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jaded tech industry trench-digger / computer cleric / suburban #Chicago parent

not a hugger / no flirting

I use lots of profanity, which I do not CW. sometimes I […]

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just saw some ad with an old dad in a garage telling me it’s safe to feed my children to TikTok now that Larry Ellison owns it

get fuuuuuuucked
February 6, 2026 at 1:59 AM
think I’m gonna sit out the Kickstarter to make more Mike episodes of MST3K

I’d find $20 for more of Emily but I’ve got all the Mike I’d ever want already thanks
February 6, 2026 at 1:50 AM
[Starfleet Academy s1e5, caps]

NEW DAX

NEW DAX

NEW DAX
February 6, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Reposted by jordan
“pandoc for the people”, the pandoc wasm web-app, is now available at https://pandoc.org/app/
It allows to run any kind of document conversion that pandoc supports in the browser. The documents never leave the computer, thus ensuring *full privacy*.
Conversions to pdf are done via Typst […]
Original post on fosstodon.org
fosstodon.org
February 4, 2026 at 9:44 AM
[Girl Scout cookies]

I enjoy the new flavor (Exploremores) which means they'll probably never make it again, just like the raspberry ones
February 5, 2026 at 4:47 PM
1995

Nintendo: Hey everyone! It’s the Virtual Boy!

Gamers: What the fuck, this is dogshit

2026

Nintendo: Hey everyone! It’s the Virtual Boy! Again!

Gamers: Such a classic, let me queue to buy one
February 5, 2026 at 5:20 AM
Reposted by jordan
February 5, 2026 at 1:35 AM
new RSS filter: delete any articles with the phrase "the big game" in the title
February 4, 2026 at 4:07 PM
I got a shortwave radio but I got no fuckin idea what to do with it

I'm a total radio poser
February 4, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Are Technica has fully fallen to the slop lords, huh? RIP
February 4, 2026 at 2:08 PM
[MTG Secret Lair Superdrop]

no Karlach no sale #mtg
February 4, 2026 at 12:43 AM
so there's all sorts of NTSC transmitters on Amazon for cheap

do TVs even come with NTSC tuners anymore?
February 3, 2026 at 10:22 PM
I dunno, if I hired a "developer relations" person and that person got on social media and pissed everyone off and got to the point of fighting with people on their personal account, I would probably subsequently fire that person

that's just me tho
February 3, 2026 at 9:07 PM
at the dentist too fucking much when the receptionist greets me by name
February 3, 2026 at 3:58 PM
kid is playing the Switch version of Minecraft and I was not prepared for how creeped out I would be by the phrase “Mario skin pack”
February 3, 2026 at 1:36 PM
read some quote that was like “it’s obvious that the natural endpoint of video games is full simulation,” and like, is it?

I feel like this betrays a very limited concept of what games could or should be

not everything needs to be a fully immersive world. not everything needs to be in three […]
Original post on sometimes.social
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February 3, 2026 at 5:22 AM
what are we using for eBay sniping these days? jBidwatcher used to be the thing back in the day but it looks pretty moribund
February 2, 2026 at 6:23 PM
[linux muttering]

I wish `systemctl --user` was `userctl`
February 2, 2026 at 6:08 PM
how do people without hardwood floors or tile know how to align their furniture?
February 2, 2026 at 4:58 PM
me as a new parent: gonna make the kid watch all the same cartoons I did!

me: after Amphibia, She-Ra (the new one), Steven Universe, etc: the cartoons of my youth are obsolete relics largely devoid of entertainment value
February 2, 2026 at 3:08 PM
nothing like the Grammys to make me feel like a space alien from an entirely different galaxy
February 2, 2026 at 1:43 AM
I wonder what the fashion industry would be like without patriarchy
February 2, 2026 at 12:07 AM
I swear every third recipe on Apple News is called Marry Me Something, Marry Me This, Marry Me That, there just can’t possibly be this many recipes worthy of betrothal
February 1, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Reposted by jordan
we were short of the tokens needed to play #lorwyneclipsed at the #mtg draft night last night so I printed some tonight

as long as I was printing them myself I figured I might as well have fun with it

1/2
February 1, 2026 at 5:35 AM
my dog’s needs are simple

* pet me forever
* both hands, please
* eyes on me, no distractions

February 1, 2026 at 1:11 PM