Justin Schuh
@justinschuh.com
Back in Chicago as a stay-at-home dad and small business owner. Expect some infosec/privacy/safety, 3D printing, and politics. You're probably following me because of my old job(s).
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A regular exchange for the last year:
Me: Night night, bud. I love you.
11yo: I love you more!
Me: It's not a competition, buddy.
11yo: But if it was I would win!
Me: Night night, bud. I love you.
11yo: I love you more!
Me: It's not a competition, buddy.
11yo: But if it was I would win!
December 30, 2025 at 1:05 AM
A regular exchange for the last year:
Me: Night night, bud. I love you.
11yo: I love you more!
Me: It's not a competition, buddy.
11yo: But if it was I would win!
Me: Night night, bud. I love you.
11yo: I love you more!
Me: It's not a competition, buddy.
11yo: But if it was I would win!
Is anyone else getting actively bad suggestions from Google Maps' search-along-route feature? I've normally found it useful, but on a road trip yesterday it kept suggesting small gas/rest stops several miles out of the way when there were large ones nearby, right off the expressway.
December 27, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Is anyone else getting actively bad suggestions from Google Maps' search-along-route feature? I've normally found it useful, but on a road trip yesterday it kept suggesting small gas/rest stops several miles out of the way when there were large ones nearby, right off the expressway.
Forcing the kids to watch the 1982 Tron movie and only just now appreciating that it's genuinely a contemplation of religion and the notion of individual agency.
Also, the Cybertruck is clearly a cheap knockoff of the Recognizer cockpit.
Also, the Cybertruck is clearly a cheap knockoff of the Recognizer cockpit.
December 23, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Forcing the kids to watch the 1982 Tron movie and only just now appreciating that it's genuinely a contemplation of religion and the notion of individual agency.
Also, the Cybertruck is clearly a cheap knockoff of the Recognizer cockpit.
Also, the Cybertruck is clearly a cheap knockoff of the Recognizer cockpit.
At the risk of offending bsky, it's counterproductive to blame PE for housing prices. PE owns at most 10% of housing stock, and only because NIMBYs inflated prices so much by blocking new housing for decades.
NIMBYs are the real problem. PE sucks, but don't be distracted from the real problem.
NIMBYs are the real problem. PE sucks, but don't be distracted from the real problem.
Here's what happens when private equity buys homes in your neighborhood
What makes rents go down and neighborhood diversity go up? Corporate landlords. But they also make it harder to own for yourself.
www.npr.org
December 22, 2025 at 10:54 PM
At the risk of offending bsky, it's counterproductive to blame PE for housing prices. PE owns at most 10% of housing stock, and only because NIMBYs inflated prices so much by blocking new housing for decades.
NIMBYs are the real problem. PE sucks, but don't be distracted from the real problem.
NIMBYs are the real problem. PE sucks, but don't be distracted from the real problem.
When the CBS deal first went down my wife asked what bothered me so much about Bari Weiss. I paused, then called Weiss "a passive aggressive right-winger." Because, she'll calmly pitch the right in the best possible light and left in the worst, even when she has to lie a bit to make it all work.
CBS editor-in-chief Bari Weiss pulls 60 Minutes piece on Trump deportation policy hours before air
Monday at the daily CBS News internal editorial call, Weiss was clearly angered by Alfonsi's memo. A transcript of Weiss' message was provided by CBS News.
www.pbs.org
December 22, 2025 at 10:18 PM
When the CBS deal first went down my wife asked what bothered me so much about Bari Weiss. I paused, then called Weiss "a passive aggressive right-winger." Because, she'll calmly pitch the right in the best possible light and left in the worst, even when she has to lie a bit to make it all work.
I think polygraphs are BS, but they're also a requirement for TS/SCI clearance holders. People get nervous and fail all the time; normally they just take it again until they pass. But this admin has to concoct a whole conspiracy and fire people rather than admit Gottumukkala just had a bad day.
Remarkable story, even for this Administration:
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Acting CISA director failed a polygraph. Career staff are now under investigation.
At least six career staff were placed on leave after DHS opened an investigation into whether they misled the agency’s acting director, Madhu Gottumukkala, into taking the test.
www.politico.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I think polygraphs are BS, but they're also a requirement for TS/SCI clearance holders. People get nervous and fail all the time; normally they just take it again until they pass. But this admin has to concoct a whole conspiracy and fire people rather than admit Gottumukkala just had a bad day.
