Head Geekette (Charo Nuguid)
@headgeekette.bsky.social
Software engineer and technology trainer. Too many hobbies to count. But fanfic writing in The Real Ghostbusters world is in constant rotation. Current hobby: Bookbinding
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Hello! 👋 Have you been here a while? I noticed you followed me but your name isn't familiar? I don't think I've followed you from either mastodon or Twitter/X. Do let me know how you found me.
And if I haven't filled back, it's probably because you have posted nothing on your feed.
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Happy b’day “When Doves Cry” — released 41 yrs ago today.
On his last night of mixing, Prince started removing instrument tracks, said engineer Peggy McCreary. “The last thing he did was he punched that bass out. He smiled at me and said, ‘Ain’t nobody gonna believe I’d do this.’ And he did.” 🕊️
On his last night of mixing, Prince started removing instrument tracks, said engineer Peggy McCreary. “The last thing he did was he punched that bass out. He smiled at me and said, ‘Ain’t nobody gonna believe I’d do this.’ And he did.” 🕊️
May 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Happy b’day “When Doves Cry” — released 41 yrs ago today.
On his last night of mixing, Prince started removing instrument tracks, said engineer Peggy McCreary. “The last thing he did was he punched that bass out. He smiled at me and said, ‘Ain’t nobody gonna believe I’d do this.’ And he did.” 🕊️
On his last night of mixing, Prince started removing instrument tracks, said engineer Peggy McCreary. “The last thing he did was he punched that bass out. He smiled at me and said, ‘Ain’t nobody gonna believe I’d do this.’ And he did.” 🕊️
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Actor John Lithgow Reads 20 Lessons on Tyranny, Penned by Historian Timothy Snyder
Actor John Lithgow Reads 20 Lessons on Tyranny, Penned by Historian Timothy Snyder
In 2017, historian Timothy Snyder wrote the concise book On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century, which went on to become a New York Times bestseller. A historian of fascism (then at Yal...
www.openculture.com
April 16, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Actor John Lithgow Reads 20 Lessons on Tyranny, Penned by Historian Timothy Snyder
Last Dec 2024, @scott.hanselman.com shared his journey of putting together Soundwave by Metal Earth. I showed it to my BFF. I found out that they also have a model of ECTO-1.
Today my BFF sent me this. Looks like I have a new hobby. Now I need to buy some tools.
Today my BFF sent me this. Looks like I have a new hobby. Now I need to buy some tools.
April 9, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Last Dec 2024, @scott.hanselman.com shared his journey of putting together Soundwave by Metal Earth. I showed it to my BFF. I found out that they also have a model of ECTO-1.
Today my BFF sent me this. Looks like I have a new hobby. Now I need to buy some tools.
Today my BFF sent me this. Looks like I have a new hobby. Now I need to buy some tools.
Just realized that I haven't posted the two binds I finished. Both notebooks are done in crisscross binding (a.k.a. secret belgian binding) but in different variants.
January 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Just realized that I haven't posted the two binds I finished. Both notebooks are done in crisscross binding (a.k.a. secret belgian binding) but in different variants.
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here come old laptop
he come
bootin up slowly
he got
broken touchpad
he need
one more update
he got
no space
on this pc
one thing i can tell you
its got no warranty
he come
bootin up slowly
he got
broken touchpad
he need
one more update
he got
no space
on this pc
one thing i can tell you
its got no warranty
December 28, 2024 at 2:24 AM
here come old laptop
he come
bootin up slowly
he got
broken touchpad
he need
one more update
he got
no space
on this pc
one thing i can tell you
its got no warranty
he come
bootin up slowly
he got
broken touchpad
he need
one more update
he got
no space
on this pc
one thing i can tell you
its got no warranty
Before the year is out, I'm going to make a new journal for 2025. Charles Darwin had a notebook that was bound at the head instead of the side. It measured 170 x 130 mm. darwin-online.org.uk/content/fram... It's the perfect size for adding photos too.
#bookbinding #journal #notebook
#bookbinding #journal #notebook
darwin-online.org.uk
December 26, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Before the year is out, I'm going to make a new journal for 2025. Charles Darwin had a notebook that was bound at the head instead of the side. It measured 170 x 130 mm. darwin-online.org.uk/content/fram... It's the perfect size for adding photos too.
