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Chicory Coffee

@chicory.bsky.social
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New Orleans, IT professional, TTRPG nerd, cat dad. Formerly @UnusedBits.

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Chicory Coffee @chicory.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
How to spend the time between rain bands? Digging out the storm drain across the street so that backup doesn't cross the street to me. 5 gal bucket + kitchen trash bag liner. Easy to tie off and dump into the trashcan. No contractor bag required. #NewOrleansThings
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Chicory Coffee @chicory.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Okay, hear me out. #Costco #PretzelBagels with some butter rubbed on top and big, flaky salt sprinkled on. Do not cut. Put in the toaster oven on regular toast. Delicious! Best if the bagel starts at room temperature to properly heat.
Pretzel bagel from Costco.
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Chicory Coffee @chicory.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Happy birthday, Linux! It has come a long way when everything was compiled locally to install.
Happy birthday, Linux! The meme shows the ingredients required to make a cake. The end user has to combine them in the correct order with the correct actions to get the final cake. This is a callback to early Linux where almost everything was compilled (baked) locally to install.
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Chicory Coffee @chicory.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
techcrunch.com/2026/08/18/c... This is part of the cyberpunk dystopia I was promised in the 80s.
techcrunch.com
Comcast adds motion sensing to millions of its newer routers, with a privacy catch | TechCrunch
A new feature added to Comcast's newest routers can detect if there is motion inside your home without needing traditional motion sensors.
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Chicory Coffee @chicory.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
So I tried #Amazon same-day delivery and it isn't going well. Bets on if the order shows up tomorrow or not at all? If it does show up will it be left under the sign asking to throw over the fence?
Picture of Amazon delivery updates showing the "deliver by 6 PM" is two hours and 37 minutes late so far.
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Chicory Coffee @chicory.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Anybody have a spare $10k to start the bidding on the old #AudubonZoo train? www.govdeals.com/en/asset/908...
govdeals.com
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Chicory Coffee @chicory.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Just had a chat with coworkers about changes to #ai projects because of #token costs. Many of my coworkers are young enough to have never been to an arcade when they still used quarters then shifted to tokens to abstract the cost-per-play of games...and it shows.
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Chicory Coffee @chicory.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Willie Nelson Urges Americans to Fight the Construction of Data Centers: They ‘Only Destroy the Environment Around Them’ I am 100% for this. You can build data centers that don't use more water than the nearest city but it is expensive and time consuming. Do it right. variety.com/2026/music/n...
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Willie Nelson Urges Americans to Fight the Construction of Data Centers: They ‘Only Destroy the Environment Around Them’
Willie Nelson has published an open letter encouraging Americans to fight the construction of data centers around the country.
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Chicory Coffee @chicory.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Help the #InternetArchive crawl more of the ephemeral spaces like URL shorteners and US Government sites that have not yet been shut down. Default runs in VirtualBox but you can convert it over the QEMU/KVM easily I found. tracker.archiveteam.org
tracker.archiveteam.org
ArchiveTeam Warrior
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Chicory Coffee @chicory.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Frog is very wise in this.
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Chicory Coffee @chicory.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Here is a topic for #linux nerds: i am adding a new 8 TB USB drive to a hone server so should I use a huge #ext4 drive or shove it in #LVM and carve it up as needed? Bulk, low-churn storage. No databases or such. PDFs, mp3s, and a bunch of stuff I want to keep but not access often. Thoughts?
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Chicory Coffee @chicory.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Finally fixing UEFI certifies on an older thinkcentre m920q that runs a bunch of containers and services. Required actually hooking up a monitor to edit the BIOS and reset the factory keys. Such a pain since it normally has no monitor or keyboard attached. Had to switch to User mode too.
Lenovo thinkcentre m920q BIOS settings.
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Chicory Coffee @chicory.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Everyone in the South right now.
I am tired boss meme for air conditioning.
