sometimes the internet can be as good as "have you seen this bridge, it's great!" and "what a great bridge!"
January 11, 2026 at 1:30 AM
sometimes the internet can be as good as "have you seen this bridge, it's great!" and "what a great bridge!"
renewing my subscription to the corticosteroid fanclub
January 11, 2026 at 12:19 AM
renewing my subscription to the corticosteroid fanclub
two prescriptions
at some point today i am going to see a doctor, and i am expecting a "ah. right. yep." 5 second diagnosis and going home with one, maybe two prescriptions, huge day
January 10, 2026 at 9:55 PM
two prescriptions
bumping into an old friend at hospital and catching up on gossip
January 10, 2026 at 9:40 PM
bumping into an old friend at hospital and catching up on gossip
from baby steps to giant steps
we’ve taken to watching live jazz sessions on youtube to quell some of the cartoon-derived chaos in our living room on weekend mornings, and an unintended consequence of that decision is that my five year old now has Jazz Opinions
January 10, 2026 at 5:08 PM
from baby steps to giant steps
at some point today i am going to see a doctor, and i am expecting a "ah. right. yep." 5 second diagnosis and going home with one, maybe two prescriptions, huge day
January 10, 2026 at 3:57 PM
at some point today i am going to see a doctor, and i am expecting a "ah. right. yep." 5 second diagnosis and going home with one, maybe two prescriptions, huge day
pharmacist thinks i should attend urgent care, big day
cannot begin to explain how itchy i am rn
January 10, 2026 at 3:24 PM
pharmacist thinks i should attend urgent care, big day
working on becoming a curmudgeon
January 10, 2026 at 12:14 AM
working on becoming a curmudgeon
Reposted by tef
tbh the computer stuff i want to talk about is "can i adapt the bookend search mechanism to get fast string lookup in a b-tree" gist.github.com/tef/9b52eb7d...
January 9, 2026 at 11:01 PM
tbh the computer stuff i want to talk about is "can i adapt the bookend search mechanism to get fast string lookup in a b-tree" gist.github.com/tef/9b52eb7d...
cannot begin to explain how itchy i am rn
January 9, 2026 at 10:48 PM
cannot begin to explain how itchy i am rn
it goes without saying that i have muted the thread i waded into and have decided to move on as a person
January 9, 2026 at 10:34 PM
it goes without saying that i have muted the thread i waded into and have decided to move on as a person
resetting the "days since i listened to music for 18 musicians" counter again
January 9, 2026 at 6:15 PM
resetting the "days since i listened to music for 18 musicians" counter again
Reposted by tef
If you're in the UK and have Facebook, a woman is giving away her late father's PDP-8/L based in Bristol. Schematics included.
www.facebook.com/share/p/1A95...
www.facebook.com/share/p/1A95...
January 8, 2026 at 10:53 AM
If you're in the UK and have Facebook, a woman is giving away her late father's PDP-8/L based in Bristol. Schematics included.
www.facebook.com/share/p/1A95...
www.facebook.com/share/p/1A95...
while i am talking about taggers
if i am honest, the three cheek butt guy from st petersburg, florida, is unmatched
if i am honest, the three cheek butt guy from st petersburg, florida, is unmatched
January 8, 2026 at 8:03 PM
while i am talking about taggers
if i am honest, the three cheek butt guy from st petersburg, florida, is unmatched
if i am honest, the three cheek butt guy from st petersburg, florida, is unmatched
one thing about leaving london, i kinda miss seeing "10 foot" in the most random of places on a regular basis
January 8, 2026 at 7:56 PM
one thing about leaving london, i kinda miss seeing "10 foot" in the most random of places on a regular basis
explaining that i am somewhere between "generation lead poisoning" and "generation microplastics"
January 8, 2026 at 6:06 PM
explaining that i am somewhere between "generation lead poisoning" and "generation microplastics"
huge day, almost tripped up on a patch of ice
my phone flew up into the air my feet gave way on the ice
it then smacked into my face but i caught it on the rebound, just after regaining my balance
it would have probably looked less silly if i'd just wiped out, instead of hitting myself with phone
my phone flew up into the air my feet gave way on the ice
it then smacked into my face but i caught it on the rebound, just after regaining my balance
it would have probably looked less silly if i'd just wiped out, instead of hitting myself with phone
January 8, 2026 at 5:26 PM
huge day, almost tripped up on a patch of ice
my phone flew up into the air my feet gave way on the ice
it then smacked into my face but i caught it on the rebound, just after regaining my balance
it would have probably looked less silly if i'd just wiped out, instead of hitting myself with phone
my phone flew up into the air my feet gave way on the ice
it then smacked into my face but i caught it on the rebound, just after regaining my balance
it would have probably looked less silly if i'd just wiped out, instead of hitting myself with phone
if you've seen the "wow stackoverflow is dead" graph, you might enjoy looking up "what happened to stack overflow in 2014"
meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/32...
to some extent, they ran out of new users and couldn't hold onto old users, long before llms delivered the final blow
meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/32...
to some extent, they ran out of new users and couldn't hold onto old users, long before llms delivered the final blow
What Happened to Stack Overflow in 2014?
A simple plot of questions and answers activity on SO shows that the activity dropped a lot in 2014. What happened to SO in 2014?
select PostTypeId, year(CreationDate) as Y, month(CreationDate) as M,
meta.stackoverflow.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:19 PM
if you've seen the "wow stackoverflow is dead" graph, you might enjoy looking up "what happened to stack overflow in 2014"
meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/32...
to some extent, they ran out of new users and couldn't hold onto old users, long before llms delivered the final blow
meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/32...
to some extent, they ran out of new users and couldn't hold onto old users, long before llms delivered the final blow
eating a tiny scotch pie. living my dream
January 6, 2026 at 8:16 PM
eating a tiny scotch pie. living my dream
Reposted by tef
i think american life would improve significantly and quickly if society was more encouraging of people to have Hobbies. the most perfect and serene state of mind that exists is when one is Doing one's Little Things
January 6, 2026 at 5:50 PM
i think american life would improve significantly and quickly if society was more encouraging of people to have Hobbies. the most perfect and serene state of mind that exists is when one is Doing one's Little Things
Reposted by tef
very well then. send as many men as you can spare. and fresh horses for all of them
(covering the phone and leaning over to talk to my wife, the queen) an egg fell. off a wall
(covering the phone and leaning over to talk to my wife, the queen) an egg fell. off a wall
January 6, 2026 at 3:36 PM
very well then. send as many men as you can spare. and fresh horses for all of them
(covering the phone and leaning over to talk to my wife, the queen) an egg fell. off a wall
(covering the phone and leaning over to talk to my wife, the queen) an egg fell. off a wall
Reposted by tef
pineapples don't have bilateral symmetry
This place needs some Innocuous Discourse pronto. Quote this with a take that’s not political or aggressive
January 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM
pineapples don't have bilateral symmetry
Reposted by tef
scotland must reintroduce lynx to inspire the new generation of furry artists on which our economy depends
January 6, 2026 at 10:38 AM
scotland must reintroduce lynx to inspire the new generation of furry artists on which our economy depends