S. K. Rudranath, Esq.
@srudranath.tempusdomini.org
Retrocompute Nerd. Webmaster. Author. Semi-Lawyer. Exploring the sad state of the modern Internet (which peaked in 2005). Rambling Iconoclastic madman. Opinions are my own and not my employer's. He / Him.
Why does tech cost so much now?
LTT took a look.There's ONE company that basically makes the brains of our tech.
LTT took a look.There's ONE company that basically makes the brains of our tech.
Nvidia is NOT the (only) problem
YouTube video by Linus Tech Tips
youtu.be
December 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Why does tech cost so much now?
LTT took a look.There's ONE company that basically makes the brains of our tech.
LTT took a look.There's ONE company that basically makes the brains of our tech.
Getting closer to my big Linux transition off Windows and I need to mount Windows network shares permanently in Linux - why, in 2025, do I still need to edit an file, which, if messed up, can make the machine unbootable? (fstab)
It's crazy how so many people think is is still fine.
It's crazy how so many people think is is still fine.
November 10, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Getting closer to my big Linux transition off Windows and I need to mount Windows network shares permanently in Linux - why, in 2025, do I still need to edit an file, which, if messed up, can make the machine unbootable? (fstab)
It's crazy how so many people think is is still fine.
It's crazy how so many people think is is still fine.
PROTIP:
If you ever need to find old DNS values in Cloudflare, but can't see what they were in the audit log webview like all the support threads say you allegedly can - download a CSV log export. They're in *there* buried in JSON.
For some reason they took the old values out of the web view!
If you ever need to find old DNS values in Cloudflare, but can't see what they were in the audit log webview like all the support threads say you allegedly can - download a CSV log export. They're in *there* buried in JSON.
For some reason they took the old values out of the web view!
October 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
PROTIP:
If you ever need to find old DNS values in Cloudflare, but can't see what they were in the audit log webview like all the support threads say you allegedly can - download a CSV log export. They're in *there* buried in JSON.
For some reason they took the old values out of the web view!
If you ever need to find old DNS values in Cloudflare, but can't see what they were in the audit log webview like all the support threads say you allegedly can - download a CSV log export. They're in *there* buried in JSON.
For some reason they took the old values out of the web view!
Reposted by S. K. Rudranath, Esq.
When the feed is boring, that's your cue to go have an experience with something that'll make it less boring for yourself and others later.
"Bluesky is boring."
Social media *should* be boring. Being algorithm and dopamine poisoned is bad, actually.
When your feed dries up for the day, that's your cue to go do something else until new stuff shows up later.
Social media *should* be boring. Being algorithm and dopamine poisoned is bad, actually.
When your feed dries up for the day, that's your cue to go do something else until new stuff shows up later.
September 16, 2025 at 12:24 PM
When the feed is boring, that's your cue to go have an experience with something that'll make it less boring for yourself and others later.
Today I saw an old poster for "Suburban Commando" and I thought to myself "I really will miss the fictional Hulk Hogan" and I think that's how I can finally reconcile my feelings about Terry Bollea and his impact on my childhood.
I will miss the fictional Hulk Hogan.
I will miss the fictional Hulk Hogan.
September 16, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Today I saw an old poster for "Suburban Commando" and I thought to myself "I really will miss the fictional Hulk Hogan" and I think that's how I can finally reconcile my feelings about Terry Bollea and his impact on my childhood.
I will miss the fictional Hulk Hogan.
I will miss the fictional Hulk Hogan.
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This video by @brianzane.bsky.social really does a good job of summarizing my complicated feelings about Hulk Hogan, who was one of my childhood heroes.
Hulk Hogan Passes Away at 71 - A Blurred Line and a Complicated Legacy
YouTube video by Wrestling With Wregret
youtu.be
July 25, 2025 at 4:57 AM
This video by @brianzane.bsky.social really does a good job of summarizing my complicated feelings about Hulk Hogan, who was one of my childhood heroes.
feeling like player 456 these days
July 2, 2025 at 1:59 AM
feeling like player 456 these days
In case you haven't heard, EDIT is back!
Linux, take notes.
Linux, take notes.
GitHub - microsoft/edit: We all edit.
We all edit. Contribute to microsoft/edit development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
June 5, 2025 at 10:55 PM
In case you haven't heard, EDIT is back!
Linux, take notes.
Linux, take notes.
So you're running #Linux on an HP.
Suddenly you get an error like "import_mok_state() failed: Volume Full"
Google says you need to clear Secure boot keys in BIOS, but you can't, the option is greyed out!
For once, a Youtube video shows the solution. I tested on an HP Spectre, it works.
Suddenly you get an error like "import_mok_state() failed: Volume Full"
Google says you need to clear Secure boot keys in BIOS, but you can't, the option is greyed out!
For once, a Youtube video shows the solution. I tested on an HP Spectre, it works.
