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[REDACTED] but he/him. Also lots of fountain pens, hiking, information security, and RPGs. Hiking in Japan: Trans rights are human rights.

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C-N@carl-niclas· Jul 14

I outlined the boat in red for those of you who can't see it. It's a u-boat. It's probably the U-559 which when captured in 1942 helped Alan Turing break the Enigma code. And Turing was gay, so...

A red outline of a u-boat amidst clouds in the sky. (gay). Also three women getting married. (not gay unless they want it to be)

C-N@carl-niclas· Jul 10

Is it worse than it has been on Tumblr for more than a decade? :)

Tumblr post from 2012:

drakensberg-blog Nov 28, 2012
The reading comprehension and overall common sense on this website is piss poor.

poupon Nov 28, 2012
how dare you say we piss on the poor

#CLASS WARFARE
#CLASS WATERSPORTSFARE
#tumblr

C-N@carl-niclas· Jul 3

Stolen from Tumblr.

Headline:

"POLITICS
Trump promises 'really long speech' on July 4 despite extreme DC heat
Updated July 1, 2026, 6:40 p.m. ET"

Comment in the style of Baby in Pelican's mouth meme:

"Outdoor in sun perfec t place for president to do speech! Outdoor very warm very soft put old man on green lawn under sun. Put old man in warm sun. no problem ever in warm sun because good view and audience can see long speech. Nice podium outdoor sunny perfect place for old president can trust warm sun to give nice view to President good luck to President. friend sun.

#lol"

C-N@carl-niclas· Jul 3

🎶 Angel of death Monarch to the kingdom of the dead Infamous butcher Angel of death Angel of death 🎶

Scene from the Sound of Music with a Julie Andrews singing to kids on an alpine hillside

C-N@carl-niclas· Jul 2

A hornet (Vespa crabro) happened to come into our house just now, so I helped it fly out again. Wonderful insects! ♥️

A large black and yellow wasp sitting on a doorframe.

C-N@carl-niclas· Jul 1

The hollyhocks in our garden have started flowering. ❤️

C-N@carl-niclas· Jun 30

I don't think I still have mine, unfortunately.

The Wikipedia picture of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum home computer.

C-N@carl-niclas· May 29

The flax flowers are making our garden into a sea of blue. From one flower the other day to well over 50 today.

Half a dozen blue flax flowers in the foreground with many more in background, amidst green grass. There is a wooden fence in background, as well as some bushes.

C-N@carl-niclas· May 28

A few more reasons to love @kagi.com search. It had already labeled grokipedia as "AI slop" when it appeared as a search result for me, and it's two easy clicks to make sure I never see that site again in the results.

Settings in Kagi search for a website, and whether it should be featured or not in my search results.

C-N@carl-niclas· May 26

The first of hopefully 100s and 100s of flax flowers in my garden.

A blue flax flower against a green background.

C-N@carl-niclas· May 23

Did I really need a Godzilla-themed sake set with two cups and a flask? Why, yes. Yes I did.

Two white porcelain cups and one flask with Godzilla print in blue.

C-N@carl-niclas· May 3

Finally! Monkey! Deep in the Kiso valley in central Japan, I spied some monkeys. And they spied me.

A very zoomed-in photo of the head of a monkey amidst bamboo and other branches.

C-N@carl-niclas· Apr 20

I'm getting some serious mixed signals here Google Lens. "This product is designed for freezing" and "Do not freeze"

Aquarius bottle of liquid with translation into English from Japanese.

C-N@carl-niclas· Apr 16

These new reCAPTCHAS are deviously difficult.

Tumblr poll by user poll-dancers, with the question "you have no choice but to reincarnate into one of the choices below. What do you choose?". The options are bumblebee, an oak tree, mountain lion, mushroom, and orca whale.

C-N@carl-niclas· Apr 13

I always carry a couple of Platinum Preppy fountain pens with me to work, in case someone against all odds takes an interest in the ones I use normally, so I can give them one. ("First one's free..." 😆) Today I forgot my pen case, but the Preppy was there to save me!

