Andy Scott

Retired engineer, geek, PC & tabletop gamer, hiker, book reader, black belt, and FreeBSD user. Weird but harmless.

[Andy Scott @iceflatline]

@CoxHelp thank you for being an awesome company with great customer support (nova via Cox/Spectrum).

[Cox Customer Care @CoxHelp]

@gavrojim007 shown in my area. I apologize for the inconvenience. Thanks, Lisa 2/2

[Andy Scott @iceflatline]

We live in interesting times.

[Andy Scott @iceflatline]

I'm struggling to understand what problem (s) the remote solves. Is turning the page or adjusting settings directly on the device really that cumbersome?

[Lifehacker @lifehacker]

At long last, Amazon has opened up the Kindle to support a Bluetooth page-turner remote. It's a perk competing devices have offered for years.
Link:
https://t.co/YDlG2Nlisv

[Andy Scott @iceflatline]

The wife and I hiked up to the summit of Mount Takao in Japan yesterday and got a wee peek of Mount Fuji off in the distance. #hiking

[Andy Scott @iceflatline]

A friendly reminder that the "mobile web" sucks.

[Andy Scott @iceflatline]

Stark Industries.

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

A defense technology start-up backed by billionaire Peter Thiel announced that it is making long-range cruise missiles that can be produced at a low cost, amid a U.S. weapons stockpile shortage that has been caused by the U.S. conflict in Iran. https://t.co/m8IiyhJ2eb

[Andy Scott @iceflatline]

R.I.P Frank Beard. #zztop

[Andy Scott @iceflatline]

Human spends time on his hands and knees this morning mopping his kitchen floor by hand. Cat waits patiently until he is finished then casually strolls across the wet floor to adjacent parts of the house. Human thinks "...of course she did that. She's a F***ING cat!"

[Andy Scott @iceflatline]

It will be years of course before they're replaced, if ever. But I for one shall miss them.

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Good riddance to the people movers. That was the sentiment among many travelers at Dulles International Airport shortly before the announcement of their removal.

“I hate them. I want them to go away,” said Virginia resident Richard Wayne Hayes Jr. https://t.co/9DYewUys3P

[Andy Scott @iceflatline]

Oh man, why am I now reminded of RobCo Industries from Fallout.

[Lance Ulanoff @LanceUlanoff]

Chinese company BrainCo unveils first 'brain-to-robot' interface for controlling robots with your thoughts https://t.co/4qECQItIqQ

[Andy Scott @iceflatline]

@WTOP I guess he's just unlucky then. I mean, c'mon everyone drives like that in Fairfax County.

[Andy Scott @iceflatline]

"[A]nything better"? Insightful me thinks. What could be better than that?

[nixCraft 🐧 @nixcraft]

/etc/ stands for “et cetera” because the original Unix devs genuinely couldn’t be bothered to name it anything better

[Andy Scott @iceflatline]

There's a special place in hell for people that do that.

[WTOP @WTOP]

A feline friend is safe after someone apparently tried to throw it from a moving vehicle while crossing the Woodrow Wilson Bridge, authorities said.
https://t.co/gTZ6HwGucu

[Andy Scott @iceflatline]

I'm kinda sad this Independence Day.

[Andy Scott @iceflatline]

I am so so tired of thunder storms. #nova

[Andy Scott @iceflatline]

And an occasional dirge or sea shanty would be welcomed as well ;-)

[Molly Wood @mollywood]

You know what we need more of in the US? Chanting. I want to go to some bars where there's chanting. And also singing. This is a miss on our part. #WorldCup2026 #TartanArmy

[Andy Scott @iceflatline]

And so comfy!!

[Pulp Librarian @PulpLibrarian]

Wearable TV: artist Walter Pichler's 1967 'TV Helmet' (aka the Portable Living Room), immersing and isolating the user in a world of information.

[Andy Scott @iceflatline]

Among the many streaming apps out there, the #PBS app is without question the worst. Unable to pause and pick up where you left off is just one of many basic UX this company cannot get right.

[Andy Scott @iceflatline]

Priceless.

[Caleb s0leb Gayle @S0LEB]

When you walk in the living room and your son is watching your bud, @JayShockblast , play @TTGames #LegoBatmanLegacyCollection, and hold his very own thor doll 🥰🥲

[Andy Scott @iceflatline]

It's not just games, y'all.

[PC Gamer @pcgamer]

Fallout designer Tim Cain thinks influencers have changed how people make and play games: 'more people seem to be abdicating their own judgement to that of people they see online' https://t.co/wrVvOiwHbr