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Mine is old-fashioned with no interwebs connection

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Whatever happened, it seems to have been a one-off. Still, I've added "garage door develops free will" to the list of things the cameras are supposed to keep an eye on.

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But electronics aren't infallible: a receiver/controller glitch, electrical transient, failing wall-control wiring, moisture, a flaky control board, or an extremely improbable radio/code event could conceivably generate an "open" command.

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Or, somewhat more likely, the garage-door opener had a very rare electronic brain fart. I'm leaning toward a brain fart. Modern openers use encoded radio signals, so a random neighbor's remote shouldn't normally operate ours.

Nothing was missing, no interior camera showed anyone coming in, and there weren't even any suspicious noises. So apparently someone broke into our garage, carefully avoided every camera, stole absolutely nothing, made no noise whatsoever, and left without bothering to close the door.

Nobody appeared on any of the exterior cameras. All the remotes were safely put away. No power glitches. The only wall button is well beyond dog-operating height, and the dogs were behind a latched gate anyway.

We had a minor X-Files incident while we were away at the con. At some point, our garage door simply... opened. 🧵

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I already have one. ~250TB of usable space. The collection has lots of duplicates or similar projects because I forgot I worked on things before. Yay ADHD. This classification project should help reduce the clutter a bit

It's fun rediscovering stuff I worked on in the 80s & 90s like my MPEG movie generator that used a random terrain generator to make a "view down" passing view portal or the XMODEM implementation I wrote in 6502 assembly to do file transfers from an Apple ][ to IBM PC XT

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Duke Hyena @duke.hyena.zone · 13/09/2026

What do you do with 111,830 directories of source files accumulated since 1980? Why you write a "Source Archeology" app, of course. It's classifying all those into a database and where applicable, archiving the readme or markdown files found in each directory into a database for reference.

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I always liked Seattle customs coming back to the US from Europe. They'd be nice, realizing you'd just endured hours of time zone changes, patiently ask for the docs, and not be rude. SFO and Chicago were horrible Hope your experience is not rude 🙂

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Duke Hyena @duke.hyena.zone · 13/09/2026

I remember taking that very ship in the 1960s and 1970s as we commuted between homes in Traverse City and Milwaukee. Had to look it up on Wikipedia to be sure, but I remember watching them load train car after car of coal and yelling at my brother for throwing coins in as they passed underneath

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Duke Hyena @duke.hyena.zone · 13/09/2026

Back home after Furry Migration 2026. Time to rewind and unpack everything! Thanks to all those that made it happen for us

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Duke Hyena @duke.hyena.zone · 12/09/2026

Moved to T-mo since they offered a nice discount for 55+ at the time and it offered Apple TV and Netflix. 3 year contract will be up next year November. Coverage in northern MN was spotty when we were camping up there. Their coverage maps lie. All of them do really

Duke Hyena @duke.hyena.zone · 11/09/2026

Yeah, despite 80+ furry cons since 1994, I have lists and lists and yet I always feel like that too. Sometimes I have forgotten some things.

Duke Hyena @duke.hyena.zone · 11/09/2026

Do me a favor? List ONE thing you forgot to bring to a furry con. Making a list. Go Go ADHD powers!

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Duke Hyena @duke.hyena.zone · 10/09/2026

Each and every one of those clips and lanyards held a con badge. This will be furry con #87

Duke Hyena @duke.hyena.zone · 10/09/2026

Furry migration this weekend! Packing up today, there tomorrow. (Like this post if you'd like to catch up there) Also, you might say I've been to a few cons...

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Great, in addition to Meta's glasses, now we have to check wrists or be quiet around Apple watches >.<

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I find it kind of boggling that space reporters are now calling it a “slow week” for launches because “there’s only one this week.” Apparently the chief space Nazi's greatest contribution to humanity was making launching a rocket into space seem disappointingly infrequent.

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This icon on the packaging for 2032 batteries: tease your kids with them before using!

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Duke Hyena @duke.hyena.zone · 08/09/2026

One of the reasons I moved to Minnesota

Panoramic view of a large grassy yard bordered by trees at sunset, with pink clouds across a blue sky. A barn, camper, greenhouse, and small outbuildings sit along the far edge of the lawn.

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Are you sure it was Marquette? I didn't think the snow ever melted there

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Duke Hyena @duke.hyena.zone · 08/09/2026

Remember when we thought it was absurd that Radio Shack asked us for our phone number?

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LifuX @lifux.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

This is why the internet was invented... #LifuX #Dogs #Dogsofbluesky

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Duke Hyena @duke.hyena.zone · 05/09/2026

Can we also reset furcons to then too?

EMPTYSET / M.T. SETT / FOR ALL @emptysetart.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

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In case you didn’t know, I have Telegram channel where I post media (sometimes unreleased), make announcements, and interact with subscribers! The best part is it’s free to join! SFW channel too. t.me/emptysetart (All I ask is no bots or jerks)

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Duke Hyena @duke.hyena.zone · 31/08/2026

Found one under a rock on a hike up a ridge. The note inside: "So you kicked the rock on the way up too"

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Duke Hyena @duke.hyena.zone · 27/08/2026

What's the first historic event that you can remember? Star Trek's debut

Duke Hyena @duke.hyena.zone · 25/08/2026

So *that’s* what happened to the U.S. Constitution. Amazon bought it, scanned it, and destroyed the original.

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Duke Hyena @duke.hyena.zone · 25/08/2026

Could stay longer in a few states I guess...

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Duke Hyena @duke.hyena.zone · 22/08/2026

lol It does come back after 60 tho 😁

Duke Hyena @duke.hyena.zone · 22/08/2026

Ouch and lol. But mostly ouch

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Duke Hyena @duke.hyena.zone · 22/08/2026

I used to work on those! And I guess I still do 😁