For those folks that are in the Everett and Lynnwood area, a very short survey.
December 21, 2025 at 12:34 AM
For those folks that are in the Everett and Lynnwood area, a very short survey.
Reposted by Martin
This is your seasonal reminder that Bookshop.org and libro.fm exist as local-supporting not-Amazon options for all your physical and audiobook needs! Bookshop even gives you the option to add a card and a pretty fabric bag and ship it directly to your giftee!
Bookshop.org: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.
A better way to buy books online. Every purchase financially supports local independent bookstores.
Bookshop.org
December 12, 2025 at 12:44 AM
This is your seasonal reminder that Bookshop.org and libro.fm exist as local-supporting not-Amazon options for all your physical and audiobook needs! Bookshop even gives you the option to add a card and a pretty fabric bag and ship it directly to your giftee!
That is so very Craig.
I got that Big Nerd Energy
Craigslist founder signs the Giving Pledge, and his fortune will go to military families, fighting cyberattacks—and a pigeon rescue
fortune.com/2025/12/08/c...
Craigslist founder signs the Giving Pledge, and his fortune will go to military families, fighting cyberattacks—and a pigeon rescue
fortune.com/2025/12/08/c...
Craigslist founder signs the Giving Pledge, and his fortune will go to military families, fighting cyberattacks—and a pigeon rescue | Fortune
“A nerd's gotta do what a nerd's gotta do, and a nerd should practice what he preaches,” Craig Newmark said.
fortune.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:36 PM
That is so very Craig.
The whole reason I am calling is your site told me to call because I can't do this task on-line.
xkcd.com/3175
xkcd.com/3175
Website Task Flowchart
xkcd.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:02 AM
The whole reason I am calling is your site told me to call because I can't do this task on-line.
xkcd.com/3175
xkcd.com/3175
Reposted by Martin
Build your offensive security lab with 18 DRM-free books worth $700+. Download once, read anywhere, keep forever.
Pay what you want (starting around $36) and support the EFF while you’re at it: https://www.humblebundle.com/books/hacking-no-starch-books
Pay what you want (starting around $36) and support the EFF while you’re at it: https://www.humblebundle.com/books/hacking-no-starch-books
December 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Build your offensive security lab with 18 DRM-free books worth $700+. Download once, read anywhere, keep forever.
Pay what you want (starting around $36) and support the EFF while you’re at it: https://www.humblebundle.com/books/hacking-no-starch-books
Pay what you want (starting around $36) and support the EFF while you’re at it: https://www.humblebundle.com/books/hacking-no-starch-books
with all the rumblings going on about resignations, who has the list of candidates to run to fill the open positions, and who is helping recruit folks to be on that list?
November 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
with all the rumblings going on about resignations, who has the list of candidates to run to fill the open positions, and who is helping recruit folks to be on that list?
Looks like it's time to remind people about Maxim 29 again.
"The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy. No more. No less."
schlockmercenary.fandom.com/wiki/The_Sev...
"The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy. No more. No less."
schlockmercenary.fandom.com/wiki/The_Sev...
The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries
The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries is a popular handbook in the Schlock Mercenary universe. The book's maxims are often quoted by Tagon, as well as other characters. The following i...
schlockmercenary.fandom.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Looks like it's time to remind people about Maxim 29 again.
"The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy. No more. No less."
schlockmercenary.fandom.com/wiki/The_Sev...
"The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy. No more. No less."
schlockmercenary.fandom.com/wiki/The_Sev...
Oh look, something in AWS US-East-1 is having an issue, again.
Various sources are noting that this morning is not a good morning for apps that require authentication.
Various sources are noting that this morning is not a good morning for apps that require authentication.
October 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Oh look, something in AWS US-East-1 is having an issue, again.
Various sources are noting that this morning is not a good morning for apps that require authentication.
Various sources are noting that this morning is not a good morning for apps that require authentication.
I am seeing people asking that I subscribe to them on Substack.
Please leave Substack, so I can subscribe with a clear conscience.
Here is the discussion on why not Substack, and where to be instead.
leavesubstack.com
Please leave Substack, so I can subscribe with a clear conscience.
Here is the discussion on why not Substack, and where to be instead.
leavesubstack.com
You Should Probably Leave Substack
You should probably leave Substack. Here’s why and how.
leavesubstack.com
October 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I am seeing people asking that I subscribe to them on Substack.
Please leave Substack, so I can subscribe with a clear conscience.
Here is the discussion on why not Substack, and where to be instead.
leavesubstack.com
Please leave Substack, so I can subscribe with a clear conscience.
Here is the discussion on why not Substack, and where to be instead.
leavesubstack.com
Felt the need to music this morning to help with my focus and energy.
🎶 What are y'all listening to this morning?
🎶 What are y'all listening to this morning?
October 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Felt the need to music this morning to help with my focus and energy.
🎶 What are y'all listening to this morning?
🎶 What are y'all listening to this morning?
