Chris DuPuis

Days since my last YAML indentation error: 0.

I trust Bruce Schneier as one of the pioneers in computer security. And I agree with him completely: the actions of DOGE are a national cyberattack. www.schneier.com/blog/archive...

I apparently slept through an earthshaking change: Microsoft Office has a new default font. Farewell Calibri, you've been a good friend. Hello Aptos.

I sometimes think the main reason I have WSL installed is so I can use `man ascii` in the terminal.

The look on his face goes from, "Oops, wrong tidepool" to "I meant to do that"

A 2500-year-old diss track that is still fire:
"When good order prevailed in his country, Ning Wu acted the part of a wise man. When his country was in disorder, he acted the part of a stupid man. Others may equal his wisdom, but they cannot equal his stupidity."
--Confucius, The Analects

Can he tell undoubted Raphaels from Gerard Dows and Zoffanies?
Does he know the croaking chorus from the frogs of Aristophanes?
Can he hum a fugue of which he's heard the music's din afore, and whistle all the airs from that infernal nonsense, Pinafore?

Maybe he's a general from another universe.

Multipass?

Today I'm going to revel in the feeling of power you get from having electric power restored.

Hurray for opening the fridge without worrying about things staying cold. And also for being able to brew coffee.

And we did, in fact, lose power. But at least the wind gusts seem to have tapered off.

Time to make fresh pot of coffee, just in case the power gets knocked out by a wind gust.

That's no moon. It's a space station.

On the one hand, pepperoni pizza is pretty delicious. On the other hand, the last time I tried to understand an API using nothing but pizza, it didn't work out so well.

There are a lot of things in life that I appreciate, but a well-documented API is truly one of the best.