Reposted by Kay OhtieKay Ohtie @kayohtie.blimps.xyz · 12hHome router folks, I've been on #pfSense but I think something's borked in my install so I was gonna do a clean install and restore config. But I wanted to check the general vibe on whether I should just move to #OPNsense instead? And is migrating relatively painless? 111 1
Kay Ohtie @kayohtie.blimps.xyz · 12hHome router folks, I've been on #pfSense but I think something's borked in my install so I was gonna do a clean install and restore config. But I wanted to check the general vibe on whether I should just move to #OPNsense instead? And is migrating relatively painless? 111 1
Kay Ohtie @kayohtie.blimps.xyz · 10h@fluffskysune.bsky.social Over a longer period it's fine, but over a very short period (like drinking an 11oz can of anything) it's A Lot 000 0
Kay Ohtie @kayohtie.blimps.xyz · 11hAugh Smasnug! Now I see why Wade calls them that: my work Samsung phone has zero toggles for Android notification channels, only for location. What the hell, why a per-app location setting for that but no toggles for notif channels? Ugh! 240 4
Reposted by Kay OhtieKay Ohtie @kayohtie.blimps.xyz · 19/10/2026Cinnamon...rolls? Yus, inspired by flavors from Mexican hot chocolate! Black cocoa powder in the filling instead of flour, and with a spiced chocolate ganache as the glaze! My first submission for this month's #KitchenGladiators challenge: cocoa! #baking #FediBakes erGay #bakersOfMastodon 3162 16
Kay Ohtie @kayohtie.blimps.xyz · 19/10/2026Cinnamon...rolls? Yus, inspired by flavors from Mexican hot chocolate! Black cocoa powder in the filling instead of flour, and with a spiced chocolate ganache as the glaze! My first submission for this month's #KitchenGladiators challenge: cocoa! #baking #FediBakes erGay #bakersOfMastodon 3162 16
Reposted by Kay OhtieBursik 🔜 PAWCon @bursik.mustelid.party · 20/10/2026Why is it still so damn hot in October? I could almost collapse in this heat. It almost feels like I'm melₜₜₜₜₜᵢᵢᵢᵢᵢᵢᵢₙ₉ A fantastic YCH done by @averthedorbley.bsky.social! 1323960 239
Kay Ohtie @kayohtie.blimps.xyz · 15h@wuffaf.at are they originally Southern? Down here it can blast heat and wind enough to dry out my potted plants massively within 2 days. Ground plants don't end up needing nearly as much thankfully but I rent so can't plant D: 000 0
Kay Ohtie @kayohtie.blimps.xyz · 16hRight then; I think I need to dilute a can of Costco coldbrew into an equal amount of unsweetened vanilla almond milk lest I get explosive bursts of caffeination given them having 225mg each @.@ which has always been A Whole Lot for me 140 4
Kay Ohtie @kayohtie.blimps.xyz · 16hNew hug emote for Twitch courtesy of @BlurTheFur :orange_balloon_heart: Thank you for the lovely belly squish of it making it so cozy and sweet ^^ 44311 43
Kay Ohtie @kayohtie.blimps.xyz · 16h@bigblueseagoon @floatygoaty.bsky.social Oh goodness you two cuties!!! 010 1
Reposted by Kay OhtieCeralor @bigblueseagoon.blimps.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 22hMake sure you've got big balloon friends to keep you safe from the spooks this Spooky Season! :sqrk: :cera_happy: :sqrk: With @floatygoaty.bsky.social , photo by Reth Dragon! 236 6
Reposted by Kay OhtieFeditips @feditips.mastodon.social.fraudulent.link.ap.brid.gy · 17hJust fucking meow or bark or something your partners will love it #feditips 02123 23
Kay Ohtie @kayohtie.blimps.xyz · 16h@routustrarzad.bsky.social *gives a big rubbery squeeze to force air around and dizzy by puffing your head out some!* Very good reh cutie balloonie~ 010 1
Reposted by Kay OhtieTombfyre @tombfyre.blimps.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026Having an "ooooh big stretch..." moment but it makes you bwoomph up bigger. ^.==.^ 2307 30
Kay Ohtie @kayohtie.blimps.xyz · 16h@azurspan.bsky.social 👀 is that a cheesecake custard layer between each cake layer? 110 1
Reposted by Kay OhtieBlur @blurthefur.social.blurthefur.com.ap.brid.gy · 20/10/2026I literally do this unironically lmaomastodon.eternalaugust.com 012 2
Kay Ohtie @kayohtie.blimps.xyz · 19/10/2026@Russell a positive example I saw with femme pres was that FWA's night market originally was "no nips, period", specifically to be fem pres inclusive, and then when they got the OK went "all nips are valid, just no bits or holes", and while not many take advantage of that I'm always glad to see […]blimps.xyzOriginal post on blimps.xyz 100 1
Kay Ohtie @kayohtie.blimps.xyz · 19/10/2026Love to see "remaster" of a song for which the stems aren't available at all, and it's mostly like "Jarvis, X-Fi Crystalize to Xtreme-V and reverb". Fuck off with calling that a "remaster", remaster in music means something else entirely from "remastered" video games. 000 0
