Ryan Ziolko 🚀
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Ryan Ziolko 🚀
@mediumfidelity.bsky.social
Software engineer by day: software engineer by night. Always willing to start a new side project. Rockets, E Ink, LEDs, EVs, home automation, and SDR
November 12, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Very faint aurora visible from the NW suburbs of Chicago. If your eyes adjust, they was a *slight* green glow naked eye visible, even with a full moon and suburban light pollution. #Aurora #SpaceWx
November 6, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Spilling over into November for #ScaryMovieMonth (🤫I won’t tell if you don’t) with our 6th movie: 28 Days Later (2002).

#NowWatching #FilmSky
November 3, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Our fifth movie of #ScaryMovieMonth is Joe Dante’s The Howling (1981).

#NowWatch #FilmSky
November 1, 2025 at 4:09 AM
For our fourth (we saw Donnie Darko in the theater last night) movie of #ScaryMovieMonth we’re taking a bite of Sinners (2025)

#NowWatching #FilmSky
October 13, 2025 at 3:04 AM
For our second movie of #ScaryMovieMonth we’re running with Weapons (2025). 🏃‍♂️
October 11, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Updated the meme. ♻️

I’m long AMD and NVIDIA, but still find it crazy.
October 7, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Our first movie for #ScaryMovieMonth is Willy's Wonderland (2021). Had the Pizza Time Players on my mind.
October 4, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Share your favorite black and white movie

I always enjoy Dr. Strangelove (1964), if only for the “Gentleman, you can’t fight in here! This is the war room.” line.

If I want to get weird, Pi (1998) is fun.
September 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Some faint aurora from earlier tonight. The green was briefly naked eye visible, above all the light pollution of the Chicago burbs.

#aurora
September 15, 2025 at 3:07 AM
There should be a paradigm shift *at least* every decade. Come on big tech!

Wearables have been pretty good, and wireless technologies have improved a lot.

Admittedly smartphones are still largely (literally and figuratively) glowing glass rectangles, but with *way* nicer cameras.
September 2, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Imagining a world where people act my 2001: A Space Odyssey fanfic for #Junesploitation 2025 Day 30: Italian Horror!

#NowWatching Tenebre (1982) for the first time.
July 1, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Oiling our muscles and sharpening our knives for #Junesploitation 2025 Day 29: '80s Action!

#NowWatching Strike Commando (1987) for the first time.
June 30, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Our first dose of Bronson for #Junesploitation 2025 Day 28: Cannon!

#NowWatching 10 to Midnight (1983) for the first time.
June 29, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Catching up on missed categories for #Junesploitation 2025 Day 27: Free Space!

#NowWatching Forbidden World (1982) for the first time to cover Day 23: New World Pictures!
June 28, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Flew too close to the sun for #Junesploitation 2025 Day 26: Eurosploitation!

Started watching Salon Kitty (1972), but noped out of it. We were perhaps blinded by "high-class brothel" in the description. 🙃 We'll give this category another shot, with some lighter sleaze.
June 27, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Getting our vices in order for #Junesploitation 2025 Day 25: Wings Hauser!

#NowWatching Vice Squad (1982) for the first time.
June 26, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Forgot to post this earlier, but the Jack’s Mannequin show at Salt Shed was wonderful.

So great to finally see them live with an absolutely beautiful night in Chicago.
June 26, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords for #Junesploitation 2025 Day 24: Hong Kong Action!

#NowWatching Robotrix (1991) for the first time. Sexy fighting 🤖? Be still my heart!
June 25, 2025 at 4:24 AM
With the heat dome over most of the energy market in my area, the real time prices for electricity were a little spicy today. 🌶️

Tomorrow might be about the same. #ComEd #RRTP #PowerPrice
June 24, 2025 at 4:56 AM
And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you meddling (kids) #Junesploitation 2025 Day 22: Teenagers!

#NowWatching The Cheerleaders (1973) for the first time.

From the plot synopsis, this was exactly my plan when competing in the science olympiad.
June 23, 2025 at 5:29 AM
We had to search up "auteur" for #Junesploitation 2025 Day 20: Exploitation Auteurs!

#NowWatching Blood Feast (1963) for the first time. Have to admit, an Egyptian feast (not served for 5,000 years) does sound like it'd hit the spot. 🍽️
June 21, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Sleeping over for #Junesploitation 2025 Day 19: Free Space!

#NowWatching The Slumber Party Massacre (1982) for the first time. This killer kills, no messing around.
June 20, 2025 at 4:28 AM
🤘for #Junesploitation 2025 Day 18: Rock and Roll!

#NowWatching Black Roses (1988) for the first time. We did appreciate the Walt Whitman study in the beginning. Keep an open mind!
June 19, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Learning about things to not do to ducklings for #Junesploitation 2025 Day 17: Fulci!

#NowWatching Don't Torture a Duckling (1972)
June 18, 2025 at 3:30 AM