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Robert F.P. Ludwick @robert.ludwick.us · 02/10/2026

So now TSA agents can be even crabbier to travelers. Great. I don’t care if they sit down, they can do their jobs while sitting.

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

meep meep

Trolley problem but the roadrunner is on the track. When the coyote pulls the lever, the streetcar lurches sideways off the track and flattens him instead.

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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 25/09/2026

Everybody’s hating on this, but it’s legitimately useful information. If a workplace or a hiring manager is going to be cracking down arbitrarily on petty stuff that doesn’t matter, that’s a very good thing to know!

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Robert F.P. Ludwick @robert.ludwick.us · 25/09/2026

Disagree. This is an arbitrary line in the sand, and bizarre to boot. It. Does. Not. Matter.

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Robert F.P. Ludwick @robert.ludwick.us · 22/09/2026

I think @swimmercait.bsky.social and I felt as exhausted as the cast must’ve been after we finished @gamechanger.dropout.tv S8 finale, Last Talent Standing. I need that second meal now.

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Robert F.P. Ludwick @robert.ludwick.us · 21/09/2026

Plenty of human-written self-help and career development books do the exact same thing; take their concept and rehash it ad-nauseam. The *only* positive thing I'll say about this is that sometimes it takes rephrasing something in a different way for different people to understand something.

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Ben Fleuter @benfleuter.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Wiccanery - a short comic about a witch and a vampire.

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 12/09/2026

Honestly, "big-name studios can't agree on the premise of the Muppet Show" sounds like the premise of the Muppet Show

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Robert F.P. Ludwick @robert.ludwick.us · 11/09/2026

There's always some particular "food week" in the PDX metro area. Next week's is fried chicken. Love to see it. www.theactualportland.com/pdxfriedchic... cc @swimmercait.bsky.social

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PDX Fried Chicken Week — The Actual Portland

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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The video game industry has always been volatile (I published Press Reset in 2021!) but the skeleton key to understanding the current state of things is this: Big games now cost 10x to make what they did 15 years ago but most do not generate even close to 10x the revenue. Simple as that

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Robert F.P. Ludwick @robert.ludwick.us · 11/09/2026

I asked my 8yo what The Muppet Show should be about. Musical guests, funny skits, singing. That’s already what the show is about! Just make that! She also suggested @alyankovic.bsky.social for a guest because “he’s basically a human Muppet.” That checks out!

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Paul and Storm @paulandstorm.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

[P] I might suggest “the Muppets must put on a variety show with a different guest host each week. Various shenanigans happen both on stage and backstage.”

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Robert F.P. Ludwick @robert.ludwick.us · 03/09/2026

Rolos are underrated, but damn they aren't a social candy lol

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Robert F.P. Ludwick @robert.ludwick.us · 30/08/2026

My phone just informed me I averaged over eleven hours of daily screen time on it last week. I’d love to know what is being factored into that calculation. There’s no way.

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Robert F.P. Ludwick @robert.ludwick.us · 28/08/2026

You'll never believe it - homelabber forced to contend with a network switch failure. robert.ludwick.us/2026/08/28/c...

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Core Switch 2 Failure

Hot on the heels of my software upgrades, I get a hardware failure.

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Robert F.P. Ludwick @robert.ludwick.us · 27/08/2026

I've now had kombucha for the first time today, and am disappointed to report that seemingly they aren't all nearly as sour & tart as the one I got. Apparently this one was a weird batch which is intensely more vinegary than normal.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 25/08/2026

fwiw this is terrible survey design if what you are trying to capture are addictive or counterproductive behaviors. it makes no distinction, for example, between a guy who spends a few hours each week playing madden and a guy who has no other interests other than obsessive gaming

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Robert F.P. Ludwick @robert.ludwick.us · 23/08/2026

For every boy in your family, aged 2 to 20!

A Macy’s clothing sign stating “New reduction” and “Love it? Now get it for less! Starting at 40% off orig. price”. Underneath it says “Boys 2 - 20”.

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Robert F.P. Ludwick @robert.ludwick.us · 22/08/2026

Jimmy the House Spider update - after taking five days on a slow, laborious journey across our first floor ceilings, he is not to be found this morning. I wonder where he went.

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Robert F.P. Ludwick @robert.ludwick.us · 21/08/2026

I am, after all, a trash panda…

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Robert F.P. Ludwick @robert.ludwick.us · 20/08/2026

Or cold while raining profusely while you’re standing in a deep puddle

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Robert F.P. Ludwick @robert.ludwick.us · 19/08/2026

If you know me at all, you’ll be shocked to know that we’ve had a huge house spider named Jimmy just hanging out the past three days.

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Robert F.P. Ludwick @robert.ludwick.us · 19/08/2026

In my latest blog post, I recount how I foolishly thought I could execute three minor Kubernetes version upgrades very quickly. robert.ludwick.us/2026/08/18/f...

