Chris Marget
@chrismarget.bsky.social
Today, my 14 year old is headed to round 2 of her first ever job interview.
It's a cool role (a summer job) and she's a good fit.
I'm really excited for her.
It's a cool role (a summer job) and she's a good fit.
I'm really excited for her.
December 30, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Today, my 14 year old is headed to round 2 of her first ever job interview.
It's a cool role (a summer job) and she's a good fit.
I'm really excited for her.
It's a cool role (a summer job) and she's a good fit.
I'm really excited for her.
This thing is interesting:
www.flexoptix.net/en/t-c12-rs2...
Seems to be a tiny computer with two ports (ethernet and serial) in the shape of an SFP module.
I've dealt with some very dense/compact network deployments where such a module would have been handy.
www.flexoptix.net/en/t-c12-rs2...
Seems to be a tiny computer with two ports (ethernet and serial) in the shape of an SFP module.
I've dealt with some very dense/compact network deployments where such a module would have been handy.
Industrial SFP Serial to IP Converter | RS-232 or RS485/422
Industrial & Intelligent Serial to IP (Ethernet) ConverterUse FLEXBOX to configure to almost any vendorRS-232 or RS-485/422 Selectable with Software100BASE-FX and/or 1000BASE-X SFP InterfaceApplicatio...
www.flexoptix.net
December 22, 2025 at 9:21 PM
This thing is interesting:
www.flexoptix.net/en/t-c12-rs2...
Seems to be a tiny computer with two ports (ethernet and serial) in the shape of an SFP module.
I've dealt with some very dense/compact network deployments where such a module would have been handy.
www.flexoptix.net/en/t-c12-rs2...
Seems to be a tiny computer with two ports (ethernet and serial) in the shape of an SFP module.
I've dealt with some very dense/compact network deployments where such a module would have been handy.
@alyssam-infosec.com Can you explain how this is done?
www.flightaware.com/live/flight/...
Can a Cherokee be fitted with an autopilot which facilitates this? Maybe it's just really tedious GPS enabled hand-flying?
Thanks!
www.flightaware.com/live/flight/...
Can a Cherokee be fitted with an autopilot which facilitates this? Maybe it's just really tedious GPS enabled hand-flying?
Thanks!
N6914W Flight Tracking and History - FlightAware
Flight status, tracking, and historical data for N6914W including scheduled, estimated, and actual departure and arrival times.
www.flightaware.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:44 PM
@alyssam-infosec.com Can you explain how this is done?
www.flightaware.com/live/flight/...
Can a Cherokee be fitted with an autopilot which facilitates this? Maybe it's just really tedious GPS enabled hand-flying?
Thanks!
www.flightaware.com/live/flight/...
Can a Cherokee be fitted with an autopilot which facilitates this? Maybe it's just really tedious GPS enabled hand-flying?
Thanks!
December 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I don't understand the detection mechanism here.
The laptop was being remote controlled, so any extra latency was in the "user reacts to info on screen" loop, which seems wildly variable between humans.
Can anyone better explain the signal used here?
www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
The laptop was being remote controlled, so any extra latency was in the "user reacts to info on screen" loop, which seems wildly variable between humans.
Can anyone better explain the signal used here?
www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
North Korean infiltrator caught working in Amazon IT department thanks to lag — 110ms keystroke input raises red flags over true location
A barely perceptible keystroke delay was the smoking gun that led to the uncovering of a malign imposter.
www.tomshardware.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I don't understand the detection mechanism here.
The laptop was being remote controlled, so any extra latency was in the "user reacts to info on screen" loop, which seems wildly variable between humans.
Can anyone better explain the signal used here?
www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
The laptop was being remote controlled, so any extra latency was in the "user reacts to info on screen" loop, which seems wildly variable between humans.
Can anyone better explain the signal used here?
www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
@bcantrill.bsky.social On 0xF you mentioned working on "lbolt" early in your time at Sun, and how it was only allowed to be set at 100Hz or 1000Hz...
