Darkpoint
@darkpoint.bsky.social
Just someone trying to figure out how the universe works.
I don't have the answers, but I want to learn / understand.
Tell me something interesting.
I don't have the answers, but I want to learn / understand.
Tell me something interesting.
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Darkpoint
@darkpoint.bsky.social
· Jan 29
Mostly I will be posting about (but not limited to..):
Photography
UNIX system admin
Infosec
Cycling
Technology
How stuff works
Etiquette
Cool things I have just learned
Science
Photography
UNIX system admin
Infosec
Cycling
Technology
How stuff works
Etiquette
Cool things I have just learned
Science
New street art in Penge to brighten up my day. #streetart #penge
November 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
New street art in Penge to brighten up my day. #streetart #penge
How To Make A Blockbuster Movie Trailer
YouTube video by Auralnauts
youtu.be
May 25, 2025 at 10:45 AM
May 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Photo of a Robin taken on a phone at maximum zoom to try and get a shot where it was visible.
May 8, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Photo of a Robin taken on a phone at maximum zoom to try and get a shot where it was visible.
"However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results."
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
May 2, 2025 at 9:29 AM
"However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results."
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
Reposted by Darkpoint
The endemic of bicycle theft is getting so bad they're nicking the wheels and handlebars off bike signs as well now.
January 12, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The endemic of bicycle theft is getting so bad they're nicking the wheels and handlebars off bike signs as well now.
January 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Bulk filename / directory changing in Linux:
find . -name "* *" -type d | rename 's/\(//g'
Do the directories first, then repeat with type f for the files. Standard sed substitution rules apply so you can do more than one special character at a time if you are brave.
#comanndLine #Linux #Remember
find . -name "* *" -type d | rename 's/\(//g'
Do the directories first, then repeat with type f for the files. Standard sed substitution rules apply so you can do more than one special character at a time if you are brave.
#comanndLine #Linux #Remember
January 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Bulk filename / directory changing in Linux:
find . -name "* *" -type d | rename 's/\(//g'
Do the directories first, then repeat with type f for the files. Standard sed substitution rules apply so you can do more than one special character at a time if you are brave.
#comanndLine #Linux #Remember
find . -name "* *" -type d | rename 's/\(//g'
Do the directories first, then repeat with type f for the files. Standard sed substitution rules apply so you can do more than one special character at a time if you are brave.
#comanndLine #Linux #Remember
December 29, 2024 at 9:18 PM
I hope that everyone is having a relaxing Christmas Change Freeze.
December 25, 2024 at 5:36 PM
I hope that everyone is having a relaxing Christmas Change Freeze.
Entrance way to Northwick Park underground.
📷 #undergound #tube #streetPhotography #empySpaces #phoneCam
📷 #undergound #tube #streetPhotography #empySpaces #phoneCam
December 24, 2024 at 5:04 PM
Entrance way to Northwick Park underground.
📷 #undergound #tube #streetPhotography #empySpaces #phoneCam
📷 #undergound #tube #streetPhotography #empySpaces #phoneCam
Today I was told:
Managers light a fire under people; leaders light a fire in people. - Kathy Austin
But all I could think of was...
Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. - Terry Pratchett
Managers light a fire under people; leaders light a fire in people. - Kathy Austin
But all I could think of was...
Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. - Terry Pratchett
December 11, 2024 at 3:24 PM
Today I was told:
Managers light a fire under people; leaders light a fire in people. - Kathy Austin
But all I could think of was...
Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. - Terry Pratchett
Managers light a fire under people; leaders light a fire in people. - Kathy Austin
But all I could think of was...
Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. - Terry Pratchett
Children learn through play, but adults play through art.
- Brian Eno
- Brian Eno
November 20, 2024 at 11:52 AM
Children learn through play, but adults play through art.
- Brian Eno
- Brian Eno
For the optimist it is half full
The pessimist finds it half empty
MS Excel: it's the first of February
The pessimist finds it half empty
MS Excel: it's the first of February
November 13, 2024 at 3:58 PM
For the optimist it is half full
The pessimist finds it half empty
MS Excel: it's the first of February
The pessimist finds it half empty
MS Excel: it's the first of February
November 10, 2024 at 6:16 PM
If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door. - Milton Berle
October 21, 2024 at 9:46 AM
If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door. - Milton Berle
A 6 step plan to success...
1) What do you know?
2) What do you not know?
3) What steps are you going to do to learn more?
4) What practical things can be done now?
5) When do we expect the above to change?
6) ...and when things change or you learn more, repeat the steps.
7) Profit
1) What do you know?
2) What do you not know?
3) What steps are you going to do to learn more?
4) What practical things can be done now?
5) When do we expect the above to change?
6) ...and when things change or you learn more, repeat the steps.
7) Profit
October 12, 2024 at 6:14 PM
A 6 step plan to success...
1) What do you know?
2) What do you not know?
3) What steps are you going to do to learn more?
4) What practical things can be done now?
5) When do we expect the above to change?
6) ...and when things change or you learn more, repeat the steps.
7) Profit
1) What do you know?
2) What do you not know?
3) What steps are you going to do to learn more?
4) What practical things can be done now?
5) When do we expect the above to change?
6) ...and when things change or you learn more, repeat the steps.
7) Profit
I'm interested in Setec Astronomy
October 11, 2024 at 7:02 PM
I'm interested in Setec Astronomy
October 9, 2024 at 7:39 PM
September 21, 2024 at 11:14 AM
September 1, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Seen (just) on the London Underground.
August 18, 2024 at 4:45 PM
Seen (just) on the London Underground.
August 7, 2024 at 2:15 PM
More sharks have appeared on the Regents canal. 📷 #streetart
August 5, 2024 at 5:49 PM
More sharks have appeared on the Regents canal. 📷 #streetart
