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lulu_powerful, 5 days ago to random

A few years ago, my kid wanted to be a scientist. And then he wanted to be a coder like Mummy. So proud.

Anyhoo now he wants to be a YouTuber so he "can play games and make money with ads".

Ooookay.

grueproof, 2 months ago to random

Hello friends. A new issue of my resurrected newsletter, The Bindlesack is now available: https://bindlesack.com/2024/03/13/volume-issue.html

cmdln, 2 months ago to random

It is time. Time for me to bring my podcast back. I no longer have any excuses not to. And ten more years of undigested experiences working on the front lines of tech. And I am feeling so spicy. You have no idea.

endeavorance, 2 months ago to random

It FINALLY happened! After literally more than a year of people asking, I've launched my merch store!

I promise the experience of browsing this store will be just as bizarre as anything else I do.

See for yourself at https://shop.endeavorance.camp! Thank you all so much for the support!

A white and pink mug that reads "Don't Prey on Children"
A green t-shirt with a poorly cropped, very large print of Endeavorance's close-up face on it.
A green t-shirt that simply says "Hello!" in white text on the front.

kamikat, 2 months ago to random

Do you ever just stop and think to yourself, "oh shit, I better do laundry or I won't have clean underwear tomorrow"? Just me? Ok!

grueproof, 2 months ago to random

@cmdln Saw this book, thought it might be of interest to you during your sabbatical. https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Machine-Origins-Rebellion-Against/dp/0316487740

grueproof, 2 months ago to random

I have to say, @lukhash's Virtual Burnout has been a real delight to listen to of late. https://lukhash.bandcamp.com/album/virtual-burnout

grueproof, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to random

I'll be continuing my playthrough of Midnight Protocol tonight at 7pm Eastern on Twitch. https://twitch.tv/grueproof

grueproof, 2 months ago to random

Spending a little time watching Scott Chacon's FOSDEM talk on Git.

https://media.zat.im/w/b7964e24-948c-41b6-84de-8b2328751f32

grueproof, 3 months ago to random

Sitting down to record a new episode with the @lairofsecrets dudes.

grueproof, 4 months ago (edited 3 months ago) to random

I'm curious: Do you consider yourself/identify as a hacker? (pls boost for range if you don't mind)

kamikat, 4 months ago to random

I think I'm going to need a mug warmer during the remodel. Do you have one? Electric or candle?

aral, 4 months ago to cooking

🔥 PSA for men who cook: After you chop a chili pepper do not – I repeat, do not – go for a pee without washing your hands like your life depends on it.

Don’t ask me how I know. Just trust me when I say chilis and penises do not mix and this is definitely not the kind of fire you want in your pants.

Ow.

#cooking #chilis #penises

grueproof, 4 months ago to random

People are so weird, you guys.

grueproof, 4 months ago to random

Finished reading: Synners by Pat Cadigan 📚 https://micro.blog/books/9780575119550

blob, 4 months ago to random

It occurs to me that, unless you're also following my pride and joy, @SailingNewbie (and a cursory check suggests most of you aren't which, fair enough, we all have limited attention to spend), you may have no idea that I'm going through the biggest, weirdest ordeal of my life.

At the end of July, I suffered a complete rupture of my left achilles tendon for the second time.

Took about a month until I could have surgery to repair it, which seemed to go well enough. But a few weeks after the sutures came out, the incision dehisced (opened back up).

A few more weeks, another surgery to clean and re-stitch the wound. When those sutures came out, it opened again immediately.

Then there were a couple of plastic surgery consults, a period of let's see if it starts closing on its own, then a rush to get a third procedure done before the insurance out-of-pocket max clock reset. This time, a z-plasty.

It failed before the sutures were even out.

Then there were holidays and waiting and a fourth procedure was done last week (yay, another year of outrageous medical bills). This time, in preparation for a skin graft, a skin substitute was implanted. This was done with local anesthetic, and while hearing and feeling someone scrape dead cells off your tendon is certainly a unique experience, it's not one I can recommend.

We're approaching six months, now, and I've been laid up for a lot of it with brief periods of being semi-ambulatory with the assistance of a special boot.

If my body doesn't vascularize the skin substitute, next steps will be even worse. So this is likely my last hope of walking on my own this year.

Any good vibes you can send my way would be most welcome.

grueproof, 5 months ago to random

@pyohio has been amazing this year. Thanks to everyone who spoke but also who ran the event.

grueproof, 5 months ago to random

I'm learning how to use Jupyter notebooks, and all I can think about his that I use these for my RPG GM activities and planning.

grueproof, 6 months ago to random

From @cstross, nailing it:

"Did you ever wonder why the 21st century feels like we're living in a bad cyberpunk novel from the 1980s?

It's because these guys read those cyberpunk novels and mistook a dystopia for a road map. They're rich enough to bend reality to reflect their desires. "

https://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2023/11/dont-create-the-torment-nexus.html

grueproof, 6 months ago to foss

A Pause for Station Identification:

I'm Chris Miller. I've been doing stuff on the internet since running a BBS in 1987. I write code for a living.

I've been an RPG author, a podcaster, a writer, an editor, a coffee roaster, an amateur brewer, a corporate manager, a golf club assembly-line worker, a wizard, and a father and husband.

I'm a moderator here on Fosstodon, and I love supporting a community focused on #FOSS.

I try to keep it positive. If you follow me, I hope to make you smile.

grueproof, 7 months ago to random

Soooooo my cat wants to play fetch at 4am. So that's a thiing.