dominic
@barometz.treehouse.systems.ap.brid.gy
Embedded-systems-adjacent jack of all tiers, left-swerving but not as active as I should be (wip). Born in the late 20th century, at 350 ppm.
Chronic […]
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://social.treehouse.systems/@barometz, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
Chronic […]
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://social.treehouse.systems/@barometz, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
if your readme is an angry screed about using mercurial instead of git because rebasing is evil, ... I guess I hope you're intentionally filtering out people who don't want to deal with that energy
February 18, 2026 at 8:16 AM
if your readme is an angry screed about using mercurial instead of git because rebasing is evil, ... I guess I hope you're intentionally filtering out people who don't want to deal with that energy
a perennial classic: updating a design doc because shit has gotten messy and kind of complicated, trying to fit The Situation into a state diagram, and finding that we should have started with a state diagram in November
February 17, 2026 at 12:35 PM
a perennial classic: updating a design doc because shit has gotten messy and kind of complicated, trying to fit The Situation into a state diagram, and finding that we should have started with a state diagram in November
oh dear, the visibility menu is a modal now. That's... I see why but that's annoying.
Wonder if anyone's measuring whether that affects post visibility usage.
Wonder if anyone's measuring whether that affects post visibility usage.
February 15, 2026 at 8:20 AM
oh dear, the visibility menu is a modal now. That's... I see why but that's annoying.
Wonder if anyone's measuring whether that affects post visibility usage.
Wonder if anyone's measuring whether that affects post visibility usage.
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If this is a thing that interests you: Starfleet Academy is available on SkyShowtime now, at least here in .nl
(the small intersection of "would probably enjoy watching it", "lives somewhere Paramount+ doesn't exist", and "doesn't care enough to pirate it")
(the small intersection of "would probably enjoy watching it", "lives somewhere Paramount+ doesn't exist", and "doesn't care enough to pirate it")
February 12, 2026 at 8:40 PM
If this is a thing that interests you: Starfleet Academy is available on SkyShowtime now, at least here in .nl
(the small intersection of "would probably enjoy watching it", "lives somewhere Paramount+ doesn't exist", and "doesn't care enough to pirate it")
(the small intersection of "would probably enjoy watching it", "lives somewhere Paramount+ doesn't exist", and "doesn't care enough to pirate it")
excerpt from the Total Commander help files:
> ALT+F9: Same as ALT+F6 (because ALT+F6 is broken on Windows 95)
> ALT+F9: Same as ALT+F6 (because ALT+F6 is broken on Windows 95)
February 12, 2026 at 12:07 PM
excerpt from the Total Commander help files:
> ALT+F9: Same as ALT+F6 (because ALT+F6 is broken on Windows 95)
> ALT+F9: Same as ALT+F6 (because ALT+F6 is broken on Windows 95)
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Reflect Orbital wants to destroy the night sky to deliver "sunlight as a service". SpaceX wants to destroy Low Earth Orbit to launch one million "AI datacentres"
The only way to formally protest these two ideas is to file a comment with the US FCC, which is horribly complicated, but the […]
The only way to formally protest these two ideas is to file a comment with the US FCC, which is horribly complicated, but the […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
February 11, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Reflect Orbital wants to destroy the night sky to deliver "sunlight as a service". SpaceX wants to destroy Low Earth Orbit to launch one million "AI datacentres"
The only way to formally protest these two ideas is to file a comment with the US FCC, which is horribly complicated, but the […]
The only way to formally protest these two ideas is to file a comment with the US FCC, which is horribly complicated, but the […]
A plea for all graphical application developers: please give my cursor a place (many places) to rest where a hover popup won't obscure stuff
February 11, 2026 at 12:21 PM
A plea for all graphical application developers: please give my cursor a place (many places) to rest where a hover popup won't obscure stuff
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Regardless, though, the everything-app concept is, I'll argue, an inherently corporate idea. We don't need to reproduce that in trying to de-Discordize our lives.
February 10, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Regardless, though, the everything-app concept is, I'll argue, an inherently corporate idea. We don't need to reproduce that in trying to de-Discordize our lives.
is it just me or is VS Code and/or Microsoft's plugins removing simple quick-fix features in favour of LLM-handled ones?
February 9, 2026 at 3:39 PM
is it just me or is VS Code and/or Microsoft's plugins removing simple quick-fix features in favour of LLM-handled ones?
Online store, at checkout for a powerbank with a built-in cable: have you considered these accessories?
- cable
- the exact same powerbank
- cable
- the exact same powerbank
February 5, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Online store, at checkout for a powerbank with a built-in cable: have you considered these accessories?
- cable
- the exact same powerbank
- cable
- the exact same powerbank
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Heated gloves are amazing. Soothing to arthritis, they can make bitter cold winter days tolerable.
The main reason I suspect they are not more popular is the annoying matter of keeping them charged. It’s really easy to forget to turn them off.
What if the […]
[Original post on sauropods.win]
The main reason I suspect they are not more popular is the annoying matter of keeping them charged. It’s really easy to forget to turn them off.
What if the […]
[Original post on sauropods.win]
February 5, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Heated gloves are amazing. Soothing to arthritis, they can make bitter cold winter days tolerable.
The main reason I suspect they are not more popular is the annoying matter of keeping them charged. It’s really easy to forget to turn them off.
What if the […]
[Original post on sauropods.win]
The main reason I suspect they are not more popular is the annoying matter of keeping them charged. It’s really easy to forget to turn them off.
What if the […]
[Original post on sauropods.win]
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Odo: I’m sick of people romanticizing my autism.
Odo: I’m going to sexualize it.
Odo: I’m going to sexualize it.
