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Greg J.
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Just doing my best to do my best.
Father, husband, handyman, programmer (lately Rust, but years of C, Java, and others), reader, gamer, music lover, and eternally amateur guitar player.
he/him, but they/them is fine, too.
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Big same, my white breasted friend.
Big same.
Side view of a white breasted nuthatch perched on a knot protruding from the side of an ironwood tree, where a branch had long ago been removed. The bird's beak is open wide, as if it is yelling to all that can hear that everything is going to shit and those of us who care need to do what we can, when we can, to resist, reform, and restore our democracy. Hell, our entire society. That or I need to refill the feeders again. 🤷‍♂️
September 3, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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And when you do scroll it into view, there's just a headline, unlike the other "top" stories, which rate sub-heads.
Screenshot of NY Times homepage after scrolling down to second screen, taken April 6, 2025 around midday CDT. Top story on page is about the previous day's nationwide demonstrations, but it is a bare headline, with no sub-head. The ither major stories have sub-heads offering more details on their stories.
April 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Five now, depending how you count, but honestly that seems pretty weak to me, Jon.

One of the biggest stories of the week, arguably only behind the tariff announcement and its fallout, and it doesn't rate above the fold?
Screenshot of New York Times homepage taken April 6, 2025 around midday CDT. Conspicuously absent is any story about the previous day's massive, nationwide demonstrations against the actions of Musk and the Trump administration. Top story, about Trump's recently announced tariffs doesn't address their impact on the US, though the angle (the rest if the global economy moving on with relatively free trade without the US) is an interesting and important one). The large picture accompanying the lead story, however, is of Trump outside the White House holding his fist up in a gesture of strength and perhaps defiance). In actuality, the President spent the days after the announcement, while markets suffered historic losses, at a golf tournament.
April 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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😒 I had one of these for a while:
USRobotics PCMCIA 56k modem with a clever pop-out, vertical insertion RJ-11 compatible jack for the phone line connector. It's about the size of 4 credit cards stacked, made of brushed aluminum, with a large red and white background label covering most of the serface shown.
April 4, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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Happy #SquirrelAppreciationDay to all those who celebrate!
American Red Squirrel perched on top of a cedar picnic bench shaped feeder. Its front paws are held together in front of its fuzzy, bright white chest. It looks to be politely inquiring whether you're okay, if you're finding any moments of joy in your day, and whether you know when next the feeder might be replenished?
January 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Age yourself with your first computer.
November 18, 2024 at 9:28 PM