Gregory
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Computer science graduate. // I am on the spectrum // posting whatever I guess // solo.to/gregory
Dusting off this Bluesky account just to relay the brief networking misadventure I had the other night regarding a mini PC that lives rent-free on my desk.
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gregory.zip
August 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Dusting off this Bluesky account just to relay the brief networking misadventure I had the other night regarding a mini PC that lives rent-free on my desk.
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why..
why?
why?
Disney Reportedly Planning Full Reboot of the INDIANA JONES Franchise
Disney Reportedly Planning Full Reboot of the INDIANA JONES Franchise
It looks like Indiana Jones might actually be headed for the reboot treatment. According to a recent report from DisInsider , Disney and Lucasfilm are considering a full relaunch of the iconic adventure...
buff.ly
July 2, 2025 at 6:15 PM
why..
why?
why?
No option to disable the google discovery page on stock Oneplus... sigh...
Back to my phone's stock launcher after about a year of using Niagara and not really being happy with any of the other ones out there.
sigh!
sigh!
June 25, 2025 at 3:49 AM
No option to disable the google discovery page on stock Oneplus... sigh...
Posting in case CBP decides to check the socials of a US citizen (me!) and turn me away at pre-clearance on one of my many soon to be trips to Europe.
June 25, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Posting in case CBP decides to check the socials of a US citizen (me!) and turn me away at pre-clearance on one of my many soon to be trips to Europe.
Back to my phone's stock launcher after about a year of using Niagara and not really being happy with any of the other ones out there.
sigh!
sigh!
June 19, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Back to my phone's stock launcher after about a year of using Niagara and not really being happy with any of the other ones out there.
sigh!
sigh!
End to end encryption doesn't protect you from user error. 😁
March 26, 2025 at 1:21 PM
End to end encryption doesn't protect you from user error. 😁
Today marks the day I finally wrote a check to Wikipedia.
January 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Today marks the day I finally wrote a check to Wikipedia.
Hmm... Perhaps I should look into european VPS hosts...
January 20, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Hmm... Perhaps I should look into european VPS hosts...
>Get MicroCenter promo flyer in today's mail.
"Woah! Free stuff!"
>Tear off the promo coupons.
>Tear up the rest of the flyer, tossed into the recycle.
>Read the fine print.
I spent more time than I'd like to admit fishing the pieces out of the bin...
"Woah! Free stuff!"
>Tear off the promo coupons.
>Tear up the rest of the flyer, tossed into the recycle.
>Read the fine print.
I spent more time than I'd like to admit fishing the pieces out of the bin...
December 2, 2024 at 4:29 PM
>Get MicroCenter promo flyer in today's mail.
"Woah! Free stuff!"
>Tear off the promo coupons.
>Tear up the rest of the flyer, tossed into the recycle.
>Read the fine print.
I spent more time than I'd like to admit fishing the pieces out of the bin...
"Woah! Free stuff!"
>Tear off the promo coupons.
>Tear up the rest of the flyer, tossed into the recycle.
>Read the fine print.
I spent more time than I'd like to admit fishing the pieces out of the bin...
Getting the urge to turn an old phone that has a headphone jack and a micro sd card slot into a dedicated music player.
October 15, 2024 at 4:33 PM
Getting the urge to turn an old phone that has a headphone jack and a micro sd card slot into a dedicated music player.
Candy corn is fine, actually.
October 6, 2024 at 12:17 AM
Candy corn is fine, actually.
thank god.
The only problem I have with these are the lack of volume controls. Definitely didn't blow my ears out already. 🫠
September 19, 2024 at 7:09 PM
thank god.
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #771,493!
:D
:D
September 16, 2024 at 10:18 PM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #771,493!
:D
:D
Ubuntu is fine, actually.
September 15, 2024 at 2:21 AM
Ubuntu is fine, actually.
Got one of these today, the first one in a while.
![SMS Conversation.
Them: Hey good afternoon is this [real name]?
Me: Correct! Who am I speaking to?
Them: Awesome. My name is Sgt Do with the Marines. How are you doing today?
Me: I am on the Autism spectrum, which would complicate any possible work I would be doing in the Marines. Please do not contact me again.
Them: Sorry to hear that. I'll put a note down.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:htto35bqz7anfwc4ojk5fed5/bafkreif6xlftydckemlmbw7qe54rg4xmlpnl5xwkisey6dhhdfwo4h32ui@jpeg)
June 7, 2024 at 9:36 PM
Got one of these today, the first one in a while.
I turned this into a very short blog post that says pretty much nothing.
