@locked

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BioSRE Engineer, bare metal and cloud automation. Building electronics.
Githubhttps://github.com/locked
lockedNov 12
xkcdbotNov 12

title text: 'They really shouldn't let those small cars drive in traffic. I worry I'm going to kill someone if I hit one! They should have to drive on the sidewalk, safely out of the way.'

desktop link: https://xkcd.com/3167
mobile link: https://m.xkcd.com/3167
explainxkcd: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3167

lockedMar 18, 2025
Picard TipsMar 18, 2025
Picard engineering tip: Maintenance of existing systems is just as important as building new capabilities.
lockedMar 18, 2025
Anatoly Shashkin💾Mar 18, 2025
Microsoft sent me an email telling me to throw my computer in the trash. 🤷
lockedFeb 25, 2025
Kim ScheinbergFeb 25, 2025

I didn't realize how fucking useful the word 'fucking' is for eliminating AI

Turns out, it's really fucking useful!

lockedJan 16, 2025
Show threadbenjojoJan 16, 2025
This morning I opened my (paid) Google email inbox only to have basically go through a unskippable advert for Google Gemini, I then disabled the entire Google Gemini across my account and now my phone has what is basically the mark of the beast in various places
lockedJan 4, 2025
Picard TipsJan 4, 2025
Picard management tip: Don't negotiate absurd schedules with engineers. Encourage truth telling and reasonable time estimates.
lockedSep 18, 2024
benjojoSep 18, 2024

Am I getting old (old man yells at cloud etc) or is the Google Mail app on android switching to by default treating email like SMS insane???

Why does replying to email in any thing more than a yes/no sentence take 3 taps!

Auto updates are such a liability with google products

lockedSep 5, 2024
HaileySep 4, 2024
The Internet Archive losing its appeal means one thing: pirate stuff. Pirate brazenly. There’s no point trying to do it the nice way - you’ll get shut down anyway. Copy, share, and archive to your heart’s content. It’s the only way we’re keeping digital media and our cultural memory intact.
lockedApr 17, 2024
Molly WhiteApr 17, 2024

I spent a long time experimenting with AI before finally writing about it in depth. It can be pretty useful — but is it worth it?

https://www.citationneeded.news/ai-isnt-useless/

#ArtificialIntelligence #AI #newsletter #CitationNeeded

AI isn't useless. But is it worth it?

AI can be kind of useful, but I'm not sure that a "kind of useful" tool justifies the harm.

Citation Needed
lockedNov 5, 2023
And finally my good old CPC6128 booted ! After changing many sockets, the CRTC chip, the Z80 cpu, swapping the CPU socket did the trick... And it was indeed a bit crusty