Colin

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• #1 fan of Amanda (npub1cz3…g6lw) 🤷‍♀️ and Haskell 🐶
• My barista calls me Colon, Carling, Paulin…

Me: https://colin-gourlay.com

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2026-07-14 01:25:19 UTC

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PLAYYYAAAAA

2026-07-13 06:42:46 UTC

Death should have quit while they were ahead

2026-07-04 01:50:39 UTC

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someone’s not getting invited back
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2026-06-26 21:19:06 UTC

Is “market reality” an oxymoron?

2026-06-24 12:18:58 UTC

Eddie Izzard was very good as all the parts in Hamlet tonight. She’s doing extra nights this week in Brisbane, if you were looking for something to do 💀

2026-06-24 02:27:29 UTC

PR descr-ipsum

2026-06-21 03:44:18 UTC

Listen up sheeple! The analog movement of 2026 is a trend perpetuated by Big Op Shop!

2026-06-18 02:56:37 UTC

Choice is an illusion
https://assets.bne.social/media_attachments/files/116/768/859/169/181/998/original/d160ee7a1977af06.jpeg

2026-06-12 11:23:55 UTC

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and we’re supposed to be happy that the models slurped them all up

2026-06-12 11:20:42 UTC

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actually the best cast Taskmaster has ever had. I love every one of them

2026-06-10 12:25:05 UTC

The trailer: 30s
The “everything you missed” YouTube breakdown: 1h15m

2026-06-06 09:20:54 UTC

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here’s our match three game

2026-06-06 01:57:27 UTC

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*pours one out for whoever does their taxes*

2026-06-01 07:53:25 UTC

RE: https://peoplemaking.games/@rmgr/116671686145672147
It’s really good 👏
#note1sl2…ztss

2026-06-01 07:33:44 UTC

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thankfully there are also voices sharing our stance too

2026-06-01 07:32:40 UTC

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🤦🤦‍♀️🤦‍♂️

2026-06-01 02:16:33 UTC

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hear hear. The investors channel is almost embarrassing of late

2026-05-31 21:43:05 UTC

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s someone who took his dog for a walk at 5:45, I agree

2026-05-30 06:23:24 UTC

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https://assets.bne.social/media_attachments/files/116/662/088/565/074/789/original/4873253fe174b835.jpeg

2026-05-30 05:27:27 UTC

So he can make content that’s readable on an iPhone without zooming in. https://daringfireball.net/2026/05/what_is_a_dickover

2026-05-24 04:12:22 UTC

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TIL 👏

2026-05-24 04:05:34 UTC

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every goddamned time.
https://assets.bne.social/media_attachments/files/116/627/572/296/782/084/original/f8dd2f760f218f35.mp4

2026-05-22 05:46:56 UTC

There's the issue.
…
The fix:
…
But wait —
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Actually, the cleanest approach:
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Wait, this is getting complicated.
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This is making a mess
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The problem:
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The right fix:
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Simplest correct fix:
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But wait —
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Actually — the simplest fix:
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2026-05-22 02:12:31 UTC

I heard Anastacia's "Left Outside Alone" for the first time in forever, and for some reason, couldn't stop thinking about Jack Black. Next time you listen…you're welcome.

2026-05-21 11:32:03 UTC

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I don’t like your earworm. I think you need a new one.

2026-05-19 11:03:45 UTC

I verified my age on Mastodon, by…being on Mastodon

2026-05-18 07:55:15 UTC

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Blue Prince, Thank Goodness You’re Here, Esoteric Ebb

2026-05-17 01:19:38 UTC

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one Mike out. Two Mikes in.

2026-05-15 02:54:16 UTC

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not calling the sequel “Bottom Gun” was a missed opportunity

2026-05-14 02:49:13 UTC

Coffee number thrwheeeeee!

2026-05-09 08:42:20 UTC

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this was one of those rare books that both me and @npub1cz3…g6lw read, just so we could talk about it

2026-05-07 05:15:29 UTC

Look, all I'm saying is that if we'd all just bought into the Metaverse, we wouldn't be in this mess.

