@draco18s.bsky.social
Ah! You deleted your twatter account. Now all those old Maggith pictures aren't to be found!
You should get around to reposting those now that you're using BlueSky permanently.
You should get around to reposting those now that you're using BlueSky permanently.
January 13, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Ah! You deleted your twatter account. Now all those old Maggith pictures aren't to be found!
You should get around to reposting those now that you're using BlueSky permanently.
You should get around to reposting those now that you're using BlueSky permanently.
That too, yeah.
But I'd wager that those would still taste bad when boiled and the older variety would taste better grilled.
But I'd wager that those would still taste bad when boiled and the older variety would taste better grilled.
December 18, 2025 at 5:32 AM
That too, yeah.
But I'd wager that those would still taste bad when boiled and the older variety would taste better grilled.
But I'd wager that those would still taste bad when boiled and the older variety would taste better grilled.
Its one way to grow the colony's population!
December 8, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Its one way to grow the colony's population!
The *reverse* (detecting people reading the puzzle prompt without logging in and delaying that first-view) would be much, much easier and penalizing it by *adding* the average everyone else took (or even the maximum) would be more accurate.
December 4, 2025 at 5:48 AM
The *reverse* (detecting people reading the puzzle prompt without logging in and delaying that first-view) would be much, much easier and penalizing it by *adding* the average everyone else took (or even the maximum) would be more accurate.
Essentially it works by checking for outlier values (part 1 times greater than 3 hours, for instance) and taking the average time everyone else took, subtracting that off from submission time, then rolling back to the nearest (5? 15?) minutes and calling it good.
December 4, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Essentially it works by checking for outlier values (part 1 times greater than 3 hours, for instance) and taking the average time everyone else took, subtracting that off from submission time, then rolling back to the nearest (5? 15?) minutes and calling it good.
Several years ago my group started wanting to compare part 2 times as *time since completion of part 1* rather than including part 1's time, so I started dumping a custom leaderboard.
As part of that I took a best-guess at folks that started late and approximating their begin time for part 1.
As part of that I took a best-guess at folks that started late and approximating their begin time for part 1.
December 4, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Several years ago my group started wanting to compare part 2 times as *time since completion of part 1* rather than including part 1's time, so I started dumping a custom leaderboard.
As part of that I took a best-guess at folks that started late and approximating their begin time for part 1.
As part of that I took a best-guess at folks that started late and approximating their begin time for part 1.
Now that a global leaderboard is no longer a thing, an idea that's been bouncing around in my head about measuring how long it takes folks to do puzzles might make more sense:
Logging time from first view of the puzzle.
It's a lot easier to detect (and account for) cheating than for late starts.
Logging time from first view of the puzzle.
It's a lot easier to detect (and account for) cheating than for late starts.
December 4, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Now that a global leaderboard is no longer a thing, an idea that's been bouncing around in my head about measuring how long it takes folks to do puzzles might make more sense:
Logging time from first view of the puzzle.
It's a lot easier to detect (and account for) cheating than for late starts.
Logging time from first view of the puzzle.
It's a lot easier to detect (and account for) cheating than for late starts.
My eyes are the one of my five senses I can't live without.
December 3, 2025 at 7:05 PM
My eyes are the one of my five senses I can't live without.
Somewhere between 3 and 4.
I don't nearly have enough stuff on my desk to qualify as 4, but I don't have the lights off either.
I don't nearly have enough stuff on my desk to qualify as 4, but I don't have the lights off either.
November 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Somewhere between 3 and 4.
I don't nearly have enough stuff on my desk to qualify as 4, but I don't have the lights off either.
I don't nearly have enough stuff on my desk to qualify as 4, but I don't have the lights off either.
I think this is accurate enough.
November 22, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I think this is accurate enough.
I actually taught my mother that broccoli was tasty.
The trope comes from an era where mom boiled everything to cook it. Boiling sucks all the flavor out of vegetables, so the result is a tasteless mush (and raw broccoli is kind of bitter). You'll see the same with brussle sprouts (try grilling em!)
The trope comes from an era where mom boiled everything to cook it. Boiling sucks all the flavor out of vegetables, so the result is a tasteless mush (and raw broccoli is kind of bitter). You'll see the same with brussle sprouts (try grilling em!)
October 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I actually taught my mother that broccoli was tasty.
The trope comes from an era where mom boiled everything to cook it. Boiling sucks all the flavor out of vegetables, so the result is a tasteless mush (and raw broccoli is kind of bitter). You'll see the same with brussle sprouts (try grilling em!)
