqueness, spirit, and positivity.

We don't know exactly how we'll get through this latest challenge. But we
know we will. Thanks as always for your interest and support.

The HOPE Staff

November 20, 2025 at 2:06 AM

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November 14, 2025 at 1:36 PM

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November 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM