Matt Walters
@muhwalt.bsky.social
Staunton based. FOSS IT/Development Enthusiast. Vidya Gaems, Rally, and Ham Radio. I'm the captain of the gravy train.
I'm also on the elephant:
@muhwalt@cville.online
I'm also on the elephant:
@muhwalt@cville.online
'Eight Sleep, which makes sleep "pods" with temperature and elevation options requiring an internet connection, said it would work to "outage-proof" its mattresses after some overheated and even got stuck in an inclined position.'
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I just... What?
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I just... What?
Amazon apologises to customers impacted by huge AWS outage
A "faulty automation" was at the core of the issues that caused knock-on effects for more than one thousand sites on Monday, an expert told the BBC.
www.bbc.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:48 PM
'Eight Sleep, which makes sleep "pods" with temperature and elevation options requiring an internet connection, said it would work to "outage-proof" its mattresses after some overheated and even got stuck in an inclined position.'
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I just... What?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I just... What?
People Places (peopleplaces.org) is hiring an IT specialist. The position is typically based in #staunton, but we also have offices in #cville and #harrisonburg. The position will take ownership of our IT helpdesk and day to day IT ops. recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/J...
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August 7, 2025 at 7:24 PM
People Places (peopleplaces.org) is hiring an IT specialist. The position is typically based in #staunton, but we also have offices in #cville and #harrisonburg. The position will take ownership of our IT helpdesk and day to day IT ops. recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/J...
Posting screenshots of le_ironic.jpg tweets from a decade ago isn't going to stop the bombings. Anyone who actually cares already knows he contradicts himself constantly. I don't have anything constructive to add, I'm just angry at everything at the moment.
June 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Posting screenshots of le_ironic.jpg tweets from a decade ago isn't going to stop the bombings. Anyone who actually cares already knows he contradicts himself constantly. I don't have anything constructive to add, I'm just angry at everything at the moment.
$115 for 3 Hot Water Music tickets? @yeselliott.bsky.social how much was the entire WB fest weekend they played at?
old man yells at cloud is written on a newspaper
ALT: old man yells at cloud is written on a newspaper
media.tenor.com
April 23, 2025 at 10:40 AM
$115 for 3 Hot Water Music tickets? @yeselliott.bsky.social how much was the entire WB fest weekend they played at?
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This is getting out of hand! Now there are two of them!
April 5, 2025 at 7:52 PM
This is getting out of hand! Now there are two of them!
Here's the video from our #highaltitudeballoon launch. It cuts out a little after it pops, so we didn't catch the landing. It pops around 1:25:00.
youtu.be/Urv7etZaBAc?...
youtu.be/Urv7etZaBAc?...
High Altitude Balloon Launch 3/17/2025
YouTube video by Exoducks
youtu.be
March 23, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Here's the video from our #highaltitudeballoon launch. It cuts out a little after it pops, so we didn't catch the landing. It pops around 1:25:00.
youtu.be/Urv7etZaBAc?...
youtu.be/Urv7etZaBAc?...
1/???
It's been a crazy week. We launched our #highaltitudeballoon on Monday. We reached 70k feet before it burst. Unfortunately we stopped hearing from the #aprs #hamradio tracker around 50k feet.
It's been a crazy week. We launched our #highaltitudeballoon on Monday. We reached 70k feet before it burst. Unfortunately we stopped hearing from the #aprs #hamradio tracker around 50k feet.
March 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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It's been a crazy week. We launched our #highaltitudeballoon on Monday. We reached 70k feet before it burst. Unfortunately we stopped hearing from the #aprs #hamradio tracker around 50k feet.
It's been a crazy week. We launched our #highaltitudeballoon on Monday. We reached 70k feet before it burst. Unfortunately we stopped hearing from the #aprs #hamradio tracker around 50k feet.
We're approaching KSP levels of sketchiness. That's how you know you're doing something fun. The camera will get safety-wired to zip ties holding the box together/to the rigging.
