Denton Gentry
@dgentry.bsky.social
Old man yells at Cloud. He/him. Former Tailscale VP Eng, Xoogler, Project Drawdown, startups (various), Sun Micro. Currently wandering aimlessly.
Practice Interviews & career discussion: https://calendly.com/dgentry/discuss
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I keep reading that ACA deadline for signup is tonight but I've triple-checked CoveredCA.com and I think California has a different deadline.
I found a few sources that there are seven states with a different deadline. I hope they aren't all AI slop answers, or we'll be even more screwed.
I found a few sources that there are seven states with a different deadline. I hope they aren't all AI slop answers, or we'll be even more screwed.
Covered California™ | The Official Site of California's Health Insurance Marketplace
Covered California is a free service from the state of California that connects Californians with brand-name health insurance under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. It’s the only place ...
CoveredCA.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:47 AM
I keep reading that ACA deadline for signup is tonight but I've triple-checked CoveredCA.com and I think California has a different deadline.
I found a few sources that there are seven states with a different deadline. I hope they aren't all AI slop answers, or we'll be even more screwed.
I found a few sources that there are seven states with a different deadline. I hope they aren't all AI slop answers, or we'll be even more screwed.
Though I think Medicare-for-all would be a better plan, I would join Costco Cares ™
Rand Paul on his healthcare plan: "What if you could join Costco? Costco has 44m members and if one person negotiated for all 44 and they bought a group plan like Toyota or General Motors does, they would be the largest collective entity in the country. They would drive prices down by sheer might."
December 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Though I think Medicare-for-all would be a better plan, I would join Costco Cares ™
Can't pay my LabCorp bill because they let their SSL Certificate expire 45 minutes ago.
December 3, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Can't pay my LabCorp bill because they let their SSL Certificate expire 45 minutes ago.
I get the concern. Europe wants to maintain its cultures and societies. European nations need to pace the rate that they can absorb new arrivals.
But for countries where the birth rate has been slowly dropping for decades, this is an amazing problem to have.
english.elpais.com/spain/2025-1...
But for countries where the birth rate has been slowly dropping for decades, this is an amazing problem to have.
english.elpais.com/spain/2025-1...
Over a million descendants of Spaniards have applied for citizenship, overwhelming consulates
Another 1.3 million are waiting for an appointment. The avalanche of applications in the final months before a deadline expired could delay the process for years. Most applicants come from Argentina, ...
english.elpais.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I get the concern. Europe wants to maintain its cultures and societies. European nations need to pace the rate that they can absorb new arrivals.
But for countries where the birth rate has been slowly dropping for decades, this is an amazing problem to have.
english.elpais.com/spain/2025-1...
But for countries where the birth rate has been slowly dropping for decades, this is an amazing problem to have.
english.elpais.com/spain/2025-1...
No matter how fabulous you expect fried plantain chips and peanut butter to be — and I did expect them to be quite fabulous — the reality is that they will be EVEN MORE FABULOUS.
They are fractally fabulous. No matter how much fabulousness you've already experienced, there is always more fabulous.
They are fractally fabulous. No matter how much fabulousness you've already experienced, there is always more fabulous.
December 1, 2025 at 7:24 AM
No matter how fabulous you expect fried plantain chips and peanut butter to be — and I did expect them to be quite fabulous — the reality is that they will be EVEN MORE FABULOUS.
They are fractally fabulous. No matter how much fabulousness you've already experienced, there is always more fabulous.
They are fractally fabulous. No matter how much fabulousness you've already experienced, there is always more fabulous.
Earthquake!
Felt in San Carlos, between Redwood City and San Mateo.
Felt in San Carlos, between Redwood City and San Mateo.
December 1, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Earthquake!
Felt in San Carlos, between Redwood City and San Mateo.
Felt in San Carlos, between Redwood City and San Mateo.
Yeah, I really screwed up in choice of ACA plan Oct 1. Not only does it cost $2400/month and rising to $5800/month next year:
- it has declined most claims either for the facility or provider or lab tech, though I had checked as best I could.
- it has declined most claims either for the facility or provider or lab tech, though I had checked as best I could.
November 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Yeah, I really screwed up in choice of ACA plan Oct 1. Not only does it cost $2400/month and rising to $5800/month next year:
- it has declined most claims either for the facility or provider or lab tech, though I had checked as best I could.
- it has declined most claims either for the facility or provider or lab tech, though I had checked as best I could.
Reposted by Denton Gentry
We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
November 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM
We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
Ok. I am tired. Traditional Thanksgiving Pork Wellington, Potatoes Dauphinoise, fresh baked bread, all from scratch (*).
(*) not in Carl Sagan's "you must first invent the Universe" way, the easier way.
(*) not in Carl Sagan's "you must first invent the Universe" way, the easier way.
November 28, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Ok. I am tired. Traditional Thanksgiving Pork Wellington, Potatoes Dauphinoise, fresh baked bread, all from scratch (*).