How To Fix Clear All Secure Boot Keys Is Greyed Out In BIOS HP Laptops
YouTube video by TV2VN
www.youtube.com
June 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM
So you're running #Linux on an HP.
Suddenly you get an error like "import_mok_state() failed: Volume Full"
Google says you need to clear Secure boot keys in BIOS, but you can't, the option is greyed out!
For once, a Youtube video shows the solution. I tested on an HP Spectre, it works.
Suddenly you get an error like "import_mok_state() failed: Volume Full"
Google says you need to clear Secure boot keys in BIOS, but you can't, the option is greyed out!
For once, a Youtube video shows the solution. I tested on an HP Spectre, it works.
Reposted by S. K. Rudranath, Esq.
A flyer design for this event has been revealed!!
June 5, 2025 at 11:02 AM
A flyer design for this event has been revealed!!
If you're #3DPrinting Classic Mac parts, here's a new source for Platinum color filament:
polarfilament.com/products/ret...
I haven't tested this - in the past I've had good luck with PolyTerra PLA Muted White, which is a close match to Pantone 400C / #BFBCB1 / RAL 7044
polarfilament.com/products/ret...
I haven't tested this - in the past I've had good luck with PolyTerra PLA Muted White, which is a close match to Pantone 400C / #BFBCB1 / RAL 7044
Retro Platinum PLA - 1kg 1.75mm
Special thanks to Joe's Computer Museum for designing and funding this color, and choosing to release it to the public. Polar Filament Premium PLA – 1.75mm, 1kg Spool (AMS Classic & AMS-Lite Compa...
polarfilament.com
June 5, 2025 at 11:58 AM
If you're #3DPrinting Classic Mac parts, here's a new source for Platinum color filament:
polarfilament.com/products/ret...
I haven't tested this - in the past I've had good luck with PolyTerra PLA Muted White, which is a close match to Pantone 400C / #BFBCB1 / RAL 7044
polarfilament.com/products/ret...
I haven't tested this - in the past I've had good luck with PolyTerra PLA Muted White, which is a close match to Pantone 400C / #BFBCB1 / RAL 7044
Thanks @jewelryjelly81.bsky.social for helping me get this awesome #SakuraTaisen merch :D I always wanted this set since I first heard of it in the mid 2000s.
May 30, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Thanks @jewelryjelly81.bsky.social for helping me get this awesome #SakuraTaisen merch :D I always wanted this set since I first heard of it in the mid 2000s.
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aight, time to cocroach pact again
November 6, 2024 at 12:16 PM
aight, time to cocroach pact again
Reposted by S. K. Rudranath, Esq.
Any UK-based followers looking to hire an office assistant?
"Hi, I’m Misty—and I’ve made myself quite the VIP around here. I even get to hang out in the office with the staff because they all adore me (and who can blame them?). I’m playful, confident, and very talkative—I've got lots to say!"
"Hi, I’m Misty—and I’ve made myself quite the VIP around here. I even get to hang out in the office with the staff because they all adore me (and who can blame them?). I’m playful, confident, and very talkative—I've got lots to say!"
May 14, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Any UK-based followers looking to hire an office assistant?
"Hi, I’m Misty—and I’ve made myself quite the VIP around here. I even get to hang out in the office with the staff because they all adore me (and who can blame them?). I’m playful, confident, and very talkative—I've got lots to say!"
"Hi, I’m Misty—and I’ve made myself quite the VIP around here. I even get to hang out in the office with the staff because they all adore me (and who can blame them?). I’m playful, confident, and very talkative—I've got lots to say!"
Google Workspace can you please stop signing me out every 5 minutes? That'd be swell. Thanks!
May 14, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Google Workspace can you please stop signing me out every 5 minutes? That'd be swell. Thanks!
Web / Design friends: I just got turned onto this free image compression utility from Google that a developer has adapted to run offline (so it won't vanish when they inevitably kill the online version hahaha): squoosh-desktop.vercel.app
Squoosh Desktop App
Squoosh your images to get the best out of it | Multiplatform desktop app to optimize, resize, compress and convert your images.
squoosh-desktop.vercel.app
May 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Web / Design friends: I just got turned onto this free image compression utility from Google that a developer has adapted to run offline (so it won't vanish when they inevitably kill the online version hahaha): squoosh-desktop.vercel.app
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Spicy take:
Pizza should never be foldable.
Pizza should never be foldable.
May 8, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Spicy take:
Pizza should never be foldable.
Pizza should never be foldable.
Reposted by S. K. Rudranath, Esq.
Time for me to take another decade away from the product I guess
The aftermath and hindsight of #Wrestlemania this year is like going to a relative's holiday party, where things start off innocuously enough but as things drag on they start to slowly become more racist and disgusting, to the point where you're ashamed to be seen associating with them at all.
April 21, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Time for me to take another decade away from the product I guess
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Guess what I did today?
April 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Guess what I did today?