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2023-06-12T08:04:46Z	****
[https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1676/](https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1676/)

[#buni](https://octodon.social/tags/buni) [#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110530205253410520)
2023-06-12T05:00:06Z	****
reddit, freenode

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Fully expecting Reddit to pull a Freenode and lock any subreddit that goes dark.

Reddit is dead. What you're seeing is the flailing of a corpse. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110529479079033818)
2023-06-12T04:50:02Z	****
Just once I'd like to find a video game company that isn't a) just one person and b) a complete embarrassment.

(And no, this is not permission to start naming off video game companies. Do some research and you'll find all of them with rare exception are embarrassments. All of them.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110529439509056448)
2023-06-12T01:06:54Z	****
Hoping on one of these "art investigation" shows where they try to figure out the provenance of a painting turns up something on the back of the painting that says "Pier 1 $4.95". ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110528562132405804)
2023-06-11T23:33:21Z	****
[http://www.sheldoncomics.com/archive/230606.html](http://www.sheldoncomics.com/archive/230606.html)

[#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) [#apple](https://octodon.social/tags/apple) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110528194223951420)
2023-06-11T23:28:41Z	****
Um, where the fuck have you been, comrade?

"Will Tech Layoffs Trigger a Wave of Unionization?"

[https://it.slashdot.org/story/23/06/11/1538254/will-tech-layoffs-trigger-a-wave-of-unionization](https://it.slashdot.org/story/23/06/11/1538254/will-tech-layoffs-trigger-a-wave-of-unionization)

(And even though it has been surprising folks since I worked there in 2008, yes, Slashdot is still a thing.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110528175901877962)
2023-06-11T22:57:29Z	****
How to fake a game trailer, 2023 edition:

1) Show realistic footage shot via drones of various parts of New Zealand. Use orchestral music to give that atmosphere.

2) Fade to black. "In a war-torn world where good and evil collide" displays on the screen.

3) Show a heavily textured character on a grassy hill. Their clothes must be wind-blown.

4) Fade to black: "The only thing standing in the way of evil..."

5) Show ominous concept art of demon. Embellish with smoke effects.

6) Fade to black: "Is you."

7)  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110528053231073043)
2023-06-11T19:15:50Z	****
reddit, pyromania

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Honestly at this point I think they could get more money and do less overall damage by torching the data center for insurance. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110527181652639588)
2023-06-11T18:10:32Z	****
Things so far beyond our human comprehension:

1) The vastness of the universe

2) The complexities of the human experience

3) GRUB, the 'GNU GRand Unified Bootloader" ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110526924872189752)
2023-06-11T16:03:28Z	****
"Hi, we're Fvck the C(anarchy sign)pit(anarchy sign)ists", sponsored by Sequoia Capital, and here's our latest song 'SEP IRA is a wise investment'". ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110526425218078090)
2023-06-11T15:56:56Z	****
Checking in: 2023-06-11 [https://decafbad.net/2023/06/11/checking-in-2023-06-11/](https://decafbad.net/2023/06/11/checking-in-2023-06-11/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110526399530633296)
2023-06-11T02:37:22Z	****
Introduction to the Fediverse (February 14th, 2023 – MUG Meeting) [https://www.mug.org/2023/01/introduction-to-the-fediverse-february-14th-2023-mug-meeting/](https://www.mug.org/2023/01/introduction-to-the-fediverse-february-14th-2023-mug-meeting/) [#meetings](https://octodon.social/tags/meetings) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110523255537165386)
2023-06-11T02:37:21Z	****
20+ years of amazing friends and family [https://decafbad.net/2023/06/10/20-years-of-amazing-friends-and-family/](https://decafbad.net/2023/06/10/20-years-of-amazing-friends-and-family/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110523255480216737)
2023-06-10T16:09:13Z	****
Me: "I'm trying hard to be a minimalist"

Also me: (sprains ankle tripping over the cat bed in the den).

Ouch. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110520785557323082)
2023-06-10T15:20:33Z	****
food, religion, jw

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JoDee and I were discussing the food for our event today:

JoDee: I mean, we've got 50 pcs of Chicken Shack chicken for X people. What are we going to do with this?

Me: Well, we could go door to door like JWs spreading the gospel of Chicken Shack.

JoDee (chuckles)

Me: "Yes, we'd like to tell you about the miracle of Chicken Shack. Even though it is cold it is still tasty, whereas the KFC is not tasty even when warm"

We both laugh. I continue on with some other banter.

Then JoDee  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110520594182827529)
2023-06-10T14:08:26Z	****
Touching the third rail since the time when I quoted an entire post on Usenet to add the following words of wisdom:

"blow me". ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110520310579417075)
2023-06-10T14:02:18Z	****
Accessibility is a requirement, not a feature [https://decafbad.net/2023/06/10/accessibility-is-a-requirement-not-a-feature/](https://decafbad.net/2023/06/10/accessibility-is-a-requirement-not-a-feature/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#Accessibility](https://octodon.social/tags/Accessibility) [#Linux](https://octodon.social/tags/Linux) [#GNOME](https://octodon.social/tags/GNOME) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110520286477938467)
2023-06-10T14:00:50Z	****
Just drafted a blog post that I'm sure is going to bring all the reply guys to my yard. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110520280694685158)
2023-06-10T12:28:30Z	****
uspol, trump

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I consider myself a lover of Banker's Boxes and I'm pretty sure I've never bought quite so many of the things as he has.

I mean, does he have a Banker's Box envelope for his yearly budget?

Sheesh. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110519917617172099)
2023-06-10T00:45:04Z	****
Definitely time for me to come in.

The girls behind us are using their Amazon dingus to listen to music. Unfortunately it's not the sort of thing that I would want to listen to.

Of course, going onto a website to look up how much a parabolic loudspeaker with overnight shipping so I can say "Hey dingus, play Slayer Raining Blood" is a clear sign that it's time for me to wrap up the outdoor time. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110517151648209888)
2023-06-12T14:54:53Z	****
Wondering out loud if Linux Games Publishing games still work or if their penchant for DRM has turned these games into a historical footnote in Linux Gaming.

Note: Not the time to tell me about how DRM is bad unless you literally sent a copy of a game back to the publisher (via USPS Priority Mail): [https://decafbad.net/2011/01/23/drm-2k-games-gets-it/](https://decafbad.net/2011/01/23/drm-2k-games-gets-it/) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110531817893573845)
2023-06-12T15:23:05Z	****
drug mention

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Well this explains a few things:

"Traverse City is the ‘Cocaine Capital’ of the U.S., according to study"

[https://www.metrotimes.com/news/traverse-city-is-the-cocaine-capital-of-the-us-according-to-study-33351732](https://www.metrotimes.com/news/traverse-city-is-the-cocaine-capital-of-the-us-according-to-study-33351732) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110531928763268152)
2023-06-12T16:32:21Z	****
Wish I would have picked this up back in the day. Would have been a ton of help.

Atari Program Exchange (APX): "Calculus Demon" ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110532201128050075)
2023-06-12T21:28:40Z	****
God, twenty dozen cables all askew

God, twenty dozen cables won't go where we want them to

God, twenty dozen cable racked up against that wall

God, twenty dozen cables aren't hooked to anything at all

No, you can't test it

No, you can't chirp it

No, you cant test conductivity

No, you can't test it

No, you can't chirp it

No, you cant test conductivity

Head in this hole

Just like a mole

Cable has died

They don't have a soul

Head in this hole

Just like a mole

Cable has died

I need a new role ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110533366284793070)
2023-06-13T02:29:35Z	****
Checking in: 2023-06-12 [https://decafbad.net/2023/06/12/checking-in-2023-06-12/](https://decafbad.net/2023/06/12/checking-in-2023-06-12/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110534549563063560)
2023-06-13T12:37:36Z	****
ph (-)

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This whole urgent shit thing is really for the birds. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110536940355024250)
2023-06-13T15:13:23Z	****
a131z

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AreYouFuckingKiddingMeGoToHellYouTwatwaffleAndressenAndTakeYourShithousePartnerHorowitzWithYouYouStainOnHumanityAndAllThatRazmatazz ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110537552918529994)
2023-06-13T15:33:39Z	****
Tough has limits [https://decafbad.net/2023/06/13/tough-has-limits/](https://decafbad.net/2023/06/13/tough-has-limits/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110537632614281403)
2023-06-13T16:04:41Z	****
Rule 34

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Did a search to see if "cancer fetish" was a thing. Fortunately there's a lot of low-effort sites out there talking about which sign of the zodiac blah blah blah.

I'm not sure what I was expecting. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110537754614280780)
2023-06-13T18:59:58Z	****
Just got a call with a voice synthesizer saying that I had a package seized by customs and to "prevent further legal action" to press 1.

Friends, three guesses what number I didn't press until the thing said "Stop!" and hung up.

Hoping I ruined some computer's life out there. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110538443849904763)
2023-06-13T20:29:22Z	****
Sure, you have your 10 button controllers with your fancy analog hats and what-not, but this has been and will always be the best controller of all time:

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari\_CX40\_joystick](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_CX40_joystick) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110538795430948094)
2023-06-14T11:43:05Z	****
Hey Allstate, how's about you pay for a BrowserStack subscription and test said features against Firefox?

Or, y'know, download it for free and add that to your test suite?

Just a suggestion. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110542388291274330)
2023-06-14T14:32:19Z	****
Gave copies of Mindfulness: The Game to the folks at Cancer Care Associates. Packaged it in a sandwich baggie with a Koplow "who, what, where, when, why, how" die.

You can find the digital version here: [https://craigmaloney.itch.io/mindfulness-the-game](https://craigmaloney.itch.io/mindfulness-the-game)

Hope folks enjoy it.

[#GameDesign](https://octodon.social/tags/GameDesign) [#JournalingGame](https://octodon.social/tags/JournalingGame) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110543053774185536)
2023-06-14T15:43:47Z	****
I swear my last day of chemo I'm bringing in a PA system and DJing a set. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110543334763838614)
2023-06-14T15:39:16Z	****
re: uspol

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Yes, simpletons, China is the root cause of all of our issues.

🤮 ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110543316994173946)
2023-06-14T15:38:14Z	****
uspol

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Oh FFS, folks next to us are going to do the politics discussion.

God bless Koss Portapro headphones. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110543312943384648)
2023-06-14T15:37:10Z	****
people snark

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It's amazing how many folks in this place have the absolute worst ringtones. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110543308727103228)
2023-06-14T15:51:24Z	****
God bless the great god Koss and his blessings of headphones.

(Portapros) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110543364723182888)
2023-06-14T16:07:14Z	****
uspol

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JFC the folks next to us are going full-on conspiracy theory with their yarn-thread wall that makes Jack Chick seem like a quiet force for good.

The mind virus is real. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110543427009576536)
2023-06-14T16:25:02Z	****
So this is what they got?

Bitches pouting like

Someone stole their candy

Guess I should shut my mouth, kindly accept what I receive

I tend to disagree, my diagnosis, it will definitely

I am the antidote and you are a stinking disease

Moronic Colossus

Imbecillicus Rex

Oh yeah!

So let's see what you're made of

Open up that good ol' can o' worms

Ain't it, ain't it all so wrong?

But I just can seem to help it

It grows definition

A stronger conviction

Turn words into action

And not back down

Sick si ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110543496987998652)
2023-06-14T16:22:38Z	****
Blasting the fuck out of this song to drown out the idiocy next stall:

The Haunted: Moronic Colossus

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UncfY280\_k](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UncfY280_k) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110543487551133774)
2023-06-14T16:34:07Z	****
uspol

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I might get ear damage from listening to my music so loud that it drowns out the chucklefucks next to me but at least it's not the mind-damage these folks are spouting in the chair next to me. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110543532688428817)
2023-06-14T19:19:11Z	****
Pretty sure this kid grew up to be a music executive or an accountant. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110544181765915525)
2023-06-14T19:16:43Z	****
You, a musical ignoramus: "Clapton is God"

Me, not having your blasphemy:

" The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Voodoo Child (Slight Return) (Live In Maui, 1970) "

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFfnlYbFEiE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFfnlYbFEiE)

[#music](https://octodon.social/tags/music) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110544172042181018)
2023-06-15T04:25:50Z	****
AI (with a twist)

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"For an outsider, perusing some of the current literature in the field of artificial intelligence borders on voyeurism. One part of you wants to shut the blinds, to turn away from the evident soul-searching going on, while another part is fascinated by the skeletons that prominent AI researchers are starting to rattle.

"Probably because it is such a young field—and in part because it was once overhyped to the point of absurdity—AI is undergoing an identity crisis. B. Chandrasekaran of ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110546331240710171)
2023-06-15T14:08:56Z	****
I have spent entirely too much time in sc-im, proving once again that I don't hate spreadsheets, just things that look like Excel. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110548624117250396)
2023-06-15T15:31:11Z	****
Checking in: 2023-06-15 [https://decafbad.net/2023/06/15/checking-in-2023-06-15/](https://decafbad.net/2023/06/15/checking-in-2023-06-15/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#DeepThoughts](https://octodon.social/tags/DeepThoughts) [#GameDesign](https://octodon.social/tags/GameDesign) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Reddit](https://octodon.social/tags/Reddit) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#Rants]( ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110548947562605617)
2023-06-15T17:23:44Z	****
re: discord survey

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🖼 ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110549390076474965)
2023-06-15T17:21:45Z	****
re: discord survey

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It gets better. Fuck Qualtrics for allowing this shit to fly. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110549382320237045)
2023-06-15T17:18:51Z	****
discord survey

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🖼 ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110549370922595234)
2023-06-15T17:29:48Z	****
re: discord survey

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🖼 ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110549413934161048)
2023-06-15T17:28:52Z	****
re: discord survey

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🖼 ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110549410276893664)
2023-06-15T17:32:12Z	****
re: discord survey

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🖼 ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110549423373571356)
2023-06-15T17:38:10Z	****
re: discord survey

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🖼 ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110549446820816758)
2023-06-15T17:36:59Z	****
re: discord survey

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🖼 ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110549442188266907)
2023-06-15T17:41:17Z	****
re: discord survey

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"We’re super stoked you finished this and very excited to read through your responses. Thank you!"

Tell Qualtrics I said "fuck you". I worked in this business and the best I can hope for is someone sanitizing this so everyone gets their favorite headpats and dopamine hits. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110549459130281749)
2023-06-15T17:39:57Z	****
re: discord survey

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🖼 ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110549453835066111)
2023-06-15T18:31:30Z	****
actual Deadman's Hill

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Tragic story of the actual DeadMan's Hill

ttps://www.atlasobscura.com/places/deadmans-hill ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110549656545940840)
2023-06-15T18:29:06Z	****
I think "Dead Man's Hill" is a bit of a misnomer but that's not a hill I'm willing to die on. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110549647131167791)
2023-06-16T01:11:26Z	****
Google continues to impress in their lack of wanting to be stewards.

If you don't have an exit plan for your Google services you may want to rethink that plan.

[https://9to5google.com/2023/06/15/google-domains-squarespace/](https://9to5google.com/2023/06/15/google-domains-squarespace/)

(Note: Not the space to tell me how evil Google is or your history with Google. I think we're on the same page, Sparky.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110551229150603828)
2023-06-16T01:51:53Z	****
You do \_not\_ fuck around with the HLC.

[https://www.metrotimes.com/news/fake-grades-scandal-at-university-of-michigan-leads-to-accreditation-board-investigation-33379850](https://www.metrotimes.com/news/fake-grades-scandal-at-university-of-michigan-leads-to-accreditation-board-investigation-33379850) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110551388220158779)
2023-06-16T01:48:13Z	****
transphobia, catholic votes bullshit

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Support your libraries. Folks are going bat-shit to try to roll back culture.

[https://www.metrotimes.com/news/ferndale-library-targeted-by-anti-lgbtq-hide-the-pride-campaign-33371655](https://www.metrotimes.com/news/ferndale-library-targeted-by-anti-lgbtq-hide-the-pride-campaign-33371655) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110551373817628591)
2023-06-16T17:30:03Z	****
reddit, poll

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So, which stage is Reddit in right now?

Pre-Freenode

Mid-Freenode

Full-Freenode

Post-Freenode

What's a Freenode? ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110555077270424386)
2023-06-16T17:25:29Z	****
"Subject: New message from Sun Ra"

Oh shit, I'd best be on my best behavior. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110555059276415468)
2023-06-16T17:32:26Z	****
re: reddit, poll

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Dear Christ, the number of "what's a Freenode" folks is going to make me die inside. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110555086620215062)
2023-06-16T18:35:48Z	****
Checking in: 2023-06-16 [https://decafbad.net/2023/06/16/checking-in-2023-06-16/](https://decafbad.net/2023/06/16/checking-in-2023-06-16/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#GameDesign](https://octodon.social/tags/GameDesign) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110555335773778810)
2023-06-16T21:46:31Z	****
Pay the stewards of the open internet, not the gatekeepers.

(Note: muting this post after posting because I don't want to see you embarrass yourself overthinking this). ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110556085737989150)
2023-06-17T16:01:40Z	****
Pluralize something to make it ominous.

"The Three Bodies Problem". ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110560392036459989)
2023-06-17T16:12:00Z	****
[http://www.dorktower.com/2023/06/16/trigger-whinings-dork-tower-16-06-23/](http://www.dorktower.com/2023/06/16/trigger-whinings-dork-tower-16-06-23/)

[#dorktower](https://octodon.social/tags/dorktower) [#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110560432636543690)
2023-06-17T17:52:08Z	****
I would like to apologize to the nation of France for pronouncing their language like a dog eating peanut-butter covered taffy. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110560826393116095)
2023-06-17T18:14:37Z	****
Dear Google Takeout User:

We will be transitioning from Google Takeout to Doordash.

Sincerely,

The staff keeping the lights on. Barely. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110560914828251347)
2023-06-17T23:12:42Z	****
Chris Crawford has unearthed original development boards for his game "Wizard" and Warren Robinette's "Adventure".

Wizard:

[https://www.ebay.com/itm/295765517649](https://www.ebay.com/itm/295765517649)

Adventure:

[https://www.ebay.com/itm/295765525557](https://www.ebay.com/itm/295765525557)

Original post here:

[https://forums.atariage.com/topic/352341-eeprom-boards-for-2600-wizard-and-2600-adventure-on-ebay/](https://forums.atariage.com/topic/352341-eeprom-boards-for-2600-wizard-and-2600-adventure-on-ebay ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110562086914119251)
2023-06-17T23:42:29Z	****
fictional violence

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Kid is racing around the neighborhood with their car and the temptation to put a rake in the middle of the road is pretty high. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110562204025043645)
2023-06-18T01:36:34Z	****
I really wish that they didn't turn Strange New Worlds theme into something that feels like it should be sung by a lounge lizard. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110562652601573590)
2023-06-18T16:22:10Z	****
Love it when the issue that I am having with a piece of software is because I'm incapable of distinguishing an \_ for a . ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110566134932294840)
2023-06-18T16:33:02Z	****
Apropos of nothing:

[https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2021/06/20](https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2021/06/20)

[#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110566177655374275)
2023-06-18T20:43:38Z	****
subtoot

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(and before someone slides inhere to ask "what is going on"? please just do a goddambed search on said hashtag. Setiously, I'm noy the internet help desk. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110567163049573339)
2023-06-18T20:42:16Z	****
subtoot

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Some of the takes on the meta hashtag remind me why I don't follow hashtags. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110567157688997414)
2023-06-18T21:27:23Z	****
Checking in: 2023-06-18 [https://decafbad.net/2023/06/18/checking-in-2023-06-18/](https://decafbad.net/2023/06/18/checking-in-2023-06-18/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#SocialMedia](https://octodon.social/tags/SocialMedia) [#GameDesign](https://octodon.social/tags/GameDesign) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110567335110829605)
2023-06-18T22:49:51Z	****
Top five restaurants I unabashedly miss [https://decafbad.net/2023/06/18/top-five-restaurants-i-unabashedly-miss/](https://decafbad.net/2023/06/18/top-five-restaurants-i-unabashedly-miss/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) [#Food](https://octodon.social/tags/Food) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110567659343143988)
2023-06-19T14:41:27Z	****
[https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1678/](https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1678/)

[#buni](https://octodon.social/tags/buni) [#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110571401196808467)
2023-06-19T14:49:36Z	****
It really does feel like Google has gone full-Anakin, haven't they? It's like everyone that put their trust in them is screaming in the words of Obi Wan: "You were the chosen one!" ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110571433284207901)
2023-06-19T14:45:28Z	****
"Hur hur, weather people don't know how to predict the weather"

The weather models: ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110571417011665090)
2023-06-19T15:19:31Z	****
[http://www.sheldoncomics.com/archive/230619.html](http://www.sheldoncomics.com/archive/230619.html)

[#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110571550927366650)
2023-06-19T16:06:38Z	****
Introduction and discussion about the Fediverse March 14th 2023 – MUG Meeting [https://www.mug.org/2023/03/introduction-and-discussion-about-the-fediverse-march-14th-2023-mug-meeting/](https://www.mug.org/2023/03/introduction-and-discussion-about-the-fediverse-march-14th-2023-mug-meeting/) [#meetings](https://octodon.social/tags/meetings) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110571736153720620)
2023-06-19T16:06:37Z	****
Checking In: 2023-06-19 [https://decafbad.net/2023/06/19/checking-in-2023-06-19/](https://decafbad.net/2023/06/19/checking-in-2023-06-19/) [#Adayinthelife](https://octodon.social/tags/Adayinthelife) [#SocialMedia](https://octodon.social/tags/SocialMedia) [#GameDesign](https://octodon.social/tags/GameDesign) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110571736102527838)
2023-06-19T16:05:49Z	****
[https://bitsmack.com/2023/06/prerequisites/](https://bitsmack.com/2023/06/prerequisites/)

[#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110571732984693625)
2023-06-19T16:36:24Z	****
subtoot

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I'm going to have to put a filter on Meta, aren't I? ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110571853204706821)
2023-06-19T16:43:03Z	****
Meta meta, Facebook, Old man

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Seriously, folks, this is Kremlinology 101 here.

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kremlinology#Techniques](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kremlinology#Techniques)

This is looking at who has a place-setting and who's tea cup is facing a different direction.

We don't know the particulars yet. Eating our own isn't going to help.

Chill, my friends. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110571879386749311)
2023-06-19T19:14:37Z	****
I think I'm the only person that thinks The Lorax is kind of a terrible story. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110572475320459975)
2023-06-19T22:42:48Z	****
[https://xkcd.com/2791/](https://xkcd.com/2791/)

[#xkcd](https://octodon.social/tags/xkcd) [#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110573293946659433)
2023-06-20T14:11:14Z	****
Checking In: 2023-06-20 [https://decafbad.net/2023/06/20/checking-in-2023-06-20/](https://decafbad.net/2023/06/20/checking-in-2023-06-20/) [#Adayinthelife](https://octodon.social/tags/Adayinthelife) [#SocialMedia](https://octodon.social/tags/SocialMedia) [#GameDesign](https://octodon.social/tags/GameDesign) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110576944720635169)
2023-06-20T16:00:43Z	****
I'd like to thank the latest iteration of the Steam client for proving that nothing is above enshittification.

Where before I could just run my games in peace, now I need to see the latest ad and default to the store page.

(And yes, I changed it to show me just the library. It's still suboptimal compared with just, y'know, running the fucking game and getting out of the way.)

Well done Valve. Give yourself the slow-clap victory lap. Wankers. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110577375204220181)
2023-06-20T16:16:58Z	****
subtoot

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Just saying, if Apple released an ActivityPub iteration that allowed for blocking domains in the name of "protecting its users" I can think of one wanker that would be praising this as mana from heaven.

As opposed to, y'know, shitting on the very idea because the heathens of the Fediverse are doing just that. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110577439127868159)
2023-06-20T17:57:24Z	****
phones

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I really fucking hate phones. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110577834030378013)
2023-06-20T19:51:49Z	****
re: fossbros, read this

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And I get it. We live in a fallen world that prefers easy solutions instead of our rigorous, freedom loving solutions.

Instead of berating folks for essentially not being you perhaps spend that effort to fix the underlying issues that make FOSS a less-desirable solution. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110578283939319628)
2023-06-20T19:50:14Z	****
fossbros, read this

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If your immediate reaction to someone saying they're using a proprietary communications platform is "you should use a FOSS solution instead" I'd like you to do the following:

1) Shut the fuck up.

2) Try installing Big Blue Button or Jitsi without using Docker on a cloud platform and scale that to hundreds of users.

3) See #1

Seriously, not everyone has "installing and supporting software" as their hobby.

And before you come at me, I \_have\_ installed Jitsi on my own server and  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110578277739019990)
2023-06-20T20:03:11Z	****
submarine, snark

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I'm sorry, what?

"Submarine Missing Near Titanic Used a $30 Logitech Gamepad for Steering "

I've had enough problems with sub-par video game controllers over the years. This just takes the cake.

[https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/06/20/1731258/submarine-missing-near-titanic-used-a-30-logitech-gamepad-for-steering](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/06/20/1731258/submarine-missing-near-titanic-used-a-30-logitech-gamepad-for-steering) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110578328645919931)
2023-06-20T22:37:14Z	****
Pretty sure at some point I'm going to be that guy that carries around a laptop and makes calls from it. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110578934378055359)
2023-06-20T22:39:59Z	**** ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110578945224372621)
2023-06-21T13:33:41Z	****
lifecycle of a critical post on the Fediverse

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1) A few tepid favorites, some replies from friends

2) A boost from a prominent user, some more replies of agreement, notifications need periodic pruning.

3) More boosts from prominent users. Notifications unusable. Premise rejection from those who disagree with you.

4) All the boosts. Notifications become a ticker-tape parade. Galaxy-brained takes that amount to "nuh uh".

5) Notifications have become a singularity. Ascension into the realm of the Olympi ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110582459364317227)
2023-06-21T14:07:04Z	****
twitter, birdsite

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Your periodic reminder that, much like your childhood home, Twitter has changed and is no longer the place you remember.

It's time to live life in the present and delete your account.

(Note: Not the place to pile on the excuses of why that isn't possible. Attachments are hard, I know. Sentimentality is rough. But we both know this is the way forward. Stop kidding yourself.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110582590654585853)
2023-06-21T15:04:23Z	****
Checking In: 2023-06-21 [https://decafbad.net/2023/06/21/checking-in-2023-06-21/](https://decafbad.net/2023/06/21/checking-in-2023-06-21/) [#Adayinthelife](https://octodon.social/tags/Adayinthelife) [#SocialMedia](https://octodon.social/tags/SocialMedia) [#GameDesign](https://octodon.social/tags/GameDesign) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110582816000235535)
2023-06-21T15:27:54Z	****
Wistfully remembering PGP / GPG "keysigning parties" where everyone involved suddenly became an expert amateur notary. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110582908465572389)
2023-06-21T16:35:45Z	****
So many problems can be resolved by asking Crawford's first law of software design:

"What does the user \_do\_?"

(Also works for game design: "what does the player \_do\_?") ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110583175272154044)
2023-06-21T17:23:32Z	****
Feeling lonely on the internet?

Try this simple trick:

Post something mildly controversial like "The Unix process model is vastly superior to all other models".

Voila! Instant conversations.

(Note: mentions in your timeline may cause you to despair for humanity. Call that an added bonus.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110583363158037895)
2023-06-21T21:24:49Z	****
Finally bought my first Microsoft product in a long while. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110584311969928753)
2023-06-21T21:20:12Z	****
beverly hills 90210 snark, alcohol mention

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"Is she an alcoholic?"

Well, it's a late 1980s / early 1990s drama so signs point to "yes". ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110584293803232156)
2023-06-21T23:09:49Z	****
reddit

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If anyone had "Full Freenode" on their bingo card take your victory lap:

"Reddit Experiments With Removing Mods, Blocking Attempts To Switch Subs To NSFW"

[https://www.techdirt.com/2023/06/21/reddit-experiments-with-removing-mods-blocking-attempts-to-switch-subs-to-nsfw/](https://www.techdirt.com/2023/06/21/reddit-experiments-with-removing-mods-blocking-attempts-to-switch-subs-to-nsfw/) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110584724833578334)
2023-06-22T01:23:46Z	****
[https://www.sheldoncomics.com/comic/it-means-hope/](https://www.sheldoncomics.com/comic/it-means-hope/)

[#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110585251543131955)
2023-06-22T11:39:21Z	****
submarine, snark

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So, I guess refugee boats should make sure they disembark with at least one billionaire on board. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110587672114909884)
2023-06-22T11:43:11Z	****
Things that I like about Linux audio:

That I have the capability of sending audio to any other device on the network.

Things that I hate about Linux audio:

That it'll probably default to that, despite never having set it up.

(Note: Not the place to air Linux audio complaints. Again, not the internet's information desk.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110587687190638233)
2023-06-22T11:48:01Z	****
things I have learned so you don't have to

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Don't write jokes about Linux Audio. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110587706152382723)
2023-06-22T13:49:37Z	****
Ask not for whom the enshitification tolls,

it tolls for the big D

"Discord Is Opening the Monetization Floodgates"

[https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/06/22/0740253/discord-is-opening-the-monetization-floodgates](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/06/22/0740253/discord-is-opening-the-monetization-floodgates)

Note: not the place to preach the gospel of whatever technology you've discovered that sends bits from one computer to another. I've heard of them all. Literally. This week. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110588184340711575)
2023-06-22T15:20:28Z	****
I should be getting scanned... [https://decafbad.net/2023/06/22/i-should-be-getting-scanned/](https://decafbad.net/2023/06/22/i-should-be-getting-scanned/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#DeepThoughts](https://octodon.social/tags/DeepThoughts) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110588541547491162)
2023-06-22T16:48:36Z	****
Miles Davis According to Herbie Hancock.

Always keep coming back to this video. Such a powerful lesson, and one that I'm still practicing with to this day.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL4LxrN-iyw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL4LxrN-iyw) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110588888147614271)
2023-06-22T19:23:35Z	****
The Lesson [https://decafbad.net/2023/06/22/the-lesson/](https://decafbad.net/2023/06/22/the-lesson/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#DeepThoughts](https://octodon.social/tags/DeepThoughts) [#GameDesign](https://octodon.social/tags/GameDesign) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110589497522692708)
2023-06-22T19:46:35Z	****
I've opened the repo so folks can take a peek. It's available here: [https://framagit.org/craigmaloney/the-lesson](https://framagit.org/craigmaloney/the-lesson) [#peppercarrot](https://octodon.social/tags/peppercarrot) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110589587993639504)
2023-06-22T20:09:17Z	****
subtoot, fossbros

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Anybody wanting to lecture me on FOSS might want to read this response:

"I'm not sure you want to have this conversation with me because, as I have said, I've been here since the beginning. By the end of this conversation you'll have earned a degree.

Choose wisely." ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110589677256965524)
2023-06-22T20:33:21Z	****
climate change / collapse

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"It's cyclic" my aching ass.

Also, a big "fuck you" to all of the folks exchanging electricity for monopoly money.

"Heatwaves Are Stressing Out Power Grids All Over the World"

[https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/06/22/1825220/heatwaves-are-stressing-out-power-grids-all-over-the-world](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/06/22/1825220/heatwaves-are-stressing-out-power-grids-all-over-the-world) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110589771886312513)
2023-06-23T03:16:00Z	****
Deleted / Deactivated more applications that I don't need on my phone. Trying to keep it as minimal as possible. These are quite literally the bare essentials or applications that if deactivated will make my phone go wonky.

Note: Not a call for alternative applications. I hate my phone as it is. Why the hell would I want more reasons to use it? ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110591355188650798)
2023-06-23T03:22:56Z	****
Pretty sure the Android development ecosystem is one corrupted forum away from complete annihilation.

All I'm saying is I hope the stewards of those fora have impeccable backups. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110591382435176966)
2023-06-23T14:07:00Z	****
Nothing goes according to plan [https://decafbad.net/2023/06/23/nothing-goes-according-to-plan/](https://decafbad.net/2023/06/23/nothing-goes-according-to-plan/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#DeepThoughts](https://octodon.social/tags/DeepThoughts) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Fearless](https://octodon.social/tags/Fearless) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110593915003055641)
2023-06-23T14:55:05Z	****
Finding out that Termix can install bc, dc, and maxima makes this little mobile phone dingus more interesting. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110594104091518800)
2023-06-23T15:51:52Z	****
ibm "red hat"

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[https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/furthering-evolution-centos-stream](https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/furthering-evolution-centos-stream)

Your periodic reminder that IBM is currently in the "enshitification" phase, and is trying to turn over any rock to get revenue. They're selling off The Weather Channel and Watson Health.

At this point IBM is synonymous with General Electric.Their leadership is sipping from the fountains of Oracle and Jack Welch.

I can't tell you what to do but if it wer ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110594327377314164)
2023-06-23T16:56:23Z	****
licenses

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Folks, if you're going to create a new license please please please vet it with an actual lawyer. I'm starting to see folks use things like the Creative Comrades license. While I agree with it on principle it's absolute legal nonsense. And unfortunately judges have even less of a sense of humor than the folks that are going gleefully trample all over this license.

The reason the Creative Commons licenses work is because they were drafted in the actual legal code that judges understand.

Think  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110594581023873092)
2023-06-23T20:25:43Z	****
If you're into death metal and don't mind the "Unique Leader" sound then you can't beat becoming a member of the Unique Legion. 51 albums waiting for you for $20 a month.

[https://uniqueleaderrecords.bandcamp.com/unique-legion](https://uniqueleaderrecords.bandcamp.com/unique-legion)

[#music](https://octodon.social/tags/music) [#metal](https://octodon.social/tags/metal) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110595404155899381)
2023-06-24T14:46:18Z	****
generational nonsense, personal observation

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The number of cool people I admire or follow that are close to or turning 40 makes me think that being reductive about generations that are different from yours is pretty asinine. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110599731806814196)
2023-06-24T14:43:09Z	****
me being silly and misreading something

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I misread "gender affirming clothes" as "gender affirming coffee" and that probably means I need another cup. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110599719437407652)
2023-06-24T15:22:34Z	****
macabre thoughts, cancer

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This is going to sound macabre and sick but I'm fucking grateful that I got cancer so I don't have to deal with recruiters for a long time. Possibly forever.

I'm not ruling out being on my deathbed and receiving a call from someone offering me a unique opportunity to join their team to work on Maximo in Florida.

(For those of you not in on the joke, I did a web-based front-end in Perl for a Maximo-based system. About every 6 months after I'd get an email from folks that though ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110599874412634525)
2023-06-24T16:22:06Z	****
Checking In: 2023-06-24 [https://decafbad.net/2023/06/24/checking-in-2023-06-24/](https://decafbad.net/2023/06/24/checking-in-2023-06-24/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#SocialMedia](https://octodon.social/tags/SocialMedia) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#Google](https://octodon.social/tags/Google) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110600108543956231)
2023-06-24T17:28:21Z	****
Embrace

Extend

Exfoliate

Fear

Uncertainty

Delight ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110600369037419505)
2023-06-24T19:01:07Z	****
lyrics

* * *

[Instrumental Intro]

When the missiles are falling and the reaper comes calling

You had better kiss your ass goodbye

Atomic detonation, mass immolation

Without a warning, all your memories will die

So try to relax, face up to the facts

You'll either die or the fallout will rot you in your tracks

There'll be no tomorrow, only pain and sorrow

'Cause our future's in the hands of a raving madman

They spend all their time building missiles so people die

What kind of life do you expect for us ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110600733790860441)
2023-06-24T19:00:02Z	****
Apropos of nothing:

Exodus: Fabulous Disaster

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OWlCPh3Nso](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OWlCPh3Nso)

[#metal](https://octodon.social/tags/metal) [#music](https://octodon.social/tags/music) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110600729574962902)
2023-06-24T19:17:52Z	****
honestly if I could figure out a way to mail out JItsi links whenever someone wants to call me I'd be so happy. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110600799711107272)
2023-06-24T21:18:11Z	****
Gotta love it when a randomly generated password doesn't conform to someone's bullshit password rules, but something extremely naughty does.

Fucking hell. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110601272776907569)
2023-06-24T21:29:22Z	****
The only plus side of this is you can now renew for two years so hopefully someone will get their shit together in the interim. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110601316738240059)
2023-06-24T21:26:56Z	****
I'd like to thank the State of Michigan Secretary of State site for making my blood pressure go through the fucking roof while renewing my tabs. From their broken-ass password reset to asking me if I'm a robot every fucking form to having a site that no longer accepts Paypal and goes to a shady "we accept credit cards for the government". Fucking hell. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110601307201506070)
2023-06-25T01:54:51Z	****
devs (tv series, 2018)

* * *

If this show were any more up its own asshole it'd be an oroborous singularity. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110602360679016420)
2023-06-25T02:08:10Z	****
re: devs (tv series, 2018)

* * *

This show has high marks on several sites.

I think I know why modern storytelling is shit now. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110602413025948876)
2023-06-25T14:45:15Z	****
Checking In: 2023-06-25 [https://decafbad.net/2023/06/25/checking-in-2023-06-25/](https://decafbad.net/2023/06/25/checking-in-2023-06-25/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#SocialMedia](https://octodon.social/tags/SocialMedia) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) [#GTD](https://octodon.social/tags/GTD) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110605390030865818)
2023-06-25T17:00:03Z	****
medical, weather, thought

* * *

Just had the "wouldn't it figure" thought that if we get bad enough weather then perhaps my PET scan will yet-again be canceled. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110605920103930787)
2023-06-26T10:20:19Z	****
Rrmember that all computers are super computers if you put a cape on them. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110610010589556649)
2023-06-26T13:03:29Z	****
Checking In: 2023-06-26 [https://decafbad.net/2023/06/26/checking-in-2023-06-26/](https://decafbad.net/2023/06/26/checking-in-2023-06-26/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#SocialMedia](https://octodon.social/tags/SocialMedia) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110610652190856065)
2023-06-26T14:46:03Z	****
I really, really, really hate negative scoring in games. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110611055499059201)
2023-06-26T15:00:30Z	****
One thing companies need to remember whenever making their monetization (enshittification) decisions is that they can torch a lot of good-will in a matter of hours.

Goodwill isn't something you can gain back quickly. It's a slow process that takes time, diligence, and empathy.

No community manager can undo that kind of damage for you. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110611112272306990)
2023-06-26T16:14:01Z	****
If @medium embraces the Fediverse they do realize that will give folks a working RSS feed, right?

I just don't want there to be any surprises. 😁 ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110611401350771601)
2023-06-26T21:28:09Z	****
[https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1680/](https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1680/)

[#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) [#buni](https://octodon.social/tags/buni) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110612636620384795)
2023-06-27T04:16:12Z	****
I did not need another language to learn. I'm still learning 6502 assembly, C, and OCaml at some point.

And now I have two DLang books coming in the mail. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110614241120894437)
2023-06-27T04:53:02Z	****
Oh, almost forgot scheme / lisp, as one does. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110614385955194344)
2023-06-27T11:23:04Z	****
programming hot take, rust

* * *

Rust isn't a language as much as it is a vector. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110615919648434583)
2023-06-27T11:22:21Z	****
Warming up the internet for you. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110615916791513364)
2023-06-27T14:08:53Z	****
Checking In: 2023-06-27 [https://decafbad.net/2023/06/27/checking-in-2023-06-27/](https://decafbad.net/2023/06/27/checking-in-2023-06-27/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#SocialMedia](https://octodon.social/tags/SocialMedia) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110616571644756409)
2023-06-27T17:43:01Z	****
In the future Windows users will log in via their special terminals to access Windows OS programs and services.

(ref: [https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/27/23775117/microsoft-windows-11-cloud-consumer-strategy](https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/27/23775117/microsoft-windows-11-cloud-consumer-strategy)) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110617413646995765)
2023-06-27T20:42:47Z	****
[http://www.dorktower.com/2023/06/26/merde-she-wrote-dork-tower-26-06-23/](http://www.dorktower.com/2023/06/26/merde-she-wrote-dork-tower-26-06-23/)

[#dorktower](https://octodon.social/tags/dorktower) [#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110618120536947141)
2023-06-27T21:23:59Z	****
smoke, air quality, mi

* * *

It literally looks like it's going to storm outside.

Nope. That's smoke. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110618282513211058)
2023-06-27T21:36:48Z	****
smoke, air quality, snark, uspol-adjacent

* * *

And somewhere I'm sure there's some one furiously typing away that all of this smoke is somehow a government plot to take away their gas stove. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110618332891798306)
2023-06-28T01:45:10Z	****
spam, smoke, capitalism

* * *

Never one to miss an opportunity, eh Walgreens?

"Experiencing poor air quality? Get FREE 1-hour delivery on $35+: We have masks, air purifiers & more (or shop in-store) " ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110619309522543346)
2023-06-28T04:35:51Z	****
There is nothing in the world that makes me feel more like I'm using computers wrong than to look for alternatives for software and realize that most folks actually use a particular note-taking application for taking notes instead of using it as a shared shopping list.

Note: I beseech you, internet rando, to hold your fire as you prepare to launch your attack of multiple alternatives for the keyword "note-taking". I have vim. The note taking s already part of my workflow. Also, dear Emacs user, this is not a r ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110619980682091254)
2023-06-28T04:47:00Z	****
Though it is good to know that by definition a top-tier OSS notetaking application has the following:

\- Markdown support

\- Client-side cryptography

\- File synchronization with every mobile device since the Nokia 770

\- Photo attachments

\- TeX support

And naturally the documentation would love to tell you about the cryptography, syncing, and server and not, prithee, the user interface. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110620024539150625)
2023-06-28T04:50:42Z	****
Also of note, the difference between "lightbulbs" on a shopping list shared with your partner and collaborating with a team of 50 people using Trello is pretty much the same problem and solution according to the internet.

I eagerly await making a burndown chart for our next shopping trip. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110620039079575175)
2023-06-28T13:43:11Z	****
vr, "metaverse"

* * *

Metaverse hype: The Metaverse will transform how we all work.

Metaverse companies: Oh, BTW you can work from anywhere as long as it's in our office space.

The future of the Metaverse isn't open vistas, it's a cubicle in a literal walled garden. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110622132871500647)
2023-06-28T17:17:00Z	****
Checking In: 2023-06-28 [https://decafbad.net/2023/06/28/checking-in-2023-06-28/](https://decafbad.net/2023/06/28/checking-in-2023-06-28/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#SocialMedia](https://octodon.social/tags/SocialMedia) [#GameDesign](https://octodon.social/tags/GameDesign) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110622973630847715)
2023-06-28T22:53:02Z	****
head phone appreciation zone (no recommendations)

* * *

In this house the Koss Portapros and the Grado SR60/80 headphones reign supreme.

Seriously, every time I use these headphones I just melt a little bit more.

I do like my Westone in-ear monitors but boy howdy it seems you have to spend silly money to get actual bass with those. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110624295011133080)
2023-06-28T22:56:55Z	****
amazon link, no referral

* * *

[https://www.amazon.com/Vater-Wood-Hickory-Drum-Sticks/dp/B0006VTN4M/](https://www.amazon.com/Vater-Wood-Hickory-Drum-Sticks/dp/B0006VTN4M/)

Unfortunately this is the only place I've seen them for sale that isn't super-expensive. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110624310278047159)
2023-06-28T22:55:24Z	****
I played drum with Vater 8A drum sticks and I'm amazed at how much of the tone of the stick / drum can be influenced by the tip.

Also, first person who says "just the tip" is getting thrown into the sun. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110624304281201886)
2023-06-29T01:00:47Z	****
ah yes, the "we've changed where everything is" fresh hell that is my bank's website.

Making money hard to deal with since Jesus Christ was whipping your asses. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110624797305705830)
2023-06-29T01:14:05Z	****
Just removed my domains from Google Search console because if Google doesn't give a shit about search anymore neither do I.

