Alex
@halfloaf.bsky.social
An engineer working to make small things into slightly larger things.
If you’d like to try mine, I’d be happy to send it somewhere! Heads-up though - it requires a physical SIM card, where my current phone uses an eSIM. That’s another reason why I haven’t taken the leap yet.
December 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
If you’d like to try mine, I’d be happy to send it somewhere! Heads-up though - it requires a physical SIM card, where my current phone uses an eSIM. That’s another reason why I haven’t taken the leap yet.
Have you ever been tempted by a dumb phone, like a Lightphone 3?
I have one, but now my work requires a smartphone for authentication.
I really like the idea and the design, though.
www.thelightphone.com/lightiii
I have one, but now my work requires a smartphone for authentication.
I really like the idea and the design, though.
www.thelightphone.com/lightiii
The Light Phone
Light is a radically different technology company. We design beautiful tools that respect and empower our users and our first product is The Light Phone.
www.thelightphone.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Have you ever been tempted by a dumb phone, like a Lightphone 3?
I have one, but now my work requires a smartphone for authentication.
I really like the idea and the design, though.
www.thelightphone.com/lightiii
I have one, but now my work requires a smartphone for authentication.
I really like the idea and the design, though.
www.thelightphone.com/lightiii
St. Louis honestly sounds like a very nice city! Between you and all of the chess folks that live in the area, I like the style!
December 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
St. Louis honestly sounds like a very nice city! Between you and all of the chess folks that live in the area, I like the style!
Ooo thank you for reminding me about this game! I will be back into it as soon as I finish Dispatch! (And then listen to the spoilers section of Triple Click!)
Thank you all for talking about both of these wonderful games, btw. You all are basically my games curators, and you all have great taste!
Thank you all for talking about both of these wonderful games, btw. You all are basically my games curators, and you all have great taste!
November 26, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Ooo thank you for reminding me about this game! I will be back into it as soon as I finish Dispatch! (And then listen to the spoilers section of Triple Click!)
Thank you all for talking about both of these wonderful games, btw. You all are basically my games curators, and you all have great taste!
Thank you all for talking about both of these wonderful games, btw. You all are basically my games curators, and you all have great taste!
Important question:
Does this mean that you’ve already finished Silksong?
Does this mean that you’ve already finished Silksong?
September 28, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Important question:
Does this mean that you’ve already finished Silksong?
Does this mean that you’ve already finished Silksong?
Reposted by Alex
Yeah, this probably should have been a post, but, ultimately, I'm simply saying:
Trump is lawless.
Too many people and institutions are letting him.
We don't have to let him.
When we don't, we win.
Trump is lawless.
Too many people and institutions are letting him.
We don't have to let him.
When we don't, we win.
September 27, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Yeah, this probably should have been a post, but, ultimately, I'm simply saying:
Trump is lawless.
Too many people and institutions are letting him.
We don't have to let him.
When we don't, we win.
Trump is lawless.
Too many people and institutions are letting him.
We don't have to let him.
When we don't, we win.
One of my favorite sunset / sunrise tricks - if you can draw a line in the sky between the moon and the sun, that’s the plane of the solar system!
Super-handy for finding planets, and it makes me feel like I’m standing in the side of a ball, which is fun.
Super-handy for finding planets, and it makes me feel like I’m standing in the side of a ball, which is fun.
September 19, 2025 at 1:06 PM
One of my favorite sunset / sunrise tricks - if you can draw a line in the sky between the moon and the sun, that’s the plane of the solar system!
Super-handy for finding planets, and it makes me feel like I’m standing in the side of a ball, which is fun.
Super-handy for finding planets, and it makes me feel like I’m standing in the side of a ball, which is fun.
+1 for Kati - it’s paid, but it’s not expensive, and it’s nice that my data isn’t a product that the company is selling.
September 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
+1 for Kati - it’s paid, but it’s not expensive, and it’s nice that my data isn’t a product that the company is selling.
The famous Duane Gretzky line.
September 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
The famous Duane Gretzky line.
Thank you for doing what you do. This court has been wild to follow, and I can only imagine how frustrating this must be to someone trained in law.
September 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Thank you for doing what you do. This court has been wild to follow, and I can only imagine how frustrating this must be to someone trained in law.
@malloryomeara.bsky.social I want to hear your opinion on this.
August 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
@malloryomeara.bsky.social I want to hear your opinion on this.
This series is a rollercoaster of roller coasters!
Have tissues ready! So many emotive points punched me in the heart.
Have tissues ready! So many emotive points punched me in the heart.
August 30, 2025 at 3:25 PM
This series is a rollercoaster of roller coasters!
Have tissues ready! So many emotive points punched me in the heart.
Have tissues ready! So many emotive points punched me in the heart.
Shoot, I even cheated on the last line!
This is actually a fun game, though.
This is actually a fun game, though.
August 29, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Shoot, I even cheated on the last line!
This is actually a fun game, though.
This is actually a fun game, though.
Hip of theseusnym
Hip of Theseus, NY
IP of Theseus, NY
IP of the EU, NY
…
I think I’m stuck.
Hip of Theseus, NY
IP of Theseus, NY
IP of the EU, NY
…
I think I’m stuck.
August 29, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Hip of theseusnym
Hip of Theseus, NY
IP of Theseus, NY
IP of the EU, NY
…
I think I’m stuck.
Hip of Theseus, NY
IP of Theseus, NY
IP of the EU, NY
…
I think I’m stuck.
You all really do great work!! Thank you! Seriously.
August 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
You all really do great work!! Thank you! Seriously.
I second the Kagi recommendation! It’s been my personal search provider for more than a year now, and it’s been refreshingly not-annoying.
August 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I second the Kagi recommendation! It’s been my personal search provider for more than a year now, and it’s been refreshingly not-annoying.
Oh please sell a shirt with the Minotaur logo.
August 26, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Oh please sell a shirt with the Minotaur logo.
Reposted by Alex
Yes their nuclear physics made great progress (Tsar Bomba; but see Chernobyl), and so did missiles and some engineering and a few other fields. But compare Soviet science and technology to US science and tech over same period. The huge difference comes from openness, freedom, and public investment.
August 26, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Yes their nuclear physics made great progress (Tsar Bomba; but see Chernobyl), and so did missiles and some engineering and a few other fields. But compare Soviet science and technology to US science and tech over same period. The huge difference comes from openness, freedom, and public investment.
It’s an absolute tragedy. Irma a good time to remind people that the board that usually studies serious workplace harm like this in the US is currently being shut down by this administration.
www.chemistryworld.com/news/us-plan...
www.chemistryworld.com/news/us-plan...
US plans to close Chemical Safety Board by October
Government says CSB duplicates capabilities in other agencies
www.chemistryworld.com
August 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
It’s an absolute tragedy. Irma a good time to remind people that the board that usually studies serious workplace harm like this in the US is currently being shut down by this administration.
www.chemistryworld.com/news/us-plan...
www.chemistryworld.com/news/us-plan...
I believe it will be similar to what we’ve already seen, but to a more extreme degree. Fewer voting locations in areas with high democratic polling. Everyone will “technically” be able to vote, but it’ll be absolutely impractical for Trump’s enemies.
August 18, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I believe it will be similar to what we’ve already seen, but to a more extreme degree. Fewer voting locations in areas with high democratic polling. Everyone will “technically” be able to vote, but it’ll be absolutely impractical for Trump’s enemies.