grimfrenzy @grimfrenzy@mstdn.social

A better view without her sister butting in.

My garden #rats playing in a planter box

"This is not the ventriloquist's concern."

Reminder: WiFi modules for your older laptops are cheaper and easier to replace than you think. $11 to pull the one pictured and replace with a newer model that keeps up with my wireless gear.

Forced myself to draw for the first time in awhile. Once I started, time disappeared. I hope to keep up the habit this time.

A #digitalsketch of a lightbulbhouse.

Penelope's motto:
If you can't find a treasure -- treasure what you find.

#rats

Found out my job will give me an automatic $1/hr raise whenever I submit proof of a relevant certification. Currently have zero. Any suggestions on fun/useful/valuable certifications to chase?

For context, I'm a NOC grunt with lots of informal Juniper/Adtran/Cisco experience. Spend most of the day in a shell on something Linux or something BSD. Interested in security, automation and the kind of shovel-based alchemy that turns antique copper into shiny strands of glass.

#sysadmin #askfedi

Also, does anyone have recommendations for alternatives to #zettlekasten that I might compare? I found #para which I will be looking at as well but my interest in the general category of #pkm and #pim has been piqued.

PARA: https://fortelabs.co/blog/para/

Investigating #zettelkasten method and trying to understand what it offers over using a wiki. One difference I see is the focus on small, self-written entries traditionally limited to the size of an index card.

My question is what does this offer over #vimwiki and maintaining a style of keeping entries limited to a terminal window or character count?

Octavia taking it easy in the late afternoon.

#rats #petrats

Neighbor came to visit then take a nap in my driveway.

#cat #catnap

Started playing #pathologic2 last night and loving the style. The disordered narrative lends itself perfectly to discovery #gaming which is a welcome break from the mechanical optimizing of the RTS games I tend to play. It has that noir quality of piecing the story together in an unwelcoming, sometimes hostile environment. Beautiful characters, an array of macabre items of inscrutable purpose, and the frantic struggle to do *something* before time runs out. A story puzzle.

A better view without her sister butting in.

#rats boggle when they're happy. Octavia demonstrates here as Penelope tries to get comfortable.

#petrats

My girls get sleepy as soon as they get their feet in the dirt.

#rats #petrats

I see this pattern often where someone has to duplicate a hashtag to include the singular and plural forms:
#coolthing #coolthings

Is there a way to avoid this or is that just how it goes?

Question for the #sysadmins and other harried #techfolk: how do you mix a proper NOC-tail?

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The current recipe I'm looking to replace:
Ingredients:
* 6 oz lukewarm water
* 200 mg ibuprofen
* dried coffee film left in mug from yesterday

Instructions:
Swirl ingredients into a gentle vortex. Get a glimpse of another childhood dream before it's sucked beneath the surface of bland comforts, routine and alienation.

Pixel flashcard for 'jaki': disgusting, unclean, dirty. Pronounced 'YAH-kee' (think 'yucky')

#pixelart #pixelsketch #tokipona