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It's off-putting when people describe something as a "crusade" with no apparent understanding of how bad the crusades were in...

It's off-putting when people describe something as a "crusade" with no apparent understanding of how bad the crusades were in every way. I mean, just total shit-shows from beginning to end, concieved of and executed by monsters, serving only to make the world worse than it was.

"Yes, this endeavor I'm setting out on is comparable to some of the worst things people have ever done." WTF

Some of my favorite art is not very… accessible. Sometimes art is not easy to appreciate. That's ok—we need that kind of art as much...

Some of my favorite art is not very… accessible. Sometimes art is not easy to appreciate. That's ok—we need that kind of art as much as we need art that speaks clearly to everyone.

These are just the things I think about when I retoot.

Today in sci-fi dystopia. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/02/dangling-twitching-human-robot-with-synthetic-muscles-makes-its-debut/

Today in sci-fi dystopia. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/02/dangling-twitching-human-robot-with-synthetic-muscles-makes-its-debut/

Stop saying the de minimis news is confusing. It's simple: Trump has put on hold his order to stop not collecting duties and taxes on...

Stop saying the de minimis news is confusing. It's simple: Trump has put on hold his order to stop not collecting duties and taxes on shipments worth no more than $800.

If you're assembling a bunch of Ikea chairs, I highly recommend hack-sawing an alan wrench to make it electric-drill-compatible.

If you're assembling a bunch of Ikea chairs, I highly recommend hack-sawing an alan wrench to make it electric-drill-compatible.

Have you made time to ponder an orb today?

Have you made time to ponder an orb today?

Sometimes it seems like the English language varies more within the British Isles than it does from one side of the Atlantic to the other.

Sometimes it seems like the English language varies more within the British Isles than it does from one side of the Atlantic to the other.

Free product idea: Saltinies—really small saltine crackers.

Free product idea: Saltinies—really small saltine crackers.

The best and worst thing about software is that it can always be better.

The best and worst thing about software is that it can always be better.

@marcoarment I just wanted to congratulate you on the giant Overcast overhaul. I've run into plenty of little bugs (mostly...

@marcoarment I just wanted to congratulate you on the giant Overcast overhaul. I've run into plenty of little bugs (mostly carplay-related), but I am still loving the changes over all. A few seconds ago I followed a link in show notes and the experience was so great that I had to write this toot.

Thanks for offering to update automatically, iPhone 6, but you've already received your last update.

Thanks for offering to update automatically, iPhone 6, but you've already received your last update.

I imagine that orthodontists and periodontists are always in conflict.

I imagine that orthodontists and periodontists are always in conflict.

I like your web site, but I'm not willing to view an ad from a third party in order to read it. If you want to kick me out when I...

I like your web site, but I'm not willing to view an ad from a third party in order to read it. If you want to kick me out when I don't download any ads, fair enough.

When I was a nerdy little kid, I thought it was the sickest burn that Turbo Assembler had command-line switches to emulate the bugs in...

When I was a nerdy little kid, I thought it was the sickest burn that Turbo Assembler had command-line switches to emulate the bugs in specific versions of masm.

A "disability" is just the absence of an ability that society expects you to have. In much of the US, not having a car is a...

A "disability" is just the absence of an ability that society expects you to have. In much of the US, not having a car is a disability because of the way we build our infrastructure.

Everything is too deep, too profound.

Everything is too deep, too profound.

If you ever think you're too old to start something new, remember Aragorn was 88 when he began his 122-year...

If you ever think you're too old to start something new, remember Aragorn was 88 when he began his 122-year reign.
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The entire computer is my IDE.

The entire computer is my IDE.

Algorithms that optimize for engagement work, and I don't want my engagement maximized.

Algorithms that optimize for engagement work, and I don't want my engagement maximized.

I always say "USB Micro-B". If you say "Micro USB" then you have made a healthier choice. I use the dumb official name...

I always say "USB Micro-B". If you say "Micro USB" then you have made a healthier choice. I use the dumb official name as a pointless act of defiance against the USB Implementers Forum and their terrible connector names. Thank goodness everything is moving to USB-C.

Did you know that there is technically a USB Micro-A connector? And did you know that the USB 3.0 version of USB Micro-B looks like a double-wide version of its 2.0 cousin and technically bears the name "USB Micro-B SuperSpeed"?