adam barber
@tseivara.bsky.social
🇨🇦🇭🇰 in NYC, begrudging SRE, probably in a forest or a climbing gym somewhere. 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
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adam barber
@tseivara.bsky.social
· Aug 5
music thread in the hopes that I stop feeling bad/weird about posting it
FFXIV mounts remain undefeated
December 30, 2025 at 5:30 AM
FFXIV mounts remain undefeated
my character for our new d&d campaign is a banjo-playing hedgehog bard and this group is not prepared for how annoying about bluegrass I'm about to be
December 30, 2025 at 4:30 AM
my character for our new d&d campaign is a banjo-playing hedgehog bard and this group is not prepared for how annoying about bluegrass I'm about to be
cleaning up my steam library a bit and it's depressing how few games I actually enjoyed and don't regret paying for
December 29, 2025 at 12:47 AM
cleaning up my steam library a bit and it's depressing how few games I actually enjoyed and don't regret paying for
*looks at NHL scores*
man I am gonna get roasted so hard by my coworkers tomorrow
man I am gonna get roasted so hard by my coworkers tomorrow
December 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
*looks at NHL scores*
man I am gonna get roasted so hard by my coworkers tomorrow
man I am gonna get roasted so hard by my coworkers tomorrow
did not have Uniqlo/Akamai collab on my bingo card
December 26, 2025 at 10:03 PM
did not have Uniqlo/Akamai collab on my bingo card
some wrestling with tidal and mopidy later, I now have cantopop and bluegrass at a level of audio quality absolutely no one asked for, so that's the most important part of new OS setup handled
December 26, 2025 at 1:48 AM
some wrestling with tidal and mopidy later, I now have cantopop and bluegrass at a level of audio quality absolutely no one asked for, so that's the most important part of new OS setup handled
pleasantly surprised by how stable FFXIV is on fedora, except for the part where I was hoping being back on linux would make me play *less*
December 22, 2025 at 5:11 AM
pleasantly surprised by how stable FFXIV is on fedora, except for the part where I was hoping being back on linux would make me play *less*
ugh, I think this might be the year I finally have to buy a NAS
December 19, 2025 at 2:15 AM
ugh, I think this might be the year I finally have to buy a NAS
not me starting to cry in the middle of grand central because I realized I'd just bought an ornament for myself for the first time
December 17, 2025 at 11:59 PM
not me starting to cry in the middle of grand central because I realized I'd just bought an ornament for myself for the first time
went to a tea shop with D&D/train guy last weekend and now I have tiny puerh cubes
December 16, 2025 at 12:18 AM
went to a tea shop with D&D/train guy last weekend and now I have tiny puerh cubes
why does nearly every collared shirt I see in an interesting pattern have to be synthetic
December 14, 2025 at 3:20 AM
why does nearly every collared shirt I see in an interesting pattern have to be synthetic
apparently I cannot be trusted in a bookstore with my own money for even 30 minutes
December 7, 2025 at 2:31 AM
apparently I cannot be trusted in a bookstore with my own money for even 30 minutes
of course the one year I remember the MS ugly holiday sweaters exist is the year I decide to ditch their products entirely for personal use
December 7, 2025 at 1:10 AM
of course the one year I remember the MS ugly holiday sweaters exist is the year I decide to ditch their products entirely for personal use
another sign of burnout recovery: the bad ideas are out in full force
December 1, 2025 at 4:00 AM
another sign of burnout recovery: the bad ideas are out in full force
took the bus back from friendsgiving
woman sits next to me, gives me an uncomfortable look, crosses herself, gets up and starts preaching to the whole bus
woman sits next to me, gives me an uncomfortable look, crosses herself, gets up and starts preaching to the whole bus
November 29, 2025 at 4:23 AM
took the bus back from friendsgiving
woman sits next to me, gives me an uncomfortable look, crosses herself, gets up and starts preaching to the whole bus
woman sits next to me, gives me an uncomfortable look, crosses herself, gets up and starts preaching to the whole bus
every time I redo my nails I am more and more in awe of how much hair Jeeves manages to get on my desk
November 28, 2025 at 6:11 AM
every time I redo my nails I am more and more in awe of how much hair Jeeves manages to get on my desk
I feel like I should be better at maintaining a healthy weight considering my #1 safe food is more or less chankonabe
November 26, 2025 at 7:49 AM
