Just trying to spread the good word about IPv6. Member of an obscure technical group on the internet. Still remember when it was all the ARPANET. DNS/DNSSEC. Love pretty much any musical instrument with strings and frets (and a few with just strings). Play/build/repair as many of them as I can. Profile picture is a 1924 Gibson F-4 mandolin with a Virzi tone producer. i do screen followers. if you are brand new, don't have any useful bio, or posts, generic avatar, etc. i will probably deny your request. #guitar #mandolin #bass #music #cocktails #cooking #kumihimo #BadPuns #SlavaUkraine #BlackLivesMatter 9X#CovidBoosters
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Last Notes npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…myvq if you can figure out how to scale this up, sales should mushroom. npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…3qha does seem to be some folks saying he was close enough this weekend that general caine had to say no: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/ex-cia-analyst-claims-trump-sought-to-invoke-nuclear-codes-against-iran-before-general-caine-intervened/ar-AA21kP5w npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…6klr @nprofile…ugpy folks in CO should also read the full document. there's a lot there. we need to be sure nothing we feel is critical is missing and nothing in there is something we can't abide. we also need to hold the democratic party candidates accountable for supporting it, both during elections *AND* after they are in office. npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…6klr @nprofile…ugpy an excellent start. i hope all CO democratic candidates don't shrink from these goals or bounce back & forth based on polls. npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 so, the first person in the US suffering any consequences from epstein association and it's a vegas magician... #nevent1q…snaw npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…2wsh @nprofile…eqsh indeed. evanston IL discovered that the cameras they thought were removed were being reinstalled. flock can't be trusted at all. https://evanstonroundtable.com/2025/09/24/flock-safety-reinstalls-evanston-cameras/ npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…myvq @nprofile…uvmw would be pretty cool to have chocolate that tells you how hot it is. npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…uvmw @nprofile…myvq anyone could have a fountain with water. maybe a chocolate fountain? npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…myvq while i'm playing devil's advocate, perhaps it would be cheaper just to fly to barcelona to see it? check out some gaudi, enjoy the amazing food. npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…myvq that's so unfair. you could have a lovely home decoration that also tells you the temperature... npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…l2f6 sure. but america first right? aren't *we* due for regime change? npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…l9z3 when i had shared custody of a pug who got moody and didn't always eat, i discovered that purina kitten chow is like crack to dogs. 3-4 pieces put on top of his food usually worked. i will warn you. he did decide that those were mandatory and would wait, just staring at me until i put them on his food if i hadn't already. ;) npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…l9z3 when uploads of a video of a drone delivering take longer than the drone delivering... brings back memories of jokes about the bandwidth of a station wagon loaded up with 9 track tapes... npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 read the whole thread! 🧵 #nevent1q…352l npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…3qha bwahahahahahahahahaha... "nice" to know that severe delusion and paranoia is still part and parcel of some social media posts... npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…l9z3 much love and positive energy to puppers. npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…myvq glad you're through and OK. one of the most white knuckle experiences i had was coming into south lake tahoe on 50 in a snow storm where they shut down the highway twice. another was driving from bishop to carson city on 395 where we were going 35mph, following a snow plow in near whiteout conditions. ultimately, physics wins over gear or technique. npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…n2xw mr maxi knows what's what. npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…n2xw *gasp*. you can deny a biscuit to that face? you are much stronger than i. :) npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…zvch the more you try, the better your ear will get. as you get more confident with fingerings, you'll also be able to work a bit on breath control, which will get a cleaner tone. definitely have fun with it. whistle is a very approachable and fun instrument. npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…zvch love the idea of tinwhistles during movies, which may be why i'm not allowed to have my collection of them upstairs in the den. :) npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…vrd6 lots. 1 2 3 lots :) npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…p7lw "those unix/linux types are so expensive and they keep telling us things we don't want to hear, like 'that won't actually work'..." npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…6r70 congrats! i have a pair of work boots of similar age that have held up well and fit beautifully. a resole about 15 years ago meant they are