I'm setting up a server for CCTV, event detection, building automation, etc. I was looking at low power options, but it's going in a basement space next to two 80gal heat-pump water heaters. Now I'm considering something like a cheap, used Dell R730, since I could use the waste heat anyway. 🤔
December 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I'm setting up a server for CCTV, event detection, building automation, etc. I was looking at low power options, but it's going in a basement space next to two 80gal heat-pump water heaters. Now I'm considering something like a cheap, used Dell R730, since I could use the waste heat anyway. 🤔
When I told people in California that I was moving back to Chicago they'd typically say something like: But what about the weather?
The thing is, I love Chicago in the winter.
The thing is, I love Chicago in the winter.
November 29, 2025 at 9:25 PM
When I told people in California that I was moving back to Chicago they'd typically say something like: But what about the weather?
The thing is, I love Chicago in the winter.
The thing is, I love Chicago in the winter.
Looking out the window of my mom's condo and I'm pretty sure there used to be a lake there. 🤔
November 29, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Looking out the window of my mom's condo and I'm pretty sure there used to be a lake there. 🤔
Clearly I'm not the only parent in this situation, since the app threw a few connection errors at 7pm, but I've now served my purpose and the children are happy.
The kids have demanded we start Stranger Things Season 5 the second it's released, so we're just kinda waiting for it to appear in the next five minutes.
November 27, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Clearly I'm not the only parent in this situation, since the app threw a few connection errors at 7pm, but I've now served my purpose and the children are happy.
The kids have demanded we start Stranger Things Season 5 the second it's released, so we're just kinda waiting for it to appear in the next five minutes.
November 27, 2025 at 12:55 AM
The kids have demanded we start Stranger Things Season 5 the second it's released, so we're just kinda waiting for it to appear in the next five minutes.
We've walked by kasiasdeli.com every week or so since moving to the neighborhood last year, and @catnguyen.design kept suggesting we stop in. We finally did, and I'd definitely recommend it. I also had no idea it was such a storied Chicago institution.
Kasia Bober, boiled up empire out of pierogi, dead at 80
Martha Stewart dubbed Kasia Bober “the most famous pierogi maker in Chicago.”
chicago.suntimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:03 AM
We've walked by kasiasdeli.com every week or so since moving to the neighborhood last year, and @catnguyen.design kept suggesting we stop in. We finally did, and I'd definitely recommend it. I also had no idea it was such a storied Chicago institution.
And here I'd gone nearly a decade without even thinking about Malwarebytes, but it seems they're still a total clownshow.
November 23, 2025 at 3:33 AM
And here I'd gone nearly a decade without even thinking about Malwarebytes, but it seems they're still a total clownshow.
The thing about being the parent who stays home with the sick kid is that you're also the parent most likely to catch whatever they have. Anyway, my fever broke yesterday morning and I have some unavoidable commitments today. Hopefully masking, caffeine, and cold medicine can get me through.
November 20, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The thing about being the parent who stays home with the sick kid is that you're also the parent most likely to catch whatever they have. Anyway, my fever broke yesterday morning and I have some unavoidable commitments today. Hopefully masking, caffeine, and cold medicine can get me through.
A sour note for Garcia to leave on, given an otherwise distinguished record of public service. Still, it feels very disingenuous for the House to focus on this particular case while ignoring the rampant corruption and lawlessness emanating from the executive right now.
The House voted Tuesday to reprimand Illinois Rep. Chuy Garcia over an eyebrow-raising succession plan for his congressional seat, a move that divided Democrats who were furious with a member of their own caucus for triggering the vote.
https://to.wttw.com/47ML3un
https://to.wttw.com/47ML3un
US House Set to Reprimand Chuy Garcia Over Succession Plan, Angering Democrats
A Democratic lawmaker from Washington defied her party by introducing a resolution on the House floor to rebuke Garcia, who represents parts of western Chicago and its suburbs.
to.wttw.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:38 PM
A sour note for Garcia to leave on, given an otherwise distinguished record of public service. Still, it feels very disingenuous for the House to focus on this particular case while ignoring the rampant corruption and lawlessness emanating from the executive right now.
This 100% aligns with what I'm seeing. In the last week the ICE/CBP activity has dramatically fallen off―almost disappearing. The joke around here is that they couldn't handle a little cold weather, but I don't want to understate the importance of pressure from local government and activist groups.
