Greg Whitehead
@grwster.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Industrious slacker. Love spending time in my workshop and getting outdoors with my wife and our dogs. Have been known to brew beer and mix cocktails.
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I got tired of re-inventing the wheel and compiled a set of command-line script templates for bourne shell, perl5, python3, and node.js
Maybe you'll find them useful too: https://github.com/grwhitehead/cmdline-templates
Maybe you'll find them useful too: https://github.com/grwhitehead/cmdline-templates
GitHub - grwhitehead/cmdline-templates: Command-line Script Templates
Command-line Script Templates. Contribute to grwhitehead/cmdline-templates development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:36 PM
I got tired of re-inventing the wheel and compiled a set of command-line script templates for bourne shell, perl5, python3, and node.js
Maybe you'll find them useful too: https://github.com/grwhitehead/cmdline-templates
Maybe you'll find them useful too: https://github.com/grwhitehead/cmdline-templates
Hah, watched Five Watt World's "Double Neck Guitars: A Short History"
https://youtu.be/PpPt2WFqc-8
(which I highly recommend if you're at all interested in guitar history) and then got served a 1981 performance of Xanadu by Rush with TWO double neck guitars (Alex Lifeson playing a twelve and […]
https://youtu.be/PpPt2WFqc-8
(which I highly recommend if you're at all interested in guitar history) and then got served a 1981 performance of Xanadu by Rush with TWO double neck guitars (Alex Lifeson playing a twelve and […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 26, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Hah, watched Five Watt World's "Double Neck Guitars: A Short History"
https://youtu.be/PpPt2WFqc-8
(which I highly recommend if you're at all interested in guitar history) and then got served a 1981 performance of Xanadu by Rush with TWO double neck guitars (Alex Lifeson playing a twelve and […]
https://youtu.be/PpPt2WFqc-8
(which I highly recommend if you're at all interested in guitar history) and then got served a 1981 performance of Xanadu by Rush with TWO double neck guitars (Alex Lifeson playing a twelve and […]
“Billboard Bubble Metric”
You know it’s a crowded field of shit when it’s worth spending money on a billboard to brag that you were able to dial down hallucinations for only a little more toxicity, or maybe increased toxicity is a selling point?
You know it’s a crowded field of shit when it’s worth spending money on a billboard to brag that you were able to dial down hallucinations for only a little more toxicity, or maybe increased toxicity is a selling point?
January 16, 2026 at 10:12 PM
“Billboard Bubble Metric”
You know it’s a crowded field of shit when it’s worth spending money on a billboard to brag that you were able to dial down hallucinations for only a little more toxicity, or maybe increased toxicity is a selling point?
You know it’s a crowded field of shit when it’s worth spending money on a billboard to brag that you were able to dial down hallucinations for only a little more toxicity, or maybe increased toxicity is a selling point?
The Reluctant Plumber (tm) rides again: replaced a leaky float valve on one of our toilets.
In my years of home ownership I've done more plumbing repairs, inside and outside, than anything else. Maybe not surprising... water is very destructive and keeping it at bay is a full-time job.
In my years of home ownership I've done more plumbing repairs, inside and outside, than anything else. Maybe not surprising... water is very destructive and keeping it at bay is a full-time job.
January 4, 2026 at 10:46 PM
The Reluctant Plumber (tm) rides again: replaced a leaky float valve on one of our toilets.
In my years of home ownership I've done more plumbing repairs, inside and outside, than anything else. Maybe not surprising... water is very destructive and keeping it at bay is a full-time job.
In my years of home ownership I've done more plumbing repairs, inside and outside, than anything else. Maybe not surprising... water is very destructive and keeping it at bay is a full-time job.
RE: https://mastodon.social/@grwster/115806434760963270
OMG, re-watched the original 1997 Anaconda last night and went to see the new 2025 Anaconda tonight, so much fun!
My advice is to avoid learning anything about the new movie before you see it if you can
OMG, re-watched the original 1997 Anaconda last night and went to see the new 2025 Anaconda tonight, so much fun!
