Stephen Checkoway
@stevecheckoway.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Computer Science at Oberlin College. No kings, no nazis.
Bsky seems to send telemetry with every with nearly every action you take.
November 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Bsky seems to send telemetry with every with nearly every action you take.
Storage of items prohibited in the storage closet.
November 14, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Storage of items prohibited in the storage closet.
I guess it'll be a while before I hit my next single digit DuoLingo streak.
November 3, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I guess it'll be a while before I hit my next single digit DuoLingo streak.
I'm fond of this clicker question I wrote a few years ago about deleting branches in git.
November 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I'm fond of this clicker question I wrote a few years ago about deleting branches in git.
Chesscom changed their puzzle ratings. support.chess.com/en/articles/... This is probably a good thing. But boy was this surprising to discover.
October 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Chesscom changed their puzzle ratings. support.chess.com/en/articles/... This is probably a good thing. But boy was this surprising to discover.
Reginald burrito.
October 1, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Reginald burrito.
You know you’re in for a good evening when the homemade Cretan raki comes out.
September 29, 2025 at 10:53 PM
You know you’re in for a good evening when the homemade Cretan raki comes out.
This is the only Kirk I’m interested in hearing about at this point.
September 13, 2025 at 8:40 PM
This is the only Kirk I’m interested in hearing about at this point.
Portable combustible gas detector comes in clutch again.
September 9, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Portable combustible gas detector comes in clutch again.
No. This is simply unacceptable.
September 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
No. This is simply unacceptable.
How are we _still_ doing this? It’s just so dumb.
August 27, 2025 at 1:47 PM
How are we _still_ doing this? It’s just so dumb.
This was the scene of my bedroom this morning, pre-feeding time.
August 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
This was the scene of my bedroom this morning, pre-feeding time.
Here’s a photo of the unfinished map. Not living in the city, it took me many years to finish. I didn’t realize they were going to put my name on the wall.
August 17, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Here’s a photo of the unfinished map. Not living in the city, it took me many years to finish. I didn’t realize they were going to put my name on the wall.
I apparently have a plaque in a bar in a city I haven’t lived in for 20 years. The reward for finishing a rum map, apparently in 2019.
August 17, 2025 at 6:49 AM
I apparently have a plaque in a bar in a city I haven’t lived in for 20 years. The reward for finishing a rum map, apparently in 2019.
This is possibly the most embarrassing article anyone has ever written.
August 17, 2025 at 1:50 AM
This is possibly the most embarrassing article anyone has ever written.
First time cleaning a gear train. I have high hopes this will fix my problem.*
* I have no such hope. Every other cleaning/part replacing has failed. But I’ve got nothing to lose if I screw it up.
* I have no such hope. Every other cleaning/part replacing has failed. But I’ve got nothing to lose if I screw it up.
August 7, 2025 at 5:47 PM
First time cleaning a gear train. I have high hopes this will fix my problem.*
* I have no such hope. Every other cleaning/part replacing has failed. But I’ve got nothing to lose if I screw it up.
* I have no such hope. Every other cleaning/part replacing has failed. But I’ve got nothing to lose if I screw it up.
Suggest your father watch Breakin. Lots of (dance) action and (an uncredited) JCVD definitely doesn’t die.
July 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Suggest your father watch Breakin. Lots of (dance) action and (an uncredited) JCVD definitely doesn’t die.
Here's an example of it going wrong. Text from the image is on GitHub: gist.github.com/stevecheckow...
July 15, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Here's an example of it going wrong. Text from the image is on GitHub: gist.github.com/stevecheckow...
One of my cats (probably Kirk) appears to have searched duck duck go for “vghu8’” and then clicked on the first link which is a data sheet for Siemens VGU7 and VGU8 series combination gas valves. This was discovered when my wife asked me why I had been looking at gas valves so we hit back in Firefox
July 15, 2025 at 5:14 AM
One of my cats (probably Kirk) appears to have searched duck duck go for “vghu8’” and then clicked on the first link which is a data sheet for Siemens VGU7 and VGU8 series combination gas valves. This was discovered when my wife asked me why I had been looking at gas valves so we hit back in Firefox
Mediterranean Gimlet
It tastes like a Greek salad. As improbable as that sounds, it totally does.
It tastes like a Greek salad. As improbable as that sounds, it totally does.
July 3, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Mediterranean Gimlet
It tastes like a Greek salad. As improbable as that sounds, it totally does.
It tastes like a Greek salad. As improbable as that sounds, it totally does.
I found Republicans’ preferred form of library today.
July 1, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I found Republicans’ preferred form of library today.
I was just walking around, minding my own business, and suddenly a Temple of Olympian Zeus pops up.
June 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I was just walking around, minding my own business, and suddenly a Temple of Olympian Zeus pops up.
These cats know where the good place to eat is.
June 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM
These cats know where the good place to eat is.
Phone charging. Europlug to NEMA 1-15 (ungrounded US plug type A) to USB-C to USB-A to USB micro B to Lightning. I’m almost surprised this works except there’s really no reason it wouldn’t. The AC to DC works with 240 VAC 50 Hz and everything else is just direct pin-to-pin wiring.
June 27, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Phone charging. Europlug to NEMA 1-15 (ungrounded US plug type A) to USB-C to USB-A to USB micro B to Lightning. I’m almost surprised this works except there’s really no reason it wouldn’t. The AC to DC works with 240 VAC 50 Hz and everything else is just direct pin-to-pin wiring.