Rob Ricci
@ricci.discuss.systems.ap.brid.gy
Research professor in the Kahlert School of Computing at the University of Utah. Co-director of the Flux Research Group: https://www.flux.utah.edu. I build research [β¦]
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Why is makerworld so fucking annoying, this is definitely not selling me on Bambu Labs products
#3dprinting
#3dprinting
February 14, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Why is makerworld so fucking annoying, this is definitely not selling me on Bambu Labs products
#3dprinting
#3dprinting
This is the second time I've had to let a member of my family down because my window manger has broken dialog boxes I better fix this for the sake of domestic harmony
February 14, 2026 at 3:03 AM
This is the second time I've had to let a member of my family down because my window manger has broken dialog boxes I better fix this for the sake of domestic harmony
I am learning far more about deleting large quantities of mail from Outlook that I ever cared to know
February 14, 2026 at 2:56 AM
I am learning far more about deleting large quantities of mail from Outlook that I ever cared to know
Temporary hack the size of a permanent hack
February 14, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Temporary hack the size of a permanent hack
@katrinakatrinka I didn't notice this one...
February 14, 2026 at 2:03 AM
@katrinakatrinka I didn't notice this one...
You know the number of very small earthquakes around here lately is uh not exciting
https://masto.ai/@lastquake/116066419526790436
https://masto.ai/@lastquake/116066419526790436
LastQuake (@lastquake@masto.ai)
Attached: 1 image #Earthquake 16 mi W of Salt Lake City (#Utah) 4 min ago (local time 18:32:46). Colored dots represent local shaking & damage level reported by eyewitnesses. Share your experience: π±https://m.emsc.eu/#app πhttps://m.emsc.eu/?id=1945470
masto.ai
February 14, 2026 at 2:03 AM
You know the number of very small earthquakes around here lately is uh not exciting
https://masto.ai/@lastquake/116066419526790436
https://masto.ai/@lastquake/116066419526790436
There are some things in life better than affogato, but not a whole lot of them
February 14, 2026 at 1:56 AM
There are some things in life better than affogato, but not a whole lot of them
Considering getting a sticker in the style of the "26.2" stickers that says "56k" instead
February 13, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Considering getting a sticker in the style of the "26.2" stickers that says "56k" instead
I got tricked into learning about OFDM and I am salty about it
February 13, 2026 at 6:22 PM
I got tricked into learning about OFDM and I am salty about it
Outlook goes out of its way to give me daily reminders of how awful it is
February 13, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Outlook goes out of its way to give me daily reminders of how awful it is
I had to explain to my spouse that I can't download the article they requested yet because my window manager is messing up save file dialogs right now
February 13, 2026 at 3:18 PM
I had to explain to my spouse that I can't download the article they requested yet because my window manager is messing up save file dialogs right now
I was thinking about how all of the big web technologies were all created right as I was getting on the Internet, but then I realized that's not true, I just haven't learned any new ones in the last 30 years
February 13, 2026 at 3:02 PM
I was thinking about how all of the big web technologies were all created right as I was getting on the Internet, but then I realized that's not true, I just haven't learned any new ones in the last 30 years
PHP stands for PHP Hypertext PHP
February 13, 2026 at 5:05 AM
PHP stands for PHP Hypertext PHP
Oops I guess a window manager's gotta support dialog boxes and shit
February 12, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Oops I guess a window manager's gotta support dialog boxes and shit
Feeling good enough about my own window manager to remove the old one from my machine π€
February 10, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Feeling good enough about my own window manager to remove the old one from my machine π€
Having one of those "every attempt to solve a problem revels more problems" kinds of days
February 9, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Having one of those "every attempt to solve a problem revels more problems" kinds of days
I really want to know what my cat has named me
February 9, 2026 at 1:25 AM
I really want to know what my cat has named me
OK, here's how my vim-inspired window manager keybinds work:
They are not chorded (eg. you don't push β+N at the same time, you push β then release then N)
There are a set of commands, each of which can be bound to a single character - commands like 'launch arbitrary program', 'go to [β¦]
They are not chorded (eg. you don't push β+N at the same time, you push β then release then N)
There are a set of commands, each of which can be bound to a single character - commands like 'launch arbitrary program', 'go to [β¦]
Original post on discuss.systems
discuss.systems
February 9, 2026 at 12:24 AM
OK, here's how my vim-inspired window manager keybinds work:
They are not chorded (eg. you don't push β+N at the same time, you push β then release then N)
There are a set of commands, each of which can be bound to a single character - commands like 'launch arbitrary program', 'go to [β¦]
They are not chorded (eg. you don't push β+N at the same time, you push β then release then N)
There are a set of commands, each of which can be bound to a single character - commands like 'launch arbitrary program', 'go to [β¦]
uh oh here come some ideas for a more vim-like way of doing window manager keybinds
February 8, 2026 at 10:31 PM
uh oh here come some ideas for a more vim-like way of doing window manager keybinds
I'm not an American-football-watcher, but I wish a very pleasant afternoon to those of you who are
February 8, 2026 at 8:55 PM
I'm not an American-football-watcher, but I wish a very pleasant afternoon to those of you who are
[food (not vegetarian)]
uh oh i did a brunch
uh oh i did a brunch
February 8, 2026 at 7:45 PM
[food (not vegetarian)]
uh oh i did a brunch
uh oh i did a brunch