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Hacker News<p>How I keep up with AI progress (and why you must too)</p><p><a href="https://blog.nilenso.com/blog/2025/06/23/how-i-keep-up-with-ai-progress/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.nilenso.com/blog/2025/06/</span><span class="invisible">23/how-i-keep-up-with-ai-progress/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Progress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Progress</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Staying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Staying</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Informed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Informed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trends" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trends</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Personal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Personal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Growth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Growth</span></a></p>
TracyJust a personal post today! I've been quiet on here lately because I was pouring all my time and energy into preparing for my first Hō’ike (performance)!💃🏽✨ Now that it’s over, I’m feeling so proud and grateful for this journey! 🤙🌺<br> <br> *Sorry - looks like Pixelfed messed up the format*<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/dance?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dance</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/handmade?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#handmade</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/hawaii?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hawaii</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/washington?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#washington</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photo?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photo</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/art?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#art</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/tradition?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tradition</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/personal?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#personal</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/life?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#life</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/artist?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#artist</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/performance?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#performance</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/culture?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#culture</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/goals?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#goals</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/home?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#home</a>
☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻<p>Approximately 8000 women worked at <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/BletchleyPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BletchleyPark</span></a> during WW2. </p><p>One codebreaker I can quickly look up is <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/JaneFawcett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JaneFawcett</span></a> MBE. </p><p>“In 1940, at the age of 18, she was interviewed by senior <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/codebreaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>codebreaker</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/StuartMilnerBarry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StuartMilnerBarry</span></a>, and joined the secret codebreaking project at Bletchley Park. She joined a group of women known as the "<a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Debs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Debs</span></a> of Bletchley Park", </p><p>… “Hughes was assigned to Hut 6 a "Decoding Room" of women only”.</p><p>“On 25 May 1941, Hughes and several other women were briefed on the search for the German battleship <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Bismarck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bismarck</span></a>. Shortly thereafter, she decoded a message referring to the Bismarck that detailed its current position and destination in France.“</p><p>“Her work did not come to light until decades later, during the 1990s, as it had been classified under Britain's Official Secrets Act”.</p><p>Jane passed away in 2016. </p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/OSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSA</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/WW2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WW2</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/CodeBreaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CodeBreaker</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/personal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>personal</span></a> &lt;<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Fawcett" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_F</span><span class="invisible">awcett</span></a>&gt;</p>
Hacker News<p>Documenting what you're willing to support (and not)</p><p><a href="https://rachelbythebay.com/w/2025/07/07/support/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">rachelbythebay.com/w/2025/07/0</span><span class="invisible">7/support/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Documenting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Documenting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Support" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Support</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Boundaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Boundaries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Personal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Personal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Development" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Development</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Online" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Online</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Communities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Communities</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transparency</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2228691/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2228691/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Fashion Designer Rory William Docherty’s Royal New Zealand Ballet Costumes Are Woven With Threads Of Emotion <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/are" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>are</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ballet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ballet</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/chrysalis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chrysalis</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Costumes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Costumes</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/dance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dance</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/deeply" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deeply</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/designer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>designer</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/docherty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>docherty</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/dochertys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dochertys</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/emotion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emotion</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/express" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>express</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/fashion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fashion</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Movement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Movement</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/new" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>new</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NewZealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewZealand</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/of" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>of</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Personal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Personal</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/rory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rory</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/royal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>royal</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Runway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Runway</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/stage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stage</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/threads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>threads</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/through" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>through</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/traded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>traded</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/William" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>William</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/with" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>with</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/work" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>work</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/woven" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>woven</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/zealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>zealand</span></a></p>
