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50, he/they/them, microblogging about my experiences as one of the USA's 700+ thousand unhoused persons as well as posting cool retrogaming / retromedia things i see. see ALT text for details of game screenshots. https://ko-fi.com/ramblingflan

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A beautiful soul spent many thoughtful hours creating a personalized Spotify playlist for me. My body's healing is going slowly, but today my spirit has improved by leaps and bounds only a few songs into the listening journey.

27.02.2026 23:02 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So tired of Everything. Except for you, the ones reading this. You're the only thing making the Everything bearable. Thank you all πŸ’œ

Hopefully good news and less tired to come soon.

21.02.2026 00:16 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Turns out I suck at being surgered.

Surgeries this week: 0
Heart freakouts: 1

Still pretty good at farting though πŸ’ͺπŸ’¨

06.02.2026 15:35 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
I pray you’re weathering this storm with hope in your heart.  #viral  #liverpool #snow #nyc #cover
I pray you’re weathering this storm with hope in your heart. #viral #liverpool #snow #nyc #cover YouTube video by Victory Boyd

Updates to follow, either from me directly or with the assistance of a kind human.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTKC...

03.02.2026 23:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Testpattern - Watashino Shonen (Tokyo TV Spot, 1984)
Testpattern - Watashino Shonen (Tokyo TV Spot, 1984) YouTube video by mala latroz

Livestream of my procedures here, from the perspective of inside my head:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO1u...

03.02.2026 23:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES
PLEASE STAND BY

TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES PLEASE STAND BY

Two surgeries back to back tomorrow. One for better quality of life, and the other for life with which to appreciate better life quality. After that a period of recovery for some days, followed by relocation to a far off place in hope of greater quality in other life matters as well.

03.02.2026 23:48 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

That burrito ate all its siblings in its mother's womb

15.01.2026 20:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Windows updates are the only thing that makes a Commodore 1541 drive feel fast

14.01.2026 13:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Donate to Bee afford gender affirming care (electrolysis), organized by Bee Bailey Hi all, my name's Bee. I'm a 34 year old trans woman from the UK and I need… Bee Bailey needs your support for Bee afford gender affirming care (electrolysis)

gofund.me/b4a42aa47

We are now just Β£119 away from Bee getting electrolysis! If your New Years Resolution is to help do more for trans people, this is one way you can materially help. All shares and donations are so greatly appreciated πŸ’–πŸ’–

02.01.2026 11:45 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

I'm so sorry you and your roommate are going through this. Am unhoused myself and don't wish that on anyone, particularly in winter! I chipped in $5 to try and get you a little closer to keeping housed until things turn around. Really wish I could do more, but please accept a hug from me!

02.01.2026 22:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Help my friends out if you can. Thank you!

02.01.2026 09:53 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you πŸ₯Ήβ€οΈ
Not safe, but still alive. Desperately hoping to improve the former and preserve the latter.

02.01.2026 21:29 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Well done! Now let's see what happens when you pass 65535.

29.10.2025 20:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I miss physical docs for tools, particularly in open-flat form!

From that article it sounds like BetterBASIC lived up to its name. I found some comments from the mid-00s by people who were still using it to write and support commercial programs, thanks to a CPU speed-fixed version.

22.10.2025 12:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Relatable. In 1998's Blade Runner, I tweaked the Voight-Kampff machine settings to force a character who was testing as human to read as a Replicant. She didn't deserve that. Sorry, Lucy.

18.10.2025 15:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you get a bill, you’re still alive.

03.10.2025 14:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Pretty sure my body's a car. Every time I take it in for a quick oil change, I leave with a long list of needed repairs. Now I'm knocking them out one by one.

Had a stent placed in my heart. Not sure if I survived or died and went to Hell. How is one supposed to tell the difference? πŸ€”

03.10.2025 13:48 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Send this to the birthday person if you think they need it in their life [ #foundmedia #weirdcore #wtf ]

28.09.2025 02:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Spaghetti-Os on a plate that have somehow retained the shape of their can. Also there's a lit candle wick in it

Spaghetti-Os on a plate that have somehow retained the shape of their can. Also there's a lit candle wick in it

Set the perfect, romantic mood with the Spaghetti-Os candle!
[ #foundmedia #importantimages #memes #spagettios ]

17.09.2025 21:42 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Definitely that, plus a bunch of dithered Samantha Fox GIFs with phone numbers for someone's two-line 9600baud BBS

18.09.2025 17:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Email from 23andMe
View your unread Bunions report

Email from 23andMe View your unread Bunions report

nah i'm good
thanks tho

18.09.2025 17:48 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

More a reframing of one I've been struggling with. I think looking at it this way will help me through it.

17.09.2025 20:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

facing a "greater of two kindnesses" choice

i know what i want
i know what i should want
the question is how to weight the deciding formula

the result may be the same regardless
but the endgame will be different

17.09.2025 17:51 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

thanks for nothing too πŸ˜’

15.09.2025 22:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Says he's looking for a no-strings-attached relationship, but I don't believe him

15.09.2025 11:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When your face meets camera, it's always a win regardless of angle

11.09.2025 23:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot showing an Amazon customer service bot processing a refund of $0.

Screenshot showing an Amazon customer service bot processing a refund of $0.

thanks for nothing πŸ˜’

11.09.2025 12:34 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Yep, they're scheduling it now. I'm going to ask them to decorate my insides for Halloween while they're in there.

10.09.2025 20:46 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man is holding a microphone and saying oh my god oh the humanity . ALT: a man is holding a microphone and saying oh my god oh the humanity .

D'oh. A complication with my bile duct requires follow-up ERCP, which is not to be confused with WKRP.

10.09.2025 20:41 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
Commodore 64 -=GallBlazer=-
Commodore 64 -=GallBlazer=- YouTube video by Saberman RetroNews

Many thanks to Dr. @pacbilly.bsky.social πŸ‘¨β€βš•οΈ for providing me video of my surgery
youtu.be/E7DOCw1vTWg?...

07.09.2025 13:23 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0