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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · Jul 14, 2026

4-dimensional stalemate no less. ♟️🤦‍♂️ https://us.cnn.com/2026/07/14/politics/trump-iran-war-strait-of-hormuz-analysis #Hormuz #Iran #stalemate

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · Jun 27, 2026

Replying to @dgar@aus.social

@dgar@aus.social did you take the tablets with food?

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · Jun 26, 2026

Replying to @VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social

@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social And noon is? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK-8gfqmFNo&t=814s

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · Jun 17, 2026

Replying to @dgar@aus.social

@dgar@aus.social how'd we feel about "rock nor roll"? https://hachyderm.io/@smurthys/116739091664297617

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · Jun 16, 2026

Replying to @inthehands@hachyderm.io

@inthehands@hachyderm.io Edge is also a decent option, no?

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · Jun 07, 2026

Replying to @futzle@old.mermaid.town

@futzle@old.mermaid.town we should do the necessary and revert. jk. I agree with you.

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · May 08, 2026

Replying to @dramypsyd@ohai.social

@dramypsyd@ohai.social here's wishing you get in your prime at least 13 more times.

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · May 06, 2026

Replying to @fesshole@mastodon.social

@fesshole And so, future AI-generated apps use "There is sauerkraut in my lederhosen" as the default error message.

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · May 02, 2026

"Samudra Mathana" scene from #Hindu lore. In the foreground is "Koorma" (turtle, Wishnu's 2nd incarnation) carrying the "Meru" mountain on his back as gods and demons tug on "Shesha" the serpent to churn the "Indoo" ocean for "amrita" (elixir). #ama

This portrait hangs at Adamaru Matha, #Udupi #India. Its odd dimension and narrow location made it hard to photograph, but several tries and some digital lifting produced decent result, I think. (Shot on Feb. 21, 2025)

PS: This Friday was (is) "Koorma Jayanthi", the birthday of Koorma.

#photography #amateur #portrait #art

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · May 01, 2026

Narasimha is the fourth incarnation of the #Hindu god Wishnu. For reasons, rage is a key trait of Narasimha, especially early in the incarnation. #trivia

Yesterday (Thursday) was "Narasimha Jayanthi", the birthday of Narasimha. The occasion is observed with pomp in Waisnavite locations across #India.

I of course attended the Narasimha Jayanthi festivities in #Udupi. Of the many people I encountered, two were rather rude and directed some anger at me, which I thought I didn't deserve. Still, I handled one of them right, which is by ignoring them; but I think I responded a wee bit in kind to the second. 😳

Needless to say, those two interactions left a bitter taste in me, but I later consoled myself that maybe it was just that Narasimha cast his shadow on some people that day, what with him having just been born. 😀

PS: Anyway, enjoy this presentation of Udupi Krishna on the special day:

@nityakrishna@mastodon.social

#jest #life

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · May 01, 2026

Good news. Got a collect call from "Bob Wehadababyitsaboy".

#goodNews #celebration #announcement

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · May 01, 2026

I think #NYT meant to say "unprecedented violations of transparency requirement". 🙂‍↔️

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/us/jeffrey-epstein-suicide-note-sealed.html

#transparency #Epstein #DOJ

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · Apr 30, 2026

What ICE's racial profiling looks like.

This is not supposed to happen in USA, but SCOTUS says it's OK. 🤷‍♂️

🎁
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/opinion/ice-racial-profiling-supreme-court.html?unlocked_article_code=1.e1A.zn35.4K28fOB2VmZ1

#ICE #bigotry #profiling #NYT

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · Apr 29, 2026

A friend called to ask if he should bring some #mangoes over. I said no. 🥭

Then, another friend called to say he'd come over if I'm home. I said yes and he brought me 8 mangoes plus a lunch box w mango nectar.

