Andy Lester
@petdance.bsky.social
I wrote ack. I like root beer.
Ten pounds of spuds peeled, only four peels on the floor.
I also took the opportunity to explain to my daughter why you can’t send any sorts of peels down the garbage disposal. The dad gene is strong in me.
I also took the opportunity to explain to my daughter why you can’t send any sorts of peels down the garbage disposal. The dad gene is strong in me.
November 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Ten pounds of spuds peeled, only four peels on the floor.
I also took the opportunity to explain to my daughter why you can’t send any sorts of peels down the garbage disposal. The dad gene is strong in me.
I also took the opportunity to explain to my daughter why you can’t send any sorts of peels down the garbage disposal. The dad gene is strong in me.
Subversion ‘n’ Perl for my day job, but different places have different needs.
November 21, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Subversion ‘n’ Perl for my day job, but different places have different needs.
Does the company-wide email with the subject “PLEASE READ” mean that we can ignore the other ones?
November 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Does the company-wide email with the subject “PLEASE READ” mean that we can ignore the other ones?
I wore my rainbow White Sox hat today. A guy in the train said “I like your hat”. I said “Thanks, is that because you like the Sox, or because you believe all people have value regardless of who they love?” He said “the latter” & woman w/him said “we believe you have value even if you like the Sox.”
November 1, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I wore my rainbow White Sox hat today. A guy in the train said “I like your hat”. I said “Thanks, is that because you like the Sox, or because you believe all people have value regardless of who they love?” He said “the latter” & woman w/him said “we believe you have value even if you like the Sox.”
Blog posts about tech topics without date stamps are next to useless.
October 27, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Blog posts about tech topics without date stamps are next to useless.
Solid advice no matter what kind of machine you mean.
September 8, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Solid advice no matter what kind of machine you mean.
At the eye doc next to the giant retina photo machine was this note. Tech support is universal.
August 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
At the eye doc next to the giant retina photo machine was this note. Tech support is universal.
Can't exceed 99 characters? Sounds like someone's storing the cleartext passwords. :-(
August 26, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Can't exceed 99 characters? Sounds like someone's storing the cleartext passwords. :-(
Every time Excel asks me if I’m enjoying it, I give it a one star rating.
July 30, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Every time Excel asks me if I’m enjoying it, I give it a one star rating.
I use eza, an alternative to ls. I also work on macOS and Linux both. So in my bash startup I don't care if I am using eza or ls. I just set up my aliases based on if eza is installed, and which OS I'm running on.
My alias setup is at gist.github.com/petdance/6a5...
My alias setup is at gist.github.com/petdance/6a5...
Set up ls aliases in my bash startup
Set up ls aliases in my bash startup. GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.
gist.github.com
July 27, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I use eza, an alternative to ls. I also work on macOS and Linux both. So in my bash startup I don't care if I am using eza or ls. I just set up my aliases based on if eza is installed, and which OS I'm running on.
My alias setup is at gist.github.com/petdance/6a5...
My alias setup is at gist.github.com/petdance/6a5...
The argon truck supports your need to discuss difficult or negative feelings.
July 2, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The argon truck supports your need to discuss difficult or negative feelings.
Reposted by Andy Lester
Reposted by Andy Lester
The Boss knows a real boss when he sees one
May 16, 2025 at 10:48 PM
The Boss knows a real boss when he sees one
That was before he transferred to Our Lady of Butterscotch.
May 17, 2025 at 1:08 AM
That was before he transferred to Our Lady of Butterscotch.
The “Trump put a tariff on an uninhabited island lolol 😆” is noise and a distraction. We need to stop discussing it.
I wouldn’t be surprised if it was intentionally put in specifically to be a distraction.
I wouldn’t be surprised if it was intentionally put in specifically to be a distraction.
April 6, 2025 at 11:12 PM
The “Trump put a tariff on an uninhabited island lolol 😆” is noise and a distraction. We need to stop discussing it.
I wouldn’t be surprised if it was intentionally put in specifically to be a distraction.
I wouldn’t be surprised if it was intentionally put in specifically to be a distraction.
Dissent is patriotic.
April 5, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Dissent is patriotic.
Every single government official in that group chat is culpable because every one of them knowingly ignored security rules and regulations.
March 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Every single government official in that group chat is culpable because every one of them knowingly ignored security rules and regulations.
Reposted by Andy Lester
A reminder in dark times: kindness, mercy, decency, and respect towards the least of us enrages Trumpists. It burns them. It’s like a mirror that shows them how they fall short of humanity.
Kindness and decency towards the people Trumpists hate is not just right; it torments Trumpists.
Kindness and decency towards the people Trumpists hate is not just right; it torments Trumpists.
March 16, 2025 at 2:34 AM
A reminder in dark times: kindness, mercy, decency, and respect towards the least of us enrages Trumpists. It burns them. It’s like a mirror that shows them how they fall short of humanity.
Kindness and decency towards the people Trumpists hate is not just right; it torments Trumpists.
Kindness and decency towards the people Trumpists hate is not just right; it torments Trumpists.
Dissent is patriotic.
March 16, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Dissent is patriotic.
Reposted by Andy Lester
When Richard Nixon was recorded calling Pierre Trudeau "that asshole Trudeau" on the White House Watergate tapes, Pierre famously responded to the press: "I’ve been called worse things by better people."
A great line, then and now.
A great line, then and now.
“Governor Trudeau” is part of the Trump administration’s ethos of pathological insecurity. A weak person is constantly compelled to insult and belittle others, even allies, to show “strength.” An actually strong person isn’t. Bullies are weak, as are their sycophants.
March 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
When Richard Nixon was recorded calling Pierre Trudeau "that asshole Trudeau" on the White House Watergate tapes, Pierre famously responded to the press: "I’ve been called worse things by better people."
A great line, then and now.
A great line, then and now.
Reposted by Andy Lester
Bellingcat’s Eliot Higgins on disordered discourse (which is not mere misinformation). “When truth is no longer a shared foundation, power shifts to those who control the most compelling narrative — no matter how detached from reality it is.” [bsky.app]
March 4, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Bellingcat’s Eliot Higgins on disordered discourse (which is not mere misinformation). “When truth is no longer a shared foundation, power shifts to those who control the most compelling narrative — no matter how detached from reality it is.” [bsky.app]
Another Sunday morning, another random taco place where I write about regular expressions.
February 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Another Sunday morning, another random taco place where I write about regular expressions.
I will buy any Mad magazine paperback. This was only $3 and turned out to include a bookplate on the inside cover, the adhesive long having given up its hold on George’s claim to his property. #madmagazine
February 23, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I will buy any Mad magazine paperback. This was only $3 and turned out to include a bookplate on the inside cover, the adhesive long having given up its hold on George’s claim to his property. #madmagazine
Trump to Blago: “Someday - and that day may never come - I'll call upon you to do a service for me. But until that day, accept this justice as gift on my daughter's wedding day.”
February 11, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Trump to Blago: “Someday - and that day may never come - I'll call upon you to do a service for me. But until that day, accept this justice as gift on my daughter's wedding day.”
Amusing SSID of the day; “CrazyNoisyBizarreWifi”
February 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Amusing SSID of the day; “CrazyNoisyBizarreWifi”