Craig Huckabee
@craighuckabee.bsky.social
I make computers do my bidding ( mostly )
I remember meeting someone from Florida and they went on a huge rant about “immigrants not speaking English”.
I kept trying to get them to explain exactly why that bothered them so much but got no answers beyond “deport them”.
They are a typical ICE supporter these days probably.
I kept trying to get them to explain exactly why that bothered them so much but got no answers beyond “deport them”.
They are a typical ICE supporter these days probably.
January 11, 2026 at 6:14 PM
I remember meeting someone from Florida and they went on a huge rant about “immigrants not speaking English”.
I kept trying to get them to explain exactly why that bothered them so much but got no answers beyond “deport them”.
They are a typical ICE supporter these days probably.
I kept trying to get them to explain exactly why that bothered them so much but got no answers beyond “deport them”.
They are a typical ICE supporter these days probably.
Nerd rant incoming.
If you build a company to sell products that are based on open source software but you don’t contribute anything back to that community at *all*, you are a complete loser.
I had a conversation with a company like this - they slapped a web UI on all very popular app.
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If you build a company to sell products that are based on open source software but you don’t contribute anything back to that community at *all*, you are a complete loser.
I had a conversation with a company like this - they slapped a web UI on all very popular app.
🧵
1/
January 9, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Nerd rant incoming.
If you build a company to sell products that are based on open source software but you don’t contribute anything back to that community at *all*, you are a complete loser.
I had a conversation with a company like this - they slapped a web UI on all very popular app.
🧵
1/
If you build a company to sell products that are based on open source software but you don’t contribute anything back to that community at *all*, you are a complete loser.
I had a conversation with a company like this - they slapped a web UI on all very popular app.
🧵
1/
Grew up with Computer Chronicles as one of the few consistent sources for tech news and information that wasn’t a magazine in those days. It was part of my inspiration for getting into Computer Science and Engineering.
He will be missed.
He will be missed.
Stewart Cheifet, Computer Chronicles Host, Dies At 87
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/12/31/2149206/stewart-cheifet-computer-chronicles-host-dies-at-87?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Stewart Cheifet, Computer Chronicles Host, Dies At 87
Pibroch(CiH) writes: According to the obituary linked, Stewart Cheifet of Computer Chronicles fame has died. The obituary states he passed Dec 28, 2025. Cheifet and Digital Research founder Gary Kildall hosted the public television show The Computer Chronicles starting in 1984, and Stewart continued...
hardware.slashdot.org
January 1, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Grew up with Computer Chronicles as one of the few consistent sources for tech news and information that wasn’t a magazine in those days. It was part of my inspiration for getting into Computer Science and Engineering.
He will be missed.
He will be missed.
Just screaming into the void after yet another person “tried AI” instead of reading the actual documentation for an application.
December 31, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Just screaming into the void after yet another person “tried AI” instead of reading the actual documentation for an application.
The yearly tradition of putting out snacks for delivery drivers has yielded no insight into what are the most popular snacks.
However, while reviewing the video footage, I have learned that many drivers don’t know how to make a 3 point turn.
However, while reviewing the video footage, I have learned that many drivers don’t know how to make a 3 point turn.
December 23, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The yearly tradition of putting out snacks for delivery drivers has yielded no insight into what are the most popular snacks.
However, while reviewing the video footage, I have learned that many drivers don’t know how to make a 3 point turn.
However, while reviewing the video footage, I have learned that many drivers don’t know how to make a 3 point turn.
The magical time of year where I add more songs to my Plex Christmas Songs library.
December 22, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The magical time of year where I add more songs to my Plex Christmas Songs library.
Recovering from back surgery, and my surgeon did me a solid by basically going in through the previous incision spot from 13 years ago. Glued me back together so didn’t get yet another new scar.
I don’t know if this will stop the issues I have but hopefully it will keep it from getting worse.
I don’t know if this will stop the issues I have but hopefully it will keep it from getting worse.
