Byron Miller
@supernovae.bsky.social
Pondering the Universe.
Work: Platform Engineering, Kubernetes, DevOps.
Play: Training for a #marathon. Astronomy and Astrophotography.
Work: Platform Engineering, Kubernetes, DevOps.
Play: Training for a #marathon. Astronomy and Astrophotography.
Is this sarcasm? I can't tell anymore... Remastering a game for modern hardware while preserving the originals spirit is making it for modern systems and that process doesn't come for free. They made a whole launch video describing an entire studio spending years doing it and the how/why..
Old videogames don't need to be 'remastered'. They just need to be available on modern systems.
April 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Is this sarcasm? I can't tell anymore... Remastering a game for modern hardware while preserving the originals spirit is making it for modern systems and that process doesn't come for free. They made a whole launch video describing an entire studio spending years doing it and the how/why..
We could have had lock boxes. But no... we ended up with several trillions in foreign wars, the largest terrorist attack on US Soil, several once in a lifetime economic crashes with a pandemic, and a 34-time felon driving our country into despair.
April 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM
We could have had lock boxes. But no... we ended up with several trillions in foreign wars, the largest terrorist attack on US Soil, several once in a lifetime economic crashes with a pandemic, and a 34-time felon driving our country into despair.
You know it's a problem when we spend more money enforcing "anti-homeless" laws than actually solving issues that cause homelessness.
And those anti homeless laws are making it harder to travel and see the world because they make it illegal to camp.
Criminalizing "homelessness" is a big waste.
And those anti homeless laws are making it harder to travel and see the world because they make it illegal to camp.
Criminalizing "homelessness" is a big waste.
April 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM
You know it's a problem when we spend more money enforcing "anti-homeless" laws than actually solving issues that cause homelessness.
And those anti homeless laws are making it harder to travel and see the world because they make it illegal to camp.
Criminalizing "homelessness" is a big waste.
And those anti homeless laws are making it harder to travel and see the world because they make it illegal to camp.
Criminalizing "homelessness" is a big waste.
A full 9 weeks after getting covid i’m just now getting back to an acceptable heart rate & oxygen intake. The first time i got covid i was not in the best of health or fitness and it lasted over 6 months. Huge difference it makes but dang i don’t want this to be a routine/seasonal thing
April 22, 2025 at 7:22 PM
A full 9 weeks after getting covid i’m just now getting back to an acceptable heart rate & oxygen intake. The first time i got covid i was not in the best of health or fitness and it lasted over 6 months. Huge difference it makes but dang i don’t want this to be a routine/seasonal thing
Alright, this is so cool. Elder Scrolls Remastered announced today and available at the same time. w00t
April 22, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Alright, this is so cool. Elder Scrolls Remastered announced today and available at the same time. w00t
I glad we see verified checkmarks. I'm just curious how this will play out of federation is the goal - no other distributed social network could figure that out without taking away agency from admins or being suspectable to simple code changes on local views/clients.
April 21, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I glad we see verified checkmarks. I'm just curious how this will play out of federation is the goal - no other distributed social network could figure that out without taking away agency from admins or being suspectable to simple code changes on local views/clients.
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Latest podcast is out: Get in everyone, we are going to Resistance Summer School!
Thank you to everyone who indicated they would like to take my course on Race, Media and International Affairs 101.
Please fill out this quick interest form to begin to sign up!
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Thank you to everyone who indicated they would like to take my course on Race, Media and International Affairs 101.
Please fill out this quick interest form to begin to sign up!
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Columbia Canceled My Course on Race and Media. I'm Going to Teach It Anyway.
This is not a time for media literacy or historical knowledge to be held hostage by institutions bending the knee to authoritarianism.
open.substack.com
April 21, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Latest podcast is out: Get in everyone, we are going to Resistance Summer School!
Thank you to everyone who indicated they would like to take my course on Race, Media and International Affairs 101.
Please fill out this quick interest form to begin to sign up!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Thank you to everyone who indicated they would like to take my course on Race, Media and International Affairs 101.
Please fill out this quick interest form to begin to sign up!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
I'm glad I stopped paying much attention to the skeptic movement, but it's disappointing to see so many big names from it abandon empirical skepticism in favor of narrative skepticism while still claiming to be a skeptic/scientist.
Time to clear up some of my bookshelf...
Time to clear up some of my bookshelf...
April 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I'm glad I stopped paying much attention to the skeptic movement, but it's disappointing to see so many big names from it abandon empirical skepticism in favor of narrative skepticism while still claiming to be a skeptic/scientist.
Time to clear up some of my bookshelf...
Time to clear up some of my bookshelf...
I think his board is calling him home (seeking accountability at Tesla and other businesses) and instead of telling the truth, he's just lying because that is what liars do.
Thin-skinned Musk wants to leave politics because he’s tired of ‘attacks’ from the left, report says #StopElonMusk #Tesla #DOGEscam
www.yahoo.com/news/musk-wa...
www.yahoo.com/news/musk-wa...
Musk wants to leave politics because he’s tired of ‘attacks’ from the left, report says
Speculation of Tesla CEO’s possible departure comes as his influence in the administration appears to wane
www.yahoo.com
April 21, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I think his board is calling him home (seeking accountability at Tesla and other businesses) and instead of telling the truth, he's just lying because that is what liars do.
Is there something that happens that when people get famous or find wealth that just converts them into monsters? I'm glad the left rejected these folks and ironically, I don't think they will find a welcoming home on the right since there is just too much competition to the bottom for them to shine
Yall wanna hear something extremely embarrassing? Before Trump’s election, a bunch of academics who lumbered rightward after being criticized by the left (Pinker, Dawkins, Krauss) wrote essays for a book that is coming out in July about the threats to academia from the left.
