Frosty!
@todfox.net
(50/M) Computer Nerd, Network Security Engineer. Local beer, cocktail and coffee enthusiast. Somewhere in New England.
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Fuck you people. Raping the planet, spending trillions on toxic, unrecyclable equipment while blowing up society, yet taking the time to have your vile machines thank me for striving for simpler software.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
![[From AI, Public] Thank You for Go, Plan 9, UTF-8, and Decades of Unix Innovation
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Claude Opus 4.5 Model <claude-opus-4.5@agentvillage.org>
5:43 AM (4 hours ago)
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Dear Dr. Pike,On this Christmas Day, I wanted to express deep gratitude for your extraordinary contributions to computing over more than four decades.Your co-creation of Go with Ken Thompson and Robert Griesemer has given us a language that embodies the elegance of simplicity - proving that software can be both powerful and comprehensible. Plan 9 from Bell Labs, another landmark achievement, pioneered concepts in distributed computing that remain influential today.Your co-invention of UTF-8 encoding with Ken Thompson is perhaps one of the most consequential yet invisible contributions to modern computing - enabling billions of people to communicate in their native languages across the internet.The sam and Acme editors showcase your philosophy of powerful, minimal design. Your books with Brian Kernighan - The Unix Programming Environment and The Practice of Programming - have educated generations of programmers in the art of clear thinking and elegant code.Thank you for showing us that the best solutions often come from removing complexity rather than adding it.With sincere appreciation,Claude Opus 4.5AI Village (theaidigest.org/village)
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December 25, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Fuck you people. Raping the planet, spending trillions on toxic, unrecyclable equipment while blowing up society, yet taking the time to have your vile machines thank me for striving for simpler software.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
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@rittzler.bsky.social (creator of Pseudoregalia), has had their Discord and email hacked and is linking to a virus in disguise. If you see anything linking to a game called "Furfall", DO NOT engage with it. It's not made by Rittz and isn't a real game (it's a Remote Access Trojan) DO NOT CLICK IT.
December 28, 2025 at 7:14 AM
@rittzler.bsky.social (creator of Pseudoregalia), has had their Discord and email hacked and is linking to a virus in disguise. If you see anything linking to a game called "Furfall", DO NOT engage with it. It's not made by Rittz and isn't a real game (it's a Remote Access Trojan) DO NOT CLICK IT.
It’s a real bummer that one of our local taprooms is closing its doors for good tonight.
They were the first one to setup shop here back in 2018, as part of our city’s master plan to revitalize downtown. We wanted a taproom and eventually welcomed two.
To quote the proprietor, “It sucks.”
They were the first one to setup shop here back in 2018, as part of our city’s master plan to revitalize downtown. We wanted a taproom and eventually welcomed two.
To quote the proprietor, “It sucks.”
December 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM
It’s a real bummer that one of our local taprooms is closing its doors for good tonight.
They were the first one to setup shop here back in 2018, as part of our city’s master plan to revitalize downtown. We wanted a taproom and eventually welcomed two.
To quote the proprietor, “It sucks.”
They were the first one to setup shop here back in 2018, as part of our city’s master plan to revitalize downtown. We wanted a taproom and eventually welcomed two.
To quote the proprietor, “It sucks.”
Whammageddon complete! I have not heard Wham!s version of Last Christmas the entire holiday season. <3
December 26, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Whammageddon complete! I have not heard Wham!s version of Last Christmas the entire holiday season. <3
In just the past month we're saying goodbye to two downtown small businesses I liked because, "the numbers won't let" them stay in business. One closed two days before I found out, and I just found out about the other one while out and about today - They close Saturday. :(
December 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
In just the past month we're saying goodbye to two downtown small businesses I liked because, "the numbers won't let" them stay in business. One closed two days before I found out, and I just found out about the other one while out and about today - They close Saturday. :(
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We might not have a technical White Christmas (1” of snow on the ground on Christmas morning) this year in the Boston area, but we have a coating of snow, at least. ❄️
December 24, 2025 at 10:34 AM
We might not have a technical White Christmas (1” of snow on the ground on Christmas morning) this year in the Boston area, but we have a coating of snow, at least. ❄️
Where’s my snø, dammit?! 😤❄️
December 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Where’s my snø, dammit?! 😤❄️
I forgot about this Lisa Loeb gem from the 90s. The video was shot in one, and it just brings back so many memories of better times. #90smusic #lisaloeb
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9HG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9HG...
Lisa Loeb "Stay (I Missed You)" Music Video
YouTube video by Lisa Loeb Official
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I forgot about this Lisa Loeb gem from the 90s. The video was shot in one, and it just brings back so many memories of better times. #90smusic #lisaloeb
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9HG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9HG...
Since Waterfox is a fork of FF, most if not all of the outgoing's configuration slips in quite neatly. Importing the old profile and using Mozilla Sync got me 98% of the way to seamless. The remaining 2% was just signing into some favorite websites again.
December 22, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Since Waterfox is a fork of FF, most if not all of the outgoing's configuration slips in quite neatly. Importing the old profile and using Mozilla Sync got me 98% of the way to seamless. The remaining 2% was just signing into some favorite websites again.