still comfie and useful. enjoy many more years of use and joy out of yours. npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…vrd6 well, maybe not around the world. EU has GDPR rules about cookies' use. ;) npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…va7c i've had long chats with cabbies in various big cities about licensing and testing. london is definitely very much next level hard. even had one cabbie notice my a-z map book and challenged me to test him on various tiny streets, odd routes, etc. he aced it. npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…ppe2 ah, haptic notifications. "reach out. reach out and touch someone..." npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…zvch @nprofile…ef60 i went through a quite serious "tinwhistle" phase. didn't make my own but played a slew of different makers' work. it's a surprisingly versatile and delicate instrument if played with care and love. npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…pkdd bah. they're slackers. doing it while they're still young. you're working out when it's way more work. :) npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…ppe2 much like "oh, we'll never use SSNs for identification, only to have retirement accounts" turned into "every financial entity you ever deal with uses your SSN as the account key", i fear that this genii is out of the bottle. even if we ditch the current administration and a more sane exec-branch/congress tries to put back guard rails, those guard rails will be way further out from the level of privacy and separation we had. i also wonder, along with you, who already has this data and where. npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…ppe2 "Daisy, daisy, give me your answer, do. Not that crazy AI slop you spew. No chatGPT API, No VC funded stock buy. Just algorithms, with privacy, A secure response for me." npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…pkdd 🍿🍿🍿 for those that can still afford it! npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…j3za xmas vs datacenters, beyond thunderdome. two enter, one leaves. npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…mrzh huh. pretty rich coming from someone trying to get into a career field that is second only to weather folks in how often they are wrong... :) npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…ppe2 AI config generation not as "I" as they were hoping? <insert "hope is not a viable plan"> npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…p7lw oh thank heavens! i was afraid it was Monday 2.0... npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…2y2x money seems to make people *more* likely to believe they're not bound by conventional laws, morality, etc. npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…vrd6 their management bonus will increase if they can somehow claim GenAI. not sure anything will be "better". npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…p7lw just in 2025? npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…7e7l FL iguana == mana from heaven (well, mana with salmonella, which does seem really on brand for both our times and FL) npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…p7lw AMA Always More Acronyms npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…ppe2 green tomato chutney, green tomato jam. lots of recipes for both on the net. green tomato pickles are nice too. npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…pkdd ever notice how steering committees never seem to steer you to real solutions? :) npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…duyn @nprofile…ua69 pretty sure only brain worm bobby has any desire for bear sandwiches... npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…2y2x sadly, human gullibility and hate are far easier to manipulate than our election system. npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…ppe2 i'm kind of ok with the whole "use weird face paint to defeat facial recognition" trend, maybe with EICAR QR codes on clothing/hat, etc. npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…pkdd :( it's been a brutal job market. npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…ppe2 huh. this is my 3 year anniversary too. deleted my twitter profile and never looked back. thanks for all the great content you put up here. npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…n7x3 yes. there is a huge difference between "this has never happened before" and "this has never materially affected you before"... learning about privilege by having it taken away is a painful lesson but a useful one. npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…kn2p @nprofile…su06 @nprofile…txev @nprofile…ldnq at a large ISP where i was on the DNS team, we kept getting dragged into every debug call session because "it's probably DNS". i helped set up a list of debug steps to bring to those calls to make finding root cause faster. after a number of times where DNS failed because query packets weren't reaching our servers, we got patches with this: !L3 == !DNS i.e. if your network layer down isn't working, DNS won't be working either. from my days as a tier 1 router/BGP wonk, i tended to work from the bottom up. i.e. if the router interface/link was down, layers 2 & 3 tended to be borked. :) npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…zvch @nprofile…pjsa bacon doesn't hurt either... :) npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…ppe2 pot growers must be loving this. easy to say "i'm a data center" to explain your out of average power usage. :) npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…pkdd if we can have invisible dog leashes, surely wireless/cordless jump ropes should be available too. npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…7e7l a friend with PADI certifications told me he'd considered (but decided against) a job with the FL nuclear folks. they had divers that would inspect the water cooling systems for leaks. 