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Andrew BoostsWithWildAbandon

@sheephorse@mastodon.online
mastodon 4.7.0-nightly.2026-08-14
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Computer programmer older than I look but not too old to waste time talking about random #sci-fi and/or #boardgame topics.

I blog at https://sheep.horse because horse domains are too stupid not to use.

Do you like #startrek? You should play my game: https://sheep.horse/voyage_of_the_marigold/

I sometimes hang around on #metafilter.

Physically located somewhere near #Boston, MA

I will Favorite, Boost, Follow and Unfollow based on nothing but a whim, don't read too much into it.

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Joined November 01, 2022
Website/Blog:
https://sheep.horse
Metafilter:
https://www.metafilter.com/user/30980

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Andrew BoostsWithWildAbandon @sheephorse@mastodon.online · Jul 02, 2026
Andrew BoostsWithWildAbandon
@sheephorse@mastodon.online

Computer programmer older than I look but not too old to waste time talking about random #sci-fi and/or #boardgame topics. I blog at https://sheep.horse because horse domains are too stupid not to use. Do you like #startrek? You should play my game: https://sheep.horse/voyage_of_the_marigold/ I sometimes hang around on #metafilter. Physically located somewhere near #Boston, MA I will Favorite, Boost, Follow and Unfollow based on nothing but a whim, don't read too much into it.

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It's old but Splix.io is still the best browser based pick-up-and-play multiplayer arcade game. No intrusive ads, no need to log on, always a few players on the main server. It's an almost perfect implementation of a simple idea. https://splix.io
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Andrew BoostsWithWildAbandon @sheephorse@mastodon.online · May 13, 2026
Andrew BoostsWithWildAbandon
@sheephorse@mastodon.online

Computer programmer older than I look but not too old to waste time talking about random #sci-fi and/or #boardgame topics. I blog at https://sheep.horse because horse domains are too stupid not to use. Do you like #startrek? You should play my game: https://sheep.horse/voyage_of_the_marigold/ I sometimes hang around on #metafilter. Physically located somewhere near #Boston, MA I will Favorite, Boost, Follow and Unfollow based on nothing but a whim, don't read too much into it.

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Posting random blogs:

https://forkingmad.blog/hey-you-start-communicating/

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Andrew BoostsWithWildAbandon @sheephorse@mastodon.online · May 13, 2026
Andrew BoostsWithWildAbandon
@sheephorse@mastodon.online

Computer programmer older than I look but not too old to waste time talking about random #sci-fi and/or #boardgame topics. I blog at https://sheep.horse because horse domains are too stupid not to use. Do you like #startrek? You should play my game: https://sheep.horse/voyage_of_the_marigold/ I sometimes hang around on #metafilter. Physically located somewhere near #Boston, MA I will Favorite, Boost, Follow and Unfollow based on nothing but a whim, don't read too much into it.

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I see a lot of posts on Mastodon proclaiming that we need to bring back blogs and the "old internet".

I get the sentiment but you know what the old internet didn't have? A bunch of people complaining about it.

Be the change you want to see. Start (or update) a blog, interact with other bloggers, find and link to interesting (or stuff that interests you, at least) pages.

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Andrew BoostsWithWildAbandon @sheephorse@mastodon.online · May 10, 2026
Andrew BoostsWithWildAbandon
@sheephorse@mastodon.online

Computer programmer older than I look but not too old to waste time talking about random #sci-fi and/or #boardgame topics. I blog at https://sheep.horse because horse domains are too stupid not to use. Do you like #startrek? You should play my game: https://sheep.horse/voyage_of_the_marigold/ I sometimes hang around on #metafilter. Physically located somewhere near #Boston, MA I will Favorite, Boost, Follow and Unfollow based on nothing but a whim, don't read too much into it.

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https://skuka.online/when-someone-upvotes-my-post-it-feels-like-a-friendly-smile-by-a-stranger/

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Andrew BoostsWithWildAbandon @sheephorse@mastodon.online · May 04, 2026
Andrew BoostsWithWildAbandon
@sheephorse@mastodon.online

Computer programmer older than I look but not too old to waste time talking about random #sci-fi and/or #boardgame topics. I blog at https://sheep.horse because horse domains are too stupid not to use. Do you like #startrek? You should play my game: https://sheep.horse/voyage_of_the_marigold/ I sometimes hang around on #metafilter. Physically located somewhere near #Boston, MA I will Favorite, Boost, Follow and Unfollow based on nothing but a whim, don't read too much into it.

