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David P
@pewnack@aus.social
mastodon 4.7.2Local of Naarm/Melbourne. Most likely autistic. Certainly suffering from ME/CFS (#mecfs) since 2010.
Software engineer & former research chemist (single crystal X-ray crystallography, coordination chemistry).
Fan of #Americana, #PsychedelicRock, #StarTrek, #DoctorWho, #StarWars etc.
Enjoys long walks off short piers. He/him.
Bluesky: @pewnack.bsky.social (but hardly ever use it)
272 Followers
664 Following
50 Posts
Joined November 21, 2022
Replying to
@dresstokilt@mastodon.social
Likewise, it was your choice to be a dick after completely misunderstanding the purpose of the study, which frankly was obvious from the small summary with the preview link.
You don't deserve the careful and patient explanation you were afforded.
@grimalkina@mastodon.social @amydiehl@mstdn.social
I'm a bit late to the boat, but did anyone notice the globe on the World Cup trophy?
Am I absolutely nuts or is Australia a bit "off"?
It seems to have gained a big island in the Gulf of Carpentaria or it could even be the whole of northern NT has fallen off into the Torres Strait!?
There's an extra promontory off QLD, and WA looks a lot more "western" than it already is.
The cup doesn't depict the southern coast of Aus, so they didn't have the opportunity to leave TAS off.
Thinking of former colleagues, friends and families of friends in Bordeaux right now.
#Wildfires #ClimateChange #France
So the Strait of Hormuz is still blocked or "constipated" if you will.
This is despite all the efforts of the most powerful military, nation and leader on Earth, or the most powerful "laxative" on Earth if you will.
I really can't believe it's not working because he gives me the shits daily.
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@cstross@wandering.shop
They'll do what they did when Trump was booed at the basketball.
They'll get Fox News to edit the audio to replace the chant with cheers and deny it ever happened.
#AlternativeReality
I suppose Trump has really achieved something no US President has before.
He's made Iran, "death to America", seem like the more reasonable party of the two.
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@clintruin@mastodon.social
If I focus on midpoints between dots, the two of them go purple! Cool.
@davidtheeviloverlord@mastodon.social @Danpiker@mathstodon.xyz
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@MelissaBearTrix
Yes, cis male. I believe I have complex PTSD so my thoughts of safety are likely out of proportion with my actual risk, especially in inner suburban Australia.
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@smeg
Or landlords when renters are given new rights....
Honestly, the possibilities are endless.
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@SwiftOnSecurity@infosec.exchange
"Porn to go" and "pity the librarians" on the same page?
Coincidence or not?
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@misty
Do you already have an electronic copy?
Edit: I have an electronic copy if you would like a copy of that?
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@coolcoder360@mastodon.gamedev.place @sundogplanets@mastodon.social
That was my first thought too!
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@saltywizard@beige.party
Yeah, great sentiment but unfortunately neither US military or current or former US presidents are subject to the ICC because they withdrew from the Rome Statute.
#ICC #TheHague
https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2026/03/force-vetoes-and-sanctions-why-the-icc-cant-touch-a-us-president/
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@jalefkowit@vmst.io
I wonder if the artist was actively trolling him and said something like "yeah sure it's an FA-18"
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@NanoRaptor@bitbang.social
I've thought of changing my last name plenty of times. It's a very common word in very common usage. Was bullied in school for it.
But never got to the point of seriously following through with it.
My full name now affords me a tiny bit of anonymity on the web as there are a lot of "me's" especially more famous ones.
Edit: scratch that "more" in "more famous ones".
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@joannejacobs
It's not for me I'm afraid. Due to #MECFS I answer yes to many flu symptom questions all the time.
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@Anibyl@social.coop
This prob won't account for that difference but I changed my chain on my ebike recently and threaded it incorrectly through the rear derailleur and when I did correctly it was a link or two longer.
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@nwarner@tenforward.social
The way I look at it is, the universes are kinda twinned or entangled so that a person in one particular universe (almost maybe) always has a counterpart in the other universe. They are mirrored and stay entwined.
Anyway it's prob explained better by the fandom site https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Mirror_universe
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@ThePSF
To the USA?
Are fucking kidding?
I'd prefer not to be disappeared into a concentration camp, as soon as I arrive just because I said something that upset your Shitler, then to be denied my medication, contact with my Embassy and family and to die of completely treatable diseases or to be murdered by one of your regime's Gestapo.
No, I won't be visiting the USA now but only after your authoritarian regime has been held accountable by some international court.
#USPol
Ok my favourite Star Wars is the John Williams score.
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@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social
Australia lost a war against the Emus.
True, and wild (pun intended), story.
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@HailsandAles@metalhead.club
Data centres' heat used to heat nearby homes and/or drive reverse osmosis desalination of seawater to actually produce fresh drinking water.
#DataCentres #DataCenters
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@CosmicRami
FWIW the orange suits are known colloquially as "pumpkin suits".
These ones are a modified version of the Advanced Crew Escape Suit (ACES), called the Orion Crew Survival System (OCSS).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Crew_Escape_Suit
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@Anibyl@social.coop
Yeah, like other poster said in at least Shimano brand's case they release chains in same type of different lengths.
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@samlitzinger@journa.host
Not a war, just a bog standard authoritarian regime.
Investigate your political opponents for anything you can think of. If they've done nothing illegal, make up new laws so they have.
Otherwise, just ban the opposition because you declare that they are supporting "terrorism" or "corrupting children by spreading transgender ideology".
These are all completely plausible from where you are right now.
It's not a war. You Americans and having "wars on stuff" is part of how you get to where you are right now.
#USPol #Trump
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@nixCraft@mastodon.social
Is that thing the size of a fucking toaster or has her hand been replaced by that of a toddler?
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@adhd_coffee
That's a normal day for anyone with moderate #MECFS.
If you manage either, on one day, you'll usually have to put the other one off for another day.
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@fakemetrotrains@mastodon.au
What will they be X'Trapolating on? What kind of data? Poor service, lateness, cancellations? Will they be valid X'Trapolations?