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Popular Information @popular.info · 10/06/2026
“The Trump administration’s plan to dismantle an ocean observation system vital to understanding the climate crisis and marine ecosystems would ‘severely degrade’ the accuracy of weather predictions and El Niño forecasts, with economic consequences for the US.”
theguardian.com
Scientists warn Trump plan to axe US ocean monitoring system will leave world ‘flying blind’
Experts say dismantling the ocean observation system will ‘severely degrade’ the accuracy of weather predictions
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Chicory Coffee @chicory.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
cerfplus.org/grants/emerg... Craft Artists Emergency Relief Grants Another mutual aide association for #TTRPG and other creatives.
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Emergency Relief Grants - CERF+
CERF+ offers $3,000 Emergency Relief Grants to craft artists who experienced a recent and substantially disruptive emergency or disaster.
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Chicory Coffee @chicory.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
www.rcrfcharity.org Posting this to boost the message. Mutual aid fund for #TTRPG folks.
rcrfcharity.org
RPG Creators Relief Fund, INC
Are you an RPG creator in financial need? You can apply for assistance by filling out our application form . Donate to or Sponsor the RCRF   About us:   The Roleplaying Game Creators Relief Fund...
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Chicory Coffee @chicory.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
paizo.com/blog/paizo-r... Reading about the #piazo layoffs this week. No AI involved, just being screwed over by an insolvent distributor, J.P. Morgan Chase, and $10M of inventory stuck in legal limbo. My heart goes out to everyone in the #ttrpg community with news like this.
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Paizo Restructuring: A Difficult Update About Our Future  | Paizo Blog
<p>Over the last year,&nbsp;Paizo&nbsp;has been navigating one of the most challenging periods in our company’s history. I want to speak to you directly about what happened, how it has affected us, an...
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Chicory Coffee @chicory.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Slow [municipal] wifi, Windows, and a click-ops approach to server management is a quick ticket to frustraion.
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Monkey's Computer Troubles
ALT: Monkey's Computer Troubles
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Chicory Coffee @chicory.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Day three in the jury pool and the level of "business casual" has fallen off a cliff. Sweatpants and hoodies are favorite today it seems.
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Chicory Coffee @chicory.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
I think I am paying too much attention, but I do not approve playing "Deal Or No Deal" and "Jeopardy" in the jury pool lounge as distractions.
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Chicory Coffee @chicory.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
2FA discussion and time to leave #MicrosoftAutnenticator. Do I go to #Aegis on Android or maybe buy into the #Proton ecosystem? Anyone gave a favorite? Not going with a physical #Yubikey today because of evacuation planning. I want to be able to buy a new phone and get up and running if needed.
static.klipy.com
Secure Login with Two-Factor Authentication
ALT: Secure Login with Two-Factor Authentication
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Chicory Coffee @chicory.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
I hate #Windows more each day. I just spent 45 minutes troubleshooting a scheduled task when Windows added the "mark of the web" to the script copied from another server in the same domain with the same security policy because I used the C$ admin share instead of a named share. Infuriating.
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a white cat is standing in front of an explosion with a fireball coming out of its head .
ALT: a white cat is standing in front of an explosion with a fireball coming out of its head .
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Chicory Coffee @chicory.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
I just came across this list of table top role-playing games and need to share. Broken down by genre and style it also has history of some games where versions were mixed in lawsuits so you see the evolution. rpg.divnull.com/wiki/index.p...
rpg.divnull.com
RPGs by Genre - DivNull RPG
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Chicory Coffee @chicory.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
What is wrong with the #ESPN app resetting by 10 or 15 minutes after every commercial in #wrestlemania tonight? #WWE and #Disney need to get their act together. Didn't have the constant problems when it was the WWE network app.
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Chicory Coffee @chicory.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Darn. Reddit appears to be down. I wasn't planning to be productive today but I guess now I have to...
You broke reddit. You you, personally. Millions of dollars in infrastructure and it is a loo your fault. Snoo is very disappointed in you.
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Chicory Coffee @chicory.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
#Oracle fires 18% of their employees via formulaic email to spend the money on AI data centers instead. 20k-30k fired from the global workforce. Not an April Fools joke. Just sad times in tech. rollingout.com/2026/03/31/o...
rollingout.com
Oracle slashes 30,000 jobs with a cold 6 a.m. email
Oracle began laying off up to 30,000 employees globally, notifying them via a 6 a.m. email from "Oracle Leadership" with no prior warning from HR or managers.