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Fall 2026 Kubernetes Upgrades

All I wanted was to upgrade Kubernetes from 1.33 to 1.36. Was that too much to ask?

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Robert F.P. Ludwick @robert.ludwick.us · 17/08/2026

Kids in the future will never know how hard it was to pay attention to your spouse before these glasses showed up.

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Robert F.P. Ludwick @robert.ludwick.us · 13/08/2026

I feel like Beetle Moses just observed me for the past 5 years and then created this comic. It me. I'm it.

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Robert F.P. Ludwick @robert.ludwick.us · 07/08/2026

In other news, some of my oldest’s friends have been traveling with their family this summer and have occasionally been sending her postcards. I looooove this. People should send postcards more often.

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Robert F.P. Ludwick @robert.ludwick.us · 07/08/2026

One of my cats is lazily hunting a spider this morning. Poor spider… having a regular morning and suddenly “What the f**k is that thing?! Why does it keep hitting me?! It just keeps following me oh man I’m gonna die…”

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Robert F.P. Ludwick @robert.ludwick.us · 02/08/2026

One of the more positive outcomes of the insanity in computer component prices is that video game developers will be forced to improve their performance optimizations, and won’t always code to the highest spec possible anymore. www.ign.com/articles/nvi...

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Nvidia Graphics Cards Are About to Get Even More Expensive, as the Company Reportedly Gets Ready to Raise Prices by as Much as 30%

Nvidia graphics cards aren't exactly known for being affordable right now, but it looks like Team Green's GPUs are about to get another price increase, thanks to the ongoing memory crisis. According t...

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Robert F.P. Ludwick @robert.ludwick.us · 24/07/2026

If you're interested in some agentic coding I did to Spotlight-style my tabs in Firefox, boy have I got a (short) story for you! robert.ludwick.us/2026/07/23/f...

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Firefox YATS Extension

I switched to native Firefox tab groups and wanted to Spotlight my tabs.

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Danielle Froom 🏳️‍🌈 @danifroom.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

D&D has released an official statblock for Jimothy

Jimothy statblock from DnD: You cannot gain XP by fighting him. He has agile and compact frame traits; his action is hurl garbage.

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Robert F.P. Ludwick @robert.ludwick.us · 20/07/2026

Every day is an occasion if you try hard enough

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Robert F.P. Ludwick @robert.ludwick.us · 12/07/2026

It just took me maybe 6-7 clicks to cancel my Blinkist subscription. How absolutely dumb. Like a damn gauntlet.

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Jeff Geerling @jeffgeerling.com · 10/07/2026

QuadRF is a phased array antenna that can see WiFi through walls, spot drones in the sky... and it's powered by a Pi 5 and FPGA board. Very neat device, we have a full video up on Geerling Engineering: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QESe...

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This radio can see through walls

YouTube video by Geerling Engineering

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Robert F.P. Ludwick @robert.ludwick.us · 07/07/2026

That's the USMNT I'm used to seeing.

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Robert F.P. Ludwick @robert.ludwick.us · 05/07/2026

About to watch @thornsfc.com in a return to competitive play

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Robert F.P. Ludwick @robert.ludwick.us · 04/07/2026

Me, to my 8yr kid: My whole job, the reason I was put on this Earth, is to pet dogs. My brain a moment later: Y’know Robert, that is probably true.

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Robert F.P. Ludwick @robert.ludwick.us · 04/07/2026

@scalzi.com Looks like I’m getting more of your books!

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The Life of Sharks @thelifeofsharks.com · 04/07/2026

Saw this ad for a goat on Facebook. It’s perhaps the greatest advert I’ve ever read. It’s just superb.

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Cait @swimmercait.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

The toddler is toddlering so hard today.

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Robert F.P. Ludwick @robert.ludwick.us · 30/06/2026

I wonder if @swimmercait.bsky.social will unfriend @ensgdt.bsky.social for their trolling of Germany regarding their loss to Paraguay in the Men's World Cup... 🍿

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German Scream

ALT: German Scream

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Robert F.P. Ludwick @robert.ludwick.us · 24/06/2026

I mean, I’ve talked with her about going skydiving and bungee jumping, so this makes sense.

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Robert F.P. Ludwick @robert.ludwick.us · 23/06/2026

In the year of our lord 2026, there are still folks who don't double-check their Zoom mute status before talking with family members in their home about poopy diapers.

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Robert F.P. Ludwick @robert.ludwick.us · 12/06/2026

That moment when you realize a far-ranging proposal you've been working on will fail because the other supporters treated it like a college group project that will just magically get done without their involvement.

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Robert F.P. Ludwick @robert.ludwick.us · 02/06/2026

Been playing Civilization VII for the first time the past couple of days, and let me tell you... It is decidedly *not* fun getting swarmed by Independent Powers from the get-go. It forces you into a militaristic start because you've got to constantly deal with them. Not a fan.

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Robert F.P. Ludwick @robert.ludwick.us · 01/06/2026

Today I learned that I don’t like açaí bowls. At least this one I just had.

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