The trope comes from an era where mom boiled everything to cook it. Boiling sucks all the flavor out of vegetables, so the result is a tasteless mush (and raw broccoli is kind of bitter). You'll see the same with brussle sprouts (try grilling em!)
Eeey, a fellow magpie gryph!
October 13, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Eeey, a fellow magpie gryph!
I want two. ;v;
October 12, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I want two. ;v;
Says the guy that never realized that Youtube, Vimeo, every other video website, Itch.io, and every other Flash and Unity game site has had fullscreen functionality at the click of a button.
(Why yes, this ad hooks into that very same browser feature, what a surprise!)
(Why yes, this ad hooks into that very same browser feature, what a surprise!)
September 30, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Says the guy that never realized that Youtube, Vimeo, every other video website, Itch.io, and every other Flash and Unity game site has had fullscreen functionality at the click of a button.
(Why yes, this ad hooks into that very same browser feature, what a surprise!)
(Why yes, this ad hooks into that very same browser feature, what a surprise!)
It's not really an exploit if it requires user participation.
And this "exploit" has existed "in browsers" ever since Win+R was added to the OS. So since Windows 95.
I'll also point out that this advertisement--displayed on a Mac--won't fool anyone.
And this "exploit" has existed "in browsers" ever since Win+R was added to the OS. So since Windows 95.
I'll also point out that this advertisement--displayed on a Mac--won't fool anyone.
September 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
It's not really an exploit if it requires user participation.
And this "exploit" has existed "in browsers" ever since Win+R was added to the OS. So since Windows 95.
I'll also point out that this advertisement--displayed on a Mac--won't fool anyone.
And this "exploit" has existed "in browsers" ever since Win+R was added to the OS. So since Windows 95.
I'll also point out that this advertisement--displayed on a Mac--won't fool anyone.
Right. And malicious advertisements have been the bane of web browsing since Javascript was implemented. One of the selling points of early Chrome was the fact that it had built-in adblock.
But in the ad / adblock / anti-adblock war, the vender is invisible (and so, they do no oversight).
But in the ad / adblock / anti-adblock war, the vender is invisible (and so, they do no oversight).
September 30, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Right. And malicious advertisements have been the bane of web browsing since Javascript was implemented. One of the selling points of early Chrome was the fact that it had built-in adblock.
But in the ad / adblock / anti-adblock war, the vender is invisible (and so, they do no oversight).
But in the ad / adblock / anti-adblock war, the vender is invisible (and so, they do no oversight).
oh this is malicious as fuck. Win + R opens command prompt, and it asks you to paste and enter what's on your clipboard. that's like actually evil holy shit
September 30, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Both of those functions has legitimate uses.
1. Browser game (doesn't matter what engine) that has a full-screen button. Click it, browser goes full screen.
2. Clipboard via JS has entirely valid uses and isn't even malicious by itself.
The fake windows update screen itself isn't preventable.
1. Browser game (doesn't matter what engine) that has a full-screen button. Click it, browser goes full screen.
2. Clipboard via JS has entirely valid uses and isn't even malicious by itself.
The fake windows update screen itself isn't preventable.
September 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Both of those functions has legitimate uses.
1. Browser game (doesn't matter what engine) that has a full-screen button. Click it, browser goes full screen.
2. Clipboard via JS has entirely valid uses and isn't even malicious by itself.
The fake windows update screen itself isn't preventable.
1. Browser game (doesn't matter what engine) that has a full-screen button. Click it, browser goes full screen.
2. Clipboard via JS has entirely valid uses and isn't even malicious by itself.
The fake windows update screen itself isn't preventable.
Dat face you have. It makes me smile.
Absolutely befuddled.
Love it.
Absolutely befuddled.
Love it.
September 30, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Dat face you have. It makes me smile.
Absolutely befuddled.
Love it.
Absolutely befuddled.
Love it.
Well not exactly. Instead of a womb they have a shell gland (the egg stays in there for about 20 hours, almost universally across species) before being laid.
But peeps don't care and like to draw birds with giant bellies anyway.
But peeps don't care and like to draw birds with giant bellies anyway.
September 27, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Well not exactly. Instead of a womb they have a shell gland (the egg stays in there for about 20 hours, almost universally across species) before being laid.
But peeps don't care and like to draw birds with giant bellies anyway.
But peeps don't care and like to draw birds with giant bellies anyway.