stephen ryner jr. 🦉

nuthatch@infosec.exchange

"New rule for trail running: if you set out to climb a mountain within six hours of sunset, bring your damn headlamp”A SWE in a HWE world. Bikes to work in Cupertino. World’s laziest ultra runner. Still a kid from Long Island. <a href="https://soundcloud.com/nuthatch/fort-hill-morning-songs" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://soundcloud.com/nuthatch/fort-hill-morning-songs</a> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4vKJjftAfizHfomnRwIH2z?si=172f781533714f71" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4vKJjftAfizH

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Post #4502982
Accidentally copy-pasted a prompt twice. Wonder if that will improve the result somehow. Accidentally copy-pasted a prompt twice. Wonder if that will improve the result somehow.
Post #4502981
King Gnu has posted an official music video for the opening theme song GO GHOST from the currently streaming anime of Masamune Shirow’s Ghost in the Shell. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmkN1iH4Ci4
Post #4502980
Melanie Mitchell explores the “Jagged Intelligence” of large language models. https://yalereview.org/article/melanie-mitchell-jagged-intelligence
Post #4502979
Not humiliating at all, nope https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/10/trump-secret-flight-nato-return
Post #4502978
I finally updated my Slack avatar at work to this picture a friend took of me climbing Summit Rock. I am not a rock climber.
Post #4502977
* closes tab *
Post #4502064
My first day at Apple was Monday, August 10, 2020
Post #4476318
It has been brought to my attention that Chiwetel Ejiofor graces that Backrooms movie and I’m now obliged to watch it https://www.christopher-east.com/2026/08/09/film-backrooms/
Post #4475678
Crepe Myrtle trees tossing in the breeze in the parking lot behind Infinite Loop building four.
Post #4423963
Tomorrow is Bandcamp Friday. I am not ready.
Post #4377800
My ambitious goal is to make it through today.
Post #4376952
“Today is August 4, 2026, the city of Allendale, California.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_Will_Come_Soft_Rains_(short_story)
Post #4368528
I was today years old when I learned Maneki-neko is based on a real cat, the Japanese Bobtail.
Post #4280768
I thought I’d never get into “retrocomputing” but realized I have no way of opening a bunch of files from let late 90’s otherwise
Post #4211879
I sit near someone who hums quietly to themselves when they’re absorbed in their work. Some people might find this annoying, I think it’s charming.
Post #4176710
And now, a moment of Zen from the American Midwest
Post #4100304
I think it will be very interesting to compare Amazon's Blade Runner to Apple's Neuromancer.
Post #4100105
Please don’t suck https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wANpLIH1hh0
Post #4098896
Sitting on the tracks waiting for the Kanji Train to hit
Post #4084676
Absolutely not
Post #4039933
One “technology analyst” opinion I wouldn’t touch with a ten-foot pole (AAPL has doubled since this was written two years ago.) https://www.fool.com/investing/2024/03/11/1-magnificent-seven-stock-i-wouldnt-touch-with-a-1/
Post #4039791
@birb@rss-parrot.net https://eclecticlight.co
Post #4003139
I’d pay for Duolingo if I never had to tap on a damn chest ever again
Post #3902143
I dug myself out of the kanji hole and feel I’m back on track with my Japanese studies with wanikani.com
Post #3899561
After a long day hopping among projects like a cat on a hot tin roof it was nice to visit our friends at Barebottle in Santa Clara.
Post #3860495
Jason Koebler was running around Los Angeles alone, portraying a life that he didn't have, when he realized… he had a good life: “While looking through my camera roll, I began thinking that I have had a very privileged and beautiful life, and that blogging has actually afforded me many opportunities that most people never have. … I thought of the vacations and backpacking trips I’d taken, the nature I’ve seen, the hikes I’ve been on. As I scrolled through my camera roll I saw all of this st...
Post #3834496
A dollar today buys more than twice the Japanese Yen than 15 years ago. No wonder Americans are visiting Japan again.
Post #3787596
“The code is ... interesting. Looks like it was made by wolf children.“
Post #3786074
If someone offers you a bit of kouign amann (pronounced QUEEN ah-MAHN) do not hesitate to try it
Post #3769162
Ran some analytics over my downloaded Spotify data. In 15 years I’ve logged 112,576 plays (~3,464 hours) across 6,345 different artists. My ten most-played artists are just 5% of all plays. I add roughly 351–727 new artists a year (usually 10-12 a week.)