Kira Herdman<p><strong>Switching from Windows 11 to Linux: My&nbsp;Journey</strong></p> <p>Two weeks ago, I decided to change the operating system on my gaming laptop from Windows 11 to Linux. Here’s what I did, the problems I encountered, and what I eventually settled on.</p> <p>Why the change.</p> <p>Why change to Linux from a very stable Windows 11 installation? Well I don’t like the direction Microsoft is taking Windows. Here are the reasons why.</p> <p>AI. Microsoft is adding a lot of AI to Windows, like Windows Recall and Co-Pilot, which I don’t want on my system.</p> <p>Telemetry. While […]</p> <p><a href="https://kiraherdman.co.uk/2025/07/04/switching-from-windows-11-to-linux-my-journey/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kiraherdman.co.uk/2025/07/04/s</span><span class="invisible">witching-from-windows-11-to-linux-my-journey/</span></a></p>
brucknerite<p><strong>La catenaria al suelo, otra vez</strong></p><p><a href="https://brucknerite.net/2025/07/la-catenaria-al-suelo-otra-vez.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">brucknerite.net/2025/07/la-cat</span><span class="invisible">enaria-al-suelo-otra-vez.html</span></a></p><p>La protagonista de la última crisis ferroviaria vuelve a ser la catenaria, que tiene, obviamente, un problema de mantenimiento. Los que trabajamos en el negociado ferroviario solemos ser de natural prudente al valorar los sucesos en nuestro campo, pero ya no es tiempo de quizás y de tal vez. Las imágenes lo muestran con claridad.</p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://brucknerite.net/tag/divulgacion" target="_blank">#divulgación</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://brucknerite.net/tag/noticias" target="_blank">#noticias</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://brucknerite.net/tag/personal" target="_blank">#personal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://brucknerite.net/tag/trenes" target="_blank">#trenes</a></p>
Kattni<p>Trauma Is Insidious and Will Wreck You - And You Will Get Through It - Content warning: a detailed look at trauma, both technically and personally. <a href="https://kattni.com/trauma-is-insidious-and-will-wreck-you-and-you-will-get-through-it" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kattni.com/trauma-is-insidious</span><span class="invisible">-and-will-wreck-you-and-you-will-get-through-it</span></a> <a href="https://kattstodon.com/tags/Personal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Personal</span></a></p>
Matthew Slowe<p>It seems that the last remaining provider of Free personal S/MIME certificates (Actalis) has now left that space.</p><p>Are there any others left that I don't know about?</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/smime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smime</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/certificates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>certificates</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/personal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>personal</span></a></p>
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Steven Saus [he/him]<p>(26 Jun) A Publicly Posted Private Message </p><p>This is a message to one person. </p><p><a href="https://s.faithcollapsing.com/3sfyq" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">s.faithcollapsing.com/3sfyq</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <br>Archive: ais: <a href="https://archive.md/wip/C0zYc" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.md/wip/C0zYc</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> ia: <a href="https://s.faithcollapsing.com/x63i9" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">s.faithcollapsing.com/x63i9</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/personal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>personal</span></a>-stuff <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/status" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>status</span></a>-update</p>
Christoff, the human<p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Introduction</span></a></p><p>Hello, my name is Christoff. </p><p>I live in Illinois, USA, outside the St. Louis area. Below I'll talk about my technology and creative interests, and a bit about me personally. I'm going to hashtag the heck out of this post. </p><p>the whole "deadbeef" thing is the magic number from <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Solaris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solaris</span></a> for freed memory. I simply chose .monster TLD because it seemed cool and I like "extended" TLDs. </p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> </p><p>I have been using a OpenBSD, <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/NetBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetBSD</span></a>, or <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/GNU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GNU</span></a>/#Linux since the late 1990s as a primary workstation. I used macOS from 2020 to 2025, switching to the <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/KDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KDE</span></a> neon distro (KDE plasma is amazing and KDE isn't bloated anymore, yay!).</p><p>My current career is as a <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/pentester" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pentester</span></a> where I break into web applications, IP networks, mobile applications (especially <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a>), and people to their face or over the phone; code <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>malware</span></a>; write documentation; and enjoy helping clients in a third party contractor/consultant role. I started that job change in 2020, when I earned the <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/OSCP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSCP</span></a> certification at the height of "<a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a> twitter" when I did well there.</p><p>Previously I worked for about 20 years as a senior-level programmer, and systems, infrastructure, and database administrator. Burnout was very real and I was extremely bored/unfulfilled. </p><p>Now that programming and sysadmin stuff isn't my career, I find I enjoy programming and tinkering again.</p><p>I am a big fan of NetBSD and always have been. I am not a huge fan of GNU/Linux but I do appreciate things "just working", even if it is full of closed-source binary blobs and other garbage. It was fun in the 1990s.</p><p>I know many programming languages but have been paid professionally to code in <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>C</span></a>, <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Perl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perl</span></a>, <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Python</span></a>, <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/PHP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PHP</span></a>, <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Java" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Java</span></a>, and <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Groovy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Groovy</span></a> for big commercial entities like eBay, small companies, and the US government.