For those that are interested in managing their own networks, this is a good read about one possible approach.
psyonik.tech/posts/a-guid...
psyonik.tech/posts/a-guid...
pSYoniK - Software, Hardware and Tech - In.That.Order.
psyonik.tech
October 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
For those that are interested in managing their own networks, this is a good read about one possible approach.
psyonik.tech/posts/a-guid...
psyonik.tech/posts/a-guid...
Finally saying that out loud.
Macron remarks are notable- some quotes: "We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies."
President Macron: “Europeans, let's wake up!
We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
October 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Finally saying that out loud.
Opt Out October. Remember to check your terms of use and opt out of all the awful things they want to opt you in to.
Welcome to Opt Out October, our collection of tips to slowly break free from online surveillance and throw sand in the gears of overreaching large tech companies. Today’s tip is about establishing good online security fundamentals. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Opt Out October: Daily Tips to Protect Your Privacy and Security
Trying to take control of your online privacy can feel like a full-time job. But if you break it up into small tasks and take on one project at a time it makes the process of protecting your privacy
www.eff.org
October 1, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Opt Out October. Remember to check your terms of use and opt out of all the awful things they want to opt you in to.
Today's "What the heck" moment in cybersecurity.
Malware distributed by DNS TXT Record.
really? Ugh, I can see how that works, but... just, ugh.
Malware distributed by DNS TXT Record.
really? Ugh, I can see how that works, but... just, ugh.
October 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Today's "What the heck" moment in cybersecurity.
Malware distributed by DNS TXT Record.
really? Ugh, I can see how that works, but... just, ugh.
Malware distributed by DNS TXT Record.
really? Ugh, I can see how that works, but... just, ugh.
Settled in at the Hyatt in Portland. Headed to Rose City Comic Con tomorrow.
September 5, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Settled in at the Hyatt in Portland. Headed to Rose City Comic Con tomorrow.
Seriously. Beavers really help the ecosystem and need to be protected and reintroduced.
'The findings add weight to a growing body of evidence that beavers may be acting as ecosystem engineers, reshaping waterways in ways that benefit not just their own survival, but that of entire landscapes.'
How Canada's buck-toothed national emblem could help fight wildfires | CBC News
New research out of the western U.S. suggests dams and ponds built by beavers can slow floods, store water and even create green firebreaks in wildfire-prone landscapes.
www.cbc.ca
August 31, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Seriously. Beavers really help the ecosystem and need to be protected and reintroduced.
File a claim.
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
August 28, 2025 at 1:10 AM
File a claim.
What ever happened to the bicycle trailer dot matrix printer?
August 25, 2025 at 1:42 PM
What ever happened to the bicycle trailer dot matrix printer?
Dear Shipping Company, having an active avoidance pattern in your phone system is really aggravating. Telling me to call and then trying to route me to the automated answer is even more aggravating.
August 7, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Dear Shipping Company, having an active avoidance pattern in your phone system is really aggravating. Telling me to call and then trying to route me to the automated answer is even more aggravating.
Reposted by Martin
It looks like we have some new friends, which means it’s time to reintroduce ourselves. 🥳
Hi! We’re Bookshop.org, an alternative to Amazon for buying books online where every single purchase financially supports independent bookstores.
Hi! We’re Bookshop.org, an alternative to Amazon for buying books online where every single purchase financially supports independent bookstores.
July 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
It looks like we have some new friends, which means it’s time to reintroduce ourselves. 🥳
Hi! We’re Bookshop.org, an alternative to Amazon for buying books online where every single purchase financially supports independent bookstores.
Hi! We’re Bookshop.org, an alternative to Amazon for buying books online where every single purchase financially supports independent bookstores.
Reposted by Martin
Solid breakdown of Ghost vs Substack by @theradr.bsky.social
I want to talk about my move from Substack to Ghost for a second, and what it's been like working with a nonprofit tech company that actually lives its values.
Especially if you're a writer still on Subtack, please read. 1/x
First of all, about the org: They are a nonprofit, I just met employee +
Especially if you're a writer still on Subtack, please read. 1/x
First of all, about the org: They are a nonprofit, I just met employee +
Ghost: Independent technology for modern publishing
Beautiful, modern publishing with newsletters and premium subscriptions built-in. Used by Sky, 404Media, Lever News, Tangle, The Browser, and thousands more.
ghost.org
July 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Solid breakdown of Ghost vs Substack by @theradr.bsky.social
Reposted by Martin
Life advice:
- be kind
- tip well
- read banned books
- let moss into your life
- sleep like it's going out of style
- exercise once every thousand years
- be kind
- tip well
- read banned books
- let moss into your life
- sleep like it's going out of style
- exercise once every thousand years
May 23, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Life advice:
- be kind
- tip well
- read banned books
- let moss into your life
- sleep like it's going out of style
- exercise once every thousand years
- be kind
- tip well
- read banned books
- let moss into your life
- sleep like it's going out of style
- exercise once every thousand years