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Genuinely. I saw the video of the dishwasher one and I immediately thought "well they clearly aren't trying. If I had to design something that did that, I would make it have tank treds and just be an arm attached to a pole"
The insistence on making these robots bipedal is probably the most obvious giveaway that it's all a big carny gimmick
November 12, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Genuinely. I saw the video of the dishwasher one and I immediately thought "well they clearly aren't trying. If I had to design something that did that, I would make it have tank treds and just be an arm attached to a pole"
Went thru my collection and replaced the flimsy jewel cases on my loose CD games with nicer soft plastic ones that don't shatter into a billion pieces
November 12, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Went thru my collection and replaced the flimsy jewel cases on my loose CD games with nicer soft plastic ones that don't shatter into a billion pieces
As a teacher, I find arbitrary deadlines really dumb
If it's turned it "late" but I won't be free to grade it for a while, why bother marking it late?
I set the deadline to be when the earliest point that I grade it can be, then let late assignments be a sort of "at your own risk" kind of deal
If it's turned it "late" but I won't be free to grade it for a while, why bother marking it late?
I set the deadline to be when the earliest point that I grade it can be, then let late assignments be a sort of "at your own risk" kind of deal
November 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
As a teacher, I find arbitrary deadlines really dumb
If it's turned it "late" but I won't be free to grade it for a while, why bother marking it late?
I set the deadline to be when the earliest point that I grade it can be, then let late assignments be a sort of "at your own risk" kind of deal
If it's turned it "late" but I won't be free to grade it for a while, why bother marking it late?
I set the deadline to be when the earliest point that I grade it can be, then let late assignments be a sort of "at your own risk" kind of deal
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I read a thread about games with terrible UI earlier and this video has been destroying me all day.
November 10, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I read a thread about games with terrible UI earlier and this video has been destroying me all day.
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fun fact: the irs knew this was gonna happen and put the source on github like a year ago, it doesn't have 100% of the functionality since some of it was irs backend proprietary but it's been forked a bajillion times now
Intuit, parent company of TurboTax, donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration. Always follow the money.
November 7, 2025 at 5:13 PM
fun fact: the irs knew this was gonna happen and put the source on github like a year ago, it doesn't have 100% of the functionality since some of it was irs backend proprietary but it's been forked a bajillion times now
I got annoyed that there was no way to disable the media buttons on my TV remote that I never use but accidentally press all the time
Then I realized, I was limiting myself. There's no *SOFTWARE* way to do it >:)
So remember: you can just do things to the stuff you own
Then I realized, I was limiting myself. There's no *SOFTWARE* way to do it >:)
So remember: you can just do things to the stuff you own
November 7, 2025 at 4:49 AM
I got annoyed that there was no way to disable the media buttons on my TV remote that I never use but accidentally press all the time
Then I realized, I was limiting myself. There's no *SOFTWARE* way to do it >:)
So remember: you can just do things to the stuff you own
Then I realized, I was limiting myself. There's no *SOFTWARE* way to do it >:)
So remember: you can just do things to the stuff you own
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Mamdani: "We can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the strength it fears, not the appeasement it craves. After all, if anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him."
November 5, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Mamdani: "We can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the strength it fears, not the appeasement it craves. After all, if anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him."
I find there is a weird, inverse sort of paradoxical and probably existential relationship between the power of computers, people that make goods, advertisers, and data collection
It's not exactly a new problem, but I've never articulated the thought to myself before
It's not exactly a new problem, but I've never articulated the thought to myself before
November 5, 2025 at 5:12 AM
I find there is a weird, inverse sort of paradoxical and probably existential relationship between the power of computers, people that make goods, advertisers, and data collection
It's not exactly a new problem, but I've never articulated the thought to myself before
It's not exactly a new problem, but I've never articulated the thought to myself before
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going to great lengths to make my outline shader as hand-drawn as possible
November 3, 2025 at 3:57 PM
going to great lengths to make my outline shader as hand-drawn as possible
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Walmart, McDonalds and Amazon are the largest employers of people who require SNAP assistance.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
November 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Walmart, McDonalds and Amazon are the largest employers of people who require SNAP assistance.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
It's still insane to me how clamped down the phone ecosystem is
Like you really just get android or iOS
You can mod them or add skins, but your options for adding a ton of real OS features for stuff that isn't just an app are extremely limited
Like you really just get android or iOS
You can mod them or add skins, but your options for adding a ton of real OS features for stuff that isn't just an app are extremely limited
November 3, 2025 at 4:53 PM
It's still insane to me how clamped down the phone ecosystem is
Like you really just get android or iOS
You can mod them or add skins, but your options for adding a ton of real OS features for stuff that isn't just an app are extremely limited
Like you really just get android or iOS
You can mod them or add skins, but your options for adding a ton of real OS features for stuff that isn't just an app are extremely limited
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Pac-Man Can Always Get Worse
November 3, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Pac-Man Can Always Get Worse
My Halloween costume this year: Half Life 2 Resistance member! Came together in the final hours, but I'm glad how it turned out!
November 3, 2025 at 5:51 AM
My Halloween costume this year: Half Life 2 Resistance member! Came together in the final hours, but I'm glad how it turned out!
