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Entryway hutch is complete. https://foolishwood.substack.com/p/entryway-hutch #woodworking
Literally spent hours doing layout on this #woodworking
December 6, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Literally spent hours doing layout on this #woodworking
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I spent a while browsing through the One Giant Hand archive yesterday looking for a certain comic strip about H. P. Lovecraft, and on the way got punched in the arm by this one. I have been thinking "Gee I should get into another chewy, hundred-hour adventure game” lately, and, ow.
December 3, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I spent a while browsing through the One Giant Hand archive yesterday looking for a certain comic strip about H. P. Lovecraft, and on the way got punched in the arm by this one. I have been thinking "Gee I should get into another chewy, hundred-hour adventure game” lately, and, ow.
Should have posted some WIP pictures of this. New little chest, started last week. I’m gluing up one drawer at a time, adding sections as seen here. The top is obviously done, the second one is laid out and will be done tomorrow. I am not totally sure how […]
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December 1, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Should have posted some WIP pictures of this. New little chest, started last week. I’m gluing up one drawer at a time, adding sections as seen here. The top is obviously done, the second one is laid out and will be done tomorrow. I am not totally sure how […]
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Made this guy yesterday. It’s not pretty but it’s solid, and will hopefully last even longer than the previous one due to better joints, better wedges, and lots of stretchers. #woodworking
November 24, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Made this guy yesterday. It’s not pretty but it’s solid, and will hopefully last even longer than the previous one due to better joints, better wedges, and lots of stretchers. #woodworking
Made a new (adjustable) shooting board today. It’s the season for making tools. #woodworking
November 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Made a new (adjustable) shooting board today. It’s the season for making tools. #woodworking
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There’s a very funny story in Section 44.2 about what happened when they tried to use it to solve a Smullyan-style logic puzzle (you know the sort of thing – one guard always tells the truth, the other always lies, etc.)
November 6, 2025 at 6:21 PM
There’s a very funny story in Section 44.2 about what happened when they tried to use it to solve a Smullyan-style logic puzzle (you know the sort of thing – one guard always tells the truth, the other always lies, etc.)
Planning to build a PC as the 10 year old one we currently have is failing. Happy for any input on this. Will run Linux exclusively but mostly be used for running games via steam. The video card is from our current machine and if we replace it we likely will on Black Friday […]
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November 5, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Planning to build a PC as the 10 year old one we currently have is failing. Happy for any input on this. Will run Linux exclusively but mostly be used for running games via steam. The video card is from our current machine and if we replace it we likely will on Black Friday […]
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Random thought: Say what you will about Peter Jackson's literalist depiction of Sauron, but he's a rare example of an genocidally evil movie villain who has won a permanent place in language and culture without becoming the least bit cool or admirable, yeah? If you compare some thing or person […]
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October 13, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Random thought: Say what you will about Peter Jackson's literalist depiction of Sauron, but he's a rare example of an genocidally evil movie villain who has won a permanent place in language and culture without becoming the least bit cool or admirable, yeah? If you compare some thing or person […]
Had to do a little surgery this morning. I need to just replace this but I don’t want to today. #woodworking
October 12, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Had to do a little surgery this morning. I need to just replace this but I don’t want to today. #woodworking
Life goal: a Wikipedia page with an “Aftermath” section.
September 25, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Life goal: a Wikipedia page with an “Aftermath” section.
Don’t knock it til you try it! https://wandering.shop/@cstross/115230982476433006
Charlie Stross (@cstross@wandering.shop)
Attached: 1 image Friends don't let friends mindlessly accept advice from "AI": supporting evidence:
wandering.shop
September 20, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Don’t knock it til you try it! https://wandering.shop/@cstross/115230982476433006
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Things are running a bit hot right now, aren't they.
If you're looking for someone to give you permission to step away from the socials for a little while—even this one—you have it.