My advice is to avoid learning anything about the new movie before you see it if you can
Alien 1979 “In space, no one can hear you scream”
Anaconda 1997 “You can’t scream if you can’t breathe”
Anaconda 1997 “You can’t scream if you can’t breathe”
December 31, 2025 at 6:03 AM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@grwster/115806434760963270
OMG, re-watched the original 1997 Anaconda last night and went to see the new 2025 Anaconda tonight, so much fun!
My advice is to avoid learning anything about the new movie before you see it if you can
OMG, re-watched the original 1997 Anaconda last night and went to see the new 2025 Anaconda tonight, so much fun!
My advice is to avoid learning anything about the new movie before you see it if you can
Alien 1979 “In space, no one can hear you scream”
Anaconda 1997 “You can’t scream if you can’t breathe”
Anaconda 1997 “You can’t scream if you can’t breathe”
December 30, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Alien 1979 “In space, no one can hear you scream”
Anaconda 1997 “You can’t scream if you can’t breathe”
Anaconda 1997 “You can’t scream if you can’t breathe”
Whee, my entry for the Vintage Computing Christmas Challenge 2025, written in BASIC and running on my Tiny TRS-80 Model III from @trevorflowers
https://logiker.com/Vintage-Computing-Christmas-Challenge-2025
https://logiker.com/Vintage-Computing-Christmas-Challenge-2025
December 8, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Whee, my entry for the Vintage Computing Christmas Challenge 2025, written in BASIC and running on my Tiny TRS-80 Model III from @trevorflowers
https://logiker.com/Vintage-Computing-Christmas-Challenge-2025
https://logiker.com/Vintage-Computing-Christmas-Challenge-2025
Reposted by Greg Whitehead
It's December 2nd, which means that for the next 23 days, there's a high probability that you will encounter the classic film A Christmas Story broadcast on TV or streaming services.
One of the plot points in the film concerns decrypting a radio message from Orphan Annie's Secret Society, which […]
One of the plot points in the film concerns decrypting a radio message from Orphan Annie's Secret Society, which […]
Original post on federate.social
federate.social
December 3, 2025 at 1:07 AM
It's December 2nd, which means that for the next 23 days, there's a high probability that you will encounter the classic film A Christmas Story broadcast on TV or streaming services.
One of the plot points in the film concerns decrypting a radio message from Orphan Annie's Secret Society, which […]
One of the plot points in the film concerns decrypting a radio message from Orphan Annie's Secret Society, which […]
Someone needs to port Zork to run inside Doom ;-)
November 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Someone needs to port Zork to run inside Doom ;-)
I fell down a rabbit hole after learning about this story https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Horsemen_of_the_Apocalypse_(blackjack)
and this was the result
https://github.com/grwhitehead/blackjack
I don't even play blackjack ;-)
and this was the result
https://github.com/grwhitehead/blackjack
I don't even play blackjack ;-)
November 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I fell down a rabbit hole after learning about this story https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Horsemen_of_the_Apocalypse_(blackjack)
and this was the result
https://github.com/grwhitehead/blackjack
I don't even play blackjack ;-)
and this was the result
https://github.com/grwhitehead/blackjack
I don't even play blackjack ;-)
I'm not a big replica prop nerd, but this deep dive conversation about the restoration of Boba Fett's blaster (starting around 8:30) made me smile https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1EMcu_RN9Y
November 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I'm not a big replica prop nerd, but this deep dive conversation about the restoration of Boba Fett's blaster (starting around 8:30) made me smile https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1EMcu_RN9Y
Reposted by Greg Whitehead
RE: https://mastodon.social/@grwster/115176361708060387
Everyone: phones are too big, they don't fit in my pocket
Apple: here's a bigger pocket with a shoulder strap
Everyone:
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/11/introducing-iphone-pocket-a-beautiful-way-to-wear-and-carry-iphone/
Everyone: phones are too big, they don't fit in my pocket
Apple: here's a bigger pocket with a shoulder strap
Everyone:
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/11/introducing-iphone-pocket-a-beautiful-way-to-wear-and-carry-iphone/
Everyone: phones are too big, they don't fit in my pocket
Apple: good news, we made it thinner and added a shoulder strap!
