Toroidal Pastries and HeresyI turn 49 today. Fourth grade was a long time ago, but I have a distinct memory, on a fourth grade spelling pre-test (at the beginning of…4d ago4d ago
Pepper Spray Cop, are you out there?This is your regular reminder that an officer at UC Davis pepper sprayed innocent protestors, and then, the university spent state funds…Mar 22Mar 22
“Why don’t you get on meds?”This is a question several of my friends who struggle with their mental and emotional health have been asked by neurotypicals, and the…Mar 16Mar 16
The simple problem involved in paying rentI live in an apartment with two other people. We pay rent, monthly. And there’s an annoying hole in the process that, in 2024, is harder…Mar 16Mar 16
30 Years of Wintel PCs, and we’re still lackingI’ve been working with Windows on x86 hardware for 30 years now. I built several Windows 3.1, 95, 98, 2000, and even XP systems, from…Mar 168Mar 168
Random Bathroom Interactions at the HorseShoeBackground: My photo is in my Medium picture. I’m a male, in my late 40’s. I’m fat. I’m pear-shaped, which is to say I’m largest in the ass…Jan 29Jan 29
APIs on top of APIs on top of APIsThe endless turtles-all-the-way-down of APIs is turning out to just be a shit show.Jan 17Jan 17
Movies that help you know me: Part OneThere are a number of movies that are just 100 percent always “put this on” movies. Some of them are 80’s classics like Stripes and…Jan 11Jan 11
Our apartment mail was stolen: what problems does this expose?A few weeks ago, I had my American Express card attempted to be used to make a bunch of unauthorized purchases. I cancelled the card and…Jan 2Jan 2
Cryptography Moves Forward, Old Management Hardware Doesn’tI’m a system administrator. An operations Engineer. I manage physical servers, as well as ethernet switches, routers, and the…Nov 30, 2024Nov 30, 2024