Thomas Mayfield
@thegreatape.bsky.social
Software mechanic, fitness nerd, SFF reader. Shaving yaks at @Bookbub
timeline needs dogs
November 25, 2024 at 1:52 PM
timeline needs dogs
This is the only way this platform doesn't just become Nightmare Rectangle 2.0
Listen. I want joy on my feed. It's not that hard not to be a jerk when someone else is clearly enjoying the shit out of something.
Skeet about your sports. Your food. Your kids. Your pets. Some cool bug you found on a walk. The way the sky looks. Your latest video game obsession. Your fanfic.
Skeet about your sports. Your food. Your kids. Your pets. Some cool bug you found on a walk. The way the sky looks. Your latest video game obsession. Your fanfic.
The thing is that if you really believe they’re Nazis you can’t then say “but they don’t affect too much outside of politics right?”
November 24, 2024 at 4:34 PM
This is the only way this platform doesn't just become Nightmare Rectangle 2.0
Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline
November 22, 2024 at 10:22 PM
Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline
5 writers I've read 5+ books by:
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Max Gladstone
Elizabeth Bear
Daniel Abraham
Brian McClellan
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Max Gladstone
Elizabeth Bear
Daniel Abraham
Brian McClellan
5 writers I’ve read 5+ books by:
James S.A. Corey
Becky Chambers
N.K. Jemisin
Ann Leckie
Lev Grossman
James S.A. Corey
Becky Chambers
N.K. Jemisin
Ann Leckie
Lev Grossman
5 writers I’ve read 5+ books by:
Lois McMaster Bujold
Genevieve Cogman
Becky Chambers
Ellis Peters
Mary Robinette Kowal
Lois McMaster Bujold
Genevieve Cogman
Becky Chambers
Ellis Peters
Mary Robinette Kowal
November 18, 2024 at 2:11 PM
5 writers I've read 5+ books by:
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Max Gladstone
Elizabeth Bear
Daniel Abraham
Brian McClellan
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Max Gladstone
Elizabeth Bear
Daniel Abraham
Brian McClellan
Fun to realize how long I've mistaken an energy and mental health management problem for a time management problem.
November 15, 2024 at 2:06 PM
Fun to realize how long I've mistaken an energy and mental health management problem for a time management problem.
Hi friends, from Twitter.
Been here a while, mostly lurking. I am 50/50 on whether bsky is going to be useable for me. Bsky is a more thoughtfully built Twitter in a lot of ways, but I'm not sure it's overcoming the two things that killed Twitter for me.
/1
Been here a while, mostly lurking. I am 50/50 on whether bsky is going to be useable for me. Bsky is a more thoughtfully built Twitter in a lot of ways, but I'm not sure it's overcoming the two things that killed Twitter for me.
/1
November 8, 2024 at 3:33 PM
Hi friends, from Twitter.
Been here a while, mostly lurking. I am 50/50 on whether bsky is going to be useable for me. Bsky is a more thoughtfully built Twitter in a lot of ways, but I'm not sure it's overcoming the two things that killed Twitter for me.
/1
Been here a while, mostly lurking. I am 50/50 on whether bsky is going to be useable for me. Bsky is a more thoughtfully built Twitter in a lot of ways, but I'm not sure it's overcoming the two things that killed Twitter for me.
/1
Barn gym.
Like, the nicest, well-equipped gym you can think of, in a barn. For me.
Like, the nicest, well-equipped gym you can think of, in a barn. For me.
ok friends & Bsky strangers, tell me your FRIVOLOUS Powerball-winning acquisition goal
Mine: a Studebaker that I’d take to the body shop for an Electric Mayhem paint job
Another person just mentioned a Linotype machine
sure, housing security, debt payoff, but what’s your ridiculous niche desire?
Mine: a Studebaker that I’d take to the body shop for an Electric Mayhem paint job
Another person just mentioned a Linotype machine
sure, housing security, debt payoff, but what’s your ridiculous niche desire?
April 7, 2024 at 5:48 PM
Barn gym.
Like, the nicest, well-equipped gym you can think of, in a barn. For me.
Like, the nicest, well-equipped gym you can think of, in a barn. For me.
