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Cassandra is only carbon now
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Sometimes I write intimate eschatologies or words about technology and math. Sometimes I make things by burning them with light or squeezing them through a small […]

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Hah, I win!
troubled-waters on  main [!?] is 📦 v0.1.0 via 🐍 v3.12.3 via ❄️ impure (nix-shell) at 13:32:10 nu ❯ just check uv run --with ruff ruff check All checks passed! uv run --with mypy python -m mypy -p troubled_waters Success: no issues found in 8 source files
November 28, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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I feel pretty good about this as a configuration file schema for a program that bridges between MQTT servers using a variety of different protocols (including MQTT itself). The idea would be to allow fallbacks such as mesh networking when a TCP/IP connection isn't available.
// Define terminals that we can use in our bridges later. mqtt local { address "left:1883" } mqtt remote { address "right:1883" } stdio terminal // Define our bridges. bridge main { from mqtt try { to remote to stdio { allow "*" } } }
November 28, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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Thanks, I absolutely fucking hate it.
A text input box labeled "MyChart Username or Epic ID."
November 27, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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[alc]

Went to CVS for a prescription, and like... every time I have to go there, even more of the store is blocked off. This time it was 12-packs of soda and all alcohol.

Wasn't looking for either, but did want a snack. Turns out they were also "testing" the […]

[Original post on wandering.shop]
An aisle of a convience store entirely blocked off by a white gate. Behind the gate, some cans and bottles of alcohol can be seen. A yellow sheet reading "please ask associate or press the button above for 12pk soda cans. Thank you for your understanding and patience."
November 24, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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Ooooooooo!
A screenshot of an e-mail from tindie reading "Your Order Has Shipped! Hi Cassandra! Your purchase is on its way!"
November 21, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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No, I don't think I will.

Seriously, though, fuck off.
Work Happy with Zoom AI Companion
November 20, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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From there, `@dataclasses.dataclass(frozen=True)` makes for a nice way of deserializing config files and working with them in a Python-ic way.
@record class Config: boxes: dict[str, Box] @classmethod def from_kdl(cls, doc: Document): boxes = dict() for node in doc.nodes: match node.name: case "box": boxes[node.args[0]] = Box.from_kdl(node) case _: raise ValueError(f"Unrecognized KDL node type {node.name}.") return cls( boxes=frozendict(boxes) )
November 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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As always, using KDL makes for a very legible config file. I could have made the server more special purpose, but it seemed reasonable to generalize it just a little bit.
// This file contains an example configuration for µdrop. // Please customize to your needs, and run `udrop` with // the `--config-file` argument to point to your config. // Boxes each have a name and a backend used to // handle incoming files. Right now, only // `filesystem` exists. box "tmp" "filesystem" { // For the `filesystem` backend, you'll // need to specify a path for incoming // files to be placed. path "/tmp/ubox-test" // Setting a file size limit is a good idea. limit (MB)1 // Finally, it's a good idea to make a template // for generating file names; that way, you can // add timestamps and the like. // Supported keywords: // - today: Today's date, formatted as YYYY-MM-DD // for nice sorting when viewed with `ls`. // - origname: The name as provided by the // incoming file, or "unknown" if no // name is provided. // - randkey: A four hex-digit string used // to prevent collisions. filename "{today}-{randkey}-{origname}" }
November 16, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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God damn it.
*** [checkprogsize] Explicit exit, status 1 RAM: [=== ] 34.3% (used 112436 bytes from 327680 bytes) Flash: [==========] 139.1% (used 1458525 bytes from 1048576 bytes)
November 15, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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Hah!
A screenshot of a Bluetooth Low Energy diagnostic tool showing the value of an unknown characteristic as being a JSON dictionary containing a WiFi SSID and password.
November 15, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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I said my piece about Mozilla's newest adoption and promotion of fashtech in the form of AI. Please consider saying your piece as well. They might not listen, but perhaps the next open source project considering fashtech may see this reaction and think twice. […]

[Original post on wandering.shop]
Note: Alt text is too long for Mastodon limits. Please see reply for continued alt-text. cgranade cgranade Making moves ‎14-11-2025 12:52 PM The adoption and promotion of AI by Mozilla is, at core, both a failure of leadership and a betrayal of users and the open web in general. In particular, it must be noted that: AI in its current form is only possible because of stolen labor. Open source is a user freedom movement, but it's also a labor movement. Adopting and promoting AI betrays the labor principles of open source, and should be avoided on those terms alone. AI in its current form imposes massive, massive environmental costs, the scope of which we barely understand due to secrecy on the part of AI model vendors. Open source is, amongst other things, a means of making old or discontinued hardware work, and is to that degree, also an environmental movement. Adopting and promoting AI betrays all those who depend on a functioning environment on Earth (I dare say that's likely all of us). AI in its current form does not work. Time and effort spent chasing a technology that fundamentally cannot do what it promises to do is time and effort that could be spent supporting the open source community instead. [continued in reply to this post]
November 14, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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POV: you're finally making progress organizing the makerspace.
A parts bin labeled with various fastener sizes and kinds of electronics parts.
November 1, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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[answer]

