Kiran Jonnalagadda
@jackerhack.ing
Type A personality: champion procrastinator. Co-founder @hasgeek.com, still have a day job there, but considering a break to write on identity vs identification.
Signal: kiran.11
Web: https://jackerhack.ing
Signal: kiran.11
Web: https://jackerhack.ing
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This NYT story about how Mamdani dealt with the opposition by the city's elites fails to mention one particular elite institution: The NYT editorial page, which last June railed against him as "uniquely unsuited to the city’s challenges... lacks political savvy"
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...
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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...
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How Zohran Mamdani Beat Back New York’s Elite and Was Elected Mayor
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:16 PM
This NYT story about how Mamdani dealt with the opposition by the city's elites fails to mention one particular elite institution: The NYT editorial page, which last June railed against him as "uniquely unsuited to the city’s challenges... lacks political savvy"
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...
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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...
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Wanted: product that converts video tutorials into text and image manuals by removing all the unnecessary frames where a mouse is dramatically sneaking up on a toolbar button. Bonus for also removing the instructor's life commentary – I'll pay to not be their therapist.
November 5, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Wanted: product that converts video tutorials into text and image manuals by removing all the unnecessary frames where a mouse is dramatically sneaking up on a toolbar button. Bonus for also removing the instructor's life commentary – I'll pay to not be their therapist.
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- I can’t believe I was hacked.
- What was your password?
- The year the Mongol Empire, with the help of the Southern Song dynasty, completed its conquest of the Jin dynasty after the final Jin stronghold of Caizhou fell.
- And when was that?
- 1234
- What was your password?
- The year the Mongol Empire, with the help of the Southern Song dynasty, completed its conquest of the Jin dynasty after the final Jin stronghold of Caizhou fell.
- And when was that?
- 1234
October 17, 2025 at 4:40 AM
- I can’t believe I was hacked.
- What was your password?
- The year the Mongol Empire, with the help of the Southern Song dynasty, completed its conquest of the Jin dynasty after the final Jin stronghold of Caizhou fell.
- And when was that?
- 1234
- What was your password?
- The year the Mongol Empire, with the help of the Southern Song dynasty, completed its conquest of the Jin dynasty after the final Jin stronghold of Caizhou fell.
- And when was that?
- 1234
I need to fill a hollow structure (furniture leg) with something heavy (and cheap). Tried sand but it caused grief: too fine, swells with moisture, wedges open joints. What should I try instead? Gravel? Steel balls? Sand with glue? Or go YOLO and add cement to make concrete?
October 16, 2025 at 8:26 AM
I need to fill a hollow structure (furniture leg) with something heavy (and cheap). Tried sand but it caused grief: too fine, swells with moisture, wedges open joints. What should I try instead? Gravel? Steel balls? Sand with glue? Or go YOLO and add cement to make concrete?
This drip feed of deliveries is draining the enthusiasm from my project. Twenty days! Someone disrupt Misumi, please!
October 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
This drip feed of deliveries is draining the enthusiasm from my project. Twenty days! Someone disrupt Misumi, please!
Making another thing. A table with no top.
October 10, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Making another thing. A table with no top.
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Breaking character: Ken White has a fantastic post about how "free speech culture" undermines free speech. It's something I've thought about a lot before, but Ken knows way more about it than I do and explains it really well.
www.popehat.com/p/how-free-s...
www.popehat.com/p/how-free-s...
How "Free Speech Culture" Is Killing Free Speech: Part One
Blurring The Lines Between Official Censorship And Individual Criticism Built The Intellectual Foundation For Trump's Assault On Free Expression
www.popehat.com
September 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Breaking character: Ken White has a fantastic post about how "free speech culture" undermines free speech. It's something I've thought about a lot before, but Ken knows way more about it than I do and explains it really well.
www.popehat.com/p/how-free-s...
www.popehat.com/p/how-free-s...
At India FOSS last weekend, I spoke about daydreaming with a Raspberry Pi and DIY homelab server racks. It starts at ≈57:40 in the livestream here. Half hour of your time. www.youtube.com/live/FtF-I0-...
Instructions: jackerhack.ing/notes/202503...
Instructions: jackerhack.ing/notes/202503...
YouTube
Sessions start at 2 PM IST. Schedule is:
2:00 PM - Introduction and Opening Remarks
2:05 PM - Jigita - Jump to Soldering Joy from Pain by Shree Kumar
2:40 PM - VoltQuest: Open Source Hardware Gaming by Giriprashad
3:05 PM - Homelabbing with Bare Metal by Kiran Jonnalagadda
3:40 PM - CoryDora: A Macropad, A Supply Chain, and A Case for Local Manufacturing by Balu Babu
4:15 PM - Makerville Badge by Anuj Deshpande
4:40 PM - Because Glancing at Your Phone While Riding Two-Wheelers Is Dumb!!! by Rishi Krishna S
5:00 PM - Thank you and Closing Rermarks
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September 23, 2025 at 5:16 AM
At India FOSS last weekend, I spoke about daydreaming with a Raspberry Pi and DIY homelab server racks. It starts at ≈57:40 in the livestream here. Half hour of your time. www.youtube.com/live/FtF-I0-...
