Glen Akins @bikerglen.bsky.social · 7h. @microchip-makes.bsky.social just made all their compiler optimizations free starting from XC 4.0 and they have a tool to generate a permanent license for all legacy XC compiler optimizations too! Legacy PIC16 USB bootloaders compile for free now! Yayyyyy! 010
Reposted by Glen Akinsjon christian @jonchristian.net · 30/09/2026NEW: People who chug their own piss have emerged as MAJOR supporters of AI futurism.com/artificial-i...futurism.comPeople Who Drink Their Own Pee Are Obsessed With AI, Using It to Reassure Themselves That It's a Miraculous Cure-AllUrine therapy devotees are sharing ways to break past AI guardrails in order to brainstorm ways to use pee as medicine. 1602541645
Reposted by Glen AkinsHal Singer @halsinger.bsky.social · 29/09/2026For @prospect.org, I reviewed @lindsayowens.bsky.social’s new book, “Gouged: The End of a Fair Price—and What That Means for Your Wallet.” Apologies to neoliberal economists in advance! prospect.org/2026/09/29/o...prospect.orgBattling an Army of Price-Setters - The American ProspectLindsay Owens’s new book details all the ways that corporations seek to maximize profits at your expense. 053
Glen Akins @bikerglen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Welp, the SureGrip Apex platform lock on my RRS tripod came from the factory with a bent stainless steel retention ring and is, as a result, a ForeverGrip now. First time I've tried to remove the platform. Emailed RRS support tonight. Hoping we can get this covered under warranty quickly. 210
Glen Akins @bikerglen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The traffic signals have Madonna tits (complementary). 020
Glen Akins @bikerglen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Posted my first two models to Makerworld today. Will post to my blog soon too. Here's the first.makerworld.comQuarter Turn Adapter for Outbound Handlebar Mount - Free 3D Print Model - MakerWorldDownload this free 3D print file designed by bikerglen. OverviewI recently purchased a Lezyne Zecto2 Drive 350 front headlight for my gravel bike. It already has a handlebar mount for an Outbound Ligh... 140
Glen Akins @bikerglen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Ars Technica has some of the best commenters. From this article on Trump and the Republican's new AI program being used to deny medical procedures to seniors on Medicare: "It's like, they told us AI would be the golden goose, and instead it's basically a chicken with diarrhea."arstechnica.comTrump admin using AI to deny medical care for seniors in disastrous experimentVendors rolling out AI have an "incentive to deny as many claims as possible." 000
Glen Akins @bikerglen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Any amount of free flash storage is worth the risk in the AI age! 160
Reposted by Glen Akinssaltcedar @saltcedar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026sprinkling unmarked usb drives on the ground outside but they dont have any exploits on them if you plug one in it just has a picture of my dog stardust on it so you can look at her 062
Reposted by Glen Akinspud333.bsky.social @pud333.bsky.social · 24/09/2026static.klipy.comMarcus Burnett: That's My Boy! Bad Boys: Ride or DieALT: Marcus Burnett: That's My Boy! Bad Boys: Ride or Die 011
Reposted by Glen AkinsGlen Akins @bikerglen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I bought this when it came out. 011
Reposted by Glen AkinsTauss @yote.gay · 23/09/2026If you DJ at cons, PLEASE find a way to sample this it would be so fucking funny 2414
Reposted by Glen AkinsAnn M. Lipton @annmlipton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Well done, Joe - you should create one: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... 1153
Reposted by Glen AkinsBill Geerhart @conelrad6401240.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The new Titan II marker near Damascus, Arkansas: Front and Back. Unveiled in a ceremony yesterday (9/18/26). 0133
Glen Akins @bikerglen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026A tracking link, especially one that requires a login, that takes me to anything other than the carrier's tracking page is bullshit. 140
Glen Akins @bikerglen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026It's funny how turkeys, much like code, can get stuck in infinite loops. 152
Glen Akins @bikerglen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I built up a W.O.P.R. Jr for 10 inch racks this week using a model on MakerWorld. It uses the same LED modules and controller that I built for the larger 19 inch rack version. I lucked out on the orientation of the controller and first module board and being able to just plug them into each other. 181
Reposted by Glen AkinsBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Maybe the most important political story of our time. People just want the bullshit to stop.gizmodo.com71% of Americans Say They're Completely ExhaustedA CDC report shows that people are not feeling relaxed and restful in the United States. 1401267026703
