Diego Elio Pettenò
@flameeyes.com
C-list Blogger Since 2004.
Systems Mechanic, Conference Wannabe. Hot chili, mild takes.
he/him || they/them
https://flameeyes.blog/?mtm_campaign=social&mtm_kwd=bluesky&mtm_content=profile
Systems Mechanic, Conference Wannabe. Hot chili, mild takes.
he/him || they/them
https://flameeyes.blog/?mtm_campaign=social&mtm_kwd=bluesky&mtm_content=profile
Yesterday, women and children from Ukraine Appeal Charity and Sunflower Supplemental School have performed at the historical Bletchley Park, in honour of the 80th anniversary of the end of WW2.
August 16, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Yesterday, women and children from Ukraine Appeal Charity and Sunflower Supplemental School have performed at the historical Bletchley Park, in honour of the 80th anniversary of the end of WW2.
Reposted by Diego Elio Pettenò
My last living musical hero is still my hero but unfortunately no longer living. RIP to the great, great Mr. Tom Lehrer.
July 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
My last living musical hero is still my hero but unfortunately no longer living. RIP to the great, great Mr. Tom Lehrer.
I posted an update over onto my fundraiser's page together with this week's steps!
Comes with a picture of the trike I have posted about before!
step.diabetes.org.uk/fundraising/...
Comes with a picture of the trike I have posted about before!
step.diabetes.org.uk/fundraising/...
Diego Elio's fundraising page
Welcome to my Diabetes UK One Million Step Challenge page! I’m stepping up for Diabetes UK this summer to support the 5 million people in the UK who live with diabetes, day in day out. And you can too...
step.diabetes.org.uk
July 13, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I posted an update over onto my fundraiser's page together with this week's steps!
Comes with a picture of the trike I have posted about before!
step.diabetes.org.uk/fundraising/...
Comes with a picture of the trike I have posted about before!
step.diabetes.org.uk/fundraising/...
Yesterday I watched youtu.be/WSh7U3m9KgA?... again and I realised what seemed to always be at the top of my brain.
I can't unsee @andrewhunterm.bsky.social as the singer 🤣
I can't unsee @andrewhunterm.bsky.social as the singer 🤣
KAJ - Bara Bada Bastu (LIVE) | Sweden 🇸🇪 | Grand Final | Eurovision 2025
YouTube video by Eurovision Song Contest
youtu.be
July 13, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Yesterday I watched youtu.be/WSh7U3m9KgA?... again and I realised what seemed to always be at the top of my brain.
I can't unsee @andrewhunterm.bsky.social as the singer 🤣
I can't unsee @andrewhunterm.bsky.social as the singer 🤣
This is the time of the year that I usually remind people who are okay with Adobe and Amazon, that you can get a discounted Creative Cloud Photography Plan via Prime Day.
But then I forgot that the 20GB plan I use was discontinued this past January.
But then I forgot that the 20GB plan I use was discontinued this past January.
July 7, 2025 at 11:10 PM
This is the time of the year that I usually remind people who are okay with Adobe and Amazon, that you can get a discounted Creative Cloud Photography Plan via Prime Day.
But then I forgot that the 20GB plan I use was discontinued this past January.
But then I forgot that the 20GB plan I use was discontinued this past January.
The start of this challenge had a bit of a weird timing for me, since we just moved, thus I actually did most of the steps in the house.
But things will shape better soon, particularly since they just finished paving our walkway, so walking out of the house is a a lot nicer.
But things will shape better soon, particularly since they just finished paving our walkway, so walking out of the house is a a lot nicer.
Diego Elio's fundraising page
Welcome to my Diabetes UK One Million Step Challenge page! I’m stepping up for Diabetes UK this summer to support the 5 million people in the UK who live with diabetes, day in day out. And you can too...
step.diabetes.org.uk
July 6, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The start of this challenge had a bit of a weird timing for me, since we just moved, thus I actually did most of the steps in the house.
But things will shape better soon, particularly since they just finished paving our walkway, so walking out of the house is a a lot nicer.
But things will shape better soon, particularly since they just finished paving our walkway, so walking out of the house is a a lot nicer.
As usual Avery gets it. Particularly by spelling out what *isn't* (though it's often called) enshittification.
If I'm honest, I'm still not sure whether "evasive evitability" is the same word twice and am afraid to look it up
apenwarr.ca/log/20250530
apenwarr.ca/log/20250530
The evasive evitability of enshittification
Our company recently announced a fundraise. We were grateful for all
the community support, but the Internet also raised a few of its colle...
apenwarr.ca
June 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
As usual Avery gets it. Particularly by spelling out what *isn't* (though it's often called) enshittification.
