Aaron Westendorf
@washuffize.bsky.social
Husband and Dad, operations engineer at WB Games, Go Bills 🦬 ⭕️🪿🦎🧙♂️⛷️🥋🥾⚽️🎹
8 pulled a Home Alone. Next steps are to rip out the bathroom vanity and the kitchen ceiling to dry out the subfloor and replace recessed lights. TBD if I have to rip out the tile but I suspect the whole bathroom was tiled and then the vanity installed on top. So yeah, Merry Christmas to us.
November 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
8 pulled a Home Alone. Next steps are to rip out the bathroom vanity and the kitchen ceiling to dry out the subfloor and replace recessed lights. TBD if I have to rip out the tile but I suspect the whole bathroom was tiled and then the vanity installed on top. So yeah, Merry Christmas to us.
Practitioners of Vogon poetry, humanity calls upon you in our hour of need
Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
November 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Practitioners of Vogon poetry, humanity calls upon you in our hour of need
Maybe 20 years ago now I gifted my wife a vinyl copy of her favorite musical, Chess. I'm just now getting around to my first spin and it's perfect. "One Night in Bangkok" is a great pop song that hit #3, but Elaine Paige's "Nobody's Side" is also fantastic.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtAM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtAM...
Elaine Paige - Nobody's Side "From CHESS"
YouTube video by ChessVEVO
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Maybe 20 years ago now I gifted my wife a vinyl copy of her favorite musical, Chess. I'm just now getting around to my first spin and it's perfect. "One Night in Bangkok" is a great pop song that hit #3, but Elaine Paige's "Nobody's Side" is also fantastic.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtAM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtAM...
I don’t believe in ghosts but find quantum physics and multidimensional theories to be compelling foundations from which I can see how a consciousness, especially at the moment of sudden death, could impart enough energy in other dimensions so as to echo beyond the 3 that we perceive.
do you believe in ghosts or are you like me, a person who finds themself saying all the time “I absolutely don’t believe in ghosts, but this place has ghosts.”
November 19, 2025 at 10:30 AM
I don’t believe in ghosts but find quantum physics and multidimensional theories to be compelling foundations from which I can see how a consciousness, especially at the moment of sudden death, could impart enough energy in other dimensions so as to echo beyond the 3 that we perceive.
“It’s like penmanship, but with your tongue”
November 16, 2025 at 1:18 AM
“It’s like penmanship, but with your tongue”
The fun thing about the AI buildout is if it turns out to be in error, all the players will have leases and contracts and will take their sweet time to eat the losses until breaking their contracts is the only choice, but once it starts, … Who gets to be Bear Sterns or Lehman Bros this time around?
November 15, 2025 at 12:29 AM
The fun thing about the AI buildout is if it turns out to be in error, all the players will have leases and contracts and will take their sweet time to eat the losses until breaking their contracts is the only choice, but once it starts, … Who gets to be Bear Sterns or Lehman Bros this time around?
I hope Bill had a great time and comes back to Albany real soon. I couldn’t have asked for a better first show, wow.
November 13, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I hope Bill had a great time and comes back to Albany real soon. I couldn’t have asked for a better first show, wow.
Not your mama’s bluegrass
November 13, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Not your mama’s bluegrass
One of the fun things about being at the Knick for a show, I can look around and, that’s where I was for the silent YEM, the Dude jam, the 98 AC/DC Bag, the first Golden Age, my dad’s first indoor show. Hell yeah.
November 13, 2025 at 3:12 AM
One of the fun things about being at the Knick for a show, I can look around and, that’s where I was for the silent YEM, the Dude jam, the 98 AC/DC Bag, the first Golden Age, my dad’s first indoor show. Hell yeah.
So I guess we now have to learn how to make ibuprofen at home? This timeline sucks.
November 12, 2025 at 11:58 PM
So I guess we now have to learn how to make ibuprofen at home? This timeline sucks.
Never paid the @nytimes.com and never, ever will
November 12, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Never paid the @nytimes.com and never, ever will
Toni Braxton to get the week started off with some heat
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIgO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIgO...
Toni Braxton - You're Makin' Me HIgh (Video Version)
YouTube video by ToniBraxtonVEVO
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Toni Braxton to get the week started off with some heat
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIgO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIgO...
I’m not caught up on the Roman Empire, did things work out ok for them when they stopped paying and feeding their soldiers?
November 6, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I’m not caught up on the Roman Empire, did things work out ok for them when they stopped paying and feeding their soldiers?
Happy Beaver Moon to all who celebrate
November 6, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Happy Beaver Moon to all who celebrate
It was nearly a clean sweep in all the elections in my county, in town, city and county races, across all three branches of government.
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
It was nearly a clean sweep in all the elections in my county, in town, city and county races, across all three branches of government.
