Rick Faaberg
@debuggest.bsky.social
Engineering manager, board game fan, lives in Oregon, he/him. Tolerant of all but the intolerant.
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semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
January 12, 2026 at 8:04 PM
semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
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misty eyed about Johnny Chess on nye
January 1, 2026 at 1:08 AM
misty eyed about Johnny Chess on nye
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A friend in Minneapolis just sent me this video. Looks like thousands have come together for a vigil after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. This was my neighborhood for several years before coming to Portland.
January 8, 2026 at 1:05 AM
A friend in Minneapolis just sent me this video. Looks like thousands have come together for a vigil after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. This was my neighborhood for several years before coming to Portland.
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In essence a language model changes you from a programmer who writes lines of code, to a programmer that manages the context the model has access to, prunes irrelevant things, adds useful material to context, and writes detailed specifications. If that doesn't sound fun to you, you won't enjoy it.
December 30, 2025 at 12:57 AM
In essence a language model changes you from a programmer who writes lines of code, to a programmer that manages the context the model has access to, prunes irrelevant things, adds useful material to context, and writes detailed specifications. If that doesn't sound fun to you, you won't enjoy it.
My “aced my weekly medically-mandated cognitive test for the 50th week in a row” plaque has people asking a lot of questions answered by my plaque
What does it mean when your doctors keep insisting you redo the cognitive exam
January 2, 2026 at 3:14 PM
My “aced my weekly medically-mandated cognitive test for the 50th week in a row” plaque has people asking a lot of questions answered by my plaque
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barkeep, can i get another activity placemat over here please? (sliding a fifty across the bar) and keep those crayons comin'
December 31, 2025 at 10:31 PM
barkeep, can i get another activity placemat over here please? (sliding a fifty across the bar) and keep those crayons comin'
2025 was a rough year. But here are five things that were good and made me happy (besides friends and family, taken as givens). What made you happy this year?
December 31, 2025 at 10:26 PM
2025 was a rough year. But here are five things that were good and made me happy (besides friends and family, taken as givens). What made you happy this year?
Ending 2025 on a high note of finally figuring out the Gordian knot of multiple Switches, Microsoft accounts with Minecraft purchases attached, and various bad decisions made long ago around kid gaming account setups. Something @patrickklepek.bsky.social might be able to appreciate.
December 31, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Ending 2025 on a high note of finally figuring out the Gordian knot of multiple Switches, Microsoft accounts with Minecraft purchases attached, and various bad decisions made long ago around kid gaming account setups. Something @patrickklepek.bsky.social might be able to appreciate.
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
When the player count on the box says 2-8 but everyone knows it’s lying
This is a casual open house I’m hosting for anyone in the local Discords who doesn’t have plans tonight.
When I planned it, it was win/win: if people show up, fun game night! If they don’t, night to myself!
But now I’m increasingly worried about a worst case scenario: one person shows up.
When I planned it, it was win/win: if people show up, fun game night! If they don’t, night to myself!
But now I’m increasingly worried about a worst case scenario: one person shows up.
December 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
When the player count on the box says 2-8 but everyone knows it’s lying
Happy Nintendo Server Meltdown Day, for those that observe
December 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Happy Nintendo Server Meltdown Day, for those that observe
I love mine, my cupboard was a disaster before
there's two kind of people in the world: the people who see the Battery Daddy and think it's a useless, possibly even joke-gift type product and people like me who instantly recognize it as one of the best things I've ever purchased: amzn.to/4ja84eH
Ontel Battery Daddy Storage & Organizer Case with Tester, Stores & Protects Up to 180 Batteries, Double-Sided, Durable Design with Clear Locking Lid, Secure Latches & Portable Carrying Handle - Red
Ontel Battery Daddy - Battery Organizer Storage Case with Tester, Stores & Protects Up to 180 Batteries, Clear Locking Lid, As Seen On TV
amzn.to
December 21, 2025 at 2:50 AM
I love mine, my cupboard was a disaster before
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can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
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got inspired
December 2, 2025 at 5:35 AM
got inspired
Love our public library system here in Oregon and their impressive board game collection
November 29, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Love our public library system here in Oregon and their impressive board game collection
Find something for yourself that inspires the kind of joy this woman got from packing cubes
November 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Find something for yourself that inspires the kind of joy this woman got from packing cubes
The top selling board game at Essen this year:
Some Really Annoying Shit Involving Many Cubes
November 22, 2025 at 4:46 AM
The top selling board game at Essen this year:
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"babies are born worshipping unknown gods" is one of the most incredible dwarf fortress bugs i have heard of. its poetry.
November 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"babies are born worshipping unknown gods" is one of the most incredible dwarf fortress bugs i have heard of. its poetry.
Someone in a board game discussion group asked about “3-8 second games”, and I suggested Rock Paper Scissors: Legacy as a joke, and now I kinda want to imagine what that would actually look like
November 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Someone in a board game discussion group asked about “3-8 second games”, and I suggested Rock Paper Scissors: Legacy as a joke, and now I kinda want to imagine what that would actually look like
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In Japan, tourism to Portland, Oregon, is promoted by a grinning blue monster named Odnarodude. He’s at a Portland artisan event in Jiyugaoka De Aone this weekend.
November 8, 2025 at 2:34 AM
In Japan, tourism to Portland, Oregon, is promoted by a grinning blue monster named Odnarodude. He’s at a Portland artisan event in Jiyugaoka De Aone this weekend.
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Co-signed
I have decided: I don't need to know that the shipping label was created. Keep me in the dark on that. Come back to me when something real is happening
November 4, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Co-signed
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Absolutely obsessed with framing your employees sleeping on the floor as a humble brag
“Look how hard my team works” no dude you’re just bad at project management.
Competent companies ship products without cosplaying being homeless
“Look how hard my team works” no dude you’re just bad at project management.
Competent companies ship products without cosplaying being homeless
October 23, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Absolutely obsessed with framing your employees sleeping on the floor as a humble brag
“Look how hard my team works” no dude you’re just bad at project management.
Competent companies ship products without cosplaying being homeless
“Look how hard my team works” no dude you’re just bad at project management.
Competent companies ship products without cosplaying being homeless
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