Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti “We are heartbroken but also very angry. Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact. I do not throw around the ‘hero’ term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed. Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.

Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.

"Please get the truth out about our son."

I think it's best for my mental health to stay the hell away from the internet today.

But, now and forever, fuck ICE

This all seems pretty unbecoming of a FIFA Peace Prize winner

I was smug when the AWS outage made people's beds not work. But today I was reminded that I use a #cloudflare tunnel for Home Assistant when I couldn't open my garage door.

Also do not worry about this being an impulsive black cat adoption right before Halloween. We've been talking about and mentally prepping for adopting another cat for almost a year now. The timing is a total coincidence!

A two month old black kitten laying on the floor. The kitten is looking at the camera. The foreground in the bottom shelf of a coffee table with decorations on it.

A picture of a two month old black kitten. The kitten is standing on a person's shoulder.

Our house got one fuzzy friend bigger this #caturday 😻

The brave little guy has already laid claim to the whole basement.

#cats #catsky #catsofbluesky

A brown tabby cat laying on a grey couch. Besides her is a pile of cat hair appropriately a third of her size.

My wife and I have been discussing the possibility of getting another cat. Adele has decided to help out by producing one herself.
#catsofbluesky #cat #cats

Accidentally touched 5v and ground together while aligning servos and let all of the magic smoke out of my breadboard power supply 🫠

A screenshot of a yaml config file showing the ID for the master bedroom lights is guest_bedroom

It's not a real smart home until it has tech debt

#homeassistant #smarthome

Might be time to replace my AC. Now that we're fully in the summer months the electric bills have shot over $300 even with keeping the temps fairly high 🫠

A close up photo of an orange cat. His eyes are staring at the camera with everything except his face out of focus.

Waldo comes to ask you for more food. His stomach is empty and the proof is on the furniture.

#caturday #catsofbluesky #OrangeCat

I had an idea that involved controlling a Switch 2 from a computer. I used nxbt years ago and thought it would work. Not only does it not work on the Switch 2, it doesn't work for newer Switch firmwares either. Need to figure out a way around this. Python > ??? > Switch 2

#Switch2 #nintendo

What are people's thoughts on the Switch 2 pro controller? Everything feels like an upgrade in build quality, but my hand's been cramping after a couple of Mario Kart races. The grips are just a little smaller and that isn't vibing with my hands.

#nintendo #Switch2 #nintendoswitch2

A Gen 10 pokemon will be evolve this way won’t it

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Refreshing the FedEx tracking page every thirty seconds so they get the hint to speed up delivering my Switch 2.

#Switch2 #nintendo

a man in a pirate hat is looking out a window . Alt: a man in a pirate hat is looking out a window .

Wasn't able to go to a store to preorder a #Switch2 in person so I'm going to be spending all of tomorrow staring at the FedEx tracking page and watching other people posting about it like

A picture of a cat laying on the bed with an open book in the foreground.

A cat and a book. 🐱📖

🏳️‍🌈 Pride or die 🏳️‍🌈

A picture of an orange cat looking at the camera while sitting on top of a pink desktop computer case.

A yellow 3d printed ring placed so that the PC power button can only be pressed by a finger. Similar to reset buttons that need to be pressed with a paperclip or similar object.

Waldo's favorite spot to sit: right on top of the PC power button. Ended up designing a little guard to keep him from accidentally turning off the computer while my wife is playing games. Now he can sit and enjoy all of the warmth without causing anyone stress.

#caturday #catsofbluesky #3dprinting

One month into my company requiring three days a week in office and it's clear that making it a requirement wasn't the move. People have been building barricades out of whiteboards to try to shut out the distractions of all the people moving around.

#rto #officework #officeworkergripes

PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

Back working on trying to get microROS running on an XRP. I picked up a new kit with the RP2350 control board. I love the potential for better performance, but finding compatible microROS libraries for a Pico W was already hard. My web dev ass is going to have to actually learn some embedded things.

An hour has passed waiting to see if I actually get a confirmation email from GameStop for my Switch 2 preorder. Really hoping I actually got one 🤞

#Switch2 #Nintendo #GameStop #Switch

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Nothing like settling into bed for the night to read and unwind only to have the chapter you're on be so incredibly good you can't sleep from excitement.
#books #reading #booksky

An upward picture of a brown tabby cat sleeping on the back of a blue fabric couch.

Adele taking a nap to rest up after her busy day of napping.
#cats #caturday #catsky

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Taking my antweight robot for a test spin! There's plenty to fix with the wiring and controls, but it sure is fun to hit stuff.
#robots #combatrobots #battlebots

On the left, a brown tabby cat is laying on the floor rubbing her face with her paw. On the right, an orange car is sitting licking catnip.

Adele and Waldo are still learning to get along after moving in together, but catnip has been easing the tensions.
#caturday #cats #catnip