danceswithcrows
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Penguin-head, staff for a house panther, maintain a meme archive at https://crow202.com/2025/ , Farker, SCIENCE!..., whiskey, gyros, beer, and computers. Have snark, will travel.
When I got her, Mystic was not very much of a lap cat. But when it got cold in December, she decided that sitting in someone's lap was totally fine. My water glass is almost empty and I can't reach my phone. Halp.
January 27, 2026 at 12:15 AM
When I got her, Mystic was not very much of a lap cat. But when it got cold in December, she decided that sitting in someone's lap was totally fine. My water glass is almost empty and I can't reach my phone. Halp.
TIL: restic, when restoring from backup, does not change the mtime or ownership or permissions of files until the very end. When a restore takes 96 minutes and everything is still owned by root and was last modified recently, 99% of the way through, it's a bit nerve-wracking. Also it backs up in
January 26, 2026 at 11:43 PM
TIL: restic, when restoring from backup, does not change the mtime or ownership or permissions of files until the very end. When a restore takes 96 minutes and everything is still owned by root and was last modified recently, 99% of the way through, it's a bit nerve-wracking. Also it backs up in
TIL: My backup disk is USB3, not USB2, and I had it plugged into a 2 port. Looks like 120M/second read, so it should only take an hour or so to reformat /home as LUKS, then restore the most recent backup to the newly encrypted LV. Also backups now take about 1:35 where they took 2:30 before.
January 26, 2026 at 12:10 AM
TIL: My backup disk is USB3, not USB2, and I had it plugged into a 2 port. Looks like 120M/second read, so it should only take an hour or so to reformat /home as LUKS, then restore the most recent backup to the newly encrypted LV. Also backups now take about 1:35 where they took 2:30 before.
Poll: Chicken and dumplings, or Swedish Meatballs? I was leaning towards chicken and dumplings, but you can Change My Mind! (Marie Callendar frozen meals were 4/$10 last week, I stocked up, the Swedish Meatballs are kind of a comfort food for me.)
January 25, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Poll: Chicken and dumplings, or Swedish Meatballs? I was leaning towards chicken and dumplings, but you can Change My Mind! (Marie Callendar frozen meals were 4/$10 last week, I stocked up, the Swedish Meatballs are kind of a comfort food for me.)
Ramen for breakfast. You are not my supervisor, and I will not be taking questions at this time. At some point last year, I ate Flaming Hot Cheetos for breakfast, thanks to the grocery store having its power cut, but that condition is not true right now.
January 24, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Ramen for breakfast. You are not my supervisor, and I will not be taking questions at this time. At some point last year, I ate Flaming Hot Cheetos for breakfast, thanks to the grocery store having its power cut, but that condition is not true right now.
The years (few) we shared were like fog or a grass-blade compared to all the things you lived. And yet, the fog/grass keeps winding me back, driving me forward, drawing out thoughts, serving as inspiration.
Be someone's fog. Be someone's grass.
Be someone's fog. Be someone's grass.
January 24, 2026 at 2:44 PM
The years (few) we shared were like fog or a grass-blade compared to all the things you lived. And yet, the fog/grass keeps winding me back, driving me forward, drawing out thoughts, serving as inspiration.
Be someone's fog. Be someone's grass.
Be someone's fog. Be someone's grass.
~/.cache/mozilla/firefox/(profile name)/quicksuggest-amp.sql was 1.1 G. xz-ing it reduced it to 94M, meaning it's pretty redundant. I closed firefox, xzed the file, re-opened firefox, and so far everything is exactly the same. What's weird is that there's almost nothing there when you search on
January 16, 2026 at 9:01 PM
~/.cache/mozilla/firefox/(profile name)/quicksuggest-amp.sql was 1.1 G. xz-ing it reduced it to 94M, meaning it's pretty redundant. I closed firefox, xzed the file, re-opened firefox, and so far everything is exactly the same. What's weird is that there's almost nothing there when you search on
I don't think it's possible with current technology, but moving the moon a few hundred km closer to Earth would be both a great tech demo and a serious boon to people who like eclipses as there'd be fewer annulars and more totals.
December 16, 2025 at 1:13 AM
I don't think it's possible with current technology, but moving the moon a few hundred km closer to Earth would be both a great tech demo and a serious boon to people who like eclipses as there'd be fewer annulars and more totals.
We held gold dust in our hands (2010-2013). Not for that long, or that securely, but it was fun nontheless and I'd do it again in a heartbeat.