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Replying to @johnke@mastodon.ie
@johnke@mastodon.ie what I don’t understand is how the bot developers can do such a bad job. I’ve had bots hit the same static URL from the same IP hundreds of times a minute for no good reason, wasting their own bandwidth as well as mine. What are they trying to achieve?
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Andrew BoostsWithWildAbandon @sheephorse@mastodon.online · Apr 28, 2026
Andrew BoostsWithWildAbandon
@sheephorse@mastodon.online

Computer programmer older than I look but not too old to waste time talking about random #sci-fi and/or #boardgame topics. I blog at https://sheep.horse because horse domains are too stupid not to use. Do you like #startrek? You should play my game: https://sheep.horse/voyage_of_the_marigold/ I sometimes hang around on #metafilter. Physically located somewhere near #Boston, MA I will Favorite, Boost, Follow and Unfollow based on nothing but a whim, don't read too much into it.

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@neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk I fixed this on my own site a couple of months ago after putting it off for years. Turns out it is pretty easy these days with a few lines added to my style sheet.

The **really** cheap way of doing it is to add a CSS filter to the body element that inverts all the colors. This works but also inverts the images, which is probably not what most people want.

mastodon.neilzone.co.uk

Neil Brown (@neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk) - mastodon.neilzone.co.uk

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Andrew BoostsWithWildAbandon @sheephorse@mastodon.online · Apr 27, 2026
Andrew BoostsWithWildAbandon
@sheephorse@mastodon.online

Computer programmer older than I look but not too old to waste time talking about random #sci-fi and/or #boardgame topics. I blog at https://sheep.horse because horse domains are too stupid not to use. Do you like #startrek? You should play my game: https://sheep.horse/voyage_of_the_marigold/ I sometimes hang around on #metafilter. Physically located somewhere near #Boston, MA I will Favorite, Boost, Follow and Unfollow based on nothing but a whim, don't read too much into it.

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Bubbles Briefing could turn into a daily stop for me - a daily curated list of blog posts that have gotten some attention on bubbles.

https://bubbles.town/briefing

More explanation here:

https://dshbx.de/blog/bubbles/entry/722acd4a-266a-4de6-93d7-4c10a17807cb?ref=bubbles.town

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Andrew BoostsWithWildAbandon @sheephorse@mastodon.online · Apr 27, 2026
Andrew BoostsWithWildAbandon
@sheephorse@mastodon.online

Computer programmer older than I look but not too old to waste time talking about random #sci-fi and/or #boardgame topics. I blog at https://sheep.horse because horse domains are too stupid not to use. Do you like #startrek? You should play my game: https://sheep.horse/voyage_of_the_marigold/ I sometimes hang around on #metafilter. Physically located somewhere near #Boston, MA I will Favorite, Boost, Follow and Unfollow based on nothing but a whim, don't read too much into it.

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I see an interesting blog post, I boost it here.

I read A Journal of the Plague Year a few years ago myself (long before the pandemic). One of the things that stuck with me is that (despite what all the Zombie Apocalypse media will tell you) humanity did not descend into isolated pockets at war with each other. People (mostly) helped each other despite the wave of terrifying and seemingly random deaths.

https://resolutereader.blogspot.com/2026/04/daniel-defoe-journal-of-plague-year.html?ref=bubbles.town

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Andrew BoostsWithWildAbandon @sheephorse@mastodon.online · Apr 27, 2026
Andrew BoostsWithWildAbandon
@sheephorse@mastodon.online

Computer programmer older than I look but not too old to waste time talking about random #sci-fi and/or #boardgame topics. I blog at https://sheep.horse because horse domains are too stupid not to use. Do you like #startrek? You should play my game: https://sheep.horse/voyage_of_the_marigold/ I sometimes hang around on #metafilter. Physically located somewhere near #Boston, MA I will Favorite, Boost, Follow and Unfollow based on nothing but a whim, don't read too much into it.

