Thomas Dambo’s trolls—and his other creations—come across as other-worldly. His entire works collection is simply too amazing not to note. Makes me wish there were more trolls in our world, don’t you agree? Kind of “have trolls, no war”.
random tubesToday, which is coming to an end in roughly three hours, is the Summer Solstice for the Northern hemisphere—where I happen, for better or for worse, to be situated. That means today was the longest day of the year for us. Oh, but still runs at 24 hours, take it or leave it, so, yeah, not really that much meaningful anyway. 𶠓It comes and goes, it comes and goooooes!” đ¶
thoughtsThis bash code is what I use to count the amount of notes per year, ever since I started babbling in here. I first move to the content/posts/ directory, then run it. It works great under macOS.
for file in *.md; do \
head -n 5 "$file" | \
grep 'date:' | \
sed 's/date.*\([[:digit:]]\{4\}\).*/\1/' >> count; \
done && \
cat count | sort | uniq -c && \
rm count
Well, this is something you don’t see everyday day, from left to right: Mark Russinovich, Bill Gates, Linus Torvalds, and David Cutler. Bill and Linus meeting in person, and making it to the same photo. Yeah, a first?
tech tubesOne hundred percent, Claudine! In my head, and in my actions, I am more often than not the same kid I remember myself to be. “Youthfulness” is a construct of our minds. Yes, we age mechanically, but that shouldn’t change anything else. Specially because society expects us to behave in a “certain way”, due to age. Pfff!
claudine friends thoughtsA satire filled article on how the author will do “anything to end homelessness except build more homes”. I mean, will it ever end?! The repercussions would be disastrous! đ
“Look, if you give people homes, the next thing you know, theyâre going to start to get their lives together and then get jobs and start organizing. Then theyâll expand Medicare to everyone and build a fucking light rail line instead of a goddamn border wall, and no one will drive anymore, and cars will die out, and the air will get clean, and can you imagine the problems weâll have then?”
â Via Hacker News.
humour viaI write these notes not expecting interaction. I do it for fun, more often than not to amuse myself. Yet, even as I admit that what I jot here is for my own, it is similar to writing a message in a bottle. The hope (aim?) is that someone will eventually find it, and do with it as they please. đ đ
me thoughts“Oh, a horse with a horn is called a unicorn/A horse with stripes is called a zebra/A horse with wings is called Pegasus/And a horse with a broken leg is called glue.”
Poor broken leg horse. I shall not show this to Horsie, because it will make her sad, and even cry. She will know is a joke, but who jokes like that with “family”?
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The Baroque period produced some of the greatest artists humankind has ever seen. I recently came across âThe Abduction of Proserpinaâ on Kottke. Although I saw it with my own eyes, I couldnât help but feeling, again, amazed and awestruck by the artist incredible skills that make this cold marble so lifelike.
random tubesI have not mentioned Headscale before, even though I use it every day. I have my iPhone (on demand), my Mac, my Linux laptop (on demand), and my two VPS connected to it. Headscale is an open source, self-hosted implementation of the Tailscale control server. You can use the Tailscale client—which is available for all platforms—to connect to it. It is amazing, and worthy—at the very minimum—of a star on its GitHub repository.
selfhost tech tubesOh no! I just got the notification I set as a reminder to cancel our Crunchyroll subscription. That means we only have tonight to enjoy an advert-free “Jujutsu Kaisen” season 2 watching. After tonight, we will be back to the regular “free” plan. đ©
manga“Less Wrong” sure is an interesting place. For the untrained—like me—it is hard to grasp, as its navigation, and method of engagement, are fairly unique.
random tubes“LessWrong is an online forum and community dedicated to improving human reasoning and decision-making. We seek to hold true beliefs and to be effective at accomplishing our goals. Each day, we aim to be less wrong about the world than the day before.”
A simple test, using verses—in modified format—from Gustavo Adolfo BĂ©cquer’s poem, “ÂżQuĂ© es poesĂa?” I may delete this note, as it is only a test. Yes, like many, many others, I “test in production”. đ
“New Year Resolutions” are a figment our imagination. Dreamers do them; the rest of us, the awake ones, cover our mouth, and giggle at them. đ€
humourI am trying to implement a workflow, so that I can use a graphical editor for creating new notes while in front of the computer, that is, not over an SSH connection. Let’s see how it goes.
Update: 09 Jun 2026 @ 17:26:21
Yup, it works quite well. I really don’t know why it took me this long to implement something as simple as this (I am using Obsidian now to create and edit notes if not over SSH). I guess I usually create notes on Terminal, on Bash, and didn’t have the need for anything else. Until now!
hugo tech“All heat and no rain makes Jack a dull boy”. It has now been almost a week since we last saw rain, and, well, I regret complaining when it was raining a lot each day, because the lawn was growing too fast. Now, on the other hand, it’s dying for the lack of it. đ©
weatherDesperately looking for advise to stop chewing the inside of my cheeks. I don’t feel anxious, nor stressed, and I have made—more than once—the conscious effort to stop biting, but I continue to do it semiconsciously. It’s bothering me quite a bit. Ugh!