C-N@carl-niclas· Apr 13

I'll be going on a long hiking trip to Japan in a couple of days. This is the fountain pen I'll bring with me. The Kaweco Frosted Sport is a tiny pen, that works very well when posted.

The steel nib of the Kaweco Frosted Sport fountain pen.

The Kaweco Frosted Sport fountain pen with a posted cap.

The Kaweco Frosted Sport fountain pen, capped.

C-N@carl-niclas· Apr 9

Sort of reminds me of this.

The distracted boyfriend meme, where a guy is checking out another girl, while still holding hands with his upset-looking girlfriend.

C-N@carl-niclas· Mar 16

Share someone who looks stylish with an umbrella. ☂️ (Fashion designer Loora Wang - in black, with her sister - in red).

C-N@carl-niclas· Mar 16

Also, you seem to have some bumps around the "mirthfulness" area. 😆

Photo of a porcelain phrenology head with lots of words printed all over the place.

C-N@carl-niclas· Mar 4

The theme of the hotel restaurant is confusing at best. Rock-'n'-roll-steampunk-pacific-island-lagoon? Maybe?

Aquarium housed in what looks like a giant copper tube with rivets. There's a life-size replica of an electric guitar among the tropical fish.

C-N@carl-niclas· Mar 4

Me: I'll think I'll go to sleep now. Hotel room giant wall images of singer from Red Hot Chili Peppers (maybe) and Kurt Cobain (?): WE'LL WATCH YOU AS YOU SLEEP. FOR YOUR SAFETY. Me: ... yeah... I don't think I'll sleep tonight after all...

Metallic black and white art of two giant heads on the wall.

C-N@carl-niclas· Mar 3

So what's the view from your hotel room like? GIANT SPHERE. Giant sphere? GIANT SPHERE. Ok... <backs away, slowly>

C-N@carl-niclas· Feb 25

Reminds me of the album cover of Einstürzende Neubauten's LP "Haus der Lüge" from 1989.

Album cover featuring a red horse that's peeing.

C-N@carl-niclas· Feb 23

And guess what, I still have it! :)

A spread from the book, featuring a chapter about the Lambton Worm.

The cover of a paperback called "A Young Person's Guide to Monsters" by Bernard Brett. It features a collage of monsters such as a firebreathing lizard, King Kong, a cyclops, and so on.

C-N@carl-niclas· Feb 22

Winner Ebba Andersson from Sweden awaits Norwegian Heidi Weng in second place at the finish line of the women's 50 kilometer at the Olympics.

Ebba Andersson draped in the Swedish flag at the finish line.

C-N@carl-niclas· Feb 22

Off the ice as well! Here's Amber Glenn with her favourite hobby: Magic the Gathering!

US figure skater and olympic gold medalist holding up a bunch of Magic the Gathering cards to present her favourite hobby!

C-N@carl-niclas· Feb 21

Intro screenshot from the scifi animated show Futurama: "You can't prove it won't happen"

C-N@carl-niclas· Feb 19

The answer is legendary. (And real, I just checked. And she's getting ratioed enough for a lifetime)😆

Facebook post about celebrating Lent.
Maggie Tyers:
"Funny you put Ramadan and eid up first. Its a Christian country first and foremost" 71 reactions.
Bedford Borough Council
"Maggie Tyers
Ramadan began on February 17. That is why we put our Ramadan message on social media yesterday.
Lent began today, which is why our Lent message went on social media one day later.
The date of Lent is determined by the church calendar, rooted in the decisions of the Council of Nicaea (325 AD).
The official start of Ramadan traditionally depends on the sighting of the new crescent moon.
Bedford Borough Council holds no authority over the Council of Nicaea and was not responsible for the creation of the moon 4.53billion years ago." 776 reactions.

C-N@carl-niclas· Feb 14

When it comes to crossovers though, few things can top this classic.

A Warhammer40k dreadnought gorily tears a pink My Little Pony in two. The text says "Ponies. Friendship is magic. Magic is heresy."

C-N@carl-niclas· Feb 14

"It belongs in a museum!"