February 4, 2026 at 6:35 AM
Odo: I’m sick of people romanticizing my autism.
Odo: I’m going to sexualize it.
Odo: I’m going to sexualize it.
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My experience with Arcalibre has shown me that shipping Python packages is substantially easier than it ever has been, that shipping *this* package is substantially harder than I expected, and that the "I shipped a package, how do I ship an application" missing stair is still very much so there […]
Original post on wandering.shop
wandering.shop
February 4, 2026 at 8:07 AM
My experience with Arcalibre has shown me that shipping Python packages is substantially easier than it ever has been, that shipping *this* package is substantially harder than I expected, and that the "I shipped a package, how do I ship an application" missing stair is still very much so there […]
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What disturbs me is the total lack of urgency and confidence in these “reporters” as soon as Ben simply describes what they are doing “so you are reporting this person so they will be removed from the country” they put all of the responsibility on him (one caller says “isn’t that what we are […]
Original post on sauropods.win
sauropods.win
February 3, 2026 at 1:11 PM
What disturbs me is the total lack of urgency and confidence in these “reporters” as soon as Ben simply describes what they are doing “so you are reporting this person so they will be removed from the country” they put all of the responsibility on him (one caller says “isn’t that what we are […]
Got a video training at work that uses both lifeless AI voiceover and shoddily recorded interviews and Folks, We Have The Technology To Make This Not Suck
Took some effort to fit my feedback into the available space.
Took some effort to fit my feedback into the available space.
February 2, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Got a video training at work that uses both lifeless AI voiceover and shoddily recorded interviews and Folks, We Have The Technology To Make This Not Suck
Took some effort to fit my feedback into the available space.
Took some effort to fit my feedback into the available space.
Playing Little Rocket Lab, a "Stardew Valley except instead of a farm it's a Factorio". I'm enjoying it a lot but boy do I wish I could rearrange my factory without time passing
I don't really play Factorios, have always been more into the Zachtronics model, but I don't hate this one so far.
I don't really play Factorios, have always been more into the Zachtronics model, but I don't hate this one so far.
Little Rocket Lab - Let's Get to Work!
Little Rocket Lab - Let's Get to Work!
littlerocketlab.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Playing Little Rocket Lab, a "Stardew Valley except instead of a farm it's a Factorio". I'm enjoying it a lot but boy do I wish I could rearrange my factory without time passing
I don't really play Factorios, have always been more into the Zachtronics model, but I don't hate this one so far.
I don't really play Factorios, have always been more into the Zachtronics model, but I don't hate this one so far.
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hey check this out sfw]! [https://e-flesh.com/
eFlesh: Highly customizable Magnetic Touch Sensing using Cut-Cell Microstructures
eFlesh is a highly customizable touch sensor, than can be adapted to robot parts of varying form-factors with a tool to also tune sensor response.
e-flesh.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:24 AM
hey check this out sfw]! [https://e-flesh.com/
Heads up: Tusky 32 may not play nice with (Treehouse?) glitch, it's failing to load posts for me when any of them are quote toots
http://codeberg.org/tusky/Tusky/issues/5399
http://codeberg.org/tusky/Tusky/issues/5399
Post views don't load when quote toots are present (glitch 4.3)
### Detailed description Just updated Tusky to 32.0 and found that my profile no longer loaded any posts. Profile description (name, bio, follows, ..) is fine, but the posts just show "An error occurred" with a retry button. When I removed the one quote toot in my recent posts, they load again, ...
codeberg.org
January 31, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Heads up: Tusky 32 may not play nice with (Treehouse?) glitch, it's failing to load posts for me when any of them are quote toots
http://codeberg.org/tusky/Tusky/issues/5399
http://codeberg.org/tusky/Tusky/issues/5399
"it's always the last place you look", hardware debugging edition: turn on TV set-top box. No video, somehow, but audio's fine. Try apps on the TV, those are fine. Turn the set-top box off and on again. Leave it off for half an hour. Check if holding the power button resets it. Different cable […]
Original post on social.treehouse.systems
social.treehouse.systems
January 31, 2026 at 6:12 PM
"it's always the last place you look", hardware debugging edition: turn on TV set-top box. No video, somehow, but audio's fine. Try apps on the TV, those are fine. Turn the set-top box off and on again. Leave it off for half an hour. Check if holding the power button resets it. Different cable […]
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@haubles just dropped the massive news that Mastodon is going to be changing the default signup flow on mobile apps to choose an instance thats geographically close to you instead of choosing mastodon.social by default!
January 31, 2026 at 10:27 AM
@haubles just dropped the massive news that Mastodon is going to be changing the default signup flow on mobile apps to choose an instance thats geographically close to you instead of choosing mastodon.social by default!
annoyed pre-breakfast takes: "std::optional<T&> is just T* so it shouldn't exist" and "an air fryer is just a convection oven so it shouldn't exist" are the same error
if you're trying to say that the differences are irrelevant to you, please say and explain that instead of leaving it implicit […]
if you're trying to say that the differences are irrelevant to you, please say and explain that instead of leaving it implicit […]
Original post on social.treehouse.systems
social.treehouse.systems
January 31, 2026 at 9:26 AM
annoyed pre-breakfast takes: "std::optional<T&> is just T* so it shouldn't exist" and "an air fryer is just a convection oven so it shouldn't exist" are the same error
if you're trying to say that the differences are irrelevant to you, please say and explain that instead of leaving it implicit […]
if you're trying to say that the differences are irrelevant to you, please say and explain that instead of leaving it implicit […]
Some plants respond oddly to being put in a jar (I would too).
January 30, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Some plants respond oddly to being put in a jar (I would too).