Update: 09 Jun 2026 @ 17:26:21
I have successfully managed not to do this anymore, so far. During the first few days I had to put an extra effort remembering not to do it. Now my subconscious seems to have either learned, or given up. Either way is good! Phew!
meTotally hypnotised by this person’s creations. It is so easy to fall in love with their generative art, don’t you think?!
More of Yann Le Gall generative art is available at their Instagram. In Yoda’s speaking style, a fan I have become!
art tubesAwesome Father’s Day this year (it isn’t never bad but this year felt a bit more… “special”). And to top it off, I am off tomorrow. Yay! And while having “off” around, off I go to watch “Jujutsu Kaisen”, season 2!
Now I have watched enough “Jujutsu Kaisen” season 2 (â â â â â) episodes to be able to rate it. The rating is based on my difficulty to understand what’s going on. Honestly, if it weren’t for the kid, who patiently—but mockingly—explains things to me, I would be lost.
holidays manga series
Stayed overnight at an AirBnB in Cocoa Beach, and woke up without being able to beat the sunrise—which was the “plan” before going to sleep, LOL. Nevertheless, had a nice stroll on an almost deserted beach. Today’s “Father’s Day”, so off we go for dim sum!
family holidaysI wish Hacker News would give us the ability to remove entries from specific domains from timeline. Sort of a domain block ability. The very first ones on my list would be: “x.com”, “twitter.com”, “medium.com”, and “substack.com”.
rants
I missed the opportunity to buy “No Man’s Sky” for $25, and now it is back to $60. It attracted me to play it, because I have been looking for a space exploration game, but I was afraid that it would be too immersive. I have, after all, limited play time. I am sure a new special pricing will return.
gamesTonight, before the kid and I engage on a mini-binge of “Jujutsu Kaisen” season 2, I will search and learn, at least, 10 character names. I am sick and tired of having him mock me because I can’t remember names. đĄ
oobie seriesThe sheer power of a tornado in Kansas, filmed by a drone in 2022. Simply incredible. “No lives were lost as a result of this EF3 tornado, despite immense damage and nearly 1,000 structures impacted”.
tubes videos youtubeNow, more than ever, is a good time to donate to the International Committee of the Red Cross. Take a stance, help others, make a difference. Every human is our family.
We take action, not sides. Because we are neutral, impartial and independent, we can reach those who need us when others cannot, providing humanitarian assistance, protecting lives, upholding rights, and relieving the suffering of people around the world whose lives have been torn apart by armed conflict and violence.
You could also sponsor a child, or help so that lifesaving treatments are provided for them. I know a single individual can’t help everyone, our resources are limited. Pick one, donate a small amount. Every little thing helps!
help humansI couldnât believe my eyes when an update notification popped up today for Snapseed and, imagine my surprise when I saw the total refresh it received. Snapseed is a unique delightful aberration, a glitch in the matrix. Acquired by Google in 2012, it is the only app I know that Google has kept alive, and standalone (thatâs, not incorporated into another), and updated.
Oh, and I forgot to mention that it is an amazing app.
google techHaven’t walked “officially” ever since we came from NYC. With everyday rains, lawn mowing, and what nots, well, not going to justify my not-doings, it just hasn’t happened. Maybe I will venture out now. It is overcast, but no rain yet.
Update: 09 Jun 2026 @ 17:26:21
Forgot to come here to note that, as I was going out of the door to walk, it started thundering and raining, right on the clock. Step count today—please, don’t laugh!—1,548. đ
health weatherFrom “Fallout” comes this nugget of “wisdom”. It’s true, though, time is the apex predator. Now, about outliving… that’s the challenge. No one can outlive time.
series thoughts“What is the ultimate weapon of mass destruction? Time. Time is the apex predator. And in the event of an incident, time is the weapon with which we will defeat all of our enemies. That is how we will win the great game of capitalism. Not by outfighting anyone, but by outliving them.”
Absolutely gut wrenching, horrible airplane accident in Ahmedabad, India. Words aren’t enough, so sorry…
“An Air India flight carrying 242 passengers and crew members crashed shortly after taking off in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad on Thursday. There was no immediate information about survivors, but Indiaâs health minister said âmany peopleâ had died.”
Update: 09 Jun 2026 @ 17:26:21
Only 1 person is been reported to have survived . After seeing the video of the explosion, it is genuily amazing one person could have survived it.
humansI recently got a taste of it, again. A taste of walking in a walkable town, that’s. I wish I lived in a place where I could walk to places. I envy you, Claudine!
claudine friends me“Our job is to taste free air. Your so-called boss may own the clock that taunts you from the wall but, my friends, the hour is yours.”
“Page 197 slaps”. From “The You You Are” book comes that excerpt, which will be relevant for the ages.
quotes series