bdunbar
@bdunbar.bsky.social
Display some adaptability.
Could be wrong, don’t know it all.
Buzzword compliant.
I do computer stuff.
Could be wrong, don’t know it all.
Buzzword compliant.
I do computer stuff.
> everyone knows how to mask
No, everyone does not know how to mask. They never did, and they never will.
No, everyone does not know how to mask. They never did, and they never will.
October 10, 2023 at 2:20 PM
> everyone knows how to mask
No, everyone does not know how to mask. They never did, and they never will.
No, everyone does not know how to mask. They never did, and they never will.
Band of Brothers made a lot more sense when I learned that WW II-era airborne rifle platoons had three squads of infantry and a mortar section, and lacked a weapons platoon.
October 2, 2023 at 11:06 PM
Band of Brothers made a lot more sense when I learned that WW II-era airborne rifle platoons had three squads of infantry and a mortar section, and lacked a weapons platoon.
My wife acquired a cockatoo. Because she felt sorry for him, having allegedly been rescued from a drug dealer who was not kind to him.
Worst pet ever.
Worst pet ever.
remember the lady from New York who was cursed forever by ass-biting cockatoo ownership
October 2, 2023 at 2:36 PM
My wife acquired a cockatoo. Because she felt sorry for him, having allegedly been rescued from a drug dealer who was not kind to him.
Worst pet ever.
Worst pet ever.
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If I ever win the lottery, I probably won't tell anyone but there will be signs.
September 22, 2023 at 5:42 PM
If I ever win the lottery, I probably won't tell anyone but there will be signs.
Accepting gold bars in person, and storing them in your own home?
Baby-town frolics. Menendez knows better.
Baby-town frolics. Menendez knows better.
September 22, 2023 at 4:39 PM
Accepting gold bars in person, and storing them in your own home?
Baby-town frolics. Menendez knows better.
Baby-town frolics. Menendez knows better.
Guy named John Scalzi wrote an okay novel called 'Old Man's War'. In it, soldiers
<mild spoiler>
have computers embedded in their skulls.
I thought that was the coolest damn thing and I was taken aback when I found out other people were cool to the idea.
<mild spoiler>
have computers embedded in their skulls.
I thought that was the coolest damn thing and I was taken aback when I found out other people were cool to the idea.
September 20, 2023 at 8:09 PM
Guy named John Scalzi wrote an okay novel called 'Old Man's War'. In it, soldiers
<mild spoiler>
have computers embedded in their skulls.
I thought that was the coolest damn thing and I was taken aback when I found out other people were cool to the idea.
<mild spoiler>
have computers embedded in their skulls.
I thought that was the coolest damn thing and I was taken aback when I found out other people were cool to the idea.
A watched merge request doesn't get merged.
September 20, 2023 at 6:52 AM
A watched merge request doesn't get merged.
That is not privilege, that's an old people thing.
For every old lady you know on Facebook there are hundreds who never have, and never will, touch a computer.
For every old lady you know on Facebook there are hundreds who never have, and never will, touch a computer.
September 19, 2023 at 8:08 PM
That is not privilege, that's an old people thing.
For every old lady you know on Facebook there are hundreds who never have, and never will, touch a computer.
For every old lady you know on Facebook there are hundreds who never have, and never will, touch a computer.
Your civilization is built on software.
All of it: craftwork.
You wouldn't build a Hoover Dam with artisans. You wouldn't maintain bridges with a thousand people doing their own thing.
But there it is: the shit that keeps things going is artisanal.
I try not to think about this too much.
All of it: craftwork.
You wouldn't build a Hoover Dam with artisans. You wouldn't maintain bridges with a thousand people doing their own thing.
But there it is: the shit that keeps things going is artisanal.
I try not to think about this too much.
September 19, 2023 at 8:05 PM
Your civilization is built on software.
All of it: craftwork.
You wouldn't build a Hoover Dam with artisans. You wouldn't maintain bridges with a thousand people doing their own thing.
But there it is: the shit that keeps things going is artisanal.
I try not to think about this too much.
All of it: craftwork.
