Ran nearly twice as many kilometers this year as last year. Still averaging the same pace though. Guess I'll have to pick up the pace next year...
December 30, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Ran nearly twice as many kilometers this year as last year. Still averaging the same pace though. Guess I'll have to pick up the pace next year...
Had to replace the seat on my Steelcase Gesture chair because the material was splitting down the side and around the back. Easy warranty replacement, but a bit concerning given I've only used it for three years.
December 28, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Had to replace the seat on my Steelcase Gesture chair because the material was splitting down the side and around the back. Easy warranty replacement, but a bit concerning given I've only used it for three years.
Oh software development... sometimes it's writing several hundred lines of tests to verify a two line fix.
December 23, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Oh software development... sometimes it's writing several hundred lines of tests to verify a two line fix.
You'll never convince me that the The Simpsons didn't peak with the Hank Scorpio episode.
November 26, 2025 at 5:11 AM
You'll never convince me that the The Simpsons didn't peak with the Hank Scorpio episode.
One of the nice things we still have is new music discovery. Today for me it's South Arcade and How 2 Get Away with Murder. Y2KCORE indeed.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=46az...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=46az...
South Arcade - HOW 2 GET AWAY WITH MURDER (Official Video)
YouTube video by South Arcade
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:24 AM
One of the nice things we still have is new music discovery. Today for me it's South Arcade and How 2 Get Away with Murder. Y2KCORE indeed.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=46az...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=46az...
Genuinely not sure if Git worktrees actually makes things better or worse when working on multiple features. It's nice to have a little tool support, but things like `node_modules` having to be installed in each tree makes it a bit clunky.
November 4, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Genuinely not sure if Git worktrees actually makes things better or worse when working on multiple features. It's nice to have a little tool support, but things like `node_modules` having to be installed in each tree makes it a bit clunky.
I assume I'm the only one that says to themselves at the end of the workday "That'll do, pig. That'll do."?
November 3, 2025 at 6:08 AM
I assume I'm the only one that says to themselves at the end of the workday "That'll do, pig. That'll do."?
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Historians will judge the moment of demolition of the East Wing portico of the White House to accommodate more floor space over a garden was when Donald Trump truly became an Australian
October 21, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Historians will judge the moment of demolition of the East Wing portico of the White House to accommodate more floor space over a garden was when Donald Trump truly became an Australian
Very late to the party, but quite enjoying Wet Dream by Wet Leg. Music video is suitably unhinged too.
Wet Leg - Wet Dream (Official Video)
YouTube video by WetLegVEVO
www.youtube.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Very late to the party, but quite enjoying Wet Dream by Wet Leg. Music video is suitably unhinged too.
For various reasons it's been ages since I've used my DT-990s to listen to music. Quality headphones really do make a difference. So much more ... depth? ... to the sound coming out of them compared to the Jabra headset I usually end up using out of laziness...
October 20, 2025 at 1:52 AM
For various reasons it's been ages since I've used my DT-990s to listen to music. Quality headphones really do make a difference. So much more ... depth? ... to the sound coming out of them compared to the Jabra headset I usually end up using out of laziness...
Salt Apple Butter Potato Chips from a farmer's market in Obuse. They taste exactly like what you'd expect.
September 27, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Salt Apple Butter Potato Chips from a farmer's market in Obuse. They taste exactly like what you'd expect.
Did not expect to see rack mount gacha. Guess enterprise nerds need gacha trinkets too.
September 24, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Did not expect to see rack mount gacha. Guess enterprise nerds need gacha trinkets too.
The latest gaming discourse has reminded me that Amiga Power existed. Fond memories of reading the oftentimes snarky reviews. I wonder what happened to some of the writers like Stuart Campbell... <goes to Wikipedia> ... oh... oh no.
September 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The latest gaming discourse has reminded me that Amiga Power existed. Fond memories of reading the oftentimes snarky reviews. I wonder what happened to some of the writers like Stuart Campbell... <goes to Wikipedia> ... oh... oh no.
Reposted by Dan Everton
September 4, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Reposted by Dan Everton
It's been a while.
Glad to be announcing a new game, and happy that it is something experimental and weird: a tiny, tense, turn-based strategy game about merging units into spectacular combinations, and then watching them evaporate thousands of bugs.
store.steampowered.com/app/2396130/...
Glad to be announcing a new game, and happy that it is something experimental and weird: a tiny, tense, turn-based strategy game about merging units into spectacular combinations, and then watching them evaporate thousands of bugs.
store.steampowered.com/app/2396130/...
Australia Did It - Reveal Trailer
YouTube video by MysticForge
www.youtube.com
September 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
It's been a while.
Glad to be announcing a new game, and happy that it is something experimental and weird: a tiny, tense, turn-based strategy game about merging units into spectacular combinations, and then watching them evaporate thousands of bugs.
store.steampowered.com/app/2396130/...
Glad to be announcing a new game, and happy that it is something experimental and weird: a tiny, tense, turn-based strategy game about merging units into spectacular combinations, and then watching them evaporate thousands of bugs.
store.steampowered.com/app/2396130/...
