Commander Xay

Oh, no! Xay has 1 blog. https://blog.xay.de retirement-near-old, cishet, computer gramps, ASP, IQ 128, creative sarcast, creativ chaot I like cats, computers, programming, Science Fiction, birbs (corvid & blue tit), rhythmic noise & EBM & industrial, arranging things, if I buy new playthings, putting all into a shape, what I see, if there is a possibility, physics (esp. quantum mechanics & cosmology except string theory), not birthday or christmas I might write in German (where I live) or in English. I WAS fluent in French. I'm learning Russian at the moment (So I can yell on them "Stand and hands up or you will be shoot!"). In school I had Latin and Ancient Greek, so I might be an over-intellectual burgoise asshole sometimes.

[commanderxay]

2026-02-07 New picture. If you recognize it, I didn't fucked up completely. Big space for improvements.

Not really sure, if I should do this.

Started drawing. Want to make 1 picture by day.

I'm horrible. I am only able to draw (if that the word we use, it's rather some kind of scribbling), what I can see as still picture. Not out of my head, not something moving.

I have to add, that I have the target not to spend more than 15 minutes per picture for the beginning. I don't waste time on something, as long I'm not good. Sounds strange. But think a little bit about it.

[groovysarity]

[darkstar661]

So much fun! What in the hell went wrong ??!!

[commanderxay]

I remember this time completely different. Maybe it was an European or German thing, but in the 80s:

AIDS, a silent fear nobody could classify at the beginning

Challenger catastrophe (ok, it's a personal thing about this)

Tchernobyl, radiation levels every day in the news over months

Arms race with nuclear weapons

Permanent threat in cold war,

Nuclear waste & problems with nuclear plants

Acid rain and sick forests

Nato alarms

Movies like "The Day After", "War Games", "When the Wind Blows", "Koyaanisqatsi".

We, the young generation at this time, were called (and we called ourselfs) "The no-future-generation" or (In German, additional but not replacing) "Die Null-Bock Generation", which means something like the "Couldn't-Care-Less" Generation, because from our perspective, nothing will follow after now. The earth will be destroyed.

So, no.

We didn't want the future to come.

And personally, I don't want back to this time. As the Russians attacked Ukraine in 2022 all of it was coming back in my mind, the whole time. Suddently, I was there. From flashbacks I got a deep depression, because all cold war threads were back instantly.

In the meantime, the real thread of the world is the weakness of the Russians. Nato could beat them left handed. So the real thread is that the Russians would use nuclear weapons OUT OF PURE FEAR. That is something, I can live with... because I had no future already in the 80's and I outlived this time fortunately.

[originallandlockedmariner]

[commanderxay]

I like the artstyle. Tried to replicate. Time was running out (reached the 5 minute limit), so I could only draw one tit. And while typing this, I know, what the meaning of "asymmetrical tits" is. Okeyyyyy....

So, this one tit should be a little bit rounder. I know, I know. Don't make jokes about someones elses tits...

[ampervadasz]

Unmute !

[uncahier]

[commanderxay]

Good lady. Y'all should teach the birds not to eat salted fries. It's bad for them. Let them complain more. No bird deserves to die from salt. And for some reason I feel very satisfied at the end of the video. I'm convinced it is because the bird is saved from eating salted fries. SALT IS BAD FOR BIRDS. Birds, learn that! Releasing a loud laughter alone from the relaxation. Ok, twice. Triple. Can't stop. Again: NO SALT! Muhahahaaaaa

[longseasons]

[gwydionmisha]

Bonus: If I buy a book I get to keep it! The publisher can't turn up at my house at random and confiscate all the books I bought.

[commanderxay]

Until it's Farenheit 451 time.

[thememedaddy]

[commanderxay]

ROTFL. Yes, that result is satisfying if you use the h-anime filter.

[the-scandyfactory]

[ilovewhenugethurt-deactivated20]

me blogging

[commanderxay]

I expect nothing else of a world with LIGHT THEME.

Also I teached my godchild, that turning the shield of a baseball cap to the back reduces the IQ about 30% immediately.

[kavohh707]

Not impressed by the arrival of all the migratory birds -the blue tit who survived a harsh winter and looks splendid.

[psycho-madman]

I love these birds, they are so punk. Like look at this blue mohawk. And they're so rowdy.

There are mostly regular tits at my winter bird feeder and they are visibly bigger then blue tits, but guess who shoos them away all alone? This punk little bird.

And also blue tits, even if they are rare to see, eat the third of the lard or eggs that I put in my feeder. These little chicks are carnivores.

