Eldridge
@eldridge.bsky.social
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My last living musical hero is still my hero but unfortunately no longer living. RIP to the great, great Mr. Tom Lehrer.
July 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
My last living musical hero is still my hero but unfortunately no longer living. RIP to the great, great Mr. Tom Lehrer.
Is it just me or do Slack notifications just not . . .work?
July 8, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Is it just me or do Slack notifications just not . . .work?
I am a *prophet* www.rudebaguette.com/en/2025/06/a...
June 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I am a *prophet* www.rudebaguette.com/en/2025/06/a...
This is still ongoing, they're bringing in a helicopter and also the local donut shop just started making zebra themed treats
A lot of news is happening right now, but my personal favorite is a zebra escaped the zoo in my hometown and had been evading capture for days
June 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This is still ongoing, they're bringing in a helicopter and also the local donut shop just started making zebra themed treats
A lot of news is happening right now, but my personal favorite is a zebra escaped the zoo in my hometown and had been evading capture for days
June 6, 2025 at 11:24 PM
A lot of news is happening right now, but my personal favorite is a zebra escaped the zoo in my hometown and had been evading capture for days
I wanted to add automated subtitles to an old show I had only the video files for. I wrote a small script to use OpenAI's Whisper and create subtitle files with the right naming conventions for Jellyfin/Plex/etc.
github.com/eldridgea/tr...
github.com/eldridgea/tr...
GitHub - eldridgea/transcribe: Auto transcribe and add subtitle files to directories full of videos
Auto transcribe and add subtitle files to directories full of videos - eldridgea/transcribe
github.com
May 2, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I wanted to add automated subtitles to an old show I had only the video files for. I wrote a small script to use OpenAI's Whisper and create subtitle files with the right naming conventions for Jellyfin/Plex/etc.
github.com/eldridgea/tr...
github.com/eldridgea/tr...
I'm convinced almost every polycule either starts out as, or ends up as a DND group
April 21, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I'm convinced almost every polycule either starts out as, or ends up as a DND group
Well I had to replace the screen in my @frame.work laptop and it had been such a long time since I'd repaired a device that actually designed to be repairable. It was great -- only took about 15 minutes!
April 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Well I had to replace the screen in my @frame.work laptop and it had been such a long time since I'd repaired a device that actually designed to be repairable. It was great -- only took about 15 minutes!
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So, in summary:
1. Signal is the most secure messaging option available to most people. Use it every day.
2. From a policy perspective, the US gov should not be discussing top secret info in a group chat... on any messaging app
3. Criticize the US government, don't spread misinfo about Signal
1. Signal is the most secure messaging option available to most people. Use it every day.
2. From a policy perspective, the US gov should not be discussing top secret info in a group chat... on any messaging app
3. Criticize the US government, don't spread misinfo about Signal
March 25, 2025 at 2:37 PM
So, in summary:
1. Signal is the most secure messaging option available to most people. Use it every day.
2. From a policy perspective, the US gov should not be discussing top secret info in a group chat... on any messaging app
3. Criticize the US government, don't spread misinfo about Signal
1. Signal is the most secure messaging option available to most people. Use it every day.
2. From a policy perspective, the US gov should not be discussing top secret info in a group chat... on any messaging app
3. Criticize the US government, don't spread misinfo about Signal
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Sigh. Here we go again. It's really important that people are smart about this story re: Trump admin using Signal to discuss war plans.
The center-left media wants to make the story about Trump admin fucking up, which they did. But in the process they're falsely implying that Signal is "insecure."🧵
The center-left media wants to make the story about Trump admin fucking up, which they did. But in the process they're falsely implying that Signal is "insecure."🧵
March 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Sigh. Here we go again. It's really important that people are smart about this story re: Trump admin using Signal to discuss war plans.