Reposted by Diego Elio Pettenò
If I'm honest, I'm still not sure whether "evasive evitability" is the same word twice and am afraid to look it up
apenwarr.ca/log/20250530
apenwarr.ca/log/20250530
The evasive evitability of enshittification
Our company recently announced a fundraise. We were grateful for all
the community support, but the Internet also raised a few of its colle...
apenwarr.ca
June 23, 2025 at 2:04 PM
If I'm honest, I'm still not sure whether "evasive evitability" is the same word twice and am afraid to look it up
apenwarr.ca/log/20250530
apenwarr.ca/log/20250530
@andrewhunterm.bsky.social I think I found your new decoration: woodupp.co.uk/product/moss...
Moss Panel | Decorate inside with moss wall panels - WoodUpp
Enhance any space with WoodUpp's Moss panel: sustainable, maintenance-free decor that adds greenery and acoustic benefits to your home or office.
woodupp.co.uk
June 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
@andrewhunterm.bsky.social I think I found your new decoration: woodupp.co.uk/product/moss...
@mredbyrne.bsky.social funny seeing you here! 😅
June 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
@mredbyrne.bsky.social funny seeing you here! 😅
@trishyb.bsky.social was Ed as much as an enthusiastic player of Trivial Pursuit as he sounds on radio? 😅
June 17, 2025 at 7:12 PM
@trishyb.bsky.social was Ed as much as an enthusiastic player of Trivial Pursuit as he sounds on radio? 😅
So I decided that since I'm going to be walking a lot anyway this summer, I might as well sign up for this.
click.contact.justgiving.com?qs=a97804a45...
click.contact.justgiving.com?qs=a97804a45...
Diego Elio's fundraising page
Welcome to my Diabetes UK One Million Step Challenge page! I’m stepping up for Diabetes UK this summer to support the 5 million people in the UK who live with diabetes, day in day out. And you can too...
click.contact.justgiving.com
June 11, 2025 at 7:41 AM
So I decided that since I'm going to be walking a lot anyway this summer, I might as well sign up for this.
click.contact.justgiving.com?qs=a97804a45...
click.contact.justgiving.com?qs=a97804a45...
@trishyb.bsky.social thank you, now I need to find a way to switch my Audible account to the store where I have the collection or I'll never get rid of Ottery St Mary from my mind!
June 6, 2025 at 11:12 AM
@trishyb.bsky.social thank you, now I need to find a way to switch my Audible account to the store where I have the collection or I'll never get rid of Ottery St Mary from my mind!
So I thought that £40 for two people for OsmAnd+ is fair, since they say on their website it supports family sharing.
But it doesn't look like it does support it? Either that or Google broke the family sharing system?
But it doesn't look like it does support it? Either that or Google broke the family sharing system?
June 5, 2025 at 9:25 PM
So I thought that £40 for two people for OsmAnd+ is fair, since they say on their website it supports family sharing.
But it doesn't look like it does support it? Either that or Google broke the family sharing system?
But it doesn't look like it does support it? Either that or Google broke the family sharing system?
You know things are not good when your *Status* page is not loading either.
#HugOps to the @fastmail.com folks — I think they'll need a lot.
#HugOps to the @fastmail.com folks — I think they'll need a lot.
May 28, 2025 at 8:08 PM
You know things are not good when your *Status* page is not loading either.
#HugOps to the @fastmail.com folks — I think they'll need a lot.
#HugOps to the @fastmail.com folks — I think they'll need a lot.
Reposted by Diego Elio Pettenò
Estonia has the last surviving example of a British inter-war submarine.
That fact is a thousand times more interesting than this song.
That fact is a thousand times more interesting than this song.
May 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Estonia has the last surviving example of a British inter-war submarine.
That fact is a thousand times more interesting than this song.
That fact is a thousand times more interesting than this song.
Hey Canada! Somehow nobody contributed any entries for ipv6-in-real.life for your country.
Help me see if your infrastructure is more or less futuristic than the UK!
(It's not a high bar, honestly!)
Help me see if your infrastructure is more or less futuristic than the UK!
(It's not a high bar, honestly!)
IPv6 In Real Life
A contrarian display of the status of IPv6 deployment
ipv6-in-real.life
May 11, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Hey Canada! Somehow nobody contributed any entries for ipv6-in-real.life for your country.
Help me see if your infrastructure is more or less futuristic than the UK!
(It's not a high bar, honestly!)
Help me see if your infrastructure is more or less futuristic than the UK!
(It's not a high bar, honestly!)
Okay one more post about this. I wish more games today had a "play by email" option.
Adult gamers having a hard time finding enough time and energy to meet up in realtime to play could *totally* use something like that.
Heck, my mother playing something like Royal Story is not that far off!
Adult gamers having a hard time finding enough time and energy to meet up in realtime to play could *totally* use something like that.
Heck, my mother playing something like Royal Story is not that far off!
New Ancient DOS Games episode uploaded and ready to watch! youtu.be/8TM5AmDBSMQ
Capture the Flag - ADG Episode 342
YouTube video by Pixelmusement
youtu.be
May 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Okay one more post about this. I wish more games today had a "play by email" option.
Adult gamers having a hard time finding enough time and energy to meet up in realtime to play could *totally* use something like that.