Note: Not a recommendation for other places to stick my domains to get search data, nor is this in any way a request for learning what bespoke way you find shit on the internet. Just let it be, Sparky; let it be. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110624849638352842)
2023-06-29T03:06:55Z	****
OK, I know Etsy is the literal devil right now but sweet Jesus these are amazing:

[https://www.etsy.com/listing/1158614482/](https://www.etsy.com/listing/1158614482/) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110625293325805600)
2023-06-29T03:15:21Z	****
Etsy is the devil because of a 30% rate hike, along with marketplace curation that makes it essentially the same as Amazon Marketplace.

Tried to stave off one line of "why are you recommending Etsy" and ran head-first into the "why are you calling them the devil". God bless brevity and hyperbole. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110625326464915486)
2023-06-29T03:43:27Z	****
No context lyrics:

"Oh free-za canna get the damnthing to defrost right. Yeah.

Oh Fridge light, does it stay on or does it go to bet at night. Alright." ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110625436959299835)
2023-06-29T03:45:44Z	****
"Even-though, my fridge is under warran-tayeah

I can't go-wan-get it repaired right Oh yeah." ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110625445951646775)
2023-06-29T14:23:59Z	****
uspol, supreme court, affirmative action

* * *

As a run-of-the-mill cisgendered white guy let me just say fuck this court, fuck Mitch McConnell for not voting on Obama's justice pick, and fuck Trump for stacking the court according to his master's wishes.

This is a fucking bullshit decision. What's next? Rolling back Jim Crow prohibitions?

[https://www.npr.org/2023/06/29/1181138066/affirmative-action-supreme-court-decision](https://www.npr.org/2023/06/29/1181138066/affirmative-action-supreme-court-decision) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110627955652140966)
2023-06-29T14:31:46Z	****
re: uspol, supreme court, affirmative action

* * *

also, fuck "I got mine, and the media is uncovering the receipts to prove it" Justice Clarence Thomas who should know better. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110627986214827780)
2023-06-29T14:36:32Z	****
docker snark

* * *

I wish that Docker would've called their containers "eggs" because I wouldn't want to put all of my eggs in one Docker basket. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110628004973510484)
2023-06-29T15:24:47Z	****
Checking In: 2023-06-29 [https://decafbad.net/2023/06/29/checking-in-2023-06-29/](https://decafbad.net/2023/06/29/checking-in-2023-06-29/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#Decluttering](https://octodon.social/tags/Decluttering) [#SocialMedia](https://octodon.social/tags/SocialMedia) [#GameDesign](https://octodon.social/tags/GameDesign) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110628194703062626)
2023-06-29T15:24:46Z	****
A mixed bag [https://decafbad.net/2023/06/29/a-mixed-bag/](https://decafbad.net/2023/06/29/a-mixed-bag/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#DeepThoughts](https://octodon.social/tags/DeepThoughts) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110628194651368075)
2023-06-29T17:49:49Z	****
Heads up [@thoughty](https://dice.camp/@thoughty)

[https://zeruhur.itch.io/solar](https://zeruhur.itch.io/solar) uses Script Change and gives credit. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110628765033662732)
2023-06-29T18:33:38Z	****
retrogaming, uspol

* * *

Reminding myself why hanging out in IRC channels with retrogaming folks is just asking for bad takes on politics.

Specifically, someone saying that the Supreme Court didn't shit the bed on Affirmative Action.

You'd think I'd learn. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110628937294662154)
2023-06-29T18:44:43Z	****
[http://www.dorktower.com/2023/06/28/camus-dig-it-dork-tower-28-06-23/](http://www.dorktower.com/2023/06/28/camus-dig-it-dork-tower-28-06-23/)

[#dorktower](https://octodon.social/tags/dorktower) [#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110628980901478364)
2023-06-29T19:04:04Z	****
Going from Inherit Disease to Al Foster, as one does. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110629056967742234)
2023-06-30T15:24:19Z	****
Designing a Well Lived Life: Checking In (2023 June) [https://decafbad.net/2023/06/30/designing-a-well-lived-life-checking-in-2023-june/](https://decafbad.net/2023/06/30/designing-a-well-lived-life-checking-in-2023-june/) [#Adayinthelife](https://octodon.social/tags/Adayinthelife) [#SocialMedia](https://octodon.social/tags/SocialMedia) [#GameDesign](https://octodon.social/tags/GameDesign) [#Seachange](https://octodon.social/tags/Seachange) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https:/ ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110633855219401430)
2023-06-30T15:37:50Z	****
mh (x)

* * *

Really crabby today. Thinking of taking a Fedi-break because quite simply I need to find some joy or I'm going to start breaking drumsticks over 9 people's heads. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110633908362370824)
2023-06-30T15:51:25Z	****
Checking In: 2023-06-30 [https://decafbad.net/2023/06/30/checking-in-2023-06-30/](https://decafbad.net/2023/06/30/checking-in-2023-06-30/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#SocialMedia](https://octodon.social/tags/SocialMedia) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110633961763332609)
2023-06-30T18:39:00Z	****
Apropos of nothing. Nope. Nothing at all.

Corrosion of Conformity: Vote With A Bullet.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2I2mK\_3\_ns](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2I2mK_3_ns) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110634620735464909)
2023-06-30T20:28:05Z	****
covid, wistful

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Remember when COVID happened and we all felt like we were in this together, helping one another out and having lots online events for folks to participate in?

Good times. Good times.

This wistful memory brought to you by looking at the GenCon online catalog, which, while it has a lot of online games, has very few online seminars. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110635049662843030)
2023-07-01T17:51:24Z	****
twitter, birdsite, fireworks, fire

* * *

Meanwhile at Twitter's headquarters:

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqf-cEK7mRo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqf-cEK7mRo) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110640095828804188)
2023-07-01T18:36:44Z	****
uspol, scotus, snark

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I wish a very happy Learn FrontPage to all of the bigots needing a website designed for them ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110640274097675751)
2023-07-01T18:50:44Z	****
twitter, birdsite

* * *

Goodbye, Blue Bird.

(Image by David Revoy, Released for our use under a CC-BY 4.0 International License) Original: [https://www.davidrevoy.com/article964/goodbye-blue-bird](https://www.davidrevoy.com/article964/goodbye-blue-bird) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110640329172333407)
2023-07-01T19:02:05Z	****
Lean Coffee July 11th 2023 – MUG Meeting [https://www.mug.org/2023/07/lean-coffee-july-11th-2023-mug-meeting/](https://www.mug.org/2023/07/lean-coffee-july-11th-2023-mug-meeting/) [#meetings](https://octodon.social/tags/meetings) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110640373765725184)
2023-07-02T02:20:25Z	****
welcome new users

* * *

The Fediverse hasn't worked since 2008. We've been slowly dying here ever since.

We died with identi.ca

We died with OStatus and GNUSocial

We died with Mastodon

We keep dying each day.

We're a hot mess here but we've been going for over a decade.

The death we die is the death of needing other platforms to validate our success.

Mastodon is dying. I've been here since the beginning.. I'll be busy dying.

Pundits be damned. We're here and we'll still be here. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110642097409428684)
2023-07-02T13:13:37Z	****
twitter, birdsite, snark

* * *

If you were on Twitter right now you'd be dinged for seeing this post. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110644665891665557)
2023-07-02T13:41:28Z	****
Gotta love when you're looking at a book about Cartomancy from 1903 and they refer to the Jack as "Knave".

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack\_(playing\_card)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_(playing_card))

[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.200282/page/n91/mode/2up](https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.200282/page/n91/mode/2up) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110644775366489629)
2023-07-02T14:36:53Z	****
Checking In: 2023-07-02 [https://decafbad.net/2023/07/02/checking-in-2023-07-02/](https://decafbad.net/2023/07/02/checking-in-2023-07-02/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#SocialMedia](https://octodon.social/tags/SocialMedia) [#GameDesign](https://octodon.social/tags/GameDesign) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110644993324687273)
2023-07-02T15:49:37Z	****
zoom, no recommendation zone

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Every time the Zoom client updates I see one more thing that reminds me that this thing is essentially going to want to be my new friend, much like Dropbox.

(Note: I run my own Jitsi instance, Sparky. I use Zoom for the folks that don't use FLOSS. Telling me to use something else is just one more nickel in my swear jar. Knock it off.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110645279264983005)
2023-07-03T15:13:02Z	****
birdsite, twitter, support

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One thing that I hope happens with the Twitter implosion is that companies actually allow you to email them or create a support ticket without having to publicly shame them on Twitter.

Seriously, this could be a good thing. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110650797725035328)
2023-07-03T15:15:53Z	****
re: birdsite, twitter, support

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This thought brought to you by me being able to email our local government because Invoice Cloud marked my water bill as already being expired. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110650808975073134)
2023-07-03T15:39:11Z	****
Even though Mike Portnoy found making this album a difficult proposition it's still a testament to his drumming that I can tell his presence throughout the album:

OSI: Office of Strategic Influence:

[https://osiband.bandcamp.com/album/office-of-strategic-influence](https://osiband.bandcamp.com/album/office-of-strategic-influence)

[#music](https://octodon.social/tags/music) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110650900586090972)
2023-07-03T18:51:47Z	****
Canceled my MDN subscription because I'm not paying for some AI to whisper sweet nothings into my web browsing experience when I'm looking for cold, hard facts quickly and efficiently.

/cc [@mozilla](https://mozilla.social/@mozilla) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110651657910511827)
2023-07-03T20:52:25Z	****
I swaer Linux will literally boot from a stone tablet projected from space but Windows won't be able to boot if a small BIOS change occurs. How do peopke live with this junk? ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110652132290255268)
2023-07-03T21:54:48Z	****
Apparently the issue with my friend's computer not booting Windows was that the BIOS battery was dead. Replacing the battery set it to defaults, which, in the case of the Dell Optiplex 9020 meant it had RAID turned on.

Bold move from Dell to assume one could even get more than one drive into this machine. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110652377551181178)
2023-07-04T01:41:07Z	****
wikipedia, homosexuality discussion

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Welcome to Wikipedia where multiple pages have been spilled trying to determine Daria's views on homosexuality with no end in sight.

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Daria\_Morgendorffer#Daria\_and\_her\_attitude\_towards\_homosexuality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Daria_Morgendorffer#Daria_and_her_attitude_towards_homosexuality) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110653267483591811)
2023-07-04T04:19:17Z	****
Checking In: 2023-07-03 [https://decafbad.net/2023/07/03/checking-in-2023-07-03/](https://decafbad.net/2023/07/03/checking-in-2023-07-03/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#SocialMedia](https://octodon.social/tags/SocialMedia) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110653889410139050)
2023-07-04T04:36:35Z	****
A rare glimpse of a lone Mastodon admin taking q much needed rest for a photo shoot ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110653957413392040)
2023-07-04T04:51:55Z	****
In this era of crumbling infrastructure perhaps it was not the wisest decision to build this city on rock and roll. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110654017760363542)
2023-07-04T15:56:50Z	****
Wireguard April 11th 2023 – MUG Meeting [https://www.mug.org/2023/04/wireguard-april-11th-2023-mug-meeting/](https://www.mug.org/2023/04/wireguard-april-11th-2023-mug-meeting/) [#MUGVideos](https://octodon.social/tags/MUGVideos) [#meetings](https://octodon.social/tags/meetings) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110656632268421087)
2023-07-04T15:56:49Z	****
Checking In: 2023-07-04 [https://decafbad.net/2023/07/04/checking-in-2023-07-04/](https://decafbad.net/2023/07/04/checking-in-2023-07-04/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#SocialMedia](https://octodon.social/tags/SocialMedia) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110656632210169925)
2023-07-04T17:15:46Z	****
I don't recall offhand. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110656942640043847)
2023-07-04T21:24:14Z	****
Getting kicked out of my literature class for exclaiming loudly "let's get lit!" ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110657919663181560)
2023-07-04T23:18:16Z	****
google, llm

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Feel like I should update my sites' privacy policy saying that Google will give me $100 billion dollars every year.

I'm sure they'd scream bloody murder and call that unenforceable, but somehow that works for their LLM bullshit training.

Note: Not the place to tell me the evils of Google or try to Legal Eagle how this wouldn't work. I don't care. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110658368084289837)
2023-07-05T02:01:51Z	****
re: fireworks, grumble

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We're spending our evening sitting in the basement consoling our black cat, who is proceeding to turn white with every little pop. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110659011308308935)
2023-07-05T02:01:03Z	****
fireworks, grumble

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I'd like to thank every one of our neighbors for really digging in there and igniting what I'm only assuming is every last bit of gunpowder and ordinance in the western hemisphere.

Smells like the ass-end of a fireworks depot out there. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110659008177312226)
2023-07-05T02:16:35Z	****
skinwalker ranch spoilers

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It's not fucking aliens. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110659069268552641)
2023-07-05T03:31:09Z	****
Unrelated: Whomever owns the Helloween catalog: get that shit up on Bandcamp. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110659362425595065)
2023-07-05T03:29:11Z	****
Huh. It appears that Metal Blade has the Fates Warning catalog on Bandcamp.

This is one of those bands that always comes so highly recommended but usually leaves me cold. That could also be because I came in during the Perfect Symmetry and Pleasant Shade of Gray albums.

Anywho, I'll need to dive in to see if I can find some better footholds.

[https://fateswarning.bandcamp.com](https://fateswarning.bandcamp.com)

Dear fans: Please hold off on recommending your favorites, lest I infodump on you about my favori ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110659354713375559)
2023-07-05T03:56:22Z	****
And yet... and yet:

This track is so in the pocket it practically blows the lint clean out.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnhtKqKm\_TY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnhtKqKm_TY) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110659461637432182)
2023-07-05T03:54:48Z	****
For me Mike Portnoy's performance is way more my liking:

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnhtKqKm\_TY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnhtKqKm_TY) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110659455447088785)
2023-07-05T03:54:04Z	****
I think the main thing I don't care for with Fates Warning is Mark Zonder's drumming. It spends way too much time dorking around like a hyperactive teenager on a first date and not enough time actually sitting in the pocket.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNQh7tfkbPM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNQh7tfkbPM) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110659452580277470)
2023-07-05T04:30:58Z	****
If anyone wants to know what I spent most of my high-school years studying this was pretty much my lesson plan: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E85dkOYhtQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E85dkOYhtQ) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110659597641583022)
2023-07-05T14:23:00Z	****
Dear brain,

Yrs, having a modern retelling of the classic Atari 8bit computer books and how to program the Atari 8bit home computers in assembly would be nice, but did you have to pick me to want to write it?

Jerk.

No love, me.

(this is just idle noodling and another project that my brain thinks is cool in this moment. Whether it comes to fruition or not is another story.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110661925662142465)
2023-07-05T14:52:11Z	****
It's only propaganda if it comes from the Propagandes region, otherwise it's just sparkling bullshit. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110662040384364961)
2023-07-05T15:27:39Z	****
The number of things that Windows does behind-the-scenes is infuriating to someone like myself who has run Linux full-time since 1993-4.

I mean, gimme some damn logs to see what's going on for Pete's sake.

(Note: not the place to do drive-by tech support. I have shell-scripts that are better at it than you.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110662179817440385)
2023-07-05T15:34:27Z	****
Thing is, I know that Windows has some godlike debugging in it. I've seen folks who know what the hell they're doing do some amazing shit that made my head spin.

I just wonder how the bog-standard admin does anything with this shit. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110662206607410875)
2023-07-05T16:20:29Z	****
Crossword puzzle clue: "Online repository for oversharing"

JoDee and me: ?

(JoDee looks up the answer)

JoDee: "Blog"

Me: "Oh, eat a dick, crossword puzzle." ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110662387615441287)
2023-07-05T17:38:25Z	****
The rate at which streaming services are deleting content from their platforms makes me believe that the perfect streaming service for the chucklefucks in charge is to have a $24.95 per month streaming service that has one show on it...

... which is an ad.

(note: not the place air your grievances. I'm not a church door and will yell if you nail 95 theses to me). ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110662694036784837)
2023-07-05T19:27:25Z	****
fireworks, air quality, michigan

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Three guesses where the concentration of fireworks was yesterday. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110663122643729698)
2023-07-06T00:35:34Z	****
Going to shitpost until the internet explodes. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110664334366533307)
2023-07-06T00:48:35Z	****
Going to start an evil corporation called "and". ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110664385556985610)
2023-07-06T01:00:12Z	****
Head, Shoulders, Yeets, and Throws. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110664431193407320)
2023-07-06T01:13:48Z	****
facebook, instagram, threads, snark

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I swear, even if a social network app says "we now own your immortal soul" some folks will say "that's a fair trade" and go about their merry way. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110664484682930557)
2023-07-06T03:13:39Z	****
agile, snark

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If you've ever felt like an imposter around computers let me remind you that the onus for the elders of the Agile Manifesto to convene was because some of them were working on a project for Chrysler to handle payroll using a system developed in 1990's Smalltalk (a language that has never won any kinds of speed records). The system was so colossally slow that it took a lot of profiling to get it down from a thousand hours to 9 hours to process payroll.

Chrysler banned Extreme Programming. I ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110664955930594143)
2023-07-06T03:32:04Z	****
agile, xp, hot-take

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Agile / XP are the self-help methodologies of programmers:

1) Plenty of anecdotes on how not using Agile / XP can go horribly wrong with the tacit assumption that everything will work if you do adopt the system.

2) There's plenty of coaching and reading material available to help you get better at this.

3) It's not the fault of the system, you're just not doing it right. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110665028348526124)
2023-07-06T04:23:14Z	****
Remember kids, if you can say the Jaguar is a 64 bit console, and Turbografx 16 is a 16 bit console you can do anything. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110665229539065068)
2023-07-06T11:59:49Z	****
If you're a fan of furious discussions about alternatives to processes in computing this is not your month. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110667024923027627)
2023-07-06T13:57:47Z	****
Checking In: 2023-07-06 [https://decafbad.net/2023/07/06/checking-in-2023-07-06/](https://decafbad.net/2023/07/06/checking-in-2023-07-06/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#SocialMedia](https://octodon.social/tags/SocialMedia) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Declutter](https://octodon.social/tags/Declutter) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110667488785282988)
2023-07-06T16:08:05Z	****
Like Nu Metal but don't want to hate yourself in the morning?

Give this a spin:

Echovolt: In Control

[https://www.jamendo.com/album/65360/in-control](https://www.jamendo.com/album/65360/in-control)

[#metal](https://octodon.social/tags/metal) [#ccmusic](https://octodon.social/tags/ccmusic) [#jamendo](https://octodon.social/tags/jamendo) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110668001177215744)
2023-07-06T16:37:23Z	****
The hardest problem in computer science is naming things. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110668116363491588)
2023-07-06T16:44:20Z	****
Updating the sign again: ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110668143710617149)
2023-07-06T22:09:45Z	****
silly stuff

* * *

Mastodon was initially going to be called Masstodon but in consumer research testing the name was determined to have unintended meaning for not only Catholics and Witches but also an incredibly kilogram-specific fetish that Google was quite unhelpful to locate prior to the study.

Stay classy, SI unit folks. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110669423297417982)
2023-07-07T15:40:39Z	****
Me: OK, so I have all of these lovely projects that I want to work on and ...

My brain: Smalltalk

Me: Wait, what?

My brain: GNU Smalltalk is a thing

Me: Hey, waitaminute, what about D and OCaml and ...

My brain: Smallllll Talllllllk

Me: Hey, why are these books in my cart? And who just hit "place order"?

My brain: Tee hee

Me: Wait, when did you start saying things like tee hee?

My brain: Byeeeeeee

Me: Wait!

Me: Dammit. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110673555569658630)
2023-07-07T18:42:55Z	****
Make it white with no discernible outputs on it (only Bluetooth) and this would have been the perfect Apple Turntable:

Jony Ive's First Post-Apple Hardware Project is a $60,000 Turntable

[https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/23/07/07/1724209/jony-ives-first-post-apple-hardware-project-is-a-60000-turntable](https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/23/07/07/1724209/jony-ives-first-post-apple-hardware-project-is-a-60000-turntable)? ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110674272308815192)
2023-07-07T18:51:07Z	****
Ever go to someone's house and use their computer, only to have all of your senses overloaded by the sheer amount of crap that they seem to think is normal? Shit like having to close 15 windows if virus scanner subscription offers, 20 minutes of drivers for things that aren't installed on the machine to load, 15 more minutes of updates that haven't happened, and the sound of Urkle from Family Matters as their notification sound?

And this is why I'm sticking with the Fediverse. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110674304513976326)
2023-07-07T20:17:12Z	****
This seems to be a common occurrence so I'd like to set the record straight, once and for all.

Slashdot still exists and is still "a thing".

It was around when I worked for Sourceforge / Geeknet in 2008-2009. It was around prior and continues to be around to this day.

The owners have changed. CmdrTaco and Hemos have moved on to do other things, as have most of the folks that I knew back then.

I'm reminded of this clip from Charles Nelson Reilly's one-man show called Life of Reilly. I think I should bookmark ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110674642998461560)
2023-07-08T03:55:50Z	****
I think this is still my favorite scene from a show I have never seen, nor have any desire to see:

"A man who goes by the name of Schuldiner online" Goatwhore Elementary

Whomever wrote this knows their shit.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRarUrrADt8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRarUrrADt8)

[#metal](https://octodon.social/tags/metal) [#music](https://octodon.social/tags/music)

(Note: Please don't try to tell me how wonderful the actual show is. I won't see it. Trust me on this one.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110676446471820853)
2023-07-08T14:24:20Z	****
Catching up with myself [https://decafbad.net/2023/07/08/catching-up-with-myself/](https://decafbad.net/2023/07/08/catching-up-with-myself/) [#InteractiveStorytelling](https://octodon.social/tags/InteractiveStorytelling) [#TheMediocreProgrammer](https://octodon.social/tags/TheMediocreProgrammer) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#DeepThoughts](https://octodon.social/tags/DeepThoughts) [#GameDesign](https://octodon.social/tags/GameDesign) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHab ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110678917832736673)
2023-07-08T14:48:58Z	****
two songs I hope to never, ever hear again

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Motley Crue: Home Sweet Home

Violent Femmes: Blister in the Sun

Both were overplayed to death in high school band classes.

Note: Not a call for your overplayed favorites. I can list about a dozen more. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110679014663897684)
2023-07-08T18:14:59Z	****
Looking forward to when the kids discover this new-fangled thing called "browsing the internet on a desktop computer". ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110679824735983821)
2023-07-08T18:28:28Z	****
DDG Who invented Mailbox Baseball? ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110679877765388515)
2023-07-08T21:30:03Z	****
Meetup: Putting the dick move in dark patterns since always. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110680591762644041)
2023-07-09T01:04:02Z	****
Watching the TV Movie of Buck Rogers. Boy howdy this is painfully 1970s. The intro is... something. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck\_Rogers\_in\_the\_25th\_Century\_(TV\_series)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_Rogers_in_the_25th_Century_(TV_series)) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110681433188441330)
2023-07-09T16:19:51Z	****
"If it fits, I sits."

Pixel, sitting in a laundry basket, giving the look of "what?". ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110685034319508552)
2023-07-09T16:44:01Z	****
Checking In: 2023-07-09 [https://decafbad.net/2023/07/09/checking-in-2023-07-09/](https://decafbad.net/2023/07/09/checking-in-2023-07-09/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#SocialMedia](https://octodon.social/tags/SocialMedia) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Declutter](https://octodon.social/tags/Declutter) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110685129378250596)
2023-07-09T17:34:51Z	****
proof that the 1970s were a very weird time

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Women would get excited to be kissed by Richard Dawson. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110685329281411189)
2023-07-09T19:15:37Z	****
Anyone out there collect swag from various companies? If so I'd like to send you these lovely items gratis.

LMK if you're interested. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110685725488319840)
2023-07-09T20:38:21Z	****
I'm more akin to having something like AI: FuckOff, but that's just me.

Also, don't read the comments unless you want your lifetime supply of "Herp Derp. I'm so smart. Check out muh beard".

"Google Suggests Robots.txt File Updates for 'Emerging AI' Use Cases"

[https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/07/08/2158211/google-suggests-robotstxt-file-updates-for-emerging-ai-use-cases](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/07/08/2158211/google-suggests-robotstxt-file-updates-for-emerging-ai-use-cases)

(Note: Not the place  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110686050837090709)
2023-07-09T21:15:23Z	****
Due to construction and road closures the highway to the dangerzone is closed. Please seek alternate routes. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110686196457128799)
2023-07-09T22:07:50Z	****
I'm saying you might want to take the dirt road to the dangerzone. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110686402685742649)
2023-07-10T14:31:14Z	****
[https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1684/](https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1684/)

[#buni](https://octodon.social/tags/buni) [#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110690269548677275)
2023-07-10T14:49:37Z	****
I'm sure there's a perfectly good reason for our automobile insurance to go up 119.80 since 2023-01-27.

Yep, pretty sure. Pretty sure.

(Note: not the place to tell me that insurance is a casino, nor the place to tell me your experiences with insurance. It's a racket. The only thing it's missing is old guys sitting around tables figuring out their system to win and $2 bills.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110690341840406625)
2023-07-10T16:11:06Z	****
ftx, cryptocurrency, football

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Boo, and I mean this with all sincerity, fucking hoo.

"FTX's Celebrity Endorser Tom Brady Faces Worthless Stock, Lawsuits"

Lend your name to shady shit you don't understand, face the penalties.

[https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/07/10/0442225/ftxs-celebrity-endorser-tom-brady-faces-worthless-stock-lawsuits](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/07/10/0442225/ftxs-celebrity-endorser-tom-brady-faces-worthless-stock-lawsuits)

(Note: not the place to explain the situation, no ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110690662275346749)
2023-07-10T16:20:38Z	****
[https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2023/07/10](https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2023/07/10)

[#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110690699720055251)
2023-07-10T17:59:43Z	****
If you value the DMCA and copy protection over allowing folks legitimate ways of playing out-of-print games then all I can say is I hope you like your "product" having the names of defunct Norwegian BBSes and hours-long greets.

Because that's how you get greets. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110691089382452722)
2023-07-10T17:55:54Z	****
As someone who literally boycotts Nintendo because of their stance on folks preserving and emulating their stuff I have but one word:

"Byeee!"

"The Disappearance of Classic Video Games"

[https://games.slashdot.org/story/23/07/10/1647249/the-disappearance-of-classic-video-games](https://games.slashdot.org/story/23/07/10/1647249/the-disappearance-of-classic-video-games)

(Note: I collect classic games. I have donated more games to the CVGA than I have kept. Slide into my mentions about not caring about video g ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110691074364387156)
2023-07-10T20:46:10Z	****
Checking In: 2023-07-10 [https://decafbad.net/2023/07/10/checking-in-2023-07-10/](https://decafbad.net/2023/07/10/checking-in-2023-07-10/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#SocialMedia](https://octodon.social/tags/SocialMedia) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110691743866948439)
2023-07-10T21:48:58Z	****
I think I've been more into sound than visual media.

In our house we only have one TV. It's a 32" and is quite literally the largest TV we've ever owned.

Contrast that with Three Logitech Squeezebox Radios, one Squeezebox Touch, and three stereo systems; two of which are attached to computers and one that's attached to the TV.

Each stereo system has a subwoofer and bookshelf speakers.

We might not be the temple of visual beauty but we're definitely the temple of boom. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110691990775952429)
2023-07-11T01:00:03Z	****
We have one flopped cat on our couch. This was stage 1. Stage 2 was way more flopped. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110692742171298785)
2023-07-11T03:14:05Z	****
Still trying to make Delta Chat a thing with my friends and family.

[https://delta.chat](https://delta.chat) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110693269178355629)
2023-07-11T03:38:20Z	****
Hey, it'll at least make 100% more sense than fuckin' Devs, amirite? ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110693364565008923)
2023-07-11T03:35:52Z	****
Optioning a show for Netflix about a series of small packets being sent over the internet by an unknown IP address.

That's right, I'm optioning...

Stranger Pings. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110693354832795641)
2023-07-11T03:52:02Z	****
Devs (TV series), snark, semi-gross

* * *

I've only watched the first few episodes of this show and read the summary here:

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devs\_(TV\_series)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devs_(TV_series))

Such deep. Much reveal. Woah clever.

Seriously, if this is what folks consider good television then we're doomed. This isn't good science fiction, this is someone wanking to Michio Kaku drivel. "Oh, it's quantum! Many worlds interpretation." Please don't get your dick caught betweem the M ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110693418409001124)
2023-07-11T03:54:53Z	****
re: Devs (TV series), snark, semi-gross

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I can turn off my critical brain when it comes to flat out camp and ridiculousness, but when it comes to pretentious "doesn't it make you think?!? Woo wooo!" bullshit I just want to take their beret and use it like a frisbee. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110693429652474230)
2023-07-11T04:16:29Z	****
"There are things mankind was not meant to know."

"Oh yeah? Like what?"

"I can't tell you that. You were not meant to..."

"You're just saying that. Give me examples."

"But you're not meant to know!"

"Can it, disembodied voice. Put up or shut up."

"OK. OK. What about... hmmm. Oh, I know! You're not supposed to know this one."

"Lay it on me."

"$4.99 is essentially the same as $5.00".

"What?"

"I know. And now that you know..."

"No, I mean that's absurd that we're not supposed to know that. Everyone know ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110693514551828327)
2023-07-11T13:56:03Z	****
Checking In: 2023-07-11 [https://decafbad.net/2023/07/11/checking-in-2023-07-11/](https://decafbad.net/2023/07/11/checking-in-2023-07-11/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#SocialMedia](https://octodon.social/tags/SocialMedia) [#GameDesign](https://octodon.social/tags/GameDesign) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110695793549476665)
2023-07-11T20:01:02Z	****
The next part of the journey [https://decafbad.net/2023/07/11/the-next-part-of-the-journey/](https://decafbad.net/2023/07/11/the-next-part-of-the-journey/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110697228683672137)
2023-07-12T15:17:53Z	****
Checking In: 2023-07-12 [https://decafbad.net/2023/07/12/checking-in-2023-07-12/](https://decafbad.net/2023/07/12/checking-in-2023-07-12/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110701777619521942)
2023-07-12T17:03:19Z	****
Special thanks to [@acegopher](https://octodon.social/@acegopher) for the idea to print this via Staples. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110702192176098566)
2023-07-12T17:02:55Z	****
Staples Print-on-demand has delivered to me a print copy of what I consider the finest book on game design, ever.

Chris Crawford's Source Code for Eastern Front, 1941 ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110702190599298567)
2023-07-12T21:26:02Z	****
I feel like I should do a reading of some classics.

That's right, a reading of the lyrics to The Village People's "Macho Man". ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110703225258583782)
2023-07-13T14:12:00Z	****
Checking In: 2023-07-13 [https://decafbad.net/2023/07/13/checking-in-2023-07-13/](https://decafbad.net/2023/07/13/checking-in-2023-07-13/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#SocialMedia](https://octodon.social/tags/SocialMedia) [#GameDesign](https://octodon.social/tags/GameDesign) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110707180833068065)
2023-07-13T15:13:34Z	****
generative AI, cryptocurrency, snark

* * *

At least Generative AI will have one positive benefit for the workplace over Cryptocurrency bullshit when the bubble bursts.

With Cryptocurrency you essentially have folks that have a first-year computer scientist's knowledge of distributed linked lists.

With Generative AI "Prompt Engineers" you'll have folks that are skilled at requirements gathering to send to actual programmers and artists.

(Note: Not the place to try to convince me of the benefits of these tec ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110707422977222498)
2023-07-13T18:24:05Z	****
mention of bodily functions, cancer, computers

* * *

Just bought a keyboard for my phone since quite literally I was looking for bathroom computers.

I would have picked up the Clockwork PI but I'd like to have something this century that I can use, not an aspirational idea of a computer. So the Android phone that I have wins out. Yes, this disappoints me no end as well.

Went with the Logitech K480 because it has the little tray to hold an phone. Going to see if it works out. I already have a Bluetooth keybo ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110708172122048230)
2023-07-13T18:47:39Z	****
On the plus side I'm pretty sure I could crack a coconut with my teeth right about now. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110708264746795667)
2023-07-13T18:47:06Z	****
Google Collections Spam and the need for landscapers prove we live in a fallen world. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110708262616218092)
2023-07-13T19:40:22Z	****
re: ancient alien theory

* * *

Also apparently evolution stopped with Darwin so we can all go home now. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110708472037911987)
2023-07-13T19:39:32Z	****
ancient alien theory

* * *

We're watching an Ancient Alien "special" and my biggest take-away from this is you can easily substitute "theory" and "theorist" with "racist" and it still tracks. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110708468777431516)
2023-07-13T20:47:31Z	****
No shit.

"The Mac Sure is Starting To Look Like the iPhone"

[https://apple.slashdot.org/story/23/07/13/1956221/the-mac-sure-is-starting-to-look-like-the-iphone](https://apple.slashdot.org/story/23/07/13/1956221/the-mac-sure-is-starting-to-look-like-the-iphone) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110708736081941835)
2023-07-13T20:46:07Z	****
Microsoft displays new font, which somehow looks worse than previous font, on a site that has even worse fonts.

Meet Microsoft Office's New Default Font: Aptos

" [https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/13/23793428/microsoft-aptos-new-default-font-office-365](https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/13/23793428/microsoft-aptos-new-default-font-office-365)"

(found on [https://slashdot.org/story/23/07/13/1940235/meet-microsoft-offices-new-default-font-aptos](https://slashdot.org/story/23/07/13/1940235/meet-microsoft-offices-ne ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110708730603301499)
2023-07-13T21:26:29Z	****
DDG who in hollywood isn't an executive producer ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110708889298456785)
2023-07-14T01:08:11Z	****
Well if this Linux thing doesn't work out I can always transition over to OpenVMS. Apparently it's still released. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110709761080313754)
2023-07-14T01:25:57Z	****
ST: Strange New Worlds, S2E4

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OK, whomever signed off on the noise the crew experiences on the alien planet needs to have a wedgie up to their throat and be subjected to my whole music collection on shuffle. That was completely unnecessary. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110709830960361859)
2023-07-14T03:02:20Z	****
If anyone wanted to figure out how to get me to never ever own a TV this is pretty much the blueprint:

"LG To Offer Subscriptions For Appliances And Televisions"

This isn't convenience, this is flat out bullshit.

[https://slashdot.org/story/23/07/13/2150200/lg-to-offer-subscriptions-for-appliances-and-televisions](https://slashdot.org/story/23/07/13/2150200/lg-to-offer-subscriptions-for-appliances-and-televisions) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110710209916595973)
2023-07-14T15:24:53Z	****
Checking In: 2023-07-14 [https://decafbad.net/2023/07/14/checking-in-2023-07-14/](https://decafbad.net/2023/07/14/checking-in-2023-07-14/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#SocialMedia](https://octodon.social/tags/SocialMedia) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) [#GTD](https://octodon.social/tags/GTD) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110713129787217018)
2023-07-14T18:32:37Z	****
Reddit, the Dale Carnegie of social media (aka: winning friends and influencing people /sarcasm).

"Reddit Removes Years of Chat and Message Archives From Users' Accounts"

[https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/07/14/180256/reddit-removes-years-of-chat-and-message-archives-from-users-accounts](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/07/14/180256/reddit-removes-years-of-chat-and-message-archives-from-users-accounts)

Note: not the place to tell me about alternatives or to "rah rah" the Fediverse, Sparky. I've been here ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110713867951853943)
2023-07-14T20:28:56Z	****
And the hits just keep on coming over at Reddit:

"Reddit is Getting Rid of Its Gold Awards System"

[https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/07/14/1030215/reddit-is-getting-rid-of-its-gold-awards-system](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/07/14/1030215/reddit-is-getting-rid-of-its-gold-awards-system) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110714325341272972)
2023-07-14T20:58:35Z	****
food mention

* * *

Is there a word for that point where the food has arrived long before the guests have arrived? ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110714441909632555)
2023-07-15T14:28:48Z	****
Late night browsing [https://decafbad.net/2023/07/15/late-night-browsing/](https://decafbad.net/2023/07/15/late-night-browsing/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#DeepThoughts](https://octodon.social/tags/DeepThoughts) [#Minimalism](https://octodon.social/tags/Minimalism) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110718571513291368)
2023-07-16T15:35:00Z	****
Checking In: 2023-07-16 [https://decafbad.net/2023/07/16/checking-in-2023-07-16/](https://decafbad.net/2023/07/16/checking-in-2023-07-16/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#SocialMedia](https://octodon.social/tags/SocialMedia) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110724494172830692)
2023-07-16T16:13:12Z	****
Frustrations, and the dealing thereof [https://decafbad.net/2023/07/16/frustrations-and-the-dealing-thereof/](https://decafbad.net/2023/07/16/frustrations-and-the-dealing-thereof/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#DeepThoughts](https://octodon.social/tags/DeepThoughts) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110724644399549299)
2023-07-16T16:31:45Z	****
Pretty sure I have learned more features of tmux from random typos than I have from the documentation. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110724717346492161)
2023-07-16T17:01:54Z	****
food

* * *

[https://www.gocomics.com/nancy/2023/07/16](https://www.gocomics.com/nancy/2023/07/16)

[#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110724835839899321)
2023-07-16T18:04:02Z	****
This headline / story is ridiculous:

"How the Movie 'WarGames' Anticipated Our Current AI Fears 40 Years Ago"

CNN Autho: "Blerp Blorp. I'm so smart. Check out my beard."

I offer up the following correction:

"We've been afraid of computers now for at least 40 years, if not longer."

[https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/23/07/16/0054240/how-the-movie-wargames-anticipated-our-current-ai-fears-40-years-ago](https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/23/07/16/0054240/how-the-movie-wargames-anticipated-our-cur ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110725080212528507)
2023-07-16T18:10:54Z	****
"When Open Becomes Opaque: the Changing Face of Open-Source Hardware Companies".

Chalk another industry beleaguered by enshittification.

Also: don't read the comments unless you like Sinophobia writ large.

[https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/07/15/1853247/when-open-becomes-opaque-the-changing-face-of-open-source-hardware-companies](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/07/15/1853247/when-open-becomes-opaque-the-changing-face-of-open-source-hardware-companies) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110725107205634819)
2023-07-17T14:26:59Z	****
Checking In: 2023-07-17 [https://decafbad.net/2023/07/17/checking-in-2023-07-17/](https://decafbad.net/2023/07/17/checking-in-2023-07-17/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#SocialMedia](https://octodon.social/tags/SocialMedia) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110729889010265744)
2023-07-17T16:53:21Z	****
"Dual USB 2.0: Equipped with (2) USB 2.0 ports eliminates connection reduction and contains convenience "

Remember to contain your convenience responsibly.

(from a Thermaltake laptop dock page) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110730464587783358)
2023-07-17T17:43:19Z	****
I really wish that GNOME had a way to prefer certain audio devices when I have my Blue Yeti microphone connected. Invariably it wants to route the "listening" audio to it, which invariably is not what I want. Worse, it also decides that it wants to select my webcam for a microphone.

Note: Not the place to tell me how any other desktop environments do this well and I should switch. This is specifically a grumble about GNOME because GNOME works fine for me in every other case. Suggesting other desktop environmen ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110730661032569009)
2023-07-18T14:46:17Z	****
Checking In: 2023-07-18 [https://decafbad.net/2023/07/18/checking-in-2023-07-18/](https://decafbad.net/2023/07/18/checking-in-2023-07-18/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#Productivity](https://octodon.social/tags/Productivity) [#GameDesign](https://octodon.social/tags/GameDesign) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110735627207734981)
2023-07-18T19:15:30Z	****
openai, chatgpt, the lot of 'em

* * *

If someone can figure out how to determine if an AI company is scraping my site I'm not above adding a random chain of Unix "filters" to the output.

\`echo "Hello" \| chef \| pig\`

"Elluhay" ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110736685826071365)
2023-07-19T16:58:24Z	****
I'd like to give a big shout-out to Zelle(R) for becoming the Apple Gift Cards of scammers out there.

Well done, Bank of America. You've truly outdone yourselves with this one. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110741809019691681)
2023-07-19T19:19:31Z	****
Leave it to Google to think "what the web really needs is a notary."

Fuck this straight into the dustbin. I'll start blocking Googlebots left and right because frankly I find Google becoming more and more hostile to the open web and humanity itself.

[https://github.com/RupertBenWiser/Web-Environment-Integrity/tree/main](https://github.com/RupertBenWiser/Web-Environment-Integrity/tree/main)

Note: Apologist may form an orderly queue to be ejected into the sun. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110742363914716711)
2023-07-19T19:53:57Z	****
Remember when Google was one of those companies that you looked forward to seeing at conferences and the like?

I miss those days.

Now I wouldn't even cross the street to piss on their buildings. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110742499329592627)
2023-07-19T20:30:41Z	****
I love how Kickstarter makes it so no matter what unchecking and notification tweaking you do, you still get messages from creators that you've basically disowned.

Brilliant system. It'd be a shame if it worked.

(Note: Not the place to sell me on or off Kickstarter. I blame my feckless youth for even having an account there,) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110742643759654758)
2023-07-19T23:02:22Z	****
This song is a jam. No further questions:

Praxis: Worship

[https://billlaswell.bandcamp.com/track/worship](https://billlaswell.bandcamp.com/track/worship)

[#music](https://octodon.social/tags/music) [#bandcamp](https://octodon.social/tags/bandcamp) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110743240186015945)
2023-07-20T02:45:12Z	****
Checking In: 2023-07-19 [https://decafbad.net/2023/07/19/checking-in-2023-07-19/](https://decafbad.net/2023/07/19/checking-in-2023-07-19/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#GameDesign](https://octodon.social/tags/GameDesign) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110744116460713173)
2023-07-20T13:40:18Z	****
Checking In: 2023-07-20 [https://decafbad.net/2023/07/20/checking-in-2023-07-20/](https://decafbad.net/2023/07/20/checking-in-2023-07-20/) [#InteractiveStorytelling](https://octodon.social/tags/InteractiveStorytelling) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#Decluttering](https://octodon.social/tags/Decluttering) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.socia ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110746692379212638)
2023-07-20T13:55:17Z	****
Disabling cursing.filth and typography.symbols for proselint because fuck your curly quotes. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110746751291175079)
2023-07-20T14:10:41Z	****
Your periodic reminder that just because someone posts something on the internet it doesn't mean they're up for a branistorming session on how to make their post / toot able to withstand a PhD thesis defense. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110746811873496690)
2023-07-20T14:09:21Z	****
Your periodic reminder to never trust white, rich, South Africans with a messiah complex.

(Note: no need for "yes, and" or premise rejection. Thank you for your consideration.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110746806602243322)
2023-07-20T16:49:41Z	****
weed joke

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JoDee: These demi-baguettes need the over at 430. That's weird.

Me (a cad): Will they rise higher if you set it to 420? ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110747437083018281)
2023-07-20T20:51:21Z	****
If I enable "hide boosts" and you disappear did you even live? ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110748387373366317)
2023-07-20T22:45:38Z	****
GNU made who

Who made GNU?

GNU made GNU

Ain't nobody told you

GNU made GNU

Who made GNU?

GNU made who

GNU made GNU ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110748836753496051)
2023-07-21T01:22:17Z	****
No regerts

Klack: Believe

[https://klack.bandcamp.com/album/believe](https://klack.bandcamp.com/album/believe)

[#music](https://octodon.social/tags/music) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110749452728913209)
2023-07-21T01:31:23Z	****
BTW: The album can be listened to on Bandcamp but can't be purchased there. But you can throw them some shekels via their other albums.

