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Automotive enthusiasts.
DevOps & Observability.
Cooking for One.
Coffee Car.🚗
DevOps & Observability.
Cooking for One.
Coffee Car.🚗
Took in a showing of Predator:Badlands this evening.
I enjoyed it. It knows what it is; a dumb, fun, buddy road movie wrapped in a wrapped in sci-fi action adventure shell seasoned with sprinkles of found family.
Does it have problems? Yes.
Does that matter? No.
I enjoyed it. It knows what it is; a dumb, fun, buddy road movie wrapped in a wrapped in sci-fi action adventure shell seasoned with sprinkles of found family.
Does it have problems? Yes.
Does that matter? No.
December 3, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Took in a showing of Predator:Badlands this evening.
I enjoyed it. It knows what it is; a dumb, fun, buddy road movie wrapped in a wrapped in sci-fi action adventure shell seasoned with sprinkles of found family.
Does it have problems? Yes.
Does that matter? No.
I enjoyed it. It knows what it is; a dumb, fun, buddy road movie wrapped in a wrapped in sci-fi action adventure shell seasoned with sprinkles of found family.
Does it have problems? Yes.
Does that matter? No.
Why not both?
December 3, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Why not both?
Reminded that when somebody says, "I'm going to play the Devil's Advocate," what I usually hear is, "I'm going to be a dick."
December 2, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Reminded that when somebody says, "I'm going to play the Devil's Advocate," what I usually hear is, "I'm going to be a dick."
Team in Asia: Why didn’t you join our meeting?
Me: 1) You scheduled it for 5am in my time zone and 2) the invite went out an hour before the meeting.
Team in Asia: So?
Me: 1) You scheduled it for 5am in my time zone and 2) the invite went out an hour before the meeting.
Team in Asia: So?
December 2, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Team in Asia: Why didn’t you join our meeting?
Me: 1) You scheduled it for 5am in my time zone and 2) the invite went out an hour before the meeting.
Team in Asia: So?
Me: 1) You scheduled it for 5am in my time zone and 2) the invite went out an hour before the meeting.
Team in Asia: So?
Cardle
Guess the car in 5 tries. A new car is available each day.
www.playcardle.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:12 PM
A fun concept to learn about with LLMs is Context Rot, the way over simplified TL;DR: longer inputs tend to degrade accuracy and make models more prone to hallucination.
research.trychroma.com/context-rot#...
research.trychroma.com/context-rot#...
December 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
A fun concept to learn about with LLMs is Context Rot, the way over simplified TL;DR: longer inputs tend to degrade accuracy and make models more prone to hallucination.
research.trychroma.com/context-rot#...
research.trychroma.com/context-rot#...
This did not work, but it was fun trying it out.
That's fine, I ordered the tool I need last night and it'll be here on Thursday.
This is a no-rush wrench therapy project after all.
That's fine, I ordered the tool I need last night and it'll be here on Thursday.
This is a no-rush wrench therapy project after all.
Me: Well, shit. I need a tool to hold the cam gears to unbolt them.
AlsoMe: *looks at the 3D printer* ...but maybe I can use the old cam belt as a strap-wrench?
AlsoAlsoMe: Man, there's no way this is gonna work.
AlsoAlsoAlsoMe: But what the fuck, let's try it anyway.
AlsoMe: *looks at the 3D printer* ...but maybe I can use the old cam belt as a strap-wrench?
AlsoAlsoMe: Man, there's no way this is gonna work.
AlsoAlsoAlsoMe: But what the fuck, let's try it anyway.
December 2, 2025 at 3:06 PM
This did not work, but it was fun trying it out.
That's fine, I ordered the tool I need last night and it'll be here on Thursday.
This is a no-rush wrench therapy project after all.
That's fine, I ordered the tool I need last night and it'll be here on Thursday.
This is a no-rush wrench therapy project after all.
Maybe don’t use the term “Chinesium” if for no other reason that it makes you sound casually racist.
December 2, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Maybe don’t use the term “Chinesium” if for no other reason that it makes you sound casually racist.
Me: Well, shit. I need a tool to hold the cam gears to unbolt them.
AlsoMe: *looks at the 3D printer* ...but maybe I can use the old cam belt as a strap-wrench?
AlsoAlsoMe: Man, there's no way this is gonna work.
AlsoAlsoAlsoMe: But what the fuck, let's try it anyway.
AlsoMe: *looks at the 3D printer* ...but maybe I can use the old cam belt as a strap-wrench?
AlsoAlsoMe: Man, there's no way this is gonna work.
AlsoAlsoAlsoMe: But what the fuck, let's try it anyway.
December 2, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Me: Well, shit. I need a tool to hold the cam gears to unbolt them.
AlsoMe: *looks at the 3D printer* ...but maybe I can use the old cam belt as a strap-wrench?
AlsoAlsoMe: Man, there's no way this is gonna work.
AlsoAlsoAlsoMe: But what the fuck, let's try it anyway.
AlsoMe: *looks at the 3D printer* ...but maybe I can use the old cam belt as a strap-wrench?
