Quartz 🍇🍋‍🟩

@quartz

30 - he/they - 🇩🇰🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺 - retro tech nerd, programmer, VR DJ, film lover, purple robot kobold (sometimes protogen) - SFW(ish) but MDNI🔞 PFP by @cosmicsaturn.bsky.social www: xtal.net - ftp: ftp.xtal.net

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Quartz 🍇🍋‍🟩@quartz· Jun 23

Just found out earlier that today marks the 30th anniversary of Super Mario 64, one of my favorite games of all time and a huge part of my childhood. And what better way to mark this than to show off this amazing 3D model commission by @sequenceerase.bsky.social of my robold in SM64! #sm64coopdx

Quartz 🍇🍋‍🟩@quartz· May 23

I am deep in the trenches.

Screenshot of a C programming forum post from 2011. OP asks "Does anyone know of a POSIX-equivalent for GNU's memmem(), which searches for a sequence of bytes within a larger block of memory?" Someone replies with "I think you might want comp.unix.programmer" (as in the Usenet group)

Quartz 🍇🍋‍🟩@quartz· May 22

Currently thinking about how some fish have built-in TCAS hardware for some reason

Wikipedia article.
Title: Jamming avoidance response

The jamming avoidance response is a behavior of some species of weakly electric fish. It occurs when two electric fish with wave discharges meet – if their discharge frequencies are very similar, each fish shifts its discharge frequency to increase the difference between the two. By doing this, both fish prevent jamming of their sense of electroreception.

[A picture is shown of a diagram two opposing knifefish facing each other. Left fish shows a red waveform of 401 Hz, with an arrow pointing upwards with a blue waveform of 407 Hz with the label “higher frequency”. Right fish shows a red waveform of 399 Hz, with an arrow pointing downwards with a blue waveform of 393 Hz with the label “lower frequency”]

Two neighboring Eigenmannia perform the jamming avoidance response: When two fish with around the same frequency meet, one fish shifts its frequency upward and the other shifts its frequency downward.

Quartz 🍇🍋‍🟩@quartz· May 18

Was about to say that the official status page didn't report anything, but it just seemed to have updated now.

We are currently experiencing elevated error rates across PDS instances and are investigating.

May 18, 2026 at 22:43 GMT+00:00

Quartz 🍇🍋‍🟩@quartz· May 16

Me during Eurovision this year

Meme of Squidward sleeping in bed with a smile

Quartz 🍇🍋‍🟩@quartz· May 13

should i turn this into a t-shirt for my vrchat avatar

Extremely JPEG compressed “deep fried” caricature of Elvis Presley with his mouth wide open, green lasers shooting out of his eyes, surrounded by blue lightning bolts, with bottom text that reads “Hound dog” in an intense bold font and a sobbing emoji next to the text.

Quartz 🍇🍋‍🟩@quartz· May 13

Also throwback to that one time where I randomly spotted the Rivoli in real life while I was in Toronto for TIFF back in 2024.

The exterior of the Rivoli bar/restaurant at Queen St. in Toronto, Canada.

Quartz 🍇🍋‍🟩@quartz· May 10

and they were roommates #pokopia

A screenshot from Pokopia. An amped form Toxtricity and a low key Toxtricity are both sleeping together in bed all cutely. (yes they're gay)

Quartz 🍇🍋‍🟩@quartz· May 8

Extremely important post

A screenshot from Pokopia. Noibat is eating a Rawst Berry (a berry in the Pokémon universe that looks like a blue strawberry)

Quartz 🍇🍋‍🟩@quartz· Apr 30

ratio’d by this spaghetti with garlic, anchovies and parsley that I cooked earlier today

A plate of spaghetti with garlic, anchovies and parsley, topped with parmesan cheese

Quartz 🍇🍋‍🟩@quartz· Apr 29

If your thumbnails look like this, I know for a fact that you have absolutely zero personality and zero genuine goodwill or passion in the content you make.

"How Pokémon ROMs Actually Work", uploaded by a channel named "Digital Dimension", 649 views, uploaded 3 days ago. The thumbnail is generated AI slop with piss-filter anime guy and fake video game cartridges that aren't even Pokémon.

Quartz 🍇🍋‍🟩@quartz· Apr 27

when the linux distro you dislike for just being dumb and bloated finally is outed for a legitimate reason to dislike it

Photo of guy with fancy suit and gold watch, hands clasped together while looking confidently at the camera.

Quartz 🍇🍋‍🟩@quartz· Apr 22

This account is proudly blocked by @why.bsky.team

Meme of man in a fashionable suit sitting on a chair with legs crossed, smiling confidently at the camera.

Quartz 🍇🍋‍🟩@quartz· Apr 21

meme of horse looking towards the sea, with vertical text reading "hort" and horizontal text from the "r" reading "rage"

Quartz 🍇🍋‍🟩@quartz· Apr 18

no-context vrchat screenshots

my hand inside the mouth of a green lautus-k

my robold seen from a ring camera doorbell. he's so small that he's only within the bottom half of the screen

a dialga sitting in the water of an outdoor swimming pool

Quartz 🍇🍋‍🟩@quartz· Apr 16

ouuh my reginos

Screenshot from Bluesky's status page.

"Some systems down
We are investigating an incident with service in one of our [reginos]
"We are experiencing further issues. We appreciate your continued patience"
April 16, 2026 at 06:42 GMT+00:00"

Quartz 🍇🍋‍🟩@quartz· Apr 13

arr[i] i[arr]

The “two of them” cats; two small grey kittens on a blue backdrop that both look nearly identical.

Quartz 🍇🍋‍🟩@quartz· Apr 10

On my way home soon. 💜

British Airways flight with a sky bridge connected to it

Quartz 🍇🍋‍🟩@quartz· Apr 10

🥴

Quartz 🍇🍋‍🟩@quartz· Apr 10

About to have five guys inside me soon

A receipt for Five Guys Burgers and Fries. I’ve ordered a cheeseburger, fries and water

Quartz 🍇🍋‍🟩@quartz· Apr 10

Watched Project Hail Mary in 70mm IMAX with my friend this Wednesday. Had a great time!

A picture inside the BFI IMAX in London. The auditorium is dark, and on the screen is a pre-show promo image of Project Hail Mary shown.

Quartz 🍇🍋‍🟩@quartz· Apr 7

On my way to London! 🇬🇧

Picture of a British Airways A320 wing and motor, as seen from the inside of the plane through the window. It is a sunny day.

Quartz 🍇🍋‍🟩@quartz· Apr 6

bluesky the past few days

The "nothing to see here" scene from Naked Gun. On top of Frank Drebin, who is gesturing that there's nothing wrong, is a screenshot of Bluesky's status page that says "All systems Operational". In the background is an exploding building, with screenshots of various Bluesky errors plastered around it, such as "post failed to upload", "unable to connect", "check your connection and try again", etc.

Quartz 🍇🍋‍🟩@quartz· Apr 3

I don't remember most of my dream, but it ended with me checking YouTube, when I saw this thumbnail and title. This is my best attempt at recreating it.

Quartz 🍇🍋‍🟩@quartz· Mar 30

Just found this weird looking café. They want me to provide them "gummies" for drinks?? Not gonna lie tho, the vibes are chill, and the staff is friendly, so I'll leave a positive review. #pmd #vrchat