Mike Williams
@mikewilliams.dev
Network/Cloud Engineer. Cyclist. Tinkerer. Midwest US.
Ethernet over Message in a Bottle
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October 7, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Ethernet over Message in a Bottle
If you're free this weekend, I'm having a flag burning party at the nearest ICE facility.
Oh he can just unilaterally pass unconstitutional laws now huh ok
October 4, 2025 at 4:34 AM
If you're free this weekend, I'm having a flag burning party at the nearest ICE facility.
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Holy shit…You can’t make this up: a plane is circling Soldier Field before the Bears home opener with a banner that reads—
“HEY ICE, MASKS ARE FOR CUCKS.”
Also the trolling is incredible for those that told us to stop wearing masks during the pandemic.
“HEY ICE, MASKS ARE FOR CUCKS.”
Also the trolling is incredible for those that told us to stop wearing masks during the pandemic.
September 9, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Holy shit…You can’t make this up: a plane is circling Soldier Field before the Bears home opener with a banner that reads—
“HEY ICE, MASKS ARE FOR CUCKS.”
Also the trolling is incredible for those that told us to stop wearing masks during the pandemic.
“HEY ICE, MASKS ARE FOR CUCKS.”
Also the trolling is incredible for those that told us to stop wearing masks during the pandemic.
Doctors I trust more than RFK Jr.
September 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Doctors I trust more than RFK Jr.
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Manager: "What's this milestone 'Living on a prayer' ?"
Me: "That's the documentation deliverable."
Manager: "What's the status of that?"
Me: "We're halfway there"
Manager: "Why is progress so slow?"
Me: "You fired Tommy"
Manager: "So?"
Me: "Tommy used to work on the docs"
Me: "That's the documentation deliverable."
Manager: "What's the status of that?"
Me: "We're halfway there"
Manager: "Why is progress so slow?"
Me: "You fired Tommy"
Manager: "So?"
Me: "Tommy used to work on the docs"
February 23, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Manager: "What's this milestone 'Living on a prayer' ?"
Me: "That's the documentation deliverable."
Manager: "What's the status of that?"
Me: "We're halfway there"
Manager: "Why is progress so slow?"
Me: "You fired Tommy"
Manager: "So?"
Me: "Tommy used to work on the docs"
Me: "That's the documentation deliverable."
Manager: "What's the status of that?"
Me: "We're halfway there"
Manager: "Why is progress so slow?"
Me: "You fired Tommy"
Manager: "So?"
Me: "Tommy used to work on the docs"
Am I doing this right?
August 11, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Am I doing this right?
My name is so common I'm effectively un-googleable, and that's the way I like it.
Also before any of you come at me with the other John Scalzis WE ALL WORK IN DIFFERENT FIELDS, very few people are confusing the author with the meteorologist with the Broadway set dresser with the former prizefighter, okay
August 4, 2025 at 6:39 PM
My name is so common I'm effectively un-googleable, and that's the way I like it.
I hadn't realized I won the Goodreads giveaway, but I just received an advance reader copy of The Shattering Peace by @scalzi.com. I can't wait to start reading it.
August 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I hadn't realized I won the Goodreads giveaway, but I just received an advance reader copy of The Shattering Peace by @scalzi.com. I can't wait to start reading it.
#RAGBRAI 2025 is in the books.
Final stats:
Distance: 450 miles
Climb: 10k feet
Riding time: 32H 38M
Top speed: 36.9 mph
Longest day: 105 miles
Steepest grades: 13%/-10.1%
Mechanical issues: 1 (rear derailleur cable came loose)
Final stats:
Distance: 450 miles
Climb: 10k feet
Riding time: 32H 38M
Top speed: 36.9 mph
Longest day: 105 miles
Steepest grades: 13%/-10.1%
Mechanical issues: 1 (rear derailleur cable came loose)
July 27, 2025 at 2:48 PM
#RAGBRAI 2025 is in the books.
Final stats:
Distance: 450 miles
Climb: 10k feet
Riding time: 32H 38M
Top speed: 36.9 mph
Longest day: 105 miles
Steepest grades: 13%/-10.1%
Mechanical issues: 1 (rear derailleur cable came loose)
Final stats:
Distance: 450 miles
Climb: 10k feet
Riding time: 32H 38M
Top speed: 36.9 mph
Longest day: 105 miles
Steepest grades: 13%/-10.1%
Mechanical issues: 1 (rear derailleur cable came loose)
It's tough coming home and not being greeted by my cat. It didn't really hit me until I got home. He's been a part of my life for the last 13 years.
My dad took good care of him, but I wish I could have been there in his final days.
