Adrian Chadd
@erikarn.bsky.social
* he/him
* VR/AR prototype work at Facebook/Meta
* KK6VQK when RF
* Discord - therealerikarn
* FreeBSD, WiFi drivers/stack, Retro Computing, Random Electronics, and occasional kid/puppy stories
* https://erikarn.github.io/ for links to everything else
* VR/AR prototype work at Facebook/Meta
* KK6VQK when RF
* Discord - therealerikarn
* FreeBSD, WiFi drivers/stack, Retro Computing, Random Electronics, and occasional kid/puppy stories
* https://erikarn.github.io/ for links to everything else
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Adrian Chadd
@erikarn.bsky.social
· Oct 11
Ceci n'est pas pinned post
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Rebecca Heineman doesn't have much time left. If you can, please donate for her and her family to make end of life arrangements.
One last kindness we can offer for a legend of the games industry and loud and proud trans woman:
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
One last kindness we can offer for a legend of the games industry and loud and proud trans woman:
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
Donate to Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer, organized by Rebecca Heineman
I’m Rebecca Ann Heineman. The very first video game champion, creat… Rebecca Heineman needs your support for Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer
www.gofundme.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Rebecca Heineman doesn't have much time left. If you can, please donate for her and her family to make end of life arrangements.
One last kindness we can offer for a legend of the games industry and loud and proud trans woman:
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
One last kindness we can offer for a legend of the games industry and loud and proud trans woman:
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
ah shit ah shit I think I may end up submitting some patches to netbsd ahhhhhhhhh
November 17, 2025 at 12:39 AM
ah shit ah shit I think I may end up submitting some patches to netbsd ahhhhhhhhh
before I go spend money, does anyone in the bay are have an old Apple dual CPU G5 system they no longer want?
I'm looking to help fix a freebsd bug, but it needs a specific kind of G5 - eg PowerMac7.3 with dual 970FX CPUs.
Thanks!
I'm looking to help fix a freebsd bug, but it needs a specific kind of G5 - eg PowerMac7.3 with dual 970FX CPUs.
Thanks!
November 14, 2025 at 3:40 PM
before I go spend money, does anyone in the bay are have an old Apple dual CPU G5 system they no longer want?
I'm looking to help fix a freebsd bug, but it needs a specific kind of G5 - eg PowerMac7.3 with dual 970FX CPUs.
Thanks!
I'm looking to help fix a freebsd bug, but it needs a specific kind of G5 - eg PowerMac7.3 with dual 970FX CPUs.
Thanks!
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*supervillain with a heart of gold voice* Well well well
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:59 PM
*supervillain with a heart of gold voice* Well well well
Reposted by Adrian Chadd
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
oh look, my #freebsd compilation/SDK support is now in the perfetto v53.0 release!
github.com/google/perfe...
github.com/google/perfe...
Perfetto v53.0 · google perfetto · Discussion #3659
We’re excited to share Perfetto v53.0! This release introduces an initial Rust SDK, FreeBSD support, native pprof visualization, and a completely redesigned Overview page. 📜 Custom Sorting for JSON...
github.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:29 PM
oh look, my #freebsd compilation/SDK support is now in the perfetto v53.0 release!
github.com/google/perfe...
github.com/google/perfe...
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I just walked out of federal court where I pleaded NOT GUILTY to the charges against me.
I will continue to stand up to authoritarianism and call this out for what it is: a political prosecution.
I will continue to stand up to authoritarianism and call this out for what it is: a political prosecution.
November 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I just walked out of federal court where I pleaded NOT GUILTY to the charges against me.
I will continue to stand up to authoritarianism and call this out for what it is: a political prosecution.
I will continue to stand up to authoritarianism and call this out for what it is: a political prosecution.
ok bluesky so riddle me this
I applied with my lender for a refi. I have ticked all of the "no don't tell anyone" privacy boxes. But like, the moment i asked them, and they pulled my credit report, I've gotten a never ending spew of texts and phone calls from lenders trying to one up each other.
I applied with my lender for a refi. I have ticked all of the "no don't tell anyone" privacy boxes. But like, the moment i asked them, and they pulled my credit report, I've gotten a never ending spew of texts and phone calls from lenders trying to one up each other.
November 12, 2025 at 10:12 PM
ok bluesky so riddle me this
I applied with my lender for a refi. I have ticked all of the "no don't tell anyone" privacy boxes. But like, the moment i asked them, and they pulled my credit report, I've gotten a never ending spew of texts and phone calls from lenders trying to one up each other.
I applied with my lender for a refi. I have ticked all of the "no don't tell anyone" privacy boxes. But like, the moment i asked them, and they pulled my credit report, I've gotten a never ending spew of texts and phone calls from lenders trying to one up each other.
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Every technology problem is three social problems in a trench coat
ok one last post -- oldheads are always going to "why is the web dying.... how can we get the kids invested in the free and open web"
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
November 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Every technology problem is three social problems in a trench coat
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November 11, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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“If Schumer really wanted to use his considerable influence and leverage to stop this, he could have done that,” a senior Democratic Senate aide tells Zeteo. “He didn’t.”