December 4, 2025 at 5:25 AM
We held gold dust in our hands (2010-2013). Not for that long, or that securely, but it was fun nontheless and I'd do it again in a heartbeat.
youtu.be/yXNlNvZwBUw?... should get you to where Red Letter Media talks about "Project Metalbeast", a bad horror movie about a werewolf. 25 years ago, I watched "Metalbeast 2", which a friend had rented for some reason. It wasn't good, but it wasn't bad enough to be funny. Also there's very
Best of the Worst: Cybernator, Panther Squad, and Project Metalbeast
YouTube video by RedLetterMedia
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November 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
youtu.be/yXNlNvZwBUw?... should get you to where Red Letter Media talks about "Project Metalbeast", a bad horror movie about a werewolf. 25 years ago, I watched "Metalbeast 2", which a friend had rented for some reason. It wasn't good, but it wasn't bad enough to be funny. Also there's very
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCG2... I rented this in 1991. It was BAD, but it was consistent in its badness? There was apparently a mechanic where you could use a blue W (bad) in combination with a red W (good) to go directly to Super Wolf. I never figured that out, but I only rented it for 2 days.
Werewolf: The Last Warrior - Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN)
YouTube video by Cinemassacre
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November 4, 2025 at 5:36 AM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCG2... I rented this in 1991. It was BAD, but it was consistent in its badness? There was apparently a mechanic where you could use a blue W (bad) in combination with a red W (good) to go directly to Super Wolf. I never figured that out, but I only rented it for 2 days.
I've been away from the internet for 2 weeks. Funny how a 12-year old cable modem can just fall over and die from a 9-hour power outage. I spent a lot of offline time reading. The Space Merchants (CM Kornbluth and Frederik Pohl, 1953) was difficult to get through for a couple of reasons, one of
October 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I've been away from the internet for 2 weeks. Funny how a 12-year old cable modem can just fall over and die from a 9-hour power outage. I spent a lot of offline time reading. The Space Merchants (CM Kornbluth and Frederik Pohl, 1953) was difficult to get through for a couple of reasons, one of
literaturepage.com/read/mobydic... There's a lot going on here. But it's really freaking cool. www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2701 since it's now public domain.
Moby Dick by Herman Melville: Chapter 113 (continued) - The Literature Page
literaturepage.com
October 6, 2025 at 12:59 AM
literaturepage.com/read/mobydic... There's a lot going on here. But it's really freaking cool. www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2701 since it's now public domain.
Chicken or Birria? You can Change My Mind! (Leaning towards birria, but your comments can affect my dinner!)
October 5, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Chicken or Birria? You can Change My Mind! (Leaning towards birria, but your comments can affect my dinner!)
These two were self-contained sci-fi tales in 1983. 252 had an unusual layout. 253 had more pathos than average for the time as the FF couldn't actually help the aliens they found.
October 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
These two were self-contained sci-fi tales in 1983. 252 had an unusual layout. 253 had more pathos than average for the time as the FF couldn't actually help the aliens they found.
I think a really cost-effective anti-heroin program would be to have a bunch of high school students read Naked Lunch. Burroughs told the truth about heroin, teenagers have pretty good bullshit detectors, and the book makes heroin look super un-sexy.
October 3, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I think a really cost-effective anti-heroin program would be to have a bunch of high school students read Naked Lunch. Burroughs told the truth about heroin, teenagers have pretty good bullshit detectors, and the book makes heroin look super un-sexy.
My 3rd grade music class learned this song in German:
Da var ein Bauer mit einem Hund
Unt Bingo var zein namen
B I N G O (repeat 2x, clap for N-1 letters)
Unt Bingo var zein namen.
...human memory is seriously weird, and probably encoded lossily, sort of like a JPEG on quality 70ish.
Da var ein Bauer mit einem Hund
Unt Bingo var zein namen
B I N G O (repeat 2x, clap for N-1 letters)
Unt Bingo var zein namen.
...human memory is seriously weird, and probably encoded lossily, sort of like a JPEG on quality 70ish.
September 20, 2025 at 3:07 AM
My 3rd grade music class learned this song in German:
Da var ein Bauer mit einem Hund
Unt Bingo var zein namen
B I N G O (repeat 2x, clap for N-1 letters)
Unt Bingo var zein namen.
...human memory is seriously weird, and probably encoded lossily, sort of like a JPEG on quality 70ish.
Da var ein Bauer mit einem Hund
Unt Bingo var zein namen
B I N G O (repeat 2x, clap for N-1 letters)
Unt Bingo var zein namen.
