Nostr notes by Jeff Forcier

The average engineering tradeoff involves purely technical ...

2026-10-20T01:08:50Z

In reply to nevent1q…h0vw
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The average engineering tradeoff involves purely technical concerns like “this PL has certain characteristics” or “this database will/won’t handle our data access patterns at scale”.

This tradeoff involves willingly looking the other way at blatant “scraping FLOSS off the internet and charging access to it” and so on.

but then we’re facing the old, increasingly tired ‘no such thing as ethical consumption’ canard re: “I see you’re typing this on a computer, which are not ethically made”.

So go off, I guess.

Broadly, I thought my values (multiple) were more widely shared ...

2026-10-19T20:10:03Z

In reply to nevent1q…al2y
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Broadly, I thought my values (multiple) were more widely shared than they appear to be.

To be fair, yes, there has always been a big spectrum of "programmers" from the ivoryest tower academic to "it's literally just a job and I never think about it before 9 or after 5, never engage with anyone but coworkers, etc".

But prior to the current situation, there was this sense that "the community" - the folks who show up at confs, on social media or forums/MLs, etc - was a continuum with the "bell" of the curve spanning mostly the middle and left side of that spectrum. (Obviously, if one took "literally all programmers" as the set, the distribution would heavily skew towards the workaday.)

Recent events appear to be showing that the distribution was a lot more rightward slanted than I'd believed, or at least that it's much more bumpy (which is probably the more accurate framing, many overlapping such humps).

it's more concern than contempt, and I'm specifically ...

2026-10-19T19:56:25Z

In reply to nevent1q…zx8a
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it's more concern than contempt, and I'm specifically saying these tools are what's ethically compromised, not necessarily their users.
(Though...it's a problem that I'm not sure how else to frame a lot of this, other than ethics or a willingness to relax them.)

If I'm coming across strongly then I apologize: I am feeling incredibly put upon by so, so many people lately, both explicitly and implicitly, and it is utterly bewildering and upsetting. I do not even have the words to express all of this, much less make a cogent defense.

I think the main difference is that PHP wasn't quite so ...

2026-10-19T19:45:36Z

In reply to nevent1q…pwhr
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I think the main difference is that PHP wasn't quite so ethically compromised, causing folks to lose their minds and skills, or building up an enormous and probably fraudulent market bubble.

Like, yet again, a discussion about this tech is acting like it is "just a tool".

tbh I think Sumana is kind of on point, if the folderol is what I ...

2026-10-19T19:39:24Z

In reply to nevent1q…hg52
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tbh I think Sumana is kind of on point, if the folderol is what I think it is (ppl wanting to label slop as slop).

Namely that what we thought was one community (programmers) is really two communities (programmers who give a shit, and those who don't), with the former group viewing (rightly or wrongly) calling-out of slop, a defense of (their half of) the community.

timeline...anti-synchronicity? 🤨 ...

2026-09-29T20:18:00Z

In reply to nevent1q…ajzg
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timeline...anti-synchronicity? 🤨

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2026-09-14T15:37:03Z

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RE: https://social.wake.st/@liaizon/117173451335434518 "DNS ...

2026-08-28T18:36:43Z

RE: https://social.wake.st/@liaizon/117173451335434518

"DNS records are owned by shitty companies, so I 'built' a tool to help, and by 'built' I mean 'vibe coded using a shitty-company-owned tragedy-of-the-commons-bot'"

🫩 can't fight monsters with their own tools yo!

quoting
note1e5r…8jpx

Since we are collectively experiencing the brittleness of the domain name system, and the fact that the root DNS records are owned by shitty companies: its a good time to install `quien` which is "A better whois and domain intelligence toolkit"

https://benword.com/quien-a-better-whois-and-domain-intelligence-toolkit

it's not just how common they are, the products and food they ...

2026-08-24T22:35:21Z

In reply to nevent1q…jas6
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it's not just how common they are, the products and food they carry is also /way/ higher quality than what you can get in, eg, North America. I miss Lawson and Family Mart!

Claude Code (bear with me) has all these dumb little gewgaws ...

