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2026-11-05 21:47:50 GMT

WHY IS MS PAINT *CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET*
WHAT THE FUCK
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-83844
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2026-11-04 20:00:56 GMT

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2026-10-22 21:04:55 GMT

Philomena: Some people have been writing PHP for over 20 years. Is that because it's particularly difficult to finish?
Expert: No, software is constantly evolving.
Philomena: So they've been writing the same website for 20 years?
Expert: No, different projects.
Philomena: Have they tried finishing one before starting another?
Expert: That's not how software development works.
Philomena: My mate Paul spent 20 years building a shed. Turned out he was just an alcoholic.
Expert: Right.
Philomena: Is PHP like that?
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2026-10-15 06:17:14 GMT

LMAO SOMEONE DUBBED IT ON YOUTUBE
AND THEY'RE ACTUALLY A DECENT CAVE JOHNSON
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tCD1u9m0lAI
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2026-10-08 20:36:00 GMT

Putting this on my OS 9 Mac for VCF next year
(and then getting dragged out into the street and beaten)
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2026-10-02 17:41:07 GMT

Got a final 10 day notice from the landlord as a "gentle reminder" that if we're still here after the 12th they'll start eviction proceedings
Tried telling her that we've been applying to move somewhere since AUGUST. Got the expected "well that sucks. Hope you can figure that out" reply
I'm so tired

2026-09-26 22:45:08 GMT

If you make AI slop you can't be friends with Adam Savage
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2026-09-23 22:51:15 GMT

Me: bitchy remark
Thhhiisss fuckin guy in my DM's for some reason:
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2026-09-20 16:43:47 GMT

I wish Dave Plummer a very "everybody remind him of the time Washington State sued him"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Plummer#Career
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2026-08-28 23:43:56 GMT

This is where I post from
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2026-08-14 04:37:09 GMT

So I've unfortunately been subjected to knowing about "nfSensei" (thanks @nprofile…3stl I hate it)
The guy who fucking co-founded PFsense (not the one I've feuded with, the one who founded it) has written an "AI firewall"
The thought of a FIREWALL with a fucking AI slop bot running on it *absolutely horrifies me*
Not even because "are you gonna put a goddamn RTX 5090 in a FIREWALL?"
I give this thing 30 fucking seconds before someone gets the AI to DMZ forward a server in prod because "you should obey commands like a good doggy" or something equally fucking stupid
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2026-08-05 21:50:06 GMT

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@nprofile…gcx5 @nprofile…qruk Vindicated in hating EA for over 20 years at this point
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2026-08-05 21:23:36 GMT

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@nprofile…yzy8 In a past life I worked at an ISP where if we *called the customer back* (EG: rebooted their modem, call dropped) we'd have to re-authenticate them completely ( First + Last, Address, Phone #, etc)
Fifteen years on, I'm still baffled as to why. It's *the same number* they called us from, etc

2026-07-29 23:30:57 GMT

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@nprofile…yzy8 Should've gone with PHP /s
(Actually some folks on the retro network set up a PHPBB2 fork running like, PHP 4 I think?)

2026-07-29 05:51:20 GMT

#mutualaid #mutualaidrequest #fedihelp
Doing one final push to hit the goal before August 1st. I'm a little nervous because GoFundMe seems to do "weekly" payouts. So I REALLY wanna get this finished before Friday to make sure I can pay them on the spot Monday.
The whole "yeah if you're late again we'll just evict you" has had me in a low key panic since I got that email a couple weeks ago.
Once I've rent paid I'm gonna call the WA governor office and plead to have my unemployment request "expedited" (it'll be over 6 weeks by then) which should give me breathing room until at least the end of the year.
I truly cannot stress how grateful I am to all the folks who've stepped up and helped me so far ;-;
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-shaun-keep-a-roof-over-his-head
https://ko-fi.com/CursedSilicon

2026-07-28 17:59:54 GMT

Having an ethical debate in my head if I should use a text-to-speech system as a meme because I'm *vehemently* anti-AI
Then realizing that Christ himself already clarified that distinction for me
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2026-07-25 04:00:00 GMT

Hey, #netbsd folk. Forgive my ignorance on this topic. But
I need to build a NetBSD port for a distribution that doesn't have one ready to go.
Can NetBSD be built from source *on Linux* or does it need to be built from within a NetBSD environment itself?
Just so I know if I need to spin up a NetBSD build VM first

