Jordan Orelli
@jordan.orel.li
platform engineer at Whatnot, game design MFA from DePaul
https://orel.li/
https://orel.li/
same dude on lobste.rs offering up the helpful point that slavery has produced some neat products.
lobste.rs/s/42qb2p/i_a...
lobste.rs/s/42qb2p/i_a...
November 26, 2025 at 2:46 PM
same dude on lobste.rs offering up the helpful point that slavery has produced some neat products.
lobste.rs/s/42qb2p/i_a...
lobste.rs/s/42qb2p/i_a...
ok, an update: I made this comment in a thread about this @mcsweeneys.net piece: www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-w...
since then, lobste.rs admins took it down the thread for not relating to computing. You can't make this stuff up!
since then, lobste.rs admins took it down the thread for not relating to computing. You can't make this stuff up!
November 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
ok, an update: I made this comment in a thread about this @mcsweeneys.net piece: www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-w...
since then, lobste.rs admins took it down the thread for not relating to computing. You can't make this stuff up!
since then, lobste.rs admins took it down the thread for not relating to computing. You can't make this stuff up!
having grown up around bulldozer and truck drivers and construction workers, I think of this character constantly
November 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
having grown up around bulldozer and truck drivers and construction workers, I think of this character constantly
having a fun day with Python
November 5, 2025 at 10:45 PM
having a fun day with Python
give us Gwyneth as Siglind from Rivals of Catan
October 22, 2025 at 12:38 AM
give us Gwyneth as Siglind from Rivals of Catan
“rain soon, walk now”
August 27, 2025 at 10:09 PM
“rain soon, walk now”
this is dumb but I just spotted this display at Staples where they’re advertising a gamer keyboard with a Palia screenshot
August 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM
this is dumb but I just spotted this display at Staples where they’re advertising a gamer keyboard with a Palia screenshot
am I reading this right? responses sum to 78.5%, so 21.5% of survey respondents did not answer this question?
60% of experienced devs (10+ years experience) that responded indicate they either somewhat or highly distrust the output of AI coding tools? lol
survey.stackoverflow.co/2025/ai#deve...
60% of experienced devs (10+ years experience) that responded indicate they either somewhat or highly distrust the output of AI coding tools? lol
survey.stackoverflow.co/2025/ai#deve...
July 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
am I reading this right? responses sum to 78.5%, so 21.5% of survey respondents did not answer this question?
60% of experienced devs (10+ years experience) that responded indicate they either somewhat or highly distrust the output of AI coding tools? lol
survey.stackoverflow.co/2025/ai#deve...
60% of experienced devs (10+ years experience) that responded indicate they either somewhat or highly distrust the output of AI coding tools? lol
survey.stackoverflow.co/2025/ai#deve...
the one guy that remembers how to code
July 11, 2025 at 10:14 PM
the one guy that remembers how to code
mine was The Athletic, not sure if it's randomized or personalized or what but it's at least not universally NYT
July 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
mine was The Athletic, not sure if it's randomized or personalized or what but it's at least not universally NYT
this is how element renders an animated gif when you put an animated gif in a matrix chat, I am ... beside myself
July 7, 2025 at 12:44 AM
this is how element renders an animated gif when you put an animated gif in a matrix chat, I am ... beside myself
the thing about huskies is that they are very smart, smart enough that by the fourth day of wearing a cone of shame they have figured out how to aim it well enough to ram you with it when they want something
July 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM
the thing about huskies is that they are very smart, smart enough that by the fourth day of wearing a cone of shame they have figured out how to aim it well enough to ram you with it when they want something
George Lucas really didn't miss
June 24, 2025 at 1:59 AM
George Lucas really didn't miss
noticed for the first time that the top :dead: icon on slackmojis.com is Krillin
June 23, 2025 at 2:15 PM
noticed for the first time that the top :dead: icon on slackmojis.com is Krillin
don’t worry, they’re a No Hype shop
March 20, 2025 at 1:55 AM
don’t worry, they’re a No Hype shop
“feels by” temps should be location-aware, 63 in March to a Chicagoan feels like 85
March 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
“feels by” temps should be location-aware, 63 in March to a Chicagoan feels like 85
graph of my outgoing bandwidth showing when I stopped letting Anthropic repeatedly re-download QMK firmware from me which, and I can't stress this enough, consists almost entirely of data they're already scraped from other people and that's freely available anywhere.
February 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
graph of my outgoing bandwidth showing when I stopped letting Anthropic repeatedly re-download QMK firmware from me which, and I can't stress this enough, consists almost entirely of data they're already scraped from other people and that's freely available anywhere.
second attempt, height is much better, bottoms aren’t as overdone. These seem to be about correct based on my wife describing them as “too British”
February 9, 2025 at 6:02 PM
second attempt, height is much better, bottoms aren’t as overdone. These seem to be about correct based on my wife describing them as “too British”
people are always talking about Balatro but one thing I have never heard mentioned is it’s one of few games that can be played on Switch entirely on the touchscreen
February 8, 2025 at 7:41 PM
people are always talking about Balatro but one thing I have never heard mentioned is it’s one of few games that can be played on Switch entirely on the touchscreen
if you’re tired of all the streaming services’ bullshit you can always rent a digital video disc
January 30, 2025 at 2:26 AM
if you’re tired of all the streaming services’ bullshit you can always rent a digital video disc
blog is short for “baking log” right
January 21, 2025 at 1:29 AM
blog is short for “baking log” right