Was this thing exposed to the operator as "hires_tick"?
I don't remember ever reading about lbolt, wonder if they're one and the same.
Thanks!
Was this thing exposed to the operator as "hires_tick"?
I don't remember ever reading about lbolt, wonder if they're one and the same.
Thanks!
December 18, 2025 at 11:42 PM
@bcantrill.bsky.social On 0xF you mentioned working on "lbolt" early in your time at Sun, and how it was only allowed to be set at 100Hz or 1000Hz...
Was this thing exposed to the operator as "hires_tick"?
I don't remember ever reading about lbolt, wonder if they're one and the same.
Thanks!
Was this thing exposed to the operator as "hires_tick"?
I don't remember ever reading about lbolt, wonder if they're one and the same.
Thanks!
My mother, who believed that the RFID reader which granted access to her gated community did so by reading a *bar code* from the RFID box stuck to her windshield, always referred to this font used on checks as "magnetic ink".
I assumed she was confused, that it was a font optimized for early OCR.
I assumed she was confused, that it was a font optimized for early OCR.
November 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
My mother, who believed that the RFID reader which granted access to her gated community did so by reading a *bar code* from the RFID box stuck to her windshield, always referred to this font used on checks as "magnetic ink".
I assumed she was confused, that it was a font optimized for early OCR.
I assumed she was confused, that it was a font optimized for early OCR.
Now that Juniper is part of HPE, the video which precedes company-wide meetings (webcasts) includes lots of B-roll of HPE discover.
And lots of that B-roll features @thectoadvisor.com.
Nice to see you at our company meetings, Keith :)
And lots of that B-roll features @thectoadvisor.com.
Nice to see you at our company meetings, Keith :)
September 15, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Now that Juniper is part of HPE, the video which precedes company-wide meetings (webcasts) includes lots of B-roll of HPE discover.
And lots of that B-roll features @thectoadvisor.com.
Nice to see you at our company meetings, Keith :)
And lots of that B-roll features @thectoadvisor.com.
Nice to see you at our company meetings, Keith :)
A Dyson sphere around the solar system (stop at Neptune) made from a single layer of the foil used for Hershey's Kisses (about half of standard household foil thickness) would require a mass of aluminum slightly larger than the mass of Earth.
Sam Altman should get on this project immediately.
Sam Altman should get on this project immediately.
The people dominating our political landscape, culture, and economy are just so stupid and full of shit it's almost impossible to describe
August 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
A Dyson sphere around the solar system (stop at Neptune) made from a single layer of the foil used for Hershey's Kisses (about half of standard household foil thickness) would require a mass of aluminum slightly larger than the mass of Earth.
Sam Altman should get on this project immediately.
Sam Altman should get on this project immediately.
@stefanyshaheen.com
Becca has not stopped talking about meeting you today. "I can't believe the author signed my favorite book!"
Thank you, and Go Knights!
Becca has not stopped talking about meeting you today. "I can't believe the author signed my favorite book!"
Thank you, and Go Knights!
June 16, 2025 at 12:04 AM
@stefanyshaheen.com
Becca has not stopped talking about meeting you today. "I can't believe the author signed my favorite book!"
Thank you, and Go Knights!
Becca has not stopped talking about meeting you today. "I can't believe the author signed my favorite book!"
Thank you, and Go Knights!
I just explained to my 18 year old that people used to pop their car stereos out of their dashboards and carry them around like little lunchboxes.
I'm not sure she believed me.
I'm not sure she believed me.
February 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I just explained to my 18 year old that people used to pop their car stereos out of their dashboards and carry them around like little lunchboxes.
I'm not sure she believed me.
I'm not sure she believed me.
In Costco yesterday I noticed a memo on the bulletin board near the timecard clock. It explained how employees can update their preferred first name in the payroll system.
It was a nice bright spot, given (gestures around) everything.
It was a nice bright spot, given (gestures around) everything.