[https://fishbone.bandcamp.com/album/the-reality-of-my-surroundings](https://fishbone.bandcamp.com/album/the-reality-of-my-surroundings) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110749488454344668)
2023-07-21T01:30:02Z	****
(Note: this is poking fun at the galaxy-brained gatekeepers of certain websites that assert that Fishbone isn't metal) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110749483186080817)
2023-07-21T01:28:09Z	****
Your periodical reminder that Fishbone isn't metal:

Fishbone: Sunless Saturday

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B61XAN2Ujw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B61XAN2Ujw)

[#music](https://octodon.social/tags/music) [#metal](https://octodon.social/tags/metal) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110749475746445925)
2023-07-21T14:13:42Z	****
Oh shit, I think William Shatner might be on to me. Better make myself invisible. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110752486027840757)
2023-07-21T14:30:55Z	****
Which rapture will come first?

The return of Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour

The Amiga computer returning to it's rightful place

Cowboy Neal ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110752553716103877)
2023-07-21T14:34:35Z	****
For it is written:

"Blessed are they who vote 'Cowboy Neal', for they shall be spared the Slashdotting." ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110752568115282109)
2023-07-21T16:06:00Z	****
God save me from wanting to buy yet-another-pair of headphones.

Worse, they're also wireless.

\*shudder\*

But if I'm going that route I might as well go for the best.

[https://gradolabs.com/headphones/wireless/item/137-gw100x](https://gradolabs.com/headphones/wireless/item/137-gw100x)

(Note: Not the place to recommend me a myriad of other choices. I love my Koss and I love my Grados. I don't need any more ear-fillers. Really. I don't. Nope.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110752927600457849)
2023-07-21T16:45:12Z	****
silly joke, sexual reference

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Do improv folks yell "yes, and..." during sex? ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110753081729179225)
2023-07-21T16:55:15Z	****
Four different places, four different meanings:

I'm at the dentist getting a crown

I'm at Burger King getting a crown

I'm at the rental place getting a Crown

I'm at Buckingham Palace getting a crown ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110753121252846390)
2023-07-21T19:34:17Z	****
[http://www.dorktower.com/2023/07/21/diplomatic-immunity-dork-tower-21-07-23/](http://www.dorktower.com/2023/07/21/diplomatic-immunity-dork-tower-21-07-23/)

[#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110753746588032083)
2023-07-21T20:12:26Z	****
[https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2023/07/21](https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2023/07/21)

[#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110753896596194099)
2023-07-21T20:18:17Z	****
I maintain that FedEx is the hipster shipping service, and their inability to pick up my packages today is reinforcing this belief. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110753919607961131)
2023-07-21T20:22:34Z	****
I stand corrected. They're picking up my packages as we speak. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110753936495722824)
2023-07-21T23:35:34Z	****
skinwalker ranch

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The universe: ...

Dr. Travis: We're going to launch a ton of rockets

Seriously, I'm starting to wonder if this guy can go anywhere without launching rockets.

"Heading to Wendy's. To do that I'm going to launch a buncha rockets". ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110754695354424160)
2023-07-22T16:43:07Z	****
[https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2023/07/22](https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2023/07/22)

[#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110758735869220950)
2023-07-22T20:14:09Z	****
cancer, humor

* * *

Next time MESSA denies the claim for Mvasi I'm going to call them and ask them what the street name is for this stuff.

Seriously, every three months they need a new approval for it.

The actual name for it is Bevacizumab, so I'm wondering if the street nameis "Bevvy".

"Got my Bevvy in the Chevy

Take my homies to the levy

Things are really getting heavy

like they eyebrows of Eugene Levy" ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110759565659589466)
2023-07-22T21:28:57Z	****
(Note that this is not all of them. At Ford our SSN was encoded with a bar code, but I didn't get to keep that ID. And I damaged one of my college IDs when it started to peel in half because of the super-secure laminate.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110759859837034093)
2023-07-22T21:27:11Z	****
Just scanned in a bunch of mementos into PDF and shredded the originals.

The number of ID cards that had my SSN on it was pretty eye-opening. Just for grins, how many ID cards did I scan this time around that had SSNs on them?

1

2

3

4

More than 4 ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110759852895326843)
2023-07-22T21:53:47Z	****
re: my weird sense of humor

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And yes, I have registered the domain "workswithcomputers.com", because of course I did. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110759957482766972)
2023-07-22T21:52:48Z	****
my weird sense of humor

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When I initially started working I got a link to my high school alumni page. It had something to the effect of "what are you currently doing".

I put "works with computers".

When the class notes newsletter came out (those glossy things that show who all is doing what) it had, nestled in between the glowing things about how someone became a manager at Farmer Jack and the other puffery:

"Craig Maloney works with computers"

Later I updated it to "still works with computers" but I ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110759953596964180)
2023-07-23T01:06:19Z	****
Minimalism is an addiction [https://decafbad.net/2023/07/22/minimalism-is-an-addiction/](https://decafbad.net/2023/07/22/minimalism-is-an-addiction/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#Minimalism](https://octodon.social/tags/Minimalism) [#Declutter](https://octodon.social/tags/Declutter) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110760714524672490)
2023-07-23T02:00:51Z	****
Detroiters (TV show)

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Funny thing is the shot of the Chrysler Headquarters threw us both. I think they digitally composited that shot because most of Chrysler's campus is (surprise surprise) parking lots. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110760928979808196)
2023-07-23T01:59:51Z	****
Detroiters (TV show)

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Watched the first two episodes of Detroiters. JoDee and I are spending most of the episodes trying to figure out where the hell they got their shots.

If you want something that has the look and feel of Detroit this gets really damn close. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110760925061056390)
2023-07-23T03:59:49Z	****
religion, christianity

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All I have to say is when Jesus comes back there's going to be a queue for all of the ass-whippings he'll be doling out to the GOP and the prosperity gospel shitheads.

Using religion as a shield for your hatred? That's a paddling. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110761396766651448)
2023-07-23T17:17:07Z	****
Checking In: 2023-07-23 [https://decafbad.net/2023/07/23/checking-in-2023-07-23/](https://decafbad.net/2023/07/23/checking-in-2023-07-23/) [#InteractiveStorytelling](https://octodon.social/tags/InteractiveStorytelling) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#SocialMedia](https://octodon.social/tags/SocialMedia) [#GameDesign](https://octodon.social/tags/GameDesign) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Declutter](https://oc ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110764531901779893)
2023-07-23T17:23:17Z	****
uspol, pun

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Remember, kids: never store your moral compass too close to magnates. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110764556118848807)
2023-07-23T17:21:35Z	****
uspol, pun

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Fools: The USA has a moral compass"

Me, a cad: "You do know what happens to a compass when you put it too close to magnates, right?" ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110764549433512756)
2023-07-23T19:00:00Z	****
Awash in fear [https://decafbad.net/2023/07/23/awash-in-fear/](https://decafbad.net/2023/07/23/awash-in-fear/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#DeepThoughts](https://octodon.social/tags/DeepThoughts) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110764936455232874)
2023-07-23T21:28:49Z	****
Correct answer: 2. One for my Wayne State employee ID and one for my college ID.

Though the number of things that have it (outside of my Social Security Card) were definitely more than four. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110765521621633116)
2023-07-23T21:36:48Z	****
Current mood... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110765553005801517)
2023-07-23T21:40:31Z	****
There are now 25 letters in the alphabet. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110765567589896754)
2023-07-23T21:46:13Z	****
twitter, birdsite

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It's too bad Twitter is a private company because I would love to know how much money went to not paying the employees / rent and how much went into acquiring single-character .com domain. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110765590028061443)
2023-07-23T21:48:31Z	****
twitter, birdsite, misinformation

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Looking forward to someone doing a search and replace on "The Twitter Files", replacing Twitter with X. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110765599067873560)
2023-07-23T21:52:42Z	****
twitter, birdsite, freenode, snark

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About the only thing that Musk is missing is a tenuous claim to the throne in Korea.

Can someone get on that? ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110765615489404867)
2023-07-24T15:08:14Z	****
twitter, birdsite, logo

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Honestly if Xorg sues Twitter (nee X.com) for trademark infringement / dilution I'd contribute to that.

Those logos are way too close for comfort. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110769687400335384)
2023-07-24T20:52:12Z	****
Checking In: 2023-07-24 [https://decafbad.net/2023/07/24/checking-in-2023-07-24/](https://decafbad.net/2023/07/24/checking-in-2023-07-24/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#GameDesign](https://octodon.social/tags/GameDesign) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110771039914872689)
2023-07-25T14:15:01Z	****
Checking In: 2023-07-25 [https://decafbad.net/2023/07/25/checking-in-2023-07-25/](https://decafbad.net/2023/07/25/checking-in-2023-07-25/) [#InteractiveStorytelling](https://octodon.social/tags/InteractiveStorytelling) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#Music](https://octodon.social/tags/Music) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110775140440686572)
2023-07-25T14:59:57Z	****
When your text/plain renders the same as the text/html and both of them don't give me a link that's a paddling offense. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110775317130476076)
2023-07-25T15:29:43Z	****
[https://thedevilspanties.com/archives/15643](https://thedevilspanties.com/archives/15643)

[#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110775434152523292)
2023-07-25T18:08:34Z	****
google products

* * *

A book that JoDee is reading about Genealogy refers to a service called "Google Video".

I don't recall this being a thing. Was it?

Was that the name of the thing that was tied to Google+?

Am I losing my memory?

Google Video was a thing

Google Video was not a thing

I like to vote in polls but I have no idea ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110776058819026990)
2023-07-25T19:19:25Z	****
Proof that we're bad at naming things:

The Never Ending Story only has two films (and a possible remake) while Final Fantasy wasn't. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110776337377866208)
2023-07-25T19:30:38Z	****
I will never stop being salty that the music generation X will be pinned as creating is Grunge.

Call that the soundtrack of my generation to my face and, in the words of Bill Bixby, "you wouldn't like me when I'm angry". ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110776381532326441)
2023-07-25T19:40:25Z	****
Grunge was as much the soundtrack for Generation X as Journey was the soundtrack to Tron. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110776419970168112)
2023-07-26T12:56:55Z	****
ph(-)

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Getting slightly tired of bring in a car and wondering how quickly I can find a bathroom before I have a containment breach. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110780495665701066)
2023-07-26T16:42:26Z	****
Checking In: 2023-07-26 [https://decafbad.net/2023/07/26/checking-in-2023-07-26/](https://decafbad.net/2023/07/26/checking-in-2023-07-26/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110781382455873824)
2023-07-26T18:36:23Z	****
meijer, coupons

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I really wish that when I use our MPerks account that they would forego printing out those useless checkout coupons and instead just add them to the account.

I know there's a whole advertising psychology at play but quite honestly they're not worth the paper they're printed on. Half-the-time one or more colors don't print out. This last round the coupons were all red. That's not going to scan for shit.

What a useless ritual those checkout coupons are. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110781830511316133)
2023-07-27T15:38:29Z	****
LLMs and UUIDs – May 9th 2023 Regular MUG Meeting [https://www.mug.org/2023/04/llms-and-uuids-may-9th-2023-regular-mug-meeting/](https://www.mug.org/2023/04/llms-and-uuids-may-9th-2023-regular-mug-meeting/) [#MUGVideos](https://octodon.social/tags/MUGVideos) [#meetings](https://octodon.social/tags/meetings) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110786793290244464)
2023-07-27T15:38:28Z	****
Checking In: 2023-07-27 [https://decafbad.net/2023/07/27/checking-in-2023-07-27/](https://decafbad.net/2023/07/27/checking-in-2023-07-27/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110786793224779580)
2023-07-27T21:27:13Z	****
Patreon: (announces Lounges, a way for creators and patrons to communicate with each other)

Me: Ugh, not another god-damned chat platform

Patreon: and it's mobile only.

Me: Cool cool (as I archive the email and forget this exists). ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110788164520296813)
2023-07-27T22:02:08Z	****
Also looking forward to the new-and-improved sim-jacking attacks because you know they're coming. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110788301858067695)
2023-07-27T22:01:09Z	****
I read a piece on eSims and how carriers are being shady and underhanded (read: carriers) about not letting folks out of their contracts and doing other shady shit and quite simply I think the mobile ecosystem needs to be cleansed with fire from space. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110788298011413344)
2023-07-27T23:28:35Z	****
Pretty sure, out there, is a message.that I sent using Jami that is still waiting to be delivered.

Lime tears in the freezer. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110788641801250806)
2023-07-28T18:47:43Z	****
Checking In: 2023-07-28 [https://decafbad.net/2023/07/28/checking-in-2023-07-28/](https://decafbad.net/2023/07/28/checking-in-2023-07-28/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#DeepThoughts](https://octodon.social/tags/DeepThoughts) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110793199667908168)
2023-07-28T21:53:39Z	****
food

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Remembering Arthur Treacher's:

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur\_Treacher%27s](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Treacher%27s)

(Apparently there was also the "Cod Wars" which is news to me:

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cod\_Wars](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cod_Wars)

Now I'm thinking of folks saying things like "load the cod cannons". ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110793930801209479)
2023-07-28T22:06:27Z	****
Wish I would have picked this up back in the day because the interface is actually quite lovely (once you get used to it) and you can use the music files with your own programs (something that is sorely lacking with the other Atari music programs).

Atari in the 1970s / 1980s were truly a marvel for interoperability. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110793981140021773)
2023-07-28T22:05:10Z	****
Atari's Music Composer cartridge is actually kind of great.

[https://archive.org/details/MusicComposerAtari/mode/2up](https://archive.org/details/MusicComposerAtari/mode/2up) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110793976078204212)
2023-07-29T16:00:39Z	****
Designing a Well Lived Life: Checking In (2023 July) [https://decafbad.net/2023/07/29/designing-a-well-lived-life-checking-in-2023-july/](https://decafbad.net/2023/07/29/designing-a-well-lived-life-checking-in-2023-july/) [#Adayinthelife](https://octodon.social/tags/Adayinthelife) [#SocialMedia](https://octodon.social/tags/SocialMedia) [#Seachange](https://octodon.social/tags/Seachange) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octo ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110798205027041481)
2023-07-29T16:25:31Z	****
I yearn for the day when we can just use the Fediverse without having to have the meta discussions about using the Fediverse. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110798302859743312)
2023-07-29T16:27:50Z	****
The biggest problem with email is that not every server will accept your email, and your client will whine that you didn't include a subject line, and it's too complicated to remember someone's email address, especially if it's hotbox420@example.com. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110798311921534852)
2023-07-29T22:08:28Z	****
birdsite, twitter, snark

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Once again reminding folks of the only X that matters ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110799651400098086)
2023-07-29T22:12:00Z	**** ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110799665278081421)
2023-07-29T22:59:56Z	****
worldcoin orbs

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If those Chrome Orbs show up in the Detroit Area they best hope folks don't suddenly create a game of street baseball.

Because I'd totally be down for street baseball with those things. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110799853764775782)
2023-07-30T02:37:59Z	****
[https://www.gocomics.com/lio/2023/07/13](https://www.gocomics.com/lio/2023/07/13)

[#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110800711132684428)
2023-07-30T15:05:28Z	****
web browser discourse

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Dear clever boy,

If your knee-jerk response to any discussion about web browsers is "use Brave" then you have added nothing to the discussion.

Most of us have heard of Brave. That we are not using said browser is because we have taste, class, and a goddamned brain in our head that knows a grift when we see one.

Shut the fuck up about Brave, and find a browser that's less of a piece of shit than you are.

Thanks in advance. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110803650383144894)
2023-07-30T15:18:06Z	****
food mention

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I am unreasonably happy that Meijer is now carrying Amy's Tofu Scramble again. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110803700035687141)
2023-07-30T21:34:03Z	****
Cursed Toot

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Cursed Toot. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110805178367640741)
2023-07-30T21:58:48Z	****
birdsite, twitter, desktop snark

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I think it's telling what great lengths some folks will try to not use Wayland.

(Note: Not the place to debate Wayland vs. Xorg or educate me on either project. It's a joke. Funny. Ha ha. Go play in Phoronix's traffic instead.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110805275689493862)
2023-07-31T18:05:00Z	****
I really wish we could put the notion that because you stopped using a thing means it's obsolete to bed.

Just because you get a microwave doesn't mean your toaster is obsolete. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110810018635722600)
2023-07-31T20:25:35Z	****
[https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1690/](https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1690/)

[#buni](https://octodon.social/tags/buni) [#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110810571459277787)
2023-08-01T02:40:29Z	****
Checking In: 2023-07-31 [https://decafbad.net/2023/07/31/checking-in-2023-07-31/](https://decafbad.net/2023/07/31/checking-in-2023-07-31/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110812045610205777)
2023-08-01T18:13:10Z	****
Checking In: 2023-08-01 [https://decafbad.net/2023/08/01/checking-in-2023-08-01/](https://decafbad.net/2023/08/01/checking-in-2023-08-01/) [#InteractiveStorytelling](https://octodon.social/tags/InteractiveStorytelling) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110815713084531107)
2023-08-02T00:32:34Z	****
Five bands / artists you might not think I'm a fan of (own more than three albums):

1\. Jesus Jones

2\. MC 900ft Jesus

3\. Steve Roach

4\. Herbie Hancock

5\. Antal Dorati ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110817204904000865)
2023-08-02T01:33:52Z	****
God damn, but Detroiters is absolutely hilarious as someone from the area.

Honestly it's helping to justify the subscription to the Star Trek and Friends streaming service. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110817445976034444)
2023-08-02T02:36:24Z	****
uspol, trump

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Wonder if herr dipshit will start shilling collectible indictment coins. One for each indictment. Collect the whole, ever-expanding set. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110817691839879079)
2023-08-02T02:40:33Z	****
Ah, my favorite game:

Updating Steam... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110817708185986436)
2023-08-02T13:37:19Z	****
Apparently it is woodchipper o'clock here. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110820290677137526)
2023-08-02T15:25:26Z	****
twitter, snark

* * *

Apropos of nothing: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYAM17lLtKk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYAM17lLtKk) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110820715850500107)
2023-08-02T18:21:39Z	****
I think it's somewhat telling that most design books are very difficult to read. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110821408750499141)
2023-08-02T18:21:16Z	****
It will never cease to amuse me that gstreamer has three collections of plugins for various codecs: the good, the bad, and the ugly.

(Also will never cease to amuse me that decss is not in any of them because it's worse than all three.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110821407199357597)
2023-08-03T02:58:19Z	****
google, remote attestation

* * *

If Google goes through with the whole remote attestation I'm hoping folks lock the font size to 4pt fonts and disable the ability to zoom.

Bonus points if you do this on Google's timesheet system. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110823440356841493)
2023-08-03T03:13:05Z	****
USA banking

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I would like to thank Bank of America for paying an interest rate so low on my savings account that I'll never have to worry about Capital Gains taxes.

(Note: Not a call for other banks or for telling me about whatever unicorn you found that shits out 20%+ interest. This was an idle thought, not a call for a financial advisor). ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110823498438359128)
2023-08-03T03:39:11Z	****
You, an internet punter: Rock and Metal? Combined with Classical? What is this new sorcery?

Procol Harum, months after I was born: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procol\_Harum\_Live:\_In\_Concert\_with\_the\_Edmonton\_Symphony\_Orchestra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procol_Harum_Live:_In_Concert_with_the_Edmonton_Symphony_Orchestra) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110823601043469588)
2023-08-03T03:43:12Z	****
gaming, mh

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I have never felt more disconnected from the gaming communities and honestly I'm having a hard time determining if that's necessarily a "bad thing". ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110823616820794997)
2023-08-03T15:02:03Z	****
The Go Programming Language August 8th 2023 – MUG Meeting [https://www.mug.org/2023/08/the-go-programming-language-august-8th-2023-mug-meeting/](https://www.mug.org/2023/08/the-go-programming-language-august-8th-2023-mug-meeting/) [#meetings](https://octodon.social/tags/meetings) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110826286166658323)
2023-08-03T15:21:54Z	****
Checking In: 2023-08-03 [https://decafbad.net/2023/08/03/checking-in-2023-08-03/](https://decafbad.net/2023/08/03/checking-in-2023-08-03/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#SocialMedia](https://octodon.social/tags/SocialMedia) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#Gaming](https://octodon.social/tags/Gaming) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110826364260859844)
2023-08-03T21:30:55Z	****
how to know you've married a physicist

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Dinner-time discussion was about a new Quantum Mechanics book that JoDee got that starts with the Stern-Gerlach Experiment:

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stern%E2%80%93Gerlach\_experiment](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stern%E2%80%93Gerlach_experiment)

(Note: Please do not confuse me, the computer science major with JoDee, the physicist. Asking me for specifics will get you the same confused look as a dog who is asked to recite the works of Shakespeare.). ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110827815300539526)
2023-08-04T00:17:36Z	****
"Walden" would have been a shorter book had Thoreau had access to headphones and death metal. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110828470677750679)
2023-08-04T12:58:54Z	****
Checking In: 2023-08-04 [https://decafbad.net/2023/08/04/checking-in-2023-08-04/](https://decafbad.net/2023/08/04/checking-in-2023-08-04/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#SocialMedia](https://octodon.social/tags/SocialMedia) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110831464252505101)
2023-08-04T16:52:32Z	****
Managed to pull off the handle on the microwave. Judging from the number of videos on how to replace it you'd think this wouldn't be something so commonly broken.

We truly live in a fallen world. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110832382908108223)
2023-08-04T17:47:42Z	****
food, bad joke

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Eating potato chips from one bag and then replacing them with chips from other bags.

Yessir, it's the Chips of Theseus. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110832599866922229)
2023-08-04T18:43:27Z	****
joke, alcohol mention / pictured

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This image pretty much sums up Activity Pub for me. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110832819092681560)
2023-08-04T18:53:56Z	****
50% of staying stress-free while using Python is ignoring 80% of the new ways to reinvent virtualenvs. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110832860326531592)
2023-08-05T03:57:15Z	****
Key takeaway from this dipshit is instead of figuring out a more sustainable business model that won't result in his personal burnout is to instead explore making a virtual clone of himself and burn the planet instead.

Looking forward to Multipllicity: the Multiplying playing out here.

"One of Gaming's Biggest YouTubers Wants To Replace Himself With AI"

[https://games.slashdot.org/story/23/08/04/1959213/one-of-gamings-biggest-youtubers-wants-to-replace-himself-with-ai](https://games.slashdot.org/story/23/08/ ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110834996682871205)
2023-08-05T13:57:06Z	****
open source celebrity, vim, death

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Announcement is here: [https://groups.google.com/g/vim\_announce/c/tWahca9zkt4/m/wj4c0xnrAQAJ?pli=1](https://groups.google.com/g/vim_announce/c/tWahca9zkt4/m/wj4c0xnrAQAJ?pli=1) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110837355393083299)
2023-08-05T13:54:58Z	****
open source celebrity, vim, death

* * *

Saddened to hear of Bram Moolenaar's passing. Vim has been part of my processes for decades now, and seeing his name in the mailing lists always gave me a smile.

He will be sorely missed.

[#vim](https://octodon.social/tags/vim) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110837347037155469)
2023-08-05T19:16:59Z	****
medical insurance

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Fun fact:

Me with cancer: met our deductible within the first month.

JoDee (without cancer): Hasn't even hit the deductible. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110838613235051642)
2023-08-05T19:27:59Z	****
sick animal mention

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Nor would I want to be the person to clean up after Spot when he horks up a hairball. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110838656517156396)
2023-08-05T19:27:28Z	****
Random musings:

I would not want to be the person that has to vacuum the NCC 1701-D carpets. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110838654471767068)
2023-08-05T19:44:22Z	****
old musicals I'm hearing about for the first time.

* * *

I'm not a musicals person. I don't much care for vocal music.

Got the most recent BBC Music Magazine (July's edition in August. Thanks, international mail!) and it mentioned there's a musical for Heathers.

Apparently this is coming on 10 years old now.

JFC.

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heathers:\_The\_Musical](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heathers:_The_Musical) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110838720921696078)
2023-08-05T19:49:29Z	****
If you're complaining about people coming back into the office rather than expanding your remote work options perhaps the problem isn't with your employees; rather you're more interested in having a people zoo. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110838741072966771)
2023-08-05T21:16:38Z	****
We need to demand more and stop settling for number two pencils.

We're better than that. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110839083723154619)
2023-08-06T14:51:16Z	****
Checking In: 2023-08-06 [https://decafbad.net/2023/08/06/checking-in-2023-08-06/](https://decafbad.net/2023/08/06/checking-in-2023-08-06/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#SocialMedia](https://octodon.social/tags/SocialMedia) [#GameDesign](https://octodon.social/tags/GameDesign) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#Games](https://octodon.social/tags/Games) [#misc](https ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110843230747905935)
2023-08-06T14:57:54Z	****
zoom, ai training, "encryption"

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It's adorable that folks believe that Zoom's "end-to-end" encryption isn't somehow compromised.

Seriously, I spun up my own Jitsi instance (at great personal cost) specifically because that's about as much as I trust Zoom).

Note: Not a call for messaging alternatives unless you want to be my personal tech support. And no, you don't want that. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110843256822858006)
2023-08-06T18:25:37Z	****
This is a test post. There are many like it but this one can be ignored. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110844073587336135)
2023-08-07T00:45:28Z	****
This NASA Plus trailer's music makes me wonder less about when we're going back to the moon but rather when we're going to invade it.

Settle down, NASA.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrlDv-ts2f0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrlDv-ts2f0) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110845567201827552)
2023-08-07T15:33:04Z	****
I hate it when I think I have ripped a CD but have no evidence that I have done so. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110849057358506717)
2023-08-07T15:45:28Z	****
"Bedrocking" ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110849106138954861)
2023-08-07T18:51:56Z	****
"The sheer estimated value of a single pallet—one that could pay off roughly eight combined student debts in the US at the time of writing—boggles the mind."

I'm glad that we have a new measurement unit like the Volkswagen Beetle.

[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/thieves-strolled-out-with-300-000-worth-of-tcg-cards-in-gen-con-heist/ar-AA1eUpuK](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/thieves-strolled-out-with-300-000-worth-of-tcg-cards-in-gen-con-heist/ar-AA1eUpuK) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110849839357760469)
2023-08-07T18:57:41Z	****
Double-brass-dangly points if you release something called "The Classic Verve Albums" and your name isn't "Verve". ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110849861944722595)
2023-08-07T18:56:09Z	****
Find you someone with the confidence of a publisher claiming "All Rights Reserved" on public domain material. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110849855915251596)
2023-08-07T19:07:17Z	****
food

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I love that there's all of these deals on pizza for "one topping pizzas" but I'm not their target audience by a longshot.

Unless your pizza is weighed down by the sheer number of toppings on it then it's not going to excite me much. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110849899713396248)
2023-08-07T20:56:53Z	****
Checking In: 2023-08-07 [https://decafbad.net/2023/08/07/checking-in-2023-08-07/](https://decafbad.net/2023/08/07/checking-in-2023-08-07/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#SocialMedia](https://octodon.social/tags/SocialMedia) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110850330657025379)
2023-08-07T21:48:09Z	****
Going to make a store called Anchor Shack with the advertising slogan: "You've got questions, we've got anchors." ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110850532284964345)
2023-08-08T02:44:51Z	****
You know you're old when you do an image search on something you enjoyed and you see a museum placard next to it. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110851698971833666)
2023-08-08T18:33:16Z	****
Tell me you're the folks that write the worst fucking email messages on the planet without telling me you write the worst fucking email messages on the planet.

"Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world" ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110855428260507544)
2023-08-08T21:07:16Z	****
Checking In: 2023-08-08 [https://decafbad.net/2023/08/08/checking-in-2023-08-08/](https://decafbad.net/2023/08/08/checking-in-2023-08-08/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110856033829847357)
2023-08-09T03:06:43Z	****
The nice thing about using an operating system over 50 years old is that there are hundreds of different productivity applications like calendar that tracks events. That's the power of Unix.

And like most things Unix it uses a format for the events that quite literally is the C language Pre-processor. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110857447221562452)
2023-08-09T21:31:32Z	****
By the grace of coffee I am upright.

The rest is details. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110861791534731147)
2023-08-09T21:37:01Z	****
I have Bad Apple stuck in my head send toot.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qsxp6U0M\_NA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qsxp6U0M_NA) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110861813146782708)
2023-08-09T22:46:59Z	****
The moment when you realize that Robert Fripp and Bill Laswell have likely had an outsized influence on the music you love.

[#music](https://octodon.social/tags/music) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110862088228517682)
2023-08-10T01:10:31Z	****
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-XEINagmaU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-XEINagmaU) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110862652636713058)
2023-08-10T01:16:35Z	****
The difference between game player Discord "servers" and game developer Discord "servers".

(Note: not the place to tell me your Discord grievances or alternatives. I've heard them all. Yes, even that one.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110862676522336915)
2023-08-10T01:48:06Z	****
chemo

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Carted some 8A drumsticks in memory of Bill Rieflin and as a reminder that he went through hell and still kept touring to the very end.

Also found out that Regal Tip is back to selling sticks, and that Shopify is still a trash site if not configured properly. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110862800427377796)
2023-08-10T02:40:26Z	****
"WeWork Raises 'Substantial Doubt' About Its Future "

Me:

(CW: Eye contact, massive spoiler for a 1990s television show)

[https://slashdot.org/story/23/08/09/1512257/wework-raises-substantial-doubt-about-its-future](https://slashdot.org/story/23/08/09/1512257/wework-raises-substantial-doubt-about-its-future) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110863006218763003)
2023-08-10T14:06:11Z	****
TIL: People actually use Node.js in production.

Weird. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110865702654228702)
2023-08-10T14:23:43Z	****
I am looking forward to whatever country I'll be calling the next time I put my mobile phone back in its case. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110865771595982649)
2023-08-10T14:30:54Z	****
Dear Fediverse:

Is there a way to get Github to not recommend me creating a codespaces bollocks and instead give me a nice, clean url that I can copy?

Note: This question is about setting a default, not "look at the local tab"

Note: This question is about Github specifically, not "please recommend me a different service". I know this will be hard for some of you but consider this the perfect practice ground for your reply-guy therapy.

Note: If you come up with a novel way of making me regret posting this I  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110865799878449954)
2023-08-10T15:27:52Z	****
Checking In: 2023-08-10 [https://decafbad.net/2023/08/10/checking-in-2023-08-10/](https://decafbad.net/2023/08/10/checking-in-2023-08-10/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110866023867595892)
2023-08-10T15:47:46Z	****
It's been 131 days since I "retired" (aka: went on disability for stage 4 rectal cancer. Feels like a lifetime ago. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110866102146820628)
2023-08-10T20:12:00Z	****
Yeah, I think I'm done with Matrix. I need more things that bring me joy and quite simply it's not working for me anymore.

(Note: Not a call for alternatives. As long as IRC exists you've got nothing better. Period.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110867141119178140)
2023-08-10T20:24:52Z	****
I love it when I play something that gets the JoDee "what the hell are you listening to" look.

Rachel Barton Pine: Stringendo: Storming the Citadel.

Rock / Heavy Metal / Thrash Metal rearranged for a chamber trio.

(Also: Rachel is a true metalhead and manages to transcend the schlock factor of some of these types of transcriptions.)

[https://www.discogs.com/release/5663689-Rachel-Barton-Stringendo-Stringendo-Storming-The-Citadel](https://www.discogs.com/release/5663689-Rachel-Barton-Stringendo-Stringendo-St ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110867191730922174)
2023-08-11T03:53:09Z	****
Bad joke

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This is what happens when I should have been in bed a half-hour ago. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110868954430158989)
2023-08-11T03:52:21Z	****
Bad joke

* * *

I'm surprised nobody has taken the time to rewrite Rails in .NET. I mean, it' just seems like a natural fit.

That's right, folks, I'm talking about...

Mono Rails. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110868951310649252)
2023-08-11T04:03:01Z	****
At Hashicorp we're taking the bold move of making ourselves completely irrelevant to the folks to helped put us on the map. We're following in the footsteps of companies your IT departments are busily migrating away from, like Couchbase, Cockroach Labs, Sentry, and MariaDB, We're taking the forward-looking step of ensuring that our community forks our code and leaves us in the dust. Or worse, makes us completely irrelevant. Because there's no safer place to stand than in the crosshairs of nerd rage.

Hashicorp: ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110868993229216914)
2023-08-11T14:06:59Z	****
Picts or it didn't happen. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110871368165926142)
2023-08-11T17:59:12Z	****
Bring back lickable computers, you cowards. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110872281272456272)
2023-08-11T18:13:50Z	****
subtoot, shipping

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It's no secret that shipping is expensive.

Sorry, but that's the breaks now. Get over it.

It's not uncommon to pay more in shipping than the item is worth. It's up to you to decide if that's fair. Whining about it to the merchant is trite, counter-productive, and tiresome.

Knock it off.

(And yes, this goes double for folks living on islands or continents separated by oceans. Blame topography, your parents, and your life's choices.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110872338823987199)
2023-08-11T19:41:53Z	****
Checking In: 2023-08-11 [https://decafbad.net/2023/08/11/checking-in-2023-08-11/](https://decafbad.net/2023/08/11/checking-in-2023-08-11/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110872684989596876)
2023-08-11T20:02:49Z	****
I know sometimes things can be difficult to explain but my fellow beings \_please\_ come up with an elevator pitch that doesn't require a comp-sci degree to understand.

I'm not even talking about ELI5, I mean ELIMe. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110872767321824458)
2023-08-11T20:41:31Z	****
"Whataboutism" is the religious belief that the road to salvation can only be achieved through the pious advocacy for the devil. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110872919511697736)
2023-08-11T20:36:07Z	****
"Return to Office" mandates are a clear indicator that the company values its real-estate portfolio more than its employees.

Note: this is a "whatabout"-free zone. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110872898265790441)
2023-08-11T21:22:07Z	****
The comfy robe, slippers, and camomille tea of Rasillon. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110873079157842139)
2023-08-11T21:30:32Z	****
Star Trek would be a much shorter show if they just went Warp Factor 9 all the time. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110873112228065302)
2023-08-11T21:23:45Z	****
Baldur's Padlock ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110873085552067626)
2023-08-11T23:21:50Z	****
Star Trek, STNW, Musical Episode

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If anyone wants to know how much JoDee and I don't do musicals:

WE didn't even make it to the title sequence before we bailed.

At least it was slightly more tolerable than Eden, but not much.

Note: Please refrain from telling me your favorite musicals, operas, or other vocal works. Let us be broken people in peace. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110873549869721419)
2023-08-12T15:20:19Z	****
Deleting my Matrix account on 8/31 [https://decafbad.net/2023/08/12/deleting-my-matrix-account-on-8-31/](https://decafbad.net/2023/08/12/deleting-my-matrix-account-on-8-31/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#Decluttering](https://octodon.social/tags/Decluttering) [#SocialMedia](https://octodon.social/tags/SocialMedia) [#Matrix](https://octodon.social/tags/Matrix) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110877318823002866)
2023-08-12T15:29:43Z	****
Starting my new life as a numbers station. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110877355763345709)
2023-08-12T16:12:30Z	****
Tuning my systems [https://decafbad.net/2023/08/12/tuning-my-systems/](https://decafbad.net/2023/08/12/tuning-my-systems/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#Productivity](https://octodon.social/tags/Productivity) [#Decluttering](https://octodon.social/tags/Decluttering) [#Music](https://octodon.social/tags/Music) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110877524005219628)
2023-08-12T16:36:45Z	****
In this house we still think autotools is pretty rad. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110877619349677605)
2023-08-12T16:59:27Z	****
For your consideration... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110877708587130747)
2023-08-12T18:07:52Z	****
Sticking a stick blender into the hornets nest, as one does. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110877977627203169)
2023-08-12T18:07:51Z	****
The Best Chat Services in 2023 [https://decafbad.net/2023/08/12/the-best-chat-services-in-2023/](https://decafbad.net/2023/08/12/the-best-chat-services-in-2023/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#Productivity](https://octodon.social/tags/Productivity) [#Matrix](https://octodon.social/tags/Matrix) [#Rants](https://octodon.social/tags/Rants) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110877977602467662)
2023-08-12T18:33:27Z	****
[http://www.dorktower.com/2023/08/11/mensa/](http://www.dorktower.com/2023/08/11/mensa/)

[#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) [#DorkTower](https://octodon.social/tags/DorkTower) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110878078213110951)
2023-08-12T18:44:22Z	****
All I have to say to the RIAA that says they're supporting artists is:

Do you address your checks to "Dizzy" Gillespie or 'John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie' and has he cashed any lately? ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110878121142277266)
2023-08-12T18:42:13Z	****
Apparently I have a lot of vitriol to expunge right now.

This one is directed at the RIAA.

Of course the proper answer to vitriol is to just highlight the folks that are doing the right thing and bring you joy.

But, man, I love the smell of freshly-sprayed vitriol in the morning. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110878112720193409)
2023-08-12T22:40:19Z	****
I know every generation thinks their music is the best, but I have to say the music of Jesus Jones and Pop Will Eat Itself still slaps. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110879048974896243)
2023-08-12T23:12:55Z	****
Pigeonhole this.

(Images are a collection of record albums with far too much text to meaningfully caption. I apologize in advance). ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110879177146615270)
2023-08-12T23:33:49Z	****
Albums (2)

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No Album (2021) by Various Artists

Liquid Anatomy (2018) by Alkaloid

Forever (2023) by Abstract Void

Tractatus Lyra-Organismus (DiN79) (2023) by Lyonel Bauchet

A Crash Course in Cranium Crushing (2010) by Serial Butcher

Age of the Wicked (2016) by Pyrexia

A Notion of Causality (2013) by Dysmorphic

Mercury (2023) by Psygnosis

A Never Ending Cycle of Atonement (2014) by Inanimate Existence

Ascending to the Worms (2013) by Euphoric Defilement

Aberration of Man (2012) by Kamikabe

A Per ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110879259357096188)
2023-08-12T23:32:44Z	****
Albums (1)

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This Is Acid Jazz: New Voices (Take Two) (1995) by Various Artists

Two Fingers My Friends! (1995) by Pop Will Eat Itself

No More Tears (1991) by Ozzy Osbourne

Hell With the Lid Off (1989) by MC 900 Ft Jesus with DJ Zero

Engine (1995) by Die Warzau

More Human Heart (1997) by Acumen Nation

Unkind + Revelations Per Minute (1997) by Acumen Nation

Anticore (2006) by Acumen Nation

The 5ifth Column (2002) by Acumen Nation

Worldtorn: Gateways (2023) by Claret Ash

Worldtorn: Anemoia (2023) b ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110879255091949856)
2023-08-12T23:35:57Z	****
Albums (5)

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Sculptor Galaxy (2017) by Robert Logan

Beethoven for Three: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 5 (2022) by Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos, Yo-Yo Ma

Sci Fi Rebellion (2023) by Bei Vayne

One Bullet From Paradise (2018) by Die So Fluid

Escape to the Stars - Single (2019) by Gods & Punks

And the Celestial Ascension (2019) by Gods & Punks ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110879267723277192)
2023-08-12T23:35:46Z	****
Albums (4)

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Symphony no. 1 / Islamey / Tamara (1994) by Mily Balakirev

Briefcase Full of Blues (1978) by Blues Brothers

Biscuits (1991) by Living Colour

Stain (1993) by Living Colour

Goldberg Variations (2005) by Johann Sebastian Bach

The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II (Disc 1 of 2) (1994) by Johann Sebastian Bach

The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II (Disc 2 of 2) (1994) by Johann Sebastian Bach

Symphony no. 2 / November Woods (1999) by Sir Arnold Bax, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, David Lloyd- ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110879267003087250)
2023-08-12T23:35:16Z	****
Albums (3)

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Unmercifully Beaten (2006) by Unmerciful

Reflections Within Dissonance (2010) by Arkaik

Visceral Transcendence (2010) by Inherit Disease

Realms of the Ungodly (2011) by Condemned

Rejoice in Vengeance (2012) by Dawn of Demise

Prepuce (2022) by Atoll

Praenuntius Infiniti (Instrumentals) (2022) by Vulvodynia

Strain of Gods (2021) by Stillbirth

Hate Monolith (2022) by Xenobiotic

Abhorrent Obessions (2022) by Carrion Vael

Godkiller (2022) by A Wake in Providence

Sungazer (2022) by Visce ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110879265006002899)
2023-08-13T14:16:20Z	****
Checking In: 2023-08-13 [https://decafbad.net/2023/08/13/checking-in-2023-08-13/](https://decafbad.net/2023/08/13/checking-in-2023-08-13/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#SocialMedia](https://octodon.social/tags/SocialMedia) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#Rants](https://octodon.social/tags/Rants) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110882729506532848)
2023-08-13T16:12:36Z	****
Want to fix copyright and CEO compensation in one fell swoop?

Make companies have to pay 10% of the CEO's total compensation (stocks included) to renew copyright to their portfolio every year. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110883186712659158)
2023-08-13T16:20:26Z	****
food, Detroit

* * *

If you don't like diner food, pizza, Mediterranean, or BBQ you will probably die here. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110883217515804004)
2023-08-13T17:12:54Z	****
epitaph

* * *

Inscribed on the tombstone were the words:

"Thank you for coming to my TED Talk." ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110883423781717458)
2023-08-14T13:23:32Z	****
Checking In: 2023-08-14 [https://decafbad.net/2023/08/14/checking-in-2023-08-14/](https://decafbad.net/2023/08/14/checking-in-2023-08-14/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110888184212977702)
2023-08-14T13:32:13Z	****
Looking forward to the trend of putting an emoji at the beginning of an email subject line to become as cringe-worthy as including an image of your signature in the footer of an email. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110888218346954274)
2023-08-14T15:47:07Z	****
Amazon grumble

* * *

What's the point of saying "deliver on my Amazon day" if Amazon will just deliver any old day it feels like.

I'm trying to help you not send so many damn trucks to me, Amazon. Commit to the bit or stop offering it. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110888748785147846)
2023-08-14T15:43:36Z	****
[https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1694/](https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1694/)

[#buni](https://octodon.social/tags/buni) [#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110888734999752362)
2023-08-14T16:01:51Z	****
[https://www.sheldoncomics.com/comic/broken-clock/](https://www.sheldoncomics.com/comic/broken-clock/)

[#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110888806728441951)
2023-08-14T16:43:55Z	****
wikipedia notability grumble

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Two hundred thousand megabytes of the differences in every single suit that Batman has ever worn will outlast us all, I'm sure. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110888972156985733)
2023-08-14T16:42:49Z	****
wikipedia notability grumble

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Wondering at what point Jimi Hendrix won't be notable enough to keep an article.

(This grumble brought to you by the Wikipedia erasure of folks that are notable in the RPG Gaming community but apparently don't make the cut for the wider Wikipedia community.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110888967833886949)
2023-08-14T16:47:09Z	****
Can we please stop calling things "live bootleg"? Unless someone is literally doing an unauthorized audience recording it's not a "bootleg". ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110888984886394626)
2023-08-14T17:14:42Z	****
Kevin Adell can go fuck himself. I hope this station doesn't even draw 1/100th of the previous audience.

"White millionaire abruptly pulls plug on predominantly Black talk radio station 910AM"

[https://www.metrotimes.com/news/white-millionaire-abruptly-pulls-plug-on-predominantly-black-talk-radio-station-910am-33875753](https://www.metrotimes.com/news/white-millionaire-abruptly-pulls-plug-on-predominantly-black-talk-radio-station-910am-33875753)

The last thing this area needs is another sports talk show stat ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110889093219673967)
2023-08-14T19:46:53Z	****
this is a test

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Google Facebook PayPal Microsoft Uber Doordash ChatGPT OpenAI Twitter Musk ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110889691633609548)
2023-08-14T19:43:38Z	****
Note: this is a tech-support-free zone. No help is requested or required.

