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   josef (jk@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 23-Dec-2023 09:37:02 JST josef

   you know when you accidentally cat a binary file and despite your lightning-quick ctrl-c reflexes, something in it triggers that old vt100 command that tells your terminal emulator to shoot a spring-loaded boxing glove directly into your face

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     Kit Rhett Aultman (roadriverrail@signs.codes)'s status on Saturday, 23-Dec-2023 10:32:36 JST Kit Rhett Aultman

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     @jk people asked that the boxing glove character be left out, but once they let in the bell, it was only logical to keep the boxing glove.

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     Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag: (ryanc@infosec.exchange)'s status on Sunday, 24-Dec-2023 08:30:54 JST Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag:

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     @jk I think git still doesn't bother to filter terminal escape sequences... 😈

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     Galbinus Caeli 🌯 (skiphuffman@astrodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 06-Mar-2024 21:31:43 JST Galbinus Caeli 🌯

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     @jk this is why you use tmux

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     Thomas Frans 🇺🇦 (thomy2000@fosstodon.org)'s status on Wednesday, 06-Mar-2024 21:31:44 JST Thomas Frans 🇺🇦

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     @jk No...

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     John Maxwell (jmax@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 06-Mar-2024 21:31:47 JST John Maxwell

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     @jk - Boxing glove? Luxury!

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     often frowned upon (virtulis@loud.computer)'s status on Wednesday, 06-Mar-2024 21:31:54 JST often frowned upon

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     • aburka 🫣

     @aburka @mhoye @jk you never know, somewhere in a nuclear power station control room there might be a critical piece of software relying on boxing glove to the face as a safety feature

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     mhoye (mhoye@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 06-Mar-2024 21:31:55 JST mhoye

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     @jk why do we still even have that feature

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     aburka 🫣 (aburka@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 06-Mar-2024 21:31:55 JST aburka 🫣

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     @mhoye @jk Ironclad commitment to backwards compatibility?