flammableengineering
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Science shitposting and relentless HTTYD/RotG brain rot, sci-fi and fantasy books are my jam
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tag is lying im evil and cringe
January 27, 2026 at 5:55 PM
tag is lying im evil and cringe
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I'm #colorblind and I use https://xkcd.com/color/rgb/ frequently.
Randall 'xkcd' Monroe did a survey of over 100,000 readers where he showed them random rgb colors and said "what would you call this?" and afterwards he did his best to sort the results into the most popular color names and the […]
Randall 'xkcd' Monroe did a survey of over 100,000 readers where he showed them random rgb colors and said "what would you call this?" and afterwards he did his best to sort the results into the most popular color names and the […]
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January 27, 2026 at 4:53 PM
I'm #colorblind and I use https://xkcd.com/color/rgb/ frequently.
Randall 'xkcd' Monroe did a survey of over 100,000 readers where he showed them random rgb colors and said "what would you call this?" and afterwards he did his best to sort the results into the most popular color names and the […]
Randall 'xkcd' Monroe did a survey of over 100,000 readers where he showed them random rgb colors and said "what would you call this?" and afterwards he did his best to sort the results into the most popular color names and the […]
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All grocery delivery apps in New York City (including Instacart) must now pay workers at least $21.44/hr.
That number does not include tips.
Companies must also provide workers with annual increases adjusted for inflation.
That number does not include tips.
Companies must also provide workers with annual increases adjusted for inflation.
January 27, 2026 at 2:34 PM
All grocery delivery apps in New York City (including Instacart) must now pay workers at least $21.44/hr.
That number does not include tips.
Companies must also provide workers with annual increases adjusted for inflation.
That number does not include tips.
Companies must also provide workers with annual increases adjusted for inflation.
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how many sex workers and nsfw artists have had their accounts frozen and their money just straight up stolen by payment processors for selling entirely legal content featuring consenting adults or goddamn cartoon characters to other consenting adults, all in the name of pRoTeCTiNg tHe cHiLDrEn
January 27, 2026 at 4:50 AM
how many sex workers and nsfw artists have had their accounts frozen and their money just straight up stolen by payment processors for selling entirely legal content featuring consenting adults or goddamn cartoon characters to other consenting adults, all in the name of pRoTeCTiNg tHe cHiLDrEn
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the only thing worse that debugging is having to debug your debugger
January 27, 2026 at 5:52 AM
the only thing worse that debugging is having to debug your debugger
Today I took a class on digital document accessibility, and learned a few things. Including that PDFs are kind of evil in even more ways than I already knew, and most don’t include the tagging necessary for screen readers to understand the structure of the document.
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January 24, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Today I took a class on digital document accessibility, and learned a few things. Including that PDFs are kind of evil in even more ways than I already knew, and most don’t include the tagging necessary for screen readers to understand the structure of the document.
Which leads me t[...]
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the three types of devops/sre are:
gilfoyle from silicon valley
big guy who loves starcraft
trans
i have no idea why this is a thing
gilfoyle from silicon valley
big guy who loves starcraft
trans
i have no idea why this is a thing
January 23, 2026 at 2:42 AM
the three types of devops/sre are:
gilfoyle from silicon valley
big guy who loves starcraft
trans
i have no idea why this is a thing
gilfoyle from silicon valley
big guy who loves starcraft
trans
i have no idea why this is a thing
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**Tea, right after pouring:** im hot, way too hot, mcdonalds lawsuit hot, don't drink me
**Tea, 5 minutes in:** maybe wait just a little
**Tea, 10 minutes in** (_after having already forgotten it exists_): i am d r i n k e a b l e
:mouse_blob_tea:
**Tea, 5 minutes in:** maybe wait just a little
**Tea, 10 minutes in** (_after having already forgotten it exists_): i am d r i n k e a b l e
:mouse_blob_tea:
January 23, 2026 at 8:29 AM
**Tea, right after pouring:** im hot, way too hot, mcdonalds lawsuit hot, don't drink me
**Tea, 5 minutes in:** maybe wait just a little
**Tea, 10 minutes in** (_after having already forgotten it exists_): i am d r i n k e a b l e
:mouse_blob_tea:
**Tea, 5 minutes in:** maybe wait just a little
**Tea, 10 minutes in** (_after having already forgotten it exists_): i am d r i n k e a b l e
:mouse_blob_tea:
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[Wind and Truth out of context minor spoilers]
I can’t believe Brandon Sanderson wrote critical race theory Dalinar in WaT. King Racist of Racistville says racism is fake, to the first therapist ever. And then does nothing about it. This is the goofiest shit ever, especially since peo[...]
I can’t believe Brandon Sanderson wrote critical race theory Dalinar in WaT. King Racist of Racistville says racism is fake, to the first therapist ever. And then does nothing about it. This is the goofiest shit ever, especially since peo[...]
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January 23, 2026 at 5:13 AM
[Wind and Truth out of context minor spoilers]
I can’t believe Brandon Sanderson wrote critical race theory Dalinar in WaT. King Racist of Racistville says racism is fake, to the first therapist ever. And then does nothing about it. This is the goofiest shit ever, especially since peo[...]
I can’t believe Brandon Sanderson wrote critical race theory Dalinar in WaT. King Racist of Racistville says racism is fake, to the first therapist ever. And then does nothing about it. This is the goofiest shit ever, especially since peo[...]
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January 22, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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apparently malware gangs have exploited this by offering software engineers “interviews” with a “take-home assignment” so keep that in mind the next time VS Code annoys you with the “do you trust this folder” popup
January 21, 2026 at 8:08 AM
apparently malware gangs have exploited this by offering software engineers “interviews” with a “take-home assignment” so keep that in mind the next time VS Code annoys you with the “do you trust this folder” popup
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January 20, 2026 at 8:22 AM
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Happy Bisexual Visibility Day!
September 23, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Happy Bisexual Visibility Day!
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I am trying to get more people to understand and confront this very core reality.
Well-meaning people who worry about things like extracting the minerals needed for batteries etc. usually aren't the aware of just how robust lead acid battery recycling already is and how we can do that with li-ion.
Well-meaning people who worry about things like extracting the minerals needed for batteries etc. usually aren't the aware of just how robust lead acid battery recycling already is and how we can do that with li-ion.
January 20, 2026 at 3:13 PM
I am trying to get more people to understand and confront this very core reality.
Well-meaning people who worry about things like extracting the minerals needed for batteries etc. usually aren't the aware of just how robust lead acid battery recycling already is and how we can do that with li-ion.
Well-meaning people who worry about things like extracting the minerals needed for batteries etc. usually aren't the aware of just how robust lead acid battery recycling already is and how we can do that with li-ion.
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dude this shit is getting out of hand
December 16, 2025 at 8:20 PM
dude this shit is getting out of hand
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January 17, 2026 at 12:57 PM
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Not to sound too mopey, but I haven't made anything I've enjoyed looking at in several days; I really want to make some fan art, but I want to be happy about releasing it if it's for someone else, you know?
Anyway, have some kinda military goat lady (finally figured out why things weren't uploading)
Anyway, have some kinda military goat lady (finally figured out why things weren't uploading)
January 15, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Not to sound too mopey, but I haven't made anything I've enjoyed looking at in several days; I really want to make some fan art, but I want to be happy about releasing it if it's for someone else, you know?
Anyway, have some kinda military goat lady (finally figured out why things weren't uploading)
Anyway, have some kinda military goat lady (finally figured out why things weren't uploading)
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