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dfw | just trying to be nicer | If I don't answer leave a message on the machine

get your medal at @altheroes.bsky.social

or don't, i'm not your boss
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online is not real life

red and blue states are a modern myth designed to divide and distract us

change is scary when you're going through it but obvious in retrospect

society isn't going downhill, we're hardwired to only remember the good
(drawing conclusions after briefly skimming the cloudflare outage report)

see this is why you don't limit your file sizes
November 19, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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November 19, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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IF YOU ARE RUNNING YOUR OWN PDS I am sorry but I am about to make a change to our docker compose.yaml to switch to a fork of the watchtower service that handles updates -- see github.com/bluesky-soci...

unfortunately, upstream is now unmaintained and we can't push this out any more cleanly. thanks!
switch to watchtower fork by axfelix · Pull Request #289 · bluesky-social/pds
I normally don't switch to a 3rd party fork lightly due to maintenance implications, but this seems like the right move here: containrrr/watchtower#2122 Tested that the fork was able to update ...
github.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
past me ftw
cloudflare exfil complete ✅

don't know why I thought all my hosting should belong to one megacorp

i don't even use the same company for car and home insurance
November 18, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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1980: the internet routing system provides a virtually unlimited number of paths between any two machines to ensure maximum connectivity and resiliency

2025: can't flush the toilet because AWS East is down
October 20, 2025 at 1:36 PM
same
November 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
It’s more important than ever to keep this thing going. Throw a little their way if you can. donate.wikipedia25.org #Wikipedia25
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November 16, 2025 at 10:51 PM
my bambu is doing vibration calibration and these are the noises that atari used to call music
November 16, 2025 at 3:19 PM
an under appreciated superpower you gain when you turn middle aged is the ability to end trends just by becoming aware of them
November 14, 2025 at 11:33 PM
i repeat this 20 times like a rosary every time i disagree with @pfrazee.com
respectful questioning and disagreement creates the space for everyone to learn and grow and correct misunderstandings

it's special and worthy of fierce protection
November 14, 2025 at 11:00 PM
just got a check for 26 bucks for being on facebook in 2015 so come at me zuck
November 14, 2025 at 10:11 PM
i was raised to believe self promotion is cringe which is why i don't start every conversation with "hi i'm tim, some friends and i pulled a college prank that became famous enough to be a jeopardy clue"
November 14, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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despite my stated desire to never ever touch production code, I am pleased to say that our AT CLI tool, goat github.com/bluesky-soci..., is now included in our PDS docker image github.com/bluesky-soci... as of about an hour ago. and I wrote new prod hosting recs to match! atproto.com/guides/going...
GitHub - bluesky-social/goat: Go AT protocol CLI tool
Go AT protocol CLI tool. Contribute to bluesky-social/goat development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:13 PM
ironic that she probably wouldn't have caught a ban if she had quoted the song correctly

that's all i'll say about it
November 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
entering my 3d printing era
November 14, 2025 at 4:47 PM
beginning the day right with the familiar comfort of a hot cup of coffee and an azure outage
November 13, 2025 at 12:57 PM
replying to unrelated bsky staff posts with whatever mod action you're mad about is antisocial and just fuckin rude and its an instablock from me
November 12, 2025 at 6:54 PM
happy 40th to those who celebrate the Johnny B Goode time paradox
Nov 12th - The Hill Valley clock tower was struck by lightning, George decked Biff and saved Lorraine, Marty travelled Back to the Future.

📽️📅 Back to the Future (1985)
November 12, 2025 at 1:09 PM
happy dotnet day to those who celebrate #dotnetConf
November 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
i check the obits back home occasionally because i'm weird like that and i saw this random dude the other day that i'm still thinking about

just pic and name alone, this man was peak New Orleans (complimentary)
Renauld Joseph Picou Jr. (Joe) Obituary | 1940 - 2025 | The Times-Picayune
View Renauld Joseph Picou Jr. (Joe)'s complete obituary, share memories, and explore 3 tribute posts from the community.
obituaries.nola.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:42 PM
we've fallen so far
McDLT - keeps the hot part hot and the cool part cool! (1985)
November 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
proof once again that Dems are allergic to Ws

we live in a waking nightmare

anyway happy Monday!
November 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Pluribus is excellent and Rhea Seehorn is a master of her craft
November 8, 2025 at 7:39 PM
November 8, 2025 at 2:02 AM