Ahem.

Apparently the only way to turn off PHP warnings on my hosting provider is to turn off all error logging.

Cool. Cool.

Note: this is a tech-support-free zone. No help is requested or required. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110889678853818719)
2023-08-14T23:53:01Z	****
Watching Buck Rogers: "Space Vampire" on DVD.

Wonder what this one is about? :)

(And yes, as a kid this one freaked me out). ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110890659434943870)
2023-08-15T02:34:38Z	****
90s kids remember ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110891294920724745)
2023-08-15T02:30:09Z	****
Bow before my life-like realism. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110891277309424131)
2023-08-15T03:03:50Z	****
paypal, whining-free zone

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[https://www.paypal.com/us/legalhub/upcoming-policies-full?locale.x=en\_US](https://www.paypal.com/us/legalhub/upcoming-policies-full?locale.x=en_US)

Going away on September 12th:

"“Automatic Top-Up; Authorization” - This feature of the PayPal Debit Card will no longer be available."

"The Backup Funding Source linked bank account feature of the PayPal Business Debit Mastercard will no longer be available."

If I'm reading this right it makes my use of the PayPal Business Deb ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110891409760848008)
2023-08-15T13:19:09Z	****
The reason I don't edit pages on Wikipedia is solely because I don't want to draw the attention of the notoriety purgers on Wikipedia.

Note: This is a grumble-free zone. Please attach your grumbles to Jimmy Wales' church door. Thanks. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110893829296217763)
2023-08-15T13:34:13Z	****
(And yes, Corinth is known for their chords as well as their leather) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110893888537737491)
2023-08-15T13:33:12Z	****
Me (watching guitar videos) Huh, this looks pretty simple. I think I could do that.

Video: ... and this is an E flat mixolydian dorian ionic corinthian fifth with a B flat on the third.

Me (a drummer with rudimentary music theory skills): Right. OK, then (goes back to playing paradiddles on the drum pad) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110893884520574813)
2023-08-15T14:18:26Z	****
pharmacy nonsense

* * *

Dear Wallgreens:

Calling someone to update your email preferences is a new level of hell.

(From their site):

Emails & Notifications

Get customized alerts on your prescription status, refill reminders, billing statements, and more. To update how you receive these email and text notifications, please call:

Specialty Pharmacy

855-244-2555

Home Delivery Pharmacy

877-787-3047 ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110894062422254893)
2023-08-15T14:50:35Z	****
Really hope Ricoh doesn't do anything newsworthy right now. They might want to sit on their hands for a month or two. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110894188804502174)
2023-08-15T15:19:00Z	****
Unsure if marketing newsletters or MI-5 operation code-names. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110894300590774799)
2023-08-15T19:41:26Z	****
I'd like to thank Paypal for updating their terms for the Business Debit card. I didn't need today anyway.

(Note: whining-free zone. Don't add yourself to my next actions lists. You won't like it.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110895332460080218)
2023-08-15T21:31:41Z	****
Checking In: 2023-08-15 [https://decafbad.net/2023/08/15/checking-in-2023-08-15/](https://decafbad.net/2023/08/15/checking-in-2023-08-15/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#Rants](https://octodon.social/tags/Rants) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110895766004930270)
2023-08-15T22:15:32Z	****
It's 64F out and I'm half-wondering if I should put on a hoodie. In August. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110895938409774743)
2023-08-15T22:14:03Z	****
Apparently xterm now can save a screenshot as .xhtml and .svg. Which, somehow both surprises and doesn't surprise me in the slightest. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110895932604521865)
2023-08-16T03:35:02Z	****
Did anyone learn anything from Black Art of 3D Computer Graphics by Andre LaMothe or is this basically the Moby Dick of computer game programming where everyone nods sagely that they've read it and the looks busy while ducking any further questions.

Seriously, this book just feels like it wants to fellate itself. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110897194773484011)
2023-08-16T04:11:57Z	****
I'm really starting to think that "closing my account" with Microsoft is pretty much bullshit.

I last "closed it" on April 30th.

I got a "we're updating our blah blah" today.

I once again "closed" my account. It should be "closed" on 9/15.

If my account isn't "closed" I'll be considering a class action lawsuit. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110897339928055631)
2023-08-16T15:19:54Z	****
Checking In: 2023-08-16 [https://decafbad.net/2023/08/16/checking-in-2023-08-16/](https://decafbad.net/2023/08/16/checking-in-2023-08-16/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110899966410967776)
2023-08-16T16:34:18Z	****
[https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1695/](https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1695/)

[#buni](https://octodon.social/tags/buni) [#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110900258944333687)
2023-08-16T17:41:09Z	****
LB: I thought [@linuxfoundation](https://social.lfx.dev/@linuxfoundation) had more pressing problems than trolling Redbubble to issue takedown notices but apparently the britches are becoming too tight over there. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110900521799393399)
2023-08-16T17:36:33Z	****
In a world where the sick need more help and compassion it is absolutely perverse that we require the sick to do the most work to get the help they need. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110900503765953540)
2023-08-16T17:44:25Z	****
Also, if you ever need to call your practice to discuss insurance issues please be kind. I called the billing folks at Cancer Care Associates to do a follow-up and she lamented that the first call she got really laid into her and made it so she wondered why she came into work.

They're doing the best they can. The insurance folks answering the phones are doing the best they can. We've created a Byzantine Gordian Knot of healthcare. Nobody gets helped by yelling.

(Note: Please refrain from trying to fix healthc ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110900534661236224)
2023-08-17T11:44:29Z	****
Calling disks "darballs" just to piss off the pedants. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110904781677462470)
2023-08-17T14:55:32Z	****
Checking In: 2023-08-17 [https://decafbad.net/2023/08/17/checking-in-2023-08-17/](https://decafbad.net/2023/08/17/checking-in-2023-08-17/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#SocialMedia](https://octodon.social/tags/SocialMedia) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110905532878315403)
2023-08-17T16:40:40Z	****
back on my bullshit of trying to make delta.chat a thing.

It's IM or email, folks. What's not to love? ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110905946293072596)
2023-08-17T21:54:46Z	****
Reply guys look on as a woman prepares to make a post on the Fediverse about a technical topic. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110907181394021460)
2023-08-18T01:52:17Z	****
It's actually pronounced Potteries Barn. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110908115336018911)
2023-08-18T02:27:13Z	****
Ozymandias really ruined the name "Ozymandias" for newborns. I mean, who wouldn't want to tell their kids to gaze upon their works and despair. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110908252725356195)
2023-08-18T04:29:30Z	****
Oh god, now I'm thinking of a Peanut's style cartoon / game with titles like "You're a Good Man, Ozymandias" and "Good Grief! It's Ozymandias." Schultz, save me. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110908733531078369)
2023-08-18T15:31:33Z	****
Rat Operated Vehicle & Brief Introduction to CircuitPython (November 8th 2022 – MUG Meeting) [https://www.mug.org/2022/10/rat-operated-vehicle-november-8th-2022-mug-meeting/](https://www.mug.org/2022/10/rat-operated-vehicle-november-8th-2022-mug-meeting/) [#meetings](https://octodon.social/tags/meetings) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110911336837436798)
2023-08-18T15:31:32Z	****
Checking In: 2023-08-18 [https://decafbad.net/2023/08/18/checking-in-2023-08-18/](https://decafbad.net/2023/08/18/checking-in-2023-08-18/) [#GettingThingsDone](https://octodon.social/tags/GettingThingsDone) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#Productivity](https://octodon.social/tags/Productivity) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110911336785961141)
2023-08-18T20:37:29Z	****
[https://bitsmack.com/2023/08/compensation/](https://bitsmack.com/2023/08/compensation/)

[#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) [#bitsmack](https://octodon.social/tags/bitsmack) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110912539814449125)
2023-08-19T18:07:51Z	****
If the question is "is there a way in vim to do..." the answer is most often "yes".

g/multicols/s/^/% /

(Scan for the term "multicols" and comment that line out in LaTeX)

Note: Note the very specific requirement - "in vim". Not a call for tech support or other editor. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110917613745969631)
2023-08-19T18:34:36Z	****
If your name is not Lorenzo Music then I'm afraid the best you can do in the "coolest name, ever" is second place. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110917718959363128)
2023-08-19T18:57:55Z	****
I am grateful to be of the age where I don't give a flying fuck what you think about my phone. I hate all mobile devices.

Maybe I can blow their little minds when I whip out my laptop and say "fite me".

[https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/23/08/19/0526251/do-us-teens-hate-android-phones](https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/23/08/19/0526251/do-us-teens-hate-android-phones)

(Note: Whining-free zone. See also: I don't give a flying fuck about mobile devices. You're not going to persuade me, otherwise, Sparky.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110917810626994953)
2023-08-19T19:03:55Z	****
B5 movie, spoilers

* * *

This whole damn thing is about them resetting the continuity for a reboot, isn't it?

God dammit. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110917834242701556)
2023-08-19T23:05:29Z	****
Getting unstuck [https://decafbad.net/2023/08/19/getting-unstuck/](https://decafbad.net/2023/08/19/getting-unstuck/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#Productivity](https://octodon.social/tags/Productivity) [#GameDesign](https://octodon.social/tags/GameDesign) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110918784062156531)
2023-08-19T23:08:09Z	****
gun control

* * *

If anyone wants a fool-proof way of enacting gun control might I recommend making bullets a prescription-only item.

Have folks get a script from their doctor and have to go through insurance in order to get them. And present a driver's license.

"Sorry Mr. Shoots, but we'll need to get you insurance's approval in order to get you your allotted 10 bullets."

Fix two problems at the same time. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110918794583269223)
2023-08-20T13:48:43Z	****
Email is the ultimate instant messanger. Accept no substitutes or challengers. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110922257120034700)
2023-08-20T13:57:12Z	****
Today's morning mood:

Randolph and Mortimer: The Incomplete Truth

[https://randolphandmortimer.bandcamp.com/album/the-incomplete-truth](https://randolphandmortimer.bandcamp.com/album/the-incomplete-truth)

[#bandcamp](https://octodon.social/tags/bandcamp) [#music](https://octodon.social/tags/music) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110922290443208436)
2023-08-20T14:30:01Z	****
Checking In: 2023-08-20 [https://decafbad.net/2023/08/20/checking-in-2023-08-20/](https://decafbad.net/2023/08/20/checking-in-2023-08-20/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#SocialMedia](https://octodon.social/tags/SocialMedia) [#GameDesign](https://octodon.social/tags/GameDesign) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110922419526132640)
2023-08-20T15:25:30Z	****
The year is 2053 and the old folks are sitting quietly in the old-folks home.

Suddenly, one of them starts humming a jaunty little tune:

"One, you lock the target..." ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110922637696584331)
2023-08-20T19:23:03Z	****
birdsite, twitter

* * *

If you're still on Twitter and your bio over there doesn't say "owner" or "head of" or "social media manager" I'm just going to assume that you still wear your jacket from high school and have a curated 8-track collection. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110923571787910132)
2023-08-21T20:28:57Z	****
facebook, meta, return-to-office.

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What a lovely place to work. Wonder what it's like to be a customer of a place that feels like they have to threaten their employees to keep showing up in-person to the office.

(Note: Rhetorical. Also, your vitriol for Facebook cannot be not as well honed as my vitriol. It's scientifically impossible.)

[https://it.slashdot.org/story/23/08/21/0158236/meta-threatens-to-fire-workers-for-return-to-office-infractions-in-leaked-memo](https://it.slashdot.org/story/23/08/21/0 ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110929493182816590)
2023-08-21T23:45:08Z	****
Your evening music has arrived:

Redshift: Downtime

[https://redshift2.bandcamp.com/album/down-time](https://redshift2.bandcamp.com/album/down-time)

[#music](https://octodon.social/tags/music) [#bandcamp](https://octodon.social/tags/bandcamp) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110930264635995641)
2023-08-21T23:50:09Z	****
(best with headphones or a stereo system with a subwoofer and forgiving neighbors) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110930284357083822)
2023-08-22T00:03:31Z	****
I will never stop being delighted when a Digital Rights Management system is broken, much in the same way that I delight when someone breaks a lock on something that shouldn't have a lock on it.

Double points if it's something that can't easily be modified to replace it.

(Note: not a call for examples. I have plenty. Also not a call for "DRM is evil / foolish / what-have-you takes. My storage unit is full of 'em.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110930336904318821)
2023-08-22T00:26:35Z	****
Calling all OSes "Unix" just to piss everyone off. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110930427626041603)
2023-08-22T00:34:58Z	****
Hot Damn implies the existence of Cold Salvation. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110930460586923103)
2023-08-22T01:30:08Z	****
Checking In: 2023-08-21 [https://decafbad.net/2023/08/21/checking-in-2023-08-21/](https://decafbad.net/2023/08/21/checking-in-2023-08-21/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#SocialMedia](https://octodon.social/tags/SocialMedia) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110930677510439828)
2023-08-22T01:27:31Z	****
Listening to Stringendo: Storming the Citadel by Rachel Barton-Pine et al. and it's a god-damned delight to hear classical interpretations of rock / metal that actually get what makes both genres work. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110930667195980031)
2023-08-22T02:10:46Z	****
caps, taking the piss

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Who put the BWOMP in the BWOMP BWOMP BWOMP BWOMP

Who put the BANG in the BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG

Who was that man?

I'd like to CLANG his head

He made my movie dialog BWOMP BANG CLANG with me. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110930837250531428)
2023-08-22T02:32:05Z	****
Giving the altorithm a kiss on the forehead before tucking it in for the night. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110930921118437951)
2023-08-22T02:57:38Z	****
You are not a number

Except for your phone number, your Tax ID, your account numbers, you birthday, and lest we forget your measurements and ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110931021533089168)
2023-08-22T03:06:01Z	****
religion

* * *

I was thinking that religion had skipped a beat with the move from UPC Bar Codes to QR codes, but apparently folks out there think that QR Codes are prototypes for the real mark of the beast.

I underestimate folks. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110931054497618024)
2023-08-22T03:18:14Z	****
Now do this with the recommended videos on each video, you cowards. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110931102573407641)
2023-08-22T16:48:01Z	****
Sitting in the doctor's office waiting for the doctor to arrive. Finally got wise and started bringing in my laptop so I can do some work in the interim. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110934286733410835)
2023-08-22T18:42:53Z	****
Dune is a movie about a group of kids trying to start up a SandBoarding park in their neighborhood but the town sheriff isn't having any of it. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110934738432027567)
2023-08-23T01:43:01Z	****
Checking In: 2023-08-22 [https://decafbad.net/2023/08/22/checking-in-2023-08-22/](https://decafbad.net/2023/08/22/checking-in-2023-08-22/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110936390471220704)
2023-08-23T13:38:08Z	****
Spending an inordinate number of brain cycles to remember what command on the command-line runs the thingie that I want to run (evince in this case). ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110939202424998458)
2023-08-23T16:14:09Z	****
languages

* * *

It has been my experience that whenever you ask non-English speakers about their language in a kind, non-assholish way that they'll infodump on you about their language, their culture, and their experiences.

Use this information as you will. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110939815922813933)
2023-08-23T18:31:09Z	****
Jobs that would be absolute hell:

Curator of stickers for Signal.

(Note: Where in this message do I ask for alternatives? If you can find it then you can recommend me your favorite alternative. Otherwise, keep it closed, Sparky.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110940354627611992)
2023-08-23T19:17:48Z	****
Checking In: 2023-08-23 [https://decafbad.net/2023/08/23/checking-in-2023-08-23/](https://decafbad.net/2023/08/23/checking-in-2023-08-23/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110940538043661100)
2023-08-23T19:36:11Z	****
Apparently we're at our low temperature--wise, and it's supposed to get warmer this evening.

Weather, you are weird lately. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110940610304799220)
2023-08-23T19:41:27Z	****
New Ozric Tentacles releasing in October:

[https://kscopemusic.bandcamp.com/album/lotus-unfolding](https://kscopemusic.bandcamp.com/album/lotus-unfolding)

[#music](https://octodon.social/tags/music) [#bandcamp](https://octodon.social/tags/bandcamp) [#ozrictentacles](https://octodon.social/tags/ozrictentacles) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110940631009050785)
2023-08-23T19:52:21Z	****
I'm not usually one for top ten bands of all time but if pressed for such a list Ozric Tentacles would definitely be in that list. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110940673903500599)
2023-08-23T20:21:22Z	****
Making a math addition game where all of the answers are zero.

I'll call it "zero sum game" ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110940788003536627)
2023-08-23T20:28:00Z	****
Inventing a table that gives you periodic reminders about things.

Calling it the Periodic Table. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110940814057559167)
2023-08-23T20:38:15Z	****
snarky game idea

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Reply Guys, the game.

Equipment needed: Trivia game (Trivial Pursuit or equivalent, any edition).

Rules are simple. Ask a question. Pull five cards at random and read off one of the answers. Keep doing this over and over until you want to burn the game.

There are no winners. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110940854359608021)
2023-08-24T02:55:46Z	****
uspol snark

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I feel it's a missed opportunity yo not have each debate not start with this scene:

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IBGernmtKA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IBGernmtKA)

And really commit to it. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110942338845923261)
2023-08-24T04:05:16Z	****
If you've ever thought you were the most gullible person on the planet just keep in mind that folks are paying for tickets to Fyre Festival II. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110942612099086432)
2023-08-24T15:04:18Z	****
You: Yeah, the documentation for our project is pretty good.

CTAN (the TeX package archive, with documentation in gorgeous LaTeX formatted PDFs): Citation needed. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110945203526272974)
2023-08-24T18:14:45Z	****
I'd like to propose a moratorium on content-free email messages with a link to "read more".

Looking at you, BackerKit et al.

(Note: not the place to collect every instance of folks receiving content-free email messages, nor the place to fix the brokenness of email, the internet, or the universe we currently inhabit. Find someone else to bother about fixing HTML emails, Sparky.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110945952434827626)
2023-08-24T19:30:47Z	****
Glenn Frey: "You belong to the city"

Me: Fuck you, Glenn. I don't belong to shit.

Ref: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You\_Belong\_to\_the\_City](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Belong_to_the_City) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110946251402655337)
2023-08-24T19:38:18Z	****
You'd think the Free Masons would be glad for the opportunity to work on my patio but from the response I got on the phone they're more about cussing me out.

0/5 stars ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110946280966339015)
2023-08-24T21:33:05Z	****
Y'know, of all of the Steven Spielberg songs to inspire Neil Diamond to write a song I think E.T. was probably the best one. Can you imagine Neil Diamond singing about sharks, alien encounters, or (shudder) A.I.? ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110946732299373387)
2023-08-24T21:33:02Z	****
Checking In: 2023-08-24 [https://decafbad.net/2023/08/24/checking-in-2023-08-24/](https://decafbad.net/2023/08/24/checking-in-2023-08-24/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110946732104381695)
2023-08-24T21:35:51Z	****
"Oh captain,

We're gonna need a biggar boat.

This ship ain't big enough,

and the ocean is too small to run.

Show me your teeth, show me your spine

That fish ain't gonna stay on the line

Stop looking so glum

Get it together or we're gonna be chum."

--Neil Diamond. Probably. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110946743200211709)
2023-08-25T01:10:31Z	****
I feel for the people having to translate David Tennant's brogue into the various languages that Good Omens 2 was dubbed. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110947587305319023)
2023-08-25T01:15:12Z	****
uspol, trump, snark

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New coronation-ware just dropped. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110947605725063253)
2023-08-25T15:41:38Z	****
Checking In: 2023-08-25 [https://decafbad.net/2023/08/25/checking-in-2023-08-25/](https://decafbad.net/2023/08/25/checking-in-2023-08-25/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#GameDesign](https://octodon.social/tags/GameDesign) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110951012690366087)
2023-08-25T17:36:55Z	****
New web browser just dropped. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110951465962159563)
2023-08-25T17:45:49Z	****
Band that plays nothing but covers of the music from the arcade game "Contra".

That's right, it's the Contra Band. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110951500962987871)
2023-08-26T15:12:55Z	****
I'm pretty sure we'll never see a second edition of The Unix Haters Handbook.

[https://archive.org/details/TheUnixHatersHandbook](https://archive.org/details/TheUnixHatersHandbook) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110956562075706379)
2023-08-27T01:02:03Z	****
Digital Accessibility September 2023 – MUG Meeting [https://www.mug.org/2023/08/digital-accessibility-september-2023-mug-meeting/](https://www.mug.org/2023/08/digital-accessibility-september-2023-mug-meeting/) [#meetings](https://octodon.social/tags/meetings) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110958878625316672)
2023-08-27T02:02:36Z	****
(The ultimate? Space Vampire, of course.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110959116745965353)
2023-08-27T02:02:08Z	****
We're re-watching Buck Rogers on DVD.

The penultimate episode is next, but that's for another night.

The episode?

Space Rockers. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110959114892503865)
2023-08-27T02:56:53Z	****
Microsoft spinning up cloud instances of Anaconda to support Python under Excel is a gentle reminder that Python under Windows is not for the faint of heart.

Note: Microsoft-bashing, Python bashing, and Excel bashing are unwelcome here. Nor is the "cloud is other people's computers", "best not put anything sensitive in there", or whatever tinfoil hat thing you're going to say. Leave the kvetching to the professionals, Sparky. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110959330189725396)
2023-08-27T13:31:34Z	****
Sorry, can't come into work. I've gone feral. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110961825837978327)
2023-08-27T15:41:25Z	****
Checking In: 2023-08-27 [https://decafbad.net/2023/08/27/checking-in-2023-08-27/](https://decafbad.net/2023/08/27/checking-in-2023-08-27/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110962336416524978)
2023-08-27T16:06:39Z	****
We really need to bring back \*plonk\*. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110962435685147274)
2023-08-27T16:24:36Z	****
Your new favorite band just joined Bandcamp:

Negativland

[https://negativlandland.bandcamp.com](https://negativlandland.bandcamp.com)

(It's mostly their newest releases but I have a feeling they'll be adding more more more).

[#negativland](https://octodon.social/tags/negativland) [#bandcamp](https://octodon.social/tags/bandcamp) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110962506225063081)
2023-08-27T20:11:03Z	****
(on a recent Microsoft shareholders call).

"I'd like to thank everyone for coming to this call. I'd like to thank the decision makers on our board, our CEO Satya Nadella, and all of the unhinged members of the Open Source community who continue to use the ancient art of Kremlinology to help explain to the public what we are truly up to here." ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110963396647569849)
2023-08-27T21:45:59Z	****
Reply Guys Lurker and "Surprise". ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110963769972611009)
2023-08-27T21:41:59Z	****
[https://bitsmack.com/2023/08/disclosures/](https://bitsmack.com/2023/08/disclosures/)

[#bitsmack](https://octodon.social/tags/bitsmack) [#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110963754258526207)
2023-08-28T01:53:52Z	****
Next time I'm in a funk someone remind me to listen to Tje Toilet's Flooded by Limbomaniacs. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110964744657541844)
2023-08-28T19:18:06Z	****
Lean Coffee (December 13th, 2022 MUG Meeting) [https://www.mug.org/2022/12/lean-coffee-december-13th-2022-mug-meeting/](https://www.mug.org/2022/12/lean-coffee-december-13th-2022-mug-meeting/) [#meetings](https://octodon.social/tags/meetings) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110968850764210720)
2023-08-28T19:18:05Z	****
Checking In: 2023-08-28 [https://decafbad.net/2023/08/28/checking-in-2023-08-28/](https://decafbad.net/2023/08/28/checking-in-2023-08-28/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110968850680818687)
2023-08-28T23:18:37Z	****
GPIO pins:

Gently

Pet

I'm

Overwhelmed ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110969796520535451)
2023-08-28T23:23:11Z	****
No gods, no masters

No Band-Aids, only plasters

(somewhere in the U.K. Probably.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110969814450629068)
2023-08-29T02:57:02Z	****
And I have to say that I am absolutely indebted to all of the folks who ported Unix commands over to Free / Open Source. Some of those prices for the basics are just eye-watering. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110970655360357188)
2023-08-29T02:55:20Z	****
I still find it amazing that the knowledge I learned in the 1990s about Unix is still pretty current. And after leafing through several Unix Review magazines even those are still "current" (save for the machinations of AT&T and other behemoths that got swept away by the rise of PC Unix OSes and Open Source). That is utterly fascinating to me. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110970648685117573)
2023-08-29T03:02:01Z	****
For example, getting Unipress Emacs source code in 1985 was a princely $995. And a VAX / VMS binary of the same code was $2500. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110970674999103051)
2023-08-29T03:59:21Z	****
150 days of retirement [https://decafbad.net/2023/08/28/150-days-of-retirement/](https://decafbad.net/2023/08/28/150-days-of-retirement/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#DeepThoughts](https://octodon.social/tags/DeepThoughts) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110970900413754448)
2023-08-29T04:42:18Z	****
Had a question about something and then realized (based on previous experience) that I do \_not\_ want to rub that lamp. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110971069287151706)
2023-08-29T15:18:08Z	****
Checking In: 2023-08-29 [https://decafbad.net/2023/08/29/checking-in-2023-08-29/](https://decafbad.net/2023/08/29/checking-in-2023-08-29/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#SocialMedia](https://octodon.social/tags/SocialMedia) [#GameDesign](https://octodon.social/tags/GameDesign) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110973569503459342)
2023-08-29T20:45:12Z	****
Contributing to the heat death of the universe by playing some slammin' beats on my stereo. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110974855556514550)
2023-08-29T20:59:02Z	****
food

* * *

I'd love to know how one can "flip" frozen fries on a baking sheet.

Seriously, it's like herding tasty cats over here. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110974909956417905)
2023-08-29T21:11:43Z	****
Things that are perfectly reasonable but still weird me out in some way: Bjork is a grandmother. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110974959871446592)
2023-08-29T22:11:58Z	****
Ah yes, that time of year in Michigan where you can get frostbit and heat-stroke in the same week. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110975196769220430)
2023-08-29T23:07:41Z	****
Craig's always correct musical opinion

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The seco d overrated band of all time is Velvet Underground. The third? Sonic Youth. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110975415819334893)
2023-08-29T23:05:09Z	****
Craig's always correct musical opinion

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The Doors are the most overrated band of all time and should be avoided at all costs. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110975405914144643)
2023-08-30T01:20:15Z	****
Watching Buck Rogers "Space Rockers" and I have a powerful need for the soundtrack for this episode. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110975937091347932)
2023-08-30T01:35:16Z	****
Things that should have write protect tabs:

Floppy Disks

Flash Memory

Mastodon Replies ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110975996153470101)
2023-08-30T15:02:46Z	****
Checking In: 2023-08-30 [https://decafbad.net/2023/08/30/checking-in-2023-08-30/](https://decafbad.net/2023/08/30/checking-in-2023-08-30/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#DeepThoughts](https://octodon.social/tags/DeepThoughts) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110979171410477328)
2023-08-30T18:00:41Z	****
Veiled threats to your staff over unpopular and half-cocked "return to work" policies is likely to do more harm to you than your employees.

Just sayin'

[https://slashdot.org/story/23/08/30/178208/amazon-ceo-says-its-probably-not-going-to-work-out-for-employees-who-defy-return-to-office-policy](https://slashdot.org/story/23/08/30/178208/amazon-ceo-says-its-probably-not-going-to-work-out-for-employees-who-defy-return-to-office-policy)

Note: Not the place to debate the existence of Amazon. I'm tired from cancer ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110979871007959901)
2023-08-30T18:32:40Z	****
cat shit

* * *

I should be on the back porch enjoying this wonderful weather.

Instead I am stalking a cat that had a cling-on and is now upset for my attempts to remove it. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110979996776893522)
2023-08-30T21:21:44Z	****
Reminder: if you need to speak with an operator on the Fediverse please toot the number'0' and an operator will be able to assist you. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110980661572378791)
2023-08-30T22:57:12Z	****
OpenBSD Filesystems June 13th 2023 – MUG Meeting [https://www.mug.org/2023/06/open-bsd-filesystems-june-13th-2023-mug-meeting/](https://www.mug.org/2023/06/open-bsd-filesystems-june-13th-2023-mug-meeting/) [#MUGVideos](https://octodon.social/tags/MUGVideos) [#meetings](https://octodon.social/tags/meetings) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110981036949515842)
2023-08-30T22:57:11Z	****
Email as the ultimate instant messenger [https://decafbad.net/2023/08/30/email-as-the-ultimate-instant-messenger/](https://decafbad.net/2023/08/30/email-as-the-ultimate-instant-messenger/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Rants](https://octodon.social/tags/Rants) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110981036839865214)
2023-08-31T00:08:41Z	****
BTW: if folks want to play around with Delta Chat LMK. My Delta Chat doesn't use my canonical decafbad.net address (though it's still usable through my regular email client. How cool is that?) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110981317995749083)
2023-08-31T01:12:00Z	****
I swear with every upgrade Jitsi becomes less and less useful and more prone to turn off video if a connection so much as fucking sneezes.

Getting really tired of this shit.

(Note: recommend alternatives at your peril. I already have a Jitsi hobby; I don't need more.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110981567016408662)
2023-08-31T15:07:14Z	****
Secure Your IOT by Taking It Out of the Cloud (January 10th 2023 – MUG Meeting) [https://www.mug.org/2022/12/secure-your-iot-by-taking-it-out-of-the-cloud-january-10th-2023-mug-meeting/](https://www.mug.org/2022/12/secure-your-iot-by-taking-it-out-of-the-cloud-january-10th-2023-mug-meeting/) [#MUGVideos](https://octodon.social/tags/MUGVideos) [#meetings](https://octodon.social/tags/meetings) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110984851282173790)
2023-08-31T15:07:13Z	****
Checking In: 2023-08-31 [https://decafbad.net/2023/08/31/checking-in-2023-08-31/](https://decafbad.net/2023/08/31/checking-in-2023-08-31/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#GameDesign](https://octodon.social/tags/GameDesign) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#COVID](https://octodon.social/tags/COVID) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110984851175531137)
2023-08-31T15:36:04Z	****
Designing a Well Lived Life: Checking In (2023 August) [https://decafbad.net/2023/08/31/designing-a-well-lived-life-checking-in-2023-august/](https://decafbad.net/2023/08/31/designing-a-well-lived-life-checking-in-2023-august/) [#Adayinthelife](https://octodon.social/tags/Adayinthelife) [#SocialMedia](https://octodon.social/tags/SocialMedia) [#Seachange](https://octodon.social/tags/Seachange) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#misc](https:// ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110984964627379525)
2023-08-31T17:30:25Z	****
Also, Matrix is such a miserable protocol.

How do I know this? Try deleting a room sometime that has moderators in it.

Note: unless you have exact, specific, "I have done this and here's how it works" then please don't pipe in with how to help with this. Also, I've already deleted my Matrix accounts so please build a time machine and go back an hour to tell me how it's done.

Double-note: Recommend alternatives at your peril. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110985414294117093)
2023-08-31T17:27:15Z	****
Favorite pastime: Telling obvious link scammers (folks trying to "helpfully" update your links on old articles to their new "bespoke" link that the link in question points to archive.org's Wayback Machine.

Bonus points: leaving in their tracking URLs in the reply back to them without clicking on them. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110985401854375867)
2023-08-31T17:35:44Z	****
Decluttering tip: Take all of the things from organizations that disappoint you.

Throw them into a box.

Throw the box into the sea.

Congratulations. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110985435160857447)
2023-08-31T18:10:20Z	****
(muting this post because a) not the information desk for the internet and b) I still want to like you all in the morning.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110985571254999792)
2023-08-31T18:09:36Z	****
FTFY ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110985568365894034)
2023-08-31T20:02:04Z	****
ph (-ish)

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. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110986010592552271)
2023-08-31T20:46:39Z	****
Rot in piss, Kevin Adell:

"The white, wealthy owner of the station, Kevin Adell, abruptly pulled the plug on Black talk radio earlier this month and will soon replace it with programming promoting right-wing outrage. "

[https://www.metrotimes.com/news/from-black-talk-radio-to-right-wing-outrage-910am-superstation-makes-a-dramatic-shift-34019131](https://www.metrotimes.com/news/from-black-talk-radio-to-right-wing-outrage-910am-superstation-makes-a-dramatic-shift-34019131) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110986185921690815)
2023-08-31T21:11:36Z	****
Just Picked up "The Elements of Typographic Style" and I have to say, having a book that isn't like a screaming toddler of design wankery is something I never thought I'd experience.

Seriously, Wired Magazine really fucked the design space, didn't they? ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110986283982182981)
2023-08-31T21:16:38Z	****
hospital conversations, cancer

* * *

It'll never stop weirding me out when folks tell me that I don't look like I have cancer. I take it as a compliment but still.

Had a conversation with a woman who's SO was having a rough go of stage 3 stomach cancer. He didn't want to eat anything. My heart goes out to them. I've been fortunate that my appetite has been healthy all along and that I can correct for any weird taste in my mouth.

Hoping he can peace through all of this. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110986303773859822)
2023-08-31T21:58:39Z	****
chatgpt, ai

* * *

Oncologist "Are you doing anything with ChagGPT?"

Me: "No, I know how to program". ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110986469043504063)
2023-09-01T22:22:23Z	****
Apparently I committed things in git in 2009. That tracks because I learned git when I worked at Sourceforge. Before that it was SVN and before that it was the tarpits of CVS.

[https://firstcommit.is/craigmaloney](https://firstcommit.is/craigmaloney)

h/t jalcine ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110992224641682819)
2023-09-01T22:23:45Z	****
(And if you don't know what PiddlePodder was, it was my podcatching client written in Perl to download these things called "podcasts" BS (Before Serial)). ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110992230045317413)
2023-09-01T22:30:19Z	****
One thing that retro computing (circa 1976-1982) taught us was the value of anticipation. I mean, if you waited 10 minutes for something to load from cassette (or in the case of Commodore: diskette too 😁 ) you're damned right you were going to play it. Even if it was the worst thing coded in 16K you played that fucker like you meant it. Because by god, you earned it. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110992255815690712)
2023-09-02T15:01:41Z	****
I think doves are the only birds that announce loudly that they're leaving. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110996154041963267)
2023-09-02T16:36:57Z	****
Checking In: 2023-09-02 [https://decafbad.net/2023/09/02/checking-in-2023-09-02/](https://decafbad.net/2023/09/02/checking-in-2023-09-02/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110996528630393654)
2023-09-02T19:34:53Z	****
The reason for the resurgence of vinyl is solely because Generation X and earlier didn't want to have to spend most of the song "You Spin Me Round " by Dead or Alive explaining to the youngsters what a record was.

We learned our lesson with payphones.

You're welcome. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110997228323158502)
2023-09-02T22:09:16Z	****
(readying myself for the barrage of folks trying to explain Unix to me or offer alternatives as though I haven't been ucing Unix for over 30+ years) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110997835400389531)
2023-09-02T22:07:58Z	****
I feel like the \`top\` man page has kinda missed the plit on what a man page is supposed to be. I still don't understand what its trying to tell me. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110997830284255501)
2023-09-02T22:21:55Z	****
Even better: this was shipped from the UK. That it doesn't appear to have any (additional) damage to the jewel case is astonishing. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110997885144209864)
2023-09-02T22:20:41Z	****
I'd like to know what magical thinking compels someone to bubblewrap and reinforce the shit out of an LP vinyl record for mailing but allows a CD in a jewel case to just ship in a cardboard envelope.

Like, my fellow Earthly Traveler, how indestructible do you think jewel cases are? ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110997880291430337)
2023-09-03T05:06:59Z	****
Jitsi and Firefox: Fixing a recent bug with the BWE (bwe=-1) [https://decafbad.net/2023/09/03/jitsi-and-firefox-fixing-a-recent-bug-with-the-bwe-bwe-1/](https://decafbad.net/2023/09/03/jitsi-and-firefox-fixing-a-recent-bug-with-the-bwe-bwe-1/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Jitsi](https://octodon.social/tags/Jitsi) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/110999477941295484)
2023-09-03T15:01:50Z	****
Checking In: 2023-09-03 [https://decafbad.net/2023/09/03/checking-in-2023-09-03/](https://decafbad.net/2023/09/03/checking-in-2023-09-03/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#Pepper](https://octodon.social/tags/Pepper)&Carrot [#GameDesign](https://octodon.social/tags/GameDesign) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111001816963731204)
2023-09-03T17:13:23Z	****
Wait'll the kids discover the joys of dropping a laser on a silver disc to watch a movie or listen to music. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111002334230075104)
2023-09-03T17:18:57Z	****
big shout-out to the folks who constantly enter data into MusicBrainz. I've had a few albums that I was planning on entering that just magically showed up.

Y'all are the best. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111002356144417199)
2023-09-03T17:41:34Z	****
burning man

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The one good thing that I can honestly say about Burning Man is that it was the catalyst for one of my favorite musicians to shirk off his tech career and pour himself fully into making music.

He talks about his epiphany frequently as part of his shows. His spirit is infectious.

I managed to see him at Penguicon and have been a fan ever since.

[https://www.dixonsviolin.com/](https://www.dixonsviolin.com/) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111002445072235371)
2023-09-03T18:05:17Z	****
It's me, the rebellious one, taping over the barcodes. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111002538281399088)
2023-09-03T19:14:03Z	****
I feel like the Venn Diagram of folks that were wowed by "Godel Escher and Bach" and "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" is a circle.

One which I'm decidedly outside of.

(Note: Not the place to convince me of the merits of either book. I have as much use for Philosophy as a man has need of his own ass as a hat.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111002808729481292)
2023-09-04T15:35:02Z	****
Checking In: 2023-09-04 [https://decafbad.net/2023/09/04/checking-in-2023-09-04/](https://decafbad.net/2023/09/04/checking-in-2023-09-04/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#Pepper](https://octodon.social/tags/Pepper)&Carrot [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111007609789894717)
2023-09-04T20:37:48Z	****
Gee, this must be some serious irregularities. Usually Y-Combinator just releases them into the wild to have them implode in the market.

[https://slashdot.org/story/23/09/04/1925258/y-combinator-removes-indian-startup-from-batch-over-irregularities](https://slashdot.org/story/23/09/04/1925258/y-combinator-removes-indian-startup-from-batch-over-irregularities) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111008800354691057)
2023-09-04T21:20:50Z	****
Headline: "Silicon Valley Billionaires Reveal First Renderings for Planned City in California"

First thing that came to mind: ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111008969561999549)
2023-09-04T22:55:32Z	****
Welcome to the Tiredverse, wherein I am tired. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111009341956029930)
2023-09-05T00:47:35Z	****
I feel like "Haw'ks Toupee" should be a band name. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111009782528747823)
2023-09-05T20:37:44Z	****
Checking In: 2023-09-05 [https://decafbad.net/2023/09/05/checking-in-2023-09-05/](https://decafbad.net/2023/09/05/checking-in-2023-09-05/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111014462403142482)
2023-09-05T21:40:25Z	****
This greeted me today.

CW: Eye contact, celebrity who has recently passed on (2020). ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111014708889792151)
2023-09-06T00:42:06Z	****
I just realized that "stickers" are essentially the same damn thing as the animated GIF files that folks littered their websites with and ... I wish I had something witty to go along with this realization. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111015423247928363)
2023-09-06T00:44:39Z	****
I'll just be sitting here, spinning into infinity... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111015433331855760)
2023-09-06T02:29:39Z	****
(Also part of the reason why you overused the shit out of a cowbell on your kit). ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111015846184772268)
2023-09-06T02:29:05Z	****
TFW you realize a lot of your musical upbringing and reason for liking the music you like can be attributed in no small part to Motley Crue's "Girls Girls Girls". ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111015843930981939)
2023-09-06T02:39:11Z	****
I mean, even though the lyrics to this read like a "I wonder what it would be like to be a LA Gangster from my posh hotel-room" ala Poison you can't deny the song craft.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nw\_GtgcdpBI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nw_GtgcdpBI) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111015883677270164)
2023-09-06T02:56:46Z	****
You, a hard rocker: "I stopped listening to Rush after Moving Pictures. I didn't care for the electronic stuff"

Me: ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111015952816359713)
2023-09-06T02:59:04Z	****
Repeat after me: Rush has never made a bad album.

Yes, even that one. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111015961840036668)
2023-09-06T14:52:22Z	****
Checking In: 2023-09-06 [https://decafbad.net/2023/09/06/checking-in-2023-09-06/](https://decafbad.net/2023/09/06/checking-in-2023-09-06/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111018766687759069)
2023-09-06T18:11:11Z	****
If your terms of service expressly prevents me from:

"circumventing or blocking advertisements in the Services;"

and my "premium" subscription turns off ads then by continuing to give your service money I'm breaking your terms of service.

Canceled and removed the site from my bookmarks.

Blocking ads is a fundamental right. Accept no substitutes.

(Note: advertisement stans will be mocked, chocked, and blocked. I'm on the clock.)

[https://account.windy.com/agreements/windy-general-terms-of-use](https://acco ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111019548426532056)
2023-09-06T21:50:33Z	****
food mention, joke

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Due to budgetary constraints Five Guys is now 2.5 guys. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111020411015028584)
2023-09-06T22:15:54Z	****
If your funk levels are feelin' pretty low I think this album might be the cure:

Into The Gemini Gemini Territory

by Jamaladeen Tacuma and Wolfgang Puschnig Gemini Gemini

[https://jamaaladeentacuma.bandcamp.com/album/into-the-gemini-gemini-territory](https://jamaaladeentacuma.bandcamp.com/album/into-the-gemini-gemini-territory)

[#bandcamp](https://octodon.social/tags/bandcamp) [#music](https://octodon.social/tags/music) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111020510712652676)
2023-09-06T22:32:39Z	****
Sure, you can say that you like vinyl records because of their sound or the fact that the artwork is big and beautiful, but we both know the real reason you like vinyl records is because CD liner notes require a magnifying glass, sport. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111020576553953778)
2023-09-06T22:34:20Z	****
(This toot brought to you by me trying to read 1990s era liner notes in a Crucial Crue box set). ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111020583214413843)
2023-09-07T02:50:35Z	****
The only package manager you really need is rsync. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111021590777938353)
2023-09-07T13:54:14Z	****
Do I know anyone at Mozilla working on Firefox that can elaborate on what changed between 116 and 117 to make Jitsi Meet not able to do its bandwidth calculations properly?

The release notes don't seem to highlight anything that could be the culprit.

(Note: Specific problem, not a request for alternatives or search assistance. Thanks!)

[#Firefox](https://octodon.social/tags/Firefox) [#Jitsi](https://octodon.social/tags/Jitsi) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111024200365297357)
2023-09-07T13:56:23Z	****
(Follow along here:

[https://community.jitsi.org/t/video-is-disabled-on-firefox-due-to-bandwidth-issues-other-browsers-are-fine/126551](https://community.jitsi.org/t/video-is-disabled-on-firefox-due-to-bandwidth-issues-other-browsers-are-fine/126551)

[https://decafbad.net/2023/09/03/jitsi-and-firefox-fixing-a-recent-bug-with-the-bwe-bwe-1/](https://decafbad.net/2023/09/03/jitsi-and-firefox-fixing-a-recent-bug-with-the-bwe-bwe-1/)) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111024208861024789)
2023-09-07T14:57:23Z	****
Apparently one of my "forks" (folks that share my name) resigned from his city council seat because my Google Alert is blowing up. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111024448683446178)
2023-09-07T15:32:46Z	****
Introduction to the Fediverse (February 14th, 2023 – MUG Meeting) [https://www.mug.org/2023/01/introduction-to-the-fediverse-february-14th-2023-mug-meeting/](https://www.mug.org/2023/01/introduction-to-the-fediverse-february-14th-2023-mug-meeting/) [#meetings](https://octodon.social/tags/meetings) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111024587850673395)
2023-09-07T15:32:45Z	****
Checking In: 2023-09-07 [https://decafbad.net/2023/09/07/checking-in-2023-09-07/](https://decafbad.net/2023/09/07/checking-in-2023-09-07/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111024587796394181)
2023-09-07T17:01:55Z	****
Atari SA acquires AtariAge [https://decafbad.net/2023/09/07/atari-sa-acquires-atariage/](https://decafbad.net/2023/09/07/atari-sa-acquires-atariage/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Atari](https://octodon.social/tags/Atari) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111024938402387398)
2023-09-07T17:08:02Z	****
New and exciting ways to lose your data if you don't have an effective backup strategy dropping in Ubuntu 23.04:

[https://canonical.com/blog/tpm-backed-full-disk-encryption-is-coming-to-ubuntu](https://canonical.com/blog/tpm-backed-full-disk-encryption-is-coming-to-ubuntu) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111024962451359929)
2023-09-07T17:13:28Z	****
Me: I'd really like the things I like to not disappoint me.