AlsoAlsoMe: Man, there's no way this is gonna work.
AlsoAlsoAlsoMe: But what the fuck, let's try it anyway.
Slow progress on the Cappuccino.
Belt and tensioner pulled off. They look practically new, certainly not as old the service sticker implied.
Leaky front main seal replaced, pretty sure that was original to the car.
Belt and tensioner pulled off. They look practically new, certainly not as old the service sticker implied.
Leaky front main seal replaced, pretty sure that was original to the car.
December 2, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Slow progress on the Cappuccino.
Belt and tensioner pulled off. They look practically new, certainly not as old the service sticker implied.
Leaky front main seal replaced, pretty sure that was original to the car.
Belt and tensioner pulled off. They look practically new, certainly not as old the service sticker implied.
Leaky front main seal replaced, pretty sure that was original to the car.
I think I need to Zootopia 2 again just to deep dive into all of the Easter eggs and visual jokes.
December 1, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I think I need to Zootopia 2 again just to deep dive into all of the Easter eggs and visual jokes.
Cardle
Guess the car in 5 tries. A new car is available each day.
www.playcardle.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I think my plan for wrenching on the Capp tomorrow will be cam carrier gaskets and maybe cam seals. I should have bought a dizzy cap and rotor set for it.
December 1, 2025 at 6:39 AM
I think my plan for wrenching on the Capp tomorrow will be cam carrier gaskets and maybe cam seals. I should have bought a dizzy cap and rotor set for it.
This super satisfying.
December 1, 2025 at 4:28 AM
This super satisfying.
Cardle
Guess the car in 5 tries. A new car is available each day.
www.playcardle.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Finally got the front set of the Cappuccino blown apart enough that I can start to…blow it apart even more.
December 1, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Finally got the front set of the Cappuccino blown apart enough that I can start to…blow it apart even more.
That weird dream was a comically gruesome murder mystery.
November 30, 2025 at 10:23 AM
That weird dream was a comically gruesome murder mystery.
Fell asleep early. Woke up from a weird, disturbing dream at 1am. Now my Brian doesn’t want to get back to sleep.
November 30, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Fell asleep early. Woke up from a weird, disturbing dream at 1am. Now my Brian doesn’t want to get back to sleep.
The Cappuccino is fighting me. Not surprising, it's 33 years old so some stuff is gonna be kinda crusty and...difficult. I need to blow apart more of the front end than I was hoping.
Tool access is a total ball ache.
Tool access is a total ball ache.
November 29, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The Cappuccino is fighting me. Not surprising, it's 33 years old so some stuff is gonna be kinda crusty and...difficult. I need to blow apart more of the front end than I was hoping.
Tool access is a total ball ache.
Tool access is a total ball ache.
Breakfast sando.
1 English muffin
1 large egg
1 tbsp egg whites
1 tsp water
1 tbsp butter
1 tsp sriracha mayo
Salt and pepper
Whip egg, egg white, and water. Microwave in an oiled ramekin for ~50-60 seconds.
1 English muffin
1 large egg
1 tbsp egg whites
1 tsp water
1 tbsp butter
1 tsp sriracha mayo
Salt and pepper
Whip egg, egg white, and water. Microwave in an oiled ramekin for ~50-60 seconds.
November 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Breakfast sando.
1 English muffin
1 large egg
1 tbsp egg whites
1 tsp water
1 tbsp butter
1 tsp sriracha mayo
Salt and pepper
Whip egg, egg white, and water. Microwave in an oiled ramekin for ~50-60 seconds.
1 English muffin
1 large egg
1 tbsp egg whites
1 tsp water
1 tbsp butter
1 tsp sriracha mayo
Salt and pepper
Whip egg, egg white, and water. Microwave in an oiled ramekin for ~50-60 seconds.
Introduce yourself with five animals you've seen in the wild:
Coyote
Skunk
Tanuki
Ibis
Macaque
Coyote
Skunk
Tanuki
Ibis
Macaque
Introduce yourself with five animals you've seen in the wild:
Great blue heron
Rock pigeon
American crow
Steller's Jay
Canada goose
Great blue heron
Rock pigeon
American crow
Steller's Jay
Canada goose
Introduce yourself with five animals you've seen in the wild:
Cascade Red Fox
Rock Pika
Rocky Mountain Goat
Canada Jay
Cascade Red Fox
Rock Pika
Rocky Mountain Goat
Canada Jay
November 29, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Introduce yourself with five animals you've seen in the wild:
Coyote
Skunk
Tanuki
Ibis
Macaque
Coyote
Skunk
Tanuki
Ibis
Macaque
This would be a lot easier if the car wasn’t equipped with AC. The AC lines murder tool access.
November 29, 2025 at 1:36 AM
This would be a lot easier if the car wasn’t equipped with AC. The AC lines murder tool access.
Some light holiday reading.
November 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Some light holiday reading.
Cardle
Guess the car in 5 tries. A new car is available each day.
www.playcardle.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Thanksgiving turkey karaage is ready.
いただきます！
いただきます！
November 28, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Thanksgiving turkey karaage is ready.
いただきます！
いただきます！