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Jim Spath

@jspath55@chaos.social

mastodon 4.6.9

Workforce exile.
Ugly American.

#Environment #NetBSD #Baltimore #Trails #Perl #Bengies #RaspberryPi #Fail #Panoramio #QGis
#DinoJuice

Once upon a time in the city: https://jspath55.blogspot.com/2015/04/death-in-custody-1992.html
'Death in custody 1992'

423 Followers

769 Following

50 Posts

Joined April 26, 2022

SAP Community:

https://people.sap.com/jspath10

Blog:

https://jspath55.blogspot.com/ https://jspath55.blogspot.de

Bengies:

Row 5, Left of center aisle

Panoramio (defunct):

https://web.archive.org/web/20160930004036/http://www.panoramio.com/user/1197306

Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 2w ago

Replying to

@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org Baltimore's alternative gender-free version is "hon." As in, "how do you like your eggs, hon?" Someone repeatedly stapled an 8 1/2 x 11 paper under the BW Parkway sign that read "Welcome to Baltimore" to add ", Hon" so many times I think DOT made a permanent version. (Edit: checked my recollection on street view--yes).

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 2w ago

RE: https://mastodon.sdf.org/@netbsd/117315258003085154

https://cdn.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/images/10.2/

mastodon.sdf.org

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 2mo ago

Boosted by @fedicat@pc.cafe

On a Raspberry Pi 0W. Not even the 02W. 1 core. 512 MB. Outstanding work, can't wait to check it out and maybe run my own. #NetBSD @stefano@rpi0w.stefanomarinelli.it

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@LabSpokane@mas.to @cvvhrn@sfba.social @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org Second place might be Green Bank WV. https://greenbankobservatory.org/

Green Bank Observatory - Home of the GBT

Green Bank Observatory

Green Bank Observatory - Home of the GBT

The first national radio astronomy observatory, founded in 1957. Supported by the National Science Foundation and operated by Associated Universities,

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@LillyHerself@mastodon.social That reminds me of a similar line from The Conversation, ‘He’d kill us if he got the chance’. https://hollywoodauthentic.com/the-conversation/

Hollywood Authentic -

THE CONVERSATION - Hollywood Authentic

The Academy Award-nominated screenwriter of 1917, Last Night in Soho and The Good Nurse, Krysty Wilson-Cairns

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@pietervdvn@en.osm.town Good focus on license language.

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 5mo ago

Although delayed because of nontrivial steps, the last Pi in the house has #NetBSD11RC3

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@BruceMirken@mas.to @aram@aoir.social I am #antifascist I am #antifa So was my father, who also served in WWII.

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@ramsey@phpc.social Spouse and I were both avid fans and know too many obscure jokes they told. This (mp3) list has dupes because some tracks are only samples. The pre-1970 albums are, well, peak hippie humor.

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 2mo ago

Replying to

The Pi rig, with an extra wifi dongle, for reasons. No fan, honking heat sink instead.

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@zwol@masto.hackers.town if I know about anyone who would know, it is @jwz@mastodon.social "Your post advocates a ( ) technical ( ) legislative ( ) market-based ( ) vigilante approach to fighting spam. Your idea will not work. Here is why it won't..."

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 3mo ago

Replying to

@ginaintheburg@mastodon.world We have a female youth Lodge leader in Scouting here. We are not going back to the 1950s, or 1850s for that matter.

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@saraislet@infosec.exchange groan on me too.

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@jalefkowit Reminds me of 1980s era video arcade machines (I once met a guy who repaired them), where there was a looping display of game action, that was called "attract mode." Sound, colored lights, high score displays. Pseudo use. Put money in to play, or just earworm it.

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org The Dead. https://www.dead.net/features/greatest-stories-ever-told/greatest-stories-ever-told-bertha

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@MarkHoltom I remember Jack Kennedy (etc.). Well done.

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@mttaggart@infosec.exchange There goes the weekend.

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@dramypsyd@ohai.social Let's see... 40 some years since Compuserve, yeah. I have learned the concept of waiting for the reactive feelings to subside before replying or biting the figurative tongue and *not* answering. Always applied? Er, no.

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@tayfonay Saw this a few years back at an #SAP event. Even without a spill-the-beans badge, the sensor bricks could pick up your phones Bluetooth waves and ID you. Or so I was informed when I asked.

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@chessert I clipped the Baltimore Sun article when that image was published and still have the yellowing fragment. Unforgettable.

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@Natasha_Jay@tech.lgbt At least they aren't buttonholed.