...human memory is seriously weird, and probably encoded lossily, sort of like a JPEG on quality 70ish.
www.agwa.name/blog/post/ss... tl;dr: The man page for ssh-keygen is pretty badly written when it comes to the -Y sign and -Y verify options, and this web page is much better put-together.
It's Now Possible To Sign Arbitrary Data With Your SSH Keys
ssh-keygen can sign and verify signatures, and it's way better than PGP
www.agwa.name
September 10, 2025 at 12:08 AM
www.agwa.name/blog/post/ss... tl;dr: The man page for ssh-keygen is pretty badly written when it comes to the -Y sign and -Y verify options, and this web page is much better put-together.
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September 7, 2025 at 5:03 AM
This is a Quantum Witch post where the spoilers are in rot13. Go to www.rot13.app to decode them by copy-paste, or crow202.com/2025/quantum... for the un-rotted text:
I can't even tell whether this tweet is supposed to be a parody or not. Sadly, the people at the top of this administration are universally some of the most corrupt, stupid, self-serving, venal, illiterate, drunk, and brain-damaged caricatures of humanity that I have ever seen.
September 7, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I can't even tell whether this tweet is supposed to be a parody or not. Sadly, the people at the top of this administration are universally some of the most corrupt, stupid, self-serving, venal, illiterate, drunk, and brain-damaged caricatures of humanity that I have ever seen.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycud... ...someone elsewhere mentioned Tecmo Knight, so here's an expert beating the game while barely taking damage. This is not easy, but they make it look easy. Also this came out in 1989—where were the Concerned Parents then?
Arcade Longplay [969] Tecmo Knight (US)
YouTube video by World of Longplays
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September 5, 2025 at 10:33 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycud... ...someone elsewhere mentioned Tecmo Knight, so here's an expert beating the game while barely taking damage. This is not easy, but they make it look easy. Also this came out in 1989—where were the Concerned Parents then?
I had a spicy mutton burger at a new place called King and Cardinal that recently opened. This was not really a burger, more like cooked shredded mutton on a bun with spicy sauce and crunchy vegetables. It was delicious though, 9/10 would order again. kingandcardinaltempe.com
King and Cardinal | Burger Restaurant in Tempe | Burgers, Wings, Shakes
King and Cardinal is an inviting restaurant in Tempe, specializing in burers, wings, loaded shakes. Join us for lunch & dinner or order online for pickup and delivery
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September 5, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I had a spicy mutton burger at a new place called King and Cardinal that recently opened. This was not really a burger, more like cooked shredded mutton on a bun with spicy sauce and crunchy vegetables. It was delicious though, 9/10 would order again. kingandcardinaltempe.com
1985: IBM says you can't install $(programs) on your PC. Response: You @#$%ers, @#$% you and the horse you rode in on, you are not my boss!
2025: Google says you can't sideload $(programs) on your Android. Response: Thank you, sir, may I have another?
40 years of decreasing literacy? Phones
2025: Google says you can't sideload $(programs) on your Android. Response: Thank you, sir, may I have another?
40 years of decreasing literacy? Phones
September 3, 2025 at 7:21 PM
1985: IBM says you can't install $(programs) on your PC. Response: You @#$%ers, @#$% you and the horse you rode in on, you are not my boss!
2025: Google says you can't sideload $(programs) on your Android. Response: Thank you, sir, may I have another?
40 years of decreasing literacy? Phones
2025: Google says you can't sideload $(programs) on your Android. Response: Thank you, sir, may I have another?
40 years of decreasing literacy? Phones
Kroger store brand pepperoncini are $0.21 per ounce. Mezzetta pepperoncini are $0.31 per ounce. Both taste about the same, I think, so Kroger has found another customer. Storage shouldn't change the taste since they're in the fridge in a sealed jar with their pickling vinegar.
September 1, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Kroger store brand pepperoncini are $0.21 per ounce. Mezzetta pepperoncini are $0.31 per ounce. Both taste about the same, I think, so Kroger has found another customer. Storage shouldn't change the taste since they're in the fridge in a sealed jar with their pickling vinegar.
www.fark.com/comments/394... ...National Boss's Day in 2008, a whole bunch of people sharing stories about the best and worst bosses they ever had. The original URL had /cgi/comments.pl?IDLink=3947875 in it, and it was from 2008. Old technology for the win?
August 28, 2025 at 12:30 AM
www.fark.com/comments/394... ...National Boss's Day in 2008, a whole bunch of people sharing stories about the best and worst bosses they ever had. The original URL had /cgi/comments.pl?IDLink=3947875 in it, and it was from 2008. Old technology for the win?