2026-08-31T16:13:23+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app theglasspenguin 2026-08-31T02:48:18+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/08/31/praying-to-every-known-deity-that-my-cs5-5 <p>praying to every known deity that my cs5.5 dvds aren’t complete fucking coasters because fuck you adobe i already paid for this software i’m not paying for it monthly fuck you</p> 2026-08-30T03:52:00+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/08/30/go-shower-you-can-drink-water-in-there <p>go shower. you can drink water in there. kill two birds with one stone</p> 2026-08-29T20:58:34+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/08/29/biggest-usability-gripe-with-the-ios-27-beta <p>biggest usability gripe with the ios 27 beta is that i keep accidentally drawing a search selection when i’m trying to crop or use live text on a screenshot. <br /> it should be a tool i have to intentionally tap on to use instead of it just assuming i want google to see whatever i captured</p> 2026-08-22T00:00:00+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/08/22/posted-an-image <p><img src="/assets/74211388d24fb45a-73eab332dbea.jpg" alt="" /></p> 2026-08-21T00:00:00+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/08/21/is-it-extension-addon-or-plugin-fucking-pick-one <p>is it ‘extension’, ‘addon’, or ‘plugin’? FUCKING PICK ONE</p> 2026-08-14T00:00:00+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/08/14/posted-an-image <p><img src="/assets/b8b6c7524969114b-72eadc4d4c22.png" alt="" /></p> 2026-08-13T00:00:00+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/08/13/part-of-your-web-dev-testing-process-should-be-trying-to-navigate-your-website-solely-using-a-screen-reader-it-s-been-teaching-me-some-things-lately <p>part of your web dev testing process should be trying to navigate your website solely using a screen reader. it’s been teaching me some things lately</p> 2026-08-10T17:08:27+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/08/10/tablet-multitasking-interfaces-could-really-benefit-from-auto-tiling <p>tablet multitasking interfaces could really benefit from auto-tiling (looking at you, ipados 26)</p> 2026-08-07T13:17:38+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/08/07/saw-a-used-book-in-a-store-with-one-of-the-most-visually-striking-covers <p>saw a used book in a store with one of the most visually-striking covers ever made, i opened it, and turns out it’s a dictionary. a fucking dictionary.</p> 2026-08-04T09:16:19+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/08/04/you-pasted-that-internal-webhook-into-a-server-with-258-people-on-accident <p>you pasted that internal webhook into a server with 258 people on accident, didn’t you?</p> 2026-08-03T15:23:42+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/08/03/ive-been-playing-around-with-smallnet-protocols-recently-so <p>i’ve been playing around with ‘smallnet’ protocols recently, so i decided to set up a capsule for the gemini protocol. the markup language it uses tastes like markdown, and given how absolutely stripped down it is, pages for it load really fast. only downside i’ve found (that doesn’t make it more appealing) is it’s name. google took the name for their slopbot and it’s making it hard to find resources for it outside of the protocol space itself.</p> <p>anyway, &lt;gemini://theglasspenguin.capsule.town&gt;</p> <p><img src="/assets/2026/08/c6aa067be26ca25a.png" alt="my gemini capsule open in lagrange" /></p> 2026-07-31T11:00:52+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/07/31/ylsuoires-esnesnon-koot-ew-fi-ffo-retteb-eb-dlrow-eht-tndluow <p>?ylsuoires esnesnon koot ew fi ffo retteb eb dlrow eht t’ndluow</p> 2026-07-28T21:17:27+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/07/28/253 <p>forcing myself to use niri for a week</p> 2026-07-23T11:57:32+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/07/23/does-anybody-outside-the-nix-sphere-use-package-managers-for-their <p>does anybody outside the *nix sphere use package