keith
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Professional: One foot in engineering, one foot in IT, the other in customer service.
Personal: husband, dad, tinkerer - still learning to dance but I […]
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February 6, 2026 at 2:40 AM
i'm doing science. my hypothesis: if a ups with no load is plugged is into itself then it will go to 0% faster than if it is just left unplugged.
February 5, 2026 at 9:05 PM
i'm doing science. my hypothesis: if a ups with no load is plugged is into itself then it will go to 0% faster than if it is just left unplugged.
jon steward on the daily show once again nails it. two tiered justice and sanctuary cities.
https://youtu.be/cwXIq81eE24
https://youtu.be/cwXIq81eE24
February 5, 2026 at 7:32 PM
jon steward on the daily show once again nails it. two tiered justice and sanctuary cities.
https://youtu.be/cwXIq81eE24
https://youtu.be/cwXIq81eE24
"people screaming fuck-you eight hours a day is basically every customer service job in this country." -- jon stewart
obviously not the key take away in the video but god-damn is it true.
https://youtu.be/I-eNduwugmY?t=656
obviously not the key take away in the video but god-damn is it true.
https://youtu.be/I-eNduwugmY?t=656
February 4, 2026 at 5:07 PM
"people screaming fuck-you eight hours a day is basically every customer service job in this country." -- jon stewart
obviously not the key take away in the video but god-damn is it true.
https://youtu.be/I-eNduwugmY?t=656
obviously not the key take away in the video but god-damn is it true.
https://youtu.be/I-eNduwugmY?t=656
Reposted by keith
Cory Doctorow: "America is not great. It has been gutted by the Epstein class, who robbed us blind, raped our kids, and are now selling us shitcoins and chatbots and the spectacle of protesters being shot in the streets."
https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/02/corprophagia/#that-makes-me-smart
https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/02/corprophagia/#that-makes-me-smart
February 3, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Cory Doctorow: "America is not great. It has been gutted by the Epstein class, who robbed us blind, raped our kids, and are now selling us shitcoins and chatbots and the spectacle of protesters being shot in the streets."
https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/02/corprophagia/#that-makes-me-smart
https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/02/corprophagia/#that-makes-me-smart
Sitting near the san diego harbor getting ready for sailing class trying to remember different horn patterns when this guy blasts out five quick horns, which, because i've done my homework, tells me there is an unsafe situation unfolding because this ship […]
[Original post on discuss.systems]
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January 30, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Sitting near the san diego harbor getting ready for sailing class trying to remember different horn patterns when this guy blasts out five quick horns, which, because i've done my homework, tells me there is an unsafe situation unfolding because this ship […]
[Original post on discuss.systems]
[Original post on discuss.systems]
the problem with starting the day with six espressos is that then the rest of your day your coffees taste like water.
January 29, 2026 at 5:36 PM
the problem with starting the day with six espressos is that then the rest of your day your coffees taste like water.
hahaha - ai is stupid. it has no idea where i put the clicker.
January 25, 2026 at 9:37 PM
hahaha - ai is stupid. it has no idea where i put the clicker.
i spent a lot of my youth on the UC Riverside campus. just looked up the school newspaper archives and the very first edition has a story about a giant "C" that was made on the nearby mountain. when i was little i never understood why it wasn't R, and still a little confused. anyways, it was fun […]
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discuss.systems
January 25, 2026 at 7:07 PM
i spent a lot of my youth on the UC Riverside campus. just looked up the school newspaper archives and the very first edition has a story about a giant "C" that was made on the nearby mountain. when i was little i never understood why it wasn't R, and still a little confused. anyways, it was fun […]
i feel like i need to open a store just so i can refuse service to DHS employees.
January 25, 2026 at 3:20 PM
i feel like i need to open a store just so i can refuse service to DHS employees.
dang, i rented one of these for a week last year. generimobile.
Cardle 4/5
Streak 3🔥
Total Score 12
🔴 🔴 🔴
🔴 🔴 🔴
🔴 🔴 🟢
🟢 🟢 🟢
https://www.playcardle.com
Cardle 4/5
Streak 3🔥
Total Score 12
🔴 🔴 🔴
🔴 🔴 🔴
🔴 🔴 🟢
🟢 🟢 🟢
https://www.playcardle.com
Cardle
Guess the car in 5 tries. A new car is available each day.
www.playcardle.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:32 PM
dang, i rented one of these for a week last year. generimobile.
