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Mark Paine
@markpaine.bsky.social
Columbia River Gorge, Oregon
husband, computer scientist, former distinguished engineer at a fortune 1 company, distance runner, wind/water/boardsport addict, don't call me "bro"
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The great thing about this video is that it's shot in Quebec — meaning this Cybertruck is legally required to have snow tires on.

It has snow tires and it STILL can't move.
February 17, 2025 at 3:34 PM
curl bug?

curl --silent --location -w\
"%{stderr}\n\
url:%{url}\n\
num_redirects:%{num_redirects}\n\
url_effective:%{url_effective}\n\
urle.scheme:%{urle.scheme}\n\
urle.host:%{urle.host}\n\
response_code:%{response_code}\n"\
www.diceymetrics.com 2>&1 > /dev/null
February 5, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Our national bird (thanks to our oh-so-functional Congress for focusing on important business) enjoying the Bluesky in the Columbia River Gorge this morning.
January 17, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Just another Bluesky morning on Mount Hood.
January 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
This good boy brought us so much joy. For nearly 13 years he traveled the world with us. Yesterday, he took a detour. Rest peacefully Moby.
Mt Shasta, CA.
Strait of Juan de Fuca, WA.
Hood River, OR.
Cannon Beach, OR.
January 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
OK, when it comes to Army vs Navy football, I'm a Navy fan. But I have to admit that combined with "A R M Y" between the shoulder blades, Army's sew-on name tapes above the right breast pocket are a great touch (ok, there is no pocket, but the placement conforms to their service uniform regulations)
December 14, 2024 at 10:20 PM
Not so blue skies over the Columbia River Gorge this morning.
December 14, 2024 at 4:32 PM
How not to do email marketing, part 2.

The grand champion of email marketing abuse has to be Outside magazine, which controls a significant portion of the market for distance running event signups. Once it has your email address, watch out. Multiple desktop screenfuls of marketing message types.
December 4, 2024 at 7:38 PM
How not to do email marketing, part 1.
I used the Unsubscribe link in one of your messages, so why do you need me to fill in my email address on this form? C'mon!
December 4, 2024 at 7:21 PM
Bluebird day on Mount Hood today. Wonderful early season conditions. Even the top of Cascade chair softened up early. Shasta the Bernedoodle played in snow for the first time in his life (Mt Hood Meadows has a dog park!). For Moby the Weimaraner, nothing new, but both had a blast meeting new friends
December 4, 2024 at 2:02 AM
Tomorrow's NYT Crossword...
"Nothing But Blue Skies"
November 16, 2024 at 11:23 PM
I'm not sure I understand the Bluesky crew's recommendation to repost your own posts. I'm thankful for the OnlyPosts feed!
November 16, 2024 at 11:17 PM