James Harr
jamesharr.me
James Harr
@jamesharr.me
Networker, automation developer, IPv6 troublemaker, nerd, dog parent
You know it's bad when even Newsmax won't sign the press agreement

www.npr.org/2025/10/14/g...
Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass
Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scen...
www.npr.org
October 14, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I scored 15/21 on e-mail.wtf and all I got was this lousy text to share on social media.
August 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
July 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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😂
April 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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BREAKING.

From a reliable source. MITRE support for the CVE program is due to expire tomorrow. The attached letter was sent out to CVE Board Members.
April 15, 2025 at 5:23 PM
@samatkins.co Thanks for forking pylibyear, it solved some problems with libyear running on newer python versions.

So I hate to be the one to mention this, but I think the author of the original Python project (Nasir Hussain) passed away back in May of 2021.
March 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
TIL that (at least some) filing cabinets have a big block of concrete at the back. It makes complete sense but I just never knew...
February 9, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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Very good advice to find after a day of doomscrolling
January 31, 2025 at 9:40 PM
@ehorley.bsky.social @jjx.bsky.social Listened to PP046. on the topic of RFPs and getting IPv6 support in enterprise gear: Apparently one of the few phrases that can actually get through is "must work in the *absence of IPv4*" because "works on IPv6" isn't specific enough.
February 1, 2025 at 3:09 AM
@meganhunt.bsky.social I see the effort to make Nebraska a winner take all state is back... I know you'll fight against it but is there anything I as a private citizen can do beyond keeping you elected?
January 31, 2025 at 12:56 AM