Heck, my mother playing something like Royal Story is not that far off!
Adult gamers having a hard time finding enough time and energy to meet up in realtime to play could *totally* use something like that.
Heck, my mother playing something like Royal Story is not that far off!
Hey I actually played hours and hours of this!
And contributed to the Wikidata entry for it because with its name it is annoyingly hard to disambiguate 😅
And contributed to the Wikidata entry for it because with its name it is annoyingly hard to disambiguate 😅
New Ancient DOS Games episode uploaded and ready to watch! youtu.be/8TM5AmDBSMQ
Capture the Flag - ADG Episode 342
YouTube video by Pixelmusement
youtu.be
May 10, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Hey I actually played hours and hours of this!
And contributed to the Wikidata entry for it because with its name it is annoyingly hard to disambiguate 😅
And contributed to the Wikidata entry for it because with its name it is annoyingly hard to disambiguate 😅
This. I'm with Liz on this — and I said that before: LLMs can be CASE tools that augment our productivity rather than hurt us.
(Unless you're seeing programming as handcrafting, which is fine, but it's the difference between a hobby lathe and an industrial plant!)
flameeyes.blog/2023/12/31/l...
(Unless you're seeing programming as handcrafting, which is fine, but it's the difference between a hobby lathe and an industrial plant!)
flameeyes.blog/2023/12/31/l...
May 8, 2025 at 10:35 AM
This. I'm with Liz on this — and I said that before: LLMs can be CASE tools that augment our productivity rather than hurt us.
(Unless you're seeing programming as handcrafting, which is fine, but it's the difference between a hobby lathe and an industrial plant!)
flameeyes.blog/2023/12/31/l...
(Unless you're seeing programming as handcrafting, which is fine, but it's the difference between a hobby lathe and an industrial plant!)
flameeyes.blog/2023/12/31/l...
So my friends at @genkigear.bsky.social are celebrating their 20th anniversary!
If you follow me, you may remember them from my showcase during COVID lockdown: flameeyes.blog/2020/05/02/c...
The range has only extended since then, thus as always they have something for everyone!
If you follow me, you may remember them from my showcase during COVID lockdown: flameeyes.blog/2020/05/02/c...
The range has only extended since then, thus as always they have something for everyone!
Clothing Showcase: Genki Gear
A selection of Genki Gear shirts — and a Latte plushie! This week's sARTSurday is not going to…
flameeyes.blog
May 5, 2025 at 9:32 AM
So my friends at @genkigear.bsky.social are celebrating their 20th anniversary!
If you follow me, you may remember them from my showcase during COVID lockdown: flameeyes.blog/2020/05/02/c...
The range has only extended since then, thus as always they have something for everyone!
If you follow me, you may remember them from my showcase during COVID lockdown: flameeyes.blog/2020/05/02/c...
The range has only extended since then, thus as always they have something for everyone!
Mostly relevant to fellow UK taxpayers, but generally useful to understand taxes nearly everywhere.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...
BBC Sounds - Untaxing - Available Episodes
Listen to the latest episodes of Untaxing on BBC Sounds.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 6, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Mostly relevant to fellow UK taxpayers, but generally useful to understand taxes nearly everywhere.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...
Does anyone have a suggestion for connecting one of those silly Apple-proprietary SSDs that use 16+12 edge connectors to a modern laptop?
Clearly you can't connect those in an NVMe adapter, since they're AHCI.
Is there a more generic PCI-E to Thunderbolt adapter?
Clearly you can't connect those in an NVMe adapter, since they're AHCI.
Is there a more generic PCI-E to Thunderbolt adapter?
March 30, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Does anyone have a suggestion for connecting one of those silly Apple-proprietary SSDs that use 16+12 edge connectors to a modern laptop?
Clearly you can't connect those in an NVMe adapter, since they're AHCI.
Is there a more generic PCI-E to Thunderbolt adapter?
Clearly you can't connect those in an NVMe adapter, since they're AHCI.
Is there a more generic PCI-E to Thunderbolt adapter?
It feels like a lot of people start to have opinions about rewriting software and programming languages — I will point out at something I wrote a few years back.
flameeyes.blog/2022/10/26/o...
flameeyes.blog/2022/10/26/o...
On Rewriting And Programming Languages
Illustration by Furryviza In my previous post about the life of a maintainer, I noted how more often…
flameeyes.blog
March 30, 2025 at 1:27 PM
It feels like a lot of people start to have opinions about rewriting software and programming languages — I will point out at something I wrote a few years back.
flameeyes.blog/2022/10/26/o...
flameeyes.blog/2022/10/26/o...
Reposted by Diego Elio Pettenò
Now more than ever we must stand with Ukraine and work alongside our European partners to support a just peace, even in the absence of a reliable ally in the US.
March 12, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Now more than ever we must stand with Ukraine and work alongside our European partners to support a just peace, even in the absence of a reliable ally in the US.