Alan Ritter @fieroshadow.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Original IBM PC, 128k RAM, two 360k floppies, monochrome monitor. Cost significantly more than my current i9, 32gig RAM, 1TB SSD boot drive, dual 4TB data drives, 3 27" monitors. 030
Alan Ritter @fieroshadow.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Our grumpy guardian bear bag hanger (well, marmot bag as it's too low for a bear hang) near King's Peak, Utah. The troll had been out in daylight and turned to stone, I suppose. I don't think he liked my food bag as his nose... 081
Alan Ritter @fieroshadow.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Per my rain gauge, we got 3.1" of rain since Sunday. (Kirkwood, MO, near St. Louis) Looks like more headed this way today. (re-posting because I forgot to ALT the image) 000
Alan Ritter @fieroshadow.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Ah, my franchise feels so much better for the exercise. Local (city council and school board) only but even local elections matter. 000
Alan Ritter @fieroshadow.bsky.social · 16/12/2025The whole region of the "Five 'Stans" is fascinating as much in their cultural differences from one to the other as in their varied geography. As a significant part of the Silk Road, significant in world culture and trade. Favorite photo from our tour was the Grand Mosque in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. 030
Alan Ritter @fieroshadow.bsky.social · 01/04/2025One of the best April Fool's gags from the past...and yes, Signetics actually published this back in 1972. Nice that they had a corporate sense of humor. 000
Alan Ritter @fieroshadow.bsky.social · 20/03/2025@hntdove.bsky.social Harry, why did I think of you when this popped up in my Facebook feed? 110
Alan Ritter @fieroshadow.bsky.social · 29/01/2025The only one of my two MO Senators to respond to my recommendation that he vote NOT to confirm RFK, Jr., sent this response. Our other Senator, Josh Hawley, didn't even respond with a canned message. We have to wait for 2028 and 2030 to rid ourselves of these two Senators. 110
Alan Ritter @fieroshadow.bsky.social · 14/01/2025Oh, yes. Let's replace income taxes with tariffs. One can only hope that enough members of the House and Senate studied their history of tariffs and who actually pays them to realize they have to block any such efforts. 000
Alan Ritter @fieroshadow.bsky.social · 25/12/2024Merry Christmas and Happy (first day of) Hannukah, which fall on the same day in 2024/5785. 000