Westley: "Get used to disappointment" ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111024983788669535)
2023-09-07T17:22:54Z	****
Some jackass subscribed me to their Google Group and then proceeded to send out a phishing email from it.

Worse, it's not my Google account so I can't do shit to get off of the list. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111025020877211629)
2023-09-07T20:06:34Z	****
cheeky snark, ubuntu

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I wonder when my snaps will get a proper packaging system like apt. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111025664490514301)
2023-09-07T20:27:48Z	****
I fail to see how TPM prevents the

"evil maid" attack when the hardware elements are built into the machine.

Is there some form of hardware-based key that I'm not understanding? ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111025747964573877)
2023-09-08T02:49:44Z	****
Currently listening to Thought Industry's "Songs for Insects".

Not going to make that "for fans of" nonsense because that can be so far off-base it isn't funny, but it's definitely in the same ZIP Code as Mr. Bungle.

[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBQBDtEB5BL6vdOh6GgEfuA](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBQBDtEB5BL6vdOh6GgEfuA)

[#music](https://octodon.social/tags/music) [#metal](https://octodon.social/tags/metal) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111027249747494870)
2023-09-08T03:47:50Z	****
This thought brought to you by Anthrax: State of Euphoria

[https://www.allmusic.com/album/state-of-euphoria-mw0000197639](https://www.allmusic.com/album/state-of-euphoria-mw0000197639)

[#music](https://octodon.social/tags/music) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111027478206884624)
2023-09-08T03:44:00Z	****
Judging from online album reviews I think most of my musical introductions to bands are during their three-star period. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111027463147852622)
2023-09-08T12:24:12Z	****
I'm glad I only use Slack for one local group because I have a feeling the "new" Canvases feature would drive me spare.

That they're rolling it out over existing posts is a new thing for me. Wondering (rhetorically) how many folks will be switching to other, less "featureful" platforms.

Note: This post is a whimsical musing, not alternative.to, nor is it a place to list everyone's grievances about messaging platforms. Build the open source alternative.to site that lives in your heart for that. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111029508673399805)
2023-09-08T14:40:48Z	****
motley crue album listen, alcohol mention

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Take a drink every time Vince Neil sings "she keeps her motor clean". ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111030045829681314)
2023-09-08T14:39:50Z	****
(And this is why I'm 100% electric. I have zero aptitude for this stuff) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111030041983866670)
2023-09-08T14:39:19Z	****
I seriously think my neighbors have a gas powered tools hobby.

Listening to "chucka chucka chucka" from something that sounds like it's not firing all cylinders when it's idling. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111030039996320973)
2023-09-08T14:47:30Z	****
re: motley crue debut album

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(The song is "Public Enemy #1 in case you want to experience sonic vertigo). ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111030072162848909)
2023-09-08T14:45:29Z	****
motley crue debut album

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Wow, that panned cowbell that starts in the right channel and echoes into the left channel is an object lesson on why you should never, ever do that effect. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111030064208911286)
2023-09-08T14:51:01Z	****
[https://bitsmack.com/2023/09/timely/](https://bitsmack.com/2023/09/timely/)

[#bitsmack](https://octodon.social/tags/bitsmack) [#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111030085976103242)
2023-09-08T17:56:15Z	****
There are few worse feelings a human can endure than disrupting a cozy cat. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111030814333779458)
2023-09-08T18:44:09Z	****
[http://www.dorktower.com/2023/09/08/cancel-culture-club-dork-tower-08-09-23/](http://www.dorktower.com/2023/09/08/cancel-culture-club-dork-tower-08-09-23/)

[#dorktower](https://octodon.social/tags/dorktower) [#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111031002692078251)
2023-09-09T03:12:45Z	****
Checking In: 2023-09-08 [https://decafbad.net/2023/09/08/checking-in-2023-09-08/](https://decafbad.net/2023/09/08/checking-in-2023-09-08/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111033002557518833)
2023-09-09T19:22:35Z	****
Toad is the really the instigator in the whole Frog and Toad Universe, isn't he? ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111036816156014054)
2023-09-09T19:20:29Z	****
uspol

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So, um, is the GOP planning on having their next big gathering in Georgia because I think it'll be the only way some of them will be able to attend. 😏 ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111036807864956206)
2023-09-09T19:35:31Z	****
Your password must contain at least one alpha numeric character, at least one punctuation mark, and the word from Season 3 ep. 7 of the TV show "Password". ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111036866969180898)
2023-09-09T19:38:51Z	****
Apparently someone has done the thing in the game of the football down the street, for they are cheering and either I'm having a stroke or someone is playing a wind instrument of some form. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111036880113807805)
2023-09-10T04:23:22Z	****
I have been looking at model effects for movies and I have now fired up Blender for some inexplicable reason.

I do NOT need another project, brain. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111038942560776151)
2023-09-10T16:07:40Z	****
Checking In: 2023-09-10 [https://decafbad.net/2023/09/10/checking-in-2023-09-10/](https://decafbad.net/2023/09/10/checking-in-2023-09-10/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#GameDesign](https://octodon.social/tags/GameDesign) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111041711994247374)
2023-09-10T16:49:21Z	****
Patiently waiting for a frost advisory so I can stop puttering around with mowing the lawn. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111041875912213094)
2023-09-10T19:43:59Z	****
cryptocurrency, bitcoin

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I'm sure the cryptocurrency shills and shitheads will complain that "they're holding it wrong" in a litany of ways they'd have done things differently but the reality is clear: unless you're an enthusiast (read: grifter or mark) there is literally no benefit for adopting cryptocurrencies to your life.

"Whatever Happened to El Salvador's Bitcoin Experiment? Two Years Later... "

[https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/09/10/1856209/whatever-happened-to-el-salvadors-bitcoin-experiment- ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111042562594113529)
2023-09-10T20:03:33Z	****
Update: Firefox 117+ and Jitse BWE=-1 issue [https://decafbad.net/2023/09/10/update-firefox-117-and-jitse-bwe-1-issue/](https://decafbad.net/2023/09/10/update-firefox-117-and-jitse-bwe-1-issue/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Jitsi](https://octodon.social/tags/Jitsi) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111042639514042293)
2023-09-10T20:25:52Z	****
[https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1698/](https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1698/)

[#buni](https://octodon.social/tags/buni) [#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111042727310776848)
2023-09-10T20:25:37Z	****
[https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1699/](https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1699/)

[#buni](https://octodon.social/tags/buni) [#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111042726302688678)
2023-09-10T20:37:13Z	****
I know some people really dig them but I have an intense physical dislike for Youtube Shorts.

The format doesn't work for me and I'm deeply resentful that Youtube requires their channels to make them. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111042771885704613)
2023-09-11T15:11:47Z	****
[https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1702/](https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1702/)

[#buni](https://octodon.social/tags/buni) [#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111047154538854817)
2023-09-11T16:32:30Z	****
Reason number 483 of why I will forever be a mediocre white guy:

I can't fold a goddamned burrito to save my life. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111047471978837763)
2023-09-11T16:58:31Z	****
subtoot (nobody in particular), uspol

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I'd love to ask folks to CW their 9/11 toots but frankly I'm too tired for the "how dare you censor my grief" blowback and the "Mastodon is more about lecturing than blah blah crap crap" that I say go nuts people.

See you on 9/12. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111047574251833144)
2023-09-11T18:03:12Z	****
racist radio station jackass

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Racist shitbag decides that exploiting the black community in Detroit just isn't profitable, finds different audience to exploit.

"910AM owner says he ‘hates’ politics, but plans to expand conservative format to FM radio"

[https://www.metrotimes.com/news/910am-owner-says-he-hates-politics-but-plans-to-expand-conservative-format-to-fm-radio-34109929](https://www.metrotimes.com/news/910am-owner-says-he-hates-politics-but-plans-to-expand-conservative-format-to-fm-radio-341099 ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111047828585900547)
2023-09-11T21:24:42Z	****
Checking In: 2023-09-11 [https://decafbad.net/2023/09/11/checking-in-2023-09-11/](https://decafbad.net/2023/09/11/checking-in-2023-09-11/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111048620927210507)
2023-09-11T21:51:27Z	****
If anyone has any ideas (\*) on how to make this site more mobile friendly and wish to share them with me (\*) please let me know via email.

[https://decafbad.net](https://decafbad.net)

(\*) That do not involve me replacing the overall theme, do not require me to spend the next six months messing around with various CSS / JavaScript or other arcane arts, and are a step-by-step "this is how you do it" as opposed to just "I think this is how you do it".

I'm quite happy being mobile hostile because the web is b ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111048726127412479)
2023-09-12T00:59:50Z	****
Other fun fact: I was the only one in the band that was 18. And we played not only one but two bars.

Our parents were there as well, so it was still somewhat above board, but still...

(one of them was literally on Valentine's day at Paycheck's Lounge. I think we literally quadrupled the audience.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111049466895366699)
2023-09-12T00:55:23Z	****
If you'd like to hear eight tracks of young me hitting drums and doing background vocals you have come to the right place:

[https://archive.org/details/tape\_20230909](https://archive.org/details/tape_20230909)

(Fun fact: this was recorded at my house, and the cassette jacket was designed on an Atari 130XE using character sets. Also I literally duplicated all of the tapes on my parents' tape deck). ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111049449348017344)
2023-09-12T02:56:17Z	****
And I was definitely going for Neil Peart in this role when I should have contented myself with John Rutsey.

The foolishness of youth. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111049924770940342)
2023-09-12T02:55:14Z	****
Dear Christ, everything is just overdrive overdrive overdrive.

Levels? Where we're going we don't need levels. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111049920666411363)
2023-09-12T02:59:52Z	****
Another fun fact: we mastered this with Dolby C like dunces because a) it's better than B, and b) it cut down on the feedback from the amps.

Literally remastered this with E.Q. for the digital age.

On the plus side, the folks mastering the Skinny Puppy Rabies CD did the same Dolby C mastering so I don't feel so bad. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111049938858072773)
2023-09-12T14:18:49Z	****
medical, nothing serious but a bit graphic, covid-mention

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I have a port, get shots that need to stick in me for 30m, and take drugs that give me severe diarrhea, but my nemesis is the goddamned COVID test swab.

I sneeze like crazy when I get that shoved up my nose.

Fortunately it just looks like I have a sinus infection this time around. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111052608613721035)
2023-09-12T14:39:24Z	****
This, in a nutshell, is why I prefer and only use free and open source software. Yes, there's the satisfaction of being part of a community but (with rare exception) the terms of the agreement don't change when someone decides to extract more from their community:

[https://blog.unity.com/news/plan-pricing-and-packaging-updates](https://blog.unity.com/news/plan-pricing-and-packaging-updates)

(Note: I'm too tired to come up with everything that you might throw at this, so let me be brief: strawmen will be burne ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111052689545364015)
2023-09-12T14:50:00Z	****
I swear if you're not using Delta Chat you might want to give it a peek. It's quite literally the nicest chat experience I've experienced.

delta.chat (not putting in the actual link to save their servers). ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111052731190274017)
2023-09-12T15:42:26Z	****
Checking In: 2023-09-12 [https://decafbad.net/2023/09/12/checking-in-2023-09-12/](https://decafbad.net/2023/09/12/checking-in-2023-09-12/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#SocialMedia](https://octodon.social/tags/SocialMedia) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#Music](https://octodon.social/tags/Music) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111052937396434522)
2023-09-12T17:11:37Z	****
subtoot, filter

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Hope nobody talks about fruit for the rest of the day. 😉 ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111053288107274796)
2023-09-12T17:25:30Z	****
apple event

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Shipping is expensive yo, but we're going to spin this as an eco-positive.

[#AppleEvent](https://octodon.social/tags/AppleEvent) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111053342648135276)
2023-09-12T17:31:19Z	****
[https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2023/09/12](https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2023/09/12)

[#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111053365511048361)
2023-09-12T20:58:03Z	****
Get used to disappointment... [https://decafbad.net/2023/09/12/get-used-to-disappointment/](https://decafbad.net/2023/09/12/get-used-to-disappointment/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111054178474145668)
2023-09-13T04:12:06Z	****
This album proves that my friend Alan has amazing taste:

Rein: Reincarnated

[https://reinofficial.bandcamp.com/album/reincarnated](https://reinofficial.bandcamp.com/album/reincarnated)

(He even got me a signed, dedicated copy of this on vinyl because he is the best.)

[#music](https://octodon.social/tags/music) [#bandcamp](https://octodon.social/tags/bandcamp) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111055885227019302)
2023-09-13T04:19:59Z	****
I slept like shit last night so now I am staying up late, to maintain symmetry.

Or is it because I'm a dumbass. Not sure which. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111055916232632853)
2023-09-13T16:44:04Z	****
Giving myself some relaxation with some relaxing music:

Exocrine: The Hybrid Suns

[https://uniqueleaderrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-hybrid-suns](https://uniqueleaderrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-hybrid-suns)

[#music](https://octodon.social/tags/music) [#meditation](https://octodon.social/tags/meditation) [#relaxation](https://octodon.social/tags/relaxation) [#bandcamp](https://octodon.social/tags/bandcamp) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111058842079158446)
2023-09-13T19:04:24Z	****
Introduction and discussion about the Fediverse March 14th 2023 – MUG Meeting [https://www.mug.org/2023/03/introduction-and-discussion-about-the-fediverse-march-14th-2023-mug-meeting/](https://www.mug.org/2023/03/introduction-and-discussion-about-the-fediverse-march-14th-2023-mug-meeting/) [#meetings](https://octodon.social/tags/meetings) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111059393846150781)
2023-09-13T19:04:23Z	****
Checking In: 2023-09-13 [https://decafbad.net/2023/09/13/checking-in-2023-09-13/](https://decafbad.net/2023/09/13/checking-in-2023-09-13/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#GameDesign](https://octodon.social/tags/GameDesign) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111059393794925287)
2023-09-14T13:32:17Z	****
medical, bad joke

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pee at last, pee at last. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111063750243704540)
2023-09-14T19:51:51Z	****
Did something burp on the internet today? gettibg a lot of timeouts to things. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111065242751663744)
2023-09-14T20:35:15Z	****
ph / mh / cancer

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I have some thoughts on folks offering to help where none is necessarily needed and it comes from my parents wanting to help me with the lawn.

There absolutely is cognitive overload with trying to fit in someone who's intentions are sound but absolutely blows your fuses.

Going to blog on this some more but it's an object lesson for how offering to help can crush those you wish to help. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111065413422835943)
2023-09-15T02:22:50Z	****
Checking In: 2023-09-14 [https://decafbad.net/2023/09/14/checking-in-2023-09-14/](https://decafbad.net/2023/09/14/checking-in-2023-09-14/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111066780197751405)
2023-09-15T02:44:47Z	****
I'm listening to an album that I bought on CD back in high school. I sold the CD long ago but just recently repurchased it.

It sounds exactly as I remember it on my portable CD player. I'm sure, save for a few matrix changes it's likely the same damn disc as was released in the 1980s.

I wonder if the reason folks are so enamored with vinyl is because their first experiences with albums were on cassettes or low-bitrate MP3s. I know albums that I got on MP3s that I later got on FLAC or CD sound tons better.

Fo ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111066866515999982)
2023-09-15T03:01:44Z	****
Listening to Tommy Lee and thinking that the cowbell got a bad rap.

(And yes, I am a drummer. I have seen that sketch already. Save the bandwidth please.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111066933152650786)
2023-09-15T15:16:15Z	****
[https://www.sheldoncomics.com/comic/35677/](https://www.sheldoncomics.com/comic/35677/)

[#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111069821398565864)
2023-09-15T19:10:09Z	****
[https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2023/09/15](https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2023/09/15)

[#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111070741073871440)
2023-09-15T19:09:08Z	****
uspol, webcomic

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[https://www.gocomics.com/lio/2023/09/15](https://www.gocomics.com/lio/2023/09/15) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111070737104215568)
2023-09-15T19:25:59Z	****
racism on the fedi

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If your idea of "solving" the racism problem on the fedi is DDoSing a blocklist website trying to make fedi better, piling abuse on black and BIPoC folks, and saying "good riddance" to black folk saying they're leaving fedi then I have an image for you to consider: ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111070803351651208)
2023-09-15T23:59:01Z	****
Checking In: 2023-09-15 [https://decafbad.net/2023/09/15/checking-in-2023-09-15/](https://decafbad.net/2023/09/15/checking-in-2023-09-15/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111071876978688155)
2023-09-16T15:33:18Z	****
I'll have a longer blog post about this because I don't trust the CiviCRM Stack Exchange Site to not be a pile of recommending me running wget or curl on a remote machine to trigger that which a crontab should suffice. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111075550732022525)
2023-09-16T15:31:27Z	****
I love CiviCRM but the quality of online support melds the quality of Wordpress support with the obscurity of CiviCRM.

Trying to find an answer to a pretty specific system administration issue with cron saying it's working but not actually, y'know, running the jobs it's supposed to run is making me wonder how hard it would be to create a static site that takes Paypal information for memberships. No, I'm not kidding, and no, I don't know if that's even possible.

[#CiviCRM](https://octodon.social/tags/CiviCRM) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111075543473667148)
2023-09-16T18:07:17Z	****
restaurant, dark pattern

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Well, aren't you a dark pattern...

Guess who is getting blocked at the server level if they don't honor my unsubscription. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111076156197356743)
2023-09-16T19:10:24Z	****
(This toot brought to you by getting an image link to actually download a jpeg and not webp using wget) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111076404404065800)
2023-09-16T19:08:09Z	****
For best results please browse the web with wget. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111076395551802023)
2023-09-16T19:28:08Z	****
covid, back-to-office, snark

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You'd think for how arduous the hiring process is, how hard it is to find "qualified" employees, and how employee satisfaction is so fickle, that companies would do a better job of not killing or otherwise incapacitating the employees that stick around.

![:thounking:](https://assets.octodon.social/custom_emojis/images/000/006/519/original/56569042e485ce08.png)​

(Note: Not the place to spitball why you think that back-to-office policies are a thing. I think we're well aware ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111076474106481671)
2023-09-16T19:50:42Z	****
CiviCRM / Wordpress cron no longer working under php8, grumbles ensue [https://decafbad.net/2023/09/16/civicrm-wordpress-cron-no-longer-working-under-php8-grumbles-ensue/](https://decafbad.net/2023/09/16/civicrm-wordpress-cron-no-longer-working-under-php8-grumbles-ensue/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#CiviCRM](https://octodon.social/tags/CiviCRM) [#Rants](https://octodon.social/tags/Rants) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/mis ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111076562888790046)
2023-09-16T23:31:43Z	****
picard, s3 mild spoiler

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Apparently you can build an entire series on Brent Spiner's acting. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111077431951804163)
2023-09-17T00:03:24Z	****
Update: CiviCRM cron issue resolved for now [https://decafbad.net/2023/09/16/update-civicrm-cron-issue-resolved-for-now/](https://decafbad.net/2023/09/16/update-civicrm-cron-issue-resolved-for-now/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#CiviCRM](https://octodon.social/tags/CiviCRM) [#Rants](https://octodon.social/tags/Rants) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111077556526708983)
2023-09-17T14:33:25Z	****
differences between the fediverse and twitter

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On Twitter I could post something like "Hey, is anyone else having trouble with Youtube Studio" and maybe get a response about how something is goofed up at the moment.

On the Fediverse if I posted the same response I'd get way more responses and they'd all boil down to "You should be using PeerTube". ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111080977533102657)
2023-09-17T15:39:29Z	****
Checking In: 2023-09-17 [https://decafbad.net/2023/09/17/checking-in-2023-09-17/](https://decafbad.net/2023/09/17/checking-in-2023-09-17/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111081237378260017)
2023-09-17T15:47:31Z	****
Never gonna...

give you up

dance again

walk away

die

be another one

let you go

be like you

change ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111081268935029397)
2023-09-18T02:58:03Z	****
Bela Lugosi's...

Dead

Undead ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111083905559291080)
2023-09-18T03:01:58Z	****
(Also known as "how much fun can you have with a delay, a phaser, and reverb while still sounding cool about the whole ordeal). ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111083921012895590)
2023-09-18T03:04:15Z	****
(And if you have an ear-worm after this poll I am sorry for the both of us). ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111083929941040742)
2023-09-18T15:18:46Z	****
[https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1704/](https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1704/)

[#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) [#buni](https://octodon.social/tags/buni) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111086818165953459)
2023-09-18T17:45:13Z	****
Checking In: 2023-09-18 [https://decafbad.net/2023/09/18/checking-in-2023-09-18/](https://decafbad.net/2023/09/18/checking-in-2023-09-18/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111087394069450895)
2023-09-18T19:45:46Z	****
I think most of my productivity is tricking myself into being productive. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111087868070083792)
2023-09-18T20:00:34Z	****
There's never a dull moment with LaTeX. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111087926297152184)
2023-09-19T02:39:26Z	****
As someone who had to slice and dice CSV files for a living I really, really wish I had discovered how amazing sc-im is at the task sooner than ... well, the moment where I don't have to slice and dice CSV files for a living anymore. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111089494704182474)
2023-09-19T03:24:17Z	****
(For the non-jugglers out there, juggling torches is the same as juggling three clubs. The only difference is that one end is hot, and you don't hang on if you grab the hot end. Oh, and they spin slower than clubs so you have more time to not grab the hot end.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111089671015780059)
2023-09-19T03:22:22Z	****
You, a non-drummer: (agog at some drumming pyrotechnics that's the equivalent of someone juggling three clubs, but on fire).

Me, a drummer: Let me show you a drummer's drummer:

EQUIPOISE - Sigil Insidious [Chason Westmoreland Drum Playthrough]

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2X3ptfcTpw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2X3ptfcTpw) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111089663539011898)
2023-09-19T03:27:20Z	****
(This has been Craig explains one thing with another thing. If you enjoy this material please sign up for my new DVD: "Carnival Barking is Like Yodeling") ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111089683033859888)
2023-09-19T22:03:18Z	****
people being mean to evangelical christians

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I remember one time at the Ohio Convention Center that Ohio Linuxfest was at. There was a convention of \_very\_ serious Evangelical Christians in one room. In one of the other rooms some folks were setting up something else. They chose to play "Hell's Bells" rather loudly, to the point where it was extremely conspicuous what they were doing.

Not sure if anything came of it but I feel it was akin to petting a porcupine backwards for some folks. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111094071172776958)
2023-09-19T22:00:02Z	****
Apparently someone has decided to ring some church bells.

Temptation to play AC/DC: rising. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111094058322926177)
2023-09-19T22:06:46Z	****
re: people being mean to evangelical christians

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(I think they were also playing "Highway to Hell" because of course they were) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111094084826998172)
2023-09-19T22:20:37Z	****
I feel there should be extreme metal covers of the songs of Extreme.

Then we could have Extreme Extreme Metal. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111094139281849143)
2023-09-20T00:45:53Z	****
"I hear the jury is still out on science."

(Arrested Development, out of context) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111094710482588728)
2023-09-20T00:54:48Z	****
There's no I in "Zoom" and about 49,540 words in /usr/share/dict/american-english ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111094745564289609)
2023-09-20T01:52:31Z	****
Checking In: 2023-09-19 [https://decafbad.net/2023/09/19/checking-in-2023-09-19/](https://decafbad.net/2023/09/19/checking-in-2023-09-19/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#GameDesign](https://octodon.social/tags/GameDesign) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111094972542737961)
2023-09-20T02:27:15Z	****
My mind to your mind

My thoughts to your thoughts

Oh shit, you're using an adblocker aren't you? ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111095109091376108)
2023-09-20T16:01:56Z	****
[https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1705/](https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1705/)

[#buni](https://octodon.social/tags/buni) [#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111098312543219427)
2023-09-20T17:53:51Z	****
God, Linux Kernel 6. I remember when Linux Kernel 2 was a really big deal.

And 1 as well, but 2 felt like the rocket ship. 1 felt like a rounding error. 😁 ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111098752655961567)
2023-09-20T19:06:15Z	****
I am not sure why companies decide to put cotton inside of pill bottles with silica gel in them. More than once I've almost (and one time did) throw out a pill because it got caught in the cotton. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111099037344526288)
2023-09-20T20:40:00Z	****
[https://www.sheldoncomics.com/comic/historys-greatest-boulder/](https://www.sheldoncomics.com/comic/historys-greatest-boulder/)

[#wecomic](https://octodon.social/tags/wecomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111099405938676196)
2023-09-20T22:16:02Z	****
Checking In: 2023-09-20 [https://decafbad.net/2023/09/20/checking-in-2023-09-20/](https://decafbad.net/2023/09/20/checking-in-2023-09-20/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111099783594446200)
2023-09-20T22:29:44Z	****
Smithereens: Blues Before and After

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO4C70gfQ3g](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO4C70gfQ3g)

[#music](https://octodon.social/tags/music) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111099837451837163)
2023-09-21T15:46:47Z	****
Checking In: 2023-09-21 [https://decafbad.net/2023/09/21/checking-in-2023-09-21/](https://decafbad.net/2023/09/21/checking-in-2023-09-21/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#GameDesign](https://octodon.social/tags/GameDesign) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111103915293766049)
2023-09-21T18:25:25Z	****
Do with this what you will. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111104539061948749)
2023-09-21T18:25:12Z	****
I don't need another game idea, dammit.

Secret potato is a friendly game where one of you is a secret potato trying to fit in to a circle of friends. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111104538184474054)
2023-09-21T21:22:38Z	****
OK, this is really really annoying since it is also the notification style that signifies an error.

This either needs a setting to turn it off or needs to go away entirely.

(Note: Not a call for CSS hacks to make this disappear. I'm looking for something more ... organic). ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111105235884927064)
2023-09-21T22:30:42Z	****
nfts, cryptocurrency

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Take a bow, NFT douchebros, you finally made it. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111105503543028083)
2023-09-22T16:42:02Z	****
Checking In: 2023-09-22 [https://decafbad.net/2023/09/22/checking-in-2023-09-22/](https://decafbad.net/2023/09/22/checking-in-2023-09-22/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#GameDesign](https://octodon.social/tags/GameDesign) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111109794841317008)
2023-09-22T16:53:51Z	****
[https://bitsmack.com/2023/09/bingo/](https://bitsmack.com/2023/09/bingo/)

[#bitsmack](https://octodon.social/tags/bitsmack) [#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111109841298792539)
2023-09-22T17:12:33Z	****
Going to say it: if your software is released under an Apache / Mozilla public license and you're not explicitly distributing things related to the Apache Web Server / Firefox / Thunderbird then that's a big tell that your software is a ticking time-bomb for when (not if, when) you decide to monetize your software.

It's a big tell and sadly one that proves that OSS can be a Trojan Horse.

(Note: I've been in this community since 1993-4. I don't need examples nor lectures. I've heard / read / seen it all. Liter ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111109914854384708)
2023-09-22T17:29:39Z	****
[https://www.sheldoncomics.com/comic/would-you-like-to-go-paperless/](https://www.sheldoncomics.com/comic/would-you-like-to-go-paperless/)

[#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111109982078830986)
2023-09-22T18:26:55Z	****
Philips Hue sounds like a really bad name for a protagonist. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111110207285843645)
2023-09-23T16:45:06Z	****
Me: "I really don't like using Meetup. It's a pain in the ass."

Also me: (Sets up yet-another-group-on-Meetup).

Note: Not a call for alternatives. Meetup has the audience. The others don't. I checked. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111115469258049239)
2023-09-24T03:25:58Z	****
Find you someone that hates with the unbridled fury of a Reddit user bagging on the new Slack interface. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111117989224839904)
2023-09-24T03:41:10Z	****
I feel like computing is at that crossroads that I'm sure folks in television felt when they realized that their great educational device was going to be an endless stream of advertiser-friendly reality shows.

The computing malaise is palpable.

Note: This is grief. My grief. Please don't try to make this about you. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111118048982285446)
2023-09-24T15:26:08Z	****
Checking In: 2023-09-24 [https://decafbad.net/2023/09/24/checking-in-2023-09-24/](https://decafbad.net/2023/09/24/checking-in-2023-09-24/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111120821021692055)
2023-09-25T20:17:19Z	****
Checking In: 2023-09-25 [https://decafbad.net/2023/09/25/checking-in-2023-09-25/](https://decafbad.net/2023/09/25/checking-in-2023-09-25/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111127628340458912)
2023-09-25T21:56:54Z	****
meetup, subtoot, nobody here

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I swear, if I made a Meetup group called "I will rip off your face and eat it" with a description saying "I will rip off your face and eat it" there would be at least 10 people joining as members. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111128019883756901)
2023-09-25T22:19:24Z	****
I've got 99 problems and trying to get into a Brewster's Millions-type situation is one of them. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111128108358782648)
2023-09-25T22:58:51Z	****
Google, once again, sticking the knife in for those who aren't hip with fast connections, modern browsers, and the ability to handle the noise of the modern web.

[https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/25/2152210/google-is-retiring-its-gmail-basic-html-view-in-january-2024](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/25/2152210/google-is-retiring-its-gmail-basic-html-view-in-january-2024)

Note: not a call for alternatives unless you're ready to set up Postfix and Thunderbird on-demand for anyone who asks. At 3am. Gr ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111128263460223344)
2023-09-26T02:04:21Z	****
We really fell from grace when we forsook the 68030. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111128992902629682)
2023-09-26T02:20:43Z	****
Remember when OS screenshots would show you all of the various applications you could run at the same time instead of the ones nowadays where it's just how many browser tabs you can keep open without crashing? ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111129057270061253)
2023-09-26T02:17:08Z	****
Your password must contain a capital letter, a number, punctuation (but not these punctuation) a period (for aesthetics), the sound a baby makes when it's happy, a hint of lavender, eye of newt, and the punchline to a Seinfeld Joke that was actually funny. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111129043204721222)
2023-09-27T13:43:02Z	****
Checking In: 2023-09-27 [https://decafbad.net/2023/09/27/checking-in-2023-09-27/](https://decafbad.net/2023/09/27/checking-in-2023-09-27/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111137402549613246)
2023-09-27T14:07:09Z	****
Ah, yes, the soothing sounds of our neighbor having a stump ground out. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111137497363554010)
2023-09-27T17:20:37Z	****
Oh, I'm sure the Unity folks can just whip up another long-standing user group in no time.

Maybe an "open letter" will get the ball rolling on that.

"Unity Dev Group Dissolves After 13 Years Over 'Completely Eroded' Company Trust"

[https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/26/2151223/unity-dev-group-dissolves-after-13-years-over-completely-eroded-company-trust](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/26/2151223/unity-dev-group-dissolves-after-13-years-over-completely-eroded-company-trust)

[#unity3d](https://octod ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111138258156358631)
2023-09-27T17:57:09Z	****
The Mastodon onboarding process should include a tote bag containing 8 DVDs of the latest Linux distros, a cat ears headband, and a Sweetwater synth module catalog. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111138401772108212)
2023-09-27T19:37:02Z	****
I wake up every morning and slap this cartridge into my computer: ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111138794512038505)
2023-09-27T20:11:52Z	****
books3 database, AI

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I'm slightly offended that they didn't take my book and use it in their corpus. Worse, there's one author I know who makes almost all of his work public domain. Guess which book is in there? The one that isn't public domain, of course.

This is going to be interesting as fuck.

Note: Not the place to tell me your opinions on AI, piracy, or anything that will make me want to block you rather than read your tripe. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111138931512524700)
2023-09-27T20:20:10Z	****
re: books3 database, AI

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Also huge props to The Atlantic for hiding the link to the database in the hopes that folks would subscribe to get the information. Nothing a little digging couldn't find, though.

[https://full-stack-search-prod.vercel.app/](https://full-stack-search-prod.vercel.app/) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111138964117816829)
2023-09-27T20:14:45Z	****
medical

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Apparently the answer to "how long does it take for Meijer to fill three scripts for the same person" is "an afternoon".

And I thought CVS was slower than dirt.

"It puts the pills into the sack" is a bridge too far, it seems. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111138942839214306)
2023-09-27T20:23:49Z	****
re: medical

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Also they use the word "soon" the same way that I use "soon" which is anywhere from two minutes from now to an epoch. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111138978507228148)
2023-09-27T21:56:31Z	****
Me: (creates Meetup group for a very specific interest)

Meetup: (throws group in front of two folks that are local)

Me: I doubt these folks are interested in (specific interest).

Meetup: (throws group in front of person who is clearly not interested in specific interest).

Me: Seriously?

(hurls Meetup into the sun). ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111139343038533745)
2023-09-27T22:25:53Z	****
Few things have aged as well as and as poorly as The Mighty Boosh.

Note: I'm not going to elaborate. There's an internet for that. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111139458468957806)
2023-09-28T01:25:00Z	****
Just looking at the movies slated for 2024 is depressing with the number of sequels and franchise tie-ins.

[https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/most-anticipated-movies-of-2024/](https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/most-anticipated-movies-of-2024/)

Note: Not the time to tell me "but Craig, what about ..." because I am old and jaded and remember when these were first run movies in movie theaters. And you'll never top David Lynch's Dune. Never. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111140162799399455)
2023-09-28T03:47:11Z	****
medical

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Update: The third script is apparently getting filled tomorrow.

I find this utterly remarkable and believe it's in part because of insurance.

That's the hope anyway. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111140721873101484)
2023-09-28T03:42:16Z	****
medical

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It's interesting to me that most, if not all, of the anti-nausea drugs I was prescribed today for nausea also handle anxiety.

The big gun is basically a narcotic that flattens you out. Hoping I don't have to take that one. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111140702537884050)
2023-09-28T03:57:06Z	****
cancer, terminology

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I always thought that "cancer survivor" was one of those terms used for folks in remission but apparently it can also be used for folks that are currently undergoing treatment.

If that's the case then I'm going to straight up "Eye of the Tiger" that shit. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111140760908184611)
2023-09-28T05:35:20Z	****
I'm pretty sure that most "Remastered" CD versions of classic albums assume that one can't reach the volume knob on their amplifier and have sold their graphic equalizer as a down payment on their fancy new turntable. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111141147151638937)
2023-09-28T16:00:50Z	****
If the only way to implement your protocol is with a sanctioned Electron application then you are only as safe as your Electron application. Period.

(Note: Not the place to tell me about alternatives to various messaging applications. I've used them all. Yes, even that one.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111143606687968238)
2023-09-28T15:56:27Z	****
[https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2023/09/28](https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2023/09/28)

[#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111143589467057827)
2023-09-28T16:07:48Z	****
bandcamp

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This is my old post on the acquisition of Bandcamp by Epic:

[https://decafbad.net/2022/03/03/the-bandcamp-acquisition-by-epic-the-meh-the-bad-and-how-to-build-something-better/](https://decafbad.net/2022/03/03/the-bandcamp-acquisition-by-epic-the-meh-the-bad-and-how-to-build-something-better/)

The same is true of the acquisition of Bandcamp by Songtradr. Just do the appropriate search/replace.

It pains me that Epic was actually hands-off with Bandcamp. I hope that Songtradr follows suit.

[# ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111143634104539939)
2023-09-28T20:18:31Z	****
Lean Coffee July 11th 2023 – MUG Meeting [https://www.mug.org/2023/07/lean-coffee-july-11th-2023-mug-meeting/](https://www.mug.org/2023/07/lean-coffee-july-11th-2023-mug-meeting/) [#meetings](https://octodon.social/tags/meetings) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111144619977605961)
2023-09-28T20:18:29Z	****
Checking In: 2023-09-28 [https://decafbad.net/2023/09/28/checking-in-2023-09-28/](https://decafbad.net/2023/09/28/checking-in-2023-09-28/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#Music](https://octodon.social/tags/Music) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111144619854576455)
2023-09-28T20:18:28Z	****
Fidget Sequence [https://decafbad.net/2023/09/28/fidget-sequence/](https://decafbad.net/2023/09/28/fidget-sequence/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#Music](https://octodon.social/tags/Music) #2023 ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111144619799151370)
2023-09-29T01:23:51Z	****
gamestop: rise of the players

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I feel 10% of my brain has suddenly died after watching this documentary.

Seriously, this whole fucking thing is being pumped up worse than the damn stock. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111145820560878228)
2023-09-29T16:36:17Z	****
Remind me again why just bringing up your "app" in a web browser isn't the correct way to live my life? ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111149408410403035)
2023-09-29T16:54:51Z	****
[https://bitsmack.com/2023/09/org-chart/](https://bitsmack.com/2023/09/org-chart/)

[#bitsmack](https://octodon.social/tags/bitsmack) [#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111149481404986751)
2023-09-29T17:07:13Z	****
cancer, rms

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I wish RMS the best care imaginable and also wish he would seriously consider enacting a succession plan for the FSF.

[https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/09/29/1431234/richard-stallman-says-he-has-cancer](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/09/29/1431234/richard-stallman-says-he-has-cancer)

(Note: I have Stage 4 Rectal Cancer. Punching down in my mentions will receive an immediate block. Take heed.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111149530068081396)
2023-09-29T19:01:11Z	****
I have updated my name for October.

And yes, these are the most common misspellings of my name. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111149978203215564)
2023-09-29T20:59:16Z	****
Japanese CDs: Absolutely precision work, heavy plastic and a joy to be held and admired.

USA CDs: Launched from the factory like skeet while some guy named Harold yells out "pull!" ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111150442520077380)
2023-09-29T21:18:21Z	****
subtoot

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"Most of those plastic discs you like wind up in landfills"

yes, and existence is fleeting, our world is on fire, and we all end up as compost in the end.

God forbid I enjoy something for a hot minute. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111150517531746761)
2023-09-29T21:22:03Z	****
re: subtoot

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I just wanted to listen to Gary Numan on Japanese CD.s, man. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111150532118782848)
2023-09-29T22:15:16Z	****
I will never forgive the BBC for making it so that I can't hear the phrase "It's True!" without doing so in Rob Brydon's voice. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111150741373423323)
2023-09-29T23:05:20Z	****
[https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2023/09/29](https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2023/09/29)

[#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111150938250020715)
2023-09-29T23:08:26Z	****
"$5,000 Google Jamboard Dies In 2024 -- Cloud-Based Apps Will Stop Working, Too"

"We're grateful to the consumers, educators, students, and businesses who have used Jamboard since its launch in 2016," says Google. "While Jamboard users make up a small portion of our Workspace customer base, we understand that this change will impact some of you, and we're committed to helping you transition..." "Over the coming months, we'll provide Jamboard app users and admins clear paths to retain their Jamboard data or mig ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111150950402252815)
2023-09-30T00:01:50Z	****
Watching The Detroit Symphony Orchestra live:

dso.org/live ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111151160366766833)
2023-09-29T23:58:56Z	****
Ravel's "Bolero" is like the song "No Rain" by Blind Melon for me.

1) It's not a bad song, all things considered, but

2) It's been overplayed to the point of parody, and

3) I'm never happy when I hear it. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111151149014430261)
2023-09-30T02:05:45Z	****
What fresh hell is this? ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111151647639174505)
2023-09-30T03:13:54Z	****
Checking In: 2023-09-29 [https://decafbad.net/2023/09/29/checking-in-2023-09-29/](https://decafbad.net/2023/09/29/checking-in-2023-09-29/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111151915647263982)
2023-09-30T17:57:57Z	****
Wireguard April 11th 2023 – MUG Meeting [https://www.mug.org/2023/04/wireguard-april-11th-2023-mug-meeting/](https://www.mug.org/2023/04/wireguard-april-11th-2023-mug-meeting/) [#MUGVideos](https://octodon.social/tags/MUGVideos) [#meetings](https://octodon.social/tags/meetings) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111155391832822709)
2023-09-30T17:57:56Z	****
Designing a Well Lived Life: Checking In (2023 September) [https://decafbad.net/2023/09/30/designing-a-well-lived-life-checking-in-2023-september/](https://decafbad.net/2023/09/30/designing-a-well-lived-life-checking-in-2023-september/) [#Adayinthelife](https://octodon.social/tags/Adayinthelife) [#SocialMedia](https://octodon.social/tags/SocialMedia) [#Seachange](https://octodon.social/tags/Seachange) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#misc] ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111155391763626277)
2023-09-30T19:36:26Z	****
Who would win in a fight?

Numan

Numen ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111155779079502931)
2023-09-30T19:36:08Z	****
Numan vs. Numen.

(CW: Eye contact) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111155777932559818)
2023-09-30T20:15:12Z	****
I think my major regret in life, the one that will still keep on with me, is not getting an Atari ST computer back in the late 1980s / early 1990s.

Of course it would have delayed my entry into Linux by a bit I'm sure, but it was definitely in the right direction and might have propelled my computing career in some interesting directions. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111155931538117174)
2023-09-30T21:52:24Z	****
I like to think that the Cicadas buzzing away outside are having their own version of a Cicada rave.

"Let's make some noiiiiiiize". ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111156313731694686)
2023-09-30T23:51:43Z	****
I think JavaScript is one of the few programming languages where just going online to learn it can be considered a foot-gun.

(And yes, clever cleverson, you can make the case for C as well, but not as much as JavaScript.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111156782947722448)
2023-10-01T00:03:12Z	****
Love finding a disc that not only doesn't Musicbranz have, but also doesn't have the artist, the label, or anything related to them.

Picked it up at Flipside on a whim for $2.00, if the sticker is to be believed. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111156828104244066)
2023-10-01T00:11:00Z	****
(Funnily enough it's also signed and not uncommon at all. It even has a UPC code.

But apparently it's one of those self-produced numbers that someone sold at their concerts. Not terrible at that.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111156858779624813)
2023-10-01T00:14:38Z	****
Oh shit, this disc I'm ripping has installation files for getting onto the Cyberden BBS.

Three internet whuffie points for the first person to guess which disc this is. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111156873046986915)
2023-10-01T02:02:25Z	****
Nobody managed to guess it, but then again, it isn't something that I think most folks were aware of unless you were on rec.music.industrial on good ol' Usenet.

Plus, it was a compilation that happened by Fifth Colvmn Records.

[https://www.discogs.com/release/378674-Various-The-Best-Of-Mind-Body-Electro-Industrial-Music-From-The-Internet](https://www.discogs.com/release/378674-Various-The-Best-Of-Mind-Body-Electro-Industrial-Music-From-The-Internet) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111157296838688033)
2023-10-01T02:14:43Z	****
Literally had to whip out cdparanoia and flac because Soundjuicer was to naive to handle this special case. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111157345251212921)
2023-10-01T02:13:21Z	****
Also: this data track has been a pain in the ass. Soundjuicer gets confused, rips track 2 as 1 and then skips track 3 to rip the rest of the disc one track off.

I have spent the whole evening trying to get this damn thing sorted. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111157339853058202)
2023-10-02T02:32:24Z	****
Anyone who says that installing and running Python is hard best \_never\_ say that Node is way easier.