Cardle 4/5
Streak 3🔥
Total Score 12
🔴 🔴 🔴
🔴 🔴 🔴
🔴 🔴 🟢
🟢 🟢 🟢
https://www.playcardle.com
Cardle 4/5
Streak 3🔥
Total Score 12
🔴 🔴 🔴
🔴 🔴 🔴
🔴 🔴 🟢
🟢 🟢 🟢
https://www.playcardle.com
today (january 23) is national pie day. you'd think for national pie day you'd have a pie chart but no, "they" went with this chart.
and not only did they NOT go with a pie chart, the number one answer doesn't even fit the question. you don't MAKE a pie by […]
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and not only did they NOT go with a pie chart, the number one answer doesn't even fit the question. you don't MAKE a pie by […]
[Original post on discuss.systems]
January 23, 2026 at 4:14 PM
today (january 23) is national pie day. you'd think for national pie day you'd have a pie chart but no, "they" went with this chart.
and not only did they NOT go with a pie chart, the number one answer doesn't even fit the question. you don't MAKE a pie by […]
[Original post on discuss.systems]
and not only did they NOT go with a pie chart, the number one answer doesn't even fit the question. you don't MAKE a pie by […]
[Original post on discuss.systems]
me: do this thing.
chatgpt: here's your gniht.
me: that's all backwards. do the "thing."
chatgpt: you are right! here's your gniht.
me: no. i want a thing, not a gniht. a gniht is useless ai slop.
chatgpt: you are right! that is slop. what you have to do is ask for a thing in the exact way […]
chatgpt: here's your gniht.
me: that's all backwards. do the "thing."
chatgpt: you are right! here's your gniht.
me: no. i want a thing, not a gniht. a gniht is useless ai slop.
chatgpt: you are right! that is slop. what you have to do is ask for a thing in the exact way […]
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discuss.systems
January 18, 2026 at 11:57 PM
me: do this thing.
chatgpt: here's your gniht.
me: that's all backwards. do the "thing."
chatgpt: you are right! here's your gniht.
me: no. i want a thing, not a gniht. a gniht is useless ai slop.
chatgpt: you are right! that is slop. what you have to do is ask for a thing in the exact way […]
chatgpt: here's your gniht.
me: that's all backwards. do the "thing."
chatgpt: you are right! here's your gniht.
me: no. i want a thing, not a gniht. a gniht is useless ai slop.
chatgpt: you are right! that is slop. what you have to do is ask for a thing in the exact way […]
Sitting in traffic outside snapdragon i glanced at the screen to see what was happening inside. We really need realtime satellite views. Cloudfree of course.
January 18, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Sitting in traffic outside snapdragon i glanced at the screen to see what was happening inside. We really need realtime satellite views. Cloudfree of course.
I asked for 42 sesame seeds on my bun. My daughter delivered.
January 17, 2026 at 3:51 AM
I asked for 42 sesame seeds on my bun. My daughter delivered.
TDS (trump derangement syndrome) is when you choose not to admit trump is deranged.
January 14, 2026 at 7:43 PM
TDS (trump derangement syndrome) is when you choose not to admit trump is deranged.
"you have been signed out automatically to enhance security. click here to login again."
clicking the button logs me in again, no credentials required. i guess i have to go to security school to understand how clicking that button made me more secure.
clicking the button logs me in again, no credentials required. i guess i have to go to security school to understand how clicking that button made me more secure.
January 13, 2026 at 12:06 AM
"you have been signed out automatically to enhance security. click here to login again."
clicking the button logs me in again, no credentials required. i guess i have to go to security school to understand how clicking that button made me more secure.
clicking the button logs me in again, no credentials required. i guess i have to go to security school to understand how clicking that button made me more secure.
how come colleges have quads, short for quadrangles, and never trirangles, pentrangles, hexrangles, or other higher-order n-rangles?
"hey, let's meet in the heptakaidecarangle to go over the lab notes?"
"sure, see you in the heptakaideca at noon."
"hey, let's meet in the heptakaidecarangle to go over the lab notes?"
"sure, see you in the heptakaideca at noon."
January 9, 2026 at 1:53 AM
how come colleges have quads, short for quadrangles, and never trirangles, pentrangles, hexrangles, or other higher-order n-rangles?
"hey, let's meet in the heptakaidecarangle to go over the lab notes?"
"sure, see you in the heptakaideca at noon."
"hey, let's meet in the heptakaidecarangle to go over the lab notes?"
"sure, see you in the heptakaideca at noon."
"i'm about to blow your mind here but compilers used to cost money."
https://youtu.be/Gv4sDL9Ljww?t=469
https://youtu.be/Gv4sDL9Ljww?t=469
January 6, 2026 at 11:21 PM
"i'm about to blow your mind here but compilers used to cost money."
https://youtu.be/Gv4sDL9Ljww?t=469
https://youtu.be/Gv4sDL9Ljww?t=469
now i am become greybeard.
January 6, 2026 at 5:01 PM
now i am become greybeard.
hey, when did nunavut arive on the scene? dinosaurs and canada making all my grade school knowledge obsolete.
January 5, 2026 at 9:58 PM
hey, when did nunavut arive on the scene? dinosaurs and canada making all my grade school knowledge obsolete.
issa can't get run out of california fast enough.
January 3, 2026 at 4:18 PM
issa can't get run out of california fast enough.
ffs, trump you idiot. congress, you simps.
January 3, 2026 at 2:59 PM
ffs, trump you idiot. congress, you simps.
we adore our tesla 3 and would have loved to replaced one of our ICE cars with a new one, but... last week we got a new chevy ev. total self-own by the tesla ceo and board. fuck 'em.
January 3, 2026 at 2:45 AM
we adore our tesla 3 and would have loved to replaced one of our ICE cars with a new one, but... last week we got a new chevy ev. total self-own by the tesla ceo and board. fuck 'em.