TIL that a "petard" is a high explosive used to break down doors, and to be "hoisted" by it is to be rapidly accelerated vertically. So, for example, a police officer who tries to enter into someone's home using misplaced explosives might be hoisted by their own petard.

I don’t get the last episode of Insecure tbh.

I just started paying for a @zoom_us subscription, and based on this, will take my business elsewhere starting next month. #privacy is not optional. twitter.com/nicoagrant/sta…
The remarks came during a conference call with analysts Tuesday, after Zoom reported surging sales: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

So if you’re like me and use https://min.io/, you might need to do some manual deletion of files once in a while. Some of the files I uploaded had spaces in them. For some reason, this doesn’t play well with mc find so I did the following:

mc rm --force $(mc find $BUCKET/ --name "$PREFIX" | xargs)

where $BUCKET is the prefix to the bucket path in question and $PREFIX is the prefix of the name of the file I’m aiming to delete.

New post: Journal: ow and ugh and so much else beesbuzz.biz/comics/journal… I am filled with so many emotions right now and the deep-seated need to get this angry comic out of my system just barely overrode the agonizing pain I’m in right now, so you get shitty stick figures. comm…
New post: Journal: Seattle, 2020 beesbuzz.biz/comics/journal… Transcript [A stick-figure game show host addresses the audience] Host: Hey kids! It’s time for your favorite game new game show of 2020… Audience: NAME! THAT! EXPLOSION! Host: That’s right! First up: Rifle, flas…
There is still a shred of democracy and free speech left here somewhere.
LA citizens are calling in and dragging the SHIT out of the LA Police Commission 😭
"Rifle, flash grenade, or teargas?" is my least favorite new game show of 2020
WATCH - Once again, thousands of protesters are laying on the Burnside Bridge with their hands behind their back. It's the fifth day of protests in the City of Portland #...
pride is cancelled this year... 🤔🤔🤔
🙌🏻 Thanks coach!
Thanks @julio_frenk & @CanesAllAccess for allowing our student-athletes to stage a protest tonight. We learned that 8:46 is a long time to be on a knee. We learned there ...
That’s what MP’s know how to do: secure a base.
JUST IN: DoD moves 1,600 active duty troops to DC region, dubbed "Task Force 504" including the 16th Military Police Brigade headquarters from Fort Bragg, North Carolina,...
21 years ago today, Sisko achieved godhood
I can’t breathe. @ West Los Angeles instagram.com/p/CA9Ch_xpr4e/…
Algorhythm Childish Gambino everybody move your body music.apple.com/us/album/algor…
We need truth. @speakerpeolosi and House must subpoena Acting USPP Chief Gregory Monahan about tear gassing peaceful protests. He clearly lied. When @realdonaltdrump does not allow compliance Sergeant of Arms must arrest him. (quickthoughts.jgregorymcverry.com/s/pmmAC)
We need truth. @speakerpeolosi and House must subpoena Acting USPP Chief Gregory Monahan about tear gassing peaceful protests. He clearly lied. When @realdonaltdrump does not allow compliance Sergeant of Arms must arrest him.
This is America. Childish Gambino. 🎶 music.apple.com/us/album/this-…
Today's #poembox #poetry "Missives of Misery" jgregorymcverry.com/mypoetry#audio… … finding such hope bleeding through pains of broken reality as we pick at scabs festering on humanity.#writingcommunity (quickthoughts.jgregorymcverry.com/s/CLcHe)