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hackers.town: 2020-04-08 Wed 06:53
@gizmomathboy Applying some advice from birbsite (pipe cleaners for shape and tissue paper for extra seal) fixed the steam problem.
Definitely an iterative process.
hackers.town: 2020-04-08 Wed 07:14
@gizmomathboy cool!
hackers.town: 2020-04-08 Wed 08:03
Loud Dog approves of @IamMrsGeek working from home.
Sheltie contented in lap
hackers.town: 2020-04-08 Wed 08:10
meanwhile, @IamMrsGeek sees Jumpy Dog has her own opinions. Something must be done.
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hackers.town: 2020-04-07 Tue 08:00
Forgot the store has a reserved hour for senior citizens and I’m not quite there yet.
I’ll just stand here for a minute.
hackers.town: 2020-04-07 Tue 08:16
A disproportionate amount of time in this new world order is spent reassuring extroverts that they exist.
hackers.town: 2020-04-07 Tue 08:31
So proud of myself. Wanted to push changes to my site before bed, but tests failed (successful test run is a dependency for pushing the site). Instead of Rather than hack around and push anyways, I went to bed.
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Read the funny thread and don’t miss the replies by Venezuelans.
https://twitter.com/Canocola/status/1246364316355514368
hackers.town: 2020-04-06 Mon 01:45
Got a post I plan to finish up tomorrow, but first I need to manage sleeping tonight.
Tired enough to sleep, but hasn’t happened yet. Sideswiped by insomnia.
Relevant to our household and possibly a couple others.
https://twitter.com/moorehn/status/1247120939478892544
Feeling a strong urge to binge some Miyazaki with sketchbook in hand.
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hackers.town: 2020-04-05 Sun 07:35
I assume the novelty of raising and lowering my desk with a button will eventually wear off.
hackers.town: 2020-04-05 Sun 09:43
Not sure when full body bathroom mirrors became a standard thing but I want it stated for the record that I do not approve.
hackers.town: 2020-04-05 Sun 10:49
@rabcyr I have not yet experienced that, so I couldn’t make a reliable estimate of its Novelty Longevity Factor.
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hackers.town: 2020-04-04 Sat 07:14
Just started first coffee. Almost clicked that phishing email link. but reflexively checked From and Reply-To, noticed different domains.
By the time I ran !whois I was thanking brain for remembering basic security habits even w/o coffee or pants.
hackers.town: 2020-04-04 Sat 07:16
Of course, now that I clicked “Junk” once, Thunderbird thinks all the emails are junk.
Technically incorrect but morally true.
hackers.town: 2020-04-04 Sat 09:40
Current status: some assembly required
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hackers.town: 2020-04-03 Fri 00:18
I wrote a note:
Yay I Added Mentions and Replies
https://randomgeekery.org/note/2020/94/yay-i-added-mentions-and-replies/
hackers.town: 2020-04-03 Fri 00:24
well i did it i rube goldberg’d my hugo workflow so much that i doubt a hugo practicioner could make heads or tails of it
fairly proud of myself for taking so long
qba’g lbh whqtr zr
https://twitter.com/joshsusser/status/1246111827395665920
hackers.town: 2020-04-03 Fri 12:10
Gonna figure out setting up the idle Raspberry Pi as a Steam Link for the big-ass TV.
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hackers.town: 2020-04-02 Thu 00:49
Iterative progress on the site. Improved the h-card. Well, I like it more anyways.
hackers.town: 2020-04-02 Thu 10:07
She: “What’s induction?“Me: “In hypnosis, the preface part where they get you into a hypnotic state.“She: “No, an induction stove.“Me: “Oh. Um. I knew what that is. Hm. I don’t know what that is.”
Look we all gotta prioritize our learnings ok?
i will do my utmost to forget this information with greatest possible efficiency
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hackers.town: 2020-04-01 Wed 06:46
haven’t even had my coffee yet and somebody’s got an April 1st black mark.
hackers.town: 2020-04-01 Wed 07:41
dammit stop with the cargo culted password requirements and use 2FA
hackers.town: 2020-04-01 Wed 08:30
checks reddit for insight into current events
backs away slowly
that’s surefire success on the social distancing there ed
Text: “top broadcast” Image: mustachioed man with sunglasses and latex bodysuit dancing in a living room
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hackers.town: 2020-03-31 Tue 06:59
First fresh #coffee at the new place.
Coffee cup in front of window; evergreen trees in background
hackers.town: 2020-03-31 Tue 07:40
USPS “Informed Delivery” signup is textbook example of Doing It Wrong
USPS “Informed Delivery” signup is textbook example of Doing It Wrong
no autocomplete
novella-length password tooltip w/y2k-era guidelines
enter your email, wander off for coffee without posting form, come back later: “Looks like that name is already in use.”
hackers.town: 2020-03-31 Tue 09:26
She turned herself into a potato for video chat and her pure joy reminds me that computers aren’t exclusively awful.
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hackers.town: 2020-03-30 Mon 07:50
Monday morning #flower knows where the coffee is.
Yellow flower
hackers.town: 2020-03-30 Mon 09:13
Reminder to myself and others that https://fraidyc.at is a great way to sip from the sewage firehose we call Online rather than shove our face in it and guzzle like we’re trying to win a bet.
hackers.town: 2020-03-30 Mon 09:14
yes indeed that is an excellent visual
gold stars for me
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