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Christopher Owens

@scavamungus.bsky.social

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History, economics, electronics, http://cypress.io Occasional sailor Test automation grayhair. Manufacturing and software Quality IT Principal Consultant in Quality Greater Houston area

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Christopher Owens @scavamungus.bsky.social · Nov 14

So Chris, what brings you to Bluesky?

Christopher Owens @scavamungus.bsky.social · 8h

I would say over the course of my life, when I have been offered the choice, I almost always wish I had remained in ignorance.

Christopher Owens @scavamungus.bsky.social · 11h

how much can one cooking oil cost, marco?

a woman is sitting at a table in a living room talking to a man .

Alt: Animated gif of a wealthy woman asking "It's one banana, Michael. What could it cost? 10 dollars?" meme.

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Christopher Owens @scavamungus.bsky.social · 11h

The percentage of humans on this planet who might get this joke is very small. I'm glad I found it.

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Christopher Owens @scavamungus.bsky.social · 1d

I have this shirt for the same reason

black t-shirt with an ADSR envelope graphed on the front

Christopher Owens @scavamungus.bsky.social · 1d

It's probably too low for me to be happy with in my aged state. Can you imagine I used to have a Datsun 240Z? That thing was like 3 inches off the ground. These days I'd have to park in whatever spot allowed me to crawl out of the driver's seat.

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Christopher Owens @scavamungus.bsky.social · 1d

It's not bad. I wouldn't mind getting one for my next rental!

Cardle results: first guess missed make model and year. 2nd guess: got all three.

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Christopher Owens @scavamungus.bsky.social · 1d

I'm afraid to ask what the small ridiculous charge is.

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Christopher Owens @scavamungus.bsky.social · 1d

Two key concepts in modern UI design are discoverability and delight. Both are present when a user needs a feature, looks for it, finds it, and is able to use it.

Thus, the rubric for good UI is your users saying things like "WTF this screen scrolls? And there's a bunch more options down here?"

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武政諒 Ryo Takemasa @ryotakemasa.bsky.social · 2d

Autumn Hiking (2020)
Art Print: www.inprnt.com/gallery/ryot...

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Christopher Owens @scavamungus.bsky.social · 2d

I didn't want to believe that a marque like this would make such a peculiar looking front end.

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Christopher Owens @scavamungus.bsky.social · 4d

love taking off in my experimental rocket jet with my good friend, a full tank of LOX! ❤️

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Colin Smith @colinsmith.bsky.social · 4d

The Third Avenue elevated train in the New York rain, 1951, by Esther Bubley.

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Christopher Owens @scavamungus.bsky.social · 4d

flipping tariffs on and off like a toddler who's just learned he can reach the light switch

a no loafing sign is above a yellow cartoon character

ALT: a no loafing sign is above a yellow cartoon character

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Christopher Owens @scavamungus.bsky.social · 4d

I just dunno about these things!

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Christopher Owens @scavamungus.bsky.social · 4d

I have taken a bus in NYC. It was the best city bus I have ever been on. The bus stop even notified me of the bus's upcoming arrival time, which was kind of mind-blowing.

Christopher Owens @scavamungus.bsky.social · 4d

*peering over Christian's shoulder to see what verse in their bible talks about astral travel*

Christopher Owens @scavamungus.bsky.social · 4d

did you ever think about how, when someone vows to teach their enemies a lesson...

the lesson learned is different from the lesson intended

Christopher Owens @scavamungus.bsky.social · 4d

the thrill of working for a big client using ADO and seeing your bug getting moved to a stack rank of less than two billion

An Azure Devops notification that someone has changed the Stack Rank of a bug to 1999997756

Christopher Owens @scavamungus.bsky.social · 4d

The right amount of evidence for authoritarians is "wow there's so much evidence that if you haven't seen it there's no hope for you"

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Saoirse ☀️ @scratchcarddust.bsky.social · 5d

If you know basic kabbalah it's actually not too hard to make a golem out of a labubu. Don't recommend it though. They have a pre-existing body-dharma. As soon as they wake they run straight for the sea. V hard to counter. Lost the first one. No idea what it's doing out there. Moved like lightning.

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Christopher Owens @scavamungus.bsky.social · 5d

Trump's best friends: Mike Pillow,Tim Apple, and Mark Nato.

Christopher Owens @scavamungus.bsky.social · 5d

I have two Bluettis, one small that I can take over to my parents' house to run a fan and keep their phones charged (or run my wife's art car light display) and the other one is big for power outages. I have been happy with both.

Christopher Owens @scavamungus.bsky.social · 5d

In case you don't read the posts from both sides:

* the left wing is posting the parts where the frog dances and makes gestures and the cops fall back

* the right wing is posting the parts where a cop circles around and fires a heavy dose of pepper spray into the fan keeping the costume inflated

escapedexplorer.bsky.social @escapedexplorer.bsky.social · 6d

WWII "Friend" poster series from the Allied Forces, originally demonstrating the various Allied forces (British, Australian, Chinese, French, Dutch, etc.) and their appearances

It reads:

"This man is your FRIEND

He fights for FREEDOM"

The image is a sepia/black and white toned image of the Portland Frog protester, simply labelled FROG

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Christopher Owens @scavamungus.bsky.social · 5d

I wonder if hiking every week in Houston and coming home sweating like a pig might have a benefit beyond cardio! :D