I feel like I should be better at maintaining a healthy weight considering my #1 safe food is more or less chankonabe
wanted to do frontend or design, but got bogged down in the amount of infra knowledge I needed to get stuff to work
10+ years later, still stuck in infra and angrier about it than ever, but working on finding my way back
10+ years later, still stuck in infra and angrier about it than ever, but working on finding my way back
November 23, 2025 at 4:40 AM
wanted to do frontend or design, but got bogged down in the amount of infra knowledge I needed to get stuff to work
10+ years later, still stuck in infra and angrier about it than ever, but working on finding my way back
10+ years later, still stuck in infra and angrier about it than ever, but working on finding my way back
I feel like I didn't understand the full scope of how much people in cities mind their own business until this morning
sat next to a guy from my d&d group on the subway for a full 30 minutes and neither of us noticed until we got off the train
sat next to a guy from my d&d group on the subway for a full 30 minutes and neither of us noticed until we got off the train
November 21, 2025 at 7:13 AM
I feel like I didn't understand the full scope of how much people in cities mind their own business until this morning
sat next to a guy from my d&d group on the subway for a full 30 minutes and neither of us noticed until we got off the train
sat next to a guy from my d&d group on the subway for a full 30 minutes and neither of us noticed until we got off the train
def need to either get back in the gym, find warmer pants if I'm gonna be out for that long in this weather again, or both, because ow my fucking knees
gotta admit I miss the part of unemployment where I had time to work out 3x a week
gotta admit I miss the part of unemployment where I had time to work out 3x a week
November 17, 2025 at 4:04 AM
def need to either get back in the gym, find warmer pants if I'm gonna be out for that long in this weather again, or both, because ow my fucking knees
gotta admit I miss the part of unemployment where I had time to work out 3x a week
gotta admit I miss the part of unemployment where I had time to work out 3x a week
I went on a foraging tour today! I don’t cook much so I tried not to grab a ton of anything, but kid me who liked to sit under a tree at recess and pretend to make potions is so happy right now
November 16, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I went on a foraging tour today! I don’t cook much so I tried not to grab a ton of anything, but kid me who liked to sit under a tree at recess and pretend to make potions is so happy right now
two more weeks until D&D starts back up 😭
November 16, 2025 at 2:36 PM
two more weeks until D&D starts back up 😭
Reposted by adam barber
Pippa Durham, 31, visits her local cafe every Saturday for a tea and an almond croissant. She first fancied a cappuccino nearly three months ago and is reportedly almost ready to try asking for it.
Autistic woman deep in rehearsals for non-standard food order
An autistic woman is preparing for the performance of a lifetime as "a customer who would like something slightly different from the menu". Pippa Durham, 31, visits her local cafe every Saturday for…
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November 15, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Pippa Durham, 31, visits her local cafe every Saturday for a tea and an almond croissant. She first fancied a cappuccino nearly three months ago and is reportedly almost ready to try asking for it.
… apparently I have also reached the threshold of burnout recovery where if you put a sufficiently interesting/important task in front of me I will neglect food and water entirely 🤦♂️
November 14, 2025 at 8:56 PM
… apparently I have also reached the threshold of burnout recovery where if you put a sufficiently interesting/important task in front of me I will neglect food and water entirely 🤦♂️
wish my brain would pick a time other than "immediately before bedtime" to pitch a fit over my still being in a career I hate
like thanks brain, I noticed, can we maybe save doing something about it for a more reasonable hour?
like thanks brain, I noticed, can we maybe save doing something about it for a more reasonable hour?
November 12, 2025 at 6:37 AM
wish my brain would pick a time other than "immediately before bedtime" to pitch a fit over my still being in a career I hate
like thanks brain, I noticed, can we maybe save doing something about it for a more reasonable hour?
like thanks brain, I noticed, can we maybe save doing something about it for a more reasonable hour?