Michael Akerman
@drkashik.bsky.social
Research software engineer, gaming nerd, self-described polymath, completely insufferable
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This is a useful split screen
Elon Musk: “Only AfD can save Germany, end of story."
Also Elon Musk:
Also Elon Musk:
January 23, 2025 at 4:56 AM
This is a useful split screen
A couple years ago, I was diagnosed by a neurologist with migraine syndrome after a bout of confusion and difficulty speaking, along with a visual band of sparkling lights. The thing that really blew my mind (pun!) was that he asked if I got headaches without being sick, just from fatigue or stress.
December 8, 2024 at 8:54 AM
A couple years ago, I was diagnosed by a neurologist with migraine syndrome after a bout of confusion and difficulty speaking, along with a visual band of sparkling lights. The thing that really blew my mind (pun!) was that he asked if I got headaches without being sick, just from fatigue or stress.
Is anyone else here a Bunburyest?
December 3, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Is anyone else here a Bunburyest?
Denmark is a great country to visit, and especially so for Americans new to international travel. Everyone can speak English, breakfast and dinner times and sizes are what you'd expect at home, it's easy to get anywhere on public transit, but you still get the experience of a very old intact culture
December 3, 2024 at 12:06 PM
Denmark is a great country to visit, and especially so for Americans new to international travel. Everyone can speak English, breakfast and dinner times and sizes are what you'd expect at home, it's easy to get anywhere on public transit, but you still get the experience of a very old intact culture
I'm flying to Denmark for work on Saturday and people keep acting like I must be excited for it, but, like... home is pretty nice in December? Give me a quiet day with a mug of very good pourover coffee.
December 3, 2024 at 12:02 PM
I'm flying to Denmark for work on Saturday and people keep acting like I must be excited for it, but, like... home is pretty nice in December? Give me a quiet day with a mug of very good pourover coffee.
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“Don’t feed the trolls” also extends to bad opinion pieces in papers of record.
They run them bc people react to them the most.
If we stop linking to bad columns and instead post thinkers we find valuable (& generate convo around it), incentives change.
It’s not easy and takes constant practice!
They run them bc people react to them the most.
If we stop linking to bad columns and instead post thinkers we find valuable (& generate convo around it), incentives change.
It’s not easy and takes constant practice!
December 2, 2024 at 6:19 PM
“Don’t feed the trolls” also extends to bad opinion pieces in papers of record.
They run them bc people react to them the most.
If we stop linking to bad columns and instead post thinkers we find valuable (& generate convo around it), incentives change.
It’s not easy and takes constant practice!
They run them bc people react to them the most.
If we stop linking to bad columns and instead post thinkers we find valuable (& generate convo around it), incentives change.
It’s not easy and takes constant practice!
I miss RSS. I miss finding long-form content without receiving an email.
November 23, 2024 at 12:45 PM
I miss RSS. I miss finding long-form content without receiving an email.
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Yes, stances are ethical.
But if we want change, ethical stances must have power. That is political.
One can be right and criticize others who aren’t, sure. And that is important. But then what? How do we flourish? We need to help the right thing win, and good people build. Electoral or not
But if we want change, ethical stances must have power. That is political.
One can be right and criticize others who aren’t, sure. And that is important. But then what? How do we flourish? We need to help the right thing win, and good people build. Electoral or not
November 23, 2024 at 2:23 AM
Yes, stances are ethical.
But if we want change, ethical stances must have power. That is political.
One can be right and criticize others who aren’t, sure. And that is important. But then what? How do we flourish? We need to help the right thing win, and good people build. Electoral or not
But if we want change, ethical stances must have power. That is political.
One can be right and criticize others who aren’t, sure. And that is important. But then what? How do we flourish? We need to help the right thing win, and good people build. Electoral or not
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Baby your heart rate's up. Have you been having imaginary arguments with your coworkers about Elon Musk again?
November 23, 2024 at 3:32 AM
Baby your heart rate's up. Have you been having imaginary arguments with your coworkers about Elon Musk again?
I don't know Gabe Newell, but saying that "just" making a great game to finish the story would be "cheating" is a real self-important savior-complex thing to say. www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/my...
'My personal failure was being stumped': Gabe Newell says finishing Half-Life 2: Episode 3 just to conclude the story would've been 'copping out of [Valve's] obligation to gamers'
Half-Life 3: Episode 3 never happened because Newell "couldn't figure out why doing Episode 3 was pushing anything forward."
www.pcgamer.com
November 16, 2024 at 1:56 PM
I don't know Gabe Newell, but saying that "just" making a great game to finish the story would be "cheating" is a real self-important savior-complex thing to say. www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/my...
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as a gamer ive eliminated thousands of moo deng like creatures for their various parts . Ive completed countless quests using their pain
November 14, 2024 at 5:49 AM
as a gamer ive eliminated thousands of moo deng like creatures for their various parts . Ive completed countless quests using their pain
Does anyone know a good AI rizzling service that'll rizzle my profile picture?
November 14, 2024 at 2:37 AM
Does anyone know a good AI rizzling service that'll rizzle my profile picture?