2026-10-27T07:35:10Z https://nostr.now Eric G. https://nostr.now/npub1zguqvfz0md8z2w5thrm5z64ff3ddvnfp0gkvqr5n8280zf9zazeqvsqazx https://media.beige.party/accounts/avatars/113/326/601/338/836/270/original/dfc6882a3ccafa50.jpeg https://media.beige.party/accounts/avatars/113/326/601/338/836/270/original/dfc6882a3ccafa50.jpeg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvrczx2zxsh2n8nfh29vx9zlsz8mqg2e3h0e6dunm89zm09m34r0czyqfrsp3yfld5uff63wu0wst249x944jdy9azesqwjvagaufy5t5tyx0qs7x I was about eight years old. A friend of my father&#39;s showed me his work. I don&#39;t remember the name of the company.<br/><br/>At his desk were dozens of reels of paper tape wound on spools. Some contained only a few inches of tape, others contained more.<br/><br/>He ran a short reel through a reader. The reader looked like some futuristic device from a science fiction movie. It zipped through in a second or two. He then ran a longer one. It took a few seconds to go.<br/><br/>A teletype machine nearby woke to life with fans and clattering machinery. I was in awe. The thing started typing, spinning and bibbing, on its own:<br/><br/>What it your name?<br/><br/>I typed in &#39;Eric&#39; just like on a typewriter. He told me to press the carriage return, just like a typewriter but a button instead of a lever.<br/><br/>I did.<br/><br/>It spun and whirred. It spun and whirred some more.<br/><br/>&#34;Hello, Eric!&#34; it typed on its own, &#34;Welcome to the horse races! What is the name of your first horse?&#34;<br/><br/>It knew who I was! I GOT TO NAME A HORSE!<br/><br/>Actually, I got to name six horses. And then I got to pick which one I thought would win.<br/><br/>And then it really started whirring. Just like a scene out of &#39;The Sting&#39;, this magic machine started typing out the second-by-second report of the horse race, my horse race at an incredible 30 baud. <br/><br/>&#34;And they&#39;re off...&#34;<br/><br/>&#34;Around the back stretch, Bruno (my favorite) pulls ahead by a nose...&#34;<br/><br/>My horse didn&#39;t win. In a sense, however, they were all my horses.<br/><br/>What did happen was for the next 48 years, I wrote computer programs. I&#39;m glad I&#39;m done but it was cool and kept me housed and fed. 2026-09-25T10:26:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp6n4jgl5dzjm4n7yt5lut7n5t44y47xk03yd733vhrz4yrfqr63szyqfrsp3yfld5uff63wu0wst249x944jdy9azesqwjvagaufy5t5ty0q8knz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfmyltujkypczt29wk3haazp5hsp064gutl74tkrzrp08027plgfcw5yap6'>nevent1q…yap6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m Not Davenport<br/><br/>#HashtagGames #FurnitureMovies 2026-09-20T01:23:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg29a7vkwnqkj9s8vexg4juypf0h0fvy6v89a5k0l62qwq377nxdszyqfrsp3yfld5uff63wu0wst249x944jdy9azesqwjvagaufy5t5tyqkuxz7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfdrkxp8azvw4j7wtr2ud7089lav53xtzhmv6kjrzdsnzdgjj3png0nttkc'>nevent1q…ttkc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>TIL there is an Eastern European Galicia!<br/><br/>My move is to Spain. 2026-09-14T03:05:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgc3rgmee04uphs7jheavkg5885smw0nf4wehk0sf8gtm0e240vnszyqfrsp3yfld5uff63wu0wst249x944jdy9azesqwjvagaufy5t5tyethu6z It appears that I&#39;m a passport stamp and a plane ticket away from a move to Galicia.<br/><br/>The wait for the stamp is tough: could be tomorrow, could be November or anywhere in between. 2026-09-14T02:41:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxurnmak2azz6gan93jxvt2an5hsrg7heu5f35ryesq2sfphv28jczyqfrsp3yfld5uff63wu0wst249x944jdy9azesqwjvagaufy5t5tyyu0336 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst6rxgwrqhjgjppgncjymlsgr7cxjkh53eufmqtx266vj2yz2zs8s2d30up'>nevent1q…30up</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Not quite. I had a spinal fusion in my neck. My recollection is waking up from surgery and feeling better than I had in several months. 2026-06-12T05:16:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2yfffgxzypf88m55gjmld8n8e6hdkxtc5k8zxz2q8pwszsul86pczyqfrsp3yfld5uff63wu0wst249x944jdy9azesqwjvagaufy5t5tywynhqc The boat with all my vegetables capsized. Now I&#39;m staring at twenty thousand leeks under the sea. 2026-06-06T15:44:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfedtsw9eg5m7rgl4qcfjmj7ygxhcawnuv348lkchvf7acncley4szyqfrsp3yfld5uff63wu0wst249x944jdy9azesqwjvagaufy5t5tyk5caqd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxr43d69t8tkd2as06kme86glcrwqtcmkwgfq74tkcqncq57ff7nq3hkpfg'>nevent1q…kpfg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I TOOT, YOU TOOT, WE ALL TOOT FOR Ba-LOOT<br/><br/>Umm, err, maybe we gotta workshop that one too... 2026-03-29T07:24:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq2zwwsug7h9jxp3458ukuhrtjwztuvtzreju92hg8l44r5kafguczyqfrsp3yfld5uff63wu0wst249x944jdy9azesqwjvagaufy5t5tylah7uk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx9sr8s4eywx84u82wgc008x8dqa85p8z95ppr98ptpqdn0cdgprse2p37v'>nevent1q…p37v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Is it just me or does anyone else suddenly have a hankering for cioppino stew and grisini breadsticks? 