Sign in

Robert T

@thegoogleguy.bsky.social
154 followers 104 following 125 posts

Ingress player. Lego collector. Cat dad. I try to fix things and sometimes it goes horribly wrong.

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Robert T
cee @cee.wtf · 04/09/2026
throng.cee.wtf i've invented a new way to browse bluesky
35482201911
Reposted by Robert T
The Onion @theonion.com · 28/08/2026
HHS Replaces Childhood Vaccination Schedule With List Of Recommended Animal Bites theonion.com/hhs-replaces-childhood…
HHS Replaces Childhood Vaccination Schedule With List Of Recommended Animal Bites
371938414
Robert T @thegoogleguy.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Somebody is trying to boost usage metrics…
010
Reposted by Robert T
The Onion @theonion.com · 18/07/2026
Warm, Encouraging Email From CEO Quickly Identified As Phishing Attempt theonion.com/warm-encouraging-email…
Warm, Encouraging Email From CEO Quickly Identified As Phishing Attempt
151705194
Reposted by Robert T
Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 06/06/2026
Remember the current NIH director going on about protecting researchers from government censorship? Today his people called the police in to forcibly remove my colleagues from their own society meeting for sharing an editorial published in their flagship journal that was critical of him. Gift link
nytimes.com
Police Remove Diabetes Experts From Conference for Distributing Critique of Trump Administration
5629151465
Reposted by Robert T
ompuco @ompu.co · 28/04/2026
found a whole operation of unmanned youtube channels making completely unchecked long form slop videos where the ai voice simulacra regularly trips up & does this for a full ten minutes every time. all the very legit comments are like "NO! THATS NOT TRUE! YOU LIE HE DID NOT" & never acknowledge it.
464113123688
Reposted by Robert T
Twonks @twonks.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
🐸
10985163
Robert T @thegoogleguy.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Yeah sure, the code of the app just somehow changed to include polymarket bets. No idea how that could’ve happened.
010
Robert T @thegoogleguy.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Today’s frustrating project: I have a Dell Precision T7910, which comes with two onboard NICs of different models (I217 and I210). The I217 works, but it appears the I210 is missing its firmware. Lots of proprietary Intel tools later, and I can write an I210 config into it (1/?)
120
Robert T @thegoogleguy.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
I got a broken IBuyPower PC off Craigslist today for $20. Looks like it has an i5 11400F and a GTX 1650. Looking forward to trying to resurrect it!
010
Robert T @thegoogleguy.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Get one of those new Ryzen 9950X3D X2 chips and you could fit a decent chunk of software into that cache!
010
Robert T @thegoogleguy.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Thinking tonight about how the Windows 7 user interface was so much better than what we have today. Specifically the scroll bars. Always visible, easy to grab and move to where you needed to.
020
Robert T @thegoogleguy.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
I got an old Synology NAS and it appears to have the original drives in it. 73K hours on four of the drives! And somehow all four still marked as healthy.
010
Robert T @thegoogleguy.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Saying goodbye tomorrow to my old friend. Served me well from October 2021 until now, which is a long time for me on a phone, even if it was “only” a work phone.
A man holding an iPhone SE 2nd gen, which is sitting in its original box.
130
Robert T @thegoogleguy.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Was looking into some weird issues with my GPU and it appears one of the power cables came loose when I moved. That would explain a few things!
010
Robert T @thegoogleguy.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Feeling like I need to pick up SSDs for my home lab before they go up in price even further
011
Robert T @thegoogleguy.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
I got one of these emails this morning and thought it looked different from other spam I usually get. This would be why.
010
Robert T @thegoogleguy.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
I have learned new things. It explains a lot of behaviors I’ve seen with nslookup before!
020
Robert T @thegoogleguy.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
It’s always a treat getting to refurbish a Windows 7 era system. They are reliable systems and they are FAST too.
A Dell Precision M4800 laptop running Windows 7, showing the default taskbar and wallpaper.
020
Reposted by Robert T
SwiftOnSecurity @swiftonsecurity.com · 20/12/2025
The time I found out 10 years ago that scrolling with a Dell touchpad set registry keys every few milliseconds to adjust the scroll rate in a hack way 😵‍💫 I did hear that someone at Microsoft complained to them about this.
820821
Robert T @thegoogleguy.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
I love how this happened like less than two weeks after AWS had the same issue
020
Reposted by Robert T
Catherine Zimmerman @catjzim.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
About an hour ago in the White Mts, AZ. Please bear with me while I get the window down! 57 degrees and rain!
2899739858
Robert T @thegoogleguy.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
The cat doesn’t think I need a lunch break. Her nap is far more important of course.
