Robert Aitchison 🏴☠️⚓✡️
@raitchison.bsky.social
Dad, Geek, Gamer, U.S. Navy Veteran, Volunteer on USS Iowa, Convert to Judaism, Foursquare SU9, Moderate Republican, Team Instinct, SFV born & raised
If the Democrats were going to cave they should have just done it from the beginning instead of letting the shutdown drag on for almost a month and a half.
November 10, 2025 at 4:33 PM
If the Democrats were going to cave they should have just done it from the beginning instead of letting the shutdown drag on for almost a month and a half.
Reposted by Robert Aitchison 🏴☠️⚓✡️
AI and Crypto data centers need to be the first ones to lose power in a brown out.
November 5, 2025 at 9:21 PM
AI and Crypto data centers need to be the first ones to lose power in a brown out.
Chrome is now showing a scary warning message for all users to our (very small) company web site, because it's not encrypted.
There's no reason for it to be encrypted, It's just a very basic static web site.
So annoying.
There's no reason for it to be encrypted, It's just a very basic static web site.
So annoying.
October 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Chrome is now showing a scary warning message for all users to our (very small) company web site, because it's not encrypted.
There's no reason for it to be encrypted, It's just a very basic static web site.
So annoying.
There's no reason for it to be encrypted, It's just a very basic static web site.
So annoying.
electrek.co/2025/10/15/n...
Norway has done a fantastic job with EV adoption and other countries could learn a lot from their approach.
Norway has done a fantastic job with EV adoption and other countries could learn a lot from their approach.
Norway says 'mission accomplished' on going 100% EV, proposes incentive changes
For years, Norway has been the poster child for electric vehicle adoption, a perfect example of how a combination of...
electrek.co
October 15, 2025 at 3:34 PM
electrek.co/2025/10/15/n...
Norway has done a fantastic job with EV adoption and other countries could learn a lot from their approach.
Norway has done a fantastic job with EV adoption and other countries could learn a lot from their approach.
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i'm the guy who invented the spike traps that pop out of temple walls. i hate my job. every day my boss says "why haven't we killed any archeologists" and i say "they haven't invented that yet." they pay me in tomb juice. i hate tomb juice. honestly i might just start working on my big boulder idea
August 25, 2025 at 12:44 AM
i'm the guy who invented the spike traps that pop out of temple walls. i hate my job. every day my boss says "why haven't we killed any archeologists" and i say "they haven't invented that yet." they pay me in tomb juice. i hate tomb juice. honestly i might just start working on my big boulder idea
Sunset over Talinn Harbor
July 27, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Sunset over Talinn Harbor
Perhaps an equally important question, are there frequent fights at Vaffelhuset?
July 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Perhaps an equally important question, are there frequent fights at Vaffelhuset?
Wondering if there are ever strange things afoot at the Circle-K in this small Danish town. #BeExcellentToEachOther
July 21, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Wondering if there are ever strange things afoot at the Circle-K in this small Danish town. #BeExcellentToEachOther
Day 1 in Portsmouth was a busy one.
July 18, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Day 1 in Portsmouth was a busy one.
@altgov-labeler.bsky.social Would be nice to have this account post when accounts are added (or removed).
There is one #AltGov account I follow that I could have sworn was on the list but isn't.
Having the post there would tell me if I remember wrong or if the account was actually removed.
There is one #AltGov account I follow that I could have sworn was on the list but isn't.
Having the post there would tell me if I remember wrong or if the account was actually removed.
July 8, 2025 at 9:46 PM
@altgov-labeler.bsky.social Would be nice to have this account post when accounts are added (or removed).
There is one #AltGov account I follow that I could have sworn was on the list but isn't.
Having the post there would tell me if I remember wrong or if the account was actually removed.
There is one #AltGov account I follow that I could have sworn was on the list but isn't.
Having the post there would tell me if I remember wrong or if the account was actually removed.
@thurrott.bsky.social not sure if you saw this but I found it somewhat interesting.
arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/...
arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/...