@glyph
~/sync at 15:15:05 nu ❯ uv run python Python 3.12.3 (main, Aug 14 2025, 17:47:21) [GCC 13.3.0] on linux Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> 0.0 == -0.0 True >>> repr(0.0) == repr(-0.0) False >>>
October 30, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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Last night I posted* a link to this indie electronics product, called BYOK, for "bring your own keyboard."

Today, I looked again, and saw something that horrified me.

https://www.reddit.com/r/writerDeck/comments/1laidlu/byok_a_closer_look_at_the_writing_device_weve/

(*And deleted.)
Explanation of BYOK AI capabililities
October 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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pov: you got the units wrong when parsing mqtt data
A plot in Home Assistant showing the history of a temperature sensor dropping from 300°C to 20°C.
October 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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[link to the verge]

Hey, so remember when I said continuing to use Windows may one day no longer be a choice? I don't think that day is here quite yet, not for everyone, but if you work with any kind of sensitive data it sure got a lot closer […]

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For AI to control a PC and take actions on behalf of the user, it must first be granted access to see what’s on the screen. Microsoft has been testing Copilot Vision in recent months, a feature that can scan everything on your screen and coach you through using apps or answer questions about photos and documents.
October 16, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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[lewd-ish? inanity]

I'm glad PCC is selling sex toys, but this is a bit much, no?
An S-shaped double carabinier labeled with an $11.95 price tag.
October 16, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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I thought the fire extinguisher was part of the art installation.
A sign reading "Community Art Wall" posted above a fire extinguisher hidden behind a black metal bracket.
October 16, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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For reasons, I was looking for a "don't feed the squirrels" sign to post outside, and happened to run across this in a shop's inventory. I don't know why, but it struck me as very funny, and I figured a few of you all might find it amusing as well.
A sign with three urinals, the middle of which is crossed out, and a caption reading "NOTICE: please maintain social distance."
October 1, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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To be clear, this is after two attempts. The first one was killed when I accidentally clicked outside the modal dialog, which somehow means "cancel and erase everything I've entered so far." The second one just returned "unknown message."

So... um. Why the rate limit?
By creating a server, you agree to Discord's Community Guidelines. You are being rate limited.
September 29, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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By creating a server, you agree to Discord's Community Guidelines. Unknown Message
September 29, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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[alc (implied)]

Why, yes, label, I am in a cool, dry, and dark place.
Keep this product in a cool, dry, and dark place. Cass fresh
September 27, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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A terminal showing the contents of https://memorable.website working just fine at the command line. Cassandra Granade's Memorable Website This is a list of links to various places I hang out on the web, gathered together in one memorable place. If you like what you find here, please consider dropping me a tip! Newsletters and Blogs * Newsletter * Gemlog (smolweb blog) Social Media * @xgranade@wandering.shop * @xgranade@pixelfed.social * @xgranade@lemmy.blahaj.zone One-page Microsites * 𝕐 are you still on 𝕏?
September 18, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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There's no perfect answer. As long as you're on the internet, you depend on *someone* to connect you to your audience. But as much as you can follow POSSE principles, you can at least gain some control over which companies cut you off and when […]

[Original post on wandering.shop]
POSSE: Publish on Own Site, Syndicate Everywhere Especially if you're a government agency, non-profit organization, or charity, the best option might be to simply put your message out there on web sites that you own and operate. From there, you can syndicate by posting links to your articles and updates on other social media networks, or your readers can directly subscribe to your site by using tools like RSS that are supported by a huge number of apps and services across different platforms. Increasingly, many self-hosting platforms such as WordPress support not only RSS, but also ActivityPub, which allows your users to read your posts from Mastodon, Lemmy, and other networks that communicate via ActivityPub.
September 18, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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Oh, fuck this.

It's not even password sharing Netflix-style, the *whole product* is being able to give accounts to other people in your family.
Hi Cassandra, Your YouTube Premium family membership requires all members to be in the same household as the family manager. Learn more.
September 12, 2025 at 10:27 PM