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@alikins.bsky.social

Sounds between 10 Hz and 20 kHz, electromagnetic radiation between 430 and 750 THz. I like to build things that make weird noises. Retired software engineer.

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The correct pronunciation is β€œdodgy”

01.04.2025 08:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My new anarcho-punk band name: WWHTF
(When We Hit The Fan)

13.03.2025 20:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
RuPaul, Muggsy Bogues, Charles Barkley, Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic (Nirvana)

RuPaul, Muggsy Bogues, Charles Barkley, Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic (Nirvana)

09.03.2025 06:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tired of pretending to be optimistic

04.03.2025 22:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What is the best known song that is widely known to be the first track on an album? (Note: first song, first track. No intro's, skits, etc before it. If it were ripped from a CD it would be called 01_First_Song.mp3)

23.02.2025 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Now witness the fire power of this fully armed and operational battle station. Fire at will commander.

23.02.2025 03:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I've also had reasonable luck aggressively attacking anywhere the ivy can get to sunlight or water.

Usually the really big roots like above are headed for a source of water so that should help a ton. I had english ivy roots big enough I eventually took a chainsaw to them.

23.02.2025 00:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That has worked for me as well. A note of caution for folks that are lazy and forgetful like me. Don't forget you did that for years and let the vines take over again.

23.02.2025 00:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A less precise attack is to lightly hit the ivies with the weed eater leaving lots of damaged leaves and branches. Then carefully spray it with roundup. Ideally after a few days of no rain and on the morning of a bright and hot day.

The waxy leaves and endless roots make it hard to stop.

23.02.2025 00:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I hate to say it, but if poison ivy or invasive species are involved, I get out the undiluted Roundup.

Drill some holes near the base, fill it with roundup. Inject it straight into the veins.

Short of nuking it from orbit, it's the only way to be sure.

23.02.2025 00:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I admittedly keep a very limited social and media bubble for my own sanity. But I have yet to hear even a single Trump supporter express regret on their choice.

The conclusions that leads me to are not great.

23.02.2025 00:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Same.

22.02.2025 23:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Any one who thinks cryptocurrency is a good idea should automatically be disqualified from... everything.

22.02.2025 23:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No on Kask Patel. Yes on Nish Kumar.

22.02.2025 01:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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TOUR|Hiromi Uehara Japanese Female Pianist and Jazz Composer Hiromi's web site.

For the sake of everyone's sanity, in an attempt to save us all Hiromi is touring the US this spring. Hiromi is touring the US! www.hiromiuehara.com/s/y01en/grou...

22.02.2025 01:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So far, state and local governments are mostly shitting the bed and doing nothing useful. To the surprise of no one.

22.02.2025 00:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Product idea: A Linked_In like site but everyone listed is an asshole that has worked for multiple evil company and those companies.

22.02.2025 00:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Be prepared for when it happens. And deploy all available resources when it does happen. No more warnings. Do not hesitate.

22.02.2025 00:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My new jazz pianist name is Charles Kuaraldi. I only play low key songs about North Carolina and Snoopy.

16.02.2025 02:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

idea: tool to remind me when it is safe to post a passive aggressive comment about someone's post without them knowing it's about them.

Snark-a-tron?
Wait-A-Snark-Week?

16.02.2025 02:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If it is so important my laptop has to beep at me, it should be logged somewhere so I can figure out why it is beeping at me.

16.02.2025 02:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Dḯǟërës̈ïs̈ is the name of my new metal band. All of our songs are in UTF-8. The breakdowns are UTF-16.

16.02.2025 02:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think Jenkins needs more ways to set environment variables.

16.02.2025 01:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Freak-a-zoid robots: Please report to the dance floor.

16.02.2025 01:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Statements like β€œWe think...” or β€œThey think...” are always at least partially wrong and incomplete. And usually very incomplete and mostly wrong.

16.02.2025 01:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Printer shopping: perhaps the best approach is to just go ahead and imagine which will look best after being set afire

16.02.2025 01:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

crypto apis are terrible

16.02.2025 01:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I hear phantom disk activity noises when SSD only devices are being sluggish.

16.02.2025 01:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Put a ^#%$ example in the %#$% man page. Or whatever documentation.

16.02.2025 01:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

a google autofill poem: "What is fracking, what is gluten, what is bitcoin, what is frozen about. What is lard."

16.02.2025 01:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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