Ed Venator
@fourpenguins.bsky.social
That's what I do: I cook and I grow things.
Posts don't reflect the views of my employer.
35/M/Pennsylvania,USA (He/Him)
www.edvenator.com
Also in the fediverse: hachyderm.io/@fourpenguins
Posts don't reflect the views of my employer.
35/M/Pennsylvania,USA (He/Him)
www.edvenator.com
Also in the fediverse: hachyderm.io/@fourpenguins
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Ed Venator
@fourpenguins.bsky.social
· Apr 11
Living in a fascist dictatorship is weird and it makes me sad.
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Computers were a skill. They were taught in classrooms as a skill. Skills give you power over your tools because you work them as an expert and that is leverage to multiply externally.
And then computers became an A/B tested telemetry-based advertising conduit to brains for SaaS recurring revenue.
And then computers became an A/B tested telemetry-based advertising conduit to brains for SaaS recurring revenue.
November 14, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Computers were a skill. They were taught in classrooms as a skill. Skills give you power over your tools because you work them as an expert and that is leverage to multiply externally.
And then computers became an A/B tested telemetry-based advertising conduit to brains for SaaS recurring revenue.
And then computers became an A/B tested telemetry-based advertising conduit to brains for SaaS recurring revenue.
Basic AF Peanut Butter Blossoms
November 13, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Basic AF Peanut Butter Blossoms
Having a good house rep almost makes up for having terrible senators.
Americans have endured the pain of the longest government shutdown in history for a “deal” that guarantees nothing on healthcare.
If Republicans wanted to vote to extend subsidies, they would’ve done it already.
Capitulating is unacceptable.
If Republicans wanted to vote to extend subsidies, they would’ve done it already.
Capitulating is unacceptable.
JUST IN: A bipartisan Senate deal has been reached to fund the government through January 30 and to set a vote on an Affordable Care Act bill in December, according to a source familiar with the matter. https://cnn.it/47zobyt
November 10, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Having a good house rep almost makes up for having terrible senators.
This cat likes Buffalo chicken. What the hell?
November 6, 2025 at 11:14 PM
This cat likes Buffalo chicken. What the hell?
Oh Ross, you ridiculous shithead.
November 6, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Oh Ross, you ridiculous shithead.
Last night's project was Cranberry Spice Bundt Cake
November 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Last night's project was Cranberry Spice Bundt Cake
Had the odd realization last night that I could just buy a humanoid robot if I wanted to. Also discovered that a Unitree G1 can only hold about 5 lb. Seems like even on the hardware level, these things still just aren't very useful.
November 2, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Had the odd realization last night that I could just buy a humanoid robot if I wanted to. Also discovered that a Unitree G1 can only hold about 5 lb. Seems like even on the hardware level, these things still just aren't very useful.
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Parents - check your halloween candy carefully. Someone may try to teach your kids the C programming language
October 31, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Parents - check your halloween candy carefully. Someone may try to teach your kids the C programming language
I should do something useful, but I'm stuck under a cat
October 30, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I should do something useful, but I'm stuck under a cat
I'm on a de-Microsofting kick this week. I moved all my files from OneDrive to a self-hosted Nextcloud server and installed Zorin OS on my laptop. I'll keep a Windows dual-boot until I'm sure I don't actually need it.
October 29, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I'm on a de-Microsofting kick this week. I moved all my files from OneDrive to a self-hosted Nextcloud server and installed Zorin OS on my laptop. I'll keep a Windows dual-boot until I'm sure I don't actually need it.
Pray, Mr. Altman, if you put into the machine correct figures, will the right answers come out?
“I have been asked, ‘Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?’ I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question.”
— Charles Babbage (1864)
— Charles Babbage (1864)
October 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Pray, Mr. Altman, if you put into the machine correct figures, will the right answers come out?
Writing asynchronous C++ code on Friday night, as one does.
October 18, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Writing asynchronous C++ code on Friday night, as one does.
Shoelaces: definitely a cat toy
October 15, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Shoelaces: definitely a cat toy
But *why* are we going to war with Venezuela?
October 15, 2025 at 11:35 PM
But *why* are we going to war with Venezuela?
I was gonna go to bed, but then someone decided to fall asleep in my lap, and now I'm stuck here.
October 15, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I was gonna go to bed, but then someone decided to fall asleep in my lap, and now I'm stuck here.
Apple #5 is Macoun. More of a classic apple. Juicy, crisp, slightly tart. Less flavorful than some of the others, but not a bad apple overall.
October 13, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Apple #5 is Macoun. More of a classic apple. Juicy, crisp, slightly tart. Less flavorful than some of the others, but not a bad apple overall.
Pumpkin maple muffins are seasonally appropriate
October 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Pumpkin maple muffins are seasonally appropriate
It feels like fall, and I don't like it.
October 12, 2025 at 2:19 PM
It feels like fall, and I don't like it.
I don't know how I feel about Zestar apples. Flavor is okay but nothing remarkable. Definitely less crisp than the Honeycrisp hybrids. Go figure.
October 12, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I don't know how I feel about Zestar apples. Flavor is okay but nothing remarkable. Definitely less crisp than the Honeycrisp hybrids. Go figure.
Sven: "Did you know that there has never been a better time to feed your cat?"
October 11, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Sven: "Did you know that there has never been a better time to feed your cat?"
Apple Review 3
Ludacris's apples are very juicy and have a tart very apple-y flavor. This is the best so far.
Ludacris's apples are very juicy and have a tart very apple-y flavor. This is the best so far.
October 9, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Apple Review 3
Ludacris's apples are very juicy and have a tart very apple-y flavor. This is the best so far.
Ludacris's apples are very juicy and have a tart very apple-y flavor. This is the best so far.
Time to make the donuts
October 6, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Time to make the donuts
I am baffled by what Facebook has become. My news feed is maybe 80% content from accounts I don't follow. How does anyone use this thing?
October 6, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I am baffled by what Facebook has become. My news feed is maybe 80% content from accounts I don't follow. How does anyone use this thing?
Apple review: Ida Red
Not too sweet or too tart, with a nice crispness. I wish it had more apple flavor.
Not too sweet or too tart, with a nice crispness. I wish it had more apple flavor.
October 4, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Apple review: Ida Red
Not too sweet or too tart, with a nice crispness. I wish it had more apple flavor.
Not too sweet or too tart, with a nice crispness. I wish it had more apple flavor.
Apple Review: Crimson Crisp
Not bad. A little too crisp, a little too tart.
Not bad. A little too crisp, a little too tart.
September 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Apple Review: Crimson Crisp
Not bad. A little too crisp, a little too tart.
Not bad. A little too crisp, a little too tart.