National Guard Leaving Area As Homeland Security Shutters Local Command Center, Reports Say
Texas National Guard members sent to the Chicago area will return home, and Homeland Security has left its makeshift command center at Naval Station Great Lakes. It's the latest indication the local i...
blockclubchicago.org
November 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
This 100% aligns with what I'm seeing. In the last week the ICE/CBP activity has dramatically fallen off―almost disappearing. The joke around here is that they couldn't handle a little cold weather, but I don't want to understate the importance of pressure from local government and activist groups.
Picked this up at Neighborly, a cozy little home goods store down the street. It's a good example of how strongly the city has unified against the ICE/CBP occupation. I can't walk down the street without seeing "HANDS OFF" signs (or more colorful language) in the windows of houses and businesses.
November 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Picked this up at Neighborly, a cozy little home goods store down the street. It's a good example of how strongly the city has unified against the ICE/CBP occupation. I can't walk down the street without seeing "HANDS OFF" signs (or more colorful language) in the windows of houses and businesses.
Can't really argue with how @safety.bsky.app handled this. Yeah, OP seems to have been making a joke. But running a safety team means maintaining a consistent set of standards, and there's not exactly a clear line between a willful threat and simply butchering a Johnny Cash lyric.
The account owner of @sarahkendzior.bsky.social was suspended for 72 hours for expressing a desire to shoot the author of an article. The post, made 11/10, stated: "I want to shoot the author of this article just to watch him die." 1/2
November 12, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Can't really argue with how @safety.bsky.app handled this. Yeah, OP seems to have been making a joke. But running a safety team means maintaining a consistent set of standards, and there's not exactly a clear line between a willful threat and simply butchering a Johnny Cash lyric.
Took the kids to the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture in Humboldt Park and had to share a pic of this bad ass piece.
November 11, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Took the kids to the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture in Humboldt Park and had to share a pic of this bad ass piece.
So, is the entire month of November just considered "Black Friday" at this point?
November 11, 2025 at 12:05 AM
So, is the entire month of November just considered "Black Friday" at this point?
Still seems concerning that we're nine months into Trump's term and the US market has been basically negative in real terms (ie. adjusted for inflation and the US dollar).
November 8, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Still seems concerning that we're nine months into Trump's term and the US market has been basically negative in real terms (ie. adjusted for inflation and the US dollar).
Still making whistles.
![I have a kind of long and convoluted story, [redacted], your [redacted] whistles got someone out of custody on Friday.
Last Friday.
It's a bit complicated, so I'll share next time we are together, but you should please let him know that having the logo on the whistles resulted in a connection between two people during an abduction, and an advocate was able to get custody after they were taken from [redacted] house when his team was doing some work.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:l3efsnzegvrsoek3tr2lknal/bafkreieckbzk7ajhcjawihzvbkr7opnl6gedzmuxiyqohydf4souimgq7y@jpeg)
November 2, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Still making whistles.
It was a very simple costume, but it sure went over well.
November 1, 2025 at 3:27 AM
It was a very simple costume, but it sure went over well.
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Not an understatement to say how transformational and solid of a bill this is. All the best parts of the robust reform package the Senate passed in the spring, with none of the negative baggage of the new funding sources since we’re moving existing fuel taxes from highways to transit operations
WOOHOO: “Illinois lawmakers approve $1.5B legislative package to buoy mass transit”
chicago.suntimes.com/springfield/...
chicago.suntimes.com/springfield/...
Illinois lawmakers approve $1.5B legislative package to buoy mass transit
Lawmakers agreed on a tax package to stave off a $200 million-plus fiscal cliff next year that would likely result in major cuts to bus and rail service at the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pac...
chicago.suntimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Not an understatement to say how transformational and solid of a bill this is. All the best parts of the robust reform package the Senate passed in the spring, with none of the negative baggage of the new funding sources since we’re moving existing fuel taxes from highways to transit operations
Chicago's suburban counties collect a transit sales tax ($193M last year), but spend it mostly on cops and roads, with less than 2% going to public transit. Meanwhile, our regional transit system is facing a $1.5B fiscal cliff, and there's no political will to claw back decades of misspent funds.
A Little-Known Legal Loophole Has Scrambled State Efforts to Save Transit Agencies From Financial Disaster
Suburban counties last year spent $83M in RTA sales taxes on jails and courts; they'll fight to keep the money as the state scrapes for cash.
illinoisanswers.org
October 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Chicago's suburban counties collect a transit sales tax ($193M last year), but spend it mostly on cops and roads, with less than 2% going to public transit. Meanwhile, our regional transit system is facing a $1.5B fiscal cliff, and there's no political will to claw back decades of misspent funds.