You wouldn't build a Hoover Dam with artisans. You wouldn't maintain bridges with a thousand people doing their own thing.
But there it is: the shit that keeps things going is artisanal.
I try not to think about this too much.
I've lived in one or two touristy places. It's always funny when people from out of town visit.
I don't mind them! Just funny how their view and mine didn't always square. To me it was home.
I don't mind them! Just funny how their view and mine didn't always square. To me it was home.
Treating people in one of the most touristed places in the United States as if they are inscrutable alien creatures is telling
September 11, 2023 at 7:36 PM
I've lived in one or two touristy places. It's always funny when people from out of town visit.
I don't mind them! Just funny how their view and mine didn't always square. To me it was home.
I don't mind them! Just funny how their view and mine didn't always square. To me it was home.
The GI Bill has always been marketed as Free College.
It's one of the reasons I enlisted in 1985.
Then I didn't use it, for reasons.
It's one of the reasons I enlisted in 1985.
Then I didn't use it, for reasons.
The one lasting thing I remember about post 9/11 America (aside from the... everything else) is how some evil fucking genius marketed your GI Bill benefits as Free College
And so many of my friends tried to convince me to sign up
But my family is actual military historians and we know and I just
And so many of my friends tried to convince me to sign up
But my family is actual military historians and we know and I just
September 11, 2023 at 2:59 PM
The GI Bill has always been marketed as Free College.
It's one of the reasons I enlisted in 1985.
Then I didn't use it, for reasons.
It's one of the reasons I enlisted in 1985.
Then I didn't use it, for reasons.
Pet peeve:
People who use 'folder' and 'directory' interchangeably.
A directory is a file system object.
A folder is a GUI metaphor that represents a directory.
People who use 'folder' and 'directory' interchangeably.
A directory is a file system object.
A folder is a GUI metaphor that represents a directory.
September 1, 2023 at 2:51 PM
Pet peeve:
People who use 'folder' and 'directory' interchangeably.
A directory is a file system object.
A folder is a GUI metaphor that represents a directory.
People who use 'folder' and 'directory' interchangeably.
A directory is a file system object.
A folder is a GUI metaphor that represents a directory.
These three make a total of nine chicks hatched here this summer.
Assuming they aren't all roosters, added to the existing stock of laying hens (8) we might see a fat pipeline of eggs next spring.
Assuming they aren't all roosters, added to the existing stock of laying hens (8) we might see a fat pipeline of eggs next spring.
September 1, 2023 at 2:37 PM
These three make a total of nine chicks hatched here this summer.
Assuming they aren't all roosters, added to the existing stock of laying hens (8) we might see a fat pipeline of eggs next spring.
Assuming they aren't all roosters, added to the existing stock of laying hens (8) we might see a fat pipeline of eggs next spring.
Dog sitting a friend's half-grown dog for a few days.
Dog has now met cats for the first time. She's fascinated!
Cats are not impressed with her nonsense.
Dog has now met cats for the first time. She's fascinated!
Cats are not impressed with her nonsense.
August 30, 2023 at 2:54 PM
Dog sitting a friend's half-grown dog for a few days.
Dog has now met cats for the first time. She's fascinated!
Cats are not impressed with her nonsense.
Dog has now met cats for the first time. She's fascinated!
Cats are not impressed with her nonsense.
First 'rock' song I ever heard.
Got a crystal set for Christmas. Radio Shack 'build a radio' from parts, following directions. Came with a little earplug speaker. Assembled it, plugged the battery in.
Tuned up the dial slowly .. . the first bars of 'Renegade' play and I was hooked.
Got a crystal set for Christmas. Radio Shack 'build a radio' from parts, following directions. Came with a little earplug speaker. Assembled it, plugged the battery in.
Tuned up the dial slowly .. . the first bars of 'Renegade' play and I was hooked.
ok I do still like this Styx song, which also reminds me of hanging out in Bangalore’s first and most hilariously space-themed rock bar when I was a teenager
https://youtu.be/E9eLz4DrwF8
https://youtu.be/E9eLz4DrwF8
Renegade
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupRenegade · StyxPieces Of Eight℗ An A&M Records Release; ℗ 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc.Released on: 1978-01-01Produce...
youtu.be
July 20, 2023 at 3:06 PM
First 'rock' song I ever heard.
