Dennis Doms
@dejay.bsky.social
IDIC. Division 6. Forensic scientist (retired), writer/editor, tech hobbyist, musician, myasthenic -- not necessarily in that order.
Nothing like waking up to a "kernel panic" (Linux) on my daily driver. But here's the difference between Windows (10 or 11) and Linux [thread; 1/8]:
November 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Nothing like waking up to a "kernel panic" (Linux) on my daily driver. But here's the difference between Windows (10 or 11) and Linux [thread; 1/8]:
YouTube TV and Disney are at odds, so no Disney channels there for now.
Streaming is becoming as obnoxious to deal with as telecoms, banks, and other "intangible, but we know you aren't paying enough for our 'servces' " entities...
Streaming is becoming as obnoxious to deal with as telecoms, banks, and other "intangible, but we know you aren't paying enough for our 'servces' " entities...
October 31, 2025 at 11:50 AM
YouTube TV and Disney are at odds, so no Disney channels there for now.
Streaming is becoming as obnoxious to deal with as telecoms, banks, and other "intangible, but we know you aren't paying enough for our 'servces' " entities...
Streaming is becoming as obnoxious to deal with as telecoms, banks, and other "intangible, but we know you aren't paying enough for our 'servces' " entities...
The referees "missed" another Eagle's "false start" clearly caught on video during today's broadcast vs the Rams. NFL, if you can't capably "adjudicate " the play, given the disproportionate advantage it may offer, why do you leave it in? (While promoting gambling tie-ins?)
September 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The referees "missed" another Eagle's "false start" clearly caught on video during today's broadcast vs the Rams. NFL, if you can't capably "adjudicate " the play, given the disproportionate advantage it may offer, why do you leave it in? (While promoting gambling tie-ins?)
"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent." -- Salvor Hardin (Isaac Asimov's _Foundation_)
September 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent." -- Salvor Hardin (Isaac Asimov's _Foundation_)
This administration does not need to usher people into railcars. Actions and policies effectively poison, imprison, infect, and impoverish them in place. When the whole country is a Gulag where autocrats rule unchallenged by fiat, gathering their victims is only for show, not a practical necessity.
September 5, 2025 at 9:59 PM
This administration does not need to usher people into railcars. Actions and policies effectively poison, imprison, infect, and impoverish them in place. When the whole country is a Gulag where autocrats rule unchallenged by fiat, gathering their victims is only for show, not a practical necessity.
If protest and resistance fails, this is no longer America.
June 9, 2025 at 1:10 PM
If protest and resistance fails, this is no longer America.
Fighting the impulse to order Roland Zenology Pro while discounted. I need a toy.
May 31, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Fighting the impulse to order Roland Zenology Pro while discounted. I need a toy.
_Mickey 17_ was a lot more allegorically impactful than I anticipated...
May 27, 2025 at 8:04 PM
_Mickey 17_ was a lot more allegorically impactful than I anticipated...
I'm okay with minimizing medications as much as possible and eating less processed food, but overall I still have to apply filters to any advice coming from a former heroin addict who eats roadkill, swims in sewage, rejects proven medical treatments, and substitutes irrational opinions.
May 23, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I'm okay with minimizing medications as much as possible and eating less processed food, but overall I still have to apply filters to any advice coming from a former heroin addict who eats roadkill, swims in sewage, rejects proven medical treatments, and substitutes irrational opinions.
Can a Federal Judge freeze funding to El Salvador (et al)? Especially for purposes of renditioning and incarcerating Americans?
Asking for (what used to be) truth, justice, and the American way.
Asking for (what used to be) truth, justice, and the American way.
April 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Can a Federal Judge freeze funding to El Salvador (et al)? Especially for purposes of renditioning and incarcerating Americans?
Asking for (what used to be) truth, justice, and the American way.
Asking for (what used to be) truth, justice, and the American way.
There are so many obvious lies and protocol breaches regarding the Signal communications that I can't keep up. Don't let them stand. Remove the participants. If they had not been previously instructed and signed acknowledgments then also remove those who instated them.
March 25, 2025 at 10:38 PM
There are so many obvious lies and protocol breaches regarding the Signal communications that I can't keep up. Don't let them stand. Remove the participants. If they had not been previously instructed and signed acknowledgments then also remove those who instated them.
Having worked for years in IT and with highly protected information... I am not sure the Signal chat flap's careless arrogant stupidity can be measured with existing technology.
(No, I don't think it's truly funny. Heads should definitely roll.)
(No, I don't think it's truly funny. Heads should definitely roll.)
March 24, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Having worked for years in IT and with highly protected information... I am not sure the Signal chat flap's careless arrogant stupidity can be measured with existing technology.
(No, I don't think it's truly funny. Heads should definitely roll.)
(No, I don't think it's truly funny. Heads should definitely roll.)
We need a rallying anthem on the order of CSNY's "Ohio".