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 3mo ago

Replying to

@mastodonmigration@mastodon.online @AkaSci@fosstodon.org Algae growth, promoted by, um, a change in the pool ecosystem? #Fail

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 4mo ago

Replying to

@PaulaToThePeople@climatejustice.social Props to @ordnung@chaos.social !

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 4mo ago

Replying to

@FlockOfCats@famichiki.jp And here I thought Toms of Maine was hard-core. https://www.tomsofmaine.com/pages/our-mission

tomsofmaine.com

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@mwl@io.mwl.io I was going to joke about Cologne only coming from Germany, but I held back. Fabuloso is odorous, by my measure.

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 5mo ago

Plot to The Usual Suspects.

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@CIMB4@norden.social "growing" -> "grow'in" -> "groan" word play. Plus "groan" for the humor.

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@amapanda Beyond me. But I recently saw the clever Māori theme variation posted on Mastodon. (edit - https://aus.social/@timrichards/116359820009972582 ) Ref: https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=116392

Tim Richards: "Fun pedestrian lights with Māori designs here in …" - Aus.Social

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@kentpitman@climatejustice.social Very cool. I remember being an undergrad doing term papers on my manual Olivetti portable typewriter (mid 1970s) while EE majors were using TECO on keypunch machines for their work. It was revolutionary.

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@se38@nrw.social Naturally. Untouchable.

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@samlitzinger "In this town, the tornadoes don't wreck nothing at all. They just stand back and let it all be."

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@wendynather@infosec.exchange And all of the Pope's divisions! https://icds.ee/en/the-popes-divisions/ :)

The Pope’s Divisions - International Centre for Defence and Security

International Centre for Defence and Security

The Pope’s Divisions - International Centre for Defence and Security

The influence and actions of the Pope are global

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 6mo ago

Replying to

@Natasha_Jay@tech.lgbt I can *hear* these panels. 😃

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 5mo ago

Got an email announcing #FOSS4GNA for 2025, or maybe 2026? Did not see the location in the *text* and clicked on the link to find it's on the left coast.
#Sacramento
Then I noticed the city and state in the *image*, all curled up and hiding at the bottom of the circle.
#Sigh

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@ramsey@phpc.social Yeah, except for the difference in spelling theatre. https://firesigntheatre.com/ I've got a license plate frame from "Ralph's Spoilsport Motors" which is so obscure no one has commented yet.

Firesign Theatre

The Firesign Theatre

Firesign Theatre

The Firesign Theatre is an American surreal comedy group who first performed live on November 17, 1966 on the Los Angeles radio program Radio Free Oz. They have released numerous records since and are widely regarded as one of the most influential groups in the history of recorded humor. This is one

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 1mo ago

Replying to

@noplasticshower@infosec.exchange Great book! Clavell was great, starting with King Rat, up through Whirlwind, which was awful. Both Tai-Pan and Shogun are epic tomes.

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@ramsey@phpc.social No, comedy troupe from the 1960s/1970s. The Adventures of Nick Danger, Third Eye.

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@hannah Time to beat a hasty retreat.

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 2w ago

#HandsOffTheArts
Send.

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@LillyHerself@mastodon.social Glad my brain is still functioning to jump from the quote you posted to the one from The Conversation. Time for a re-watch.

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@mycotropic @MarkHoltom Bentsen's or Kennedy's?

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@simon@mastodon.simonhardwick.com I tried my best to define "cache coherency" to partner recently after a similar spate of non sequitur process steps. Didn't bother to mention cookies.

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@ramsey@phpc.social Good thing you didn't walk into a (sandstone) building! #FiresignTheatre

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 5mo ago

Listening to loud diner patrons orate about internal combustion engines and thinking they're killing the planet and I've got nothing but hope they go away quickly and permanently.

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@se38@nrw.social Who controls the blacklist? Is it like rogue email senders?

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 2w ago

So we're going to play whack-a-doodle now?

https://calendar.google.com/calendar/gibberish
#Fail

calendar.google.com

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@EvenRouault@mastodon.social Feeling the "go to the school principal's office" vibe. Been there, done that. :)

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 5mo ago

Has anyone seen a 3GB Raspberry Pi 5 in the wild? Announced on 01-April-2026 but still unlisted on the main site or any sellers I've seen.
#RaspberryPi

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Jim Spath @jspath55@chaos.social

· 2mo ago

Replying to

Sigh. Updated 14 years ago: https://wiki.netbsd.org/tutorials/cpu_frequency_scaling/

wiki.netbsd.org

cpu frequency scaling

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