Bill in Kansas City MO
@billthetailor.bsky.social
Husband; father; hard left atheist; loves cats; likes other people's dogs; English/Irish/Welsh (dad), German (mom); 2002 Taylor 510LE; 1997 Davey Stuart X10 Bouzouki; tailor; graphic designer; expensive coffee maker; oxford comma; proper use of semi-colons
Me. (At my desk, coding for a couple hours already today.)
Her (coming in and sitting in her chair). Sure is quiet out here.
Me. Was.
Her. What was that?
Me. Morning, dear.
Her (coming in and sitting in her chair). Sure is quiet out here.
Me. Was.
Her. What was that?
Me. Morning, dear.
May 30, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Me. (At my desk, coding for a couple hours already today.)
Her (coming in and sitting in her chair). Sure is quiet out here.
Me. Was.
Her. What was that?
Me. Morning, dear.
Her (coming in and sitting in her chair). Sure is quiet out here.
Me. Was.
Her. What was that?
Me. Morning, dear.
Him. Why am I locked out again.
Me. I already explained it to you. Send me the new IP address.
Him. But you fixed it.
Me. Not mine to fix. Send me the new IP address.
Him. This is stupid.
Me. I didn't invent the internet. (And I already explained it to you.)
Me. I already explained it to you. Send me the new IP address.
Him. But you fixed it.
Me. Not mine to fix. Send me the new IP address.
Him. This is stupid.
Me. I didn't invent the internet. (And I already explained it to you.)
May 23, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Him. Why am I locked out again.
Me. I already explained it to you. Send me the new IP address.
Him. But you fixed it.
Me. Not mine to fix. Send me the new IP address.
Him. This is stupid.
Me. I didn't invent the internet. (And I already explained it to you.)
Me. I already explained it to you. Send me the new IP address.
Him. But you fixed it.
Me. Not mine to fix. Send me the new IP address.
Him. This is stupid.
Me. I didn't invent the internet. (And I already explained it to you.)
AI sucks at creating celtic knotwork.
March 12, 2025 at 4:58 AM
AI sucks at creating celtic knotwork.
QOTD: The line between "inscrutable and mysterious" and "dumb as a bag of hammers" is vanishingly thin.
- Me
- Me
March 11, 2025 at 4:49 PM
QOTD: The line between "inscrutable and mysterious" and "dumb as a bag of hammers" is vanishingly thin.
- Me
- Me
Cheeseburger topped with onion rings. My favorite.
March 8, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Cheeseburger topped with onion rings. My favorite.
Note to self: Don't forget to take your meds. I'm tired of reminding you. Feel how you feel right now? Feel like shit, right? DON'T FORGET YOUR MEDS. ('specially the one that regularizes your heart beat.)
February 26, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Note to self: Don't forget to take your meds. I'm tired of reminding you. Feel how you feel right now? Feel like shit, right? DON'T FORGET YOUR MEDS. ('specially the one that regularizes your heart beat.)
On a post about the RMS Titanic: The eternal question: At what point does grave robbing become archaeology? I for one think we should retrieve every single object we can get our submersible hands on from the site. 1/3
February 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
On a post about the RMS Titanic: The eternal question: At what point does grave robbing become archaeology? I for one think we should retrieve every single object we can get our submersible hands on from the site. 1/3
Not a lot of snow. One, maybe two inches? Nothing we can't brush off and drive away from.
February 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Not a lot of snow. One, maybe two inches? Nothing we can't brush off and drive away from.
Snowing. How much, ultimately? Don't know.
I've said it before: forced to choose winter or summer, I'll always choose summer. I've never had to call in to work because of 6" of hot.
I've said it before: forced to choose winter or summer, I'll always choose summer. I've never had to call in to work because of 6" of hot.
February 12, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Snowing. How much, ultimately? Don't know.
I've said it before: forced to choose winter or summer, I'll always choose summer. I've never had to call in to work because of 6" of hot.
