iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Rhii Alexander @crashtest.dev · 19/06/2026

Woooahh sadly am in old england 🥲

Rhii Alexander @crashtest.dev · 29/04/2026

If this was that, I wouldn't do that; but this is an example of a pervasive toxicity problem that has been plaguing the FOSS community for decades because nobody has challenged it, so I will break every fucking social convention to be the rudest little bastard to every FOSS troll I bloody well see

110

Rhii Alexander @crashtest.dev · 14/04/2026

(this isn't AI generated, publish date was 2019, it's a paintover of a photo) www.deviantart.com/0musunda/art...

deviantart.com

yeener by 0MUSUNDA on DeviantArt

031

Rhii Alexander @crashtest.dev · 12/04/2026

I might have gone in and let them know what I think of this behaviour as an open source dev/advocate Seriously though I hate this so much; there are many times I try to advocate for Linux use/support and get met with eyerolls because everyone thinks we're a bunch of self important shiteaters

110

Rhii Alexander @crashtest.dev · 07/01/2026

We already know speed increases mistakes, both bugs and design flaws, even before the LLM height I was advocating for developers to take their time and evaluate the code and the systems they produce and negotiate for more time to make sure what they deliver is correct to their knowledge

010

Rhii Alexander @crashtest.dev · 07/01/2026

Taking out what little of this deep understanding to generate thousands and even millions of systems on industrial scale, will cause catastrophes at an increasing rate, its really just a numbers game And for what benefit? That we build systems faster? This just isn't a good trade off

100

Rhii Alexander @crashtest.dev · 07/01/2026

Understanding the web of impacts software systems, starting from the code which comprises it down to its secondary impacts is complex, daunting, and is not nearly performed remotely enough, and unfortunately, it is mostly done retrospectively

120

Rhii Alexander @crashtest.dev · 07/01/2026

We are so reliant upon software systems for our daily lives, indirect impacts of system failures can also have life changing and even life ending circumstances for individuals, outages in banking apps regularly leave people stranded and even in danger

100

Rhii Alexander @crashtest.dev · 07/01/2026

But none of its engineers had to foresight to see that a system with such high level of control of the aircraft receiving data from so few sensors with such few checks lead to catastrophe when those sensors failed And this is just discussing direct impacts of system failures

110

Rhii Alexander @crashtest.dev · 07/01/2026

Then there are cases in which a software system can work perfectly without any bugs in a traditional sense, but failure to identify complex impacts of how a system was intended to function leads to dire consequences, a good example of this is Boeing's MCAS, it operated perfectly -

110

Rhii Alexander @crashtest.dev · 07/01/2026

I once investigated a bug in the front end of an IMS used by a hospital preventing access to patient data, the bug ultimately stemmed from a obscure client side library maintained by a single developer, the lack of access to data held by this IMS was ultimately linked to 2 deaths

120

Rhii Alexander @crashtest.dev · 07/01/2026

If you believe this tradeoff is worth it, maybe, for perhaps low risk and non-dependant systems and such as portfolio websites; however the second this system becomes depended upon (which over the course of a system's lifetime happen surprisingly easily) the risks can multiply arbitrarily

110

Rhii Alexander @crashtest.dev · 07/01/2026

An language-specialised generative model with no ability to perform hard reasoning nor posses level understanding will never be able to ensure the correctness of a system, you will always be sacrificing the quality of a system using these models in exchange for speed of development

230

Rhii Alexander @crashtest.dev · 06/01/2026

If your idea about the challenges facing development is that it's all to do with creating code and not ensuring code correctness, security, and maintainability; your idea of engineering of software systems is just plainly wrong

150

Rhii Alexander @crashtest.dev · 25/11/2025

"I heard you like boys with cores" 😅

000

Rhii Alexander @crashtest.dev · 31/08/2025

Vintage computer bags that you impulse bought make good fursuit transport

120

Rhii Alexander @crashtest.dev · 30/08/2025

POV it's 2005 and your furry internet boyfriend flexes on webcam for you #gym #gay #furry #shirtlesssunday #abs

040

Rhii Alexander @crashtest.dev · 30/08/2025

Ya telephone boy got a lil bit bulky 💪

000

Rhii Alexander @crashtest.dev · 29/08/2025

Hey now! The 80s had cool vehicles, just don't ask 1) How fast does it go 2) How far does it go 3) What happens when it rains 4) How easy do regular car drivers see you ... and some other things But look at it! It's just a vibe

031

Rhii Alexander @crashtest.dev · 27/08/2025

Hey all, if you have any photos of me (inc. in fursuit) I have body dysmorphic disorder and seeing photos of myself can make this worse, I don't mind sending photos in public groups or on social media, just please don't tag me in them and don't send them to me via DMs

010

Rhii Alexander @crashtest.dev · 27/08/2025

Please don't send me in pics of myself

110

Rhii Alexander @crashtest.dev · 25/08/2025

Sorryyyyyy my phone was dead most of Sunday 😭

010

Rhii Alexander @crashtest.dev · 25/08/2025

Figure I should start posting on here ey

110

Reposted by Rhii Alexander

Sammy-Raye Θ∆& @oopsallkobolds.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

you do not need to sign up for a protest you do not need to aign up for a protest you do not need to sign up for a protest people... don't put your names on a list seriously these lists and sign ups are used by authorities to arrest you easier YOU. DO NOT. NEED. TO SIGN UP. FOR PROTESTS.

