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Hundred Rabbits is turning 10 in a month!

Lived a little fantasy of mine this morning, as the sun was rising, I rowed over to our friends aboard MV Geordie and picked up a loaf of freshly baked banana bread through the starboard side porthole.
#theGalley

That perfect time of the year when I can lie down at the bow of the ship and neither instantly roast nor freeze.

Do you ever keep layers around just in case you need to prove a drawing is not AI..?

I love how mastodon chains all the filter words categories when something gets caught. I think it's the first time I see a post catching 5 filters categories at once.

A SHORT INTRODUCTION TO THE MINGMING TEST
by Roger D. Taylor
https://wiki.xxiivv.com/docs/mingming.txt

We released a transcription of the Permacomputing 101 talk, in which I look at some of the historical projects that explored ways to fight digital obsolescence.
https://100r.co/site/permacomputing_101.html
#permacomputing

I don't want to sound like an alarmist here, but we're so cooked, as a society. So, utterly, fucked.

The coast guard is removing navigation buoys because.. people have smartphones now.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/us/new-england-boaters-protest-buoys-removal.html?unlocked_article_code=1.jE8.eG0A.FRYGKvoEVsYa&smid=url-share
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@ritualdust @voidxwitch nothing but 5 stars reviews for the black hill on tripadvisor

TIL, BASIC stands for "Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code"

"What did you do today?"
"The usual, coercing valuable scientific computing equipment into doing clerical work."

The original:

So @rek made this fantastic illustration for Sunflower BASIC, a tribute to Moebius' cover for Alice BASIC.

I think these pedals might be fucked.

Watching a government agent fold a piece of paper exactly in thirds so that the edges all meet perfectly.

me:

@ccohanlon Gulf Of Caligari?! You guys sail to places with the most badass names.

An afternoon of slideshows & fellowship for the AI-avoidant.

https://breakingthegloom.com/
Date: 27th September
Time: 2pm to 5pm
Location: SET Social, Red Bar, London
#Permacomputing