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Adrian Chadd
@erikarn.bsky.social
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* he/him
* VR/AR prototype work at Facebook/Meta
* KK6VQK when RF
* Discord - therealerikarn
* FreeBSD, WiFi drivers/stack, Retro Computing, Random Electronics, and occasional kid/puppy stories
* https://erikarn.github.io/ for links to everything else
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Adrian Chadd @erikarn.bsky.social · Oct 11
Ceci n'est pas pinned post
erikarn.bsky.social
oh shit what did i do now
bsky notifications saying 30+
February 16, 2026 at 7:48 PM
erikarn.bsky.social
oh shit seen
swilua.bsky.social 🌈Dr. Frizzle @swilua.bsky.social · 5h
“I asked ChatGPT” yeah well I asked my autistic friend whose pattern recognition gives her borderline prophetic accuracy even though no one ever listens to her because she’s awkward and has bad timing and says the wrong thing and has no control over her body or volume or brain or
February 16, 2026 at 7:17 PM
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vanhollen.senate.gov
A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.
 
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
 
Not one dime for this cruelty.

www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
Ofelia Torres, teen who fought to have her father released from ICE custody, dies from rare cancer
Ofelia Torres, 16, died on Friday from Stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer, her father's lawyer confirmed.
www.cbsnews.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:20 PM
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squeamysalami.likes.earth
good morning bluesky friends ❤️
A mountainscape photo "What radicalized you?" Idk, im just not a piece of shit
February 15, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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sjjphd.bsky.social
Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
February 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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barrydeutsch.bsky.social
How Hard Could Getting Voter ID Be?

Read more cartoons! ---> #PoliCartoon
Help us make more! ----> patreon.com/barry
TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON This cartoon has four panels, each showing a different scene. In addition, there’s a small “kicker” panel under the fourth panel. PANEL 1 The panel shows a counter at a fast food restaurant. We can see a couple of customers, and a couple of workers. The workers are wearing hats that very vaguely resemble hamburger buns. A sign on the wall shows a smiling hamburger with eyes, below the caption “Soilent Green YUM.” A smaller sign says “SAFETY” in larger letters followed by tiny print, which says “is a word we use a lot so you can’t sue us.” The worker at the cash register is turning to speak directly to the reader. WORKER: To get an official photo I.D., I have to go to the nearest government office, which is 90 miles away, and I don’t have a car, and even if I did my boss won’t give me a weekday off. PANEL 2 We’re in what looks like someone’s back yard. In the foreground is a garden, with some sort of plant being grown in tidy rows. An elderly woman is kneeling on the ground in front of the garden, wearing a floppy straw hat, an apron with a floral patter, and holding a trowel. She speaks directly to the reader. WOMAN: I can’t get I.D. without a birth certificate. But when I was born home births didn’t get birth certificates. PANEL 3 A mover wearing jeans and a black tank top is carrying a sofa as he’s talking to the reader. MOVER: The state charges $60 for a driver’s license…. but first I’d need a copy of my birth certificate, which is $30. I can’t afford 90 dollars to vote! PANEL 4 This panel shows the interior of a coffee shop. A man and a woman sit together at a table. They're both looking at their devices, him annoyed, her dismissive. MAN: Why wouldn’t anyone be able to get an I.D.? Idiots! WOMAN: People like that don’t deserve to vote. SMALL KICKER PANEL UNDER THE BOTTOM OF THE CARTOON The man from panel 4 yelling at Barry MAN: If it’s easy for me it must be easy for everybody! That’s just science!
February 15, 2026 at 10:07 AM
erikarn.bsky.social
A story from my past - when I "took down a data centre" by plugging in a Dell:

adrianchadd.blogspot.com/2026/02/bein...
Being accused of taking down a Data Centre, or "what happens when adrian is the only one who isn't oversubscribed on power?"
This happened circa what, 2008? 2007? I forget now. Anyway, it was a while ago now - and it wasn't my fault - but at the time it was pretty ...
adrianchadd.blogspot.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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anamariecox.bsky.social
Worth watching this in full. The statement is more powerful than this quote alone. Here is is from USA Today, with alt text.

Also! Rich Ruohonen is a personal injury lawyer and the oldest athlete to ever represent the United States in a Winter Games at 54 years old.
"I'm proud to be here to represent Team USA, and to represent our country. But we'd be remiss if we didn't at least mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been for everybody. This stuff is happening right, right around where we live" "I am a lawyer, as you know, and we have a constitution," Ruohonen continued, "and it allows us to (have) freedom of press, freedom of speech, protects us from unreasonable searches and seizures, and makes it that we have to have probable cause to be pulled over. And what's happening in Minnesota is wrong. There's no shades of grey. It's clear." "I really love what's been happening there now with people coming out, showing the love, the compassion, integrity and respect for others that they don't know, and helping them out," Ruohonen said. "And we love Minnesota for that. "And I want to make it clear that we are out here, we love our country. We're playing for the U.S. We're playing for Team USA. And we're playing for each other, and we're playing for our family and our friends that sacrificed so much to be here today. And that doesn't change anything. "Because what the Olympics means is excellence, respect, friendship, and we all, I think, exemplify that. And we are playing for the people of Minnesota and the people around the country who share those same values. That compassion, that love and that respect."
February 10, 2026 at 10:12 PM
erikarn.bsky.social
Again, the fact they're doing this should echo in your head that they DO have the money for childcare, education, housing and feeding everyone. they choose not to and instead choose to do this.

