Father. Anarchist. Gamer. Polytheist. Privacy wonk. Political Contrarian. Pro-choice in all things.[...] View full profile at https://app.wafrn.net/blog/Arokkhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalidhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3mrabapuhn42uCurrent me to 17 year old me: "Believe it or not, there will be a day when you will find weed that you bought 6 months ago and didn't remember to smoke" 17 year old me: "Great. I guess that means I end up with early-onset Alzheimer's" Current me: "That's a wild place to take t[...] https://app.wafrn.net/fediverse/post/a7137c58-4be6-49cd-8ef2-f8c435c060b922 Jul 2026 11:54 +0000at://did:plc:phdk34pnimiato33irm4libu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrabapuhn42uhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3mr7bzo2yf326https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62v7e2dw12o Rest in Peace, young lady. Your talent and activism will be missed. #RIP #Kaylee-Hottle #tragedy22 Jul 2026 02:35 +0000at://did:plc:phdk34pnimiato33irm4libu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr7bzo2yf326https://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3mqv5qksoep27This doesn't go far enough. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2gnglyv0jo #only-the-lettuce? #taco-bell-has-been-causing-explosive-diarrhea-for-decades18 Jul 2026 01:52 +0000at://did:plc:phdk34pnimiato33irm4libu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqv5qksoep27https://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3mqhxtqeslnxhI'm never one to celebrate someone's death, but if I was, I'd have a reason to party today. Crossposted with @openvibe.social12 Jul 2026 20:02 +0000at://did:plc:phdk34pnimiato33irm4libu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqhxtqeslnxhhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3mqdtxn5doqb5No longer referring to Bluesky as "bsky" or "blue", because it's pretty much just BS. Crossposted with @openvibe.social11 Jul 2026 04:42 +0000at://did:plc:phdk34pnimiato33irm4libu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqdtxn5doqb5https://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3mqa5iw275kd3Today's earworm "I'll be your man I’ll understand Do my best to take good care of you Yes I will You'll be my queen I'll be your king And I’ll be your lover too Yes, I will" https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=7leuoET4CRA&si=hMcotiGil7MVUvuG Crossposted with @openvibe.social09 Jul 2026 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:phdk34pnimiato33irm4libu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqa5iw275kd3https://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3mq6lkxnhcmun@dansup.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy Any thoughts on how to keep meta from using images for its AI training? I bet you have an idea or two. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/technology/meta-instagram-ai.html Crossposted with @openvibe.social09 Jul 2026 02:28 +0000at://did:plc:phdk34pnimiato33irm4libu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq6lkxnhcmunhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3mq46da3xiwkqI’m not generally a fan of when TV shows feature covers of iconic songs. Usually, the covers feel more like parody instead of any sort of respectful tribute. Lucifer is the one exception to this. Every cover on the show is flawless.08 Jul 2026 03:17 +0000at://did:plc:phdk34pnimiato33irm4libu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq46da3xiwkqhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3mptywvn3wv2oCentralized government, regardless of flavor, is illegitimate. #Anarchy #independence #ungovernable04 Jul 2026 21:28 +0000at://did:plc:phdk34pnimiato33irm4libu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mptywvn3wv2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3mpmnna54ftz4Tonight’s Earworm: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=EnQ3NeRTNV001 Jul 2026 23:16 +0000at://did:plc:phdk34pnimiato33irm4libu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpmnna54ftz4https://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3mpl5jo7w63qlIdle hands are the devil's playthings, and an idle mind can travel to the darkest places. Crossposted with @openvibe.social01 Jul 2026 08:56 +0000at://did:plc:phdk34pnimiato33irm4libu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpl5jo7w63qlhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3mpku26b6fyaiI had one client scheduled, and another who is spending the night at the facility for early obligations in the morning. Scheduled client decided to go home, which would normally result in me going home, but since I still