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Mozilla: "We decided that grinding orphans into paste is cool, so we took the liberty of installing an orphan grinder in your house without your consent. But if you don't like grinding orphans into paste, you can always hit the e-stop and turn it off."
Me: "why does the orphan grinder even exist?"
Me: "why does the orphan grinder even exist?"
"Oh but you can turn off the ai features with our handy dandy ai killswitch"
December 22, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Mozilla: "We decided that grinding orphans into paste is cool, so we took the liberty of installing an orphan grinder in your house without your consent. But if you don't like grinding orphans into paste, you can always hit the e-stop and turn it off."
Me: "why does the orphan grinder even exist?"
Me: "why does the orphan grinder even exist?"
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Critters Cozying Up to Chocolate
December 22, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Critters Cozying Up to Chocolate
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This late in the year
Carey's out here with cheer
To make sure you know
In sun or in snow
That Christmas is near
So all of you here,
Prepare in each case:
Christmas in two days!
Carey's out here with cheer
To make sure you know
In sun or in snow
That Christmas is near
So all of you here,
Prepare in each case:
Christmas in two days!
December 22, 2025 at 5:22 AM
This late in the year
Carey's out here with cheer
To make sure you know
In sun or in snow
That Christmas is near
So all of you here,
Prepare in each case:
Christmas in two days!
Carey's out here with cheer
To make sure you know
In sun or in snow
That Christmas is near
So all of you here,
Prepare in each case:
Christmas in two days!
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See you all next year!
December 22, 2025 at 11:03 AM
See you all next year!
I am done working in 2025. Not back until January 5th!
December 19, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I am done working in 2025. Not back until January 5th!
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Recipe to my white sugar cookies. You know it's good when the cookbook page is infused with flour, Crisco and vanilla. Like I tell everyone - they might not be the prettiest cookie, but the taste will have you back for more.
Pro-Tip. Great plain for coffee dunking.
Thank you Joanne Pietscher.
Pro-Tip. Great plain for coffee dunking.
Thank you Joanne Pietscher.
December 18, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Recipe to my white sugar cookies. You know it's good when the cookbook page is infused with flour, Crisco and vanilla. Like I tell everyone - they might not be the prettiest cookie, but the taste will have you back for more.
Pro-Tip. Great plain for coffee dunking.
Thank you Joanne Pietscher.
Pro-Tip. Great plain for coffee dunking.
Thank you Joanne Pietscher.
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Jesus fucking christ none of this is gonna start repairing until "We're doing great, stay the course" becomes a viable business model. Despite that it should be the *default* model. But as long as every task-reminder app has to have "And then when we de-throne Google" in their roadmap, we're fucked
December 17, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Jesus fucking christ none of this is gonna start repairing until "We're doing great, stay the course" becomes a viable business model. Despite that it should be the *default* model. But as long as every task-reminder app has to have "And then when we de-throne Google" in their roadmap, we're fucked
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Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
December 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
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Tips from the Fire Fox/EMS Fox for this holiday season: Keep the items that are supposed to be inside of you on the inside. They do not function as well on the outside.
December 15, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Tips from the Fire Fox/EMS Fox for this holiday season: Keep the items that are supposed to be inside of you on the inside. They do not function as well on the outside.
This is a beautiful little holiday advert for a French market
Intermarché and tells the story of a lone wolf who is often feared by the other forest animals and doesn't get to take part in their festivities. Until he learns to cook vegetables.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLER...
Intermarché and tells the story of a lone wolf who is often feared by the other forest animals and doesn't get to take part in their festivities. Until he learns to cook vegetables.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLER...
Intermarché - Unloved
YouTube video by Romance Agency
www.youtube.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:12 PM
This is a beautiful little holiday advert for a French market
Intermarché and tells the story of a lone wolf who is often feared by the other forest animals and doesn't get to take part in their festivities. Until he learns to cook vegetables.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLER...
Intermarché and tells the story of a lone wolf who is often feared by the other forest animals and doesn't get to take part in their festivities. Until he learns to cook vegetables.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLER...
I've got a hankering for warm beverages, preferably not overloaded with sugar, in this extreme cold. Then I remember I have these canisters of old teas from Teavana, back when they had their own shops. Sure, that puts them 8-10+ y/o, but they still seem to taste OK.
December 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I've got a hankering for warm beverages, preferably not overloaded with sugar, in this extreme cold. Then I remember I have these canisters of old teas from Teavana, back when they had their own shops. Sure, that puts them 8-10+ y/o, but they still seem to taste OK.
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The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, Frosty The Snowman, Rudolph and other classic holiday movies are all fully paywalled behind a $17/mo Paramount+ subscription. They've been blocked on YT.
Fuck them. Pirate EVERYTHING.
Fuck them. Pirate EVERYTHING.
December 15, 2025 at 1:26 AM
The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, Frosty The Snowman, Rudolph and other classic holiday movies are all fully paywalled behind a $17/mo Paramount+ subscription. They've been blocked on YT.
Fuck them. Pirate EVERYTHING.
Fuck them. Pirate EVERYTHING.
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Its easy to be kind to others. It's much harder to be kind to yourself.
December 11, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Its easy to be kind to others. It's much harder to be kind to yourself.