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dr_a

@dr_a@mastodon.social

Maker of sculptures, software, hardware, and messes. Hammer aficionado. Skull fairy. Uses ML to count sticks.

Also avoidng work at:
@dr

Why dr_a? I started using the handle when teaching, and I don't feel like changing it after almost 20 years.

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falcon, to random
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  • angry bird noises *
dr_a,
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@falcon what's this intrusive nonsense from?

dr_a,
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@falcon Even if it didn't lead to doctor avoidance, which it does, it's such a high-stakes thing that is causes damage even if everything is completely inocuous.

MLE_online, to random
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Hanging out in an ivory tower-esque space today while I babysit a documentary crew

dr_a,
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@rose_alibi @MLE_online it seems like a place where the addition of some tech would be appropriate. The tech of course is the annoy-o-tron with a long life battery.

dr_a, to random
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I found treasure at the grocery last night!

RickiTarr, to random
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Anyway, sometimes my brain creates really sad scenarios, and I play out my reactions to these scenarios, and it makes me really upset, but it's like I'm trying to prepare myself for every possibility even though it's both impossible and destructive.

dr_a,
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@RickiTarr I occasionally manage high-risk projects, and my tendency towards catastrophising is helpful since we can then prepare for the risks. It helps avoid that behavior in my daily life by developing a. awareness of when I’m doing it
so I can try to stop doing it.

MLE_online, to random
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Homegrown pineapple update

dr_a,
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@MLE_online how tall is the fruit?

dr_a, to random
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Faint Aurora over Seattle

Impossible_PhD, to random
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I love this dress.

dr_a,
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@Impossible_PhD I’ve been asked to enquire if the dress has pockets. Inquiring minds want to know.

ethanschoonover, to random
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i have the most 80s reading glasses imaginable

dr_a,
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@ethanschoonover when did you turn into my boy scout leader?

dr_a,
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@ethanschoonover I had those glasses in the 80s, and have them for my shop glasses today. Sadly today’s are bifocals.

mcc, to random
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Hard to imagine a signal that a website is a rugpull more intense than banning users for trying to delete their own posts

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/stack-overflow-bans-users-en-masse-for-rebelling-against-openai-partnership-users-banned-for-deleting-answers-to-prevent-them-being-used-to-train-chatgpt

Like just incredible "burning the future to power the present" energy here

dr_a,
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@mcc @tuban_muzuru I just got upvoted on an answer from 2010 which is kind of shocking, and downvoted on an answer from 2013 because someone apparently didn't like the placement of a period. That place has turned into a dumpster fire.

MLE_online, to random
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There aren't enough corned beef recipes. It's basically just corned beef and cabbage, corned beef hash, reubens or make it into pastrami

dr_a,
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@MLE_online how about pasties?

jwz, to random
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Is Xcode actually a program, or a fractal zipbomb of nested installers?

Software update: "New Xcode!"
I fill with dread.
Two hours later: Finally launch Xcode.
Xcode: "Oh, did you want a compiler?? Update tools! Update components!"
Two hours later: press "Run".
Xcode: "Suddenly you have no simulators! Those old ones, they were no good! Download a single simulator!"
Four hours later...

dr_a,
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@jwz Speed running Xcode installs - This year's new cybersport's break through competition!

mediaarchaeologylab, to random
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hey CU grads! we'll be open from 10-4 on Thursday after the big commencement ceremony if you're looking for something to do with your folks (or just need us to do some GenX babysitting for you 🌈)

dr_a,
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@mediaarchaeologylab hey now! If I had kinds I'd feel very put out by this, and then wander in to admire the collection.

dr_a,
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@mediaarchaeologylab I admit that when I finally get the chance to visit, I'm planning to spend as much time as is available.

MLE_online, to random
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What a crazy kitchen appliance! I have zero need for it, but I want to buy it just so I can try it out.

dr_a,
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@MLE_online It looks like a prop for movie lab where the next glowing drug is being created.

RickiTarr, to random
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If people would just send me pictures of their homemade bread, I would both appreciate it, and be full of bread lust.

dr_a,
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@RickiTarr

Round loaf of bread.
Zopf bread!

ethanschoonover, to random
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When I was a kid I feel like a lot of hobbies were presented as "Hey! Stamps are cool you can do some fun stamp collecting by saving some off envelopes" whereas now when I search for some hobby related content it's exclusively "THIS HOBBY IS MY WHOLE IDENTITY AND LIFE AND HERE'S HOW YOU LEVEL UP TO HOBBY LEVEL ONE THOUSAND STARTING NOW"

Bring back slacker level hobby engagement!

dr_a,
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@ethanschoonover I'm sure my approach to machining is completely unacceptable to the productivity cult.

Viss, to random
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password character count is not a bandaid that works on "bad leadership"

dr_a,
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@Viss Would it be bad form to take bets on when they have another serious incident?

Impossible_PhD, to random
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Molly Millions vibes today. 💅

dr_a,
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@Impossible_PhD do you have the glasses to go with the nails?

MLE_online, to random
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You hear about girls named Penny, but there's never anyone named Dime, Nickel, or Quarter.

dr_a,
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@MLE_online I know a guy whose handle is Buffalo after the coin.

dav1d, to random
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you’re a programmer? name every programming language

dr_a,
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@mcc choosing violence?

MLE_online, to random
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The ham guys are fighting on the radio again this morning

dr_a,
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@MLE_online what about this time?

dr_a, to random
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Just sat through a presentation where I feel compelled to contact the presenters and offer some constructive criticism.

dr_a, to random
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The sun is out, the weather is crisp, the birds are singing, the fragrance of lilac is wafting through the air, and some asshole blows a stop sign and nearly runs me down. Apparently the proper action when approaching an intersection with heavy pedestrian traffic and facing into the sun is to speed up just before reaching the stop sign so you can come within inches of hitting the pedestrian in the crosswalk.

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