2036192100

Reposted by Rhii Alexander

Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

The UK used to be 1st in Europe on LGBT+ rights and now we are 22nd. Want to help? Here are a few ways you can show solidarity this Pride Month:

143

Reposted by Rhii Alexander

Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Stephen Kinsella, "In the UK there about 3,000,000 millionaires" "Even if 10,000 had left, that's 0.3% of millionaires" "What we're more concerned about is the 30% of doctors who are thinking of relocating outside the UK in the next year" "One way or another we need to balance our books"

391313299

Reposted by Rhii Alexander

CerberusXt @cerberusxt.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Good morning !

295335766128

Reposted by Rhii Alexander

OswainHare @oswainhare.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Given what has occurred today, I think it's worth letting people know this. Much love to you all x

A photo of the trans flag, with the message 'Repost If Your Account Is A Safe space For Trans People".

06848

Rhii Alexander @crashtest.dev · 30/03/2025

Cabaret and Rocky Horror

000

Rhii Alexander @crashtest.dev · 24/12/2024

Would anyone like a mince pi

Me holding up a mince pie with Pi to 131 decimal places laser engraved on top.

000

Reposted by Rhii Alexander

Bosco @boscomac.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Continue working on the Robotron K1840. Check contacts and test the PDP11 memory for reading the microcode. #rechenwerk #pdp11 #vax #dec #vax11/780

041

Reposted by Rhii Alexander

𝐉𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐀 🫀 @alienwhitetail.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

happy birthday to my big silly yeen! 🥳💚 #furry #art

0141

Rhii Alexander @crashtest.dev · 18/11/2024

Alas this must wait as I did not anticipate buying a PDP-11 this pay period 😅

000

Rhii Alexander @crashtest.dev · 18/11/2024

From here, I will probably now learn how to use ODT and play around a little more; RN I just have the KDF11-B CPU card which is enough to run ODT, but next I will probably invest in some memory/RAM cards and probably also a QBONE, a modern Linux SBC card which can allow me to emulate any QBUS card

100

Rhii Alexander @crashtest.dev · 18/11/2024

After a suggestion from Aaron to swap the TX and RX lines with DuPont wires, bingo! We have the ODT prompt showing on the terminal! I have a working PDP-11

The BA23 box with all the cowlings removed on my electronics bench, standing upright to the right of the Wyse 55 terminal, with the ODT prompt on the white text terminal.

A close up of the white CRT terminal showing the ODT prompt:
"173000
@"

100

Rhii Alexander @crashtest.dev · 18/11/2024

After much poking a prodding, asking around in several groups, it didn't make much sense, provided the CPU has power it should go straight into ODT, and well, the CPU was setup identical to how it was when it was working in Aaron's machine, it had power, and even the status LEDs all seemed fine

100

Rhii Alexander @crashtest.dev · 18/11/2024

So, after throwing the PSU back together, all seems to work well, I threw the KDF11-B CPU back into the backplane, attached my Wyse 55 terminal back up, ensured all configs are the same as when we tried it in Aaron's setup, and.... nothing...

100

Rhii Alexander @crashtest.dev · 18/11/2024

All in a timely manner as I finished this adaptor the replacement capacitors arrived, few minutes to replace and good as new!

Me holding the PSU circuit board with the blown capacitors replaced.

Top down view of the PSU circuit board on a desk with the blown capacitors replaced.

100

Rhii Alexander @crashtest.dev · 18/11/2024

Several stickers on my BA23 saying not to short the cab kit to the BA23 chassis I decided now was a good enough time to try something serial in Fusion 360 and try to make a 3d printed adaptor to hold it in place and stop it from shorting after several hours (and swearing) I had an adaptor in my hand

A sticker on the rear of my stainless steel BA23 written in Sharpie "KEEP 2 PORT CAB-KIT CIRCUITRY INSULATED FROM EARTH OF BA23".

A square component in Fusion 360 cad with 2 rectangular holes in the bottom left for the DB25 ports and mounting holes.

The same component 3d printed out in green PLA, flipped around with the front side on view.

100

Rhii Alexander @crashtest.dev · 18/11/2024

So that was great! Waiting for the capacitors to arrive, I turned my attention to the fact that my KFD11-B cabinet kit (a 2 port DB25 serial card you attach to the outside of the cabinet), it was meant for a BA11 and so is larger and too square for my BA23 back plate

100