2026-03-26T15:17:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrwmvwxjqa7f4jvvmaxgjxhy3r5hp2dssqr2mnqlpesydk9a2lzwczyqfrsp3yfld5uff63wu0wst249x944jdy9azesqwjvagaufy5t5tyu08u3s Mood.<br/><br/>#CatsOfMastodon<br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/115/998/933/763/527/630/original/83456c605ac48c63.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-02-02T03:37:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2rv6rl33r6qgq38jgayfpzwenq3zcze9gcptx0lu5nw6lqmw40xgzyqfrsp3yfld5uff63wu0wst249x944jdy9azesqwjvagaufy5t5tygsrkre New-to-me discovery. I&#39;m a fan. #Thailand #Booze<br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/115/445/542/074/333/375/original/1f78010a4123ac6a.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-10-27T09:59:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszfjh87zv2ds5j639ga7zytt8w0xp0gzwk6g3va37hmf0j83u3f4qzyqfrsp3yfld5uff63wu0wst249x944jdy9azesqwjvagaufy5t5tynj5tfu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxrytvqfwkt0lx80mjl83ay2teck7sk72nzskfqfejkshsh0cw2rsr774l6'>nevent1q…74l6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/115/352/818/320/422/268/original/5d3be4b7f6040a59.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-10-11T00:59:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfuux9444rdw6xlfmg73sd5gkr03lw8vdq9sxk0yh9ddgadkq4l6qzyqfrsp3yfld5uff63wu0wst249x944jdy9azesqwjvagaufy5t5ty492drj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszs9kmuvjw6rghcx4e8pacg6hswjf9h6yrsqzxglznlw079pyhmughlvdnh'>nevent1q…vdnh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Biggest problem is that they come and go, they come and go. 2025-09-28T21:36:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyeu5r2jnq7fxw3t8g0pxp6rsd85vsp3nrpn5d789nlt2hwhdqrjczyqfrsp3yfld5uff63wu0wst249x944jdy9azesqwjvagaufy5t5ty0c4wga What I need to do: persistent, focused, action and carefully crafted words.<br/><br/>What I want to do:<br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/115/254/693/169/152/543/original/f7db4fd6b7f26621.jpg"> <br/> 2025-09-23T17:05:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfnuctvgslyzw2kazqjgruny73lhm8ndau5whwd6w3wwqr4l2yzlgzyqfrsp3yfld5uff63wu0wst249x944jdy9azesqwjvagaufy5t5ty36vfgk #SilentSunday #WatmaughBay #LopezIsland #SanJuanIslands #PNW<br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/115/243/311/514/597/175/original/3e96a2548a3a1979.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-09-21T16:51:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8f0g8rnpytxcl49hklzhzdf2hvs42jzjr4dcwy830xw6xqldyu8czyqfrsp3yfld5uff63wu0wst249x944jdy9azesqwjvagaufy5t5tywp5ky2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyza57kakkhsyas30gjtp0gwagvzaxtu4pwqz7rhkh0xahxz7805s54n6l8'>nevent1q…n6l8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Can I ask you to print something for me? 2025-07-29T23:41:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspkrhc0lmapgc3lhw9hacaunuy3z5xquq600hx307swwxv9tdyepqzyqfrsp3yfld5uff63wu0wst249x944jdy9azesqwjvagaufy5t5ty7rl4jq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg0nj0rsz3dexx02aawsmwhf5kfhu4wmgtagcy47va8unnsrujwygm54zsc'>nevent1q…4zsc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Me (at 16): No children ever. I would be a terrible father.<br/>Them: You&#39;ll change your mind or regret it. Children are essential.<br/>Me (at 61): Nope. Never did. No regrets. I would have been a terrible father. 2025-07-26T16:59:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdkp5wfxgvvhdcnmetkajmccecvke3h5jk6c8r5hn6l5d3zddjjvszyqfrsp3yfld5uff63wu0wst249x944jdy9azesqwjvagaufy5t5tyej3m5s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs97rgqadpq7wgy9jadxx05gnpqpd3mdjqvryt6ak2a9k5qrv67h6c8ldu8j'>nevent1q…du8j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Followed by the restless nights wondering what is going on with those beige.party people. 