Here's the #northernlights tonight from Northern Wyoming. #wyoming

My first time seeing aurora boreales, ever! Every other time we were supposed to be able to see it in Wyoming, we've had clouds. Tonight, though... #casperwy #northernlights

Sunset this evening. #wyoming #sunsets #photos

Today I ordered three t-shirts. Shirt #1 the quote reads "Enjoy every sandwich" with a stylized drawing of Warren Zevon in the background. Shirt #2 the quote reads "So it goes" -- A Tralfamadore somewhere Shirt #3 is a three panel drawing of the final frames in Bladerunner where Roy Batty […]

Good morning. Please raise your hand if you're surprised. "Google researchers detect first operational use of LLMs in active malware campaigns" Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/4085494/google-researchers-detect-first-operational-use-of-llms-in-active-malware-campaigns.html #ai […]

I watched the documentary "Power" on Netflix last night. It was written, directed and produced by Yance Ford. Released in 2024, it gives a very good history lesson on what police organizations within the United States have been used for, and by whom; as well as what they have evolved to become […]

"This side towards enemy" --Printed on Claymore anti-personnel mines. It's subtle but important. Note the position of the officer in the front of this picture. He's facing out and scanning for external threats to his team. He's not helping his teammate […] [Original post on mastodon.sdf.org]

One of my current reads is Michael Mammay's *Generation Ship* and damn me if this isn't a hard-SF version of *Book of the Long Sun* and I am here for it! https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/e56a8536-71be-47d1-98ff-2794425742b3 #bookstodon

@mmiasma Promoted to demon. Yes. I think that's it. I'm sure there's a summoning circle being drawn as we speak in the rubble of the East Wing, to bind him to the regime's will.

Something wicked this way went. Wyoming's most evil son and person you'd least like to go hunting with has died. Or perhaps just been promoted to demon. I'm not really sure which. "Dick Cheney, influential Republican vice president to George W. Bush, dies" Source […]

From whence I sprang. 🤦‍♂️ “Thus it is that no cruelty whatsoever passes by without impact. Thus it is that we always pay dearly for chasing after what is cheap.” ― Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 #CrueltyIsThePoint #Kakistocracy […] [Original post on mastodon.sdf.org]

I used to have hats. God or the atmosphere is again trying to blow Wyoming's upper crust (soil, not people) and all our belongings into Nebraska this morning. How does one tie down dirt? (Asking for the state) #wyoming #weather #wind

The neighbor I've always wanted. https://youtube.com/shorts/TW__cM3AQC8 #humor

Betrayal. Seven. That's how many trick-or-treaters we had knock on our door last night. "Take more" we said. They didn't. * *Maybe we shouldn't have sounded so desperate, I've heard kids can sense desperation. So now we have this to deal with:

I just made an extra donation to my local food bank. It's going to be a rough time for a lot of people who suddenly aren't getting SNAP benefits, and nobody should go hungry. If you're able to help, please do.

Typing with my mouth full. Mrs. Miasma and I got ourselves some Halloween treats to eat while we wait by the door to pass out candy to the junior monsters and goblins. Most confectioners don't do a chocolate covered cherry very well but these were pretty […] [Original post on mastodon.sdf.org]

@mmiasma A trucking company in town offered on-site daycare for employees. They had a credible bomb threat, found a (non-functional) device above a drop ceiling and only kind of mentioned it in passing at pick-up.

Things I've learned recently: It's usually a mistake to assume shit can't get more nutty and unhinged, because it always seems to manage. #lifelessons

"An uncivilized, crude and gross way" -- Cuba's U.N. Representative Yep. Pretty much our only signature move these days. But hey, maybe our idiots in charge will invite everyone to the UFC wrestling match on the White House lawn year after next. Source: https://youtube.com/shorts/4CIyuaaTAxs

True Story. Half a year after 9-11, security for the company I was working for at the time were made aware that a disgruntled employee who was also a licensed single-engine pilot, was making threats about flying his plane into the corporate headquarters building downtown. When no one could […]

#3goodthings 1. Rain ending in time for me to go to agility class 2. Rain ending in time for me to move my plants indoors before possible frost (also to clear the porch for trick-or-treaters if any 3. Slept through the night twice in 1 week

Ebenezer Pumpkin Conversation with a life-long friend of Miasma this morning. LLFM: "It's Halloween at work today. Geez. Headphones on." Miasma: "So you showed up at work dressed as a competent employee trying to get his work done? Authentic, but I don't think that's going to get you any […]

So you can totally acquire hospital-acquired infections without having, yourself, been hospitalized. I visited my hospitalized mom a few times last week and now i have the worst norovirus-or-something (seriously, the most disgusting experience of my life) EVER. And of course I masked and […]

Low energy trolling. Sometimes when I'm bored, I type "Don't be evil" into the Google search engine and watch as their pet AI application explains why "Do the right thing" is a much better corporate motto. #learningfromkierkegaanks

Bed rest and medication. Anybody else got a older family member who calls to tell you that WHEN they hit the lottery, they're going to build a compound and everyone in the family WILL come and live with them there? No? Okay... just checking. #oldpeopleofmastodon #delusional #nutter