Games run faster on SteamOS than Windows 11, Ars testing finds
Lenovo Legion Go S gets better frame rates running Valve’s free operating system.
arstechnica.com
June 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
@thurrott.bsky.social not sure if you saw this but I found it somewhat interesting.
arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/...
arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/...
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It's time for another electric vehicle charging video.
Too many people believe EV charging solutions require expensive, huge electric circuits (or worse: service upgrades).
The really high-power ones people tend to go with can be a headache, but there are many other options!
youtu.be/W96a8svXo14
Too many people believe EV charging solutions require expensive, huge electric circuits (or worse: service upgrades).
The really high-power ones people tend to go with can be a headache, but there are many other options!
youtu.be/W96a8svXo14
The "standard" car charger is usually overkill—but you electrician might not know that
YouTube video by Technology Connections
youtu.be
June 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
It's time for another electric vehicle charging video.
Too many people believe EV charging solutions require expensive, huge electric circuits (or worse: service upgrades).
The really high-power ones people tend to go with can be a headache, but there are many other options!
youtu.be/W96a8svXo14
Too many people believe EV charging solutions require expensive, huge electric circuits (or worse: service upgrades).
The really high-power ones people tend to go with can be a headache, but there are many other options!
youtu.be/W96a8svXo14
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FDA significantly limits COVID-19 vaccine recommendations
Critics said today’s announcement is more evidence of the current administration’s willingness to undermine public trust in vaccines.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
Critics said today’s announcement is more evidence of the current administration’s willingness to undermine public trust in vaccines.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
May 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
FDA significantly limits COVID-19 vaccine recommendations
Critics said today’s announcement is more evidence of the current administration’s willingness to undermine public trust in vaccines.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
Critics said today’s announcement is more evidence of the current administration’s willingness to undermine public trust in vaccines.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
So the tire shop I've been using exclusively for more than 20 years has decided they no longer want my business. Because the owner got into a verbal disagreement with my (30 year old) son last year.
Worse he jerked me around for more than a month before he told me this.
le sigh
Worse he jerked me around for more than a month before he told me this.
le sigh
April 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
So the tire shop I've been using exclusively for more than 20 years has decided they no longer want my business. Because the owner got into a verbal disagreement with my (30 year old) son last year.
Worse he jerked me around for more than a month before he told me this.
le sigh
Worse he jerked me around for more than a month before he told me this.
le sigh
April 19, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Super annoying when (idiot) web site designers (in this case the CA DMV) do stupid thing like blocking pasting into fields like bank account or routing numbers (for ACH payments).
Forcing people to type these numbers offers no security benefit at all & only increases the chance of making an error.
Forcing people to type these numbers offers no security benefit at all & only increases the chance of making an error.
April 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Super annoying when (idiot) web site designers (in this case the CA DMV) do stupid thing like blocking pasting into fields like bank account or routing numbers (for ACH payments).
Forcing people to type these numbers offers no security benefit at all & only increases the chance of making an error.
Forcing people to type these numbers offers no security benefit at all & only increases the chance of making an error.
This morning I was on my morning commute, driving the flow of traffic doing 45 in a 40.
Woman behind me pulled onto the center median (not allowed obviously) and drove 55+ to pass me.
The more police refuse to enforce traffic laws the more common this kind of dangerous driving will become.
Woman behind me pulled onto the center median (not allowed obviously) and drove 55+ to pass me.
The more police refuse to enforce traffic laws the more common this kind of dangerous driving will become.
April 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This morning I was on my morning commute, driving the flow of traffic doing 45 in a 40.
Woman behind me pulled onto the center median (not allowed obviously) and drove 55+ to pass me.
The more police refuse to enforce traffic laws the more common this kind of dangerous driving will become.
Woman behind me pulled onto the center median (not allowed obviously) and drove 55+ to pass me.
The more police refuse to enforce traffic laws the more common this kind of dangerous driving will become.
One of the hallmarks of good satire is if the story is somewhat believable. Sadly this handily passes muster.
www.duffelblog.com/p/pentagon-r...
@duffelblog.com
www.duffelblog.com/p/pentagon-r...
