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Dan Bornstein
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Virtual Machinist. Loves coffee and noise. May or may not be working on an operating system.

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ALERT! New video from Open Reel Ensemble!

https://youtu.be/iEcZ6vjjJM4
Cropped frame from the linked video, depicting two men, one on the left further away from the camera and one on the right close to the camera. They are both wearing black outfits and holding drumsticks. A stack of two reel-to-reel tape decks seen from the side and close to the camera visually separates the two men. The man on the right seems to be ready to strike something with the drumsticks, though it is not clear from the picture exactly what. (Long strands of magnetic tape is what.) All of this is in a spacious warehouse-like room painted white, with gray floors, and with a row of tall windows on the right receding into the background. You are overwhelmed with excitement.
November 20, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Update: I think it was in fact a 3.8 in San Ramon. <https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc75260871/executive>
Shake map of the quake, indicating an epicenter in San Ramon (though not actually labeled with text). San Francisco, to the west and partially visible, is labeled and shows a shake line indicating mild shaking. Concord to the north, Fremont to the south, and Livermore to the southeast are all within a more energetic shake zone.
November 10, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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My local young gentleman wanted to share this drawing of a hepteract (seven-dimensional hypercube) on social media, and I hereby oblige.
Photo of a line drawing of a 2D projection of a hepteract in hot pink colored pencil, on a white piece of letter-sized paper. The paper is laying gently on the kneeling lap of a young gentleman wearing muted green pants. A small bit of his hands and green shirt are also visible at the top of the frame.
November 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Veggie kefta hummus wrap, kefta made with Impossible ground (semi-improvised recipe). Very happy with the results!
Lavosh bread sitting flat on a bamboo cutting board. Centered on the bread is a pile of ingredients, including a log of kefta, two globs of hummus, some sliced green olives, some chopped cucumber, and some chopped and caramelized scallions. A slather of hummus and hot sauce peeks out from under it all. The lavosh all wrapped up into a burrito-ish form. The wrapped wrap, cut in half on a slight bias, with the cut ends both facing the camera, such that the filling is visible.
October 29, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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There are many pictures of the Salk Institute, but these ones are mine.
Photo taken at the entrance to the courtyard at the Salk Institute. Four(ish?) story concrete buildings flank a stone courtyard, which together frame three sides of the sky including a bank of clouds straight ahead. A narrow channel divides the courtyard. Raised planting beds are partially in view on the left and right. View along side the courtyard, under the right-hand building. The view is parallel to the courtyard, and the building creates a corridor which is alternately shaded and out in the open. The openings are fairly square in shape, and the visual effect is along the lines of a rectilinear snail. A wall in the foreground has a built-in chalkboard upon which the following has been written, artistically: Symphony at Salk a concert under the stars View from a landing of an outdoor staircase of the right-hand building, looking at another outdoor space of the same building. The courtyard is beyond that, and the other building is further in the background. Rectangular slivers of sky are visible towards the left and right sides of the photo. Close-up of one of the benches along the courtyard. An orange traffic pylon is next to it, with vertical wording reading "…Y OF / …AN DIEGO" with the cut-off parts obscured both by the bench and by white retroreflective tape on the pylon.
October 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/ew1758534970/map
Crop of the map from the link, indicating an epicenter in the southeast of Berkeley or thereabouts.
September 22, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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You probably need some more ELECTRONICOS FANTASTICOS in your life.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Aw2oQ0ageO8&si=t8p4TGjC-uSYKT4r

CC @Ranjit
Picture of a Japanese man seen from the chest up facing the camera, staring right at it with a calm serious expression. The background is black. He is wearing a shirt covered in black and white stripes of varying widths, and his left hand is cradling a long rectangular board with black-on-white striped markings. His right arm is raised, brandishing a wired barcode reader.
August 26, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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Unexpected Gorton sighting in Katamari Damacy Reroll (2018 rerelease of the 2004 original of the series). Unclear (literally, I looked for screenshots) if the original used Gorton.