2025-07-20T22:46:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrl44nknyj7l265st2ernjr2uqgpeqlxmderfpnekma4q2gxcgx0czyqfrsp3yfld5uff63wu0wst249x944jdy9azesqwjvagaufy5t5tyjwdncv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspq3fpzll4gku94x2aanszpmu00axsvq3ewcww8qu8a7kn3xrhqrqyevhkt'>nevent1q…vhkt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>cont&#39;d<br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/114/830/990/373/754/024/original/430017ec43f6851b.png"> <br/> 2025-07-10T21:11:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspq3fpzll4gku94x2aanszpmu00axsvq3ewcww8qu8a7kn3xrhqrqzyqfrsp3yfld5uff63wu0wst249x944jdy9azesqwjvagaufy5t5ty4z4hrk High Season at our favorite park on #OrcasIsland<br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/114/830/974/800/070/014/original/fabaad124139ecc7.jpg"> <br/> 2025-07-10T21:07:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8pu4le9nummu92satth52v74vdrwzr6daxd749a9yy29gzxwymrczyqfrsp3yfld5uff63wu0wst249x944jdy9azesqwjvagaufy5t5tyuyjkzs #WatmoughBay #LopezIsland #PNW, one of my favorite places in the world. I can&#39;t believe we are the only ones here.<br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/114/439/895/275/314/226/original/cb52fc12fb4c562e.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/114/439/895/488/653/336/original/2ab1ab311a4a9229.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/114/439/895/962/020/638/original/74c3ab6bf12bbcd0.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-05-02T19:30:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsycwu278w8xktl7v3wjrkwnyu4v9dq9ta2fredv0mc4e95swjl5cqzyqfrsp3yfld5uff63wu0wst249x944jdy9azesqwjvagaufy5t5ty3sanvx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswwas5g4f60j5drjlsjhf4hlwcx4quyu6dftury6xwnsn6rdm8tsgqrk0ce'>nevent1q…k0ce</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Whittier, California&#34; contains remarkable opportunities for regrettable texts by folks with large thumbs. (Posting for a friend) 2025-03-25T00:29:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs837e03zq5suqg7px9w8n0kxh8tsxzdukjqdp84gw4f0r3qdhnxngzyqfrsp3yfld5uff63wu0wst249x944jdy9azesqwjvagaufy5t5ty04w9ue In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy2mjfwjkh4ytvzhn3femm46t6qsxe7ltja5yncuskephphucfzvqgwqz26'>nevent1q…qz26</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Also:<br/><br/>- Meet me at 4th and main. Here&#39;s your road atlas<br/>- I think there&#39;s a bug in this COBOL routine <br/>- If you use cursive, it&#39;ll appear more formal 2025-02-13T21:43:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswv5fmsrjf89lx9aq64sklpt5g62n0ujfk43c2hrusxfk7ngzs0mgzyqfrsp3yfld5uff63wu0wst249x944jdy9azesqwjvagaufy5t5ty8c89ym Perforce Software is looking for a U.S. remote Application Security Engineer.<br/><br/><a href="https://jobs.lever.co/perforce/28f21289-6170-42d2-a449-9bd77268709a">https://jobs.lever.co/perforce/28f21289-6170-42d2-a449-9bd77268709a</a><br/><br/>#GetFediHired #Infosec 2024-12-04T16:15:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9gmvw6uv0xzw6f744psl5yudajadrd26ew9f2mcd67gg6pptuvlqzyqfrsp3yfld5uff63wu0wst249x944jdy9azesqwjvagaufy5t5tyn722wn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs03d8gpmrmjl60ztcwqnr8znze623mdkfzq3af4yvgzl33wnny9xsmzunz0'>nevent1q…unz0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Memo&#39;s hip problems now count as a preexisting condition. 2024-11-28T18:14:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr02zcrc7zmzeq6565h6mwqhlt7gw7xe5tw5zuskcqw6jty8ggv5czyqfrsp3yfld5uff63wu0wst249x944jdy9azesqwjvagaufy5t5tydtrgpe OK, really, I guess a conventional #introduction post is in order.<br/><br/>I just moved from the soon-to-be defunct sanjuans.life to the groovy and happening beige.party!<br/><br/>Hi, I&#39;m Eric! I&#39;m one of &#34;those&#34; people that spent most of his life in #SiliconValley and escaped in later life to the #PacificNorthwest. I spent some halcyon times that then turned tumultuous in #Portland before landing, through all sorts of weird life changes, in #OrcasIsland, Washington.<br/><br/>Still an active, if somewhat grizzled, #techie, I got to do a bunch of stuff (mostly involving #ReleaseEngineering) in places like Sierra Online, The Santa Cruz Operation, Frame Technology, Xerox PARC, DreamWorks Animation, Yahoo!, and Puppet.<br/><br/>I&#39;ve been an erratic participant at #BurningMan. Originally, hanging (but not officially) with Spock Mountain Research Labs and Lamplighters, taking long breaks then coming back and doing stuff with #BLD <br/><br/>I have been an avid traveler. I love scuba diving, amusement parks, especially #rollercoasters. Back in the day, I was co-contributor of The World of Coasters and had some fun contributions to NPR, CNN, American Heritage.<br/><br/>After Covid set in things changed. I don&#39;t get out much and managed to stay free of it. I plan on keeping it that way. If one is to be stuck at home, San Juan County is a damn fine place to do it. 2024-10-19T19:18:19Z