David Mayerich
@supox.net
optics, microscopy, high performance computing
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video games, TTRPG, fencing, woodworking
STIM Lab
https://stim.ee.uh.edu/
(views are my own and do not represent the University of Houston)
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video games, TTRPG, fencing, woodworking
STIM Lab
https://stim.ee.uh.edu/
(views are my own and do not represent the University of Houston)
I might have finally found a PowerPoint replacement in Reveal.js. It’s not quite there yet but it feels like it’s the right place to start.
November 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I might have finally found a PowerPoint replacement in Reveal.js. It’s not quite there yet but it feels like it’s the right place to start.
I can tell right now that my cherished memories are going to be the detailed conversations I’m having with my 5 year-old about KPop Demon Hunters lore.
September 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I can tell right now that my cherished memories are going to be the detailed conversations I’m having with my 5 year-old about KPop Demon Hunters lore.
Can anybody explain why this UI element exists? I’m not a conspiracy-minded guy, but it really feels like every UI developer is deliberately trying to slow me down while pissing me off.
I think I’m a competent programmer but not a UI expert. Feels like I’ve GOT to be missing something.
I think I’m a competent programmer but not a UI expert. Feels like I’ve GOT to be missing something.
September 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Can anybody explain why this UI element exists? I’m not a conspiracy-minded guy, but it really feels like every UI developer is deliberately trying to slow me down while pissing me off.
I think I’m a competent programmer but not a UI expert. Feels like I’ve GOT to be missing something.
I think I’m a competent programmer but not a UI expert. Feels like I’ve GOT to be missing something.
@scottjohnson.zip Listening to CORE and you mentioned Satanic Panic stuff - if you haven’t, check out the book Dangerous Games by Joseph Laycock.
He’s a prof at TX State that studied TTRPGs in that era. Lots of crazy history.
He’s a prof at TX State that studied TTRPGs in that era. Lots of crazy history.
August 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
@scottjohnson.zip Listening to CORE and you mentioned Satanic Panic stuff - if you haven’t, check out the book Dangerous Games by Joseph Laycock.
He’s a prof at TX State that studied TTRPGs in that era. Lots of crazy history.
He’s a prof at TX State that studied TTRPGs in that era. Lots of crazy history.
Damn this was really good now I have another educator to be jealous of...ahem I mean be inspired by.
I Watched Ancient Apocalypse So You Don't Have To (Part 1)
YouTube video by Miniminuteman
youtu.be
June 18, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Damn this was really good now I have another educator to be jealous of...ahem I mean be inspired by.
I’ve been looking for a good mobile game and Dark Omens is kind of my jam.
May 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I’ve been looking for a good mobile game and Dark Omens is kind of my jam.
Reposted by David Mayerich
@malwaretech.com Do you know what the challenges are implementing deniable encryption on mobile devices?
It *seems* trivial - like an emergency PIN boots into a pocket GUI. But I’m not sure why, say, iOS hasn’t implemented that yesterday…
It *seems* trivial - like an emergency PIN boots into a pocket GUI. But I’m not sure why, say, iOS hasn’t implemented that yesterday…
April 15, 2025 at 11:58 AM
@malwaretech.com Do you know what the challenges are implementing deniable encryption on mobile devices?
It *seems* trivial - like an emergency PIN boots into a pocket GUI. But I’m not sure why, say, iOS hasn’t implemented that yesterday…
It *seems* trivial - like an emergency PIN boots into a pocket GUI. But I’m not sure why, say, iOS hasn’t implemented that yesterday…
Douglas Adams prepared me for this moment.
April 7, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Douglas Adams prepared me for this moment.
Government appointees chatting with a honey trap on Signal
March 28, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Government appointees chatting with a honey trap on Signal
Reposted by David Mayerich
Scanning news coverage, a lot of reports are treating it as though the big fuckup here is inviting a reporter to the chat—and of course it is. But the bigger fuckup is you don't have that kind of exchange on a platform that lets you make that mistake! juliansanchez.substack.com/p/but-their-...