managers for their general-use software (stuff like choco/scoop/winget on windows or brew on mac, excluding project dependencies)</p> 2026-07-18T12:03:50+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/07/18/started-playing-dredge-didnt-know-id-enjoy-a-game-about-fishing <p>started playing dredge. didn’t know i’d enjoy a game about fishing</p> 2026-07-17T13:29:54+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/07/17/the-ios-27-beta-is-causing-my-test-subject-iphone-to-heat-up-faster-than-it <p>the ios 27 beta is causing my test subject iphone to heat up faster than it usually does - only other time it’s reached the temperatures it’s at is when i accidentally left it in direct sunlight for 2 hours. i’m guessing this has something to do with the search indexer - it’s been stuck at 38% for the whole week post-install</p> 2026-07-14T15:25:07+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/07/14/currently-installing-the-ios-27-beta-on-my-old-iphone-for-shits-and-giggles <p>currently installing the ios 27 beta on my old iphone for shits and giggles</p> 2026-07-11T12:02:27+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/07/11/if-i-try-and-download-a-piece-of-software-and-the-only-option-on-the <p>if i try and download a piece of software and the only option on the download page is an “paste this curl+bash fuckery into your terminal and enter your sudo password” then that software is automatically ass. just give me a tarball or a package repo, i am perfectly capable of administering my own machine</p> 2026-07-08T22:03:56+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/07/08/name-the-thing <p>name the thing</p> <p><img src="/assets/2026/07/d3e74aa11f6b42ef.png" alt="a number line. a tiny dot in the center is " /></p> 2026-07-05T01:30:59+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/07/05/every-year-someone-really-close-to-where-i-live-attempts-a-shitty <p>every year, someone really close to where i live attempts a shitty rendition of the national anthem on their electric guitar before starting an ‘unauthorized’ firework show. the police usually show up pretty quick. this time, i counted about 4 explosions before they were forced to stop.</p> 2026-07-03T15:19:48+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/07/03/encrypt-your-drives-and-set-a-password-on-your-bios-uefi-settings <p>encrypt your drives and set a password on your bios/uefi settings, especially if you use a laptop that you take with you</p> 2026-07-03T12:18:42+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/07/03/whenever-someone-leaves-a-public-computer-unattended-you-can-either-really <p>whenever someone leaves a public computer unattended, you can either really help them or be a complete asshole by signing them out for them</p> 2026-07-01T22:35:33+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/07/01/220 <p><a href="https://wastedonion.seanjw.com/posts/news/cities-burn-as-lgbtq-community-celebrate-wrath-month/">https://wastedonion.seanjw.com/posts/news/cities-burn-as-lgbtq-community-celebrate-wrath-month/</a></p> 2026-07-01T15:11:16+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/07/01/every-implementation-of-age-verification-ive-seen-either-requires-you-to-trust-a-provider-with-really-personal-information-or-your-biometrics-and-that-alone-freaks-me-out <p>every implementation of age verification i’ve seen either requires you to trust a provider with really personal information or your biometrics, and that alone freaks me out</p> <p>this whole push for age verification is also going to potentially break smaller platforms and federated networks, and i don’t doubt there’s some involved in these pushes interested in centralizing internet activity onto big platforms that are easier to manipulate.</p> <p>making pseudonymous users hand over PII and connecting a real person to a thing that’s only supposed to exist online is a problem for people who just like having their actions disconnected from themselves, whistleblowers or people that could be in actual danger if their identities were known.