Rob Ricci
@ricci.discuss.systems.ap.brid.gy
Research professor in the Kahlert School of Computing at the University of Utah. Co-director of the Flux Research Group: https://www.flux.utah.edu. I build research […]
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Holy shit the Onion's parody of those "surrounded" "debate" videos is 💯
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHYbm6K0HlU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHYbm6K0HlU
December 3, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Holy shit the Onion's parody of those "surrounded" "debate" videos is 💯
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHYbm6K0HlU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHYbm6K0HlU
Trying out a new Sunday night bar
December 1, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Trying out a new Sunday night bar
Reposted by Rob Ricci
December 1, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Reposted by Rob Ricci
yep, that's a fingerprint
that too
also a fingerprint
you're really bad at handling negatives, do you know that, Clyde?
#Monsterdon #theasphyx
that too
also a fingerprint
you're really bad at handling negatives, do you know that, Clyde?
#Monsterdon #theasphyx
December 1, 2025 at 2:08 AM
yep, that's a fingerprint
that too
also a fingerprint
you're really bad at handling negatives, do you know that, Clyde?
#Monsterdon #theasphyx
that too
also a fingerprint
you're really bad at handling negatives, do you know that, Clyde?
#Monsterdon #theasphyx
Reposted by Rob Ricci
December 1, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I am once again extremely disappointed in #nixos for being so boring to update to a new version. At no point was I worried about losing anything in my fairly complicated system configuration, or of doing anything irreversible. Just fixed a few packages that got renamed, rebooted, and here I am […]
Original post on discuss.systems
discuss.systems
December 1, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I am once again extremely disappointed in #nixos for being so boring to update to a new version. At no point was I worried about losing anything in my fairly complicated system configuration, or of doing anything irreversible. Just fixed a few packages that got renamed, rebooted, and here I am […]
#Monsterdon incoming! Mute the hashtag if you want to continue to live in blissful ignorance of what an "asphyx" is. (in the Mastodon web UI, for example, you can do this by clicking the hashtag and adding a new filter to block it)
Tonight on Monsterdon we're watching The Asphyx (1972). I've […]
Tonight on Monsterdon we're watching The Asphyx (1972). I've […]
Original post on discuss.systems
discuss.systems
December 1, 2025 at 1:46 AM
#Monsterdon incoming! Mute the hashtag if you want to continue to live in blissful ignorance of what an "asphyx" is. (in the Mastodon web UI, for example, you can do this by clicking the hashtag and adding a new filter to block it)
Tonight on Monsterdon we're watching The Asphyx (1972). I've […]
Tonight on Monsterdon we're watching The Asphyx (1972). I've […]
The strategy of "just stick five hundred thousand json files in a directory for processing" is surprisingly ... just fine in 2025. Sometimes being lazy is pretty okay actually.
December 1, 2025 at 1:13 AM
The strategy of "just stick five hundred thousand json files in a directory for processing" is surprisingly ... just fine in 2025. Sometimes being lazy is pretty okay actually.
The "goes in the square hole" video but it's me putting soy sauce into everything I cook
November 30, 2025 at 11:49 PM
The "goes in the square hole" video but it's me putting soy sauce into everything I cook
I'm making empanadas at home for the first time and the hardest problem is assembling them without just eating the filling by the spoonful
November 30, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I'm making empanadas at home for the first time and the hardest problem is assembling them without just eating the filling by the spoonful
AUX 1? AUX 2?
No, AUXen
No, AUXen
November 30, 2025 at 10:47 PM
AUX 1? AUX 2?
No, AUXen
No, AUXen
I have cracked gen alpha culture. Just sent this to my kid and they told me they are proud of me
November 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I have cracked gen alpha culture. Just sent this to my kid and they told me they are proud of me
I am being asked to put away laundry but I have a cat on my lap so my relaxation remains uninterrupted
November 30, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I am being asked to put away laundry but I have a cat on my lap so my relaxation remains uninterrupted
Reposted by Rob Ricci
Finally, a show where I'm only in the upper quartile of the age range
November 30, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Finally, a show where I'm only in the upper quartile of the age range
My middle schooler has a blacklight now, this is not supposed to start until college
November 29, 2025 at 2:59 AM
My middle schooler has a blacklight now, this is not supposed to start until college
Reposted by Rob Ricci
Commanders specifically ordered Navy SEALs to fire on and kill two survivors of (alleged) drug boat sinking in September. "The order was to kill everybody".
Analyzing this as an unlawful order or as homicide or as a war crime is, of course, necessary, but at the same time it seems morally […]
Analyzing this as an unlawful order or as homicide or as a war crime is, of course, necessary, but at the same time it seems morally […]
Original post on federate.social
federate.social
November 29, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Commanders specifically ordered Navy SEALs to fire on and kill two survivors of (alleged) drug boat sinking in September. "The order was to kill everybody".
Analyzing this as an unlawful order or as homicide or as a war crime is, of course, necessary, but at the same time it seems morally […]
Analyzing this as an unlawful order or as homicide or as a war crime is, of course, necessary, but at the same time it seems morally […]
I'm really, really thankful to work with a great group of faculty, staff, and students
November 29, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I'm really, really thankful to work with a great group of faculty, staff, and students
[food (vegan)]
Getting ready to feed a crowd
Getting ready to feed a crowd
November 28, 2025 at 6:54 PM
[food (vegan)]
Getting ready to feed a crowd
Getting ready to feed a crowd
Cook the thing before throwing away the packaging with the cooking instructions challenge
November 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Cook the thing before throwing away the packaging with the cooking instructions challenge
Reposted by Rob Ricci
Hey #fediverse people, I've an ask: If you appreciate all that I do for the fediverse and open social web, and you'd like to see me continue to do that work, please support my work financially.
Right now I'm having to look for work outside of the Fediverse because I simply cannot make ends meet […]
Right now I'm having to look for work outside of the Fediverse because I simply cannot make ends meet […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
November 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Hey #fediverse people, I've an ask: If you appreciate all that I do for the fediverse and open social web, and you'd like to see me continue to do that work, please support my work financially.
Right now I'm having to look for work outside of the Fediverse because I simply cannot make ends meet […]
Right now I'm having to look for work outside of the Fediverse because I simply cannot make ends meet […]
To explain to people, like my spouse, why Thanksgiving meals are properly done at 3:00, it's important that it be done at an awkward time so you have to skip lunch and are extra hungry
November 27, 2025 at 9:45 PM
To explain to people, like my spouse, why Thanksgiving meals are properly done at 3:00, it's important that it be done at an awkward time so you have to skip lunch and are extra hungry
Reposted by Rob Ricci
@ricci You never used classic APL, did you? If you think about it, a - overstruck with a : looks like a ÷, which was a symbol on the APL keyboard. Guess what? It was accepted as such. For that matter, if you overstrike an F with an L, it looks like an E—and since classic APL used hardcopy […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
November 27, 2025 at 8:27 PM
@ricci You never used classic APL, did you? If you think about it, a - overstruck with a : looks like a ÷, which was a symbol on the APL keyboard. Guess what? It was accepted as such. For that matter, if you overstrike an F with an L, it looks like an E—and since classic APL used hardcopy […]
*cleaning the house to have guests tomorrow*
But that's my emotional support pile of cables of uncertain provenance!
But that's my emotional support pile of cables of uncertain provenance!
November 27, 2025 at 6:46 PM
*cleaning the house to have guests tomorrow*
But that's my emotional support pile of cables of uncertain provenance!
But that's my emotional support pile of cables of uncertain provenance!