Dr. Cuff
@forbiddenunix.com
unix whisperer and hpc apprentice
“cmo” for @micheleclamp.com & @chromamagic.com
formerly big dot edu, etc.
https://linkedin.com/in/drcuff
🇬🇧 / 🇺🇸
“cmo” for @micheleclamp.com & @chromamagic.com
formerly big dot edu, etc.
https://linkedin.com/in/drcuff
🇬🇧 / 🇺🇸
There is a thread here.
Careful. It gets weirdly dark.
I feel this topic could appear on a podcast with our pal @brittanyellich.com
🤣
Careful. It gets weirdly dark.
I feel this topic could appear on a podcast with our pal @brittanyellich.com
🤣
At this point in the game, has anyone noticed that effective use of GenAI requires actual wet intelligence. Just say'n
February 14, 2026 at 4:29 AM
There is a thread here.
Careful. It gets weirdly dark.
I feel this topic could appear on a podcast with our pal @brittanyellich.com
🤣
Careful. It gets weirdly dark.
I feel this topic could appear on a podcast with our pal @brittanyellich.com
🤣
Reposting self because we have all been there.
Also.
Now I know I either have a dns with the daddy, or I had a dns with the daddy.
This struggle is real.
Been on internet too long.
Who’s my daddy!?
Now I know I either have a dns with the daddy, or I had a dns with the daddy.
This struggle is real.
Been on internet too long.
Who’s my daddy!?
February 11, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Reposting self because we have all been there.
Finally got around to digging out my old desktop getting it set up with tailscale and dangerclaude. Has definitely been worth the faff to be able to leave claude to do its thing in a relatively safe environment (just w/ screen/tmux mostly)
February 11, 2026 at 12:15 AM
As an actual life scientist growing up building big computers to help annotate the human genome, it sparks great joy to see @theo.io become proper legit famous here.
This is aces!!
This is aces!!
I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself!
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
Bluesky Map
Interactive map of 3.4 million Bluesky users, visualised by their follower pattern.
bluesky-map.theo.io
February 10, 2026 at 11:52 PM
As an actual life scientist growing up building big computers to help annotate the human genome, it sparks great joy to see @theo.io become proper legit famous here.
This is aces!!
This is aces!!
If you ask the robot if unix had hurt it, things sure get wicked dark, wicked fast…
February 7, 2026 at 3:34 PM
If you ask the robot if unix had hurt it, things sure get wicked dark, wicked fast…
Y’all has seen sausage rolls?
Presenting Shepherd’s Rolls!
I can’t believe it’s taken me so many years to discover this delight. The imported 🇬🇧 mint sauce was $48,000 but worth it. 🤣
Presenting Shepherd’s Rolls!
I can’t believe it’s taken me so many years to discover this delight. The imported 🇬🇧 mint sauce was $48,000 but worth it. 🤣
February 7, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Y’all has seen sausage rolls?
Presenting Shepherd’s Rolls!
I can’t believe it’s taken me so many years to discover this delight. The imported 🇬🇧 mint sauce was $48,000 but worth it. 🤣
Presenting Shepherd’s Rolls!
I can’t believe it’s taken me so many years to discover this delight. The imported 🇬🇧 mint sauce was $48,000 but worth it. 🤣
What Have I Done?
Please. Send. Help.
The robots. They know things.
“Make a kick ass image of a dude doing the Edward Forty Hands but use telnetd as the meme throughout and be sure to think and make it funny.”
The robots. They know things.
“Make a kick ass image of a dude doing the Edward Forty Hands but use telnetd as the meme throughout and be sure to think and make it funny.”
February 5, 2026 at 1:12 AM
What Have I Done?
My one regret from switching my main account from @chromamagic.com to @forbiddenunix.com was not having Iain in my feed. Literally feeding me toad. In a hole.
Get in.
Get in.
Sunday night toad in the hole with onion gravy and veggies. Despite its name this dish has won my wife over.
February 5, 2026 at 12:54 AM
My one regret from switching my main account from @chromamagic.com to @forbiddenunix.com was not having Iain in my feed. Literally feeding me toad. In a hole.