#bookbinding #journal #notebook
#bookbinding #journal #notebook
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Ooooo I have just discovered the Liberties Papers website. Bookbinding supplies, crafts and other beautiful beautiful things... I may be gone for some time... www.libertiespapers.ie
Liberties Papers Ireland - Speciality Papers from Around the World
We offer a wide range of speciality papers, envelopes and stationery sourced from some of the the finest paper mills in the world. Create beautiful and unique wedding invitations, greeting cards and m...
www.libertiespapers.ie
December 17, 2024 at 10:07 AM
Ooooo I have just discovered the Liberties Papers website. Bookbinding supplies, crafts and other beautiful beautiful things... I may be gone for some time... www.libertiespapers.ie
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I think if you’re a young person (or an older person frankly) considering some kind of creative project, the state of the world is more or less “fuck it we ball” like, you might as well
December 17, 2024 at 6:20 PM
I think if you’re a young person (or an older person frankly) considering some kind of creative project, the state of the world is more or less “fuck it we ball” like, you might as well
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Absolutely. We have all overcome all challenges to date.
😊☮️💜
😊☮️💜
December 15, 2024 at 5:18 PM
Absolutely. We have all overcome all challenges to date.
😊☮️💜
😊☮️💜
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Wow. OpenAI has no idea who wrote The Tech Coup, has many (wrong) suggestions, all men, never my name… for Dutch and English versions, short and long (tip thanks to Wladimir Mufty) ↘️
December 13, 2024 at 10:36 AM
Wow. OpenAI has no idea who wrote The Tech Coup, has many (wrong) suggestions, all men, never my name… for Dutch and English versions, short and long (tip thanks to Wladimir Mufty) ↘️
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‘Whelmed’ really means ‘capsized’ - the over and under were added later for effect. But you can be consolate: consoled and comforted. And gruntled too.
I can be overwhelmed or underwhelmed, but I can’t be whelmed.
Or, at least, I think theoretically I could but the way I have set up my life seems to have made it very difficult.
I would love to spend more of my life whelmed. Someone whelm me.
Or, at least, I think theoretically I could but the way I have set up my life seems to have made it very difficult.
I would love to spend more of my life whelmed. Someone whelm me.
December 10, 2024 at 10:02 PM
‘Whelmed’ really means ‘capsized’ - the over and under were added later for effect. But you can be consolate: consoled and comforted. And gruntled too.
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Whoa. AWS appears to have started the process of deprecating EC2 reserved instances in favor of savings plans.
Pricing page removes them, new instance types can’t get them, documentation warns you away from them (and over to SPs).
Pricing page removes them, new instance types can’t get them, documentation warns you away from them (and over to SPs).
December 11, 2024 at 2:07 AM
Whoa. AWS appears to have started the process of deprecating EC2 reserved instances in favor of savings plans.
Pricing page removes them, new instance types can’t get them, documentation warns you away from them (and over to SPs).
Pricing page removes them, new instance types can’t get them, documentation warns you away from them (and over to SPs).
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BREAKING 🚨: NASA dropped a new James Webb telescope deep space image 💫💫💫
All the eight-sided features are stars in the Milky Way, everything else is a galaxy 🤯
All the eight-sided features are stars in the Milky Way, everything else is a galaxy 🤯
December 10, 2024 at 10:35 PM
BREAKING 🚨: NASA dropped a new James Webb telescope deep space image 💫💫💫
All the eight-sided features are stars in the Milky Way, everything else is a galaxy 🤯
All the eight-sided features are stars in the Milky Way, everything else is a galaxy 🤯
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5th person to be cured of HIV
“Today, researchers announced the Dusseldorf patient still has no detectable virus in his body, even after stopping his HIV medication four years ago.”
“Today, researchers announced the Dusseldorf patient still has no detectable virus in his body, even after stopping his HIV medication four years ago.”
5th person confirmed to be cured of HIV
Researchers are announcing that a 53-year-old man in Germany has been cured of HIV.
abcnews.go.com
December 11, 2024 at 7:19 AM
5th person to be cured of HIV
“Today, researchers announced the Dusseldorf patient still has no detectable virus in his body, even after stopping his HIV medication four years ago.”
“Today, researchers announced the Dusseldorf patient still has no detectable virus in his body, even after stopping his HIV medication four years ago.”
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Protip: When a security researcher is giving a talk and they say "However..." or "Unfortunately...", sit up and pay attention, because things are about to get real. #blackhatEU
December 11, 2024 at 10:29 AM
Protip: When a security researcher is giving a talk and they say "However..." or "Unfortunately...", sit up and pay attention, because things are about to get real. #blackhatEU
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“Your voice confirms my identity” m.youtube.com/watch?v=aB6y...
BSidesSF 2024 - Your voice confirms my identity (Ethan McKee-Harris)
YouTube video by Security BSides San Francisco
m.youtube.com
December 7, 2024 at 3:56 AM
“Your voice confirms my identity” m.youtube.com/watch?v=aB6y...
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Called my bank today & after authenticating via various reasonable methods the agent said that next time it would be faster now that they saved my voice print.
😬
I had to have them remove that feature from my account immediately as a form of “authentication.”
They sounded surprised I didn’t want it.
😬
I had to have them remove that feature from my account immediately as a form of “authentication.”
