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Nick | TheGoodParts.dev

@unixroot.bsky.social
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30+ years in software development, mostly posting on topics related to: #tech #programming #webdev #foss #linux #devops #infosec #privacy Small and simple is beautiful. My digital garden: thegoodparts.dev Bits: @thegoodparts.dev

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Nick | TheGoodParts.dev @unixroot.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
The post shows a comparison between two moments in tech history. It mentions the 1994 Pentium FDIV bug, where a bug caused inaccuracies in 1 in 9,000,000,000 calculations, leading to a massive recall after Intel downplayed it. The tweet contrasts this with 2025, stating that it is now normal for tech companies to sell software that is frequently inaccurate or dishonest, often failing at simple calculations. The post is written by Thomas Fuchs (@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io).
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Nick | TheGoodParts.dev @unixroot.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
The trickle-down theory
A satirical 1984 poster titled "The Trickle-down theory" criticizes Reagan-era economic policies. It shows a wealthy older man in a white shirt and striped trousers urinating on a homeless person lying in a blanket on the street. A Rolls-Royce and a man in a tuxedo stand nearby, highlighting the stark contrast between wealth and poverty.
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Nick | TheGoodParts.dev @unixroot.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
What a week, huh? (live-updating version of this meme: tintin.dlazaro.ca)
A comic of Tintin and Captain Haddock sitting at a bar. Captain Haddock is saying "What a week, huh?", and Tintin is replying "Captain, it's Tuesday".

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/what-a-week-huh
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Nick | TheGoodParts.dev @unixroot.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Social media post humorously discussing time zones, noting differences between Australia, Europe, and the USA, with the USA depicted as entering the year 1937.
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Nick | TheGoodParts.dev @unixroot.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
Year of the Linux Desktop graphic. A stylized penguin, evocative of the Linux mascot, is centrally positioned against a muted sky-gray background. The penguin is depicted in a seated posture, with its characteristic black body and distinctive yellow feet. 

Below the penguin image, in bold, white, sans-serif font, the text "I WANT TO BELIEVE" is prominently displayed. The text sits against a backdrop of stylized, muted green hills and trees.
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Nick | TheGoodParts.dev @unixroot.bsky.social · 05/12/2023
if you see this, post a bridge
Network bridge
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Nick | TheGoodParts.dev @unixroot.bsky.social · 03/12/2023
If you are still on Twitter, just keep in mind that Walmart is officially cooler than you now.
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Nick | TheGoodParts.dev @unixroot.bsky.social · 02/12/2023
Our AI overlord: If you could speak binary, that would be great!
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Nick | TheGoodParts.dev @unixroot.bsky.social · 27/11/2023
Every cloud architecture
Cloud architecture mess
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Nick | TheGoodParts.dev @unixroot.bsky.social · 26/08/2023
Cyanide & Happiness comic

Panel 1
Future granny appears
Orangeshirt: Whoa! Future Granny!

Panel 2
Future granny: Back in my day, if you didn't die in the war, the polio got you!

Panel 3
Orangeshirt: But you're from the future!

Panel 4
Future granny: Exactly!
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Nick | TheGoodParts.dev @unixroot.bsky.social · 01/08/2023
Whenever I see "X Corp", my brain auto-corrects it to "Evil Corp".
E Corp / Evil Corp (Mr. Robot)
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Nick | TheGoodParts.dev @unixroot.bsky.social · 14/07/2023
This computer needs an exorcism. “I am St. Ignucius of the Church of Emacs and I bless your computer, my child. Long may you run.”
Blessed Saint of the Church of Emacs.
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Nick | TheGoodParts.dev @unixroot.bsky.social · 09/07/2023
something in my phone that has my energy
Tux smashing Microsoft's MSN butterfly
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Nick | TheGoodParts.dev @unixroot.bsky.social · 09/07/2023
Saint IGNUcius
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Nick | TheGoodParts.dev @unixroot.bsky.social · 26/06/2023
Reddit users after API changes: Fuck this, Reddit is a lost cause. Twitter users after all the crap that is happening there:
This is fine.
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Nick | TheGoodParts.dev @unixroot.bsky.social · 01/05/2023
The joy of not being sold anything...
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