Joel Hill
@joelh.social
Software developer in the Canadian Prairies #yxe. He/him
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Controversial take but I agree that if you have even center left politics you should be barefoot wearing a barrel with suspenders. You should have a wallet with a single moth and nothing else in it. You should be slicing up a single bean paper thin and eating it slowly on a trash can lid
January 1, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Controversial take but I agree that if you have even center left politics you should be barefoot wearing a barrel with suspenders. You should have a wallet with a single moth and nothing else in it. You should be slicing up a single bean paper thin and eating it slowly on a trash can lid
People know what they like, which is not the same as knowing what they want. Art pulls you out of your comfort zone and shows you something new.
Like a really neat Batman.
Like a really neat Batman.
Were 90s kids clamoring for a Batman cartoon with 1930s Art Deco aesthetics? Is that what the market demanded? Or did some really smart creative people have a vision and make a genre-defining hit that sustained 20 years of TV shows? If you want success look for vision, not just metrics.
January 1, 2026 at 6:12 AM
People know what they like, which is not the same as knowing what they want. Art pulls you out of your comfort zone and shows you something new.
Like a really neat Batman.
Like a really neat Batman.
Wow, glad the rest of us don’t need to worry about P65!
December 31, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Wow, glad the rest of us don’t need to worry about P65!
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You know how Steve Jobs died from an easily curable form of cancer because he decided to drink juice instead? Whatever that shit times 10 is how RFK is probably gonna go out.
December 31, 2025 at 4:41 AM
You know how Steve Jobs died from an easily curable form of cancer because he decided to drink juice instead? Whatever that shit times 10 is how RFK is probably gonna go out.
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TAKE THE SHOT
I don’t care how much you want to pay me, I will never do this.
December 31, 2025 at 2:32 AM
TAKE THE SHOT
I swear not long ago I was reading excited headlines saying how close we were to almost maybe understanding what causes the disease… and now we’re here? What??
Wanna see real-life miracles? Fund scientific research.
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
Alzheimer's Fully Reversed in Mice, Scientists Say
A new compound has been shown to reverse late stage Alzheimer's disease in lab mice, which gives millions of sufferers new cause for hope.
futurism.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:23 AM
I swear not long ago I was reading excited headlines saying how close we were to almost maybe understanding what causes the disease… and now we’re here? What??
My receiver died in spectacular fashion at 5AM. A capacitor blew (I think) and caused the speakers to blast out crackling static and other awful noises at full volume.
Needless to say the dog was not impressed and we were all confused and scared until we knew wtf was going on 🤣
Needless to say the dog was not impressed and we were all confused and scared until we knew wtf was going on 🤣
December 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
My receiver died in spectacular fashion at 5AM. A capacitor blew (I think) and caused the speakers to blast out crackling static and other awful noises at full volume.
Needless to say the dog was not impressed and we were all confused and scared until we knew wtf was going on 🤣
Needless to say the dog was not impressed and we were all confused and scared until we knew wtf was going on 🤣
Completely unhinged. I love it.
December 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Completely unhinged. I love it.
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I've never seen real genuine fear captured so vividly
December 20, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I've never seen real genuine fear captured so vividly
My plan to drive my gas powered car into the ground and then buy a weird electric vehicle is not going well.
Well this is sad news. And while EVs aren't *the* solution to the climate crisis, I'd rather we have them than not.
VW Cancels ID. Buzz For 2026 As Dealers Warn It Might Be Over | Carscoops
The automaker appears poised to bring it back for 2027, but that might not happen either
www.carscoops.com
December 21, 2025 at 2:35 AM
My plan to drive my gas powered car into the ground and then buy a weird electric vehicle is not going well.
The only surprising thing about the redactions so far is that they haven’t made some embarrassing mistake that makes the redactions trivial to undo.
Who in their right mind ever thought the most corrupt sleaziest scumbags on this planet were ever going to release a bunch of files making themselves look bad.
Like did you fall off a turnip truck yesterday?
Like did you fall off a turnip truck yesterday?
December 21, 2025 at 2:28 AM
The only surprising thing about the redactions so far is that they haven’t made some embarrassing mistake that makes the redactions trivial to undo.
The very moment you throw out the old cords because you “never need them” you WILL need them.
It has happened to me EVERY time.
It WILL happen again.
It has happened to me EVERY time.
It WILL happen again.
this is the greatest feeling, when the cord box proves its utility to a family member
December 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
The very moment you throw out the old cords because you “never need them” you WILL need them.
It has happened to me EVERY time.
It WILL happen again.
It has happened to me EVERY time.
It WILL happen again.
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You start to knit. You get weirdly interested in the properties of different fibres. You learn to spin. And then, then God help you, then you start looking at looms
December 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM
You start to knit. You get weirdly interested in the properties of different fibres. You learn to spin. And then, then God help you, then you start looking at looms
If you’re going to watch this on Disney+, go to “extras” and watch the “extended” version of the movie. It has the deleted scene.
Or better yet, find the full movie literally anywhere else and flip Disney the bird.
Or better yet, find the full movie literally anywhere else and flip Disney the bird.