It's been fun to celebrate Women Who Slay this week! To close out the series, my new favorite band Wet Leg. Rhian Teasdale brings a sass that is everything I love in pop punk, and the band delivers her energy with a punch. Happy Halloween!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeL2...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeL2...
Wet Leg - CPR (Official Video)
YouTube video by WetLegVEVO
www.youtube.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:38 PM
It's been fun to celebrate Women Who Slay this week! To close out the series, my new favorite band Wet Leg. Rhian Teasdale brings a sass that is everything I love in pop punk, and the band delivers her energy with a punch. Happy Halloween!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeL2...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeL2...
Closing out this fun week of Women Who Slay, beginning with Olivia Rodrigo. She became instantly famous in pop music, and for good reason. Look deeper and you'll see her raw talent in writing, singing and piano, who's owned her masters since her first record contract.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlPN...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlPN...
Olivia Rodrigo - vampire (Official Video)
YouTube video by OliviaRodrigoVEVO
www.youtube.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Closing out this fun week of Women Who Slay, beginning with Olivia Rodrigo. She became instantly famous in pop music, and for good reason. Look deeper and you'll see her raw talent in writing, singing and piano, who's owned her masters since her first record contract.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlPN...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlPN...
How even do you define someone's "pop" career when they unleash a flawless, one-off, punk rock, meticulously choreographed performance like this on live TV in front of millions of people?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrPN...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrPN...
Lady Gaga - Killah (Saturday Night Live/2025)
YouTube video by LadyGagaVEVO
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October 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
How even do you define someone's "pop" career when they unleash a flawless, one-off, punk rock, meticulously choreographed performance like this on live TV in front of millions of people?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrPN...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrPN...
Today in Women Who Slay, Lady Gaga needs no introduction from me. The music, the lyrics, the choreography, the imagery, the vision, and she's been doing this for decades including on screen in American Horror Story. Queen.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vByn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vByn...
Lady Gaga - Abracadabra (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by LadyGagaVEVO
www.youtube.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Today in Women Who Slay, Lady Gaga needs no introduction from me. The music, the lyrics, the choreography, the imagery, the vision, and she's been doing this for decades including on screen in American Horror Story. Queen.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vByn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vByn...
I go away for a few hours and jackass-in-chief restarts the Cold War. Will a grownup please take charge of this clown car, please?
October 30, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I go away for a few hours and jackass-in-chief restarts the Cold War. Will a grownup please take charge of this clown car, please?
Family outing to see Wicked tonight. My kids are so fortunate, they have no idea.
October 30, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Family outing to see Wicked tonight. My kids are so fortunate, they have no idea.
It was "dress as your favorite decade" day at the office, so I donned my Fall 98 tour shirt and a flannel. Being a teenager and on 90s Phish tour was such a gift, I still can't wrap my head around it.
October 29, 2025 at 7:42 PM
It was "dress as your favorite decade" day at the office, so I donned my Fall 98 tour shirt and a flannel. Being a teenager and on 90s Phish tour was such a gift, I still can't wrap my head around it.
Lastly for today, in the hall of queens of Women Who Slay, Nina Simone. I couldn't find a great live video of her on Sinnerman, my favorite. Watch any video of her on stage, and her command of the piano, her voice and the performance is a sight to behold.
youtu.be/QH3Fx41Jpl4?...
youtu.be/QH3Fx41Jpl4?...
Nina Simone - Sinnerman
YouTube video by chacho mg
youtu.be
October 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Lastly for today, in the hall of queens of Women Who Slay, Nina Simone. I couldn't find a great live video of her on Sinnerman, my favorite. Watch any video of her on stage, and her command of the piano, her voice and the performance is a sight to behold.
youtu.be/QH3Fx41Jpl4?...
youtu.be/QH3Fx41Jpl4?...
I've worn a few hats in the dev, dev ops, ops and SRE spaces, and hypothetically, if there is bad data, a network glitch, maintenance, or a bug when Mobile Fortify is consulted re: my citizenship, what course of action is taken by the officer, and what is my recourse?
October 29, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I've worn a few hats in the dev, dev ops, ops and SRE spaces, and hypothetically, if there is bad data, a network glitch, maintenance, or a bug when Mobile Fortify is consulted re: my citizenship, what course of action is taken by the officer, and what is my recourse?
Next on today's Women Who Slay across the decades, Madonna. She may not have the popularity she once did, but when she was at her peak, she chose to make a global statement against racism. She pissed off the Pope and inspired a ban on Pepsi and KFC. A GDMF queen.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=79fz...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=79fz...
Madonna - Like A Prayer (Official Video)
YouTube video by Madonna
www.youtube.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Next on today's Women Who Slay across the decades, Madonna. She may not have the popularity she once did, but when she was at her peak, she chose to make a global statement against racism. She pissed off the Pope and inspired a ban on Pepsi and KFC. A GDMF queen.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=79fz...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=79fz...