Reposted by Dan Everton
Just make it exist first. You can make it worse with each new pass while getting increasingly frustrated later.
August 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Just make it exist first. You can make it worse with each new pass while getting increasingly frustrated later.
Reposted by Dan Everton
Wasteland Warrior Clippy
Illustration done for autonocast.com 🛻📎🧡
Thank you so much @niedermeyer.online for the opportunity, this was one of my favorite jobs in 2024!
Illustration done for autonocast.com 🛻📎🧡
Thank you so much @niedermeyer.online for the opportunity, this was one of my favorite jobs in 2024!
March 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Wasteland Warrior Clippy
Illustration done for autonocast.com 🛻📎🧡
Thank you so much @niedermeyer.online for the opportunity, this was one of my favorite jobs in 2024!
Illustration done for autonocast.com 🛻📎🧡
Thank you so much @niedermeyer.online for the opportunity, this was one of my favorite jobs in 2024!
Amusing that Spotify left their utm_campaign link as plain text "Desktop-Q3-25-Wave+2-Global-Winback".
August 29, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Amusing that Spotify left their utm_campaign link as plain text "Desktop-Q3-25-Wave+2-Global-Winback".
Reposted by Dan Everton
We'll DM you a Steam code for Sunderfolk (the cool new game that's like if Jackbox met a tabletop RPG) if you support MinnMax on Patreon at the $5 tier before Monday, August 25th! www.patreon.com/c/minnmax
We'll post on Bluesky if we run out of codes!
We'll post on Bluesky if we run out of codes!
August 20, 2025 at 12:18 AM
We'll DM you a Steam code for Sunderfolk (the cool new game that's like if Jackbox met a tabletop RPG) if you support MinnMax on Patreon at the $5 tier before Monday, August 25th! www.patreon.com/c/minnmax
We'll post on Bluesky if we run out of codes!
We'll post on Bluesky if we run out of codes!
Did not have "hmm... should I buy Linkin Park tickets?" on my bingo card for the day... www.wallofsoundau.com/news/linkin-...
Linkin Park East Coast Australian Tour Announced - Wall Of Sound
Linkin Park are heading to Australian in March 2026 for the From Zero East Coast Tour
www.wallofsoundau.com
August 11, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Did not have "hmm... should I buy Linkin Park tickets?" on my bingo card for the day... www.wallofsoundau.com/news/linkin-...
Not sure about this move to permanent battery smoke detectors. Now I have to spend $100 per-unit to replace them rather than like $5 for good 9V battery...
August 10, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Not sure about this move to permanent battery smoke detectors. Now I have to spend $100 per-unit to replace them rather than like $5 for good 9V battery...
LLM agent prompting is cursed. The recommended wrapper for handoffs politely asks the agent not to mention the handoff:
"Transfers between agents are handled seamlessly in the background; do not mention or draw attention to these transfers in your conversation conversation with the user."
"Transfers between agents are handled seamlessly in the background; do not mention or draw attention to these transfers in your conversation conversation with the user."
August 5, 2025 at 3:58 AM
LLM agent prompting is cursed. The recommended wrapper for handoffs politely asks the agent not to mention the handoff:
"Transfers between agents are handled seamlessly in the background; do not mention or draw attention to these transfers in your conversation conversation with the user."
"Transfers between agents are handled seamlessly in the background; do not mention or draw attention to these transfers in your conversation conversation with the user."
This video of an earth quake slip is mesmerising. Just seeing the earth move that far that fast is... terrifying? Ground should not move.
youtu.be/dbEYe65eDdw
youtu.be/dbEYe65eDdw
Pulse-like rupture and curved slip - Analysis of Myanmar earthquake rupture
YouTube video by Jesse Kearse
youtu.be
July 23, 2025 at 4:00 AM
This video of an earth quake slip is mesmerising. Just seeing the earth move that far that fast is... terrifying? Ground should not move.
youtu.be/dbEYe65eDdw
youtu.be/dbEYe65eDdw
Yeah, okay. KPop Demon Hunters is pretty good.
July 12, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Yeah, okay. KPop Demon Hunters is pretty good.
Had a chance to watch all of the mainline Alien movies recently. Been thinking about a ranking and I think it's:
1. Alien
2. Aliens
3. Alien 3
4. Prometheus
5. Alien: Covenant
6. Alien: Romulus
7. Alien: Resurection
1. Alien
2. Aliens
3. Alien 3
4. Prometheus
5. Alien: Covenant
6. Alien: Romulus
7. Alien: Resurection
July 6, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Had a chance to watch all of the mainline Alien movies recently. Been thinking about a ranking and I think it's:
1. Alien
2. Aliens
3. Alien 3
4. Prometheus
5. Alien: Covenant
6. Alien: Romulus
7. Alien: Resurection
1. Alien
2. Aliens
3. Alien 3
4. Prometheus
5. Alien: Covenant
6. Alien: Romulus
7. Alien: Resurection