Ted Faber

There is only one day. There is only ever one day and it is today, the Day of Nine Dogs, Day of Magicians, Day of Initiations.

Substantial Bio: https://www.lunabase.org/~faber/bio.html
e-mail: [email protected]
pronouns: he/him

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2026-04-22 04:52:31 GMT

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Because of the IDE or the Styx?

2026-04-21 23:39:37 GMT

Today I told a younger coworker I was trying to become a modern man by using an IDE. And then I had Mr. Roboto stuck in my head for hours.

2026-04-11 23:37:27 GMT

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Never done it, but it should be idempotent, right?

2026-04-07 23:27:38 GMT

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That's essentially my hourly problem - taking my pick
@npub19r2…cahj

2026-04-07 04:21:33 GMT

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The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides…

2026-04-05 04:48:28 GMT

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That went right by me, sorry.

2026-04-04 23:14:43 GMT

Dino drama. You can also see it inside without the skins. #StreetPhotography #LANaturalHistoryMuseum #ExpositionBlvd
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2026-03-28 23:25:36 GMT

Keepers of the carburator flame. #StreetPhotography #AlondraBlvd #Compton
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2026-03-27 05:01:39 GMT

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Mmmmm. Nice to see that Commodore tape deck.
@npub1thr…w4nm

2026-03-22 03:03:56 GMT

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Android. Have we even met? An iPhone???? Way too zooty for lil ole me.

2026-03-21 23:13:55 GMT

I hear the average gas price in the US just topped $4/gal.
1. Cry me a river.
2. More statistical parameters would be helpful
#StreetPhotography
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2026-03-14 05:01:34 GMT

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I did once. Then I looked at the calendaring RFC.
@npub19r2…cahj

2026-03-13 04:08:58 GMT

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Don't think I missed the fact that your "like it's 1998" coincides with my first grap release.

2026-03-12 23:07:22 GMT

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Ethan would implement it in elisp
@npub1emv…7mrd

2026-03-10 23:32:01 GMT

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I'm not feeling a reverence for my long term perspective here somehow
@npub1thr…w4nm @npub19r2…cahj

2026-03-10 23:28:47 GMT

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It's all been downhill since nn
@npub1thr…w4nm @npub1emv…7mrd

2026-01-18 01:27:23 GMT

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It's also a banger, not ASMR. I'm just calling your attention to a genre that seems like it's up your alley.
FYI, I think it's an MX-80.

2026-01-18 00:33:20 GMT

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Yes. https://youtu.be/0_DkOBFDIn4?si=xxfcuowvPwXQFH0N

2026-01-18 00:10:31 GMT

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Do you know about the Man Or Astroman track "A Simple TextFile"?

2026-01-11 22:27:54 GMT

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I hesitate to be actually helpful here, but I seem to recall that @npub1mqs…pkrm actually knows some gait researchers. Maybe that can help?

2026-01-11 22:22:41 GMT

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See, there's a new constraint. Wearing the sock. 😉

2026-01-11 22:08:41 GMT

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I'd go with remove the sock, but i suspect the problem statement contains additional constraints.

2026-01-09 06:14:22 GMT

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What kind of shibboleth is knowing about GatorGum?

2025-11-22 23:52:25 GMT

Kobe and the late 80s movie Batmobile. For reasons? #StreetPhotography #LAMurals #LaCienega #VeniceBlvd
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2025-10-30 22:59:52 GMT

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People still think Internet Congestion Control is a thing, huh?

2025-08-18 02:25:12 GMT

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The man page seems to have cured me
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2025-08-17 18:06:28 GMT

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Tempting the weak should be a sin
@npub19r2…cahj

2025-08-17 17:47:37 GMT

@npub19r2…cahj @npub1emv…7mrd Why are you saying things like neomutt where I can see them?

2025-08-05 00:07:04 GMT

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Blue?

2025-08-03 18:22:52 GMT

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I may still own clothes from that time of my life. I'm actually too old for Hot Topic, tho.
Hmm this is getting more depressing than I thought.
@npub19r2…cahj

2025-08-03 17:40:11 GMT

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They just don't throw out old clothes. Askme how i know.
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2025-07-12 20:20:47 GMT

This car is super cool for a daily driver. #StreetPhotography #ClassicCar
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2025-07-04 04:29:48 GMT

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In an engineering sense. A properly chipped automatic will get me past the impediment, too. But running the gears myself is more satisfying.