I've said it before: forced to choose winter or summer, I'll always choose summer. I've never had to call in to work because of 6" of hot.
Honestly, I kinda hope the chiefs don't win. It decreases our chances of dying from terminal velocitized dropping lead pellets.
February 10, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Honestly, I kinda hope the chiefs don't win. It decreases our chances of dying from terminal velocitized dropping lead pellets.
Day Job got hacked, customer data stolen. I think it was a screen scrape from a vulnerable URL, i.e. change an id, get the next record, mitigation team thinks server incursion. I even wrote a script to demonstrate. It's been interesting.
January 15, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Day Job got hacked, customer data stolen. I think it was a screen scrape from a vulnerable URL, i.e. change an id, get the next record, mitigation team thinks server incursion. I even wrote a script to demonstrate. It's been interesting.
QOTD: I'm not a militant atheist. I have no drive to push anyone out of religion, but I will aggressively counter it if it's pushed toward me or mine.
December 12, 2024 at 6:32 PM
QOTD: I'm not a militant atheist. I have no drive to push anyone out of religion, but I will aggressively counter it if it's pushed toward me or mine.
DR. You need to drink more water.
Me. I drink plenty of water.
DR. You do, do you?
Me. Yes.
DR. ...
Me. I run most of it through coffee beans, first...
Me. I drink plenty of water.
DR. You do, do you?
Me. Yes.
DR. ...
Me. I run most of it through coffee beans, first...
December 3, 2024 at 4:57 PM
DR. You need to drink more water.
Me. I drink plenty of water.
DR. You do, do you?
Me. Yes.
DR. ...
Me. I run most of it through coffee beans, first...
Me. I drink plenty of water.
DR. You do, do you?
Me. Yes.
DR. ...
Me. I run most of it through coffee beans, first...
Orders keep coming in. WTH people...renaissance festivals are pretty much done until March...I've got to sleep sometime!
November 29, 2024 at 7:53 PM
Orders keep coming in. WTH people...renaissance festivals are pretty much done until March...I've got to sleep sometime!
Deadpool & Wolverine is a perfect movie. The writing is snappy, the callbacks to previous films are really intelligent, the acting is spot on, and the visual effects are flawless. Loved it loved it loved it.
November 23, 2024 at 3:46 AM
Deadpool & Wolverine is a perfect movie. The writing is snappy, the callbacks to previous films are really intelligent, the acting is spot on, and the visual effects are flawless. Loved it loved it loved it.
Query: 9000+ lines down to ~200.
Time to run: ~80s down to ~4.
Convert to Excel: ~10s down to instantly.
Suck it, DataGuy.
Time to run: ~80s down to ~4.
Convert to Excel: ~10s down to instantly.
Suck it, DataGuy.
November 21, 2024 at 5:26 PM
Query: 9000+ lines down to ~200.
Time to run: ~80s down to ~4.
Convert to Excel: ~10s down to instantly.
Suck it, DataGuy.
Time to run: ~80s down to ~4.
Convert to Excel: ~10s down to instantly.
Suck it, DataGuy.
Want to tell someone online that they've insulted me (and call them stupid), but don't want to burn bridges in the group. I have to be polite.
You can catch more flies with honey than vinegar, but sometimes the vinegar is hard to resist.
You can catch more flies with honey than vinegar, but sometimes the vinegar is hard to resist.
November 19, 2024 at 1:28 AM
Want to tell someone online that they've insulted me (and call them stupid), but don't want to burn bridges in the group. I have to be polite.
You can catch more flies with honey than vinegar, but sometimes the vinegar is hard to resist.
You can catch more flies with honey than vinegar, but sometimes the vinegar is hard to resist.
I don't care how long that parking garage or bridge has stood there, feeling the deck shake when an F-350 drives by is going to freak me out.
November 18, 2024 at 9:28 PM
I don't care how long that parking garage or bridge has stood there, feeling the deck shake when an F-350 drives by is going to freak me out.