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Thauvin) https://erik.thauvin.net/blog/images/syndication.png https://erik.thauvin.net/blog/ https://erik.thauvin.net/blog/posts/11502/ghost-soldier https://erik.thauvin.net/blog/posts/11502/ghost-soldier <p class="embedly_entry ratio ratio-16x9"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7g3Z8krq83Q" width="853" height="480" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p> <p><em>A weapon systems engineer and former Green Beret protects his Wyoming neighbors against a ruthless corporation threatening their rural community.</em></p> Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:36:29 GMT Movies Erik C. Thauvin https://erik.thauvin.net/blog/posts/11501/guarding-stars https://erik.thauvin.net/blog/posts/11501/guarding-stars <p class="embedly_entry ratio ratio-16x9"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mFvtVPMa5ak" width="853" height="480" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p> <p><em>She’s a no-nonsense bodyguard. He’s a charming action star. Protecting him over the holidays is her job. Falling for him? That’s where things get complicated. ’Tis the season to let your guard down.</em></p> Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:27:25 GMT TV Erik C. Thauvin https://erik.thauvin.net/blog/posts/11500/bass-x-machina https://erik.thauvin.net/blog/posts/11500/bass-x-machina <p class="embedly_entry ratio ratio-16x9"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jjr5mf9i42Q" width="853" height="480" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p> <p><i>In a lawless Steampunk West overrun by brutal outlaws, machines, and supernatural terrors, a father is forced to become judge, jury, and executioner—knowing that every act of justice meant to protect his family may ultimately cost him the very people he's fighting to save.</i></p> Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:23:59 GMT TV Erik C. Thauvin https://erik.thauvin.net/blog/posts/11499/toots-du-jour-oct-13 https://erik.thauvin.net/blog/posts/11499/toots-du-jour-oct-13 <ul><li>Luke Plant: Git is still awful <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/git">#git</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jujutsu">#jujutsu</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/magit">#magit</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mercurial">#mercurial</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scm">#scm</a> <a href="https://lukeplant.me.uk/blog/posts/git-is-still-awful/">lukeplant.me.uk/blog/posts/git&hellip;</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@ethauvin/117435569660850777" title="View on Mastodon">#</a></li></ul> Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:00:30 GMT Mastodon Erik C. Thauvin https://erik.thauvin.net/blog/posts/11498/12-12-12 https://erik.thauvin.net/blog/posts/11498/12-12-12 <p class="embedly_entry ratio ratio-16x9"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pWdt8WMCqnc" width="853" height="480" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p> <p><em>12 months to plan. 12 hours to execute. 12 days to make it out alive.</em></p><p><em>A heist takes 12 months to plan, 12 hours to execute—and a thief not caught within 12 days won’t be caught at all. Across three pulse-pounding timelines, an FBI agent and a career criminal face off in a deadly game of cat and mouse through Europe.</em></p> Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:43:00 GMT TV Erik C. Thauvin https://erik.thauvin.net/blog/posts/11497/blade-runner-2099 https://erik.thauvin.net/blog/posts/11497/blade-runner-2099 <p class="embedly_entry ratio ratio-16x9"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AwK5KxoJsvk" width="853" height="480" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p> <p><em>A new world. A new order.</em></p> Mon, 12 Oct 2026 02:10:34 GMT TV Erik C. Thauvin https://erik.thauvin.net/blog/posts/11496/model-citizen https://erik.thauvin.net/blog/posts/11496/model-citizen <p class="embedly_entry ratio ratio-16x9"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VczwWXoMKL0" width="853" height="480" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p> <p><em>Steven Bay (Aaron Eckhart), a former police officer haunted by amnesia and fragments of a life he can no longer remember. Seeking treatment while working on an isolated farm, Steven finds himself trapped in an increasingly unsettling world of constant surveillance, mounting suspicion, and unexplained instincts that suggest someone is controlling far more than his recovery. As reality begins to fracture around him, Steven launches a desperate search for answers, uncovering a web of technology, manipulation, and human experimentation. With every revelation raising new questions, identity is a weapon, memory is a prison, and the truth may be impossible to escape.</em></p> Mon, 12 Oct 2026 01:44:59 GMT Movies Erik C. Thauvin https://erik.thauvin.net/blog/posts/11495/toots-du-jour-oct-8 https://erik.thauvin.net/blog/posts/11495/toots-du-jour-oct-8 <ul><li>Eclipse GlassFish 8.0.5 is out! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eclipe">#eclipe</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eclipse">#eclipse</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/glassfish">#glassfish</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jakartaee">#jakartaee</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/java">#java</a> <a href="https://github.com/eclipse-ee4j/glassfish/releases/tag/8.0.5">github.com/eclipse-ee4j/glassf&hellip;</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@ethauvin/117406571612389537" title="View on Mastodon">#</a></li><li>Kotlin 2.4.21 is out! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/java">#java</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jetbrains">#jetbrains</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kotlin">#kotlin</a> <a href="https://github.com/JetBrains/kotlin/releases/tag/v2.4.21">github.com/JetBrains/kotlin/re&hellip;</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@ethauvin/117407272222537983" title="View on Mastodon">#</a></li><li>Java library vulnerabilities: IBM and Red Hat fix 400+ previously unknown flaws <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/flaws">#flaws</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ibm">#ibm</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/java">#java</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/redhat">#redhat</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vulnerabilities">#vulnerabilities</a> <a href="https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/08/lightwell-java-library-vulnerabilities/">www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/1&hellip;</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@ethauvin/117407283979221825" title="View on Mastodon">#</a></li></ul> Fri, 9 Oct 2026 09:00:30 GMT Mastodon Erik C. Thauvin https://erik.thauvin.net/blog/posts/11494/croissants https://erik.thauvin.net/blog/posts/11494/croissants <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kire/albums/72177720336016577" title="Croissants"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55575358004_404d8cd030_z.jpg" alt="Croissants" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" width="640" height="640"></a></p><p>Trying Business Costco new croissants...</p> Wed, 7 Oct 2026 18:44:15 GMT Moblog Erik C. Thauvin https://erik.thauvin.net/blog/posts/11493/the-man-with-the-bag https://erik.thauvin.net/blog/posts/11493/the-man-with-the-bag <p class="embedly_entry ratio ratio-16x9"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hiGyVZnKxW8" width="853" height="480" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p> <p><em>When Santa’s (Schwarzenegger) iconic red bag is stolen by a rogue elf with a grudge (Awkwafina), Christmas is suddenly at risk. With his biggest night of the year fast-approaching, Santa recruits a thief (Ritchson) from his ‘Naughty List’ who quickly assembles a crew of criminally skilled misfits — with a little help from elves and reindeer — to pull off the most unexpected heist of their lives.</em></p> Tue, 6 Oct 2026 04:46:13 GMT TV Erik C. Thauvin