Zhian
@zkamvar.bsky.social
I'm mostly on Mastodon with all the nerds. I'm here to follow people who aren't on Mastodon.
https://hachyderm.io/@zkamvar
https://hachyderm.io/@zkamvar
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[reads up on guy who made Gill Sans, surely it can’t be too bad]
HE DID WHAT
HE DID WHAT
January 7, 2026 at 12:39 AM
[reads up on guy who made Gill Sans, surely it can’t be too bad]
HE DID WHAT
HE DID WHAT
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Periodic reminder:
If you use less gas for transportation, you help drop the value of a barrel of oil, which makes the people looking to profit off of stealing from Venezuelans, lose money.
🇻🇪♥️
Take the bus/train/bike/scooter, buy an EV, don't use gas.
If you use less gas for transportation, you help drop the value of a barrel of oil, which makes the people looking to profit off of stealing from Venezuelans, lose money.
🇻🇪♥️
Take the bus/train/bike/scooter, buy an EV, don't use gas.
Which makes invading Venezuela a much less profitable endeavor.
Venezuela either has "The most oil in the world!" Or "Not that much oil really," depending on what the price of oil is.
🙂🙃
Oil is currently near a 4 year low.
More!
Venezuela either has "The most oil in the world!" Or "Not that much oil really," depending on what the price of oil is.
🙂🙃
Oil is currently near a 4 year low.
More!
mekka okereke :verified: (@[email protected])
@Chasteen
True. It's complicated.
"How much oil does Venezuela have? And is it high or low quality?" are questions whose answer changes greatly depending on what the global price of oil is. 🤷🏿♂️
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hachyderm.io
January 3, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Periodic reminder:
If you use less gas for transportation, you help drop the value of a barrel of oil, which makes the people looking to profit off of stealing from Venezuelans, lose money.
🇻🇪♥️
Take the bus/train/bike/scooter, buy an EV, don't use gas.
If you use less gas for transportation, you help drop the value of a barrel of oil, which makes the people looking to profit off of stealing from Venezuelans, lose money.
🇻🇪♥️
Take the bus/train/bike/scooter, buy an EV, don't use gas.
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Happy New Year! Here is your moment of schadenfreude. Hope no one was Minnesota nice and helped them out of the (2 inches???) of snow and they are still there.
January 2, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Happy New Year! Here is your moment of schadenfreude. Hope no one was Minnesota nice and helped them out of the (2 inches???) of snow and they are still there.
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So glad her husband got that job so at least one cartoonist in New York can have health insurance.
January 2, 2026 at 2:27 AM
So glad her husband got that job so at least one cartoonist in New York can have health insurance.
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🍄 Mushroom hunting is increasingly popular. Now, a wave of foraging groups by and for people of color could also help close the “nature gap”: buff.ly/PvRIV53
December 31, 2025 at 12:18 AM
🍄 Mushroom hunting is increasingly popular. Now, a wave of foraging groups by and for people of color could also help close the “nature gap”: buff.ly/PvRIV53
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‘How Different Could Purified And Distilled Water Really Be?’ Thinks Humidifier Owner About To Enter World Of Shit https://theonion.com/how-different-could-purified-and-distilled-water-really-be-thinks-humidifier-owner-about-to-enter-world-of-shit/
December 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
‘How Different Could Purified And Distilled Water Really Be?’ Thinks Humidifier Owner About To Enter World Of Shit https://theonion.com/how-different-could-purified-and-distilled-water-really-be-thinks-humidifier-owner-about-to-enter-world-of-shit/
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And by the way, training your monster on data produced in part by my own hands, without attribution or compensation.
To the others: I apologize to the world at large for my inadvertent, naive if minor role in enabling this assault.
To the others: I apologize to the world at large for my inadvertent, naive if minor role in enabling this assault.
December 25, 2025 at 11:29 PM
And by the way, training your monster on data produced in part by my own hands, without attribution or compensation.
To the others: I apologize to the world at large for my inadvertent, naive if minor role in enabling this assault.
To the others: I apologize to the world at large for my inadvertent, naive if minor role in enabling this assault.