2026-08-21T21:05:56Z

Claude Code (bear with me) has all these dumb little gewgaws & animations & "sorta slick, sorta annoying" TUI behaviors – none of this shit is germane to its use case.

However! The overall effect seems precisely like the AV presentation of casino games - their barrage of flashing lights, noises, and music. It tickles your lizard hindbrain, a constant pitter-patter of dopamine hits.

Those are literally designed to be attention-grabbing, focus-keeping & habit-forming, by (evil) psychologists. One imagines the same is true with chatbot UIs.

(Thoughts brought to you by my daily "what inane, mostly metatextual questions can I ask Claude Code so I don't get fired for zero usage statistics" meditation. Today's has been investigating if you can turn any of this shit off. Answer: of course not.)

One hilarious thing about flashlight shopping is all of the ...

2026-08-08T01:01:16Z

In reply to nevent1q…l0cc
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One hilarious thing about flashlight shopping is all of the marketing images showing applications of the now-common magnetic base/tailcaps.

Do hunters and other outdoorsy types _really_ find utility out of attaching their flashlight to their axe/knife/machete blade?

I don't /need/ another flashlight. I could just reallocate ...

2026-08-07T19:14:32Z

I don't /need/ another flashlight. I could just reallocate one of the many other flashlights in the house, to the currently flashlight-less basement. It's not like I'm not walking around with a decently bright emergency light built into my smartphone.

And yet. And yet…

RE: https://mastodon.art/@mobydick/117055241470063242 Melville ...

2026-08-07T19:04:35Z

RE: https://mastodon.art/@mobydick/117055241470063242

Melville encounters an "AI" bro at the bar.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@andrewnez/117053850151600277 Please ...

2026-08-07T16:09:41Z

RE: https://mastodon.social/@andrewnez/117053850151600277

Please note that this is actual news and not a scathing satirical shitpost! Good luck to Andrew & co with this. 🫶👏🙌🤞🙏

quoting
note1plp…wv6e

The Software Stewardship Lab

https://nesbitt.io/2026/08/07/the-software-stewardship-lab.html

I just can't even with this guy. #CatsOfMastodon ...

2026-08-07T14:21:07Z

I just can't even with this guy. #CatsOfMastodon

"you know, birds are cool, but I kinda wish they were a few ...

2026-08-05T00:31:32Z

In reply to nevent1q…99a3
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"you know, birds are cool, but I kinda wish they were a few orders of magnitude larger…and louder…and went way faster…and were made of metal…"

this feels (perhaps appropriately) like birdwatching 🤣

2026-08-05T00:02:20Z

In reply to nevent1q…8tvy
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this feels (perhaps appropriately) like birdwatching 🤣

weird, that site doesn't load for me! (Connection refused, ...

2026-08-04T23:50:46Z

In reply to nevent1q…u2e6
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weird, that site doesn't load for me! (Connection refused, specifically, so perhaps the service is having issues. Or it doesn't like my Tailscale perhaps.)

yea I meant Ft Dix in the common sense referring to the entire ...

2026-08-04T22:46:45Z

In reply to nevent1q…4nsv
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yea I meant Ft Dix in the common sense referring to the entire joint base. Partly as I lack the expertise to immediately clock what kind of aircraft might be in use by what branch, ha. But also I'm far enough north that they all seem to come from the same direction.

FTR, most helicopter flyovers I experience seem to be one of a ...

2026-08-04T22:37:54Z

In reply to nevent1q…h45f
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FTR, most helicopter flyovers I experience seem to be one of a few common groups:

- medivac flights to one of the two medical centers I live between
- rich assholes flying back to a local municipal from their vacation house in the Hamptons
- military assets on their way to/from Fort Dix in #CentralJersey #NewJersey (which exists!)

So this one was pretty unique, especially after it flew over like 3 times in rapid succession…

After following 78 and 287 for a little while, it seems to have ...

