captain lobster
@cptlobster.dev
Scala software engineer, photographer, radio DJ/tech, hard rock and metal enjoyer, mech/splatoon fanatic
created entirely out of malice for this god forsaken region
January 6, 2026 at 5:07 AM
created entirely out of malice for this god forsaken region
seriously, what's the point in remaking the taskbar but worse? there is no fucking reason why this needs to be JS, you're not going to be running the windows taskbar cross-platform. you're running it on windows. that's it. just use the fucking native APIs.
December 22, 2025 at 5:22 PM
seriously, what's the point in remaking the taskbar but worse? there is no fucking reason why this needs to be JS, you're not going to be running the windows taskbar cross-platform. you're running it on windows. that's it. just use the fucking native APIs.
the latest in the reactslop saga: you cannot move the taskbar in windows 11 because it's "too much of a technical challenge". this has been a feature in every windows version prior that I can remember.
www.windowslatest.com/2025/12/19/w...
www.windowslatest.com/2025/12/19/w...
Explained: Why you can't move Windows 11 taskbar like Windows 10, according to Microsoft
Windows 11 can't move the taskbar, and four years later, Microsoft still has no plans to bring it back. Here's why, according to Microsoft.
www.windowslatest.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:21 PM
the latest in the reactslop saga: you cannot move the taskbar in windows 11 because it's "too much of a technical challenge". this has been a feature in every windows version prior that I can remember.
www.windowslatest.com/2025/12/19/w...
www.windowslatest.com/2025/12/19/w...
maybe instead of investing so hard into shoving AI everywhere it could possibly fit, microsoft should invest in making their operating system more usable and less reactslop
December 16, 2025 at 1:08 AM
maybe instead of investing so hard into shoving AI everywhere it could possibly fit, microsoft should invest in making their operating system more usable and less reactslop
"laptop manufacturers are going to start making 8GB memory configurations more common" as if windows will actually run on 8GB of RAM in the year of our Lord 2025
December 16, 2025 at 1:08 AM
"laptop manufacturers are going to start making 8GB memory configurations more common" as if windows will actually run on 8GB of RAM in the year of our Lord 2025
sorry chat but rust-analyzer just doesn't compare to intellij with cargo check configured. also I can't imagine writing java/scala in vscode
August 11, 2025 at 1:22 AM
sorry chat but rust-analyzer just doesn't compare to intellij with cargo check configured. also I can't imagine writing java/scala in vscode
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i wish i felt half as good as this sandpiper felt. least sandpiper? most satisfied sandpiper is more like it. 🪶📸
August 4, 2025 at 6:27 PM
i wish i felt half as good as this sandpiper felt. least sandpiper? most satisfied sandpiper is more like it. 🪶📸
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This is me if you even care
July 22, 2025 at 12:09 AM
This is me if you even care
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President: "We’re fighting for our right to live, to exist. And should we win today the 4th of July will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day when the world declared in one voice: We will not go quietly into the night. We will not vanish without a fight."
July 4, 2025 at 12:20 PM
President: "We’re fighting for our right to live, to exist. And should we win today the 4th of July will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day when the world declared in one voice: We will not go quietly into the night. We will not vanish without a fight."
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7:00pm, Eastern Daylight Time, July 2nd, 1996. The moment the world ended.
If - BIG IF - humanity survives this, we will mark time before and after this date and time. Civilization, obviously, has changed.
If - BIG IF - humanity survives this, we will mark time before and after this date and time. Civilization, obviously, has changed.
July 3, 2025 at 12:05 AM
7:00pm, Eastern Daylight Time, July 2nd, 1996. The moment the world ended.
If - BIG IF - humanity survives this, we will mark time before and after this date and time. Civilization, obviously, has changed.
If - BIG IF - humanity survives this, we will mark time before and after this date and time. Civilization, obviously, has changed.
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America, and perhaps the world, is under attack from an unidentified alien army. And "under attack" is a mammoth understatement. We haven't invented words to describe the horrors that have just happened.
