Genesee Valley Canal culvert over Black Creek

Canal Culvert - Rochester, NY #ROC #585 #rochesterny #rochesternewyork #photography

Read the full memo behind Meta's AI employee tracking rollout Meta deploys keystroke-tracking software on US employees' computers, sparking privacy concerns and internal backlash.

What fresh hell is this?

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A sign on a wall reading Elevator Machine

Elevator Machine - Rochester, NY #ROC #585 #rochesterny #rochesternewyork #photography

That's the one I mentioned. I actually bought one for my home office.

Having the dishwasher break was just a prelude. The furnace stopped working just in time for the temperature to dip below freezing. It's 61ºF in the house right now. At least someone is coming this morning to look at it.

I could really use a break, but I don't think that's likely to happen.

A building sprinkler connection with a red cover on one of the two inlets to prevent tampering

Red Cap - Rochester, NY #ROC #585 #rochesterny #rochesternewyork #photography

An abandoned building covered in graffiti with a large DOT in the foreground

DOT - Rochester, NY #ROC #585 #rochesterny #rochesternewyork photography

Just when I think I'm going to survive this, I find something that causes me to stumble.

Made a huge batch of chili and cornbread to get the kids to help with writing thank-you cards. But also an excuse to cook for someone other than myself.

A construction cone lies collapsed next to a sawhorse

Exhausted - Rochester, NY #ROC #585 #rochesterny #rochesternewyork #photography

Three standpipe connections for a building's fire sprinkler system

Three - Rochester, NY #ROC #585 #rochesterny #rochesternewyork #photography

Why blame vibe coding when lack of federation is staring you right in the face?

A pressure gauge on a firetruck

Pump Pressure - Rochester, NY #ROC #585 #rochesterny #rochesternewyork #photography

The Frontier sign is missing the final "r".

Frontie - Rochester, NY #ROC #585 #rochesterny #rochesternewyork #photography

A post-it note on the glass wall of my classroom reading: Don't be afraid of being YOU ❤️

Don't be afraid - Rochester, NY #ROC #585 #rochesterny #rochesternewyork #photography

A fire hydrant is visible under a metal plate below the sidewalk level

Pssst! Down here! - Rochester, NY #ROC #585 #rochesterny #rochesternewyork #photography

Men of my generation were not taught how to handle grief. “Boys don’t cry” isn’t a solution, it’s a problem, and we suffer because of it.

The longer you live, the more the things you love get taken away.

A Barney the Dinosaur figure in a baseball uniform catching a ball while laying on the ground in an abandoned area

I Got It! - Rochester, NY #ROC #585 #rochesterny #rochesternewyork #photography

New post on Maszman Prime: Our First Date, 40 Years Later I realized I couldn't tell the story of our life together in a single post. So instead, I' www.tommasz.net/2026/04/12/our-first-dat...

If someone dies alone ("unattended"), regardless of how obvious the cause may be, the law requires an autopsy to be done.

The survivors must fill out a form, have it notarized, and then pay $40 to get a copy.

Unsolicited advice: Take care of your health, even if you feel fine. Not everything that can harm you hurts or has any obvious symptoms.

A sign reading Diesel Exhaust Smoke, apparently for an underground generator

Smoke - Rochester, NY #ROC #585 #rochesterny #rochesternewyork #photography

The shadow of a lamp post on a field of grass

Light and Shadow - Rochester, NY #ROC #585 #rochesterny #rochesternewyork #photography

Marc Edwards (@marcedwards@mastodon.social) Attached: 1 image I can confirm Creative Cloud has added to my /etc/hosts file. Adobe secretly modifies your hosts file for the stupidest reason: https://www.osnews.com/story/144737/adobe-secretly-m...

Rampant Assholery

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A section of corrugated roofing that has deteriorated

Missing Pieces - Rochester, NY #ROC #585 #rochesterny #rochesternewyork #photography

I would very much like to not.

Today I applied to change my political party from independent (no party) to the Democrats. They're still not what I would like to see, but I want to be able to vote in primaries that could change that.

A pair of mirrored sunglasses on top of an open bag of pretzels

Still Life with Pretzels - Rochester, NY #ROC #585 #rochesterny #rochesternewyork #photography

My altered sleep pattern has gotten me back into reading books.