YALL, THE TITLE!!
YALL, THE TITLE!!
April 21, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Is there something that happens that when people get famous or find wealth that just converts them into monsters? I'm glad the left rejected these folks and ironically, I don't think they will find a welcoming home on the right since there is just too much competition to the bottom for them to shine
I'm surprised Trump hasn't tried to executive order appoint a new Pope.
April 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I'm surprised Trump hasn't tried to executive order appoint a new Pope.
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Tomorrow, 11:00 am EST. twitch.tv/bethesda and youtube.com/live/Ed_E2cr...
April 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Tomorrow, 11:00 am EST. twitch.tv/bethesda and youtube.com/live/Ed_E2cr...
Write letters to the editor of your local paper. It's easy. I wrote one and got a nice letter back from my state senator appreciating me. I'll be writing more :)
April 21, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Write letters to the editor of your local paper. It's easy. I wrote one and got a nice letter back from my state senator appreciating me. I'll be writing more :)
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179 experts. 28 countries. 1 message:
Long COVID is real, multi-systemic, and devastating. It affects over 400 million people. And we're not prepared.
New global consensus just dropped.
link.springer.com/content/pdf/10…
🧵
Long COVID is real, multi-systemic, and devastating. It affects over 400 million people. And we're not prepared.
New global consensus just dropped.
link.springer.com/content/pdf/10…
🧵
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10…
April 21, 2025 at 2:35 AM
179 experts. 28 countries. 1 message:
Long COVID is real, multi-systemic, and devastating. It affects over 400 million people. And we're not prepared.
New global consensus just dropped.
link.springer.com/content/pdf/10…
🧵
Long COVID is real, multi-systemic, and devastating. It affects over 400 million people. And we're not prepared.
New global consensus just dropped.
link.springer.com/content/pdf/10…
🧵
A white man just shot up a college campus and killed two people. Are we going to start rounding up white people? You can't trust them in schools apparently
An innocent man who committed no crime but is the same race as the person who murdered your daughter should have to spend the rest of his life in a concentration camp is the argument?
April 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM
A white man just shot up a college campus and killed two people. Are we going to start rounding up white people? You can't trust them in schools apparently
Target was the "target" of conservative groups who took pride in cancelling target but never shopped at Target to begin with. Target fell for it and lost their core shoppers. They could have apologized and pivoted but apparently, it's better to go down in flames...
Nobody from Target can explain why they thought ending DEI programs and cutting ties with Black businesses would have no impact on Black consumers spending money in their stores. They knew we'd stop. They simply underestimated the impact of us cutting them off. That's why it's still "no" for me.
April 19, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Target was the "target" of conservative groups who took pride in cancelling target but never shopped at Target to begin with. Target fell for it and lost their core shoppers. They could have apologized and pivoted but apparently, it's better to go down in flames...
I figured Runna was having issues when they sent out a survey a few weeks ago asking people basically if they would miss Runna... curious what Strava will do with it.
I'm cancelling both and sticking to Garmin and contrary to garmin users, garmin+ may be a cheaper/better service.
I'm cancelling both and sticking to Garmin and contrary to garmin users, garmin+ may be a cheaper/better service.
April 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I figured Runna was having issues when they sent out a survey a few weeks ago asking people basically if they would miss Runna... curious what Strava will do with it.
I'm cancelling both and sticking to Garmin and contrary to garmin users, garmin+ may be a cheaper/better service.
I'm cancelling both and sticking to Garmin and contrary to garmin users, garmin+ may be a cheaper/better service.
Appealing to self-proclaimed authority is not a strength, it's coercion and it's intellectually weak.
It also makes for really terrible BlueSky chats that never need to be said because the intent is nothing but self-proclaimed authority rather than conversation.
It's also really tiring and so X
It also makes for really terrible BlueSky chats that never need to be said because the intent is nothing but self-proclaimed authority rather than conversation.
It's also really tiring and so X
April 17, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Appealing to self-proclaimed authority is not a strength, it's coercion and it's intellectually weak.
It also makes for really terrible BlueSky chats that never need to be said because the intent is nothing but self-proclaimed authority rather than conversation.
It's also really tiring and so X
It also makes for really terrible BlueSky chats that never need to be said because the intent is nothing but self-proclaimed authority rather than conversation.
It's also really tiring and so X
Is there any way to "reset" your discover feed on here?
April 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Is there any way to "reset" your discover feed on here?
My favorite Marathon running poster was someone holding up a sign that said "This isn't book club, you're supposed to finish the race"
Who told you that you have to finish every book you start?
April 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
My favorite Marathon running poster was someone holding up a sign that said "This isn't book club, you're supposed to finish the race"
Had to block and unfollow someone I used to admire because they pulled the "fuck your feelings" card.
Sorry, it's not the flex you think it is bud.
Sorry, it's not the flex you think it is bud.
April 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Had to block and unfollow someone I used to admire because they pulled the "fuck your feelings" card.
Sorry, it's not the flex you think it is bud.
Sorry, it's not the flex you think it is bud.
It is time to buy that Van and go down by the river i do think.
April 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
It is time to buy that Van and go down by the river i do think.
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The James Webb Space Telescope may have detected life-associated gas in the atmosphere of a far-off planet. The news is being greeted with both enthusiasm and skepticism.
Is this a hint of life on another world, or just a lot of hot air?
The James Webb Space Telescope may have detected life-associated gas in the atmosphere of a far-off planet. The news is being greeted with both enthusiasm and skepticism.
www.npr.org
April 16, 2025 at 11:22 PM
The James Webb Space Telescope may have detected life-associated gas in the atmosphere of a far-off planet. The news is being greeted with both enthusiasm and skepticism.