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Chicory Coffee @chicory.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
#EliLilly is taking their weight loss drug money and partnering with #nvidia and #InsilicoMedicine to use an AI engine for designing new drugs. I hope that humans are still required to sign off and be held accountable (as much as any multi-billion dollar corporation). insilico.com/news/uiy12zc...
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Insilico Medicine Announces Global R&D Collaboration with Lilly
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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 29/03/2026
RIP editorial cartooning.
A remarkable AP photo of a protester dressed as Lady Liberty being cuffed by helmeted cops. She is looking straight at the camera with a tired "you seeing this shit?" expression.
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Chicory Coffee @chicory.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
#Irony is dead (again). Mattel launched a #PollyPocket #Bridgerton playset. Kids toy set in the Regency Era to distract from social upheaval, foreign wars, and financial worries. I know #Mattel has lots of licensed IP for collectors. Time period is just lol. creations.mattel.com/products/pol...
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Polly Pocket Bridgerton Compact
Dearest gentle reader, celebrate a new Bridgerton season, and a new social season, with a collectible compact that lets you recreate all the best romantic Regency moments.
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Chicory Coffee @chicory.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
US Army now accepts recruits up to 42 years of age, just in time for lengthy "peacekeeping " operations in the Middle East to start. Oh yeah, and continued gutting of VA benefits. www.stripes.com/branches/arm...
stripes.com
Army ups max enlistment age to 42
The update brings the Army in line with the Air Force, Space Force and Coast Guard, which all accept recruits up to 42. The Navy accepts recruits up to 41
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Chicory Coffee @chicory.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
This reminds me of Windows 2000 Pro and Server registry hacks. Microsoft of course not responding about why client OS performance is still slow. Microsoft blocks registry trick that unlocked performance-boosting native NVMe driver on Windows 11. share.google/Lc0hEe7eEyxE...
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Microsoft blocks registry trick that unlocked performance-boosting native NVMe driver on Windows 11 — workarounds still exist to enable support, however
A ViVeTool workaround still works for now.
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Chicory Coffee @chicory.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
#att is so desperate for leads that the "check availability" part of their website tries to setup a sales call. Wow. Here's a hint: I searched for Internet availability and not a voice plan. I don't want to talk to you. I just want to know that #fiber is still not available.
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a man in a suit and tie is pointing at a blackboard and saying `` always be closing . ''
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is pointing at a blackboard and saying `` always be closing . ''
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Chicory Coffee @chicory.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
The branding of a #ValueKit that gives a fake RAM DIMM so your computer looks like you have more menory...insane. www.tomshardware.com/pc-component...
tomshardware.com
RAM kits are now sold with one fake RAM stick alongside a real one to create a performance illusion — 1+1 'value pack' offers desperate psychological relief as the memory shortage worsens
Filler RAM won't make your system run any better, but it'll at least make it look good.
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Chicory Coffee @chicory.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
This should make people angry and scared. Law enforcement took the word of an ai facial recognition and required 6 months to figure out they were wrong. Poor woman lost her dog, house, and car too. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
independent.co.uk
Grandma jailed after AI error linked her to crime in state she never visited: lawyer
The charges were later dismissed after bank records showed she was in Tennessee at the time
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Chicory Coffee @chicory.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
One more reason to never put a work profile on your phone no matter how convenient. krebsonsecurity.com/2026/03/iran...
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Iran-Backed Hackers Claim Wiper Attack on Medtech Firm Stryker
A hacktivist group with links to Iran's intelligence agencies is claiming responsibility for a data-wiping attack against Stryker, a global medical technology company based in Michigan. News reports o...
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Chicory Coffee @chicory.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Is this another round of tech layoffs or is #Oracle so late to the datacenter party that nobody wants to pay for them? As much as I would like the AI bubble to pop I don't think it is Oracle that is the canary. www.livemint.com/companies/ne...
livemint.com
Oracle Layoffs: Tech giant to slash 30,000 jobs as banks pull out from financing AI data centres | Company Business News
Over the past few weeks, several US banks have pulled off from lending to Oracle for expanding its AI data centres, as per a report.