December 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Recovering from back surgery, and my surgeon did me a solid by basically going in through the previous incision spot from 13 years ago. Glued me back together so didn’t get yet another new scar.
I don’t know if this will stop the issues I have but hopefully it will keep it from getting worse.
I don’t know if this will stop the issues I have but hopefully it will keep it from getting worse.
It’s really nice of past me writing good Git commit messages explaining what I was doing in this code I haven’t touched in years.
December 11, 2025 at 1:29 AM
It’s really nice of past me writing good Git commit messages explaining what I was doing in this code I haven’t touched in years.
It should be “Blue Friday”, not “Black Friday”, as in “I overpaid for a bunch of crap and blue through my budget.”
November 28, 2025 at 9:43 PM
It should be “Blue Friday”, not “Black Friday”, as in “I overpaid for a bunch of crap and blue through my budget.”
Messing with the kitchen cabinets today made me think - what if there was a horror movie where the characters were chased through a house full of soft close doors ?
November 27, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Messing with the kitchen cabinets today made me think - what if there was a horror movie where the characters were chased through a house full of soft close doors ?
Somewhat shocked that I submitted a map correction to Uber and they actually fixed it in only a few days.
It took Apple a month to fix the last report I gave them about a map error.
It took Apple a month to fix the last report I gave them about a map error.
November 7, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Somewhat shocked that I submitted a map correction to Uber and they actually fixed it in only a few days.
It took Apple a month to fix the last report I gave them about a map error.
It took Apple a month to fix the last report I gave them about a map error.
November 5, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Once again Nasty Face proves she is a terrible human and not fit to represent the good people of the lowcountry.
#chs #charleston
www.thestate.com/news/politic...
#chs #charleston
www.thestate.com/news/politic...
SC’s Mace berated cops at Charleston Airport before morning flight, report says
U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace is a Republican candidate for governor.
www.thestate.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Once again Nasty Face proves she is a terrible human and not fit to represent the good people of the lowcountry.
#chs #charleston
www.thestate.com/news/politic...
#chs #charleston
www.thestate.com/news/politic...
I had to block someone I followed on other platforms because they were reposting some of the most hateful stuff out there regarding SNAP.
I was following them because they had been interesting and funny, and never showed that side of themselves before now. But bigots gonna bigot I guess.
I was following them because they had been interesting and funny, and never showed that side of themselves before now. But bigots gonna bigot I guess.
October 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I had to block someone I followed on other platforms because they were reposting some of the most hateful stuff out there regarding SNAP.
I was following them because they had been interesting and funny, and never showed that side of themselves before now. But bigots gonna bigot I guess.
I was following them because they had been interesting and funny, and never showed that side of themselves before now. But bigots gonna bigot I guess.
It is frustrating to no end to open a support ticket with Amazon’s Cloud Services team and have them apparently not read anything I wrote and respond with generic answers.
It feels like they run my question through ChatGPT and find keywords to match canned answers.
It feels like they run my question through ChatGPT and find keywords to match canned answers.
October 26, 2025 at 4:37 AM
It is frustrating to no end to open a support ticket with Amazon’s Cloud Services team and have them apparently not read anything I wrote and respond with generic answers.
It feels like they run my question through ChatGPT and find keywords to match canned answers.
It feels like they run my question through ChatGPT and find keywords to match canned answers.
Interstate Love Song (AI Soul Cover)
YouTube video by “The Professor” Nick Harrison
youtu.be
October 15, 2025 at 3:25 AM
To any of my fellow civil servants who are furloughed - don’t forget about this when election time rolls around.
Don’t let the ones who shutdown the government, threaten all of us with RIFs, and have done everything they can since January to make us out as thieves and lazy workers. Vote!
Don’t let the ones who shutdown the government, threaten all of us with RIFs, and have done everything they can since January to make us out as thieves and lazy workers. Vote!
October 11, 2025 at 1:07 PM
To any of my fellow civil servants who are furloughed - don’t forget about this when election time rolls around.
