Ed
@EdCates@mastodon.social
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Humanist. Nerd. Introvert. Jaded optimist. Usually cruppish. Server jockey. Dad. World is a fuck. Views are my own.
Profile pic: Man in a gray shirt and green/gray ball cap taking a selfie. His glasses are tinted dark from the sun, and he has a short brown beard.
In the background is a stream, a yellow kayak, and various grasses and trees beyond those. The sky is a brilliant blue with a few fluffy white clouds lazing about.
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Ed
@EdCates@mastodon.social
Humanist. Nerd. Introvert. Jaded optimist. Usually cruppish. Server jockey. Dad. World is a fuck. Views are my own. Profile pic: Man in a gray shirt and green/gray ball cap taking a selfie. His glasses are tinted dark from the sun, and he has a short brown beard. In the background is a stream, a yellow kayak, and various grasses and trees beyond those. The sky is a brilliant blue with a few fluffy white clouds lazing about.
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Ed
@EdCates@mastodon.social
Humanist. Nerd. Introvert. Jaded optimist. Usually cruppish. Server jockey. Dad. World is a fuck. Views are my own. Profile pic: Man in a gray shirt and green/gray ball cap taking a selfie. His glasses are tinted dark from the sun, and he has a short brown beard. In the background is a stream, a yellow kayak, and various grasses and trees beyond those. The sky is a brilliant blue with a few fluffy white clouds lazing about.
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4d ago
@wordshaper @cwebber per token.
As in, you have to use the tokens for the AI still, but also pay a separate software license for every token you spend.
Shit, I probably shouldn't give them ideas.
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@EdCates@mastodon.social
Humanist. Nerd. Introvert. Jaded optimist. Usually cruppish. Server jockey. Dad. World is a fuck. Views are my own. Profile pic: Man in a gray shirt and green/gray ball cap taking a selfie. His glasses are tinted dark from the sun, and he has a short brown beard. In the background is a stream, a yellow kayak, and various grasses and trees beyond those. The sky is a brilliant blue with a few fluffy white clouds lazing about.
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Ed
@EdCates@mastodon.social
Humanist. Nerd. Introvert. Jaded optimist. Usually cruppish. Server jockey. Dad. World is a fuck. Views are my own. Profile pic: Man in a gray shirt and green/gray ball cap taking a selfie. His glasses are tinted dark from the sun, and he has a short brown beard. In the background is a stream, a yellow kayak, and various grasses and trees beyond those. The sky is a brilliant blue with a few fluffy white clouds lazing about.
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@EdCates@mastodon.social
Humanist. Nerd. Introvert. Jaded optimist. Usually cruppish. Server jockey. Dad. World is a fuck. Views are my own. Profile pic: Man in a gray shirt and green/gray ball cap taking a selfie. His glasses are tinted dark from the sun, and he has a short brown beard. In the background is a stream, a yellow kayak, and various grasses and trees beyond those. The sky is a brilliant blue with a few fluffy white clouds lazing about.
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@EdCates@mastodon.social
Humanist. Nerd. Introvert. Jaded optimist. Usually cruppish. Server jockey. Dad. World is a fuck. Views are my own. Profile pic: Man in a gray shirt and green/gray ball cap taking a selfie. His glasses are tinted dark from the sun, and he has a short brown beard. In the background is a stream, a yellow kayak, and various grasses and trees beyond those. The sky is a brilliant blue with a few fluffy white clouds lazing about.
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@EdCates@mastodon.social
Humanist. Nerd. Introvert. Jaded optimist. Usually cruppish. Server jockey. Dad. World is a fuck. Views are my own. Profile pic: Man in a gray shirt and green/gray ball cap taking a selfie. His glasses are tinted dark from the sun, and he has a short brown beard. In the background is a stream, a yellow kayak, and various grasses and trees beyond those. The sky is a brilliant blue with a few fluffy white clouds lazing about.
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Ed
@EdCates@mastodon.social
Humanist. Nerd. Introvert. Jaded optimist. Usually cruppish. Server jockey. Dad. World is a fuck. Views are my own. Profile pic: Man in a gray shirt and green/gray ball cap taking a selfie. His glasses are tinted dark from the sun, and he has a short brown beard. In the background is a stream, a yellow kayak, and various grasses and trees beyond those. The sky is a brilliant blue with a few fluffy white clouds lazing about.
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Apr 07, 2026
@quietmarc @dgar Depends on what you're trying to accomplish.
