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DevOps architect by day, avid reader by night. Listening to history, economics and D&D. CET Standard Tribe. M/he/him.
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This could have been the West, but we were busy building up nuclear arsenals instead.

submitted 70 days ago • 0 comments

#SNL gonna #SNL... the nods to the show's S3 storyline were hilarious.

submitted 75 days ago • 0 comments

Appropos of absolutely nothing happening at the US border at all, rules for travelling abroad with electronics: - pack freshly wiped phone and/or laptop - keep the rest of your data at home, accessible via a OpenVPN / Wireguard VPN - keep URL + password to said VPN in your head

submitted 99 days ago • 1 comment

THREAD: By now I am convinced that Trump's actual objective is nothing less than an Ukrainian capitulation to Russia. The actual deal - the one between Putin and Trump - was probably made long ago. We are now witnessing its aftermath. Ukraine has been sold out wholesale.

submitted 110 days ago • 2 comments

The legendary James Harrison - the man with the golden arm - has passed, after saving around two million lives through blood donation. His blood contained high levels of anti-D antibodies that have saved the lives of many younglings and he donated every two weeks from 18 to 81. Huge respect.

submitted 117 days ago • 3 comments

Something something suit wearing something respect Presidency something. Bloody hypocrites.

submitted 117 days ago • 0 comments

Honestly, “What Would Picard Do?” is usually the right answer. He was a truly good dude who also understood the hard realities of living in a political system. I also vote for Columbo.

submitted 129 days ago • 37 comments

Implementing GDPR is a PITA, but it's infinitely better than the alternative.

submitted 129 days ago • 0 comments

Interesting point: melon is probably relying on the same handful of young coders because they're not old enough to know better.

submitted 129 days ago • 0 comments

@juliusgoat.bsky.social

submitted 130 days ago • 703 comments

Too good not to share.

submitted 131 days ago • 0 comments

The Indigenous People of North America have decided to go back to calling the Gulf of Mexico, “Chalchiuhtlicueyecatl”. It is what the Nahuatl People originally called it as it is the domain of the goddess Chalchiuhtlicue, who is assoc w/water bodies, including the Gulf of Mexico.

submitted 133 days ago • 1032 comments

Every time I find myself *truly* despising a character on screen, I take a moment to appreciate the actors and their art, for having made such a compelling personage. Here’s to Alan Rickman, Imelda Staunton, Javier Bardem, Jeremy Sisto, to name just a few. Without you, there would be no heroes.

submitted 134 days ago • 0 comments

What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever done to get the shot?

submitted 142 days ago • 9 comments

“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."

submitted 145 days ago • 15 comments

"How convenient for you, to at last work with a species whose bodies are compatible with your bureaucracy." -- Becky Chambers, "the galaxy, and the ground within"

submitted 145 days ago • 0 comments

The government should be smaller.

submitted 148 days ago • 0 comments

Interesting read.

submitted 150 days ago • 0 comments

The Welsh told the Saxons this hill was called "pen" (meaning "hill"). The Saxons added their word for hill, "tor," and called it Torpen (hill hill). Later the Norse added their world for hill. So it became Torpen Haugr (Hill Hill Hill). Now the English call it Torpenhow Hill (Hill Hill Hill Hill)

submitted 154 days ago • 127 comments

PSA.

submitted 153 days ago • 12 comments

Yesterday, upon the stair, I met a man who wasn't there He wasn't there again today I wish, I wish he'd go away...

submitted 155 days ago • 0 comments