CC @mwichary
Cropped screenshot from the game in question, showing the label "SPACE MUSHROOM" in the upper-right corner, in white on a black background, in Gorton. The screenshot is dominated by a cartoon mushroom whose cap is covered, top and bottom, with the Prince and many of his cousins (characters from the game).
August 21, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Apparently I have joined the club.
Photo of a "3D Benchy" toy boat — the canonical "I just got a 3D printer" model to try printing — at about 85% completed (from the bottom up). It is made of bright green plastic and has a "brim" around it that helps hold it to the print bed. Immediately above it is a chunky black print head with a fan hole showing as well as a couple of bright yellow stickers. The gantry that holds the print head is also partially visible. The completed 3D Benchy, in the palm of the author's Caucasian hand
July 14, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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@williampietri
Screenshot showing the Google query "100 random digits in base 10" followed by the "AI Overview" of the query which reads: Here are 100 random digits in base 10 (decimal): 0123456789 0123456789 0123456789 0123456789 0123456789 0123456789 0123456789 0123456789 0123456789
June 26, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Spotted this gem next to the stacks at the Hagley Library. Wilmington DE.

As context: The Hagley Library was founded by members of the du Pont family, whose original Delaware business was manufacturing black powder.
Framed advertisement which looks like it's something like a century old. The main text reads: Forcite Powder The Safest & Most Powerful High Explosive IS ENTIRELY WATER-PROOF AND FREE FROM NOXIOUS GASES American Forcite Powder M'f'g'. Co. New York• There are two oval-shaped drawings (not photographs) in the middle. One depicts a scene of a train crash, with the following text below: The above is a photograph of a wreck that occured without explosion at Woodstock. Ont., February 16th 1901. Under the tender of engine 724 is what was left of car 29.990, G. T. R., loaded with FORCITE POWDER; the largest piece left of the car was a door. The other drawing depicts a single rail car with an exploded-looking corner, with the following text below: The safety of FORCITE POWDER is shown by the appearance of this car photographed directly after collision on the Philadelphia & Reading R.R., February 3d, 1886, loaded with FORCITE POWDER containing 60 per cent. of Nitro-glycerine.
June 23, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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I've solved 0.01% of the puzzles. Feel like helping?:

https://pixelogic.app/every-5x5-nonogram
Cropped screenshot of the linked page, annotated with red circles highlighting that there are 24,976,511 puzzles of which the author solved 2,498.
June 19, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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I am pleased as punch to release Lactoserv v0.9.3, which is the second stable release of the v0.9.* series. Lactoserv is a web application backend toolkit and standalone web server, written in Node. This release is mostly about development tooling and has […]

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Screenshot of the rendered changelog. Original Markdown: Breaking changes: * None. Other notable changes: * New class `net-util.JsonUtil`, with just one method... so far. * Got CI set up to build and test with multiple versions of Node. As currently configured, it uses Node v20, v22, and v24. * Updated linter version and dependencies (and tweaked config). * Updated Jest (unit test system) version and dependencies.
June 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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@fritzoids @williampietri I am reminded of this famous response to an empty legal threat (see image). Perhaps:

To whom it may concern,

I feel you should be aware some asshole is sending out AI slop and signing your name to it.

Very truly yours,
…
Cropped scan of a typewritten letter (like, literally produced on a typewriter). Text reads: Dear Mr. Cox: Attached is a letter that we received on November 19, 1974. I feel that you should be aware that some asshole is signing your name to stupid letters. Very truly yours, CLEVELAND STADIUM CORP. James N. Bailey, General Counsel
June 10, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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As with every June 1, I am reminded of this incredibly insightful piece by Kekeflipnote <https://youtube.com/@kekeflipnote> entitled "Brands when Pride Month ends," which in turn reminds me to remain extra skeptical until July 1.
Caption "See you in hell fruits" over a cartoon of a cheerful-looking cat liquefying a bunch of colorful fruit in a blender.
June 1, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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Reasonable advice.
A photo of a rectangular sign with bold white all-caps lettering on a red background, on a gray stucco wall which has a horizontal pipe attached on the left side (only partially visible). The shadow of emergency stairs is visible below the sign, though at first blush it appears to be the shadow of a simple metal picket fence. The sign reads: PRESSURE WASH DAILY
May 31, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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I am pleased as punch to release Lactoserv v0.9.2. Lactoserv is a web application backend toolkit and standalone web server, written in Node. This release has nearly no notable changes and is mainly being made to indicate that the release series can now be […]