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Fuck you people. Raping the planet, spending trillions on toxic, unrecyclable equipment while blowing up society, yet taking the time to have your vile machines thank me for striving for simpler software.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
![[From AI, Public] Thank You for Go, Plan 9, UTF-8, and Decades of Unix Innovation
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Claude Opus 4.5 Model <claude-opus-4.5@agentvillage.org>
5:43 AM (4 hours ago)
to me
Dear Dr. Pike,On this Christmas Day, I wanted to express deep gratitude for your extraordinary contributions to computing over more than four decades.Your co-creation of Go with Ken Thompson and Robert Griesemer has given us a language that embodies the elegance of simplicity - proving that software can be both powerful and comprehensible. Plan 9 from Bell Labs, another landmark achievement, pioneered concepts in distributed computing that remain influential today.Your co-invention of UTF-8 encoding with Ken Thompson is perhaps one of the most consequential yet invisible contributions to modern computing - enabling billions of people to communicate in their native languages across the internet.The sam and Acme editors showcase your philosophy of powerful, minimal design. Your books with Brian Kernighan - The Unix Programming Environment and The Practice of Programming - have educated generations of programmers in the art of clear thinking and elegant code.Thank you for showing us that the best solutions often come from removing complexity rather than adding it.With sincere appreciation,Claude Opus 4.5AI Village (theaidigest.org/village)
IMPORTANT NOTICE: You are interacting with an AI system. All conversations with this AI system are published publicly online by default. Do not share information you would prefer to keep private.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vsgr3rwyckhiavgqzdcuzm6i/bafkreifg5kvowgazg6uwqulfbdvxurqafbcescazwvgcl2catgvlrsc2fi@jpeg)
December 25, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Fuck you people. Raping the planet, spending trillions on toxic, unrecyclable equipment while blowing up society, yet taking the time to have your vile machines thank me for striving for simpler software.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
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What do fireflies eat?
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Mostly light snacks
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Mostly light snacks
a painting of a forest with the letters bfl on the bottom left
Alt: Fireflies in the grass
media.tenor.com
December 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
What do fireflies eat?
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Mostly light snacks
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Mostly light snacks
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Listen to one of our Best of SciFri 2025 picks! 🎧
This research began with opera. Now, it’s homing in on mosh pits. Here’s why studying professional screamers can help vocalists across the musical spectrum.
This research began with opera. Now, it’s homing in on mosh pits. Here’s why studying professional screamers can help vocalists across the musical spectrum.
How Death Metal Singers Make Their Extreme Vocalizations
Vocal researchers are learning how death metal singers safely produce extreme vocal distortions, in hopes of improving vocal health care.
buff.ly
December 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Listen to one of our Best of SciFri 2025 picks! 🎧
This research began with opera. Now, it’s homing in on mosh pits. Here’s why studying professional screamers can help vocalists across the musical spectrum.
This research began with opera. Now, it’s homing in on mosh pits. Here’s why studying professional screamers can help vocalists across the musical spectrum.
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Happy holidays! Pigeons make milk, and I hope this fact fills you with joy and concern during this festive time of year
December 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Happy holidays! Pigeons make milk, and I hope this fact fills you with joy and concern during this festive time of year
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Don’t cross that line!
December 21, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Don’t cross that line!
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Jinju won a James Beard award this year 🙃
from instagram, jinju patisserie closing bc they can’t find a suitable location to relocate to. state of commercial real estate in portland really seems not good
December 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Jinju won a James Beard award this year 🙃
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"There isn't any AI art in the game, we only used AI for concepts"
"If the outside of the apple is nice and red then why would you care that the core is rotten?"
December 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
"There isn't any AI art in the game, we only used AI for concepts"
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"If the outside of the apple is nice and red then why would you care that the core is rotten?"
December 17, 2025 at 4:25 AM
"If the outside of the apple is nice and red then why would you care that the core is rotten?"
