I showed up to my first protest today! #NoKings Oregon City. It was surprisingly a bit emotional to see so many people out there, and cars honking in support as they drove by. 10/10, would definitely recommend going to one of these if you haven't gotten out there yet!

I did archery last weekend for a friend's birthday party. I've done this probably fewer than 10 times in my life. I took a picture of my target after the 1st and last round (37 rounds in total!) I may have gotten a proper bullseye once, but I hit the general area enough to fully cut the middle out!

There's a pigeon party in my yard. (I'm not sure what kind of bird really, I've usually called them doves). Usually at most two of them come around to collect bird seed dropped from the feeder above, but it looks like they've told all their friends about it now too.

It's kind of adorable seeing posts on r/Neocities asking for basic help with their websites, like not knowing how to apply a CSS :hover effect or show a random image with JavaScript. It reminds me of when I was first learning HTML, way back in 1999! I'm just happy to see kids learning to code again.

I've built a "modern retro home page" to host on Neocities. Check it out! noahs.site I've been making websites since 1999 at age 12, and the modern resurgence of the Indie Web movement and Neocities bringing back the old Web has me nostalgic. I'll be posting my "era correct" old artwork on mine!

Inspired by the Indie Web movement and the resurgence of sites like Neocities, I've dusted off a cringe old website I built as a kid (last touched 2003) and put it back online. It's about a childhood story I wrote, ca. 12-15yo, inspired by all my favorite things. 1/2 🧵 landofnoreturn.neocities.org

Want to party like it's 2006? SpaceHey is a modern MySpace clone and it's so nostalgic. Do any of y'all remember MySpace? That site was my whole childhood, before Facebook started the trend of bland social media. Check out my profile page: spacehey.com/kirsle

I had a random memory come back from my slovenly youthful days, where I'd build whole towers, castles and fortresses around my computer made from empty soda cans that I had accumulated. 😅 Mtn Dew was my favorite, I'd go thru at least 4 cans per day. Wild to think about! Water is my favorite now.

lol mastodon.social/@aboutsignal...

I was feeling nostalgic tonight and installed Windows XP in a virtual machine. I got old-school AOL Instant Messenger set up on a RetroAIM server, and I dusted off my old Perl chatbot code (from back in 2004!) and signed it on to AIM as well. It's crazy to think that WinXP is now a "Retro OS" 1/3

Somebody asked me recently about how to break into software development as a career. I wrote a blog post with the advice that worked for me and others I met during my career. Pick a popular language, write an open source project that you can show off, and get hired. www.kirsle.net/how-to-get-i...

Reskeet with spectacles, nerd.

Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈 With thousands of members of the LGBT+ community on nonshy.com (including the founder himself), plus thousands more allies, nonshy stands in support of our brothers & sisters & enbies in all marginalized communities and we provide a safe space away from bigotry & hate speech.

I don't always post #bloomsky but when I do it's to show off the various #flowers and trees that came with my house. Here are a few so far this spring:

I got my new glasses today 🤓

Wanna see one of the first websites I ever created? www.kirsle.net/memories/syr... It's a Myst & Riven fan site I created when I was 13, and is the oldest website of mine I was able to recover from the wayback machine.

Feeling cute, won't delete later.

A top Democratic congressman goes off during a DOGE hearing and calls out Elon for trying to cut Social Security. More of this please.

With the daily barrage of news stories coming out (at "muzzle velocity," as Steve Bannon once put it), it's nice when somebody does a recap and highlights some of the best examples from recent events. Senator Murphy highlights the past 6 weeks of corruption: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyco...

I found this cool (but scary) site: www.project2025.observer As you all should know if you've been paying any attention at all to the news, Project 2025 is indeed the agenda for this administration and all those EO's that had been rapidly coming out are *directly* from the P2025 playbook.

"I have long held the belief that if you're not genuinely excited by something yourself, then you can't expect anyone else to be. I hope you're as intrigued by these new discoveries as we've been." —Richard Vander Wende (Game Director, Riven)

Also, to spread the word: check out www.25and.me which is a great resource to comb through Project 2025, sorted by the issues you care about, with page number references in their playbook so you can read the full context yourself. It is confirmed that P2025 *is* the agenda of this administration.