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@EdCates@mastodon.social
Humanist. Nerd. Introvert. Jaded optimist. Usually cruppish. Server jockey. Dad. World is a fuck. Views are my own. Profile pic: Man in a gray shirt and green/gray ball cap taking a selfie. His glasses are tinted dark from the sun, and he has a short brown beard. In the background is a stream, a yellow kayak, and various grasses and trees beyond those. The sky is a brilliant blue with a few fluffy white clouds lazing about.
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@EdCates@mastodon.social
Humanist. Nerd. Introvert. Jaded optimist. Usually cruppish. Server jockey. Dad. World is a fuck. Views are my own. Profile pic: Man in a gray shirt and green/gray ball cap taking a selfie. His glasses are tinted dark from the sun, and he has a short brown beard. In the background is a stream, a yellow kayak, and various grasses and trees beyond those. The sky is a brilliant blue with a few fluffy white clouds lazing about.
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Apr 05, 2026
@dec23k @Mabande @MarkAssPandi @rysiek oh gawd yes. I remember it affecting a buddy of mine who Twitter had approached to make an app for the Palm Pre. He did, only to have the APIs yanked out from under him.
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@EdCates@mastodon.social
Humanist. Nerd. Introvert. Jaded optimist. Usually cruppish. Server jockey. Dad. World is a fuck. Views are my own. Profile pic: Man in a gray shirt and green/gray ball cap taking a selfie. His glasses are tinted dark from the sun, and he has a short brown beard. In the background is a stream, a yellow kayak, and various grasses and trees beyond those. The sky is a brilliant blue with a few fluffy white clouds lazing about.
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@EdCates@mastodon.social
Humanist. Nerd. Introvert. Jaded optimist. Usually cruppish. Server jockey. Dad. World is a fuck. Views are my own. Profile pic: Man in a gray shirt and green/gray ball cap taking a selfie. His glasses are tinted dark from the sun, and he has a short brown beard. In the background is a stream, a yellow kayak, and various grasses and trees beyond those. The sky is a brilliant blue with a few fluffy white clouds lazing about.
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Apr 05, 2026
@dec23k @Mabande @MarkAssPandi @rysiek
Alternate Twitter apps were so popular Twitter had to close off their API just to get people onto the official one.
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@EdCates@mastodon.social
Humanist. Nerd. Introvert. Jaded optimist. Usually cruppish. Server jockey. Dad. World is a fuck. Views are my own. Profile pic: Man in a gray shirt and green/gray ball cap taking a selfie. His glasses are tinted dark from the sun, and he has a short brown beard. In the background is a stream, a yellow kayak, and various grasses and trees beyond those. The sky is a brilliant blue with a few fluffy white clouds lazing about.
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@EdCates@mastodon.social
Humanist. Nerd. Introvert. Jaded optimist. Usually cruppish. Server jockey. Dad. World is a fuck. Views are my own. Profile pic: Man in a gray shirt and green/gray ball cap taking a selfie. His glasses are tinted dark from the sun, and he has a short brown beard. In the background is a stream, a yellow kayak, and various grasses and trees beyond those. The sky is a brilliant blue with a few fluffy white clouds lazing about.
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Apr 05, 2026
@ocdtrekkie @cwebber @MichaelTBacon @alienghic Gonna use the "hard skills renaissance" to fund my retirement.
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@EdCates@mastodon.social
Humanist. Nerd. Introvert. Jaded optimist. Usually cruppish. Server jockey. Dad. World is a fuck. Views are my own. Profile pic: Man in a gray shirt and green/gray ball cap taking a selfie. His glasses are tinted dark from the sun, and he has a short brown beard. In the background is a stream, a yellow kayak, and various grasses and trees beyond those. The sky is a brilliant blue with a few fluffy white clouds lazing about.
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@EdCates@mastodon.social
Humanist. Nerd. Introvert. Jaded optimist. Usually cruppish. Server jockey. Dad. World is a fuck. Views are my own. Profile pic: Man in a gray shirt and green/gray ball cap taking a selfie. His glasses are tinted dark from the sun, and he has a short brown beard. In the background is a stream, a yellow kayak, and various grasses and trees beyond those. The sky is a brilliant blue with a few fluffy white clouds lazing about.
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@EdCates@mastodon.social
Humanist. Nerd. Introvert. Jaded optimist. Usually cruppish. Server jockey. Dad. World is a fuck. Views are my own. Profile pic: Man in a gray shirt and green/gray ball cap taking a selfie. His glasses are tinted dark from the sun, and he has a short brown beard. In the background is a stream, a yellow kayak, and various grasses and trees beyond those. The sky is a brilliant blue with a few fluffy white clouds lazing about.