The USA has the resources. It always has.
charles.littlegreenfootballs.com Charles Johnson @charles.littlegreenfootballs.com · 6d
The Trump administration is building a network of huge concentration camps, unlike anything seen in the world before. This is monstrous.
couts.bsky.social Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 6d
NEW: Documents obtained by @wired.com show that ICE has or plans to open more than 150 facilities around the US, in nearly every state, many near major metro areas. @leahfeiger.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-ex...
February 10, 2026 at 4:31 PM
erikarn.bsky.social
We literally covered this shit in undergraduate psychology.

Like, tech bros (and all others), if you're listening to me, i'm telling you, studying arts/humanities will help you here. This is unacceptable and also a KNOWN SIDE EFFECT of this kind of policy and why NOONE SHOULD BE DOING IT. EVER.
ericumansky.bsky.social Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 7d
My colleague got into Trump's sprawling family detention camp, which is full of toddlers, kids, & teens.

- Kids have cut themselves or talked about suicide

-There's worms & mold in food

-300 kids have been held for 30+ days, far longer court settlement allows

www.propublica.org/article/life...
February 9, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
Just a quick update from the Twin Cities. (Please forgive the unsolicited message). THINGS ARE NOT BETTER IN MINNEAPOLIS. The media is mostly moving on, Trump is focused on other stuff, BUT NOTHING HAS CHANGED ON THE GROUND. More than 2,000 DHS thugs continue to roam the streets, abducting people 24/7, assaulting legal observers with impunity, and routinely denying 1st, 4th, and 5th amendment rights. Drones and helicopters are overhead every day. Hundreds and hundreds of terrified families have not left their homes since mid-December ... relying on the community to bring them food and help with rent and other necessities. (Those people are NOT violent drug cartel sex offending murderers, as DHS would tell you. Most are legal residents or citizens.) If anything, things have just become more stressful and intractable (think trench warfare as a suitable metaphor): The resistance is better organized and numerous, but DHS has become more clever and better at disguise... and the county sheriff's office is increasingly supporting them . Do not let anyone tell you that Homans (the new person in charge of the occupation) is making anything better. Do not let anyone tell you that 700 ICE agents leaving the city has made much of a difference; the remaining force (again, ~2,000) is still larger than the entire city's police force (which is legally unable to do anything). Please call your congressional reps ... especially if there is any chance the administration might listen to them.
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM
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acollierastro.bsky.social
I talked about this in a video.

Wearing a 'Fuck Nazis' hat out in your community is performative. And that is good. Performing as a person who cares about your community is good. It's like last year when people were complaining about virtue signaling. Signaling my virtues is good!
February 9, 2026 at 3:21 PM
erikarn.bsky.social
oops
February 9, 2026 at 3:23 PM
erikarn.bsky.social
according to this bsky map (bluesky-map.theo.io) I'm between star trek fans, queer artist/leftist shitposters, and british bird/wildlife community.

