Pat Cable
@pcable.net
Just a guy on the internet in Portland, Oregon. Security engineer, but not your security engineer. Lapsed Bostonian.
Electronic on-line web portals: https://pcable.net | https://bigtech.llc
Electronic on-line web portals: https://pcable.net | https://bigtech.llc
making beans (that you can cook with) from dry beans is a humbling experience if you did not grow up with this knowledge. "more water" is the theme for the next time 🙂↔️
November 30, 2025 at 3:10 AM
making beans (that you can cook with) from dry beans is a humbling experience if you did not grow up with this knowledge. "more water" is the theme for the next time 🙂↔️
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Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
concept: wrestling persona named "the underwriter"
November 28, 2025 at 9:55 PM
concept: wrestling persona named "the underwriter"
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I’ve talked before about how AI represents the inevitable outcome of techbros’ lack of distress tolerance for the messy business of relating to and interacting with other human beings
but I think the logical outcome of having that skill issue humored is becoming unable to relate to yourself, either
but I think the logical outcome of having that skill issue humored is becoming unable to relate to yourself, either
there's "lazy" and there's "not wanting to exist as a person in any meaningful sense" and a lot of sloppers are careening towards the latter category, if not already in it
November 27, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I’ve talked before about how AI represents the inevitable outcome of techbros’ lack of distress tolerance for the messy business of relating to and interacting with other human beings
but I think the logical outcome of having that skill issue humored is becoming unable to relate to yourself, either
but I think the logical outcome of having that skill issue humored is becoming unable to relate to yourself, either
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Got a talk you've been thinking about? Want to GIVE a talk you've been thinking about?
You should submit your proposal soon, the CFP for SCALE is closing soon.
This is hands-down one of the best community-organized conferences you can attend, and Pasadena is great in the spring...
You should submit your proposal soon, the CFP for SCALE is closing soon.
This is hands-down one of the best community-organized conferences you can attend, and Pasadena is great in the spring...
Time is running out to get your talk submitted to speak at SCaLE 23x, March 5-8, 2026, at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California
www.socallinuxexpo.o...
www.socallinuxexpo.o...
Call for Presentations | SCALE
We are proud to announce the 23rd Annual Southern California Linux Expo – SCaLE 23X – to be held March 5-8, 2026 at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California, near Los Angeles.
www.socallinuxexpo.org
November 24, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Got a talk you've been thinking about? Want to GIVE a talk you've been thinking about?
You should submit your proposal soon, the CFP for SCALE is closing soon.
This is hands-down one of the best community-organized conferences you can attend, and Pasadena is great in the spring...
You should submit your proposal soon, the CFP for SCALE is closing soon.
This is hands-down one of the best community-organized conferences you can attend, and Pasadena is great in the spring...
how were the sultans of swing elected? important questions this saturday morning
November 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM
how were the sultans of swing elected? important questions this saturday morning
always get a laugh when i read that an executive is "seasoned." what herbs and spices? dry rub or more of a marinade? i just wanna know.
November 22, 2025 at 1:19 AM
always get a laugh when i read that an executive is "seasoned." what herbs and spices? dry rub or more of a marinade? i just wanna know.
they should replace pomp and circumstance with an extended remix of the samsung washing machine finished tune
November 21, 2025 at 12:12 AM
they should replace pomp and circumstance with an extended remix of the samsung washing machine finished tune
quadruple clicking into this thread
A friend of mine has early access to cutting edge corporate jargon, I heard the phrase "let's double-click on that" from him long before anywhere else. I asked him what's new these days and he says it's "the shark closest to your body" for the most urgent issue.
