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$k@tterBr@1nz @skatterbrainz.bsky.social · 9h

Tinkering with #powershell and #ai to duct tape a device diagnostics toolkit. Why? Idk: It's raining. I'm bored. I have coffee, and managed to not saw my fingers off removing a tree branch from the roof. Anyhow, if you're bored too, I welcome any feedback. www.powershellgallery.com/packages/Nit...

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Nitrogen 1.1.0

Stuff a little AI into diagnosing your local machine with AI assistance

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Matthew Dowst @mdowst.dowst.dev · 09/10/2026

PowerShell enthusiasts, rejoice! PowerShell Weekly for October 9, 2026 is out now. Discover community modules, projects, scripts, and more to streamline your tasks. #PowerShell #Automation #TechNews psweekly.dowst.dev?p=9290

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$k@tterBr@1nz @skatterbrainz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

PSA for anyone here that relies on contractors, consultants, vendors who have provided you with great service - let their management know. Especially now with the shaky economy, giving them a kudos can make a real difference for their lives and livelihood.

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$k@tterBr@1nz @skatterbrainz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Interesting contrast of responses between US AI models "hacking" into other sites/models, vs Chinese AI models just prompting the US AI models a lot.

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$k@tterBr@1nz @skatterbrainz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I thought it was "pneumonic" not "pneumatic" 🤔

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$k@tterBr@1nz @skatterbrainz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Just finished updating my little web-based lynis report viewer for #Linux and stuffed it into an AppImage using a toilet plunger and some stale coffee. github.com/Skatterbrain...

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$k@tterBr@1nz @skatterbrainz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

My boy is touring around the EU and UK for another 2 weeks or so. One of his latest, enjoy... on.soundcloud.com/PGmEbMhv29ER...

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Start Again

my album is out now

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$k@tterBr@1nz @skatterbrainz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Who decided that "rock" music shouldn't use horns anymore? I mean Pink Floyd, the Stones, Bob Seger, Huey Lewis, the Beatles, even RHCP. Then nothing. Was there like a big supreme council meeting where it was agreed upon?

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$k@tterBr@1nz @skatterbrainz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

For just a minute, I closed my eyes and imagined a conference room meeting being interrupted by Batman, casually walking in, and slapping the presenter after they just said they're about to solution something.

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$k@tterBr@1nz @skatterbrainz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

If I could go back in time and eliminate one evil from the planet, it would be Microsoft Word.

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$k@tterBr@1nz @skatterbrainz.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

If I was starting a company with marketing needs, I'd hand out free condoms and tampons with our company name on them. Baby diapers. Vape cartridges. Toilet tissue with our logo on every square. I should've gone into marketing.

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$k@tterBr@1nz @skatterbrainz.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

"We're going to solution it" should require a slap to the face.

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$k@tterBr@1nz @skatterbrainz.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I remember the AOL drink coasters very well. It was a brilliant marketing move for its time. Something about having a physical/tangible object makes a bigger impression.

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$k@tterBr@1nz @skatterbrainz.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Reminder: "solution" is NOT a verb.

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Matthew Dowst @mdowst.dowst.dev · 11/09/2026

PowerShell Weekly for September 11, 2026 has just dropped! Explore cutting-edge techniques and community news in this week's edition. Read it now and stay ahead of the curve! #PowerShell #Automation #TechNews psweekly.dowst.dev?p=9229

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$k@tterBr@1nz @skatterbrainz.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Any desktop operating system with a GUI that doesn't have a default file manager/explorer with "copy path" from a selected file is garbage. Absolutely worthless trash. It's 2026, not 1996

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$k@tterBr@1nz @skatterbrainz.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

My favorite SharePoint Online List feature is after you scroll to render all 5000 rows and then use the search feature to find something, but it doesn't find any matches, it starts the rendering process all over again. It's like the day after every payday. Only with less fun.

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$k@tterBr@1nz @skatterbrainz.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

My nephew says amaze-balls too. Great minds think alike. 🙂

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$k@tterBr@1nz @skatterbrainz.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Politicians should have to pass a basic govt literacy test to run for office. Like nurses, pilots, trades-people,etc. have to do. But at least 4th grade level. Constitution, branches, etc.

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$k@tterBr@1nz @skatterbrainz.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I use warp terminal for that and love it

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Matthew Dowst @mdowst.dowst.dev · 28/08/2026

Just released: The latest edition of PowerShell Weekly for August 28, 2026! Discover new scripts, best practices, and the latest news in the PowerShell community. Don't miss out! #PowerShell #Automation #TechNews psweekly.dowst.dev?p=9192

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$k@tterBr@1nz @skatterbrainz.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

This is just pure vanilla Copilot. GitHub Copilot is entirely different and usually provides correct responses. Apparently, the M365-related Copilot can't read MS Learn docs.

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$k@tterBr@1nz @skatterbrainz.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I have now asked Ms #Copilot 18 times to correct it's incorrect #PowerShell example for using [math]::Floor(). It still insists the correct syntax is: :Floor(). I'm not kidding.

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$k@tterBr@1nz @skatterbrainz.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Imagine arriving in heaven to discover all angels look like Patrice O'Neal 🤔

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$k@tterBr@1nz @skatterbrainz.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I bought my last 30ft fatmax in 2020 when we moved into our house. It was $16.95, it wasn't on sale then either. I thought that was high then. Prices in 2026 are insane.