A photo of me sitting at my desk, with my cat laying across my lap with her head rested on my arm.
120
Robert T @thegoogleguy.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
Lego display cabinets are ready to go!
A photo of two cabinets with glass doors. The cabinets have LED light strips in them to illuminate their contents.
040
Reposted by Robert T
The Oatmeal @theoatmeal.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
CPAP dreams
1138827
Robert T @thegoogleguy.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
This brings back great memories
020
Reposted by Robert T
altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
This is an incredible photograph. ISS might have paid for itself in this millisecond that this was captured. cedarnews.net/newstasks/85...
617334
Robert T @thegoogleguy.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Turns out this Dell Inspiron Duo was really not designed for Windows XP. It’s been a fun experiment to see if it can run anyways.
A Dell Inspiron Duo mini netbook, powered on and currently installing the Windows XP operating system.
010
Reposted by Robert T
SwiftOnSecurity @swiftonsecurity.com · 15/05/2025
Ur not gonna believe this
11415
Reposted by Robert T
Washington City Paper @wcp.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
A tenant at a luxury Navy Yard building was inadvertently added to an email thread where a Conservice manager admitted to overbilling residents for utilities. Here’s what we know.
washingtoncitypaper.com
Brookfield Tenant Included on Email Thread Where Managers Admit to Overcharging for Utilities
A manager at Conservice, a third-party utility billing company, said in an email that some tenants at Brookfield Properties’ Foundry Lofts are overcharged for utilities.
317751
Reposted by Robert T
The Oatmeal @theoatmeal.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Paper shredder
654961
Reposted by Robert T
Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 18/04/2025
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
Photo of Senator Chris Van Hollen with Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
805612264725535
Robert T @thegoogleguy.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Today I learned the last tenants of this place managed to use 4000 kWh of electricity in one month… I’m half horrified and half in awe.
010
Reposted by Robert T
SwiftOnSecurity @swiftonsecurity.com · 14/03/2025
I can't fix her
1020812
Robert T @thegoogleguy.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Please don’t ruin Ingress Please don’t ruin Ingress Please don’t ruin Ingress Please don’t ruin Ingress Please don’t ruin Ingress
010
Robert T @thegoogleguy.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Cat says no standing up, sleep only
A cat sleeping in someone’s lap while seated.
010
Robert T @thegoogleguy.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
The microSD card finally died in my Raspberry Pi that I’ve been using since 2018… pretty good run if you ask me!
030
Robert T @thegoogleguy.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Just deleted my Twitter account. From now on, Bluesky only!
010
Robert T @thegoogleguy.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
This won’t lead to any confusion by end users who now have two Outlook icons on their PC…
000
Robert T @thegoogleguy.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
The elephant in the room: it costs $2000! I remember when I got my 1070 Ti for around $400… I miss those prices.
000
Robert T @thegoogleguy.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
I don’t understand why names with decent enough recognition are no longer acceptable, and instead everything has to be “pro” and “max”
000
Robert T @thegoogleguy.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
Happy New Year! (Blood glucose monitor starts screaming)
000
Robert T @thegoogleguy.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
I was wondering why the font looked so bad on Metaphor… turns out the game was running in 720p on a 4K screen!
000
Robert T @thegoogleguy.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
You know your Azure Logic App is getting sophisticated when you can’t edit it in the designer anymore without errors…
000
Reposted by Robert T
Dr. Bucky Isotope, PhD, BOFA @buckyisotope.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
I just tried to divide a Coke Zero between two glasses and the can exploded
1696002589
Reposted by Robert T
Wolfie Christl @wchr.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
The network technology giant Cisco offers to turn Wi-Fi access points installed in offices and other buildings into a system that tracks the location of employees, customers, smartphones, laptops and other devices for a wide range of purposes #workersurveillance I took a deep dive ⬇️ [thread]
47479246
Robert T @thegoogleguy.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Just finished Episode Aigis in P3R… it’s a lot to digest but I feel like it was a nice extension of the main story
000
Reposted by Robert T
The Oatmeal @theoatmeal.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
The diet train
141045119
Reposted by Robert T
Haus of Decline @hausofdecline.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
(Standing outside a What-a-Burger) this is a massive W
683924267
Robert T @thegoogleguy.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Photo of the cat I am a father to.
Picture of a cat sitting on a chair with a game controller leaned against the cat.
040