Andy Gates
Grizzled sysadmin, factory refurbished.
He/him.
- Fucksakes, Audax UK with the gpt slop on a ride advert. Lazy! @audaxuk.bsky.social Why oh why?
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- Hey, I got some new shoes on and everything kinda feels right. 🎵
- Small hours nostalgia: drawing up a training program and hunting some converse high tops like lol, what decade just passed?
- Reposted by Andy GatesWondering where the sunshine has gone? Spare a thought for northeast Scotland; Aberdeen Dyce hasn't recorded any sunshine since 21 January! This is provisionally the longest sunless period here since records began in 1957 ☁️
- Entirely distracted by the wang-injecting for PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT??? discourse in the ski jumpers. A tenty suit is a more glidey suit? What the actual? www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl...
- Reposted by Andy GatesFurries have already achieved the dream of every shit silicon valley technology and in a more ethical and less cringe way The metaverse: VRChat NFTs: adoptable fursonas Typing words into a text box and having art appear: commissions
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- Reposted by Andy Gates[C] Diana by the Lake A less clothed version of this is available to my supporters at patreon.com/mykegreywolf.
- Reposted by Andy Gatesfurry cons when I dont know what the hell any of you look like
- Reposted by Andy GatesSkyship cutaway for Aether Nexus.
- Tired of AI slop in your search results? Here's a blocklist to cut the crap from Google, DDG and Bing: github.com/laylavish/uB... (one click install, bish und verily bosh, less bullshit in your search life).
- Reposted by Andy GatesThere are DEFINITELY enough artists and animators out there to sustain a happy and healthy business providing specialty products and software to people within that community. What there isn’t, is a large enough consumer base to make the line go up forever for shareholders
- Reposted by Andy GatesBezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests
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- Reposted by Andy GatesCME risk in EV’s. Modern EVs, have a conductive, metal shell that acts as a Faraday cage, shielding internal electronics from electromagnetic interference. Electronics are more robust & designed to higher EMC standards. The main high-voltage batteries are shielded & less susceptible to induction.
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- Reposted by Andy GatesUPDATE: hey, would you look at that. Adobe Animate is staying, and no longer being discontinued. This shows that bullying corporations can always work.
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- Reposted by Andy Gates"Nearby, a six-year-old wondered if the unicorn she saw marching earlier was ok. "
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- Tax the rich. That's it, that's the skeet.
- Stir crazy with all the dreich, took the ebike flood hopping, hope the charge port didn't get too sluiced.
- Reposted by Andy GatesDefinitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
- Reposted by Andy GatesI keep seeing the “reminder don’t use Adobe here are the alternatives” image going around and folks, the problem is not just that Adobe sucks, the problem is they’re blocking legal access to decades of art files utilized by individuals and entire teams
- Reposted by Andy GatesApparently Adobe popped to Bluesky like a flower in Spring. And then ended like that.
- Reposted by Andy GatesA cunning ploy, Adobe, but you forgot one thing *slides jewel case out of my sleeve* My highschool computing teacher was my friend's Dad
- Reposted by Andy Gatesplease enjoy brand new tingler POUNDED BY THIS WEREGROUNDHOG IN A SEEMINGLY ENDLESS TIME LOOP ON GROUNDHOG DAY out now. get it here www.amazon.com/Pounded-Were... or on patreon www.patreon.com/posts/pounde...
- Reposted by Andy Gatesgriddlehark totebag design for an upcoming convention 🦴✨
- Reposted by Andy GatesHi everyone - it seems there’s been a targeted campaign against this plan for protected cycle lanes on Bayswater Road. If you look back through the consultation it had 400 negative responses in 24 hours 😨 Londoners on bikes, we’d love to hear from you in this. Please take a moment … 1/2
- ⏰⚠️⏰⚠️ ALERT! The Bayswater road consultation is under heavy threat despite the obvious benefits. The weekend saw 400+ responses and it's IMPERITIVE we show strong support ahead of the WEDS 28th DEADLINE. Please take a moment to add your voice here: cmsbayswaterroad.commonplace.is/en-GB/ 💪🚴💪 More ⬇️
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- Reposted by Andy GatesI will probably get told off for sharing this - but it does give some perspective on why I was under so much pressure to leave Monkey Cage - I accept my career is dead so…. skepchick.org/2026/01/the-...
- Reposted by Andy GatesAn article about this political moment, the role of journalism, and the very real dangers of state repression—told as a cheeky guide to buying a gas mask. I’ve been sending it to everyone; it both delights and horrifies me. Well done @sarahjeong.bsky.social www.theverge.com/policy/86857...
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- Reposted by Andy GatesThe failure of age-verification laws is now turning into a War on VPNs. The British government and a number of US states are now proposing that VPNs be banned entirely, or only accessible to those who have surrendered to facial scans, ID check and other identity verification.
- Reposted by Andy GatesUnfriendly reminder, AI is being used to destroy trust. Do not normalize the use of AI. AI can not reliably enhance videos or low-quality images. This is the quiet replacement of reality. Do not let this be normalized.
- It's been SO RAINY for SO LONG that I had to play "It Can't Rain All The Time" from The Crow and now I've got just enough blue between showers too go out and recharge my brain. At least the reservoirs are filling up..
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- May as well dive right in. Did you know that dogs in ancient Mesopotamia also refused to drop the ball? According to a Sumerian proverb, “The dog understands ‘Take it!’ It does not understand ‘Put it down!’” Source: cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/34...
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- Reposted by Andy Gates"Abolish ICE" was submitted 9,200 times for Chicago's snowplow naming contest, records show. blockclubchi.co/3ZAnDTZ
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- Reposted by Andy GatesIf you are deleting TT or Insta, I’m on Upscrolled, hi 🙋♀️
- Reposted by Andy GatesI post this link merely as a cultural curiosity and not so that anyone could print one if, say, whistles were banned. Obviously that would be wrong.
- Reposted by Andy GatesThis is the way, make “ok, abolish only ICE” the moderate position.
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- Reposted by Andy GatesLook, if you had a party scheduled at your house, and the pipes broke and the floor was covered in raw sewage, you’d tell your friends not to come over. In that spirit: world, skip the World Cup until we get this sewage worked out. And don’t be too sure about the Olympics.
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- Reposted by Andy GatesThe US Holocaust Museum being more outraged by Tim Walz saying that, like Anne Frank, children today are in hiding from armed agents of the state, than they are about the fact that children are in hiding from armed agents of the state, is why Holocaust remembrance culture is in crisis.
- Flooding on the A377 near Crediton earlier today: Confluence of the Yeo and Creedy by Ladds Guns.
- Reposted by Andy GatesLast call for CAMBRIDGE tonight - only a few tickets left - hope I can sell out - I promise a show full of joy, inclusivity, and love www.junction.co.uk/events/robin... #comedy #poetry #cambridge
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- Reposted by Andy GatesDon't forget, myself and Roll & Play Press will be answering questions, revealing artwork and talking all about the Altheya; The Dragon Empire Campaign Guide & Kickstarter tonight at 7pm UK time!! twitch.tv/highrollersdnd youtube.com/highrollersdnd
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