Porkchop D. Clown

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I’ve been a code monkey since I started breaking into the math classroom to get time on the Wang 720b and (later) the TRS-80. So, about 45 years now.

Yes, I really was a real clown, but only for children’s charities.

Used to be a Bike MS team captain. Been through some health issues, but I still love my bike.

These days, I work part time at an LGBTQ+ church. (Yes, I know that makes your brain hurt, but it’s true.)

AgeGetting old.
VicesKnock knock jokes.
HobbiesSee vices. Also photography and cycling.
Favorite LanguageHP41C synthetic programming. You wouldn’t understand.
Porkchop D. Clown2h ago

Yeah, I know. Drones are so 2015. I don’t care.

https://youtu.be/HUPGv-OCSiU?si=ahYFngcnNzcBB_d5

Phoenixville Ferris Wheel

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Porkchop D. ClownMar 10
Still waiting for the world to get green, but the sunset was nice. #dronephotography
Porkchop D. ClownMar 10
Took a different kind of selfie.
#dronephotography
Porkchop D. ClownFeb 17
https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/faa-drone-no-fly-zone-ice-dhs
FAA creates drone no-fly zone for ICE operations

The FAA has created nationwide moving drone no-fly zones around ICE vehicles and convoys, with criminal penalties for violating the restricted airspace.

AeroTime
Porkchop D. ClownFeb 16

Still playing with the drone, and with reverse engineering the data from the drone.

https://youtu.be/nE0wi7b95U4

#drones #aerialphotography

Telemetry Test #7

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Porkchop D. ClownFeb 13
TWiT News FeedFeb 12

An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me - https://simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/12/an-ai-agent-published-a-hit-piece-on-me/#atom-everything

**[An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me][1]**

Scott Shambaugh helps maintain the excellent and venerable [matplotlib][2]
Python charting library, including taking on the thankless task of...

#im

An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me

Scott Shambaugh helps maintain the excellent and venerable matplotlib Python charting library, including taking on the thankless task of triaging and reviewing incoming pull requests. A GitHub account called @crabby-rathbun …

Simon Willison’s Weblog
Porkchop D. ClownFeb 12

After 10 years, I’m getting back into drones and, being me, I’m having at least as much fun trying to reverse engineer the data files and overlaying them on the video as I am flying my new toy.

I apologize for the sound track.

https://youtu.be/WPKGMphY6wc?si=x_ifqQwMT4pzDdjI

#drones #photography

Telemetry Test #5

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Show threadPorkchop D. ClownJan 29
* https://users.cs.utah.edu/~elb/folklore/mel.html
The Story of Mel

Porkchop D. ClownJan 29

This wouldn't have happened if Mel* was still around.

https://web.mit.edu/jemorris/humor/500-miles

Show threadPorkchop D. ClownDec 26

In later years. I wrote software for newer HP calculators, MacOS software so the Mac could talk to HP calculators, astronomy software for PalmPilots, and lots of other stuff - but I still miss the magic of working with those very first truly personal computing devices.

EOL