2026-08-04T22:25:05Z

In reply to nevent1q…v3yc
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After following 78 and 287 for a little while, it seems to have finally landed, at Somerset Airport (which is also _relatively_ close to the start of its tracked flight path, which pretty obviously picked up after takeoff) #NewJersey

Leonardo AW139 helicopter flying all over northern #NewJersey ...

2026-08-04T22:18:22Z

Leonardo AW139 helicopter flying all over northern #NewJersey this evening, including lots of loops over various towns (including like 3 loops around downtown Madison).

No ID or flight plan in FlightAware, the very brief glimpse I got looked vaguely police or military (gray and blue paint).

Wonder wtf. VIP sightseeing? (Of... Madison, Hillsdale, Cliffside Park, and Springfield? Really?) Police heli training flight? NNSA nuclear detection mission?

Weird game that was more fun and interesting in the first half ...

2026-07-06T03:06:18Z

Weird game that was more fun and interesting in the first half than the second. But apparently the viagra worked! #MEXvENG #WorldCup #MensWorldCup

Steam Controller first session: like its predecessor, it may be a ...

2026-06-24T02:24:18Z

Steam Controller first session: like its predecessor, it may be a little too big for my hands. Time will tell.

Very nicely put together though. And still need to try out the touchpads in a nominally M&K game.

YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE: rad-ass lady (Sakura Yosozumi) skating in ...

2026-06-20T02:32:37Z

YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE: rad-ass lady (Sakura Yosozumi) skating in a friggin kimono #skateboarding #japan

people are way, way too trusting on average. (See also: why ...

2026-06-12T20:15:18Z

In reply to nevent1q…jra2
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people are way, way too trusting on average. (See also: why chatbots are doing so well. Wow, this text looks plausible! It must be true!)

Tech CEOs: we only want to hire the best and brightest ...

2026-06-05T15:12:04Z

Tech CEOs: we only want to hire the best and brightest programmers. No mediocre employees please!

Also tech CEOs: omg you MUST use this tool which is literally designed to emit the statistical average of the internet!

🤔 🤔 🤔

Idly wondering how folks who are deep into personal web archiving ...

2026-05-03T17:14:23Z

Idly wondering how folks who are deep into personal web archiving (i.e. keeping full clones of pages or sites they've bookmarked) handle sharing those snapshots with friends or the general public, especially in this age of abusive bot scrapers.

Guessing the answer is "keep it all behind lock and key, and deal with the friction that represents on both ends"? Maybe some form of ephemeral/unguessable/unlisted sharing URL? (and obviously, bespoke tactics like Anubis.)

I'm putting the cart before the horse here, obviously, as I don't even have ArchiveBox or w/e set up yet 😅

RE: https://ohai.social/@GIFS_of_Puppets/116465283196880472 ...

2026-04-25T16:08:14Z

RE: https://ohai.social/@GIFS_of_Puppets/116465283196880472

Can’t fool me, this is just a video of abadidea (npub1n7k…7g0f) taking Odin for a walk after he had a little accident with some orange paint.
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it’s saddening that you are giving it a shot specifically right ...

2026-04-21T15:45:35Z

In reply to nevent1q…gnaj
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it’s saddening that you are giving it a shot specifically right now, when its visual/ux design is at an all-time nadir.

Kinda, thanks! I was imagining something where the explicit ...

2026-04-20T02:18:09Z

In reply to nevent1q…6gc4
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Kinda, thanks! I was imagining something where the explicit audience /is/ the boosters (in a "hi new colleague / person in a community / whomever, here's some stuff you should know, in a format you have little excuse not to read" sense) but this is still a great link.

Contemplating banging out a page/post laying out all the ...

2026-04-19T21:58:19Z

Contemplating banging out a page/post laying out all the anti-AI/LLM arguments in a well-formatted list of clear, non-histrionic summaries, with citations/links/receipts. Suitable for a readable, they-won't-need-to-ask-the-bot-for-a-summary list of "these reasons add up to why I don't want to use these tools" one can throw at neutrals/boosters.

Seems like this should already exist, but none in my bookmarks. Anyone seen this or do I need to get collating? (Bonus points if you have individual resources for inclusion /in/ such a page…)

:boosts_appreciated:

OH: “AI programming tools have made the best programmer you ...

