Kelson
@notes.kvibber.com
Techie, software developer, hobbyist photographer, sci-fi/fantasy & comics fan in the Los Angeles area. He/him, pronounced KELL-son (rhymes with "Nelson").
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Kelson
@notes.kvibber.com
· Jun 8
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I've realized over the last few years that my political position boils down to:
1. Don't be cruel unless you have to.
2. You usually don't have to, even when someone's going to get hurt.
3. One of society's goals should be cutting down on situations in which cruelty seems necessary […]
1. Don't be cruel unless you have to.
2. You usually don't have to, even when someone's going to get hurt.
3. One of society's goals should be cutting down on situations in which cruelty seems necessary […]
New book review on my website!
Vaster Than Empires And More Slow, Ursula K. Le Guin
An intriguing story of a dysfunctional crew dealing with each other and a planet that, at first glance, appears to have no sentient life, only plants.
https://hyperborea.org/reviews/books/vaster-than-empires/ […]
Vaster Than Empires And More Slow, Ursula K. Le Guin
An intriguing story of a dysfunctional crew dealing with each other and a planet that, at first glance, appears to have no sentient life, only plants.
https://hyperborea.org/reviews/books/vaster-than-empires/ […]
Original post on notes.kvibber.com
notes.kvibber.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:29 PM
New book review on my website!
Vaster Than Empires And More Slow, Ursula K. Le Guin
An intriguing story of a dysfunctional crew dealing with each other and a planet that, at first glance, appears to have no sentient life, only plants.
https://hyperborea.org/reviews/books/vaster-than-empires/ […]
Vaster Than Empires And More Slow, Ursula K. Le Guin
An intriguing story of a dysfunctional crew dealing with each other and a planet that, at first glance, appears to have no sentient life, only plants.
https://hyperborea.org/reviews/books/vaster-than-empires/ […]
Teenager just described the "OK I Guess" button on Minecraft Earth's error screen as the peak of UI design.
https://hyperborea.org/journal/2019/11/ok-i-guess/
https://hyperborea.org/journal/2019/11/ok-i-guess/
I Guess
I’ve got to appreciate this network error UI from Minecraft Earth. Especially the button text.
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hyperborea.org
November 7, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Teenager just described the "OK I Guess" button on Minecraft Earth's error screen as the peak of UI design.
https://hyperborea.org/journal/2019/11/ok-i-guess/
https://hyperborea.org/journal/2019/11/ok-i-guess/
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While cleaning a storage room, our staff found this tape containing #unix v4 from Bell Labs, circa 1973
Apparently no other complete copies are known to exist: https://gunkies.org/wiki/UNIX_Fourth_Edition
We have arranged to deliver it to the Computer History Museum
#retrocomputing
Apparently no other complete copies are known to exist: https://gunkies.org/wiki/UNIX_Fourth_Edition
We have arranged to deliver it to the Computer History Museum
#retrocomputing
November 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
While cleaning a storage room, our staff found this tape containing #unix v4 from Bell Labs, circa 1973
Apparently no other complete copies are known to exist: https://gunkies.org/wiki/UNIX_Fourth_Edition
We have arranged to deliver it to the Computer History Museum
#retrocomputing
Apparently no other complete copies are known to exist: https://gunkies.org/wiki/UNIX_Fourth_Edition
We have arranged to deliver it to the Computer History Museum
#retrocomputing
[Question for macOS Tahoe users]
Is "Apple Intelligence" still something you can turn off in System Settings? I don't even _see_ it in my VM under Parallels, but that might just be that it doesn't run under VMs, or doesn't run under VMs with my setup […]
[Original post on notes.kvibber.com]
Is "Apple Intelligence" still something you can turn off in System Settings? I don't even _see_ it in my VM under Parallels, but that might just be that it doesn't run under VMs, or doesn't run under VMs with my setup […]
[Original post on notes.kvibber.com]
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
[Question for macOS Tahoe users]
Is "Apple Intelligence" still something you can turn off in System Settings? I don't even _see_ it in my VM under Parallels, but that might just be that it doesn't run under VMs, or doesn't run under VMs with my setup […]
[Original post on notes.kvibber.com]
Is "Apple Intelligence" still something you can turn off in System Settings? I don't even _see_ it in my VM under Parallels, but that might just be that it doesn't run under VMs, or doesn't run under VMs with my setup […]
[Original post on notes.kvibber.com]
Iris -> Siri: "And I don't want my laptop to hear me / 'cause I don't think that it understands...."
November 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Iris -> Siri: "And I don't want my laptop to hear me / 'cause I don't think that it understands...."
