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Anthony Horton @spacelizard.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 1h

Well this takes me back. I'm compiling Linux drivers from source so that I can get the hardware support that I need. I haven't had to do anything like this for a long, long, long time.

In this case I'm building the latest release of mesa so that I'll be able to link our Quest 3 VR headset to […]

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Kit Bashir @unixbigot.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 14h

LBT¹: Everyone in the know agrees, it’s time to plan your #arduino exit. Need help? My day job is helping folk select technology, free advice for fedi friends, paid advice links in bio.

¹ Last Boosted Toot²
² https://infosec.exchange/@masek/115333755734883926

Martin Seeger (@[email protected])

Everyone with an Arduino project has, starting as of **NOW**, six months to look for a replacement. If you don't start right away, I can point out someone who will be in a lot of pain in a few months. Believe me... https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2025/10/qualcomm-to-acquire-arduino-accelerating-developers--access-to-i I know this will play merry hell with the 3d printer and mechanical keyboard scene. Innumerable hardware will die from this takeover. #arduino #qualcomm

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Anthony Horton @spacelizard.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 1d

RE: https://aus.social/@spacelizard/115325256658061903

A reminder to keep voting #teambinchicken because the bottom 5 birds get eliminated at the end of each day until the final round of voting on the 15th of October.

#boty #boty2025

Anthony Horton @spacelizard.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 3d

Australian bird of the year 2025: vote early, vote often!

#teambinchicken #boty2025 #boty

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2025/oct/06/australian-bird-of-the-year-2025-vote-now

Australian bird of the year 2025: vote for your favourite #birdoftheyear in the Guardian / BirdLife Australia poll

From little penguins to (very big) cassowaries, every bird has its fans. Vote for your favourite in the 2025 Guardian/BirdLife Australia poll

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Anthony Horton @spacelizard.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 2d

Jetstar are getting gradually more brazen with their tedious upsell techniques.

They've been deliberately splitting up booking groups to push people into paying extra for seat selection for a while. That wouldn't be too objectionable for a group of adults but they are habitually separating kids […]

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Anthony Horton @spacelizard.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 3d

Australian bird of the year 2025: vote early, vote often!

#teambinchicken #boty2025 #boty

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2025/oct/06/australian-bird-of-the-year-2025-vote-now

Australian bird of the year 2025: vote for your favourite #birdoftheyear in the Guardian / BirdLife Australia poll

From little penguins to (very big) cassowaries, every bird has its fans. Vote for your favourite in the 2025 Guardian/BirdLife Australia poll

www.theguardian.com

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`Da Elf @elfin.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 4d

Something isn't right, can't put my finger on it.

A float plane, upside down, but it's floating...ish.

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myrmepropagandist @futurebird.sauropods.win.ap.brid.gy · 4d

"You can interact with this technology and it's just like a real person!"

* fake nice for no practical reason
* unwilling to admit when they just don't know
* wasting time with social graces and frippery
* using flattery to hide incompetence or laziness
* fake enthusiasm because they want to be […]

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Anthony Horton @spacelizard.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 5d

I'm willing to bet that the designer of the Chermside Holey Moley mini-golf course is Gen-X.

Photo of an indoor mini-golf hole modelled on the living room from The Simpsons.

Photo of a framed picture hanging on a wall, which is a copy of the box art of the fictional video game "Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge" featured in an old Simpsons episode.

Anthony Horton @spacelizard.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 5d

The MG IM5 isn't a bad looking car, but I still think the BYD Seal is the best looking electric sedan.

#ev #electriccar

Photo of a grey MG IM5 electric sedan car, on display in the middle of a shopping centre.

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Anthony Horton @spacelizard.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 6d

Saw Jimmy again later. He was chilling next to the hotel pool until he saw another male water dragon (now known as Jeffrey) in the pool drain. That prompted him to jump down, do a display (head bob, standing tall, opening his mouth), then chase the other dragon […]

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Photo of Jimmy the Eastern Water Dragon lying on a rock next to a swimming pool.

Photo of Jeffrey the Eastern Water Dragon looking out from inside a swimming pool drain.