Don’t let the ones who shutdown the government, threaten all of us with RIFs, and have done everything they can since January to make us out as thieves and lazy workers. Vote!
Don’t let the ones who shutdown the government, threaten all of us with RIFs, and have done everything they can since January to make us out as thieves and lazy workers. Vote!
I wish there was a way to block some places on UberEats.
Got pizza a week or so ago that was so bad I ended up tossing it all in the garbage after a few bites.
Now that place pops up in my recommended list and I get discount offers.
I wouldn’t feed that crap to my worst enemy.
Got pizza a week or so ago that was so bad I ended up tossing it all in the garbage after a few bites.
Now that place pops up in my recommended list and I get discount offers.
I wouldn’t feed that crap to my worst enemy.
October 5, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I wish there was a way to block some places on UberEats.
Got pizza a week or so ago that was so bad I ended up tossing it all in the garbage after a few bites.
Now that place pops up in my recommended list and I get discount offers.
I wouldn’t feed that crap to my worst enemy.
Got pizza a week or so ago that was so bad I ended up tossing it all in the garbage after a few bites.
Now that place pops up in my recommended list and I get discount offers.
I wouldn’t feed that crap to my worst enemy.
What still needs to happen is better oversight and regulation for home installations of solar - there are still way too many scammers in the industry.
If you get solar at the closest point of usage you avoid the issues we have with transmission capacity and nimby issues for large installations.
If you get solar at the closest point of usage you avoid the issues we have with transmission capacity and nimby issues for large installations.
Time for the world to install a gigawatt of solar power capacity
2004: A year
2010: ~ a month
2015: ~ a week
Now: A day
ourworldindata.org/data-insight... 🧪
2004: A year
2010: ~ a month
2015: ~ a week
Now: A day
ourworldindata.org/data-insight... 🧪
September 15, 2025 at 12:18 PM
What still needs to happen is better oversight and regulation for home installations of solar - there are still way too many scammers in the industry.
If you get solar at the closest point of usage you avoid the issues we have with transmission capacity and nimby issues for large installations.
If you get solar at the closest point of usage you avoid the issues we have with transmission capacity and nimby issues for large installations.
I’m amazed at the number of US websites that treat the ZIP+4 format as an invalid zip code.
Also the number of websites that can’t handle a phone number, international or domestic, and insist on forcing the user to do all of the work.
Also the number of websites that can’t handle a phone number, international or domestic, and insist on forcing the user to do all of the work.
September 12, 2025 at 3:21 AM
I’m amazed at the number of US websites that treat the ZIP+4 format as an invalid zip code.
Also the number of websites that can’t handle a phone number, international or domestic, and insist on forcing the user to do all of the work.
Also the number of websites that can’t handle a phone number, international or domestic, and insist on forcing the user to do all of the work.
I find that I like people less and less each day.
August 20, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I find that I like people less and less each day.
I don’t like Gavin Newsom’s views on certain topics, no politician is 100% perfect, but damn that dude is a S Tier troll for sure.
August 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I don’t like Gavin Newsom’s views on certain topics, no politician is 100% perfect, but damn that dude is a S Tier troll for sure.
You know what I want AI to do ? Design a quiet MRI machine.
No reason it needs to be 120db of what sounds like Temu Daft Punk.
No reason it needs to be 120db of what sounds like Temu Daft Punk.
August 7, 2025 at 12:20 PM
You know what I want AI to do ? Design a quiet MRI machine.
No reason it needs to be 120db of what sounds like Temu Daft Punk.
No reason it needs to be 120db of what sounds like Temu Daft Punk.
I’m a civil servant, enough said.
I'm having a rough go of it lately, and have been thinking: everyone is going through something, and you have no idea what it is, or how it's affecting them.
Quote post this is if you're going through something, and maybe we'll all realize that we aren't as alone as we feel right now.
Quote post this is if you're going through something, and maybe we'll all realize that we aren't as alone as we feel right now.
August 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I’m a civil servant, enough said.