Kevin and FDC Willard
@marriedafish.bsky.social
Show me receipts, or I show you the door.
You will be visited by three spirits.
(I *really* wish I had the source for this...anyone who knows, share in the comments?)
(I *really* wish I had the source for this...anyone who knows, share in the comments?)
December 9, 2025 at 4:23 PM
You will be visited by three spirits.
(I *really* wish I had the source for this...anyone who knows, share in the comments?)
(I *really* wish I had the source for this...anyone who knows, share in the comments?)
I just completed "Gift Shop" in the Advent of Code 2025. It's a nice puzzle to fit in between emails. =)
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Day 2 - Advent of Code 2025
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December 2, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I just completed "Gift Shop" in the Advent of Code 2025. It's a nice puzzle to fit in between emails. =)
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"Secret Entrance" - Day 1 of AOC25 is down. Thankfully, I did not start work on this at midnight and just finish.
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Day 1 - Advent of Code 2025
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December 1, 2025 at 6:51 PM
"Secret Entrance" - Day 1 of AOC25 is down. Thankfully, I did not start work on this at midnight and just finish.
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You know what I want right about now? I want a White House press corps that are as tenacious as the sharks portrayed on "The West Wing."
...when did journalists get so afraid of follow-up questions and holding powerful feet to the fire?
...when did journalists get so afraid of follow-up questions and holding powerful feet to the fire?
October 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
You know what I want right about now? I want a White House press corps that are as tenacious as the sharks portrayed on "The West Wing."
...when did journalists get so afraid of follow-up questions and holding powerful feet to the fire?
...when did journalists get so afraid of follow-up questions and holding powerful feet to the fire?
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Anyone else starting to think seriously about running all web traffic through a VPN, signing up for multiple EU-based email accounts, and taking all my file storage away from Google and Microsoft?
Just me? ok...
Just me? ok...
October 12, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Anyone else starting to think seriously about running all web traffic through a VPN, signing up for multiple EU-based email accounts, and taking all my file storage away from Google and Microsoft?
Just me? ok...
Just me? ok...
Alright @tigers.bsky.social fans, you're welcome. I was at the game today, and in the middle of the 5th, we went down to obtain the neat rally towels that they were giving out - somehow we'd been missed and didn't get ours when we came in.
October 8, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Alright @tigers.bsky.social fans, you're welcome. I was at the game today, and in the middle of the 5th, we went down to obtain the neat rally towels that they were giving out - somehow we'd been missed and didn't get ours when we came in.
Alright, I'm going to the @tigers.bsky.social game tomorrow. I'm taking suggestions for food to get before or during the game. What's your favorite thing to carry in or buy while you're there?
I've got my go-to choices, but maybe it's time to mix it up.
I've got my go-to choices, but maybe it's time to mix it up.
October 8, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Alright, I'm going to the @tigers.bsky.social game tomorrow. I'm taking suggestions for food to get before or during the game. What's your favorite thing to carry in or buy while you're there?
I've got my go-to choices, but maybe it's time to mix it up.
I've got my go-to choices, but maybe it's time to mix it up.
I'm glad the Tigers have decided to make things interesting, but it's ok if they want to win the series in 4...
October 8, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I'm glad the Tigers have decided to make things interesting, but it's ok if they want to win the series in 4...
Bless you, Zach McKinstry.
October 5, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Bless you, Zach McKinstry.
With everything dark in world leadership today, we have lost one of the great lights. May his replacement have a double portion of his advocacy for those who are poor, care for the world, and justice.
April 21, 2025 at 11:26 AM
With everything dark in world leadership today, we have lost one of the great lights. May his replacement have a double portion of his advocacy for those who are poor, care for the world, and justice.
Has anyone done much home-built hydroponics? I'd rather not just buy a giant kit, but I wondered if anyone had documented their own experiences building their own.
Building myself lets me customize to fit the space, which is one big thing for me. How to efficiently light it is a big q right now.
Building myself lets me customize to fit the space, which is one big thing for me. How to efficiently light it is a big q right now.
April 18, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Has anyone done much home-built hydroponics? I'd rather not just buy a giant kit, but I wondered if anyone had documented their own experiences building their own.
Building myself lets me customize to fit the space, which is one big thing for me. How to efficiently light it is a big q right now.
Building myself lets me customize to fit the space, which is one big thing for me. How to efficiently light it is a big q right now.
Well, I did a thing. I submitted an interest form in a Parks Commission spot in local government. It's time to practice what I preach, and volunteer to help make your neighborhood (or township in this case) a safe and welcoming place for everyone.
Wish me luck.
Wish me luck.
April 17, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Well, I did a thing. I submitted an interest form in a Parks Commission spot in local government. It's time to practice what I preach, and volunteer to help make your neighborhood (or township in this case) a safe and welcoming place for everyone.
Wish me luck.
Wish me luck.
This genuinely terrifies me. The sheer insanity of migrating systems off COBOL is obvious to anyone who has ever worked anywhere near this kind of system.
You've got to be *looking* for ways to sabotage the SSA for this to even make your list of the top 100 options.
You've got to be *looking* for ways to sabotage the SSA for this to even make your list of the top 100 options.
BREAKING: DOGE is starting to put together a team to migrate the SSA's computer systems entirely off one of its oldest programming languages in a matter of months, potentially putting the integrity of the system—and the benefits on which tens of millions of Americans rely—at risk.
DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Codebase In Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse
Social Security systems contain tens of millions of lines of code written in COBOL, an archaic programming language. Safely rewriting that code would take years—DOGE wants it done in months.
www.wired.com
March 29, 2025 at 2:10 AM
This genuinely terrifies me. The sheer insanity of migrating systems off COBOL is obvious to anyone who has ever worked anywhere near this kind of system.
You've got to be *looking* for ways to sabotage the SSA for this to even make your list of the top 100 options.
You've got to be *looking* for ways to sabotage the SSA for this to even make your list of the top 100 options.
I stand by this one.
February 24, 2025 at 3:33 AM
I stand by this one.
The thing that mystifies me is that Americans have more agreement on issues than we think. It's political affiliation that divides us - because that's where billions of dollars have been spent *trying* to divide us.
Conversations about issues are possible, just don't mention political parties.
Conversations about issues are possible, just don't mention political parties.
February 7, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The thing that mystifies me is that Americans have more agreement on issues than we think. It's political affiliation that divides us - because that's where billions of dollars have been spent *trying* to divide us.
Conversations about issues are possible, just don't mention political parties.
Conversations about issues are possible, just don't mention political parties.
Anyone else feeling the intense "calm before the storm" tension in your soul?
January 18, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Anyone else feeling the intense "calm before the storm" tension in your soul?
I just completed "Mull It Over" - Day 3 - Advent of Code 2024.
Still very much behind, but I'm really enjoying it! Had to read a lot of regex documentation in python for this one.
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Still very much behind, but I'm really enjoying it! Had to read a lot of regex documentation in python for this one.
#AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/3
Day 3 - Advent of Code 2024
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December 7, 2024 at 3:11 PM
I just completed "Mull It Over" - Day 3 - Advent of Code 2024.
Still very much behind, but I'm really enjoying it! Had to read a lot of regex documentation in python for this one.
#AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/3
Still very much behind, but I'm really enjoying it! Had to read a lot of regex documentation in python for this one.
#AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/3
"Historian Hysteria" - Day 1 down. Am I behind? Yes. Am I going to finish? probably not. But I'll have fun trying.
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Day 1 - Advent of Code 2024
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December 3, 2024 at 11:39 PM
"Historian Hysteria" - Day 1 down. Am I behind? Yes. Am I going to finish? probably not. But I'll have fun trying.
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I'm getting a bit of a late start, but I'm looking forward to this!
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Day 1 - Advent of Code 2024
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December 3, 2024 at 6:37 PM
I'm getting a bit of a late start, but I'm looking forward to this!
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You know what I think we're missing? Questioning God. Bible characters did it all the time, and yet we've come to cringe and shy away from doing it ourselves.
All truth is God's truth, so the pursuit of truth is godly - even if that means questioning God themselves to get at it.
All truth is God's truth, so the pursuit of truth is godly - even if that means questioning God themselves to get at it.
December 2, 2024 at 2:52 PM
You know what I think we're missing? Questioning God. Bible characters did it all the time, and yet we've come to cringe and shy away from doing it ourselves.
All truth is God's truth, so the pursuit of truth is godly - even if that means questioning God themselves to get at it.
All truth is God's truth, so the pursuit of truth is godly - even if that means questioning God themselves to get at it.
You know what I love about bsky? Didn't wake up to a single hateful post about Biden this morning.
...don't any of you ruin this for me.
I think our way forward is to be *for* things. I'm for sick people getting well, hungry people being fed, and freedom for the oppressed.
...don't any of you ruin this for me.
I think our way forward is to be *for* things. I'm for sick people getting well, hungry people being fed, and freedom for the oppressed.
December 2, 2024 at 12:47 PM
You know what I love about bsky? Didn't wake up to a single hateful post about Biden this morning.
...don't any of you ruin this for me.
I think our way forward is to be *for* things. I'm for sick people getting well, hungry people being fed, and freedom for the oppressed.
...don't any of you ruin this for me.
I think our way forward is to be *for* things. I'm for sick people getting well, hungry people being fed, and freedom for the oppressed.
Show me a picture on your phone that has your energy that isn't a selfie.
November 27, 2024 at 7:53 PM
Show me a picture on your phone that has your energy that isn't a selfie.
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Jesus warned us to understand the nature of anything by the fruit it generates (MT 12:33). Church folks, if it generates fear, greed, hatred, division and seeds of dehumanization, then the entire “tree” is bad. Its really quite simple
November 19, 2024 at 7:06 PM
Jesus warned us to understand the nature of anything by the fruit it generates (MT 12:33). Church folks, if it generates fear, greed, hatred, division and seeds of dehumanization, then the entire “tree” is bad. Its really quite simple
One thing I can recommend: **not** throwing out your back, then waking up at 4:15 to drive over 4h in the car to get to Indianapolis.
I think the 20something barista at Starbucks was looking around to find me a stylish cane to go with my old age and grey hairs.
I think the 20something barista at Starbucks was looking around to find me a stylish cane to go with my old age and grey hairs.
November 18, 2024 at 3:18 PM
One thing I can recommend: **not** throwing out your back, then waking up at 4:15 to drive over 4h in the car to get to Indianapolis.
I think the 20something barista at Starbucks was looking around to find me a stylish cane to go with my old age and grey hairs.
I think the 20something barista at Starbucks was looking around to find me a stylish cane to go with my old age and grey hairs.