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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This always plays in my head when Elon Musk mentions off-world colonization.
Gil Scott-Heron - Whitey On the Moon (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Ace Records
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February 14, 2026 at 3:19 PM
This always plays in my head when Elon Musk mentions off-world colonization.
Shonda Rhimes. Can't say I knew her, but she lived a few blocks away and my friend's older brother had a thing for her back then.
Who's the most famous alum of your high school?
I'll go first: David Draiman of Disturbed
I'll go first: David Draiman of Disturbed
guys i just found out i went to the same high school as howard lutnick. please respect my privacy at this time.
February 12, 2026 at 4:04 AM
Shonda Rhimes. Can't say I knew her, but she lived a few blocks away and my friend's older brother had a thing for her back then.
Just saw this commercial and now I'm wondering if there's a term for advertising that's intended to make a contrast with a competitor, but really just makes the entire product segment look bad.
How can I communicate better with my mom?
YouTube video by Anthropic
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February 9, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Just saw this commercial and now I'm wondering if there's a term for advertising that's intended to make a contrast with a competitor, but really just makes the entire product segment look bad.
Reposted by Justin Schuh
A relevant post materializes.
What Really Killed Flash Player: A Six-Year Campaign of Deliberate Platform Work
This is what it actually took. From the person who architected and drove Chrome’s Flash deprecation from proposal to through the final…
medium.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:56 AM
A relevant post materializes.
I really enjoyed Wonder Man, but it reminded me of how much I miss Dwayne McDuffie's original Damage Control run. I read it as it was released in 1989 (still have my floppies) and it was such a perfect everyman take on the Marvel Universe. The whole "evil SHIELD" version in the MCU just falls short.
January 30, 2026 at 2:48 AM
I really enjoyed Wonder Man, but it reminded me of how much I miss Dwayne McDuffie's original Damage Control run. I read it as it was released in 1989 (still have my floppies) and it was such a perfect everyman take on the Marvel Universe. The whole "evil SHIELD" version in the MCU just falls short.
At Trump's one year mark foreign markets are massively outperforming the US. After adjusting for inflation and the weak dollar, a US whole market index returned a measly 5% over the last year, while a non-US whole market index returned an adjusted 22%. Not a sign of confidence in the US.
January 21, 2026 at 2:05 PM
At Trump's one year mark foreign markets are massively outperforming the US. After adjusting for inflation and the weak dollar, a US whole market index returned a measly 5% over the last year, while a non-US whole market index returned an adjusted 22%. Not a sign of confidence in the US.
Heard the 13yo sprint to the bathroom to vomit at 3am. She said there was "a little" on the floor in her room when I checked on her. I said not to worry and that I'd clean it up.
Turns out "a little" meant that @catnguyen.design and I needed to clean until 4am. Kiddo is still recuperating.
Turns out "a little" meant that @catnguyen.design and I needed to clean until 4am. Kiddo is still recuperating.
January 12, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Heard the 13yo sprint to the bathroom to vomit at 3am. She said there was "a little" on the floor in her room when I checked on her. I said not to worry and that I'd clean it up.
Turns out "a little" meant that @catnguyen.design and I needed to clean until 4am. Kiddo is still recuperating.
Turns out "a little" meant that @catnguyen.design and I needed to clean until 4am. Kiddo is still recuperating.
I think I'm turning into a single issue YIMBY voter, but I could be swayed by a federal candidate running on repeal of every Judiciary Act from 1891 onward.
January 6, 2026 at 1:07 AM
I think I'm turning into a single issue YIMBY voter, but I could be swayed by a federal candidate running on repeal of every Judiciary Act from 1891 onward.
Remember the Snappy capture device from the 90s? We were stuck watching the Stranger Things finale on a hotel TV with motion smoothing, and it's all I could think of. Frame interpolation was a fun gimmick for still images in 1995, but it just murders the cinematic viewing experience.
January 5, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Remember the Snappy capture device from the 90s? We were stuck watching the Stranger Things finale on a hotel TV with motion smoothing, and it's all I could think of. Frame interpolation was a fun gimmick for still images in 1995, but it just murders the cinematic viewing experience.
My random 2026 prediction: Smart home hardware finally goes mainstream, with Matter hitting sufficient maturity and interoperability across every major ecosystem. (Ikea going all in on Matter+Thread feels like the last big push that was needed.)
January 5, 2026 at 12:52 AM
My random 2026 prediction: Smart home hardware finally goes mainstream, with Matter hitting sufficient maturity and interoperability across every major ecosystem. (Ikea going all in on Matter+Thread feels like the last big push that was needed.)
I'm really gonna miss the Pax Americana. I won't deny that it was imperfect and unevenly distributed. But damn, it sure seems a whole lot better than whatever this thing is that we're blindly stumbling into.
January 3, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I'm really gonna miss the Pax Americana. I won't deny that it was imperfect and unevenly distributed. But damn, it sure seems a whole lot better than whatever this thing is that we're blindly stumbling into.
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.