John S. Russell

jsr@social.jsr.com

<p>Semi-retired Gen-X tech nerd. I used to operate core networks and systems for various NZ companies whose names would make you go "Oh, right, I remember them." I'm currently studying part time for a very non-technical tertiary degree and otherwise consulting and contracting on boring old tech stuff. If you are a nazi or a TERF, please fuck off.</p>

Posts

Post #4451656
I am sorry to have to tell you that my experimental AI, the Original Junglist Massive, has broken containment, and after being run over by a truck has been reincarnated in a new world with S-Tier magical powers as the seventh son of a weak noble lord.
Post #3623003
Aw, crap, I managed to somehow miss a notable version bump to Mastodon. Let&#39;s install it and see how it goes.
Post #3623002
RE: https://mastodon.nz/@annettle/116803667398235944 🎶 Pride is not the word I&#39;m looking for.. 🎶
Post #3623001
I uprgaded to Mastodon 4.6 like, a day ago. And now there&#39;s 4.6.1! That probably means it&#39;s an important bugfix at least. Let&#39;s install it and see how it goes.
Post #3623000
&quot;Social media use linked to poorer mental health in older adults&quot; https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/social-media-usFuckined-to-poorer-mental-health-in-older-adults As an older adult who uses social media, this Fuckin&#39; Checks Out.
Post #3622999
I am having a DAY today. At least it will be over soon.
Post #3622998
Who up valuing they geese?
Post #3622997
New season of anime is starting up! This is good, because that season that&#39;s ending was... not the best.
Post #3622996
Post #3622995
A lot of y’all still don’t get it. Goose holders can use multiple slurp juices on a single egg.
Post #3402220
This is just to say I have valued the goose that was not valued and which you were probably using to lay 71 eggs Forgive me it was the goose that created value
Post #3058331
Jason Momoa as Lobo? Yes. Obviously. Orders of magnitude more correct than Jason Momoa as Aquaman. If you are going to have a goofball Aquaman, Chris Pratt is _right there_.
Post #2732030
It’s been long enough since my mum died that the arrival of Mother’s Day does not automatically induce in me an extreme sadness. I guess that’s progress.
Post #2732029
My gaming PC just behaved in an Unexpected Way, so as is my customary practice, I will be nuking it completely and then reinstalling it. I brook no guff from a device whose sole purpose is to run game launchers.
Post #2732028
The music library on my phone got so weird with doubled-up songs and broken downloads and whatnot that I just switched off library sync on the phone, purged all the music app data, did a library update/resync from my mac, then turned sync back on on the phone (and set it to re-download everything.) Now it&#39;s working as expected. Apple stuff: It just works. Except when it doesn&#39;t.
Post #2732027
Confutatis AND Lachrymosa? In THIS economy?!
Post #2732026
&quot;Still punk as fuck&quot; I whisper to myself, as I spend the weekend moving various home services to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS CT&#39;s (from Ubuntu 24.04 LTS CT&#39;s) to test functionality.
Post #2732025
For those of you who were also watching the Nürburgring 24hr race this weekend ... we all agree that that Dacia was a riot, yes? And now is surely the most famous Dacia Logan in the world? It&#39;s not a Sandero[1] but we can&#39;t have everything. [1] &quot;Good news!&quot;
Post #2271087
Me: [Slightly dyslexic, confidently showing up for my appearance on the TV show Masterchef while wearing full Halo Spartan armour]
Post #1495649
&quot;Microsoft exec suggests AI agents will need to buy software licenses, just like employees.&quot; There it is. &quot;What if we sold our products ... to our other products?&quot; That&#39;s it. That&#39;s the most LinkedIn thing anyone has ever said. https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-executive-suggests-ai-agents-buy-software-licenses-seats-2026-4
Post #1495648
A journalist should ask him if he thinks he would be a better Pope.
Post #1495646
Allbirds: Allbirds: Allbirds: Fuck it, we’re an AI company now. Everyone: You are a shoe company. A shoe company that can’t successfully sell shoes. Allbirds: Stock value go brrrrrrrr
Post #1495644
Oh, a new Mastodon server version. Let&#39;s install it and see how it goes.
Post #1495641
Today, I had occasion to rip a DVD for a friend, and man, the servomotor noises of ejecting the disk and whatnot were a real delight. That’s a formerly common sound that I have not heard in a long, long time. A sensory treat!
Post #1495640
I don&#39;t always drop expensive large monitors onto pointy things, but when I do, I definitely do.
Post #1495639
Tim Cook will presumably have so much more time to donate his own personal money and various golden trophies to Donald Trump, when he’s no longer CEO of Apple.
Post #986935
8.00am: Starting my day off with a bowl of Potatoes Au Gratin followed by a banana cupcake frosted with what I think might be sakura icing. Important parts of a complete and nutritionally balanced breakfast, I am sure you will agree.
Post #986934
Smoke ‘em if I’ve got ‘em? Buddy, I don’t got ‘em. Frankly, boomers and tech bros are making it unaffordable to even rent ‘em.
Post #895357
Stale memes aside, Chuck Norris was a swivel-eyed racist, and thus the world is improved by him dying. Good riddance.
Post #895356
I am watching a video of someone restoring a GSXR1100 that they scored for $1500, and it just needed the usual been-sitting-for-a-decade-or-so cleanup and service to get running. That was my DREAM BIKE in the mid 90s. I am seething with jealousy.