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@EdCates@mastodon.social
Humanist. Nerd. Introvert. Jaded optimist. Usually cruppish. Server jockey. Dad. World is a fuck. Views are my own. Profile pic: Man in a gray shirt and green/gray ball cap taking a selfie. His glasses are tinted dark from the sun, and he has a short brown beard. In the background is a stream, a yellow kayak, and various grasses and trees beyond those. The sky is a brilliant blue with a few fluffy white clouds lazing about.
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Feb 14, 2026
Dear People Who Talk on Their Phone in Public Using Speaker Phone,
What the hell is *wrong* with you?
Sincerely,
The General Public
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@EdCates@mastodon.social
Humanist. Nerd. Introvert. Jaded optimist. Usually cruppish. Server jockey. Dad. World is a fuck. Views are my own. Profile pic: Man in a gray shirt and green/gray ball cap taking a selfie. His glasses are tinted dark from the sun, and he has a short brown beard. In the background is a stream, a yellow kayak, and various grasses and trees beyond those. The sky is a brilliant blue with a few fluffy white clouds lazing about.
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@EdCates@mastodon.social
Humanist. Nerd. Introvert. Jaded optimist. Usually cruppish. Server jockey. Dad. World is a fuck. Views are my own. Profile pic: Man in a gray shirt and green/gray ball cap taking a selfie. His glasses are tinted dark from the sun, and he has a short brown beard. In the background is a stream, a yellow kayak, and various grasses and trees beyond those. The sky is a brilliant blue with a few fluffy white clouds lazing about.
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Jan 28, 2026
@paninid@mastodon.world "Creepy weirdos are terrified that they are outnumbered by the virtuous..."
*ding ding ding*
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@EdCates@mastodon.social
Humanist. Nerd. Introvert. Jaded optimist. Usually cruppish. Server jockey. Dad. World is a fuck. Views are my own. Profile pic: Man in a gray shirt and green/gray ball cap taking a selfie. His glasses are tinted dark from the sun, and he has a short brown beard. In the background is a stream, a yellow kayak, and various grasses and trees beyond those. The sky is a brilliant blue with a few fluffy white clouds lazing about.
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@EdCates@mastodon.social
Humanist. Nerd. Introvert. Jaded optimist. Usually cruppish. Server jockey. Dad. World is a fuck. Views are my own. Profile pic: Man in a gray shirt and green/gray ball cap taking a selfie. His glasses are tinted dark from the sun, and he has a short brown beard. In the background is a stream, a yellow kayak, and various grasses and trees beyond those. The sky is a brilliant blue with a few fluffy white clouds lazing about.
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@EdCates@mastodon.social
Humanist. Nerd. Introvert. Jaded optimist. Usually cruppish. Server jockey. Dad. World is a fuck. Views are my own. Profile pic: Man in a gray shirt and green/gray ball cap taking a selfie. His glasses are tinted dark from the sun, and he has a short brown beard. In the background is a stream, a yellow kayak, and various grasses and trees beyond those. The sky is a brilliant blue with a few fluffy white clouds lazing about.
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Ed
@EdCates@mastodon.social
Humanist. Nerd. Introvert. Jaded optimist. Usually cruppish. Server jockey. Dad. World is a fuck. Views are my own. Profile pic: Man in a gray shirt and green/gray ball cap taking a selfie. His glasses are tinted dark from the sun, and he has a short brown beard. In the background is a stream, a yellow kayak, and various grasses and trees beyond those. The sky is a brilliant blue with a few fluffy white clouds lazing about.
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Feb 02, 2025
Most stereotypical Canadian thing ever.
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@EdCates@mastodon.social
Humanist. Nerd. Introvert. Jaded optimist. Usually cruppish. Server jockey. Dad. World is a fuck. Views are my own. Profile pic: Man in a gray shirt and green/gray ball cap taking a selfie. His glasses are tinted dark from the sun, and he has a short brown beard. In the background is a stream, a yellow kayak, and various grasses and trees beyond those. The sky is a brilliant blue with a few fluffy white clouds lazing about.
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Ed
@EdCates@mastodon.social
Humanist. Nerd. Introvert. Jaded optimist. Usually cruppish. Server jockey. Dad. World is a fuck. Views are my own. Profile pic: Man in a gray shirt and green/gray ball cap taking a selfie. His glasses are tinted dark from the sun, and he has a short brown beard. In the background is a stream, a yellow kayak, and various grasses and trees beyond those. The sky is a brilliant blue with a few fluffy white clouds lazing about.
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Jun 29, 2023
A really stupid comic/meme with a surprising amount of scientific knowledge in it. I've been laughing about this all day.
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