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@vandor.sx
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he/him · microblogging on my own site and syndicating here via Micro.​blog

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As both a driver/dispatcher for an Amazon DSP and a web developer, it’s been very interesting to witness how the AWS outage has affected Amazon Logistics.
October 21, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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Love how after going through the PowerShell trenches, power cycling my desktop is what fixed its network connectivity >_<*
October 6, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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I’ll be doing a lot more flight simming now that I have FsHub set up; the daily flight challenges are quite engaging.
October 4, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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I have a bit of a tradition: eating a pint of ice cream alongside my first listen of a new Taylor Swift album. For The Life of a Showgirl, I’m having a lemon lavender pint from a local shop.
A hand holds a pint of Calliope lemon lavender ice cream with a white lid and red lettering reading “food.love.fun. Madison, WI.” In the background, a computer screen displays Taylor Swift’s album The Life of a Showgirl in the Apple Music for Windows interface.
October 4, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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I just sold my 40-series graphics card for more than I bought it for a few months ago. The GPU market is so dumb lol
September 17, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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Two Guys Talking About Lettuce is quickly becoming my favorite podcast! Lettuce is really quite interesting 😭
September 15, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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It took me four hours to enable hardware encryption via BitLocker on my new Samsung M.2 drives. I got these drives specifically for their hardware encryption capabilities — so I was determined to get it working — but at least some documentation would’ve been nice!
September 5, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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I changed the icon of my Thunderbolt drive to match its real appearance! One of OWC’s product photos happened to be about the same perspective as the new macOS Tahoe disk icons, making this possible.
Screenshot of a Mac desktop showing an external drive named 1M2 with a custom icon that matches the OWC drive’s real appearance.
August 22, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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Over the last six months or so I’ve had my temperature settings set to celsius with the intent of developing an intuition and a possible preference for it.

Realizing that—after all this time—I still don’t have a good feel for celsi... https://microblog.vandor.sx/2025/08/15/over-the-last-six-months/
August 15, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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With Thomas Dohmke resigning as GitHub CEO, the Pragmatic Engineer episode I finally got around to listening to last week seems nullified :c
August 12, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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At last, I’ve acquired the Sony α7CR with the FE 24-50mm ƒ/2.8 G lens!!!!!!!

Yesterday—after a frustrating experience with FedEx—I got my camera set up, updated the firmware, etc. Today, I had some time to go on a walk and actually... https://vandor.sx/microblog/2025/8/9/5516391
A simple wooden bench with angled legs sits on a patch of sunlit grass, partially surrounded by dense green foliage. The light highlights the bench’s natural wood grain, contrasting with the shaded forest backdrop. Close-up black and white image of a large leaf with a jagged hole in its center, droplets of water scattered across its surface. The torn section reveals blurred foliage in the background, adding depth and contrast to the scene.
August 10, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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yay gpt-5 was rolled out to my account fairly quickly!
August 7, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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Excited to start reading :)

(I’m tired of waiting for season 2 of the Netflix show lol)
Flexibound book titled "The Three-Body Problem Trilogy" by Cixin Liu, featuring minimalist orbital path designs in teal and white on a black cover.
July 27, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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Fun fact: my domain is technically in the Chromium source code.

(I just discovered the HSTS preload list is simply a very long JSON file that gets bulk updated about once a month)
Screenshot of the Chromium source code showing the file transport_security_state_static.json, which contains entries for HSTS-preloaded domains. The domain “vandor.sx” is highlighted in yellow within the JSON file, indicating its inclusion in the HSTS preload list.
July 25, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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📷 I love delivering to this house; I park right in front of these lush arches and step directly into a beautiful garden.
A garden pathway made of light brick pavers leads through a lush green archway covered in vines. Centered beyond the arch is an ornate stone fountain surrounded by a circular bed of river rocks and flowering plants.
July 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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I somehow only now noticed my car has small kilometer-per-hour markings on the speedometer gauge.

Helpful for if I ever drive up to Canada, which I’d like to do someday (it’s only a day’s drive)!
July 20, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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What I bring on the road as an Amazon DSP driver
Practical, enjoyable clothing and gear I rely on each day as a delivery driver to stay protected, organized, and comfortable on the road.
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July 20, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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Google deactivated my account that had the 15-month student trial of Gemini Pro — and I’m a bit bitter about that :p
Snippet of an email from OpenAI. It reads, “You’ve successfully subscribed to ChatGPT Plus.”
July 19, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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📷 I’ve been curious about the view from the skywalk of this building, and the other day I got the opportunity to check it out! Though I must admit, it looks more impressive from the freeway outside.
A black and white photo looking down a long, enclosed skywalk. Large windows line both sides of the hallway, showing trees and buildings outside. The perspective creates leading lines that draw the eye to an elevator at the end of the hall. A folded package delivery tote lays against the left wall.
July 11, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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It is with a heavy heart that I must announce I have purchased an Adobe license. This follows my decade-long spree of pirating and manipulating free trials 🤫

In all seriousness, Newegg (of all places) is selling a bundle license for Lightroom + Photoshop for $95, which I think is quite reasonable.
July 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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📷 this evening
A serene lake scene during the golden hour, with the soft light of a setting sun casting a glow over the calm water. In the foreground, a mechanical harvester boat is docked on the muddy shore, its dark silhouette contrasting with the soft light, while the distant tree-lined shore is visible under a pale, dusky sky.
June 28, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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What can I say, the misquotes love me
June 27, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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Somehow lost my AirPods case 🙃
June 26, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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I just ordered an expensive pillow, but I’m fully prepared to return it if it doesn’t meet my high expectations.

There’s nothing I particularly dislike about my current and long-standing cheap pillow, but I feel like something better has the potential to be a huge QOL improvement.
June 24, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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📷 A photo I took on my delivery route today. It was cool to see the storm clouds slowly roll in through the evening.
A single, large white wind turbine stands tall against a dark, stormy grey sky. The turbine's three blades are angled, suggesting it's moving slowly. The lower third of the image shows a line of vibrant green treetops, contrasting with the dramatic sky and the stark white of the turbine.
June 24, 2025 at 4:50 AM