Richard the Engineer 🇺🇸♥️🇺🇦
@richard-eggert.bsky.social
Scala/Java/C++ developer. M.S. in ECE. Distributed computing enthusiast. #NAFO since 2022. Twitter refugee. Sailor ⛵. Lingua: en,de
Tonight was a lovely evening for sailing. ⛵
July 16, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Tonight was a lovely evening for sailing. ⛵
Has anyone else noticed that Facebook is now actively promoting right-wing accounts regardless of their relevancy to you?
June 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Has anyone else noticed that Facebook is now actively promoting right-wing accounts regardless of their relevancy to you?
Just got back from the Gwar Bar.
June 27, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Just got back from the Gwar Bar.
This is the worst feature in Gmail right now. Nobody talks that way, Google. I don't need a button to press to make my emails sound like they were written by some corporate douchebag.
June 7, 2025 at 4:31 AM
This is the worst feature in Gmail right now. Nobody talks that way, Google. I don't need a button to press to make my emails sound like they were written by some corporate douchebag.
Some personal news. ⛵
May 19, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Some personal news. ⛵
Why does this always happen to me?
April 25, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Why does this always happen to me?
March 5, 2025 at 1:39 AM
On Saturday I hung out at the Lincoln Memorial with my pal Mike Johnson. #russiaisaterroriststate
February 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM
On Saturday I hung out at the Lincoln Memorial with my pal Mike Johnson. #russiaisaterroriststate
This is how you conduct diplomacy with russia.
February 24, 2025 at 2:27 AM
This is how you conduct diplomacy with russia.
This is the random racist shit that Mark Zuckerberg is showing people these days.
February 4, 2025 at 1:49 AM
This is the random racist shit that Mark Zuckerberg is showing people these days.
Birbs are people, too.
January 31, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Birbs are people, too.
I captured a similar halo while sailing in Baltimore Harbor in November.
January 27, 2025 at 5:01 AM
I captured a similar halo while sailing in Baltimore Harbor in November.
Today was a great day for sailing in Baltimore. 🇺🇸🇺🇦
December 31, 2024 at 1:35 AM
Today was a great day for sailing in Baltimore. 🇺🇸🇺🇦
Can I interest anyone in a 🍩 for Saturday brunch?
December 21, 2024 at 3:43 PM
Can I interest anyone in a 🍩 for Saturday brunch?
Can I interest anyone in an old fashioned whiskey cocktail?
December 15, 2024 at 12:47 AM
Can I interest anyone in an old fashioned whiskey cocktail?
I don't know who it belongs to (possibly General Ship Repair?), or who needs to hear this, but there is a 🇺🇦 flying from a pole on a dock in Baltimore harbor.
💙💛
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December 3, 2024 at 2:00 AM
I don't know who it belongs to (possibly General Ship Repair?), or who needs to hear this, but there is a 🇺🇦 flying from a pole on a dock in Baltimore harbor.
💙💛
💙💛
Kicking off the Advent with a pre-pandemic vintage from our local winery. 🍷
December 1, 2024 at 10:50 PM
Kicking off the Advent with a pre-pandemic vintage from our local winery. 🍷
Today I broke out my thermal underwear and waterproof socks and went sailing in 35F weather with winds at ~15 knots. It was glorious, and I snapped this photo of the 🇺🇦 flying alongside the harbor.
December 1, 2024 at 1:31 AM
Today I broke out my thermal underwear and waterproof socks and went sailing in 35F weather with winds at ~15 knots. It was glorious, and I snapped this photo of the 🇺🇦 flying alongside the harbor.
Omelette in progress
November 27, 2024 at 3:36 PM
Omelette in progress
Y u gotta b like dat, NWS? I got a ⛵ race in the harbor tomorrow.
November 16, 2024 at 3:42 AM
Y u gotta b like dat, NWS? I got a ⛵ race in the harbor tomorrow.
If the state of the world has got you down, I highly recommend watching "Frog and Toad" on AppleTV+. It won't fix the world, but it will help you hold yourself together.
November 16, 2024 at 3:23 AM
If the state of the world has got you down, I highly recommend watching "Frog and Toad" on AppleTV+. It won't fix the world, but it will help you hold yourself together.