2025-07-04 03:49:05 GMT

I know a computer controlled automatic transmission is more efficient in important ways, but man it's fun to run gears and blow by some bozo who hasn't mastered merging.

2025-07-03 04:07:37 GMT

One of the reasons to live in Southern California the joy of stepping out of a post-workout shower naked into my backyard to air dry without fear of being exsanguinated by a squadron of mosquitos.

2025-05-13 23:47:27 GMT

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Exactly why I don't use emacs. Can't resist having a lisp interpreter *right there*.

2025-04-28 05:19:33 GMT

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I didn't see a poll. I was just agreeing with you about those tail lights.

2025-04-27 23:13:14 GMT

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In terms of Coopers or flying boats. I missed something.

2025-04-27 22:14:15 GMT

Mattress critters. #StreetPhotography #CentralAve #LAMurals
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2025-04-27 05:32:50 GMT

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Yes

2025-04-13 19:28:48 GMT

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Leave visual studio out of this
@npub1aly…c53l

2025-04-13 19:09:35 GMT

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I did not even see that, but I
1) was
And
2) think all children should be
@npub1emv…7mrd

2025-04-13 19:06:54 GMT

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I'm happy to throw shade at emacs, but i don't see how I did so here.

2025-04-12 22:09:28 GMT

#TheWordOnTheStreet #UtilityBox #DTLA #ThirdStreet #StreetPhotography
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2025-03-02 06:26:13 GMT

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Get thee behind me $SATAN
@npub1emv…7mrd

2025-03-02 03:41:06 GMT

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Nice try.
You almost got me to ask a follow-up, but no.
I wash my hands of this whole odious configuration, declare it anathema, and may $DEITY have mercy on your clan.
@npub1emv…7mrd

2025-03-02 03:36:17 GMT

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The nerd in me wants to ask why you need more than 2 or 3 serving multiple zones and acting as secondaries for each other, but I'm afraid Rob will show me that abyss and it'll stare into me in a bad way.
@npub19r2…cahj

2025-03-01 23:32:51 GMT

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Be careful what you wish for. Your doorbell kinda sounds like you're not representing Lawful Good.

2025-02-23 23:19:32 GMT

A well defended mini mart. #StreetPhotography #NationalBlvd
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2025-02-16 19:35:03 GMT

Most of the coffee I roast is good-ish by virtue of being fresh not by any skill on my part. But every once in a while one comes out really tasty and tests my humbleness.

2025-02-10 04:25:23 GMT

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I couldn't quite drink legally then. So much for your retro cred.
@npub19r2…cahj

2025-02-01 06:18:01 GMT

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Accurate content warning

2025-02-01 06:17:09 GMT

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https://www.lunabase.org/~faber/blog/?p=3195
@npub1ny7…uv57

2025-01-03 23:25:37 GMT

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Call me when you're preprocessing with m4

2024-12-29 01:36:31 GMT

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Honestly I'd pick 2001. But there's a lot of SF that says there are only bad answers.

2024-11-28 06:48:34 GMT

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I'll take cat.

2024-08-30 04:58:36 GMT

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They have an optimality proof? I'd bet real money they don't.

2024-08-24 20:04:31 GMT

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The confusion is easy to understand. You're the spitting image of Matt Frewer.
@npub1mqs…pkrm

2024-08-12 03:54:43 GMT

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Your nods at Taoism or Buddhism are not going to lower my eventual rates. And if you think exorcisms alleviate suffering, I have a playlist you need to see.
I do get the DIY ethos. I used a human powered mower for a while. Now I prurge cursed objects. It's a living.

2024-08-12 03:44:45 GMT

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That's not gonna break the curse, unless you're buying some occult parts.
I'll be here when you come to your senses. But my exorcism rates ain't cheap.

2024-08-11 18:55:23 GMT

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I guess I'm saying you have two problems. First, can you see your way clear to paying for a new mower? Remember college means more if your kids work for it. Landscaping is a fine side hustle.
Second, more importantly, do you give the mower a Viking funeral or sell it to some sap, Gremlins-style?

2024-08-11 02:57:41 GMT

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Would you turn a profit at that price point?

2024-08-11 01:03:09 GMT

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This reminds me of my father who thought getting 2 mowers for $25 at a yard sale was shrewd bargaining.