Ian Burrell
@znarky.bsky.social
Software Engineer from Portland
Likes birds, native gardening, ham radio, bicycling, and photography.
Likes birds, native gardening, ham radio, bicycling, and photography.
Could the US do continuous appropriations? Employees and programs would continue with inflation increase. Only changes and grants would need to be voted on.
October 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Could the US do continuous appropriations? Employees and programs would continue with inflation increase. Only changes and grants would need to be voted on.
International ShakeOut Day is tomorrow, worldwide earthquake drill. www.shakeout.org
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October 15, 2025 at 10:11 PM
International ShakeOut Day is tomorrow, worldwide earthquake drill. www.shakeout.org
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trump’s numbers are tanking and there is a palpable desire in the electorate for a real alternative and yet the only money in democratic politics is for doing starmerism
September 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
trump’s numbers are tanking and there is a palpable desire in the electorate for a real alternative and yet the only money in democratic politics is for doing starmerism
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Technical restrictions are one thing, but i while i am absolutely in no way advocating anyone do anything illegal, i am saying that, from a cultural theory and philosophy standpoint, it is very definitely long past time for everyone to realize that "moral" and "legal" are not the same thing.
Petabytes of critical government research that is marked for possible deletion cannot be archived because of technical and legal restrictions, meaning it is very likely to be lost forever:
www.404media.co/nih-archives...
www.404media.co/nih-archives...
Massive, Unarchivable Datasets of Cancer, Covid, and Alzheimer's Research Could Be Lost Forever
Days before Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that 10,000 HHS staffers would lose their jobs, a message appeared on NIH research repository sites saying they were "under review."
www.404media.co
April 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Technical restrictions are one thing, but i while i am absolutely in no way advocating anyone do anything illegal, i am saying that, from a cultural theory and philosophy standpoint, it is very definitely long past time for everyone to realize that "moral" and "legal" are not the same thing.
I have thought about if single six-year Presidential term would be better than current system. I discovered that it isn't a new idea, and was debated as alternative to 22nd Amendment.
February 23, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I have thought about if single six-year Presidential term would be better than current system. I discovered that it isn't a new idea, and was debated as alternative to 22nd Amendment.
Anti-Trump, that did the exact opposite of Trump, would be a pretty good President.
February 22, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Anti-Trump, that did the exact opposite of Trump, would be a pretty good President.
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I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes
February 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes
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Also, we can pronounce DOGE as "dodgy"
February 3, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Also, we can pronounce DOGE as "dodgy"
I had thought about how the imperial Presidency came from WW2 and Civil War where country needed supreme leader.
Also, from Cold War where needed quick reaction to nukes.
But that isn't needed most of the time.
Also, from Cold War where needed quick reaction to nukes.
But that isn't needed most of the time.
February 3, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I had thought about how the imperial Presidency came from WW2 and Civil War where country needed supreme leader.
Also, from Cold War where needed quick reaction to nukes.
But that isn't needed most of the time.
Also, from Cold War where needed quick reaction to nukes.
But that isn't needed most of the time.
I've started looking for a new job after being laid off from company of twenty years.
I'm looking for Devops Engineer/SRE/Platform Engineer type jobs. I want remote or local to Portland.
I'm looking for Devops Engineer/SRE/Platform Engineer type jobs. I want remote or local to Portland.
January 8, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I've started looking for a new job after being laid off from company of twenty years.
I'm looking for Devops Engineer/SRE/Platform Engineer type jobs. I want remote or local to Portland.
I'm looking for Devops Engineer/SRE/Platform Engineer type jobs. I want remote or local to Portland.
From airport I have idea for announcement system that shows up on phones. I don't want to miss my flight while listening to headphones.
I can't see how this would go wrong.
I can't see how this would go wrong.
December 29, 2024 at 12:18 AM
From airport I have idea for announcement system that shows up on phones. I don't want to miss my flight while listening to headphones.
I can't see how this would go wrong.
I can't see how this would go wrong.
Musk makes me think that officer of public company shouldn't be officer of any other companies.
December 27, 2024 at 9:28 PM
Musk makes me think that officer of public company shouldn't be officer of any other companies.
There is gyrocopter flying over the beach in San Diego. If it was at night, it would be UFO.
