James O’Gorman
@jamesog.net
Geek, tea drinker, occasional photographer, wannabe musician, and liker of Oxford commas. Recovering sysadmin, pseudo-SRE. Lefty woke liberal. 🏳️🌈.
I'm on Germ DM 🔑
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I'm on Germ DM 🔑
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I wouldn't say I'm fully aphantasic, but I definitely can't picture an apple in full HD if asked to. I'd say it's more like recalling the concept of an apple.
And yet when reading a book I'm more likely to have a stronger mental image, but only occasionally.
And yet when reading a book I'm more likely to have a stronger mental image, but only occasionally.
Some People Can’t See Mental Images. The Consequences Are Profound. “I do not miss people when they are not there. My children and grandchildren are dear to me, in a muffled way.” [kottke.org]
Meet the Aphantasics, Those Who Can’t See Mental Images
We’ve talked before about how some people can picture things in their heads quite vividly and others can’t at all. The latter group has a condition called aphantasia.
As soon as I close my eyes, what I see are not eve
kottke.org
November 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I wouldn't say I'm fully aphantasic, but I definitely can't picture an apple in full HD if asked to. I'd say it's more like recalling the concept of an apple.
And yet when reading a book I'm more likely to have a stronger mental image, but only occasionally.
And yet when reading a book I'm more likely to have a stronger mental image, but only occasionally.
i push my fingers into my
EEEEYYYYYESSSSS
EEEEYYYYYESSSSS
🎶Who the fuckin' hell are Slipknot?
Who the fuckin' hell are Slipknot?
Who the fuckin' hell are Slipknot?
In relation to me getting out of bed. 🎶
Who the fuckin' hell are Slipknot?
Who the fuckin' hell are Slipknot?
In relation to me getting out of bed. 🎶
November 23, 2025 at 8:42 PM
i push my fingers into my
EEEEYYYYYESSSSS
EEEEYYYYYESSSSS
Look, recruiter, I know you're trying to flatter me, but try harder.
"Your OSS contributions to grpc-go stood out."
ORLY. You mean this one stupidly simple bugfix? github.com/grpc/grpc-go... Sure, yeah, that's a prime example of my work.
"Your OSS contributions to grpc-go stood out."
ORLY. You mean this one stupidly simple bugfix? github.com/grpc/grpc-go... Sure, yeah, that's a prime example of my work.
November 21, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Look, recruiter, I know you're trying to flatter me, but try harder.
"Your OSS contributions to grpc-go stood out."
ORLY. You mean this one stupidly simple bugfix? github.com/grpc/grpc-go... Sure, yeah, that's a prime example of my work.
"Your OSS contributions to grpc-go stood out."
ORLY. You mean this one stupidly simple bugfix? github.com/grpc/grpc-go... Sure, yeah, that's a prime example of my work.
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Sometimes I wish Slack had the ICQ feature to see what someone is typing live so I’m not just sitting here watching an animated … for minutes while they reply
November 19, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Sometimes I wish Slack had the ICQ feature to see what someone is typing live so I’m not just sitting here watching an animated … for minutes while they reply
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My one comment on the Cloudflare outage from yesterday is that it's ironic that it's almost exactly the same failure mode as the 2019 outage: shipping a config file worldwide without any validation steps. Bets on the 2031 outage reason?
November 19, 2025 at 8:20 AM
My one comment on the Cloudflare outage from yesterday is that it's ironic that it's almost exactly the same failure mode as the 2019 outage: shipping a config file worldwide without any validation steps. Bets on the 2031 outage reason?
Oh hey, I'm in the @germnetwork.com beta now. Finally got a proper Germ DM link in my profile 🥳
November 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Oh hey, I'm in the @germnetwork.com beta now. Finally got a proper Germ DM link in my profile 🥳
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Bloody De Niro over 'ere doing a woke again
November 13, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Bloody De Niro over 'ere doing a woke again
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but OKR Cupid was right there
November 12, 2025 at 9:28 PM
but OKR Cupid was right there
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OH: "LinkedIn is really just Business Grindr"
November 12, 2025 at 9:21 PM
OH: "LinkedIn is really just Business Grindr"
Bring back the mini!
With the iPhone Air (predictably) failing to take flight, Apple seemingly shifts strategy for the iPhone Air 2...
The iPhone Error
Yet another "other" iPhone model that fails to resonate...
spyglass.org
November 12, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Bring back the mini!
Really, Apple Music? 🤨
November 12, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Really, Apple Music? 🤨
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The Observer view: political interference at the BBC | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
November 5, 2025 at 7:10 AM
If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
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Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Holy cow, changing my PDS to use api.pop2 is SO MUCH FASTER. I saw this tip at the time but forgot to make the change. Remembered it just now when my Following timeline was broken and this change both fixed it and was a massive performance improvement.
Pro tip: PDS_BSKY_APP_VIEW_URL=https://api.pop2.bsky.app in your /pds/pds.env if you're on the better side of the Atlantic 😛
I switched to pop2 and it started working
What's more, it obviously sped things up by 100%, because my ping on pop2 from central Europe is half that on pop1
Prob make sense to have pop2 as the default in Europe
What's more, it obviously sped things up by 100%, because my ping on pop2 from central Europe is half that on pop1
Prob make sense to have pop2 as the default in Europe
November 6, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Holy cow, changing my PDS to use api.pop2 is SO MUCH FASTER. I saw this tip at the time but forgot to make the change. Remembered it just now when my Following timeline was broken and this change both fixed it and was a massive performance improvement.
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Farage: epic grifter
October 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Farage: epic grifter
Happy back-to-the-one-true-timezone day for those who celebrate
October 26, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Happy back-to-the-one-true-timezone day for those who celebrate
October 25, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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There is a moment at this time of year when the word ‘apricity’ really comes into view. For those who don’t know it, it was recorded only once, in 1623, before slipping out of view. Apricity is the warmth of the sun on a chilly day.
October 24, 2025 at 11:35 AM
There is a moment at this time of year when the word ‘apricity’ really comes into view. For those who don’t know it, it was recorded only once, in 1623, before slipping out of view. Apricity is the warmth of the sun on a chilly day.
BRING BACK THE MINI
If the iPhone Air is struggling, it suggests that battery life and camera quality are still more important to buyers than thickness and weight.
Reports suggest Apple is already pulling back on the iPhone Air
New phone design compromises on camera and battery to achieve a lighter weight.
arstechnica.com
October 23, 2025 at 8:44 PM
BRING BACK THE MINI