2026-03-26T22:52:42Z

OH: “AI programming tools have made the best programmer you know slightly more efficient, and the worst programmer you know infinitely more insufferable and dangerous.”

FUCKING CO-SIGNED

oh man I am literally finding cross-editor beefs on #Wikipedia ...

2026-03-15T19:49:36Z

In reply to nevent1q…amz5
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oh man I am literally finding cross-editor beefs on #Wikipedia now. Eg, many species of moss have a pseudo templated note of the form:

> [species] is known to be able to use artificial light to grow in places which are otherwise devoid of natural light, such as [placename]

Most of the time, [placename] is Niagara Cave, but some of the time it's eg Crystal Cave in Wisconsin, or other caves. I can just imagine some proud Wisconsinite going around changing some of the Niagara ones into the latter 🤣

Wikipedia editor beefing with one (1) specific species of moss: ...

2026-03-15T19:44:26Z

In reply to nevent1q…zl9h
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Wikipedia editor beefing with one (1) specific species of moss: "/Buxbaumia viridis/ is a poor competitor, likely because it exists mostly as protonema, […]"

/I'm/ not doing an exhaustive deep dive into moss species ...

2026-03-15T18:41:52Z

/I'm/ not doing an exhaustive deep dive into moss species names/nicknames, /you're/ doing an exhaustive deep dive into moss species names/nicknames!!! 😝

#Naming #NamingOfThings #NamingThingsIsHard #HardestProblemInComputerScience #Hostname #Hostnames #ComputerNames #E_TOOMANYHASHTAGS

assembling redundant machines using body parts from long-dead ...

2026-02-13T18:11:39Z

assembling redundant machines using body parts from long-dead educator-administrators

that’s right…I’m reinventing from first principals!

RE: https://socel.net/@DeborahLeagueFineArt/116024480060355586 ...

2026-02-06T17:43:31Z

RE: https://socel.net/@DeborahLeagueFineArt/116024480060355586

Famous tattoo meme except it reads SNOW EGRETS
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ooh where specifically was this, I’ve yet to get off Amtrak at ...

2025-11-25T02:33:38Z

In reply to nevent1q…03jg
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ooh where specifically was this, I’ve yet to get off Amtrak at that stop but now I kinda want to

Back in my day, enthusiastically deploying software that had a ...

2025-11-16T16:49:53Z

Back in my day, enthusiastically deploying software that had a known chance of being nondeterministically wrong, was considered irresponsible. Nowadays it’s just the latest fashion, I guess?

IMPORTANT #SKA NEWS: the new #Slackers album is good! Yes, this ...

2025-11-11T20:35:43Z

IMPORTANT #SKA NEWS:

the new #Slackers album is good! Yes, this shocked me as much as it may shock you. Nevertheless. Please do the needful.

https://theslackers.bandcamp.com/album/money-is-king

Quality over quantity, but that's been how they roll this century, not going to complain!

#skankin #rocksteady #reggae #music

ah yes, judge-judging!

2025-10-25T15:46:47Z

In reply to nevent1q…lf9d
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ah yes, judge-judging!

they also run a religiously-inclined pop-up therapy clinic called ...

2025-10-15T03:40:20Z

In reply to nevent1q…x4mw
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they also run a religiously-inclined pop-up therapy clinic called So Help Me God

My various mobile devices will be very sad if you ever stop ...

2025-08-20T00:57:02Z

In reply to nevent1q…7dad
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My various mobile devices will be very sad if you ever stop posting these! 😍

(Does make me wonder - have you ever posted about where you source these all from? I don't see anything pinned.)

Hopefully one of those adorable tiny Shriners cars!

2025-08-01T15:46:20Z

In reply to nevent1q…6q3d
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Hopefully one of those adorable tiny Shriners cars!

TFW the scientists who have spent your lifetime screaming about ...

