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Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 21h

Also, is your app named 2012 & run by a company called "Mayan"? No particular reason I'm asking.

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Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 21h

Is it bad that, in our present circumstances, any one of those is possible? Seems bad.

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Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 21h

What does your weather app know? WHAT DOES IT KNOW!?!?

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Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

As before, I got an announcement of a new follower "Julie", which was followed by another, swift block.

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Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I have another Julie sighting.

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Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I've now disconnected from that CDN and the problem has gone away. Now I have to figure out how much that will affect my site since it will not be globally distributed (or perhaps not as much).

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Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

UPDATE #1: Perhaps I should have vented on B-sky months ago. I think they finally found the problem. It appears that the CDN (content delivery network) I was using was causing the problem. Mind you, it was the CDN my host recommended. So...

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Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

PS If I get one more e-mail from tech support telling me to "clear my cache", that screaming sound will be me.

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Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The enshittification continues. /fin

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Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I've been going back & forth with tech support for over a month, with no success. I'm ready to find a new web host, but they all only provide contact through an "AI agent". So any questions I ask are guaranteed to be answered with BS. /3

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Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I 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

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Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

As one who took full advantage of Purdue dining, that's bullshit. I didn't want respect; I wanted a grilled cheese sandwich.

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Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

ES: "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."

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Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Not the *entire* galaxy. Just this arm of it?

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Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Literally just blocked "Julie" less than 60 seconds ago. For the second time.

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Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This 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."

Screenshot from a smartphone. A cartoon graphic shows an outlet with a plug nearby. Text says, "The connection was reset." Underneath this is smaller text stating, "The network link was interrupted while negotiating a connection. Please try again." Two bullet points state, "The site could be temporarily unavailable or too busy. Try again in a few moments." and "If you are unable to load any pages, check your device's data or Wifi connection."

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Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Nooooobody 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.

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Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

25 cents? Dude, you could get a dollar, easy.

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Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

You are not alone, NFT, in that feeling.

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Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This one. (Full disclosure: My uncle served in this unit.) If any book explains the details of the Pacific campaign AND the absolute hell that is war, it's this one.

Cover of a book. The title is "This Hemisphere of Hell", with the subtitle of "The 1st Battalion, 24th Marines in the Pacific War". Beneath the title are three men in military uniforms & helmets. The three men are side-by-side. The outer two are carrying the center one. Around the edge of the picture are other men in similar outfits. One man is talking on a radio close to the camera.

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Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

As the French would say, "Toot alours!"

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Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This is complete bullshit. You KNOW he's still taking the money.

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Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I've taken your advice and I'm actually enjoying the shows! I'm still early in the series, and I'm only on episode 4 of season 1. "NSA" agents kick in Mulder's door and threaten him? I'm literally rolling on the floor laughing! BONUS: Appearance of Donald Gibb, aka "Ogre"! #RIP

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Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Goes right along with our new dryer, which has Wifi and "AI" (Don't get me started.), but won't keep the light on when the door is open.

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Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I've just started (as in today!) watching The X-Files. Never saw it when it was on originally. But after three episodes, I consider it... meh. Perhaps its my own 40 years in the IC. I'll continue watching to see if it picks up.

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Dr. Adeene Denton @spacewhalerider.com · 27/09/2026

It'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.

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Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Please give your bebby a scritch for me!

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Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I'm feeling much more relaxed just looking at that pic. Thanks, Deuce.

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Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Next thread: the kid's reaction when told ALLLLL of those characters were voiced by one person...

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Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I'll always think of OMW as a romance. A very violent, far-flung romance, but a romance nonetheless.

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Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The moment of zen I absolutely needed.

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ɹǝʞɔǝq uop ɯ,ᴉ @donbecker.org · 22/09/2026

The TI-99/4A

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Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Oh, and the "Complex to Mag", aka AM detector.

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Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

You made a direction-finding / phased array flowgraph? I'm guessing based on hier block name without seeing the hier block flowgraph.

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Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

(*looks down at shirt covered in crumbs... speaks with mouth full*) What are you talking about?

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Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

My late father-in-law, a professor of Soviet studies and someone who spoke Russian fluently, used to point out how many Western words the Russian language created.

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Gary Schafer @jesternofool.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

You can rarely go wrong with Sugarloaf.

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