stretta
@stretta.bsky.social
electronic music / design / cats / south american ground karate / pointy & bendy / bike commuter / tea & coffee / photography / online since 300 baud modems
Today's near-death encounter was a vehicle ignoring the NO RIGHT TURN signal phase.
November 8, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Today's near-death encounter was a vehicle ignoring the NO RIGHT TURN signal phase.
Bak kut teh spell-checked to "Naruto" 👍
November 5, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Bak kut teh spell-checked to "Naruto" 👍
Remember when 45% of the total volume of a laptop was reserved for an optical drive?
November 1, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Remember when 45% of the total volume of a laptop was reserved for an optical drive?
Flexible shoulders can really help with BJJ. For example, when shaving your back.
October 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Flexible shoulders can really help with BJJ. For example, when shaving your back.
I think 50% of bjj is just... washing things.
October 22, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I think 50% of bjj is just... washing things.
If I earned a nickel every time Spotify did something shitty, I’d finally be making real streaming money.
October 20, 2025 at 12:21 AM
If I earned a nickel every time Spotify did something shitty, I’d finally be making real streaming money.
LOL to anyone who believes any signal will slow down drivers executing a right-hand turn in MA.
www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/...
www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/...
New kind of traffic signal is confusing Massachusetts drivers as 25% run red light, study finds
A new type of traffic light that's becoming increasingly popular in Massachusetts is confusing drivers, a study found.
www.cbsnews.com
October 9, 2025 at 12:10 PM
LOL to anyone who believes any signal will slow down drivers executing a right-hand turn in MA.
www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/...
www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/...
I asked AI why my electric bill was going up, and apparently there are a lot of factors. It could be seasonal changes to vampire loads in my house. Anything, really. Difficult to pin down to any specific thing. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
October 9, 2025 at 1:42 AM
I asked AI why my electric bill was going up, and apparently there are a lot of factors. It could be seasonal changes to vampire loads in my house. Anything, really. Difficult to pin down to any specific thing. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Over a decade teaching and I finally have a student from Iowa.
October 9, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Over a decade teaching and I finally have a student from Iowa.
This is one reason why AI is a bubble: all this money is flowing around in a circle. It is a mirage.
October 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This is one reason why AI is a bubble: all this money is flowing around in a circle. It is a mirage.
I don't understand why AI people keep insisting, "if we can't steal your work, our industry will die" as if this were a compelling argument.
It reveals the very rotten core of your soul if you don't understand how foolish this makes you look.
It reveals the very rotten core of your soul if you don't understand how foolish this makes you look.
October 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I don't understand why AI people keep insisting, "if we can't steal your work, our industry will die" as if this were a compelling argument.
It reveals the very rotten core of your soul if you don't understand how foolish this makes you look.
It reveals the very rotten core of your soul if you don't understand how foolish this makes you look.
Did you know you can make steel cut oats in your rice cooker using porridge mode?
Did you also know you can substitute water for apple cider?
Did you also know you can substitute water for apple cider?
October 7, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Did you know you can make steel cut oats in your rice cooker using porridge mode?
Did you also know you can substitute water for apple cider?
Did you also know you can substitute water for apple cider?
Reposted by stretta
Boards of Canada "Olson" on a 1959 PDP-1 Computer
YouTube video by Joe Lynch
www.youtube.com
October 6, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Sir, we've identified the problem.
You're trying to sleep standing up.
You're trying to sleep standing up.
October 5, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Sir, we've identified the problem.
You're trying to sleep standing up.
You're trying to sleep standing up.
Not to nitpick, but I'm pretty sure that's not how cats wear headphones.
October 5, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Not to nitpick, but I'm pretty sure that's not how cats wear headphones.
My students, who are required to laugh at my jokes, think I am very funny.
October 4, 2025 at 8:35 PM
My students, who are required to laugh at my jokes, think I am very funny.
This is a Tascam 688 8-track. I did not own one of these, but I lived with someone who did. I used it every chance I could. It sounded terrible. I loved it.
October 4, 2025 at 12:10 PM
This is a Tascam 688 8-track. I did not own one of these, but I lived with someone who did. I used it every chance I could. It sounded terrible. I loved it.
This is a Fostex X-15 4-track. I did not own one of these, but I lived with someone who did. I used it every chance I could. It sounded terrible. I loved it.
October 4, 2025 at 12:08 PM
This is a Fostex X-15 4-track. I did not own one of these, but I lived with someone who did. I used it every chance I could. It sounded terrible. I loved it.
Am I a bad person because I fully expected this Lego set to be fully playable?
October 4, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Am I a bad person because I fully expected this Lego set to be fully playable?
I need a pizza rack I can snap onto my rear wheel rack.
October 2, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I need a pizza rack I can snap onto my rear wheel rack.
The two places I commute to the most (school&gym) have some portion of the route on a cycle track (I'm not sure brattle qualifies, but there are concrete barriers) and at this time of the year in boston, the commute is really relaxing.
October 2, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The two places I commute to the most (school&gym) have some portion of the route on a cycle track (I'm not sure brattle qualifies, but there are concrete barriers) and at this time of the year in boston, the commute is really relaxing.
Whoever stood up and insisted the TR-1000 have a headphone jack on the front left with a dedicated hardware volume control. 🫡
October 1, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Whoever stood up and insisted the TR-1000 have a headphone jack on the front left with a dedicated hardware volume control. 🫡
If you are even _remotely_ considering spending more than $2000 on a drum machine, we probably already know each other and are friends.
October 1, 2025 at 11:31 AM
If you are even _remotely_ considering spending more than $2000 on a drum machine, we probably already know each other and are friends.
Sometimes I wonder why I'm not eating a cookie.
September 30, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Sometimes I wonder why I'm not eating a cookie.