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Who Is That Knocking at my (SSH) Door?

https://sheep.horse/2026/4/who_is_that_knocking_at_my_%28ssh%29_door.html

#blog #internet #security

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Andrew BoostsWithWildAbandon @sheephorse@mastodon.online · Apr 26, 2026
Andrew BoostsWithWildAbandon
@sheephorse@mastodon.online

Computer programmer older than I look but not too old to waste time talking about random #sci-fi and/or #boardgame topics. I blog at https://sheep.horse because horse domains are too stupid not to use. Do you like #startrek? You should play my game: https://sheep.horse/voyage_of_the_marigold/ I sometimes hang around on #metafilter. Physically located somewhere near #Boston, MA I will Favorite, Boost, Follow and Unfollow based on nothing but a whim, don't read too much into it.

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Just ran into the problem where Apple Pages uses stupid amounts of CPU, heating up my laptop.

The fix is the same the last time this happened - disable Siri Suggestions for the app. If you haven't done this since Apple released the new apps then you have to do it again - they haven't fixed this problem.

https://sheep.horse/2025/6/a_fix_for_high_cpu_usage_in_apple_pages.html

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Andrew BoostsWithWildAbandon @sheephorse@mastodon.online · Apr 21, 2026
Andrew BoostsWithWildAbandon
@sheephorse@mastodon.online

Computer programmer older than I look but not too old to waste time talking about random #sci-fi and/or #boardgame topics. I blog at https://sheep.horse because horse domains are too stupid not to use. Do you like #startrek? You should play my game: https://sheep.horse/voyage_of_the_marigold/ I sometimes hang around on #metafilter. Physically located somewhere near #Boston, MA I will Favorite, Boost, Follow and Unfollow based on nothing but a whim, don't read too much into it.

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Replying to @db0@hachyderm.io
@db0@hachyderm.io As I understand it, there is no way for a purely static site to integrate with ActivityPub - you need a minimal set of dynamic endpoints to handle subscriptions, etc. This is all very possible but my site is (almost) entirely static and I plan to keep it that way.
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Andrew BoostsWithWildAbandon @sheephorse@mastodon.online · Apr 15, 2026
Andrew BoostsWithWildAbandon
@sheephorse@mastodon.online

Computer programmer older than I look but not too old to waste time talking about random #sci-fi and/or #boardgame topics. I blog at https://sheep.horse because horse domains are too stupid not to use. Do you like #startrek? You should play my game: https://sheep.horse/voyage_of_the_marigold/ I sometimes hang around on #metafilter. Physically located somewhere near #Boston, MA I will Favorite, Boost, Follow and Unfollow based on nothing but a whim, don't read too much into it.

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Replying to @db0@hachyderm.io
@db0@hachyderm.io I have never used lemmy, you need to submit stuff yourself, right?
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Andrew BoostsWithWildAbandon @sheephorse@mastodon.online · Apr 15, 2026
Andrew BoostsWithWildAbandon
@sheephorse@mastodon.online

Computer programmer older than I look but not too old to waste time talking about random #sci-fi and/or #boardgame topics. I blog at https://sheep.horse because horse domains are too stupid not to use. Do you like #startrek? You should play my game: https://sheep.horse/voyage_of_the_marigold/ I sometimes hang around on #metafilter. Physically located somewhere near #Boston, MA I will Favorite, Boost, Follow and Unfollow based on nothing but a whim, don't read too much into it.

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Replying to @sheephorse@mastodon.online
Here is my blog on Bubbles should you wish to follow me there: https://bubbles.town/source/sheep.horse
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Andrew BoostsWithWildAbandon @sheephorse@mastodon.online · Apr 15, 2026
Andrew BoostsWithWildAbandon
@sheephorse@mastodon.online

Computer programmer older than I look but not too old to waste time talking about random #sci-fi and/or #boardgame topics. I blog at https://sheep.horse because horse domains are too stupid not to use. Do you like #startrek? You should play my game: https://sheep.horse/voyage_of_the_marigold/ I sometimes hang around on #metafilter. Physically located somewhere near #Boston, MA I will Favorite, Boost, Follow and Unfollow based on nothing but a whim, don't read too much into it.

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Replying to @sheephorse@mastodon.online
The best part is you can log in with your existing #mastodon account. The second best thing is that they already have my blog included.
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Andrew BoostsWithWildAbandon @sheephorse@mastodon.online · Apr 15, 2026
Andrew BoostsWithWildAbandon
@sheephorse@mastodon.online

Computer programmer older than I look but not too old to waste time talking about random #sci-fi and/or #boardgame topics. I blog at https://sheep.horse because horse domains are too stupid not to use. Do you like #startrek? You should play my game: https://sheep.horse/voyage_of_the_marigold/ I sometimes hang around on #metafilter. Physically located somewhere near #Boston, MA I will Favorite, Boost, Follow and Unfollow based on nothing but a whim, don't read too much into it.

