Andy Scott
@iceflatline.bsky.social
Geek, engineer, BSD, metal head, writer, coder, PC & tabletop gamer, hiker, book reader, black belt, and majordomo at http://iceflatline.com. Weird but harmless.
I went to see Predator: Badlands this afternoon and was prepared to hate it, but it turned out to be a damn good flick. Highly recommend.
December 1, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I went to see Predator: Badlands this afternoon and was prepared to hate it, but it turned out to be a damn good flick. Highly recommend.
Apple. Resist or serve.
I don't know why these features exist let alone are enabled by default but here is the settings menu you can use to stop your iPhone from trying to inexplicably text someone the last photo you took every time you set it down on a GD flat surface. Raise your hand if you've ever used this on purpose.
November 30, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Apple. Resist or serve.
A friendly reminder that the mobile web still sucks.
November 30, 2025 at 3:05 AM
A friendly reminder that the mobile web still sucks.
Nonsense.
The Thanksgiving turkey cook should probably move outside, but don't be distracted by the bad rep of deep-fried turkey. www.wired.com/story/grill-...
Thanksgiving Should Be a Grill Holiday to Rival July 4
The Thanksgiving turkey cook should probably move outside, but don't be distracted by the bad rep of deep-fried turkey.
www.wired.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Nonsense.
That Snoopy tee was a chick magnet.
November 3, 2025 at 5:20 AM
That Snoopy tee was a chick magnet.
Let's be clear. It's never okay to talk at the movies.
Is it OK to talk at the cinema? How about if it’s just during the trailers? | Polly Hudson
Is it OK to talk at the cinema? How about if it’s just during the trailers? | Polly Hudson
Some might argue that streaming movies at home has given us all etiquette amnesia. But when it comes to disrupting a screening, I think the rules have some nuance, writes Polly Hudson
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Let's be clear. It's never okay to talk at the movies.
Nice!
October 17, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Nice!
RIP Ace. I'll love you for 100,000 years.
October 17, 2025 at 1:47 AM
RIP Ace. I'll love you for 100,000 years.
Listening to the acorns fall from my oaks trees like ballistic missiles.
October 15, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Listening to the acorns fall from my oaks trees like ballistic missiles.
My beautiful wife and I just finished hiking across Scotland. From west to east, from the Atlantic ocean to the North sea. We did it! #scotland #hiking #johnmuirway #sorefeet
September 16, 2025 at 7:09 PM
My beautiful wife and I just finished hiking across Scotland. From west to east, from the Atlantic ocean to the North sea. We did it! #scotland #hiking #johnmuirway #sorefeet
Always a good idea to straighten the deck chairs as the ship sinks.
President Trump’s new chief design officer Joe Gebbia, an Elon Musk ally who also worked for DOGE, says he wants to overhaul the interface of government websites to make them more beautiful and less complicated to use — like a visit to the Apple Store.
Trump's new chief design officer aims to make federal websites ‘satisfying'
Joe Gebbia, an Elon Musk ally who also worked for DOGE, said navigating dot-gov websites should be just as easy as visiting the Apple Store.
wapo.st
August 25, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Always a good idea to straighten the deck chairs as the ship sinks.
R.I.P AOL dial up. Raise your hand if you spent at least a few hours fiddling with the Hayes AT command set to get your 33.6 kbps modem to run better?
August 12, 2025 at 12:54 PM
R.I.P AOL dial up. Raise your hand if you spent at least a few hours fiddling with the Hayes AT command set to get your 33.6 kbps modem to run better?
I wrote a wee blog post post on the creation of simple file server using the FreeBSD operating system. www.iceflatline.com/2025/07/a-si...
#FreeBSD #Networking #Sysadmin
#FreeBSD #Networking #Sysadmin
A Simple FreeBSD File Server | iceflatline A Simple FreeBSD File Server – iceflatline
This post describes the steps I used to create a simple file server based on the FreeBSD operating system for use in my home network.
www.iceflatline.com
July 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I wrote a wee blog post post on the creation of simple file server using the FreeBSD operating system. www.iceflatline.com/2025/07/a-si...
#FreeBSD #Networking #Sysadmin
#FreeBSD #Networking #Sysadmin
Another of my heroes gone. RIP Ozzy. #ozzy #blacksabath
July 22, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Another of my heroes gone. RIP Ozzy. #ozzy #blacksabath
James Gunn's Superman is exactly what DC needs. More of that, please. #SupermanMovie
July 13, 2025 at 1:23 AM
James Gunn's Superman is exactly what DC needs. More of that, please. #SupermanMovie
I finally have all of the Windows clients on my home network "upgraded" to Windows 11. I am unimpressed. #sysadmin #windows #freebsd4thewin
June 16, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I finally have all of the Windows clients on my home network "upgraded" to Windows 11. I am unimpressed. #sysadmin #windows #freebsd4thewin
R.I.P Sly. Thanks for being a part of my childhood.
June 10, 2025 at 11:10 AM
R.I.P Sly. Thanks for being a part of my childhood.
So many captions are running through my head for him right now :-)
He doesn't know about the state of the world. He doesn't care. He is the badass I aspire to be.
March 13, 2025 at 2:16 AM
So many captions are running through my head for him right now :-)
There's lies, damn lies, and statistics.
I wonder how many lies are posted on social media per day. Like a percentage.
March 7, 2025 at 3:15 AM
There's lies, damn lies, and statistics.
"Oh hells yes. My catnip came!"
March 5, 2025 at 11:55 PM
"Oh hells yes. My catnip came!"
Neither. vi for the win.
Vim with and without syntax on. Which one are you? See www.cyberciti.biz/faq/turn-on-... for more info.
February 28, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Neither. vi for the win.
Amen brother.
I'm ready for baseball.
January 27, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Amen brother.