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Over my usual morning coffee and doom scroll before work I came across this Mastodon post about rsync’s latest version being full on AI-slop and breaking a ton of people’s workflows. My mind of course immediately went to all the things I use rsync for in my personal and professional life. And what I felt wasn’t “oh shit I need to make sure things don’t break” it was “Of course…” My AI thoughts…
Content Warning Yeah it’s a post about current USPOL stuff. If you’re not in the headspace to deal with that, please don’t stress yourself out further by reading this. Friday’s News Really for me this past Friday was more or less like any other. Crawling through logs in Splunk, trying to figure out if alerts were real or not. Then I get a text from my mother saying, “Roe v Wade has been struck…
Foreword Happy New Year everyone! With 2021 coming to a close I figured I’d write a bit about how I maintain hope for the future so maybe other people can have some hope too going into 2022. Fair warning a lot of what I talk about here is going to be U.S. centric so if you’re tired of hearing about the States this may not be the post for you. Also, talking about the positive parts of the future is…
Farm Season Ends As of yesterday, December 22nd, 2021, I am done working on the farm. Most likely forever. It’s bittersweet to say the least. For one I have spent over a quarter of my life working there, learning and growing more than I can ever express. On the other hand all good things must come to an end, and I need to continue my journey in life. I don’t intend to be a stranger of course. If…
Life ahead As I write this I have a mere 7 weeks left of my farm job. I have spent a lot of time up on the tractors thinking about just what the hell I’m going to do after the season ends. There is always the option of washing carrots part time through the winter and working yet another farm season next year. But personally I don’t really want to stare a spinning table of carrots for four months,…
CONTENT WARNING DEPRESSION, CLIMATE CHANGE, COLLAPSE, SUICIDE Intro My original intention for today’s post was to be about my favorite garbage movie series. However, I must have woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning because that was not the headspace I was in. No, today was a day of doomscrolling and depression for me. For some reason my thoughts were ravaged with our harsh reality.…