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syntaxseed

@syntaxseed@phpc.social

Programming, tech, gaming & other geeky topics from Sherri Wheeler.

Occasional business, handiwork, electronics, parenting and fitness content.

🐘 PHP/JS developer with miles to go before I sleep();

All posts are my own - never AI generated.

Ally & anti-racist. Bigoted or harassing replies get blocked & reported.

Available for part-time contract work.

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syntaxseed, to diy
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🆕 New Post!

DIY Obstacle Course 'Banana' Holds.

#ANW #DIY #OCR #NinjaWarrior

https://blog.syntaxseed.com/diy-obstacle-course-banana-holds/

syntaxseed, to wordpress
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really didn't do anyone any favours by making EVERYTHING a post and stuffing everything into the Posts table.

I don't know how they talked themselves into the idea that Media uploads are 'posts' but this is really bad architecture.

(Coming from someone trying to do some fancy migrating of media.)

syntaxseed,
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Like guys... there isn't a limit on the number of SQL tables you can have. It's not DB golf where fewer tables = better. 🤦‍♀️

syntaxseed,
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Exporting a month's worth of media uploads shouldn't be this complicated and shouldn't need a plugin.

The importer should allow me to import just the DB/Meta data if I don't check the 'download & import files' box (importing huge files from a password protected staging site) and allow me to just ftp the actual files up.

Utter nonsense.

So much of #WordPress is actively hostile to the idea of having multiple environments.

syntaxseed,
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@feld I mean.... if you're approaching 4 billion tables... you got other problems than non-normalized WordPress data. 🤣

syntaxseed, to VideoGames
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Watched this great video about the feeling of "the sublime" (awe mixed with fear) in #VideoGames. Here they discuss it in #Subnautica & #TheLongDark. Makes me realize that this is that je-ne-sais-quoi that I really look for in #games. 🤩

https://youtu.be/rlj0JK-CDuQ?si=1nrT0Lefi7i_kHUL

syntaxseed,
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@pierstoval A lot of ppl in the comments mentioned Outer Wilds!

syntaxseed,
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It's also something I had hoped would have a lot of, but it doesn't at all (for me). 😓

syntaxseed,
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@pierstoval Oooh! I forgot which game Outer Wilds was. I just couldn't get into it when I realized it's a timeloop without saving. I just can't stand games like that. 😓

syntaxseed,
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@pierstoval And I was past the Steam refund timeframe. So it sits in my library, mocking me. LOL

syntaxseed,
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@pierstoval Hmm... maybe I'll give it another try now that I'm prepared to expect it!

syntaxseed, to Amazon
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I will never not be shocked at #Amazon's shipping.

Ordered #baseball uniform belts (so they can tuck in their shirts & look 'profesh' 🤣) arrived this morning.

< 15 hours. 😱

syntaxseed,
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My son's game last night (peewee + bantam boys' house league) featured a grandslam homerun followed by another homerun, both by our team.

Gonna be a GOOD season! ⚾

#baseball #parenting

syntaxseed,
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@Aaron Yeah there was a lot of complacency in those 200 years I think. But Amazon's warehouse locations & how they decide what is stocked where... is a big factor.

jasonkoebler, to random
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“Fictional and factual fembots reflect the same regressive male fantasies: sexual outlets and the promise of emotional validation and companionship. Underpinning this are masculine anxieties regarding women, and fear of technology escaping our control.”

https://www.404media.co/openais-gpt-4o-voice/

syntaxseed,
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@jasonkoebler This fear, that humanity will stop reproducing because of AI girlfriends always seems backwards to me. As critical as men think they are in the reproduction equation.... it's never come close to being difficult for a woman to find a way to become pregnant (fertility challenges aside). In fact it's often too out-of-our-control easy.

It's AI boyfriends y'all should be worrying about. 🤣

gamingonlinux, to ai
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Stellaris devs clarify "ethical" AI use in the Stellaris: The Machine Age DLC https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/05/stellaris-devs-clarify-ethical-ai-use-in-the-stellaris-the-machine-age-dlc/

syntaxseed,
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@gamingonlinux This is as reasonable as it gets I think. Kudos to them for being so clear & for having thought through their own internal comfort level so well. I hope all studios approach it like this.

syntaxseed, to diy
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Unlocked a new achievement today...

First time dumpster diving on a construction site & brought home a bunch of 2x4 & 2x6 odds & ends, plywood, plastic pipe & insulation foam board. 🛠️

What can we add to the ninja course next? 🤣

A tidy stack of wood pieces. In a garage.

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