i mean ... yes ok you figured me out?
Bluesky Map
Interactive map of 3.4 million Bluesky users, visualised by their follower pattern.
bluesky-map.theo.io
February 9, 2026 at 7:07 AM
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athul.acharya.cc
Good neighborhood to be in
February 9, 2026 at 6:52 AM
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jimacosta.bsky.social
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
February 8, 2026 at 5:07 PM
erikarn.bsky.social
is it wrong that i wanna buy one of these and make it actually work?
fairygodmegan.bsky.social Lil Miss Sinister Fairy Godbitch of the Burrow Mump 🧚‍♂️😈🌾 @fairygodmegan.bsky.social · 8d
9. An old fucking landline receiver phone with coil cord and classic phone piece. Also there is a snap in place holding the handheld receive, so THAT IF YOU WANT YOU CAN DETACH AND HOLD IT TO YOUR EAR LIKE A WEIRDO-red flag purse
Tbh there are so many details here that if I miss some please be kind to me, I am just a girl. Designed to look like a wall mounted traditional landline phone with receiver, baby blue numbered dial buttons, and four (heart shaped lol) buttons for saving commonly dialed numbers. In addition, there is a box above the the handheld, presumably a "digital mailbox" info location, which simply reads in cursive " Mailbox Full" the color way for this item is lilac purple and baby blue. It also includes a matching "mailbox full" bag charm. Size reference image which demonstrates it can in fact fit your smart phone and like a lot more shit as well. Same colorway described in first image. Original description of purse design: Tbh there are so many details here that if I miss some please be kind to me, I am just a girl. Designed to look like a wall mounted traditional landline phone with receiver, baby blue numbered dial buttons, and four (heart shaped lol) buttons for saving commonly dialed numbers. In addition, there is a box above the the handheld, presumably a "digital mailbox" info location, which simply reads in cursive " Mailbox Full" the color way for this item is lilac purple and baby blue. It also includes a matching "mailbox full" bag charm. An image featuring a different color way, same design, with Malibu Barbie pink and pale blue. Original description of purse design: Tbh there are so many details here that if I miss some please be kind to me, I am just a girl. Designed to look like a wall mounted traditional landline phone with receiver, baby blue numbered dial buttons, and four (heart shaped lol) buttons for saving commonly dialed numbers. In addition, there is a box above the the handheld, presumably a "digital mailbox" info location, which simply reads in cursive " Mailbox Full" the color way for this item is lilac purple and baby blue. It also includes a matching "mailbox full" bag charm. An image featuring a different color way, same design, with black, baby blue, some lilac purple as well. Original description of purse design: Tbh there are so many details here that if I miss some please be kind to me, I am just a girl. Designed to look like a wall mounted traditional landline phone with receiver, baby blue numbered dial buttons, and four (heart shaped lol) buttons for saving commonly dialed numbers. In addition, there is a box above the the handheld, presumably a "digital mailbox" info location, which simply reads in cursive " Mailbox Full" the color way for this item is lilac purple and baby blue. It also includes a matching "mailbox full" bag charm.
February 8, 2026 at 8:11 PM
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raxkingisdead.bsky.social
ah i can answer this trick question actually. novels are not a race
courtneymilan.com Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 8d
I'm going to win.
February 8, 2026 at 2:25 PM
erikarn.bsky.social
I was almost shocked - printing from FreeBSD to my old Epson Stylus NX420 worked a couple years ago when it was USB attached but in this new house it's now setup as network printer. And it worked. Almost.

Except it isn't. The colour alignment is now wrong.

sourceforge.net/p/gimp-print...
A picture of Moana from the Moana TV show, but showing the CMYK inks are vertically misaligned. Like, by a good print-head amount per colour.
February 8, 2026 at 1:56 AM
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rahaeli.bsky.social
This is a perfect example of "I saw a thing that I could do and I started doing it"
broadwaybabyto.bsky.social Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 9d
ICE has grabbed so many people from their vehicles that there are abandoned cars across Minnesota.

This tow truck driver returns the cars for free as a public service, and he’s been getting death threats.

They hate the helpers.

Which is why must keep helping.
Twin Cities tow truck driver returns abandoned vehicles to families after ICE arrests
Juan Leon sends a "chase" car to check out where abandoned vehicles are located and arranges discreet drop-offs. Since late December, he estimated they have dropped off 250 cars.
www.cbsnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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ceej.online
production of The Muppet Show should not be dependent on petty vulgarities like “ratings” or “revenue.” it should be preserved as a vital function of american culture. it should have a taxpayer-funded budget rivaling the CIA
February 7, 2026 at 12:40 AM
erikarn.bsky.social
wait a sec are they editing out the VP being booed during the winter olympics opening? for real? lol
February 7, 2026 at 4:43 AM
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keezyyoung.bsky.social
welp, this destroyed me first thing upon waking up
But Liam was scared and frequently asked what they had done wrong, where they were and what happened to the little blue knit hat he wore the day he was detained, Conejo said. There wasn’t much he could say to his son, “except hug him and tell him everything would be OK,” Conejo said. Worried about further upsetting his son, Conejo said, he was forced to bite back his own tears. Liam has since been reunited with his hat and continues to wear it, even inside the house, his dad said Thursday. Asked how he might one day explain to Liam everything that has happened, Conejo said he would tell his son that he had become the face of hope and change. "He was the global figure who did all this so that the voices of the people demanding freedom would be heard, especially those of the children who are still locked up," Conejo said. “I would tell him he was very brave and that I am very proud of him.”
February 6, 2026 at 3:13 PM
erikarn.bsky.social
You know, the first time i saw "sigint" as practiced at a previous job i .. was kinda laughing a bit?

anyway thats why palantir is scary now, its an upgrade from excel spreadsheet pivot tables
bencollins.bsky.social Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 10d
Everything’s Antifa when you don’t know how to read.
murderxbryan.bsky.social 🔪🔪🔪bryan 🔪 🔪 🔪 @murderxbryan.bsky.social · 10d
They text each other and have spreadsheets. scary
February 6, 2026 at 3:35 AM
erikarn.bsky.social
I opened up a power supply to, you know, check before i used it.

mmmmmm these are some leaky bois

(I tossed the PSU, screw it.)
A photo of a power supply pcb with a bunch of leaky electrolytic capacitors. Nice big chunks of dried up electrolytic just trying very hard to escape. This came out of an Apple Airport Prototype Unit (A Marvell eval kit) from one of the guys that worked on it years ago. No, it's all since been recycled. Sorry.
February 6, 2026 at 2:56 AM