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Halibut Barn
@halibutbarn.bsky.social
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Not really my main social media platform, mainly here just to follow cool people. If you're reading this because I followed you, you're cool! (You do not need to follow back; I am not cool.)

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halibutbarn.bsky.social
Went to google some minor C++ thing and for some reason Gemini felt compelled to dump a ton of info, including this:
A screenshot of a Google Gemini output, reading: Example: Resizing a dynamic array safely with std::vector cpp #include <vector> void processData(int size) { // 1. Create temporary vector workspace std::vector<int> tempBuffer(size, 0); // 2. Perform manipulations tempBuffer[0] = 42; // 3. No manual cleanup required! // Memory is freed automatically when tempBuffer goes out of scope }
September 14, 2026 at 10:21 PM
halibutbarn.bsky.social
Still waiting for the supercomputers to finish crunching the numbers for this package delivery.
A screenshot of a tracking page that says Estimated Arrival: Pending calculations
September 6, 2026 at 12:47 AM
halibutbarn.bsky.social
Whew, finally, this is probably the single hardest lost sector in the game to do flawless solo master. Even with the OP stasis titan build, it took me 5 tries or so.
A screenshot from Destiny 2 of me in a blue hallway, with the Activity Complete banner from completing a master lost sector, and a Triumph Completed notification for the Broken Deep Flawless Solo Mastery triumph.
August 16, 2026 at 12:23 AM
halibutbarn.bsky.social
So many bunnies on the way to work this morning. 🐰
A white-tailed jackrabbit sitting in the grass off to the side of a sidewalk, alert and eyeing me warily. Two white-tailed jackrabbits sitting in an empty lot with sparse grass. One is a bit smaller and might be a recently-grown kit.
July 20, 2026 at 2:54 PM
halibutbarn.bsky.social
I still walk to and from work each day, which I used to think of as wasted time, but really it gives me a chance to collect my thoughts, like "oh god it's hot out", "why is it so hot today", and "man, I wish it wasn't so hot".
July 7, 2026 at 11:26 PM
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One of the furry community's originals, Roz Gibson, is in really big trouble.

She is in kidney failure, and needs a donor, so please reskeet.

www.furaffinity.net/journal/1138...
I’ve thought long and hard about making this post, but really, at this point, I don’t have much to lose. Desperate times, and all that. TLDR version: I need a kidney transplant, and I’m looking for a donor. Read below for all the gory details. Since late 2019, right before Covid hit, I’ve been battling a serious illness. I’ve been kind of cagey about what exactly is wrong, for a number of reasons, but here’s the truth—I’m in full kidney failure. There is no history of this in my family, so when the symptoms began appearing I didn’t recognize them until it was too late. By the time I went to a doctor my kidney function had dropped into the single digits. Most kidney failure is caused by diabetes or high blood pressure—I got some weird kidney disease I can’t even pronounce and never heard of: Oxalate Nephropathy. By adopting some dietary changes and careful monitoring, I was able to limp along with reduced kidney function for several years. But you don’t appreciate how much your kidneys do to keep you healthy until they stop working. There’s constant fatigue and nausea, and a general feeling of unwellness that never goes away. But eventually I lost even what minimal function I had left, which left the end of the line for kidney disease: dialysis. As of this point I’ve been on dialysis for about 3 years. Let me tell you—dialysis is its own special kind of hell that you wouldn’t wish on your worst enemy. But even that is just a stop-gap measure, and my condition is continuing to get worse. Despite this, I’m trying my best to live as normal a life as possible. I’m extremely lucky I have a job that’s willing to allow me 9 hours a week for dialysis, so I’m still working. On weekends I work on my art and comics, and one or two days a month I do my volunteer work at the bird-banding site. I can even travel to see my family—if I arrange for dialysis at a local clinic ahead of time. All of that is done while trying to deal with the symptoms of kidney failure. I’ve known 4 people who were on dialysis—none of them worked or really did much of anything, and at this point they’re all dead, which doesn’t really give me a lot of hope for my future. Which brings us to the point of all this—I desperately need a kidney transplant. That is the only thing that will give me a chance at a relatively normal life. I’ve been approved and on the transplant list for a few years, but the waiting period in California is very long. By the time I get to the top of it, I may be too sick to get one. Right now I’m still in relatively good condition, comparatively. A transplant from a living donor lasts much longer and is better in every way than one you get from a deceased donor. Unfortunately, everyone in my immediate family is too old or has other health problems that preclude donation. So this post is a desperate attempt to find anyone willing to donate. I realize donating a kidney is a lot different than giving ten bucks to a GoFundMe, but as I said at the beginning, at this point I don’t have much to lose by asking. Here is the living donor site: https://www.uclahealth.org/medical-.....t/living-donor You can inquire and even arrange to donate completely anonymously if that’s what you want. Hopefully there’s a Jack Salem fan out there who wants to see the stories (and the artist) continue for years to come. That is all.
July 5, 2026 at 9:34 PM
halibutbarn.bsky.social
The shrinkflation is pretty brazen when they've got both the old and new sizes right next to each other on the shelves...

