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@mrandrewmills.bsky.social

I speak Geek; YOU heard Nerd.

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a man in a suit and tie is sitting in a chair and asking when did this happen Alt: a man in a suit and tie is sitting in a chair and asking when did this happen

Wait. We were mocked? For years??

25.02.2026 01:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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English majors were mocked for years. Now they're gaining momentum in the AI job market. For years, English majors were mocked as useless. Now, AI is giving them some momentum in the job market, while computer science grads get disrupted.

www.businessinsider.com/ai-job-marke...

25.02.2026 01:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Interesting

github.com/Fission-AI/O...

23.02.2026 12:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) - Natural Sounds (U.S. National Park Service)

"Look! Up in the Sky! It's a--"

www.nps.gov/subjects/sou...

20.02.2026 12:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
"Take Me Out" by Atomic Tom LIVE on NYC subway
YouTube video by Atomic Tom "Take Me Out" by Atomic Tom LIVE on NYC subway

Who else remembers when this was the height of technology? πŸ˜‚

I was so impressed by this commercial.

#iPhone #AtomicTom #2010s

youtu.be/NAllFWSl998?...

19.02.2026 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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X.com down in India? Users report homepage not loading, Downdetector shows spike Twitter appears to be down for several users as the homepage is not loading. Downdetector shows a spike in outage reports, suggesting a possible server issue.

www.indiatvnews.com/technology/n...

16.02.2026 13:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Closeup photo of a man's left hand, with a wedding band on the third finger, intertwined with both hands of a woman. An engagement ring and wedding band are on the third finger of the woman's left hand as well.

Closeup photo of a man's left hand, with a wedding band on the third finger, intertwined with both hands of a woman. An engagement ring and wedding band are on the third finger of the woman's left hand as well.

"Ning & Andrew Mills, February 14th, 2026" inscribed in a white cursive-esque font on a black canvas.

"Ning & Andrew Mills, February 14th, 2026" inscribed in a white cursive-esque font on a black canvas.

Them: "Did you do anything special for Valentine's Day?"

Me:

15.02.2026 14:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The letters "L", "f" and "n" overlapped and angled in such a way as to suggest the shape of an elephant.

The letters "L", "f" and "n" overlapped and angled in such a way as to suggest the shape of an elephant.

13.02.2026 01:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A picture of Sonny Jurgenson, wearing his Washington Redskins uniform.

A picture of Sonny Jurgenson, wearing his Washington Redskins uniform.

Rest in peace, Sonny.

06.02.2026 16:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The #SuperBowl is February 8. Or is it the #SuperbOwl? πŸ¦‰ πŸ˜‰

A somewhat regular reminder to please #CapitalizeEachWord in a multi-word hashtag. Doing so helps screen readers identify each word and then say the hashtag correctly. It’s one of the simplest accessibility things we can do.

#A11y

06.02.2026 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Self-evaluation time πŸ™„

01.02.2026 19:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
HOW TO CLEAN NEEDLES ON Hamilton Beach FlexBrew Coffee Maker K-Cup Machine 49954 QUICK FIX
YouTube video by Just A Dad Videos HOW TO CLEAN NEEDLES ON Hamilton Beach FlexBrew Coffee Maker K-Cup Machine 49954 QUICK FIX

So helpful...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=heLU...

11.12.2025 22:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
GitHub - mrandrewmills/NPS_alert_filter: quick & dirty Powershell script to retrieve and display NPS Alerts, filtered by a keyword quick & dirty Powershell script to retrieve and display NPS Alerts, filtered by a keyword - mrandrewmills/NPS_alert_filter

github.com/mrandrewmill...

Added a "-force" flag to bypass locally cached copy

24.01.2026 19:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Screen snapshot of India badge from FitBit app: 

"India. By walking the equivalent of the entire 1997-miles length of India, you've earned the Indian badge. Congrats!"

Screen snapshot of India badge from FitBit app: "India. By walking the equivalent of the entire 1997-miles length of India, you've earned the Indian badge. Congrats!"

It's been an eventful weekend.

19.01.2026 01:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cropped screen snapshot of Proxmox VE Login dialog box.

Cropped screen snapshot of Proxmox VE Login dialog box.

Took longer to get up and connected than I'd like to admit (thanks to DHCP/reserved address vs stale ip info output on console), but I've got a Proxmox learning lab on my local network now.

05.01.2026 01:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
"Out with the old..." (which in this case happens to be a dead CMOS battery and a 4GB RAM memory module)

"Out with the old..." (which in this case happens to be a dead CMOS battery and a 4GB RAM memory module)

"And in with the new!" (which happens to be a medium shot of a Dell Inspiron 3647 interior/motherboard, with two new 8GB RAM modules and a new CMOS battery installed). Total cost ~$42 USD

"And in with the new!" (which happens to be a medium shot of a Dell Inspiron 3647 interior/motherboard, with two new 8GB RAM modules and a new CMOS battery installed). Total cost ~$42 USD

Upgrading an old Dell Inspiron 3647 w\ new CMOS battery and 16GB, to keep it out of the landfill/start my "Homelab adventure" in 2026.

