dr kd
@dr-kd.unfuck.i.ng
perl hacker, member of various street bands, accidental phd in organisational change management, and writer of programming book. grower of jackfruit, avocado and other things.
So if your phone or some other piece of hand-held electronics catches fire e.g. because of a battery fault, in other words if your device caught fire, that would make it an ... infernal device?
August 14, 2025 at 11:22 PM
So if your phone or some other piece of hand-held electronics catches fire e.g. because of a battery fault, in other words if your device caught fire, that would make it an ... infernal device?
It helps to be an over-privileged
middle class white boy. But it’s also a long way from the end of the story too.
middle class white boy. But it’s also a long way from the end of the story too.
July 21, 2025 at 11:07 AM
It helps to be an over-privileged
middle class white boy. But it’s also a long way from the end of the story too.
middle class white boy. But it’s also a long way from the end of the story too.
This one is dedicated to a good friend who left us too soon unfuck.i.ng/art/deeply
Deeply fucked up
unfuck.i.ng
July 11, 2025 at 9:02 AM
This one is dedicated to a good friend who left us too soon unfuck.i.ng/art/deeply
I'm calling this the "sniffing glue" design pattern `my $data = $json->decode(capture q|psql -t postgres://user:pass@hostna.me/mydb -c
'with me as (select mykey, array_agg(myvals) stuff from mytable group by mykey)
select json_agg(row_to_json(me)) from me'|);`
'with me as (select mykey, array_agg(myvals) stuff from mytable group by mykey)
select json_agg(row_to_json(me)) from me'|);`
February 20, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I'm calling this the "sniffing glue" design pattern `my $data = $json->decode(capture q|psql -t postgres://user:pass@hostna.me/mydb -c
'with me as (select mykey, array_agg(myvals) stuff from mytable group by mykey)
select json_agg(row_to_json(me)) from me'|);`
'with me as (select mykey, array_agg(myvals) stuff from mytable group by mykey)
select json_agg(row_to_json(me)) from me'|);`
Reposted by dr kd
Surprisingly, there are quite a few organisms interested in living in or around sea cucumber butts.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, sea cucumbers evolved anal teeth to prevent just this. Yes, teeth around their anus. This is actually how a lot of sea cucumbers are identified...
Perhaps unsurprisingly, sea cucumbers evolved anal teeth to prevent just this. Yes, teeth around their anus. This is actually how a lot of sea cucumbers are identified...
November 22, 2024 at 1:02 AM
Surprisingly, there are quite a few organisms interested in living in or around sea cucumber butts.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, sea cucumbers evolved anal teeth to prevent just this. Yes, teeth around their anus. This is actually how a lot of sea cucumbers are identified...
Perhaps unsurprisingly, sea cucumbers evolved anal teeth to prevent just this. Yes, teeth around their anus. This is actually how a lot of sea cucumbers are identified...
This week I learned that if a complete stranger more or less completely randomly gifts you a valve trombone, it's quite difficult to play due to being unable to keep a straight face because the absurdity of such a thing happening
November 9, 2023 at 11:37 PM
This week I learned that if a complete stranger more or less completely randomly gifts you a valve trombone, it's quite difficult to play due to being unable to keep a straight face because the absurdity of such a thing happening
Finally came across more details about my favourite factoid
Worse than Oedipus
<p>A creature fated to die before it is born. This paradox sounds like one of Gollum’s riddles, yet it is part of the real lifecycle for male mites belonging to a genus known as Adactylidium.</p>
umsu.unimelb.edu.au
October 25, 2023 at 2:57 AM
Finally came across more details about my favourite factoid
Aah finally a sensible article on the topic
Sounds of the Bagpipe
An analysis has been made of the sounds of a Highland bagpipe played by a professional piper. This instrument consists of a leather bag fitted with five pipes:
pubs.aip.org
September 8, 2023 at 12:11 PM
Aah finally a sensible article on the topic
time zones are confusing chat.openai.com/share/55bee3...
Timestamp with Timezone Explanation
chat.openai.com
September 1, 2023 at 2:15 AM
time zones are confusing chat.openai.com/share/55bee3...
good news story
Bali rice experiment cuts greenhouse gas emissions and increases yields
“After we finished ploughing, we would bathe the cows and then relax in the field playing flutes,” said Jero Dodo, who has farmed the rice terraces of Tabanan, Bali, since he was 12 years old. Whi...
news.mongabay.com
August 18, 2023 at 12:43 AM
good news story
I haven't been this excited by a football game since Raith beat Celtic, or when I was in Cassamance during the Africa's cup.
August 16, 2023 at 10:21 AM
I haven't been this excited by a football game since Raith beat Celtic, or when I was in Cassamance during the Africa's cup.
Coledale Public School Beginner Band's first ever public performance!
video.xx.fbcdn.net
July 23, 2023 at 4:57 AM
Coledale Public School Beginner Band's first ever public performance!
Reposted by dr kd
this is one of a number of signs i did for cassowary coast council https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/sep/30/how-can-you-defend-yourself-against-australias-most-dangerous-bird-be-cass-o-wary
July 19, 2023 at 12:50 PM
this is one of a number of signs i did for cassowary coast council https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/sep/30/how-can-you-defend-yourself-against-australias-most-dangerous-bird-be-cass-o-wary
Hey phone, you're having a freak out
i.imgur.com
July 14, 2023 at 1:11 PM
Hey phone, you're having a freak out
today I maintained some open source software
GitHub - dr-kd/eucalyd: Euclidean drum machine maybe one day suitable for deploying onto ipad runnin...
Euclidean drum machine maybe one day suitable for deploying onto ipad running pdparty - GitHub - dr-kd/eucalyd: Euclidean drum machine maybe one day suitable for deploying onto ipad running pdparty
github.com
July 6, 2023 at 7:52 AM
today I maintained some open source software