And they're also so scareless, they look in my eyes with a challenge. So adorable.

[commanderxay]

To prove this, blue tits take up the fight with bigger birds if it comes to protect the nest. Here, a blue tit layed her first egg, then a great tit came in and took a seat in the nesting hollow. Usually the great tit wins (it's about double the weight), but not this time! The great tit lost a lot of feathers. At the end, the blue tit is yelling at her husband for not helping. He gave her a snack to calm her down. Yeah, don't anthropomorphize animals, but it feels right so.

[mevil]

my beautiful wife that is scared of a closed window at night

[commanderxay]

[thatswhywelovegermany]

Neue Maßnahme gegen zu hohe Spritpreise.

[commanderxay]

Als Kind habe ich immer die Tankuhr beobachtet, wenn mein Vater mit mir tanken fuhr. Ich habe live miterlebt, wie zum ersten Mal die DM-Anzeige schneller gelaufen war als die Liter-Anzeige. Tankstelle war aber auch ein kleines Erlebnis, der Tankwart betankte noch selbst und wir Kinder bekamen öfters mal eine Handvoll Kaubonbons. Dort, wo die Tankstelle war, war (nach Abriss) ein plana Küchenstudio, jetzt ein Spezialist für Kompressionsstrümpfe. Tempores mutantur. Außerdem habe ich die früheren Ölkrisen miterlebt. Damals gabs Autofreie Sonntage. Warum heute nicht auch mal? Nein... der Bürger müsste sich ja einschränken... fuck. Wenn der Bürger bis jetzt noch nicht kapiert hat, dass er sich einschränken muss, ist wirklich nichts mehr zu retten. Die gerade steigende Nachfrage nach E-Mobilität macht mir leicht Hoffnung. Es entstanden Filme wie "Koyaanisqatsi". Aber auch eine Menge anderer Filme, wie "Mad Max", die explizit auf Mobiltät und fossile Brennstoffe Bezug nahmen, dystopische SF, "Flucht aus L.A.", "Zardoz".

Ich kann mich außerdem erinnern, als ich als Teenager an der Tankstelle geheult habe. Eltern waren in Urlaub, ich durfte das Auto haben (Ford Granada 2.0L). Es ist mir in drei Tagen gelungen, den Tank (66 Liter) leerzufahren. Und ich habe 100 DM für den Tankinhalt bezahlt. Das tat weh, das Geld sollte für den kompletten Zeitraum der Ferien reichen. Erster Schritt ins Leben als Erwachsener...

Aktuell habe ich einen Ford KA - mit 36 Liter Tankinhalt und ich habe am Wochenende über 80 Euro hineingetankt. Hätte fast wieder geheult. 80 Euro sind umgerechnet knapp 155 DM.

Auf der anderen Seite: Inflationsbereinigt sind die 1 DM auf 1 Liter aus meiner Kindheit heute 1,74 EUR auf 1 Liter. Also sooo viel teurer ist es kaufpreisbereinigt nicht geworden... berücksichtigt man die Preise vor dem Krieg der Clowns, ist Benzin eigentlich recht billig zu haben gewesen.

However: Immer eine gute Gelegenheit, sich zu entrüsten!

[jabberding0]

tree grafting techniques

[commanderxay]

The technic to take an offspring from a tree is not "grafting" from my point of view. Grafting is to combine, taking offsprings is to separate. Nevertheless, I made this with my 3D printer last autumn to make an offspring from the big laurel tree of my mother [I don't know, if there is a lingual difference in English, but with laurel I mean the leafs to spice up cabbage, potatoes etc. ok, maybe its "bay leaf" and the spice is "bay leaf spice"... the dictionary I use is not very helpful, internet search is even worse]. I print these hemispheres with a connection in between and in- and out-pipe for the branch, then I filled it with soil, removed the leafs from the branch, where the soil-ball is located and made little cuts in the bark in the "knee" of the former leaves to force roots. Over easter holiday I applied it to the tree (now and not in autumn, because of the beginning growing phase).

I'm curious to see if it works.

BTW: I once saw a grafted tree with 28 (!!) fruits on it. A wonder to see it bloom in spring with all the colors. In New York (Sam van Aken, Sycracuse university) is a tree with 40 fruits.

Tree of 40 Fruit - Wikipedia

[sexy-people-contests-2026]

My friend just sent this in the group chat, we got the new gay or European 2026 update

A rigorous diagnostic. 15 questions. One uncomfortable truth.

[gala-xyzz]

okay.

[sexy-people-contests-2026]

I got the reverse

[commanderxay]

--

I took the German or Autistic diagnostic.