2025-06-28T21:00:03Z

TFW the scientists who have spent your lifetime screaming about how bad shit's gonna get, have now spent the last 5 years going "are you fucking kidding us? now the results indicate shit's getting EVEN WORSE EVEN FASTER than we already expected?!" 😞

https://theconversation.com/earth-is-trapping-much-more-heat-than-climate-models-forecast-and-the-rate-has-doubled-in-20-years-258822

To be clear, this is easily the, idk. Fifth? article with the same broad strokes (new data indicates things are even worse than expected) but about /different parts/ of the global system, I've seen this year.

#ClimateChange

big ugh at mobile browsers which have absolutely no idea how to ...

2025-05-30T00:33:07Z

In reply to nevent1q…ygva
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big ugh at mobile browsers which have absolutely no idea how to get one to the actual correct anchor tag on large pages like this one 😩

thanks to my desktop, I am able to share for anyone else reading the replies down here: search the page for "mispronouncing" - there should be one hit and it's the correct comment!

also, WOW!

Wondering if I will go back to catching keynotes this year or ...

2025-05-15T22:31:10Z

Wondering if I will go back to catching keynotes this year or keep up my latter-years “the rest of the day will be significantly easier to handle with an extra hour or two of sleep” streak 🫠

Biggest nerd on the bus. ...

2025-05-15T17:33:01Z

In reply to nevent1q…cena
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Biggest nerd on the bus.

On a nice bus to the Cathedral of Learning. ...

2025-05-15T17:22:04Z

On a nice bus to the Cathedral of Learning.

Bugbear: people who say “series” when they mean “season”, ...

2025-01-22T20:21:08Z

Bugbear: people who say “series” when they mean “season”, re TV shows.

Beat Ori & the Will of the Wisps. It was good! Not perfect of ...

2025-01-13T00:16:32Z

Beat Ori & the Will of the Wisps. It was good! Not perfect of course, but a good followup to the original with some very fun evolutions in the platforming and combat. Kept the good parts (gorgeous artwork, great music, incredibly snappy and just-challenging-enough platforming).

Did have some absolutely bullshit boss sequences, but that's why I play on Easy 🫠 it made them merely frustrating and/or “ok I gotta look up wtf I'm missing here”.

Thankfully, I have the @npub1tnw…dc6y daily desk calendar to ...

2025-01-01T17:34:01Z

In reply to nevent1q…kuk8
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Thankfully, I have the Effin' Birds (npub1tnw…dc6y) daily desk calendar to showcase my mood 🥰

It’s officially the future now! Boy, this was not the future I ...

2025-01-01T05:03:05Z

It’s officially the future now!

Boy, this was not the future I was promised as a kid in the late 20th century.

Anyone else finding the @npub1lyn…ve6v notifications feed (on ...

2024-12-20T18:57:41Z

Anyone else finding the Ivory by Tapbots :emoji_wink: (npub1lyn…ve6v) notifications feed (on macOS) getting "stuck" and never updating without a few rigorous Shift-Cmd-R’s?

The main TL is fine, it's specifically a second column I have set to Notifications view.

Have reset account cache and restarted app to no avail.

(Ivory 2.2.3, macOS Ventura 13.7.1)

it's trivial to visit Jersey City and/or Hoboken from ...

2024-12-15T16:30:19Z

In reply to nevent1q…tmx9
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it's trivial to visit Jersey City and/or Hoboken from Manhattan, just hop on PATH at 33rd Street (or points south)

"Reskeeting your Toots, and Other Cursed 2020s ...

2024-12-14T22:52:00Z

"Reskeeting your Toots, and Other Cursed 2020s Sentences", a how-to guide. #mastodon #BlueSky

:blobaww: @ [@bsky.brid.gy](https://bsky.brid.gy/ ) - the system works! follow on both ends, follow “bridged-mastodon-me” on bsky, reskeet as desired, bing bong so simple.

waves sheepishly

2024-12-14T04:46:13Z

In reply to nevent1q…99mk
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*waves sheepishly*

huh. the fuck is wrong with those people then? but I guess ...

2024-12-08T02:59:52Z

In reply to nevent1q…zd4s
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huh. the fuck is wrong with those people then? but I guess that's on me for continuing to expect anything from the average person these days.