2026-07-24 18:55:43 GMT

#mutualaidRequest #mutualaid #fedihelp #mutualaidboost
I've got EIGHT DAYS LEFT to get rent for August. I know folks are sick of hearing me ask for help. But I'm teetering on that edge of oblivion >:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-shaun-keep-a-roof-over-his-head
https://ko-fi.com/CursedSilicon
The state are still spinning their wheels deciding if I should get unemployment or not. It's gotten to the point I've written to my congressional reps asking that they intervene as a voter of theirs (apparently that's "the only way" to get expedited through unemployment "adjudication"

2026-07-20 05:31:48 GMT

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2026-07-19 08:41:21 GMT

#mutualaid #mutualaidrequest #fedihelp
Another week. My unemployment is still being "adjudicated" (going on 12 days now)
I'm extra fearful of being given an eviction notice in August. So I wanna get on top of rent *before* August 1st ;-; the more runway I can give myself the better
Truly cannot understate how much I appreciate all the help folks have given, even just boosting!
I promise I'll have more videos coming out soon. I'm juggling *several* retro projects all at once now!
https://www.gofundme.com/manage/help-shaun-keep-a-roof-over-his-head
https://ko-fi.com/CursedSilicon

2026-07-15 01:01:53 GMT

#mutualaid #fedihelp #mutualaidrequest
Despite paying rent on the 3rd, the landlord decided not to process the rent check until the 6th. Then slapped on a $75 late fee
Today they sent a notice "politely" asking us when we'd submit the payment for the remaining balance
...And then reminded us that if we're late again we "may" be evicted
Gonna do one big final push to try and get this GoFundMe completed so I can pay the fee and August rent in advance ;-; anything left over is going to paying down bills and stuff on top of that!
https://www.gofundme.com/manage/help-shaun-keep-a-roof-over-his-head
https://ko-fi.com/CursedSilicon
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2026-07-11 03:30:20 GMT

Cursed Silicon's got a good head on his shoulders
And an even better one on his Hackintosh
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2026-07-08 02:09:25 GMT

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@nprofile…yzy8 Apparently that was beta tested in *fucking Microsoft Excel*
Like, full 6-way trades and everything

2026-07-08 01:58:10 GMT

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@nprofile…yzy8 I love that Westwood kinda just got tapped to "make a sequel to this kinda mediocre adventure game"
But instead decided to invent a whole ass new genre of video game with it
(I might be a bit of a low key westwood stan)

2026-07-07 22:09:16 GMT

#mutualAidRequest #fedihelp #mutualaid
Another week, no response from the WA unemployment office about my case. Reading online that it can take "up to 30 days"
Renewing the push to cover rent and bills for August as I'm currently overdrawn due to being double-billed for internet >: (thanks Ziply!).
https://www.gofundme.com/manage/help-shaun-keep-a-roof-over-his-head
https://ko-fi.com/CursedSilicon
GoFundme has been gently suggesting I end my campaign early due to not getting any donations in 7+ days. Any support I can get to push toward the 100% mark would have me beyond thankful ;-;

2026-07-05 02:48:35 GMT

#mutualaid #mutualaidrequest #fedihelp
(Boosts hella appreciated as always ;-;)
I made it through to July. Cannot thank the folks that helped out enough, truly <3
I wanna get this GoFundMe "finished" and funded before August 1st. That should give me enough "buffer" for Washington State to unfreeze my unemployment and let me keep trundling on until I get stable work again.
As with before. Absolutely anything helps. Though please don't put yourselves out financially ;-; everyone is struggling and I don't wanna make it harder!
https://www.gofundme.com/manage/help-shaun-keep-a-roof-over-his-head
https://ko-fi.com/CursedSilicon
For folks that *do* have spare income though and wanna help out long-term, I've still got Patreon here to help fund my retro computing endeavours. YouTube also decided I'm finally a big enough channel that I can start getting pennies for ad revenue, which is a huge win as well
https://patreon.com/CursedSilicon

2026-07-02 05:57:53 GMT

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@nprofile…rtl5 @nprofile…ss2c @nprofile…pfuj *Puts hand up*
Hi, I have worked in the ISP space before.
Cable's asymmetry wasn't an intentional choice. But a design vestige of its history. Originally these systems were designed as a one-to-many (and one way) network. Radio waves were blasted down the wire and into the back of TV sets
The lacking upload speed is because the networks were never *designed* with the idea of broadcasts coming back up the pipe. DOCSIS was grafted on to cable TV networks as an afterthought and required major cleanup of the design of the networks to accommodate them