Get in.
Get in.
"While I don't expect to maintain sudo for an additional 30 years, I also don't currently have someone to pass the torch to," Miller told us.
This is the forbidden unix folks.
Support your core devs, this was also how we lost telnetd…
This is the forbidden unix folks.
Support your core devs, this was also how we lost telnetd…
We heard back from Sudo maintainer Todd C Miller after publication: "Without some form of assistance it is untenable," Miller said. "Maintainer burn-out is real." www.theregister.com/2026/02/03/s...
Sudo's maintainer needs resources to keep utility updated
updated: Many vital open source resources rely on the devotion of a few individuals
www.theregister.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:51 AM
"While I don't expect to maintain sudo for an additional 30 years, I also don't currently have someone to pass the torch to," Miller told us.
This is the forbidden unix folks.
Support your core devs, this was also how we lost telnetd…
This is the forbidden unix folks.
Support your core devs, this was also how we lost telnetd…
The question everyone ought ask…
Wait, what is vnc doing in this setup?
February 4, 2026 at 1:28 AM
The question everyone ought ask…
AI isn’t coming for your job.
February 4, 2026 at 1:18 AM
AI isn’t coming for your job.
Repeat this five times fast!
"Ask in the spack slack for help to install spark in a stack using a spec"
Great talk always KH!
#hpc #ai #cloud
"Ask in the spack slack for help to install spark in a stack using a spec"
Great talk always KH!
#hpc #ai #cloud
The recording of my "How to Make Package Managers Scream" talk at FOSDEM'26 is now available, enjoy!
youtu.be/PBlDHlFnzGo
youtu.be/PBlDHlFnzGo
How to Make Package Managers Scream @ FOSDEM'26 - Kenneth Hoste
YouTube video by Kenneth Hoste
youtu.be
February 1, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Reposted by Dr. Cuff
January 31, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Public service announcement.
It’s not called “ClawTail”
(Yet)
It’s not called “ClawTail”
(Yet)
Guys, the purpose of tailscale is to keep idiots *off* your network
January 31, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Public service announcement.
It’s not called “ClawTail”
(Yet)
It’s not called “ClawTail”
(Yet)
Our good friend /usr/bin/kat is doing the big lift.
👇
👇
January 28, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Our good friend /usr/bin/kat is doing the big lift.
👇
👇
File this one under “Alston Christmas” and way too many weird things this here ex pat Brit has seen over the last two decades plus.
Boston. You will have questions.
Boston. You will have questions.
January 28, 2026 at 11:02 PM
File this one under “Alston Christmas” and way too many weird things this here ex pat Brit has seen over the last two decades plus.
Boston. You will have questions.
Boston. You will have questions.
Just finished another round of clean up.
Yesterday, the snow was higher than the blower. So glad we have electric, torque matters folks.
Freddy went through it like butter. 🧈 🤣
Yesterday, the snow was higher than the blower. So glad we have electric, torque matters folks.
Freddy went through it like butter. 🧈 🤣
January 27, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Just finished another round of clean up.
Yesterday, the snow was higher than the blower. So glad we have electric, torque matters folks.
Freddy went through it like butter. 🧈 🤣
Yesterday, the snow was higher than the blower. So glad we have electric, torque matters folks.
Freddy went through it like butter. 🧈 🤣
![A screenshot of Blackbox, showing a terminal output as follows:
ducky@tanager:~$ su - ducky.ws
Password:
Last login: Mon Jan 26 21:03:04 GMT 2026 on pts/0
📦[ducky.ws@ ~]$ echo "Hello from ATProto PAM!"
Hello from ATProto PAM!
📦[ducky.ws@ ~]$ pwd
/home/ducky.ws
📦[ducky.ws@ ~]$](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:web:didd.uk/bafkreiedo6bwkxyuxadgbnkyf7am3vgqqxlw2s2kvrqdxdsbta4nhwkrby@jpeg)
January 27, 2026 at 1:19 AM