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David Machaj

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Virginia Tech graduate in Computer Science. Works in technology. Lives in the Pacific Northwest. [bridged from fedi.machaj.info/@david on the fediverse by fed.brid.gy ]

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David Machaj @david.fedi.machaj.info.ap.brid.gy · 31/05/2026
Bit of a longshot, but does anyone have the ability to invite me to lobste.rs? I have no imminent plans to post anything but I’ve been lurking long enough that I should probably be upvoting stuff.
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David Machaj @david.fedi.machaj.info.ap.brid.gy · 12/04/2026
New (old) blog post: www.machaj.info/posts/literal-bug.h…
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The most literal Windows 10 bug ever
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David Machaj @david.fedi.machaj.info.ap.brid.gy · 03/03/2026
@munificent there are some wonderful fiber arts you should see: www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatisfying/co…
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David Machaj @david.fedi.machaj.info.ap.brid.gy · 05/02/2026
She has her emotional support ball ready to go #Dogs #dogsofmastodon
Cute golden retriever holding a blue ball in its mouth
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cremevax👩🏻‍💻🏳️‍🌈​🇨🇦🇺🇦 @cremevax.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 31/01/2026
I know things are terrible, but at least we still have The Onion. theonion.com/rfk-jr-demonstrates-ho…
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RFK Jr. Demonstrates How To Remove Tapeworm By Scooting Ass Across Carpet
WASHINGTON—In an address touting the practice as a completely drug-free method to relieve the common affliction, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. demonstrated Thursday how to remove a tapeworm by scooting one’s ass across carpet. “Doctors won’t tell you this, but you don’t need medication for a tapeworm—all you need is […] The post RFK Jr. Demonstrates How To Remove Tapeworm By Scooting Ass Across Carpet appeared first on The Onion.
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David Machaj @david.fedi.machaj.info.ap.brid.gy · 31/01/2026
My kid’s school library is really ahead of its time with this book.
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David Machaj @david.fedi.machaj.info.ap.brid.gy · 20/11/2025
I appreciate that the carbon monoxide detector in our bedroom let us know that it reached its end of life and wouldn’t be effective anymore. I just wish it hadn’t waited until 3 AM to chirp every few seconds.
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Clint Rutkas @clintrutkas.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Terminal is one star shy of 100,000 on GitHub!!! github.com/microsoft/te... Let’s breach the 100k for one of my favorite tools.
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David Machaj @david.fedi.machaj.info.ap.brid.gy · 07/09/2025
@tmcw The picture where it is open gives me pineapple vibes. Yellow with squares on it and green on top.
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David Machaj @david.fedi.machaj.info.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2025
@catsalad you might appreciate this one. (Copied from Reddit www.reddit.com/r/cats/comments/1n71…)
Cat behind mosaic glass looks very silly Cat behind mosaic glass looks very silly, now with eyes closed
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David Machaj @david.fedi.machaj.info.ap.brid.gy · 02/09/2025
@GossiTheDog @shodan Is there a way to differentiate between “taken offline” and “moved behind VPN/firewall”? For email that wouldn’t apply because it needs to be accessible from the public internet. But maybe for others, such as SharePoint, they can be made non-public while still existing.
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David Machaj @david.fedi.machaj.info.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2025
@b0rk I have used it for an unusual form of cherry picking. For when certain files have lots of changes and I just want the full set of them without having to look up each and every commit to cp individually. This basically grabs the HEAD of that file from another branch.
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David Machaj @david.fedi.machaj.info.ap.brid.gy · 28/08/2025
Today is one of those days. Did you get everything done?
Samurai sword. Says yes in the first frame. Then the second frame says yesterday I was in meetings all day.
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David Machaj @david.fedi.machaj.info.ap.brid.gy · 24/08/2025
Ok this one is pretty funny (Courtesy of www.joeydevilla.com/2025/08/24/sund…)
Trophy that says “worlds best CSS developer” while having obvious alignment issues
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David Machaj @david.fedi.machaj.info.ap.brid.gy · 23/08/2025
Such a cute pupper. She looks so peaceful today. #Dogs #dogsofmastodon
Cute golden retriever
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David Machaj @david.fedi.machaj.info.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2025
@jerry Missed opportunity to push to prod on a Friday…
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David Machaj @david.fedi.machaj.info.ap.brid.gy · 03/08/2025
@GossiTheDog is that a cybertruck?
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David Machaj @david.fedi.machaj.info.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2025
@GossiTheDog This ancient ice is irreplaceable … Let’s melt it!
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Prof. Sam Lawler @sundogplanets.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/06/2025
Remember my goat that we named Cybertruck because of his various safety issues? He's been doing great, until earlier when he went offroading (in the barn) and high-centered himself and had to be rescued, again living up to his name. All hail Cybertruck!
A black and white goat, with his front legs on one side of a wooden bar, and his back legs on the other side, thoroughly stuck.  He's inside a barn with a gate nearby and straw on the floor.  He looks a little annoyed that he's stuck.
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David Machaj @david.fedi.machaj.info.ap.brid.gy · 05/04/2025
I’m not sure if I’ve ever attended a real protest before but tomorrow that will change. I just finished making my sign.