(*) not in Carl Sagan's "you must first invent the Universe" way, the easier way.
(*) not in Carl Sagan's "you must first invent the Universe" way, the easier way.
Is it too early to start establishing myself as a Y2K38 expert to get some of that sweet, sweet payola ~10 years from now?
Like COBOL in 2000, but for time_t in 2038.
Like COBOL in 2000, but for time_t in 2038.
November 24, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Is it too early to start establishing myself as a Y2K38 expert to get some of that sweet, sweet payola ~10 years from now?
Like COBOL in 2000, but for time_t in 2038.
Like COBOL in 2000, but for time_t in 2038.
Today is yet another good day for self-hosted services, I guess.
November 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Today is yet another good day for self-hosted services, I guess.
We have the great misfortunate that our time is interesting.
November 15, 2025 at 1:53 AM
We have the great misfortunate that our time is interesting.
"But her emails!" week after week shouted in public,
at the same time *these* emails were sent in private.
at the same time *these* emails were sent in private.
November 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
"But her emails!" week after week shouted in public,
at the same time *these* emails were sent in private.
at the same time *these* emails were sent in private.
Every segment of this job posting took an unexpected turn and left me with even more questions.
November 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Every segment of this job posting took an unexpected turn and left me with even more questions.
"Two wrongs don't make a right" is the frequent refuge of they who have already committed the first wrong.
November 6, 2025 at 4:08 AM
"Two wrongs don't make a right" is the frequent refuge of they who have already committed the first wrong.
Nope, no take-backs.
November 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Nope, no take-backs.
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Looking for an amazing tech writer to join my org and write for Cash App. 100% remote. Spread the word!
block.xyz/careers/jobs...
block.xyz/careers/jobs...
Careers - Senior/Staff Technical Writer
Made up of Square, Cash App, Afterpay, TIDAL, Bitkey, and Proto, Block, Inc. builds technology to increase access to the global economy.
block.xyz
November 4, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Looking for an amazing tech writer to join my org and write for Cash App. 100% remote. Spread the word!
block.xyz/careers/jobs...
block.xyz/careers/jobs...
I think I just felt a small earthquake in Redwood City, bit of shaking and creaking.
November 2, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I think I just felt a small earthquake in Redwood City, bit of shaking and creaking.
arXiv no longer accepting submissions until after peer review is sadly necessary to fend off the torrent of AI slop, but cuts off a venue which made papers available which wouldn't have otherwise been available.
arxiv.org/abs/1608.01725
arxiv.org/abs/1608.01725
Passive Taxonomy of Wifi Clients using MLME Frame Contents
In supporting Wifi networks it is useful to identify the type of client device connecting to an AP. Knowing the type of client can guide troubleshooting steps, allow searches for known issues, or allo...
arxiv.org
November 2, 2025 at 5:37 AM
arXiv no longer accepting submissions until after peer review is sadly necessary to fend off the torrent of AI slop, but cuts off a venue which made papers available which wouldn't have otherwise been available.
arxiv.org/abs/1608.01725
arxiv.org/abs/1608.01725
I think I should have watched the baseball game instead today.
November 2, 2025 at 3:55 AM
I think I should have watched the baseball game instead today.
ACA plan renewal for next year is now open.
We'll go from $2355/month in 2025 to $5794/month in 2026.
We'll go from $2355/month in 2025 to $5794/month in 2026.
November 2, 2025 at 1:00 AM
ACA plan renewal for next year is now open.
We'll go from $2355/month in 2025 to $5794/month in 2026.
We'll go from $2355/month in 2025 to $5794/month in 2026.
Continuous trolling of the Pope via custom sports jerseys was not on my 2025 bingo card.
This is a real: Pope Leo XIV was gifted a Buffalo Bills jersey.
The Diocese of Buffalo said Bishop Fisher met with the Pope on Monday to discuss the ongoing bankruptcy filing, among other issues.
Pope Leo was said to have "expressed his gratitude for this symbol of hometown pride." #billsmafia
The Diocese of Buffalo said Bishop Fisher met with the Pope on Monday to discuss the ongoing bankruptcy filing, among other issues.
Pope Leo was said to have "expressed his gratitude for this symbol of hometown pride." #billsmafia
October 30, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Continuous trolling of the Pope via custom sports jerseys was not on my 2025 bingo card.
I am having to educate myself in a hurry about self-employment tax in the US, and the tax implications of receiving contract income as an individual or forming an LLC to do so.
As I'm basically doing random web searches now, does anyone have suggestions of more specific resources to consult?
As I'm basically doing random web searches now, does anyone have suggestions of more specific resources to consult?
October 27, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I am having to educate myself in a hurry about self-employment tax in the US, and the tax implications of receiving contract income as an individual or forming an LLC to do so.
As I'm basically doing random web searches now, does anyone have suggestions of more specific resources to consult?
As I'm basically doing random web searches now, does anyone have suggestions of more specific resources to consult?