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Stephen Valdinger (aka steviecoaster) @steviecoaster.dev · 12/08/2026

@mdowst.dowst.dev joins us in September at the Ohio #PowerShell user group to talk PowerShell Mythbusters! Details, including the Meetup RSVP can be found at psoh.io/events/2026-...

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PowerShell MythBusters w/ Matthew Dowst

Put common PowerShell advice to the test with Matthew Dowst as we benchmark myths, edge cases, and best practices.

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Matthew Dowst @mdowst.dowst.dev · 14/08/2026

The wait is over! PowerShell Weekly for August 14, 2026 has just been published. Explore Announcements, Learning Resources, Community news, and more. #PowerShell #Automation #TechNews psweekly.dowst.dev?p=9160

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DOWST.DEV | August 14, 2026

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$k@tterBr@1nz @skatterbrainz.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

no shit. One of the drawbacks of being an older team member is you're often the only one who knows what the product name even means now.

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$k@tterBr@1nz @skatterbrainz.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I am literally getting 6 to 8 email messages every single day at work from Microsoft reminding how to spell "AI" in some form or another. Please stop spamming. Or send them postal with a CD like AOL used to.

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$k@tterBr@1nz @skatterbrainz.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

3 hrs on a System Center troubleshooting call is like 850 dog years.

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$k@tterBr@1nz @skatterbrainz.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Fun weekend reading. Enjoy! specterops.io/wp-content/u... #entra #security #hacking

specterops.io

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$k@tterBr@1nz @skatterbrainz.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

So, @warp.dev terminal added a new warp CLI that is pretty decent. In fact, it has taken control of my brain and forcing me to type this message. Now I'm working on his brain to hand over the bank account PIN...

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Matthew Dowst @mdowst.dowst.dev · 07/08/2026

Get your PowerShell fix! PowerShell Weekly for August 7, 2026 is now live. Packed with must-know scripts and tips for IT pros. Dive in! #PowerShell #Automation #TechNews psweekly.dowst.dev?p=9143

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$k@tterBr@1nz @skatterbrainz.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Just a friendly reminder to vendors who sell products with "service" in the name: More often than you'd expect, there are many junior techs who routinely replace "service" with "cervix", purely for entertainment purposes.

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Matthew Dowst @mdowst.dowst.dev · 31/07/2026

Just dropped the latest edition of PowerShell Weekly for July 31, 2026! Explore announcements, blogs, books, community updates, and more. Don’t miss out! #PowerShell #Automation #TechNews psweekly.dowst.dev?p=9126

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DOWST.DEV | July 31, 2026

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$k@tterBr@1nz @skatterbrainz.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

If you're stressed and need something relaxing to listen to, find Alex Wurman's "The Harshest Place on Earth" (soundtrack from March of The Penguins) Play on highest volume you can stand. You won't be disappointed. And even if you are, you'll forget why soon after.

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$k@tterBr@1nz @skatterbrainz.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

If I end up getting a tombstone, it's just going to have my favorite emoji on it, and nothing else... 😕

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$k@tterBr@1nz @skatterbrainz.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

section 220(b) smells like an insider trading wet dream. That whole section and thereafter are most likely tailored for a business already confirmed as the "winner", and who certainly has investors who wrote the text. That's called a circle-____ (fill in the blank)

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$k@tterBr@1nz @skatterbrainz.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

HR Bill 8800 (NDAA) section 219 is interesting. Not sure why a budget procurement bill spends so much text on defining procedures like sub-section (c) when that should (legally) be defined in a dept policy. Then again, it's all theater anyway.

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$k@tterBr@1nz @skatterbrainz.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I'm waiting for AI services to introduce a "sponsor break" soon. Get you into a deep rabbit hole and then pause to show an ad before your next prompt. "Funny you asked about kidney disease. Have you talked with your Dr about Kidneea?" After the 3 minute ad is done it tells you you're out of credits.

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$k@tterBr@1nz @skatterbrainz.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

The tragedy here is that the developer (Microsoft) and the source of the prompt context (PowerShell) as well as the reference documentation (MS Learn) are all in the same company's hands. Gemini, Claude, ChatGPT and even my shitty knuckle-dragging ollama got it right on 1st attempt.

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$k@tterBr@1nz @skatterbrainz.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

M365 Copilot is unreliable for anything coding related. You may disagree, but after fighting with it over a simple #powershell syntax question over 10 times, I can't depend on it. This is no. 6 of 10 attempts to get it to correct the response. It never did.

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$k@tterBr@1nz @skatterbrainz.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

The dynamic on each social media platform should be dissected scientifically. BlueSky feels like karaoke night. X feels like karaoke night at 3 AM. Discord feels like a gamer's dorm room. Facebook feels like a Walmart checkout line. LinkedIn feels like a gym with selfie cameras.

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Matthew Dowst @mdowst.dowst.dev · 17/07/2026

Fresh off the press! PowerShell Weekly for July 17, 2026 is here to brighten your day with the best automation insights and tricks. Ready to automate? #PowerShell #Automation #TechNews psweekly.dowst.dev?p=9080

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$k@tterBr@1nz @skatterbrainz.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

If your Citrix desktops take 15-20 seconds to open Notepad, you're doing it wrong.

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