Seth Holmes (he/him)
@sholmes.route-fu.net
I'm a full time network engineer, married with children.
Hobbies/likes include, but is not limited to: Acoustic guitar, mandolin, bluegrass music, and dogs.
Hobbies/likes include, but is not limited to: Acoustic guitar, mandolin, bluegrass music, and dogs.
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen --
Weird Al (when I was a teenager)
Ace Frehley (first rock concert, 18 yrs old, club in NY)
Kiss (first stadium concert, saw them multiple times after that, with and without make-up)
Metallica (front row, Black Album)
Billy Strings
Weird Al (when I was a teenager)
Ace Frehley (first rock concert, 18 yrs old, club in NY)
Kiss (first stadium concert, saw them multiple times after that, with and without make-up)
Metallica (front row, Black Album)
Billy Strings
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —
Weird Al Yankovic
Rancid
The Fools
Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band
Metallica (shortly after Hetfield's pyro accident, when it was unknown whether he'd ever play again. The crowd went absolutely apeshit when he came out with his guitar).
Weird Al Yankovic
Rancid
The Fools
Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band
Metallica (shortly after Hetfield's pyro accident, when it was unknown whether he'd ever play again. The crowd went absolutely apeshit when he came out with his guitar).
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
November 28, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen --
Weird Al (when I was a teenager)
Ace Frehley (first rock concert, 18 yrs old, club in NY)
Kiss (first stadium concert, saw them multiple times after that, with and without make-up)
Metallica (front row, Black Album)
Billy Strings
Weird Al (when I was a teenager)
Ace Frehley (first rock concert, 18 yrs old, club in NY)
Kiss (first stadium concert, saw them multiple times after that, with and without make-up)
Metallica (front row, Black Album)
Billy Strings
If the shooter is...
Black... Gang
Brown... Terrorist
White... Acted alone
Black... Gang
Brown... Terrorist
White... Acted alone
November 28, 2025 at 12:52 AM
If the shooter is...
Black... Gang
Brown... Terrorist
White... Acted alone
Black... Gang
Brown... Terrorist
White... Acted alone
Happy...
Thanks...
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November 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Happy...
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normal things happening
November 15, 2025 at 6:40 PM
normal things happening
November 14, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Jeff and I are of like minds here.
here's today's post: "what the hell, Senate Democrats?" — you got played. how do you not see this?
thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter to keep getting the good stuff —
thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter to keep getting the good stuff —
what the hell, Senate Democrats?
you got played. how do you not see this?
bit.ly
November 11, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Jeff and I are of like minds here.
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It’s the same old same old. Republicans do a tantrum and break the dishes. The Democrats clean it up. It’s an abusive relationship.
November 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM
It’s the same old same old. Republicans do a tantrum and break the dishes. The Democrats clean it up. It’s an abusive relationship.
And you know Trump is gonna try to get royalties for some signature bill.
No, President Obama is not getting “royalties” from Obamacare
November 10, 2025 at 12:45 PM
And you know Trump is gonna try to get royalties for some signature bill.
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No, President Obama is not getting “royalties” from Obamacare
November 10, 2025 at 12:39 PM
No, President Obama is not getting “royalties” from Obamacare
“All men have an emotion to kill; when they strongly dislike someone they involuntarily wish he was dead. I have never killed anyone, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction.”
— Clarence Darrow (supposedly)
— Clarence Darrow (supposedly)
November 4, 2025 at 1:07 PM
“All men have an emotion to kill; when they strongly dislike someone they involuntarily wish he was dead. I have never killed anyone, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction.”
— Clarence Darrow (supposedly)
— Clarence Darrow (supposedly)
Hot take:
There's nothing unusual about someone who is a true believer in their religion wishing someone they loved would convert and be a true believer in that religion.
I wish my wife was also an atheist. I don't love her any less because she's not.
There's nothing unusual about someone who is a true believer in their religion wishing someone they loved would convert and be a true believer in that religion.
I wish my wife was also an atheist. I don't love her any less because she's not.
November 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Hot take:
There's nothing unusual about someone who is a true believer in their religion wishing someone they loved would convert and be a true believer in that religion.
I wish my wife was also an atheist. I don't love her any less because she's not.
There's nothing unusual about someone who is a true believer in their religion wishing someone they loved would convert and be a true believer in that religion.
I wish my wife was also an atheist. I don't love her any less because she's not.
eBay sent me a message wishing me a happy eBay-versary. 27 years.
I've been on eBay half my life.
I've been on eBay half my life.
November 3, 2025 at 2:45 AM
eBay sent me a message wishing me a happy eBay-versary. 27 years.
I've been on eBay half my life.
I've been on eBay half my life.
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Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says. n.pr/4q87Jwb
Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass
Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says.
n.pr
October 14, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says. n.pr/4q87Jwb
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Again, every time this happens, we literally have no idea if the masked, plainclothes people are actual government agents, or private citizens acting in party-affiliated paramilitaries. The whole point of IDs & uniforms & no masks is that we know these things.
October 13, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Again, every time this happens, we literally have no idea if the masked, plainclothes people are actual government agents, or private citizens acting in party-affiliated paramilitaries. The whole point of IDs & uniforms & no masks is that we know these things.
Today I learned...
1. You wanna know what's interesting about Pepsi making this decision? Pepsi literally made its fortune off the backs of Black people. (short 🧵)
Both Pepsi & Coke were created in the late 19th century. But while Coca-Cola was going on to become America's drink, Pepsi was bankrupt in the 1920s.
Both Pepsi & Coke were created in the late 19th century. But while Coca-Cola was going on to become America's drink, Pepsi was bankrupt in the 1920s.
October 14, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Today I learned...
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The entire incident is infuriating and terrifying. She’s a Latina woman who was working a service job. On her way home late at night, with her headphones in, she was detained for an hour by masked federal agents who wouldn’t give her their names.
October 14, 2025 at 2:32 AM
The entire incident is infuriating and terrifying. She’s a Latina woman who was working a service job. On her way home late at night, with her headphones in, she was detained for an hour by masked federal agents who wouldn’t give her their names.
October 14, 2025 at 2:35 AM
October 13, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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The only way this sort of thing makes sense is if they are against the entire concept of a “public good.” That is, something paid for by the public via taxes, owned by the public via government, and benefitting the public as a whole.
There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.
America’s children deserve better than this.
America’s children deserve better than this.
October 11, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The only way this sort of thing makes sense is if they are against the entire concept of a “public good.” That is, something paid for by the public via taxes, owned by the public via government, and benefitting the public as a whole.
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Wisdom from George Saunders, in his newsletter:
October 9, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Wisdom from George Saunders, in his newsletter:
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This reminds me of a factoid a friend who used to work in the NY restaurant industry once shared: an unhappy customer is three times more likely to complain to others about a business than a happy customer is likely to share their positive experience with others.
That's fucked up.
That's fucked up.
You know what I think we should all do? Just start reply to stuff with positive comments.
Dickheads are so quick to comment, how about we tell people they look good? Their art is cool? The event sounds excellent. Whatever. Fucking hell, let’s just be openly nice for once.
Dickheads are so quick to comment, how about we tell people they look good? Their art is cool? The event sounds excellent. Whatever. Fucking hell, let’s just be openly nice for once.
October 9, 2025 at 11:31 AM
This reminds me of a factoid a friend who used to work in the NY restaurant industry once shared: an unhappy customer is three times more likely to complain to others about a business than a happy customer is likely to share their positive experience with others.
That's fucked up.
That's fucked up.
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It cannot be made clearer.
If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.
If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.
October 9, 2025 at 10:14 AM
It cannot be made clearer.
If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.
If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.