</p> <p>i could list more but character limits are beating my ass, apologies for all the rewrites lmao</p> 2026-06-29T15:04:05+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/06/29/i-now-have-so-many-feeds-in-my-freshrss-setup-that-my-server-is-hitting <p>i now have so many feeds in my freshrss setup that my server is hitting it’s own ratelimits. currently going through and muting all the inactive/rarely updating feeds. i probably should have done this months ago but ehhhhh</p> 2026-06-28T20:17:58+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/06/28/more-developers-need-to-copy-grapheneos-storage-scopes-feature <p>more developers need to copy grapheneos’ storage scopes feature</p> 2026-06-24T21:34:47+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/06/24/i-could-crush-the-new-deltarune-chapter-in-one-night-like-i-did-it-with <p>i *could* crush the new deltarune chapter in one night, like i did it with the last two, but i also have to eat and i have a job and</p> 2026-06-23T17:12:26+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/06/23/i-used-camelcase-in-a-python-script-and-the-project-lead-is-now-trying-to <p>i used camelcase in a python script and the project lead is now trying to exorcise me</p> 2026-06-23T14:05:32+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/06/23/count-down-faster-god-damn-it <p>COUNT DOWN FASTER GOD DAMN IT</p> <p><img src="/assets/2026/06/563c65a4f19feeae.png" alt="" /></p> 2026-06-22T20:40:55+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/06/22/praying-to-every-single-known-deity-that-my-current-pc-lasts-as-long-as-the <p>praying to every single known deity that my current pc lasts as long as the old one did because i’m completely priced out</p> 2026-06-19T18:53:01+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/06/19/tried-utm-se-again-but-the-lack-of-jit-compilation-on-ios-makes <p>tried UTM SE again, but the lack of JIT compilation on iOS makes it…rough. android 2.2 got to a shell before crashing, lineageos 23.2 got stuck in a bootloop, and haiku just didn’t even try. ms-dos 6.22+windows 3.11 and windows 2000 installed, but were unusably slow. this was on an iphone 12, don’t know if this improved on newer models</p> 2026-06-18T14:37:19+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/06/18/https-youtu-be-vzza1pcxgma <p><a href="https://youtu.be/vzZa1pcxGMA">https://youtu.be/vzZa1pcxGMA</a></p> 2026-06-13T16:33:17+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/06/13/why-the-fuck-does-it-keep-putting-radiohead-in-my-stereolab-playlists <p>WHY THE FUCK DOES IT KEEP PUTTING RADIOHEAD IN MY STEREOLAB PLAYLISTS FUCKING CLANKERS</p> 2026-06-12T16:31:45+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/06/12/i-think-that-it-really-must-suck-from-a-creators-perspective-when <p>i think that it really must suck from a creator’s perspective when their hard work goes for absolute truckloads of money but is hoarded and not enjoyed by people</p> 2026-06-12T16:23:01+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/06/12/wish-i-got-the-name-of-the-guy-that-did-the-jevil-dance-at-a-family <p>wish i got the name of the guy that did the jevil dance at a family member’s wedding</p> 2026-06-11T16:45:07+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/06/11/every-few-minutes-or-so-something-above-my-ceiling-beeps-and-if-i <p>every few minutes or so, something above my ceiling beeps and if i can’t figure out what it is and how to stop it you’re gonna see me on the news tomorrow morning</p> 2026-06-10T16:38:25+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/06/10/every-year-on-this-particular-day-june-10-one-of-the-houses-i-drive <p>every year, on this particular day (june 10), one of the houses i drive past on the way to work has a washing machine smashed to bits and a empty crate of some substance from a local brewery out by the curb for the garbage truck to pick up in the morning</p> 