have the sleepover client and can’t legally leave them unsupervised. As a...01 Jul 2026 06:05 +0000at://did:plc:phdk34pnimiato33irm4libu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpku26b6fyaihttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3mpklg5syrxxaTinkering with different formats for sharing things on WordPress (via ActivityPub). The earworm I just posted looks great on my WordPress blog, but the image doesn’t show on my WAFRN or other Fediverse pages, instead just showing a link to my post. There’s a setting I’m missing, but I’ll figure...01 Jul 2026 03:32 +0000at://did:plc:phdk34pnimiato33irm4libu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpklg5syrxxahttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3mpkl7jduexzmTonight’s Earworm Tonight's Earworm https://arokk.net/2026/07/01/tonights-earworm-5/01 Jul 2026 03:28 +0000at://did:plc:phdk34pnimiato33irm4libu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpkl7jduexzmhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3mpiqb5idn3oaAd serving companies should pay part of my cell phone bill. I have AdBlock VPN on my phone and it has blocked over 1.3 GB in less than 24 hours. My cell plan is only “premium speeds” for 40 GB before getting throttled. Utter bullshit.30 Jun 2026 09:53 +0000at://did:plc:phdk34pnimiato33irm4libu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpiqb5idn3oahttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3mpijfdk7xnivTonight’s Earworm https://youtube.com/watch?v=58FFHxwWp2w Tonight's Earworm https://arokk.net/2026/06/30/tonights-earworm-4/30 Jun 2026 07:50 +0000at://did:plc:phdk34pnimiato33irm4libu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpijfdk7xnivhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3mpf6fyo4m3mvhttps://music.youtube.com/watch?v=_p5tcHOPZX028 Jun 2026 23:56 +0000at://did:plc:phdk34pnimiato33irm4libu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpf6fyo4m3mvhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3mp5pzonsw7cyTonight’s Earworm https://youtu.be/Wj9d9pPs1QM?si=AOi3_cGCfNz_cgBR "She likes the moonShe likes the nightShe likes the blood on her handsShe dances nakedThrough the treesUntil her eyes glow redShe whispers spellsInto the windShe communes with... https://arokk.net/2026/06/26/tonights-earworm-2/26 Jun 2026 00:50 +0000at://did:plc:phdk34pnimiato33irm4libu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp5pzonsw7cyhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3mozesj2pqt2oI give up. I have tried every way I can to establish a private instance for all of my #fediverse and #socialnetworking needs. I've tried Hubzilla, GNUSocial, and Friendica, but maintaining the cost of a virtual private server isn't justifiable to me and those apps don't play well wi[...] https://app.wafrn.net/fediverse/post/4e5d0aa2-9f2c-4ac1-8e12-f36a3767c34c24 Jun 2026 07:19 +0000at://did:plc:phdk34pnimiato33irm4libu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mozesj2pqt2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3momhuhtv3o2yDamnit, Steam, we need more Steam Controller inventory. #Steam-Controller #dude-where's-my-invite?19 Jun 2026 04:09 +0000at://did:plc:phdk34pnimiato33irm4libu/app.bsky.feed.post/3momhuhtv3o2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3mojykrbfve2dSo much for us being "slackers". https://www.marijuanamoment.net/fewer-employees-skip-work-days-where-medical-marijuana-is-legal-especially-for-manual-labor-jobs-study-shows/ #Marijuana-saves-lives-and-livelihood18 Jun 2026 04:30 +0000at://did:plc:phdk34pnimiato33irm4libu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mojykrbfve2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3mojsxy22t32dI watched so many of my peers end up kicked out, disowned, beaten, or worse when they came out (mid 1990s-mid 2000s) to their parents and swore that my kids would never experience that from me. I'm cisgendered and heterosexual, and two of my children are trans women, one of my childr[...] [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Jun 2026 02:49 +0000at://did:plc:phdk34pnimiato33irm4libu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mojsxy22t32dhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3mojr34palz2dWhen I logged into WAFRN today, I was greeted with a message stating that I need to validate my #bluesky integration. I'm so conditioned to be annoyed by those kinds of messages that I immediately scoffed and rolled my eyes. My immediate reaction was wrong. Bluesky integration seems[...] https://app.wafrn.net/fediverse/post/65d30245-eb17-45d7-a066-d7928acb160b18 Jun 2026 02:15 +0000at://did:plc:phdk34pnimiato33irm4libu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mojr34palz2d