03.01.2026 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"prophet".replace( /r|ph/ig, "" );

#iykyk

29.12.2025 12:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm looking for...

a notary public in the DMV (District/MD/VA) area who can read/is comfortable with a bi-lingual legal document (English and Thai specifically).

Know someone? Kindly DM me.

Don't know anyone, but would like to help? Kindly repost to amplify my message.

#thanks

27.12.2025 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm looking for...

a notary public in the DMV (District/MD/VA) area who can read/is comfortable with a bi-lingual legal document (English and Thai specifically).

Know someone? Kindly DM me.

Don't know anyone, but would like to help? Kindly repost to amplify my message.

#thanks

27.12.2025 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Trello Organize anything, together. Trello is a collaboration tool that organizes your projects into boards. In one glance, know what's being worked on, who's working on what, and where something is in a pro...

Trello's offering a 3 month trial of their Premium plan.

Here's a referral link, if you're interested:

trello.com/andrewmills1...

22.12.2025 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Want to write? Here’s where to get started in D.C. D.C. is a city full of creatives, but sometimes finding community takes a little research.

51st.news/guide-to-dc-...

20.12.2025 01:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A screen snapshot, closely cropped, of two email subject lines juxtaposed in a spam folder. The first, from Verizon allegedly, reads: "Your business internet goes out. Now what?" The second, from Spaceship, reads: "The Earth will begin to self clean, and survival will face challenges"

A screen snapshot, closely cropped, of two email subject lines juxtaposed in a spam folder. The first, from Verizon allegedly, reads: "Your business internet goes out. Now what?" The second, from Spaceship, reads: "The Earth will begin to self clean, and survival will face challenges"

Spam folder being melodramatic this AM

13.12.2025 13:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

RKLB is πŸ“ˆ today 😁

19.12.2025 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A screen snapshot, closely cropped, of two email subject lines juxtaposed in a spam folder. The first, from Verizon allegedly, reads: "Your business internet goes out. Now what?" The second, from Spaceship, reads: "The Earth will begin to self clean, and survival will face challenges"

A screen snapshot, closely cropped, of two email subject lines juxtaposed in a spam folder. The first, from Verizon allegedly, reads: "Your business internet goes out. Now what?" The second, from Spaceship, reads: "The Earth will begin to self clean, and survival will face challenges"

Spam folder being melodramatic this AM

13.12.2025 13:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
HOW TO CLEAN NEEDLES ON Hamilton Beach FlexBrew Coffee Maker K-Cup Machine 49954 QUICK FIX
YouTube video by Just A Dad Videos HOW TO CLEAN NEEDLES ON Hamilton Beach FlexBrew Coffee Maker K-Cup Machine 49954 QUICK FIX

So helpful...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=heLU...

11.12.2025 22:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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GitHub - mrandrewmills/jqueryVersionChecker: JS Bookmarklet to confirm jQuery, if being used, is 3.x or later JS Bookmarklet to confirm jQuery, if being used, is 3.x or later - mrandrewmills/jqueryVersionChecker

Aren't you glad you're using a supported version of jQuery?

Don't you wish everyone did?

github.com/mrandrewmill...

08.12.2025 12:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
ΰΈšΰΈ—ΰΈ™ΰΈ³ - Anki Manual Anki's user manual. Anki is a flashcard program that makes learning easier.

Finally got round to installing mdbook and figuring out GitHub Pages feature, so the Thai translation repo is now actually a website:

mrandrewmills.github.io/anki-manual-...

29.11.2025 02:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Superman #1’ copy found in attic becomes most expensive comic ever sold | CNN A copy of the first ever issue of β€œSuperman,” discovered in a Californian attic last year, has become the most expensive comic ever sold, fetching $9.12 million at auction.

www.cnn.com/2025/11/21/s...

22.11.2025 21:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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GitHub - mrandrewmills/compareJSONFiles: Quick & dirty PowerShell script which compares two JSON files and identifies differences or common entries based on a specified key. Quick & dirty PowerShell script which compares two JSON files and identifies differences or common entries based on a specified key. - mrandrewmills/compareJSONFiles

github.com/mrandrewmill...

16.11.2025 23:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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GitHub - mrandrewmills/NPS_alert_filter: quick & dirty Powershell script to retrieve and display NPS Alerts, filtered by a keyword quick & dirty Powershell script to retrieve and display NPS Alerts, filtered by a keyword - mrandrewmills/NPS_alert_filter

Updated with CSV output fix

github.com/mrandrewmill...

15.11.2025 15:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0