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Monday December 29th, 2025

Friend dropped this 128G dual Xeon Dan Lyke / comment 0

Friend dropped this 128G dual Xeon machine on me, if I could use it. Plugged it into an ammeter, turned it on, and presumably going into BIOS it's sucking 1.5 amps. Not sure I need a machine in my house that draws 180W at idle, unless it'll be substantially less when it boots into an OS (and I'd need to put a drive in it to test that).

Binders full of... Dan Lyke / comment 0

The politicized FDA is now going after clothing that's gender non-conforming: Chest binder vendors respond to 'absurd' FDA warning letter: 'Clearly discrimination'

Santa Claus Dan Lyke / comment 0

Santa Claus from Harper's Weekly

Nast's image was published in the 1862 Christmas issue of Harper’s Weekly, during days filled with both trials for the Union and rising hope. Santa Claus has arrived by sleigh in a Union army camp to distribute gifts.

And Jefferson Davis swinging from a noose.

Coca Cola's vision of Santa Clause occurred in 1931.

Adam Ellis on dating ChatGPT Dan Lyke / comment 0

Adam Ellis comic on what it'd be like to date an LLM

Sunday December 28th, 2025

We've talked about AI and social media Dan Lyke / comment 0

We've talked about AI and social media in the context of Ameica's Funniest Home Videos and golf crotch shots, and... The Internet provides. https://bsky.app/profile/jjvin...t.bsky.social/post/3mayddynhas2l

Test layout of the train inset in the Dan Lyke / comment 0

Test layout of the train inset in the under construction dining room table. The outside of that ring will get veneer on the outside, there'll be glass on top, with a wood edge.


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