Doc Myers
@dmmyers.com
Daniel Myers is a database programmer, #author, rum runner, and food historian.
I can’t decide if this is AI screwing up, or Amazon intentionally categorizing movies badly to increase the chances of it being recommended more often
December 5, 2025 at 4:41 AM
I can’t decide if this is AI screwing up, or Amazon intentionally categorizing movies badly to increase the chances of it being recommended more often
This is now my favorite failed scam email
December 1, 2025 at 11:45 PM
This is now my favorite failed scam email
Play testing of Mysterious Islands is going really well
November 26, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Play testing of Mysterious Islands is going really well
I probably shouldn’t have bought it, but I did anyway
November 24, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I probably shouldn’t have bought it, but I did anyway
In fact every single variable in the program is global in scope, but he started the names with an "L" so that makes them local, right?
November 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
In fact every single variable in the program is global in scope, but he started the names with an "L" so that makes them local, right?
HP sauce: refrigerate or not?
November 16, 2025 at 12:22 AM
HP sauce: refrigerate or not?
For a while I've been playing around with a retro terminal with a mind towards making some kind of game. It still needs lots of work, but the very basic functionality is there
So ... what functionality would you want/expect from a clunky, obsolete command-line interface?
So ... what functionality would you want/expect from a clunky, obsolete command-line interface?
October 31, 2025 at 4:30 PM
For a while I've been playing around with a retro terminal with a mind towards making some kind of game. It still needs lots of work, but the very basic functionality is there
So ... what functionality would you want/expect from a clunky, obsolete command-line interface?
So ... what functionality would you want/expect from a clunky, obsolete command-line interface?
Doctor's office: "Good news! The x-ray results are back and there's no sign of arthritis or injury."
Me: "Um ... ok, so what's causing the sharp pains in one single knuckle?"
Me: "Um ... ok, so what's causing the sharp pains in one single knuckle?"
October 31, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Doctor's office: "Good news! The x-ray results are back and there's no sign of arthritis or injury."
Me: "Um ... ok, so what's causing the sharp pains in one single knuckle?"
Me: "Um ... ok, so what's causing the sharp pains in one single knuckle?"
I’ve been designing and printing test pieces for the game I’m working on
October 26, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I’ve been designing and printing test pieces for the game I’m working on
If you have trouble remembering a keyword or just don't like it, use a macro to change it to something else. Future developers will love you!
October 23, 2025 at 7:59 PM
If you have trouble remembering a keyword or just don't like it, use a macro to change it to something else. Future developers will love you!
Everything was fine until I saw the note on the package that the roast beef was made from 100% beef. Now I have oh so many questions
October 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Everything was fine until I saw the note on the package that the roast beef was made from 100% beef. Now I have oh so many questions
It’s not really a chocolate fountain if it has white chocolate - then it’s a “carbohydrant”
October 13, 2025 at 11:17 PM
It’s not really a chocolate fountain if it has white chocolate - then it’s a “carbohydrant”
Do you think I'll get a visit from the feds if I post enough of these?
October 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Do you think I'll get a visit from the feds if I post enough of these?
If you made an Amish bar quilt from pre-cut 2.5 inch strips of fabric, would it be an Amish Strip Bar?
October 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
If you made an Amish bar quilt from pre-cut 2.5 inch strips of fabric, would it be an Amish Strip Bar?
ZOMG! Jungle Jim’s has cacao pods … if I only had an idea what to do with one
October 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
ZOMG! Jungle Jim’s has cacao pods … if I only had an idea what to do with one
I’m still pretty clumsy at it, but I can now pick a Master Lock 140
October 6, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I’m still pretty clumsy at it, but I can now pick a Master Lock 140
I love how companies are now painting logos on the roof to show up on maps
October 2, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I love how companies are now painting logos on the roof to show up on maps
An odd little poem for October 1st
October 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
An odd little poem for October 1st
