CrouchingPenguinHiddenSword
@sgtwaddles42.bsky.social
Hoops, Tunes, and Profanity
Veteran of the Forum Wars of the 2000s
The name is a Halo reference I will never explain
Veteran of the Forum Wars of the 2000s
The name is a Halo reference I will never explain
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Theon Cross FYAH - livesession VG Buiten Spelen
YouTube video by vrije geluiden
youtu.be
In the interest of fulfilling the "Tunes" portion of my bio:
This video was the first time I heard Theon Cross
youtu.be/og523L05fkA?...
This video was the first time I heard Theon Cross
youtu.be/og523L05fkA?...
November 30, 2025 at 5:14 PM
November 30, 2025 at 5:09 PM
November 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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But the scaffolding of those widgets (the algorithmic "personalized" ads & content model, and SaaS) has resulted in the overall experience being worse.
The industry's reaction was to take "user experience design" out back and shoot it, replacing it with "product design" (widget placers)
The industry's reaction was to take "user experience design" out back and shoot it, replacing it with "product design" (widget placers)
November 30, 2025 at 1:51 PM
But the scaffolding of those widgets (the algorithmic "personalized" ads & content model, and SaaS) has resulted in the overall experience being worse.
The industry's reaction was to take "user experience design" out back and shoot it, replacing it with "product design" (widget placers)
The industry's reaction was to take "user experience design" out back and shoot it, replacing it with "product design" (widget placers)
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As someone who works on the interaction layer of software: it's this.
Stupid trends in hardware self correct after a generation or two, but *software* ratchets in the direction of unusable because designers are occupied with interaction patterns and not whether the fucking thing works properly.
Stupid trends in hardware self correct after a generation or two, but *software* ratchets in the direction of unusable because designers are occupied with interaction patterns and not whether the fucking thing works properly.
i think it's useful to look at areas where the *tech* has gotten much better while tech *interactions* have gotten way worse. streaming has gotten worse, google search has gotten worse, digital cameras are leaps better. apple's silicone is so good it's threatening their user upgrade cycle
it’s so weird to look around and realize like, tech and media are materially worse than a decade ago
November 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
As someone who works on the interaction layer of software: it's this.
Stupid trends in hardware self correct after a generation or two, but *software* ratchets in the direction of unusable because designers are occupied with interaction patterns and not whether the fucking thing works properly.
Stupid trends in hardware self correct after a generation or two, but *software* ratchets in the direction of unusable because designers are occupied with interaction patterns and not whether the fucking thing works properly.
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i think it's useful to look at areas where the *tech* has gotten much better while tech *interactions* have gotten way worse. streaming has gotten worse, google search has gotten worse, digital cameras are leaps better. apple's silicone is so good it's threatening their user upgrade cycle
it’s so weird to look around and realize like, tech and media are materially worse than a decade ago
November 30, 2025 at 12:14 PM
i think it's useful to look at areas where the *tech* has gotten much better while tech *interactions* have gotten way worse. streaming has gotten worse, google search has gotten worse, digital cameras are leaps better. apple's silicone is so good it's threatening their user upgrade cycle
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Donald Trump and George W Bush are very different in many ways but they have this in common: they were/are very appealing to large numbers of people and I would very much like to know what the fuck is wrong with every last one of them
November 30, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Donald Trump and George W Bush are very different in many ways but they have this in common: they were/are very appealing to large numbers of people and I would very much like to know what the fuck is wrong with every last one of them
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Oh—oh my... This is bad. This is very bad
Turning Point at OU posted this girl's essay in full and man is it rough
November 29, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Oh—oh my... This is bad. This is very bad
... Is that even cooked?!
November 29, 2025 at 4:25 PM
... Is that even cooked?!
🙄
GTFOHWTBS
I ain't never seen a stoner get the shivers, sweats, and shakes
GTFOHWTBS
I ain't never seen a stoner get the shivers, sweats, and shakes
Doctors say it's possible to get hooked on pot. There's a widespread misconception that marijuana is not addictive, and it's expanded as a growing number of states legalize pot.
