Aaron
@aaron.chirp.zadzmo.org.ap.brid.gy
I work in tech: unix (any) sysadmin. One of those weirdos that actively likes managing DNS - if you say "It's always DNS," I'm looking for a new job, consider hiring […]
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Someone put a microwave on a park bench in Cleveland, Ohio and it has now gained cult landmark status.
( Apologies for the Reddit link ) https://www.reddit.com/r/Cleveland/comments/1prqoty/holiday_cheer/
People doing fun weird shit together: THIS is the internet I miss and want to revive.
( Apologies for the Reddit link ) https://www.reddit.com/r/Cleveland/comments/1prqoty/holiday_cheer/
People doing fun weird shit together: THIS is the internet I miss and want to revive.
December 21, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Someone put a microwave on a park bench in Cleveland, Ohio and it has now gained cult landmark status.
( Apologies for the Reddit link ) https://www.reddit.com/r/Cleveland/comments/1prqoty/holiday_cheer/
People doing fun weird shit together: THIS is the internet I miss and want to revive.
( Apologies for the Reddit link ) https://www.reddit.com/r/Cleveland/comments/1prqoty/holiday_cheer/
People doing fun weird shit together: THIS is the internet I miss and want to revive.
[Technically not NSFW, but]
New AI just dropped.
New AI just dropped.
December 18, 2025 at 3:06 AM
[Technically not NSFW, but]
New AI just dropped.
New AI just dropped.
The last sentence of this gives me pause about Waterfox.
Nothing against Fastly ... yet. Yet is the key word. CDNs are uniquely positioned as gatekeepers of the internet in such a way I'm extremely skeptical of all of them.
Also DNS over HTTPS is an abomination.
Nothing against Fastly ... yet. Yet is the key word. CDNs are uniquely positioned as gatekeepers of the internet in such a way I'm extremely skeptical of all of them.
Also DNS over HTTPS is an abomination.
December 17, 2025 at 3:12 AM
The last sentence of this gives me pause about Waterfox.
Nothing against Fastly ... yet. Yet is the key word. CDNs are uniquely positioned as gatekeepers of the internet in such a way I'm extremely skeptical of all of them.
Also DNS over HTTPS is an abomination.
Nothing against Fastly ... yet. Yet is the key word. CDNs are uniquely positioned as gatekeepers of the internet in such a way I'm extremely skeptical of all of them.
Also DNS over HTTPS is an abomination.
That's pretty dumbfounding! I had assumed Ohio had plenty of animals living there. But none, no animals at all, for an entire century?!
December 14, 2025 at 12:45 AM
That's pretty dumbfounding! I had assumed Ohio had plenty of animals living there. But none, no animals at all, for an entire century?!
What, in all sincere honesty, the fuck does that even mean?!
Not clicking.
Not clicking.
December 6, 2025 at 1:04 AM
What, in all sincere honesty, the fuck does that even mean?!
Not clicking.
Not clicking.
( I bet you're all thinking I'm shitposting )
November 29, 2025 at 9:19 AM
( I bet you're all thinking I'm shitposting )
The classic instance-name-in-post trick just got an actual LOL from me.
November 24, 2025 at 6:14 AM
The classic instance-name-in-post trick just got an actual LOL from me.
[Conservatism, from a #uspol angle]
They talk up principles like "smaller government" and "private sector efficiency" - then a private entity comes along that's about something more than pure profit and "no not like that!"
It's because the agenda is really […]
[Original post on chirp.zadzmo.org]
They talk up principles like "smaller government" and "private sector efficiency" - then a private entity comes along that's about something more than pure profit and "no not like that!"
It's because the agenda is really […]
[Original post on chirp.zadzmo.org]
November 19, 2025 at 5:46 AM
[Conservatism, from a #uspol angle]
They talk up principles like "smaller government" and "private sector efficiency" - then a private entity comes along that's about something more than pure profit and "no not like that!"
It's because the agenda is really […]
[Original post on chirp.zadzmo.org]
They talk up principles like "smaller government" and "private sector efficiency" - then a private entity comes along that's about something more than pure profit and "no not like that!"
It's because the agenda is really […]
[Original post on chirp.zadzmo.org]
Been a good weekend. One more calm moment then time to pack up.
November 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Been a good weekend. One more calm moment then time to pack up.
What about those of us who's needs are "Disable all AI features," you shitlords?!
https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/ai-window/
https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/ai-window/
November 15, 2025 at 12:15 AM
What about those of us who's needs are "Disable all AI features," you shitlords?!
https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/ai-window/
https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/ai-window/
It's not saying anything about squid and/or Nebraska. Yet.
But one step at a time. It's getting there - at least it recognizes it as a thing!
But one step at a time. It's getting there - at least it recognizes it as a thing!
November 9, 2025 at 2:33 AM
It's not saying anything about squid and/or Nebraska. Yet.
But one step at a time. It's getting there - at least it recognizes it as a thing!
But one step at a time. It's getting there - at least it recognizes it as a thing!
