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Bill Childers

@wildbill

Father, Sysadmin, Writer, Nerd. Usually in that order. Maps @ . Ex-Virtual Editor for @LinuxJournal. G8 GXP Driver. @wildbill@mastodon.social or https://links.nulldevice.net

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Curtains drawn on another scale - #scale23x. Thanks again to all the awesome volunteers and speakers who make this happen every year. Y'all are awesome.

09.03.2026 01:58 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

OH: "I almost got run over by Linux Santa."
OH: "No. That was GPL Claus"
#scale23x

08.03.2026 17:24 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Pasadena, I am in you once more. #scale23x

05.03.2026 04:35 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Excellent.

Wait, if it’s undisclosed — how do I know where to get it?

05.03.2026 02:27 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Damn, Justin. Let me know in advance next time. It’s still parked for the winter - I haven’t had a chance to wake it up yet.

I’ll buy you a frosty beverage instead. That ok?

05.03.2026 01:15 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Who’s who in this gif? Inquiring minds want to know. (Also, assuming you’re going - when do you arrive?)

04.03.2026 23:44 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Aw, will do - hope to see you there sometime!

04.03.2026 23:34 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Nope. He’s a total dick. I try to avoid him. Sorry.

04.03.2026 23:33 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

T-minus 40 minutes before I make my way to the airport for #scale23x. Looking forward to this, as always. One of the best conferences, anywhere.

04.03.2026 23:16 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 4 📌 0

Booked the trip to #scale23x. Already looking forward to it. 😃

24.01.2026 06:08 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Awesome! Enjoy, man. And happy new year!

09.01.2026 05:09 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

What are you up for? I dig the Old City Hall at the corner of 6th and Monterey. If you want sushi, Sushi Omakase is where I go (in the Target shopping center off 10th).

09.01.2026 05:03 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Merry Christmas, everyone! Hope everyone's having an excellent holiday. 🎄

25.12.2025 22:31 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A bunch of consumer grade network gear loosely held together by dangling cables.

A bunch of consumer grade network gear loosely held together by dangling cables.

Side-eyeing what passed for "network infrastructure" at the local UPS Pack and Ship.

16.12.2025 00:55 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

…. It is? Oof. I’m out of touch too.

09.12.2025 19:58 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Cambria, I am in you. (And previously Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, and Thousand Oaks, but I forgot to post those). #WinterRoadTrip #FinalPlannedStop

08.12.2025 02:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Pasadena, I am in you, again. #WinterRoadTrip

06.12.2025 03:25 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Universal Studios, I am in you. #WinterRoadTrip

05.12.2025 17:55 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Hit up the San Diego Wild Animal Park today. Was a blast, had a great time and great company.

Also, Pasadena, I am in you. (And not for #scale23x, that's not for a few months yet.). #WinterRoadTrip

05.12.2025 03:40 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Carlsbad, I am in you. (Also, Laguna Beach, I was in you, but was too busy visiting and eating to post.) #WinterRoadTrip

04.12.2025 06:16 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Current status: SoCal road trip. So here's the obligatory "Bakersfield, I am in you." post. (Technically Lebec, but let's not be fussy about it.)

03.12.2025 21:01 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A picture of the Pacific Ocean, taken from the cliff side at Moss Beach Distillery.

A picture of the Pacific Ocean, taken from the cliff side at Moss Beach Distillery.

Half Moon Bay, I am in you.

24.11.2025 20:24 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1

Monterey, I am in you.

16.11.2025 01:43 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I have no idea.

04.11.2025 18:33 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Wow man. That brought back a memory.

04.11.2025 16:51 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

OH my kid: "This is just what I need right now. Mexican Coke, mozzarella sticks, and Phil Collins."

01.11.2025 21:29 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Sacramento, I am in you.

01.11.2025 05:20 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Reno… are you trying to get me drunk and take advantage of me?

14.10.2025 03:14 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Reno I am in you again.

12.10.2025 22:12 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Sitting in the theater, about to watch Tron:Ares.

11.10.2025 19:47 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0