Got a crystal set for Christmas. Radio Shack 'build a radio' from parts, following directions. Came with a little earplug speaker. Assembled it, plugged the battery in.
Tuned up the dial slowly .. . the first bars of 'Renegade' play and I was hooked.
Got a crystal set for Christmas. Radio Shack 'build a radio' from parts, following directions. Came with a little earplug speaker. Assembled it, plugged the battery in.
Tuned up the dial slowly .. . the first bars of 'Renegade' play and I was hooked.
The fun news of the day is a soldier in Korea who was on his way to CONUS for military justice, walked out of the airport, joined a tour group to the DMZ, ran across the line laughing 'HA-HA-HA'
July 19, 2023 at 9:40 PM
The fun news of the day is a soldier in Korea who was on his way to CONUS for military justice, walked out of the airport, joined a tour group to the DMZ, ran across the line laughing 'HA-HA-HA'
I drop in every other day or so to see what's up .
Each time a new thing to get upset about.
Like mayflies.
Each time a new thing to get upset about.
Like mayflies.
July 19, 2023 at 9:36 PM
I drop in every other day or so to see what's up .
Each time a new thing to get upset about.
Like mayflies.
Each time a new thing to get upset about.
Like mayflies.
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I represent the creature known to you as Gollum. Per the agreed-upon rules, you did not win the game of riddles, as “What have I got in my pocket?” is not a “riddle” under any common definition of that term. My client demands (i) to eat you, (ii) the return of his Precious, and (
July 15, 2023 at 8:24 PM
I represent the creature known to you as Gollum. Per the agreed-upon rules, you did not win the game of riddles, as “What have I got in my pocket?” is not a “riddle” under any common definition of that term. My client demands (i) to eat you, (ii) the return of his Precious, and (
Which is the tricky part, yes.
im a creative, which is why i care about being paid. duh.
One will still be able to write, draw, and do other human stuff in the coming dystopia / utopia.
Getting other people to pay you for it will be tricky.
Getting other people to pay you for it will be tricky.
July 17, 2023 at 2:30 PM
Which is the tricky part, yes.
Hold up. That's Elmo in fire?
I always saw that as 'Elmo as Satan reining in Hell'
I always saw that as 'Elmo as Satan reining in Hell'
⚠️ Silly Little Guy Alert ⚠️
Y'all ever seen that Elmo on fire meme?
Well, it's my favorite. My favorite meme.
And as it turns out, KnitHappensTR on Etsy happened to have the perrrrrfect pattern to try.
So I made a silly little guy. A silly little Elmo on fire meme guy.
Fitting, no? 🤔
Y'all ever seen that Elmo on fire meme?
Well, it's my favorite. My favorite meme.
And as it turns out, KnitHappensTR on Etsy happened to have the perrrrrfect pattern to try.
So I made a silly little guy. A silly little Elmo on fire meme guy.
Fitting, no? 🤔
July 17, 2023 at 2:15 PM
Hold up. That's Elmo in fire?
I always saw that as 'Elmo as Satan reining in Hell'
I always saw that as 'Elmo as Satan reining in Hell'
One will still be able to write, draw, and do other human stuff in the coming dystopia / utopia.
Getting other people to pay you for it will be tricky.
Getting other people to pay you for it will be tricky.
its so fun living in a world where people want to automate away the fun jobs like writing books, writing scripts, drawing, and acting & call you stupid for saying that seems joyless & shortsighted
July 17, 2023 at 2:12 PM
One will still be able to write, draw, and do other human stuff in the coming dystopia / utopia.
Getting other people to pay you for it will be tricky.
Getting other people to pay you for it will be tricky.
I am large, I contain multitudes
July 15, 2023 at 10:35 PM
I am large, I contain multitudes
And yet, in all of history, way more people have been racist than not.
July 15, 2023 at 7:28 PM
And yet, in all of history, way more people have been racist than not.