Looks like it's time to remind people about Maxim 29 again.
"The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy. No more. No less."
schlockmercenary.fandom.com/wiki/The_Sev...
"The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy. No more. No less."
schlockmercenary.fandom.com/wiki/The_Sev...
The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries
The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries is a popular handbook in the Schlock Mercenary universe. The book's maxims are often quoted by Tagon, as well as other characters. The following i...
schlockmercenary.fandom.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Looks like it's time to remind people about Maxim 29 again.
"The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy. No more. No less."
schlockmercenary.fandom.com/wiki/The_Sev...
"The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy. No more. No less."
schlockmercenary.fandom.com/wiki/The_Sev...
Oh look, something in AWS US-East-1 is having an issue, again.
Various sources are noting that this morning is not a good morning for apps that require authentication.
Various sources are noting that this morning is not a good morning for apps that require authentication.
October 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Oh look, something in AWS US-East-1 is having an issue, again.
Various sources are noting that this morning is not a good morning for apps that require authentication.
Various sources are noting that this morning is not a good morning for apps that require authentication.
I am seeing people asking that I subscribe to them on Substack.
Please leave Substack, so I can subscribe with a clear conscience.
Here is the discussion on why not Substack, and where to be instead.
leavesubstack.com
Please leave Substack, so I can subscribe with a clear conscience.
Here is the discussion on why not Substack, and where to be instead.
leavesubstack.com
You Should Probably Leave Substack
You should probably leave Substack. Here’s why and how.
leavesubstack.com
October 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I am seeing people asking that I subscribe to them on Substack.
Please leave Substack, so I can subscribe with a clear conscience.
Here is the discussion on why not Substack, and where to be instead.
leavesubstack.com
Please leave Substack, so I can subscribe with a clear conscience.
Here is the discussion on why not Substack, and where to be instead.
leavesubstack.com
Felt the need to music this morning to help with my focus and energy.
🎶 What are y'all listening to this morning?
🎶 What are y'all listening to this morning?
October 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Felt the need to music this morning to help with my focus and energy.
🎶 What are y'all listening to this morning?
🎶 What are y'all listening to this morning?
For those that are interested in managing their own networks, this is a good read about one possible approach.
psyonik.tech/posts/a-guid...
psyonik.tech/posts/a-guid...
pSYoniK - Software, Hardware and Tech - In.That.Order.
psyonik.tech
October 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
For those that are interested in managing their own networks, this is a good read about one possible approach.
psyonik.tech/posts/a-guid...
psyonik.tech/posts/a-guid...
Finally saying that out loud.
Macron remarks are notable- some quotes: "We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies."
President Macron: “Europeans, let's wake up!
We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
October 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Finally saying that out loud.
Opt Out October. Remember to check your terms of use and opt out of all the awful things they want to opt you in to.
Welcome to Opt Out October, our collection of tips to slowly break free from online surveillance and throw sand in the gears of overreaching large tech companies. Today’s tip is about establishing good online security fundamentals. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Opt Out October: Daily Tips to Protect Your Privacy and Security
Trying to take control of your online privacy can feel like a full-time job. But if you break it up into small tasks and take on one project at a time it makes the process of protecting your privacy
www.eff.org
October 1, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Opt Out October. Remember to check your terms of use and opt out of all the awful things they want to opt you in to.
Today's "What the heck" moment in cybersecurity.
Malware distributed by DNS TXT Record.
really? Ugh, I can see how that works, but... just, ugh.
Malware distributed by DNS TXT Record.
really? Ugh, I can see how that works, but... just, ugh.
October 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Today's "What the heck" moment in cybersecurity.
Malware distributed by DNS TXT Record.
really? Ugh, I can see how that works, but... just, ugh.
Malware distributed by DNS TXT Record.
really? Ugh, I can see how that works, but... just, ugh.
Settled in at the Hyatt in Portland. Headed to Rose City Comic Con tomorrow.
September 5, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Settled in at the Hyatt in Portland. Headed to Rose City Comic Con tomorrow.
Seriously. Beavers really help the ecosystem and need to be protected and reintroduced.
'The findings add weight to a growing body of evidence that beavers may be acting as ecosystem engineers, reshaping waterways in ways that benefit not just their own survival, but that of entire landscapes.'
How Canada's buck-toothed national emblem could help fight wildfires | CBC News
New research out of the western U.S. suggests dams and ponds built by beavers can slow floods, store water and even create green firebreaks in wildfire-prone landscapes.
www.cbc.ca
August 31, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Seriously. Beavers really help the ecosystem and need to be protected and reintroduced.
File a claim.
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
August 28, 2025 at 1:10 AM
File a claim.
What ever happened to the bicycle trailer dot matrix printer?
August 25, 2025 at 1:42 PM
What ever happened to the bicycle trailer dot matrix printer?
Dear Shipping Company, having an active avoidance pattern in your phone system is really aggravating. Telling me to call and then trying to route me to the automated answer is even more aggravating.
August 7, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Dear Shipping Company, having an active avoidance pattern in your phone system is really aggravating. Telling me to call and then trying to route me to the automated answer is even more aggravating.
Reposted by Martin
It looks like we have some new friends, which means it’s time to reintroduce ourselves. 🥳
Hi! We’re Bookshop.org, an alternative to Amazon for buying books online where every single purchase financially supports independent bookstores.
Hi! We’re Bookshop.org, an alternative to Amazon for buying books online where every single purchase financially supports independent bookstores.