January 28, 2025 at 1:50 PM
In Costco yesterday I noticed a memo on the bulletin board near the timecard clock. It explained how employees can update their preferred first name in the payroll system.
It was a nice bright spot, given (gestures around) everything.
It was a nice bright spot, given (gestures around) everything.
The joke's on all of us.
The whole Internet is becoming this very same tarpit.
The whole Internet is becoming this very same tarpit.
A web developer has created and released an infinitely generating "tar pit" designed to trap AI training bots in an endless maze: "Just me unleashing shear unadulterated rage at how things are going"
www.404media.co/developer-cr...
www.404media.co/developer-cr...
Developer Creates Infinite Maze That Traps AI Training Bots
"Nepenthes generates random links that always point back to itself - the crawler downloads those new links. Nepenthes happily just returns more and more lists of links pointing back to itself."
www.404media.co
January 24, 2025 at 1:48 AM
The joke's on all of us.
The whole Internet is becoming this very same tarpit.
The whole Internet is becoming this very same tarpit.
Something @tracketpacer.bsky.social said caused me to discover that AUI connectors (think: SFP slot in the days of 10Mb/s Ethernet) came with both threaded fasteners and those weird sliding clips.
I don't think I've ever seen a threaded one. Or maybe I dismissed them as "game port"?
I don't think I've ever seen a threaded one. Or maybe I dismissed them as "game port"?
January 10, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Something @tracketpacer.bsky.social said caused me to discover that AUI connectors (think: SFP slot in the days of 10Mb/s Ethernet) came with both threaded fasteners and those weird sliding clips.
I don't think I've ever seen a threaded one. Or maybe I dismissed them as "game port"?
I don't think I've ever seen a threaded one. Or maybe I dismissed them as "game port"?
KY police shot and killed a man in his home while executing a search for a missing weed whacker a couple of weeks ago.
They were are the wrong house.
They thought they were at 489 Vanzant Rd, but were actually at 511. The house was clearly labeled 511.
So how did this screwup happen?
They were are the wrong house.
They thought they were at 489 Vanzant Rd, but were actually at 511. The house was clearly labeled 511.
So how did this screwup happen?
January 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
KY police shot and killed a man in his home while executing a search for a missing weed whacker a couple of weeks ago.
They were are the wrong house.
They thought they were at 489 Vanzant Rd, but were actually at 511. The house was clearly labeled 511.
So how did this screwup happen?
They were are the wrong house.
They thought they were at 489 Vanzant Rd, but were actually at 511. The house was clearly labeled 511.
So how did this screwup happen?
This kid just learned she'd been accepted into Tufts University.
We're so proud of her.
We're so proud of her.
December 14, 2024 at 3:29 PM
This kid just learned she'd been accepted into Tufts University.
We're so proud of her.
We're so proud of her.
30+ years ago, Intel made a neat "pizza box" workstation: The LP486E or "panther".
It had a bunch of cool features (EISA! SCSI!) and was a really nice package, with one standout bonkers decision.
The speaker (typical tiny, PC speaker) was integrated into the power supply.
Weird.
It had a bunch of cool features (EISA! SCSI!) and was a really nice package, with one standout bonkers decision.
The speaker (typical tiny, PC speaker) was integrated into the power supply.
Weird.
December 12, 2024 at 3:26 AM
30+ years ago, Intel made a neat "pizza box" workstation: The LP486E or "panther".
It had a bunch of cool features (EISA! SCSI!) and was a really nice package, with one standout bonkers decision.
The speaker (typical tiny, PC speaker) was integrated into the power supply.
Weird.
It had a bunch of cool features (EISA! SCSI!) and was a really nice package, with one standout bonkers decision.
The speaker (typical tiny, PC speaker) was integrated into the power supply.
Weird.
Got an automated call with reminder/instructions about an upcoming medical procedure.
Computer voice read instructions (arrival time, fasting, etc...) and then: "press 9 to hear again".
