BoingBoing move to substack

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Well, sounds like Hathor/Sekhmet would like U, too! Hathor had a biiiig festival - everybody went to Her temples, got drunk and danced, and slept w/one another. tophat-beer tophat-cool

I even created a Grave Mood Rings (U saw a couple of those vids on the Halloweā€™en thread) running joke - The Sphinx has taught Mrs Cawler, the housekeeper, how to dance The Hathor, so they could dance it together during the Disco Nights held at Vitchmik Hall every Tuesday. Nuthinā€™ quite like learning some Ancient Egyptian moves tophat-biggrin

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And thatā€™s me done.

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Sek was very polite about the whole thing.
Even sending me an ā€œare you absolutely sure?ā€ message before pressing the launch button.

Yes, Iā€™m absolutely sure.

Hey, whaddya know? No Penguins.
Bonus!

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Tux is the Linux mascot. I donā€™t think there is a Unix mascot, although the various BSDs have this guy:
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Today I learned that itā€™s not just FreeBSDā€™s mascot, and that itā€™s name is Beastie.

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Tux? TUX!? Heā€™s not even wearing a tie!

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That can be arranged

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Even desktop environments have mascots:

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Lovely to see you!

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Lovely.
:grinning:

:penguin: :boom:

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Well, asked Sekhmet about anonimizing my account and posted my eulogy already, so I think now is just wait for the inevitable. I did ask orenwolf but he is probably swamped with requests, soā€¦

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I think my message simply said ā€œid like to be anonymized. I am fully aware of what that meansā€. The end.

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In these last few hours before the doors are bolted iā€™m all likeā€¦

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I sent Sekhmet an anonymization request.

sigh

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Itā€™s not just bloody sad, itā€™s got some kicking and screaming too.
Do not wallow, 'tis not amusing.

I need something to cheer me up.

:penguin:
Oh, thanks, just the ticket.

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All the penguins made me feel like doing this, I donā€™t know why but maybe someone will like it.

Emoji taxonomy

Mammals

  1. Order Diprotodontia :koala: :kangaroo:
  2. Order Pilosa :sloth:
  3. Order Proboscidea :elephant: :mammoth:
  4. Order Eulipotyphla :hedgehog:
  5. Order Carnivora
    a. Family Felidae :cat: :lion: :tiger: :leopard:
    b. Family Canidae :dog: :wolf: :fox_face:
    c. Family Ursidae :bear: :polar_bear: :panda_face:
    d. Pinnipedia :seal:
    e. Family Mephitidae :skunk:
    f. Family Procyonidae :raccoon:
    g. Family Mustelidae :otter: :badger:
  6. Order Perissodactyla :horse: :zebra: :rhinoceros:
  7. Order Artiodactyla
    a. Family Camelidae :dromedary_camel: :camel: :llama:
    b. Family Suidae :pig: :boar:
    c. Family Hippopotamidae :hippopotamus:
    d. Cetacea :whale: :dolphin:
    e. Family Giraffidae :giraffe:
    f. Family Cervidae :deer:
    g. Family Bovidae :bison: :cow: :ox: :water_buffalo: :ram: :sheep: :goat:
  8. Order Chiroptera :bat:
  9. Order Primates :monkey: :gorilla: :orangutan: :adult:
  10. Order Lagomorpha :rabbit:
  11. Order Rodentia :mouse: :rat: :hamster: :chipmunk: :beaver:

Reptiles & Birds

  1. Order Squamata :lizard: :snake:
  2. Order Testudines :turtle:
  3. Order Crocodilia :crocodile:
  4. Sauropodomorpha :sauropod:
  5. Tyrannosauroidea :t_rex:
  6. Order Anseriformes :duck: :swan:
  7. Order Galliformes :turkey: :chicken: :peacock:
  8. Order Phoenicopteriformes :flamingo:
  9. Order Columbiformes :dove: :dodo:
  10. Order Sphenisciformes :penguin:
  11. Order Accipitriformes :eagle:
  12. Order Strigiformes :owl:
  13. Order Psittaciformes :parrot:
  14. Order Passeriformes :bird:

Amphibians :frog:
Ray-finned fish :fish: :tropical_fish: :blowfish:
Cartilaginous fish :shark:

Insects

  1. Order Blattodea :cockroach:
  2. Order Orthoptera :cricket:
  3. Order Hymenoptera :ant: :honeybee:
  4. Order Diptera :fly: :mosquito:
  5. Order Lepidoptera :butterfly:
  6. Order Coleoptera :beetle: :lady_beetle:

Malacostracans :crab: :lobster: :shrimp:
Arachnids :spider: :scorpion:
Molluscs :octopus: :squid: :shell: :snail: :oyster:
Annelids :worm:
Cnidaria :coral:

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That also did the trick.
Iā€™m trying to imagine the job-post.

Wanted: PenisPenis for full-time position in ā€¦

Some others can finish this if they wish (itā€™s very late here). I only ask that they use the word upstanding at the very least.

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