Trying to necro a Raid 0 hard drive set from 2010.

Jack in the Box tacos are a dopamine delivery device.

For some reason, in this election cycle, almost all the California candidates are bland, milk toast, uninspiring, and uncharismatic. NYC gets Mamdani. While we end up with decaf, New York ordered a double espresso.

A costly computer upgrade www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItMk...

Several books I’ve read recently revolve around the British educational system, which appears to be a trauma inducing horrorshow of neglect and villainy. What is going on over there?

Stop doomscrolling

After 20+ years, finally got my ethernet cabling done neatly.

@dexdigi.bsky.social We chatted briefly at the LA Library event. I was mentioning about how to navigate and distinguish between using LLMs for AI slop versus learning/creation of useful things. Drawing a line between 'good uses' and 'bad uses' seems difficult to do.

Sometimes the internet brings you wonderful things. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqSP...

The design battles at Olipop must have been intense.

3D printing an external hard drive enclosure

Progress on reading the 2026 nominees: Hugo - 6/6 Nebula - 4/7 Locus Fantasy - 5/10 Locus SciFi - 4/10

Went to the 404media event at the LA Central Library today. “BOOKS ALONE ARE LIBERAL AND FREE: THEY GIVE TO ALL WHO ASK THEY EMANCIPATE ALL WHO SERVE THEM FAITHFVLLY”

A full list of the winners is here: locusmag.com/2026/05/2026...

Bought a $50 pair of smart glasses from Aliexpress. Images from this morning's dog walk.

"Agentic commerce" is currently vaporware. No major retailer has a working consumer MCP server. Want an AI to order pizza or buy something on Amazon? You're either using a fragile hack or doing it yourself.

If you marry the cute goth art girl, this will be your life in 30+ years.

Don't kill innocent people Heal the sick and injured Feed the hungry Comfort the grieving

Big congrats! Astronaut Zhang Lu is now China’s record holder for most EVAs to date — a total of 7 times. During the #Shenzhou21 mission, he carried out 3 spacewalks. And back in the #Shenzhou15 mission, he performed 4 EVAs!

Even if you don't care about bourbon, read this.

Counting down to the #Shenzhou21 crew's return! Here's a quick look at the final full-system search and rescue drill, held on May 27.

If you are trying to understand why a UFC octagon is being built at the White House, @reckless.bsky.social explained it here.

Finished reading all six of the Hugo novel nominees. Working on the Nebula nominees now.

This crime against humanity is why he lost

Introducing Melted: A Messy Ice Cream Game! No kickstarters this year! Preorder on my website now! Coming in July! Art by @wildkatstudio.bsky.social !

I ignored Schitt's Creek for years. Watched the pilot, didn't like it, moved on. Then I ran out of excuses and watched all 80 episodes. Everyone who told me I was wrong: you were right. New piece on why the show is so much more than a comedy. #SubstackSky #WritingCommunity #SchittsCreek

Let us not forget this note from @lopatto.bsky.social www.theverge.com/business/793...

Just typing text into @notion.com is incredibly slow. The bloat is just too much. Migration suggestions? Obsidian?

Adventures in beekeeping: Tips for new beekeepers www.youtube.com/shorts/fL_L8...

There are some good things happening [Gift Link] www.nytimes.com/2026/05/24/u...

AI is ruining the internet. How does that impact the future of media? Join 404 Media and Los Angeles Public Library on Sunday, May 31st to talk about it. www.lapl.org/whats-on/eve...

A LA Times article on bees swarming. IMHO, the mild winter let the bees forage and lay brood (baby bees) throughout the winter, leading to booming populations in the early spring. www.latimes.com/environment/...

Everton is not doing their part.

Brilliant stuff.

Like a crash you can’t look away from, the Premiere League relegation battle starts in a few hours. Glad my Brentford Bees are not involved.

Felt cute, might delete later (doing oxalic acid vaporization)

How I make smoke rub for BBQ www.youtube.com/shorts/mVjQX...

Why you are buying into the SpaceX IPO whether you like it or not www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X6Y...

How to make babyback ribs www.youtube.com/shorts/fz83T...

Made babyback ribs today

AI Slop has now even contaminated my beekeeping feed. This "AI-assisted virtual creator" is zombie content, just more evidence of the Dead Internet Theory.

My friend Matt turned me on to Mealie, a self-hosted app where you can keep and manage your recipes. But it doesn't directly import text or word files. Made a small Python script that converts those files to the proper JSON format for mealie to consume. github.com/cruftbox/mea...

schools are acting like the Canvas hack is 'fixed'. it's not. here's my interview with @linkletter.org on the decade+ of decisions that led to this, what 'shred logs' are (and are not), and what we can do now youtu.be/Tu9QbSIFwQc

AI is continually flooding the internet with low-quality slop. What does that mean for the future of media? 404 Media's @jasonkoebler.bsky.social and @samleecole.bsky.social joins the @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social LA Made series to talk about it on May 31st. Sign up now:

Timelapse video of me replacing the CMOS battery and doing the "100Ω fix" on a QNAP TS-451+ www.youtube.com/shorts/-ARCv...

Tired of morning doomscrolling? I built Firstlight, a self-hosted app that prints a one-page morning briefing before you wake up. Just weather, calendar, sports scores, news, and to-dos. A calmer default than reaching for my phone at 6AM. cruftbox.com/2026/05/18/f...

First birdsign in the bird house!

My Bluesky feed is getting a bit doomscrollish. Any suggestions on how to reduce this?

Vince Lombardi famously said winners never quit and quitters never win. He had it exactly backwards. New post.