Gregory Wild-Smith
@gregory.wild-smith.com
VW Bus owner, Ghostbuster, & Clio Award winner. Passionate about making things, UX, & A11y.
A-CSM, A-CSD, & Agile Leadership certified Staff Software Engineer. Formerly Netflix, LinkedIn, & much more. 🇬🇧🇺🇸
A-CSM, A-CSD, & Agile Leadership certified Staff Software Engineer. Formerly Netflix, LinkedIn, & much more. 🇬🇧🇺🇸
Minor quibble: democratic republic.
Plenty of democratic monarchies (ie, a constitutional monarchy) in the world (see: UK, Denmark, Spain, Japan… etc)
It’s solid slogan for the US tho, agreed. I like how they characterize it as the principles of the three core wars too.
Plenty of democratic monarchies (ie, a constitutional monarchy) in the world (see: UK, Denmark, Spain, Japan… etc)
It’s solid slogan for the US tho, agreed. I like how they characterize it as the principles of the three core wars too.
March 4, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Minor quibble: democratic republic.
Plenty of democratic monarchies (ie, a constitutional monarchy) in the world (see: UK, Denmark, Spain, Japan… etc)
It’s solid slogan for the US tho, agreed. I like how they characterize it as the principles of the three core wars too.
Plenty of democratic monarchies (ie, a constitutional monarchy) in the world (see: UK, Denmark, Spain, Japan… etc)
It’s solid slogan for the US tho, agreed. I like how they characterize it as the principles of the three core wars too.
Yeah, the actually awesome & useful parts of crypto do not require buy in AT ALL, lets along ponzi-style trading.
They are, unsurprisingly, the least used & seen parts (like how UPS, or shipping companies, use blockchain tech)
They are, unsurprisingly, the least used & seen parts (like how UPS, or shipping companies, use blockchain tech)
March 3, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Yeah, the actually awesome & useful parts of crypto do not require buy in AT ALL, lets along ponzi-style trading.
They are, unsurprisingly, the least used & seen parts (like how UPS, or shipping companies, use blockchain tech)
They are, unsurprisingly, the least used & seen parts (like how UPS, or shipping companies, use blockchain tech)
Yeah, exactly. I can disagree with Hamas and still find Israel’s actions abhorrent & criminal.
These are not mutually exclusive positions, but you’d never guess from The Discourse.
These are not mutually exclusive positions, but you’d never guess from The Discourse.
March 2, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Yeah, exactly. I can disagree with Hamas and still find Israel’s actions abhorrent & criminal.
These are not mutually exclusive positions, but you’d never guess from The Discourse.
These are not mutually exclusive positions, but you’d never guess from The Discourse.
You were mistaken.
March 2, 2025 at 10:05 PM
You were mistaken.
And yet, for all their similarities, both are incredibly different & great in their own way.
It’s really never about the idea. It’s about the execution.
It’s really never about the idea. It’s about the execution.
March 2, 2025 at 10:04 PM
And yet, for all their similarities, both are incredibly different & great in their own way.
It’s really never about the idea. It’s about the execution.
It’s really never about the idea. It’s about the execution.
In the sense that doing absolutely nothing is practice for doing *more* nothing, yes.
Slacktivism doesn’t work, we have decades of evidence of that. It also tricks people into thinking they’ve done something when they haven’t & disillusioning them when it does absolutely zero.
🤷🏻♂️
Slacktivism doesn’t work, we have decades of evidence of that. It also tricks people into thinking they’ve done something when they haven’t & disillusioning them when it does absolutely zero.
🤷🏻♂️
March 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
In the sense that doing absolutely nothing is practice for doing *more* nothing, yes.
Slacktivism doesn’t work, we have decades of evidence of that. It also tricks people into thinking they’ve done something when they haven’t & disillusioning them when it does absolutely zero.
🤷🏻♂️
Slacktivism doesn’t work, we have decades of evidence of that. It also tricks people into thinking they’ve done something when they haven’t & disillusioning them when it does absolutely zero.
🤷🏻♂️
Yeah, but with old cruddy iron, sometimes it’s the only way. If you scrub it directly after any flashed surface rust will come off instantly.
Just oil it up & season it in the oven for 90 mins at 400F and it’ll be fine. (tho I’d personally do that 2-3 times more before *cooking* on it)
Just oil it up & season it in the oven for 90 mins at 400F and it’ll be fine. (tho I’d personally do that 2-3 times more before *cooking* on it)
March 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Yeah, but with old cruddy iron, sometimes it’s the only way. If you scrub it directly after any flashed surface rust will come off instantly.