Everyone:
Apple: look, it's so thin there's room to attach an external battery!
Everyone:
Apple: good news, we made it thinner and added a shoulder strap!
Everyone:
Apple: look, it's so thin there's room to attach an external battery!
Everyone:
November 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@grwster/115176361708060387
Everyone: phones are too big, they don't fit in my pocket
Apple: here's a bigger pocket with a shoulder strap
Everyone:
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/11/introducing-iphone-pocket-a-beautiful-way-to-wear-and-carry-iphone/
Everyone: phones are too big, they don't fit in my pocket
Apple: here's a bigger pocket with a shoulder strap
Everyone:
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/11/introducing-iphone-pocket-a-beautiful-way-to-wear-and-carry-iphone/
Reposted by Greg Whitehead
I was just at a dinner party, listening to a lovely older woman talking about her trip to Peru. She kept referring to “Machu Pichu” as “Pikachu”, and it was so charming that no one corrected her.
October 18, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I was just at a dinner party, listening to a lovely older woman talking about her trip to Peru. She kept referring to “Machu Pichu” as “Pikachu”, and it was so charming that no one corrected her.
Still glad I wrote this little utility to decode colorblind-hostile status LEDs ;-)
https://www.grwster.com/projects/2021/isitredorgreen/
https://www.grwster.com/projects/2021/isitredorgreen/
October 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Still glad I wrote this little utility to decode colorblind-hostile status LEDs ;-)
https://www.grwster.com/projects/2021/isitredorgreen/
https://www.grwster.com/projects/2021/isitredorgreen/
Reposted by Greg Whitehead
Did you know your MacBook has a sensor that knows the exact angle of the screen hinge?
It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.
Source code and a downloadable app to try it yourself […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.
Source code and a downloadable app to try it yourself […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
September 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Did you know your MacBook has a sensor that knows the exact angle of the screen hinge?
It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.
Source code and a downloadable app to try it yourself […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.
Source code and a downloadable app to try it yourself […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
In the year of our lord Two Thousand Twenty Five I have to mess with page size settings when compiling apps for the Android app store
September 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
In the year of our lord Two Thousand Twenty Five I have to mess with page size settings when compiling apps for the Android app store
Everyone: phones are too big, they don't fit in my pocket
Apple: good news, we made it thinner and added a shoulder strap!
Everyone:
Apple: look, it's so thin there's room to attach an external battery!
Everyone:
Apple: good news, we made it thinner and added a shoulder strap!
Everyone:
Apple: look, it's so thin there's room to attach an external battery!
Everyone:
September 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Everyone: phones are too big, they don't fit in my pocket
Apple: good news, we made it thinner and added a shoulder strap!
Everyone:
Apple: look, it's so thin there's room to attach an external battery!
Everyone:
Apple: good news, we made it thinner and added a shoulder strap!
Everyone:
Apple: look, it's so thin there's room to attach an external battery!
Everyone:
I did not have NIN scores Tron on my bingo card
September 7, 2025 at 1:05 AM
I did not have NIN scores Tron on my bingo card
Whee, with the latest improvements I got the error in my desktop clockwork toy down to 1.33 ms per second. I'm pretty happy with that!
I wrote about it here https://www.grwster.com/projects/2025/clockwork/
Maybe I should submit it to the @hackaday One Hertz Challenge ;-)
I wrote about it here https://www.grwster.com/projects/2025/clockwork/
Maybe I should submit it to the @hackaday One Hertz Challenge ;-)
August 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Whee, with the latest improvements I got the error in my desktop clockwork toy down to 1.33 ms per second. I'm pretty happy with that!
I wrote about it here https://www.grwster.com/projects/2025/clockwork/
Maybe I should submit it to the @hackaday One Hertz Challenge ;-)
I wrote about it here https://www.grwster.com/projects/2025/clockwork/
Maybe I should submit it to the @hackaday One Hertz Challenge ;-)
PSI = LBS/◻"
No notes ;-)
No notes ;-)
August 12, 2025 at 11:08 PM
PSI = LBS/◻"
No notes ;-)
No notes ;-)
August 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM