@mikesusz social feed.

currently feeling like i should register a domain name for the lulz “do-i-need-to-get-my-vehicle-inspected-in-new-hampshire-dot-com” and the content will be … “maybe?”

@beep i feel this. i just had the urge to add a Projects section. then i thought - Projects can have updates! so now i’ve got a Updates collection also.

i made a project for my Projects, then i made a project for my Projects project.

@jerzone most of house is PEX A. it transitions to copper in annoying places. under my sink, the shutoff valves have failed completely so i’m replacing the stub of copper+valves with PEX->PEX. first time doing this myself though, so i’ll let you know if it’s a disaster. but PEX A seems pretty foolproof - if it’s physically connected, it’s sealed. joints just continue getting tighter over time.

the large, flat area of inside of my PEX A fitting tool’s case is being used to show step by step usage instructions, with pictures!

@threetonesun that is pretty cool, thanks!

the car next to me at the grocery store yesterday.

@jerzone yeah what about newtons or something

down to -21C here tonight, wind chill -31C.

@justsnook it’s a vibe.

@justsnook is this an industrial loft decorating aesthetic? 🤔

in case i've been posting too much snow-related content, here's a keyboard i built. details in the alt text.

how it started / how it’s going

@atpfm (listening this morning while i shoveled snow) interesting to hear @siracusa’s adventures with AI assisted coding. coincidentally, Claude and i made this last night, maybe it’s useful for y’all if you have any frustrations with publicly available “tierlist” websites.
https://github.com/mikesusz/tier-sqd-co
https://mikesusz.github.io/tier-sqd-co/

claude and i made a new fun app. my kids complained that free “tier list” websites are full of crap. this one is free & can run from an html file on your computer, or clone the repo and host it on github pages, or push it to your own domain (or use it on mine!). it has export (json), export (image), import (json) functionality. you can rename images & customize tiers!
repo: https://github.com/mikesusz/tier-sqd-co
see it on github pages: https://mikesusz.github.io/tier-sqd-co/
use it on my site: https://tier.sqd.co/

enjoy!

@jerzone i know the feeling from my old machine. the one i have now has some kind of dynamo/generator (to support the headlight) so it also has hand warmers built into the grips. i'm spoiled!

this much snow requires switching the dogs to the egregiously large dog toys outside, lest they be buried and lost until spring/thaw.

i guess what really gets me about this is, i live on a cul-de-sac. if the plow driver went clockwise instead of counter-clockwise around the circle, they would have great visibility on the left edge of their plow (vs. mailboxes, etc.) and they would be pushing the snow in towards the center of the circle - where nobody lives. maybe there's a compelling reason they don't do it this way, but i wish they would.

@jerzone depends on the density. if it's heavier snow, what's above will flow over the top of the intake and pile up in/against the discharge chute. this stuff was lighter so i plunged through it mostly.

more snow fun. the intake on my blower is 26” wide and 23.5” high. the pile left by the plow in front of my driveway was roughly six feet wide and 2-3 feet high.

@jerzone i tried it one time with the gopro attached to the blower itself but it kinda made me seasick watching the video

another snow removal timelapse. this one's different. https://youtu.be/xtLmkU1W9-Q

not sure how much snow we have so far, but every couple hours i’ve gone out to clear 3-4” off of the deck.

@jerzone gas in the snowblower, delicious beverages in the downstairs fridge.

will spend some time tomorrow preparing for 8 to 172 inches of snow sunday/monday.

i really need to update/rewrite my resume, but making fun side projects is more fun. grr.

@RecDiffs Waltham! at Constant Contact.

storm total snowfall from yesterday.

@marcamos relatable.

@johnlehet @jerzone gotta check the IANAEE. I Am Not An Electrical Engineer.

@jerzone my wife’s response to a product using I and O to label on and off.

@cabel do they have squeeze guacamole out there? new design on the left.

TIL Lighthouse gives you little firework animations when you get 100% x4. (yes, this is a flex, sorta)

@petes_bread_eqn_xls @annika “Jam Up The Pump” is a very very different vibe

awakened by a computer beeping at 6am (for no reason?) and i can’t quite figure out what i should be doing at this hour.

i can say that being in Consulting and not having an active project has been far, far more stressful than most of the projects i’ve been assigned to.

and it's a different stress - it's not problem solving, it's not a time crunch. it's just supercharged anxiety.

i don't like it. i want to get back to building things that help people.

https://mikesusz.dev/blog/moving-forward/

@jessamyn congrats! i used to have a problem every january because the battery would die in the ranger (parked out in the cold) so it would lose its oxygen sensor/emissions control data, so i would fail inspection then have to drive at least 100 miles and come back in to get it checked again.

but now ... we have no state inspections in NH? wheee, i guess

fediverse tip: your mastodon instance probably has an 'about' webpage somewhere, which may contain information about how you can provide monetary support to the staff who maintains it. if you have the means, this would probably be very appreciated (servers cost money, time costs more)

@siracusa ah i had hoped this was new info. thanks!

@atpfm #askatp can we get @siracusa to weigh in on rgb led? is it finally time? https://www.wired.com/story/rgb-led-televisions-2026/

@jimmynotjim gotta hear @caseyliss at 1.5x!

@marcamos thanks! just don’t click the one about Nevermind 💀

a little update to https://time.sqd.co/ today. some instructions, URL decoration/linking support, examples, browser color scheme support, and a bit of logic to support entering future dates. have fun!

last night i compelled my kids to watch Scott Pilgrim vs the World. tonight my wife wanted them to watch Forrest Gump. i’m happy to say that they paid attention to both.

cracked a rib yesterday while laying on the floor to repair some water damage under our sliding door. finished that up, spent today working on demo’ing the vinyl floor and underlayment in our kitchen. very sore.
sometimes i wonder why i keep doing stuff like this, then i consider how much a contractor would charge me, and … i keep doing it.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

this time of year, i contemplate “resolutions.” i timeshare between the camps that support and deride them. i think the most valid criticism is the mulligan factor built into trying something so absolute - “i’m going to do X every single day!” … “oopsie, missed a day. better luck next year.”

idea: treat building a new habit like a job. you can take vacation days and sick days from a job. but in general, you do it most of the time.

just try to do it most of the time.

@mescutia not this dark!

a 2 minute timelapse of shoveling my driveway.

https://youtu.be/x4-fogy0BaA