</p><p>I've maintained 99.99% uptime for a 60MM+ platform for years, including failover and backups (that were regularly tested... you test your failover and backups, right?!). </p><p>I always wanted to be a cool C and low-level programmer, which I thought for the longest time was being a kernel programmer, but now I know that isn't the life for me. </p><p>Emacs is something I've enjoyed since the beginning and I still can't code a <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Lisp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lisp</span></a> well. I'd love to be a cool <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/lisper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lisper</span></a> with <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/CommonLisp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommonLisp</span></a>, but haven't gotten there yet. I'm on the <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/c64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>c64</span></a> and <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/embedded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>embedded</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> train now.</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Creative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Creative</span></a></p><p>For creative stuff, I aim to do a lot but tend to hop around as interests take me. I could use some discipline there (someday?). </p><p>For <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a>, I have an electric <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/bass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bass</span></a> (Fender Jazz) and electric <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/guitar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>guitar</span></a>. I love <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/jambands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jambands</span></a> (<a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/GratefulDead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GratefulDead</span></a>, <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Phish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Phish</span></a>, <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Goose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Goose</span></a>) and that's the type of music I like to play along to. </p><p>For <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a>, I like <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/acrylic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>acrylic</span></a> and <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/watercolor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>watercolor</span></a> painting. I rarely do it, but think about it a lot and love it when I do it. I don't have any skill or talent, but that's not the point. It's for me and no one else. </p><p>For <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computing</span></a>, I am venturing into <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/C64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>C64</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/demoscene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>demoscene</span></a> programming and exploration. Not only was I too poor to get one when I was little but I sorta forgot about it over time. The desire to do cool things in a restricted environment where folks are playing in the sandbox, too, is very exciting and attractive to me. I don't know how to code the <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Commodore64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Commodore64</span></a> stuff yet, but will! Learning the assembly language (I have zero desire to code in BASIC again and I can just code assembly). </p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Personal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Personal</span></a></p><p>I live with my soulmate and our five amazing cats in a small town outside St. Louis living a quiet life. Just doing our jobs, taking care of daily life stuff, and enjoying each other and life as much as we can. Ups and downs of life chaos, like anyone else, but we're doing alright! </p><p>We enjoy exploring places within driving distance and there are a lot of places to go to. </p><p>Currently, we're really into playing two-player games together and just started collecting <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/boardgames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boardgames</span></a>. Right now, we're really digging <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/SkyTeam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SkyTeam</span></a>, <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RoyalGameOfUr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RoyalGameOfUr</span></a>, <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ForrestShuffle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForrestShuffle</span></a>, <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/SentinelsOfTheMultiverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SentinelsOfTheMultiverse</span></a>, and this magnet game I don't know the name of. We have <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/SpiritIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpiritIsland</span></a> and <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ArcNova" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArcNova</span></a> to unwrap and learn. We tried really really hard to get into <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ArkhamHorrorTheCardGame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArkhamHorrorTheCardGame</span></a> but the rules are too complicated and confusing, where it felt like we were doing the wrong thing all the time. </p><p>I am 46. I grew up loving Star Wars, Star Trek, <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a>, reading novels non-stop, horror, and watching movies. I collect classic SciFi books from 1960s and 1970s.</p><p>I would perhaps describe myself as an extremely curious person, that loves <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/puzzles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>puzzles</span></a> and <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/mysteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mysteries</span></a>, <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/exploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exploration</span></a>, figuring out <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/HumanBehavior" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanBehavior</span></a> like I'm an alien studying humans (I'm good at it, it turns out), that has a keen eye for detail, remembering random little things, and a good listener. I'm fairly adaptable and fluid in most things, which works well for me. My brain works differently than a lot of people, and while frustrating a lot of the time for things I don't understand fully, it is me and serves me well in niches. </p><p>Making people laugh makes me happy. I am a <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/hacker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hacker</span></a> and <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/tinkerer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tinkerer</span></a>.</p>
Rod2ik 🇪🇺 🇨🇵 🇪🇸 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🇩🇰 🇬🇱<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Doctors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Doctors</span></a> at the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VA</span></a> can now deny care to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>veterans</span></a> based on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/personal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>personal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opinion</span></a> ..</p><p>🥶😱😱😱</p><p>Now : Disagree with your <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Supreme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Supreme</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Leader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Leader</span></a> guys ?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NoKings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoKings</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NoSupremeLeaders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoSupremeLeaders</span></a><br>in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DK9-y8aRNfE/?igsh=MXZzNW54aG8weTdvOQ==" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">instagram.com/reel/DK9-y8aRNfE</span><span class="invisible">/?igsh=MXZzNW54aG8weTdvOQ==</span></a></p>
Feral Aunt Nessie :v_bi:Family/ Eye contact