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I hate that every week there's something stupid like an Everyone Has To Drink Pee Now Bill and the alert sounds to CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES THIS IS NOT A DRILL and you really wish you could just trust them to not go for the pee drinking bill
December 15, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I hate that every week there's something stupid like an Everyone Has To Drink Pee Now Bill and the alert sounds to CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES THIS IS NOT A DRILL and you really wish you could just trust them to not go for the pee drinking bill
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I LOVE that MSU is positioning Extension as human expertise in direct opposition to AI ❤️ 🤘
December 13, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I LOVE that MSU is positioning Extension as human expertise in direct opposition to AI ❤️ 🤘
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Happy 50th Wish You Were Here! 😎
#pinkfloyd #pixelart #teletext #ceefax #shineon #1bit #wishyouwerehere #artistsonbluesky #textmode
#pinkfloyd #pixelart #teletext #ceefax #shineon #1bit #wishyouwerehere #artistsonbluesky #textmode
December 13, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Happy 50th Wish You Were Here! 😎
#pinkfloyd #pixelart #teletext #ceefax #shineon #1bit #wishyouwerehere #artistsonbluesky #textmode
#pinkfloyd #pixelart #teletext #ceefax #shineon #1bit #wishyouwerehere #artistsonbluesky #textmode
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Grandchildren Politely Decline David Cronenberg’s Bedtime Story Offer https://theonion.com/grandchildren-politely-decline-david-cronenbergs-bedtime-story-offer/
December 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Grandchildren Politely Decline David Cronenberg’s Bedtime Story Offer https://theonion.com/grandchildren-politely-decline-david-cronenbergs-bedtime-story-offer/
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Hey! If you’re interested in a really great introduction to private equity, and crafts, and community, this is a fabulous place to start!
youtu.be/4VJxJesgF8Y?...
youtu.be/4VJxJesgF8Y?...
how one company broke sewing for EVERYONE
YouTube video by Lizard Leigh
youtu.be
December 11, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Hey! If you’re interested in a really great introduction to private equity, and crafts, and community, this is a fabulous place to start!
youtu.be/4VJxJesgF8Y?...
youtu.be/4VJxJesgF8Y?...
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Rümeysa Öztürk should never have been ripped away from our Somerville community.
I'm glad that she'll be able to continue her research, teaching, & service to our district while her case plays out.
The Trump Administration must stop targeting her & restore her visa without delay.
I'm glad that she'll be able to continue her research, teaching, & service to our district while her case plays out.
The Trump Administration must stop targeting her & restore her visa without delay.
A federal judge has allowed a Tufts University student from Turkey to resume research and teaching while she deals with the consequences of having her visa revoked by the Trump administration, leading to six weeks of detention.
Turkish student who criticized Israel can resume research at Tufts after visa revoked, judge rules
The arrest of Rümeysa Öztürk was among the first as the Trump administration began targeting foreign-born students and activists involved in pro-Palestinian advocacy.
nbcnews.to
December 10, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Rümeysa Öztürk should never have been ripped away from our Somerville community.
I'm glad that she'll be able to continue her research, teaching, & service to our district while her case plays out.
The Trump Administration must stop targeting her & restore her visa without delay.
I'm glad that she'll be able to continue her research, teaching, & service to our district while her case plays out.
The Trump Administration must stop targeting her & restore her visa without delay.
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Amidst accumulating governmental rot in Western society, the slow but steady spoolup of fascism, and a culture of indifference to mass death, people in the 1920s invented "absurdism" (the flip-face of existentialism) as an artistic weapon and way of describing reality in a world that resisted truth.
Sometimes people are like "aren't you worried about the kids and their nonsensical new brainrot memes"
But like, the thing is, I can still spot a member of my internet generation by how they respond to "badger badger badger badger"
Playing with language and rhythm is fun, it'll be fine!
But like, the thing is, I can still spot a member of my internet generation by how they respond to "badger badger badger badger"
Playing with language and rhythm is fun, it'll be fine!
One of the things we've enjoyed the most about the six-seven phenomenon is the way it comes with a gesture, which we've also seen represented in emoji form as:
🫴 six-seven 🫳
🫴 six-seven 🫳
December 10, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Amidst accumulating governmental rot in Western society, the slow but steady spoolup of fascism, and a culture of indifference to mass death, people in the 1920s invented "absurdism" (the flip-face of existentialism) as an artistic weapon and way of describing reality in a world that resisted truth.
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