4 years of diving, then lifetime pay and health care. he figured out that "lifetime" might not be as long as anyone who wasn't doing the job. npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…p7lw patient: "doctor, doctor. it hurts when i do this" doctor: "so don't do that" npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…ppe2 we can only hope he gets the folks who are doing self-drive software for tesla to program the drones... npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…ppe2 wasn't that something the sons of liberty had way back when? :) npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…ppe2 time to charge for charging cables? :) npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…yq39 once again, BIGIP means Big Intrusion Potential... npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…pkdd if you don't like this, there are ways of redirecting the recommendation... https://www.anthropic.com/research/small-samples-poison npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…p7lw which is progress right there. npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…p7lw i suppose it could be a useful part of how to wade through disinformation to useful information... npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…2y2x sucks when you realize that your unearned privilege isn't as spiffy and shiny as billionaire privilege... npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…l25h years later, it made what all-in-one synthesizers or software make so much more sense. you knew what the parts did. i'm glad they still have them. marvelous teaching/learning tool. npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…l25h when i was a kid, a friend's dad got a build your own synthesizer. every module was a physical kit (VCO, filters, etc.). you then used physical patch cables to connect them in whatever sequence you wanted. his dad also had an oscilloscope. so we could create a wave, do weird things to it, see what we'd done on the scope, and hear it in the speaker. total blast. npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…d2rl to folks who may not have an extensive resume or personal network yet: as an industry, we've been through this before, yet there are always bottom feeders trying to suck newer folks into lousy situations. right now is a horrible time to job hunt. it's not you. it will hopefully improve but don't sell your soul and don't despair... npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…fle4 so true! a friend's toddler was allowed to sit in a worker's lap as he operated a wrecking ball/crane. he even put the little kid's hands on the handles. eyes as open and joyful as you will ever see them. of course, several of us observed to our friend, his mom, that xmas gifts that year were going to pale in comparison, no matter what she got him. :) npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…e3an engineer: "a glass seems like a suboptimal water delivery mechanism" npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…skc4 most folks fear fundamental changes and things they don't know. they will endure the familiar, with all its pains and disappointments, rather than risking something new. you see this with tech choices, relationships, all over. npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…p6u9 "gotta collect/support them all!" npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…h5zj ah, the "wrong trousers" errror? :) npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…r0kn code enforcement is critical. anyone who walks barefoot on the beach knows that stray tabs left over from coding can be painful. ;) npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…kxpq put your configs in the cloud, they said. it will be fine, they said... npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…8wcz it's not even like they are stacking the deck against anyone not cis/het/white/male. it's like they won't let you play with the same deck of cards, same rules, or even in the same venue... npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…8wcz we are in a timeline where assuming the most short sighted, venal, or fascist motivation for some broken-ness is seldom wrong... i yearn for a pride in craftsmanship or concern for users in a product somehow escaping out into the wild. npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…8wcz perhaps it's just letting you *think* you opted out of AI? <curses the ongoing enshittification of both paid and "free" services> npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…36ma not so sure my ex will take me back this time... ;) npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…skc4 @nprofile…u72w most of us in the US are stuck. there is some app, some banking service, etc. that only has "blessed apps" for IOS/android and for which there is no sufficient/usable web option. same for OSX/windows. this is a deliberate lockout by said vendors/sites so i don't see linux being able to "fix" this. sucks. i hate the "commercial" cell phone OSs but there we are. npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…6yg2 i hear some nazis were nice to their dogs and kept their lawn well groomed... years ago, when i lived in