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• Post #4116781

  There are two wolves inside you:

• Post #3844783

  New nerd knuckle tattoo idea: C T O R D T O R

• Post #3811556

  It is the year 2040. After the AI Wars of the 2030s, only two programming languages remain: JSON and Markdown.

• Post #2938493

  The little snare roll in "Sunday Love" by Bat for Lashes is one of (well, I guess several of) those tiny musical moments that brings me so much joy.

• Post #2938492

  You're no fun, Washingon DOL.

• Post #2938491

  @rawrmonstar Oh, crap you're right. I didn't word this well. Yes, the one on top.

• Post #2938490

  Live your life with the unquenchable optimism of a FedEx delivery date estimate.

• Post #2938489

  Spent the long weekend in Central Washington wandering around in nature looking for critters. One of my goals was to find a rattlesnake, and we succeeded! I've wanted to see a rattlesnake in the wild since I was a kid. Here is a northern Pacific rattlesnake hiding under some sagebrush. #snake

• Post #1753932

  When you sit on the floor with your legs criss-cross applesauce style, are you:

• Post #1486826

  New plan: Be a completely selfish sociopath and when people call me out, respond like an LLM. "You're absolutely right, I did slap your baby and steal groceries out of your cart. I should not have done that. I have apologized to the baby and put the items back." (I keep the groceries and slap the baby again.)

• Post #927655

  @grampajoe it is! Great pattern.

• Post #903474

  Forgive me, I wrote a thing about AI: https://journal.stuffwithstuff.com/2026/01/24/the-value-of-things/

• Post #765355

  This makes me embarrassed to admit, but I suspect that a big part of the reason that LLMs and AI make me so uncomfortable is that injecting a chat-like UI in the middle of a creative process triggers the social anxiety that I heretofore used solitary creative work to get a reprieve from. Like, I love people and love working with them, but part of why I like programming is it lets me switch off my tense social brain part of the day. But when I "talk" to an AI, all of that tens...

• Post #588024

  A day in the life of a perfectionist: 1. Be making a bullet list. 2. Don't put periods at the end of each item because they are short and it's cleaner without them. 3. Eventually reach a bullet that has multiple sentences. This one is. 4. Ugh, have to go back and update them all to have periods, otherwise they are inconsistent.

• Post #546064

  Little guy is built like a jackrabbit. #caturday

• Post #546063

  Current status: Reading the entire manual for my new (to me) vehicle. Because I guess I am that kind of nerd. But at least now I finally know what "ECT PWR" does.

• Post #546062

  Why did it take me >40 years to think to put Cheez-Its in tomato soup?!

• Post #546061

  I've never really been an audio quality snob. I figure almost all audio I listen regardless of source is high enough quality to not be able to tell a difference. But I just switched from Spotify to Tidal, migrated all my playlists over and, well, I was wrong. It literally sounds like I bought a new better pair of headphones.

• Post #546060

  Yesterday I received a total ankle arthroplasty, so now I am officially a cyborg. Hoping this means our AI overlords will let me live a little longer than the rest of you 100% organic meatbags.

• Post #546059

  If you should ever find yourself with a lower leg injury that requires you to be non-weightbearing, try to get your hands on an iWALK knee crutch. It's an amazing piece of technology. Being able to walk around while still having the use of both hands (unlike when using crutches or a knee scooter) is so helpful. I can make a cup of coffee and carry it to the couch.

• Post #546058

  When recovering from surgery, here are some ideas for how to take care of yourself: 1. Get lots of rest. Your body is rebuilding! 2. Now is the perfect time to catch up on that book series you've been meaning to read. 3. Hydrate well and eat easy to digest food. Eat smaller meals more often. Maybe keep a snack bag by the couch/bed. 4. KNIT SHRIMP.

• Post #401449

  Little known fact, but when John Chowning first discovered/invented FM synthesis, it stood for "fuckin' mental synthesis". Yamaha made him come up with some mathematical "frequency modulation" nonsense instead in order to sell DX7s in regions with profanity laws.

• Post #94535

  I didn't get Frog's jacket done in time but otherwise Frog and Toad was a success. The kids adore them, which is everything I hoped for and everything I need in this world. #knitting