But Their Texts!
A gobsmacking security lapse is a sign of shocking recklessness
juliansanchez.substack.com
March 25, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Scanning news coverage, a lot of reports are treating it as though the big fuckup here is inviting a reporter to the chat—and of course it is. But the bigger fuckup is you don't have that kind of exchange on a platform that lets you make that mistake! juliansanchez.substack.com/p/but-their-...
You’ll be back, soon you’ll see
You’ll remember you belong to me
You’ll be back, time will tell
You’ll remember that I served you well
You’ll remember you belong to me
You’ll be back, time will tell
You’ll remember that I served you well
March 22, 2025 at 2:57 PM
You’ll be back, soon you’ll see
You’ll remember you belong to me
You’ll be back, time will tell
You’ll remember that I served you well
You’ll remember you belong to me
You’ll be back, time will tell
You’ll remember that I served you well
The 1994 edition of TSR’s Encyclopedia Magicka made the same mistake I make renaming variables in source code.
March 16, 2025 at 2:35 AM
The 1994 edition of TSR’s Encyclopedia Magicka made the same mistake I make renaming variables in source code.
“While the proposed treatment did not significantly alter the incidence of autism compared to controls, significant side effects included measles, mumps, and fucking rubella.”
I’m also curious what recruitment looks like…
I’m also curious what recruitment looks like…
CDC to study potential links between vaccines and autism despite research showing no connection
It’s unknown whether Robert F Kennedy Jr, who has promoted anti-vaccine views, is involved in study
www.theguardian.com
March 7, 2025 at 11:53 PM
“While the proposed treatment did not significantly alter the incidence of autism compared to controls, significant side effects included measles, mumps, and fucking rubella.”
I’m also curious what recruitment looks like…
I’m also curious what recruitment looks like…
@scottjohnson.zip @briandunaway.bsky.social
I had a long night and just woke up to Space Quest on Play Retro now I’m actually giddy to take my kids to school.
I had a long night and just woke up to Space Quest on Play Retro now I’m actually giddy to take my kids to school.
PlayRetro — FROGPANTS
www.frogpants.com
March 4, 2025 at 1:19 PM
@scottjohnson.zip @briandunaway.bsky.social
I had a long night and just woke up to Space Quest on Play Retro now I’m actually giddy to take my kids to school.
I had a long night and just woke up to Space Quest on Play Retro now I’m actually giddy to take my kids to school.
@forrestvalkai.bsky.social This was amazing.
Do you know of anyone that’s run a seminar to teach creationists the scientific method so they can prove their beliefs?
I mean play it straight: help them develop testable hypotheses to prove their own pseudoscience.
Do you know of anyone that’s run a seminar to teach creationists the scientific method so they can prove their beliefs?
I mean play it straight: help them develop testable hypotheses to prove their own pseudoscience.
Evolution Denying CREATIONIST Claims Universities Are INDOCTRINATING Students | Forrest & Erika
YouTube video by The Line
youtu.be
March 4, 2025 at 3:13 AM
@forrestvalkai.bsky.social This was amazing.
Do you know of anyone that’s run a seminar to teach creationists the scientific method so they can prove their beliefs?
I mean play it straight: help them develop testable hypotheses to prove their own pseudoscience.
Do you know of anyone that’s run a seminar to teach creationists the scientific method so they can prove their beliefs?
I mean play it straight: help them develop testable hypotheses to prove their own pseudoscience.
I’ve lived in Texas for a couple of decades but just now learned about crawfish towers.
March 1, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I’ve lived in Texas for a couple of decades but just now learned about crawfish towers.
Just watched The Goonies for the first time in decades and forgot how *wet* that movie was. The real challenge for those kids was hypothermia.
