Velociengineer_Bill
@billwerks.bsky.social
My hobby is collecting hobbies.
Occasional Nordic Weasel minion.
Occasional Nordic Weasel minion.
We have driver’s licenses and mandatory driver’s education to get them because so many people didn’t want to bother with learning to drive the cars they bought. I see computers the same way; many people don’t want to learn to use a computer, they just want a box that does stuff.
December 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
We have driver’s licenses and mandatory driver’s education to get them because so many people didn’t want to bother with learning to drive the cars they bought. I see computers the same way; many people don’t want to learn to use a computer, they just want a box that does stuff.
This is what happens when someone lets ai design their dice.
December 18, 2025 at 1:47 AM
This is what happens when someone lets ai design their dice.
So, a hairball type thing. Bezoar if more general, or trichobezoar if it is specifically hair.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bezoar
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bezoar
December 15, 2025 at 2:48 PM
So, a hairball type thing. Bezoar if more general, or trichobezoar if it is specifically hair.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bezoar
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bezoar
I found this map site that lets you center a Mercator projection on whatever country you want to make tiny. engaging-data.com/country-cent...
Country Centered Map Projections - Engaging Data
What does it look like if you center a map on a specific country? Click on a country to find out. World maps are used to show the geographic relationships between the countries and regions of the worl...
engaging-data.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I found this map site that lets you center a Mercator projection on whatever country you want to make tiny. engaging-data.com/country-cent...
We can’t have tourism, those furriners might bring in crazy furrin ideas like “equality” and “democracy” and we have to prevent that at all costs.
December 11, 2025 at 12:29 AM
We can’t have tourism, those furriners might bring in crazy furrin ideas like “equality” and “democracy” and we have to prevent that at all costs.
I would try monofilament fishing line if you can get a short length from someone.
December 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I would try monofilament fishing line if you can get a short length from someone.
“Diplomatic Immunity” by Bujold includes a space station full of people who are able-bodied in zero-g but require chairs (antigrav pods) when in parts of the station that have gravity. None are the main character but several are very prominent in the story.
December 3, 2025 at 4:42 AM
“Diplomatic Immunity” by Bujold includes a space station full of people who are able-bodied in zero-g but require chairs (antigrav pods) when in parts of the station that have gravity. None are the main character but several are very prominent in the story.
Or a world-class jumper. Check behind the tank.
November 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Or a world-class jumper. Check behind the tank.
I misread that as “Harlot” and was very confused.
November 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I misread that as “Harlot” and was very confused.
Ahhh, the power of cheese.
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Ahhh, the power of cheese.
That looks awesome. Can’t wait to see the end.
November 19, 2025 at 2:02 AM
That looks awesome. Can’t wait to see the end.
I think mine was Sluggy Freelance, but I’ve slept many many times since then.
November 12, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I think mine was Sluggy Freelance, but I’ve slept many many times since then.
You can sometimes straighten them by dipping the brush tip in boiling water.
November 12, 2025 at 11:19 AM
You can sometimes straighten them by dipping the brush tip in boiling water.
If you see this, post your bird art.
November 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
If you see this, post your bird art.
The roof is fine, it’s the building that’s a bit too big.
October 30, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The roof is fine, it’s the building that’s a bit too big.
Thanks to my darling wife who surprised me with a pumpkin pie concrete from a place an hour away, I did in fact have ice cream for dinner.
October 27, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Thanks to my darling wife who surprised me with a pumpkin pie concrete from a place an hour away, I did in fact have ice cream for dinner.
… And I thought my company couldn’t afford to install walls.
October 24, 2025 at 2:07 PM
… And I thought my company couldn’t afford to install walls.
If I wanted to tell the world that I am pathologically incontinent, this is not how I would do it.
October 19, 2025 at 1:23 PM
If I wanted to tell the world that I am pathologically incontinent, this is not how I would do it.
They’re lucky the flash from that line fault didn’t ignite the dust, it could have gone off like a bomb.
October 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
They’re lucky the flash from that line fault didn’t ignite the dust, it could have gone off like a bomb.
Why stop there? If someone buys food, that’s money they could have spent on my minis. Put those farmers out of business!
October 10, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Why stop there? If someone buys food, that’s money they could have spent on my minis. Put those farmers out of business!