2026-06-09T16:45:20+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/06/09/i-have-16-days-to-finish-tunic-before-the-deltarune-hyperfixation-truck <p>i have 16 days to finish tunic before the deltarune hyperfixation truck comes in, this is gonna be fun</p> 2026-06-07T15:34:48+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/06/07/just-got-back-from-the-tadc-finale-here-is-my-detailed-review <p>just got back from the tadc finale, here is my detailed review:</p> <p>ᓭᔑ∷↸╎リᒷᓭ ᓭᔑ∷↸╎リᒷᓭ ᓭᔑ∷↸╎リᒷᓭ ᓭᔑ∷↸╎リᒷᓭ ᓭᔑ∷↸╎リᒷᓭ ᓭᔑ∷↸╎リᒷᓭ ᓭᔑ∷↸╎リᒷᓭ ᓭᔑ∷↸╎リᒷᓭ ᓭᔑ∷↸╎リᒷᓭ ᓭᔑ∷↸╎リᒷᓭ ᓭᔑ∷↸╎リᒷᓭ ᓭᔑ∷↸╎リᒷᓭ ᓭᔑ∷↸╎リᒷᓭ ᓭᔑ∷↸╎リᒷᓭ ᓭᔑ∷↸╎リᒷᓭ ᓭᔑ∷↸╎リᒷᓭ ᓭᔑ∷↸╎リᒷᓭ ᓭᔑ∷↸╎リᒷᓭ ᓭᔑ∷↸╎リᒷᓭ ᓭᔑ∷↸╎リᒷᓭ ᓭᔑ∷↸╎リᒷᓭ ᓭᔑ∷↸╎リᒷᓭ ᓭᔑ∷↸╎リᒷᓭ ᓭᔑ∷↸╎リᒷᓭ ᓭᔑ∷↸╎リᒷᓭ ᓭᔑ∷↸╎リᒷᓭ ᓭᔑ∷↸╎リᒷᓭ ᓭᔑ∷↸╎リᒷᓭ ᓭᔑ∷↸╎リᒷᓭ ᓭᔑ∷↸╎リᒷᓭ ᓭᔑ∷↸╎リᒷᓭ ᓭᔑ∷↸╎リᒷᓭ ᓭᔑ∷↸╎リᒷᓭ ᓭᔑ∷↸╎リᒷᓭ ᓭᔑ∷↸╎リᒷᓭ ᓭᔑ∷↸╎リᒷᓭ ᓭᔑ∷↸╎リᒷᓭ ᓭᔑ∷↸╎リᒷᓭ ᓭᔑ∷↸╎リᒷᓭ ᓭᔑ∷↸╎リᒷᓭ</p> 2026-06-05T06:39:22+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/06/05/to-do-md-ln-2231construct-a-protogen-size-faraday-cage <p>to-do.md - Ln 2,231:</p> <p>construct a protogen-size faraday cage</p> 2026-06-01T15:45:44+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/06/01/151 <p><img src="/assets/2026/06/5bc2d12a5c929fb4.webp" alt="" /></p> 2026-05-31T21:41:53+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/05/31/currently-in-boston-for-four-hours-people-in-the-area-be-warned-as-i-will <p>currently in boston for four hours, people in the area be warned as i will throw microplastics at you (self-defense)</p> 2026-05-30T00:15:37+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/05/30/the-2-week-long-fallout-phase-has-now-become-a-month-long-phase-which-is <p>the 2 week long fallout phase has now become a month long phase</p> <p>…which is probably an excuse to get my pc’s disc drive fixed so i can get the first two games running</p> 2026-05-28T22:24:50+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/05/28/daily-reminderbe-ungovernablego-fucking <p>daily reminder:</p> <p>BE UNGOVERNABLE</p> <p>GO FUCKING FERAL</p> <p>AAAAAAAAY@_FGr4723grf7g23uitrn3u8g5t28rfhgit</p> 2026-05-26T19:33:15+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/05/26/https-youtu-be-nwfnkjei3ts <p><a href="https://youtu.be/nWfNkJei3Ts">https://youtu.be/nWfNkJei3Ts</a></p> 2026-05-24T14:49:33+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/05/24/catppuccin-frappe-and-mocha-are-objectively-the-best-dark-mode-palettes <p>catppuccin frappe and mocha are objectively the best dark mode palettes</p> 2026-05-18T21:33:48+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/05/18/was-texting-a-family-member-and-they-mentioned-lemon-demon-offhand-and-i <p>was texting a family member and they mentioned lemon demon offhand, and i sent them a link to a they might be giants song, and they haven’t responded to me in like two days</p> 2026-05-17T14:18:34+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/05/17/sometime-i-want-to-get-one-of-these-gut-its-internals-and-replace-it <p>sometime i want to get one of these, gut it’s internals, and replace it with something much more efficient. linux or android on an arm chipset would probably work way better in this form factor than a budget x86 board running windows vista</p> <p><img src="/assets/2026/05/13be4081dbe5d2d5.webp" alt="A Sony Vaio P-series " /></p> 2026-05-16T18:31:26+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/05/16/just-finished-the-upgrade-from-fedora-43-to-44-today-cant-notice-a <p>just finished the upgrade from fedora 43 to 44 today. can’t notice a single change…which is probably better than catastrophic breakage</p> 2026-05-16T11:59:57+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/05/16/my-long-term-obsidian-use-has-fucked-my-brain-to-the-point-where-i-wrote <p>my long term obsidian use has fucked my brain to the point where i wrote all my papers this year in markdown instead of a word processor like a functioning human</p> 2026-05-12T20:54:16+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/05/12/switched-my-tablet-from-lineageos-to-grapheneos-to-test-it-out-a-bit-before <p>switched my tablet from lineageos to grapheneos to test it out