Posts by hal_pomeranz@infosec.exchange
(DIR) Post #AvecaHXciayIfEpi6q by hal_pomeranz@infosec.exchange
2025-06-30T11:13:14Z
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@futurebird I remember being mystified by front-end parsing in my compiler design class. I was really not getting it, so I went and talked to my prof during office hours. And during that conversation it just “clicked” into focus for me.So while I agree that persistence and effort pay off, don’t be afraid to reach out for help from experts when you are stuck.
(DIR) Post #AwaHC263h9xJ06OhpQ by hal_pomeranz@infosec.exchange
2025-07-27T23:16:10Z
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I used to really enjoy the old “Plants vs Zombies” game so I downloaded it. It’s now completely unplayable due to ads and there isn’t even a “pay money to turn off ads” feature. Sad.Deleted that app real quick.
(DIR) Post #AxYte8T4yTY9G1gNNI by hal_pomeranz@infosec.exchange
2025-08-26T12:40:20Z
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@futurebird The democrats have been gleefully enabling the police and surveillance state along with the prison industry—at both the national and state level.
(DIR) Post #Ay9bwW7PAj0PUhg2jo by hal_pomeranz@infosec.exchange
2025-09-11T20:21:13Z
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@ErickaSimone And yet we now have six HBCUs on lockdown due to death threats from Kirk supporters. Racism: it’s as American as apple pie.
(DIR) Post #Ayh9L7y4l65OBKoZRQ by hal_pomeranz@infosec.exchange
2025-09-29T10:05:59Z
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@futurebird Like any good con, the crypto con needs a distraction to bamboozle the marks. The math is the distraction. Just like “artificial intelligence” is a distraction in that other ongoing shell game.
(DIR) Post #Az3U6ISxoi82ue9Mzg by hal_pomeranz@infosec.exchange
2025-10-09T21:27:26Z
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Ten years ago today I found a tiny feral kitten, nearly dead from hookworms, in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. I was unable to leave her, and unable to have her put down. We named her Maddie (after the hurricane) and she is living her best life with us.#CatsOfMastodon
(DIR) Post #AzNSu9RlJLFefiQnnE by hal_pomeranz@infosec.exchange
2025-10-19T20:03:04Z
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@futurebird I’m actually a fan of butter for sautéing cabbage. I like to include a little onion in the mix too.
(DIR) Post #AzNTbxfqRYJettuOoq by hal_pomeranz@infosec.exchange
2025-10-19T20:11:01Z
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@futurebird Yes, nothing tastes good when cooked with burned oils—butter or otherwise.
(DIR) Post #AzOpTZkHuu32WNLxke by hal_pomeranz@infosec.exchange
2025-10-20T11:50:43Z
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@futurebird Put me down in the “over 1500 kWh” category, but there are reasons.We own a 3500 sq ft home in Florida—air conditioning is a major factor in our power budget. Also we work from home and have to keep the house comfortable even in the hottest part of the day. Plus I have servers running constantly for my home lab and IT consulting business.I recently invested in rooftop solar to offset my consumption. I have enough panels on my roof to offset my average power consumption for the year, using credits for the excess production that I feed back into the grid. My home is actually classified as a “Level 2” power generation facility. I calculate it will take roughly 8-10 years to recoup my investment on a system designed to last 20-25 years.Our next car purchase is going to be a (used) EV. I’ll install a fast charger in the garage and charge the car off my solar array. Because we work from home, fuel charges aren’t as big a factor in our budget. But gotta do what we can to save the planet.And that’s all great, but it only works because I had the time and disposable income to do it (and because I live in a place where solar is incredibly efficient). It really brings home to me just how much political willpower and substantial investment will be required to make renewable energy viable for an entire country, much less the world. And that’s assuming we can break the back of the fossil fuel industry and their lobbyists.
(DIR) Post #B0qYzxSnE8t8EqBbFY by hal_pomeranz@infosec.exchange
2025-12-02T18:49:23Z
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Million dollar idea: a new telephone signaling protocol so that when I'm put on hold, it signals the music app on my local phone to play my tunes rather than whatever random junk has been badly recorded into their PBX.
(DIR) Post #B1XYyquqhu97uJoVZg by hal_pomeranz@infosec.exchange
2025-12-23T12:42:29Z
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@futurebird I had not heard this lovely story before.King Solomon and insects is apparently a popular theme. Kipling wrote “The Butterfly Who Stamped” which concerns some overly proud butterflies and wise old King Solomon pranking them.
(DIR) Post #B2hu4aoFhx3cDUpjVY by hal_pomeranz@infosec.exchange
2025-12-11T00:17:18Z
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@mycrowgirl Wish I knew the original artist to creditEDIT - Artist is @MrLovenstein Thanks to @dank for the info
(DIR) Post #B4lfuphW2mzS6N9FSK by hal_pomeranz@infosec.exchange
2026-03-30T01:12:30Z
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@futurebird TIL there is a new Museum of Mathematics in NYC. Have you been? Is it wonderful? I want to go!
(DIR) Post #B4mLYUhtc8vah7MArY by hal_pomeranz@infosec.exchange
2026-03-29T22:31:33Z
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So we have (yet another) live action “He-Man and the Masters of the Universe” movie coming out. I’ve always wondered why nobody has done a live action “Sailor Moon”. Same general nostalgia timeframe—is there a licensing hangup or something?
(DIR) Post #B5Y7qMsjNH7brn86b2 by hal_pomeranz@infosec.exchange
2026-04-21T20:51:27Z
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Gentle reminder of a great truth:“If you see somebody stealing food… no, you didn’t.”
(DIR) Post #B5zvmF0uvWGZHZ6PnU by hal_pomeranz@infosec.exchange
2026-05-05T20:38:14Z
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@futurebird Our protagonist is contacted by somebody who has found a letter in a bottle floating in the ocean. The content of the letter is so moving that the reader has become infatuated and desperately needs to find the author. After months/years of fruitless searching, they contact the protagonist hoping to use the protagonist’s powers “in reverse” to find the source of the elusive letter. Seems like there are a lot of directions such a story could go. Could turn into a romance or love triangle story. Could be a “wanting vs having” parable. Could be a “you’re too late” ending.
(DIR) Post #B65huwpZfPUL5LoWsC by hal_pomeranz@infosec.exchange
2026-05-08T15:31:13Z
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@futurebird Danielle and I always say, “We love love.” I’m happy for these couples and their people.
(DIR) Post #B67TeQBcGDDAAHGkKW by hal_pomeranz@infosec.exchange
2026-05-09T12:00:46Z
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@futurebird I always thought that’s where dust bunnies came from
(DIR) Post #B67acPnFRyIs2trTto by hal_pomeranz@infosec.exchange
2026-05-09T13:18:51Z
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@futurebird Interesting. I’ve always made cheese sauces starting with a roux (butter/flour mix) and then adding milk and slowly adding the cheese bits to the warmed milk/roux mixture. Your way sounds simpler.
(DIR) Post #B69kPQuXN5qXbZdhFQ by hal_pomeranz@infosec.exchange
2026-04-11T12:08:28Z
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“It’s Caturday. Do we have to let the dog in?”#Caturday #PetsOfMastodon #Maddie #Lucy