ijk64✅ @ijk64@m.futex.au

RAAF Roulettes doing some training flights over our part of the world. Noticeable because they are flying low, and we seldom see aircraft here.

Today, you will probably see ads for Bud Light, Doritos, and Jesus. The latter will be funded by a shadowy group of theocratic billionaires like the guy who founded Hobby Lobby and sued to prevent his workers from accessing basic healthcare
https://youtu.be/k1idNZnX0F8

Uh-oh #balloon

Of course Elon Musk is sitting with Rupert Murdoch at the Super Bowl. Of course.

Behold the tale of a Facebook data scientist fired because he refused to run a little test that his bosses demanded ...

... in which he'd update Messenger so that it drained some users' batteries faster

The data scientist accurately noted that this was unethical as hell -- it could literally endanger people who rely on their phone as a lifeline

As @pluralistic notes, it's part of why "feudal security" -- trusting a big tech firm to keep you safe -- never really works: https://medium.com/@doctorow/when-facebook-came-for-your-battery-feudal-security-failed-c8c1e3beb279

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I did not have “multiple nations shooting down high altitude balloons” on my 2023 bingo card!🎈

Happy Sunday.

Pancakes are happening 🥣

This powerpole in AKL does not look happy

-0.21942814877743394 + 0.7482210980097642i at zoom 9.4665965055e+07.

Oh no!

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https://weather.bom.gov.au/

But ... but ... I actually want HTTPS, and I don't trust native apps... :S

I'm convinced that nginx servers are like sourdoughs in that they all came from someone's special starting config that they use each time they need to make a new one.

Your annual reminder that your monthly metrics will be down 10% in February because February is 10% shorter than January. Please do not contact your data team about it.

Found a blog post I wrote 2 years ago for my much-neglected gear blog. It's not terrible, so I finished & published it.

If anyone is just getting into low-key kayaking, here's my take on what you need & where to pee: https://www.5gadgets.com/2023/02/what-gear-do-you-need-for-low-key-kayaking/

Two objects in two days? What is going on? https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/breaking-canada-shoots-down-ufo-29194487

#SynthSaturday bonus content!

This GILBERT is a relatively simple #analogSynth I built. It’s based around a few classic Roland #synthesizer designs from the late 70s/early 80s.

In the first picture, you can see the controls for the various sub-blocks of the synth, including the VCO and VCF.

The other photos are just fun shots of the guts from while I was building it.