Finally decided to try the nearby Peruvian restaurant and omg, it's so good. Their aji verde is top tier.

[health insurance, us healthcare] Once again going through open enrollment and I still don't know how most people in the US are supposed to make informed decisions about health insurance. I had to fight with Aetna's site to even download the Evidences of Coverage for the plans on offer. Once I […]

There's been a few helicopter flights around by an aircraft whose registered owner is US BANK NA that have traced the #Altadena burn scar and then landed in the ravine near Alta Loma and Lincoln. It tends to fly low and fast over NW Pasadena (which is why I noticed it).

Friendly reminder: cussing out and making exasperated noises at AI telephone systems is a great way to trigger their "redirect to a human" workflow. (Just make sure to treat any humans along the way with the dignity and respect they deserve.)

This makes my blood boil: "Supporters [i.e., Landlords] say more than 20,000 signatures were turned in. The proposed measure would also repeal the ordinance that created Pasadena’s independent Rent Stabilization Department." These charlatans explicitly lied while soliciting signatures by […]

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@thzinc/117267552716515960 Related: this is the #Pasadena/#Altadena region's #ALPR network (mostly #Flock), overlaid on the HOLC areas used for redlining starting in the 1930s. Redlining as a practice was outlawed in 1968, but the […] [Original post on hachyderm.io]

In the moments between other more important family stuff, I did some experimentation with laser printer toner transfer on to 3D prints: https://thzinc.com/2026/09/11/a-laser-printer-and-a-3-d-printer-share-a-sheet-of-transparency-to-make-business-cards.html #3DPrinting #maker

Just noticed that OpenStreetMap has been updated to reflect the structures that are no longer present in Altadena

Perchance does anyone here have info on #Flock “compute boxes” (aka “edge AI” or “Bravo”)? I want to understand more about their use and capabilities. #deflock #FlockSafety

<vaguepost> It's nice to have a little GIS side project </vaguepost>

So, after running through a series of papercuts on my #homelab #minirack with Ubuntu and microk8s, I decided to dabble in the world of immutable Linux distros and learned about #TalosLinux. Wow. It's really good.

I'm so tired of Claude-designed UIs. It's either a monotone TUI made into a website or it's ludicrous marketing works fit into shadcn components with words and widgets stuffed into every bit of negative space.

Oooooh 🤬, just listened through tonight's #Pasadena public safety committee meeting and the last 75 seconds of the recording were two of the members stating they would not be available for the August meeting in which a big presentation and discussion about Flock is planned. The committee is […]

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@thzinc/116916769211811996 So, I decommissioned this TP-Link Archer A20 router because I wanted to move to a device running OpenWRT, but now that I'm poking around with root access via the serial console, it seems like the A20 is actually running a version of OpenWRT […]

Daniel James@hachyderm.thzinc.com · 2mo ago

Decided to open up a recently decommissioned WiFi router to look for a serial/UART console port. Headers added and root console access achieved!

[mh, uspol] Looking at recent timeline here, it's missing anything about the fucking atrocities happening here and abroad. I'm overwhelmed, depressed, and pissed off, and trying to mitigate that by poking at computers and make public records requests.

I'm a little grumpy because I couldn't make coffee this morning because my grinder put out the chonkiest grind it possibly could, but I'm immensely grateful to my past self for buying a Baratza specifically because of their long term maintenance and parts availability. I ordered a $5 […]

Decided to open up a recently decommissioned WiFi router to look for a serial/UART console port. Headers added and root console access achieved!

At work, we have "no-meeting Wednesdays" and I jokingly suggested we call it "Meetless Miercoles" and now that's the name and I couldn't be prouder.

Tonight's hobby: resurrect a Garmin GPS-18 device I bought in 2005 and figure out how to apply firmware updates to it

I am so tired of hearing the phrase "don't get left behind," especially from people I don't trust.

@grimalkina, I saw the new eBook options for The Psychology of Software Teams and that it was on pre-order through both Kobo and Apple Bookstore for a July 14 release. I decided to buy it through Apple and it... just gave it to me immediately? I'm pleasantly surprised, but I wonder if that was […]

It’s 02:00 and my brain is wide awake trying to plan out home network updates and electrical work. Would really rather be asleep.

Watching the #jellyfish swim is such a vibe that it inspired me to tinker in Garage Band. Feels good to compose a thing, even if it's simple.

Went to the aquarium today and saw so many cool #jellies #jellyfish

We spend way too much money on this: “ A #Pasadena police officer was wounded by another member of the department last year when a firearm discharged during what Police Chief Gene Harris described as “unsafe and out-of-policy horseplay involving loaded firearms,” according to a critical […]

Me: What's the rewards? Bank of America: Deez nuts

Hey fediverse! Question for those of you who have their own website (and don't mind being anonymously quoted): What do you like about having a personal website? #websites #PersonalWebsite #SmallWeb #indieweb

So, what’s the relationship between last night’s military exercises in #Pasadena and the serial slumlord who owns the property where the exercises took place? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Luke_Medical_Center

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Was reminded of this neat fact: "A person on a bike is the world's most energy-efficient mode of transport, and it's not even close." https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-human-on-a-bicycle-is-among-the-most-efficient-forms-of-travel-in-the/ Courtesy of […]

I feel like I've been playing a game of "is it depression, burnout, or fight-flight-freeze?" this year, and I'm really tired of it.