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No, I'm not nice and forgiving. I have no such obligation.

Domestic Supply :verified: @ddgulledge.social.linux.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 23h

If the people who were there at the time have chosen to avoid responsibillty after the fact, I demand justification. There was none. The immediate villains are dead and presumably suffering in an eternity of judgement. Anyone whose ethical framework allows this and allows absolution for the […]

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Domestic Supply :verified: @ddgulledge.social.linux.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

Just a word of warning. I try to show my gentler side here on Mastodon. But we're heading into #NAAM (officially National Adoption Awareness Month. Unofficially, National Pro-adoption, Anti-Adoptee Month) in November here in the US. As an #Adoptee it's horrific. It's an outright denial of the […]

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Domestic Supply :verified: @ddgulledge.social.linux.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

Happy #Caturday. One of our kittens was studying the rules and strategy of football. Little did we know that she was going to become judgemental and start calling penalties on us.

A small, white kitten watching a televised football game.

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Domestic Supply :verified: @ddgulledge.social.linux.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

Happy #Caturday. Obviously, this isn't a cat. It's a flag. Officials at American Football games throw these into the field when they observe what may be an infraction of the rules and therefore receive a penalty. It is widely understood that they throw too […] [Original post on social.linux.pizza]

An American Football flag on the corner of our bed, left there by a cat.

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Domestic Supply :verified: @ddgulledge.social.linux.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

@JasonAnthonyGuy I'm replying to make a mental note to see whether a high school friend of mine has any relevant resources about Hamilton's career. youtu.be/Zevt2blQyVs?is=GiL10NUBV0t…

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Domestic Supply :verified: @ddgulledge.social.linux.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

So, I've made plans for the weekend that involve OT. The equation is very different at different stages of my career. This time, I'm doing it because I have coworkers I have no intention of letting down. I'm doing this so that the people who follow me don't have to clean up after me.

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Domestic Supply :verified: @ddgulledge.social.linux.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026

@SFRuminations Didn't Farmer teach us already that we're all living in a shared continuity? It isn't a question of whether it's physical. It's the psychological reality we build around the connections.

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Domestic Supply :verified: @ddgulledge.social.linux.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026

I'm not sure how possible this is. In academia, it's relevant and important to track citations of papers. And it's easier because academic publications have standardized formats and established standards for integrity that require those citations. Fiction is another animal entirely. How many hat […]

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Domestic Supply :verified: @ddgulledge.social.linux.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026

I am sitting on the toilet with my pants around my ankles. There's a kitten sitting in them. There will be no pictures. This will simply have to remain theatre of the mind.

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Domestic Supply :verified: @ddgulledge.social.linux.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2026

Diversaj versioj de ĉi tiu aperis, kaj laŭ mi, neniuj havas la etoson ke Esperanta versio verŝajne havus. #Esperanto

Demando de ekzameno en kiu al instruisto deduktis poentojn por uzi alian lingvon dde la angla. Kompreneble, Esperantisto tute ne krokodilus, kaj ankaŭ farus socialan okazon de simpla konversacio.

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Domestic Supply :verified: @ddgulledge.social.linux.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026

The Further Adventurers of a Drain Filter. Actually, it's the filter from the other bathroom sink. This one made it all the way to the front door of the house.

A bathroom sink drain filter on what are clearly floor tiles rather than a bathroom sink.

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Domestic Supply :verified: @ddgulledge.social.linux.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026

Again, it isn't #Caturday. However, kittens can't read calendars and wouldn't care if they could. Those pads are on the bed to handle some issues with one of the adult cats, not the kittens. I draw your attention to the pink item to the right. It's an […] [Original post on social.linux.pizza]

A white kitten, under an absorbent pad on a bed, with a stolen sink drain insert on another pad next to it.

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Domestic Supply :verified: @ddgulledge.social.linux.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026

My power has dropped out for a second more than a dozen times in the last few minutes. I heard a siren. I have a fully charged tablet with a book I want to read, so power and light aren't a problem for that. Streaming can wait until another night.

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Domestic Supply :verified: @ddgulledge.social.linux.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

I took this screenshot almost 4 hours ago, on September 15, 2026, well before normal working hours for the US Senate. I strongly suspect this answer was produced from a press release that had already been leaked, because it referred to an event that could […] [Original post on social.linux.pizza]

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Domestic Supply :verified: @ddgulledge.social.linux.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

No, it isn't #Caturday here or anywhere on the planet. Nonetheless I find myself subject to the whims of a cat. I got comfortable on my futon. She got comfortable on my legs. I guess I'll be sleeping here for the rest of the night.

