By day, I work in SharePoint/Power Platform development.
For fun, I enjoy fiddling with my #aquarium, riding my #ebike, tinkering around with #HomeAssistant, playing #Factorio, going to #MetalShows, #Grilling, and reading about spaceships fighting.
We have five cats, which are henceforth referred to as The Goblins.
📍 Richmond, VA, US
| web | https://michaelharley.net |
Here are some of the best techniques for keeping email addresses hidden from spammers—along with the statistics on how likely they are to be broken.
🔗 Email address obfuscation: What works in 2026?
I do publish my email in the clear on my site. I have my spam filters dialed in pretty well these days but I think I'll see about implementing one of these strategies.
Email address obfuscation: What works in 2026?
Link: https://spencermortensen.com/articles/email-obfuscation/
Wednesday’s Supreme Court arguments over birthright citizenship went very poorly for Donald Trump.
🔗 Supreme Court analysis: Amy Coney Barrett destroyed the case against birthright citizenship.
I don't think I have a strong opinion on birthright citizenship myself but I didn't realize that other than Canada, there are no other Western countries that have it.
I mean, I tend to want to be against because Trump is for it but yeah.
@unixviking hi friend. I notice your interest in Linux and Thinkpads! Which Thinkpad would you recommend for Debian? I'm considering replacing my 2015 MacBook pro 13 inch. This is my couch laptop and it sits on a little roll tray that I pull up to the sofa while using it. Doesn't have to be very compact or portable and I was looking at the T16. I just don't want to struggle with drivers and I want a nice typing experience.
General computing, some vs code.
Why are there birds loudly chirping at 2:41 am? 😑
That is def an unapproved night noise.
Oracle is cutting thousands of jobs as the US technology company seeks to reassure investors that its bet on AI infrastructure will pay off.
🔗 US tech firm Oracle cuts thousands of jobs as it steps up AI spending | Oracle | The Guardian
I genuinely believe that these tech companies are making these types of choices purely because of the stock market. Layoffs make their stock prices go up because of a perception of improved productivity.
Yes, I think we can all agree that the US has become a less predictable partner when it comes to NATO and defense. It seems obvious to me that European countries need to pool their resources and work together to build their own capabilities.
I didn't realize how fractured European politics are though. To my US-centered brain, it's a bit like California and Texas trying to work together to do... pretty much anything. It just wouldn't work, and yet that's roughly the challenge facing Germany, France, the UK, Italy, Poland, and the rest.
The numbers tell the story: among just the top 10 European economies, there are 5 different main battle tanks in service. Seems like there would be some easy wins from an economy of scale perspective. Ditty pretty much all the big expensive things that militaries want. Jets, missiles, artillery systems, air defense systems.
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