Josh Simon
@jss1113.bsky.social
ACAB, BLM, LGBTQIA+, EIEIO. He/him. 6σ west of strange. Also this username on FB and http://mastodon.social.
(1/3) Yesterday (Saturday) afternoon I drove 100 miles ish out to my father's widow's place to pick up "a box of stuff" that was really four smaller boxes, and the stuff was mostly but not entirely photos. Instead of heading home I went via Lansing to have a late dinner with a friend.
November 23, 2025 at 11:40 AM
(1/3) Yesterday (Saturday) afternoon I drove 100 miles ish out to my father's widow's place to pick up "a box of stuff" that was really four smaller boxes, and the stuff was mostly but not entirely photos. Instead of heading home I went via Lansing to have a late dinner with a friend.
Something is definitely off: Saturday afternoon, nap. Saturday night, ~11 hours of sleep (and in socks because I was shivering without 'em). Sunday morning, another nap. Now? I'm tempted to nap again.
October 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Something is definitely off: Saturday afternoon, nap. Saturday night, ~11 hours of sleep (and in socks because I was shivering without 'em). Sunday morning, another nap. Now? I'm tempted to nap again.
"I: You out of luck today: banks closed.
C: Oh? Why?
I: Columbus Day.
C: Uh, we going out on that joke?
I: No, we do reprise of song. That help.
C: But not much.
I (overlapping): Not much, no."
— Stan Freberg
C: Oh? Why?
I: Columbus Day.
C: Uh, we going out on that joke?
I: No, we do reprise of song. That help.
C: But not much.
I (overlapping): Not much, no."
— Stan Freberg
October 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
"I: You out of luck today: banks closed.
C: Oh? Why?
I: Columbus Day.
C: Uh, we going out on that joke?
I: No, we do reprise of song. That help.
C: But not much.
I (overlapping): Not much, no."
— Stan Freberg
C: Oh? Why?
I: Columbus Day.
C: Uh, we going out on that joke?
I: No, we do reprise of song. That help.
C: But not much.
I (overlapping): Not much, no."
— Stan Freberg
Productive morning: By 7:30am I'd showered, started a load of laundry, had maple bacon for breakfast, and did the dishes.
When I went to pull the clothes out of the dryer, its light didn't stayed dark and my generator started (for about three minutes). Thanks for the outage, @dteenergy.bsky.social
When I went to pull the clothes out of the dryer, its light didn't stayed dark and my generator started (for about three minutes). Thanks for the outage, @dteenergy.bsky.social
September 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Productive morning: By 7:30am I'd showered, started a load of laundry, had maple bacon for breakfast, and did the dishes.
When I went to pull the clothes out of the dryer, its light didn't stayed dark and my generator started (for about three minutes). Thanks for the outage, @dteenergy.bsky.social
When I went to pull the clothes out of the dryer, its light didn't stayed dark and my generator started (for about three minutes). Thanks for the outage, @dteenergy.bsky.social
The bruising is finally visible about 72 hours after my fall. It doesn't hurt (and hasn't since about 12–16 hours after). but it sure looks pretty nasty.
August 25, 2025 at 10:58 PM
The bruising is finally visible about 72 hours after my fall. It doesn't hurt (and hasn't since about 12–16 hours after). but it sure looks pretty nasty.
My trip is starting out in regular Amtrak fashion: my train is 4 minutes late out of Troy, 12 out of Royal Oak, and 17 out of Detroit. It’s currently at Dearborn and we’re the stop after that.
May 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
My trip is starting out in regular Amtrak fashion: my train is 4 minutes late out of Troy, 12 out of Royal Oak, and 17 out of Detroit. It’s currently at Dearborn and we’re the stop after that.
In other news, my annual dryer vent cleaning is scheduled for next week. They offer our community a 40% discount off their regular (fair) pricing so it's pretty much a no-brainer.
I made two phone calls today. I'm done adulting.
I made two phone calls today. I'm done adulting.
May 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
In other news, my annual dryer vent cleaning is scheduled for next week. They offer our community a 40% discount off their regular (fair) pricing so it's pretty much a no-brainer.
I made two phone calls today. I'm done adulting.
I made two phone calls today. I'm done adulting.
Yesterday one of the tension cables for my garage door failed. I moved the car to the driveway and carefully closed the (no longer level) door.
Today I called the folks who replaced the springs ~15 years ago. They can come out tomorrow morning to replace the failed cable (and possibly its sibling).