November 19, 2025 at 11:13 PM
quadruple clicking into this thread
renaming my "Library" folder to "Books" to stop hackers dead in their tracks
November 19, 2025 at 10:45 PM
renaming my "Library" folder to "Books" to stop hackers dead in their tracks
amusing to me that easy anti cheat disables windows 11's hardware-enforced stack protection
November 19, 2025 at 2:31 AM
amusing to me that easy anti cheat disables windows 11's hardware-enforced stack protection
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‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
November 15, 2025 at 6:12 AM
‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
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i’m starting to think hakuna matata doesn’t actually mean no worries
November 14, 2025 at 3:29 AM
i’m starting to think hakuna matata doesn’t actually mean no worries
it’s funny to visit a neighborhood i rented an airbnb in for 3 weeks last year to see how i felt about portland. “oh this place is familiar but in an unexpected way”
November 16, 2025 at 12:14 AM
it’s funny to visit a neighborhood i rented an airbnb in for 3 weeks last year to see how i felt about portland. “oh this place is familiar but in an unexpected way”
acupuncture is wild. bonk some muscles into chilling out with one weird trick
November 15, 2025 at 2:59 AM
acupuncture is wild. bonk some muscles into chilling out with one weird trick
every so often i remember the softbank vision deck. now you can too:
group.softbank
November 14, 2025 at 2:58 AM
every so often i remember the softbank vision deck. now you can too:
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[willem dafoe unprompted] now, this cookie monster. [toothy smile] what a creature, what a lust. it consumes him. [crosses legs] he’s really a tragic figure.
January 13, 2025 at 1:15 AM
[willem dafoe unprompted] now, this cookie monster. [toothy smile] what a creature, what a lust. it consumes him. [crosses legs] he’s really a tragic figure.
me eating a baguette: huh, you can solve a lot of angst with a good baguette and some butter, yum.
average bluesky poster: uhhh jean valjean went to jail for that... think about that next time you breadpost
average bluesky poster: uhhh jean valjean went to jail for that... think about that next time you breadpost
November 8, 2025 at 10:57 PM
me eating a baguette: huh, you can solve a lot of angst with a good baguette and some butter, yum.
average bluesky poster: uhhh jean valjean went to jail for that... think about that next time you breadpost
average bluesky poster: uhhh jean valjean went to jail for that... think about that next time you breadpost
thats what we look like here!!
In Japan, tourism to Portland, Oregon, is promoted by a grinning blue monster named Odnarodude. He’s at a Portland artisan event in Jiyugaoka De Aone this weekend.
November 8, 2025 at 3:59 AM
thats what we look like here!!
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[interview with a vampire] where do you see yourself in 105 years
October 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
[interview with a vampire] where do you see yourself in 105 years
got nerd sniped last night and updated a tool I wrote in 2020 that would detect whether your macos' microphone/camera is active and change a hue light.
it's a bit of an advanced user tool today (in current form it involves the command line) but if thats your thing, enjoy: github.com/patcable/onair
it's a bit of an advanced user tool today (in current form it involves the command line) but if thats your thing, enjoy: github.com/patcable/onair
GitHub - patcable/onair: It's like an "On Air" light for your WFH life
It's like an "On Air" light for your WFH life. Contribute to patcable/onair development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:34 PM
got nerd sniped last night and updated a tool I wrote in 2020 that would detect whether your macos' microphone/camera is active and change a hue light.
it's a bit of an advanced user tool today (in current form it involves the command line) but if thats your thing, enjoy: github.com/patcable/onair
it's a bit of an advanced user tool today (in current form it involves the command line) but if thats your thing, enjoy: github.com/patcable/onair
getting my tank filled at a gas station that is advertising the “coldest beer in town at 28°.” excuse me that’s frozen. you can’t drink that
November 3, 2025 at 2:41 AM
getting my tank filled at a gas station that is advertising the “coldest beer in town at 28°.” excuse me that’s frozen. you can’t drink that
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Higanbana (red spider lily) and a large white thing with long hairs on its arms.
SILENT HILL f
SILENT HILL f
November 2, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Higanbana (red spider lily) and a large white thing with long hairs on its arms.
SILENT HILL f
SILENT HILL f
all tech people are famously impervious to marketing, which is why they love a pr guy who writes about tech so much
October 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
all tech people are famously impervious to marketing, which is why they love a pr guy who writes about tech so much
sitting in my office to get used to sitting in my office again, a classic post-vacation ritual
October 26, 2025 at 10:33 PM
sitting in my office to get used to sitting in my office again, a classic post-vacation ritual