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Peter H. Coffin @hellsop.ninehells.com · 17/05/2025

This is @geekers.bsky.social logged into Peter's account: For those who haven't heard, he unexpectedly died due to a medical emergency Monday night while riding his bike home from the gym. Autopsy report is not final/no official cause of death. Attached is the press release from the police on 5/13.

Village of Greendale Police Department - WI
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Unresponsive Bicyclist Found in Root River Parkway
On Monday, May 12, 2025 at approximately 7:42pm, Officers from the Greendale Police Department were dispatched to the Root River Parkway between Grange Avenue and Parkview Road for a report of an unresponsive male who had fallen from his bicycle.

Responding officers immediately began life-saving measures, which were continued by Greendale Fire Department personnel upon their arrival. Despite these efforts, the adult male was pronounced deceased at the scene.

At this time, no foul play is suspected. The investigation is ongoing.

No additional details are being released at this time.

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Peter H. Coffin @hellsop.ninehells.com · 26/03/2025

Oh the track was new. They built it for the show. For five million 1979 dollars. (About $23m today) nbc_supertrain.tripod.com/id2.html

Scale model for Supertrain shooting showing about 1:16 scale train on "wide gauge" track, with several worker beside the train clearly in discussion or repairing something on the second car of the consist.

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Peter H. Coffin @hellsop.ninehells.com · 25/02/2025

Supporting the burgeoning totebag industry?

Crap image of the WNYC Centennial Edition totebag, which is made of white fabric with a confusing mix of line art and text worked into a semi-symmetric design, and red strap handles.

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Peter H. Coffin @hellsop.ninehells.com · 12/02/2025

And excellent floof. I return the favor.

Claire, a tuxedo Domestic Long Hair, with right forepaw raised, in an overwhelming effort to be exceedingly precious.

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Peter H. Coffin @hellsop.ninehells.com · 09/02/2025

It was on my wish list for a while, but a sale prompted a web page visit, and then this review sealed the deal for @kevinhearne.bsky.social Ink & Sigil. I am down for some obnoxious leftism.

2-star review for Ink& Sigil posted January 13, 2022.
The author can't keep their obnoxious, ignorant, and often hateful Leftism out of their books. Mentioning certain political candidates and calling everyone who voted for them "monsters". That's deplorable behavior. It's a shame because the druid books and the world the author's made are quite fun. Too bad they're spoiling it with their inability to stop themselves from pumping insulting, generalizing and political/woke drivel into their novels.

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Peter H. Coffin @hellsop.ninehells.com · 07/02/2025

The first post said "TDA member". Which should imply "part of something that has members". The prior post in the thread was talking about "Venezuelan gang". I had no trouble connecting the concepts.

Google search for query "venezuelan gang tda" showing results from Wikipedia and CNN detailing "Tren de Aragua".

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Peter H. Coffin @hellsop.ninehells.com · 04/02/2025

I am very happy I have this. It's not new or anything, but it's something I'm very .. satisfied? to own.

A hardcover copy of "Joy of Cooking", bound in pebbled black leather, with the title embossed in all upper case but without printing or highlighting otherwise.

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Peter H. Coffin @hellsop.ninehells.com · 20/01/2025

Unkneaded loaf, 460g Dakota bread flour to 385g water.

Loose formed loaf resting on a wire rack with a water boiler/"kettle" behind.

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Peter H. Coffin @hellsop.ninehells.com · 13/01/2025

If this place were as deep in the crypto-goon pockets as people imagine, it would look like this, MeWe's "More info" page about their **strongly** pushed Web3.0 version. How any of this is actually brought about is anyone's guess.

MeWe's "more info" page about their new Web3.0 system that's basically impossible to opt out of. Text blobs read

Enhanced Security:
Blockchain technology provides an added layer of security, making it more difficult for unauthorized users to compromise settings or data.

Enhanced Privacy:
With blockchain, you have greater privacy controls, allowing you the opportunity to determine what data you want to share.

Ownership & Control:
With the Social Web, you have true ownership of your data, free from centralized control of any social network.

Reduced Fraud:
The cryptographic security of blockchain significantly lowers the risks of fraudulent activities within the community. It can also help combat spam and toxic behavior.

Interoperability:
You can interact more seamlessly with other Social Web services.

