bolson
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computer wizard. acrobat. better democracy through computer science.
You will be visited by three spirits
November 26, 2025 at 12:11 AM
You will be visited by three spirits
this is in my house now. I will sparkle forever henceforth
(whether I want to or not)
(whether I want to or not)
November 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
this is in my house now. I will sparkle forever henceforth
(whether I want to or not)
(whether I want to or not)
nonsense snack: goldfish & cheddar quesadilla with costco sriracha powder in it
November 9, 2025 at 9:38 PM
nonsense snack: goldfish & cheddar quesadilla with costco sriracha powder in it
Central Vermont last weekend
October 7, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Central Vermont last weekend
my office window for the day
October 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM
my office window for the day
my beastly strength, I pinched a AAA battery between my fingers and visibly deformed it, and promptly decided not to install that one and put it straight in the bucket of bad batteries
September 27, 2025 at 10:21 PM
my beastly strength, I pinched a AAA battery between my fingers and visibly deformed it, and promptly decided not to install that one and put it straight in the bucket of bad batteries
my photos from House on the Rock's collection in Wisconsin
September 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
my photos from House on the Rock's collection in Wisconsin
UNIX whispers in your ear: ioctl()
September 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
UNIX whispers in your ear: ioctl()
Sunset, Boston skyline, from Peddocks Island
September 1, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Sunset, Boston skyline, from Peddocks Island
go to the middle of nowhere on a clear new-moon night, look up
August 25, 2025 at 5:44 AM
go to the middle of nowhere on a clear new-moon night, look up
Solar: angle matters! I had a frame that held my panels at a good angle, but last winter it collapsed. Panels survived and did okay flat on the ground. Propped them up under a random box and output went 350W -> 500W (out of 800W)
August 21, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Solar: angle matters! I had a frame that held my panels at a good angle, but last winter it collapsed. Panels survived and did okay flat on the ground. Propped them up under a random box and output went 350W -> 500W (out of 800W)
You’ve inherited a movie theater, what’s your first double feature?
"Contact" (1997) and "Arrival" (2016)
"Contact" (1997) and "Arrival" (2016)
July 21, 2025 at 4:00 AM
You’ve inherited a movie theater, what’s your first double feature?
"Contact" (1997) and "Arrival" (2016)
"Contact" (1997) and "Arrival" (2016)
this evoked in me an image of the typesetting that might work for such
June 28, 2025 at 4:42 AM
this evoked in me an image of the typesetting that might work for such
"Nobody gets fired for buying IBM" is an old old saying about buying the safe choice that all the other businesses are doing. But I get grumpy about a lot of established but clearly sub-optimal things.
June 17, 2025 at 7:10 PM
"Nobody gets fired for buying IBM" is an old old saying about buying the safe choice that all the other businesses are doing. But I get grumpy about a lot of established but clearly sub-optimal things.
Here's a minute of peace: a stream in the woods somewhere in Vermont
May 30, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Here's a minute of peace: a stream in the woods somewhere in Vermont
Listening to some #Buddhism and it finally hits me: all the enlightenment stories together form a body of Survivorship Bias. We miss the stories of all who meditated and left because it wasn't for them, or they got tired, or bored, or busy with something else, or depressed, or insane.
April 15, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Listening to some #Buddhism and it finally hits me: all the enlightenment stories together form a body of Survivorship Bias. We miss the stories of all who meditated and left because it wasn't for them, or they got tired, or bored, or busy with something else, or depressed, or insane.
This meme had its moment a while ago, but if you'd forgotten it, maybe it would be useful these days
April 3, 2025 at 4:14 AM
This meme had its moment a while ago, but if you'd forgotten it, maybe it would be useful these days