Glad I said no to the first offer or I'd have to open a mango store. 😅

#friends #Udupi

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · Apr 29, 2026

Replying to @josemachete79@mastodon.social

@josemachete79 @gsuberland Right, make a digital clock using 555 and take a picture at 5:55 on 5/5. 🤓

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · Apr 28, 2026

“Trust, fidelity and respect are non-negotiable for me in a relationship, and when those values are compromised, there’s no real path forward”
- Megan Thee Stallion

She is principled, except about a serial cheat and womanizer who gives her a "free Gold card". #iykyk

https://us.cnn.com/2026/04/27/entertainment/megan-thee-stallion-klay-thompson-breakup-cec

#breakup #Megan #news #sarcasm

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · Apr 28, 2026

"Revist the 1987 interview when Donald Trump explains his views on US foreign policy"

39 years later, his views are even dumber and more uninformed.

https://www.cnn.com/videos/title-2586297

#sarcasm #archives #CNN

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · Apr 28, 2026

“These are sensitive diplomatic discussions and the U.S. will not negotiate through the press."

Nope, we negotiate through mean tweets. 🙄

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/27/world/live-news/iran-war-trump-israel?post-id=cmohwlkyl00003b6q49a7uu57

#Iran #negotiation #war #sarcasm

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · Apr 27, 2026

Replying to @andybalaam@mastodon.social

@andybalaam@mastodon.social Curious:

What's the benefit to having a separate NOAI.MD as opposed to saying "No AI" in README.MD? I suppose a separate MD file is easier to spot and it helps if one wants to describe terms of "No AI", but what would/could the terms be other than saying "No AI?"
If we only mean to say "No AI", I suppose NOAI.MD could be just a marker file, with no need for any actual content.
If NOAI.MD describes anything more than just "No AI" (say, "AI Use" in general), it seems like it could be human-readable version of something like TDMRep.json.

Again, I mention these points out of curiosity and intent to learn. 🙏

https://www.w3.org/community/reports/tdmrep/CG-FINAL-tdmrep-20240202/

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · Apr 26, 2026

Replying to @jtwcornell91@hostux.social

@jtwcornell91 The American has to ask. 😁 Celsius.

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · Apr 26, 2026

Go ahead, pack for a 5-day visit to this city. Make it all fit in a Spirit Airlines carry-on. ✈️🫤

#weather #climateChange #travel #packing #challenge

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · Apr 26, 2026

"And that's why we need a bulletproof and drone proof ballroom with state-of-the-art facilities."

Sheesh, give it atleast a day dude. 🙁

*Yes, he said that just now at the presser.

#WHCD #safety

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · Apr 26, 2026

US Park Service gave $17mn *no-bid undisclosed* contract to the same company that does the East Wing. To fix *two* simple fountains.

To the initial estimate, they added ~25% *twice* for "inflation" and then added 50% for "urgency".

No #corruption at all. 🙂‍↔️

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/us/politics/lafayette-park-fountains-trump-contract.html

#NYT

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · Apr 25, 2026

Oz Pearlman calls himself "an honest conman". That means this White House Correspondents' Dinner will feature *two* conmen. 🥁

https://us.cnn.com/2026/04/25/us/video/is-trump-a-hard-man-to-read-mentalist-says-trump-has-tells

#WHCD #Pearlman #mentalist #conman

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · Apr 24, 2026

Let's not kid ourselves. The DOJ dropped this prosecution only to get Warsh's nomination through. Trump will not let this (or anything ) go.

https://us.cnn.com/2026/04/24/business/doj-criminal-probe-of-powell

#DOJ #Powell #FederalReserve

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · Apr 24, 2026

And America wonders why/how it is bad at math. 😒

https://us.cnn.com/2026/04/24/politics/prescription-drugs-trump-rfk-jr-oz

#math #drugPrices

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · Apr 23, 2026

I imagine Polymarket will start taking bets on whether Trump will pardon this soldier.

Of course a White House insider will win that bet. 🙄

https://us.cnn.com/2026/04/23/politics/us-special-forces-soldier-arrested-maduro-raid-trade

#sarcasm #betting #polymarket

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · Apr 23, 2026

Daily Wordle+ #1559 6/6. 😰

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mikhad.github.io/wordle

#wordgame #puzzle #wordle+

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · Apr 23, 2026

Jan. 9, 2025: A vibrant portrait of Krishna and his consort Rukmini. I found it stashed behind stuff on top of a storage closet at an office in #Udupi #Krishna Matha, #India.

