I make things, I fix things, and quite often break things. A Silicon Valley refugee having lived in the Pacific North West, recently returned to my home, #SantaCruz after […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://mstdn.social/@elfin, follow @ap.brid.gy to interacthttps://bsky.app/profile/elfin.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gyhttps://bsky.app/profile/elfin.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mxkaanzk46m2This dude has way too much time on his hands. Nashville man who made world's thinnest road-legal car has now turned a tiny Ford Festiva into a bizarre 10-foot-wide highway monster10 Oct 2026 19:34 +0000at://did:plc:5eho4q77kdl64pyno7qwa2qv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxkaanzk46m2https://bsky.app/profile/elfin.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mxhldr27ou52Another cookie didn't survive my bag. Probably shouldn't snort cookie dust in public.09 Oct 2026 18:14 +0000at://did:plc:5eho4q77kdl64pyno7qwa2qv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxhldr27ou52https://bsky.app/profile/elfin.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mxd7naysou32To be fair, as much as I hate Trump's tailor and want him to get new suits, Tan AIN'T gonna' be his color.08 Oct 2026 00:34 +0000at://did:plc:5eho4q77kdl64pyno7qwa2qv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxd7naysou32https://bsky.app/profile/elfin.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mxd5s72dox32Somewhere, a focus group needs immolated.08 Oct 2026 00:01 +0000at://did:plc:5eho4q77kdl64pyno7qwa2qv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxd5s72dox32https://bsky.app/profile/elfin.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mxd4dmq6yvz2There was most certainly a reason for my doing this This way, but I'll be damned if I can remember what that reason is. Do I change it to "the right way" (which is arguably wrong), or do I leave it alone until 3am when I remember why I did this six months ago?07 Oct 2026 23:35 +0000at://did:plc:5eho4q77kdl64pyno7qwa2qv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxd4dmq6yvz2https://bsky.app/profile/elfin.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mxd24kdr4gy2I should not have to say, "Please do not fondle my chocolate", and yet, here we are.07 Oct 2026 22:56 +0000at://did:plc:5eho4q77kdl64pyno7qwa2qv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxd24kdr4gy2https://bsky.app/profile/elfin.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mxcwtj6whsz2I was wondering what my brother was up to these days. LA officials document first case of a rabid raccoon in more than 50 years https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/07/rabid-raccoon-case-los-angeles07 Oct 2026 21:57 +0000at://did:plc:5eho4q77kdl64pyno7qwa2qv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxcwtj6whsz2https://bsky.app/profile/elfin.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mxcvyr6r2bc2The "Maverick Act". I was going to lose my mind but really this is just saving three F-14 Tomcats and making them a part of the US Space And Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL (AKA: Rocket Park and Space Camp). I can live with that. Text - S.4161 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Maverick Act | […] https://mstdn.social/@elfin/11740180168364542407 Oct 2026 21:42 +0000at://did:plc:5eho4q77kdl64pyno7qwa2qv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxcvyr6r2bc2https://bsky.app/profile/elfin.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mxcl6mgae2c2Today's Updates brought to you by SaMbA, SELinux, mdadm, and the number Seven. #SysAdmin07 Oct 2026 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:5eho4q77kdl64pyno7qwa2qv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxcl6mgae2c2https://bsky.app/profile/elfin.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mxckrbc3s452Oh good. That site I was bitching about the other day that has "Select Things You're Interested In" Before The Login Page isn't doing that anymore. Might have been my scathing EMail, might not.07 Oct 2026 18:21 +0000at://did:plc:5eho4q77kdl64pyno7qwa2qv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxckrbc3s452https://bsky.app/profile/elfin.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mxaoedo3hzm2I feel this pain ... Please tell me I'm not the only one dealing with this "AI" vendor hype while basic hygiene is ignored. Just got out of yet another meeting where some vendor pitched our C-suite on their "autonomous AI-driven threat hunting platform." Management was literally drooling over […] https://mstdn.social/@elfin/11739676142204854107 Oct 2026 00:20 +0000at://did:plc:5eho4q77kdl64pyno7qwa2qv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxaoedo3hzm2https://bsky.app/profile/elfin.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mxankdaajxm2How to avoid sexual assault.07 Oct 2026 00:05 +0000at://did:plc:5eho4q77kdl64pyno7qwa2qv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxankdaajxm2https://bsky.app/profile/elfin.