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I really want to stress that if you work at a company that makes a *profit* from your use of Python, you should be _extremely_ embarrassed if you have raised less money than we did
https://mastodon.social/@glyph/115499665145387452
https://mastodon.social/@glyph/115499665145387452
@brettcannon on the one hand; yes, boosted. On the other: this effort was spearheaded by me, personally, and 3 friends in the community, over the course of 7 days. We received matches from just over 100 donors from the community out of an audience of potentially millions, and notably, zero […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 5, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I really want to stress that if you work at a company that makes a *profit* from your use of Python, you should be _extremely_ embarrassed if you have raised less money than we did
https://mastodon.social/@glyph/115499665145387452
https://mastodon.social/@glyph/115499665145387452
Right, Phanpy shows you the full size of the hidden text, so adding a CW to a long post doesn't save any space on the timeline.
November 6, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Right, Phanpy shows you the full size of the hidden text, so adding a CW to a long post doesn't save any space on the timeline.
This is kind of funny. When I watched the movie _Avatar_ way back in 2009, I was struck by the similarity of the premise to Timothy Zahn's 2002 novel _Manta's Gift_ :
The main character, a human who's suffered a severely disabling injury, is offered the chance to place his consciousness into an […]
The main character, a human who's suffered a severely disabling injury, is offered the chance to place his consciousness into an […]
Original post on notes.kvibber.com
notes.kvibber.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:25 AM
This is kind of funny. When I watched the movie _Avatar_ way back in 2009, I was struck by the similarity of the premise to Timothy Zahn's 2002 novel _Manta's Gift_ :
The main character, a human who's suffered a severely disabling injury, is offered the chance to place his consciousness into an […]
The main character, a human who's suffered a severely disabling injury, is offered the chance to place his consciousness into an […]
New post on my website!
Web Browser Recommendations
Vivaldi, Orion, Waterfox and Zen are my current favorites. I like Firefox but I'm not so sure about Mozilla these days. Safari's OK. LibreWolf and IronFox are good for everyday privacy. Falkon and Dillo are good for slow hardware […]
Web Browser Recommendations
Vivaldi, Orion, Waterfox and Zen are my current favorites. I like Firefox but I'm not so sure about Mozilla these days. Safari's OK. LibreWolf and IronFox are good for everyday privacy. Falkon and Dillo are good for slow hardware […]
Original post on notes.kvibber.com
notes.kvibber.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:29 AM
New post on my website!
Web Browser Recommendations
Vivaldi, Orion, Waterfox and Zen are my current favorites. I like Firefox but I'm not so sure about Mozilla these days. Safari's OK. LibreWolf and IronFox are good for everyday privacy. Falkon and Dillo are good for slow hardware […]
Web Browser Recommendations
Vivaldi, Orion, Waterfox and Zen are my current favorites. I like Firefox but I'm not so sure about Mozilla these days. Safari's OK. LibreWolf and IronFox are good for everyday privacy. Falkon and Dillo are good for slow hardware […]
The teenager has been deep into playing and replaying _Deltarune_ since the new chapters dropped this summer, and we recently re-watched _Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle_ (and watched "Tokyo Revelations," for the first time). My wife got inspired to mash up […]
[Original post on notes.kvibber.com]
[Original post on notes.kvibber.com]
November 4, 2025 at 1:51 AM
The teenager has been deep into playing and replaying _Deltarune_ since the new chapters dropped this summer, and we recently re-watched _Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle_ (and watched "Tokyo Revelations," for the first time). My wife got inspired to mash up […]
[Original post on notes.kvibber.com]
[Original post on notes.kvibber.com]
Reposted by Kelson
October 31, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Welp, all the candy, all the toys, and all the Pokemon cards have been collected, so it's time to blow out the candles, let the pumpkins cool down and bring them in.
Just one this year, Lancer from Deltarune, though we brought out some of the artificial ones from years past (including the Teal […]
Just one this year, Lancer from Deltarune, though we brought out some of the artificial ones from years past (including the Teal […]
Original post on notes.kvibber.com
notes.kvibber.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Welp, all the candy, all the toys, and all the Pokemon cards have been collected, so it's time to blow out the candles, let the pumpkins cool down and bring them in.
Just one this year, Lancer from Deltarune, though we brought out some of the artificial ones from years past (including the Teal […]
Just one this year, Lancer from Deltarune, though we brought out some of the artificial ones from years past (including the Teal […]
Reposted by Kelson
There’s no such thing as neutral technology.
Every tool encodes the values of the people who made it — their goals, their blind spots, their priorities.
When organizations adopt tools without asking whose values they’re importing, they take on risk they can’t see […]
Every tool encodes the values of the people who made it — their goals, their blind spots, their priorities.
When organizations adopt tools without asking whose values they’re importing, they take on risk they can’t see […]
Original post on werd.social
werd.social
October 31, 2025 at 2:32 PM
There’s no such thing as neutral technology.
Every tool encodes the values of the people who made it — their goals, their blind spots, their priorities.
When organizations adopt tools without asking whose values they’re importing, they take on risk they can’t see […]
Every tool encodes the values of the people who made it — their goals, their blind spots, their priorities.
When organizations adopt tools without asking whose values they’re importing, they take on risk they can’t see […]
Teenager on voice chat with friend, complaining about Copilot being a startup app: "It probably mines Copilot coin or something."
