the decision in apr-24 to (presumably) reduce wait-times by massively increasing the size of the idle fleet is driving me nuts.
November 20, 2025 at 1:49 AM
the decision in apr-24 to (presumably) reduce wait-times by massively increasing the size of the idle fleet is driving me nuts.
stone -> concrete, i guess.
November 18, 2025 at 5:12 AM
stone -> concrete, i guess.
... the even repetition of the arches is contrasted by the texture of their age and griminess. on the ground, we see shadows cast by a low sun, and in the distance a blank, dark wall, over which peeks the faint silhouette of, perhaps, a highway or parking lot lighting pole."
cool picture, imo.
cool picture, imo.
November 18, 2025 at 5:11 AM
... the even repetition of the arches is contrasted by the texture of their age and griminess. on the ground, we see shadows cast by a low sun, and in the distance a blank, dark wall, over which peeks the faint silhouette of, perhaps, a highway or parking lot lighting pole."
cool picture, imo.
cool picture, imo.
"a grainy black & white photo architectural photo: a series of asymmetric archways telescope into the middle-distance. the circle of each arch, which appear to be constructed from solid stone, extends from approximately 7-o'clock to 2-o'clock, and then continues straight down as small pillars. ...
November 18, 2025 at 5:11 AM
"a grainy black & white photo architectural photo: a series of asymmetric archways telescope into the middle-distance. the circle of each arch, which appear to be constructed from solid stone, extends from approximately 7-o'clock to 2-o'clock, and then continues straight down as small pillars. ...
in practice, it's probably substantially larger because of highly-connected nodes like your dentist's office or your amazon delivery driver or the time you answered a spam robocall because you were waiting to hear from your dentist or amazon delivery driver
November 2, 2025 at 12:24 AM
in practice, it's probably substantially larger because of highly-connected nodes like your dentist's office or your amazon delivery driver or the time you answered a spam robocall because you were waiting to hear from your dentist or amazon delivery driver
My roommate used to give me “knight odds” or “bishop odds” in chess by playing down that piece, and I always felt the games were pretty interesting and satisfying (I usually still lost, but I could give him 7 or 8 stones comfortably in go, and I’ve always been curious which handicap was bigger).
July 10, 2025 at 1:05 AM
My roommate used to give me “knight odds” or “bishop odds” in chess by playing down that piece, and I always felt the games were pretty interesting and satisfying (I usually still lost, but I could give him 7 or 8 stones comfortably in go, and I’ve always been curious which handicap was bigger).
Kelly Link's "Magic For Beginners" cured me of my most recent one.
June 15, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Kelly Link's "Magic For Beginners" cured me of my most recent one.
The first generation to grow up with cheat codes is like 20-30 years removed from writing term papers.
May 5, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The first generation to grow up with cheat codes is like 20-30 years removed from writing term papers.
Getting to that moment, and the moment a little bit before in the rainbow woods, where the game starts incorporating full-screen graphical effects as part of the narration, was such a delight to experience the first time I got there.
December 10, 2024 at 5:23 AM
Getting to that moment, and the moment a little bit before in the rainbow woods, where the game starts incorporating full-screen graphical effects as part of the narration, was such a delight to experience the first time I got there.