Mikey P(edantic)
@mikeyp.net
Checking to see if I have to eat my words on Vulfpeck now...oh no
November 17, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Checking to see if I have to eat my words on Vulfpeck now...oh no
Speaking of Apple software quality, I have on old mac on 13.6.6 and tried to open software update, but accidentally clicked on an iCloud thing, this pops up, won't close, can't quite, can't exit, it's just completely frozen.
October 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Speaking of Apple software quality, I have on old mac on 13.6.6 and tried to open software update, but accidentally clicked on an iCloud thing, this pops up, won't close, can't quite, can't exit, it's just completely frozen.
Still think about this ancient Quora post from time to time
October 17, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Still think about this ancient Quora post from time to time
I’m switching back to my own Hotline server
October 7, 2025 at 6:11 AM
I’m switching back to my own Hotline server
We read whole chapter book/novels as early as 3rd or 4th grade. One of the first was Where the Red Fern Grows, which was pretty decent read at that age.
September 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
We read whole chapter book/novels as early as 3rd or 4th grade. One of the first was Where the Red Fern Grows, which was pretty decent read at that age.
Is there a world in which I don't regret this later?
September 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Is there a world in which I don't regret this later?
Went to see what lists I'm on and this might be the weirdest blocklist I've ever seen:
August 23, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Went to see what lists I'm on and this might be the weirdest blocklist I've ever seen:
Built a version of the picture frame mitre sled all the cool kids on youtube always use #woodworking
August 15, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Built a version of the picture frame mitre sled all the cool kids on youtube always use #woodworking
Roger Linn was pretty clear on this
August 4, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Roger Linn was pretty clear on this
Age verification? I remember when all schools, churches, or public buildings with basements had a fallout shelter sign by the front door
July 30, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Age verification? I remember when all schools, churches, or public buildings with basements had a fallout shelter sign by the front door
Tom Lehrer would hate modern resist-libs and you can't convince me otherwise:
July 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Tom Lehrer would hate modern resist-libs and you can't convince me otherwise:
I lost it at this handwriting, you're making a video, you can edit it and do multiple takes and there was no way to get better handwriting
July 26, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I lost it at this handwriting, you're making a video, you can edit it and do multiple takes and there was no way to get better handwriting
So now that Slack is moving away from the old attachments API, to blocks, how to ya'll indicate failing/passing builds in noisy channels? I really miss the big green/red bar on the left like the image below
June 16, 2025 at 6:25 PM
So now that Slack is moving away from the old attachments API, to blocks, how to ya'll indicate failing/passing builds in noisy channels? I really miss the big green/red bar on the left like the image below
Your regular reminder, Stonewall was a police riot.
June 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Your regular reminder, Stonewall was a police riot.
Fun fact, you can take a nice big flat sawn piece of ash and rip the board into 3/4” strips and turn it into nominal 1” x 2” quarter sawn material.
Making some picture frames and wanted the stock to look nice.
#woodworking
Making some picture frames and wanted the stock to look nice.
#woodworking
June 12, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Fun fact, you can take a nice big flat sawn piece of ash and rip the board into 3/4” strips and turn it into nominal 1” x 2” quarter sawn material.
Making some picture frames and wanted the stock to look nice.
#woodworking
Making some picture frames and wanted the stock to look nice.
#woodworking
I think about this every time someone on the news says that antisemitism is on the rise because someone shouted "Free Palestine"
May 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I think about this every time someone on the news says that antisemitism is on the rise because someone shouted "Free Palestine"
Black and white thinking with ultimatums is the same thing regardless of which side is doing it.
May 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Black and white thinking with ultimatums is the same thing regardless of which side is doing it.
Reminds me of this absolutely wild Wirecutter article from years past on razors, and the history of shaving: web.archive.org/web/20171130...
It has some real gems in it:
It has some real gems in it:
May 16, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Reminds me of this absolutely wild Wirecutter article from years past on razors, and the history of shaving: web.archive.org/web/20171130...
It has some real gems in it:
It has some real gems in it:
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Multiple streaming services from one company. Consolidated and renamed, then changed, then renamed again. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die.
May 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Multiple streaming services from one company. Consolidated and renamed, then changed, then renamed again. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die.