Mark
@theabstractgeek.bsky.social
Opinions=mine, not my employer’s. Techie (observability and security), composer, and writer. Weather spotter.
DMs open for friends, inc. online ones. Signal available on request.
Twin Cities, MN
DMs open for friends, inc. online ones. Signal available on request.
Twin Cities, MN
@profanity.accountant this will go badly
November 30, 2025 at 12:10 AM
@profanity.accountant this will go badly
New snowblower works great.
Carhartt arctic series (“Yukon extremes” is the newer version) is still way too effing hot for snowblowing.
You’d think I’d remember each year to wear lighter weight clothing but nooooooo… 🥵
Carhartt arctic series (“Yukon extremes” is the newer version) is still way too effing hot for snowblowing.
You’d think I’d remember each year to wear lighter weight clothing but nooooooo… 🥵
November 29, 2025 at 10:57 PM
New snowblower works great.
Carhartt arctic series (“Yukon extremes” is the newer version) is still way too effing hot for snowblowing.
You’d think I’d remember each year to wear lighter weight clothing but nooooooo… 🥵
Carhartt arctic series (“Yukon extremes” is the newer version) is still way too effing hot for snowblowing.
You’d think I’d remember each year to wear lighter weight clothing but nooooooo… 🥵
One of the movies that actually tweaked my terror bone when it came out was Event Horizon.
Naturally, when I heard there was a prequel comic series coming out, I made sure to read it.
I’m three issues in, and I have some thoughts. Spoilers in thread.
Naturally, when I heard there was a prequel comic series coming out, I made sure to read it.
I’m three issues in, and I have some thoughts. Spoilers in thread.
November 29, 2025 at 7:38 PM
One of the movies that actually tweaked my terror bone when it came out was Event Horizon.
Naturally, when I heard there was a prequel comic series coming out, I made sure to read it.
I’m three issues in, and I have some thoughts. Spoilers in thread.
Naturally, when I heard there was a prequel comic series coming out, I made sure to read it.
I’m three issues in, and I have some thoughts. Spoilers in thread.
If you’ve got errands to run, be careful. It’s sketchy.
I went early, and saw this from a frontage road on the way back. That’s gonna ruin someone’s day.
I went early, and saw this from a frontage road on the way back. That’s gonna ruin someone’s day.
November 29, 2025 at 4:41 PM
If you’ve got errands to run, be careful. It’s sketchy.
I went early, and saw this from a frontage road on the way back. That’s gonna ruin someone’s day.
I went early, and saw this from a frontage road on the way back. That’s gonna ruin someone’s day.
Either it’s war in which case the killing of injured survivors is a war crime, or it’s a criminal act in which case extrajudicial killings are murder.
Which one would you like to be tried for, Pete?
Which one would you like to be tried for, Pete?
This is a lot of words to say, “Yikes! That Washington Post story about us illegally killing survivors on the open seas was 100% correct!”
November 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Either it’s war in which case the killing of injured survivors is a war crime, or it’s a criminal act in which case extrajudicial killings are murder.
Which one would you like to be tried for, Pete?
Which one would you like to be tried for, Pete?
It’s been over twenty years since I last worked professionally in theater and I bet I could still give the weapons talk almost word for word, including the threat of immediate termination from the production for any violation.
The more I’ve thought about this today the harder I’ve facepalmed.
The more I’ve thought about this today the harder I’ve facepalmed.
As someone who worked and taught in a university theater department, I say this and mean every word.
What. The. Actual. Fuck.
What absolutely broken-brained muppet decided to allow real knives anywhere near a stage?
There are procedures for using weapons for a reason.
What. The. Actual. Fuck.
What absolutely broken-brained muppet decided to allow real knives anywhere near a stage?
There are procedures for using weapons for a reason.
November 29, 2025 at 5:29 AM
It’s been over twenty years since I last worked professionally in theater and I bet I could still give the weapons talk almost word for word, including the threat of immediate termination from the production for any violation.
The more I’ve thought about this today the harder I’ve facepalmed.
The more I’ve thought about this today the harder I’ve facepalmed.
In case you thought the mass murder cabal being run by Trump and Hegseth actually had anything to do with drugs…
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Trump to pardon ex-Honduras leader serving US sentence after drug trafficking conviction — Reuters
President Donald Trump said he will grant a pardon to former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who is serving a 45-year prison sentence in the U.S. after his conviction on drug trafficking an...
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November 29, 2025 at 12:33 AM
In case you thought the mass murder cabal being run by Trump and Hegseth actually had anything to do with drugs…
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What happens when you try to play fetch with a husky. This was after about ten minutes of non-stop fetch with the Labrador…
Note the lack of a ball in her mouth.
