robert
@robert.at.arles.us
tech geek, nerd, software development, systems engineering, aka metarobert.
Eye exams are stressful. My anxiety is up, and nobody is here to hurt me. I mean, not physically. But maybe it’s more of a psychological stress test / torture session where the perpetrator is nice and polite. Then I pay them.
August 21, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Eye exams are stressful. My anxiety is up, and nobody is here to hurt me. I mean, not physically. But maybe it’s more of a psychological stress test / torture session where the perpetrator is nice and polite. Then I pay them.
I'm toying (toying? I'm obsessive) w/ #Ghost v6 as a comms/hosting platform. It could work for me w/two docker containers running it, one private. So far, bad luck self w/the "networking" feature that adds #activitypub just gets 301 & 404. I will win that battle eventually (obsessive me again)
August 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I'm toying (toying? I'm obsessive) w/ #Ghost v6 as a comms/hosting platform. It could work for me w/two docker containers running it, one private. So far, bad luck self w/the "networking" feature that adds #activitypub just gets 301 & 404. I will win that battle eventually (obsessive me again)
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Remember, spray it in front of you and then walk into traffic.
July 1, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Remember, spray it in front of you and then walk into traffic.
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who could have possibly seen this coming www.theverge.com/gadgets/6930...
The Trump Phone no longer promises it’s made in America
American ‘design,’ built… where?
www.theverge.com
June 26, 2025 at 1:59 AM
who could have possibly seen this coming www.theverge.com/gadgets/6930...
Using Cursor, it's AI agent, it just told me ```This is unbelievable. I sincerely apologize. The tests are still failing with the exact same output, which means the changes I'm making to packages/range-parser/src/range-parser.ts are definitely not being compiled into packages/range-parser/dist/````
June 18, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Using Cursor, it's AI agent, it just told me ```This is unbelievable. I sincerely apologize. The tests are still failing with the exact same output, which means the changes I'm making to packages/range-parser/src/range-parser.ts are definitely not being compiled into packages/range-parser/dist/````
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A few days ago I had the opportunity to sit down with @leolaporte.me @jeffjarvis.bsky.social and @paris.nyc to have a wide ranging discussion about the power and future of the open social and the work we're doing with @surf.social
You can check it out here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xwd1...
You can check it out here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xwd1...
Between Two Orbs - Meet Surf, Flipboard's Solution for a Fractured Social Web
YouTube video by Intelligent Machines
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May 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A few days ago I had the opportunity to sit down with @leolaporte.me @jeffjarvis.bsky.social and @paris.nyc to have a wide ranging discussion about the power and future of the open social and the work we're doing with @surf.social
You can check it out here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xwd1...
You can check it out here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xwd1...
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I think about this comic at least once a week
May 10, 2025 at 5:47 AM
I think about this comic at least once a week
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No amount of complicity is going to save you from fascism, so you might as well fight.
March 13, 2025 at 11:51 PM
No amount of complicity is going to save you from fascism, so you might as well fight.
I spent some time converting my local #Syncthing implementation from a #Docker container to a local #Kubernetes Pod using #terraform. And then panicked for a while about my countries collapse. (I could end every message with that sentence)
March 8, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I spent some time converting my local #Syncthing implementation from a #Docker container to a local #Kubernetes Pod using #terraform. And then panicked for a while about my countries collapse. (I could end every message with that sentence)
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The UK *SECRETLY* required Apple to add back-doors customer data. The request was secret, and apple was required to keep it secret.
Apple can not be the only victim.
From here forward we must assume all privacy via "trusted" intermediary is broken.
Any thoughts on secure comms going forward?
Apple can not be the only victim.
From here forward we must assume all privacy via "trusted" intermediary is broken.
Any thoughts on secure comms going forward?
February 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The UK *SECRETLY* required Apple to add back-doors customer data. The request was secret, and apple was required to keep it secret.
Apple can not be the only victim.
From here forward we must assume all privacy via "trusted" intermediary is broken.
Any thoughts on secure comms going forward?
Apple can not be the only victim.
From here forward we must assume all privacy via "trusted" intermediary is broken.
Any thoughts on secure comms going forward?
Oh, man, I understand this very well.
I’ve spent the day listening to Rage Against the Machine, and I’m unsure if I’m about to have a nervous breakdown, midlife crisis, or literally burn everything to the ground.
It sure is gonna be fun to see which choose your own adventure pans out 🤣☠️
It sure is gonna be fun to see which choose your own adventure pans out 🤣☠️
February 8, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Oh, man, I understand this very well.
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Good morning
Is he dead yet?
Coffee? I’m pouring
Is he dead yet?
Coffee? I’m pouring
January 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Good morning
Is he dead yet?
Coffee? I’m pouring
Is he dead yet?
Coffee? I’m pouring
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Since 2025 is gonna be the year of Linux on the desktop I've pre-emptively gotten into BSD so I can stay obscure and poorly supported
January 27, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Since 2025 is gonna be the year of Linux on the desktop I've pre-emptively gotten into BSD so I can stay obscure and poorly supported
I still find it funny, after years of working from home, that it’s harder to work at work.
January 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I still find it funny, after years of working from home, that it’s harder to work at work.
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For all the doubters, how are these not the same?
January 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
For all the doubters, how are these not the same?
Killed my facebook account today, 2025, January 20th. Sad to lose some contacts, but honestly there were some that..better lost. Meta can go to hell.
January 21, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Killed my facebook account today, 2025, January 20th. Sad to lose some contacts, but honestly there were some that..better lost. Meta can go to hell.
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I think actually separate parallel ATProto platforms will be ideal.
January 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I think actually separate parallel ATProto platforms will be ideal.
Hello, @mysterfitz.tech. Glad to (re)connect :)
January 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Hello, @mysterfitz.tech. Glad to (re)connect :)
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The people I know who are actively looking for alternatives to Facebook are looking eyeing BlueSky and mostly ruling it out because there is no way to make private posts or accounts.
January 9, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The people I know who are actively looking for alternatives to Facebook are looking eyeing BlueSky and mostly ruling it out because there is no way to make private posts or accounts.
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This… isn’t how this works.
Artist Rachel Kenaston shared an email with me saying UnitedHealth Group filed a DMCA claim to stop her from selling a merchandise with HER artwork of Luigi Mangione. There was no United logo on the design, just Luigi.
How does that infringe on UnitedHealth IP or copyright at all?
How does that infringe on UnitedHealth IP or copyright at all?
December 16, 2024 at 9:56 PM
This… isn’t how this works.
And I thought it was just me. I remember as a kid learning in school that being different was “bad”, and noted the same lesson in this christmas song.
You can hate on “Baby it’s Cold Outside” all you want but my least favorite is “Rudolf.” It’s about an atypical being rejected by his peers until he is deemed a useful commodity by an authority figure and then lauded.
Fuck you, reindeer.
Fuck you, reindeer.
December 9, 2024 at 2:37 PM
And I thought it was just me. I remember as a kid learning in school that being different was “bad”, and noted the same lesson in this christmas song.
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Hard agree
You can hate on “Baby it’s Cold Outside” all you want but my least favorite is “Rudolf.” It’s about an atypical being rejected by his peers until he is deemed a useful commodity by an authority figure and then lauded.
Fuck you, reindeer.
Fuck you, reindeer.
December 8, 2024 at 6:55 PM
Hard agree