Chris Martin
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we're entering into a weird phase where the importance of FCC-regulated media is rapidly diminishing and it's becoming this low stakes cultural battleground
December 26, 2025 at 1:16 AM
we're entering into a weird phase where the importance of FCC-regulated media is rapidly diminishing and it's becoming this low stakes cultural battleground
When are board game makers going to figure out that if you don't print multiple copies of the rule book, the one book will always be held onto by the person least able to read it
December 25, 2025 at 8:29 PM
When are board game makers going to figure out that if you don't print multiple copies of the rule book, the one book will always be held onto by the person least able to read it
she actually did it
December 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
she actually did it
The Nix language having each file be just an expression, replacing the traditional opening import section with lambda bindings, really is a great contribution
December 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The Nix language having each file be just an expression, replacing the traditional opening import section with lambda bindings, really is a great contribution
"Elf" is the only manic pixie dreamboy story, yet still she's more attractive and thirteen years younger
December 25, 2025 at 4:24 AM
"Elf" is the only manic pixie dreamboy story, yet still she's more attractive and thirteen years younger
when the cat falls asleep with her claw in the chair
December 25, 2025 at 12:55 AM
when the cat falls asleep with her claw in the chair
I am getting very disgusted at the trend of news stories using the involvement of AI as an excuse to delve into descriptions of individuals' psychotic episodes that seem to be more entertainment than informative
December 25, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I am getting very disgusted at the trend of news stories using the involvement of AI as an excuse to delve into descriptions of individuals' psychotic episodes that seem to be more entertainment than informative
I bet we have the technology now to provide exceptional healthcare to mice
December 25, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I bet we have the technology now to provide exceptional healthcare to mice
I tried listening to a podcast episode and what the hell
December 24, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I tried listening to a podcast episode and what the hell
People seem to like arranging things in two dimensional space in Figma rather than separating them into a more abstract "file" sort of system. I find all the specifics of Figma annoying but which I had
more spacial metaphors to use when designing git repos and wikis and stuff where I want to […]
more spacial metaphors to use when designing git repos and wikis and stuff where I want to […]
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December 24, 2025 at 9:55 PM
People seem to like arranging things in two dimensional space in Figma rather than separating them into a more abstract "file" sort of system. I find all the specifics of Figma annoying but which I had
more spacial metaphors to use when designing git repos and wikis and stuff where I want to […]
more spacial metaphors to use when designing git repos and wikis and stuff where I want to […]
Trying to use nearly any phone app near a microwave oven shows how poorly "barely connected but high packet loss" is handled by most software
December 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Trying to use nearly any phone app near a microwave oven shows how poorly "barely connected but high packet loss" is handled by most software
I've heard Pink Pony Girl several times in the past few weeks and it's got me stewing again over how much of pop music is about having and ignoring (yet singing about) haters
December 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I've heard Pink Pony Girl several times in the past few weeks and it's got me stewing again over how much of pop music is about having and ignoring (yet singing about) haters
It's an interesting trick, retirement. It instills in us all, even those without a hoarding impulse, a reason to hoard
December 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
It's an interesting trick, retirement. It instills in us all, even those without a hoarding impulse, a reason to hoard
I know people who are emotionally invested in cars; they tool around in cool (to them) old beaters they work on. Buying a big new thing because you can afford it doesn't require a deep psychological explanation
December 24, 2025 at 6:42 AM
I know people who are emotionally invested in cars; they tool around in cool (to them) old beaters they work on. Buying a big new thing because you can afford it doesn't require a deep psychological explanation
loool nobody wants to pay you three hundred for the privilege of figuring out how to deal with that
December 24, 2025 at 3:34 AM
loool nobody wants to pay you three hundred for the privilege of figuring out how to deal with that
> This is local money being kept here in the form of purchased ingredients and sold product. You know, it's nice to see the whole thing stay full circle in our local area […]
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December 23, 2025 at 9:52 PM
> This is local money being kept here in the form of purchased ingredients and sold product. You know, it's nice to see the whole thing stay full circle in our local area […]
All I want for christmas is a text editor that can display the text of all the files in a directory in a single view so I can just scroll through all the content without having to select files one by one
December 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
All I want for christmas is a text editor that can display the text of all the files in a directory in a single view so I can just scroll through all the content without having to select files one by one
every once in a while I try an AI tool on a use case where I really would like to have an NLP interface with a question that seems very feasible like "are there any csv files in this directory where field x is nonempty?" - I'll be sure to let y'all know if I ever get a correct answer
December 23, 2025 at 7:56 PM
every once in a while I try an AI tool on a use case where I really would like to have an NLP interface with a question that seems very feasible like "are there any csv files in this directory where field x is nonempty?" - I'll be sure to let y'all know if I ever get a correct answer
real haskell has never been tried
December 23, 2025 at 7:46 PM
real haskell has never been tried
Krugman never said the internet wasn't important. The quote was that its impact wasn't greater than that of the fax machine, and if you're laughing at that then I think it's just you underestimating the impact of the fax machine
December 23, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Krugman never said the internet wasn't important. The quote was that its impact wasn't greater than that of the fax machine, and if you're laughing at that then I think it's just you underestimating the impact of the fax machine
Music and movies have become more lewd and less sexual over the past century
December 23, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Music and movies have become more lewd and less sexual over the past century
White Christmas (1954) is damn near flawless
December 23, 2025 at 2:57 AM
White Christmas (1954) is damn near flawless
Was stopped in the USA today by an armed, un-uniformed law enforcement member who asked to see my papers. Any guess what agency they represented?
December 22, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Was stopped in the USA today by an armed, un-uniformed law enforcement member who asked to see my papers. Any guess what agency they represented?
Look who got her dumb ass stuck on the wrong side of the fence today
December 22, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Look who got her dumb ass stuck on the wrong side of the fence today