Michael Harley

A digital garden on the open web.

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Ok y'all I don't really have anywhere else to nerd out about this but I accidentally dropped my [grilling thermometer](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B094N6DZLC) into a bucket of water. Today, I'm smoking some ribs because a friend and I are going to watch the Army/Navy game and it's obvious that my thermometer is not working correctly. Instead of buying another, I have decided to roll my own using Apollo Automation [TEMP-1 Temperature Sensor](https://apolloautomation.com/products/temp-1) with three food probes connected via dallas indexing and #HomeAssistant. The goal is to have a dashboard so once I get the smoker temp dialed in, I can monitor stuff from the sofa. Plus, I can setup TTS notifications and such. I'll report back when I have everything connected.
Not a fan of people posting long threads on microblogging platforms instead of just posting their thoughts as a blog post.
Y'all, I love my [@system76](https://fosstodon.org/@system76) launch heavy keyboard. I know they're expensive, and have a non-standard key layout but I've never typed on a keyboard that I prefer more. Clickity clickity clickity!!
You know, I kind of hate that I have to prepend "reddit" at the start of all my internet searches for it to produce the types of results I'm wanting. Like, I just want to know what other people have to say about the thing I'm searching for.
Look folks, sorry to say but these AI generated images you're creating for your blog posts are just as a cringe as straight stock images.
I took a mid afternoon Saturday nap. Linus thought this was a really good idea. #Caturday
Linus the kitten sleep on Michael's side while they both take a mid afternoon nap.
Y'all, this is so wild. https://blog.infected.systems/posts/2025-04-21-this-blog-is-hosted-on-a-nintendo-wii/
Hello from #Debian. Everything is much cooler now.
Polly Pockets has the Christmas spirit. #CatsOfMastodon #Caturday
Polly, the calico long-haired kitten, is posing in front of our three Christmas trees.
I wish I could find an rss feed of only this guy's news articles. https://infosec.exchange/@dangoodin/111332460356419679
It’s rare to get a good photo of this one. Say hello to Lily. #CatsOfMastodon
Lily the black kitty sits on the desk.
Look at these kitties. #CatsOfMastodon
Mac the yellow tabby Polly the long hair calico sit on the stairs in the dark. A led strip light provides some illumination.
Look at this floofy tail sleepy boy. #CatsOfMastodon
Mac the orange kitten lies atop his cat tree taking a nap.
Y’all look at this dang cat. We named her Polly because she likes to lay on our shoulder like this. Like a parrot sits on your shoulder. Now we call her Polly Pockets or Lil Bit. #CatsOfMastodon
Polly the long haired calico kitten lays on Mikes shoulder facing away from the camera.
I wish people would stop saying #rss needs to “come back”. They’re perpetuating the idea that it went somewhere.