Aaron Parecki

I have no reason to leave twitter because my twitter is already just a shadow copy of my website, but if you want to find me elsewhere, you can follow me from Mastodon and micro.blog and others:

https://aaronparecki.com/aaronpk

https://micro.blog/aaronpk

I'm trying to pick out doorknobs and locks for the house and it turns out I have a lot of feelings about how doors should work

so... @AlaskaAir recently redesigned the exterior paint of their planes, and now most of the stock footage on StoryBlocks is out of date. But I'm noticing some other stock websites have more up to date clips. what's going on?

October is cybersecurity awareness month.

Okta is a cybersecurity company.

...coincidence...?

why are there always too many lens cleaning cloths when you don't need them and not enough when you're actually looking for them??

Today I worked on budget spreadsheets, planned out all of next year's travel, went grocery shopping at two different stores, restocked the pantry, emptied the dishwasher, and cleaned the sink.

When do I get my adulting trophy?

For the past month, I've had a fragment of a song stuck in my head, and haven't been able to figure out where it's from. The Foundation theme reminds me of it.

Finally, tonight, I remembered it's from a bizarre Swedish commercial I saw years ago.

https://youtu.be/-zCqA483mcg

I just got to scare the crap out of some kids who were climbing around my construction site by triggering a 12v siren from Home Assistant, and watched the whole thing on the remote camera feed! It was oddly satisfying, and I hope they get the message not to come back.

I just finished downloading my whole Flickr account to a static website. Now browsing around it is much faster than looking at the same photos on Flickr, and it makes me want to get back to actually organizing my photos again!

There's a super good deal on the Anker chargers on Amazon today! https://a.co/j0Kl8kK

Check out the video I made about them here:

https://youtu.be/G5yhYOHz7NM

In just 30 minutes, join me and @vibronet for another OAuth Happy Hour! We'll be catching up on all the latest progress in the world of OAuth and OpenID Connect! Bring your questions or just come to hear about what's new! https://youtu.be/Bg7cr9UTP9Q

Love playing the guessing game of "do I feel like crap because I have covid or because the air has been 150 AQI for the past five days" 🙃

I just discovered that a gliding club in New Zealand wrote software to receive the GPS data that my iOS app collects and they recommend it on their website for tracking flights! https://gliding.co.nz/overland-for-iphone-setup/

Hello internet friends!

What is the best way to share a set of photos with a select few people, while being able to add more photos over an extended period of time? Must not rely on creating an account like on iCloud.

I have my own thoughts but I am interested in other ideas!