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Sterling @fedi.ssterling.net · 09/07/2026

Before and after: physically moving my modem such that it relies on a long Cat5e cable instead of a long coax cable—or, more accurately, on multiple short, aging coax cables of dubious sources, all chained by two TV-grade splitters and a push-on type coupler. #networking #internet

Table of downstream DOCSIS channels, all of which have power of between about −15 dBmV and −20 dBmV, as well as a signal-to-noise ratio of about 32 dB. Downstream 21 in particular has an absurdly high error rate, especially uncorrectable.

Table of downstream DOCSIS channels, all of which have power of between about −4 dBmV and −7 dBmV, as well as a signal-to-noise ratio of about 39 dB. Downstream 22 has a few corrected errors, but there are no uncorrectables.

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Sterling @fedi.ssterling.net · 23/06/2026

My wife’s breakfast while at her grandmother’s: shredded Colby Jack she melted in the microwave scooped atop a leftover pork chop. #cooking

Mediocre photo of an inordinate amount of gooey yellow cheese atop a pork chop alone on a large plate.

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Sterling @fedi.ssterling.net · 23/03/2026

Went to check QRZ.com—a ham radio callsign directory—and… I don’t know whether to feel insulted, represented or both. #autism #hamradio #amateurradio

Screenshot of QRZ.com’s homepage, featuring—amongst other, more typical things—a card saying “Special Event: World Autism Awareness”, which depicts four Among Us characters, one of which is multicolored and dabbing, alongside the text “It’s OK to be different”.

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Sterling @fedi.ssterling.net · 22/01/2026

LIKE WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON WHAT DID I DO

Throne gift receipt for an $87.02 monitor from thehungryrat.

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Sterling @fedi.ssterling.net · 18/12/2025

NEW REF SHEET NEW REF SHEET!! Well, the same ref sheet by the wonderful FloopLööp—except Andy’s actually zygodactyl now! And some other little spruce-ups, too, since Floop’s style has improved over the years (as it should uvu). #furry #refsheet #bird

Character reference sheet for an anthropomorphic, humanoid red-bellied woodpecker.

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Sterling @fedi.ssterling.net · 17/12/2025

hastily made image macro in re the #firefox #ai debate I literally just found out about

First panel, man saying: “It’s time to evolve Firefox into an AI browser”. Second panel, happy woman saying: “Locally run AI, right?” Third panel: man silently looking with stilted expression. Fourth panel, dejected woman saying: “Right?”

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Sterling @fedi.ssterling.net · 16/12/2025

my furnace has been broken and indoor temps have been 10°C so I decided to actually make a $137 GoFundMe out of desperation and it won’t even let me; there truly is no God lmao

Error message in red text against a light red background, saying: “We encountered an error, can you please try again? You can also contact our support team for help. [Hyperlink:] Contact support”

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Sterling @fedi.ssterling.net · 22/10/2025

Maybe I should’ve waited for my wife to get off work to inform her of this, LMAO

Facebook Messenger screenshot, in which, at 12:02, I sent “kitchen ceiling fell down”.

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Sterling @fedi.ssterling.net · 26/09/2025

When it’s midnight and you realize you don’t have lunch packed for work tomorrow, the appropriate thing to do is fix enough Mexican rice from scratch to feed six men, all sans recipe and without prior experience, then assemble the lovingly made dish into a […] [Original post on squawk.social]

Mexican rice in a large saucepan with conspicuous pieces of chopped cilantro stirred in

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Sterling @fedi.ssterling.net · 17/08/2025

Every time I see the Department of Energy post about how #nuclear is Anerica’s future, I’m like:

The “Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Made a Great Point” meme, with the word “Person” replaced with “Presidency”.

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Sterling @fedi.ssterling.net · 14/06/2025

Y’all ever had a pileated woodpecker stick its tongue up your nostril? Terrible experience. #birds #woodpecker #wildliferehabilitation

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Sterling @fedi.ssterling.net · 03/01/2025

Finally forayed into fursuit photography at Furst Night in Pittsburgh! Most of the pics I took can be found on FurTrack: www.furtrack.com/user/Sterling/albu… #fursuit #photography #furtrack #pittsburgh

Colorful canine fursuiter in low outdoor lighting, partially obscured by a bunny fursuiter.

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Sterling @fedi.ssterling.net · 04/09/2024

I bit the bullet and bought a digital camera, and I’ve been having so much fun with it! I’ll obviously keep posting some #photography here—especially #birds—but if you’ve got #flickr, you ought to give me a follow: flic.kr/p/2qcYuCU. #birdphotography #naturephotography #vogelfotografie

A white-breasted nuthatch vocalizing whilst hanging from the bark of a maple tree.

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Sterling @fedi.ssterling.net · 04/08/2024

Yes, this red morph eastern screech owl is always this fluffy. Maybe it’s compensating for its lack of tail feathers. #owl #birds #wildliferehab

Captive red morph eastern screech owl fluffing itself up whilst looking at the camera, all as seen through a grate.

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Sterling @fedi.ssterling.net · 13/07/2024

colleague: “Hey, are you good at [bird] ID?” me: “Yeah, as long as it’s from around here. What do you need?” colleague: *shows me this unrecognizable thing* #birds #wildliferehab

Recently hatched, mostly naked bird wrapped in a paper towel atop a heating mat.

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