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Brooke Chalmers

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πŸ‘©β€πŸ’» https://breq.dev/ πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ she/her πŸ’– @avasilver.dev, @miakizz.quest, et al. ❄️ boston (come say hi!) and sometimes maine πŸͺ› robots, radios, webdev, and more

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Insomnia - Wikipedia

the woke mind virus
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insomni...

13.06.2025 22:52 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

DJ, please

10.06.2025 13:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Original post on infosec.exchange

I was amused by this paper about asking AIs to manage a vending machine business by email in a simulated environment https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.15840

Highlights:

β€” AI simply decides to close the business, which the simulation doesn’t know how to accommodate. When they get their next bill, they […]

26.05.2025 06:27 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 142 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 1

@gork.bluesky.bot is this true

21.05.2025 00:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

@gork.bluesky.bot

21.05.2025 00:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

@grok is this true

21.05.2025 00:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A line on a black background

A line on a black background

My β€œwaiting for killroy” graffiti

21.05.2025 00:33 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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So.... I graduated college and made my grad cap a map of the @mbta.com with all the stops as things I've done during my time at @olincollege.bsky.social

19.05.2025 02:15 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

there's something very entertaining about being obsessed with c/asm and hating rust while they unironically deploy gitweb in 2025 and their CLI is so obtuse I see people using LLMs for it. tech mindset stuck in in the 2000s

15.05.2025 03:38 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

fortune

13.05.2025 02:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
me standing at the stage for graduation. my cap has pink EL wire around the rim

me standing at the stage for graduation. my cap has pink EL wire around the rim

view from the camera showing the cap lighting up

view from the camera showing the cap lighting up

fuck it, light up graduation cap

07.05.2025 14:48 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

i've been getting back into the writing groove lately :)

breq.dev/blog

06.05.2025 20:28 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If we aren't giggling and being goofy during sex, I don't want it

28.08.2023 23:43 πŸ‘ 583 πŸ” 115 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 13
picture of the orb light showing a deep purple, with a hand making the 🫰 heart gesture in the foreground

picture of the orb light showing a deep purple, with a hand making the 🫰 heart gesture in the foreground

05.05.2025 02:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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orb.breq.dev - breq.dev Web-based control of my desk light using HomeAssistant

project writeup: breq.dev/projects/orb

01.05.2025 14:19 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
a web interface showing configurable hue and saturation for a spherical lamp

a web interface showing configurable hue and saturation for a spherical lamp

the lamp in real life near my desk, showing the configured color

the lamp in real life near my desk, showing the configured color

you can now change the color of one of the lights in my home at orb.breq.dev

01.05.2025 14:19 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
a picture taken of me installing a camera into something in a robotics lab

a picture taken of me installing a camera into something in a robotics lab

pov: i am repairing you

24.04.2025 17:58 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Greatest Hits of the MOS 6502 - breq.dev My favorite quirks, errata, and fun uses of processor features from the 6502 era.

new blog post: my favorite quirks, hacks, and fun uses of processor features on the MOS 6502! breq.dev/2025/04/23/6...

24.04.2025 00:52 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

it's my birthday today!

23.04.2025 14:54 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 0

this jacket raises such a moral dilemma. on one hand, it misleads people into believing i ran a marathon. however, it is unfortunately the best windbreaker i own

21.04.2025 23:50 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
mirror selfie of me wearing a "2025 Boston Marathon" windbreaker

mirror selfie of me wearing a "2025 Boston Marathon" windbreaker

i love this jacket because i can be as stinky as i want in public and no one will judge

21.04.2025 23:50 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
me standing in front of an elevator door on my way out of the office holding a juice box

me standing in front of an elevator door on my way out of the office holding a juice box

plus they gave me apple juice :)

16.04.2025 15:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Objective
Physical Exam
HENT: 
   Head: Normocephalic and atraumatic. 
Pulmonary: 
   Effort: Pulmonary effort is normal. 
Neurological: 
   Mental Status: She is alert. 
Psychiatric:    
   Mood and Affect: Mood normal.    
   Behavior: Behavior normal.

Objective Physical Exam HENT: Head: Normocephalic and atraumatic. Pulmonary: Effort: Pulmonary effort is normal. Neurological: Mental Status: She is alert. Psychiatric: Mood and Affect: Mood normal. Behavior: Behavior normal.

i love going to the doctor because every time i do i get character stats back

16.04.2025 15:25 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

fortune

11.04.2025 23:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

UBI is one of those things where they constantly "test" it, the results are always wildly positive, everybody involved acts shocked, and then it gets put back on the shelf until the next test, when the results are wildly positive, everybody acts shocked, then it gets put back til the next test, resu

11.04.2025 16:35 πŸ‘ 953 πŸ” 381 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

so many things in this that express it perfectly. "federation doesn't work" header is brutal but true

11.04.2025 07:31 πŸ‘ 58 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm bored, might develop a novel kink for Q2 2025 or something idk

10.04.2025 23:41 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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It's Throwback Thursday, and I'm remembering the late nights of testing in Utah with Northeastern's Mars Rover Team (part of Students for Exploration and Development of Space) leading up to the University Rover Challenge!

We've improved a lot from 2022 to 2024! #NUGivingDay

10.04.2025 15:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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My favorite #NUGivingDay cause is Students for Exploration and Development of Space! SEDS project teams such as Rover, Lunabotics, and SUITS represent Northeastern at a variety of competitions across the country. Funding helps SEDS travel to these competitions!

10.04.2025 15:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

wHAT

10.04.2025 15:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0