2026-04-29 04:40:34 UTC

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siiiiick scar! (congrats on listening to your body)

2026-04-22 06:57:26 UTC

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I was sold when I saw the word ‘hexagon’

2026-04-20 21:48:20 UTC

New Apple CEO John II will take the company in a bold new direction, when he succeeds Mike I, Mike II, John I, Mike III, Gil I, Steve I & Tim I

2026-04-16 23:18:46 UTC

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on the upside, they’re terrible at reading the room

2026-04-16 22:09:20 UTC

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welcome back! It’s refreshing to see someone return after a hiatus who isn’t just announcing a vibe-coded turd of a product

2026-04-16 08:49:12 UTC

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how strange! I’m at a gacha place and just saw these
https://assets.bne.social/media_attachments/files/116/413/520/225/180/670/original/dd0ee81ed50db1ef.jpeg

2026-04-15 13:27:34 UTC

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I’ll persevere! 💜

2026-04-15 07:29:45 UTC

I’m trying to re-learn how to type on a split keyboard. I’m an actual baby again. It’s very apparent how much I set myself back by never learning how to touch type
https://www.zsa.io/voyager

2026-04-13 03:36:48 UTC

Please clap
https://assets.bne.social/media_attachments/files/116/395/304/796/482/071/original/c9b7aa22c0e6d946.jpeg

2026-04-07 10:54:22 UTC

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never fails to please

2026-04-07 09:10:49 UTC

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always ready for a Mountie or a Samoa

2026-04-04 00:27:39 UTC

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foley-age?

2026-04-02 07:19:02 UTC

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there’s still a part of me that thinks the leak was a a response to one of their engineers asking for a (free) industry best-practice refactor of the whole product. If the model truly is the secret sauce, what do they have to lose by sharing the source of what-amounts-to a heavy client

2026-04-01 23:24:19 UTC

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holy shit. I think they may have cracked (😅) the build quality since then, but that’s wild. Boiling water is no joke!!

2026-04-01 15:39:42 UTC

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I know it won’t have the same feel as your favourite mug, but we got these and love them: https://www.masterreplicas.com/en-us/products/the-picard-tea-cup-set-1

2026-03-27 08:43:06 UTC

A gooder than usual pakidge from Mike Monteiro
https://assets.bne.social/media_attachments/files/116/300/249/848/048/127/original/054ebde4f0b39cbc.jpeg

2026-03-27 03:48:21 UTC

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😵

2026-03-26 07:27:33 UTC

“As of next month, we’ll be helping ourselves to more of your money.
Warmest regards”

2026-03-23 02:03:16 UTC

RE: https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@kenney/116274672283126720
If you (a programmer) want to get your game ideas off the ground and have them look a bit better than ‘shit’, these are invaluable
#note16c5…tzun

2026-03-19 08:14:25 UTC

Developer comments that begin with “I am not a lawyer, but…” are the best comments

2026-03-16 10:39:31 UTC

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SOLD

2026-03-16 02:21:22 UTC

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used to be one of the most fun ways to spend an hour on the weekend

2026-03-15 23:53:18 UTC

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the real joy for me was sitting watching the defrag visuals

2026-03-14 00:55:47 UTC

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happy anniversary, best tweet!

2026-03-10 07:34:46 UTC

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whoa!

2026-03-10 02:49:10 UTC

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if it wasn’t for Pokopia releasing I’d be straight into playthrough 2

2026-03-01 23:49:41 UTC

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wonderful idea! 💜

2026-02-27 08:17:09 UTC

I’ve got my spare pants at the ready
https://assets.bne.social/media_attachments/files/116/141/603/187/285/122/original/b3b88c9c315b2760.jpeg

2026-02-24 01:32:14 UTC

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congrats!

2026-02-23 07:03:24 UTC

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wishing you a steady recovery 💜

2026-02-20 06:18:47 UTC

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yes, but please don’t actually do this

2026-02-20 03:24:55 UTC

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ah, I see you haven’t yet discovered edge mousing

2026-02-18 10:21:11 UTC

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yes please!