Monetization Opportunities:
The new platform enables innovative ways to earn money while contributing to the growth of the platform. This is completely optional, and nothing changes in your experience if this is not how you want to participate.

Decentralized Governance:
Empowered with voting rights on key decisions, enhancing democratic governance across MeWe.

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Peter H. Coffin @hellsop.ninehells.com · 01/01/2025

One of the things I like about MKX NOAA office is that they point out the fun things, like a little band of snow being intensified by the heat and moisture from a coal power plant showing up on their RADAR. NOAA's an unmitigated good, folks, and I hope they make it to bsky in their own selves soon.

A weather radar map of southeastern Wisconsin, with a band of more intense precipitation circled. The band drifts east-southeast from the city of Portage to roughly Milwaukee. The map is captioned "Area-wide light snow is underway with slightly higher rates beneath a moisture plume from the Columbia Energy Center near Portage. Any accumulations will amount to a few tenths of an inch or less."

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Peter H. Coffin @hellsop.ninehells.com · 31/12/2024

That ain't me, but it's my store, about two years after I was working there. It's gone now.

Rocky Rococo restaurant storefront, in a urban setting so no space between establishments. The store has a red and green awning over a wooden fascia, with big picture windows, revealing a counter inside and a gargantuan conveyor oven the size of a minivan. A person with a handsomely blurred face who is not me stands outside in the snow and glow of a winter's night in contrast to the bright and welcoming store interiors.

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Peter H. Coffin @hellsop.ninehells.com · 19/12/2024

Someone has a nail and hair day tomorrow. Which means gabapentin for breakfast. At home with just us, she's the sweetest snugglemuppet ever, who enjoys romping, exploring the cellar, and play. Outside the house, among strangers, she is a furygoblin who will cut you.

Claire, a long-hair tuxedo, pauses while grooming in front of the sliding door to the neighborhood.

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Peter H. Coffin @hellsop.ninehells.com · 28/11/2024

New gravity feeder works okay, I guess.

A long-haired black and white cat (Claire) samples dry kibble from a gravity feeder that dispenses food into a steel bowl in the base from a reserve kept in a translucent white silo.

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Peter H. Coffin @hellsop.ninehells.com · 22/11/2024

I got one of these about a year ago, and (aside from that fritatta the other day) basically cook eggs in nothing else anymore. Needs only a fingertip of butter smeared in each well to release perfectly, eggs cook in about 6-7 minutes on a medium heat. Just wipe out the wells when the pan is cool.

Pan with four egg wells in, made of metal with a grey flecked anti-stick coating and a faux wood handle.

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Peter H. Coffin @hellsop.ninehells.com · 21/11/2024

I saw fritatta elsewhere. So this is dinner.

Dinner fritatta with eggs, ham and greens visible.

Thin slice 250g potato, fry in 10g butter until soft, seasoning with salt and pepper. Scramble six eggs, chop 50g of greens (leaf lettuce here but literally anything softer than kale will do; spinach is canonical), 150g of cooked ham or sausage, and a small amount of green onion. Put greens on top of potato, add meat, and pour eggs over, then sprinkle with green onion. Cover pan, lower heat, and let cook for about 10 minutes or until the top solidifies and starts puffing up.

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Peter H. Coffin @hellsop.ninehells.com · 14/11/2024

Dregs of lunch, captured moments before final destruction.

The last bits of lunch: A bowl with thin-sliced round steak, turnip greens, onion and tomato seasoned with soy sauce.

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Peter H. Coffin @hellsop.ninehells.com · 13/11/2024

It's back for me, so ... probably "heavy load" issue again.

screen clip of tagged tweet showing a valid hand, with a nested screen clip showing invalid handle.

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Peter H. Coffin @hellsop.ninehells.com · 10/11/2024

Did that. Got this: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co... The highest resolution is probably good enough for a poster or so.

Diagram of a warship
"A SHIP of War, of the third Rate" and "Section of a SHIP of War, of the first Rate"

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Peter H. Coffin @hellsop.ninehells.com · 07/11/2024

Yup. That stuff is OUT THERE. Even in aggregate, you can just look at stock prices year to year for a meter of "how well does the public think this company is doing" if you don't want to read the details yourself. Does it look like this? That's not a company struggling with inflation.