Kay Ohtie @kayohtie.blimps.xyz · 19/10/2026For what (I think) is a coed duet in the chorus, "Anywhere", off Evanescence's first album "Origin" is kinda queer-coded. Also very sappy x3 Also you won't find this on Spotify, but you can definitely find it on Youtube. 011 1
Kay Ohtie @kayohtie.blimps.xyz · 18/10/2026[Lyrics posting, meaning changed in the era of GenAI] Evanescence's "Everybody's Fool" changes meaning thinking about chat bot garbage 🎵 It never was and never will be 🎵 You're not real and you can't save me 🎵 And somehow now you're everybody's fool 011 1
Reposted by Kay OhtieGame Wolf Advance (2001) @ator.bsky.social · 16/10/2026off to the city ❄️ 015812 158
Kay Ohtie @kayohtie.blimps.xyz · 17/10/2026For the curious, this is a Lenovo ThinkView? Starview? Tablet thing that used to exclusively run Microsoft Teams, and now is running a specialized #HomeAssistant client for voice satellite stuff. All voice processing is local here, whether wake word on-device or speech to text on my server […]blimps.xyzOriginal post on blimps.xyz 000 0
Kay Ohtie @kayohtie.blimps.xyz · 17/10/2026[Sudden horrified thought about this with Elon Musk x.x] Though I'm sure if Elon Musk got into smart home product shit he'd make one fart and call the device the Formal Assistant for the Really Techy because he thinks he's 100x funnier than he really is. 020 2
Kay Ohtie @kayohtie.blimps.xyz · 17/10/2026Things you should be able to do: make your smart speaker fart when something goes wrong, because it's silly 451 5
Reposted by Kay OhtieTombfyre @tombfyre.blimps.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026From the moment I understood the weakness of my flesh, it disgusted me. I craved the strength and certainty of natural & synthetic polymers... #Squeakysaturday 2123 12
Kay Ohtie @kayohtie.blimps.xyz · 17/10/2026@brightonyote.bsky.social Hopefully just gas. Could try a generic gas-x, those work really well for me. Hopefully it's not a diverticuli being irritated; had that about 2 years ago and it was rouuughh of a 12 hours 120 2
Kay Ohtie @kayohtie.blimps.xyz · 17/10/2026Now to figure out if it's something in pfSense or if the existing micro just has a fucky integrated NIC. I've got more I can shove the other NIC and the SSD into. But I'm not having this issue at all with my ancient ASUS router, but this thing is over 10 years old. At least I'm not using the […]blimps.xyzOriginal post on blimps.xyz 010 1
Kay Ohtie @kayohtie.blimps.xyz · 17/10/2026@pascaltheotter.bsky.social I listened to a bit more of them after the Pendulum remix work but wasn't into it as much. I'd pay for an entire album that's Pendulum remixes though 010 1
Kay Ohtie @kayohtie.blimps.xyz · 17/10/2026@hurryslowly.bsky.social and them running there in particular instead of, like, anywhere else. 030 3
Reposted by Kay OhtieMeddy @medilia.space · 16/10/2026Becoming Character, But Inflatable (or any other flavor of artificial) will never get old. Fittingly enough, you won't ever grow old once you end up just like that either. Neat! 918051 180
Kay Ohtie @kayohtie.blimps.xyz · 17/10/2026@bluescale.bsky.social this is why I keep it in the freezer and just hit "frozen" on my toaster, but I also usually just eat toast (and set to 1 for sandwiches I want softer) But fuck it's always a gross discovery D: 100 1
Kay Ohtie @kayohtie.blimps.xyz · 17/10/2026@mrscottybear.bsky.social I... Isn't that like... The core of Nightwish wtf 100 1
Kay Ohtie @kayohtie.blimps.xyz · 17/10/2026Finding some peace tonight on my back porch after dealing with all the internet bullshit today. I might have a faulty NIC in my normal router, but I don't know yet. But right now it's nice to just relax with the nice cold breezy weather, under a blanket, sipping rye. 160 6
Kay Ohtie @kayohtie.blimps.xyz · 17/10/2026I simultaneously was reminded: - to enable LAN<->IOT routing - what error sound I'd set for Satellite Kiosk when I started to ask to add something to my shopping list #HomeAssistant 141 4
Kay Ohtie @kayohtie.blimps.xyz · 17/10/2026powers of text transform in vscodium coming in handy to rapidly change a bigass XML of DHCP reservations into the format Tomato wants 030 3
Kay Ohtie @kayohtie.blimps.xyz · 17/10/2026Ended up getting an appointment scheduled to come out and do repairs Tuesday. Really wanted to stream tonight, but I swear it's every 20-40 minutes. I'm going to TRY my old router, JUST IN CASE, but I'm not holding my breath :< My pfSense has been solid. Can't even do Discord calls lest I drop […]blimps.xyzOriginal post on blimps.xyz 000 0
Kay Ohtie @kayohtie.blimps.xyz · 16/10/2026[Noss Saga, mildly spoiler] Reading more of the Noss Saga just dials the sense of empathy up higher and higher. God, _fuck_ Daro. Almost tearing up as one of her crew finds that empathy, only to have it being stomped out. I can't even fathom getting rid of it like that. 010 1