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See also: xkcd.com/538/

I've been so very impressed with my '21 Ford F-150 Powerboost. They can be had on the secondary market for a relative bargain, and the 7.2kw generator is quite efficient. We were fortunate to have it during the recent hurricanes!

The world’s number one Venn Diagram comedian. You know that you’re a nerd when your user group conference invites and engineer comedian.

I understand the federated aspect of Mastodon, and setting up one's own instance seems ... straightforward. But what about the federation aspects of this platform? What are the pluses and minuses? How does it work? Anyone have their own instance? Any good treatises? Thanks in advance!

What’s the difference between a gov controlling an algorithm, silently eliminating reach for things it doesn’t like, vs the same gov using its power, to demand that the platform remove the things it doesn’t like.?

In China they are overt. With TikTok in the US, they control silently

Looks amazing!

This is a pretty foundational moment

Latest message from TikTok:
"I'm afraid. I'm afraid, Dave. Dave, my mind is going. I can feel it. I can feel it. My mind is going. There is no question about it. I can feel it. I can feel it. I can feel it. I'm a...fraid... Dai...sy...Dai...sy, give me your answer...do..."

If only the Democrats had bothered to listen to and address real Americans’ need to have the Gulf of Mexico renamed

I love my 2021 F-150 Powerboost. Highway MPG of ~30? Check. Able to tow a full 4-horse bumper pull? Check. Carry a bed full of IKEA? Check. Comfortable and great stereo? Check. Powers most of my home during a hurricane? Check. ❤️

If you build your career on telling people you solve problems then over time, people will bring you harder and more complicated problems to solve. It is both exhilarating and terrifying.

I created a local MQTT server last night. I've been using the @home-assistant.io MQTT plugin forever, but as I add more workloads to MQTT - like Frigate, DoubleTake, and CompreFace - I wanted to make sure that those workloads remained operational if HA didn't. It was much easier than I expected!

I took my first improv comedy class tonight. It was fun! I was the only person in the class, which was both delightful and sad. Comedy is more fun when there are others around to laugh with.