We should reach over 27km if everything goes right.
#hamradio #balloon #ksp #highaltitudeballoon
We should reach over 27km if everything goes right.
#hamradio #balloon #ksp #highaltitudeballoon
March 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
We're approaching KSP levels of sketchiness. That's how you know you're doing something fun. The camera will get safety-wired to zip ties holding the box together/to the rigging.
We should reach over 27km if everything goes right.
#hamradio #balloon #ksp #highaltitudeballoon
We should reach over 27km if everything goes right.
#hamradio #balloon #ksp #highaltitudeballoon
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We think the reason we last track of last year's HAB was that the battery froze. This year we're going to be insulating it and including a handwarmer, that means the sensors on the tracker won't be very useful, so we added an external MPL3115A2 from @adafruit.com . Super easy to hook up and program!
March 8, 2025 at 9:39 PM
We think the reason we last track of last year's HAB was that the battery froze. This year we're going to be insulating it and including a handwarmer, that means the sensors on the tracker won't be very useful, so we added an external MPL3115A2 from @adafruit.com . Super easy to hook up and program!
Almost ready for spring
March 7, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Almost ready for spring
It's that time of year again: prepping for another high altitude balloon launch. I couldn't find any of my lead free solder. Braincells were lost in the making of this launch.
February 28, 2025 at 6:02 PM
It's that time of year again: prepping for another high altitude balloon launch. I couldn't find any of my lead free solder. Braincells were lost in the making of this launch.
Coffee & Conversations with People Places.
Drop in to talk more about the need for foster parents & get all your questions answered.
Saturday, March 8 2025 9am-10:30am.
1002 East Jefferson St.
Charlottesville, VA
Drop in to talk more about the need for foster parents & get all your questions answered.
Saturday, March 8 2025 9am-10:30am.
1002 East Jefferson St.
Charlottesville, VA
February 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Coffee & Conversations with People Places.
Drop in to talk more about the need for foster parents & get all your questions answered.
Saturday, March 8 2025 9am-10:30am.
1002 East Jefferson St.
Charlottesville, VA
Drop in to talk more about the need for foster parents & get all your questions answered.
Saturday, March 8 2025 9am-10:30am.
1002 East Jefferson St.
Charlottesville, VA
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1/ For the people who are asking: “Where are the protests?!” There have been many! Much of them organized by immigrants rights groups and leftists. Here’s a thread of some I have found, or know people who have attended. Feel free to add your own.
February 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
1/ For the people who are asking: “Where are the protests?!” There have been many! Much of them organized by immigrants rights groups and leftists. Here’s a thread of some I have found, or know people who have attended. Feel free to add your own.
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This advice by Chris Graham of the Augusta Free Press really applies to ANY Democrat who is thinking about voting for severely flawed Trumpist/MAGA legislation (or nominees, for that matter): bad policy, won't help you politically either. bluevirginia.us/2025/01/sund...
January 26, 2025 at 12:18 PM
This advice by Chris Graham of the Augusta Free Press really applies to ANY Democrat who is thinking about voting for severely flawed Trumpist/MAGA legislation (or nominees, for that matter): bad policy, won't help you politically either. bluevirginia.us/2025/01/sund...
Google is locking the off buttons for Gemini in Google Workspace behind enterprise subscriptions.
January 23, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Google is locking the off buttons for Gemini in Google Workspace behind enterprise subscriptions.
Things are kinda wild right now. Like, I found this Castlevania 2 romhack and have been playing that. It's pretty great.
bisqwit.iki.fi/cv2fin/
bisqwit.iki.fi/cv2fin/
Castlevania II retranslation - Simon's Quest suomeksi
Castlevania II retranslation - Simon's Quest suomeksi
bisqwit.iki.fi
January 21, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Things are kinda wild right now. Like, I found this Castlevania 2 romhack and have been playing that. It's pretty great.
bisqwit.iki.fi/cv2fin/
bisqwit.iki.fi/cv2fin/