Nostr notes by Rob

heh I have IPv6 at mom's house on Spectrum but Ziply still ...

2025-11-27T01:51:44Z

heh I have IPv6 at mom's house on Spectrum

but Ziply still hasn't rolled out IPv6 up in Seattle

I would say Liquid Glass is less offensive on macOS but the ...

2025-11-14T17:21:28Z

I would say Liquid Glass is less offensive on macOS but the reason is probably that I have "reduce transparency" and "increase contrast" enabled 🤣

The moving truck is running out of space. The mental bargaining ...

2025-11-13T03:02:21Z

The moving truck is running out of space. The mental bargaining on what's important and what's not has begun. Again.

Google Docs is down. This is your regular reminder that there are ...

2025-11-12T20:25:34Z

Google Docs is down.

This is your regular reminder that there are better options, that don't require a web browser and a live Internet connection.

Okay this AI datacenter in space bullshit - how the hell do they ...

2025-11-07T02:53:13Z

Okay this AI datacenter in space bullshit -

how the hell do they think they're going to cool the servers? or repair / replace them?

That background is VERY 80s

2025-10-26T02:35:26Z

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That background is VERY 80s

So it looks like Trump just said we're going into Venezuela ...

2025-10-23T23:24:12Z

So it looks like Trump just said we're going into Venezuela "via the land" and that he doesn't actually need a declaration of war he's just going to go in and "kill them"

I just can't fucking process this. The Constitution is now more useful for wiping your ass.

why is it the people who least understood authors like Tolkien ...

2025-10-16T19:02:59Z

why is it the people who least understood authors like Tolkien are the ones naming things after his work

I'm selling my old Monoprice Maker Select 3D printer I've ...

2025-10-05T18:01:25Z

I'm selling my old Monoprice Maker Select 3D printer

I've replaced the heater and added a glass print bed

https://seattle.craigslist.org/est/ele/d/kenmore-monoprice-maker-select-3d/7886447019.html

I listed m IBM POWER7 and POWER8 servers and HP P2000 storage ...

2025-10-05T02:18:54Z

I listed m IBM POWER7 and POWER8 servers and HP P2000 storage array on eBay

someone buy them please

It is deeply satisfying when you hear the "plonk" sound ...

2025-09-30T02:52:57Z

It is deeply satisfying when you hear the "plonk" sound as the jars fully seal when you take them out of the water.

oh AI code nevermind burn it to the ground

2025-09-29T20:26:42Z

In reply to nevent1q…ycer
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oh

AI code

nevermind burn it to the ground

this looks like a rewrite of System 7 for x86 wow

2025-09-29T20:24:42Z

In reply to nevent1q…luw9
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this looks like a rewrite of System 7 for x86

wow

ugh I wish I knew what happened to the System/38 from The ...

2025-09-25T00:38:53Z

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ugh I wish I knew what happened to the System/38 from The Bakersfield Californian.

It was still in operation when I left that job in 1997, but it was being replaced by a Sun SPARCserver.

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2025-09-11T02:41:43Z

I really don't get gold flakes on food.

There will be more said (and done) about Kirk's shooting than ...

2025-09-10T20:19:34Z

There will be more said (and done) about Kirk's shooting than any school shooting in this country.

same I keep considering importing a Fairphone, because at least ...

2025-09-09T19:05:49Z

In reply to nevent1q…78dw
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same

I keep considering importing a Fairphone, because at least it's repairable and I can run Linux on it

I do like the Cosmic Orange color on the iPhone 17 Pro, but my 16 ...

2025-09-09T19:01:45Z

I do like the Cosmic Orange color on the iPhone 17 Pro, but my 16 is fine

and when it's time for a new phone, I won't be buying an Apple one anyhow (or Google or Samsung)

Right now Apple has a leg up for me because it lets me disable "Apple Intelligence" vs having to do developer level stuff to disable Gemini on Android.

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2025-09-09T17:43:36Z

who the hell asked for an iPhone Air?