My dad took good care of him, but I wish I could have been there in his final days.
July 27, 2025 at 12:51 AM
It's tough coming home and not being greeted by my cat. It didn't really hit me until I got home. He's been a part of my life for the last 13 years.
My dad took good care of him, but I wish I could have been there in his final days.
My dad took good care of him, but I wish I could have been there in his final days.
This little guy passed away last night in his sleep. I took him in after my grandpa died in 2012. I'm unsure of his exact age, but he was around 16-18 years old.
I'm out of town this week, but he was with my parents and was comfortable in his last days.
I'm going to miss him dearly.
I'm out of town this week, but he was with my parents and was comfortable in his last days.
I'm going to miss him dearly.
July 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
This little guy passed away last night in his sleep. I took him in after my grandpa died in 2012. I'm unsure of his exact age, but he was around 16-18 years old.
I'm out of town this week, but he was with my parents and was comfortable in his last days.
I'm going to miss him dearly.
I'm out of town this week, but he was with my parents and was comfortable in his last days.
I'm going to miss him dearly.
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excuse me, spider
July 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
excuse me, spider
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Overheard: I'm surprised the nickname “Pedofuhrer" hasn't caught on yet.
July 23, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Overheard: I'm surprised the nickname “Pedofuhrer" hasn't caught on yet.
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For the Epsteinth time, an 'underage woman' is called a CHILD.
Thanks for coming to my Pred Talk.
Thanks for coming to my Pred Talk.
July 22, 2025 at 2:58 PM
For the Epsteinth time, an 'underage woman' is called a CHILD.
Thanks for coming to my Pred Talk.
Thanks for coming to my Pred Talk.
We need more town-square guillotines. That would help keep billionaires and politicians in line.
The ultra-rich who profess they shall live forever often discount the guillotine
WIRED's Global Editorial Director @katie-drummond.bsky.social: True or false: You, Bryan Johnson, the man sitting across from me, one day at some point in the future, will die.
Bryan Johnson: False.
A Q&A on spending millions on longevity (and if it works):
Bryan Johnson: False.
A Q&A on spending millions on longevity (and if it works):
July 21, 2025 at 6:11 PM
We need more town-square guillotines. That would help keep billionaires and politicians in line.
From the party of "Anti-Cancel Culture".
"Execs at CBS’s parent company Paramount may have dumped Colbert not to appease Trump, but to join with him. There’s ample evidence that billionaires genuinely, sincerely like Trump’s vision of authoritarian rule by billionaire, and want to do their part to crush dissent and discipline the proles."
CBS cancels Colbert as media continues to turn Trumpward
It's not just bending the knee. It's also oligarchic solidarity.
www.publicnotice.co
July 21, 2025 at 6:08 PM
From the party of "Anti-Cancel Culture".
Put a boot on it to make it look pre-made.
July 17, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Put a boot on it to make it look pre-made.
This is a concentration camp. We have a humanitarian crisis within our borders. We have a constitutional crisis. If they think the protests have been bad, wait until the rebellion starts. At this rate, it won't be long.
7/8/25 - Please spread this as far as you can. We’re not free until we’re all free. #fyp #breakingnews
TikTok video by Bri
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July 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This is a concentration camp. We have a humanitarian crisis within our borders. We have a constitutional crisis. If they think the protests have been bad, wait until the rebellion starts. At this rate, it won't be long.
Found this cleaning up old pictures. Reaping dead kids always feels weird.
July 10, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Found this cleaning up old pictures. Reaping dead kids always feels weird.
The 8pm redeye from Honolulu to Denver is brutal.
July 8, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The 8pm redeye from Honolulu to Denver is brutal.
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'Vacations.'
The word is 'vacations.'
The word is 'vacations.'
July 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
'Vacations.'
The word is 'vacations.'
The word is 'vacations.'
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Stop spreading this garbage about em dashes in ACTUAL EDITED PROSE OH MY GOD.
Plenty of actual human beings know how to type em dashes! We’re called “writers” and “editors” — maybe you’ve heard of us?
Plenty of actual human beings know how to type em dashes! We’re called “writers” and “editors” — maybe you’ve heard of us?
July 6, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Stop spreading this garbage about em dashes in ACTUAL EDITED PROSE OH MY GOD.
Plenty of actual human beings know how to type em dashes! We’re called “writers” and “editors” — maybe you’ve heard of us?
Plenty of actual human beings know how to type em dashes! We’re called “writers” and “editors” — maybe you’ve heard of us?
They'll blame it on anything but climate change.
MAGA having a real normal one in response to the tragic flooding in Texas
July 5, 2025 at 6:39 PM
They'll blame it on anything but climate change.