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I have been waiting for something like bubbles for a while now - if this takes off it could be a good substitute for the much-lamented Google Reader - a place for interesting blog post to “bubble up”.

Right now all the top posts are people congratulating themselves on finding out about Bubbles but I have already seen some interesting stuff.

https://bubbles.town

#blog #fediverse

Bubbles
bubbles.town

Bubbles

Independent blog posts, ranked by the community. Good stuff bubbles up. The rest pops.

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Andrew BoostsWithWildAbandon @sheephorse@mastodon.online · Mar 24, 2026
Andrew BoostsWithWildAbandon
@sheephorse@mastodon.online

Computer programmer older than I look but not too old to waste time talking about random #sci-fi and/or #boardgame topics. I blog at https://sheep.horse because horse domains are too stupid not to use. Do you like #startrek? You should play my game: https://sheep.horse/voyage_of_the_marigold/ I sometimes hang around on #metafilter. Physically located somewhere near #Boston, MA I will Favorite, Boost, Follow and Unfollow based on nothing but a whim, don't read too much into it.

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International Delurk Day, March 24/25th

By the authority invested in me by virtue of nothing really, I declare March 24/25th International Delurk Day. Yes I know that is two days.

Do you lurk on forums or blogs, reading but rarely adding to the conversation? We are all guilty of that. Take 5 minutes today to comment - add your point of view or just to say "good job".

Add your positive voice to the sea of Internet opinion.

Other readers will appreciate it.

#delurkday

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Andrew BoostsWithWildAbandon @sheephorse@mastodon.online · Mar 08, 2026
Andrew BoostsWithWildAbandon
@sheephorse@mastodon.online

Computer programmer older than I look but not too old to waste time talking about random #sci-fi and/or #boardgame topics. I blog at https://sheep.horse because horse domains are too stupid not to use. Do you like #startrek? You should play my game: https://sheep.horse/voyage_of_the_marigold/ I sometimes hang around on #metafilter. Physically located somewhere near #Boston, MA I will Favorite, Boost, Follow and Unfollow based on nothing but a whim, don't read too much into it.

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Replying to @nicole@oldbytes.space
@nicole fascinating! I imagine most machines with such a display would jump straight to having three frame buffers once memory allowed, as you note this gives effectively a planer display. I imagine such a display gives very odd results on fast moving video.
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Andrew BoostsWithWildAbandon @sheephorse@mastodon.online · Feb 12, 2026
Andrew BoostsWithWildAbandon
@sheephorse@mastodon.online

Computer programmer older than I look but not too old to waste time talking about random #sci-fi and/or #boardgame topics. I blog at https://sheep.horse because horse domains are too stupid not to use. Do you like #startrek? You should play my game: https://sheep.horse/voyage_of_the_marigold/ I sometimes hang around on #metafilter. Physically located somewhere near #Boston, MA I will Favorite, Boost, Follow and Unfollow based on nothing but a whim, don't read too much into it.

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Replying to @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io
@molly0xfff it always amuses me that prompt injection uses the same language that a villain would use to hypnotise someone in the 1960s Batman show.
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Andrew BoostsWithWildAbandon @sheephorse@mastodon.online · Jan 23, 2026
Andrew BoostsWithWildAbandon
@sheephorse@mastodon.online

Computer programmer older than I look but not too old to waste time talking about random #sci-fi and/or #boardgame topics. I blog at https://sheep.horse because horse domains are too stupid not to use. Do you like #startrek? You should play my game: https://sheep.horse/voyage_of_the_marigold/ I sometimes hang around on #metafilter. Physically located somewhere near #Boston, MA I will Favorite, Boost, Follow and Unfollow based on nothing but a whim, don't read too much into it.

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Replying to @markmcb@mas.to
@markmcb@mas.to Thanks for the write up, I have noticed a similar pattern on my blog but never thought to just turn off older protocols. I get so little traffic from google these days that even excluding "legitimate" crawlers would not make a difference.
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