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mxanakhpu3u2@juliewebgirl In case you wanted to know how a Fax worked. *Ducks and runs for cover*07 Oct 2026 00:00 +0000at://did:plc:5eho4q77kdl64pyno7qwa2qv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxanakhpu3u2https://bsky.app/profile/elfin.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mxakzjml2iu2It's 16:20 ... break time. #IfYouKnowYouKnow06 Oct 2026 23:20 +0000at://did:plc:5eho4q77kdl64pyno7qwa2qv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxakzjml2iu2https://bsky.app/profile/elfin.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mxakw6s6tmo2Giddy Joy.06 Oct 2026 23:18 +0000at://did:plc:5eho4q77kdl64pyno7qwa2qv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxakw6s6tmo2https://bsky.app/profile/elfin.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mxakm253ix22Today's updates brought to you by, vim, bind, and node. #SysAdmin06 Oct 2026 23:13 +0000at://did:plc:5eho4q77kdl64pyno7qwa2qv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxakm253ix22https://bsky.app/profile/elfin.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mxakijweako2I want to know who at #Microsoft decided that hiding file extensions in Explorer by default was a good idea because I want to take a cheese grater to their whole body.06 Oct 2026 23:11 +0000at://did:plc:5eho4q77kdl64pyno7qwa2qv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxakijweako2https://bsky.app/profile/elfin.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mxaiarcypru2Holy Shit. My previous high score was 19,000 and some change. I don't think I'm going to play for a few days because that's going to be a right pain in the ass to beat.06 Oct 2026 22:30 +0000at://did:plc:5eho4q77kdl64pyno7qwa2qv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxaiarcypru2https://bsky.app/profile/elfin.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mxahyoeq74s2Every OS should have a color picker and screen ruler by default. Also one of them Character Finder/Picker thingies. And Screen Capture. Why are these things difficult?06 Oct 2026 22:26 +0000at://did:plc:5eho4q77kdl64pyno7qwa2qv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxahyoeq74s2https://bsky.app/profile/elfin.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mxahqdu7urg2Aaaaaagh! Overheard: Oh, my password is just my name and 1954 Me: OK Boomer, now we're going to have a chat about public places and passwords and I'm going to Make Sure you don't like this conversation.06 Oct 2026 22:21 +0000at://did:plc:5eho4q77kdl64pyno7qwa2qv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxahqdu7urg2https://bsky.app/profile/elfin.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mxadxv6v7wa2"Cyber Seniors" classes in Scott's Valley? *Face Palm*06 Oct 2026 21:14 +0000at://did:plc:5eho4q77kdl64pyno7qwa2qv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxadxv6v7wa2https://bsky.app/profile/elfin.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mxabqcb6cia2"Let them take out Mara Lago, it's a small price to pay." -- Elf06 Oct 2026 20:34 +0000at://did:plc:5eho4q77kdl64pyno7qwa2qv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxabqcb6cia2https://bsky.app/profile/elfin.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mxa7cylwmw32OH NOES! My friend just handed me his new kitten. I think he thinks I'm going to give it back. Foolish human.06 Oct 2026 19:51 +0000at://did:plc:5eho4q77kdl64pyno7qwa2qv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxa7cylwmw32https://bsky.app/profile/elfin.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mxa4fe36rye2Hey! Death got one right this year! (About time this shit stain left.) US televangelist Jim Bakker, ensnared in fraud and sex scandal, dies at 86 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/06/jim-bakker-us-televangelist-fraud-sex-scandal-dead-at-8606 Oct 2026 18:58 +0000at://did:plc:5eho4q77kdl64pyno7qwa2qv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxa4fe36rye2https://bsky.app/profile/elfin.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mx65kn5z3wx2Yeah, watch where you hike. 😁 Snakes, bobcats, mountain lions: the secret animal world beneath the Hollywood sign | Los Angeles | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/05/secret-animal-world-beneath-hollywood-sign06 Oct 2026 00:14 +0000at://did:plc:5eho4q77kdl64pyno7qwa2qv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx65kn5z3wx2https://bsky.app/profile/elfin.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mx63j7rm5f62I hate these people. My response was less than kind. [Also, they're at wordpress.com, oooops." "How do I design in Wordpress ??? Okay so i just installed wordpress and since i learned on figma and framer (as a designer not a developper), i wanted to play around and just make my little website […] https://mstdn.social/@elfin/11739093137013660405 Oct 2026 23:37 +0000at://did:plc:5eho4q77kdl64pyno7qwa2qv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx63j7rm5f62