Bryan
@bryan.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy
[bridged from https://indieweb.social/@bryan on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
Reposted by Bryan
Pic. 1. Human Interface Guidelines, Apple, 1992
Pic. 2. macOS Tahoe, Apple, 2025
Pic. 2. macOS Tahoe, Apple, 2025
December 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Pic. 1. Human Interface Guidelines, Apple, 1992
Pic. 2. macOS Tahoe, Apple, 2025
Pic. 2. macOS Tahoe, Apple, 2025
Reposted by Bryan
exciting: new open source spreadsheet engine https://www.ironcalc.com/
i think i want to plug it into our shared files/notes thing, i don't like to branch out to google spreadsheets
i think i want to plug it into our shared files/notes thing, i don't like to branch out to google spreadsheets
IronCalc
IronCalc is a spreadsheet engine and ecosystem.
www.ironcalc.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:22 AM
exciting: new open source spreadsheet engine https://www.ironcalc.com/
i think i want to plug it into our shared files/notes thing, i don't like to branch out to google spreadsheets
i think i want to plug it into our shared files/notes thing, i don't like to branch out to google spreadsheets
Reposted by Bryan
December 16 #freesoftwareadvent
DBeaver: Database Admin Tool
I don't do as much database administration as I once did, but occasionally there's a nice sunny day where I get to write a bunch of code and I invariably end up in the database for one reason or another.
#dbeaver Community Edition a […]
DBeaver: Database Admin Tool
I don't do as much database administration as I once did, but occasionally there's a nice sunny day where I get to write a bunch of code and I invariably end up in the database for one reason or another.
#dbeaver Community Edition a […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
December 16, 2025 at 10:27 PM
December 16 #freesoftwareadvent
DBeaver: Database Admin Tool
I don't do as much database administration as I once did, but occasionally there's a nice sunny day where I get to write a bunch of code and I invariably end up in the database for one reason or another.
#dbeaver Community Edition a […]
DBeaver: Database Admin Tool
I don't do as much database administration as I once did, but occasionally there's a nice sunny day where I get to write a bunch of code and I invariably end up in the database for one reason or another.
#dbeaver Community Edition a […]
Reposted by Bryan
When not in use, the Rubio is powered down and placed in a corner.
December 17, 2025 at 12:23 AM
When not in use, the Rubio is powered down and placed in a corner.
Reposted by Bryan
I thoroughly recommend reading all of Cory Doctorow's recent speech on AI skepticism, it's crammed with new arguments and interesting new ways of thinking about these problems https://pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/pop-that-bubble/#u-washington
December 7, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I thoroughly recommend reading all of Cory Doctorow's recent speech on AI skepticism, it's crammed with new arguments and interesting new ways of thinking about these problems https://pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/pop-that-bubble/#u-washington
Reposted by Bryan
Doing a variant of Advent of Code where I open a little door and eat a chocolate and don’t type anything or look at a computer
December 3, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Doing a variant of Advent of Code where I open a little door and eat a chocolate and don’t type anything or look at a computer
Reposted by Bryan
Committing war crimes or outright murdering people, or both. That's what the president of the United States and his military henchmen are doing on the open seas, in your name and with your tax dollars.
Read this from one of our best national security journalists […]
Read this from one of our best national security journalists […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 2, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Committing war crimes or outright murdering people, or both. That's what the president of the United States and his military henchmen are doing on the open seas, in your name and with your tax dollars.
Read this from one of our best national security journalists […]
Read this from one of our best national security journalists […]
Reposted by Bryan
Reposted by Bryan
There are a lot of cursed computers things but this is the most cursed computers thing
https://benjojo.co.uk/u/benjojo/h/h4N78m1PjXYsYfzkGV
https://benjojo.co.uk/u/benjojo/h/h4N78m1PjXYsYfzkGV
November 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
There are a lot of cursed computers things but this is the most cursed computers thing
https://benjojo.co.uk/u/benjojo/h/h4N78m1PjXYsYfzkGV
https://benjojo.co.uk/u/benjojo/h/h4N78m1PjXYsYfzkGV
Reposted by Bryan
This is a very nice just-so story which sounds comforting but explains nothing.