July 2, 2025 at 11:11 PM
America, and perhaps the world, is under attack from an unidentified alien army. And "under attack" is a mammoth understatement. We haven't invented words to describe the horrors that have just happened.
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June 25, 2025 at 10:52 AM
in other news, I have apparently been IP banned by The Atlantic
June 23, 2025 at 12:39 AM
in other news, I have apparently been IP banned by The Atlantic
me when I am in a horrendously mid music competition and my opponent is Taylor Swift
June 21, 2025 at 12:29 AM
me when I am in a horrendously mid music competition and my opponent is Taylor Swift
somehow my dad listened to the new twenty one pilots before I did. he's not even a fan but somehow beat me to the release hype
the contract is straight fire tho
the contract is straight fire tho
June 13, 2025 at 4:25 AM
somehow my dad listened to the new twenty one pilots before I did. he's not even a fan but somehow beat me to the release hype
the contract is straight fire tho
the contract is straight fire tho
so it turns out that it's not Verizon's fault. they just lock which network it can go on. Samsung is the one that locks the bootloader.
in other news I'm radicalized
in other news I'm radicalized
a man with a robot arm stands in front of a sign that says " live johnny reaction "
ALT: a man with a robot arm stands in front of a sign that says " live johnny reaction "
media.tenor.com
April 30, 2025 at 2:11 PM
so it turns out that it's not Verizon's fault. they just lock which network it can go on. Samsung is the one that locks the bootloader.
in other news I'm radicalized
in other news I'm radicalized
just got the android 15 / one ui 7 update. the amount of AI slop they are cramming into this fucking thing makes me regret using android.
on an unrelated note, anyone know how to root an S23 locked by verizon
on an unrelated note, anyone know how to root an S23 locked by verizon
April 30, 2025 at 3:44 AM
just got the android 15 / one ui 7 update. the amount of AI slop they are cramming into this fucking thing makes me regret using android.
on an unrelated note, anyone know how to root an S23 locked by verizon
on an unrelated note, anyone know how to root an S23 locked by verizon
I'm too Javabrained for all of this anyways, I'll get back to my AbstractConfigFactoryFactoryBeans and leave the adults to their work
March 27, 2025 at 2:35 AM
I'm too Javabrained for all of this anyways, I'll get back to my AbstractConfigFactoryFactoryBeans and leave the adults to their work
after working with C++ for a hot minute I think I'm ready to admit that rust is infinitely better. all hail The Crab™. sacrifice all worldly possessions to The Crab™. become one with The Crab™. let The Crab™ become one with you.
March 27, 2025 at 2:34 AM
after working with C++ for a hot minute I think I'm ready to admit that rust is infinitely better. all hail The Crab™. sacrifice all worldly possessions to The Crab™. become one with The Crab™. let The Crab™ become one with you.
I'm very pro ffmpeg here. Their software has kept my college's radio station on the air for the past six months, and the issues I've had were usually the laptop it was running on shutting off. the sheer capability of it both scares and impresses me
March 26, 2025 at 4:05 AM
I'm very pro ffmpeg here. Their software has kept my college's radio station on the air for the past six months, and the issues I've had were usually the laptop it was running on shutting off. the sheer capability of it both scares and impresses me
the ffmpeg social media is so snarky to people sometimes, but honestly I think they've earned it. it's one of, if not the most widely used open source project, so many applications rely on it somewhere, and most who flexes that they're "better than ffmpeg!!" are just an ffmpeg wrapper
March 26, 2025 at 4:02 AM
the ffmpeg social media is so snarky to people sometimes, but honestly I think they've earned it. it's one of, if not the most widely used open source project, so many applications rely on it somewhere, and most who flexes that they're "better than ffmpeg!!" are just an ffmpeg wrapper
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Pope Francis Flips Off Crowd From Balcony
March 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Pope Francis Flips Off Crowd From Balcony
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Explaining the ffmpeg command line interface to a friend
March 24, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Explaining the ffmpeg command line interface to a friend