I did my year end notes thing for 2023
2023 Year End Notes - Thomas Mayfield
2023 Year End Notes - Thomas Mayfield
thegreata.pe
December 27, 2023 at 11:26 PM
I did my year end notes thing for 2023
I am become warm, snuggler of dogs
October 29, 2023 at 9:05 PM
I am become warm, snuggler of dogs
Just gobsmacked that Apple shipped this on default, at the operating system level
Apple’s new video reactions are making therapy incredibly awkward
The reactions are new in iOS 17 and macOS Sonoma.
www.theverge.com
October 14, 2023 at 11:50 AM
Just gobsmacked that Apple shipped this on default, at the operating system level
SCHOOL: not enough words, add more words
REAL WORLD: way too many words, remove most of the words
REAL WORLD: way too many words, remove most of the words
October 8, 2023 at 12:19 PM
SCHOOL: not enough words, add more words
REAL WORLD: way too many words, remove most of the words
REAL WORLD: way too many words, remove most of the words
I don't think I've ever come across a task management system or app that starts from "you will never finish all the things" and increasingly I think that's what I want
October 1, 2023 at 11:03 PM
I don't think I've ever come across a task management system or app that starts from "you will never finish all the things" and increasingly I think that's what I want
It's nearly time for a new phone, been on an iPhone XS for the last five years. I'm considering switching to Android (variety of reasons, mainly sideloading), so was curious about the Pixel 8 dropping next week.
... but uh. Maybe not a Pixel.
... but uh. Maybe not a Pixel.
PSA: Some Pixel owners still can't dial 911 during an emergency
Google Pixel phone owners have been reporting issues with 911 emergency calling, though these reports are separate from a previous bug.
www.androidauthority.com
September 30, 2023 at 4:22 PM
It's nearly time for a new phone, been on an iPhone XS for the last five years. I'm considering switching to Android (variety of reasons, mainly sideloading), so was curious about the Pixel 8 dropping next week.
... but uh. Maybe not a Pixel.
... but uh. Maybe not a Pixel.
I did not miss the main character of the day thing from Twitter, at all
September 21, 2023 at 8:10 PM
I did not miss the main character of the day thing from Twitter, at all
naps that take your soul
September 17, 2023 at 4:22 PM
naps that take your soul
I see we have begun the second annual "is it covid or are the plants boning" season
September 3, 2023 at 1:49 PM
I see we have begun the second annual "is it covid or are the plants boning" season
Bluesky will truly have arrived when I can use it as a downdetector replacement like Twitter
August 31, 2023 at 5:50 PM
Bluesky will truly have arrived when I can use it as a downdetector replacement like Twitter
Resetting the "Days Since Wrote 'Badger' Instead Of 'Badge'" counter to zero
August 30, 2023 at 9:10 PM
Resetting the "Days Since Wrote 'Badger' Instead Of 'Badge'" counter to zero
Made my semi-quarterly pilgrimage to the office today, sensing I may have been missed
August 24, 2023 at 12:06 AM
Made my semi-quarterly pilgrimage to the office today, sensing I may have been missed
Thus ends the five year streak of the dogs not dispatching any small critters in the back yard. :(
August 22, 2023 at 10:01 AM
Thus ends the five year streak of the dogs not dispatching any small critters in the back yard. :(
unit tests passing
August 15, 2023 at 4:33 PM
unit tests passing
Watching the one subreddit I care about migrate to a Discord server.
Sub has ~360k subscribers. Discord has ~60 people. Signal to noise on the sub has already tanked.
But I bet reddit admins' metrics look fine and dandy—you won't find the beating heart of a community querying your data warehouse.
Sub has ~360k subscribers. Discord has ~60 people. Signal to noise on the sub has already tanked.
But I bet reddit admins' metrics look fine and dandy—you won't find the beating heart of a community querying your data warehouse.
August 13, 2023 at 9:38 PM
Watching the one subreddit I care about migrate to a Discord server.
Sub has ~360k subscribers. Discord has ~60 people. Signal to noise on the sub has already tanked.
But I bet reddit admins' metrics look fine and dandy—you won't find the beating heart of a community querying your data warehouse.
Sub has ~360k subscribers. Discord has ~60 people. Signal to noise on the sub has already tanked.
But I bet reddit admins' metrics look fine and dandy—you won't find the beating heart of a community querying your data warehouse.