R. S. Y. Buchanan
@rsybuchanan.com
Bike stuff, camera stuff, Jewish stuff and food stuff. Not necessarily in that order, or one at a time. Tha beagan Gàidhlig agam.
Finishing up the "Big Apple Badge Hunt" on Zwift. Live now. www.twitch.tv/rsybuchanan
rsybuchanan - Twitch
Mostly I ride Zwift to get a workout in and plan for my next charity bicycle ride. Sometimes I play traditional video games, cook, talk about darkroom photography or bicycle repairs and bike racing.
www.twitch.tv
December 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Finishing up the "Big Apple Badge Hunt" on Zwift. Live now. www.twitch.tv/rsybuchanan
There is a place in hell for software developers who schedule server maintenance for the Friday night before Xmas break.
But the warmest room in hell is reserved for the ones who do so after SKIPPING QA!
If you think it's too important to delay, it should therefore be too important to f' up.
But the warmest room in hell is reserved for the ones who do so after SKIPPING QA!
If you think it's too important to delay, it should therefore be too important to f' up.
December 20, 2025 at 1:47 AM
There is a place in hell for software developers who schedule server maintenance for the Friday night before Xmas break.
But the warmest room in hell is reserved for the ones who do so after SKIPPING QA!
If you think it's too important to delay, it should therefore be too important to f' up.
But the warmest room in hell is reserved for the ones who do so after SKIPPING QA!
If you think it's too important to delay, it should therefore be too important to f' up.
Because this has been a recurring problem at work, I thought I'd share an old gem: "Understanding Bug Reporting" from the Emacs user manual.
Bugs are not a place for guesswork. They are not a place for vague summaries of steps. They are a place for facts, and that's it.
Bugs are not a place for guesswork. They are not a place for vague summaries of steps. They are a place for facts, and that's it.
Understanding Bug Reporting (GNU Emacs Manual)
Understanding Bug Reporting (GNU Emacs Manual)
www.gnu.org
December 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Because this has been a recurring problem at work, I thought I'd share an old gem: "Understanding Bug Reporting" from the Emacs user manual.
Bugs are not a place for guesswork. They are not a place for vague summaries of steps. They are a place for facts, and that's it.
Bugs are not a place for guesswork. They are not a place for vague summaries of steps. They are a place for facts, and that's it.
You would never tell just by looking at them, that these two precious, innocent-looking creatures spend an hour every night screaming like their buttholes are on fire.
December 17, 2025 at 6:36 PM
You would never tell just by looking at them, that these two precious, innocent-looking creatures spend an hour every night screaming like their buttholes are on fire.
Someone call Francesca Gino and tell her it was all a big misunderstanding.
Did you know that from tomorrow, Qualtrics is offering synthetic panels (AI-generated participants)?
Follow me down a rabbit hole I'm calling "doing science is tough and I'm so busy, can't we just make up participants?"
Follow me down a rabbit hole I'm calling "doing science is tough and I'm so busy, can't we just make up participants?"
December 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Someone call Francesca Gino and tell her it was all a big misunderstanding.
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if you factor in castle rock's production credits you could stock a pretty solid video store based only on films rob reiner worked on
December 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
if you factor in castle rock's production credits you could stock a pretty solid video store based only on films rob reiner worked on
Apparently Union Square Donuts has fancy sufganiyot for sale
December 14, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Apparently Union Square Donuts has fancy sufganiyot for sale
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timeline cleanse: beagle glumly contemplates the abyss of time between now and lunch, ca. 2004
December 14, 2025 at 1:19 AM
timeline cleanse: beagle glumly contemplates the abyss of time between now and lunch, ca. 2004
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It’s abhorrent and dangerous for the President of the States to post that the mass shooter at Brown University is in custody when in fact they were not.
December 13, 2025 at 11:04 PM
It’s abhorrent and dangerous for the President of the States to post that the mass shooter at Brown University is in custody when in fact they were not.
Blake and Archimedes, our cats, have discovered that they can (usually) get on top of the turtle enclosure and suffer no ill consequences.
But sometimes I take the lid off to do maintenance, and I'm looking forward to the day one of them jumps up and lands in water a foot deep.
But sometimes I take the lid off to do maintenance, and I'm looking forward to the day one of them jumps up and lands in water a foot deep.
December 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Blake and Archimedes, our cats, have discovered that they can (usually) get on top of the turtle enclosure and suffer no ill consequences.
But sometimes I take the lid off to do maintenance, and I'm looking forward to the day one of them jumps up and lands in water a foot deep.
But sometimes I take the lid off to do maintenance, and I'm looking forward to the day one of them jumps up and lands in water a foot deep.
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Happy Declining All Meetings for the Last Two Weeks of December-mas to you all!
December 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Happy Declining All Meetings for the Last Two Weeks of December-mas to you all!
Grave of the Fireflies.
Never mind movies you’ve watched multiple times, name a movie you’ve watched once and would never watch again.
December 11, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Grave of the Fireflies.
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A reminder that bikes are Patriot Transit
December 10, 2025 at 11:57 PM
A reminder that bikes are Patriot Transit
Returning online purchases
December 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Returning online purchases
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During the Green Line diversion from December 8-22, Boston is offering 5 free Bluebikes unlocks. Use code MBTAGREEN128 during the closure. Learn more: boston.gov/discounted-bluebikes
December 8, 2025 at 7:26 PM
During the Green Line diversion from December 8-22, Boston is offering 5 free Bluebikes unlocks. Use code MBTAGREEN128 during the closure. Learn more: boston.gov/discounted-bluebikes
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As article notes, they're saying explicitly that the President is on their side so the merger the companies want is doomed. The guy in the picture, Ellison's failson typifies the corrupt crony capitalism of the age.