2026-02-17 08:07:36 UTC

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😩

2026-02-17 07:40:31 UTC

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mon the biff

2026-02-16 02:30:46 UTC

Hahaha yes!
https://assets.bne.social/media_attachments/files/116/077/955/866/663/972/original/5d0e66e368c38d7b.jpeg

2026-02-13 10:22:38 UTC

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I’m finally readying my copy of Spiritual Journey

2026-02-12 12:28:51 UTC

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the 4 did away with this material, finally. I’m on my 3rd MX master, and hope this is the last one I have to buy

2026-02-12 01:01:17 UTC

I love* that to remove a label from a GitHub issue, I should click either the tick or the cross.
*loathe
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2026-02-11 10:09:19 UTC

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so ready

2026-02-10 06:33:39 UTC

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cars could have two air quality monitors (one interior, one exterior), enabling an “auto” setting like what folks have gotten used to with lights. This is the stealth excuse to get AQMs into all cars

2026-02-07 09:53:57 UTC

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it’s working now!

2026-02-07 09:40:58 UTC

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2026-02-07 05:06:55 UTC

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yup. Happened 3 times in a row (checked both in-app browser and going through a restarted app). I’m not on mastodon.social, in case that’s an issue

2026-02-07 03:41:37 UTC

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thanks for building this. I had a problem with sign in. After logging into my instance, the browser window stayed open on the website timeline and didn’t redirect back to the app

2026-02-06 12:21:26 UTC

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oof. You weren’t wrong

2026-02-06 08:07:30 UTC

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these are good times to be an RE fan!

2026-02-06 06:33:31 UTC

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if they don’t unlock red/yellow/green herbs in Animal Crossing, I’m not into it

2026-02-05 14:53:02 UTC

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what a coincidence that Codeberg’s language colour for Shell is brat green 🟩

2026-02-05 08:51:34 UTC

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“Meats and cheeses always pleases” — Bob Mortimer

2026-01-31 07:02:03 UTC

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yes, please

2026-01-30 22:41:20 UTC

Double take when walking past the bookstore. Honestly, I wouldn’t be surprised to find what I thought the book was called on a shelf in the near future.
https://assets.bne.social/media_attachments/files/115/986/456/355/942/705/original/9d67eff2848d0055.jpeg
https://assets.bne.social/media_attachments/files/115/986/456/683/084/386/original/725fe03c62170504.jpeg

2026-01-23 09:15:09 UTC

Doesn’t @npub1cz3…g6lw have the cutest setup?
https://assets.bne.social/media_attachments/files/115/943/650/491/480/447/original/eab2476d3c3e67a7.jpeg

2026-01-16 07:41:48 UTC

I just watched a move trailer, and the opening 5 seconds were:
*action shot*
*action shot*
*action shot*
THE TRAILER STARTS NOW
This is what TikTok, etc. have done to us. We need trailers for our trailers, begging for 1-2 minutes of attention. Wild.

2026-01-08 02:42:37 UTC

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💜

2025-12-31 04:34:03 UTC

If we did this, Last Week Tonight would have half the run-time, but still be as good
https://infosec.exchange/@Em0nM4stodon/115809902713339831

2025-12-30 12:29:10 UTC

https://assets.bne.social/media_attachments/files/115/808/517/964/660/680/original/46f8271b88e3782e.jpeg

2025-12-29 01:46:29 UTC

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this sounds like the best project

2025-12-26 03:51:34 UTC

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those taters look goooood! Merry Christmas to you both 🎄

2025-12-24 08:38:48 UTC

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we had our Christmas Day today with the family. Hope yours is wonderful when it comes

2025-12-22 03:41:20 UTC

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he also has the same arc of becoming more confident but still as inept I hope you’re enjoying Slow Horses! We discovered it last month and binged the whole thing

2025-12-21 22:23:30 UTC

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perfect casting

2025-12-19 01:06:48 UTC

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💜

2025-12-17 22:33:12 UTC

Amanda says she’s having an existential crisis, after coming to the realisation that our dog has never laughed.

2025-12-15 23:30:21 UTC

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sorry Potch

2025-12-15 22:15:41 UTC