Instructions: jackerhack.ing/notes/202503...
Instructions: jackerhack.ing/notes/202503...
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This reminded me of another Nehru story on these lines:
September 18, 2025 at 7:14 AM
This reminded me of another Nehru story on these lines:
TIL the Dyson Sphere is satire. Freeman Dyson was likely frustrated at limited resources being wasted on utopian projects, so he proposed his own utopia of unlimited resources. Hahaha! youtu.be/fLzEX1TPBFM
dyson spheres are a joke
I found pdfs of a bunch of these papers so I will just link there:
Original Dyson…
youtu.be
September 18, 2025 at 11:53 AM
TIL the Dyson Sphere is satire. Freeman Dyson was likely frustrated at limited resources being wasted on utopian projects, so he proposed his own utopia of unlimited resources. Hahaha! youtu.be/fLzEX1TPBFM
On the early morning drive to meet with the departed, I found potholes marked with yellow gravestones. An invitation to occupy if the destination is too far. Two commuters made a dash to retrieve their helmet, asserting against the inevitable: not today.
September 8, 2025 at 2:43 AM
On the early morning drive to meet with the departed, I found potholes marked with yellow gravestones. An invitation to occupy if the destination is too far. Two commuters made a dash to retrieve their helmet, asserting against the inevitable: not today.
Why is there a black actor in blackface in this film? What is this supposed to mean?
September 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Why is there a black actor in blackface in this film? What is this supposed to mean?
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former kids who read too many books and didnt know how to pronounce the words you learned gang say hey
August 31, 2025 at 12:19 AM
former kids who read too many books and didnt know how to pronounce the words you learned gang say hey
Debian/Ubuntu (and RPiOS, etc) users, what's your cope for Debian's glacially slow package updates? What's your goto secondary package manager? Snap? Nix? Homebrew? Mise? Asdf? Bespoke PPAs? Assuming not Flatpak as that's desktop-only.
August 19, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Debian/Ubuntu (and RPiOS, etc) users, what's your cope for Debian's glacially slow package updates? What's your goto secondary package manager? Snap? Nix? Homebrew? Mise? Asdf? Bespoke PPAs? Assuming not Flatpak as that's desktop-only.
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As a teacher, can confirm. My admin has suggested its use for lesson planning. I know of plenty of teachers using it rn. I’ve always said, if ai can do your job, why would someone pay you to do it.
I think it’s only going to get worse and less smart teachers will be teaching your kids.
I think it’s only going to get worse and less smart teachers will be teaching your kids.
This thread about how much lower-school teachers are already relying on AI in the classroom is really depressing....
But the most depressing part has gotta be how some are apparently using AI *to write IEPs for students with disabilities*.
But the most depressing part has gotta be how some are apparently using AI *to write IEPs for students with disabilities*.
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August 8, 2025 at 1:27 AM
As a teacher, can confirm. My admin has suggested its use for lesson planning. I know of plenty of teachers using it rn. I’ve always said, if ai can do your job, why would someone pay you to do it.
I think it’s only going to get worse and less smart teachers will be teaching your kids.
I think it’s only going to get worse and less smart teachers will be teaching your kids.
How do you manage your SSH private keys? Separate keys on each of your devices? Stored in secure enclave where available? Or the same key(s), copied over manually? Or via a password manager that has ssh-agent functionality? Life was simple when I only had a laptop and phone. Now I need a plan.
August 17, 2025 at 5:56 AM
How do you manage your SSH private keys? Separate keys on each of your devices? Stored in secure enclave where available? Or the same key(s), copied over manually? Or via a password manager that has ssh-agent functionality? Life was simple when I only had a laptop and phone. Now I need a plan.
Every interaction I have with an LLP feels like I'm interviewing an intern with trick questions. Confidently wrong answer, gotcha moment, then fervent apology because they don't want to lose the opportunity.
When are we getting the flying car delivery of an LLM we can rely on?
When are we getting the flying car delivery of an LLM we can rely on?
August 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Every interaction I have with an LLP feels like I'm interviewing an intern with trick questions. Confidently wrong answer, gotcha moment, then fervent apology because they don't want to lose the opportunity.
When are we getting the flying car delivery of an LLM we can rely on?
When are we getting the flying car delivery of an LLM we can rely on?
Wanted: a password manager extension that will also fish out “verify email” links from email, because that is the only thing I use email for anymore.
August 3, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Wanted: a password manager extension that will also fish out “verify email” links from email, because that is the only thing I use email for anymore.
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It's the weekend, baby
August 1, 2025 at 11:58 PM
It's the weekend, baby
Dear Amazon, could you please slow down on your sales extravaganza so I can checkout once in a while?
August 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Dear Amazon, could you please slow down on your sales extravaganza so I can checkout once in a while?