Chris Rossi
@chrisrossi.bsky.social
Here to hang out with my friends. Not here to doom scroll. I know where to find the news, thank you.
Durham, NC
Owner of Dusky Electronics
Guitar for Salt Maps, Modern Ruin, The Wusses
Freelance software developer/architect
Durham, NC
Owner of Dusky Electronics
Guitar for Salt Maps, Modern Ruin, The Wusses
Freelance software developer/architect
Wordhex - A Six Letter Word Game
Guess the hidden six letter puzzle in five tries.
captainsaturn.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Just a normal day of worrying about my kid's classmates whose parents might have been snatched from their jobs while they were at school today.
November 19, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Just a normal day of worrying about my kid's classmates whose parents might have been snatched from their jobs while they were at school today.
Criminal liability for corporate crime would be a neat hack. Billionaires see fines as cost of business, not deterrents.
November 9, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Criminal liability for corporate crime would be a neat hack. Billionaires see fines as cost of business, not deterrents.
In other news, our health insurance provider is pulling up stakes, so we need new health insurance. All the group plans Laura has access to for her small business suck balls, and the marketplace only has a single provider for 2026.
November 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
In other news, our health insurance provider is pulling up stakes, so we need new health insurance. All the group plans Laura has access to for her small business suck balls, and the marketplace only has a single provider for 2026.
I know that by the time punk came around, Led Zeppelin was considered the epitome of corporate rock excess, but if you go back in time to the late 60s when those guys were starting out, they had no reason to think what they were doing would be successful on remotely the scale that it was.
November 3, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I know that by the time punk came around, Led Zeppelin was considered the epitome of corporate rock excess, but if you go back in time to the late 60s when those guys were starting out, they had no reason to think what they were doing would be successful on remotely the scale that it was.
I turned 50 earlier this year. It's crazy to me that audio quality on phone calls was better when I was born than it is now.
October 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I turned 50 earlier this year. It's crazy to me that audio quality on phone calls was better when I was born than it is now.
Would you people please stop giving my kitten crack?!
October 25, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Would you people please stop giving my kitten crack?!
How does this math out?
October 23, 2025 at 1:55 PM
How does this math out?
From a dream last night: "Badi a nonna!"
I'm not really sure what my nonna wants me to do, though.
I'm not really sure what my nonna wants me to do, though.
October 22, 2025 at 11:57 AM
From a dream last night: "Badi a nonna!"
I'm not really sure what my nonna wants me to do, though.
I'm not really sure what my nonna wants me to do, though.
Laura wanted a kitten really bad and eventually one just showed up in our front yard. So I guess I should keep an eye out in case a Collings 470JL just randomly shows up.
September 30, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Laura wanted a kitten really bad and eventually one just showed up in our front yard. So I guess I should keep an eye out in case a Collings 470JL just randomly shows up.
Had a physical this morning and got flu and Covid vaccines while I was there. Shout out to the nurse that tagged me with a Strawberry Shortcake band-aid I didn't notice until I stripped to shower tonight.
September 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Had a physical this morning and got flu and Covid vaccines while I was there. Shout out to the nurse that tagged me with a Strawberry Shortcake band-aid I didn't notice until I stripped to shower tonight.
The amount of anger and confusion some people experience because a car in front of them yielded the legal right-of-way to a pedestrian is just crazy.
September 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The amount of anger and confusion some people experience because a car in front of them yielded the legal right-of-way to a pedestrian is just crazy.
I think Julian Lage might be the only example I can think of a child prodigy that doesn't have a sad arc as and adult. Surely there's others?
August 31, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I think Julian Lage might be the only example I can think of a child prodigy that doesn't have a sad arc as and adult. Surely there's others?
Withholding life saving medicine is an act of war.
August 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Withholding life saving medicine is an act of war.
Some person at Google decided that notifications from "My Pixel" should be able to override my "Do not Disturb" setting when I'm trying to sleep. There are not enough middle fingers for that person.
August 27, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Some person at Google decided that notifications from "My Pixel" should be able to override my "Do not Disturb" setting when I'm trying to sleep. There are not enough middle fingers for that person.
Just got a copy of a song I worked on with @reese_mchenry last year pressed into wax. There's not a day that goes by I don't wish we'd gotten more time. We were not done with each other.
August 26, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Just got a copy of a song I worked on with @reese_mchenry last year pressed into wax. There's not a day that goes by I don't wish we'd gotten more time. We were not done with each other.
TFW when you Google some weird shit from a dream and are relieved to confirm it's not actually a thing.
August 26, 2025 at 11:54 AM
TFW when you Google some weird shit from a dream and are relieved to confirm it's not actually a thing.
For the love of god, don't take your users to a different domain to set their password. You know that's going to break their password managers, right?
August 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
For the love of god, don't take your users to a different domain to set their password. You know that's going to break their password managers, right?
What would it take to get my credit union to stop trying to sell me life insurance?
August 20, 2025 at 12:03 PM
What would it take to get my credit union to stop trying to sell me life insurance?
I'm reasonably certain that throwing a sandwich at ICE is protected speech. The risk of actual injury is negligible, so it's clearly a symbolic gesture, which establishes it as speech. The shouts of "Fascists" and "Shame" establish it as political speech which is the most protected class of speech.
August 14, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I'm reasonably certain that throwing a sandwich at ICE is protected speech. The risk of actual injury is negligible, so it's clearly a symbolic gesture, which establishes it as speech. The shouts of "Fascists" and "Shame" establish it as political speech which is the most protected class of speech.
If you or someone you know finds Star Wars analogies helpful: Ghorman : Empire :: Gaza : Israel (USA)
August 7, 2025 at 8:07 PM
If you or someone you know finds Star Wars analogies helpful: Ghorman : Empire :: Gaza : Israel (USA)
Achievement unlocked: stirred up a new jar of natural peanut butter without making a mess.
August 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Achievement unlocked: stirred up a new jar of natural peanut butter without making a mess.
I was initially outraged that the FDA recalled 64,800 pounds of butter for failing to declare that it contained milk. Then I realized it was actually some kind of margarine bullshit called "European Style Butter Blend" and now I'm like, "Fuck 'em."
August 4, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I was initially outraged that the FDA recalled 64,800 pounds of butter for failing to declare that it contained milk. Then I realized it was actually some kind of margarine bullshit called "European Style Butter Blend" and now I'm like, "Fuck 'em."