Mark
@meschbach.bsky.social
Existing in a strange space between the virtual and outdoors.
Yeah, about right.
January 1, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Yeah, about right.
Got out snow shoeing in this beautiful place yesterday! Perfect year-end-cap for my outdoor activities!
I did not expect to find a frozen pond/lake. (When does a pond become a lake?)
I did not expect to find a frozen pond/lake. (When does a pond become a lake?)
December 31, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Got out snow shoeing in this beautiful place yesterday! Perfect year-end-cap for my outdoor activities!
I did not expect to find a frozen pond/lake. (When does a pond become a lake?)
I did not expect to find a frozen pond/lake. (When does a pond become a lake?)
Lincoln Highway (Historic Route 40) snakes it way through my part of the world. I often see references to it in the areas I go hiking! Fascinating to learn it took until the 1920s to pave most of it!
youtu.be/n1-BvbLfALU?...
youtu.be/n1-BvbLfALU?...
Old US40 on Donner Pass and the Rainbow Bridge
YouTube video by This Old Road
youtu.be
December 31, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Lincoln Highway (Historic Route 40) snakes it way through my part of the world. I often see references to it in the areas I go hiking! Fascinating to learn it took until the 1920s to pave most of it!
youtu.be/n1-BvbLfALU?...
youtu.be/n1-BvbLfALU?...
I was wondering if there were any open source systems for maintaining my Xbox 360's functionality as MS slowly shuts down services. This was the only one I could find!
github.com/XombieOnline...
github.com/XombieOnline...
Network Graph · XombieOnline/xombie
Contribute to XombieOnline/xombie development by creating an account on GitHub.
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December 31, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I was wondering if there were any open source systems for maintaining my Xbox 360's functionality as MS slowly shuts down services. This was the only one I could find!
github.com/XombieOnline...
github.com/XombieOnline...
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Seasonal seasoning everyone!
Hope you enjoy your holidays however you do so!
Hope you enjoy your holidays however you do so!
December 24, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Seasonal seasoning everyone!
Hope you enjoy your holidays however you do so!
Hope you enjoy your holidays however you do so!
Great story around conservation, climate change, and balancing systemic needs. Also includes bears and beautiful scenery.
youtu.be/bVrihZ8RYFs?...
youtu.be/bVrihZ8RYFs?...
Mongolia - Valley of the bears | DW Documentary
YouTube video by DW Documentary
youtu.be
December 20, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Great story around conservation, climate change, and balancing systemic needs. Also includes bears and beautiful scenery.
youtu.be/bVrihZ8RYFs?...
youtu.be/bVrihZ8RYFs?...
TIL XFS has disabled online discard. Normally not a problem since most operating systems issue batch discards on `fstab` volumes once a week.
When using #longhorn on #kubernetes with XFS or ext4 these are not regularly discarded.
When using #longhorn on #kubernetes with XFS or ext4 these are not regularly discarded.
December 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
TIL XFS has disabled online discard. Normally not a problem since most operating systems issue batch discards on `fstab` volumes once a week.
When using #longhorn on #kubernetes with XFS or ext4 these are not regularly discarded.
When using #longhorn on #kubernetes with XFS or ext4 these are not regularly discarded.
I was interested in the minimum viable application to use ollama with MCP servers! `marvin` is the result of that exploration!
My key take away is prompts and queries matter as much as models and tools.
github.com/meschbach/ma...
My key take away is prompts and queries matter as much as models and tools.
github.com/meschbach/ma...
GitHub - meschbach/marvin: Experiments with LLMs via ollama
Experiments with LLMs via ollama. Contribute to meschbach/marvin development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I was interested in the minimum viable application to use ollama with MCP servers! `marvin` is the result of that exploration!
My key take away is prompts and queries matter as much as models and tools.
github.com/meschbach/ma...
My key take away is prompts and queries matter as much as models and tools.
github.com/meschbach/ma...
I don't feel it's accurate but still flattering to be considered up there with the top 1st percentile of Go engineers.
December 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I don't feel it's accurate but still flattering to be considered up there with the top 1st percentile of Go engineers.
I #built a workbench to play with #ollama + #mcp servers. Today I tried to improve it's capability to resolve a question I had...and got it to quit super easily.
Would be honored if you checked out this early project!
github.com/meschbach/ma...
Would be honored if you checked out this early project!
github.com/meschbach/ma...
GitHub - meschbach/marvin: Experiments with LLMs via ollama
Experiments with LLMs via ollama. Contribute to meschbach/marvin development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I #built a workbench to play with #ollama + #mcp servers. Today I tried to improve it's capability to resolve a question I had...and got it to quit super easily.
Would be honored if you checked out this early project!
github.com/meschbach/ma...
Would be honored if you checked out this early project!
github.com/meschbach/ma...
Have to hand it to a lot of these system-as-an-image type systems have much better interfaces for editing things. I'm wondering if more traditional languages will adopt something closer. Hoping IDEs become a lot more awesome!
youtu.be/8Ab3ArE8W3s?...
youtu.be/8Ab3ArE8W3s?...