Nope. Nope nope nope. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111163077059459795)
2023-10-02T13:54:50Z	****
Checking In: 2023-10-02 [https://decafbad.net/2023/10/02/checking-in-2023-10-02/](https://decafbad.net/2023/10/02/checking-in-2023-10-02/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111165760521139515)
2023-10-02T17:44:48Z	****
Me: " I need something to relax with after mowing the lawn."

Logitech Squeezebox: [https://uniqueleaderrecords.bandcamp.com/album/metamorphignition](https://uniqueleaderrecords.bandcamp.com/album/metamorphignition)

Me: "Ahhh".

Metamorphignition by Arkaik

[#music](https://octodon.social/tags/music) [#metal](https://octodon.social/tags/metal) [#bandcamp](https://octodon.social/tags/bandcamp) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111166664799750487)
2023-10-02T20:43:56Z	****
[https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1708/](https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1708/)

[#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) [#buni](https://octodon.social/tags/buni) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111167369143588493)
2023-10-02T20:55:06Z	****
May you find someone as hungry for your attention as a pharmacy ready to refill your prescription. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111167413063585722)
2023-10-02T20:55:58Z	****
Seriously, Meijer, I'd have to literally be huffing these "as needed" pills to even come close to a refill. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111167416466123934)
2023-10-02T23:17:32Z	****
You, an innocent: "I don't think I've ever been exposed to your musical tastes"

Me, wise beyond his years: ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111167973111717188)
2023-10-03T02:50:34Z	**** ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111168810806620244)
2023-10-03T12:59:24Z	****
Do not reply directly to this toot. This is an unmonitored tootbox. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111171204830836455)
2023-10-03T14:11:26Z	****
Checking In: 2023-10-03 [https://decafbad.net/2023/10/03/checking-in-2023-10-03/](https://decafbad.net/2023/10/03/checking-in-2023-10-03/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111171488077602957)
2023-10-03T14:31:52Z	****
Thunderbird has decided to start spooning my mail rather than just deliver it.

Thanks, I hate it.

(Note: Not a recommendation for alternatives). ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111171568405624974)
2023-10-03T15:34:08Z	****
Developers:

1) Never, ever make your little dingus buttons go beyond the titlebar. I can't stress this enough, but you've essentially made it so that the mail button is where I want to close the window.

2) Never, ever, EVER decide on what the button order is for minimize, maximize, and close. Period. The user should decide this, not your podunk application. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111171813287860695)
2023-10-03T15:41:53Z	****
And I know part of this is the cross-platform nature of Thunderbird, but there's some questionable design decisions here that really are making me rethink whether the correct answer for my specific mail case is to just install a damn web-client for email. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111171843778188048)
2023-10-03T17:04:41Z	****
Well, poop. I think I did something to make it so I can't get to my server from here at the doctor's office. Not a major deal but would have been nice to be on familiar ground. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111172169335379835)
2023-10-03T17:13:48Z	****
medical, selfie, amazing.

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This machine kills cancer and promotes awesome music while doing so. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111172205183473653)
2023-10-03T18:37:26Z	****
re: food (+)

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Also managed to finally put an errand to bed that I've had on my lists since July. W00t! ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111172534012503743)
2023-10-03T18:34:11Z	****
food (+)

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Having a celebratory Bragel / Super Carmel Marvel w/ oat milk for the doc's visit. First time in a long while that I have felt OK to make the trek without containment breach so I'll take it as a win. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111172521269715664)
2023-10-03T19:19:29Z	****
I'd like to thank Linode for breaking my workflow with their apiv4 version of their API. They've had v3 running for a while, but apparently it was recently turned off. The issue is that it no longer supports GET, which is the only thing that my router supports for handling IP address updates.

Feh. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111172699368009541)
2023-10-03T20:32:17Z	****
Finally found one of these for not too bad of a price, and a promo nonetheless.

More details on this release here:

[https://www.discogs.com/release/812279-Various-Children-Of-MindBody](https://www.discogs.com/release/812279-Various-Children-Of-MindBody) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111172985682823377)
2023-10-03T20:50:53Z	****
uspol, tech joke

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So basically the House of Representatives is a cheap Bluetooth device that won't connect to your fancy new iPhone:

AKA it just blinks and has no speaker. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111173058772388557)
2023-10-03T21:03:56Z	****
uspol

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Pretty sure this is the chess strategy known as "swallow the king". ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111173110129028536)
2023-10-03T21:23:11Z	****
I really think that Tangerine Dream lot a bit of the plot when Christopher Franke left.

That said, he left because TD were doing more soundtrack-type things and he went around and ... did more soundtrack things, but still. 😁 ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111173185814055188)
2023-10-03T22:34:51Z	****
\*boop\*

[https://thedevilspanties.com/archives/15768](https://thedevilspanties.com/archives/15768)

[#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111173467629668373)
2023-10-03T23:01:35Z	****
I wish there was a slight difference to my phone between "i need emergency services" and "I would like yo put you back in your.case, now". ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111173572734786105)
2023-10-03T23:22:49Z	****
llm, hacks, fake death

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I have a feeling that with the revelation that a lot of LLMs can have their functionality unlocked with dead grandmothers that a lot of folks are going to have dead grandmothers in their back pocket. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111173656245552839)
2023-10-04T00:05:13Z	****
uspol

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Though I feel like the next speaker should be chosen the proper way:

Everyone whips out their phone and whomever pairs first to a cheap-ass Bluetooth speaker is the winner. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111173822924843004)
2023-10-04T00:03:32Z	****
uspol

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Wonder how many folks are asking Google who the next speaker of the house should be and how many of them are looking for these JBL and Bose characters ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111173816334011416)
2023-10-04T02:11:21Z	****
Progressing [https://decafbad.net/2023/10/03/progressing/](https://decafbad.net/2023/10/03/progressing/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111174318885628998)
2023-10-04T02:32:51Z	****
Current mood:

Conformco - Believe It (Mega​-​Oontz Mix)

from Electronic Saviors - Electronic Music To Cure Cancer Vol VI: Reflection by Various Artists

[https://metropolisrecords.bandcamp.com/track/believe-it-mega-oontz-mix](https://metropolisrecords.bandcamp.com/track/believe-it-mega-oontz-mix)

[#bandcamp](https://octodon.social/tags/bandcamp) [#music](https://octodon.social/tags/music) [#cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/cancer) [#megaoontz](https://octodon.social/tags/megaoontz) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111174403455590612)
2023-10-04T04:07:31Z	****
ph (-)

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Me: Constipation or diarrhea?

My body: ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111174775714353516)
2023-10-04T04:13:44Z	****
Me, looking up vintage 4 function calculators

DDG: (shows a bunch of four function calculators)

Me: "You're the man now, dog". ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111174800138168817)
2023-10-04T04:22:58Z	****
[https://thedevilspanties.com/archives/15769](https://thedevilspanties.com/archives/15769)

[#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111174836436051390)
2023-10-04T04:28:28Z	****
From the sound outside I think one of our neighbors is aspiring to become a train but doesn't have the breath support to handle the whistle and is just giving up after two tries. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111174858106759516)
2023-10-04T04:44:54Z	****
Make that 6 tries.

Seriously, it's like hearing the little engine that can't. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111174922718450679)
2023-10-04T12:11:38Z	****
[https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1709/](https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1709/)

[#buni](https://octodon.social/tags/buni) [#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111176679336203824)
2023-10-04T17:14:58Z	****
Checking In: 2023-10-04 [https://decafbad.net/2023/10/04/checking-in-2023-10-04/](https://decafbad.net/2023/10/04/checking-in-2023-10-04/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111177872111527592)
2023-10-05T01:02:54Z	****
I think a hallmark of modern filmmaking (and part of the reason I don't tend to watch films anymore) is that they don't have a third act as much as they have an on-ramp for a future sequel.

There's a lot of build-up and no pay-off. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111179712076773617)
2023-10-05T01:02:03Z	****
Artificial Intelligence October 10th, 2023 – MUG Meeting [https://www.mug.org/2023/10/artificial-intelligence-october-10th-2023-regular-mug-meeting/](https://www.mug.org/2023/10/artificial-intelligence-october-10th-2023-regular-mug-meeting/) [#meetings](https://octodon.social/tags/meetings) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111179708724047182)
2023-10-05T01:09:48Z	****
( [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul\_Rand](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Rand), not the chucklefuck politician). ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111179739197629012)
2023-10-05T01:06:34Z	****
God, companies spend so much fucking money to make the worst fucking logos imaginable.

Seriously, did everyone just forget about Paul Rand? ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111179726490083724)
2023-10-05T01:12:20Z	****
profile

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BTW: All this month I'm using various things that folks have called me or used to spell my name.

You'd think this would be a short list.

My dear, dear, sweet summer child, I can do this all month. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111179749170707925)
2023-10-05T20:58:01Z	****
What folks don't understand about Bandcamp is that Bandcamp managed to feel like a record store.

If you think of a record store as a place to buy and sell music you've missed the plot.

Record stores are recommendation engines. They're listening stations. They're folks who are even more excited than you about music and are ready to infodump on your new favorite band.

They're the places that know the difference between rock, pop, industrial, and metal and aren't afraid to have at-length discussions about where ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111184411485233341)
2023-10-05T21:05:26Z	****
As much as I love us.7digital.com they're not a record shop. Not even close. They're the place I go to find the corporate stuff that I want to find digitally.

They don't have a recommendation engine. They have small 30s samples.

If your goal is to make commerce happen you're competing with 7digital. Stop.

If your goal is to make a record store (see above) then you've got your work cut out.

Bandcamp is a community. Think in those terms and you'll be closer to the truth. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111184440605326963)
2023-10-05T21:20:44Z	****
I miss Borders with a fiery passion.

I haven't been to Barnes and Noble in over a year. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111184500816050508)
2023-10-05T21:20:17Z	****
Borders was a book shop.

Barnes and Noble is a place to buy books.

This is the difference between Bandcamp and everywhere else.

[#bandcamp](https://octodon.social/tags/bandcamp) [#music](https://octodon.social/tags/music) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111184499026390486)
2023-10-05T21:29:49Z	****
The fediverse is not magic community duck-tape and the sooner we realize this the better off we're going to be long-term. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111184536517101689)
2023-10-06T01:29:13Z	****
Checking In: 2023-10-05 [https://decafbad.net/2023/10/05/checking-in-2023-10-05/](https://decafbad.net/2023/10/05/checking-in-2023-10-05/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111185477845505091)
2023-10-06T13:47:59Z	****
bandcamp

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I think we need a sticker that folks can add to their profile for "I have already participated in Bandcamp Friday and my wallet can't take any more damage."

Sort of like "I Voted". ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111188382799362311)
2023-10-06T15:30:59Z	****
(Funky Bass and Vocoders are going to get me on the dance floor like shit and flypaper to a fly). ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111188787790454312)
2023-10-06T15:29:33Z	****
Beep Beep.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZlfbep2LdU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZlfbep2LdU)

[#music](https://octodon.social/tags/music) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111188782159396930)
2023-10-06T15:32:12Z	****
And because it's Bandcamp Friday:

[https://toddbryanton.bandcamp.com/track/beep-beep-im-a-sheep-feat-tomska-black-gryph0n](https://toddbryanton.bandcamp.com/track/beep-beep-im-a-sheep-feat-tomska-black-gryph0n)

[#bandcamp](https://octodon.social/tags/bandcamp) [#BandcampFriday](https://octodon.social/tags/BandcampFriday) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111188792626260999)
2023-10-06T15:43:11Z	****
(Dude is talented as fuck but I still believe, to this day, that he is 100x more boring than Mike Portnoy in the Dream Theater chair.

Yet I persist in the hopes that he can break through. Someday.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111188835798519900)
2023-10-06T15:42:08Z	****
I keep trying, pushing myself, to accept things that I have a difficult time accepting.

Which is why I've downloaded some videos of Mike Mangini's drumming. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111188831655470868)
2023-10-06T20:16:37Z	****
non-alcohol alcohol

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JoDee got me a fifth of zero-alcohol whiskey. It's actually quite good. The one thing they recommend is using it in mocktails, which is because this stuff has zero-sugar in it. I mixed it with some simple-syrup and it is quite good.

Really good smoky flavor. Probably best poured over a sugar cube. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111189910973849269)
2023-10-06T23:58:44Z	****
Cancer is my brand [https://decafbad.net/2023/10/06/cancer-is-my-brand/](https://decafbad.net/2023/10/06/cancer-is-my-brand/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#DeepThoughts](https://octodon.social/tags/DeepThoughts) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111190784402549139)
2023-10-07T18:35:12Z	****
Checking In: 2023-10-07 [https://decafbad.net/2023/10/07/checking-in-2023-10-07/](https://decafbad.net/2023/10/07/checking-in-2023-10-07/) [#GettingThingsDone](https://octodon.social/tags/GettingThingsDone) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111195174507145831)
2023-10-07T19:05:59Z	****
As much as I adore my Leopold mechanical keyboards there is just something satisfying about the feel of a Thinkpad keyboard.

(Note: Yes, I know about the Thinkpad keyboard that hooks to a desktop. No, I don't need one.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111195295545560758)
2023-10-07T22:07:33Z	****
This is what USB should have been.

(And yes, I know that this is the predecessor of USB). ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111196009489093116)
2023-10-08T00:53:47Z	****
spoilers for thx-1138

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LUH--3417: "I'm going to have a child"

Me: So, um, THX-1139 then? ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111196663156504196)
2023-10-08T14:42:23Z	****
Checking In: 2023-10-08 [https://decafbad.net/2023/10/08/checking-in-2023-10-08/](https://decafbad.net/2023/10/08/checking-in-2023-10-08/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#Music](https://octodon.social/tags/Music) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111199921369144292)
2023-10-08T15:05:14Z	****
I'm just gong to say the quiet part out loud:

I think a lot of modern computing's malaise is because of mobile computing.

Sorry, friends but it's absolute shit.

Hit the reset button on that crap and let's start over. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111200011180842443)
2023-10-08T17:27:51Z	****
Thing is, I have and love my laptop. I have a keyboard for my phone. But I'm still curious if I can find that sweet-spot between full-on laptop and device that I can use for a spell in more (ahem) portable locations that aren't quite laptop-friendly.

(The bathroom. Let me be clear I'm talking about the bathroom here.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111200571950504198)
2023-10-08T17:26:12Z	****
At some point I would love to play with a DevTerm but I can't quite justify the price / lead time on it.

But if anyone remembers when I carted around a Nokia 770 / Asus Eee 4GB you'll know this is right in my sweet-spot for portable stuff that eventually finds new homes when I can't justify it anymore. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111200565495202641)
2023-10-08T17:35:07Z	****
This notification could have been an email. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111200600553011652)
2023-10-08T20:25:43Z	****
[https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1706/](https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1706/)

[#buni](https://octodon.social/tags/buni) [#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111201271374023076)
2023-10-09T16:14:30Z	****
Checking In: 2023-10-09 [https://decafbad.net/2023/10/09/checking-in-2023-10-09/](https://decafbad.net/2023/10/09/checking-in-2023-10-09/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111205945863899672)
2023-10-09T16:25:22Z	****
Today's morning mood:

Välde (Instrumental)

by Humanity's Last Breath

[https://humanityslastbreathofficial.bandcamp.com/album/v-lde-instrumental](https://humanityslastbreathofficial.bandcamp.com/album/v-lde-instrumental)

[#bandcamp](https://octodon.social/tags/bandcamp) [#metal](https://octodon.social/tags/metal) [#music](https://octodon.social/tags/music) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111205988628813978)
2023-10-09T20:23:35Z	****
How I handle email, and how you can too [https://decafbad.net/2023/10/09/how-i-handle-email/](https://decafbad.net/2023/10/09/how-i-handle-email/) [#GettingThingsDone](https://octodon.social/tags/GettingThingsDone) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#Productivity](https://octodon.social/tags/Productivity) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111206925315679518)
2023-10-10T15:08:21Z	****
Checking In: 2023-10-10 [https://decafbad.net/2023/10/10/checking-in-2023-10-10/](https://decafbad.net/2023/10/10/checking-in-2023-10-10/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#Music](https://octodon.social/tags/Music) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111211348041547388)
2023-10-11T01:04:17Z	****
I have opinions on this. I still don't feel that Wayland is quite ready to take on X11 yet, but I know I'm in a shrinking minority here.

X still does things that Wayland doesn't. I feel we need to get some parity here.

[https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/10/10/2139213/gnome-merge-requests-opened-to-drop-x11-session-support](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/10/10/2139213/gnome-merge-requests-opened-to-drop-x11-session-support) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111213691384143870)
2023-10-11T14:45:59Z	****
I find it a little odd that on Openweather that they have a setting for selecting your units that is saved in a cookie that expires the next day.

My friends, I am from the USA. I am unlikely to want to use Celsius the next day.

(Note: not the place to discuss the merits of the Metric / SI units with me. I live with a physicist. We're already converted). ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111216922430749721)
2023-10-11T14:44:39Z	****
Checking In: 2023-10-11 [https://decafbad.net/2023/10/11/checking-in-2023-10-11/](https://decafbad.net/2023/10/11/checking-in-2023-10-11/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111216917215015122)
2023-10-11T17:39:03Z	****
That it was on Ubuntu 16.04 this morning should tell you how much I've dreaded this. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111217602957306260)
2023-10-11T17:36:54Z	****
Recklessly upgrading my mail server to a supported Ubuntu LTS like a person jumping off of a cliff hoping to build a hand-glider on the way down. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111217594525302433)
2023-10-11T19:37:54Z	****
[https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1711/](https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1711/)

[#buni](https://octodon.social/tags/buni) [#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111218070263014175)
2023-10-12T01:03:39Z	****
Who could have foreseen this inevitable... yeah, everyone. Everyone could have foreseen this.

"New York's Airbnb Ban Is Bolstering a Rental Black Market"

[https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/10/10/2257234/new-yorks-airbnb-ban-is-bolstering-a-rental-black-market](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/10/10/2257234/new-yorks-airbnb-ban-is-bolstering-a-rental-black-market) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111219351219839465)
2023-10-12T01:04:58Z	****
Once again, for the back row: Mobile platforms are shit. There is nothing good about mobile. Period.

T-Mobile Forcibly Moving People On Older Plans To More Expensive Ones

[https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/23/10/11/212219/t-mobile-forcibly-moving-people-on-older-plans-to-more-expensive-ones](https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/23/10/11/212219/t-mobile-forcibly-moving-people-on-older-plans-to-more-expensive-ones) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111219356346522576)
2023-10-12T01:14:07Z	****
There are few things that strain the use of the term "interactive" much the way that Youtube's online editor does. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111219392375910289)
2023-10-12T19:37:44Z	****
Checking In: 2023-10-12 [https://decafbad.net/2023/10/12/checking-in-2023-10-12/](https://decafbad.net/2023/10/12/checking-in-2023-10-12/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111223731931046349)
2023-10-12T19:51:42Z	****
Today's mood:

Xentrix: Bury the Pain

[https://listenable-records.bandcamp.com/album/bury-the-pain](https://listenable-records.bandcamp.com/album/bury-the-pain)

[#music](https://octodon.social/tags/music) [#metal](https://octodon.social/tags/metal) [#bandcamp](https://octodon.social/tags/bandcamp) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111223786883454444)
2023-10-13T14:09:08Z	****
Checking In: 2023-10-13 [https://decafbad.net/2023/10/13/checking-in-2023-10-13/](https://decafbad.net/2023/10/13/checking-in-2023-10-13/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111228102133830867)
2023-10-13T18:27:30Z	****
Today when getting my vaccination I thought the woman at the counter called my name.

She was calling Frank.

So, apparently I'm going to be going by Frank for a bit. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111229118068140569)
2023-10-13T18:25:24Z	****
[http://www.dorktower.com/2023/10/13/milhollandaise-sauce-dork-tower-13-10-23/](http://www.dorktower.com/2023/10/13/milhollandaise-sauce-dork-tower-13-10-23/)

[#DorkTower](https://octodon.social/tags/DorkTower) [#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111229109861261467)
2023-10-13T18:45:20Z	****
I wonder how much of this is because National Instruments doesn't want to rewrite code for the Mx chips and how much of this is because getting anything complex through the Apple Application Rejection / Approval Process (AARP) is an exercise in futility.

LabView App Abandons the Mac After Four Decades

[https://apple.slashdot.org/story/23/10/13/0326251/labview-app-abandons-the-mac-after-four-decades](https://apple.slashdot.org/story/23/10/13/0326251/labview-app-abandons-the-mac-after-four-decades) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111229188220158889)
2023-10-13T18:40:58Z	****
Professor Kliq: Live in Chicago

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz2x8laEe0k](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz2x8laEe0k)

[#music](https://octodon.social/tags/music) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111229171051248174)
2023-10-14T01:08:34Z	****
curse of oak island

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Woo woo!

It's time to watch folks misinterpret history. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111230695132411816)
2023-10-14T01:18:18Z	****
bad space-station joke

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You spin me right round baby right round like a record baby simulating gravity. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111230733436738012)
2023-10-14T04:04:23Z	****
covid / flu vaccine

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ow, the left

ow, the left ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111231386486081280)
2023-10-14T13:25:39Z	****
covid / flu vaccination

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Got both shots in my left arm and boy howdy I feel like I've been playing slug-bug with the most skilled opponent.

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car-spotting\_game](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car-spotting_game) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111233593447417848)
2023-10-14T13:49:36Z	****
eclipse

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We have the best way in Michigan to ensure that we don't look at the sun during an eclipse:

It's cloudy and raining. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111233687641966742)
2023-10-14T14:51:00Z	****
"Put on some relaxing music."

Sure thing...

Trauma: Imperfect Like a God

[https://traumadeath.bandcamp.com/album/imperfect-like-a-god](https://traumadeath.bandcamp.com/album/imperfect-like-a-god)

[#bandcamp](https://octodon.social/tags/bandcamp) [#metal](https://octodon.social/tags/metal) [#music](https://octodon.social/tags/music) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111233929071174011)
2023-10-14T15:57:16Z	****
Checking In: 2023-10-14 [https://decafbad.net/2023/10/14/checking-in-2023-10-14/](https://decafbad.net/2023/10/14/checking-in-2023-10-14/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111234189639365175)
2023-10-14T22:56:10Z	****
covid / flu vaccination

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Spent most of the day sleeping because of my vaccination. Definitely needed it. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111235836866638637)
2023-10-15T04:10:58Z	****
Right Now:

Alex Van Halen is looking longingly at a cowbell.

(probably) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111237074651497275)
2023-10-15T04:10:31Z	****
Right now:

The song "Right Now" is playing in someone's head with Sammy Hagar's voice at the helm of Van Halen. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111237072928409426)
2023-10-15T04:09:54Z	****
Right now:

Someone is trying Mastodon for the first time and wondering what the hell they're doing. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111237070465696933)
2023-10-15T04:09:26Z	****
Right now:

Someone is misinterpreting the "you grant us a worldwide, perpetual license to use your content..." section of a Terms and Conditions as a company's blanket permission to steal your content and not a catch-all for allowing companies to not be sued by idiots who didn't "consent" to having their content mirrored or what-have-you. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111237068671714429)
2023-10-15T04:13:40Z	****
Right now:

I should be sleeping instead of shitposting about the "Right Now" video. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111237085290873599)
2023-10-15T04:12:18Z	****
Right Now:

Someone is thinking of that "someone is trying a nudist beach" scene from the "Right Now" video and wondering why that was the most poignant scene of the video for them. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111237079901542739)
2023-10-15T17:10:29Z	****
Checking In: 2023-10-15 [https://decafbad.net/2023/10/15/checking-in-2023-10-15/](https://decafbad.net/2023/10/15/checking-in-2023-10-15/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111240139868792489)
2023-10-15T20:40:30Z	****
This album never ceases to get me moving:

Professor Kliq: Curriculum Vitae

[https://professorkliq.bandcamp.com/album/curriculum-vitae-2](https://professorkliq.bandcamp.com/album/curriculum-vitae-2)

[#bandcamp](https://octodon.social/tags/bandcamp) [#music](https://octodon.social/tags/music) [#creativecommons](https://octodon.social/tags/creativecommons) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111240965677332311)
2023-10-15T21:17:38Z	****
Tricks for getting back into the swing of things [https://decafbad.net/2023/10/15/tricks-for-getting-back-into-the-swing-of-things/](https://decafbad.net/2023/10/15/tricks-for-getting-back-into-the-swing-of-things/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#Productivity](https://octodon.social/tags/Productivity) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111241111720986382)
2023-10-15T21:59:14Z	****
subtoot, nobody in particular

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Well, I was a little over-optimistic by setting that filter to expire in 7 days. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111241275281421680)
2023-10-15T22:12:27Z	****
At least it'd be a hell of a lot better than my theme park attraction: traveling salesman. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111241327276836750)
2023-10-15T22:10:53Z	****
Restaurant idea:

Dining Philosophers, but there's only one salad tong. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111241321070744236)
2023-10-15T23:03:03Z	****
Jesus Jones: Right Here, Right Now

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MznHdJReoeo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MznHdJReoeo)

[#music](https://octodon.social/tags/music) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111241526240648847)
2023-10-15T23:02:04Z	****
Jesus Jones: Message

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkY3A41cmMM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkY3A41cmMM)

[#music](https://octodon.social/tags/music) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111241522370311911)
2023-10-16T01:09:58Z	****
We are currently deep into the second season of the 1980s (give or take a year) Buck Rogers in the 25th Century show.

Boy howdy the second season is abysmal. And to top it off the last episode ended with a pun. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111242025299382373)
2023-10-16T01:23:01Z	****
religion, things the confuse me, bad joke

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I never understood how someone named Oral Roberts could be a major religious figure.

I mean, that's kinda like someone being named B.J. Goesdown or Fuck-Buddy McGillicuttie.

Seriously. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111242076577990176)
2023-10-16T13:06:17Z	****
Checking In: 2023-10-16 [https://decafbad.net/2023/10/16/checking-in-2023-10-16/](https://decafbad.net/2023/10/16/checking-in-2023-10-16/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111244841960009381)
2023-10-16T15:11:45Z	****
[https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1712/](https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1712/)

[#buni](https://octodon.social/tags/buni) [#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111245335309043759)
2023-10-16T15:54:33Z	****
Better headline: LinkedIn had 22,000 people to run what is essentially Classmates for the workforce.

I mean, I'm sorry that folks are losing their jobs but the number of folks one can extrapolate from these numbers is just eye-watering.

"LinkedIn To Lay Off Hundreds of People Amid Broader Restructuring"

[https://slashdot.org/story/23/10/16/1525250/linkedin-to-lay-off-hundreds-of-people-amid-broader-restructuring](https://slashdot.org/story/23/10/16/1525250/linkedin-to-lay-off-hundreds-of-people-amid-broader- ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111245503609210212)
2023-10-16T16:59:29Z	****
a16z, snark

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The sooner that Andreesen / Horowitz disappear up their own assholes the happier this planet will be.

I'm optimistic about that. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111245758946835144)
2023-10-16T17:07:32Z	****
re: a16z, snark

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Any time these clowns post something you should hear the Scott Joplin song "The Entertainer" start playing as folks line up with briefcases in a grift worthy of "The Sting". ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111245790561281109)
2023-10-16T17:11:50Z	****
food menton, bad joke

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Setting my house and my destination as restaurants so I can Door Dash myself between them. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111245807513726946)
2023-10-16T19:01:15Z	****
Story here:

[https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/epic-games-cuts-almost-half-of-bandcamp-pre-songtradr-sale](https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/epic-games-cuts-almost-half-of-bandcamp-pre-songtradr-sale)

Also, apparently it was Epic that made these cuts but I'm not sure that Songtradr's hands are clean in this one. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111246237720950480)
2023-10-16T18:58:30Z	****
Welp, Bandcamp is essentially dead to me now. They laid off a bunch of their staff and I'm sure they'll do everything in their power to alienate the folks who actually make the music.

Well done, Songtradr and Epic. You've managed to kill the goose that shits money. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111246226898747552)
2023-10-16T19:11:30Z	****
Also Bandcamp's enshittification effectively kills Open Metalcast dead.

There was no place that offered the depth and breadth of high-quality Creative Commons Licensed metal music like Bandcamp. Not Jamendo, not Magnatune, and certainly not Free Music Archive and the Internet Archive.

I'd been toying with bringing OMC out of hiatus but with this news its essentially killed those plans stone dead.

RIP [#Bandcamp](https://octodon.social/tags/Bandcamp). You will be missed and not soon replaced. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111246278012757437)
2023-10-16T23:21:20Z	****
a16z, snark

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Never trust a company that doesn't recognize the full compliment of 24 letters between A-Z.

a24z, you shitheads. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111247260447852302)
2023-10-17T02:07:36Z	****
manifesto

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If your manifesto doesn't start with "meat beat" then what are you even doing.

Storm the Studio. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111247914195595143)
2023-10-17T13:43:16Z	****
Checking In: 2023-10-17 [https://decafbad.net/2023/10/17/checking-in-2023-10-17/](https://decafbad.net/2023/10/17/checking-in-2023-10-17/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#Music](https://octodon.social/tags/Music) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111250649648251117)
2023-10-17T19:24:54Z	****
And yes, commerce is hard. Setting up Stripe / Paypal is hard.

It's not 1990 any more. Folks don't need help setting up their website anymore. Facebook took care of that.

Think like a busker who not only has to perform but also has to figure out how to get paid while busking. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111251993020910078)
2023-10-17T19:22:33Z	****
My advice for any projects wanting to become the next open source Bandcamp.

Start with the commerce piece first. Give artists the ability to transact for goods and services.

If you lack this then you're just building Jamendo or the Internet Archive, but with extra steps.

And no, third-part commerce won't cut it. That's akin to telling someone at a concert to go across the street to your merch truck. Only the ardent fans will do that.

Figure out how to pass the hat during the concert. Think like a busker, no ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111251983763915102)
2023-10-17T19:29:12Z	****
I have some limited space for talking about this with projects. I'm happy to consult for free. I'm a life-long music fan and have bought an incredible number of albums. I've talked with labels. I'm not perfect but I can get the conversation rolling.

[https://decafbad.net/contact](https://decafbad.net/contact) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111252009947485578)
2023-10-17T21:01:16Z	****
Realizing that my Bluetooth headphones just work ™️ with Linux and that will never stop being amazing to me. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111252371965371236)
2023-10-17T21:53:41Z	****
I took a quick peek at Web Assembly thinking that I might finally be free of JavaScript and them a rotary phone I didn't know I had rang on a table I could have sworn wasn't there before and the voice on the other end just started laughing hysterically. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111252578054939007)
2023-10-17T21:45:42Z	****
Just saw a toot wondering how the Fediverse would handle misinformation.

My dude, may I introduce you to our most renewable of resources, the reply guy. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111252546707740170)
2023-10-18T00:19:17Z	****
We always say that we need access to running water but what about walking or loitering water? ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111253150607659912)
2023-10-18T00:48:38Z	****
re: spoilers

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"The fuuuuuuck booooooat". ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111253266003795698)
2023-10-18T00:45:49Z	****
spoilers

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Jesus, they're doing "The Love Boat" in space at the intro. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111253254935482986)
2023-10-18T00:44:50Z	****
On the last episode of Buck Rogers (1979-1981) and boy howdy this one is going to be a doozy.

This season really killed this show ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111253251076184587)
2023-10-18T00:52:37Z	****
re: spoilers

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"We have this quaint thing called 'due process of law'".

oooooh, go get 'em Buck. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111253281674222139)
2023-10-18T00:56:52Z	****
re: spoilers

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"We shall fuck with your temperature worse than a building supervisor in winter". ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111253298375300845)
2023-10-18T01:01:09Z	****
re: spoilers

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"Perhaps you should come with me"

Do not make me use my eagle-glare again. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111253315236252752)
2023-10-18T00:58:38Z	****
re: spoilers

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Of course they needed to have a bunch of "passengers" on the ship so they could have their "Monsters are due on Maple Street". ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111253305300002014)
2023-10-18T01:09:08Z	****
re: spoilers

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"Too hot"

And the betrayal is at hand... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111253346634384652)
2023-10-18T01:12:37Z	****
re: spoilers

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Oh, the passengers are going to vote on whether to betray the Dorian. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111253360302740089)
2023-10-18T01:20:10Z	****
re: spoilers

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Watch out, boys, he's holding up the "Bruce Lee" hands. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111253389968000459)
2023-10-18T01:17:08Z	****
re: spoilers

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Well, the usual sunny-side up of this show took a dark turn. The passengers essentially spaced the woman. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111253378100148667)
2023-10-18T01:15:36Z	****
re: spoilers

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Apparently every door in this show can be "lasered" open. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111253372050922711)
2023-10-18T01:21:14Z	****
re: spoilers

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It is we who are the monsters. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111253394175344441)
2023-10-18T01:26:21Z	****
re: spoilers

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Wow, this really saves on actors. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111253414332119749)
2023-10-18T01:24:18Z	****
re: spoilers

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Plenty of monsters to go around in this episode.

And now the people who wear the wrestling masks are grappling with their mask tradition. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111253406248224351)
2023-10-18T02:57:23Z	****
Fuck I'm going to have to write up how to make a proper Fediverse Bandcamp thingie, aren't I? ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111253772277732954)
2023-10-18T16:06:41Z	****
So, you want to make a Bandcamp... [https://decafbad.net/2023/10/18/so-you-want-to-make-a-bandcamp/](https://decafbad.net/2023/10/18/so-you-want-to-make-a-bandcamp/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#Bandcamp](https://octodon.social/tags/Bandcamp) [#Music](https://octodon.social/tags/Music) [#Rants](https://octodon.social/tags/Rants) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111256875935848561)
2023-10-18T16:06:28Z	****
Thoughts and prayers for my mentions after this next post... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111256875091706652)
2023-10-18T18:12:41Z	****
uspol, snark

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I nominate Cerwin Vega for speaker of the house.

Cerwin Vega will go low to get your vote. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111257371368516769)
2023-10-18T18:53:05Z	****
from the spam files

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"This Mini Heater has America SHOCKED!"

Sounds like a bad ground, my dudes. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111257530253501597)
2023-10-18T19:45:28Z	****
[https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1713/](https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1713/)

[#buni](https://octodon.social/tags/buni) [#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111257736208107615)
2023-10-18T19:56:00Z	****
I have nothing but respect for Ed Love. The man is a walking legend and has forgotten more about jazz than you'll ever know. A fucking icon.

[https://www.metrotimes.com/music/radio-legend-ed-love-i-plan-to-do-this-until-i-die-and-as-long-as-im-respected-34402765](https://www.metrotimes.com/music/radio-legend-ed-love-i-plan-to-do-this-until-i-die-and-as-long-as-im-respected-34402765) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111257777633359953)
2023-10-18T20:29:55Z	****
Holy shit, my Bandcamp article made it to jwz's site.

I have arrived. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111257911009828732)
2023-10-18T21:57:34Z	****
Checking In: 2023-10-18 [https://decafbad.net/2023/10/18/checking-in-2023-10-18/](https://decafbad.net/2023/10/18/checking-in-2023-10-18/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111258255685615874)
2023-10-18T22:26:04Z	****
drugs, bad joke

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Ain't no mountain high enough!

You ever try to get a mountain high? ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111258367721758606)
2023-10-19T01:25:08Z	****
[https://www.sheldoncomics.com/comic/strong-with-the-force-this-one/](https://www.sheldoncomics.com/comic/strong-with-the-force-this-one/)

[#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111259071815568034)
2023-10-19T03:41:32Z	****
This is a fun album:

CARCASA by Martes Mártir

[https://martesmartir.bandcamp.com/album/carcasa](https://martesmartir.bandcamp.com/album/carcasa)

No spoilers on the style of music. 😁

[#music](https://octodon.social/tags/music) [#bandcamp](https://octodon.social/tags/bandcamp) [#ccmusic](https://octodon.social/tags/ccmusic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111259608195488565)
2023-10-19T03:49:04Z	****
I wish I was aware of the setting for Handbrake to just take the files that are on a DVD disc and make a like-and-kind video copy of them without having to resort to guessing if I picked the equivalent of the lady or the tiger. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111259637820736836)
2023-10-19T04:01:14Z	****
Published two videos of my high school-era band Blackat Chiquita playing live:

[https://archive.org/details/blackat\_chiquita\_videos](https://archive.org/details/blackat_chiquita_videos)

1) I wore the fuck out of that Zildjian T-Shirt

2) I absolutely murdered those roto-toms, which were not mine. Whoops.

3) Pretty well convinced the folks that were at the 1989 gig were the folks that ushered in the era of grunge. It's the only explanation for why they liked us so much. I'm sorry. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111259685625165744)
2023-10-19T04:17:56Z	****
Just realized this also is a snapshot of the band's first live performance and the last live performance. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111259751310158875)
2023-10-19T11:17:34Z	****
bad reference to old animation series

* * *

(Opens email)

Thunderbird

Thunderbird

Thunderbird

HOOOOO! ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111261401389884819)
2023-10-19T11:44:54Z	****
If techbros built cars from "first principles" we'd have cars that had 5.1 entertainment systems, A.I. assisted driving, advertising, and a tiered subscription model.

It'd also lack brakes, seatbelts, and the ability to not explode when you accidentally careen into a building. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111261508861589076)
2023-10-19T16:09:04Z	****
Pretty sure the answer to any "what was that?" question on a ghost hunting show can be aswered: cats. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111262547585087407)
2023-10-19T18:11:15Z	****
LLMs and UUIDs – May 9th 2023 Regular MUG Meeting [https://www.mug.org/2023/04/llms-and-uuids-may-9th-2023-regular-mug-meeting/](https://www.mug.org/2023/04/llms-and-uuids-may-9th-2023-regular-mug-meeting/) [#MUGVideos](https://octodon.social/tags/MUGVideos) [#meetings](https://octodon.social/tags/meetings) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111263028023418949)
2023-10-19T18:11:14Z	****
Checking In: 2023-10-19 [https://decafbad.net/2023/10/19/checking-in-2023-10-19/](https://decafbad.net/2023/10/19/checking-in-2023-10-19/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111263027975155980)
2023-10-19T18:09:46Z	****
I have a cozy kitten sleeping next to me. Would have been a start contrast had we had the folks show up to do the work that was called off because of the rain. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111263022234585868)
2023-10-19T20:18:13Z	****
[https://www.gocomics.com/nancy/2023/10/19](https://www.gocomics.com/nancy/2023/10/19)

[#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111263527325247272)
2023-10-20T14:35:08Z	****
Checking In: 2023-10-20 [https://decafbad.net/2023/10/20/checking-in-2023-10-20/](https://decafbad.net/2023/10/20/checking-in-2023-10-20/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#COVID](https://octodon.social/tags/COVID) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111267840559155261)
2023-10-20T14:40:11Z	****
[http://www.dorktower.com/2023/10/20/to-eyre-is-human-dork-tower-20-10-23/](http://www.dorktower.com/2023/10/20/to-eyre-is-human-dork-tower-20-10-23/)

[#dorktower](https://octodon.social/tags/dorktower) [#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111267860425154483)
2023-10-20T14:58:37Z	****
"iPad on a stick" is my new name for the iMac. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111267932919767456)
2023-10-20T15:09:41Z	****
(muppet flail)

New Ozric Tentacles just dropped!

(muppet flail)

[https://kscopemusic.bandcamp.com/album/lotus-unfolding](https://kscopemusic.bandcamp.com/album/lotus-unfolding)

(muppet flail)

[https://ozrictentacles.lnk.to/Lotus\_Unfolding](https://ozrictentacles.lnk.to/Lotus_Unfolding)

(muppet flail)

[#music](https://octodon.social/tags/music) [#bandcamp](https://octodon.social/tags/bandcamp) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111267976440544608)
2023-10-20T15:14:05Z	****
(muppet flail)

New Steve Roach Drops as well!

[https://steveroach.bandcamp.com/album/sanctuary-of-desire](https://steveroach.bandcamp.com/album/sanctuary-of-desire)

(muppet flail, fall over, and drop)

[#music](https://octodon.social/tags/music) [#bandcamp](https://octodon.social/tags/bandcamp) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111267993738565662)
2023-10-20T16:53:49Z	****
(also it says something about me when I read Pearl Jam and think "Don't you mean Perl Ja... oh".) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111268385901647719)
2023-10-20T16:51:51Z	****
I'm just happy that Yes was inducted in the Rock and Roll hall of fame while Chris Squire was alive

[https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/yes](https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/yes) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111268378118893398)
2023-10-20T17:34:27Z	****
I decided to take a peek at some of the alternatives to Bandcamp, including Faircamp, Funkwhale, Ampled, and Blamscamp.

Of the ones that I saw only Blamscamp and Faircamp seem to tick a few of the boxes of "you have at least considered what an artist might consider important".

Ampled just feels like someone decided to make supporting artist roulette with a Patreon flavor.

The one criticism I have of Faircamp is they need to have "fan" accounts. Get folks to get a collection going. Also, make the play button  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111268545660686611)
2023-10-20T17:40:47Z	****
And I mean no disrespect to Funkwhale but I'm a technologist and even I have a hard time trying to figure out what you're doing. Select a pod. Fantastic. What does that get me? I mean, I've heard of what happens with pod people. Is that what you mean?

Stop talking like it's 2010 and everyone saw Diaspora\* and understood it.

[#funkwhale](https://octodon.social/tags/funkwhale) [#bandcamp](https://octodon.social/tags/bandcamp) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111268570579912847)
2023-10-20T17:36:48Z	****
I know things like "responsive design" and "static site generation" get the techies excited but please put that stuff in the "for developers" curtain in the back of the video store. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111268554890611000)
2023-10-20T17:45:12Z	****
And of all of these, Blamscamp is the one that "gets it" by piggybacking off of itch.io and making an interface to create a "Bandcamp-alike" interface.

It's not simple or clean but it freaking works. That's a pretty low bar to clear here, folks. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111268587902570216)
2023-10-20T17:53:27Z	****
OK, this album that I was listening to was good but it has an absolutely annoying habit of putting that little "click" from vinyl records when the stylus hits a speck of dirt or dust.

Spent a few minutes wondering if it was my equipment. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111268620399371550)
2023-10-20T17:56:10Z	****
uspol

* * *

I know it's childish to make fun of someone's given last name (ask me how I know) but damn if it's not hard to see "Cheese Bro" for Chesebro. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111268631074950522)
2023-10-20T18:05:43Z	****
I need to take my car in to get the Dunning Kruger replaced on it. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111268668608776864)
2023-10-20T18:10:25Z	****
from the spam files, gross

* * *

"Mysterious Fungus melts through 7 lbs of fat"

That, my friends, is the plot of a really bad horror film. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111268687099150150)
2023-10-20T19:38:39Z	****
Actual multitasking on a machine will never stop being a complete marvel to me. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111269034018777954)
2023-10-21T02:00:07Z	****
She actually wore me out. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111270534034663280)
2023-10-21T01:59:37Z	****
Just had Pixel tag me and drmand to have some attention. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111270532083762780)
2023-10-21T14:08:15Z	****
bad joke

* * *

Why did the bread not like being at the spelling bee?

It didn't like how it was spelt. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111273397161617257)
2023-10-21T14:15:57Z	****
subtoot, terminology, bad joke

* * *

Why did we call them "quote posts" and not "dunk takes"? ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111273427466049523)
2023-10-21T15:26:27Z	****
OK, which of you is this:

SSID: "Poison WIFIvy" ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111273704629323091)
2023-10-21T19:30:39Z	****
I don't fault anyone for listening to country music...