Screenshot for stock price of Cal-Maine, the US's largest egg producer showing a doubling of stock price in the prior year and a 117% increase since 2020. While not a direct metric for "profit", stock price represents an overall mood for a company's profitability and the expectation of yield from holding shares, so it's a reasonable distillation for "how a company is doing" for people who aren't interested in reading quarterly reports and listening to earnings calls.

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Peter H. Coffin @hellsop.ninehells.com · 10/10/2024

three summaries for the same news:

Clip comparing three news summaries

CNBC
Inflation rate hit 2.4% in September, topping expectations
4 hours ago — The consumer price index increased a seasonally adjusted 0.2% for the month, putting the annual inflation rate at 2.4%.

AP News
US inflation reaches lowest point since February 2021
47 minutes ago — Inflation in the United States dropped last month to ts lowest point since It first began surging more than three years ago, adding to a..

NBC News
Inflation cools to lowest level since February 2021
3 hours ago — Inflation has come full circle for the Biden administration. Consumer price growth slowed to is lowest pace since February 2021 — the first...

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Peter H. Coffin @hellsop.ninehells.com · 26/09/2024

Lunch: Minced chicken, mushroom, cabbage, onion, cilantro, with a sauce made of peanut butter, soy sauce and tuong ot toi. I didn't think of while cooking, but a splash of fish sauce wouldn't be out of line in there...

chicken and vegetables on a white plate with a fork.

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Peter H. Coffin @hellsop.ninehells.com · 25/09/2024

Her favorite spot for the past few days...

Black and white cat sitting on the back of a futon frame, peering out an open window.

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Peter H. Coffin @hellsop.ninehells.com · 23/09/2024

Like, it is really all that much weirder than this lil' guy living underground wearing a metro car for a glove?

The internet enjoyed the story of how Fallout 3: Broken Steel's Presidential Metro car worked. The train, it was said, was actually a hat worn by an NPC who would run beneath the level upon activation—thus neatly faking the appearance of a working rail system. A good story, and one we posted about, but it's not exactly correct. I spent the morning tinkering with Fallout 3's editor, GECK, only to discover that the truth is also pretty silly.

The moving Metro cab is an item in Broken Steel called 'DLC03MetroCarArmor'. It's not a hat, but rather an arm piece.

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Peter H. Coffin @hellsop.ninehells.com · 22/09/2024

For comparison, here's the map for "EV charge stations anybody can use that'll fill a battery in about an hour or less". Somewhat better coverage. North Dakota and eastern Montana are a challenge so you need to take I-90 from the west coast to the midwest instead of I-94, 15/

Map of US and Canada showing publicly available EV charging stations that support 125kw or higher charging rates.

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Peter H. Coffin @hellsop.ninehells.com · 22/09/2024

4 Fuel availability: This is the entire US's map of available retail hydrogen fueling stations. If you're staying between Reno and San Diego, you're fine. If you ever want to leave that area, buy an EV instead.

Map of the US showing all commercial hydrogen fueling stations, in a cluster across northern California from near Lake Tahoe/Reno to San Francisco, then down the coast to San Diego.

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Peter H. Coffin @hellsop.ninehells.com · 11/09/2024

Claire considering flipping through my copy of The Truce (by @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social )

Black and white cat perched on the arm of a chair, with one foreleg dangling down, backlit by indirect light.

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Peter H. Coffin @hellsop.ninehells.com · 08/09/2024

This will be very funny to about four people.

Midnight Madness (1980) Alan Solomon as Leon. Caption reads "Game control does not approve".

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Peter H. Coffin @hellsop.ninehells.com · 07/09/2024

One of my deep "white dude" things. That's the family arms, and as such things go, it's a little complicated. One ancestor move across the ocean from being minor lord in the ass-end of Devonshire in the middle of the 17th century. First to Boston, and then bought into a project called "Nantucket".1/

A blue field ("Azure") with crosses with the arms tipped with cross bars as well ("crosslets") and circles ("bezants") in gold ("or")

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Peter H. Coffin @hellsop.ninehells.com · 05/09/2024

You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you? I'm not worried about the outcome (they WILL find me), but the timing...?

Main characters from _Only Murders In The Building_: (form left) Mabel Mora (Selena Gomez), Oliver Putnam (Martin Short), and Charles-Haden Savage (Steve Martin)

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