Cathy Young

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UK-based software engineer (DevSecOps) she/her | Interested in tech, politics, programming, infosec, photography, #metafilter | Hobbyist photographer, gamer, occasional singer in a band | Beholden to two furry monsters of the feline persuasion
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This still makes me laugh, every time 😄
Because you really needed a weekend timeline cleanser 🍪 🐈
Inside you there are two wolves. One is active, the other one is on hot standby and becomes active if the first one fails or is taken down for maintenance. Add more wolves as necessary for increased redundancy load balancing. A quorum badger can be added for environments with multiple active wolves.

Understanding Engineer Speak

Event Descriptions⁠:

  • High Impedance Air Gap
    ⩵ It wasn't plugged in⁠🔌
  • Kinetic Disassembly
    ⩵ It blew up⁠💥
  • Organic Grounding
    ⩵ It electrocuted someone⁠⚡
  • Percussive Maintenance
    ⩵ It was hit with a hammer⁠🔨
  • Thermal Reconfiguring
    ⩵ It melted⁠🔥
2021 retro-link! https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/how-to-make-medieval-mead-bochet - The quest to recreate a lost and ‘terrifying’ medieval mead.
The Quest to Recreate a Lost and ‘Terrifying’ Medieval Mead

Bochet vanished for centuries, but meadmakers are bringing it back—at least in spirit.

Atlas Obscura

Yes, it's the time of year again when Hans Gruber begins his fall.

#AdventCalendar
#AdventCalendar2024
#DieHard
#DieHardIsAnXmasMovie
#HansGruber

But if the rubber ducks can find the problems in the code by themselves then why do we need to pay the programmers
https://mltshp.com/p/1QJOX “They do crimes”
They do crimes

MLTSHP
“Whatcha lookin’ at, Morris?”
“Not a fucking thing, Walter.”
In space, no one can hear you meow