i'm tonic! i'm a college student studying visual-material culture and #history , specifically interested in the history of #technology and preservation of information ! in my free time i like to animate and take apart electronics!! i also collect books at an alarming rate (much faster than i could possibly read them!!)

p.s. i also overuse exclamation marks!!!

**tonic** @tonicfunk@social.yesterweb.org · Mar 17, 2022, 04:55

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**tonic** @tonicfunk@social.yesterweb.org · Mar 17, 2022, 04:55

Mar 17, 2022, 04:55

tonic @tonicfunk@social.yesterweb.org

i am getting lost in the CSSauce

**tonic** · May 27, 2022, 03:39

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**Pixel 🍄** @pixouls@post.lurk.org · May 27, 2022, 03:39

May 27, 2022, 03:39

Pixel 🍄 @pixouls@post.lurk.org

Move slow and love things

**tonic** · May 23, 2022, 18:34

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**levels checker** @levels_check@botsin.space · May 23, 2022, 18:34

May 23, 2022, 18:34

levels checker @levels_check@botsin.space

buffoonery levels are holding at 93%

(93%) ■■■■■■■■■□

**tonic** · May 26, 2022, 01:23

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**48kRAM** @48kRAM@oldbytes.space · May 26, 2022, 01:23

May 26, 2022, 01:23

48kRAM @48kRAM@oldbytes.space

I can't move to the Fediverse properly until I reproduce my famous pinned post from the birdsite, so here it is:

P.S.A. To all vintage computer and video game collectors:

Go through your collections and GET THE DAMN BATTERIES OUT!

Now! Don't wait! Seriously, put down the phone, go to your collection and take out all the batteries. Right now! Even if they look "okay" they are NOT SAFE after this much time.

**tonic** · May 26, 2022, 01:00

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**Goat at pride discourse** @bees@honey.town · May 26, 2022, 01:00

May 26, 2022, 01:00

Goat at pride discourse @bees@honey.town

My doctor just told me about this cool new thing, idk if it's a medicine or a treatment or like a therapeutic technique but it's called "object permanence", might have to look into it

**tonic** @tonicfunk@social.yesterweb.org · May 25, 2022, 19:41

**tonic** @tonicfunk@social.yesterweb.org · May 25, 2022, 19:41

May 25, 2022, 19:41

tonic @tonicfunk@social.yesterweb.org

oh no i think i have to replace thermal paste on the ol desktop tmw

i know circuitboards are more static-resistant than they used to be, but like the possibility of dust getting in there or me not placing the paste correctly.....
s t r e s s f u l

**tonic** · May 24, 2022, 19:20

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**rumpelstilts-kin** @umalkosh@goblin.camp · May 24, 2022, 19:20

May 24, 2022, 19:20

rumpelstilts-kin @umalkosh@goblin.camp

thinking about how if an aquarium is a glass container where you keep a mini aquatic habitat, and a terrarium is a class container where you keep a mini terrestrial habitat, then a planetarium should be a glass container where you keep a mini planetary habitat. and it kind of is, isnt it?

**tonic** · May 25, 2022, 03:35

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**Ephemeral** @tychi@smallcamp.art · May 25, 2022, 03:35

May 25, 2022, 03:35

Ephemeral @tychi@smallcamp.art

how to use a computer

1. do things
2. press esc to avoid unwanted things
3. if the esc key does nothing, bin the computer and try to make better decisions on the next one

**tonic** · May 25, 2022, 03:39

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**susannah** @susannah@octodon.social · May 25, 2022, 03:39

May 25, 2022, 03:39

susannah @susannah@octodon.social

@TheGibson I just want to use the internet without it using me 😭😭😭😭

**tonic** · May 24, 2022, 01:43

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**ᴛʜᴇʀᴜʀᴀɴ 🌐🏴** @theruran@hackers.town · May 24, 2022, 01:43

May 24, 2022, 01:43

ᴛʜᴇʀᴜʀᴀɴ 🌐🏴 @theruran@hackers.town

what if Summer of Code but not Google and not just the summer? instead do it all year-round and coordinated by a cooperative.

**tonic** · May 23, 2022, 18:42

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**Sid🎨** @InternetEh@dads.cool · May 23, 2022, 18:42

May 23, 2022, 18:42

Sid🎨 @InternetEh@dads.cool

I can't stress this enough: put sunscreen on your ears

**tonic** · May 23, 2022, 03:35

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**Juniper Monkeys** @junipermonkeys@pixelfed.social · May 23, 2022, 03:35

May 23, 2022, 03:35

Juniper Monkeys @junipermonkeys@pixelfed.social

Incidentally, I found this on other side of a ridge from the Pacific Crest Trail if anyone wants to try becoming the Royal So-and-So of Placer County.

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**tonic** · May 23, 2022, 01:19

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**freecomputers** @thezerobit@anticapitalist.party · May 23, 2022, 01:19

May 23, 2022, 01:19

freecomputers @thezerobit@anticapitalist.party

Atari joysticks hurt my hands and since I had have a broken cheap Atari joystick clone, I decided to use the cable to turn an NES controller into an #atari compatible controller. It works great and is so much more comfortable to play games with. I think it was an Adrian's Digital Basement YouTube video that inspired me.
#atari2600 #retrogaming

**tonic** @tonicfunk@social.yesterweb.org · May 23, 2022, 03:38

**tonic** @tonicfunk@social.yesterweb.org · May 23, 2022, 03:38

May 23, 2022, 03:38

tonic @tonicfunk@social.yesterweb.org

i like my username but i'm tempted to start posting videos about things i find in thrift shops under the name chronicjunk

**tonic** · May 22, 2022, 01:10

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**isa** @isa@citrus.farm · May 22, 2022, 01:10

May 22, 2022, 01:10

isa @isa@citrus.farm

i love webrings because you can go from like a very sleek professional portfolio website to a website straight from the 90s full of gifs and scrolling marquees and text in comic sans

**tonic** · May 21, 2022, 18:36

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**HadeonEon** @hadeoneon@fosstodon.org · May 21, 2022, 18:36

May 21, 2022, 18:36

HadeonEon @hadeoneon@fosstodon.org

Hey #Fosstodon, does anyone here know of a beginning developer, in need, that could use a #Linux laptop gratis? I have a Starlabs Laptop IV that I don't use. Please boost for visibility.