Samer Farha

I photograph, eat, and drink across DC; I'm obsessed with beer and Iceland; Íslandvinur; bon vivant. Measurements in metric unless noted.

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Location
Arlington, VA
Would Rather Be
Reykjavík
Samer Farhasamerfarha
2025-11-19

This is a great “pro chefs taste” video. Boxed stuffing: it isn’t better the more expensive it is.

But also, if you listen to the critiques the chefs offer, you get some insights, especially into how the bread will impact the stuffing.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=EXKtYFmV

Samer Farhasamerfarha
2025-11-19

@ebooksyearn @APBBlue I loved darkroom time so much that I built my own in a bathroom when I lost access to my college one. I kinda miss the smell of all the chemicals

Samer Farhasamerfarha
2025-11-19

@peter I used to tell my former boss that if he wanted documentation, he should hire a technical writer (which he used to be!)… A decade and a half later, I’ve most definitely lost that war. :/

Samer Farhasamerfarha
2025-11-19

@APBBlue I like juicing and freezing in ice cubes (also zesting and freezing that) when I have too many lemons.

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2025-11-19

#page42

14.Bxd6 cxd6 15.cxb4 Nac6 16.a3 a5 17.b5 Nb4 18.axb4 Rc8 19.Nc3 axb4

Chess position after the moves above.
Samer Farhasamerfarha
2025-11-19

@tomasino I’m in the office and this is the only book within reach…

Assume a snake is venomous unless you know for certain that it is not.

Page 42 from “The Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook”
Samer Farhasamerfarha
2025-11-18

@Ardvaark @fedward saudis in town today, so they got a show

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Guillaume Rossg@irrelephant.co
2025-11-18

This reminded me of a core memory.

One of my first IT jobs, I had to migrate to WINS and DNS.

Migrate from what?

Static IPs on every device (low hundreds), with a login script copying a LMHOSTS and HOSTS file from a SMB share (mounted with the IP address).

A few years later we readdressed some things and found out even compiled code for ERP customizations had IP addresses in it 😅
infosec.exchange/@catsalad/115

Samer Farhasamerfarha
2025-11-18

Yesterday: Icelandair booking website while I’m trying a complicated but not out of the ordinary booking: “unknown error”

Me: “I’ll deal with it tomorrow”

Today: Cloudflare: “LOL”

Samer Farhasamerfarha
2025-11-18

@briansuda it’s always dns!

(Hilariously isitdns dot com is down due to Cloudflare)

Samer Farhasamerfarha
2025-11-18

My thermostat app can read the current setting and temperature but cannot change the settings. I assume this is related to the Cloudflare outage but seems really strange behavior! (Glad I went with a thermostat that has local control)

Samer Farhasamerfarha
2025-11-18

@peter @ebooksyearn oh, man. That’s brilliant. I’m gonna have to steal it (before AI does)

Samer Farhasamerfarha
2025-11-18

I changed my avatar and am posting this because tomorrow I’ll be confused as to who this guy is.

Samer Farhasamerfarha
2025-11-17

I think I need a keyboard hand warmer for the office. Like those gloves scooter delivery drivers use, but goes over the keyboard.

Samer Farhasamerfarha
2025-11-17

@peter jfc

Samer Farhasamerfarha
2025-11-17

@fedward they might, but that stock might be on a ship or in a warehouse which needs emptying for the next ship!

Samer Farhasamerfarha
2025-11-16

@fedward isn’t the point of these annual sales to reduce or get rid of inventory in preparation for new stock? The behavior you describe is pretty much the behavior I expect from sales

Samer Farhasamerfarha
2025-11-15

There’s a Google Store coming to Georgetown. What’re they going to be selling? Your privacy and devices they’ll brick in a couple of years?

Samer Farhasamerfarha
2025-11-15

Chemical warfare against my lungs this morning: saw some chocolate scotch bonnets at the market and decided to add one to an onion pickle I was making. Just chopping the thing up made breathing difficult! 😬😬😬🌶️🌶️🌶️

Samer Farhasamerfarha
2025-11-15

@acdha is … is this good???

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