Today I called the folks who replaced the springs ~15 years ago. They can come out tomorrow morning to replace the failed cable (and possibly its sibling).
May 20, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Yesterday one of the tension cables for my garage door failed. I moved the car to the driveway and carefully closed the (no longer level) door.
Today I called the folks who replaced the springs ~15 years ago. They can come out tomorrow morning to replace the failed cable (and possibly its sibling).
Today I called the folks who replaced the springs ~15 years ago. They can come out tomorrow morning to replace the failed cable (and possibly its sibling).
Happy workiversary to me: Seventeen years ago today I started working at my current employer. In my tenure I've had five presidents (including interim appointments), six deans (including interim appointments), and five different supervisors.
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.
May 12, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Happy workiversary to me: Seventeen years ago today I started working at my current employer. In my tenure I've had five presidents (including interim appointments), six deans (including interim appointments), and five different supervisors.
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.
Generally successful CLAW, both of my classes went well (though with very light attendance at both), didn't spend too much at the market, and haven't had too much food (yet; dinner's still on the horizon).
April 20, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Generally successful CLAW, both of my classes went well (though with very light attendance at both), didn't spend too much at the market, and haven't had too much food (yet; dinner's still on the horizon).
One time password
Two factor authentication
Three times a lady
Four score and seven years ago
Five golden rings
Six flags tickets
Seven Nation Army
Eight. Miles. High.
Nine Inch Nails
Two factor authentication
Three times a lady
Four score and seven years ago
Five golden rings
Six flags tickets
Seven Nation Army
Eight. Miles. High.
Nine Inch Nails
One time password
Two factor authentication
Three times a lady
Four score and seven years ago
Five golden rings
Six flags tickets
Seven Nation Army
Eight. Miles. High.
Two factor authentication
Three times a lady
Four score and seven years ago
Five golden rings
Six flags tickets
Seven Nation Army
Eight. Miles. High.
April 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM
One time password
Two factor authentication
Three times a lady
Four score and seven years ago
Five golden rings
Six flags tickets
Seven Nation Army
Eight. Miles. High.
Nine Inch Nails
Two factor authentication
Three times a lady
Four score and seven years ago
Five golden rings
Six flags tickets
Seven Nation Army
Eight. Miles. High.
Nine Inch Nails
I didn’t know the conference venue was Baptist.
March 26, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I didn’t know the conference venue was Baptist.
As the sun rises over the Bay Area, it's time to get dressed and head down to breakfast at day two of #SREcon. (And I'll be giving my conference talk in about five and a half hours, too.)
March 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
As the sun rises over the Bay Area, it's time to get dressed and head down to breakfast at day two of #SREcon. (And I'll be giving my conference talk in about five and a half hours, too.)
Want to get a better understanding of writing and testing disaster recovery plans? I'm talking about that in "Running DRP Tabletop Exercises" on Wed Mar 26 at SREcon25 Americas in Santa Clara!
www.usenix.org/conference/s... will have slides and video after the fact.
www.usenix.org/conference/s... will have slides and video after the fact.
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March 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Want to get a better understanding of writing and testing disaster recovery plans? I'm talking about that in "Running DRP Tabletop Exercises" on Wed Mar 26 at SREcon25 Americas in Santa Clara!
www.usenix.org/conference/s... will have slides and video after the fact.
www.usenix.org/conference/s... will have slides and video after the fact.
(1/2) Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
That's what they say,
But it just isn't true.
Roses are red,
And apples are, too.
But violets are violet.
Violets aren't blue.
An orange is orange,
But Greenland's not green.
A pinky's not pink,
So what does it mean?
Violets are blue,
That's what they say,
But it just isn't true.
Roses are red,
And apples are, too.
But violets are violet.
Violets aren't blue.
An orange is orange,
But Greenland's not green.
A pinky's not pink,
So what does it mean?
February 14, 2025 at 1:33 PM
(1/2) Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
That's what they say,
But it just isn't true.
Roses are red,
And apples are, too.
But violets are violet.
Violets aren't blue.
An orange is orange,
But Greenland's not green.
A pinky's not pink,
So what does it mean?
Violets are blue,
That's what they say,
But it just isn't true.
Roses are red,
And apples are, too.
But violets are violet.
Violets aren't blue.
An orange is orange,
But Greenland's not green.
A pinky's not pink,
So what does it mean?
