Tim Plas
@tplas.bsky.social
Mostly-retired IT guy. Still doing a bit of Azure, SQL, Windows Server, Entra ID. But mostly enjoying lots of IOT work these days, for home automation, & part-time for a startup.
Even AWS is still learning that "It's always DNS."
October 21, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Even AWS is still learning that "It's always DNS."
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The hole in a guitar is traditionally used to store soft cheeses and dried meats which are fed to the drummer when he does a good job
October 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The hole in a guitar is traditionally used to store soft cheeses and dried meats which are fed to the drummer when he does a good job
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"Electricity is really just organized lightning." — George Carlin
October 17, 2025 at 4:27 AM
"Electricity is really just organized lightning." — George Carlin
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My AI girlfriend's rack is 42U
October 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
My AI girlfriend's rack is 42U
Sometimes I feel like my theme song should be
"They call me debris"
"They call me debris"
September 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Sometimes I feel like my theme song should be
"They call me debris"
"They call me debris"
So they're talking about re-opening the Appleton MN private prison, as an ICE detention facility. Well of course Minnesota would have the nation's largest ICE house.
August 23, 2025 at 2:43 AM
So they're talking about re-opening the Appleton MN private prison, as an ICE detention facility. Well of course Minnesota would have the nation's largest ICE house.
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And now ladies & gentlemen,
a bit of a different take on
“Free Bird.”
a bit of a different take on
“Free Bird.”
August 13, 2025 at 11:02 PM
And now ladies & gentlemen,
a bit of a different take on
“Free Bird.”
a bit of a different take on
“Free Bird.”
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when the AI datacentres are done with their cooling water, they pump it off the edge of the earth. it's cheaper to get rid of it that way, rather than shipping it back to the water factories. it looks like this:
May 21, 2025 at 2:05 AM
when the AI datacentres are done with their cooling water, they pump it off the edge of the earth. it's cheaper to get rid of it that way, rather than shipping it back to the water factories. it looks like this:
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To prevent deer from being hit by cars Finland has tried using reflective paint. (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/avoid-deer-strikes-finland-painting-deer-antlers-reflective-paint-180949792/)
File this under "solutions to modern problems that summon the old gods."
File this under "solutions to modern problems that summon the old gods."
April 20, 2025 at 10:12 AM
To prevent deer from being hit by cars Finland has tried using reflective paint. (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/avoid-deer-strikes-finland-painting-deer-antlers-reflective-paint-180949792/)
File this under "solutions to modern problems that summon the old gods."
File this under "solutions to modern problems that summon the old gods."
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“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including yourself.”
Anne Lamont
Anne Lamont
April 4, 2025 at 11:33 PM
“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including yourself.”
Anne Lamont
Anne Lamont
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my new theory is that once you have a certain amount of money and wealth you start to go crazy and detach from reality. that number is different for everyone. for me it's $20
April 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
my new theory is that once you have a certain amount of money and wealth you start to go crazy and detach from reality. that number is different for everyone. for me it's $20
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Ruin a movie with a kitchen utensil
Bram Stoker's Spatula
Bram Stoker's Spatula
Ruin a movie with a kitchen utensil
Lord of The Ring Molds
Lord of The Ring Molds
Ruin a movie with a kitchen utensil
Lock, Stock, and Two Smoker Barrels
Lock, Stock, and Two Smoker Barrels
April 1, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Ruin a movie with a kitchen utensil
Bram Stoker's Spatula
Bram Stoker's Spatula
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Installing OSes and using OSes are two different hobbies
March 19, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Installing OSes and using OSes are two different hobbies
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Carl Sagan wrote this in 1995 and it lives rent-free in my head 🤯
March 13, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Carl Sagan wrote this in 1995 and it lives rent-free in my head 🤯
50 years ago this month!
January 11, 2025 at 4:36 AM
50 years ago this month!
Nice! One of my Christmas presents was a multi-segmented dragon. Turns out it was a 32-hour 3D print job.
December 26, 2024 at 4:57 PM
Nice! One of my Christmas presents was a multi-segmented dragon. Turns out it was a 32-hour 3D print job.
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The top trending gif page has some ladies dancing outside in short sleeve dresses captioned “happy solstice” and I just gotta say if you’re dancing outside in short sleeves tonight you’re probably not living at a latitude where the solstice affects your life in any way
December 22, 2024 at 3:33 AM
The top trending gif page has some ladies dancing outside in short sleeve dresses captioned “happy solstice” and I just gotta say if you’re dancing outside in short sleeves tonight you’re probably not living at a latitude where the solstice affects your life in any way
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Imagining a "fun" post-apocalyptic far future where monks hand-scribe illuminated copies of Wikipedia.
December 18, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Imagining a "fun" post-apocalyptic far future where monks hand-scribe illuminated copies of Wikipedia.
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The real story about these drones is that in a world of 4k cameras in everyone's hands, y'all can't photograph or video for shit. HOLD THE CAMERA STEADY
December 18, 2024 at 9:54 PM
The real story about these drones is that in a world of 4k cameras in everyone's hands, y'all can't photograph or video for shit. HOLD THE CAMERA STEADY
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Some folks are pretty good seeing things coming.
December 18, 2024 at 11:37 AM
Some folks are pretty good seeing things coming.
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Not new, but have not mentioned on Bluesky yet.
If you or someone you know aspires to be a SOC Analyst, check out my hands-on lab, "So you want to be a SOC Analyst?"
Thousands of people have been through it and the feedback has been 🔥
blog.ecapuano.com/p/so-you-wan... #infosec
If you or someone you know aspires to be a SOC Analyst, check out my hands-on lab, "So you want to be a SOC Analyst?"
Thousands of people have been through it and the feedback has been 🔥
blog.ecapuano.com/p/so-you-wan... #infosec
So you want to be a SOC Analyst? Intro
A blog series for someone wanting to get a start as a SOC Analyst
blog.ecapuano.com
December 15, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Not new, but have not mentioned on Bluesky yet.
If you or someone you know aspires to be a SOC Analyst, check out my hands-on lab, "So you want to be a SOC Analyst?"
Thousands of people have been through it and the feedback has been 🔥
blog.ecapuano.com/p/so-you-wan... #infosec
If you or someone you know aspires to be a SOC Analyst, check out my hands-on lab, "So you want to be a SOC Analyst?"
Thousands of people have been through it and the feedback has been 🔥
blog.ecapuano.com/p/so-you-wan... #infosec
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Errors cannot be created or destroyed, only converted from one form to another
November 27, 2024 at 2:25 AM
Errors cannot be created or destroyed, only converted from one form to another