Should note that while I’m deeply disappointed in the PyCon ...

2024-12-08T01:19:23Z

In reply to nevent1q…j2v7
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Should note that while I’m deeply disappointed in the PyCon mask change, I’m a notch or two short of /angry/ and will /probably/ still attend. Just in case anyone is liable to read histrionics into my posts tonight 😛

I’m already feeling sad about multiple people I got to hang with last spring who I would expect may decline to return, though. Which is the heart of the matter. Were we really in danger of losing people who were too small-minded to put up with a mandate? Cuz vice def gonna versa.

Time to wrap up Silo S1 to distract me from how 2025 keeps ...

2024-12-08T00:47:37Z

Time to wrap up Silo S1 to distract me from how 2025 keeps managing to perform below expectations before it’s even started.

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2024-11-29T22:59:52Z

In reply to nevent1q…zake
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https://www.microcenter.com/product/671225/samsung-990-pro-4tb-samsung-v-nand-tlc-nand-pcie-gen-4-x4-nvme-m2-internal-ssd

I think this post is missing a few crucial words, but also 💯, ...

2024-11-25T20:54:04Z

In reply to nevent1q…pww4
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I think this post is missing a few crucial words, but also 💯, I really need to add bluesky to my mute list lol

So far I've just kept this thing in "xbox emulating ...

2024-11-17T02:24:35Z

In reply to nevent1q…q706
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So far I've just kept this thing in "xbox emulating mode" instead of "switch pro emulating mode” because while I /do/ love Switch style screenshot button and I /do/ hate having ~2 completely useless buttons on my gamepad, Steam has halfway decent "chording" configuration, and this controller is responsive enough that using said chording isn't much of a pain.

So it's back to ye olde "home button + right trigger" for screencaps for meeeeee

#8bitdo makes nice hardware. I had them down as "only for ...

2024-11-17T02:10:17Z

#8bitdo makes nice hardware. I had them down as "only for retro gaming needs" (which I do not have, I played most of that stuff already when it was new, 👴) but they branched out!

My only gripe with this Ultimate 2C Wireless is stuff not their fault, like "you can have analog triggers XOR a screenshot button", thanks Windows/Steam/whomsever's fault that is.

Well ok, I can also gripe that 8BD's desktop app doesn't support anything but firmware updates. No macros to work around the above!

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2024-11-16T23:32:22Z

Deep Sea Soy Sauce #DaveTheDiver

This is not in relation to anything specific, but been thinking ...

2024-11-15T03:03:48Z

This is not in relation to anything specific, but been thinking lately I should have some employment-law related resources handy so I'm not scrambling whenever I /do/ need some.

Ya’ll got any good tips/directories/whatever for finding an employment lawyer? Bonus if they have experience supporting the tech sector. #AskFedi #Employment #Lawyer

no, I'm resisting the use of third party intermediaries for ...

2024-11-10T03:48:08Z

In reply to nevent1q…cfg0
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no, I'm resisting the use of third party intermediaries for now. Will see if that lasts.

Awwwww the 8bitdo controller I got doesnt know how to tell Steam ...

2024-11-10T02:44:52Z

Awwwww the 8bitdo controller I got doesnt know how to tell Steam about its extra buttons (the share and star ones). That’s unfortunate.

I apparently might be able to make it show up as a Switch controller (the irony, as it is replacing one) to fix that, but then the triggers would no longer be analog, which has been a nice upgrade otherwise.

Bell Telephone pole test site, Chester, #NewJersey (brief 🧵 ...

2024-11-09T19:46:19Z

Bell Telephone pole test site, Chester, #NewJersey

(brief 🧵 cuz why not)

lol, stupid millennials and their SATA drives, zoomers know ...

2024-11-09T04:12:16Z

lol, stupid millennials and their SATA drives, zoomers know it's all about NVME/M.2 storage.

Something Ancient? Thanks Anyways.

Sudden realization that #Signal and #Tailscale are, at a really ...