People had *every right* to be wary of the new technology called “photography” — and the irony is THIS IS STILL TRUE!
Please let’s not ignore past & present harms of older technologies to justify the harms of newer […]
People had *every right* to be wary of the new technology called “photography” — and the irony is THIS IS STILL TRUE!
Please let’s not ignore past & present harms of older technologies to justify the harms of newer […]
Original post on indieweb.social
indieweb.social
November 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
This is a very nice just-so story which sounds comforting but explains nothing.
People had *every right* to be wary of the new technology called “photography” — and the irony is THIS IS STILL TRUE!
Please let’s not ignore past & present harms of older technologies to justify the harms of newer […]
People had *every right* to be wary of the new technology called “photography” — and the irony is THIS IS STILL TRUE!
Please let’s not ignore past & present harms of older technologies to justify the harms of newer […]
@atpfm In regard to the discussion in recent episodes around the feel of the writing experience on the iPad, I recommend PenTips: https://pen.tips
The different types give flexibility for the feel you want without compromising anything about the screen. I personally like the feel of the Fiber […]
The different types give flexibility for the feel you want without compromising anything about the screen. I personally like the feel of the Fiber […]
Original post on indieweb.social
indieweb.social
November 25, 2025 at 12:09 AM
@atpfm In regard to the discussion in recent episodes around the feel of the writing experience on the iPad, I recommend PenTips: https://pen.tips
The different types give flexibility for the feel you want without compromising anything about the screen. I personally like the feel of the Fiber […]
The different types give flexibility for the feel you want without compromising anything about the screen. I personally like the feel of the Fiber […]
Reposted by Bryan
Miles: Make a move. Just tell Dukat you wanna bang.
November 20, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Miles: Make a move. Just tell Dukat you wanna bang.
Reposted by Bryan
the point of camo for a soldier is to obscure their position from the enemy. camo in an urban environment is completely different, and this forest green or desert pattern is functionally useless.
police only dress this way to project an image of power they should not have.
police only dress this way to project an image of power they should not have.
November 13, 2025 at 2:39 PM
the point of camo for a soldier is to obscure their position from the enemy. camo in an urban environment is completely different, and this forest green or desert pattern is functionally useless.
police only dress this way to project an image of power they should not have.
police only dress this way to project an image of power they should not have.
Reposted by Bryan
I won’t earn any street cred for saying this, but I continue to believe it’s beneficial to engage in fediverse interop with Threads.
Hear me though: *I completely support* server admins who feel the need to block, and individuals of course have the ability to block any fedi instance they want […]
Hear me though: *I completely support* server admins who feel the need to block, and individuals of course have the ability to block any fedi instance they want […]
Original post on indieweb.social
indieweb.social
November 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I won’t earn any street cred for saying this, but I continue to believe it’s beneficial to engage in fediverse interop with Threads.
Hear me though: *I completely support* server admins who feel the need to block, and individuals of course have the ability to block any fedi instance they want […]
Hear me though: *I completely support* server admins who feel the need to block, and individuals of course have the ability to block any fedi instance they want […]
Reposted by Bryan
It sure is a good thing we have highly distributed cloud systems that eliminate single points of failure.
October 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM
It sure is a good thing we have highly distributed cloud systems that eliminate single points of failure.
Reposted by Bryan
a few days ago the #maga harpie running the federal civil rights division at #doj (Harmeet Dhillon) called out a so-called "liberal judge" for ruling against the trump administration, after which that judge received all kinds of threats from MAGA chuds […]
[Original post on universeodon.com]
[Original post on universeodon.com]
![Izzy Gardon & Io]
A few weeks ago, one of Trump’s top DOJ officials publicly targeted this
judge.
Today, the judge’s home is on fire.