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Domestic Supply :verified: @ddgulledge.social.linux.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 12/09/2026

Happy early #Caturday. This isn't a picture of a cat. This is a comb. A kitten has treated it as a cat toy, to be batted from the counter into the floor. I've owned this specific comb, and the one that came in the two pack with it, for more than forty […] [Original post on social.linux.pizza]

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Domestic Supply :verified: @ddgulledge.social.linux.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 09/09/2026

#CatsOfMastondon I'm sorry I couldn't get a picture of this, so I'll have to indulge in some theatre of the mind. *Slowly fade it* *sound of chirping cricket* Our hero has determined that there is a cricket in the kitchen. He's searching, in the hope of helping it escape out the back door […]

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Domestic Supply :verified: @ddgulledge.social.linux.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026

So, I've verified that a pressure washer will remove ground-in dirt and grass stains from jeans very effectively. Please do not attempt this cleaning technique in a laundry room.

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Domestic Supply :verified: @ddgulledge.social.linux.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026

I don't know what she was searching for, but Marshmallow was sure she'd find it in here.

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Domestic Supply :verified: @ddgulledge.social.linux.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2026

So, our footbridge washed out. This is the fourth bridge. This is the one that was finally high enough not to wash out. This was the one sturdy enough to weather it. The flash flooding last night washed so much brush and debris against it that it was […] [Original post on social.linux.pizza]

A badly damaged wooden footbridge stuck in a creek bed.

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Domestic Supply :verified: @ddgulledge.social.linux.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 30/08/2026

There are a some heated political discussions over on TwitX about Google Maps labeling the smallest of the Great Lakes, Lake America. It's actually a complex localization issue involving language, politically motivated place naming and so forth. My own preference when using a map for navigation […]

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Domestic Supply :verified: @ddgulledge.social.linux.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 23/08/2026

I've had trouble posting pictures for #Caturday, but here's Xander on a shelf, with Amber contesting whether he belongs there

A grey tiger-striped male cat, with an orange long-haired female cat planning to knock him off that shelf.

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Domestic Supply :verified: @ddgulledge.social.linux.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 16/08/2026

Happy #Caturday. Amber decided I was going to stay in bed this morning.

A long-haired cat pinning my leg down in bed.

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Domestic Supply :verified: @ddgulledge.social.linux.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2026

If someone sends me something with the words "Final Notice" on the envelope, can I demand proof that there was a previous attempt to notify me? Also, those words should only apply to notices that would cause me legal repercussions or financial hardship if I ignore them. An offer for a third […]

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Domestic Supply :verified: @ddgulledge.social.linux.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2026

Once again, I was reminded of the rules of recovering a crashed Linux system. 0) Don't Panic 1) It probably isn't crashed, you've just found a way to hang your desktop. 2) Never, ever run the "app shop" for a distro while there's heavy disk activity going on. Some of them can lock up your […]

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Domestic Supply :verified: @ddgulledge.social.linux.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 08/08/2026

I am listening to my wife talking to her mother on speaker right now. It was supposed to be a very quick call to tell her what time we're picking her up to take her to a memorial service. When the discussion wandered into her cable service going out, I think I may have hurt myself rolling my eyes.

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Domestic Supply :verified: @ddgulledge.social.linux.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 01/08/2026

Hodiaŭ mi piediri trans la Rivero Mississippi. Mi ne aĉetis la t-ĉemizon.

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Domestic Supply :verified: @ddgulledge.social.linux.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 28/07/2026

@mattblaze Also, it's impossible to have 5 9s reliability if user behavior is required for the measurement. In 1990, you could determine that the long distance switches were down because when Grandma tried to call Aunt Edna, she got a fast busy rather than a wrong number. Today, Grandma spent 20 […]

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Domestic Supply :verified: @ddgulledge.social.linux.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 26/07/2026

Happy #Caturday. Puck has determined that the pillow sneaking under this blanket will go no further.

A tiger-striped grey cat pushing against a pillow hidden beneath a blanket.