Paramount Skydance launches hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery after Netflix wins bidding war
Paramount Skydance launches hostile bid for WBD after Netflix wins bidding war
Netflix won a bidding war for the Warner Bros. film studio and HBO Max streaming service, but it doesn't plan to buy WBD's TV networks.
www.cnbc.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
As article notes, they're saying explicitly that the President is on their side so the merger the companies want is doomed. The guy in the picture, Ellison's failson typifies the corrupt crony capitalism of the age.
Words cannot describe how happy I am to find my new bike toy has a proprietary charging cable.🤡
December 7, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Words cannot describe how happy I am to find my new bike toy has a proprietary charging cable.🤡
Truly, this should be the social event of the season.
Join us next Saturday! There will be a watch party at Winter Hill Brewery to watch the demo of the old Star Market.
💥 Demolition Viewing Party
📆 Saturday, December 13
⏰ 10:00 AM
📍 Winter Hill Brewery
Hope to see you all there!
💥 Demolition Viewing Party
📆 Saturday, December 13
⏰ 10:00 AM
📍 Winter Hill Brewery
Hope to see you all there!
December 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Truly, this should be the social event of the season.
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It's critical that there is differentiation between e-bikes and e-motos in conversations about regulation. They are not the same and should not be treated the same. This article provides a fantastic overview of the differences: archive.ph/paiO8
December 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
It's critical that there is differentiation between e-bikes and e-motos in conversations about regulation. They are not the same and should not be treated the same. This article provides a fantastic overview of the differences: archive.ph/paiO8
Never before have I wished an ad was longer, but tonight I have grown as a person. #ClassicWho
The Fifth Doctor vs. the Daleks | The Collection: Season 21 Announcement Trailer | Doctor Who
YouTube video by Doctor Who
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Never before have I wished an ad was longer, but tonight I have grown as a person. #ClassicWho
If SRAM and Shimano are serious about not re-using quick-links, why is it so hard to buy the stupid things in bulk?
December 1, 2025 at 12:25 AM
If SRAM and Shimano are serious about not re-using quick-links, why is it so hard to buy the stupid things in bulk?
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Cambridge hosting a bike safety learning event Dec 3. Checking mg that box. cambridgepl.libcal.com/event/15629584
Bicycle Workshop: Rules of the Road (Valente)
Join the Cambridge Community Development Department for a bicycle workshop on learning the rules of the road at the Valente Branch Library. Registration is required.
This workshop...
cambridgepl.libcal.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Cambridge hosting a bike safety learning event Dec 3. Checking mg that box. cambridgepl.libcal.com/event/15629584
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Couldn't get a pic because I was driving, but earlier today I passed a church with a huge light-up screen on its sign, which was conveying the following spiritual guidance:
:(
Your device ran into a problem and needs to restart.
:(
Your device ran into a problem and needs to restart.
November 29, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Couldn't get a pic because I was driving, but earlier today I passed a church with a huge light-up screen on its sign, which was conveying the following spiritual guidance:
:(
Your device ran into a problem and needs to restart.
:(
Your device ran into a problem and needs to restart.
Introduce yourself with five animals you've seen in the wild (childhood edition).
Javalinas (Rio Hondo, TX)
Plain chachalacas (Brownsville, TX)
Coyotes (near Raymondville, TX)
Parrots (Brownsville)*
Green jays (Laguna Atascosa Natl. Wildlife Refuge)
Javalinas (Rio Hondo, TX)
Plain chachalacas (Brownsville, TX)
Coyotes (near Raymondville, TX)
Parrots (Brownsville)*
Green jays (Laguna Atascosa Natl. Wildlife Refuge)
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild.
Heron (Magdalen)
Fox (Magdalen)
Badger (Magdalen)
Roe deer (Magdalen)
Kingfisher (Magdalen)
But I have yet to see the otters that live here.
Heron (Magdalen)
Fox (Magdalen)
Badger (Magdalen)
Roe deer (Magdalen)
Kingfisher (Magdalen)
But I have yet to see the otters that live here.
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you have seen in the wild.
Fox (Chorlton-cum-Hardy)
Hedgehog (Chorlton-cum-Hardy)
Goshawk (Chorlton-cum-Hardy)
Parakeet (Chorlton-cum-Hardy)
Terrapin (Whalley Range)
Fox (Chorlton-cum-Hardy)
Hedgehog (Chorlton-cum-Hardy)
Goshawk (Chorlton-cum-Hardy)
Parakeet (Chorlton-cum-Hardy)
Terrapin (Whalley Range)
November 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Introduce yourself with five animals you've seen in the wild (childhood edition).
Javalinas (Rio Hondo, TX)
Plain chachalacas (Brownsville, TX)
Coyotes (near Raymondville, TX)
Parrots (Brownsville)*
Green jays (Laguna Atascosa Natl. Wildlife Refuge)
Javalinas (Rio Hondo, TX)
Plain chachalacas (Brownsville, TX)
Coyotes (near Raymondville, TX)
Parrots (Brownsville)*
Green jays (Laguna Atascosa Natl. Wildlife Refuge)