December 25, 2024 at 8:48 PM
There is gyrocopter flying over the beach in San Diego. If it was at night, it would be UFO.
Christmas, when the children return to explain USB ports to their parents.
December 25, 2024 at 7:44 PM
Christmas, when the children return to explain USB ports to their parents.
I was convinced that passkey in password manager is better than random password in password manager.
Passkey can't be phished, the exchange is specific to the site and can't be replayed.
While people can easily paste password into phishing site.
Passkey can't be phished, the exchange is specific to the site and can't be replayed.
While people can easily paste password into phishing site.
December 25, 2024 at 4:37 PM
I was convinced that passkey in password manager is better than random password in password manager.
Passkey can't be phished, the exchange is specific to the site and can't be replayed.
While people can easily paste password into phishing site.
Passkey can't be phished, the exchange is specific to the site and can't be replayed.
While people can easily paste password into phishing site.
I wonder if it would be possible to build a social media aggregator. It annoys me that people are split across apps.
I also think algorithm that shows important posts since last read would be useful. But definitely not throwing in public posts.
I also think algorithm that shows important posts since last read would be useful. But definitely not throwing in public posts.
December 25, 2024 at 4:28 PM
I wonder if it would be possible to build a social media aggregator. It annoys me that people are split across apps.
I also think algorithm that shows important posts since last read would be useful. But definitely not throwing in public posts.
I also think algorithm that shows important posts since last read would be useful. But definitely not throwing in public posts.
The problem with the new PDX airport is go through awesome new section to the same old terminals.
December 20, 2024 at 8:55 PM
The problem with the new PDX airport is go through awesome new section to the same old terminals.
Are iPad apps no longer a thing? Bluesky, Instagram, and Threads all only have iPhone apps in window.
I'm not even sure why Apple allows those. Or why they don't scale when screen is portrait.
I'm not even sure why Apple allows those. Or why they don't scale when screen is portrait.
December 19, 2024 at 6:40 PM
Are iPad apps no longer a thing? Bluesky, Instagram, and Threads all only have iPhone apps in window.
I'm not even sure why Apple allows those. Or why they don't scale when screen is portrait.
I'm not even sure why Apple allows those. Or why they don't scale when screen is portrait.
I read infrequently enough that I want to see the most interesting posts from people I follow since the last time. I want an algorithmic feed but only of follows not public. I can't keep up with feed and have FOMO.
December 16, 2024 at 3:35 AM
I read infrequently enough that I want to see the most interesting posts from people I follow since the last time. I want an algorithmic feed but only of follows not public. I can't keep up with feed and have FOMO.
I saw pointed out that a lot of politicians in New Jersey drone hysteria are Republicans. It is interesting how the right gets swept up in panics. It could be scary if the next one targets people.
December 16, 2024 at 3:31 AM
I saw pointed out that a lot of politicians in New Jersey drone hysteria are Republicans. It is interesting how the right gets swept up in panics. It could be scary if the next one targets people.
I ordered delivery from Fred Meyer, and I didn't receive items I thought I ordered. They weren't in the order but I'm positive I added them.
December 15, 2024 at 3:01 AM
I ordered delivery from Fred Meyer, and I didn't receive items I thought I ordered. They weren't in the order but I'm positive I added them.
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If you're having a baby, my #1 recommendation... Above some public space, put a poster with the bullet points: dirty diaper? hungry? cold? because when you're trying to troubleshoot your baby at 3am it's easy to forget what to check without a Runbook and babies come with zero observability.
November 21, 2024 at 5:32 PM
If you're having a baby, my #1 recommendation... Above some public space, put a poster with the bullet points: dirty diaper? hungry? cold? because when you're trying to troubleshoot your baby at 3am it's easy to forget what to check without a Runbook and babies come with zero observability.
One of the ideas I had recently was for private social network or forum. Something where posts are not public and group can control access and reposting. Maybe support public forums but designed to be private.
Sort of like Facebook but without the algorithmic feeds.
Sort of like Facebook but without the algorithmic feeds.
November 18, 2024 at 9:27 PM
One of the ideas I had recently was for private social network or forum. Something where posts are not public and group can control access and reposting. Maybe support public forums but designed to be private.
Sort of like Facebook but without the algorithmic feeds.
Sort of like Facebook but without the algorithmic feeds.