Finally, Hawaii Part II
happy anniversary of Hawaii 2 being named Hawaii 2
November 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Finally, Hawaii Part II
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Whoa, Affinity's desktop apps (Photo, Designer, and Publisher) just becaome completely free in the new Affinity Studio - Affinity + Canva is trying to kill Adobe
Canva's new free Affinity app wants to sink the Adobe flagships
The new Affinity app seamlessly integrates photo editing, vector illustration, and page layout—and it doesn't cost a cent.
www.fastcompany.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Whoa, Affinity's desktop apps (Photo, Designer, and Publisher) just becaome completely free in the new Affinity Studio - Affinity + Canva is trying to kill Adobe
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AI's new business model is charging customers $20k + $500/mo to install a camera in their home so some stranger can take an hour to do a 5-minute task and feed the data to a hypothetical robot AI.
Know what can clean your entire home more quickly and for way less than $500/mo (nevermind $26k)?
Know what can clean your entire home more quickly and for way less than $500/mo (nevermind $26k)?
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 PM
AI's new business model is charging customers $20k + $500/mo to install a camera in their home so some stranger can take an hour to do a 5-minute task and feed the data to a hypothetical robot AI.
Know what can clean your entire home more quickly and for way less than $500/mo (nevermind $26k)?
Know what can clean your entire home more quickly and for way less than $500/mo (nevermind $26k)?
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It is not misconduct to unionize, and I hope that Rockstar and Take-Two face serious legal challenges for what seems to be a very clear-cut case of union-busting.
BREAKING: Yesterday Grand Theft Auto VI maker Rockstar Games fired dozens of people, all of whom were involved in union efforts. A British union calls it "blatant and ruthless" union-busting. Take-Two Interactive says it was due to misconduct.
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
‘Grand Theft Auto’ Studio Accused of Union Busting After Firings
Union says 30 and 40 people were terminated. Rockstar Games’ parent company cites ‘gross misconduct’
www.bloomberg.com
November 1, 2025 at 10:20 AM
It is not misconduct to unionize, and I hope that Rockstar and Take-Two face serious legal challenges for what seems to be a very clear-cut case of union-busting.
Working on a last minute Halloween costume that, if it goes well, wont look so last minute lol
It depends on if I am okay at sewing
It depends on if I am okay at sewing
October 31, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Working on a last minute Halloween costume that, if it goes well, wont look so last minute lol
It depends on if I am okay at sewing
It depends on if I am okay at sewing
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Back in 2021 the first thing I ever posted on social media when I started Garden of Indie was a thread of weird indie games for Halloween..so as usual I'll be doing a lil thread here of some of the coolest creepy crawly indies in case anyone needs some last minute scaries for the weekend! 🦇🥀
October 31, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Back in 2021 the first thing I ever posted on social media when I started Garden of Indie was a thread of weird indie games for Halloween..so as usual I'll be doing a lil thread here of some of the coolest creepy crawly indies in case anyone needs some last minute scaries for the weekend! 🦇🥀
Okay I'm normally a "do it yourself" kind of a guy,
But if there were a service that I could send all my PS4 controllers to that would just go in, replace the analog sticks with something more reliable, and the chargers with USBC, I would do so in a heartbeat
But if there were a service that I could send all my PS4 controllers to that would just go in, replace the analog sticks with something more reliable, and the chargers with USBC, I would do so in a heartbeat
October 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Okay I'm normally a "do it yourself" kind of a guy,
But if there were a service that I could send all my PS4 controllers to that would just go in, replace the analog sticks with something more reliable, and the chargers with USBC, I would do so in a heartbeat
But if there were a service that I could send all my PS4 controllers to that would just go in, replace the analog sticks with something more reliable, and the chargers with USBC, I would do so in a heartbeat
Finally going ahead and ordering a thing of soft plastic CD cases
I love physical media, but I'm sick of replacing broken jewel cases with ones that are just as fragile
I love physical media, but I'm sick of replacing broken jewel cases with ones that are just as fragile
October 30, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Finally going ahead and ordering a thing of soft plastic CD cases
I love physical media, but I'm sick of replacing broken jewel cases with ones that are just as fragile
I love physical media, but I'm sick of replacing broken jewel cases with ones that are just as fragile
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Very conflicted about my phone trying to push another UI update on me rn
On one hand, it's risky because it usually breaks the vibes immensely, since I have a whole theme going on
On the other hand, its a rare update that actually includes features that interest me? Like a side-by-side window mode?
On one hand, it's risky because it usually breaks the vibes immensely, since I have a whole theme going on
On the other hand, its a rare update that actually includes features that interest me? Like a side-by-side window mode?
October 29, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Very conflicted about my phone trying to push another UI update on me rn
On one hand, it's risky because it usually breaks the vibes immensely, since I have a whole theme going on
On the other hand, its a rare update that actually includes features that interest me? Like a side-by-side window mode?
On one hand, it's risky because it usually breaks the vibes immensely, since I have a whole theme going on
On the other hand, its a rare update that actually includes features that interest me? Like a side-by-side window mode?