October 31, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Teenager on voice chat with friend, complaining about Copilot being a startup app: "It probably mines Copilot coin or something."
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A quotation from **Teddy Roosevelt**
> I shall support every official from the President down who does well, and shall oppose every such official who does ill. I shall not put the personal comfort of the President or of any other public servant above the welfare of the country.
**Theodore […]
> I shall support every official from the President down who does well, and shall oppose every such official who does ill. I shall not put the personal comfort of the President or of any other public servant above the welfare of the country.
**Theodore […]
Original post on my-place.social
my-place.social
October 30, 2025 at 5:46 PM
A quotation from **Teddy Roosevelt**
> I shall support every official from the President down who does well, and shall oppose every such official who does ill. I shall not put the personal comfort of the President or of any other public servant above the welfare of the country.
**Theodore […]
> I shall support every official from the President down who does well, and shall oppose every such official who does ill. I shall not put the personal comfort of the President or of any other public servant above the welfare of the country.
**Theodore […]
Always fun when you write code comments like this:
// TODO DO NOT CHECK THIS INTO ANY BRANCH THAT MIGHT POSSIBLY GET MERGED!!!!
// TODO DO NOT CHECK THIS INTO ANY BRANCH THAT MIGHT POSSIBLY GET MERGED!!!!
October 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Always fun when you write code comments like this:
// TODO DO NOT CHECK THIS INTO ANY BRANCH THAT MIGHT POSSIBLY GET MERGED!!!!
// TODO DO NOT CHECK THIS INTO ANY BRANCH THAT MIGHT POSSIBLY GET MERGED!!!!
I actually used my car's extended warranty today. 🤯
October 29, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I actually used my car's extended warranty today. 🤯
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In light of the PSF's recent loss of an NSF grant and attendant funding shortfall, I will be matching donations up to $5000. Send me your receipts.
Very happy if you've already donated for similar reasons but the point is to motivate *new* donations so be sure the timestamp is after this toot 😉.
Very happy if you've already donated for similar reasons but the point is to motivate *new* donations so be sure the timestamp is after this toot 😉.
October 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
In light of the PSF's recent loss of an NSF grant and attendant funding shortfall, I will be matching donations up to $5000. Send me your receipts.
Very happy if you've already donated for similar reasons but the point is to motivate *new* donations so be sure the timestamp is after this toot 😉.
Very happy if you've already donated for similar reasons but the point is to motivate *new* donations so be sure the timestamp is after this toot 😉.
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I am incredibly delighted and impressed to see the domain access subscription feature in #gotosocial - allowing admins to subscribe to a domain list for allowing or denying domains, and - more importantly - processing retractions when those lists remove an entry 💯
If you are building federated […]
If you are building federated […]
Original post on mastodon.iftas.org
mastodon.iftas.org
October 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I am incredibly delighted and impressed to see the domain access subscription feature in #gotosocial - allowing admins to subscribe to a domain list for allowing or denying domains, and - more importantly - processing retractions when those lists remove an entry 💯
If you are building federated […]
If you are building federated […]
New comic review on my website!
A Wizard of Earthsea (Graphic Novel), Ursula K. Le Guin and Fred Fordham
★★★★★
Fordham's watercolor-style art is absolutely gorgeous. The adaptation plays to the medium's strengths, allowing the visuals to tell the story when possible, keeping Le Guin's prose […]
A Wizard of Earthsea (Graphic Novel), Ursula K. Le Guin and Fred Fordham
★★★★★
Fordham's watercolor-style art is absolutely gorgeous. The adaptation plays to the medium's strengths, allowing the visuals to tell the story when possible, keeping Le Guin's prose […]
Original post on notes.kvibber.com
notes.kvibber.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
New comic review on my website!
A Wizard of Earthsea (Graphic Novel), Ursula K. Le Guin and Fred Fordham
★★★★★
Fordham's watercolor-style art is absolutely gorgeous. The adaptation plays to the medium's strengths, allowing the visuals to tell the story when possible, keeping Le Guin's prose […]
A Wizard of Earthsea (Graphic Novel), Ursula K. Le Guin and Fred Fordham
★★★★★
Fordham's watercolor-style art is absolutely gorgeous. The adaptation plays to the medium's strengths, allowing the visuals to tell the story when possible, keeping Le Guin's prose […]
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Love this sculpture by Penny Hardy, especially on such a windy day.
October 23, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Love this sculpture by Penny Hardy, especially on such a windy day.
Reposted by Kelson
An actual human-drawn version of the HOP design as a T-Shirt? Sign me up!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2019846827/hop-shirt
#hop #nokings
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2019846827/hop-shirt
#hop #nokings
October 21, 2025 at 4:53 AM
An actual human-drawn version of the HOP design as a T-Shirt? Sign me up!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2019846827/hop-shirt
#hop #nokings
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2019846827/hop-shirt
#hop #nokings
Ooh, numberselection 1026! My favorite! 🤪
October 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Ooh, numberselection 1026! My favorite! 🤪