Scott
@scottearle.bsky.social
Brit in Bangkok. Programmer since 1987, amateur radio HS0ZLW
Yeah, I came here to mention his performance in Clavdivs, too. Such a great series.
December 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Yeah, I came here to mention his performance in Clavdivs, too. Such a great series.
I think Yamiks and Mechan recently called it the “best ship in the game”, although I’m more of a Mandalay person myself. (Just back from a solo trip to Beagle Point)
November 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I think Yamiks and Mechan recently called it the “best ship in the game”, although I’m more of a Mandalay person myself. (Just back from a solo trip to Beagle Point)
You can’t pretend to be dumb. You used to work in IT Support!
November 9, 2025 at 3:55 AM
You can’t pretend to be dumb. You used to work in IT Support!
I have an Intel Mac (2019 Mac Pro), and have Windows on that. But that’s for playing games on, because most games are written for Windows.
November 9, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I have an Intel Mac (2019 Mac Pro), and have Windows on that. But that’s for playing games on, because most games are written for Windows.
Don’t try to drag me into this! Although I was tempted to put Asahi Linux on my Mac Studio …
November 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Don’t try to drag me into this! Although I was tempted to put Asahi Linux on my Mac Studio …
Then there was that Barry Manilow song that “borrowed” from the Blake’s 7 theme …
September 28, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Then there was that Barry Manilow song that “borrowed” from the Blake’s 7 theme …
Next time we’re all in a room together, can we all play? Please?
September 7, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Next time we’re all in a room together, can we all play? Please?
(Two CMDRs for the same reason as Jared has two characters. SWW was my kickstarter account, then I played on console which required a separate account, then I tried to merge the two accounts, then ended up with both accounts anyway.)
March 30, 2025 at 11:45 PM
(Two CMDRs for the same reason as Jared has two characters. SWW was my kickstarter account, then I played on console which required a separate account, then I tried to merge the two accounts, then ended up with both accounts anyway.)
Well, maybe just a little bit! For some reason (I blame Steam), Inara conflates my two CMDRs. It says “sww”, but shows details for “scottearle”. inara.cz/elite/cmdr/2...
CMDR Sww | Elite:Dangerous | INARA
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inara.cz
March 30, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Well, maybe just a little bit! For some reason (I blame Steam), Inara conflates my two CMDRs. It says “sww”, but shows details for “scottearle”. inara.cz/elite/cmdr/2...
Certainly buying them for a lower price than we can buy them for ourselves. So that <20% price we can buy fast SSDs for is perfectly reasonable to compare what Apple are charging for them - as they are both consumer-facing prices. (3/3)
November 23, 2024 at 4:03 AM
Certainly buying them for a lower price than we can buy them for ourselves. So that <20% price we can buy fast SSDs for is perfectly reasonable to compare what Apple are charging for them - as they are both consumer-facing prices. (3/3)
When you buy that “cheaper” SSD from somewhere else, that place ALSO has its own margins, and is running a successful business off the back of those SSD sales. It’s not like you’re saying that you can buy them “at trade prices”, and Apple are (2/3)
November 23, 2024 at 4:03 AM
When you buy that “cheaper” SSD from somewhere else, that place ALSO has its own margins, and is running a successful business off the back of those SSD sales. It’s not like you’re saying that you can buy them “at trade prices”, and Apple are (2/3)
I say do it! And the DN comments are not jokes - I call it a proportionate response to other people’s dumbassery.
November 21, 2024 at 3:07 AM
I say do it! And the DN comments are not jokes - I call it a proportionate response to other people’s dumbassery.
It was my first thought, too
November 17, 2024 at 11:35 PM
It was my first thought, too
And being in our early teens, we’d never heard of it before. So no association with WWI or anything, until we were older. And then we just sniggered because of the toilet thing
November 17, 2024 at 11:30 PM
And being in our early teens, we’d never heard of it before. So no association with WWI or anything, until we were older. And then we just sniggered because of the toilet thing
Their first three albums were amazing. I wasn’t a huge fan after that, but those first three albums …
November 17, 2024 at 12:05 PM
Their first three albums were amazing. I wasn’t a huge fan after that, but those first three albums …
Now, what about that transphobia? Kindly make a statement about that?
November 14, 2024 at 1:08 PM
Now, what about that transphobia? Kindly make a statement about that?
Bikes! Hey - nice bike!
November 14, 2024 at 1:01 PM
Bikes! Hey - nice bike!