April 15, 2024 at 4:18 AM
I turned this into a very short blog post that says pretty much nothing.
someone really wants in, huh?
April 14, 2024 at 3:40 PM
someone really wants in, huh?
One comment to make:
I found that the ticking of a mechanical watch isn't as comforting as a quartz one. :[
Maybe I'm weird for this! I wouldn't know, I'm not deep into the watch hobby.
I found that the ticking of a mechanical watch isn't as comforting as a quartz one. :[
Maybe I'm weird for this! I wouldn't know, I'm not deep into the watch hobby.
The voices won and convinced me into picking up an automatic after a long YouTube binge on watches.
A homage to one of Omega's Seamaster watches, right near the end of the recent AliExpress sale.
A homage to one of Omega's Seamaster watches, right near the end of the recent AliExpress sale.
March 30, 2024 at 2:51 AM
One comment to make:
I found that the ticking of a mechanical watch isn't as comforting as a quartz one. :[
Maybe I'm weird for this! I wouldn't know, I'm not deep into the watch hobby.
I found that the ticking of a mechanical watch isn't as comforting as a quartz one. :[
Maybe I'm weird for this! I wouldn't know, I'm not deep into the watch hobby.
The voices won and convinced me into picking up an automatic after a long YouTube binge on watches.
A homage to one of Omega's Seamaster watches, right near the end of the recent AliExpress sale.
A homage to one of Omega's Seamaster watches, right near the end of the recent AliExpress sale.
March 30, 2024 at 2:46 AM
The voices won and convinced me into picking up an automatic after a long YouTube binge on watches.
A homage to one of Omega's Seamaster watches, right near the end of the recent AliExpress sale.
A homage to one of Omega's Seamaster watches, right near the end of the recent AliExpress sale.
Applied the fix for the whole stutter-on-notification thing that occurs when you're running KDE on Nvidia graphics.
Wish I had done it sooner, honestly.
Wish I had done it sooner, honestly.
March 23, 2024 at 1:58 AM
Applied the fix for the whole stutter-on-notification thing that occurs when you're running KDE on Nvidia graphics.
Wish I had done it sooner, honestly.
Wish I had done it sooner, honestly.
The whole confusion I've been seeing, between SaaS and Self-Hosted WordPress, throughout this whole AI thing leaves me unreasonably upset for some reason.
February 28, 2024 at 2:11 AM
The whole confusion I've been seeing, between SaaS and Self-Hosted WordPress, throughout this whole AI thing leaves me unreasonably upset for some reason.
Reposted by Gregory
The Bluesky handles directory 2.0 is live! 🚀
blue.mackuba.eu/directory/
I've added all other missing TLDs, and also a new section with geographic TLDs that aren't 2-letter country codes (.nyc, .tokyo etc.). There might still be some incorrect data here and there, I will be cleaning it up.
blue.mackuba.eu/directory/
I've added all other missing TLDs, and also a new section with geographic TLDs that aren't 2-letter country codes (.nyc, .tokyo etc.). There might still be some incorrect data here and there, I will be cleaning it up.
Bluesky handle directory
A catalog of Bluesky handles grouped by generic or country TLDs
blue.mackuba.eu
February 14, 2024 at 6:11 PM
The Bluesky handles directory 2.0 is live! 🚀
blue.mackuba.eu/directory/
I've added all other missing TLDs, and also a new section with geographic TLDs that aren't 2-letter country codes (.nyc, .tokyo etc.). There might still be some incorrect data here and there, I will be cleaning it up.
blue.mackuba.eu/directory/
I've added all other missing TLDs, and also a new section with geographic TLDs that aren't 2-letter country codes (.nyc, .tokyo etc.). There might still be some incorrect data here and there, I will be cleaning it up.
...aaaand I haven't done this in a long while. 🥲
Switching over to this account is such a breath of fresh air.
Less activity on the timeline but not entirely dead vs the account I use as a less-than-professional alias.
Less activity on the timeline but not entirely dead vs the account I use as a less-than-professional alias.
February 6, 2024 at 4:13 PM
...aaaand I haven't done this in a long while. 🥲
Switching over to this account is such a breath of fresh air.
Less activity on the timeline but not entirely dead vs the account I use as a less-than-professional alias.
Less activity on the timeline but not entirely dead vs the account I use as a less-than-professional alias.
December 29, 2023 at 5:36 AM
Switching over to this account is such a breath of fresh air.
Less activity on the timeline but not entirely dead vs the account I use as a less-than-professional alias.
Less activity on the timeline but not entirely dead vs the account I use as a less-than-professional alias.