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Faustian Bargain Basement

@kenkeiter.com
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Faustian Bargain Basement @kenkeiter.com · 23/07/2026
Question: when I'm using my laptop, why does it hurt so much when I accidentally rest my elbow against these USB-C cables plugged into this Anker charger...? Answer:
View of a voltmeter showing 50.01 volts AC between the first probe (touching my laptop) and the second probe (touching the USB-C connector's shield).Close-up of the voltmeter's screen showing 50.01 volts AC between my laptop enclosure and the USB-C connector.
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Faustian Bargain Basement @kenkeiter.com · 21/07/2026
Jim Jimothy, Jim Jimothy, Jim Jim-a-ree / Finest cryptid that you ever did see 🎵
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Faustian Bargain Basement @kenkeiter.com · 12/06/2026
@niedermeyer.online r/wallstreetbets aesthetic is great today
Images of a SpaceX rocket with a large number of bags strapped to it.
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Faustian Bargain Basement @kenkeiter.com · 28/05/2026
nice 😎
macOS system notification warning that no backups have occurred for 69 days
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Faustian Bargain Basement @kenkeiter.com · 04/05/2026
Just tried wheel throwing for the first time myself! I wanted to see your video (?) but got 502’d :(
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Faustian Bargain Basement @kenkeiter.com · 16/04/2026
folks at work were excited about Opus 4.7
Screenshot of a segment of a Slack chat.

Ken Keiter said: I heard a rumor that Opus 4.8 gets rid of the effort level setting entirely, and you just use the `--fresh-water-l` and
`--rainforest-m2` flags to specify the amount of fresh water (in liters) you're willing to consume and Amazon rainforest (in m^2) you're willing to burn to handle the prompt, and it works within that budget.

Ken Keiter said: ... I think that might have been too dark (void emoji)

Ken Keiter said: [begin shell code snippet]
$ claude --fresh-water-l=10 --rainforest-m2=3 "what are some signs that a joke has crossed the line from funny to mildly concerning?"
[end shell code snippet]
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Faustian Bargain Basement @kenkeiter.com · 25/03/2026
It would be a bummer if we were betting our entire economy on this uptime
Screenshot of Claude's uptime. It shows 99.24% for claude.ai, 99.45% for platform.claude.com, 99.28% for the API, and 99.52% for Claude Code. Claude for Government (lol) shows 99.86%.Screenshot of ChatGPT uptime. 99.99% for APIs, 99.91% for ChatGPT, 99.95% for Sora (deadpooled lol), and 100% for FedRAMP 😑
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Faustian Bargain Basement @kenkeiter.com · 24/03/2026
Weirdly, I installed the exact same setup at a building recently as a backup connection.
Wall-mounted cabinet with LTE router and PoE converter.
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Faustian Bargain Basement @kenkeiter.com · 06/01/2026
the algorithm knows
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Faustian Bargain Basement @kenkeiter.com · 05/11/2025
good doggy 🥲
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Faustian Bargain Basement @kenkeiter.com · 26/10/2025
every few hours the 3d printer in my living room spits out another batch of these thicc spooky bois
3d-printed likeness of Ghostface from the movie Scream, throwin it back  with a big ol dumpy
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Faustian Bargain Basement @kenkeiter.com · 26/10/2025
before you try to slide into my DMs, just know i'm built like this
a smol, round vehicle that looks fun to drive — but, in reality, has social anxiety
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Faustian Bargain Basement @kenkeiter.com · 10/06/2025
left: bicycle for the mind right: unicycle for the mind
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Faustian Bargain Basement @kenkeiter.com · 05/05/2025
🎵 Makin my way downtown slidin' fast chickens pass and I'm homebound b-b-b-b-b-b-bawk bawk bok bok bok 🎶
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