Results: probably autistic. Wittgenstein would have gotten the same result.

A rigorous diagnostic. 15 questions. One uncomfortable truth.

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24% German, 80% Autist and I'm both, so sum this up and I'm 104% fully functional German Asperger with a good job and a good employer - letting me make nearly 100% home office with a 6 figures income.

From my point of view being German is the most comfortable identity for an autist. You have to mask less than elsewhere.

[commanderxay]

"A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again." Is there a shorter definition of genozide in the market? I really don't like the regime in Iran. I don't like any government based on religion. Imaginary friends don't belong in political environments. But the same for egocentric, maniac, narcisstic people with focus on their own wallet. I could call it corruption.

I don't care, if you have other words for this. Addendum: I suffer with the Iranian people, which is now under attack from all sides without (actually) any hope for a better future.

[femininefreyanyctophile]

they should actually just ban disposable straws outright i think every person should be competent enough to either lift a cup to their lips and tilt it or to bring their own metal straw with them

[commanderxay]

Indeed, it's banned in the EU since 2021 along other disposable stuff (e.g. disposable tableware).

[katdotc]

Isn't only the plastic stuff which is banned? Like, I can still get paper straws.

[commanderxay]

Yes, the plastic parts. Paper is recycable and not really a problem.

[femininefreyanyctophile]

they should actually just ban disposable straws outright i think every person should be competent enough to either lift a cup to their lips and tilt it or to bring their own metal straw with them

[commanderxay]

Indeed, it's banned in the EU since 2021 (EU law passed in March 2019) along other disposable stuff (e.g. disposable tableware).

[thememedaddy]

[commanderxay]

It's not so bad, depending on what happened before.

In a workshop last week I made some suggestions. The workshop was moderated by a HR person and there was the chief of risk and transformation also to see, what we are doing. His boss is the CEO of the 1200 people company, I'm working for since 7 month.

A day later I was added to a MS Team chat with chief of marketing, said HR from the workshop and the CEO asking me, if I want to work with him on one of his own projects, because my suggestions are near to it.

Between me and the CEO are four hierarchy levels. My boss is going crazy, the boss of my boss also, they don't want I spend time with this project, because I have other work to do. They also know, this situation is a huge opportunity for me. While I have two weeks holiday now, they are fighting with the CEO about me and I'm thrilled, what will happen next.

[sandywitchboi]

[commanderxay]

Nevertheless... from my point of view as a senior developer: I refactored a website in 6 hours, which would take a week of my personal time if I do it without AI. No one would make this work but me. I wouldn't outsource this work.

This website was written about 2010 from a guy, who could barely write HTML and PHP and his knowledge was 10 years old at THIS point he wrote the website. I know this guy since 1998 and... yes... until 2015 I used to call him a friend (but what happen is something not to talk about here - long story short, it was a bias of me, I was always not more than a cashcow for him).

He had built more websites and they are all looking the same (so a copypasta guy). Coincidentally I met a woman from marketing later in another job and we found, we both know this guy. More funny, THIS was the person who taught him basic html and this specific websites was the code, she gave him as example and training at this time. And it was before I met the guy - so... before 1998. There is no big space between invention of www in 1993 to 1998.

Let me say: A lot of shit inside the code. It was my page, the guy was coding it for me. I fully inherited the page in 2018 and since then, I would do something about the crap.

I saw the issues and was disgusted:

html frames

html tables as design elements

font tags a lot

simply errors from someone using PHP3 behavior. Bad behavior.

No CSS, but IF, then inline styles

I ported some parts to PHP 5.6 in 2018 before, later PHP 7.4. But we have Version 8.3 now.

Not UTF-8 and UTF-8 characters (but html entities like && amp;)

yeah... and marquee tags. There is nothing more 1990-ish than this!

It's like cleaning the toilet of someone, who build a toilet over a big hole digged into soil and never cleaned something.

And it's very annoying work.

So, I didn't really want to touch this. BUT I need to do.

Now I have Claude AI Code and I asked the agent for help. And he made an overall good job (far better then said guy). Not in particular all cases, but with a little help and hints from me, it could manage it.

I orderd Claude, what it has to do. I only adjusted about 10 codelines by myself. I checked every step. All of the list above is solved.

My impression: I could give Claude tasks, which I would give to a junior developer.

The code is now in a state, I can work with better. There are still some structures I have to rework (e.g. <center> tags). But now I can handle it.

For this kind of work, AI is a big help. But I refuse to think about AI being "intelligent" or "creative". It is a tool, which is working well for annoying tasks.

Nothing more. Nothing less.