I fault them for liking it an playing it. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111274664886370894)
2023-10-21T19:52:56Z	****
Your semi-punctual reminder that semi colons exist. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111274752488319880)
2023-10-21T20:24:48Z	****
Waltari: Yeah! Yeah! Die! Die! Death Metal Symphony in Deep C

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CWC8ic3Puc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CWC8ic3Puc)

[#music](https://octodon.social/tags/music) [#metal](https://octodon.social/tags/metal) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111274877819378959)
2023-10-22T02:07:04Z	****
I'm putting my money on a Hashi-corp free world instead.

[https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/10/21/1351255/unless-open-source-evolves-hashicorp-ceo-predicts-oss-free-silicon-valley](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/10/21/1351255/unless-open-source-evolves-hashicorp-ceo-predicts-oss-free-silicon-valley) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111276223661564153)
2023-10-22T03:53:27Z	****
Your failure to make a business model out of open source software is not a condemnation of open source software, but rather a failure of your business model.

Period. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111276642000443992)
2023-10-22T16:01:14Z	****
Checking In: 2023-10-22 [https://decafbad.net/2023/10/22/checking-in-2023-10-22/](https://decafbad.net/2023/10/22/checking-in-2023-10-22/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111279503728101859)
2023-10-22T16:26:29Z	****
There are two types of people:

Those who are blessed with a Meijer nearby

Those who have no idea what I'm talking about. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111279603011711831)
2023-10-22T17:05:05Z	****
[https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2023/10/22](https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2023/10/22)

[#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111279754806086872)
2023-10-22T18:51:20Z	****
ubuntu, snark, semi-sexual

* * *

I still think the new Ubuntu Logo looks like some kind of perverse cock-ring. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111280172617072457)
2023-10-22T21:42:49Z	****
I am definitely alternating between awake and not awake and I'm not sure I like this new trend. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111280846875123063)
2023-10-23T03:51:42Z	****
open this if you don't know what an Atari CX40 joystick is

* * *

You're breaking my heart a little. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111282297378941789)
2023-10-23T03:49:19Z	****
I'm so bad I give people an Atari CX40 joystick and insist they do the Konami code on it. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111282288032483141)
2023-10-23T03:56:08Z	****
The correct Konami Code is (wrong answers only)

LRLL RLRR LRLL RLRR

RLRR LRLL RLRR LRLL

I'm going to give you the correct answer and make you sad. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111282314849993021)
2023-10-23T10:54:02Z	****
All machines are either Turing Complete, Turing Incomplete, or Turing "It's OK, Buddy, you're already enough" (pat pat). ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111283958073142494)
2023-10-23T11:11:57Z	****
"Coffee and Chemo" is my new shoegaze thrash metal band name. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111284028553118843)
2023-10-23T11:45:14Z	****
I think AIDE falls into that category of system intrusion tool where you think you're getting informative data but in reality it's a bunch of noise couched as useful information.

Seriously, rkhunter is way less noisy about this stuff. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111284159391188628)
2023-10-23T12:10:28Z	****
Checking In: 2023-10-23 [https://decafbad.net/2023/10/23/checking-in-2023-10-23/](https://decafbad.net/2023/10/23/checking-in-2023-10-23/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111284258665764571)
2023-10-23T12:42:01Z	****
[https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1714/](https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1714/)

[#buni](https://octodon.social/tags/buni) [#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111284382701767182)
2023-10-23T13:51:09Z	****
I can't find Pixel at all with the roofers banging away. She is probably a cat singularity at this point. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111284654514987674)
2023-10-23T14:59:10Z	****
Honestly I love that games are now as confusing as metal genres now. It means that at some point we'll have a blackened shoegaze rougue lite and nobody will bat an eye at how ridiculous this sounds. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111284921974331486)
2023-10-23T14:55:00Z	****
Found her. She's tucked away between some bins in the basement.

Poor sweet angel. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111284905622918833)
2023-10-23T22:00:58Z	****
There are two kinds of people:

Those who can read the word "Panama" and feel nothing,

and those who read "Panama ah" and just cursed me for the fucking earworm they'll have the rest of the day. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111286580590616633)
2023-10-24T02:00:51Z	****
Also "The keys to happiness were inside you all along" is all fine and good but seriously, I'm going to be late if I don't find them. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111287523819872948)
2023-10-24T01:59:24Z	****
The old saying "A fool and his money are soon parted" is not the kind of thing one wants to hear when they can't find their wallet. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111287518140521724)
2023-10-24T02:02:40Z	****
"You've Got a Friend in Me" sounds all fun and cheery until you realize it's a song about demonic possession. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111287530986326271)
2023-10-24T02:05:16Z	****
macabre joke

* * *

"Ashes to Ashes

Dust to Dust."

Yeah yeah, now go get the vacuum cleaner and the Lemon Pledge you klutz. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111287541187297183)
2023-10-24T11:46:02Z	****
The Go Programming Language August 8th 2023 – MUG Meeting [https://www.mug.org/2023/08/the-go-programming-language-august-8th-2023-mug-meeting/](https://www.mug.org/2023/08/the-go-programming-language-august-8th-2023-mug-meeting/) [#MUGVideos](https://octodon.social/tags/MUGVideos) [#meetings](https://octodon.social/tags/meetings) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111289824885279894)
2023-10-24T11:46:01Z	****
Checking In: 2023-10-24 [https://decafbad.net/2023/10/24/checking-in-2023-10-24/](https://decafbad.net/2023/10/24/checking-in-2023-10-24/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111289824835162031)
2023-10-24T13:40:50Z	****
Thinking about all of the comically large coin slots on miniature arcade machines, as though the art of extracting money from people in the 1970s and 1980s wasn't a well-understood science. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111290276285142310)
2023-10-24T13:52:28Z	****
re: unix dict, admiration for knowing a recent word

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(I mean, recent as in 2003. It's not like it's taken on Urban Dictionary yet). ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111290322055582451)
2023-10-24T13:51:54Z	****
unix dict, admiration for knowing a recent word

* * *

Apparently \`dict choad\` returns an actual definition, and I once again fall in love with Linux just a little bit more. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111290319777879452)
2023-10-24T18:35:15Z	****
Would someone with a Scribd account upload the PDF from The Mediocre Programmer so Scribd can have at least one legally-obtained document on it?

[https://themediocreprogrammer.com/](https://themediocreprogrammer.com/) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111291433992768548)
2023-10-24T19:03:59Z	****
For the next hour feel free to ask me anything. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111291546935069622)
2023-10-24T21:55:01Z	****
t2, pebble, social network, drug mention

* * *

[https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/24/pebble-the-twitter-alternative-previously-known-as-t2-is-closing-down/](https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/24/pebble-the-twitter-alternative-previously-known-as-t2-is-closing-down/)

Could have saved more time and made more folks happy by just taking that VC money and rolling it into a blunt for the ages. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111292219486381931)
2023-10-25T01:37:46Z	****
My phone is always on vibrate but the temptation to use Tank! from the Cowboy Bebop anime is rising.

(Currently it's Utopia Banished: Desolate Winds, which is also known as the intro that I used for Open Metalcast). ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111293095401550275)
2023-10-25T01:46:06Z	****
Counterpoint: I had Neil Peart's "Pieces of Eight" as my work cellphone ringtone and it was one of the most conflicted feelings I've had about a piece of music I enjoy. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111293128117120790)
2023-10-25T01:50:12Z	****
For reference: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azJy6OcU5Lc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azJy6OcU5Lc)

Suck it, iPhone marimba. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111293144239191069)
2023-10-25T01:52:41Z	****
And then there was the time when I had this as my ringtone, sampled directly from the DVD end credits:

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2oCK89xxNQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2oCK89xxNQ)

The most metal of the Doctor themes. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111293154059815098)
2023-10-25T02:27:16Z	****
I still think the Tempest 2000 soundtrack slaps. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111293290037850384)
2023-10-25T13:50:29Z	****
ph(-) cancer

* * *

Now we're in the "I'd like to leave the bathroom, now" stage. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111295976507078541)
2023-10-25T15:31:43Z	****
Put this under "I didn't think it would happen but it was inevitable":

[https://blabbermouth.net/news/dream-theater-announces-return-of-drummer-mike-portnoy](https://blabbermouth.net/news/dream-theater-announces-return-of-drummer-mike-portnoy) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111296374596951676)
2023-10-25T15:28:52Z	****
(Sting voice)

If you love your mem

If you love your mem

If you love your mem

Set it free(). ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111296363384622510)
2023-10-25T16:18:19Z	****
[https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1715/](https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1715/)

[#buni](https://octodon.social/tags/buni) [#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111296557841388772)
2023-10-25T18:06:01Z	****
Checking In: 2023-10-25 [https://decafbad.net/2023/10/25/checking-in-2023-10-25/](https://decafbad.net/2023/10/25/checking-in-2023-10-25/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111296981331103985)
2023-10-25T22:33:38Z	****
That's me in the corner

That's me in the spot light

Moving all the goalpost

Trying to keep from you

And I don't know if you can score still

Oh no, they've moved too much

You cannot score at all ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111298033671691661)
2023-10-25T23:38:45Z	****
wax figure, uncanny valley

* * *

There is "uncanny valley" and then there's Travis Barker's uncanny valley where I literally can't tell who is real.

Perhaps this is Blink-182's way of ensuring he can tour in perpetuity.

[https://blabbermouth.net/news/blink-182-drummer-travis-barker-gets-his-own-wax-figure-at-madame-tussauds-in-las-vegas](https://blabbermouth.net/news/blink-182-drummer-travis-barker-gets-his-own-wax-figure-at-madame-tussauds-in-las-vegas) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111298289727108049)
2023-10-26T03:53:18Z	****
Remember when home assistants were supposed to be useful things instead of just voice-activated speakers?

Good times.

[https://slashdot.org/story/23/10/25/2127200/amazon-alexa-ifttt-automations-are-about-to-stop-working](https://slashdot.org/story/23/10/25/2127200/amazon-alexa-ifttt-automations-are-about-to-stop-working)

(Note: Not the place to tell me whatever IoT nonsense or open source alternatives you've been saving for such occasions. I had a Mycroft and look how well that ended.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111299290652118894)
2023-10-26T04:02:25Z	****
Lean Coffee November 14th, 2023 MUG Meeting [https://www.mug.org/2023/10/lean-coffee-november-14th-2023-mug-meeting/](https://www.mug.org/2023/10/lean-coffee-november-14th-2023-mug-meeting/) [#meetings](https://octodon.social/tags/meetings) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111299326457319565)
2023-10-26T16:37:06Z	****
Negotiating with the emotional support kitten to determine if I can get lunch.

Emotional support kitten has decided "no". ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111302293982864631)
2023-10-26T16:30:25Z	****
Checking In: 2023-10-26 [https://decafbad.net/2023/10/26/checking-in-2023-10-26/](https://decafbad.net/2023/10/26/checking-in-2023-10-26/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111302267705325786)
2023-10-26T16:49:10Z	****
You, an audiophile "I want everything to be as analog as possible"

Me (quietly replaces all of the musicians with digital synthesizers, midi cables, TOSlink cables and DAT tapes) Yup. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111302341491110779)
2023-10-26T16:44:09Z	****
Me: these Bluetooth headphones sound amazing.

Also me: (starts the microwave)

Me: Why is this cutting out?

Me, remembers that Microwaves are around the same 2.4GHz band.

Oh. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111302321709748183)
2023-10-26T20:32:59Z	****
After seeing the burnt-out husks that Infosys provided us for an offshoring project I can honestly and whole-heartedly say fuck this idea so far into the stratosphere that Narayana Murthy burns up on re-entry.

Seriously, fuck this guy.

[https://slashdot.org/story/23/10/26/1624241/infosys-founder-says-indias-work-culture-must-change-youngsters-should-work-70-hours-a-week](https://slashdot.org/story/23/10/26/1624241/infosys-founder-says-indias-work-culture-must-change-youngsters-should-work-70-hours-a-week) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111303221569309330)
2023-10-27T18:30:25Z	****
Checking In: 2023-10-27 [https://decafbad.net/2023/10/27/checking-in-2023-10-27/](https://decafbad.net/2023/10/27/checking-in-2023-10-27/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111308401925162869)
2023-10-27T23:03:03Z	****
(Ting Survey)

"On a scale of 1-10 how likely are you to recommend Ting?"

(Selects 10).

"Why did you select 10?"

Because you'll start trying to change things if I don't select 10. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111309473935483974)
2023-10-28T02:31:33Z	****
I mean, we're in the "I want to buy a car" market and the choices are absolutely dreadful, and that's before you get to how expensive these things are.

I'd buy a damn Sinclair C5 at this rate for myself to drive.

We don't need bigger, high profit vehicles, we need a fucking point-A-to-point-B vehicle that doesn't cost as much as a small island nation and isn't half as large again. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111310293804983722)
2023-10-28T02:27:06Z	****
Lukewarm reception of Electric Vehicles is solely because of the lukewarm push from the auto manufacturers. Plain and simple. Stellantis' electrification is a joke, GM couldn't sell ice-water to people in the desert, and Ford did something with the Mustang.

Seriously, build \_cars\_, not crossovers, not trucks, not high-profit vehicles. Good ol' cars. See Aye Arr Es. Cars.

[https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/10/27/2140250/auto-execs-are-coming-clean-evs-arent-working](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/10/27/ ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111310276277172531)
2023-10-28T02:40:17Z	****
(Note: I'm half-joking here). ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111310328120912216)
2023-10-28T02:40:03Z	****
It's telling that not only can't I buy a Sinclair C5 in this country, but I can't even buy a C5 model from the C5 owner's club.

😭 ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111310327189225630)
2023-10-28T15:25:29Z	****
I miss the vaudeville days of computing. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111313337014846506)
2023-10-28T15:49:44Z	****
I think it's telling that I have tired more from Symphonic metal, a genre that should have more breadth and depth than I have of technical death metal, a genre that feels like the laws of physics should be it's upper bound. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111313432378362377)
2023-10-28T15:54:31Z	****
(Also because every single symphonic metal band is about as interchangeable as the next, even moreso than tech death metal) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111313451174246280)
2023-10-28T15:51:49Z	****
I think that's mainly because my half-life for opera is about 30.5 seconds before I'm hitting the "off" button.

It's the same for me with bluegrass. I can handle 1.5 bluegrass songs, and it's usually when someone starts singing that I'm finding the off switch.

(Diablo Swing Orchestra excepted because they're not just doing chugga chugga straight opera like most symphonic metal.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111313440580971680)
2023-10-28T15:57:01Z	****
I feel like I should make videos of me "playing" vinyl records with the most digital of tracks so I can watch people talk about the majesty of vinyl recordings in the comments.

And don't even hide it. Like, have the label be Yes' "Relayer" but the sound is The Browning or some shit I created in Bespoke Synth. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111313461010101140)
2023-10-28T17:24:15Z	****
Several weather providers are saying that we should have a high of 68F in the Metro-Detroit area and I think they're, if you'll pardon the pun, high. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111313804029279453)
2023-10-28T17:28:49Z	****
There was a couple that walked by with a dog in the man's arms. That's one way to do a dog walk I guess. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111313822003485900)
2023-10-28T18:21:01Z	****
Once again Stellantis (nee Fiat, nee Chrysler, nee Jeep, nee Dodge, nee Renault) paves the way forward by (checks notes) copying Ford.

Stellantis: The also-ran's also-ran.

Note: I worked for Daimler-Chrysler / Chrysler in the late 2000s. I get special rights to be hypercritical of the shell-game that is Stellantis.

[https://apnews.com/article/uaw-stellantis-tentative-contract-agreement-d32cb38791730c4c92a8b2112c205e59](https://apnews.com/article/uaw-stellantis-tentative-contract-agreement-d32cb38791730c4c92a ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111314027266696751)
2023-10-28T18:25:14Z	****
Feeling like The Fiat / PSA merger shouldn't have been called "Stellantis" but instead should have been "Pisa Shit Auto". ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111314043813448617)
2023-10-28T20:44:31Z	****
The zen of being [https://decafbad.net/2023/10/28/the-zen-of-being/](https://decafbad.net/2023/10/28/the-zen-of-being/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#DeepThoughts](https://octodon.social/tags/DeepThoughts) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111314591523431139)
2023-10-28T21:41:08Z	****
I found \`calcurse\`, which is a ncurses calendar application. It looks nifty.

However in order to get it to talk to Google Calendar it requires a number of steps that might as well include sacrificing a chicken and reading the entrails because boy howdy getting anything out of Google nowadays is a chore. I stopped when I was making an OAuth endpoint for the CalDAV thing and when I started smelling burnt toast I figured it was time to bail.

Not only that but I didn't want to have to figure out how this might  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111314814164237727)
2023-10-28T21:46:38Z	****
Feel like there should be fediverse honeypot accounts where they post seemingly innocuous technical questions and when someone replies it just keeps replying with variations on "what's that?" until the reply guy blocks the account. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111314835736926824)
2023-10-29T02:01:35Z	****
morbid

* * *

I'm kinda glad I have cancer because anything I can die of is "cancer related". Death by drowning in one's hot tub just doesn't have the same panache. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111315838254739264)
2023-10-29T02:17:38Z	****
I feel like Apple has missed a golden opportunity to release a turntable. It could be the confluence of the Apple fan and the vinyl fan in one product: a medium that has inconceivable draw married with a fan base that has incalculable love for Apple products.

Of course naming it might be a problem, but I'm sure Apple can figure it out.

Make it happen Apple. I believe in you. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111315901414752007)
2023-10-29T02:38:19Z	****
I thought I'd seen everything with turntables but this is either the coolest turntable I've seen or the fastest way to reverse-lathe your vinyl into oblivion:

[https://www.designboom.com/technology/miniot-wheel-record-player-02-28-2017/](https://www.designboom.com/technology/miniot-wheel-record-player-02-28-2017/) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111315982717621654)
2023-10-29T14:33:04Z	****
Checking In: 2023-10-29 [https://decafbad.net/2023/10/29/checking-in-2023-10-29/](https://decafbad.net/2023/10/29/checking-in-2023-10-29/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111318793221281469)
2023-10-29T15:10:01Z	****
Designing a Well Lived Life: Checking In (2023 October) [https://decafbad.net/2023/10/29/designing-a-well-lived-life-checking-in-2023-october/](https://decafbad.net/2023/10/29/designing-a-well-lived-life-checking-in-2023-october/) [#Adayinthelife](https://octodon.social/tags/Adayinthelife) [#SocialMedia](https://octodon.social/tags/SocialMedia) [#Seachange](https://octodon.social/tags/Seachange) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#misc](https ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111318938549580632)
2023-10-29T18:28:22Z	****
Dear authors and game designers,

This might sound like your high school teacher, but apparently some of you haven't learned this lesson since then:

Please put your name on your work.

You did the work. Let folks know who did it.

Sincerely,

Your high school English teacher. Probably. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111319718443789324)
2023-10-29T23:11:28Z	****
Listening to Blizzard of Ozz, or as it's better known "Ozzy's Greatest Hits album". ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111320831676772732)
2023-10-30T02:12:15Z	****
Love the sound of CDs but miss moving an arm over a disc and seeing something spinning underneath?

Fret no more.

[https://youtu.be/K4lQcdz6A8U](https://youtu.be/K4lQcdz6A8U) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111321542534410431)
2023-10-30T12:10:11Z	****
Checking In: 2023-10-30 [https://decafbad.net/2023/10/30/checking-in-2023-10-30/](https://decafbad.net/2023/10/30/checking-in-2023-10-30/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111323893712100342)
2023-10-30T14:00:06Z	****
Good morning:

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4pbSnLWL4Y](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4pbSnLWL4Y)

[#music](https://octodon.social/tags/music) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111324325924505025)
2023-10-30T17:47:15Z	****
I will say that Ubuntu's snaps are fantastic for making me choosy about what I want to install on my machine.

I mean, if I'm going to see a bunch of /dev/loopXX entries for programs I want to make sure they're things I like seeing.

As opposed to the fecklessness provided by Debian packages where I just install things and then... just use them. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111325219121441054)
2023-10-30T17:44:14Z	****
Someone disabuse me of the notion that Racket might actually be more cross-platform than Python. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111325207231431278)
2023-10-30T18:59:05Z	****
I am once again thanking past me for that brief fascination with hoodies. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111325501579278896)
2023-10-30T19:48:40Z	****
So, what do you think will happen with the news that Microsoft is banning "unofficial" peripherals for XBox?

[https://games.slashdot.org/story/23/10/30/149248/xboxs-new-policy-says-goodbye-to-unofficial-accessories](https://games.slashdot.org/story/23/10/30/149248/xboxs-new-policy-says-goodbye-to-unofficial-accessories)

Class Action Lawsuit

Shunning of MS by the gamer community

Folks ditching XBox for Playstation / PC

Lots of gamer rage, but ultimately nothing

More sales of "official" peripherals

Cowboy  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111325696511629628)
2023-10-30T22:09:45Z	****
Whenever you dine with philosophers make sure to steal all the forks. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111326251319082209)
2023-10-30T22:48:37Z	****
Leave it to me to connect Bluetooth backwards. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111326404087215294)
2023-10-31T01:11:10Z	****
Thinkpad Black or GTFO. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111326964677279880)
2023-10-31T01:09:59Z	****
Happy whatever-the-fuck-you're-celebrating to the Apple faithful out there.

Signed - The old Thinkpad user. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111326959966721847)
2023-10-31T01:40:22Z	****
Apple: "We're introducing Space Black to reduce issues with fingerprints"

Owners of glass tables and acrylic cubes and spheres: "Do us next!" ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111327079442824163)
2023-10-31T01:55:26Z	****
The scary thing is this has happened multiple times so it's not even just someone being an anomaly. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111327138688861527)
2023-10-31T01:54:49Z	****
The scary part of my name changes is that I've gotten some combination of all of them at some point in my life.

Yes, including "you look like Linus Torvalds", which... I'm not even sure where they got that one from. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111327136314274596)
2023-10-31T01:51:14Z	****
It's telling that I spent part of today considering whether to rewrite perfectly working Python code in another language (Racket, D) because I'd rather do that then try to explain to new users how to get a virtual environment working.

Seriously, fellow Pythonistas, this is not a good situation to be in. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111327122184373332)
2023-10-31T02:10:19Z	****
apple snark

* * *

Oh, M3 chips, eh? How many Linux kernels can you compile with that, eh? ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111327197231804153)
2023-10-31T02:19:06Z	****
Detroit for scale. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111327231766289411)
2023-10-31T13:53:55Z	****
Checking In: 2023-10-31 [https://decafbad.net/2023/10/31/checking-in-2023-10-31/](https://decafbad.net/2023/10/31/checking-in-2023-10-31/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111329963882552262)
2023-10-31T17:21:01Z	****
Some randy woodpecker has once again found our fireplace cover because the house now sounds like the plumbing is jack-braking. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111330778237420891)
2023-10-31T18:26:03Z	****
AtariSA is going on an acquisition spree. The latest? Digital Eclipse:

[https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/31/23940074/atari-digital-eclipse-acquisition-50-anniversary-celebration-interactive-documentaries](https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/31/23940074/atari-digital-eclipse-acquisition-50-anniversary-celebration-interactive-documentaries) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111331033971066831)
2023-10-31T18:30:08Z	****
[https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2023/10/31](https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2023/10/31)

[#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111331050030230490)
2023-10-31T19:39:10Z	****
[https://www.sheldoncomics.com/comic/funko-pops/](https://www.sheldoncomics.com/comic/funko-pops/)

[#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111331321438448290)
2023-10-31T21:29:28Z	****
Is it punching down if one says that Apple is aspiring to the reliability levels of Linux? ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111331755216951229)
2023-10-31T22:15:29Z	****
It's snowing.

Happy Squall-o-ween, kids. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111331936144832401)
2023-10-31T23:59:40Z	****
Actually had kids tonight for Halloween. I really missed this. Though it was snowing out there and chilly. Had about 30 kids, and we were giving candy out by the handful.

CW: Eye contact. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111332345805650348)
2023-11-01T01:56:48Z	****
(Also as a Detroiter it's interesting to see several places in Detroit that we knew about and had completely forgotten.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111332806421386433)
2023-11-01T01:56:15Z	****
We're watching Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America on that streaming service that doesn't know what it wants to be when it grows up and it's absolutely fascinating how many of these places became abandoned once segregation ended.

Also, there's a definite through-line in this series that the USA is racist as fuck. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111332804231612487)
2023-11-01T02:57:33Z	****
There is actual snow collecting on the grass.

On Halloween.

Insert obligatory "Christmas comes earlier each year" joke here. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111333045301291497)
2023-11-01T12:27:48Z	****
Checking In: 2023-11-01 [https://decafbad.net/2023/11/01/checking-in-2023-11-01/](https://decafbad.net/2023/11/01/checking-in-2023-11-01/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111335287616763085)
2023-11-01T15:25:48Z	****
[https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1717/](https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1717/)

[#buni](https://octodon.social/tags/buni) [#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111335987519367561)
2023-11-01T20:49:37Z	****
Oh, you like Symphonic Metal, huh? See you in an hour.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CWC8ic3Puc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CWC8ic3Puc)

[#metal](https://octodon.social/tags/metal) [#SymphonicMetal](https://octodon.social/tags/SymphonicMetal) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111337260795664315)
2023-11-01T23:35:10Z	****
[https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2023/11/01](https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2023/11/01)

[#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111337911757399387)
2023-11-02T01:03:09Z	****
Apparently I have hit the magical tipping point where Thunderbird decides that most of my mail is junk.

One person's trash is someone else's treasure, Thunderbird. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111338257756656511)
2023-11-02T01:12:40Z	****
Apparently one must read [@mwl](https://io.mwl.io/@mwl) posts to find features that have been declared "failed experiments" to learn that I can get greeting cards made with the BSD or Tux Scream artwork.

Christmas is just around the corner, kids:

[https://www.redbubble.com/people/MichaelWLucas/explore?page=1&sortOrder=recent](https://www.redbubble.com/people/MichaelWLucas/explore?page=1&sortOrder=recent) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111338295178723067)
2023-11-02T02:55:18Z	****
Panic, Helplessness, and Control [https://decafbad.net/2023/11/01/panic-helplessness-and-control/](https://decafbad.net/2023/11/01/panic-helplessness-and-control/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111338698738101828)
2023-11-02T03:07:42Z	****
poop-toot

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It's kinda revealing that most of my deepest personal revelations have been about shit. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111338747467760304)
2023-11-02T03:57:01Z	****
How to innovative like Steve Jobs.

(CW: Eye contact) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111338941383739652)
2023-11-02T14:53:06Z	****
Checking In: 2023-11-02 [https://decafbad.net/2023/11/02/checking-in-2023-11-02/](https://decafbad.net/2023/11/02/checking-in-2023-11-02/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111341521216404358)
2023-11-02T18:39:50Z	****
There has been a fruit fly that has been floating around here for days being the bane of my existence and I'm reminded that this thing must be the uber-fruit fly at this point.

An unstoppable veteran. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111342412761994959)
2023-11-03T13:25:40Z	****
Just toss the 20th century and 21st century culture in the bin because nobody seems to want to pay for it anymore. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111346839727594244)
2023-11-03T13:51:21Z	****
unpopular opinion

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I find Bandcamp Friday absolutely exhausting with the number of artists that have to tell me that it's Bandcamp Friday.

Sucks the fun right out of what should be a fun time.

I throw all of those notes into my read and review folder because frankly I can't handle them all right now. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111346940742738576)
2023-11-03T15:05:04Z	****
Curious if anyone has ever recovered from a situation where Linux started swapping large amounts of memory to the swap partition? Did the machine ever become useful or responsive without a reboot?

Note: Not looking for bagging on Linux or whatever pet grudges you might have. Genuinely curious. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111347230573298951)
2023-11-03T15:31:08Z	****
the new beatles song / video

* * *

The song didn't bother me much. It felt a lot like the Zenph re-performance of Art Tatum or Sergei Rachmaninov: transcoding a song that got a bad deal because of circumstances that can be enjoyed with modern tech.

Do I consider it a Beatles song? No. It didn't go through the band picking it apart and doing things as a band the way the other songs did.

But the video? That's some uncanny valley bullshit. Completely tasteless on so many levels.

[https://blabbermouth.net/news ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111347333132765575)
2023-11-03T15:58:09Z	****
food, pizza, possibly gross habits

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Find yourself a pizza place that makes a pizza that can be enjoyed cold the next day.

We have a few such beasts nearby and they are a treasure. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111347439349087169)
2023-11-03T17:55:29Z	****
screen-reader unfriendly joke

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Me: I can type fast and accurately most of the time.

Also me: o vs, yu[r gsdy smf svvitsyr;u ,pdy pg yjr yo,r.

Fuck. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111347900733857560)
2023-11-03T18:55:50Z	****
food joke

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Remember to always be nice. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111348138022150014)
2023-11-03T18:55:05Z	****
food joke

* * *

And people say that mathematics doesn't show up everywhere. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111348135059976824)
2023-11-03T19:02:45Z	****
[https://www.sheldoncomics.com/comic/wooly-mammoths/](https://www.sheldoncomics.com/comic/wooly-mammoths/)

[#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111348165183712472)
2023-11-03T19:29:28Z	****
Checking In: 2023-11-03 [https://decafbad.net/2023/11/03/checking-in-2023-11-03/](https://decafbad.net/2023/11/03/checking-in-2023-11-03/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111348270287546203)
2023-11-03T20:36:57Z	****
Me: (never wears earmuffs unless it's bitter cold outside)

Also me: (wears Grado Headphones which are like audiophile earmuffs). ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111348535596446378)
2023-11-03T20:48:21Z	****
Ignorant folks "CDs sound terrible, vinyl is superior."

Ignorant folks listening space: ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111348580467521689)
2023-11-03T21:46:38Z	****
Well, I'll be fucked.

There's a "Where's Waldo" audiobook and I've gone from "what the...?!?" to "that makes sense". ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111348809616823791)
2023-11-04T18:02:50Z	****
I think if I manage to finally get my nemesis fruit fly I'm going to be honor-bound to give it a proper Viking burial. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111353591931461837)
2023-11-04T21:12:53Z	****
unpopular opinion

* * *

I actually think the Ubuntu / GNOME experience is alright.

(Note: please let me have this moment. Shit elsewhere.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111354339217557473)
2023-11-04T23:57:12Z	****
Getting ready to watch the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Play along at home at dso.org/live ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111354985360900597)
2023-11-05T00:04:51Z	****
reasons I don't have money, number 12432

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Creating a foundation called "Mo-fos like you" and requiring anyone accepting money from it to say it in full.

"This production is brought to you by the Mo-fos like you foundation" (polite applause). ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111355015419733720)
2023-11-05T00:34:59Z	****
So we're watching another modern classical piece and it's got all the hallmarks of modern classical music:

\\* Dissonance

\\* Sounds like a soundtrack

\\* Overuse of difficult instrument techniques

\\* Arpeggiation

And it got me thinking that I should seriously consider making a symphonic piece called Symphony for Cassingle that just has someone put in a cheap-ass cassingle into a tape player while the audience sits in rapt attention. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111355133935516726)
2023-11-05T00:40:06Z	****
I mean no disrespect to the composer but FFS music schools please churn out something, dare I say it, original that doesn't sound like someone decided to ape Edgar Varese and John Williams. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111355154033449510)
2023-11-05T00:48:15Z	****
Determining the period of a classical piece:

\\* Uses instruments you've never heard in modern music: Renaissance

\\* Sounds like someone doing math: Baroque

\\* Sounds like someone copying Beethoven: Romantic

\\* Sounds like someone doing an impression of being French: Impressionists

\\* Sounds like someone remixing folk tunes: Early 20th Century European

\\* Sounds like someone copying Jazz: Early 20th Century American

\\* Sounds like a nervous breakdown set to music: Early 20th Century Russian

\\* So ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111355186070375420)
2023-11-05T01:44:08Z	****
This disclosure is for a service that tracks your musical listens, provided for free by the Musicbrainz folks.

It has a "what happened" write-up that is better than most I have seen.

For data that is nice-to-have, but not critical.

Praise to the Metabrainz folks for showing how it's done:

[https://blog.metabrainz.org/2023/11/04/listenbrainz-service-incident/](https://blog.metabrainz.org/2023/11/04/listenbrainz-service-incident/) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111355405803335361)
2023-11-05T03:18:49Z	****
Happy "I wish more devices either skipped the clock or use NTP" day to all of my USA friends.

May your efforts be complete enough to let you sleep. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111355778162287854)
2023-11-05T14:38:25Z	****
It'd be like Swatch Beats but without the association to cheap plastic watches. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111358450462093003)
2023-11-05T14:38:23Z	****
Checking In: 2023-11-05 [https://decafbad.net/2023/11/05/checking-in-2023-11-05/](https://decafbad.net/2023/11/05/checking-in-2023-11-05/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#GameDesign](https://octodon.social/tags/GameDesign) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111358450325778166)
2023-11-05T14:37:50Z	****
Thinking we should just use UTC from here on out and screw the whole timezone thing. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111358448116154220)
2023-11-05T18:32:58Z	****
A case for just switching to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) [https://decafbad.net/2023/11/05/a-case-for-just-switching-to-coordinated-universal-time-utc/](https://decafbad.net/2023/11/05/a-case-for-just-switching-to-coordinated-universal-time-utc/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#Rants](https://octodon.social/tags/Rants) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) [#Time](https://octodon.social/tags/Time) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111359372724296352)
2023-11-05T18:48:33Z	****
forbes, idle thought, run with this, internet

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Someone should re-do the Forbes "30 under 30" but with mug shots of the folks that have been arrested. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111359434018795316)
2023-11-05T18:49:59Z	****
food mention

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Well, the saving grace from having too much Halloween candy left over is that if we have an emergency we can probably use the Hershey Bars as candles. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111359439648620167)
2023-11-05T20:47:32Z	****
Video: (practically pro-shot)

Audio: "Pffst garsh ge knarglefunk BFFFT BFFT BFFT" ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111359901851490676)
2023-11-05T20:46:01Z	****
It's great that phone manufacturers have made it so you can make a video with almost professional capture qualities but please, for everything that has had to suffer someone's "live video" can you make the audio capture not sound like what happens when your eardrums blow out.

Thanks in advance. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111359895883653432)
2023-11-05T21:38:17Z	****
[@babe](https://glitterkitten.co.uk/@babe) Btw: If you're looking for metal I did a podcast for 9 years called Open Metalcast that explored Creative Commons Metal Music.

It's a potpourri of metal. Hope you'll check it out:

[https://openmetalcast.com/](https://openmetalcast.com/) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111360101404259259)
2023-11-05T22:54:15Z	****
If HTTP was so good why wasn't there a HTTP 2.

(Dear pedants: that's the joke). ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111360400113339521)
2023-11-06T14:18:51Z	****
[https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1718/](https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1718/)

[#buni](https://octodon.social/tags/buni) [#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111364035804214023)
2023-11-06T15:00:31Z	****
New headline: Certification companies and recruiters who don't want to think too hard think certifications are fantastic. Programmers who just do the work remain dubious.

"Do Programming Certifications Still Matter?"

[https://developers.slashdot.org/story/23/11/05/2245227/do-programming-certifications-still-matter](https://developers.slashdot.org/story/23/11/05/2245227/do-programming-certifications-still-matter) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111364199626190208)
2023-11-06T16:38:02Z	****
Checking In: 2023-11-06 [https://decafbad.net/2023/11/06/checking-in-2023-11-06/](https://decafbad.net/2023/11/06/checking-in-2023-11-06/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#SocialMedia](https://octodon.social/tags/SocialMedia) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Declutter](https://octodon.social/tags/Declutter) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111364583081101114)
2023-11-06T21:09:12Z	****
"Thank you for being a loyal IKEA Family member. We have an important update to your IKEA Family benefits. Effective 2/1/24, IKEA Family members will no longer receive 5% off in-store on all furniture and décor. All currently enrolled members, and new members, can enjoy this benefit through January 31, 2024."

So, basically your information gathering scheme is no longer worth the card it was printed on. Thanks for that. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111365649363457596)
2023-11-07T00:09:59Z	****
"Microsoft is Bringing AI Characters To Xbox"

I know what you're thinking. You're thinking "Holodeck" Moriarty. I can guarantee you the characters you'll get are petulant child and mildly uninteresting person who couldn't tell the difference between your love of Ford Mustangs or cornbread.

[https://games.slashdot.org/story/23/11/06/2042220/microsoft-is-bringing-ai-characters-to-xbox](https://games.slashdot.org/story/23/11/06/2042220/microsoft-is-bringing-ai-characters-to-xbox) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111366360220198363)
2023-11-07T02:29:13Z	****
Resisting the urge to rename "origin" to "my\_finger" for git. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111366907741222602)
2023-11-07T03:42:33Z	****
Me: (Looks at the reviews for robot vacuum cleaners) "Hmm, we might be in the market for one of these".

Me: (Looks at the prices for the good ones) "And I can push a dust mop around the house just as easily". ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111367196070578892)
2023-11-07T12:54:35Z	****
medical, humor

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I blame @mwl@mwl.io for this one because it was relating to a conversation he had with SWMBO. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111369366745150189)
2023-11-07T12:53:54Z	****
medical, humor

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Pro-tip: Never tell the person giving you a Zarxio shot (that would be JoDee) a joke prior to them having to give you a 30 second injection. Both of us trying not to laugh during it is worse than the shot itself. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111369364099933239)
2023-11-07T16:33:53Z	****
[https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2023/11/07](https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2023/11/07)

[#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111370229093195189)
2023-11-07T17:09:26Z	****
Me (sees that Cynic and Obscura are touring)

Me (sees that all of the dates are in Europe). ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111370368908504918)
2023-11-07T19:34:16Z	****
Checking In: 2023-11-07 [https://decafbad.net/2023/11/07/checking-in-2023-11-07/](https://decafbad.net/2023/11/07/checking-in-2023-11-07/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111370938367336817)
2023-11-07T21:58:26Z	****
I really wish the other folks using the name Craig Maloney just would sign up for their own email accounts instead of using mine as their dumping ground.

Canceling their Walmart account because I'm sick of this shit. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111371505241311536)
2023-11-07T22:05:35Z	****
If they had an address on file I'm half-tempted to send them a present prior to closing the account but sadly they don't. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111371533409232813)
2023-11-07T23:09:38Z	****
Who called it Kubernetes and not Infrastructure Hide-and-Seek? ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111371785240738777)
2023-11-07T23:45:09Z	****
Secretly convincing folks that European paper sizes are based off of the golden ratio to piss off two sets of people at once. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111371924903250566)
2023-11-08T02:58:47Z	****
Can anyone riddle me why signal desktop is using 32.5g of virtual memory on a machine that has only 8gb?

I doubt it's actually using that much. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111372686274011314)
2023-11-08T15:17:27Z	****
lyrics, language

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"u.f.i.u."

You told me this

You told me that

You tried to tell me

You wore many hats

You sold me that

You sold me this

You took a swing but you

Certainly missed

I don't care what you say

I will never listen anyway

You have led me astray

Now we all will have a price to pay

You fucked it up

You fucked it up

You fucked it up

You had one job to do

You fucked it up

You fucked it up

You fucked it up

No one else, just you

I'm trying not to cross the line

You have really f ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111375590879857188)
2023-11-08T15:16:20Z	****
I have a feeling this song is going to get a lot of play as a response to some egregious actions of some folks.

Kontrust: u.f.i.u.

(Content warning: language)

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwcrjwiwA7s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwcrjwiwA7s)

[#music](https://octodon.social/tags/music) [#metal](https://octodon.social/tags/metal) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111375586439448797)
2023-11-08T16:03:36Z	****
Checking In: 2023-11-08 [https://decafbad.net/2023/11/08/checking-in-2023-11-08/](https://decafbad.net/2023/11/08/checking-in-2023-11-08/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111375772325922161)
2023-11-08T16:29:41Z	****
[https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1719/](https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1719/)

[#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) [#buni](https://octodon.social/tags/buni) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111375874864740202)
2023-11-08T16:45:07Z	****
So, my delivery of Lemi Shine stuff is delayed because of a "delivery exception".

Apparently it was damaged and the undamaged part is being sent back.

I know what I ordered in there and all I can think of is the poor bastard that had to clean it all up. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111375935591877773)
2023-11-08T20:22:18Z	****
The Record Shop Journaling Game Playtest [https://decafbad.net/2023/11/08/the-record-shop-journaling-game-playtest/](https://decafbad.net/2023/11/08/the-record-shop-journaling-game-playtest/) [#JournalingGames](https://octodon.social/tags/JournalingGames) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#DeepThoughts](https://octodon.social/tags/DeepThoughts) [#GameDesign](https://octodon.social/tags/GameDesign) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/ ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111376789595289696)
2023-11-08T22:23:06Z	****
I'm already cynical as hell on mobile and now I find that my island of respite is under threat:

[https://www.techdirt.com/2023/11/08/dish-network-the-trump-era-fix-for-the-sprint-t-mobile-merger-looks-increasingly-doomed/](https://www.techdirt.com/2023/11/08/dish-network-the-trump-era-fix-for-the-sprint-t-mobile-merger-looks-increasingly-doomed/)

[https://bestmvno.com/ting-wireless/dish-formally-refused-option-to-purchase-ting/](https://bestmvno.com/ting-wireless/dish-formally-refused-option-to-purchase-ting/ ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111377264597081720)
2023-11-09T01:28:54Z	****
Well, here's hoping

[https://github.com/atari800/atari800/issues/188#issuecomment-1803018563](https://github.com/atari800/atari800/issues/188#issuecomment-1803018563) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111377995140491642)
2023-11-09T19:18:22Z	****
Checking In: 2023-11-09 [https://decafbad.net/2023/11/09/checking-in-2023-11-09/](https://decafbad.net/2023/11/09/checking-in-2023-11-09/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111382200514336633)
2023-11-09T19:36:36Z	****
tumblr

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People forgot what the real purpose of tumblr was.

It was porn. Let's face it. It hasn't been the same since.

[https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/11/tumblr-is-reportedly-on-life-support-as-its-latest-owner-reassigns-staff/](https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/11/tumblr-is-reportedly-on-life-support-as-its-latest-owner-reassigns-staff/) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111382272151411888)
2023-11-09T23:33:39Z	****
Someone submitted a pull request for a project to dockerize something that's essentially a shell script and I'm just sitting here wondering what universe I happen to be visiting today. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111383204284388637)
2023-11-10T00:05:30Z	****
Most of the music of the 1980s can be categorized in two categories:

Those who heard Kraftwerk and wanted to emulate it further and those who did not.

(This thought brought to you by Ultravox's "Mr. X") ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111383329530337751)
2023-11-10T17:11:00Z	****
Just added a \`favthread\` command to [#tootstream](https://octodon.social/tags/tootstream) so if you suddenly see a bunch of favorites from me you'll know why. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111387361980578861)
2023-11-10T18:24:19Z	****
Seriously, I live in dread fear of updating anything on Wikipedia because I don't want to draw the attention of the notereity deletion squad. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111387650287164369)
2023-11-10T18:23:25Z	****
Wikipedia will always be a one generation thing if making the slightest edit to any article immediately calls into question whether the whole article is noteworthy. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111387646694751855)
2023-11-10T22:59:10Z	****
Periodic reminder that I can connect fifteen services that I've never heard of before to Discord but there still isn't Last.fm integration and there probably will never be.

[https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/360054847871-Add-Last-fm-as-a-Profile-Connection](https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/360054847871-Add-Last-fm-as-a-Profile-Connection)

Note: This is a whining-free zone. Whining about Discord will be mocked. Whining about your favorite chat platform will also be mocked ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111388731032661912)
2023-11-11T02:17:27Z	****
secret societies, masons

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Apparently one is part of a secret society with secretive rituals and secretive rules and regulations but they sure flap their jaws on these conspiracy shows for The History Channel. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111389510686493878)
2023-11-11T19:08:17Z	****
It's "Space Out":

plus.nasa.gov/series/space-out/ ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111393485475914038)
2023-11-11T19:04:41Z	****
Apparently NASA has a channel that is new to us with what I'm calling lo-fi beats and images of the sun and other celestial wonders.

