arclight

@arclight.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy

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Engineer (nuclear, safety analysis), scientific software developer, rehabilitator of unloved FORTRAN, recovering sysadmin, marginally competent solderator […] [bridged from https://oldbytes.space/@arclight on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]

A very very judgy picture of Donut. He's 80% sideeye
Poster for the Spurs' Austin International Half (Marathon?) picturing a runner next to a disquieting rabbit mascot reminiscent of children's horror game Five Nights at Freddy's and not as you might expect Frank from Donnie Darko.
Donut curled up in his eponymous shape, cute as a button, warm and happy and safe like every cat should be
Rain
Young black cat interrupted from his budget kibble to give us a blep. Bob is a starchy tuber of gratitude and affection
Faded glyphs of a walking human on cracked asphalt
Gracie is now mostly upside down because she's a goofy baby.
Gracie sacked out on the cat furniture in my office. So much floof!
Donut looking extremely guilty for loafing on the brand new couch. He overcame his fear of Change and vanquished the couch. He didn't feel guilty enough to leave the couch when spotted so at least that's normal. Donut is a weirdo.
Our new big red sofa. Ever notice how in English the adjectives have to be in a certain order and nob9dy csn tell you what the ordering rules are? Like "Our new red big sofa" is wrong - big has to come before red. Nobody can tell you why - that's just how it is.
Two pairs of eyeglasses frames. Left: black oval wire frames with obnoxious fluorescent orange bows (they are VERY comfortable which makes up for the goofy color scheme). Right: for computer use, blue wire frames with almost rectangular lenses. Also very comfortable with a decent field of view.
Description of a software system to assist in delivering a binary chemical weapon (glide bomb) in the 1980s. Note that the US chemical weapons program was halted in 1969 under Lyndon Johnson and revived in 1976, ostensibly under Carter, possibly Ford. Interesting that Nixon did not revive the program and that Reagan didn't reshutter it, though honestly there wasn't a weapon system that Reagan didn't love. Carter though - no excuse for letting this continue.
The archetypal red "Stop forcing AI into fucking everything / nobody asked for it / everyone hates it" coffee mug. Stop funding the worst people on the fucking planet.
Faded bar sign of "Billy's on Burnet" Austin TX
Donut (our titular tabby cat) has curled himself into his eponymous shape and is peacefully sleeping off Monday morning as one does.
Rear view of the most generic deathtrap EV in 1982 Oldsmobile dull gold livery
Donut asleep on the bed, ears perked up in case something worrisome happens.
Five angled line segments making a crooked horizontal line with a pair of weary eyes drawn in above to make a disgruntled face with the text "HEXANE IS FED UP WITH YOUR B.S." scrawled underneath in typical bad MS Paint handwriting.
My sleepy, nibbly cat son Donut.
A six-pack of Molson Canadian in bottles, Specs, Austin TX
18 pounds of floofy Maine Coon on cat furniture facing away from the camera, tail spilling down and across the level beneath her. A single hind foot dangles off the far side of the platform. There might be kitty snores.
The cover of the Packt Press book "Pandas Cookbook"
Close-up of misaligned decimal point indicators and slightly grubby mechanical calculator keyboard
Device model/serial number tag reading "LA5-160 478598"
Typewriter-looking calculator with a carriage containing 8 digits in an upper row and 16 digits on the lower. The keyboard has 8 columns of 10 digit keys. There are various knows and buttons for clearing or setting digits, performing operations, moving the carriage, etc. The faceplate is a light industrial green and the body of the calculator is a matte-ish somewhat rough painted finish typical of business & scientific equipment of its age.
Backside of a mystery electromechanical device branded as "Monroe". Best case, it just needs minor internal cleaning, oiling, and adjustment. Worst case, it will electrocute me, emit a lot of ozone, then burn down my house. Fun awaits!
Ancient-ish RSA key fob for two-factor authentication circa 2010 or so.
A very sleepy and dignity-free Donut, head upside down and leggies everywhere. So much spotty kitten belly!
Later logo Excite.com coffee mug.
Donut flopped on his side, head almost upside down, eyes half lidded and fangs just visible. Legs stretched toward thd camera with toes curled and a little bit of claw. So much spotty kitten belly. I think this cat likes me; he's very relaxed and happy.
A serious ad for "Swimly, the AirBnB of Swimming Pools" What the actual giardia-laden fuck?
Gray stray mid-groom next to a discarded cardboard moving box, a box that's seen things
Donut has occupied my chair in the living room. I am currently 0-2 in the Best Place game today.
Gracie is in my office chair, enhancing shareholder value. I am also losing at the Best Place game.
Donut flopped on his side, eyes mostly closed, tired out from an after-dinner yodel and a hectic day of napping.
Screenshot of obnoxious Urban Arrow website, source of quote
Black stray kitty in a loaf configuration enjoying the spring sunshine. He's covered with schmutz from happily rolling around on the front walk
Black kitten lounging on a chair extending one very very long front leg, one that would never in a million years touch a turtle or window blinds or anything he was not repeatedly told not to touch. Nope, just an innocent lounging kitten, touching something...
Gracie with eyes almost shut lounging on top of the cat furniture, one massive paw hanging over the side
A sleepy tabby cat pretends that "Baby, I Love Your Way" is not playing in the background.
Black cat on cat furniture extending one lanky paw. In a moment he will be sticking his face through the Venetian blinds behind him and getting loudly cursed. Shithead.
"Understanding the New Mathematics" by Evelyn B. Rosenthal (1965)
Enclosed breastfeeding/pumping cubicle at SeaTac. Infants gotta eat.
Bird perched inside the terminal window
"The most comfortable underwear you'll ever wear"
ROBOTIC BARISTA
Single-use unlubricated cube farm for one.
Austin Airport map app: "Beats, Bites, & Flights"
"Do not bring your firearm through the checkpoint." Thanks TSA, I now have Cracker's "Can I Take My Gun to Heaven?" stuck in my head #YouKnowShesAlwaysBeenByMySide
P Thai's Khao Man Gai & Noodles. Why is there a guy in a chicken costume?
Small stinky black kitten stares out the window, momentarily distracted from mayhem.
Gracie always looks grumpier than she really is.
A brand new basic set of lovkpicks from Red Team Tools. Affordable and decent quality.
Wide-eyed black kitten, absolutely deranged.
A pile of increasingly tedious nested expressions
Mörkö is almost a dead bug, sleeping on his back sacked out from a morning of mayhem. All feets and fangs.
Parentheses tangled like coathangers.
Equation 3-3