Furious Liberals Call for Schumer to Step Aside, Senate Dems Mostly Quiet
After their shutdown surrender, liberal lawmakers are begging their base to unite behind them anyway – as Trumpland celebrates that their opposition is a bunch of 'p*ssies.'
zeteo.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:23 AM
“If Schumer really wanted to use his considerable influence and leverage to stop this, he could have done that,” a senior Democratic Senate aide tells Zeteo. “He didn’t.”
Reposted by Adrian Chadd
Fight don’t fold.
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Fight don’t fold.
Reposted by Adrian Chadd
I’ve voted 7 times to reopen the government in a way that holds Trump accountable for his lawlessness and prevents a health care crisis.
I’m prepared to work toward a compromise, but this “deal” before us does not come close to meeting those terms. Voting NO.
Full statement:
I’m prepared to work toward a compromise, but this “deal” before us does not come close to meeting those terms. Voting NO.
Full statement:
November 10, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I’ve voted 7 times to reopen the government in a way that holds Trump accountable for his lawlessness and prevents a health care crisis.
I’m prepared to work toward a compromise, but this “deal” before us does not come close to meeting those terms. Voting NO.
Full statement:
I’m prepared to work toward a compromise, but this “deal” before us does not come close to meeting those terms. Voting NO.
Full statement:
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Want a party that actually fights back? Run for office. We’ll help you. runforwhat.net
Run for Something
Find offices you can run for
runforwhat.net
November 10, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Want a party that actually fights back? Run for office. We’ll help you. runforwhat.net
wtf, a 50 year mortgage?
November 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM
wtf, a 50 year mortgage?
this is why if i ever bought an f150 it'd be a mid 70s one, aiee
and yet I can’t get the sweet little kei truck of my dreams???
The bumper says 'rugged working man'.
But the cargo bed says ‘cosplay builder with soft hands’.
Time to ban these fragile-man-mobiles from our cities.
But the cargo bed says ‘cosplay builder with soft hands’.
Time to ban these fragile-man-mobiles from our cities.
November 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
this is why if i ever bought an f150 it'd be a mid 70s one, aiee
*sigh* i slipped and picked up an SGI indy with a dead power supply. It's alive now though due to some other bad decisions I just made.
Anyway, I hopped over to the SGI reddit forum and like, .. what SGI community drama has been unfolding? what the heck y'all? What the actual heck?
Anyway, I hopped over to the SGI reddit forum and like, .. what SGI community drama has been unfolding? what the heck y'all? What the actual heck?
November 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
*sigh* i slipped and picked up an SGI indy with a dead power supply. It's alive now though due to some other bad decisions I just made.
Anyway, I hopped over to the SGI reddit forum and like, .. what SGI community drama has been unfolding? what the heck y'all? What the actual heck?
Anyway, I hopped over to the SGI reddit forum and like, .. what SGI community drama has been unfolding? what the heck y'all? What the actual heck?
I've not been worried about everything falling apart until a couple months ago.
This is the kind of stuff that causes things to fall apart.
This is the kind of stuff that causes things to fall apart.
November 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I've not been worried about everything falling apart until a couple months ago.
This is the kind of stuff that causes things to fall apart.
This is the kind of stuff that causes things to fall apart.
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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So the oldest person ever to become president keeps falling asleep in his office during public events and there’s no big public discussion on how this is a coverup or how republicans are lying to us about how this government is running?
November 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
So the oldest person ever to become president keeps falling asleep in his office during public events and there’s no big public discussion on how this is a coverup or how republicans are lying to us about how this government is running?
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As a young Assistant Professor, I attended a lecture by Watson at UT Austin. I was excited, I mean..DNA… I learned no science from his talk, but did learn he was a flaming sexist and racist. Worst of all, it went unremarked upon by my colleagues and the field. My lesson: this is what we face.
November 9, 2025 at 12:53 AM
As a young Assistant Professor, I attended a lecture by Watson at UT Austin. I was excited, I mean..DNA… I learned no science from his talk, but did learn he was a flaming sexist and racist. Worst of all, it went unremarked upon by my colleagues and the field. My lesson: this is what we face.
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I need you all to know that my mother sent me this. 🤣 That is all.
November 8, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I need you all to know that my mother sent me this. 🤣 That is all.
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I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
November 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
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this kind of excellent reporting is why Teen Vogue was gutted a day before the election. the money thinks they can put this cat back in the bag, but it’s too late
here is my story about how Zohran's focus on community amid the loneliness epidemic helped young people connect their politics to an organizing infrastructure, that interviewed ZM, and does not use the NYT's framing of "they don't know how to make friends" :-) and also ran 4 days before NYT's lol
Zohran Mamdani's Establishment-Fighting Campaign Built Community for Young People
“What Mamdani has done is not only inspire and mobilize young people, but he has exposed the establishment and some of their calcified views of participation and inclusion.”
www.teenvogue.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
this kind of excellent reporting is why Teen Vogue was gutted a day before the election. the money thinks they can put this cat back in the bag, but it’s too late