@draco18s.bsky.social
If the seal hasn't popped, its probably fine.
February 14, 2026 at 1:52 AM
If the seal hasn't popped, its probably fine.
Still doesn't beat the time Pres. Turnip did a photoshoot at a police station and one of the lockers had a BD sticker.
February 13, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Still doesn't beat the time Pres. Turnip did a photoshoot at a police station and one of the lockers had a BD sticker.
In no particular order (and I have no idea if some of these are popular by any given metric)
Archen / Archeops
Murkrow
Articuno
Talonflame
Archen / Archeops
Murkrow
Articuno
Talonflame
February 13, 2026 at 10:09 PM
In no particular order (and I have no idea if some of these are popular by any given metric)
Archen / Archeops
Murkrow
Articuno
Talonflame
Archen / Archeops
Murkrow
Articuno
Talonflame
This is what ethics in business looks like:
"Are you illegally making money off our users' data?"
"*Sigh* Yes...."
"Cool, we want a cut."
You think they have a duty to protect us, but they don't. Not really. You might think so, but ask yourself, what does the company gain by doing so?
"Are you illegally making money off our users' data?"
"*Sigh* Yes...."
"Cool, we want a cut."
You think they have a duty to protect us, but they don't. Not really. You might think so, but ask yourself, what does the company gain by doing so?
February 11, 2026 at 6:07 AM
This is what ethics in business looks like:
"Are you illegally making money off our users' data?"
"*Sigh* Yes...."
"Cool, we want a cut."
You think they have a duty to protect us, but they don't. Not really. You might think so, but ask yourself, what does the company gain by doing so?
"Are you illegally making money off our users' data?"
"*Sigh* Yes...."
"Cool, we want a cut."
You think they have a duty to protect us, but they don't. Not really. You might think so, but ask yourself, what does the company gain by doing so?
Doesn't matter if it's directly because of Collective Shout, or not. It's that governments have been pressured by conservative nutjobs to "think of the children" because they, as parents, don't want to do their jobs.
That's all it is. Exactly which group was responsible doesn't matter in the end.
That's all it is. Exactly which group was responsible doesn't matter in the end.
February 10, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Doesn't matter if it's directly because of Collective Shout, or not. It's that governments have been pressured by conservative nutjobs to "think of the children" because they, as parents, don't want to do their jobs.
That's all it is. Exactly which group was responsible doesn't matter in the end.
That's all it is. Exactly which group was responsible doesn't matter in the end.
Why does Discord have to do it and pay for it at all? Why isn't it, _I don't know_ something the *government* regulates?
Oh right, they don't want to because they want those companies to make money harvesting people's data.
Oh right, they don't want to because they want those companies to make money harvesting people's data.
February 10, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Why does Discord have to do it and pay for it at all? Why isn't it, _I don't know_ something the *government* regulates?
Oh right, they don't want to because they want those companies to make money harvesting people's data.
Oh right, they don't want to because they want those companies to make money harvesting people's data.
Which isn't better.
As for the why, its because of the vocal minority that doesn't want to do their job as parents.
See also: Collective Shout, National Center on Sexual Exploitation (formerly Morality in Media), etc.
Morality in Media dates back to *before the 70s*
They're playing the long game
As for the why, its because of the vocal minority that doesn't want to do their job as parents.
See also: Collective Shout, National Center on Sexual Exploitation (formerly Morality in Media), etc.
Morality in Media dates back to *before the 70s*
They're playing the long game
February 10, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Which isn't better.
As for the why, its because of the vocal minority that doesn't want to do their job as parents.
See also: Collective Shout, National Center on Sexual Exploitation (formerly Morality in Media), etc.
Morality in Media dates back to *before the 70s*
They're playing the long game
As for the why, its because of the vocal minority that doesn't want to do their job as parents.
See also: Collective Shout, National Center on Sexual Exploitation (formerly Morality in Media), etc.
Morality in Media dates back to *before the 70s*
They're playing the long game
Have a read.
www.stilldrinking.org/programming-...
Its never going to get better because companies only hire college graduates who don't know good practices because it's "cheaper." We don't educate them *in* college because there isn't time. There's no post-grad because the industry is too new.
www.stilldrinking.org/programming-...
Its never going to get better because companies only hire college graduates who don't know good practices because it's "cheaper." We don't educate them *in* college because there isn't time. There's no post-grad because the industry is too new.
Programming Sucks
www.stilldrinking.org
February 10, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Have a read.
www.stilldrinking.org/programming-...