July 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
It looks like we have some new friends, which means it’s time to reintroduce ourselves. 🥳
Hi! We’re Bookshop.org, an alternative to Amazon for buying books online where every single purchase financially supports independent bookstores.
Hi! We’re Bookshop.org, an alternative to Amazon for buying books online where every single purchase financially supports independent bookstores.
Reposted by Martin
Solid breakdown of Ghost vs Substack by @theradr.bsky.social
I want to talk about my move from Substack to Ghost for a second, and what it's been like working with a nonprofit tech company that actually lives its values.
Especially if you're a writer still on Subtack, please read. 1/x
First of all, about the org: They are a nonprofit, I just met employee +
Especially if you're a writer still on Subtack, please read. 1/x
First of all, about the org: They are a nonprofit, I just met employee +
Ghost: Independent technology for modern publishing
Beautiful, modern publishing with newsletters and premium subscriptions built-in. Used by Sky, 404Media, Lever News, Tangle, The Browser, and thousands more.
ghost.org
July 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Solid breakdown of Ghost vs Substack by @theradr.bsky.social
Reposted by Martin
Life advice:
- be kind
- tip well
- read banned books
- let moss into your life
- sleep like it's going out of style
- exercise once every thousand years
- be kind
- tip well
- read banned books
- let moss into your life
- sleep like it's going out of style
- exercise once every thousand years
May 23, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Life advice:
- be kind
- tip well
- read banned books
- let moss into your life
- sleep like it's going out of style
- exercise once every thousand years
- be kind
- tip well
- read banned books
- let moss into your life
- sleep like it's going out of style
- exercise once every thousand years
Just for today. Come check it out, and do the crossword.
Digital Revolutionary #zine is now free for 24 hours only: www.patreon.com/posts/free-d...
Lock down your phone or burner, safety in crowd panics, protest prep myths, crowd surveillance 101, a crossword puzzle, and powerful laser Kiwis. Please share.
#NoKings #Cybersecurity #privacy
Lock down your phone or burner, safety in crowd panics, protest prep myths, crowd surveillance 101, a crossword puzzle, and powerful laser Kiwis. Please share.
#NoKings #Cybersecurity #privacy
FREE Digital Revolutionary zine: 24 hours only | Threat Model
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June 14, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Just for today. Come check it out, and do the crossword.
A really good description of the tax change that is helping cause tech layoffs.
qz.com/tech-layoffs...
qz.com/tech-layoffs...
The hidden time bomb in the tax code that's fueling mass tech layoffs
A decades-old tax rule helped build America's tech economy. A quiet change under Trump helped dismantle it
qz.com
June 7, 2025 at 1:40 AM
A really good description of the tax change that is helping cause tech layoffs.
qz.com/tech-layoffs...
qz.com/tech-layoffs...
For some reason I have had multiple reasons to refer to these maxims in the past week.
schlockmercenary.fandom.com/wiki/The_Sev...
schlockmercenary.fandom.com/wiki/The_Sev...
The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries
The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries is a popular handbook in the Schlock Mercenary universe. The book's maxims are often quoted by Tagon, as well as other characters. The following i...
schlockmercenary.fandom.com
June 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
For some reason I have had multiple reasons to refer to these maxims in the past week.
schlockmercenary.fandom.com/wiki/The_Sev...
schlockmercenary.fandom.com/wiki/The_Sev...
Our mild dinner time excitement was the 2.8 quake that happened east of Lynnwood last night. We looked at each other and said "did something hit the house?"
USGS shows it was pretty deep, and I am surprised that we felt it as much as we did.
USGS shows it was pretty deep, and I am surprised that we felt it as much as we did.
May 31, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Our mild dinner time excitement was the 2.8 quake that happened east of Lynnwood last night. We looked at each other and said "did something hit the house?"
USGS shows it was pretty deep, and I am surprised that we felt it as much as we did.
USGS shows it was pretty deep, and I am surprised that we felt it as much as we did.
Please get off Substack. There are alternatives that are far better.
And share those that you follow. More share means more eyeballs, and all of the creators need those.
And share those that you follow. More share means more eyeballs, and all of the creators need those.
"We want people to be off Substack so we need to support people off Substack.
This means sharing newsletters, like mine and others, that are on Buttondown or Beehiiv or Ghost or wherever else they end up. It means sharing Patreon links. It means sharing podcasts."
This means sharing newsletters, like mine and others, that are on Buttondown or Beehiiv or Ghost or wherever else they end up. It means sharing Patreon links. It means sharing podcasts."
New newsletter today!
EEDA Newsletter Vol 6, Res 16: What is Needed to Help People Leave Substack
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EEDA Newsletter Vol 6, Res 16: What is Needed to Help People Leave Substack
www.theinfophile.com/archive/eeda...
May 30, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Please get off Substack. There are alternatives that are far better.
And share those that you follow. More share means more eyeballs, and all of the creators need those.
And share those that you follow. More share means more eyeballs, and all of the creators need those.
New Rule: Government agencies, organizations, and NGOs must host their own e-mail servers.
May 19, 2025 at 10:34 PM
New Rule: Government agencies, organizations, and NGOs must host their own e-mail servers.
New Rule: When a corporation does a layoff, all VP and above must take a pay cut of the same percentage as the layoff.
May 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
New Rule: When a corporation does a layoff, all VP and above must take a pay cut of the same percentage as the layoff.