March 22, 2025 at 7:08 PM
We need a rallying anthem on the order of CSNY's "Ohio".
Just passed the Tesla dealer in South Kansas City and witnessed a sizeable group of (peaceful and non-obstructive) anti-Trump Administration demonstrators gathered just off the property. Waved and honked in support.
March 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Just passed the Tesla dealer in South Kansas City and witnessed a sizeable group of (peaceful and non-obstructive) anti-Trump Administration demonstrators gathered just off the property. Waved and honked in support.
Huh.
Gotta wonder if Musk's purchase of the US Administration is based in entrenching in this tech. (For example, look at the attempted Ukraine mineral "grab".)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WNz...
Gotta wonder if Musk's purchase of the US Administration is based in entrenching in this tech. (For example, look at the attempted Ukraine mineral "grab".)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WNz...
Elon Musk: "Toyota's NEW Engine Will Destroy The Entire EV Industry!"
YouTube video by The Crow
www.youtube.com
March 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Huh.
Gotta wonder if Musk's purchase of the US Administration is based in entrenching in this tech. (For example, look at the attempted Ukraine mineral "grab".)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WNz...
Gotta wonder if Musk's purchase of the US Administration is based in entrenching in this tech. (For example, look at the attempted Ukraine mineral "grab".)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WNz...
The message needs to be repeated... if this administration does not use its legal/constitutional mechanisms to block instatement of Trump (and possibly others) into the next administration it is a historic abdication of their oaths to defend the U.S. against all enemies.
January 7, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The message needs to be repeated... if this administration does not use its legal/constitutional mechanisms to block instatement of Trump (and possibly others) into the next administration it is a historic abdication of their oaths to defend the U.S. against all enemies.
May everyone with compassion be rewarded in the New Year. May everyone without... well, I won't actively wish you ill, but may any and all of your nefarious schemes be stymied.
December 31, 2024 at 11:51 PM
May everyone with compassion be rewarded in the New Year. May everyone without... well, I won't actively wish you ill, but may any and all of your nefarious schemes be stymied.
Not sure what my holidays will be like, but let me express hope for good tidings to all this season.
December 24, 2024 at 7:22 PM
Not sure what my holidays will be like, but let me express hope for good tidings to all this season.
Given Trump's irresponsible proposed appointments, policies, and comments about annexing autonomous countries, if this administration does not use its legal/constitutional mechanisms to block instatement it is a historical failure of the magnitude of Garland's dereliction.
December 24, 2024 at 7:16 PM
Given Trump's irresponsible proposed appointments, policies, and comments about annexing autonomous countries, if this administration does not use its legal/constitutional mechanisms to block instatement it is a historical failure of the magnitude of Garland's dereliction.
#ThinkingEFRWasp
How about creating tack-up posters with the row of tear-off tabs at the bottom?
Large image of a Twitter-like bluebird (to be recognizable, but not actionable), overlaid with a similarly considered version of the "X" icon overlaid (as if attempting to repress it).
Then...
(1/2)
How about creating tack-up posters with the row of tear-off tabs at the bottom?
Large image of a Twitter-like bluebird (to be recognizable, but not actionable), overlaid with a similarly considered version of the "X" icon overlaid (as if attempting to repress it).
Then...
(1/2)
December 1, 2024 at 7:14 PM
#ThinkingEFRWasp
How about creating tack-up posters with the row of tear-off tabs at the bottom?
Large image of a Twitter-like bluebird (to be recognizable, but not actionable), overlaid with a similarly considered version of the "X" icon overlaid (as if attempting to repress it).
Then...
(1/2)
How about creating tack-up posters with the row of tear-off tabs at the bottom?
Large image of a Twitter-like bluebird (to be recognizable, but not actionable), overlaid with a similarly considered version of the "X" icon overlaid (as if attempting to repress it).
Then...
(1/2)
I wish our leaders would show some semblance of actually purging fascism. These aren't "pick your battles" times; the bar is "provide no quarter". We are weeks away from handing (more) power to some historically bad actors.
November 30, 2024 at 3:28 PM
I wish our leaders would show some semblance of actually purging fascism. These aren't "pick your battles" times; the bar is "provide no quarter". We are weeks away from handing (more) power to some historically bad actors.
I was this many (70+) years old on the event of my first "real" surgery. Which is mostly fortunate except I was ill-prepared for it...
November 28, 2024 at 3:37 PM
I was this many (70+) years old on the event of my first "real" surgery. Which is mostly fortunate except I was ill-prepared for it...
When I started as a forensic chemist in a regional lab they backgrounded me back to my early teens. But, sure, let's let those suggested for federal offices conceal their past(s)...
November 15, 2024 at 9:22 PM
When I started as a forensic chemist in a regional lab they backgrounded me back to my early teens. But, sure, let's let those suggested for federal offices conceal their past(s)...