Gary Bunker :verified:

AndySocial@mastodon.cloud

Living in Texas, don't feel Texan. Listening to New Order and dreaming of the Pacific Ocean.I'm a Navy brat, Army veteran, and work for the DoD as a contractor. Despite that pedigree, I am not a jingoist.I prefer to spend my time consuming science fiction in various media and playing with computers. In recent years, it seems "ignoring politics" is not a wise strategy, so I'm trying to be a better citizen. So far, not having a lot of luck - see above about living in Texas. :-)

Posts

Post #3011157
A little newer than yesterday&#39;s track, Day Nineteen of the musical Advent calendar is the classic from Slade: Merry Christmas Everybody. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpfHSqLXePI
Post #3011156
Interesting - for people who routinely use grocery pickup/delivery services, what is the best path to avoid filling the world with &quot;single use&quot; reusable bags? Can the store collect and reuse them? What logistical challenges does that add? https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/walmart-reusable-bags-plastic-ban-1.6687315
Post #3011155
That is a CHONKY boy, particularly with a 7-inch screen and no battery! On the other hand, you can honestly tell people you built your own laptop (for certain values of LAP). https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sb-gajendra/lappi-20-a-better-than-ever-diy-laptop
Post #3011154
I&#39;ve never heard of Liam Payne or Dixie D&#39;Amelio, but this is a catchy little tune for Day Twenty of the musical #AdventCalendar https://youtu.be/HXJcKeeXSlM
Post #3011153
Does a keyboard need a CPU and GPU? It does if you want it to display Unreal Engine-powered animations on the keys...for reasons. https://www.theverge.com/23518440/finalmouse-centerpiece-mechanical-keyboard-screen-features-price
Post #3011152
Nobody could have predicted the Taliban would somehow still by raging misogynists! https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/20/asia/taliban-bans-women-university-education-intl/index.html
Post #3011151
My Pub Meeple ranking of top 9 games played in 2022.
Post #3011150
Day Twenty-One of the musical #AdventCalendar is a modern classic - The Killers&#39; &quot;Don&#39;t Shoot me Santa.&quot; https://youtu.be/cglLJJ0Czo8
Post #3011149
Good first word! Wordle 550 2/6 🟩⬛🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Post #3011148
Thoughts on a sustainable model for Fediverse instances. https://andysocial.com/archives/2022/12/21/social-media-sustainability
Post #3011147
@gmph This is very clever. You rolled your own Diqus! https://grahammacphee.com/writing/mastodon-blog-comments
Post #3011146
I&#39;m setting up a new profile on indieweb, which is a smaller instance and on a current version of the Mastodon software. Hopefully the migration works...