Hand drawn picture of a dumpster fire that says “this isn’t fine”.
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Bruce "86 47" Dawson @randomascii.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
I like to call this Dawson’s first law of computing: O(n^2) is the sweet spot of badly scaling algorithms: fast enough to make it into production, but slow enough to make things fall down once it gets there.
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David Machaj @david.fedi.machaj.info.ap.brid.gy · 08/02/2025
@randomascii.bsky.social I’m glad my youngest kid has reached the point where they’ve had every dose of the MMR vaccine. So now the whole family is covered. Against measles, at least.
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David Machaj @david.fedi.machaj.info.ap.brid.gy · 27/01/2025
Sleeping Beauty would have been a much shorter story if she had a golden retriever. A “true love” kiss would have taken about 30 seconds once her face is low enough to reach.
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David Machaj @david.fedi.machaj.info.ap.brid.gy · 18/01/2025
It’s a screw-in-car-tire kind of Saturday 😞
Picture of a car tire with a screw sticking out of it
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David Machaj @david.fedi.machaj.info.ap.brid.gy · 09/01/2025
@DHowett Have you seen @cyd?
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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.sciencemastodon.com.ap.brid.gy · 04/01/2025
Cartoonist Ann Telnaes leaves WaPo after someone above her killed a cartoon - the first that's happened in 16 years, she says. The cartoon shows a bunch of oligarchs kneeling before and handing sacks of money to #Trump #news #media […]
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David Machaj @david.fedi.machaj.info.ap.brid.gy · 01/01/2025
@jerry A CPAP machine. That sounds like sleep apnea.
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David Machaj @david.fedi.machaj.info.ap.brid.gy · 29/12/2024
@jerry If the birthday is on a Friday you can celebrate by pushing to prod and then logging off
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David Machaj @david.fedi.machaj.info.ap.brid.gy · 23/12/2024
@jerry Are the instances with unrestricted signups ones that you could block entirely? If the ratio is bad enough that seems like ample justification to do so.
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David Machaj @david.fedi.machaj.info.ap.brid.gy · 23/12/2024
Earlier today I finished switching over my wife’s business’s website from Wordpress to @eleventy. The site has always had static content so a full WP install has been overkill. The editor was the real appeal for her. Now that WP is falling apart it is definitely worth it to switch over to […]
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David Machaj @david.fedi.machaj.info.ap.brid.gy · 21/12/2024
@ivory I’ve been using the free trial for a while now and it definitely made Mastodon feel more fresh and interesting. The visualization of my timeline is simply more appealing. I’m happy to say I finally hit the subscribe button.
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Jerry on Mastodon @jerry.hear-me.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/12/2024
Important reminder, if you own a domain name and don't use it for sending email. There is nothing to stop scammers from sending email claiming to be coming from your domain. And the older it gets, the more valuable it is for spoofing. It could eventually damage your domain's reputation and […]
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David Machaj @david.fedi.machaj.info.ap.brid.gy · 08/12/2024
Thank you @jerry for approving my usage of your relay so quickly. It already seems more lively on here.
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David Machaj @david.fedi.machaj.info.ap.brid.gy · 07/12/2024
Finally published a little writeup that I wrote a long time ago but never posted online. This is for a very specific problem but it will help if you ever have that problem. www.machaj.info/posts/powershell-du…
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How to capture a process dump from PowerShell with no dependencies
How to capture a process dump from PowerShell with no dependencies
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David Machaj @david.fedi.machaj.info.ap.brid.gy · 03/12/2024
The upgrade process wasn’t too bad, fortunately. There were some breaking changes (years ago 🙄) that required manual migration of some Plex stuff. And then a second more recent set which means the upgrade had several steps and interim versions. The Plex docs were good and it went ok when […]
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David Machaj @david.fedi.machaj.info.ap.brid.gy · 03/12/2024
I’ve had a Synology NAS for a few years now that has worked pretty well for our basic needs. It was “fully up to date” on DSM6 with an “optional” update to DSM7 available. What I didn’t realize is that it is only “optional” if you want security updates. It apparently hadn’t installed any […]
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David Machaj @david.fedi.machaj.info.ap.brid.gy · 29/11/2024
@jerry @TechConnectify can probably hook you up with a happy fun ball. See m.youtube.com/watch?v=dHskIsOYZ8s&p…
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David Machaj @david.fedi.machaj.info.ap.brid.gy · 14/11/2024
Is there a German word for when you tell your kids to let you do something so they don't mess it up... and then you utterly fucking botch it. I totally did that recently opening some cereal. My wife was asking which animal dug into it like a raccoon and I raised my hand.
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David Machaj @david.fedi.machaj.info.ap.brid.gy · 24/10/2024
For all the Americans out there, it is more important than ever to vote this year. I am happy to confirm that my ballot has been received and counted. (I really like the all vote by mail system in Washington state)
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David Machaj @david.fedi.machaj.info.ap.brid.gy · 20/10/2024
Washington state can really be so beautiful
Panorama photo of mountains in WashingtonPanorama photo of mountains in Washington
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