Its never going to get better because companies only hire college graduates who don't know good practices because it's "cheaper." We don't educate them *in* college because there isn't time. There's no post-grad because the industry is too new.
www.stilldrinking.org/programming-...
Its never going to get better because companies only hire college graduates who don't know good practices because it's "cheaper." We don't educate them *in* college because there isn't time. There's no post-grad because the industry is too new.
How do you even vet such a company? If they're storing data they shouldn't, do you think they're going to *tell their clients* that?
February 10, 2026 at 9:19 PM
How do you even vet such a company? If they're storing data they shouldn't, do you think they're going to *tell their clients* that?
I came from the internet.
xkcd.com/262/
xkcd.com/262/
IN UR REALITY
xkcd.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:10 PM
I came from the internet.
xkcd.com/262/
xkcd.com/262/
Git Gud, Discord
February 9, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Git Gud, Discord
Me too. Me too.
February 4, 2026 at 5:51 AM
Me too. Me too.
More like owning a bird.
February 4, 2026 at 5:12 AM
More like owning a bird.
I get the sense both lake snatchers are male. And that just makes is better.
January 31, 2026 at 6:29 AM
I get the sense both lake snatchers are male. And that just makes is better.
Ah! You deleted your twatter account. Now all those old Maggith pictures aren't to be found!
You should get around to reposting those now that you're using BlueSky permanently.
You should get around to reposting those now that you're using BlueSky permanently.
January 13, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Ah! You deleted your twatter account. Now all those old Maggith pictures aren't to be found!
You should get around to reposting those now that you're using BlueSky permanently.
You should get around to reposting those now that you're using BlueSky permanently.
That too, yeah.
But I'd wager that those would still taste bad when boiled and the older variety would taste better grilled.
But I'd wager that those would still taste bad when boiled and the older variety would taste better grilled.
December 18, 2025 at 5:32 AM
That too, yeah.
But I'd wager that those would still taste bad when boiled and the older variety would taste better grilled.
But I'd wager that those would still taste bad when boiled and the older variety would taste better grilled.
Its one way to grow the colony's population!
December 8, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Its one way to grow the colony's population!
The *reverse* (detecting people reading the puzzle prompt without logging in and delaying that first-view) would be much, much easier and penalizing it by *adding* the average everyone else took (or even the maximum) would be more accurate.
December 4, 2025 at 5:48 AM
The *reverse* (detecting people reading the puzzle prompt without logging in and delaying that first-view) would be much, much easier and penalizing it by *adding* the average everyone else took (or even the maximum) would be more accurate.
Essentially it works by checking for outlier values (part 1 times greater than 3 hours, for instance) and taking the average time everyone else took, subtracting that off from submission time, then rolling back to the nearest (5? 15?) minutes and calling it good.
December 4, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Essentially it works by checking for outlier values (part 1 times greater than 3 hours, for instance) and taking the average time everyone else took, subtracting that off from submission time, then rolling back to the nearest (5? 15?) minutes and calling it good.
Several years ago my group started wanting to compare part 2 times as *time since completion of part 1* rather than including part 1's time, so I started dumping a custom leaderboard.
As part of that I took a best-guess at folks that started late and approximating their begin time for part 1.
As part of that I took a best-guess at folks that started late and approximating their begin time for part 1.
December 4, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Several years ago my group started wanting to compare part 2 times as *time since completion of part 1* rather than including part 1's time, so I started dumping a custom leaderboard.
As part of that I took a best-guess at folks that started late and approximating their begin time for part 1.
As part of that I took a best-guess at folks that started late and approximating their begin time for part 1.
Now that a global leaderboard is no longer a thing, an idea that's been bouncing around in my head about measuring how long it takes folks to do puzzles might make more sense:
Logging time from first view of the puzzle.
It's a lot easier to detect (and account for) cheating than for late starts.
Logging time from first view of the puzzle.
It's a lot easier to detect (and account for) cheating than for late starts.
December 4, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Now that a global leaderboard is no longer a thing, an idea that's been bouncing around in my head about measuring how long it takes folks to do puzzles might make more sense:
Logging time from first view of the puzzle.
It's a lot easier to detect (and account for) cheating than for late starts.
Logging time from first view of the puzzle.
It's a lot easier to detect (and account for) cheating than for late starts.
My eyes are the one of my five senses I can't live without.
December 3, 2025 at 7:05 PM
My eyes are the one of my five senses I can't live without.