Chris Geoghooligan ✊

Hokie grad and fanatic for life, playing too much soccer when I'm not enginerding for a living. Slowly learning Python & Data Analytics, big fan of automating the monotonous things in life. Desperately trying to turn my yard into a self-sustaining suburban hideout. Also, 🖕🏼@phrma.
#T1D #Type1Diabetes #DiabeticProblems #fedi22 #DIY #VirginiaTech #Hokies #Python #PowerBI #Analytics #OpenSource #AlexandriaVA #DMV #TaxTheRich #FuckBillionaires #FuckFascism #FuckNazis
📍Alexandria, VA, USA

Where to find me: https://vtdarksim.github.io/index.html

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2026-07-05 18:23:55 UTC

The heat index has been 100F+ for 6 straight days.
I am over it. I just want to go outside without melting.
#climatechange #dmv #dcmetro #dcmetroarea #heatwave #heatdome

2026-05-31 01:19:54 UTC

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about a week *only* because it was Memorial Day weekend and pickin’s are slim when you stop to charge the EV. Otherwise I hardly ever do.

2026-05-09 17:46:19 UTC

I have a bunch of #reclaimedwood after tearing down the treehouse last week. I’ve power washed it & am staining it now. Not entirely sure what to do with it though…
Maybe build a small platform for the composter & some deck chairs next to our pollinator garden (#beebalm, #swampmilkweed, #beehotel )?
Or perhaps a small platform over in an unused area between the tree & the fence? That area is always shaded so we can’t grow anything there.
Thoughts?
#diy #woodworking #garden #gardening #landman
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2026-04-03 19:48:33 UTC

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Took a detour to build another bed with old wood from our old retaining wall, since I am bound to have soil leftover. Still got some work to do on it, of course.
It’ll be separated from the other beds so it may be a good spot for squash & zucchini (boooo squash bugs!)
#garden #gardening #landman
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2026-04-03 01:01:00 UTC

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Final cart for the day, totaling 26 in 2 days. Finished off the first 4 beds, pending settling & topping off.
I am le tired.
#garden #gardening #landman
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2026-04-03 00:54:11 UTC

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Carts 22-25.
#garden #gardening #landman
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2026-04-03 00:51:23 UTC

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First 3 beds are full, pending settling and topping off. Time for a #beer!
#garden #gardening #landman
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2026-04-03 00:49:13 UTC

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Carts 18-21.
#garden #gardening #landman
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2026-04-03 00:46:44 UTC

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Picked back up today and did 13 more carts. I took a couple breaks and forgot to resume my #fitiv exercise tracker for a while, so I only recorded ~1300 calories burnt but it’s probably closer to ~2000. Thankfully it wasn’t nearly as warm today, but the soil was heavier thanks to the rain last night.
Pictures: soil pile after carts 14-17.
#garden #gardening #landman
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2026-04-01 20:37:55 UTC

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Got 1 more cart before the rain & lightning started. I guess that’s a wrap for the day.
Not too bad, burned 2,232 calories today!
#garden #gardening
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2026-04-01 19:57:54 UTC

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Carts 9-12.
#garden #gardening
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2026-04-01 18:57:38 UTC

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7 & 8 carts into the job. I’ve got 1 of the big beds more or less done, which is ~1/4 of the total raised bed volume.
Woof.
#garden #gardening
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2026-04-01 18:52:51 UTC

Ordered 8 cubic yards of garden soil that I need to haul from the church parking lot to my backyard because apparently I hate myself.
#garden #gardening
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2025-12-12 05:23:12 UTC

RE: https://med-mastodon.com/@bicmay/115704213058699379
Stop. Using. Meta. FFS.
#note1qtw…923a

2025-11-10 15:32:20 UTC

Because of #TimKaine and craven #SenateDems, as of this morning I am officially a member of both the Working Families Party (WFP) and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA).
🔥Burn down the establishment🔥
#WorkingFamiliesParty #WorkingFamilies #WFP #DemocraticSocialistsOfAmerica #DemocraticSocialists #FuckKaine #FuckTimKaine

2025-02-06 19:06:37 UTC

Do any of the #fediverse platforms have the capability of assigning roles?
For instance, I run a soccer team but suck at promoting. However I have people that are better at that task. I’d like to give them roles so they could post as the team, w/o giving them MY login info. They would need their own account & be managers of the team account, I guess.
#facebook has this capability but #Insta doesn’t. I’d rather not use either anyway.
I’d love it if #Pixelfed or another #fedi platform did!