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2025-09-04T17:32:06Z

Things I am not doing - standing during "stand up"

what hardware are you doing this on?

2025-08-26T02:45:46Z

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what hardware are you doing this on?

I just did something extremely cursed to get a unique ID for ...

2025-08-21T22:54:52Z

I just did something extremely cursed to get a unique ID for something

hash(",".join([str(item.id) for item in items]))

I miss when DRI meant Digital Research Inc instead of Directly ...

2025-08-20T17:10:33Z

I miss when DRI meant Digital Research Inc instead of Directly Responsible Individual

"GPT says you can" aaaand that Slack channel is muted

2025-08-19T20:38:48Z

"GPT says you can"

aaaand that Slack channel is muted

Whoever decided that backspace should take you backwards in a ...

2025-08-14T18:36:17Z

Whoever decided that backspace should take you backwards in a browser in the 90s, I want to have a word with you.

That is still biting me in the ass today.

so something I've thought about - Open source ...

2025-08-10T19:57:28Z

so something I've thought about -

Open source "democratized" the ability to write software - you don't need commercial compilers. It opened up the space for more people. Sort of like our 8 bit machines that just started with "READY"

AI is closing that ecosystem back down. "Thought leaders" and CEOs are pushing the use of AI agents, which cost money to use - it's a form of gatekeeping.

ugh this isn't a fully formed thought but it's something that's bothering me greatly.

made the Linux shift here years ago, now to do something about my ...

2025-08-07T20:37:43Z

In reply to nevent1q…nryd
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made the Linux shift here years ago, now to do something about my phone

(I don't want to go to Android, their AI madness is too much for me too)

This is the part that really irks me more than anything else ...

2025-08-07T18:56:22Z

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This is the part that really irks me more than anything else

I've spent 30 years building up my experience and skills, and now I'm being told that's worthless and I should find a new career

but when it all comes crashing down, I'll be in demand again

Say hello to Cheeto. ...

2025-08-02T23:12:46Z

Say hello to Cheeto.

I cheated on the Key Lime pie. 🤣🍋‍🟩 ...

2025-08-01T01:51:05Z

I cheated on the Key Lime pie. 🤣🍋‍🟩

Although it was odd to not have ODT be a supported document type ...

2025-07-27T23:18:26Z

Although it was odd to not have ODT be a supported document type while uploading a resume to a open source company.

Malcom-Jamal is dead, but Bill Cosby is still alive? Further ...

2025-07-21T18:32:40Z

Malcom-Jamal is dead, but Bill Cosby is still alive?

Further proof there is no God. (and I am not kidding or exaggerating about this.)

honestly if what you want is something to just pull an answer out ...

2025-07-17T17:24:12Z

In reply to nevent1q…dh6u
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honestly if what you want is something to just pull an answer out of their ass, I can do it using far less energy and computing power 🤣

get the popcorn, the centralization on the Internet is causing ...

2025-07-14T22:13:58Z

get the popcorn, the centralization on the Internet is causing problems

🍿

It's time for me to start looking. I'm looking for a ...

2025-07-11T22:12:11Z

It's time for me to start looking.

I'm looking for a senior / staff engineer position. My career has been focused on backend - web services, distributed systems and database.

I'd like to find a technical role in a non-tech company.

Remote only, please.

Thanks!

#fedihired

There's a newer CP/M distribution that's a lot faster. It ...

2025-07-10T03:34:53Z

In reply to nevent1q…dswm
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There's a newer CP/M distribution that's a lot faster.

It still doesn't compete with a CP/M card on an Apple IIe though.

sooo when I told my therapist where I work, she said "Oh god, ...

2025-07-10T02:53:46Z

sooo

when I told my therapist where I work, she said "Oh god, I'm so sorry."

yeah I have that installed but I really want to limit any ...

2025-07-06T00:36:31Z

In reply to nevent1q…5w53
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yeah I have that installed but I really want to limit *any* Microsoft in my daily use

Why use VSCode and give your data to Microsoft when kate is right ...