@duffelblog.com
Pentagon removes 54th Massachusetts from Army records as 'DEI hires'
"Recruiting an entire regiment based only on skin color? What were we thinking?”
www.duffelblog.com
April 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
One of the hallmarks of good satire is if the story is somewhat believable. Sadly this handily passes muster.
www.duffelblog.com/p/pentagon-r...
@duffelblog.com
www.duffelblog.com/p/pentagon-r...
@duffelblog.com
Over the previous two nights I spent >4 hours on the phone with Apple support to fix what should have been a simple issue (downloading from the Mac App Store)
Pretty sure there is a bug in the code and will only effect the very few people who use a Mac but have never used an iPhone or iPad.
Pretty sure there is a bug in the code and will only effect the very few people who use a Mac but have never used an iPhone or iPad.
April 15, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Over the previous two nights I spent >4 hours on the phone with Apple support to fix what should have been a simple issue (downloading from the Mac App Store)
Pretty sure there is a bug in the code and will only effect the very few people who use a Mac but have never used an iPhone or iPad.
Pretty sure there is a bug in the code and will only effect the very few people who use a Mac but have never used an iPhone or iPad.
. @davidimel.com @mkbhd.com @adammolina.com
I just got a Bee device yesterday.
Was listening to Waveform on the drive to work.
The Bee decided I was one of you (not sure whom).
Didn't think I was doing a podcast but having a "fun" conversation.
I just got a Bee device yesterday.
Was listening to Waveform on the drive to work.
The Bee decided I was one of you (not sure whom).
Didn't think I was doing a podcast but having a "fun" conversation.
April 3, 2025 at 7:10 PM
. @davidimel.com @mkbhd.com @adammolina.com
I just got a Bee device yesterday.
Was listening to Waveform on the drive to work.
The Bee decided I was one of you (not sure whom).
Didn't think I was doing a podcast but having a "fun" conversation.
I just got a Bee device yesterday.
Was listening to Waveform on the drive to work.
The Bee decided I was one of you (not sure whom).
Didn't think I was doing a podcast but having a "fun" conversation.
It just occurred to me that I probably should get a User Agent Switcher extension for my new MacBook Air so I can pretend to be a (plebeian) Windows user online and avoid paying the "Apple Tax" when I buy things.
April 3, 2025 at 5:46 PM
It just occurred to me that I probably should get a User Agent Switcher extension for my new MacBook Air so I can pretend to be a (plebeian) Windows user online and avoid paying the "Apple Tax" when I buy things.
Needed to buy a new PC for work yesterday, literally every other PC we have is a Dell.
Since Michael Dell came out as pro-DOGE that wasn't happening.
Nor was buying from Amazon.
Ended up buying an HP from Microcenter.
Since Michael Dell came out as pro-DOGE that wasn't happening.
Nor was buying from Amazon.
Ended up buying an HP from Microcenter.
March 5, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Needed to buy a new PC for work yesterday, literally every other PC we have is a Dell.
Since Michael Dell came out as pro-DOGE that wasn't happening.
Nor was buying from Amazon.
Ended up buying an HP from Microcenter.
Since Michael Dell came out as pro-DOGE that wasn't happening.
Nor was buying from Amazon.
Ended up buying an HP from Microcenter.
Been using computers for more than 45 years.
I made my living for more than 20 years working on Windows PCs & servers.
I've never owned an Apple product.
I'm seriously considering an M4 MacBook Air to replace my current laptop.
@thurrott.bsky.social
I made my living for more than 20 years working on Windows PCs & servers.
I've never owned an Apple product.
I'm seriously considering an M4 MacBook Air to replace my current laptop.
@thurrott.bsky.social
February 27, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Been using computers for more than 45 years.
I made my living for more than 20 years working on Windows PCs & servers.
I've never owned an Apple product.
I'm seriously considering an M4 MacBook Air to replace my current laptop.
@thurrott.bsky.social
I made my living for more than 20 years working on Windows PCs & servers.
I've never owned an Apple product.
I'm seriously considering an M4 MacBook Air to replace my current laptop.
@thurrott.bsky.social