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i’ve been doing “all the things” and (i’m exhausted, and) i wonder how i ever did any fraction of this stuff when i had a jobbie job.

anyway i’m still unemployed. hi! if you like these wistful ramblings, please like and subscribe.

https://mikesusz.dev

every artisan, every craftsperson, every designer. a corporation’s intents give them venue and livelihood.

then the changing world or the wavering business directions remove all purpose and validity. all your hard work sits and waits to molder, as nature and environment slowly creep back in and reclaim what was once a forest, a stream, a meadow.

and it will be again. in time.

watching a video about an abandoned conference/retreat center (what caught my eye is that it was built by my former employer) it got me thinking about my fascination with urban exploration and abandoned buildings.

i studied architecture. what really resonates is the intention, the effort, the vision. things we build for hopeful purpose. when it passes, the buildings fallow. dreams decay.

maybe i left architecture school because i wouldn’t be able to cope with that.

https://youtu.be/DjQ2PAgUcM8

i’m in a situation where … although i have “limitless” time on my hands, i feel like i cannot give attention or care to anything other than what immediately concerns me. my life, my family, my household.

neighbors are asking me for help and i cannot bring myself to accept responsibility for their success and wellness and livelihood.

TIL. sound familiar? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurasthenia

@Meyerweb sorry about your brick.

gentle breeze in the leaves
birds tweeting
…
semi-automatic gunfire

New Hampshire

getting the urge to completely rewrite something i put a lot of time into and rely on daily. so it's just like i'm at work!

@annika You mean you have to use your hands? That’s like a baby’s toy!

I am quite tired and fairly sunburnt and I am hoping for rain tomorrow so I do not feel compelled to go do anything outside

“Significant software development experience, including 15+ years of experience in building AI-powered interfaces”
🤔

puttering around today. cleaning up the wheels i took off of the Focus, and decided while i have a bucket of suds, to give the Ranger its annual bath.

@seldo also be careful with mixed case. https://sqd.co/_/alpaca.gif

traffic on my commute this morning.

@marcamos yeah he's conscious of it, he basically rolls it downhill out of the driveway and short shifts all the way up the street. but there's only so quiet you can make one of those.

@marcamos that, then for me, the neighbor's Harley at 5:30. though, frankly, we hear that with the windows closed also.

@irafcummings i wasn’t a huge fan of the ending. but it gave a satisfying conclusion.

@irafcummings i have to put the silo series on my re-read list. howey’s books go so quickly too.

@threetonesun that was in the previous query/answer.

and y'all said these things were useless.

i've got a question for my friends. i want to put an lgbtqia+ ally sticker on my pickup truck.

what's the best design for this? i see many many different variations online.

@waxy we tried this in our family “daily games” time and it’s really obscure to figure out at first. (ref: daily games https://dles.aukspot.com/ )

this week i applied for dozens of jobs and formed opinions about swift.

@mathowie aha, this explains the planing. i was wondering what you were building that you started with structural/dimensional lumber.

i know that some places around me offer “5/4" stock to use for things like tabletops, not sure if that would meet the needs for a project like this (then you'd need a feed-thru sander in addition to your planer, oh no, more fun tools :)

i'm not sure what companies are trying to gain by listing jobs as 'remote' even though they have an in-office _requirement_

i also will not listen to you complain about the volume of applications you are receiving.

@threetonesun @irafcummings

@irafcummings @threetonesun wow now i feel like i'm basic because i've been using the default theme for years. (TIL: obsidian has themes)

sometimes i ask myself: do i have too many markdown files?

🤔

i should create a research document to try and figure it out.

@mathowie oh man, my brother had to enclose the top of their pen to keep the raccoons out and still they tried to get through the seams. persistent. sorry to hear about your layers.

i once saw a meme that said “do you line your ibuprofen to be hot dog or hamburger shaped” but my answer was “yes.”

of course now, the slog of my weekends could be spread out throughout the week.

do you put anything on your resume that might reveal your age?

this week, two milestones silently passed:

1. this is the end of my 4th week out from IBM, and essentially the end of the separation compensation i was offered after 9.5 years there.

2. this week also marks the 30th anniversary of starting my first job making websites professionally.

i have ... feelings about both of these things. i'm trying to remain positive and work on productive things and laying the groundwork for future successes.

@threetonesun

@jerzone ohhh right. drop the voltage being received from the panel to non-existent!

@jerzone if you ever find one that does operate like that, let me know. i wanted an interior light for my shed. it's great that it works at night but man it doesn't turn on unless there is absolutely zero sunlight hitting the panel.

so i get hating AI slop, and i do too. but hear me out -
i also hate human slop.

just like, care about what you’re making and do a good job. and don’t assume your audience is dumb.

i don’t care what tools you’re using.

@threetonesun we keep trying these 'spicy' varieties because one of the kids likes spicy things. i try them and they all seem to have some sort of irritant chemical sprinkled onto them to add the 'spicy' effect.

honestly, it makes me want to smash them into dust and throw them on the floor.

today i’m trying to decide whether i want to:

- revamp my cover letter strategy and write about myself
- find something really tedious and uncomfortable and optionally painful to do

it’s a tossup currently.

I parked a car
I parked a car or two…
They started red and blue
Now they are all yellow

can we agree as a species that nobody wants to receive alerts from a web page? can we just all vote to remove that exploit?

this week (besides automated searching, scoring, and manual applications) i’m working on a new project. using the new stuff as a carrot to reward myself at the end of the day.

just don't make the workers skilled enough to build guillotines. https://about.fb.com/news/2026/06/americas-workforce-academy-free-skilled-trade-training/

@mathowie my wife is so averse to camping but if (when) she ever kicks me out, this is something i will do a lot.

@revmem i need to rebuild my frost free faucets. it seems i need to do this every other season.

sometimes i go into my workshop and i stand there and i look around for a while.

the purpose of this is to stand there and look around for a while.

@mescutia yep i was using google to try and find sources but instead google thought i should get 3/4 of a page of lies

@hotdogsladies allen wrenches.

wow, i was trying to verify a book ending to see if what i perceived matched up (i read at night, sometimes i'm drowsy) and Gemini completely invented a different ending to the book that doesn't exist.

when i called it out, and literally transcribed the ending of the book from my kindle into the chatbot, it doubled-down. it gaslit me and tried to tell me i misremembered what i just read and just typed into it.

verify your sources, kids. i haven't seen hallucinations like this since college!