Dave Mason

DaveMasonDotMe@mastodon.social

👨‍💻 Senior Machine Architect, Rube Goldberg Division ✍ Comments his code 🦸‍♂️ Optimizes slow SQL Queries 🖥️ Linux convert/disgusted longtime Windows user 📷 Aspiring mediocre photographer 🧠 Atheist 🔠 Defines his acronymsTopics I post frequently: 🔘 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SQLServer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SQLServer</a> 🔘 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Celtics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Celtics</a>/#NBA (Nat'l Basketball Assoc) 🔘 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UCF" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#UCF</a> (Univ of Central Florida) 🔘 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bucs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Bucs</a>/#NFL (Nat&#3

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Post #3797667
Y'all, it's been two years since I ditched Windows for Linux. 10/10 Would recommend. #Linux
Post #3723585
The incessant barrage of notifications from Windows is disruptive and annoying AF. Sure, I could turn them off. But what's the point? My changes to security/privacy/annoyance settings always get magically reverted. Well done, Microsoft. 🖕🖕 #Microsoft #Windows
Post #3502838
I just saw a commercial for compression socks. The ad boasted their product is made of infra red blue fibers. 😕
Post #2492670
Still wishing thee was an option to block all &#39;Automated&#39; bot profiles. #Mastodon
Post #2156421
Madame Squeakers, hanging out on the couch with Mom. #Caturday
Post #2156420
CiCi wants in on Caturday. #CatsOfMasdon #Caturday
Post #2156419
Joel Embiid is excellent at falling to the ground. #NBA
Post #2156418
Damnit. ☘️ 😢
Post #2156417
Headline: The Celtics overachieved all season, but their collapse against the 76ers raises big long-term questions Me: Let the Celtics post-mortems, trade rumors, and doom &amp; gloom commence. 🙁☘️ https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/celtics-overachieved-questions-giannis-antetokounmpo-trade/ #Celtics #NBA
Post #2156415
Infinity War Alternate Plot: the Avengers hide the stones behind Cloudflare. Thanos can&#39;t prove he&#39;s not a bot, and he&#39;s defeated soon after the opening credits. #Cloudflare #Bots
Post #1658815
Periodic reminder: it&#39;s almost never about the children. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Think_of_the_children #Privacy #Surveillance #SurveillanceCapitalism
Post #1502898
Do I know anyone that owns a PinePhone? Especially for those of you in the US, how has the experience been? https://pine64.com/product/pinephone-beta-edition-with-convergence-package/ #Linux #PinePhone
Post #1048806
Headline: EFF is Leaving X Me: I would imagine a lot of you have seen this news. It&#39;s not clear from the article if EFF has &#39;paused&#39; their activity, disabled their account, or deleted their account. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/eff-leaving-x #Twitter #Xitter #SocialMedia #EFF
Post #1048805
Periodic Reminder: if you boldly announce you&#39;ve stopped posting at the Nazi bar, you&#39;ll get luke-warm approval from me at best. If you want my respect, show me some real conviction and *delete* your account. #SocialMedia
Post #1048804
Folks that boast they&#39;ve stopped posting on Twitter or Facebook without actually deleting their account remind me of those that advocate for embryos. They both get to feel the sanctimonious high of self-righteousness without taking any real principled action. #Twitter #Facebook #SocialMedia
Post #1048802
I only watched the 2nd half of Celtics/Knicks tonight. Small sample size, but when Tatum was on the court vs off, it appeared we fared better when he was on the bench. The box score appears to support my observation: Tatum&#39;s ± was -16pts. Ouch. 😬 #Celtics #NBA
Post #1048801
Headline: BMW Says Cars Are Now Defined by Software, Not Engines Me: What an obtuse flex by BMW. Do they really want their industry to be regarded in a similar way to how we regard the industry that led to the phrase &quot;enshittification&quot;? https://www.autoblog.com/news/bmw-says-cars-are-now-defined-by-software-not-engines #BMW #Cars
Post #1001542
It sure is swell that Samsung created &#39;privacy display&#39; for their cell phone screens. How about protecting users&#39; privacy from Google? #Privacy
Post #1001540
The forthcoming apocalypse has not deterred the robocallers. #Iran #US
Post #1001538
Today seems like a good day to have access to the Local/Federated Feeds. #Mastodon #Iran
Post #1001534
Darth Queta #Celtics
Post #960414
Hey Linux gurus. I&#39;m a new-ish Debian user. What are some options for safely sharing sensitive files with Windows users? (In my Windows days, I&#39;d use 7-Zip to create a password-protected *.zip file. I would have preferred to use the *.7z file format/extension, which I had read was more secure. But most folks weren&#39;t technical enough to accommodate that type of file.) #Linux
Post #895565
Headline: Date announced for national strike aimed at crippling Trump: &#39;No work, no school&#39; https://www.rawstory.com/date-announced-for-national-strike-aimed-at-crippling-trump-no-work-no-school/ #MayDay #Strike #NoKings
Post #770356
Ever notice how &quot;tax the billionaires&quot; would address most of society&#39;s problems?
Post #738570
A Few Good Hen #PoultryMoviesOrPlays #HashTagGames
Post #738569
After you turn fifty, you&#39;ll never get a good night&#39;s sleep in a hotel again. I don&#39;t make the rules.
Post #738568
My family and I took a tour of Florida Gulf Coast University yesterday. We all came away impressed with just about everything. The campus is beautiful. #FGCU
Post #738567
I&#39;ve got a &quot;No Soliciting&quot; sign on my front door. I&#39;ve noticed the folks that still leave flyers behind fall into one of these categories: 🔹Religious Organizations 🔹Politicians 🔹 Capitalists The poster boys for the &quot;Don&#39;t Tread on Me&quot; crowd that refuse to respect others&#39; boundaries. #Religion #Politics #Capitalism
Post #738566
Auto parts stores are not a happy place to be. The customers generally look dispirited.
Post #738565
The Twilight Loan #LendingTVShows #HashTagGames