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Profile for Eric. Username @eric, geldmacher.io. Role: admin

About

Husband, and father of a 3.5 yo.

Work mostly on the hardware side of #HPC at a University datacenter in the US

Dabble in #python and a fan of many #FOSS projects.

Other interests include:

#woodworking
#leatherworking
#bookbinding
#volleyball
#camping

Keyoxcide: keyoxide.org/eric@geldmacher.io

Joined on Nov, 2022. 520 posts. Followed by 39. Following 131.

Recent posts

Eric . @eric,

New router plane kit came in the mail today! Hopping to get time this weekend to put it together. 🤞

Disassembled wooden router plane kit.
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Rupert suffering some indignity to help bring some holiday cheer! 🐶🎄

Norfolk border terrier mix dog sitting on a couch with a Christmas sweater on.
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To all the US folks experiencing the arctic front. Stay warm, and stay safe!
Make sure to check in on loved ones too!
-4 F (-20C)

Screenshot of weather app showing -4F (-20C) temps overnight.
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Me, waiting for the John Mastodon meme to run it's course.

Kermit the frog sitting at a desk. Text: Patiently waiting like ...
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Did you hear? A hardware brand popular with makers, and popular as a hardware platform to run self-hosted fediverse servers on, hired an ex surveillance cop.

Who would have thought that the maker community and the fedi community, both of which have a large population of people who are notoriously anti-surveillance, would have an issue with this?

I'm sure whoever they have running their mastodon account is handling any negative push-back with grace and professionalism. 🙄

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Eric . @eric,

Came across @CrimethInc over the weekend and have been having a bit of fun looking through their archive of posters.

crimethinc.com/posters

* Gender Subversion Kit: crimethinc.com/posters/gender-subversion-kit
* Hands Off: crimethinc.com/posters/hands-off
* Immunity For All: crimethinc.com/posters/immunity-for-all
* Waning: COVID-19 Profiteers: crimethinc.com/posters/covid19-profiteers

For every girl who is tired of acting weak when she is strong, there is a boy tired of appearing strong when he feels vulnerable. For every boy who is burdened with the constant expectation of knowing everything, there is a girl tired of people not trusting her intelligence. For every girl who is tired of being called over-sensitive, there is a boy who fears to be gentle, to weep. For every boy for whom competition is the only way to prove his masculinity, there is a girl who is called unfeminine when she competes. For every girl who throws out her e-z-bake oven, there is a boy who wishes to find one. For every boy struggling not to let advertising dictate his desires, there is a girl facing the ad industry’s attacks on her self-esteem." For every girl who takes a step toward her liberation, there is a boy who finds the way to freedom a little easier.
Text: Hands Off Image: Line drawing of a female reproductive system with two hands holding onto the ovaries like a wishbone.
In the pandemic, we confront both the virus and the ruthless logic of the market. Inequality was already rampant in our society; this crisis pushes it to a breaking point. Even before COVID-19, millions struggled to afford rent, mortgage, or loan payments. Now it’s inevitable that many of us will not be able to pay the bills. The home is the fundamental structure supporting life. It is our primary line of defense. As long as some of us are without homes or proper care, the virus will continue to spread throughout the whole population. To survive, we need to build collective immunity against all that harms us—viruses, banks, bill collectors, landlords, police. This April, refuse to pay. Go on strike against the forces that keep us sick, poor, and precarious. Direct what resources you have to supporting your community, not fattening the pockets of the rich. Together, we can protect each other from disease, isolation, profiteering, and fascism. Immunity for all.
! WARNING ! COVID-19 PROFITEERS During the COVID-19 crisis, this institution took advantage of the pandemic to profit on others’ misfortune.
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Eric . @eric,

One of two coptic style journal/guestbooks complete for the upcoming holiday season.
Covers and sections complete, punched, and ready and for sewing on the 2nd journal.

First books I've done in this style. They are a bit larger. (12in. x 9in.) Probably should have done a smaller one first to get a better feel for it.

Stitching feels a bit loose on the first. If I can get the 2nd one a little tighter, I might go back and re-stitch the first.

#BookBinding #HandMade

Front cover of completed journal showing a winter scene of a farm house and large tree in a snow covered field.
Exposed spine of the completed journal showing the coptic stitching.
Front cover of the incomplete journal with 6 sections and back cover fanned out underneath. Cover shows yellow flowers in an old coffee pot as a vase next to a water bucket sitting on a water basin in front of a white wooded fence.
Exposed spine of the incomplete journal showing holes punched in the sections and cover.
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