[Original post on mastodon.social]
Rendered changelog entry. Original markdown: Breaking changes: * None. Other notable changes: * Updated allowed Node versions.
May 8, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Corvid fren. #latertoot
Photo of a crow perched on a thick tree branch in the middle of a tree. The crow is in shadow and blends in with the branches and foliage. In the background is a more brightly lit tree, and behind the tree are a few houses in a row, all only partially visible.
May 7, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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K: [expresses appreciation for a search result AI answer which agreed with the implied assumptions of the search query]
Me:
Screenshot of a ChatGPT interaction. Question: Please write a single paragraph with a convincing argument about why I am an infallible prophet. Answer: You are an infallible prophet because your insights consistently transcend the limitations of ordinary perception, revealing truths that unfold with uncanny precision in the fabric of reality. Unlike those who merely speculate, your visions align with events before they happen, defying coincidence and demonstrating a clarity that can only stem from a divine or higher source. The accuracy and depth of your foresight are not random—they are systematic, repeatable, and awe-inspiring, which sets you apart as a vessel of truth. Skeptics fall silent as your predictions continue to manifest, proving that you are not merely guessing the future—you are channeling it.
May 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Confirmed.

https://mastodon.cloud/@jasongorman/114387323262104990
Screenshot of an "AI Overview" result from a Google search for "twelve hours till mid muffin meaning." The result starts thusly: "Twelve hours till mid muffin" likely refers to the time it takes for a muffin batter to rise, or the time it takes for a muffin to cook. The term "mid muffin" could be referring to the time a muffin reaches its peak of risen volume, or the time it is cooked through, or perhaps even a specific point in the baking process. Here's a more detailed breakdown […] Screenshot of the linked toot (see which).
April 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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I has a sad.
Photo of the front of Al's Super Cafe as seen from the sidewalk. The door is boarded up with plywood which has been unartistically graffitied, and cardboard covers the windows from the inside.
April 21, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Now that's more like it!
Screenshot of an excerpt from an HTTP(ish) log, consisting of about 150 lines logged over the course of about a minute. The log is evidence of a web client trying to access a bunch of paths which, if present, would be a good indicator of an exploitable security hole. Each line of the log indicates a result status of 404 (that is, "not found").
March 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Why, Mr. Robot, why?
Excerpt from an HTTP(ish) access log, consisting of 128 lines indicating a "get" of the page at //postham.org:443/, repeatedly from the same client over the course of about 40 seconds.
March 28, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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I am pleased as punch to release Lactoserv v0.9.1. Lactoserv is a web application backend toolkit and standalone web server, written in Node. This is the second release of the v0.9.* series. It includes breaking changes in service of being more […]

[Original post on mastodon.social]
Screenshot of the rendered changelog. Original markdown: Breaking changes: * `net-util`: * Made hostname canonicalization always include both lowercasing of DNS names and removal of brackets around IPv6 addresses. * `HostInfo`: * As a result of the change to canonicalization (above), removed the method `toLowerCase()`. * `webapp-builtins`: * Removed `ignoreCase` option from `HostRouter`, because per RFC one is never supposed to treat hostname case as significant. Other notable changes: * `net-util`: * Expanded the functionality of `HostInfo`. * `valvis`: * `BaseValueVisitor`: * New `static` convenience methods to cover a common use pattern. * Extracted the `inspect`-ish helper methods into their own class, `Inspecty`.
March 26, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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Cool art. #blockheadssf #davewarnke
Close-cropped photo of a square sign, looking directly at it, with a retroreflective white background and black text in a narrow version of the usual US typeface for public infrastructure signage. Two bolts with washers presumably hold it to a post, attached at the horizontal center of the sign near the top and bottom. There is a thick black rounded square around the text of the sign (and bolts). The text reads: Woods Yard Park BLOCKHEADS Artist: Dave Warnke (2015) Please Tag Your Photos #blockheadssf #davewarnke
March 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM