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rob jefferson

@techstepper

cloud engineer, reader, parent. black. he/they. disaster bi. kinky. curmudgeon. philly. into synths, fountain pens, opera, economic history, film, metal, knitting, ham radio, watches, math, retrocomputing. absolutely boring. discord: techstepper

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I miss you too! I’ve just kind of drifted away from bsky.

02.03.2026 04:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Wish I could be there!

01.03.2026 23:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Not only is it an amazing album, but it wasnβ€˜t until later that I learned that Tears for Fears’ whole thing was rooted in primal scream therapy.

24.02.2026 00:04 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Everybody wants to rule the world cover in Classical Latin (SOFTBARDCORE)
Everybody wants to rule the world cover in Classical Latin (SOFTBARDCORE) YouTube video by the_miracle_aligner

The Classical Latin version of this is great. ”Omnes optant mundum regereβ€œ itself feels like a cautionary Roman motto: youtu.be/Xtt78SW-mgg

24.02.2026 00:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There are some movies that I absolutely love but I can’t watch again, and Grave of the Fireflies is one. (Come and See and Shoah are two others.)

25.01.2026 05:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I haven’t read this, but a lot of my feelings on AI were shaped by his β€œWhat Computers Still Can’t Do”, and his lectures on Being and Time gave me a better understanding of it. Dreyfus was a real one.

21.01.2026 02:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Teletubby Division - Atmosphere
Teletubby Division - Atmosphere YouTube video by Andy Baader

youtu.be/DQqecjd4vdA?...

20.01.2026 22:28 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If history is any indication, nothing will likely happen to them. No one got executed or tried for treason after the Civil War; only about 200 Nazis were defendants in the Nuremberg trials. Between history and the β€œinvade the Hague” law, I expect only a few people at most to face consequences.

20.01.2026 23:07 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Neither can I, honestly.

22.09.2025 00:10 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This makes me so happy to see!

18.09.2025 15:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy hrtversary, Claire! πŸ’–

02.08.2025 02:33 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

All the books are either pdfs or epub/mobi that you can drop onto any ereader of your choice.

30.06.2025 15:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is especially cool because our bundle is not just transfem-majority, but we have multiple Black participants, multiple global south participants, all demographics that are usually *very* overlooked and marginalized by publishing (self and trade).

30.06.2025 14:25 πŸ‘ 73 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Four people bought the bundle and sent me proof of purchase. I’ve not seen anyone ask for a bundle, and the offer ends in a little more than 2.5 hours (1 PM EDT).

If someone wants the bundle, drop me a DM and I will gift it.

30.06.2025 14:25 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I miss Usenet, and the local freenets (some of which allowed people from outside the area to have accounts on).

30.06.2025 03:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I miss bboards so much.

30.06.2025 03:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! Someone who wants a bundle, drop me an email so I can gift it to you!

29.06.2025 13:29 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

DM is fine!

29.06.2025 13:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s an excellent bundle, and it’s a great way to help!

And following @zkat.tech’s lead, if someone buys the bundle and sends me proof of purchase, I will send a bundle to someone who can’t afford it. (Offer good for at least five bundles, possibly more.)

itch.io/b/3065/queer...

29.06.2025 04:32 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 4

hell yeah! one day, one hour at a time. πŸ’– you got this.

28.06.2025 23:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Take care of yourself, and get some more rest. ❀️

15.06.2025 19:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œWhite Horse” by Laid Back is another one of those songs. I had no idea until the late 90s that it was a couple of Danish dudes.

04.06.2025 21:46 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Given how many kids were breakdancing to β€œBeat Box” and β€œClose (to the Edit)”, and β€œMoments in Love” being a Quiet Storm staple, I could kinda see how this could happen. Still hilarious af though.

04.06.2025 21:43 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Just sent something. πŸ’–

02.06.2025 00:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Book cover for Fell From the Crow's Nest, by Katerina MarchΓ‘n. It features a sailing ship at sea on a moonlight night, under attack by tentacles of a sea creature.

Book cover for Fell From the Crow's Nest, by Katerina MarchΓ‘n. It features a sailing ship at sea on a moonlight night, under attack by tentacles of a sea creature.

I've retitled the thing I'm working on, gotten a book cover (thanks to @benjanun.bsky.social!!!), and it's now getting published to THREE different places!

www.royalroad.com/fiction/1152...
archiveofourown.org/works/65171134
www.scribblehub.com/series/15646...

It is queer and anti-colonialist af!

03.05.2025 19:31 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m not, but I love the term.

02.04.2025 14:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Dude’s a fuckin’ herb. All that money and power, and he gets sad and whiny and vindictive when people don’t like him.

02.04.2025 02:13 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That movie is so achingly beautiful, I bought a 4K player in part to watch it.

28.03.2025 18:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0