I suddenly find myself in need of some new local friends after losing my One friend who still lives in the area. I baited him by mentioning That Billionaire's salute at the inauguration, to see if he would defend and rationalize it. Unfortunately, he responded *exactly* how I feared he would. 🙄

It was haircut day today! My hair was so curly that you couldn't tell before, but it was long enough to reach past my nose!

Okay I hate generational divide bullshit but “vertical video” being the top search term for gen z on pornhub is the funniest shit I’ve seen all week.

Some cozy Christmas decorations my partner and I just finished putting together. 🎄

In the current protocol war of ActivityPub (Mastodon, Pixelfed, Friendica, Ghost, PeerTube, etc.) vs. AT Protocol (Bluesky)... I think AT is currently winning on the regular old usability front. I am a massive nerd and ActivityPub is not great even from my opinion, it's not a replacement for X. 1/3

In a society obsessed with control, nudity is rebellion. The idea that nudism is apolitical is utopian. As long as bodies are judged and policed, nudity will always be radical.

this podcast is a pretty thorough primer (tho they also talk about activitypub, which is similar but also NOT) youtu.be/-R9CWq5CBlk?...

The real news we're not hearing!

This happened because of the immediate public outcry. We won’t grow numb to this!

I need to get a proper stereoscope to enjoy these. 😅

Protests have been filed for presidential election results in 5 NC counties. We are also exploring next steps to learn more about election results in PA, AZ, OH, MT and many other states. Please continue to support us in striving for transparency into the 2024 election. #Transparency #GiveEveryDay

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The Anti-Christ came and went, but no one noticed because he wasn't worse than the current state of the world already is. The rapture followed, but no one went to Heaven, so we didn't notice that either. We've been living in Hell for the last 5 years, and no one has noticed, yet.

Remember when Republicans had fainting spells over JUST Jen Psaki taking a job at MSNBC, decrying the apparent "revolving door" between the Dems and the network? Apparently *that's* disqualifying, but when it happens 10x as much on the right? Totally fine.

Reskeet the spectacles, nerds 🤓

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"But surely the leopards would never eat MY face, right?" /s

Here’s a crazy idea. Let’s make sure the proposed new FBI Director can pass an FBI Background Check.

Many people ask how we resist. First, urge all civil and business leaders not to surrender in advance. Second, support organizations fighting for democracy and the rule of law. Third, get involved with your local community to build a strong civil society.

Trump doesn’t care about most of the government. What he wants is control of the centers of real power: Defense, Intelligence and Justice. That’s how Russian autocracy began. Senate GOP: This is a road you do not want to head down. Reject the Trump nominees.

if your Linux desktop looks like it could plausibly come from any year past 2010 you’re not a real Linux user and do not deserve to call yourself one

nothing I hate more (in this specific moment) than the slow death of the text walkthrough, I don't want to stutter through some dumbass video with 8,000 ads to figure out where the golden secrets are in Fuckshit 2024. I just need a picture and a small paragraph, please god.

On this day in 1999, 25 years ago, Pokémon Gold & Silver were first released. These games started the second generation and had you travel through Johto to defeat Gyms and defeat Team Rocket before heading back to Kanto! www.serebii.net/gs/

We tried to warn. And yet the press “fact checked” anyone who dared to say Trump was going to implement Project 2025—because he said he wouldn’t. Insane.

I would like to speak up today for the trans community. You see, I know a bit of what it’s like to be politically scapegoated. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, suddenly anyone in America who had any amount of Japanese ancestry became suspect. Politicians preyed upon ignorance and fear. /1

Keep your Skyline clear and sunny by using these blocklists to get the trash outta here! 😘

Welcome, newcomers to Bluesky! 😊 Check my recent reposts for some tips getting started. Moderation Lists: you can easily blanket block all MAGA nuts and other unsavory characters. Feeds: check them out and curate your own algorithm! Bluesky is not Twitter: it's much better here. 😎