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Reader, life-long learner, ttrpg gamer, machinist Current Books: Cold Days, by Jim Butcher The Anabasis, by Xenophon AI for Games (3rd Edition), by Ian Millington

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The flightless bats are the friends we made along the way.

12.03.2026 00:18 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The ice cream machines are the one item on the list that I have no problem with.

Every cafeteria -- university, military, whatever -- should have a self serve ice cream machine.

There should be a law.

12.03.2026 00:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Difficult to run with your jaw wired shut

12.03.2026 00:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

These're fancy shoes. It needs to be called L'Affaire Florsheim

12.03.2026 00:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

He's not playing. He is

11.03.2026 23:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I recently started learning game development and I've signed up for the 20-Games game jam that starts next week.

I'm hoping someone could answer a question for me: Is there a standard right-hand set of keys like WASDEQ?

#GAMEDEV

10.03.2026 07:14 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ford, you're turning into a penguin. Stop it.

08.03.2026 08:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Split the difference; 8:30 and 4:41

08.03.2026 08:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

After much begging on my part, my parents saved up and gave me a TRS-80 for christmas, and a couple months later Radio Shack discontinued the whole line.

06.03.2026 08:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

27% is the Keys Floor, the percentage of Americans who'll support the most bug-crazy person or idea as long as there's am R attached to it.

Named for how much of the vote a certifiably insane, carpet bagging Alan Keys got in his race for the Illinois Senate seat against Obama

04.03.2026 06:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yawp. Since at least the first Gulf War following which Bush Major encouraged the Kurds to rebel against Hussein then dropped all support for them when he realized that Iraq was needed to balance Iran

04.03.2026 06:30 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I suspect it'll also affect arms supplies to Russia

03.03.2026 16:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Cerebral Suicide Don't Do It

(apologies to Heathers)

03.03.2026 15:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Somebody's hangry

03.03.2026 00:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nazism without the antisemitism? I don't see that happening

02.03.2026 07:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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28.02.2026 04:00 πŸ‘ 1055 πŸ” 583 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 27

I failed the turing test

27.02.2026 16:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Why do I doubt a 2028 landing will happen either?

27.02.2026 16:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

archive.ph

27.02.2026 16:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I can hear my mother's voice, "by accident, on purpose."

27.02.2026 12:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Slight correction: Call your Senators, not Representatives.

26.02.2026 14:37 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Excellent. I'll download it when I get home.

25.02.2026 01:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I couldn't afford to pick it up during Steam's detective games discount a month or so ago, but it's still on my wishlist and I'll buy it someday soon

25.02.2026 01:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

'Parental rights organization' should be in scare quotes too.

23.02.2026 12:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

ICE and the DOJ including the FBI

23.02.2026 07:55 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They've refitted the Merrimac instead

22.02.2026 17:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

With both of the navy's hospital ships out of service, my guess is that a Louisiana shipyard is refitting the Merrimac

22.02.2026 15:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sounded like an impression to me: good, but not quite right.

22.02.2026 15:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"All of them" are my least favorite Phil Collins songs

22.02.2026 04:42 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Did you press the lap button and see if you can beat your record the next time you remember to check it?

21.02.2026 22:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0