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Chicory Coffee @chicory.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
The #ATT #MardiGras "tree" has been pruned and removed until next year. Now just an empty lot for the rest of the year.
Preparing to dismantle the ATT Mardi Gras tree.Back to being an empty lot for the rest of the year.
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404 Media @404media.co · 24/02/2026
NEW: A hobbyist has created Nearby Glasses, an app that warns you if someone close by is wearing smart glasses. 404 Media spoke to the creator who said he was inspired by our coverage that uncovers how men are wearing Meta's Ray-Bans to covertly film massage parlor workers.
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This App Warns You if Someone Is Wearing Smart Glasses Nearby
The creator of Nearby Glasses made the app after reading 404 Media's coverage of how people are using Meta's Ray-Bans smartglasses to film people without their knowledge or consent. “I consider it to ...
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Henceforth, I will be describing the way that U.S. men’s hockey spectacularly squandered good will, brand recognition, and fan loyalty as “pulled a Target.” They pulled a Target.
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Chicory Coffee @chicory.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Remember kids, the "s" in #IoT stands for security. "...all that he did was to get the private token of his own #Romo vacuum." So every vacuum has the same token. That's super secure. www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
tomshardware.com
User accidentally gains control of over 6,700 robot vacuums while tinkering with their own device to enable control with a PlayStation controller — security flaw reveals floor plans and live video fee...
Did he just unintentionally raise his own robot army?
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Chicory Coffee @chicory.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
From WWLTV, this is what S. Claiborne looks like after the water was turned off on 23-FEB-2026. #NOLASky
New Orleans, LA, South Claiborne where the water main broke on 23-FEB-2026.
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Chicory Coffee @chicory.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Boil water advisory for a "portion" of Uptown. With this and the wildfire on the Northshore who is out there still eating King Cake and would you stop?
New Orleans boil water advisory 23-FEB-2026
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Chicory Coffee @chicory.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
The King Cake baby returns to their slumber waiting to be awakened next rear to feast again on souls...er, cake.
The King Cake Baby is a mascot of the Louisiana Pelicans NBA team. They are watching you right now, hiding in the bush beside your window. Waiting.
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Chicory Coffee @chicory.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Apparently #CARINT is a thing, just like #SIGINT (signals intelligence) and extracting data from vehicles to pair with other data for tracking purposes is happening. Good to know that the car is snitching on you just like your phone. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
haaretz.com
Your car is spying on you – and Israeli firms are leading the surveillance race
From Hands-free Systems to Tire-pressure Data, a New Field Known as CARINT Turns Vehicles Into Powerful Intelligence Tools
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Chicory Coffee @chicory.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Think twice about those digital photo booths for your next event. Apparently they have sloppy internal controls and can expose what you thought were private, spur of the moment photos to the Internet. www.404media.co/wedding-phot...
404media.co
Wedding Photo Booth Company Exposes Customers’ Drunken Photos
‘Curator Live’, a popular photo booth company for weddings and other events, is exposing all sorts of unsuspecting people’s photos.
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Chicory Coffee @chicory.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Happy #MardiGras to #NOLAsky! Hope you got your tickets and your place to pee!
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Chicory Coffee @chicory.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
#kreweOfThoth has fascists riding float 32 with Snoopy. Sidewalk side fascists. I hate sidewalk fascists.
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Matthew Wollenweber @mjw.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
The military doesn’t belong at Mardi Gras
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Chicory Coffee @chicory.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
#KrewOfThoth float 14B, sidewalk, upper throwing full unwrapped bags of beads. Hard. At kids and people seated. Not cool for #MardiGras. Be better, #Thoth.
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Chicory Coffee @chicory.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
#KreweOfHermed float 29 and the dude in the last position sidewalk side was throwing wrapped bags of beads at people's heads. Happy #MardiGras. At least remove the plastic bag before being a dick. #NOLAsky
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