Pack a coat if you're going. Things I've said to Mrs. Miasma as I head off to the restroom: - I'm off to measure the Andean snow pack. - I'm off to count the spawning salmon in Oregon. - I'm off to re-sod the Aztec gardens. - I'm off to inspect the aqueducts of ancient Rome. - I'm off to learn […]

Our local art museum The Brinton has a current exhibit featuring the works of indigenous artists and I've found myself a new favorite artist. Larry McNeil puts serious snark in his work and I'm here for all of it. The target of these two pieces is Edward […] [Original post on mastodon.sdf.org]

Sinus cavities were a mistake and I would like to speak to the manager

I did a drawing of a deep sea isopod

Whistling past the install graveyard. A friend of Miasma was lamenting his latest Ubuntu crash when it struck me - Ubuntu users are always just one bad 'sudo apt install' choice away from disaster. Last time I blew up my system I was installing a timer app. Let me say that again so I will […]

Ugh. I just watched Jason Statham's newest action hero vehicle "A Working Man" (2025). I knew it was going to be bad but it had a new first for me; first time ever, I've watched a movie with a bona fide cliche in every scene. I don't want to ruin the experience for you but when the biker gang […]

@mmiasma You probably won't like my suggestion... Rock salt will make it go dormant, and you'll never have to deal with it again.

The lawn sprinklers have been shut down and our garden hoses packed away in the garage. I just need to do one final mow of the lawn and I can stable Jean-Michel for the winter. I'm trying to get my grass to go dormant. Anybody know any good ASMR recordings that work well for Kentucky […]

Hey @Kierkegaanks, I need confirmation on this person's evaluation from a subject matter expert such as yourself: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Dj75sB5jB6A

Lifecycle of An Online Shopper. 1. Order housewarming gift for a friend (online). 2. Pay extra to have it delivered on specific date. 3. Receive notification the gift shipped on same day it's due to be delivered. 🤔 4. Waste morning trying to access shipping status link on website. No userid […]

Note to self: In future do not enter the dentist's office and announce loudly to the receptionist that I'm here for "The Reckoning" It seemed like the right word. #words #oldpeopleofmastodon

Feeling ornery today. Only one thing for it. (Now that they've stopped playing it in a men's hair-care commercial.) Howlin' Wolf - Smokestack Lightning. https://youtu.be/VMUt8KdDtTY #music #blues

A dev I very much respect just described vibe coding as "Pair-programming with a goldfish" and I approve and love this message. #hacklu

Uncomfortably numb. The filling my dentist put in during my last visit cracked and a piece of it fell out of my mouth about a day after the visit. It was also messing with my bite pattern so I was having lower jaw achy issues. Should be a great conversation starter for today's checkup. 🙄 * […]

Love this sculpture by Penny Hardy, especially on such a windy day.

I hate it when they do that... I was casually watching a hockey game this evening when I realized the announcers were talking about Buffalo's head coach Lindy Ruff. For more than a comfortable minute I thought I'd either slipped into a time portal back to 1997 or I was having a stroke. * Lindy […]

The trick is... To find people who are good at fixing your stuff in a small town, you just have to stumble across one good service tech and then ask them who they use when they have a problem with their house. I asked our furnace guy who he recommends for plumbing and he said "Those guys off […]

The saying goes "Red sky in morning, sailor take warning." What does the sailor do when the sky is pink and he's in land-locked Wyoming? Saw this sunrise (facing west yesterday morning.) #wyoming #sunrise

Curious to know what people who depend on AWS in some way or another think about the recent outage. "AWS makes up about 30% of the global cloud infrastructure market, so an outage like this can hit hard across the world, says Jake Moore, global cybersecurity advisor, ESET:" Anybody else […]

It's when? What kind of idiot schedules a yearly furnace maintenance appointment for 8am on a Monday? * Me. I'm that particular kind of idiot. *Any professional making an appointment with me should probably administer a cognitive test first. #oldpeopleofmastodon

I'm kind of a cover-song junkie. Ever since Warren Zevon and REM covered Prince's 'Raspberry Beret' I was hooked. I had no idea this cover existed until tonight. Such a haunting voice she had. The Cranberries - You Can Go Your Own Way (Fleetwood Mac) https://youtu.be/m2cWCU3ERHQ #music #covers

Hey @Kierkegaanks, I think I've stumbled on the Christmas catalogue to fulfill all your tactical yuletide needs. Their mission statement in part reads: "At 221B Tactical, our mission is to empower law enforcement, military, and responsible citizens with cutting-edge tactical gear that enhances […]

Fun small-town activity #4. Getting up at 3:00 am to make sure the mother-in-law makes the 5:05 flight out to Denver. And of course it's raining outside. Were I back in the big city, I'd be taking Mrs Miasma for a questionable breakfast at Denny's after, but the only place with a light on […]

Dear Young Republicans, Your parents should have told you that what you say and believe privately is who you really are. And who you really are is exactly who we suspected you were all along. Dear Old Republicans, You should probably think about why so many Nazis (Young Republicans) think […]

Surroundings. It was nice waking up not in a hotel bed this morning. The older I get, the less well I travel; which kind of sucks because I was actually pretty good at it when I was younger. *Related observation: Adding to my list of "impossible things" - Regulating the temperature of my […]