Rod
@norwayjose.bsky.social
The dog in my profile picture was Bandit, who we lost to bone cancer in early 2023. I've had trouble letting go of him. I'm an introverted code monkey who has been working with computers since the days of core memory and paper tape.
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"Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them to become what they are capable of being." — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
December 19, 2025 at 3:24 PM
"Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them to become what they are capable of being." — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Somewhere between Pepto Bismol and Crème brûlée sits eggnog.
December 14, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Somewhere between Pepto Bismol and Crème brûlée sits eggnog.
As a longtime Vi editor user, I can't for the life of me figure out how to exit Vi on this water dispenser.
December 2, 2025 at 3:41 AM
As a longtime Vi editor user, I can't for the life of me figure out how to exit Vi on this water dispenser.
Kya was making the cutest face before I tried taking the picture on the right.
November 29, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Kya was making the cutest face before I tried taking the picture on the right.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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I know a number of writers who draft in pen and I consider them like I would someone who insists on making bread by first planting the wheat
And if you're already quite mad, like Neal Stephenson, you might write upwards of 3500 pages with a fountain pen.
November 22, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I know a number of writers who draft in pen and I consider them like I would someone who insists on making bread by first planting the wheat
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Is this the real wifi?
Or is this just 802.11b
Caught in a LANslide
No escape from this latency
Or is this just 802.11b
Caught in a LANslide
No escape from this latency
November 21, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Is this the real wifi?
Or is this just 802.11b
Caught in a LANslide
No escape from this latency
Or is this just 802.11b
Caught in a LANslide
No escape from this latency
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Have you ever seen art created in a petri dish using living, growing microorganisms? That's agar art! ASM's annual Agar Art Contest is a chance for you to use science to show off your creative skills. (Entries are closed, but this is cool.)
ASM Agar Art Contest | Overview
Have you ever seen art created in a petri dish using living, growing microorganisms? That's agar art! ASM's annual Agar Art Contest is a chance for you to use science to show off your creative skills.
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November 16, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Have you ever seen art created in a petri dish using living, growing microorganisms? That's agar art! ASM's annual Agar Art Contest is a chance for you to use science to show off your creative skills. (Entries are closed, but this is cool.)
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“The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the party that says government doesn’t work and then they get elected and prove it.”--P.J. O’Rourke, whose birthday it is today.
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
“The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the party that says government doesn’t work and then they get elected and prove it.”--P.J. O’Rourke, whose birthday it is today.
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It's interesting to me that when I and other authors suggest starting people new to SF/F on contemporary titles as an easier step-in to the genre, there are people who seem to think this means we think no one should read anything in SF/F that's more than 20 years old, EVER. This is, uh, very silly.
October 14, 2025 at 1:35 PM
It's interesting to me that when I and other authors suggest starting people new to SF/F on contemporary titles as an easier step-in to the genre, there are people who seem to think this means we think no one should read anything in SF/F that's more than 20 years old, EVER. This is, uh, very silly.
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I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.
October 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.
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“I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein’s brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops.” — Stephen Jay Gould, The Panda’s Thumb, 1980
October 2, 2025 at 3:29 PM
“I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein’s brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops.” — Stephen Jay Gould, The Panda’s Thumb, 1980
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The Apollo “8-Ball” FDAI (Flight Director/Attitude Indicator) was a crucial instrument in Apollo spacecraft, used to display the vehicle’s orientation.
Inside the Apollo "8-Ball" FDAI (Flight Director / Attitude Indicator)
During the Apollo flights to the Moon, the astronauts observed the spacecraft's orientation on a special instrument called the FDAI (Flight ...
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September 13, 2025 at 12:34 AM
The Apollo “8-Ball” FDAI (Flight Director/Attitude Indicator) was a crucial instrument in Apollo spacecraft, used to display the vehicle’s orientation.
I was momentarily puzzled when my monitor suddenly replaced my desktop with the output from a Linux console. Apparently the monitor decided that a forgotten DVI connection to a dev board I'm using suddenly had priority over the HDMI connection to my KVM switch. It's been a long week...
September 5, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I was momentarily puzzled when my monitor suddenly replaced my desktop with the output from a Linux console. Apparently the monitor decided that a forgotten DVI connection to a dev board I'm using suddenly had priority over the HDMI connection to my KVM switch. It's been a long week...
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I've already put in my 10,000 hours of disliking Malcolm Gladwell
September 3, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I've already put in my 10,000 hours of disliking Malcolm Gladwell
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We all recognize this.
August 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
We all recognize this.
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Here's a video of a hummingbird hawk-moth which visited our butterfly bush today. I actually remembered to film it in slow motion. I love the way it's able to hover while visiting blooms similar to an actual hummingbird.
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hummingbird-moth
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August 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Here's a video of a hummingbird hawk-moth which visited our butterfly bush today. I actually remembered to film it in slow motion. I love the way it's able to hover while visiting blooms similar to an actual hummingbird.
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Kya fell asleep thanks to having had a long walk. Somehow she manages to keep her paw on my arm, claiming me.
August 10, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Kya fell asleep thanks to having had a long walk. Somehow she manages to keep her paw on my arm, claiming me.
A few nights ago, Kya was restless until I got down on the floor with her. She conked out between my legs which relaxed both of us.
July 31, 2025 at 8:53 PM
A few nights ago, Kya was restless until I got down on the floor with her. She conked out between my legs which relaxed both of us.
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"The genius programmer you idolize is currently getting a 404 error from a kettle, thanks to an AI-powered smart home".
July 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
"The genius programmer you idolize is currently getting a 404 error from a kettle, thanks to an AI-powered smart home".
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Swearing as a Response to Pain: Assessing Effects of Novel Swear Words www.frontiersin.org/...
Frontiers | Swearing as a Response to Pain: Assessing Hypoalgesic Effects of Novel “Swear” Words
Previous research showing swearing alleviates pain is extended by addressing emotion arousal and distraction as possible mechanisms. We assessed the effects ...
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July 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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How to Play Classic Arcade Games in Your Browser
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How to Play Classic Arcade Games in Your Browser
Enjoy the golden age of gaming.
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July 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
How to Play Classic Arcade Games in Your Browser
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