2025-07-06T00:34:46Z

Why use VSCode and give your data to Microsoft when kate is right there?

also yes, that's a Haskell hello world

I KNOW fuckers

2025-06-26T16:54:57Z

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I KNOW

fuckers

if I hear one more of them rant about "sharia law" ...

2025-06-26T16:50:23Z

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if I hear one more of them rant about "sharia law" I'm gonna need bail money

can't wait to see cancer and STD and unwanted pregnancy rates ...

2025-06-26T16:47:35Z

can't wait to see cancer and STD and unwanted pregnancy rates increase because SCOTUS is a bunch of fuckwits buried in a fucking Bible

Also on the topic of Anthropic - so it's okay for me to buy a ...

2025-06-25T20:14:35Z

Also on the topic of Anthropic -

so it's okay for me to buy a used book, scan it and distribute it now too, right?

Right?

It's fair use and all.

Given what we've learned about Gaiman, we're not ...

2025-06-25T04:19:24Z

Given what we've learned about Gaiman, we're not streaming "The Sandman"'s final season, right?

I'm even more sick of the idea of some sort of purity test ...

2025-06-22T02:28:53Z

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I'm even more sick of the idea of some sort of purity test and the apathy of so many here

Writing a boot disk for my DEC Pro 380 using a Linux laptop, ...

2025-06-19T23:01:28Z

Writing a boot disk for my DEC Pro 380 using a Linux laptop, Greaseweasel, DEC RX50 drive and AT power supply

I'm sticking to my Plasma 6 desktop thankyouverymuch I'd ...

2025-06-16T17:51:31Z

In reply to nevent1q…6xa9
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I'm sticking to my Plasma 6 desktop thankyouverymuch

I'd rather not use Wayland but it's looking like that is inevitable

The Pro controller from my Switch 1 is one of my favorite ...

2025-06-16T17:49:31Z

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The Pro controller from my Switch 1 is one of my favorite controllers on the market.

I'm holding off on the Switch 2. I'm good with my Switch OLED for a while :)

and I just broke my Sonarr LXC container doing an apt upgrade ...

2025-06-09T22:13:18Z

and I just broke my Sonarr LXC container doing an apt upgrade

welp my attempt to use unprivileged LXC containers is now over

I miss FreeBSD jails damnit

You wouldn't have the device you're reading this on ...

2025-06-07T02:33:15Z

You wouldn't have the device you're reading this on without queer folks.

I'm in.

2025-06-02T20:09:36Z

In reply to nevent1q…3uva
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I'm in.

"You can't summon an entire generation with a song" ...

2025-06-01T19:20:37Z

"You can't summon an entire generation with a song"

Morris Day and the Time starts playing...

Me, two months ago: This is wrong, you should change it, ...

2025-05-29T02:57:16Z

Me, two months ago: This is wrong, you should change it, here's what's wrong

Them: Nope. It's done. It's fine.

Me, today, rewriting it all: Fuck.

awww FreeBSD still doesn't support the BCM4331 chipset in my ...

2025-05-22T21:38:29Z

awww FreeBSD still doesn't support the BCM4331 chipset in my 2011 MacBook Pro

FreeBSD seems like the right OS to install on that aging laptop

The fucking irony I swear to god ...

2025-05-21T20:26:59Z

The fucking irony I swear to god

I was super good with edlin for a long, long time. I never got ...

2025-05-13T05:09:03Z

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I was super good with edlin for a long, long time. I never got any exposure to ed, vi was common on the UNIX systems I worked on starting in the mid 90s.

This all reminds me I need to get back to figuring out why my CompuPro 8/16 doesn't want to boot.

I'm finding myself code-switching more and more in public in ...

2025-05-07T22:16:13Z

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I'm finding myself code-switching more and more in public in some places.

I hate it.

I can "pass" when necessary but ugh I'm 47 years old, I hoped I was past this shit by now. And I am cynical as fuck about the future right now.