Mike Ely
@bluesky.taupehat.com
Fellow Micronian, amateur berationist, dog person (but cat-friendly), ally if you want one. As Californian as it gets. He/Him
100%. Last time that happened to me we had pushed back from the gate and then stopped, the captain said there was "a problem with a flight control surface." After a maintenance tech came out to have a look they pushed us back to the gate and we had to wait for another plane. Fine by me!
November 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
100%. Last time that happened to me we had pushed back from the gate and then stopped, the captain said there was "a problem with a flight control surface." After a maintenance tech came out to have a look they pushed us back to the gate and we had to wait for another plane. Fine by me!
This is a great example of why it's generally more clear to use numerals when describing numbers greater than nine.
November 15, 2025 at 4:15 AM
This is a great example of why it's generally more clear to use numerals when describing numbers greater than nine.
Don't know how many people will get that reference to Buckwheat but man it hits hard if you do.
November 15, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Don't know how many people will get that reference to Buckwheat but man it hits hard if you do.
that there's nothing left to do but pull an OS X: throw the whole thing in the garbage, design a new OS from scratch, and introduce a steadily-deprecating compatibility layer while dragging devs kicking and screaming into whatever year it happens to be now. 4/🧵
November 14, 2025 at 7:17 AM
that there's nothing left to do but pull an OS X: throw the whole thing in the garbage, design a new OS from scratch, and introduce a steadily-deprecating compatibility layer while dragging devs kicking and screaming into whatever year it happens to be now. 4/🧵
When you realize that your typical Linux distro (or BSD for that matter) simply ships you binary packages that install in about a minute plus reboot... the only answer that makes sense is that Microsoft has painted itself into such a deep corner with Windows 3/4
November 14, 2025 at 7:17 AM
When you realize that your typical Linux distro (or BSD for that matter) simply ships you binary packages that install in about a minute plus reboot... the only answer that makes sense is that Microsoft has painted itself into such a deep corner with Windows 3/4
and reboot the computer in less time than it takes for Windows Update to download a security update, install it, shut down the PC with the forever percentage counter, start up with the forever percentage counter, and then grind CPU and disk for ten minutes after boot - on the SAME COMPUTER. 2/4
November 14, 2025 at 7:17 AM
and reboot the computer in less time than it takes for Windows Update to download a security update, install it, shut down the PC with the forever percentage counter, start up with the forever percentage counter, and then grind CPU and disk for ten minutes after boot - on the SAME COMPUTER. 2/4
Allow me to nominate the people at @atlassian.bsky.social in charge of the "search" engine in Confluence. Dumpster fires floating down Main Street during a flood sneer at the sheer ineptitude of this product.
November 11, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Allow me to nominate the people at @atlassian.bsky.social in charge of the "search" engine in Confluence. Dumpster fires floating down Main Street during a flood sneer at the sheer ineptitude of this product.
Oh no, he's being inflicted on basketball fans too? He's the scourge of baseball announcing. Why???
November 11, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Oh no, he's being inflicted on basketball fans too? He's the scourge of baseball announcing. Why???