2024-11-07T23:04:16Z

Sudden realization that #Signal and #Tailscale are, at a really high level and if you have really bad eyesight, essentially "the same thing”.

Per recent boost about how Signal is largely just key exchange and contact lookup. What else is largely "just” moderating key exchange plus a bunch of endpoint client work?? Exactly!

For the hard of reading: this is 50-75% joke.

To be clear here, my going assumption is that the boosters in ...

2024-11-07T15:28:17Z

In reply to nevent1q…5kaz
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To be clear here, my going assumption is that the boosters in this scenario don't know any better — thus my urge to clue them in. Psst, did you know?

But having to keep the collection of receipts required to prove the naysaying gets old fast.

I’m sick of having an embedded ethics committee (even tho ...

2024-11-07T15:07:40Z

I’m sick of having an embedded ethics committee (even tho /being/ sick of it is a privilege). Constantly overriding the urge to tell friends they shouldn’t boost folks who have shown their ass.

Oh no, don’t repost that Linux desktop environment guy, he’s on record repeating so-obvious-you-can’t-claim-ignorance anti-Semitic tropes.

Argh, don’t share that article by the lawyer guy with the faux-religious handle, he’s constantly okaying transphobia and paling around with known fascists.

Etc.

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2024-11-04T15:22:24Z

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I hear that some people manage to go through life without ever ...

2024-11-03T17:49:30Z

I hear that some people manage to go through life without ever having a piece of music give them goosebumps. So difficult to imagine, and just incredibly sad.

pipx, what's that? is it like pipsi? ducks (I actually had ...

2024-10-31T14:19:43Z

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pipx, what's that? is it like pipsi? *ducks*

(I actually had to look it up, I thought pipx was literally a renaming of pipsi, but I guess it's just inspired-by? we're getting to "linux distribution family tree" levels of Python packaging related tools…)

while this is largely true from my remove, I thought uv’s ...

2024-10-31T13:36:30Z

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while this is largely true from my remove, I thought uv’s interpreter feature in particular was just yanking down from some third party prebuilt binaries repo?

did you just skip over pyenv or something? (Contrary to the name, ...

2024-10-31T04:55:53Z

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did you just skip over pyenv or something? (Contrary to the name, its main purpose is actually to build Python interpreters 😂)

My feed is going to be significantly quieter once botsin.space ...

2024-10-30T04:27:25Z

My feed is going to be significantly quieter once botsin.space goes away. Not even sure how to contact half the bot maintainers to find out where (if) they move to new homes.

Sure, why not! though I assume most will fall under “suck it ...

2024-10-29T16:07:16Z

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Sure, why not! though I assume most will fall under “suck it up, buy some groceries and cook something in big batches that reheats easily” 🫠

Basically everything I could reasonably get for lunch that ...

2024-10-29T16:00:44Z

Basically everything I could reasonably get for lunch that isn't labor-intensive cook-your-own-from-farm-to-table-ingredients is one of

a) bad for me (red meat, pizza, lots of processed grains, etc)
b) recently likely to contain E. coli or Listeria (salad veggies, deli meat, chicken)
c) something I'm already eating a lot of and am pretty sick of (fish, tofu)

Makes it super easy to end up in a low blood sugar analysis paralysis spiral!

HOW HAS NOBODY MENTIONED LÖÖPS YET ...

2024-10-26T02:27:06Z

HOW HAS NOBODY MENTIONED LÖÖPS YET
https://mastodon.social/@Sarahp/113369453411770261

big 80s News Screens energy, who I guess moved to threads? ...

2024-10-23T14:55:00Z

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big 80s News Screens energy, who I guess moved to threads? https://www.threads.net/@80snewsscreens

TBF a lot of that stuff varies widely by state. My ballot this ...

2024-10-14T04:24:21Z

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TBF a lot of that stuff varies widely by state. My ballot this year was under a dozen standard federal/state/county offices plus one ignorable-for-me municipal BoE thing. Vs California where it was a lot of random stuff including all the propositions.

I'm over here just trying to find a server/devbox operating ...