"Stop Writing Dead Programs" by Jack Rusher (Strange Loop 2022)
YouTube video by Strange Loop Conference
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Have to hand it to a lot of these system-as-an-image type systems have much better interfaces for editing things. I'm wondering if more traditional languages will adopt something closer. Hoping IDEs become a lot more awesome!
youtu.be/8Ab3ArE8W3s?...
youtu.be/8Ab3ArE8W3s?...
I had need to record developing a Swift client! I posted it to Youtube!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXoG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXoG...
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:35 AM
I had need to record developing a Swift client! I posted it to Youtube!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXoG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXoG...
I'm really amused the status code over HTTP for "Unavailable for Legal Reasons" is 451.
developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/W...
developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/W...
451 Unavailable For Legal Reasons - HTTP | MDN
The HTTP 451 Unavailable For Legal Reasons client error response status code indicates that the user requested a resource that is not available due to legal reasons, such as a web page for which a leg...
developer.mozilla.org
October 13, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I'm really amused the status code over HTTP for "Unavailable for Legal Reasons" is 451.
developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/W...
developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/W...
This painting makes me happy.
October 8, 2025 at 4:13 PM
This painting makes me happy.
Why Did These Ancient People Abandon Copper?
YouTube video by SciShow
youtu.be
October 5, 2025 at 5:24 AM
We found a way not to intercept our target in Kerbal Space Program! Also found a way to escape the solar system!
September 19, 2025 at 3:03 AM
We found a way not to intercept our target in Kerbal Space Program! Also found a way to escape the solar system!
Hardest interview question I seem to ask is: What do you do for fun?
Correct answer is authenticity! As long as we remain in the professional context I'm just interested in seeing passion.
Correct answer is authenticity! As long as we remain in the professional context I'm just interested in seeing passion.
September 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Hardest interview question I seem to ask is: What do you do for fun?
Correct answer is authenticity! As long as we remain in the professional context I'm just interested in seeing passion.
Correct answer is authenticity! As long as we remain in the professional context I'm just interested in seeing passion.
Some kids draw when they are board in school. I wrote code at the time. It was Java. Never thought those skills would be useful. Let alone in an interview.
September 15, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Some kids draw when they are board in school. I wrote code at the time. It was Java. Never thought those skills would be useful. Let alone in an interview.
I'm excited about Postgres 18 ! Looks like a lot of awesome optimization work.
Though I think OAuth support has the greatest impact for using on Kubernetes! I wonder how long before guides get published to integrate!
www.crunchydata.com/blog/get-exc...
Though I think OAuth support has the greatest impact for using on Kubernetes! I wonder how long before guides get published to integrate!
www.crunchydata.com/blog/get-exc...
Get Excited About Postgres 18 | Crunchy Data Blog
New to Postgres 18, features like asynchronous i/o, uuid v7, b-tree skip scans, and virtual generated columns.
www.crunchydata.com
September 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I'm excited about Postgres 18 ! Looks like a lot of awesome optimization work.
Though I think OAuth support has the greatest impact for using on Kubernetes! I wonder how long before guides get published to integrate!
www.crunchydata.com/blog/get-exc...
Though I think OAuth support has the greatest impact for using on Kubernetes! I wonder how long before guides get published to integrate!
www.crunchydata.com/blog/get-exc...
BART arrived at Richmond Amtrak station 4 minutes after Capital Corridor. First time for a few people.
They thought they were out the cost of the tickets and couldn't get to their destination.
Luckily CC tickets are typically honored all day. Let them know and help them find their arrival times.
They thought they were out the cost of the tickets and couldn't get to their destination.
Luckily CC tickets are typically honored all day. Let them know and help them find their arrival times.
September 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
BART arrived at Richmond Amtrak station 4 minutes after Capital Corridor. First time for a few people.
They thought they were out the cost of the tickets and couldn't get to their destination.
Luckily CC tickets are typically honored all day. Let them know and help them find their arrival times.
They thought they were out the cost of the tickets and couldn't get to their destination.
Luckily CC tickets are typically honored all day. Let them know and help them find their arrival times.
espHome is awesome! I recommend using the Arduino framework to get started since some components fail to compile with IDF though.
My outdoor sensor now uses the Arduino framework.
My outdoor sensor now uses the Arduino framework.
August 27, 2025 at 12:36 AM
espHome is awesome! I recommend using the Arduino framework to get started since some components fail to compile with IDF though.
My outdoor sensor now uses the Arduino framework.
My outdoor sensor now uses the Arduino framework.
My incident response skills kicking in for Home Assistant. Now I know when any room in my home is getting too warm!
August 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
My incident response skills kicking in for Home Assistant. Now I know when any room in my home is getting too warm!
Went camping for 4 days in Lassen Volcanic National Park with the family and friends! Beautiful time, lots of great hiking, stinky places, and time around the fire together.
August 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Went camping for 4 days in Lassen Volcanic National Park with the family and friends! Beautiful time, lots of great hiking, stinky places, and time around the fire together.
Camping practice! We'll stay cool if it's sunny and dry if wet. Great expansion of my skills despite being a Scoutmaster for like 10 years.
Relationship test passed with flying colors!
Relationship test passed with flying colors!
August 13, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Camping practice! We'll stay cool if it's sunny and dry if wet. Great expansion of my skills despite being a Scoutmaster for like 10 years.
Relationship test passed with flying colors!
Relationship test passed with flying colors!