2025-01-18 20:12:02 UTC

Anyone used #Friendica? My wife @redbunhead.bsky.social discovered it when I told her about #Pixelfed.
I left #Facebook ~8yr ago & then #twitter for #mastodon. She’s on #FB & #Instagram & is exploring #BlueSky. We both just joined #Substack.
We’re looking for good decentralized social networks that aren’t owned by billionaires. I miss the FB feel sometimes, so any info on Friendica is appreciated.
Wife would also appreciate tips on choosing a Pixelfed server.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendica

2024-08-24 17:32:41 UTC

We planted 6 sweet potato slips in the spring and kind of let them go wild. I harvested them today 120ish days later and we might have a few to eat 🍠👀
#gardening
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2024-06-02 14:51:50 UTC

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from the desktop app? I’ll have to do so later this week, as I’m at the airport. But here’s an example of what I’m seeing on my iPhone.
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2024-06-02 14:48:54 UTC

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awesome.
Yes, it was an export from Mac Photos into the #Ente desktop app for Mac OS Catalina.

2024-06-02 13:54:49 UTC

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there’s also a ton of low-res and square versions/duplicates that came over in the upload that @npub1m9e…e9jl doesn’t identify as duplicates because the file sizes are different. That’s going to be a huge pain in the butt to sort out.
And it failed to generate thumbnails for thousands of videos. This is especially annoying when identifying duplicates, because as far as I can tell, I can’t see or play them from that screen to see whether to keep ‘em

2024-06-02 12:50:22 UTC

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so far so good, but I have a lot of sorting and tagging ahead of me. I’m looking forward to the facial recognition feature being rolled out.
One thing I wish you could do - and maybe I’m just not doing it right - is select all or drag to select many; right now it’s a per-click deal which is insane for thousands of files.

2024-06-01 21:37:19 UTC

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Just checked in at 30.5 hours and we’re done! I’m fully uploaded to @npub1m9e…e9jl! Now I gotta learn the ropes, figure out what to do with all (100GB) my old mp3s (maybe store them temporarily on #ProtonDrive, or just an external HD), make sure I’m not missing anything, and then convert this ancient 2012 #MacMini to a #Linux machine!

2024-06-01 15:59:12 UTC

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86% of 198GB uploaded in 25 hours. Almost there!
#Ente #PhotoManagement #upload

2024-06-01 04:07:55 UTC

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53% done at 13 hours… we’re slowing down…

2024-05-31 20:56:07 UTC

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1/3 done, 6 hours in.

2024-05-31 15:37:13 UTC

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30 min in and we’re 5% done. Not sure if/how #Ente prioritizes the upload queue but extrapolating out, this suggests we’ll be done in 10 hours, or ~8pm ET. Honestly that’s not terrible considering that’s a few decades worth of pictures and videos.

2024-05-31 15:33:55 UTC

lol this might take a while…
Started at 5/31 11am ET. We’ll see how fast this baby moves on a 12yo #MacMini using #ProtonVPN & gigabit #fios through a #glinet #AXT1800 router, a CAT6-connected AP, a #MoCA -connected AP, & finally CAT6. It’s a circuitous route, I know, but these are the limitations of a 74yo house.
FWIW speeds right now are slower than usual: 174 Mbps down, 178 up. Usually in the 500-600 range. Maybe it’s the age of the #Mac, or I’m splitting between the #Ente & speed test?
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