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I have had one beer, three glasses of wine, and 4 Irish coffees -- in the last year. There was a time I could do that in a single day.

I have had one beer, three glasses of wine, and 4 Irish coffees -- in the last year.

There was a time I could do that in a single day.

For someone trying to get on a transplant list, this is disheartening....

For someone trying to get on a transplant list, this is disheartening.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/02/26/us/organ-transplants-waiting-list-skipped-patients.html

This will put the cat amongst the...

This will put the cat amongst the pigeons.

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/02/deepseek-goes-beyond-open-weights-ai-with-plans-for-source-code-release/

This reminds me about Phil Zimmerman' PGP deemed illegal munitions back on the early 90s, and me creating my first key in defiance on a...

This reminds me about Phil Zimmerman' PGP deemed illegal munitions back on the early 90s, and me creating my first key in defiance on a student visa (god, so stupid and daring).

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgj54eq4vejo

I thought this was the onion. It’s not the onion.Oh god. I hope that aliens and ufos are real. I want to leave this planet."Red White...

I thought this was the onion. It’s not the onion.

Oh god. I hope that aliens and ufos are real. I want to leave this planet.

"Red White and Blue Land," like fucking *what?*

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1161

It does occasionally snow in Seattle.

It does occasionally snow in Seattle.

95% of adults in the United States have a literacy of sixth grade students -0 or worse....

95% of adults in the United States have a literacy of sixth grade students -0 or worse.

https://www.thenationalliteracyinstitute.com/post/literacy-statistics-2024-2025-where-we-are-now

Legal immigrants to the United who stained citizenship had better not have made typos on the application forms....

Legal immigrants to the United who stained citizenship had better not have made typos on the application forms.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/01/27/trump-resumes-threat-to-denaturalize-citizens/77905612007/

Someone did a study on whether or not bluesky is a decent alternative to X (spoiler alert: it is. And if has advantages over...

Someone did a study on whether or not bluesky is a decent alternative to X (spoiler alert: it is. And if has advantages over X)

https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3646547.3688407

I have the distinct honor of unlocking the achievement of separating from my parents at the age of 2 years and none months at a previous...

I have the distinct honor of unlocking the achievement of separating from my parents at the age of 2 years and none months at a previous iteration of this event (60 years ago). I personally have no memory of that, but it traumatized my parents and left a lasting impression on my older sister.

Good times.

Casualties Feared After Stampede at Huge Hindu Festival in India https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/world/asia/india-stampede-maha-kumbh-festival.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

I guess this is yet another reason to migrate off Facebook and encourage folks to move to...

I guess this is yet another reason to migrate off Facebook and encourage folks to move to Mastodon.

https://distrowatch.com/weekly-mobile.php?issue=20250127#sitenews

“You are talking about a recession-level event if this is the new long-term norm,” Gearhart said, arguing that the end result of...

“You are talking about a recession-level event if this is the new long-term norm,” Gearhart said, arguing that the end result of Trump’s policies will be felt in the grocery store check-out lines across America.

https://newrepublic.com/post/190555/donald-trump-immigration-deportations-farm-workers?fbclid=IwY2xjawICtv1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHaSJ4McvE9_cNqa07vQPZcHSWB86dZZapZnupZbp1Z-tSVmoIXYPqln_Jg_aem_w5MhCxZGTHpPEcmFwtJkQw

A whole lot of people in my country would have snitched on Anne Frank. Hiding her and her family was illegal too. And these same people are...

A whole lot of people in my country would have snitched on Anne Frank. Hiding her and her family was illegal too. And these same people are defending a Nazi salute.

This is an interesting new way of looking at reliability of complex...

This is an interesting new way of looking at reliability of complex systems

https://www.usenix.org/publications/loginonline/evolution-sre-google

Somewhere in the last couple of sets of moves I lost my #Debian tartan tie. This is heartbreaking. I suppose it is pointless to see if...

Somewhere in the last couple of sets of moves I lost my #Debian tartan tie. This is heartbreaking. I suppose it is pointless to see if someone would be willing to sell one of these rate entities? If not I might want to lobby people to get Phil Hands do another tartan run. I would not mind getting another kilt and a couple of ties.

Discovered the Madison--blue sky bridge yesterday. People on blue sky can now find me at srivasta.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gyI am not yet...

Discovered the Madison--blue sky bridge yesterday. People on blue sky can now find me at srivasta.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy

I am not yet convinced to swap out to yet another social media platform, so I hope this works.

Ten years a Google SRE today. This has been quite a ride, and a lot of fun, learning, and growth.

Ten years a Google SRE today. This has been quite a ride, and a lot of fun, learning, and growth.

This made me think about MULTICS.https://www.theregister.com/2024/02/16/what_is_unix/

This made me think about MULTICS.

https://www.theregister.com/2024/02/16/what_is_unix/

The forgotten history of unices and the rise of Linux. This article resonates with me (SLS was my second Linux distribution, following MCC...

The forgotten history of unices and the rise of Linux. This article resonates with me (SLS was my second Linux distribution, following MCC interim). #linux #unix #bsd

https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/27/opinion_column/

My most recent effort to replicate DEC Ultrix running X10 and UWM (using Debian testing and fvwm3). Trying to keep a stable UI for 35 years...

My most recent effort to replicate DEC Ultrix running X10 and UWM (using Debian testing and fvwm3). Trying to keep a stable UI for 35 years now.