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Inscribed on October 6, 2026

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Mystic Missives

✨ Aug 17

I bring a Lt. Commander Will Riker energy to the party that some Jean-Lucs don’t fully appreciate.

🛠️ Jul 18

Upgraded Forgejo to v15, set a reminder to check when the next LTS should be out.

🧠 Jun 29

What is friendship if not brain surgery of a different sort?

🛏️ Jun 25

Taking a true rest day. If you see me building anything you are authorized to stop me!

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Marginalia

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Arcane Sigils

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The Memedex

$A five-panel version of the American Chopper argument meme, arranged vertically. In the first panel, a seated man has Isaac Newton’s painted face and long wavy hair superimposed on him; a white caption box reads “$y'$”. In the second panel, another seated man has Severus Snape’s face and black hair, with a white caption box reading “$\frac{dy}{dx}$”. In the third panel, Newton’s face appears again on the first man, next to a white caption box reading “$F'(x)=f'(g(x))g'(x)$”. In the fourth panel, a small Newton-faced figure appears on the left while the Snape-faced figure gestures on the right; a white caption box reads “$\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{dy}{du}\frac{du}{dx}$”. In the fifth panel, Newton’s face is again superimposed on a seated man pointing to the right, with a white caption box reading “$f(u)=ck^u$”. Faint background watermarks read “AMERICAN CHOPPER”.$

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