d.w. black
@davidwesleyblack.bsky.social
a surprising number of electro-chemical reactions contained in a convenient meat bag. fixes computers. coats objects and manipulated materials in suspended pigments and squishes them against paper with devices of varying complexity. likes lemons.
i have two pieces of test equipment i haven't set up to run control and logging through linux yet, once or twice a month when i have to run windows and it invariably requires ten minutes of needless feature 'updates', i get sad for how crap microsoft windows has become. absolute steaming garbage.
January 23, 2026 at 12:28 AM
i have two pieces of test equipment i haven't set up to run control and logging through linux yet, once or twice a month when i have to run windows and it invariably requires ten minutes of needless feature 'updates', i get sad for how crap microsoft windows has become. absolute steaming garbage.
dearest made a new body for poor frankenstien, the favorite focus for our small dogs violent tendencies. the original had been torn to shreds. despite the willful abuse, he cannot be without the stuffy for a day. if the toy could talk, it would likely murmur 'kiiill meeeee' in a choked whisper...
January 21, 2026 at 5:25 PM
dearest made a new body for poor frankenstien, the favorite focus for our small dogs violent tendencies. the original had been torn to shreds. despite the willful abuse, he cannot be without the stuffy for a day. if the toy could talk, it would likely murmur 'kiiill meeeee' in a choked whisper...
may you live in stupid times ~ ancient punk curse
January 10, 2026 at 12:47 AM
may you live in stupid times ~ ancient punk curse
being loudly told off by the thirteen pound sentient lump of dryer lint and entitlement i have mistakenly allowed to live in my house until one of us expires.
January 5, 2026 at 1:52 AM
being loudly told off by the thirteen pound sentient lump of dryer lint and entitlement i have mistakenly allowed to live in my house until one of us expires.
when someone self describes as an expert, it is extremely likely they are anything but...
January 3, 2026 at 7:40 PM
when someone self describes as an expert, it is extremely likely they are anything but...
living during the absolute victory of capitalism and all the stupidity that entails is not all it's craic'd up to be.
December 28, 2025 at 12:27 AM
living during the absolute victory of capitalism and all the stupidity that entails is not all it's craic'd up to be.
this used to be farm fields, now it's a lake about six feet deep and a couple square miles in size. good times. they don't expect it to drain before spring...
December 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
this used to be farm fields, now it's a lake about six feet deep and a couple square miles in size. good times. they don't expect it to drain before spring...
furnace broke, but using the mighty kerosene heater while waiting for parts is a wonderful consolation. i had forgotten how insanely powerful this thing is (22k btu) and my neanderthal dna remnants enjoy staring at the fire...
December 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
furnace broke, but using the mighty kerosene heater while waiting for parts is a wonderful consolation. i had forgotten how insanely powerful this thing is (22k btu) and my neanderthal dna remnants enjoy staring at the fire...
it is preferable for industry to lock consumers into an information technology ecosystem that can be tightly controlled by said industry rather than simply producing widely compatible devices that consumers can utilize, modify, and repair as needs require.
btw, i heard they gots a new imac comin'
btw, i heard they gots a new imac comin'
December 17, 2025 at 11:45 PM
it is preferable for industry to lock consumers into an information technology ecosystem that can be tightly controlled by said industry rather than simply producing widely compatible devices that consumers can utilize, modify, and repair as needs require.
btw, i heard they gots a new imac comin'
btw, i heard they gots a new imac comin'
furnace was running poorly this year, too rich and heat cycles too long. thinking it was dirty burners, investigation yielded yellow jacket corpses in the burner box, crusted remains in the orfices. the little dummies built a nest in the intake pipe and were sucked to their ultimate fiery doom.
December 14, 2025 at 10:03 PM
furnace was running poorly this year, too rich and heat cycles too long. thinking it was dirty burners, investigation yielded yellow jacket corpses in the burner box, crusted remains in the orfices. the little dummies built a nest in the intake pipe and were sucked to their ultimate fiery doom.
where would we be without dogs?
December 10, 2025 at 3:57 AM
where would we be without dogs?
the year went by in a blink, the decade in a blur, and the turn of the century seems far longer back than the lifetime of that barista with the septum piercing that explains to me, unsolicited, why they don't wear leather shoes and that me saying 'have a good one' is a microaggression...
December 8, 2025 at 12:32 AM
the year went by in a blink, the decade in a blur, and the turn of the century seems far longer back than the lifetime of that barista with the septum piercing that explains to me, unsolicited, why they don't wear leather shoes and that me saying 'have a good one' is a microaggression...
...just get me a pepsi please, all i wanted was a pepsi...
December 7, 2025 at 4:38 AM
...just get me a pepsi please, all i wanted was a pepsi...
winter days here are five hours of dim overcast and cold rain, nights come early and last long. time is spent teaching the machines while they softly hum to themselves... the waste heat from their computations comforting and welcome as it blows from rack vents into the room.
December 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
winter days here are five hours of dim overcast and cold rain, nights come early and last long. time is spent teaching the machines while they softly hum to themselves... the waste heat from their computations comforting and welcome as it blows from rack vents into the room.
bought this a year or so ago for 20$ from the thrift but hadn't messed around with it, thinking it would be a project. it works perfectly, posted immediately. zero security deployment and hadn't even had the drives removed. wtf. 2 x 8c16t 3.3ghz processors, 128gb, 3 x 1tb hdds, m2000 gpu, 800w psu.
November 29, 2025 at 9:38 PM
bought this a year or so ago for 20$ from the thrift but hadn't messed around with it, thinking it would be a project. it works perfectly, posted immediately. zero security deployment and hadn't even had the drives removed. wtf. 2 x 8c16t 3.3ghz processors, 128gb, 3 x 1tb hdds, m2000 gpu, 800w psu.
built a new pc with an air cooler. curious to see how it does.
September 24, 2025 at 10:48 PM
built a new pc with an air cooler. curious to see how it does.
still some sunny days left...
September 16, 2025 at 3:42 AM
still some sunny days left...
summer is winding down, it was a good one.
September 3, 2025 at 6:01 AM
summer is winding down, it was a good one.
i wonder what would happen to a society if a platform for public expression that encourages and rewards pettiness, snark, cruelty, half-truths, and cheap performative theatrics became the primary means of mass communication...
oh, darn.
oh, darn.
August 26, 2025 at 2:38 AM
i wonder what would happen to a society if a platform for public expression that encourages and rewards pettiness, snark, cruelty, half-truths, and cheap performative theatrics became the primary means of mass communication...
oh, darn.
oh, darn.
green metallic sweat bee. a very tiny & pretty bee.
August 20, 2025 at 6:50 PM
green metallic sweat bee. a very tiny & pretty bee.
i am hoping we are somewhere close to peak stupidity but signs from all sides say...
no, much more stupid is coming...
no, much more stupid is coming...
August 19, 2025 at 12:49 AM
i am hoping we are somewhere close to peak stupidity but signs from all sides say...
no, much more stupid is coming...
no, much more stupid is coming...
republicans sure like pissin' on your leg and tellin' you it's rainin'.
August 4, 2025 at 8:16 PM
republicans sure like pissin' on your leg and tellin' you it's rainin'.