2024-10-14T00:59:53Z

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I'm over here just trying to find a server/devbox operating system whose sticker I would not feel faintly embarrassed to display. Like, those certainly exist, but do they also exhibit the technical properties I'm currently looking for? Who knows!

Turns out being happy is a privilege.

Must be nice to not know, or care, about pesky little things like ...

2024-10-14T00:53:55Z

Must be nice to not know, or care, about pesky little things like ethics. You get to shop literally anywhere! Use any software you like! No bad feelings!

The thing that bugs me the most about "#AI" in the #LLM ...

2024-10-12T19:50:05Z

The thing that bugs me the most about "#AI" in the #LLM age is that a bunch of presumably intelligent people heard the Bullshit Asymmetry Principle:

> The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it.

And said to each other: "ok, but what if we made that into MULTIPLE orders of magnitude?! 🤩"

needs more "SOLICITORS WILL BE FED TO DOG" signs posted ...

2024-10-12T16:25:03Z

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needs more "SOLICITORS WILL BE FED TO DOG" signs posted 🤔

sounds painful and potentially deadly 😵

2024-10-10T17:30:27Z

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sounds painful and potentially deadly 😵

psst! hey! STFU!! it's #TGV Tuesday!!! #trains (Sound ...

2024-10-08T19:15:54Z

psst! hey!

STFU!! it's #TGV Tuesday!!! #trains

(Sound strongly recommended!)

Starting #DaveTheDiver (tho I'm still in the same early bits ...

2024-10-07T00:03:12Z

Starting #DaveTheDiver (tho I'm still in the same early bits the Switch demo covered) ... and ordering #sushi for dinner. As one does. 🍣 😋

Kind of annoyed how dosing instructions for drugs are all “if ...

2024-09-28T16:11:04Z

Kind of annoyed how dosing instructions for drugs are all “if you missed a dose and it’s almost time for your next dose, don’t double up” but nobody ever quantifies what “almost” means here. Like, is it safe to take a twice a day drug only 8h apart sometimes instead of 12h? Big shrug!

Still registered to vote 💪🏻 If you live in a democracy: ...

2024-09-14T19:10:52Z

Still registered to vote 💪🏻

If you live in a democracy: don't forget to double-check /your/ voter registration periodically too! Shenanigans abound.

Who the goddamn stinky fuck is running "AAA games like ...

2024-09-10T00:36:36Z

Who the goddamn stinky fuck is running "AAA games like Assassin's Creed Mirage" on their PHONES?

I’ll leave you to it then! 😂

2024-09-07T19:22:32Z

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I’ll leave you to it then! 😂

Any y'all mutuals involved in the `uv` discussion which ...

2024-09-07T18:17:27Z

Any y'all mutuals involved in the `uv` discussion which branches off the below toot, planning to blog about it?

I've been taking notes and might write it up as a(n objectively framed) post, but don't want to duplicate too much work 😅
https://social.jacobian.org/@jacob/113091418140504394

This is a super cool #BlueSky feature that I honestly wonder /if/ ...

2024-08-29T15:54:00Z

This is a super cool #BlueSky feature that I honestly wonder /if/ it could work on the #Fediverse? But edits, etc function seemingly fine here so I assume this would too?

Sure, minor chance for 'drift' as the detach event chases down the original post event, but again…we use edits all the time which would have the same property.

The point about binary thinking is spot-on, anyway.

https://bsky.app/profile/fraying.bsky.social/post/3l2sb53aiup2f

yes. Hm maybe that's an argument for dedicating my various ...

2024-08-14T14:18:54Z

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yes. Hm maybe that's an argument for dedicating my various AirPods to specific use cases?

God DAMN but does iOS need per-app volume controls 😵 Every ...

2024-08-14T13:54:57Z

God DAMN but does iOS need per-app volume controls 😵

Every single time:

- put on podcast while I mow the lawn, at maybe 75% volume because spoken word + lawnmower
- 18 hours, including a couple hours' sleep, pass
- "ok time to put on some background music while I try to work”
- AAAAAHHHHHHHHH SO LOUD WTF