Glen Akins @bikerglen.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I've stayed at this hotel. I highly recommend it if you're in the Cleveland area. 021
Glen Akins @bikerglen.bsky.social · 13/09/2026A backyard squirrel just went on the offensive against a backyard hawk. Hawk waved the white flag (his wings) and retreated. 😂 000
Reposted by Glen AkinsNanoraptor @nanoraptor.danamania.com · 12/09/2026Ahhhhh that is terrific :D. LOOK AT THEM they are glorious! 021
Reposted by Glen AkinsGlen Akins @bikerglen.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I printed and cut a few on regular copy paper as a test. Will likely dig out the vinyl sticker paper tomorrow! 1264
Glen Akins @bikerglen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I saw a few stations with $6+ diesel on the drive home today! 010
Reposted by Glen AkinsDuke Hyena @duke.hyena.zone · 08/09/2026Remember when we thought it was absurd that Radio Shack asked us for our phone number? 2202
Glen Akins @bikerglen.bsky.social · 07/09/2026This fence is known as the Zion Curtain. I was Behind the Zion Curtain today. 020
Glen Akins @bikerglen.bsky.social · 07/09/2026I saw a weasel or ferret today in the Utah desert backcountry. Leaning toward weasel based on tail color (dark) and length (long). 020
Reposted by Glen AkinsSteve Uncle, People's Champion @the-barely-jew.bsky.social · 02/09/2026this one is amazing 954211320
Reposted by Glen AkinsChris Bianchi @bianchiweather.bsky.social · 03/09/2026It used to snow in September in Denver… ❄️ 6537
Glen Akins @bikerglen.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Ah, the posts I are a day old so the drone comment deadline is TODAY! Comment TODAY! It's easy. Took all of five minutes. 010
Reposted by Glen AkinsCaræsten 🇵🇸 @cara.city · 02/09/2026hi, if you're a registered Part 107 holder, please please PLEASE file a comment on this change by the FCC to ban drones with LiDAR. comments close TOMORROW. do it RIGHT NOW!!! dronexl.co/2026/09/01/f...dronexl.coFCC Drone Deadline Is Tomorrow. Fewer Than 3,000 Comments Are In.Fewer than 3,000 comments have been filed in PS Docket 26-189 against nearly half a million certificated remote pilots. The window closes September 2. 66642
Reposted by Glen AkinsChris Bianchi @bianchiweather.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Fort Collins finishes with its hottest summer on record (since 1894), with an average June 1-August 31 temp of 74.3°. Denver ties its 3rd-hottest summer on record (74.9°), while Boulder records its 4th-hottest since 1895. #COwx 2457
Reposted by Glen AkinsGeeoff @itzspelledgeoff.bsky.social · 31/08/2026static.klipy.comCat With Aluminum Hat Aluminum Foil HatALT: Cat With Aluminum Hat Aluminum Foil Hat 011
Glen Akins @bikerglen.bsky.social · 31/08/2026What if Mitch McConnell hit his head and came to his senses in his fall and Republicans are keeping him in a drug-induced coma at an unnamed rehab facility to keep him from coming back to fix the mess he made?! 120
Reposted by Glen AkinsHamlet of Melnibone @hamlet10.bsky.social · 05/08/2026The good news is that almost everything is better than it was 40 years ago. The bad news is that almost everything is worse than it was 10 years ago. 41120293
Glen Akins @bikerglen.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Holy shit. I rode 135 miles this week, 85 of which was over the weekend and made fried chicken nugs that are crispy outside and not raw in the middle! 160
Glen Akins @bikerglen.bsky.social · 30/08/2026And suddenly the local pool bar's instagram post where they show a dozen customers trying to move their favorite bar closer to their house with nothing but ropes makes a lot more sense. 050
Glen Akins @bikerglen.bsky.social · 29/08/2026And if you use slide switches with mounting tabs for these, you can easily mount them to your 3D printed projects with screws. 060
Glen Akins @bikerglen.bsky.social · 28/08/2026You ever have everything go wrong while trying to build a one evening project? And it ends with three board designs and weeks of delays? Read on.bikerglen.comA W.O.P.R. of a Project 3104
Reposted by Glen AkinsDerek @ricketyshack.ca · 27/08/2026Is the default password still root/admin ? 081
Reposted by Glen AkinsHackster.io @hacksterio.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Banking on rising nostalgia, Glen Akins reproduced the classic Linksys WRT router as a digital clock.hackster.ioThat’s No Router! That’s a Clock!Banking on rising nostalgia, Glen Akins reproduced the classic Linksys WRT router as a digital clock. 0132
Glen Akins @bikerglen.bsky.social · 26/08/2026A local legend and all around great guy passed away over the weekend. He used to use his rear tire to kick up rocks at those of us who were riding behind him. :(michelottisawyers.comClinton Knapp Obituary Aug 24, 2026 - Michelotti-Sawyers Funeral Home & CrematoryView Clinton Knapp's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook. 020