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hobbsc

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network cowboy and mercenary janitor; one half hillbilly and one half [cyber]punk. clown computing enthusiast. i do filthy, nerdy things.

aka cmhobbs, hobbsc, notcmhobbs, nilmethod, rev. dok. granggg, kd5ryo, and a heap of other names.

elder fedizen from the statusnet days. i am fickle and flighty with social media, so expect this account to implode at any time. i ramble about infosec, tech, games, and whatever the hell else comes to mind. i aggressively mute or block political posts.

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hobbsc, to coffee
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I have broken two French presses this year after owning both for over a decade. Glass is just borrowed.

That means I'm down to making in the džezva today. I still have a moka pot but this reminds me of my time in Croatia. It's a slower, more thoughtful brew.

Might help me cut down my caffeine consumption before the big tournament in August, too. I learned at the last tournament that I won't be able to have coffee mid-day so I need to be prepared for that.

hobbsc, to random
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Taking a minute to appreciate how damn resilient my services/servers in the house are at the moment. They're all deployed slipshod and manually, too. Despite some annoyances, we've come a long way with software.

hobbsc, to beeper
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anyone using ? how do you like it? how's their storage of credentials? that's the only bit that really makes me nervous.

i'm also curious how well works for it. my general experience with matrix as an end user with "normal" people has been overall terrible, even with great projects like @element

hobbsc, to random
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I think I might end up on the job hunt again due to some recent news. Doing what I can to avoid it but just in case I figured I'd cast this post into the void.

I've got a varied skill set. Mostly infosec, devops, and backend dev type stuff. I prefer smaller shops but I can find a stride almost anywhere. The only thing I avoid heavily is JavaScript and frontend webdev.

Here's my resume, boosts appreciated but not necessary: https://hobbsc.sdf-us.org/cmhobbs_resume.md

ai6yr, (edited ) to random

Mystery tree of the day. Maybe a shrub. Extremely popular with the pollinators. Blooms year round. Covered always with honeybees, carpenter bees, native bees, hummingbird, you name it. Neighbor (one that will talk to me, LOL) hates it and always tells me she wishes I would get rid of it. (Update: Almost certainly Grewia occidentalis, the Crossberry -- very useful plant, and edible!!!) #mystery

hobbsc,
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@ai6yr don't mix spears and beers though...

hobbsc, to coffee
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Drinking over a brand new white shirt. Living dangerously.

Tekchip, to random
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People keep referring to enshitification as the result of late stage capitalism. Are we sure this is late stage? I'm afraid this might be middle stage or worse early stage still.

hobbsc,
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@Tekchip I've considered this for a long time. Feels more early stage to me. We're not yet directly paying to breathe.

hobbsc, to random
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Anybody have recommendations for a decent computer (laptop or small form factor) that can withstand some abuse and a mildly hostile environment?

It should be able to run Linux and be fast enough to play YouTube videos at 480p without stuttering. Bonus if it'll run off of a 12vdc power supply and is easily repairable.

I need a new garage computer and I'm about to start scouring eBay.

hobbsc, to random
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You Can Try Hundreds of '90s PalmPilot Apps in Your Browser
https://www.howtogeek.com/851146/you-can-try-hundreds-of-90s-palmpilot-apps-in-your-browser/

ai6yr, to Aviation

SCMP:Cathay Pacific passengers left vomiting, screaming in fear on storm-wracked flight to Hong Kong... "‘There were two failed landing attempts … All the passengers on board the flight started to scream, while children were crying wildly" https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3261045/cathay-pacific-passengers-left-vomiting-screaming-fear-storm-wracked-flight-hong-kong?module=top_story&pgtype=homepage

hobbsc,
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@ai6yr just what I needed to read before I fly back home this afternoon, ha!

hobbsc, to random
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Booked my work flights a couple weeks ago and had my seats selected. Go to check in for my flight and I don't have a seat selection. Managed to get decent seats for the trip out to work (naturally I had to pay extra for them) but I'll have to ride in the middle row for the whole five hour flight home. Real awesome for a tall dude in cattle class. I love air travel.

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