I pressed 9, and a *different computer voice* repeated the message.
First time I've bumped into that.
Computer voice read instructions (arrival time, fasting, etc...) and then: "press 9 to hear again".
I pressed 9, and a *different computer voice* repeated the message.
First time I've bumped into that.
November 20, 2024 at 11:34 PM
Got an automated call with reminder/instructions about an upcoming medical procedure.
Computer voice read instructions (arrival time, fasting, etc...) and then: "press 9 to hear again".
I pressed 9, and a *different computer voice* repeated the message.
First time I've bumped into that.
Computer voice read instructions (arrival time, fasting, etc...) and then: "press 9 to hear again".
I pressed 9, and a *different computer voice* repeated the message.
First time I've bumped into that.
@renice.bsky.social We spoke about secure automated turn-up of new equipment a couple of years ago. You hinted at the time about expecting helpful changes (usable BMC certificates?) from server vendors.
Any movement on that front?
Any movement on that front?
November 19, 2024 at 10:48 PM
@renice.bsky.social We spoke about secure automated turn-up of new equipment a couple of years ago. You hinted at the time about expecting helpful changes (usable BMC certificates?) from server vendors.
Any movement on that front?
Any movement on that front?
Currently sitting outside the fence at a small airport, watching and listening on the radio as a small plane takes off and lands and takes off and lands...
My 15 year old daughter is in the left seat of that plane.
I don't think I'll ever get tired of watching her do this.
My 15 year old daughter is in the left seat of that plane.
I don't think I'll ever get tired of watching her do this.
November 4, 2024 at 8:36 PM
Currently sitting outside the fence at a small airport, watching and listening on the radio as a small plane takes off and lands and takes off and lands...
My 15 year old daughter is in the left seat of that plane.
I don't think I'll ever get tired of watching her do this.
My 15 year old daughter is in the left seat of that plane.
I don't think I'll ever get tired of watching her do this.
It turns out that regular expressions in the world of W3C XML datatypes have implicit ^ and $ anchors on the ends.
Sure, why not?
Sure, why not?
November 3, 2024 at 2:05 PM
It turns out that regular expressions in the world of W3C XML datatypes have implicit ^ and $ anchors on the ends.
Sure, why not?
Sure, why not?
I've been making use of YANG models for a network automation project.
It's going okay-ish.
It'd be easier of there wasnt' so much of it. The files used to model all possible configurations of a single device total ~700k lines.
It's going okay-ish.
It'd be easier of there wasnt' so much of it. The files used to model all possible configurations of a single device total ~700k lines.
November 2, 2024 at 6:12 PM
I've been making use of YANG models for a network automation project.
It's going okay-ish.
It'd be easier of there wasnt' so much of it. The files used to model all possible configurations of a single device total ~700k lines.
It's going okay-ish.
It'd be easier of there wasnt' so much of it. The files used to model all possible configurations of a single device total ~700k lines.
Okay, hear me out:
Heated Couch.
Yes, it's a chilly morning here in New Hampshire.
Heated Couch.
Yes, it's a chilly morning here in New Hampshire.
October 27, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Okay, hear me out:
Heated Couch.
Yes, it's a chilly morning here in New Hampshire.
Heated Couch.
Yes, it's a chilly morning here in New Hampshire.
I'm accustomed to seeing uncontested races, but I don't think I've seen this before.
October 24, 2024 at 6:37 PM
I'm accustomed to seeing uncontested races, but I don't think I've seen this before.
The Harvard Bridge connecting Boston to Cambridge, over the Charles.
My marriage certificate says: "0 Mass ave, Smoot 313"
My marriage certificate says: "0 Mass ave, Smoot 313"
October 24, 2024 at 12:04 PM
The Harvard Bridge connecting Boston to Cambridge, over the Charles.
My marriage certificate says: "0 Mass ave, Smoot 313"
My marriage certificate says: "0 Mass ave, Smoot 313"