DC, the WP was considered one of *the* bastions of top journalism... so sad. npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…d2rl LOL. i always liked "i wouldn't run alpha software. why would i want an alpha male? i'll just wait for a production version." npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…36ma always a comfort being able to go home to our loved ones, regardless of size or sensitivity to sunlight. npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…92y4 lots of folks are using a "validation" thing where google voice numbers and soft phone numbers are called "invalid" because they can't correlate you with a "real" mobile number and SIM/IMEI. means they really really want to spam you and sell your data to data aggregators or ad auction folks. npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…36ju these days, i long for nonhistoric, totally precedented, boring times. npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…5k2y i knew a few of the really early CF folks. yes, they have more net worth than me but as my mom always says "no matter how you earn your money, you do tend to have to earn it somehow"... i'm ok with a smaller bank account and a clean conscience. npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…r0kn yeah. the financial article from DE pointing out that AI will need to generate some insane number of trillions of dollars to break even shouldn't make anyone investing in AI or GPU cards or DCs nervous at all. *really*.... npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…5k2y there is a high correspondance between boarding an aircraft and squid games... npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…rqac that's "chairman of chairs" level stuff. :) npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…rqac how much more "winning" do we get to see? wonder how many of these manufacturing ventures are in red states... npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…5k2y "pot says 'black is so 5 minutes ago' in regards to kettle color" npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…kxpq "google plans to trick users into using AI by making AI calls seem like HTTP links" there. fixed that headline. npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…5k2y melania: “As leaders and parents, we must manage AI’s growth responsibly. During this primitive stage, it is our duty to treat AI as we would our own children: empowering, but with watchful guidance,” if i were barron, i'd be extra special good right now, just in case mummy was thinking of replacing me with a robot... npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…dcmy glad he's ok and you do now have a whole bunch of pictures to embarass him with later. ;) while he is probably plotting his revenge, at least he's healing and cats are true pragmatists. sending hugs/healing thoughts. npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…r0kn @nprofile…36ma from usenet to present, i don't recall being on a more drama free social media site. S/N ratio as good as any i've been on too. no, not perfect, but as close as is sane. npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…5k2y this is a nice metaphor for consumer society. ;) i frequently get delays in shipments of things i want or need, but i can get shit delivered express... npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…r0kn did they forget the comma, as usual? "Farmer insurance takes your data, seriously." npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 have enjoyed using vintage and modern flex nibs to do calligraphy but lately i've been wanting even more line width variance. diving down the brush marker rabbit hole, including FB pitt, akashiya sai, kuretake real brush. anyone else gone this route? good/bad experiences? brands you really like/hate? #fountainpens #brushmarkers npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…8wcz burnout recovery is work. much healthier work than what gets you there, but still work. one bonus is that your next vacation, when you get there, will be much easier to enjoy. :) npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 why get popcorn shrimp when you can get shrimp that will pop your popcorn for you? :) 🍿 ☢️ npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…8wcz picking the right folks to hang with definitely makes things better. npub1ffl4ndee8e20df0f2kawerttx5uv8gejvjx07r3gshc675x2nq8q94xfl9 Paul_IPv6 @nprofile…8wcz not sure what your work is like. when i burned out most strongly, i was doing a lot of travel (so lots of airports, hotels, constant change of people/environment), some conference work (crowds), lots of customer meetings (having to be "on"), and planning/design stuff internally, as well as being 3rd tier oncall for operations. so, the work and the pressure i put myself under to produce, work long hours, fix lots of broken stuff was high, but the interaction part also took a toll, more than i realized at the time. i learned that when i do lots of "people" stuff, i need similar alone time to detune, recharge, be able to pick what kind of noise/sound i'm dealing with. so, for me, recovery involved alone time or activities where i could control how much interaction and types of interactions i had to cope with. also tasks and activities that i would be less likely to obsess over. playing music and reading books worked for me but we're all unique. definitely helped to have something not related to the industry (internet networking). kudos you're still working on it, thinking about what recovery is. may you find the combination/formulas that work out for you.