AAGHarmeetDhillon & ® X.com
@AAGDhillon
&@ 8 @ This @T! pt’s @ will
not stand for a state court judge’s hasty nullification
of our federal voting laws. | will allow nothing to
stand in the way of our mandate to maintain clean
voter rolls.
One Citizen, One Vote! &)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bwjkifd2kdfu33xzqbfj6uw3/bafkreiaqh7qxfqqwa3d2p4lhn4kpyjb4m7qwzsfg6pglrfmcgq3v22ag7q@jpeg)
October 6, 2025 at 12:59 AM
a few days ago the #maga harpie running the federal civil rights division at #doj (Harmeet Dhillon) called out a so-called "liberal judge" for ruling against the trump administration, after which that judge received all kinds of threats from MAGA chuds […]
[Original post on universeodon.com]
[Original post on universeodon.com]
Reposted by Bryan
Wife: Hey look, there's a "pi" in the sky!
September 13, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Wife: Hey look, there's a "pi" in the sky!
Reposted by Bryan
If this were written and recorded today as a retro #synthwave #chillwave track, it'd probably be around two-thirds of its original tempo. Try it! Play it at a custom 0.65x speed on YouTube! 😂
https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ?feature=shared
https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ?feature=shared
September 12, 2025 at 4:27 AM
If this were written and recorded today as a retro #synthwave #chillwave track, it'd probably be around two-thirds of its original tempo. Try it! Play it at a custom 0.65x speed on YouTube! 😂
https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ?feature=shared
https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ?feature=shared
![Screenshot of the console output of the command fastfetch. The NixOS logo is displayed as an ascii art on the left.
Text on the right:
marie@wiiu
OS: NixOS 25.11 (Xantusia) ppc
Host: nintendo,wup-101
Kernel: Linux 6.6.80-wiiu
Uptime: 3 mins
Packages: 211 (nix-system)
Shell: bash 5.3.3
Terminal: /dev/pts/0
CPU: Espresso @ 1.24 GHz
GPU: Nintendo latte-gpu7 [Integrated]
Memory: 127.48 MiB / 1.98 GiB (6%)
Swap: Disabled
Disk (/): 3.71 GiB / 49.54 GiB (7%) - ext4
Local IP (enu1c2): 192.168.1.62/24
Locale: en_US.UTF-8](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xtcqp6swimpwntulpmnid2wb/bafkreiartfmpkstzrveohoe5o4qnamjvskhmjruyslezqvmonqwck56hk4@jpeg)
Reposted by Bryan
Deepwiki is pretty wild y'all deepwiki.com/ash-project/...
ash-project/ash | DeepWiki
Ash is a declarative, resource-oriented framework for building Elixir applications. It provides a comprehensive set of tools for defining domain models, actions, queries, and business logic in a consi
deepwiki.com
August 16, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Deepwiki is pretty wild y'all deepwiki.com/ash-project/...
Reposted by Bryan
WARNING: Don't Smuggle Turtles to @defcon https://unionrayo.com/en/tsa-warns-us-passangers/
The TSA warns all US air passengers about a new security protocol that is already causing delays and confusion
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has issued a new alert for travelers after two people tried to transport live turtles through U.S. airports.
unionrayo.com
August 6, 2025 at 12:44 PM
WARNING: Don't Smuggle Turtles to @defcon https://unionrayo.com/en/tsa-warns-us-passangers/
Reposted by Bryan
“In a functioning democracy with actual rule of law, the best products have the opportunity to win. In an authoritarian system, the company that makes the dictator happy wins—and that’s it.” https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/17/fascism-for-first-time-founders/
Fascism For First Time Founders
Over the last year or so I’ve seen a disturbing tendency in tech/startup/VC worlds to buy into the neoreactionary view that for startups to be successful they need to get on board the Trump train. Yes, there are the big name folks who everyone knows about and who didn’t really surprise anyone—Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen, […]
www.techdirt.com
July 19, 2025 at 2:13 AM
“In a functioning democracy with actual rule of law, the best products have the opportunity to win. In an authoritarian system, the company that makes the dictator happy wins—and that’s it.” https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/17/fascism-for-first-time-founders/