Dan Martinez
@hivehand.cc
Geek, born to European parents. Speak Spanish and German. Grew up just outside Philadelphia; have lived in the Bay Area since the mid-90s. Exist mainly to care for and entertain dogs. Own way too many headphones.
Our new arrivals, Viola and Sebastian.
August 8, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Our new arrivals, Viola and Sebastian.
Medicating a pet used to be a mix of trickery and wrestling: wrap the pill in something yummy and hope it works; force it in once they get wise. Then I discovered pill poppers: open the pet’s mouth, slip the popper in, drop the pill towards the back of the throat, and… done. Better for everyone.
January 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Medicating a pet used to be a mix of trickery and wrestling: wrap the pill in something yummy and hope it works; force it in once they get wise. Then I discovered pill poppers: open the pet’s mouth, slip the popper in, drop the pill towards the back of the throat, and… done. Better for everyone.
Lastly, Cab, our little purr machine who likes to drape his arms over things.
November 8, 2024 at 12:49 AM
Lastly, Cab, our little purr machine who likes to drape his arms over things.
And here are some of our past ones: Gertie, Nereus (Erey), and Jake.
November 8, 2024 at 12:43 AM
And here are some of our past ones: Gertie, Nereus (Erey), and Jake.
Here are our current dogs, Oberon and Luna.
November 8, 2024 at 12:36 AM
Here are our current dogs, Oberon and Luna.
Apologies if they’re old news to you, but: I discovered “pill poppers”, little syringe-like tools for administering pet pills, earlier this year, and they’ve proven complete and total game changers for me.
October 26, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Apologies if they’re old news to you, but: I discovered “pill poppers”, little syringe-like tools for administering pet pills, earlier this year, and they’ve proven complete and total game changers for me.
Have you ever seen the Geometry Wars games? They do a loving job of recreating all the glorious artifacts of color-vector graphics on high-resolution raster display: glowing auras, end-point hot-spots, etc.
September 16, 2024 at 3:22 PM
Have you ever seen the Geometry Wars games? They do a loving job of recreating all the glorious artifacts of color-vector graphics on high-resolution raster display: glowing auras, end-point hot-spots, etc.
Better yet, get one of these, attach it to his, ah, switch, tighten it using a screwdriver, and finally cover the evidence of his permatorture with a visually-pleasing controller.
(Confession, I have several of these, and they’re actually very good.)
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(Confession, I have several of these, and they’re actually very good.)
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August 11, 2024 at 6:39 PM
Better yet, get one of these, attach it to his, ah, switch, tighten it using a screwdriver, and finally cover the evidence of his permatorture with a visually-pleasing controller.
(Confession, I have several of these, and they’re actually very good.)
residential.lutron.com/us/en/stand-...
(Confession, I have several of these, and they’re actually very good.)
residential.lutron.com/us/en/stand-...
What Lumen said. The tools typically look like this, with a pair of flat-bottomed wire loops. You slip the flat parts under opposing corners of the keycap, and pull straight up, sliding the cap off of the switch’s stem.
August 6, 2024 at 3:09 PM
What Lumen said. The tools typically look like this, with a pair of flat-bottomed wire loops. You slip the flat parts under opposing corners of the keycap, and pull straight up, sliding the cap off of the switch’s stem.
The Guardian further demonstrates how the fuck you do it.
August 1, 2024 at 12:20 AM
The Guardian further demonstrates how the fuck you do it.
“Check out the work I did on the retina!”
“You… put the wiring on the wrong side.”
“I know. It looks cooler that way.”
“That blocks the connections!”
“Nah, I just added a hole they go through, and made everyone oblivious to it.”
“Jesus.”
“He’s working on higher-level pattern processing.”
“You… put the wiring on the wrong side.”
“I know. It looks cooler that way.”
“That blocks the connections!”
“Nah, I just added a hole they go through, and made everyone oblivious to it.”
“Jesus.”
“He’s working on higher-level pattern processing.”
July 16, 2024 at 9:44 PM
“Check out the work I did on the retina!”
“You… put the wiring on the wrong side.”
“I know. It looks cooler that way.”
“That blocks the connections!”
“Nah, I just added a hole they go through, and made everyone oblivious to it.”
“Jesus.”
“He’s working on higher-level pattern processing.”
“You… put the wiring on the wrong side.”
“I know. It looks cooler that way.”
“That blocks the connections!”
“Nah, I just added a hole they go through, and made everyone oblivious to it.”
“Jesus.”
“He’s working on higher-level pattern processing.”
The Hiigara from Homeworld.
March 17, 2024 at 3:55 AM
The Hiigara from Homeworld.
Meanwhile, in Spain, they just use Unix. (“Unidad Extinctor”, extinguishing unit.)
March 7, 2024 at 3:07 PM
Meanwhile, in Spain, they just use Unix. (“Unidad Extinctor”, extinguishing unit.)
Oh, thank God. It’s an enormous relief to know that I’m not the only person crazy enough to visit priceless archaeological treasures and then spend half his time photographing the local reptilian residents.
November 18, 2023 at 2:25 PM
Oh, thank God. It’s an enormous relief to know that I’m not the only person crazy enough to visit priceless archaeological treasures and then spend half his time photographing the local reptilian residents.
“Those brownies on the counter were, like, for me, right? So… yummy.”
November 11, 2023 at 2:07 AM
“Those brownies on the counter were, like, for me, right? So… yummy.”
Meet Jake, whom we were going to care of for three weeks — eight years ago. Foster failures are the best.
November 9, 2023 at 2:10 AM
Meet Jake, whom we were going to care of for three weeks — eight years ago. Foster failures are the best.
Sometimes Cab decides that the seat’s back is too narrow for full-body loafing, and that True Slack can only be achieved by bracketing it with his front legs.
September 24, 2023 at 1:50 PM
Sometimes Cab decides that the seat’s back is too narrow for full-body loafing, and that True Slack can only be achieved by bracketing it with his front legs.
Mmmm… hey cat. How’s it going?
July 26, 2023 at 4:01 PM
Mmmm… hey cat. How’s it going?