The center-left media wants to make the story about Trump admin fucking up, which they did. But in the process they're falsely implying that Signal is "insecure."🧵
The center-left media wants to make the story about Trump admin fucking up, which they did. But in the process they're falsely implying that Signal is "insecure."🧵
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let this be a reminder that the world you’re seeing on your phone is designed to keep you stuck in an infinite loop of anger and despair. no matter where you are there’s work to be done. find your people and get out there
March 19, 2025 at 10:29 PM
let this be a reminder that the world you’re seeing on your phone is designed to keep you stuck in an infinite loop of anger and despair. no matter where you are there’s work to be done. find your people and get out there
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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I know this first hand. When I was a child, my entire community was branded as spies and sabateurs, justifying our internment inside barbed wire camps for years without due process, trial or charge.
March 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I know this first hand. When I was a child, my entire community was branded as spies and sabateurs, justifying our internment inside barbed wire camps for years without due process, trial or charge.
My Kindle was probably one of the most proprietary and ecosystem lockin things I've had in my life but I've manged to get pretty much all the Kindle features I like and then some in an open source setup. With self-hosted progress sync!
blog.eldrid.ge/2025/03/12/s...
blog.eldrid.ge/2025/03/12/s...
Self-Hosted Ebook Management | Eldridge's Blog
I now have open source ebook hosting and reading apps, including from an eink reader and phone, a library full of DRM-free ebooks, and self-hosted progress sync.
I tend to use open-source and avoid DR...
blog.eldrid.ge
March 13, 2025 at 5:54 AM
My Kindle was probably one of the most proprietary and ecosystem lockin things I've had in my life but I've manged to get pretty much all the Kindle features I like and then some in an open source setup. With self-hosted progress sync!
blog.eldrid.ge/2025/03/12/s...
blog.eldrid.ge/2025/03/12/s...
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It means a lot, to me and to everyone who works so hard to make Signal happen every day, to hear this from a legend like @matthewdgreen.bsky.social 💐
One of the things I’ve come to appreciate being with privacy folks this week is how unique Signal is at this moment. I know it’s maybe a cliche at this point, but it needs to be said.
March 2, 2025 at 6:09 PM
It means a lot, to me and to everyone who works so hard to make Signal happen every day, to hear this from a legend like @matthewdgreen.bsky.social 💐
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This is your regular reminder that government mandated backdoors for end-to-end encrypted comms are bullshit, make everyone less safe, and should be resisted at maximum volume.
Proposed bill in Sweden would require Signal/WhatsApp to store messages users send through the apps and provide a backdoor to gov/law enforcement to read the encrypted comms. Signal head @meredithmeredith.bsky.social says Signal will halt service for users in Sweden if this becomes a requirement
Signal lämnar Sverige om regeringens förslag på datalagring klubbas
Den krypterade meddelandeappen Signal växer – nu använder till och med Försvarsmakten appen. Men regeringen vill tvinga bolaget att införa en teknisk bakdörr åt Polisen och Säpo. – Om det blir verklig...
www.svt.se
February 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This is your regular reminder that government mandated backdoors for end-to-end encrypted comms are bullshit, make everyone less safe, and should be resisted at maximum volume.
Android's autocorrect has always annoyed me on occasion, But I feel like recently it has taken to replacing valid words with something else, probably because AI says that word would be more common. 🙄
February 24, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Android's autocorrect has always annoyed me on occasion, But I feel like recently it has taken to replacing valid words with something else, probably because AI says that word would be more common. 🙄
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Other than boycotting businesses and calling representatives, have you found solid ways to resist the regime? I want to do more but I’m struggling on deciding what that “what” should be.
February 21, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Other than boycotting businesses and calling representatives, have you found solid ways to resist the regime? I want to do more but I’m struggling on deciding what that “what” should be.
I made a script to burn in auto-subtitles for videos, mainly for TikTok. I've been doing more videos and I like that subtitle method but don't love their creator tools. This one's is pretty easy to tweak. Nothing super complicated but made a common task for me much easier
github.com/eldridgea/ma...
github.com/eldridgea/ma...