You can care, and be true to yourself and the people you love, and also step away from The Angry Shouty Box when […]
If you're looking for someone to give you permission to step away from the socials for a little while—even this one—you have it.
You can care, and be true to yourself and the people you love, and also step away from The Angry Shouty Box when […]
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masto.nyc
September 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Things are running a bit hot right now, aren't they.
If you're looking for someone to give you permission to step away from the socials for a little while—even this one—you have it.
You can care, and be true to yourself and the people you love, and also step away from The Angry Shouty Box when […]
If you're looking for someone to give you permission to step away from the socials for a little while—even this one—you have it.
You can care, and be true to yourself and the people you love, and also step away from The Angry Shouty Box when […]
I wrote about the stuff I got up to this past week here: https://open.substack.com/pub/foolishwood/p/paint-delivery-glue-soft-wax-and?r=2iasme&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web #woodworking
September 7, 2025 at 11:40 PM
I wrote about the stuff I got up to this past week here: https://open.substack.com/pub/foolishwood/p/paint-delivery-glue-soft-wax-and?r=2iasme&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web #woodworking
Made some paste wax and some hide glue today. #woodworking
September 6, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Made some paste wax and some hide glue today. #woodworking
I should have taken more WIP photos… #woodworking
September 1, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I should have taken more WIP photos… #woodworking
@davepolaschek how you feeling today?
August 31, 2025 at 4:18 PM
@davepolaschek how you feeling today?
Today I went crazy and designed three T-shirts. If you want one let me know we can figure something out.
August 29, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Today I went crazy and designed three T-shirts. If you want one let me know we can figure something out.
August 27, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Yesterday I installed Ubuntu on an old MacBook Pro. Unfortunately the WiFi drivers are proprietary so they didn’t install without internet, and the machine has no Ethernet port, and I have no docks that would work with a machines this old. What to do? Turns out I could tether to my phone using […]
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mastodon.social
August 5, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Yesterday I installed Ubuntu on an old MacBook Pro. Unfortunately the WiFi drivers are proprietary so they didn’t install without internet, and the machine has no Ethernet port, and I have no docks that would work with a machines this old. What to do? Turns out I could tether to my phone using […]
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July 31, 2025 at 12:36 AM
This is a really interesting use of an LLM. I’ve used it before for learning, but the training wheels are very helpful https://fedi.simonwillison.net/@simon/114938185587783443
Simon Willison (@simon@simonwillison.net)
Attached: 1 image OpenAI launched a "study mode" for ChatGPT today, and it appears to be almost entirely implemented as a system prompt Thankfully OpenAI mostly don't take measures to protect their system prompt these days so it's easy to extract it and see how it works https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jul/29/openai-introducing-study-mode/
fedi.simonwillison.net
July 29, 2025 at 8:43 PM
This is a really interesting use of an LLM. I’ve used it before for learning, but the training wheels are very helpful https://fedi.simonwillison.net/@simon/114938185587783443
Wesley Willis or The Dead Milkmen?
July 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Wesley Willis or The Dead Milkmen?
Made a new revision to my gumbo recipe today. I made my own fish stock rather than buying it. I think the stock needs more salt than I put in (maybe 4T?) and I should use more sausage and less chicken, because it turned out very fatty with not enough “bite” […]
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July 19, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Made a new revision to my gumbo recipe today. I made my own fish stock rather than buying it. I think the stock needs more salt than I put in (maybe 4T?) and I should use more sausage and less chicken, because it turned out very fatty with not enough “bite” […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
Sad to hear this. Matt and I drifted apart as I drifted away from the #perl world, but when we were collaborating it was a huge learning experience for me. His technical chops were astounding and despite his brusque exterior he was much better at listening than most. Rest in Peace Trout […]
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mastodon.social
July 9, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Sad to hear this. Matt and I drifted apart as I drifted away from the #perl world, but when we were collaborating it was a huge learning experience for me. His technical chops were astounding and despite his brusque exterior he was much better at listening than most. Rest in Peace Trout […]