(According to the receipt, I paid $4.99 for the 6-bar one, so the price did technically go down, but it's still an 11% increase by weight.)
Several boxes of Nature Valley granola bars on a store shelf. They are all the same brand and flavour and packaging, but two of them contain 5 bars and one contains 6 bars.
June 6, 2026 at 4:58 PM
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The Bow River isn't anywhere close to flooding, fortunately, but I was curious just how far it had risen, so here's a comparison shot of the boat launch near the Peace Bridge from last year and today. This should be about the peak for this storm.
A photo of a section of the land along the Bow River with a boat launch platform extending down into the water. A number of people are milling around the area. A photograph of the same boat launch area, but the platform and gravel banks are completely submerged beneath murky brown water. Barely any of the path to the launch is visible.
June 2, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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Canadians: there's a Parliament petition up to withdraw the surveillance bill, C-22. It's sponsored by NDP MP Jenny Kwan. Please consider signing, but also make sure to call your MP and tell them why you oppose it. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Petition e-7416 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
May 27, 2026 at 7:05 PM
halibutbarn.bsky.social
It's gosling time again, though I don't normally see them this far away from the riverbanks.
A large crowd of geese and their goslings on a sidewalk, many of which are crowding around a utility pole.
May 22, 2026 at 2:18 PM
halibutbarn.bsky.social
You don't know me, TurboTax.
A screenshot from an email that says "You felt great this time last year."
April 17, 2026 at 11:11 PM
halibutbarn.bsky.social
Finally got out and did a river walk, the first since...last August? Jeez... I was tempted to cut it short since my back started hurting, but pushed through to the full 6.2km (in 69:15, 5.4km/h, not the greatest pace, but I'll take it after that big a gap).
A photo of one of the pedestrian paths along the Bow river, with dead grass and bare trees to the sides, under an overcast sky.
April 12, 2026 at 2:38 AM
halibutbarn.bsky.social
Reinstalled EverQuest for the first time in like 10 years, and was hit simultaneously by a feeling of comforting familiarity at a UI that hasn't changed at all in all that time, and a feeling of being completely lost at how to use any of it.
March 20, 2026 at 3:43 AM
halibutbarn.bsky.social
Just finished writing a whole module of JUnit tests and they all passed on the first try, so now I know I must have *really* screwed something up...
March 4, 2026 at 10:51 PM
halibutbarn.bsky.social
"Hmm, it's up to -20C, maybe I should walk home if it's not too windy out."

*gets punched in the face by the wind as soon as I step outside*

"Well, at least I can take the train."

*train is delayed 20 minutes*
February 19, 2026 at 1:10 AM
halibutbarn.bsky.social
Well, apparently you can go to bed and wake up with a whole new vision problem (double vision, with faint shadow copies of things slightly to the upper-left). It's only really noticeable when looking at small things like text, at least.

Getting old sucks, I do not recommend it.
February 8, 2026 at 3:52 PM
halibutbarn.bsky.social
Hey, I'm trying to help! I didn't even take a shower this morning, and I may not take one tomorrow!

...huh, all my friends are suddenly busy this weekend...

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Calgary’s water supply is under strain —again. Why aren't residents cutting back? | CBC News
It’s an all-too-familiar ask of a city likely weary of water restrictions: reduce your water intake, or risk overwhelming the system.  But whether that message is getting across — or how many care to ...
www.cbc.ca
January 10, 2026 at 1:54 AM
halibutbarn.bsky.social
Visiting family is about the only time I watch TV and get to see what the ads are like.

- oh god there are so many casino ads now
- apparently I'm supposed to be simultaneously buying gold and selling all the gold I own
- not as many AI ads as I expected, but I saw one for AI heart analysis? Um, no
December 28, 2025 at 7:42 PM
halibutbarn.bsky.social
Welp, time for my decennial haircut...
A photo of a pile of bits of hair of various lengths on a bathroom floor.
December 21, 2025 at 10:38 PM
halibutbarn.bsky.social
Y'know, when I get around to it, laundry isn't that bad; I don't have much so it doesn't take long, it's kind of relaxing to sort through it after...

But I will forever fight tooth and nail and scrounge every corner of the closet and dressers to put it off one more day.
December 9, 2025 at 1:47 AM
halibutbarn.bsky.social
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
December 8, 2025 at 1:18 PM
halibutbarn.bsky.social
Well...that's reassuring...
A screenshot from the game No Man's Sky, of a Korvax named Technician Sutovoro aboard my freighter, and by their name is the status "Not considering mutiny".
November 15, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Ominous Fog in Calgary this morning.
A photo of downtown Calgary from the 10th Street bridge, with the tops of various buildings obscured by fog. A photo looking down 4th Ave downtown, with the buildings in the distance heavily obscured by fog. A photo looking towards McDougall Centre, looking up towards the foggy tops of the buildings behind it.
November 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM
halibutbarn.bsky.social
Hmmm, I'm having trouble finding good info on this, maybe this is something AI could actually help with?

Me: "Hey Copilot, how do I do <x>?"

Copilot: "Have you considered checking the documentation?"

...thanks Copilot, very helpful
A screenshot of a query to Copilot, where I ask "How do I give the Global Administrator role to an app registration?" Copilot responds, "To assign the Global Administrator role to an app registration, you need to follow specific steps in Azure Active Directory. This process involves granting the necessary permissions and ensuring compliance with security policies. For detailed guidance, please refer to the official Azure documentation or consult with your Azure administrator to ensure proper configuration and security practices."
October 31, 2025 at 1:26 AM
halibutbarn.bsky.social
Not exactly the best sleep last night. Getting sick sucks...
A sleep state chart from last night, showing that I got 3 hours and 48 minutes of sleep, about a third of my time was spent awake, very little REM sleep, and absolutely no deep sleep.
October 18, 2025 at 1:31 PM