a bit before i install it on my phone - so far, really good, the web installer is definitely a lot easier than most custom roms have</p> 2026-05-10T21:22:43+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/05/10/beginning-my-adventure-into-finding-the-one-question-no-ai-and-no-human <p>beginning my adventure into finding the one question no ai and no human will ever answer</p> 2026-05-06T19:54:26+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/05/06/stereolabs-tomorrow-is-already-here-but-its-made-in <p>stereolab’s “tomorrow is already here” but it’s made in the mario paint music thing</p> 2026-05-04T20:18:02+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/05/04/the-court-has-found-you-guiltyyour-punishment-you-must-play-all-games-with <p>THE COURT HAS FOUND YOU GUILTY</p> <p>YOUR PUNISHMENT: YOU MUST PLAY ALL GAMES WITH A SEGA SATURN ANALOG CONTROLLER FOR A MINIMUM OF 6 (SIX) MONTHS</p> <p><img src="/assets/2026/05/6baa80178c56bd34.webp" alt="the weird-ass saturn analog controller" /></p> 2026-05-01T22:31:48+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/05/01/downloaded-qasarbeach-since-i-saw-a-youtuber-using-it-i-have-no-idea-how <p>downloaded qasarbeach since i saw a youtuber using it, i have no idea how to use it so i’m just pushing buttons and making funny noises</p> 2026-04-30T21:36:21+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/04/30/i-remember-getting-tomadachi-life-for-my-3ds-in-like-2018-or-so-and-i-never <p>i remember getting tomadachi life for my 3ds in like 2018 or so and i never got more than like 15 minutes in because the part where it tells you your mii could potentially have children somehow traumatized me</p> 2026-04-24T21:44:50+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/04/24/a-little-while-ago-i-thought-about-trying-to-get-a-american-sega-cd-working <p>a little while ago i thought about trying to get a american sega cd working with my japanese genesis, but i look at the prices to get either kind and…yeah that’s not happening</p> 2026-04-24T21:34:09+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/04/24/6-years-holy-shit <p>6 years, holy shit</p> 2026-04-20T17:24:59+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/04/20/even-in-the-far-future-what-we-now-know-as-funny-numbers-will <p>even in the far future, what we now know as “funny numbers” will continue to be repeated, although unfortunately devoid of context</p> 2026-04-16T20:44:55+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/04/16/youput-down-the-uraniumyesno-no-dont-eat-it <p>you</p> <p>put down the uranium</p> <p>yes</p> <p>no nO DON’T EAT IT</p> 2026-04-13T21:10:26+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/04/13/they-will-never-take-this-from-me <p>they will never take this from me</p> <p><img src="/assets/2026/04/691f14593c5bea5a.webp" alt="The Illustrator CS5 startup screen" /></p> 2026-04-10T19:08:58+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/04/10/artemis-2-splashdown-confirmed <p>artemis 2 splashdown confirmed!</p> 2026-04-05T16:33:18+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/04/05/whatever-force-controls-my-feeds-really-wants-me-to-get-into-jojos <p>whatever force controls my feeds really wants me to get into jojo’s bizarre adventure</p> 2026-04-04T20:58:15+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/04/04/the-only-reason-i-have-to-use-youtube-at-all <p>the only reason i have to use youtube at all</p> <p><img src="/assets/2026/04/de3da89f9040056f.webp" alt="" /></p> 2026-04-03T14:39:53+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/04/03/what-was-really-keeping-me-from-going-back-and-completing-pokemon-platinum <p>what was really keeping me from going back and completing pokemon platinum was the fact i wasn’t considering playing it on an emulator, where i can run it at 2x speed and use a controller that i can actually hold</p> 2026-04-02T23:14:20+00:00 https://frozenandflightless.netlify.app/2026/04/02/113 <p><img src="/assets/2026/04/9f3df9c8fc828145-1.webp" alt="" /></p>