They sounded surprised I didn’t want it.
December 6, 2024 at 10:56 PM
Called my bank today & after authenticating via various reasonable methods the agent said that next time it would be faster now that they saved my voice print.
😬
I had to have them remove that feature from my account immediately as a form of “authentication.”
They sounded surprised I didn’t want it.
😬
I had to have them remove that feature from my account immediately as a form of “authentication.”
They sounded surprised I didn’t want it.
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This is ”underwear outside the pants superhero style” fast turnaround!
I share my thoughts on the AWS Developers podcast:
I share my thoughts on the AWS Developers podcast:
The 🎙️AWS Developers Podcast🎙️ hosts Corey Quinn to debrief the trends and some of the launches announced during the AWS re:Invent conference this week in Las Vegas.
🎧 Listen this episode in your favorite podcast application or from the link in the comments 👇
🎧 Listen this episode in your favorite podcast application or from the link in the comments 👇
December 6, 2024 at 9:53 PM
This is ”underwear outside the pants superhero style” fast turnaround!
I share my thoughts on the AWS Developers podcast:
I share my thoughts on the AWS Developers podcast:
Learning how to make sturdy cardboard boxes is such an under-appreciated skill.
December 7, 2024 at 6:33 AM
Learning how to make sturdy cardboard boxes is such an under-appreciated skill.
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This site is so important for me discovering new music, especially on Spotify. Enter an artist you like and see the genres they're categorized under. Click on one and click playlists.
everynoise.com
everynoise.com
Every Noise at Once
everynoise.com
December 5, 2024 at 12:06 AM
This site is so important for me discovering new music, especially on Spotify. Enter an artist you like and see the genres they're categorized under. Click on one and click playlists.
everynoise.com
everynoise.com
I ditched having a timestamp as the filename in #ObsidianMD and put in a label for all my #Zettelkasten notes instead.
December 5, 2024 at 6:49 AM
I ditched having a timestamp as the filename in #ObsidianMD and put in a label for all my #Zettelkasten notes instead.
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A big difference between Bluesky and Mastodon is that you can treat Bluesky as "Twitter 2" and your user experience will be largely unchanged.
The same is not true for Mastodon, where your initial server choice shapes a lot about your experience of the platform.
The same is not true for Mastodon, where your initial server choice shapes a lot about your experience of the platform.
I think Bluesky’s AT Protocol thing sounds neat, but it’s not why people are using Bluesky. We’re here because it’s Twitter 2
It’s like if a Taco Bell cashier said “All our profits go towards building a ring of standing stones in the darkest forest” you’d say “Nice. So I’ll have a doritos chalupa”
It’s like if a Taco Bell cashier said “All our profits go towards building a ring of standing stones in the darkest forest” you’d say “Nice. So I’ll have a doritos chalupa”
December 3, 2024 at 3:16 PM
A big difference between Bluesky and Mastodon is that you can treat Bluesky as "Twitter 2" and your user experience will be largely unchanged.
The same is not true for Mastodon, where your initial server choice shapes a lot about your experience of the platform.
The same is not true for Mastodon, where your initial server choice shapes a lot about your experience of the platform.
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Bring Public Domain Movie Nights home with our staff’s selection of holiday favorite films, many of which are screened at our HQ: blog.archive.org/2024/12/02/s....
Support Universal Access to All Knowledge: archive.org/donate/?orig...
Support Universal Access to All Knowledge: archive.org/donate/?orig...
December 3, 2024 at 11:59 AM
Bring Public Domain Movie Nights home with our staff’s selection of holiday favorite films, many of which are screened at our HQ: blog.archive.org/2024/12/02/s....
Support Universal Access to All Knowledge: archive.org/donate/?orig...
Support Universal Access to All Knowledge: archive.org/donate/?orig...
Hello! 👋 Have you been here a while? I noticed you followed me but your name isn't familiar? I don't think I've followed you from either mastodon or Twitter/X. Do let me know how you found me.
And if I haven't filled back, it's probably because you have posted nothing on your feed.
And if I haven't filled back, it's probably because you have posted nothing on your feed.
December 3, 2024 at 6:42 AM
Hello! 👋 Have you been here a while? I noticed you followed me but your name isn't familiar? I don't think I've followed you from either mastodon or Twitter/X. Do let me know how you found me.
And if I haven't filled back, it's probably because you have posted nothing on your feed.
And if I haven't filled back, it's probably because you have posted nothing on your feed.
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Happy Holidays from the Internet Archive! See our team’s favorite items for the holiday season: blog.archive.org/2024/12/02/s....
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December 2, 2024 at 4:40 PM
Happy Holidays from the Internet Archive! See our team’s favorite items for the holiday season: blog.archive.org/2024/12/02/s....
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