Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I currently have a web host in which 95% of the time I get a "connection reset" error when trying to connect to my website from my phone or tablet. And about 10% of the time from a desktop or laptop. /1 210
Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 02/10/2026ES: "Did you or did you not come into my house and both install a new sink & build some bookshelves in my family room?" Jack Smith: "That's a jack-of-all-trades." 010
Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Literally just blocked "Julie" less than 60 seconds ago. For the second time. 010
Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This is the problem I get 99% of the time when initially going to my puny website (www.site2241.net). It only happens on Android. And I *love* how these messages are always, "It's not our fault; it's probably your fault." 010
Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Nooooobody expects the American Inquisition. Our chief weapon is stupidity. Stupidity and racism. Racism and stupidity. Our two weapons are stupidity and racism and ruthless incompetence. Our 3 weapons are stupidity and racism and ruthless incompetence and an almost fanatical devotion to facism. 020
Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This is complete bullshit. You KNOW he's still taking the money. 121
Reposted by Gary SchaferDuffel Blog @duffelblog.com · 28/09/2026NEW: Space Force’s new uniform puts a little goose back in the step www.duffelblog.com/space-force-...duffelblog.comSpace Force’s new uniform puts a little goose back in the stepWhite House says redesign projects discipline, strength and “absolutely no historical parallels” 0173
Reposted by Gary SchaferDr. Adeene Denton @spacewhalerider.com · 27/09/2026It's me, the mythical STEM PhD who not only took history classes but got a whole history degree! Studying history is arguably one of the most important things STEM students can do. Science isn't done in a vacuum, and students should investigate the people, places, and events that shape it. 1421044
Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Next thread: the kid's reaction when told ALLLLL of those characters were voiced by one person... 030
Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Once again, for the Congresspeople who have not heard me the first dozen times...static.klipy.comWhat Would You Say You Do Here? Office SpaceAlt: What Would You Say You Do Here? From the movie Office Space 010
Reposted by Gary SchaferNon-Fungible Tolkien @kn3rds.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Hey y’all. So I interviewed for - and SECURED - positions on two different civil contracts for this program last year…then backed out slowly of each one. Their schedule is absurd (full modernization of ATC infrastructure in THREE YEARS 😂🤪) and nobody had answers re: technical implementation. 163
Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Just played a quick game of Mahjohnng, and I call bullshit. 010
Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Your moment of zen. A great blue heron in Downs Park, Maryland, USA. 130
Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I'm having to source out parts for a class I'm hoping to offer next year, and I'm seeing this a LOT on various websites as I try to figure out the class price point: "Tariff may apply if shipping to the United States". So... yeah... 220
Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Absolutely heard this in Graham Chapman's voice. 010
Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Signed up for @washingtonsun.bsky.social. Reading the intro article and saw this: "And we’d rather light a big candle than keep on cursing the darkness." Saw what you did there. Well done. Very well done. washingtonsun.com/about-us/pre...washingtonsun.comWelcome to The Washington Sun 010
Reposted by Gary Schaferan ocean of emotion @betarayben.bsky.social · 08/09/2026RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period. 04622
Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I enjoy Duffel Blog's "Sunday Reader" e-mails, namely image captions. Today's is a MH-53 Super Stallion on a flight deck, and ends with, "continuing the Navy’s proud tradition of solving parking problems with hand signals and enormous amounts of rotor wash." Never change, Duffel Blog. Never change. 030
Reposted by Gary SchaferThe Deuce Deducer @marchanddcitron.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Once, a work buddy and I (both very straight engineer types) walked into a Rite Aid pharmacy and bought a Hitachi "massager" together so we could use its parts to build a vibrating fixture that would hasten the mtbf of rf connectors we were prototyping for use on cell towers. 111
Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 06/09/2026George Eliot ("Silas Marner") seriously needed an editor. Or an emergency shipment of periods. I've heard of run-on sentences, but C'MON! 010
Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Consider this an open suggestion for those creating online videos of speakers using slide decks: *THE SLIDE DECK SHOULD BE PREDOMINATE.* Showing the speaker as the majority of the screen, while the slide is a small window in the corner is. Not. Helpful. Thank you for coming to my TED Talk. 010
Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 03/09/2026You'll only take my HP calculators (11, 41, 48) out of my cold, dead fingers... hackaday.com/2026/09/02/i...hackaday.com“I’m Not Dead Yet!” Reverse Polish Notation Calculators You Can Still BuyIf you used a scientific calculator in the 1970s or 1980s, there was a fair chance that it worked differently from almost every calculator you see today. Instead of typing: 2 + 3 = you entered: 2 E… 030
Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 03/09/2026This. And not just code. During the latest DEFCON, one of the most difficult signals in the "Capture the Flag" (where you have to analyze and decode an unknown signal) was created using AI, *and the person who created it assumed users would also use AI to decode it*. What are we even doing here? 020
Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 01/09/2026And, again, I ask...static.klipy.comOffice Space BobsAlt: Office Space Bobs asking the question, "What would you say you do here?" 010
Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Reskeet = endorsement (*Cranks the Bee Gees up to 11...*) 030
Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 29/08/2026I'm playing around with my one of my SDRs (software defined radios), and I discovered that one of my neighbors (NFI) has a wireless thermometer. Wondering if I should, at some point, open up the back door and yell, "Grill's ready!" 010
Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 29/08/2026I had an uncle who served as a US Marine during WWII. He served with the 1/24 Marine regiment, 4th Marine Division. Saw action on Roi-Namur, Saipan, Tinian and Iwo Jima. Now Geoff Roecker has written a book about them. www.casematepublishers.com/978163624663...casematepublishers.comThis Hemisphere of Hell - Casemate Publishers USImmerse in an intensely detailed foxhole-eye account of the Pacific War, following diverse Marines through campaigns, camaraderie, loss, and personal transfo... 120
Reposted by Gary SchaferAlfred E. Neuman ( MAD Magazine ) @alfreds-mad-world.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Tim Curry As Pennywise With MAD Magazine 4587
Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Another legend has passed. This one is unknown to most, but anyone who has tried learning digital signal processing, this guy was most likely one of the first you read. His ability to explain the complicated is unmatched. CC: @kn3rds.bsky.social RIP, Rick Lyons. www.dsprelated.com/showarticle/...dsprelated.comSee Ya', Rick - Stephane BoucherRick Lyons wrote 88 blog posts and some 2,800 forum posts on DSPRelated, and the DSP book most of us learned from. He passed away last Wednesday. A few words about the most meticulous, and most genero... 210
Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Just got woken up by a thump against the wall. It came from outside. When I investigated, I discovered a parent (Mom? Dad?) red fox & kit playing (hunting?) in our front yard. It was so exciting to watch, now I cannot sleep... 120
Reposted by Gary SchaferThe Deuce Deducer @marchanddcitron.bsky.social · 26/08/2026For a special lady. 021
Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 25/08/2026This is the point in my doomscrolling where I feel doom is just piling on... 020
Reposted by Gary SchaferBenjamin Wittes @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org · 25/08/2026It is not up to the president what the Kennedy Center is called. It is not up to the president what the Department of Defense is called. It is not up to the president what the Gulf of Mexico is called. It is not up to the president what Lake Ontario is called. 511868414