... we've been trying to tell you.
https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/chatgpt-ai-hallucinations-fact-study-b2858291.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/chatgpt-ai-hallucinations-fact-study-b2858291.html
November 4, 2025 at 7:36 PM
... we've been trying to tell you.
https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/chatgpt-ai-hallucinations-fact-study-b2858291.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/chatgpt-ai-hallucinations-fact-study-b2858291.html
Happiness is a fresh pair of Cold Weather Insert Type II's. I burn through a pair every winter it seems like. The painted on label should be gone in a day or two.
November 4, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Happiness is a fresh pair of Cold Weather Insert Type II's. I burn through a pair every winter it seems like. The painted on label should be gone in a day or two.
It wasn't me I didn't break the internet THIS time I swear!
October 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
It wasn't me I didn't break the internet THIS time I swear!
I will never tire of this meme. It somehow, years later, only keeps getting more real.
I'm beginning to believe the idea that the Large Hadron Collider, when it was restarted after an overhaul in 2015, fucked up and threw us into a weird alternate reality.
I'm beginning to believe the idea that the Large Hadron Collider, when it was restarted after an overhaul in 2015, fucked up and threw us into a weird alternate reality.
October 25, 2025 at 6:17 AM
I will never tire of this meme. It somehow, years later, only keeps getting more real.
I'm beginning to believe the idea that the Large Hadron Collider, when it was restarted after an overhaul in 2015, fucked up and threw us into a weird alternate reality.
I'm beginning to believe the idea that the Large Hadron Collider, when it was restarted after an overhaul in 2015, fucked up and threw us into a weird alternate reality.
![Screenshot of text messaging app.
"Are you working tomorrow, Mr. Ima LoadBearingPartOfTheInternet?
I know it's [ redacted ]
I just want to be prepared mentally for work if you're off."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:s5mbvrjzs4pbocd43s35z5bm/bafkreiaufhyrlqbnokgl3wpkzugi3nzvc4iw6q3ecpqmf27lvvkdo3vwfy@jpeg)
Today I'm grateful for: this thing.
It's fifteen-ish years old and still works perfectly despite not needing maintenance. I put ingredients in, in the proper ratio, and food comes out a short while later. No user inputs, completely automatic, and yet nails […]
[Original post on chirp.zadzmo.org]
It's fifteen-ish years old and still works perfectly despite not needing maintenance. I put ingredients in, in the proper ratio, and food comes out a short while later. No user inputs, completely automatic, and yet nails […]
[Original post on chirp.zadzmo.org]
October 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Today I'm grateful for: this thing.
It's fifteen-ish years old and still works perfectly despite not needing maintenance. I put ingredients in, in the proper ratio, and food comes out a short while later. No user inputs, completely automatic, and yet nails […]
[Original post on chirp.zadzmo.org]
It's fifteen-ish years old and still works perfectly despite not needing maintenance. I put ingredients in, in the proper ratio, and food comes out a short while later. No user inputs, completely automatic, and yet nails […]
[Original post on chirp.zadzmo.org]
Catsitting today. This old man is Stevens. So many grey hairs but still snuggly. #catsofmastodon
October 8, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Catsitting today. This old man is Stevens. So many grey hairs but still snuggly. #catsofmastodon
Well that's very incoherent.
( I know exactly how and why this happened, just ... had forgotten. )
( I know exactly how and why this happened, just ... had forgotten. )
October 1, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Well that's very incoherent.
( I know exactly how and why this happened, just ... had forgotten. )
( I know exactly how and why this happened, just ... had forgotten. )
Worst case I had a very strong preference for working off paper, breadboaring with actual physical parts, and digitizing later.
Probably why the boards had errors so often.
Probably why the boards had errors so often.
September 30, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Worst case I had a very strong preference for working off paper, breadboaring with actual physical parts, and digitizing later.
Probably why the boards had errors so often.
Probably why the boards had errors so often.
Found some remnants from the time I burned out of the telecom industry so bad I quit and tried to start a Eurorack synth module company.
TL;DR: the engineering was hard but not the hard part. I'm not good at the people-y stuff like sales, marketing, and […]
[Original post on chirp.zadzmo.org]
TL;DR: the engineering was hard but not the hard part. I'm not good at the people-y stuff like sales, marketing, and […]
[Original post on chirp.zadzmo.org]
September 30, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Found some remnants from the time I burned out of the telecom industry so bad I quit and tried to start a Eurorack synth module company.
TL;DR: the engineering was hard but not the hard part. I'm not good at the people-y stuff like sales, marketing, and […]
[Original post on chirp.zadzmo.org]
TL;DR: the engineering was hard but not the hard part. I'm not good at the people-y stuff like sales, marketing, and […]
[Original post on chirp.zadzmo.org]
Perhaps OpenGraph was a mistake.
Lol let's not kid ourselves, the entire fucking web is a mistake.
Lol let's not kid ourselves, the entire fucking web is a mistake.
September 30, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Perhaps OpenGraph was a mistake.
Lol let's not kid ourselves, the entire fucking web is a mistake.
Lol let's not kid ourselves, the entire fucking web is a mistake.
This'll do tonight. Time to start dinner.
August 23, 2025 at 11:49 PM
This'll do tonight. Time to start dinner.