Douglas Kilpatrick

@kilpatds
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"Seasoned" unix systems programmer, hiker, angry person.

#infosec #linux #EVcommunity #rpg and other randomness.

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The defining characteristic of domestic policy in the United States is racism. It’s literally why we can’t have nice things.

Every time some practice doesn’t make sense from the war on drugs to how education is funded, Trump getting elected twice or the lack of universal healthcare, you can trace the roots back to racism.

People would rather be kings in hell than risk being servants in heaven.

You are being misled about renewable energy technology.

Let's learn and grow. New things are cool!Links 'n' stuff down below. Lots of links.First, the "clean version." Please pass that around.https://youtu.be/Zgxb...

YouTube

Yes, I am aware your child was AFAB.

No, that child isn’t a “tomboy”.

They present as a boy.

The child says they are a boy.

They say they are uncomfortable presenting female.

You should listen to them.

Even if you think some of Mamdani’s policy ideas are ill-conceived dorm room stuff (which I do), the level of performative panic around him just seems bizzarely, irrationally detached from any sense of what an NYC mayor can actually DO unilaterally.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wvjjkelmpfoh5occpsib4ep4/post/3m44ukupn6j2m
I will never stop being irritated by devices that use a USB-C connector for their power input but that just require 5V without negotiating (and so are only useable with a USB-A power supply).
Speaking of image alt text, as a photographer who tries to put care into this, I would really love it if there were a single standard EXIF field in which alt text could be embedded and from which the text was reliably extracted when the image was uploaded. It would be much easier to write a description once and have it live with the image rather than have to manage it separately (or write it on the fly when posting).
When the TV that exists for the sole purpose of displaying its HDMI inputs has the nerve to paint “WiFi not connected” over the signal
Someone asked if I was ready for the fall, and it actually took me a moment to realize that they meant autumn, not the complete collapse of democracy.
It’s funny to think about how much we heard about DEI programs lowering standards only to live in a post-DEI world where the standards for who gets to run US government agencies are so low, they’re 20,000 leagues under the sea