“I tagged it! What’s the next game?”
This is why I barely tossed it. Love my “I saw that coming…” cackling. 😂
Note the lack of a ball in her mouth.
“I tagged it! What’s the next game?”
This is why I barely tossed it. Love my “I saw that coming…” cackling. 😂
November 28, 2025 at 11:13 PM
What happens when you try to play fetch with a husky. This was after about ten minutes of non-stop fetch with the Labrador…
Note the lack of a ball in her mouth.
“I tagged it! What’s the next game?”
This is why I barely tossed it. Love my “I saw that coming…” cackling. 😂
Note the lack of a ball in her mouth.
“I tagged it! What’s the next game?”
This is why I barely tossed it. Love my “I saw that coming…” cackling. 😂
Actual war crime. On video.
Hamas or not, when they surrender YOU TAKE THEM INTO CUSTODY.
No quarter is not fucking allowed in modern times. It has been illegal for over a century.
Hamas or not, when they surrender YOU TAKE THEM INTO CUSTODY.
No quarter is not fucking allowed in modern times. It has been illegal for over a century.
November 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Actual war crime. On video.
Hamas or not, when they surrender YOU TAKE THEM INTO CUSTODY.
No quarter is not fucking allowed in modern times. It has been illegal for over a century.
Hamas or not, when they surrender YOU TAKE THEM INTO CUSTODY.
No quarter is not fucking allowed in modern times. It has been illegal for over a century.
GoPro picked up, pair of jeans returned via UPS Store, car gassed up, broken microwave and container of motor oil (from when I was doing my own oil changes) dropped off at Hennepin Recycling Center.
That’s enough Black Friday for me.
That’s enough Black Friday for me.
November 28, 2025 at 4:51 PM
GoPro picked up, pair of jeans returned via UPS Store, car gassed up, broken microwave and container of motor oil (from when I was doing my own oil changes) dropped off at Hennepin Recycling Center.
That’s enough Black Friday for me.
That’s enough Black Friday for me.
Snagged the new GoPro 360° camera.
All I want from an action cam is to document the doggos. I want to think I’ll have forever with them, but then there’s reality. 🥺
With any luck I’ll have years with them yet. I look forward to them all. But I like having some recorded memories, you know?
All I want from an action cam is to document the doggos. I want to think I’ll have forever with them, but then there’s reality. 🥺
With any luck I’ll have years with them yet. I look forward to them all. But I like having some recorded memories, you know?
November 28, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Snagged the new GoPro 360° camera.
All I want from an action cam is to document the doggos. I want to think I’ll have forever with them, but then there’s reality. 🥺
With any luck I’ll have years with them yet. I look forward to them all. But I like having some recorded memories, you know?
All I want from an action cam is to document the doggos. I want to think I’ll have forever with them, but then there’s reality. 🥺
With any luck I’ll have years with them yet. I look forward to them all. But I like having some recorded memories, you know?
Today’s moment of pride…
This year I remembered to get the whole house humidifier going BEFORE I ended up giving the dogs static boops on their noses.
This year I remembered to get the whole house humidifier going BEFORE I ended up giving the dogs static boops on their noses.
November 28, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Today’s moment of pride…
This year I remembered to get the whole house humidifier going BEFORE I ended up giving the dogs static boops on their noses.
This year I remembered to get the whole house humidifier going BEFORE I ended up giving the dogs static boops on their noses.
Ok, that’s it. I’m done with Insta360.
Bought an X3 from them a couple of years ago to film adventures with the dogs. It’s never really worked right even after a replacement.
Took it out for a game of fetch with Mikko. New card, fresh battery, recorded 9 seconds and locked up.
Back to GoPro.
Bought an X3 from them a couple of years ago to film adventures with the dogs. It’s never really worked right even after a replacement.
Took it out for a game of fetch with Mikko. New card, fresh battery, recorded 9 seconds and locked up.
Back to GoPro.
November 27, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Ok, that’s it. I’m done with Insta360.
Bought an X3 from them a couple of years ago to film adventures with the dogs. It’s never really worked right even after a replacement.
Took it out for a game of fetch with Mikko. New card, fresh battery, recorded 9 seconds and locked up.
Back to GoPro.
Bought an X3 from them a couple of years ago to film adventures with the dogs. It’s never really worked right even after a replacement.
Took it out for a game of fetch with Mikko. New card, fresh battery, recorded 9 seconds and locked up.
Back to GoPro.
MOTION INTERPOLATION ON YOUR TV IS NOT AI. 🤦♂️
I’m usually not a jerk of a techie, but some people have brains running Dunning-Kruger as their default mode and it’s getting old.