Just oil it up & season it in the oven for 90 mins at 400F and it’ll be fine. (tho I’d personally do that 2-3 times more before *cooking* on it)
Just oil it up & season it in the oven for 90 mins at 400F and it’ll be fine. (tho I’d personally do that 2-3 times more before *cooking* on it)
Hmm this is what I get
March 2, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Hmm this is what I get
Random note: do you know your website isn’t working? Says it can’t make a secure connection
March 2, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Random note: do you know your website isn’t working? Says it can’t make a secure connection
My god I love your work
March 2, 2025 at 3:20 AM
My god I love your work
Eh, it would be fine as long as it’s not on the high heat setting.
Of course you’d have to re-season it a bunch to get it back to working order tho.
Not a good idea, but it’s not as disastrous as many make out.
Of course you’d have to re-season it a bunch to get it back to working order tho.
Not a good idea, but it’s not as disastrous as many make out.
March 2, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Eh, it would be fine as long as it’s not on the high heat setting.
Of course you’d have to re-season it a bunch to get it back to working order tho.
Not a good idea, but it’s not as disastrous as many make out.
Of course you’d have to re-season it a bunch to get it back to working order tho.
Not a good idea, but it’s not as disastrous as many make out.
Ah ok, got it
If you’re equating being a dick with being a Nazi you’re just not a serious person with a working logic center.
If you’re equating being a dick with being a Nazi you’re just not a serious person with a working logic center.
March 1, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Ah ok, got it
If you’re equating being a dick with being a Nazi you’re just not a serious person with a working logic center.
If you’re equating being a dick with being a Nazi you’re just not a serious person with a working logic center.
Elon being a dumb asshole != Elon being a government overthrowing Nazi.
Conflating the two is just silly & unserious.
Conflating the two is just silly & unserious.
March 1, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Elon being a dumb asshole != Elon being a government overthrowing Nazi.
Conflating the two is just silly & unserious.
Conflating the two is just silly & unserious.
Plus, ironically, the whole thing makes their resale value plummet (even more than Elon’s own behavior has) so that *makes them harder to sell*.
Do I wish I could swap it for a Rivian or similar? Yes. But those are twice as expensive as the resale of a Model Y
Do I wish I could swap it for a Rivian or similar? Yes. But those are twice as expensive as the resale of a Model Y
March 1, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Plus, ironically, the whole thing makes their resale value plummet (even more than Elon’s own behavior has) so that *makes them harder to sell*.
Do I wish I could swap it for a Rivian or similar? Yes. But those are twice as expensive as the resale of a Model Y
Do I wish I could swap it for a Rivian or similar? Yes. But those are twice as expensive as the resale of a Model Y
Same situation. The idea that people can just sell their cars & buy a whole new one as a protest is some of the most privileged bullshit I’ve seen from too-online faux-leftists (and I’ve seen a lot of that before).
Like, sure, I’d love to get rid of it. But kid needs to get to school, what now?
Like, sure, I’d love to get rid of it. But kid needs to get to school, what now?
March 1, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Same situation. The idea that people can just sell their cars & buy a whole new one as a protest is some of the most privileged bullshit I’ve seen from too-online faux-leftists (and I’ve seen a lot of that before).
Like, sure, I’d love to get rid of it. But kid needs to get to school, what now?
Like, sure, I’d love to get rid of it. But kid needs to get to school, what now?
It’s partly because membership rotates
February 27, 2025 at 11:42 PM
It’s partly because membership rotates
Start your own freshman football league… with blackjack! And hook… wait…
… ok so maybe I got ahead of myself there.
… ok so maybe I got ahead of myself there.
February 27, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Start your own freshman football league… with blackjack! And hook… wait…
… ok so maybe I got ahead of myself there.
… ok so maybe I got ahead of myself there.
39, still pretty young tbh
February 27, 2025 at 11:17 PM
39, still pretty young tbh
I’m so sorry. I literally yelled “NO” involuntarily when I heard.
Gone far too soon.
Gone far too soon.
February 27, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I’m so sorry. I literally yelled “NO” involuntarily when I heard.
Gone far too soon.
Gone far too soon.
It’s also factual. It was white supremacists.
Stop making excuses for fascists.
Stop making excuses for fascists.
February 27, 2025 at 6:43 PM
It’s also factual. It was white supremacists.
Stop making excuses for fascists.
Stop making excuses for fascists.
Sadly makes sense. Once you allow at-will firing all bets are off.
February 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Sadly makes sense. Once you allow at-will firing all bets are off.
Unfortunately Boox devices have a habit of self destructing (likely heat damaging the screen) & the company then pretends it’s not their fault & the user must have pressed hard on it.
So… caveat emptor & all that
So… caveat emptor & all that
February 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Unfortunately Boox devices have a habit of self destructing (likely heat damaging the screen) & the company then pretends it’s not their fault & the user must have pressed hard on it.
So… caveat emptor & all that
So… caveat emptor & all that
Sounds like a monkeys paw: good knees but the eyes & memory giving up the ghost
February 27, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Sounds like a monkeys paw: good knees but the eyes & memory giving up the ghost