I'm not usually one to say "10 hours of this, please" but it's definitely on the tip of my tongue. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111393471310071840)
2023-11-11T19:44:12Z	****
What the world needs more of are thinkpieces about how the Fediverse can't work. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111393626680915919)
2023-11-11T19:55:28Z	****
food, ha ha only serious

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I think next Halloween we'll be handing out the amazing number of utensils that we seem to get with every single delivery order.

Seriously, even if we don't ask for them we get 2-4 sets in each order. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111393670957999364)
2023-11-11T20:08:53Z	****
I know we're likely done with trashing Patreon's logo redesign but I couldn't help myself. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111393723741142531)
2023-11-11T20:15:14Z	****
microsoft outlook, quizzical look from old guy

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Breathless note: "Warning: New Outlook sends passwords, mails and other data to Microsoft"

Me: Um, no shit. That's what Outlook does.

"Microsoft gets full access to mails, calendars and contacts!"

Yes, that's what Outlook does.

Can someone riddle me why this is news now?

[https://mailbox.org/en/post/warning-new-outlook-sends-passwords-mails-and-other-data-to-microsoft](https://mailbox.org/en/post/warning-new-outlook-sends-passwords-mails-and-other-data ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111393748736592948)
2023-11-11T21:00:18Z	****
I definitely have a lot of "if I was in a different mood this would be a perfect album" albums. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111393925896550730)
2023-11-11T22:46:17Z	****
Checking In: 2023-11-11 [https://decafbad.net/2023/11/11/checking-in-2023-11-11/](https://decafbad.net/2023/11/11/checking-in-2023-11-11/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111394342667662972)
2023-11-11T22:50:22Z	****
It's amazing to me that I have machines that are over 10 years old, yet outside of games I can't think of one single reason to upgrade them because everything I have works fast-enough.

That's both interesting and depressing. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111394358708295775)
2023-11-12T01:00:14Z	****
🍬 🎄 holiday cheer (not really) 🎄 🍬

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🎶 Though it's been said

Many times, many ways

Put a cork in it

Fuuuck off. 🎶 ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111394869380223900)
2023-11-12T01:56:15Z	****
In theory I should love modern classical music. Folks push boundaries and I want to support their efforts.

In practice it feels like everyone just throws notes into a cement mixer and writes down what comes out. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111395089624599484)
2023-11-12T04:18:39Z	****
I love how I can look up something (using a LaTeX stylesheet for influencing how Pandoc generates a PDF) only to later remember that I did such a thing for one of the books that I published.

I swear I have a goldfish brain sometimes. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111395649615656916)
2023-11-12T16:40:46Z	****
I wish there was a book (not a website, an actual book book) that has actual designers doing actual \_good\_ design for LaTeX, and show their thought process.

And no, changing the headers to something garish in a beginning LaTeX book is not "design". ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111398567716118360)
2023-11-12T16:37:48Z	****
Checking In: 2023-11-12 [https://decafbad.net/2023/11/12/checking-in-2023-11-12/](https://decafbad.net/2023/11/12/checking-in-2023-11-12/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#GameDesign](https://octodon.social/tags/GameDesign) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111398556043965818)
2023-11-12T20:27:35Z	****
mitch albom

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God help us because Mitch Albom, the Malcolm Gladwell of anecdotes, has a new book out.

Just waiting for every single life experience anyone could have to be related to his new book. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111399459607866286)
2023-11-12T20:29:42Z	****
re: mitch albom

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The Five People You Meet In Heaven On Tuesdays With Morrie For One More Day ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111399467938609275)
2023-11-12T20:38:08Z	****
re: mitch albom

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I am usually happy for "local boy makes good" but God Almighty he's quite the insufferable prat.

But good on him for nailing the long-form Hallmark Card market, I guess. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111399501069108186)
2023-11-12T22:08:38Z	****
I'd like to thank [#Github](https://octodon.social/tags/Github) for the onus to clean up my projects and get my house in order.

No thanks to them for the reason behind it (Copilot).

I'll have a full blogpost on it later. For now it's clean-up time. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111399856905444847)
2023-11-13T02:29:52Z	****
Goodbye, GitHub [https://decafbad.net/2023/11/12/goodbye-github/](https://decafbad.net/2023/11/12/goodbye-github/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#GitHub](https://octodon.social/tags/GitHub) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111400884154374352)
2023-11-13T02:35:04Z	****
Dear LLMs: Citation Needed. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111400904606183709)
2023-11-13T17:07:53Z	****
Ah, yes, Steam, the place where I can go from "that game looks interesting" to logging in and realizing that I've already purchased that game through a bundle I guess. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111404336612681019)
2023-11-13T19:42:43Z	****
(Unrelated: the latter was exactly how I felt with Metallica's "Death Magnetic".) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111404945487632208)
2023-11-13T19:41:36Z	****
The sign of a good album is that it's over before you know it.

The sign of a bad album is that you wish it were over and it's on track 4 / 12. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111404941106910112)
2023-11-13T20:47:17Z	****
Digital Accessibility September 2023 – MUG Meeting [https://www.mug.org/2023/08/digital-accessibility-september-2023-mug-meeting/](https://www.mug.org/2023/08/digital-accessibility-september-2023-mug-meeting/) [#meetings](https://octodon.social/tags/meetings) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111405199360522887)
2023-11-13T20:47:16Z	****
Checking In: 2023-11-13 [https://decafbad.net/2023/11/13/checking-in-2023-11-13/](https://decafbad.net/2023/11/13/checking-in-2023-11-13/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111405199310646811)
2023-11-13T21:44:24Z	****
medical

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I love the creative ways that Walgreens keeps coming up with to ensure that I don't get my prescriptions on time.

This time was some financial assistance for co-pays.

Um, no ma'am, I just want to pay my $40 and get my drugs please. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111405423925781535)
2023-11-13T23:40:46Z	****
Ladies and gentlemen: the 1990s:

Dave Weckl and Walfredo Reyes Sr. - Funk Rock Demo

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjTvHlZXgAY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjTvHlZXgAY)

(This is the most restrained I think I've ever heard Dave Weckl play).

[#music](https://octodon.social/tags/music) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111405881528726417)
2023-11-14T03:43:40Z	****
re: racist celebrity, food

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Glad I didn't ever go to Wahlburger when it was in Michigan for a hot minute. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111406836675951511)
2023-11-14T03:43:09Z	****
racist celebrity

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Was looking up a joke related to New Kids on the Block and, wow, Mark Wahlberg is an overpaid piece of shit. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111406834609185677)
2023-11-14T04:48:21Z	****
I just watched an interview with Geddy Lee about his memoir.

Rush is a band that not only made me want to become a better musician but also showed me how to be a better person.

Every one of them is a class act. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111407091009227779)
2023-11-14T17:07:54Z	****
I really should have had my morning coffee. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111409998998621025)
2023-11-15T02:44:05Z	****
Thank you to the [#jitsi](https://octodon.social/tags/jitsi) folks for figuring out what I figure was a difficult bug to fix:

[https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet-release-notes/blob/master/CHANGELOG-WEB.md](https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet-release-notes/blob/master/CHANGELOG-WEB.md)

Enable TCC support on Firefox. TCC was disabled on older versions because of a known issue where BWE is halved on every renegotiation. The regular libwebrtc updates in Firefox seems to have fixed it. This hopefully fixes the BW ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111412264679047894)
2023-11-15T02:49:33Z	****
christian baby "meme"

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Sorry, but this reminds me of a joke.

Two hot dogs are getting grilled.

One hot dog says "boy, it's really hot in here".

The other hot dog says "Oh my god! A talking hot dog!"

Point being don't take your theological direction from a talking parachuting baby. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111412286134509615)
2023-11-15T03:28:30Z	****
Jitsi: Issue with Firefox 117 resolved [https://decafbad.net/2023/11/14/jitsi-issue-with-firefox-117-resolved/](https://decafbad.net/2023/11/14/jitsi-issue-with-firefox-117-resolved/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Jitsi](https://octodon.social/tags/Jitsi) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111412439348257548)
2023-11-15T04:12:18Z	****
Checking In: 2023-11-14 [https://decafbad.net/2023/11/14/checking-in-2023-11-14/](https://decafbad.net/2023/11/14/checking-in-2023-11-14/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111412611536719123)
2023-11-15T04:47:14Z	****
christianity snark

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Ah yes, the important events in Christianity:

325: The council of Nicea

1517: The Reformation

2023: The skydiving Christian Babies proposing ultimatum to random Atheists. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111412748916084527)
2023-11-15T18:26:33Z	****
[https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1721/](https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1721/)

[#buni](https://octodon.social/tags/buni) [#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111415970606273973)
2023-11-15T18:45:45Z	****
[https://www.gocomics.com/lio/2023/11/15](https://www.gocomics.com/lio/2023/11/15)

[#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111416046088482344)
2023-11-15T21:06:03Z	****
Checking In: 2023-11-15 [https://decafbad.net/2023/11/15/checking-in-2023-11-15/](https://decafbad.net/2023/11/15/checking-in-2023-11-15/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111416597768802061)
2023-11-16T01:10:12Z	****
Me: I'll use LaTeX and Pandoc to ensure that I have replicable builds so I'll never have to worry about obsolescence with my projects.

Pandoc / LaTeX: (Changes things so I no longer have replicable builds)

Me: God dammit. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111417557799815357)
2023-11-16T01:15:22Z	****
long error message

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I'm currently getting a build failure with the PDF of this repo:

[https://framagit.org/themediocreprogrammer/themediocreprogrammer/-/tree/feature/pandoc\_updates\_2.5?ref\_type=heads](https://framagit.org/themediocreprogrammer/themediocreprogrammer/-/tree/feature/pandoc_updates_2.5?ref_type=heads)

Specifically LaTeX is complaining:

pandoc -s --toc --toc-depth=2 --top-level-division=chapter --number-offset=0 --template=Pandoc/templates/cs-6x9-pdf.latex --pdf-engine=xelatex -o build/ ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111417578159883430)
2023-11-16T02:09:08Z	****
Love it when I make negative progress on my projects.

Fucking pandoc. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111417789549791316)
2023-11-16T02:20:20Z	****
Can anyone riddle me why pandoc is insisting on using the /usr/share/pandoc/data/templates directory for this Makefile?

[https://framagit.org/craigmaloney/record\_shop/-/blob/feature/formatting/Makefile?ref\_type=heads](https://framagit.org/craigmaloney/record_shop/-/blob/feature/formatting/Makefile?ref_type=heads)

Copied this from another project that isn't making the same boneheaded mistake and I can't figure out what the difference is. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111417833579449874)
2023-11-16T02:50:19Z	****
Apparently Youtube has an issue with videos using their editor prior to 2020.

So now I get to go through a list of videos to figure out if the edits applied or not.

Thanks, Google.

(Note: alternatives not requested or required.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111417951472281224)
2023-11-16T03:19:49Z	****
Apparently it's a typo. Thanks! ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111418067482689760)
2023-11-16T04:14:49Z	****
Looking forward to when the LLMs get into the CAPTCHA closet and start saying things like "I'll answer your question but in return you must answer my riddles three.

Which of these is a motorcycle?" ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111418283782988636)
2023-11-16T04:21:22Z	****
Better Bon Jovi Lyrics

Shot through the heart

and you're to blame

You've got really

Bad aim ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111418309486719010)
2023-11-16T15:12:12Z	****
Apropos of some friends trying to fly into Winnipeg but being delayed because of snow:

Venetian Snares: Winnipeg is a Frozen Shithole

[https://venetiansnares.bandcamp.com/album/winnipeg-is-a-frozen-shithole](https://venetiansnares.bandcamp.com/album/winnipeg-is-a-frozen-shithole) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111420868677186805)
2023-11-16T16:54:36Z	****
Proton Mail reminds me again how they are the email provider of choice for people who not only hate email but would prefer it to be just another not-quite instant messenger.

[https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/11/16/141213/proton-mail-ceo-calls-new-address-verification-feature-blockchain-in-a-very-pure-form](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/11/16/141213/proton-mail-ceo-calls-new-address-verification-feature-blockchain-in-a-very-pure-form)

(Note: I pay for Proton Mail and run my own mail server. Please refra ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111421271312016818)
2023-11-16T18:48:48Z	****
Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum is in danger yet again. They need support to keep them from being fully in the past-tense.

[https://chng.it/NLcgKYp7rN](https://chng.it/NLcgKYp7rN) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111421720365994201)
2023-11-16T21:06:55Z	****
Checking In: 2023-11-16 [https://decafbad.net/2023/11/16/checking-in-2023-11-16/](https://decafbad.net/2023/11/16/checking-in-2023-11-16/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111422263494879793)
2023-11-17T17:42:57Z	****
The Longest Fermata. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111427123745024413)
2023-11-17T21:08:50Z	****
Checking In: 2023-11-17 [https://decafbad.net/2023/11/17/checking-in-2023-11-17/](https://decafbad.net/2023/11/17/checking-in-2023-11-17/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111427933355528743)
2023-11-17T21:37:30Z	****
open ai, sam altman, snark

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In case the board of Open AI is looking for a break-up song I have one right here for such occasions:

Kontrust: u.f.i.u.

[https://kontrust.bandcamp.com/track/u-f-i-u](https://kontrust.bandcamp.com/track/u-f-i-u) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111428046044499225)
2023-11-17T21:39:55Z	****
re: open ai, sam altman, snark

* * *

And because I thought that Bandcamp had the playable version:

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwcrjwiwA7s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwcrjwiwA7s) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111428055578011964)
2023-11-17T21:47:36Z	****
Who called it "The Lord of the Rings" and not "Tolkein Ring Network"? ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111428085768363722)
2023-11-18T16:30:30Z	****
Me: (trying to debug an issue with fonts in a document that decided to break)

Solution provided: [https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/issues/2288](https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/issues/2288)

Me: set pdf-engine=latexmk

Pandoc: pdf-engine must be one of wkhtmltopdf, weasyprint, prince, pdflatex, lualatex, xelatex, pdfroff, context

Me: ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111432501204279980)
2023-11-18T17:59:40Z	****
Atlassian: "You've been invited to Jira Service Management"

Me: (closes laptop, throws it into Lake Michigan, becomes a hermit). ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111432851820827179)
2023-11-18T18:05:29Z	****
Games today have 400+ hours of gameplay.

Sorry, give me 5 minutes of gameplay, please. 30 minutes tops.

I'd like to play a game, not take vows and adopt a new lifestyle that centers around the holy order of game, please. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111432874657079346)
2023-11-18T18:12:37Z	****
I am at the point in my life where I am both tickled by and horrified by seeing a phpBB board running on a site.

Tickled because I think it's cool.

Horrified by because I administered a phpBB board back in the day and boy howdy that was not pleasant. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111432902742408543)
2023-11-19T01:55:53Z	****
If I ever get on one of those TV shows that requires a byline I totally want "dilettante, scamp, and ne'er-do-well". ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111434724344448756)
2023-11-19T03:29:24Z	****
Checking In: 2023-11-18 [https://decafbad.net/2023/11/18/checking-in-2023-11-18/](https://decafbad.net/2023/11/18/checking-in-2023-11-18/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111435092075938814)
2023-11-19T03:41:12Z	****
That which doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

That which does kill you?

Well, fuck. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111435138522923433)
2023-11-19T04:11:07Z	****
"Artificial Intelligence"is the new "CD Ready" or "Digital Ready" of the 21st century, isn't it?

Pretty sure anything with an if statement is going to get rebranded as AI soon. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111435256149938121)
2023-11-19T04:15:30Z	****
(Those of you born after the 1990s will have to take my word for it that there was a time when folks put "Digital Ready" on the biggest piece of trash stereo systems in an effort to say that you could play a CD through them. It was pure marketing drivel.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111435273360476705)
2023-11-19T15:02:09Z	****
Trying to convert some project LaTeX to Markdown but apparently Pandoc just sits there like a petulant child stealing all of the memory in the heap and making my machine sad.

Looks like if I want to pursue that path I'll need to do it by hand. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111437816114712076)
2023-11-19T19:33:43Z	****
Reworking some layout and doing a test of converting a large LaTeX document to Markdown.

This is my soundtrack:

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The\_Best,\_The\_Rest,\_The\_Rare](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best,_The_Rest,_The_Rare)

(Sadly I can't post a direct link to let you listen to it). ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111438883957085495)
2023-11-20T01:19:11Z	****
OpenBSD Filesystems June 13th 2023 – MUG Meeting [https://www.mug.org/2023/06/open-bsd-filesystems-june-13th-2023-mug-meeting/](https://www.mug.org/2023/06/open-bsd-filesystems-june-13th-2023-mug-meeting/) [#MUGVideos](https://octodon.social/tags/MUGVideos) [#meetings](https://octodon.social/tags/meetings) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111440242394115905)
2023-11-20T01:19:11Z	****
Checking In: 2023-11-19 [https://decafbad.net/2023/11/19/checking-in-2023-11-19/](https://decafbad.net/2023/11/19/checking-in-2023-11-19/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111440242343897742)
2023-11-20T02:17:37Z	****
I've got 99 problems and doing math in octal is...

shit. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111440472135096494)
2023-11-20T17:00:40Z	****
re: ruminations of a 1980s sitcom premise that doesn't make sense

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And according to the internet that is indeed a real thing. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111443944440692878)
2023-11-20T16:58:47Z	****
ruminations of a 1980s sitcom premise that doesn't make sense

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The whole premise of Night Court is that there's an entire legal system that works overnight as opposed to waiting until morning.

Discuss. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111443937007537693)
2023-11-20T19:00:42Z	****
[https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1722/](https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1722/)

[#buni](https://octodon.social/tags/buni) [#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111444416419211122)
2023-11-20T19:07:53Z	****
Time to put on some relaxing music to give myself some motivation:

Terminal Function: Measuring the Abstract

[https://terminalfunction.bandcamp.com/album/measuring-the-abstract](https://terminalfunction.bandcamp.com/album/measuring-the-abstract)

[#music](https://octodon.social/tags/music) [#bandcamp](https://octodon.social/tags/bandcamp) [#relaxation](https://octodon.social/tags/relaxation) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111444444647528317)
2023-11-20T19:21:23Z	****
Pretty sure my next television will just be a computer monitor with an HDMI port, given the nonsense of Smart TVs.

Considering for the longest time our TV was just a 13" Goldstar monitor that I used on my Atari computer this feels like a return to form. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111444497756975493)
2023-11-20T19:15:12Z	****
Fun thing that I used to do back before Gojira was a household name was ask folks if they could determine the metal album based on the cover.

This album does not look like a metal album.

Gojira: From Mars to Sirius.

[https://listenable-records.bandcamp.com/album/from-mars-to-sirius](https://listenable-records.bandcamp.com/album/from-mars-to-sirius) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111444473417892129)
2023-11-20T19:47:43Z	****
All I can think of is some old rich guy bossing his servants around to fetch him his snorting ink. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111444601300424344)
2023-11-20T19:43:21Z	****
These Levinger fountain pen cartridges say "formulated for fine writing" and now I have questions. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111444584125003565)
2023-11-20T21:06:55Z	****
Websites that allow you to hit CTRL-W without saying "do you really want to leave this page" need to rethink their life's choices.

Looking at you, itch.io. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111444912719196395)
2023-11-20T21:34:41Z	****
Pepper&Carrot RPG converted to Markdown [https://decafbad.net/2023/11/20/pepper-carrot-rpg-converted-to-markdown/](https://decafbad.net/2023/11/20/pepper-carrot-rpg-converted-to-markdown/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#Pepper](https://octodon.social/tags/Pepper)&Carrot [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111445021906686032)
2023-11-20T22:50:14Z	****
Checking In: 2023-11-20 [https://decafbad.net/2023/11/20/checking-in-2023-11-20/](https://decafbad.net/2023/11/20/checking-in-2023-11-20/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111445319013596875)
2023-11-21T15:23:29Z	****
I'm going to make a new programming language that passes everything by indifference. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111449224613188750)
2023-11-21T22:18:32Z	****
Craig's wrong opinions

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I think the reverse button on Defender / Stargate was a mistake. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111450856666272852)
2023-11-21T23:13:53Z	****
I feel like I should create an institute of higher learning called "Diploma Mill". ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111451074316134635)
2023-11-21T23:58:43Z	****
Dwayne Wayne State University ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111451250590895950)
2023-11-22T00:09:34Z	****
[spoiler] on the Orient Express ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111451293226560234)
2023-11-22T00:34:07Z	****
openai, microsoft, snark

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Would someone turn off the music so everyone can fucking sit down? ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111451389797468616)
2023-11-22T01:24:39Z	****
Maybe history repeats itself because nobody wants to pay the writers and effects folks for new footage. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111451588496965817)
2023-11-22T03:58:36Z	****
terrible song parody

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O ah ah ah ah

Drowning in my grease and grilling

Basket of potatoes I peel

(Will you fry them for me?)

It seems what's left should be deep fried

Is slowly golden brown to me

Get up, you tries are browned with a thickness

Your mother makes fries and they are browned with a thickness

Your father makes fries and they are browned with a thickness

You fucker, your fries are browned with a thickness

Lightly salted and scooped to give to me ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111452193819544199)
2023-11-22T14:46:50Z	****
openai, snark

* * *

With the shuffling of the board and the return of a troubled CEO that has more in common with a cult leader I think it's fair to say that OpenAI should be rebranded as either FSF AI or GNU AI. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111454742827881245)
2023-11-22T16:31:13Z	****
mastodon "waitaminute" feature

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It's nice that Mastodon is implementing \*something\* to handle the reply guy problem, but it's bold to think that a) this is only something for Android users, and b) isn't something that should be implemented at the server level.

Also, having a "can we just not" soft-block would be really handy. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111455153261312631)
2023-11-22T16:59:20Z	****
Every time Gene Simmons complains about his KISS armor God gives an angel its wings. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111455263839553762)
2023-11-22T17:05:20Z	****
religion, snark

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You ever notice that whenever God speaks to someone it's never "you shouldn't do that thing that you want to do." Nope, it's always "you are cleared for take off and are go-flight for whatever whackadoodle thing you had in mind. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111455287440873982)
2023-11-22T17:58:26Z	****
I feel this goes without saying, but I'll say it any way:

My idle thoughts do not have the rigor of an RFC and are not IETF standards.

Or, to paraphrase, sometimes a shitpost is just a shitpost. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111455496191360873)
2023-11-22T19:32:47Z	****
Writing with a fountain pen is like using Linux.

"Oh,I love writing with my fountain pen."

(Shakes pen, no ink is flowing)

(Spends the next three minutes reflowing the pen)

(Spends the next 10 minutes researching inks that don't clog)

(Writes a blog post about better ways to write).

"Still love it. Ah." ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111455867233180696)
2023-11-22T19:39:14Z	****
One clue that we live in a fallen world is that there are no less than 5 ways to attach a wiper blade to an automobile, and none of them make any god-damned sense. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111455892590335913)
2023-11-23T02:11:27Z	****
Checking In: 2023-11-22 [https://decafbad.net/2023/11/22/checking-in-2023-11-22/](https://decafbad.net/2023/11/22/checking-in-2023-11-22/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111457434827461871)
2023-11-23T14:12:35Z	****
JoDee is in the other room watching the Detroit Thanksgiving Parade and my ability to watch broadcast television has been completely eroded by streaming and DVDs. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111460270417052434)
2023-11-24T01:34:22Z	****
I wish there was a way that I could ask someone nicely to enter these into the system. I'm happy to provide photos and what-not. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111462951319794354)
2023-11-24T01:33:32Z	****
One thing that keeps me from entering all of my CDs into MusicBrainz is that some of them are in languages that I have no hope in hell of entering properly into the interface.

Sorry, but I'm too American to be able to type in any Chinese or Japanese into a computer.

(Note: I spent a while learning Japanese. I know that there are ways of entering characters into the computer. Consider that I have a finite amount of life left in me and better things with the remainder of my life than to try to hunt-and-peck Kan ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111462948076489021)
2023-11-24T01:40:48Z	****
[https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1723/](https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1723/)

[#buni](https://octodon.social/tags/buni) [#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111462976614593787)
2023-11-24T01:39:57Z	****
[https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1720/](https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1720/)

[#buni](https://octodon.social/tags/buni) [#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111462973244233194)
2023-11-24T04:33:40Z	****
After watching a few DVDs under Linux with Totem I think the main reason folks moved so quickly to streaming media is because consumer-grade DVD players are so god-damned slow at what they do.

Seriously, it's like night and day, and it also doesn't honor all of the nonsense lockouts and trailers and what-not. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111463656349092935)
2023-11-24T15:28:58Z	****
[https://bitsmack.com/2023/11/black-friday-2006/](https://bitsmack.com/2023/11/black-friday-2006/)

[#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111466233131258969)
2023-11-24T17:22:51Z	****
subtoot

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Oh look, another obnoxious stunt that needs a filter. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111466680891205195)
2023-11-24T20:26:40Z	****
Asking myself the tough questions during my decluttering, like "is there still room in my heart in the year of our Lord 2023 for Phish" ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111467403719991376)
2023-11-24T22:03:21Z	****
Checking In: 2023-11-24 [https://decafbad.net/2023/11/24/checking-in-2023-11-24/](https://decafbad.net/2023/11/24/checking-in-2023-11-24/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111467783849732807)
2023-11-25T04:15:13Z	****
I'm not a video game industry expert by any stretch but I'm starting to feel the rumblings of the 1980s video game crash all over again.

The parallels are just a little too close to home.

[http://videogamelayoffs.com/](http://videogamelayoffs.com/) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111469246115352587)
2023-11-26T00:28:57Z	****
What's in my bag [https://decafbad.net/2023/11/25/what-s-in-my-bag/](https://decafbad.net/2023/11/25/what-s-in-my-bag/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111474018733877152)
2023-11-26T00:36:02Z	****
Vinyl lovers with records: Keeps records in their sleeves, uses white gloves to remove the record, rubs an anti-static brush over the record, puts record into a hermetically sealed environment where a stylus lightly touches the record with an angelic kiss.

Vinyl lovers with CDs: Pulls the coffee cup off of the CD, flings it off of two walls where it ricochets into their Playstation 3 slot. A blob of peanut butter and jelly drips from the slot. When the disc is done the disc barely ejects before someone pulls i ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111474046534411561)
2023-11-26T00:44:18Z	****
Why the hell does Logi(tech) feel the need to rubberize every one of their mice?

Seriously, you found perfection with the M557 mouse and didn't rubberize the sides. Knock that shit off. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111474079043573813)
2023-11-26T02:42:07Z	****
Also, whenever someone says "we need more cowbell" I'm pulling out Tommy Lee's catalog. Dude uses more cowbell-per-song than a barnyard. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111474542337120505)
2023-11-26T02:41:18Z	****
Drummer secrets:

If you see a preponderance of Motley Crue or Prong's "Beg to Differ" or Circle of Dust's "Machines of Our Disgrace" it's because those albums are my current warm-up routines for drumming.

Say what you will about Tommy Lee but he's definitely good work-out material. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111474539120448094)
2023-11-26T03:28:59Z	****
It's hard to imagine that the drummer in this video also appears with Jello Biafra on a song called "I Wanna Be a Drug Sniffing Dog"

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLH2WDk9gwE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLH2WDk9gwE) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111474726663929453)
2023-11-26T03:29:56Z	****
(Of course if you know who this then it's not hard at all) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111474730367323574)
2023-11-26T03:57:42Z	****
Me: Oh cool, there's a band that I like that has posted some videos.

Video: (sounds like an iPhone blew out its eardrums trying to record the video).

Me: ![:blobcryfast:](https://assets.octodon.social/custom_emojis/images/000/195/918/original/e57ca841b8a31349.png)​ ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111474839582593209)
2023-11-26T03:58:59Z	****
Here's the video. Be warned: it's fucking unlistenable.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-rJa3RAiZU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-rJa3RAiZU)

(You're better listening to [https://discosmacarras.bandcamp.com/track/tirabuzon](https://discosmacarras.bandcamp.com/track/tirabuzon) instead) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111474844585382357)
2023-11-26T05:15:54Z	****
I think I need to admit that Travis Barker is actually kind of a bad-ass and not a horrible drummer.

He's still in the "I'm not sure I would hang out with you" camp, but he definitely deserves respect. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111475147073821469)
2023-11-26T17:07:52Z	****
Checking In: 2023-11-26 [https://decafbad.net/2023/11/26/checking-in-2023-11-26/](https://decafbad.net/2023/11/26/checking-in-2023-11-26/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Exercise](https://octodon.social/tags/Exercise) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111477946608485645)
2023-11-26T20:01:17Z	****
Honestly at this point in my life it is easier for me to emulate a console than it is to find all of the bits in my house that I need to find in order to play said console.

Apparently smarter me thought it was a good idea to misplace the power supply for one of my consoles.

Sheesh. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111478628524469233)
2023-11-27T03:35:50Z	****
Unless you are you're just a regular fan. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111480415900891100)
2023-11-27T03:35:27Z	****
Sure, you may call yourself a Sports fan, but are you colored yellow with a waterproof seal with black and gray trim? ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111480414380740276)
2023-11-27T03:49:21Z	****
ai, snark

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I remain convinced that "prompt engineer" for AI is a passing fad job the same way that "Nintendo Power Hotline Operator" was. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111480469047093689)
2023-11-27T14:33:56Z	****
amazon, whining-free zone

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Amazon changed their header color to Slashdot Green and now I'm wanting to get a "first post" on there.

Note: Shouldn't have to say it but here goes:

1\. Slashdot still exists. It did when I worked there. It wasn't funny then either.

2\. Yes, I still go to Amazon because driving to a store is an ordeal. Yes, I know alternatives exist. Thank you for constantly letting me know.

3\. My patience for writing these disclaimers grows thin. If you feel like you need to lawyer-ball  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111483003617794109)
2023-11-27T15:54:19Z	****
[https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1724/](https://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1724/)

[#buni](https://octodon.social/tags/buni) [#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111483319693591345)
2023-11-27T16:03:52Z	****
subtoot

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"It's a comic, not an invitation" is going to be another one of my disclaimers, isn't it? ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111483357293122037)
2023-11-27T17:40:45Z	****
If your business model can interchange Blockchain for AI and still sound about as sensible then your business model is bullshit.

"Startup Suggests Fighting Porch Piracy with AI-Enhanced Shipment Insurance "

Bonus points if it also sounds like three techbros whipped up this idea in a coffeeshop after a trip to the hookah bar.

[https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/11/27/0020252/startup-suggests-fighting-porch-piracy-with-ai-enhanced-shipment-insurance](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/11/27/0020252/startup-sugge ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111483738240749172)
2023-11-28T00:27:22Z	****
Find yourself someone as passionate as a bowler and the subject of string pinsetters.

(Note: I'm not a great bowler or even a good bowler, but I find the whole controversy absolutely fascinating. Plus I think that string pinsetters are the future because they're much cheaper to purchase and operate than free-fall). ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111485337100969073)
2023-11-28T03:13:48Z	****
Checking In: 2023-11-27 [https://decafbad.net/2023/11/27/checking-in-2023-11-27/](https://decafbad.net/2023/11/27/checking-in-2023-11-27/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#Productivity](https://octodon.social/tags/Productivity) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111485991522342460)
2023-11-28T03:39:00Z	****
Colleges that require letters of recommendation for admission need to knock that shit off.

Seriously,. you're making more work for the rest of your field and nobody, but nobody is going to turn in a recommendation that says "this person is a terrible example of humanity and we're grateful that some other institution will be giving their sorry ass a new home". ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111486090637070065)
2023-11-28T18:15:47Z	****
Currently a cat bed for this little goober. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111489538263647760)
2023-11-28T18:40:31Z	****
"The service will continue to get worse until you agree to our demands":

"Evernote Pushes Users To Upgrade"

[https://slashdot.org/story/23/11/28/062228/evernote-pushes-users-to-upgrade](https://slashdot.org/story/23/11/28/062228/evernote-pushes-users-to-upgrade)

(Note: Assume that I already said that line by Darth Vader to Lando. We're good, Sparky). ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111489635526941865)
2023-11-28T20:40:31Z	****
Checking In: 2023-11-28 [https://decafbad.net/2023/11/28/checking-in-2023-11-28/](https://decafbad.net/2023/11/28/checking-in-2023-11-28/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111490107384162519)
2023-11-28T20:40:06Z	****
Looks like I'm going to get my luscious locks lopped off on Friday. I'm torn between growing this in defiance of my cancer and getting myself a shorter, less maintenance-heavy(\*) hair cut.

(\\* Who am I kidding? Me? Maintenance? Pshaw). ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111490105738741601)
2023-11-28T22:13:44Z	****
re: kickstarter grumble

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Worse is when I've supported a company for many, many kickstarter projects and receive a notification about their new project from each and every one.

Sorry, but I'd like to break up now but still know when I'm getting my db's records back now. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111490473950141173)
2023-11-28T22:08:38Z	****
kickstarter grumble

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I wish there was a difference between "I want email messages about actual updates for this project" and "I want marketing email messages about the other funding thing-a-ma-jiggies that this company plans to run into the ground". ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111490453888322329)
2023-11-28T22:16:07Z	****
And with that Matrix is dead to me. I'd already given up any hope of the bridge coming back but quite simply I've lost all faith in the project.

[https://matrix.org/blog/2023/11/28/shutting-down-bridge-to-libera-chat/](https://matrix.org/blog/2023/11/28/shutting-down-bridge-to-libera-chat/)

(Note: Not the place to convince me of the glories of Matrix. If you want to evangelize please build a time machine, go back five years, and give a shit.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111490483319185253)
2023-11-28T23:47:43Z	****
Do I know anyone who:

a) Knows a lot about Wayland and

b) Would like to talk about Wayland for an online users group based out of Michigan?

If so, please let me know. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111490843528252410)
2023-11-29T00:34:28Z	****
[https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/rhel-10-plans-wayland-and-xorg-server](https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/rhel-10-plans-wayland-and-xorg-server)

"Today, Wayland has been recognized as the de-facto windowing and display infrastructure solution."

Citation needed (\*)

(\\* Note: I am older than time itself and have been using Linux since 1994. I have opinions. Countering my opinions in a snarky way will unleash eldritch horrors beyond your human comprehension. You have been warned.) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111491027319472520)
2023-11-29T15:24:03Z	****
I feel a blog post about how the Linux community feels like it denigrates users who have needs that aren't met by the new shiny as fuddy-duddies that need to get with the times.

I'm getting a little tired of it. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111494525321387549)
2023-11-29T15:20:54Z	****
Quick reminder that Listenbrainz integrates not only with Spotify but also Last.fm and Libre.fm and has up-to-date stats that you can share with others.

[https://listenbrainz.org/user/whygottalogin/stats/?range=this\_year](https://listenbrainz.org/user/whygottalogin/stats/?range=this_year) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111494512960457455)
2023-11-29T15:25:31Z	****
This thought brought to you by watching us rewrite the entire init system and the XOrg vs Wayland discussions. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111494531104452564)
2023-11-29T16:57:52Z	****
I need to remember that Forgejo is not [@jorge](https://hachyderm.io/@jorge) 's personal forge.

(repeat ad infinitum) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111494894203018608)
2023-11-29T18:46:05Z	****
Thinking about how much cooler I would have been as a kid (\*) had we had the ability to show the track title / artist for all of the music that was on the radio.

(\*Note: For homeopathic levels of coolness) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111495319735642130)
2023-11-29T22:02:10Z	****
Another day, another "your security has been breached" letter from a company I don't know, on behalf of a company I do know.

I swear, I shouldn't need a "crazy wall" for all of these relationships. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111496090807525192)
2023-11-29T22:14:03Z	****
This is pretty much a summary of the "what you can do" in every one of these breaches. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111496137518246273)
2023-11-29T22:12:57Z	****
“I thought,” he said, “that if the world was going to end we were meant to lie down or put a paper bag over our head or something.”

“If you like, yes,” said Ford.

“That’s what they told us in the army,” said the man, and his eyes began the long trek back down to his whisky.

“Will that help?” asked the barman.

“No,” said Ford and gave him a friendly smile.”

― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111496133196107789)
2023-11-30T02:07:03Z	****
uspol, death

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Maybe Kissinger can open trade negotiations with hell. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111497053677079598)
2023-11-30T02:04:14Z	****
subtoot, but not mad

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Yeah, that's a week-long filter, not because I don't want to see it but because I want to play the "how many "Filtered" can I get in one column" game. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111497042656410029)
2023-11-30T03:32:18Z	****
Checking In: 2023-11-29 [https://decafbad.net/2023/11/29/checking-in-2023-11-29/](https://decafbad.net/2023/11/29/checking-in-2023-11-29/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111497388908037400)
2023-11-30T14:01:48Z	****
advice, medications, linux / android

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What do folks use to keep track of taking their prescribed medications?

I'm currently using "Simpill" on Android, but I don't pay attention to my phone that much so I'm seeking alternatives, preferably on the Linux command-line. If it can tell me when I took the pill that would be awesome. I already have a good system for once-a-day reminders but this twice-a-day thing is breaking my system.

Assume:

1) I have Google Calendar and use it. I'm not willing to upend my ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111499864241684361)
2023-11-30T15:19:10Z	****
Found some old code that I have still laying around for when I checked to see if my ppp0 connection had stopped working.

The sites I checked:

\\* ic.net/~craig (my old website provider)

\\* slashdot.org (the hub of the internet for me in 2004)

\\* yahoo.com (That can't ever be down, right?)

\\* noaa.gov

If all four were down it would reset my link. If one of the above were up (and usually it was my website) then it would just quietly finish.

All written in sparkling Perl because that was the style at the ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111500168419440984)
2023-11-30T17:02:05Z	****
unpopular opinion

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I'm looking forward to the pendulum swinging back to bare-metal installs and "actually, Kubernetes is overkill for 99% of use-cases".

A boy can dream. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111500573133476497)
2023-11-30T18:05:13Z	****
Introduction to the Fediverse (February 14th, 2023 – MUG Meeting) [https://www.mug.org/2023/01/introduction-to-the-fediverse-february-14th-2023-mug-meeting/](https://www.mug.org/2023/01/introduction-to-the-fediverse-february-14th-2023-mug-meeting/) [#meetings](https://octodon.social/tags/meetings) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111500821384878972)
2023-11-30T18:05:12Z	****
Remembering to take my medicine [https://decafbad.net/2023/11/30/remembering-to-take-my-medicine/](https://decafbad.net/2023/11/30/remembering-to-take-my-medicine/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#Productivity](https://octodon.social/tags/Productivity) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111500821329904301)
2023-11-30T18:12:45Z	****
I really need to figure out how to get feed2toot to not broadcast old MUG posts. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111500850958543262)
2023-11-30T20:59:35Z	****
Designing a Well Lived Life: Checking In (2023 November) [https://decafbad.net/2023/11/30/designing-a-well-lived-life-checking-in-2023-november/](https://decafbad.net/2023/11/30/designing-a-well-lived-life-checking-in-2023-november/) [#Adayinthelife](https://octodon.social/tags/Adayinthelife) [#SocialMedia](https://octodon.social/tags/SocialMedia) [#Seachange](https://octodon.social/tags/Seachange) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#misc](ht ... ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111501507015761604)
2023-11-30T21:14:01Z	****
Sites that don't allow you to auto-fill your credit card information need to knock that shit off. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111501563734453560)
2023-11-30T21:29:42Z	****
Remember folks,

Games should be about People, Not Things.

Life should be about People, Not Things.

People, Not Things.

"People, Not Things!" -- Chris Crawford

CW: Eye Conact ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111501625393264253)
2023-11-30T22:02:39Z	****
food

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Apparently our food is out for delivery the same way that a package is out for delivery: no car on the map, and no inkling of when it will actually show up. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111501754990916899)
2023-11-30T22:06:26Z	****
remote working snark

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If your remote working story doesn't include the following:

"Managers complain of object permanence issues with remote workers. Need to see butts in chairs to actually visualize org chart."

Then I don't know what you're even doing. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111501769860789993)
2023-11-30T22:52:43Z	****
"Local Governments Overwhelmed By Tennis-Pickleball Turf Wars, Documents Show"

Squash, Racquetball, and Jai Alai were unavailable for comment.

[https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/11/30/1923210/local-governments-overwhelmed-by-tennis-pickleball-turf-wars-documents-show](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/11/30/1923210/local-governments-overwhelmed-by-tennis-pickleball-turf-wars-documents-show) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111501951860016150)
2023-12-01T01:03:06Z	****
curse of oak island

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One thing that I appreciate about the Laginas is they don't screw around when they bring in the equipment.

Watching the bullshit rig that was the "drilling rig" on Skinwalker Ranch made me fully appreciate how dedicated the Laginas are to actually getting shit done. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111502464571946016)
2023-12-01T01:25:11Z	****
BRB. Going to bury some tokens so someone in the future can wonder out loud what a "Pizza Time Theater" is. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111502551372861256)
2023-12-01T02:34:04Z	****
Checking In: 2023-11-30 [https://decafbad.net/2023/11/30/checking-in-2023-11-30/](https://decafbad.net/2023/11/30/checking-in-2023-11-30/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111502822234770383)
2023-12-01T14:14:02Z	****
food

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Dear Post,

If we're being totally honest, these grains are merely OK. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111505574635770568)
2023-12-01T20:14:01Z	****
Hate it when I think "huh, I haven't heard anything from [band] in a while", only to find that they went on indefinite hiatus.

Anyway, here's Battlecross.

[https://battlecross.bandcamp.com/album/rise-to-power](https://battlecross.bandcamp.com/album/rise-to-power)

[#music](https://octodon.social/tags/music) [#metal](https://octodon.social/tags/metal) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111506990148895983)
2023-12-02T00:13:15Z	****
Just got my hair cut.

CW: Eye contact, goofy grin. ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111507930832598557)
2023-12-02T01:11:14Z	****
For reference:

[https://decafbad.net/2011/01/23/drm-2k-games-gets-it/](https://decafbad.net/2011/01/23/drm-2k-games-gets-it/) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111508158844887721)
2023-12-02T01:10:39Z	****
And this is why I still buy physical media.

"PlayStation To Delete A Ton Of TV Shows Users Already Paid For"

[https://games.slashdot.org/story/23/12/01/216208/playstation-to-delete-a-ton-of-tv-shows-users-already-paid-for](https://games.slashdot.org/story/23/12/01/216208/playstation-to-delete-a-ton-of-tv-shows-users-already-paid-for)

Note: I was sending DRM stickers to 2K games before you even knew what DRM was, Sparky. No need to tell me the evils of "you don't own it". ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111508156556940519)
2023-12-02T01:18:53Z	****
[https://bitsmack.com/2023/12/a-live-journal/](https://bitsmack.com/2023/12/a-live-journal/)

[#bitsmack](https://octodon.social/tags/bitsmack) [#webcomic](https://octodon.social/tags/webcomic) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111508188948669491)
2023-12-02T03:49:55Z	****
Checking In: 2023-12-01 [https://decafbad.net/2023/12/01/checking-in-2023-12-01/](https://decafbad.net/2023/12/01/checking-in-2023-12-01/) [#ADayInTheLife](https://octodon.social/tags/ADayInTheLife) [#ZenHabits](https://octodon.social/tags/ZenHabits) [#Computers](https://octodon.social/tags/Computers) [#Cancer](https://octodon.social/tags/Cancer) [#misc](https://octodon.social/tags/misc) ⌘ [Read more](https://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/111508782832831069)