I've been setting up a laptop with Win11 for my husband. #Win11Debloat removes cruft, bloat, and ick. It's seriously magic! github.com/Raphire/Win1...

We could have had paradise, but you just had to run Win10 after the EOL date, didn't you? #windows10 #windows10eol #satire #linuxismorefunner #linux

Get your #fall2025 #influenza (flu) and #covid19 booster shots 💉 I got mine this week. It was easy👍 #WhatcomCountyHealth&CommunityServices has resources to help you get vaccinated. www.whatcomcounty.us/3238/Adult-I...

Scooter did great at his first day of #doggiedaycare! 🐕‍🦺 #socialization #puppy #training #Tails-A-Wagging #Bellingham

The algorithm thinks you could try harder 🤖 #seenonline #AI #SurveillanceCapitalism #machinelearning

I'm on-call that week, but I'll be attending virtually 🧑‍💻🛠️💻 #SeaGL2025 #linux #foss

I can't believe it's #Windtober already in #Bellingham, WA. Where has the time gone? 🌬️🍂

I was only looking for short-term fostering info... but we ended up looking at a couple profiles... and not long after that we ended up adopting Scooter, a #Lab/Shepard mix, from the #WhatcomHumaneSociety.

The first of the Sun Gold cherry tomatoes we planted (late) ended up in my salad tonight. So good! 🍅😋

My #Linuxjourney started with the UNIX-clone #Coherent back in the early 1990s when my work was using #SCO UNIX in testing hardware we built. I knew #DOS & #Windows 3.x but needed to learn #UNIX. I bought a copy of Coherent from an ad in #Byte and installed it on my 8086 PC. #linux34years #linux

Thursday evening, Kona's couldn't stand to go on a walk. His back legs weren't working. The emergency vet discovered a large mass in his lungs, confirmed the extent of his paralysis, and helped us understand the seriousness of his condition. #lungcancer #huskymalamute

This has been taking up an overly large amount of space in my head since I saw it last month. #Onion #politics #fascists #oligarchs #mortality #TheSerenityPrayerHasFailedMe #WTF

We're far enough inland (and up) that we don't need to worry. This time... 🌊 #tsunami #bellinghamwa #westcoastliving www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/jul/29/...

Some public art goofing near #ProspectStreet and #WestChampionStreet, #BellinghamWA #bhamwingalley Thanks @inktothink.bsky.social!

Paraphrasing Groucho Marx, "We refuse to join any club that would have us as members." #OnlySortaCool #husbands #AccessorizingWithWordArt

Our counter top ice maker stopped working. Both micro switches had failed (no diagnostic clicks, among other symptoms). I removed them and soldered in stylish new blue switches with strong clicking action. 🧰 🪛 🔧 #icemachinezebra #troubleshooting #microswitch #DIY

Don't anthropomorphize computers. They hate that. #AI #LLM #ideasfortshirts #computers

Took the pic in case Saturday morning #coffee ran long and I needed the location number for parking; but I like that I also got Brad and the #BellinghamWA city #pride flag in the photo.

By popular demand the intersex, aroace and omnisexual flags had joined the murder! #pridecrows #pridemonth

I was downtown #Seattle this week for a co-worker's retirement lunch. It was nice to see the #Pride flag hanging in the lobby! 🏳️‍🌈

"Lawmakers and regulators around the world have been prolific with passing legislation restricting freedom of expression and privacy for LGBTQ+ individuals and fueling offline intolerance:" Standing Up for LGBTQ+ Digital Safety this International Day Against Homophobia

Happy birthday to founder of modern nursing, social reformer, statistician, data visualization innovator and writer Florence Nightingale (1820 – 1910)!⁠ 🧪🐡👩🏼‍🔬🧮 #histsci Nightingale earned the nickname “The Lady with the Lamp” during the Crimean War, from a phrase used by The Times, describing her 🧵

"A Bag of Tools", by R.L. Sharpe "Isn't it strange, that princes and kings, and clowns that caper in sawdust rings, .

Picard management tip: Some of your decisions are going to be mistakes. You have to make them anyway.