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Domestic Supply :verified: @ddgulledge.social.linux.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 21/07/2026

@JessTheUnstill If we assume that they still retain their skills and can still write code without AI, this still presents a terrifying picture. It means that they have a body of code that they can't manipulate without AI. Whether that's because they don't understand that code or they depend on […]

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Domestic Supply :verified: @ddgulledge.social.linux.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 19/07/2026

@agreatsound.bsky.social There are very few people who I would say were irredeemably evil, but she's one.

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Domestic Supply :verified: @ddgulledge.social.linux.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 19/07/2026

@agreatsound.bsky.social I've been thinking about the amusing fact that the term for my sister's husband is my brother-in-law but because I'm an adoptee and she's my bio relative, the law disagrees with the terminology that contains the word "law". I'll use the term, because I have nothing but […]

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Domestic Supply :verified: @ddgulledge.social.linux.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2026

No, I'm not going to share my medical info on social media. But since I joked about the time in the ER here and I have friends who care, I'll just say I'm okay. 12 hours and several tests ruled out a list of bad possibilities this could be. That was the reason for going through the ER rather […]

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Domestic Supply :verified: @ddgulledge.social.linux.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2026

Almenaŭ mi povas legi kaj skribi dum mi atendas aŭ la finon de la mondo aŭ la momento kiam ili finfine alvokos mian nomon. Ĉi tio ne estas nur malsanulejo. Ankaŭ ĝi estas malokazejo. #Esperanto

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Domestic Supply :verified: @ddgulledge.social.linux.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2026

@mattblaze Not that flying cars would be safe or environmentally friendly, but we don't have those either.

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Domestic Supply :verified: @ddgulledge.social.linux.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 17/07/2026

I've been in the ER waiting room long enough that several of us can list each other's symptoms for the nurse in case one of us falls asleep. And we're starting to share contact info to attend each other's funerals.

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Domestic Supply :verified: @ddgulledge.social.linux.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 17/07/2026

So, I got sent to the ER because this *might* be serious and I needed tests. Right now, I'm sitting in the waiting room. I've been here for three hours. The only thing they've tested so far is my patience.

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Domestic Supply :verified: @ddgulledge.social.linux.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 04/07/2026

@jubiloEO Tio estas unu el la plej kanadaj aferoj mi iam ajn vidis. Kaj mi ŝatas ĝin!

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Domestic Supply :verified: @ddgulledge.social.linux.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 04/07/2026

The problem with the documentation for Yocto Linux is that it all presumes you know something. Some of it proceeds from the assumption that you know the hardware you are building for. That's fine if you're using some common hobbyist board because someone has probably documented or even just […]

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Domestic Supply :verified: @ddgulledge.social.linux.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 25/06/2026

RE: toot.si/@noctuaminervae/11681110026… I consider this to be an excellent warning against the dangers of AI-generated poetry.

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Domestic Supply :verified: @ddgulledge.social.linux.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 25/06/2026

@lowqualityfacts I prefer calling it "Dude". I'm hoping for the role of sidekick.

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Domestic Supply :verified: @ddgulledge.social.linux.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 25/06/2026

@offby1 I've been saying for years that I wish my enemies great happiness, specifically a long, happy retirement far away from me. And when I say retirement, I emphatically mean a time free from the burden of doing things to anyone else.

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Domestic Supply :verified: @ddgulledge.social.linux.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 25/06/2026

@mattblaze You seem to misunderstand politics entirely. We have parties, their leaders, and their allies in the press to tell us what we're supposed to talk about. How else are we supposed to know? </sarcasm>

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Domestic Supply :verified: @ddgulledge.social.linux.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 21/06/2026

I'm tired of societally expected joy. Someone dear to me is very ill. No, I'm not celebrating today.

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Domestic Supply :verified: @ddgulledge.social.linux.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 15/06/2026

I'm genuinely mystified about the June 2026 Android security update. Announcements went out at the beginning of June that critical bugs with known zero day exploits were being addressed and the update should be installed as soon as it was available. It's now the 15th and I still haven't gotten […]

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Domestic Supply :verified: @ddgulledge.social.linux.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 04/06/2026

@laurahelmuth.bsky.social Even if AI could deliver everything its users believe it can, there's one issue that needs to be front and center in the discussions. There's been a shift to per token pricing instead of monthly subscriptions with the costs going up. It's very difficult to budget for […]

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