Watching Muppet Christmas Carol with my niece on Disney+ only to find out they cut one of the most pivotal scenes in the movie.
What. The. FUCK.
I guess I’ll just pirate the correct version of the movie? Unbelievable.
What. The. FUCK.
I guess I’ll just pirate the correct version of the movie? Unbelievable.
December 13, 2025 at 2:45 AM
If you’re going to watch this on Disney+, go to “extras” and watch the “extended” version of the movie. It has the deleted scene.
Or better yet, find the full movie literally anywhere else and flip Disney the bird.
Or better yet, find the full movie literally anywhere else and flip Disney the bird.
Watching Muppet Christmas Carol with my niece on Disney+ only to find out they cut one of the most pivotal scenes in the movie.
What. The. FUCK.
I guess I’ll just pirate the correct version of the movie? Unbelievable.
What. The. FUCK.
I guess I’ll just pirate the correct version of the movie? Unbelievable.
December 13, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Watching Muppet Christmas Carol with my niece on Disney+ only to find out they cut one of the most pivotal scenes in the movie.
What. The. FUCK.
I guess I’ll just pirate the correct version of the movie? Unbelievable.
What. The. FUCK.
I guess I’ll just pirate the correct version of the movie? Unbelievable.
Looks like Jonathan Blow has been making an open world puzzle game in the programming language he also made.
youtu.be/OIxuGF6CwnU?...
youtu.be/OIxuGF6CwnU?...
Order of the Sinking Star | Official Announcement Trailer
YouTube video by Jonathan Blow
youtu.be
December 12, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Looks like Jonathan Blow has been making an open world puzzle game in the programming language he also made.
youtu.be/OIxuGF6CwnU?...
youtu.be/OIxuGF6CwnU?...
I’ve started reading The Devils by Joe Abercrombie after putting it down earlier in the year. I’m listening to an audiobook this time and it’s a totally different experience, my brain just doesn’t pick up on humour when I read with my eyes!
Anyways, great book so far, highly recommend!
Anyways, great book so far, highly recommend!
December 10, 2025 at 4:50 AM
I’ve started reading The Devils by Joe Abercrombie after putting it down earlier in the year. I’m listening to an audiobook this time and it’s a totally different experience, my brain just doesn’t pick up on humour when I read with my eyes!
Anyways, great book so far, highly recommend!
Anyways, great book so far, highly recommend!
WE’RE NUMBER ONE, WE’RE NUMBER ONE! WOOOO!
Current 2025 Annualized Murder Rates per 100000 Canadian Provinces:
#saskatchewan 4.63
#manitoba 3.41
#newbrunswick 1.64
#britishcolumbia 1.56
#novascotia 1.5
#alberta 1.43
#princeedwardisland 1.21
#ontario 1.14
#newfoundland 0.79
#quebec 0.68
Provincial pages: homicidecanada.com/province-hom...
#saskatchewan 4.63
#manitoba 3.41
#newbrunswick 1.64
#britishcolumbia 1.56
#novascotia 1.5
#alberta 1.43
#princeedwardisland 1.21
#ontario 1.14
#newfoundland 0.79
#quebec 0.68
Provincial pages: homicidecanada.com/province-hom...
Canadian Provincial Homicide Statistics and Victim Lists – Homicide Canada
homicidecanada.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:17 PM
WE’RE NUMBER ONE, WE’RE NUMBER ONE! WOOOO!
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Oprah Pursues Dr. Phil On Ship Through Arctic https://theonion.com/oprah-pursues-dr-phil-on-ship-through-arctic/
December 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Oprah Pursues Dr. Phil On Ship Through Arctic https://theonion.com/oprah-pursues-dr-phil-on-ship-through-arctic/
Okay, I like #MetroidPrime4, but my goodness it's a mess. The story (if you can call it a story) is nonsensical and the level design is a boring linear slog.
HOWEVER. It is also very pretty and it sounds amazing, and the design choices with the alien architecture were really inspired.
HOWEVER. It is also very pretty and it sounds amazing, and the design choices with the alien architecture were really inspired.
December 9, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Okay, I like #MetroidPrime4, but my goodness it's a mess. The story (if you can call it a story) is nonsensical and the level design is a boring linear slog.
HOWEVER. It is also very pretty and it sounds amazing, and the design choices with the alien architecture were really inspired.
HOWEVER. It is also very pretty and it sounds amazing, and the design choices with the alien architecture were really inspired.
So the Fruit Suit is pretty damn cool. #MetroidPrime4
December 8, 2025 at 10:23 PM
So the Fruit Suit is pretty damn cool. #MetroidPrime4
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Apple TV is bugging out in a hilarious way
December 6, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Apple TV is bugging out in a hilarious way
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I can’t get over how Barbie succeeded because it offered tangible ways for women and girls to celebrate each other (and dress up and go to the movies together) but studios thought it worked because it’s about toys so now they’re making like Bananagrams the movie
December 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I can’t get over how Barbie succeeded because it offered tangible ways for women and girls to celebrate each other (and dress up and go to the movies together) but studios thought it worked because it’s about toys so now they’re making like Bananagrams the movie