Photo of Jimmy that Eastern Water Dragon after jumping down to the side of the swimming pool.

Photo of Jimmy the Eastern Water Dragon looking out from inside the swimming pool drain.

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Anthony Horton @spacelizard.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 6d

The kid has named this big boy "Jimmy". This is, apparently, His Spot, as he is frequently seen striking a pose in this exact location, near the hotel swimming pool.

#lizardposting #lizardsofmastodon #lizard

Photo of an Eastern Water Dragon sitting on bark mulch next to a fence.

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Anthony Horton @spacelizard.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 6d

Saw Jimmy again later. He was chilling next to the hotel pool until he saw another male water dragon (now known as Jeffrey) in the pool drain. That prompted him to jump down, do a display (head bob, standing tall, opening his mouth), then chase the other dragon […]

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Anthony Horton @spacelizard.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 6d

The kid has named this big boy "Jimmy". This is, apparently, His Spot, as he is frequently seen striking a pose in this exact location, near the hotel swimming pool.

#lizardposting #lizardsofmastodon #lizard

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Anthony Horton @spacelizard.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 7d

Oh, it's that time again. The call for papers for the next SPIE Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation conference is now open, deadline 3rd December. The conference will be in Copenhagen, next July.

The likelihood of me getting to go is fairly low, even if I do get a talk accepted, because […]

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Anthony Horton @spacelizard.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 8d

The lizard is home alone while we're in Brisbane. I check his basking spot infrared temperature sensor to see whether he's been active or not, and it seems that today he was being active at least up to the point that he somehow managed to break the sensor. Thanks […]

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Screenshot from an Adafruit.io web dashboard showing a plot of temperature over time. There are three traces, one of which stops abruptly after going up and down.

Photo of a Eastern Blue Skink lying on top of the back of a sofa.

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Anthony Horton @spacelizard.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 8d

The lizard is home alone while we're in Brisbane. I check his basking spot infrared temperature sensor to see whether he's been active or not, and it seems that today he was being active at least up to the point that he somehow managed to break the sensor. Thanks […]

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Anthony Horton @spacelizard.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 8d

Yes, that was a deliberate Mega-lo-Mania reference.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmUQgEQv9_I&t=391s

#amiga500

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Anthony Horton @spacelizard.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 8d

Not entirely Ergonomically Terrific, but it'll do for a few days.

We're doing our usual school holidays thing of going to Brisbane for just over a week so the kid can spend time with his relatives while my wife and I work remotely. This is my temporary office […]

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Photo of a hotel room desk with a laptop, keyboard, mouse, portable monitor, headphones and keepcup on it.

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Anthony Horton @spacelizard.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 8d

It's been cancelled! Excellent.

Anthony Horton @spacelizard.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 8d

"Finish off" as in kill it stone dead.

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Anthony Horton @spacelizard.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 8d

Oh good*, a 2 and a half hour long Teams meeting about requirement non-compliances to finish off the day.

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 8d

OpenAI employees are very excited about how well their new AI tool can create fake videos of people doing crimes and have definitely thought through all the implications of this

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Anthony Horton @spacelizard.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 10d

Trying to make a habit out of riding to work! The commute in already felt a little easier today than it did on my first go on Thursday, and it took less time too. Melville Street in West Ryde is still a git, though. I made it up the climb but I did stop at the top […]

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Photo of a blue Orbea Vibe ebike with pannier bags, parked on a pavement.

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Anthony Horton @spacelizard.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 10d

Oh, and Crankbrothers Eggbeater pedals!

Nominally they are mountain bike pedals but after trying several different clipless systems for my commuting and recreational road cycling back in the day I decided they are the best for my usage too, and have put them on every bike I've owned since.

The […]

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Anthony Horton @spacelizard.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 10d

While I'm on the topic of things that are great...

The Orbea Vibe H10 EQ is, IMO, a great ebike for commuting. The integrated lighting, included mudguards and included pannier rack make it commute-ready out of the box, but it still looks good and not overly ebike-y.

Ortlieb Back-Roller Classic […]

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