It's possible to get addicted to pot. Here's what to know
Doctors say it's possible to get hooked on pot. There's a widespread misconception that marijuana is not addictive, and it's expanded as a growing number of states legalize pot.
bit.ly
November 29, 2025 at 3:10 PM
🙄
GTFOHWTBS
I ain't never seen a stoner get the shivers, sweats, and shakes
GTFOHWTBS
I ain't never seen a stoner get the shivers, sweats, and shakes
Yeaaaaaaah, I saw this change in the kids happen over the course of my degree (adult learner) and it was disconcerting to say the least
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Yeaaaaaaah, I saw this change in the kids happen over the course of my degree (adult learner) and it was disconcerting to say the least
"I am closer to LeBron than you are to me"
—A line from The Scalabrine Sermon
—A line from The Scalabrine Sermon
Two minutes of Kevon Looney absolutely cooking one on one after practice to remind you that NBA players are better basketball players than anyone you've ever seen
November 29, 2025 at 9:20 AM
"I am closer to LeBron than you are to me"
—A line from The Scalabrine Sermon
—A line from The Scalabrine Sermon
My Favorite White Boy is *hooping* hooping tonight
This man Austin Reaves had the basketball on a string. He's up to 35 after this incredible make. Klay stay with him the entire way and Austin still manages to get the bucket. #NBASky
November 29, 2025 at 5:19 AM
My Favorite White Boy is *hooping* hooping tonight
I am stuffed and watching football
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I am stuffed and watching football
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving
Just realized... I'm the Cook today
FUCK
FUCK
November 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Just realized... I'm the Cook today
FUCK
FUCK
I support the radical honesty, but are you even allowed inside the US if you've never had apple pie?
It’s time I come clean:
For years I’ve said I don’t like apple pie. the truth is I don’t like apples, and for that reason have never actually *had* apple pie.
For years I’ve said I don’t like apple pie. the truth is I don’t like apples, and for that reason have never actually *had* apple pie.
Apple pie is bad. This is not really debatable. So is key lime pie, while we’re on the topic. Pecan pie is the 🐐 tho.
November 27, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I support the radical honesty, but are you even allowed inside the US if you've never had apple pie?
Whoever it was at the league office that decided to schedule a bunch of Cup games on Thanksgiving Eve—much obliged, and well done; it's really nice seeing rested teams go at it, and it fits real nice with Feast Week
November 27, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Whoever it was at the league office that decided to schedule a bunch of Cup games on Thanksgiving Eve—much obliged, and well done; it's really nice seeing rested teams go at it, and it fits real nice with Feast Week
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Tapping the sign
TFW you were in any way plugged into the rat community
November 27, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Tapping the sign
I maintain that none of it was communicated well
You can blame the information environment(s) or Biden's lack of communication or that little of it was concrete ("New bridge!" is effective)—or all of the above!—but very few people I know knew what the Biden admin was doing and the positive effects
You can blame the information environment(s) or Biden's lack of communication or that little of it was concrete ("New bridge!" is effective)—or all of the above!—but very few people I know knew what the Biden admin was doing and the positive effects
"the economic response to the pandemic really worked. Indeed, there is a good case that it was the most successful example of countercyclical policy in US history." jwmason.org/slackwire/at...
At Groundwork: Lessons from the September Jobs Report – J. W. Mason
jwmason.org
November 27, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I maintain that none of it was communicated well
You can blame the information environment(s) or Biden's lack of communication or that little of it was concrete ("New bridge!" is effective)—or all of the above!—but very few people I know knew what the Biden admin was doing and the positive effects
You can blame the information environment(s) or Biden's lack of communication or that little of it was concrete ("New bridge!" is effective)—or all of the above!—but very few people I know knew what the Biden admin was doing and the positive effects
Using genAI for engineering...
November 26, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Using genAI for engineering...
Not a Christian, so I can't really say, but it *feels* like blasphemy
An AI-generated Christian artist named Solomon Ray has taken the gospel music world by storm after topping the iTunes and Billboard charts with his album “Faithful Soul.”
nypost.com/2025/11/25/e...
nypost.com/2025/11/25/e...
The No. 1 Christian artist topping the charts has no soul — thanks to AI
“I think that it’s really weird to be opening up your spirit to something that has no spirit.”
nypost.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Not a Christian, so I can't really say, but it *feels* like blasphemy
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This is something that annoys me so much about modern discourse: For a very vocal and large-enough-to-be-tedious portion of all fanbases, anything less than full-throated adoration is a personal attack. Basically all culture is religion now and all nonbelievers must be shamed and converted
November 26, 2025 at 2:45 PM
This is something that annoys me so much about modern discourse: For a very vocal and large-enough-to-be-tedious portion of all fanbases, anything less than full-throated adoration is a personal attack. Basically all culture is religion now and all nonbelievers must be shamed and converted
Iunno, have you shit-swillers learned ethics yet and to not disregard consequences?
No? Well, you can continue fucking off into the sun then
No? Well, you can continue fucking off into the sun then
Is this platform still massively against AI or has it moved more towards acceptance?
November 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Iunno, have you shit-swillers learned ethics yet and to not disregard consequences?
No? Well, you can continue fucking off into the sun then
No? Well, you can continue fucking off into the sun then