GitHub - eldridgea/mailbag: A script to auto generate and burn in subtitles
A script to auto generate and burn in subtitles. Contribute to eldridgea/mailbag development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
February 14, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I made a script to burn in auto-subtitles for videos, mainly for TikTok. I've been doing more videos and I like that subtitle method but don't love their creator tools. This one's is pretty easy to tweak. Nothing super complicated but made a common task for me much easier
github.com/eldridgea/ma...
github.com/eldridgea/ma...
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Found out that TWENTY emails is considered a lot to politicians on an issue.
TWENTY.
As in, they call that getting slammed.
So next time you see a request to email your rep, or call, keep that in mind.
TWENTY is a lot.
TWENTY.
As in, they call that getting slammed.
So next time you see a request to email your rep, or call, keep that in mind.
TWENTY is a lot.
February 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Found out that TWENTY emails is considered a lot to politicians on an issue.
TWENTY.
As in, they call that getting slammed.
So next time you see a request to email your rep, or call, keep that in mind.
TWENTY is a lot.
TWENTY.
As in, they call that getting slammed.
So next time you see a request to email your rep, or call, keep that in mind.
TWENTY is a lot.
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I've been seeing a lot of posts about readers trying to curb their own book buying. Let me remind you of the library. Libraries can use your support now more than ever. When you checkout library books this lets funding authorities know the library is worthy of taxpayer money. 1/3
#booksky 💙 📚
#booksky 💙 📚
January 28, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I've been seeing a lot of posts about readers trying to curb their own book buying. Let me remind you of the library. Libraries can use your support now more than ever. When you checkout library books this lets funding authorities know the library is worthy of taxpayer money. 1/3
#booksky 💙 📚
#booksky 💙 📚
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Use Signal to talk about protests
Use Signal to talk about your wordle score
Use Signal to talk about abortion
Use Signal to talk about your mom's knitting club
Use Signal to talk about parties
Use Signal to talk about gender affirming care
Use Signal to talk about the weather
Use Signal
Use Signal to talk about your wordle score
Use Signal to talk about abortion
Use Signal to talk about your mom's knitting club
Use Signal to talk about parties
Use Signal to talk about gender affirming care
Use Signal to talk about the weather
Use Signal
January 21, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Use Signal to talk about protests
Use Signal to talk about your wordle score
Use Signal to talk about abortion
Use Signal to talk about your mom's knitting club
Use Signal to talk about parties
Use Signal to talk about gender affirming care
Use Signal to talk about the weather
Use Signal
Use Signal to talk about your wordle score
Use Signal to talk about abortion
Use Signal to talk about your mom's knitting club
Use Signal to talk about parties
Use Signal to talk about gender affirming care
Use Signal to talk about the weather
Use Signal
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One thing before tomorrow:
Use your local libraries.
Get your card.
Borrow books, manga, films, audios, ebooks.
Recommend titles for purchase (usually online).
Attend promoted activities.
Fill out those "How are we doing?" questionnaires.
Tell your kids that libraries are good.
They are.
📚
Use your local libraries.
Get your card.
Borrow books, manga, films, audios, ebooks.
Recommend titles for purchase (usually online).
Attend promoted activities.
Fill out those "How are we doing?" questionnaires.
Tell your kids that libraries are good.
They are.
📚
January 20, 2025 at 3:05 AM
One thing before tomorrow:
Use your local libraries.
Get your card.
Borrow books, manga, films, audios, ebooks.
Recommend titles for purchase (usually online).
Attend promoted activities.
Fill out those "How are we doing?" questionnaires.
Tell your kids that libraries are good.
They are.
📚
Use your local libraries.
Get your card.
Borrow books, manga, films, audios, ebooks.
Recommend titles for purchase (usually online).
Attend promoted activities.
Fill out those "How are we doing?" questionnaires.
Tell your kids that libraries are good.
They are.
📚