Harold Combs
@devharryc.com
Dad, Husband, Cynical Believer, extroverted introvert, Luddite Technophile, Native Kentuckian, Improbable Texas Hobby Rancher. Recovering History major. Political orphan. Sr Software Engineer @Amazon. All opinions my own.
“Eventually executive power will become completely uncontainable”.
Long slide we’ve been on since the Patriot Act.
We got scared, then we gave our rights away. Now we have a King.
Long slide we’ve been on since the Patriot Act.
We got scared, then we gave our rights away. Now we have a King.
June 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
“Eventually executive power will become completely uncontainable”.
Long slide we’ve been on since the Patriot Act.
We got scared, then we gave our rights away. Now we have a King.
Long slide we’ve been on since the Patriot Act.
We got scared, then we gave our rights away. Now we have a King.
Beautiful cumulonimbus over DFW area. We’re at 32k feet. It’s a mite higher.
June 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Beautiful cumulonimbus over DFW area. We’re at 32k feet. It’s a mite higher.
Signs I'm #overcaffeinated
See car on Facebook.
Immediate thought: "Chris Bangle really liked his designs Kardashian-shaped" #BMW #Z7 #BangleButt #CannotLie
See car on Facebook.
Immediate thought: "Chris Bangle really liked his designs Kardashian-shaped" #BMW #Z7 #BangleButt #CannotLie
June 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Signs I'm #overcaffeinated
See car on Facebook.
Immediate thought: "Chris Bangle really liked his designs Kardashian-shaped" #BMW #Z7 #BangleButt #CannotLie
See car on Facebook.
Immediate thought: "Chris Bangle really liked his designs Kardashian-shaped" #BMW #Z7 #BangleButt #CannotLie
This cost $1.25 at HEB.
It’s not good. Pay a quarter more and get decent bread.
It’s not good. Pay a quarter more and get decent bread.
June 16, 2025 at 9:50 PM
This cost $1.25 at HEB.
It’s not good. Pay a quarter more and get decent bread.
It’s not good. Pay a quarter more and get decent bread.
I’m just going to get up every morning and sing “Sunrise/Sunset” I guess.
June 14, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I’m just going to get up every morning and sing “Sunrise/Sunset” I guess.
We’re even closer to the stage tonight. #StrayKids.
My AirPods were dead when i got here. Trying to charge them.
My AirPods were dead when i got here. Trying to charge them.
June 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM
We’re even closer to the stage tonight. #StrayKids.
My AirPods were dead when i got here. Trying to charge them.
My AirPods were dead when i got here. Trying to charge them.
#TIL he school chant for the university of Kansas is “Rock Chalk, Jayhawk KU!”
Weird things you learn among #StrayKids fans.
Weird things you learn among #StrayKids fans.
June 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
#TIL he school chant for the university of Kansas is “Rock Chalk, Jayhawk KU!”
Weird things you learn among #StrayKids fans.
Weird things you learn among #StrayKids fans.
Totally would. Likely, I have.
June 5, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Totally would. Likely, I have.
Don’t let the Citation door hit ya where the Lord split ya.
May 29, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Don’t let the Citation door hit ya where the Lord split ya.
#TIL Author James Patterson visited the Abbey of Gethsemani while in graduate school at Vandy, and those 10 days of silence helped him focus and bootstrapped his career.
May 28, 2025 at 12:20 PM
#TIL Author James Patterson visited the Abbey of Gethsemani while in graduate school at Vandy, and those 10 days of silence helped him focus and bootstrapped his career.
Poorly. I feel poorly about it.
May 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Poorly. I feel poorly about it.
Not bad getting an 85% playing on "medium" difficulty. Ended up with 10MM people and barely got to "Gunpowder" and Steam Engine. Stayed with Monarchy and fairly high taxation
May 22, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Not bad getting an 85% playing on "medium" difficulty. Ended up with 10MM people and barely got to "Gunpowder" and Steam Engine. Stayed with Monarchy and fairly high taxation
Looks like it spawned 2 extra Civs during the game
May 22, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Looks like it spawned 2 extra Civs during the game
Sometimes you just fire up Civ I, plays as Ghengis Khan, establish relationships with no one, and play one big game of "Risk" until you dominate.
May 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Sometimes you just fire up Civ I, plays as Ghengis Khan, establish relationships with no one, and play one big game of "Risk" until you dominate.
Email I did open out of morbid curiosity.
May 21, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Email I did open out of morbid curiosity.
TIL about the 4 stages of Psychological Safety
May 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
TIL about the 4 stages of Psychological Safety
"How powerful was that tornado?"
Oh. You know....
Oh. You know....
May 19, 2025 at 8:16 PM
"How powerful was that tornado?"
Oh. You know....
Oh. You know....
::looks for Frogs falling from sky::
May 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM
::looks for Frogs falling from sky::
This is a great example of what's hard about learning #programming in a high-ceremony language: You have to DESCRIBE what you're talking about in a perfectly terrible language known as #English.
May 15, 2025 at 10:28 PM
This is a great example of what's hard about learning #programming in a high-ceremony language: You have to DESCRIBE what you're talking about in a perfectly terrible language known as #English.
Mini crossword on NYT games is delightful.
May 15, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Mini crossword on NYT games is delightful.