February 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Just watched The Goonies for the first time in decades and forgot how *wet* that movie was. The real challenge for those kids was hypothermia.
Even in practical terms, establishing criteria for excluding trans people is like reading tea leaves.
From the relevant EO: “‘Male’ means a person belonging, at conception, to the sex that produces the small reproductive cell.”
It’s circular, meaningless, and completely un-testable.
From the relevant EO: “‘Male’ means a person belonging, at conception, to the sex that produces the small reproductive cell.”
It’s circular, meaningless, and completely un-testable.
Houston Sword Sports stands with our trans friends and neighbors and supports their right to compete in the events that best align with their gender identity.
February 9, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Even in practical terms, establishing criteria for excluding trans people is like reading tea leaves.
From the relevant EO: “‘Male’ means a person belonging, at conception, to the sex that produces the small reproductive cell.”
It’s circular, meaningless, and completely un-testable.
From the relevant EO: “‘Male’ means a person belonging, at conception, to the sex that produces the small reproductive cell.”
It’s circular, meaningless, and completely un-testable.
My daughter just tried to pull a Justin Trudeau…
February 4, 2025 at 11:58 PM
My daughter just tried to pull a Justin Trudeau…
Reposted by David Mayerich
also no shooters (too saturated), no MMOs (sorry- they never come out), sports games are on a down slide (thanks EA), you probably also shouldn’t do a AAA title.
Your best bet if you HAVE to make a game is to just make something we already liked.
But please don’t, we have too many remakes.
Your best bet if you HAVE to make a game is to just make something we already liked.
But please don’t, we have too many remakes.
January 31, 2025 at 2:06 PM
also no shooters (too saturated), no MMOs (sorry- they never come out), sports games are on a down slide (thanks EA), you probably also shouldn’t do a AAA title.
Your best bet if you HAVE to make a game is to just make something we already liked.
But please don’t, we have too many remakes.
Your best bet if you HAVE to make a game is to just make something we already liked.
But please don’t, we have too many remakes.
I think this is their best series so far. Just a banger parody of the AAA gaming industry.
January 28, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I think this is their best series so far. Just a banger parody of the AAA gaming industry.
Did this sneak up on me every search result is
AI BULLSHIT
AI BULLSHIT
AI BULLSHIT
<click for more AI bullshit>
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-relevant link that sucks now for some reason
AI BULLSHIT
AI BULLSHIT
AI BULLSHIT
<click for more AI bullshit>
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-relevant link that sucks now for some reason
January 25, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Did this sneak up on me every search result is
AI BULLSHIT
AI BULLSHIT
AI BULLSHIT
<click for more AI bullshit>
-sponsored link
-sponsored link
-relevant link that sucks now for some reason
AI BULLSHIT
AI BULLSHIT
AI BULLSHIT
<click for more AI bullshit>
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-relevant link that sucks now for some reason
This is a fun video that explains the optics really well!
I like this genre of "Good Content Creators Working With Experts to Explain Something."
I like this genre of "Good Content Creators Working With Experts to Explain Something."
The Latest Celebrity Tech Scam…
YouTube video by Linus Tech Tips
youtu.be
January 22, 2025 at 6:46 PM
This is a fun video that explains the optics really well!
I like this genre of "Good Content Creators Working With Experts to Explain Something."
I like this genre of "Good Content Creators Working With Experts to Explain Something."
Big Hero 6 is one of my favorite animated films of all time.
There’s something about how they portray academic research. It’s over the top, but the characters are super relatable.
There’s something about how they portray academic research. It’s over the top, but the characters are super relatable.
Disney's Big Hero 6 | Official Full Trailer
YouTube video by Walt Disney Studios Philippines
youtu.be
January 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Big Hero 6 is one of my favorite animated films of all time.
There’s something about how they portray academic research. It’s over the top, but the characters are super relatable.
There’s something about how they portray academic research. It’s over the top, but the characters are super relatable.