(right bottom corner edited)

#tbt #throwback #throwbackThursday
#photography #amateur #portrait #painting #art

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · Apr 23, 2026

Hmm. What right other than becoming POTUS does a naturalized US citizen not have (compared to US born citizens)? 🤔

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/us/politics/justice-dept-citizens-denaturalization.html

#question #naturalization #citizenship #USA

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · Apr 20, 2026

Replying to @niconiconi@mk.absturztau.be

@niconiconi Featuring "Alkalina Matata"

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · Apr 14, 2026

Don’t. Be evil.

#RuinABrandOrSlogan #HashtagGames

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · Apr 13, 2026

Replying to @mreinhold@mastodon.social

@mreinhold@mastodon.social The answer to Question 6 is interesting. It is increasingly hard to tell when an LLM is used (whether actively or passively) for auto complete and such. Equally getting hard (find how) to make them not use LLM. 😟 #OpenJDK #Java #AI

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · Apr 11, 2026

Replying to @ohir@social.vivaldi.net

@ohir 😼

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · Apr 11, 2026

Replying to @bmk@mastodon.online

@bmk 😂

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · Apr 11, 2026

Take that, you "Bridge to nowhere". 🌉 🛣️

https://us.cnn.com/2026/04/11/europe/hungary-election-orban-corruption-roundabout-intl

#publicWorks #waste #government #Hungary #roundabout #California #bridge

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · Apr 10, 2026

Replying to @renegadejade@chaosfem.tw

@renegadejade I relate. A spiritual version: https://hachyderm.io/@smurthys/115865439661796820

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · Apr 04, 2026

Replying to @FediVideo@social.growyourown.services

@FediVideo You'd think @thunderbird profile includes a link to downloads page or such. 🤦‍♂️

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · Apr 03, 2026

Replying to @Daojoan@mastodon.social

@Daojoan@mastodon.social tv;ds: too void; didn't scream.

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · Apr 02, 2026

Replying to @johl@mastodon.xyz

@johl 💯. https://hachyderm.io/@smurthys/116294895332059229

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · Mar 24, 2026

Replying to @vitaut@mastodon.social

@vitaut finally

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · Mar 24, 2026

Replying to @Daojoan@mastodon.social

@Daojoan@mastodon.social 💯

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · Mar 22, 2026

Been pondering a new app for a week now (since listening to a certain lecture) and just this morning spontaneously came up with "Every day a concert" as a phrase for the app.

BTW I've zero bandwidth any time in the near future to develop the app, but you know how that goes. 🤓

#technology #nerd #urge

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · Mar 14, 2026

Replying to @nuwagaba2@mastodon.social

@nuwagaba2 Peace prevails when the last bomb has been dropped.

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · Mar 01, 2026

Replying to @TheDonorDoor@jorts.horse

@TheDonorDoor I see your Ohio and raise you a Texas: https://hachyderm.io/@smurthys/111423103572872275 (a whole thread there on "Mugs of Goodwill")

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · Feb 28, 2026

"The bombing will continue until peace prevails."

He actually said that.🤦‍♂️

https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/israel-iran-attack-02-28-26-hnk-intl?post-id=cmm6ul8fx00033b6sielybpw8

#Iran #bombing #war #Israel #USA #MiddleEast #contradiction

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · Feb 22, 2026

Replying to @Daojoan__dup_15824@mastodon.social

@Daojoan@mastodon.social They don't call it the "people's car" for nothing.

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · Jan 24, 2026

Replying to @shriramk@mastodon.social

@shriramk@mastodon.social Nice title for a romcom love triangle.

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · Jan 03, 2026

Replying to @UsagiTsukino@kolektiva.social

@UsagiTsukino@kolektiva.social @dgar@aus.social https://hachyderm.io/@smurthys/113722417280533570

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Sean Murthy @smurthys@hachyderm.io · Dec 29, 2025

Replying to @TimWardCam@c.im

@TimWardCam@c.im related: https://hachyderm.io/@smurthys/115783695954412225

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