Ret
@ret.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy
Half-fox, half-wolf, half-engineer. Into electronics, radio & software. (Very) amateur radio operator. Talk to me about TETRA V+D. Talks about NSFW stuff sometimes […]
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Well, I broke everything while I was working late last night, so quite a bit of firefighting to do at work this morning.
February 13, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Well, I broke everything while I was working late last night, so quite a bit of firefighting to do at work this morning.
[Unpopular opinion / apple]
People, including me, whinged way too much about iOS 26
People, including me, whinged way too much about iOS 26
February 12, 2026 at 8:04 PM
[Unpopular opinion / apple]
People, including me, whinged way too much about iOS 26
People, including me, whinged way too much about iOS 26
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February 12, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Day 2 of exercising. It gets better.
February 12, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Day 2 of exercising. It gets better.
This evening I will disassemble a CRT. I am scared.
February 12, 2026 at 2:14 PM
This evening I will disassemble a CRT. I am scared.
"Do you know what the bastion host is?"
big crab thing, machine guns, makes a big _scrrreeeeeeet!_ noise when he sees you?
"...what?"
big crab thing, machine guns, makes a big _scrrreeeeeeet!_ noise when he sees you?
"...what?"
February 12, 2026 at 1:47 PM
"Do you know what the bastion host is?"
big crab thing, machine guns, makes a big _scrrreeeeeeet!_ noise when he sees you?
"...what?"
big crab thing, machine guns, makes a big _scrrreeeeeeet!_ noise when he sees you?
"...what?"
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well that's interesting. we weren't even testing for that
February 12, 2026 at 11:30 AM
well that's interesting. we weren't even testing for that
Where can I get a really nice quality, long, flexible C5 power cable for my laptop charger? All the ones online are just cheap PVC crap.
February 12, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Where can I get a really nice quality, long, flexible C5 power cable for my laptop charger? All the ones online are just cheap PVC crap.
So, there are already developments in the Discord & AV/KYC companies vs. Users battle. Looks like some users are being A/B tested with a different provider other than k-ID.
Amusing.
I see this just turning into a "infinite resource community hive mind vs. limited budget KYC companies" battle […]
Amusing.
I see this just turning into a "infinite resource community hive mind vs. limited budget KYC companies" battle […]
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furry.engineer
February 12, 2026 at 11:13 AM
So, there are already developments in the Discord & AV/KYC companies vs. Users battle. Looks like some users are being A/B tested with a different provider other than k-ID.
Amusing.
I see this just turning into a "infinite resource community hive mind vs. limited budget KYC companies" battle […]
Amusing.
I see this just turning into a "infinite resource community hive mind vs. limited budget KYC companies" battle […]
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[age verification hack]
gonna drop this here incase anyone else needs it;
https://github.com/xyzeva/k-id-age-verifier
gonna drop this here incase anyone else needs it;
https://github.com/xyzeva/k-id-age-verifier
GitHub - xyzeva/k-id-age-verifier: automatically verify your age on discord, twitch, kick, quora and more (k-id)
automatically verify your age on discord, twitch, kick, quora and more (k-id) - xyzeva/k-id-age-verifier
github.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:44 AM
[age verification hack]
gonna drop this here incase anyone else needs it;
https://github.com/xyzeva/k-id-age-verifier
gonna drop this here incase anyone else needs it;
https://github.com/xyzeva/k-id-age-verifier
Mmmm... I should probably start doing some exercise again really.
February 11, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Mmmm... I should probably start doing some exercise again really.
What the fox say?!
February 11, 2026 at 3:05 PM
What the fox say?!
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notepad++ hacked
uninstall it
notepad hacked
uninstall it
notepad hacked
February 11, 2026 at 5:09 AM
notepad++ hacked
uninstall it
notepad hacked
uninstall it
notepad hacked
"life isn't all beer and skittles" - Moz
February 11, 2026 at 11:32 AM
"life isn't all beer and skittles" - Moz
Impromptu office visit today I think.
February 11, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Impromptu office visit today I think.
Still remember implementing an MSNP (MSN Messenger Protocol) client in PHP at 13/14 years of age. Better times. Easier times.
February 10, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Still remember implementing an MSNP (MSN Messenger Protocol) client in PHP at 13/14 years of age. Better times. Easier times.
Finished looking at bad screen, too tired to look at good screen.
February 10, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Finished looking at bad screen, too tired to look at good screen.
this whole dorky full screen UI to control one fucking button is so silly lmao. this was peak “out of ideas” era iPhone
February 10, 2026 at 7:29 PM
this whole dorky full screen UI to control one fucking button is so silly lmao. this was peak “out of ideas” era iPhone
God dry filament prints so much nicer.
February 10, 2026 at 4:55 PM
God dry filament prints so much nicer.
Anybody know much about pretending to be a Motorola IMPRES battery (for the purposes of eliminating a battery, running from a bench supply)? I've tried just supplying the correct voltage on the contacts and get `Invalid battery 0`. #hamradio
February 10, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Anybody know much about pretending to be a Motorola IMPRES battery (for the purposes of eliminating a battery, running from a bench supply)? I've tried just supplying the correct voltage on the contacts and get `Invalid battery 0`. #hamradio
wow why the frig has firefox gone so slow
February 10, 2026 at 4:16 PM
wow why the frig has firefox gone so slow
Lot of people talking about Stoat (fka. Revolt)... they seem to be UK based. That seems unwise.
https://stoat.chat/legal/imprint
https://stoat.chat/legal/imprint
Company Impressum - Stoat
Information about the company operating Stoat services
stoat.chat
February 10, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Lot of people talking about Stoat (fka. Revolt)... they seem to be UK based. That seems unwise.
https://stoat.chat/legal/imprint
https://stoat.chat/legal/imprint
Yeah it sucks, but I’m glad this discord shit has forced the spotlight on the clusterfluff that is AV again.
February 10, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Yeah it sucks, but I’m glad this discord shit has forced the spotlight on the clusterfluff that is AV again.