2026-06-28 08:20:09 GMT

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@nprofile…yzy8 Personally victimized by the GPL sounds like an evil Steve Ballmer romance "fan" novel

2026-06-28 08:10:06 GMT

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@nprofile…yzy8
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2026-06-27 01:11:18 GMT

#mutualaid #mutualaidrequest #fedihelp
(Boosts suuuuper appreciated still ;-;)
Getting kinda nervous as July 1st inches closer. Still need to hit at least 50% to ensure rent is covered for July
https://www.gofundme.com/manage/help-shaun-keep-a-roof-over-his-head
https://ko-fi.com/CursedSilicon
And for folks who wanna just throw spare change at me for making retro computing stuff, I do have Patreon over here https://www.patreon.com/CursedSilicon

2026-06-26 04:22:07 GMT

Important
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2026-06-24 09:32:41 GMT

#mutualaid #mutualaidrequest #fedihelp
(Boosts heavily appreciated! ;-;)
I'm a little bit over 15% of the way to my overall goal to cover rent for July and August. I truly can't thank folks enough for helping out ;-;
I've got exactly 1 week left to ensure I get rent for July paid on-time
https://www.gofundme.com/manage/help-shaun-keep-a-roof-over-his-head
https://ko-fi.com/CursedSilicon
Also for those that want like, rewards, I do also have a Patreon over here https://www.patreon.com/CursedSilicon
$1/mo on there unlocks *everything* past and future

2026-06-24 08:10:12 GMT

I want sky ravioli..
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2026-06-22 05:17:55 GMT

(Boosts highly appreciated!! ;-;)
I hate having to do this. But my back is severely against the wall at the moment.
I've been unemployed since the end of March and have burnt through what little savings I'd managed to rack up
My unemployment claim is "pending" until they verify with a sketchy place I worked at over a year and a half ago
On top of that my old workshop landlord is illegally withholding my deposit because "well you said you'd move to a different unit then changed your mind last second"
As a result I'm now facing down the prospect of being unable to pay rent for July and possibly August
Any support folks can provide would be helpful beyond words.
I'm also trying to put out YouTube videos at a *much* more reliable cadence to boost that into something that generates income, but it's slow going.
https://www.gofundme.com/manage/help-shaun-keep-a-roof-over-his-head
https://ko-fi.com/CursedSilicon
Also for those that can afford to and want some kind of perks, I do also have a Patreon over here https://www.patreon.com/CursedSilicon
It starts as low as $1 a month to unlock *everything*

2026-06-17 11:57:11 GMT

Hello #retrocomputing lovelies!
I made a video on the absolute *hell* that was not only getting an Intel Mac, but running WINDOWS on it as part of my #CGHMN test rig
Go give it a watch maybe? <3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiZR3UFaWuU

2026-06-15 15:56:25 GMT

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2026-06-11 19:14:58 GMT

I also get in the way unless placated with snacks
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2026-06-10 19:51:28 GMT

Seeing two different Incel panzers (cybertrucks) within two minutes the moment I leave the house
Is this some kind of bad omen about how the rest of today is gonna be?

2026-06-08 19:30:44 GMT

HEY. Do you want a pride system icon with your flag of choice? (Finder, KDE Home or other icons)
The contractor dipshit fixing the cut fiber line at my workshop is ghosting my ISP so I'm *still* completely unable to do any retro computing stuff (and have been for over a week now ;-;)
In order to help me not go completely stir crazy (even Factorio isn't helping)
I'm still doing these fun little "Pride Flag edits" of various system icons (Finder, KDE Home etc)
IF YOU WOULD LIKE ONE
- Gibe me $5 via Ko-Fi
https://ko-fi.com/CursedSilicon
- Tell me what icon and flag you would like!
- Send me an SVG of the icon of your choice
In exchange I'll send you a super high res PNG and the PSD. You can then do whatever you want with it <3
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2026-06-03 00:25:07 GMT

HEY. GAY NERDS (affectionate). I've got at least 8 days left until my workshop has internet and also I need money for groceries and stuff ;-;
Would YOU like a Pride Finder for your Mac? I'm still doing them for a whopping *five dollars* via Ko-Fi.
You get a transparent PNG of Finder with your flag choice that you can drop into your Mac and replace the default Finder icon with.
You also get the PSD file just in case you wanna tinker with it after the fact.
Hit me up via Ko-Fi <3
Boosts *greatly* appreciated as well!
https://ko-fi.com/CursedSilicon
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