I’m usually not a jerk of a techie, but some people have brains running Dunning-Kruger as their default mode and it’s getting old.
November 27, 2025 at 2:15 AM
MOTION INTERPOLATION ON YOUR TV IS NOT AI. 🤦♂️
I’m usually not a jerk of a techie, but some people have brains running Dunning-Kruger as their default mode and it’s getting old.
I’m usually not a jerk of a techie, but some people have brains running Dunning-Kruger as their default mode and it’s getting old.
I would like to thank my 17 year old microwave for waiting to die until Black Friday sales were in place.
Very considerate of it.
Very considerate of it.
November 26, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I would like to thank my 17 year old microwave for waiting to die until Black Friday sales were in place.
Very considerate of it.
Very considerate of it.
I have to say, being a smug fantasy writer ragging on developers for being unattractive while you’re using a fucking app is a pretty tonedeaf look.
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I have to say, being a smug fantasy writer ragging on developers for being unattractive while you’re using a fucking app is a pretty tonedeaf look.
The husky is practically levitating she’s so excited about the snow. It’s going to be a fun morning if there are a few inches on the ground…
Lab too, he loves to throw himself on his back in the snow and writhe around happily.
Lab too, he loves to throw himself on his back in the snow and writhe around happily.
November 26, 2025 at 6:33 AM
The husky is practically levitating she’s so excited about the snow. It’s going to be a fun morning if there are a few inches on the ground…
Lab too, he loves to throw himself on his back in the snow and writhe around happily.
Lab too, he loves to throw himself on his back in the snow and writhe around happily.
A reminder that police in the U.S. are never your friend.
Sometimes their goals may line up with yours, but never say “so-and-so’s department isn’t like this”.
They’re all like this given the opportunity.
Sometimes their goals may line up with yours, but never say “so-and-so’s department isn’t like this”.
They’re all like this given the opportunity.
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 AM
A reminder that police in the U.S. are never your friend.
Sometimes their goals may line up with yours, but never say “so-and-so’s department isn’t like this”.
They’re all like this given the opportunity.
Sometimes their goals may line up with yours, but never say “so-and-so’s department isn’t like this”.
They’re all like this given the opportunity.
It occurs to me that this society jumped the shark the moment it decided that giving Rogan a microphone was a good idea.
November 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
It occurs to me that this society jumped the shark the moment it decided that giving Rogan a microphone was a good idea.
Where was this team hiding in October? Not that I’m complaining!
#mnwild's NHL-leading 5th shutout & 4th in past 7 games. Haven't trailed in 480 mins since Nov. 7. NHL-leading 9-1-1 this month (17 GA), 7-0-1 in past 8 (9 GA), 5-game win streak
Wallstedt 3rd shutout in past 4 starts (32 saves); Wild snap 9-game losing streak to WPG; Yurov, Faber, Kaprizov goals
Wallstedt 3rd shutout in past 4 starts (32 saves); Wild snap 9-game losing streak to WPG; Yurov, Faber, Kaprizov goals
November 23, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Where was this team hiding in October? Not that I’m complaining!
This is more sexually confusing than going through puberty. 😵💫
November 23, 2025 at 11:13 PM
This is more sexually confusing than going through puberty. 😵💫
Norris and Piastri both disqualified???? 🤯
November 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Norris and Piastri both disqualified???? 🤯
Holy shit. 😳
I just worked out a detail for my work in progress that’s been vexing me for months and the hair on the back of my neck is standing straight up. That’s a good sign it’s the right track…
I also wish I’d have figured this out in daylight because daaaaaamn. 🫣😱
I just worked out a detail for my work in progress that’s been vexing me for months and the hair on the back of my neck is standing straight up. That’s a good sign it’s the right track…
I also wish I’d have figured this out in daylight because daaaaaamn. 🫣😱
November 23, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Holy shit. 😳
I just worked out a detail for my work in progress that’s been vexing me for months and the hair on the back of my neck is standing straight up. That’s a good sign it’s the right track…
I also wish I’d have figured this out in daylight because daaaaaamn. 🫣😱
I just worked out a detail for my work in progress that’s been vexing me for months and the hair on the back of my neck is standing straight up. That’s a good sign it’s the right track…
I also wish I’d have figured this out in daylight because daaaaaamn. 🫣😱
Feeling unknown
And you're all alone
Flesh and bone
By the telephone
Lift up the receiver
I'll make you a believer
And you're all alone
Flesh and bone
By the telephone
Lift up the receiver
I'll make you a believer
November 23, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Feeling unknown
And you're all alone
Flesh and bone
By the telephone
Lift up the receiver
I'll make you a believer
And you're all alone
Flesh and bone
By the telephone
Lift up the receiver
I'll make you a believer