Made roasted vegetables and hot links over buttered GF penne pasta. It was pretty good but now I'm deconstructing it in my head, thinking about how to improve it for next time. #mikecooks #dinner #foodsky

From #linux to #LEGO. I saw my husband's (almost) #minifig scale #moc of the #WhatcomMuseum sitting in my van after a recent event he had done. Dog and I had gone for a walk during a break in the rain, but Brad hadn't been so lucky for unloading the van.

#AdwaitaSans #AdwaitaMono #increasedlegibility #gnome48 #fedora42 #linux #strongwork! #thanksall! 🐧👓😍♥️

I've backed up my system and I'm ready to try it. I'm curious about #Gnome48 improvements. See ya on the other side... 🐧 #Fedora42 #whatmeworry?

On-call last week (and heavy rains) so no walks for Kona the #husky #malamute #mix. Today we walked two miles and saw more evidence of #spring 🌺🌼🐾 #lunchtimewalking

Love the TUI view! #duf #TUI

📂 NFS share setup on server scrappy - working (after some trial and error learning experiences) 🔃 rsync a big directory from my laptop that's the equivalent of a household junk drawer - completed 🌍 World Backup Day merit badge - earned? #homelab #worldbackupday #NFS #newbiehavingfun

When Kona and I go out for a walk, I have three #dogstepdad #responsibilities: 1️⃣ Keep him from walking face first into blackberry brambles, out of traffic, and safe from hazards 🦺 2️⃣ Pick up the 💩 and transport it to the 🗑️ 3️⃣ Let dog set the pace 🐾, except for when I need to do 1 or 2. #goodboy

Wait! What have you heard? Great breakfast out with Brad at the #LittleCheerfulCafe #Bellingham, #WA #breakfast

I was able to fix the kernel panic and I'm feeling a bit smug now -- quite different from when the Caps Lock key was flashing and I first saw the error messages #kernelpanic #thanksforthehelpDuckDuckGo #fuckedFedorafinallyfixed P.S. I want #ohnoesTux on a t-shirt 🐧👕

In front of the Fairhaven @villagebookswa.bsky.social wearing my @thebookburrowtexas.bsky.social t-shirt while my husband finishes up his book shopping. We had coffee, GF bakery treats, and a break from the rain 📚 🌧️ #VillageBooksWA and #TheBookBurrow are both #indiebookstores

DIY storage kit — 0 to 20 TB Some assembly (and additional parts) required... 🤑 #harddrive #homelab #selfhosted #notagreatdeal

I was humming "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" as Kona and I walked today. Didn't have the opportunity to take a photo, so I'm posting this super cute one from a few months ago ☀️ #remembering #royayers #Kona #lunchtimewalk

All the ones and zeros fell out #borked #imighthavecausedthis #microwoes

Another earthquake. This one was practically right next door. #earthquake #BellinghamWA #USGS #IFeltIt #wokemeup earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

Chuffed! 😁 I needed to keep dog company while the plumber fixed a leak, so I grabbed some stuff & set it up on the dining room table. I tested small LLMs, then set it all up as a service and accessed it from my laptop. #ittybittyservers #homelab #LibreComputer #selfhosting #Ollama #Alpaca #btop

...something fun I found by accident last night ; github.com/9001/copyparty #selfhosted file server, great for when you have a little VPN gang or so >.>

I dug out Raspberry Pi boards that were going to be projects (someday) and made them into little servers for Home Assistant & HomeBridge. You know what else I made? Endorphins. I'm having a great time & taking a break from hearing about fascists gutting the government. #homelab #ittybittyservers

I think I felt this #earthquake #SecheltBC earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

Sorry Kona, the vet needs to give you those treats. Kona has been here before, but this was my first time as a dog step-dad 🦮 👨 #dogdad

Brad asked me what I was doing and thought I had replied, "Reading about harsh language models..." 🤣

“Scanning a QR code” has never improved my life.

The AI-generated business and tech images used to decorate your skeets will be compared to Microsoft Word 97's Clip Art Gallery... and not in a good way #TackyAssShit #JustNo

And even if it's an asset now, it will age into a liability ⛔

Cancer is complex and requires a global effort to research, treat, and manage. It should be an effort that's human and science/evidence-based — not political. #WorldCancerDay #fuckcancer www.worldcancerday.org

It's Brad's birthday weekend, so we went out for breakfast in the snow ❄️🐻🐻❄️