Roses are red,
Gender is performative.
Mass market romance
Is heteronormative.
Gender is performative.
Mass market romance
Is heteronormative.
February 14, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Roses are red,
Gender is performative.
Mass market romance
Is heteronormative.
Gender is performative.
Mass market romance
Is heteronormative.
Finished the leftovers from Hanukkah for breakfast so dinner tonight is going to be cioppino. The mise en place is almost done and I don't need to start cooking for another two hours.
December 28, 2024 at 7:04 PM
Finished the leftovers from Hanukkah for breakfast so dinner tonight is going to be cioppino. The mise en place is almost done and I don't need to start cooking for another two hours.
Last night was dinner with the family: Shrimp cocktail with homemade cocktail sauce, honey baked ham with a mustard dipping sauce, crispy parmesan potatoes, fruit-stuffed acorn squash, baked apples, and a strawberry trifle. (I have leftovers of everything except the shrimp and squash.)
December 26, 2024 at 10:08 PM
Last night was dinner with the family: Shrimp cocktail with homemade cocktail sauce, honey baked ham with a mustard dipping sauce, crispy parmesan potatoes, fruit-stuffed acorn squash, baked apples, and a strawberry trifle. (I have leftovers of everything except the shrimp and squash.)
A friend was kind enough to take me out to dinner tonight. We each had miso soup and salad, then we split a sushi deluxe and four rolls (California, spicy salmon, spicy tuna, and one with baby shrimp, crab, avocado, and eel, with spicy tuna on top).
December 23, 2024 at 1:59 AM
A friend was kind enough to take me out to dinner tonight. We each had miso soup and salad, then we split a sushi deluxe and four rolls (California, spicy salmon, spicy tuna, and one with baby shrimp, crab, avocado, and eel, with spicy tuna on top).
I got some work done that I wanted to do yesterday but couldn't, then clocked out for breakfast (two scrambled eggs and four strips of maple-cured bacon). In an hour I have to head up to campus for the Winter Innovation Expo where (among other things) I'm presenting a poster.
December 10, 2024 at 11:27 AM
I got some work done that I wanted to do yesterday but couldn't, then clocked out for breakfast (two scrambled eggs and four strips of maple-cured bacon). In an hour I have to head up to campus for the Winter Innovation Expo where (among other things) I'm presenting a poster.
Mom's butcher had a sale on maple-cured bacon so she picked me up a pound. I baked some of it off this morning for breakfast alongside a couple of microwave-scrambled eggs with cheddar and mozzarella.
My brother was right; that bacon is addictive.
My brother was right; that bacon is addictive.
November 30, 2024 at 2:24 PM
Mom's butcher had a sale on maple-cured bacon so she picked me up a pound. I baked some of it off this morning for breakfast alongside a couple of microwave-scrambled eggs with cheddar and mozzarella.
My brother was right; that bacon is addictive.
My brother was right; that bacon is addictive.
Welcome to my new followers, many of whom have known me (and vice versa) for longer than I want to think about.
November 13, 2024 at 12:03 AM
Welcome to my new followers, many of whom have known me (and vice versa) for longer than I want to think about.
I spent much of today deep cleaning the house: Bathrooms (hall and master), dining room, kitchen, laundry, library, living room, and master bedroom all got dusted, vacuumed, and sanitized as appropriate. Did a load of laundry. Remade the bed with clean sheets.
October 27, 2024 at 11:26 PM
I spent much of today deep cleaning the house: Bathrooms (hall and master), dining room, kitchen, laundry, library, living room, and master bedroom all got dusted, vacuumed, and sanitized as appropriate. Did a load of laundry. Remade the bed with clean sheets.
This morning at 3:30am, the bedroom smoke detector tripped (not the low-battery chirp but the full on alert triggering all the other wired-in detectors to go off). It’s not that old — I bought and installed them all in September 2023, so just over a year — and it’s only the one detector tripping.
October 27, 2024 at 11:26 PM
This morning at 3:30am, the bedroom smoke detector tripped (not the low-battery chirp but the full on alert triggering all the other wired-in detectors to go off). It’s not that old — I bought and installed them all in September 2023, so just over a year — and it’s only the one detector tripping.
I just watched a video where the speaker thought "Nostradamus" was "Nosferatu."
September 30, 2024 at 9:14 PM
I just watched a video where the speaker thought "Nostradamus" was "Nosferatu."