Alberto Chimal<p>Entre ayer y hoy, pasada la medianoche, terminé un proyecto de trabajo. 😴<br>No puedo contarles nada sobre él todavía.<br>Pero puedo compartir con ustedes la <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/m%C3%BAsica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>música</span></a> que usé de fondo para escribirlo. :blobaww: 🎶<br><a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4xFJjYuh0rLqBS9jOxNK8r?si=_AJ7VydOQOuo5P-HglZj4Q" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.spotify.com/playlist/4xFJ</span><span class="invisible">jYuh0rLqBS9jOxNK8r?si=_AJ7VydOQOuo5P-HglZj4Q</span></a><br> <br><a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/playlist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>playlist</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/ListaDeReproducci%C3%B3n" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ListaDeReproducción</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/M%C3%BAsicaParaEscribir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MúsicaParaEscribir</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/MusicForWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MusicForWriting</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/personal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>personal</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/streaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>streaming</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/spotify" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spotify</span></a></p>
Mike Coats 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🌍♻️<p>My latest blog post: Migrating my Mastodon server to Masto.host</p><p><a href="https://mikecoats.com/migrating-to-masto-host/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mikecoats.com/migrating-to-mas</span><span class="invisible">to-host/</span></a></p><p>I migrated my Mastodon server from a self-hosted DigitalOcean droplet to an instance provided by Masto.host. The process was straightforward and took less than an hour.</p><p><a href="https://mikecoats.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://mikecoats.social/tags/openSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openSource</span></a> <a href="https://mikecoats.social/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mikecoats.social/tags/personal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>personal</span></a></p>
Anton Gorlin<p>Not photography-related but it's a pretty special moment for me. I'm excited to share that I achieved a Shodan-Ho black belt in GKR karate this weekend 🥋<br><a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/karate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>karate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/achivement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>achivement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/personal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>personal</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2161178/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2161178/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> We’re saving almost enough in our 401(k)s. Here’s the magic number. #401(k)Plan <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/401k" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>401k</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/administration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>administration</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Donald" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Donald</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Modular" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Modular</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ModularStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ModularStory</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Negative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Negative</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Overall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Overall</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/OverallNegative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OverallNegative</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/pension" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pension</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Personal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Personal</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PersonalFinance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PersonalFinance</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PersonalSavings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PersonalSavings</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Plan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/retirement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retirement</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RetirementU0026Pension" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetirementU0026Pension</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/savings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>savings</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/social" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>social</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SocialSecurityAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurityAdministration</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/story" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>story</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/u0026" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>u0026</span></a></p>
Lisa J. Warner / Lisa Luv<p>🩵🩷💛💁🏼‍♀️Personal life💁‍♀️In 2009, Murray released her autobiography, All of Me, and embarked on a 15-city book signing tour, starting in Nashville on October 27, 2009, and ending in Ottawa on November 24, 2009. The tour also included a special In Conversation interview with Michael Posner at the International Festival of Authors in Toronto on October 30, 2009💁🏽‍♀️She is Catholic.💁🏼‍♀️Her nephew Paul Murray was lead singer of the 1990👉</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Personal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Personal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/life" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>life</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Singer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Singer</span></a> </p><p>Anne Murray - Wikipedia <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Murray" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Mur</span><span class="invisible">ray</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2148055/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2148055/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Princess Eugenie echoes Prince William’s mission in personal statement <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BritishRoyalFamily" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BritishRoyalFamily</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/catherine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>catherine</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CatherineMiddleton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CatherineMiddleton</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/echoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>echoes</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Eugenie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Eugenie</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/in" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>in</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/KateMiddleton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KateMiddleton</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/mission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mission</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Personal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Personal</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/prince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>prince</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PrinceOfWales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrinceOfWales</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PrinceWilliam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrinceWilliam</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Princess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Princess</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PrincessOfWales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrincessOfWales</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RoyalFamilies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RoyalFamilies</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RoyalFamily" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RoyalFamily</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/statement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>statement</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/William" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>William</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Williams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Williams</span></a></p>