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Rich Lafferty

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Disaster prevention chihuahua. Reliability at PagerDuty. Living on unceded land in Punamue'katikt, Mi'kma'ki (Dartmouth, NS). May all beings be free from suffering. He/him. also hachyderm.io/@mendel. formerly @mendel on twitter. www.lafferty.ca

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no, it's always been "mandala effect"

05.03.2026 20:21 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
the search dialog from the upthread japanese woodblock print website, with "cat" typed in 


(猫 produced only seven results vs 700+ for "cat")

the search dialog from the upthread japanese woodblock print website, with "cat" typed in (猫 produced only seven results vs 700+ for "cat")

mm, yes

05.03.2026 01:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
ports on the back of a Silicon Graphics Indy workstation, there's 24 ports in total for various devices from simple mice and printers to video in and out, 3D glasses, networking and more

ports on the back of a Silicon Graphics Indy workstation, there's 24 ports in total for various devices from simple mice and printers to video in and out, 3D glasses, networking and more

the appropriate number of ports any computer should have

18.12.2025 14:15 πŸ‘ 58 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 2
QuΓ©bec’s Martin CrΓͺte took an unlucky tumble after his broom snapped in half at the #Brier2026 πŸ˜¬πŸ˜…
QuΓ©bec’s Martin CrΓͺte took an unlucky tumble after his broom snapped in half at the #Brier2026 πŸ˜¬πŸ˜… YouTube video by TSN

www.youtube.com/shorts/lpL1Q...

05.03.2026 01:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Quebec team at the Brier has SUCH strong Quebecois accents, I love it. Especially Martin CrΓͺte who let out a great "Taaaabarnac!" after his broom broke last week

05.03.2026 01:28 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

palimpsest
exegesis
bailiwick

05.03.2026 01:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

the tasks suffer somewhat

03.03.2026 03:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

duck!

03.03.2026 02:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

well there's a department of war, right, and they've got some OKRs

03.03.2026 01:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ah, common mistake. You see, Hello Kitty is actually a little girl.

02.03.2026 03:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a cartoon character is holding a guitar in his hand . Alt: footage from a mumford and sons concert... haha no it's Miguel from The Road to El Dorado strumming his lute aggressively
02.03.2026 02:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#Halisky where can I buy fun shoelaces locally? like neon colours or galaxy print or leopard spots or something. not skate length, not paracord, just regular flat laces.

02.03.2026 00:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

current status: trying to figure out the shoes that Brier curlers have converted into curling shoes.

Coburn Fadden (BC) is wearing NikeAir Zoom Vapors and I think Mitchell Kopytko (BC) is wearing hot pink Nobulls

01.03.2026 23:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
A display area right at the entrance at the Home Depot in Dartmouth, NS.  To the left are snowblowers, to the right is patio furniture, both being promoted at at the same time.

A display area right at the entrance at the Home Depot in Dartmouth, NS. To the left are snowblowers, to the right is patio furniture, both being promoted at at the same time.

Spring in Canada.

01.03.2026 20:25 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@catehstn.bsky.social i'm sure you probably already know about (or have) this mug but i am playing it safe by showing you

01.03.2026 20:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

see this is why i use my 2006 Tournament brand broom, it's not going to fold in half on me!

#Curling #Brier

28.02.2026 00:47 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

time for bollards under a snowbank!

27.02.2026 22:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

i remember a friend at university discovering Father and Son and being extremely high and inviting me and another friend in to listen to it

now hearing the song brings me back to that particular night in that particular run-down montreal student apartment

27.02.2026 03:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

can't set Slack's notification sound to labneh, either

27.02.2026 00:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
a sign on a pole at a crosswalk that reads "Be Seen - Grab A Brick! 1. Grab  2. Look  3. Wave  4. Cross".  Below the sign is a small yellow wooden basket with three bricks in it.

a sign on a pole at a crosswalk that reads "Be Seen - Grab A Brick! 1. Grab 2. Look 3. Wave 4. Cross". Below the sign is a small yellow wooden basket with three bricks in it.

need one of these at the doors

26.02.2026 23:15 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

explaining to the cat that petting the cat is not in fact a task but there are tasks in need of doing

ah, to be a cat and not have tasks to do

26.02.2026 02:15 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Let's Get Curling, Halifax! LET'S GET CURLING, HALIFAX! Were you watching curling during the Olympics thinking "I would love to try that!?" Well here's your chance to give it a go! WHEN: Saturday, March 7 from 5:30-7:30pm...

if any of you in Halifax are interested in

πŸ‘‰πŸ₯Œ booping some rocks πŸ₯ŒπŸ‘ˆ

yourselves, the Halifax Curling Club is offering a "try curling" thingy on March 7 from 5:30-7:30 pm!

halifaxcurl.com/index.php/ev...

26.02.2026 01:53 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Amazon Change Means Wishlists Might Expose Your Address Amazon is allowing gift senders to choose items from third-party sellers, which could open recipients up to new privacy risks.

If you have an Amazon wishlist, Amazon's just decided it's going to reveal your address to gift buyers from 25 March. There appears to be no actual reason to do this.

www.404media.co/amazon-wishl...

25.02.2026 23:47 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 10

$1M for three extra floors to rent is probably a good deal for the developer, but $1M _and_ you don't have three extra floors to rent is definitely not a good deal!

i suppose it comes down to whether or not it was a legitimate mistake, though, i still can't tell

effective deterrence though!

25.02.2026 00:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Why do I have to pretend that I'm going to print something in order to save it as a PDF. Why do I have to engage in a little ruse.

23.02.2026 21:43 πŸ‘ 19288 πŸ” 2923 πŸ’¬ 344 πŸ“Œ 1

i was wondering where all my plows were, they're over with you!

23.02.2026 23:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

this is the way

none of my neighbours were out tonight, and it's supposed to turn to rain overnight... got rid of about 7" worth

23.02.2026 23:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

i'm glad he leveled with you

23.02.2026 03:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

pour one out for, i dunno, the whole magazine industry I guess, but glad to hear maison de la presse is still kicking somehow

(i used to be a huge magazine reader!)

23.02.2026 03:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

boooo

22.02.2026 15:54 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0