jordan
@jordan.sometimes.social
jaded tech industry trench-digger / computer cleric / suburban #Chicago parent
not a hugger / no flirting
I use lots of profanity, which I do not CW. sometimes I […]
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“pandoc for the people”, the pandoc wasm web-app, is now available at https://pandoc.org/app/
It allows to run any kind of document conversion that pandoc supports in the browser. The documents never leave the computer, thus ensuring *full privacy*.
Conversions to pdf are done via Typst […]
It allows to run any kind of document conversion that pandoc supports in the browser. The documents never leave the computer, thus ensuring *full privacy*.
Conversions to pdf are done via Typst […]
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fosstodon.org
February 4, 2026 at 9:44 AM
“pandoc for the people”, the pandoc wasm web-app, is now available at https://pandoc.org/app/
It allows to run any kind of document conversion that pandoc supports in the browser. The documents never leave the computer, thus ensuring *full privacy*.
Conversions to pdf are done via Typst […]
It allows to run any kind of document conversion that pandoc supports in the browser. The documents never leave the computer, thus ensuring *full privacy*.
Conversions to pdf are done via Typst […]
[Girl Scout cookies]
I enjoy the new flavor (Exploremores) which means they'll probably never make it again, just like the raspberry ones
I enjoy the new flavor (Exploremores) which means they'll probably never make it again, just like the raspberry ones
February 5, 2026 at 4:47 PM
[Girl Scout cookies]
I enjoy the new flavor (Exploremores) which means they'll probably never make it again, just like the raspberry ones
I enjoy the new flavor (Exploremores) which means they'll probably never make it again, just like the raspberry ones
1995
Nintendo: Hey everyone! It’s the Virtual Boy!
Gamers: What the fuck, this is dogshit
2026
Nintendo: Hey everyone! It’s the Virtual Boy! Again!
Gamers: Such a classic, let me queue to buy one
Nintendo: Hey everyone! It’s the Virtual Boy!
Gamers: What the fuck, this is dogshit
2026
Nintendo: Hey everyone! It’s the Virtual Boy! Again!
Gamers: Such a classic, let me queue to buy one
February 5, 2026 at 5:20 AM
1995
Nintendo: Hey everyone! It’s the Virtual Boy!
Gamers: What the fuck, this is dogshit
2026
Nintendo: Hey everyone! It’s the Virtual Boy! Again!
Gamers: Such a classic, let me queue to buy one
Nintendo: Hey everyone! It’s the Virtual Boy!
Gamers: What the fuck, this is dogshit
2026
Nintendo: Hey everyone! It’s the Virtual Boy! Again!
Gamers: Such a classic, let me queue to buy one
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February 5, 2026 at 1:35 AM
new RSS filter: delete any articles with the phrase "the big game" in the title
February 4, 2026 at 4:07 PM
new RSS filter: delete any articles with the phrase "the big game" in the title
I got a shortwave radio but I got no fuckin idea what to do with it
I'm a total radio poser
I'm a total radio poser
February 4, 2026 at 2:31 PM
I got a shortwave radio but I got no fuckin idea what to do with it
I'm a total radio poser
I'm a total radio poser
Are Technica has fully fallen to the slop lords, huh? RIP
February 4, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Are Technica has fully fallen to the slop lords, huh? RIP
February 4, 2026 at 12:43 AM
so there's all sorts of NTSC transmitters on Amazon for cheap
do TVs even come with NTSC tuners anymore?
do TVs even come with NTSC tuners anymore?
February 3, 2026 at 10:22 PM
so there's all sorts of NTSC transmitters on Amazon for cheap
do TVs even come with NTSC tuners anymore?
do TVs even come with NTSC tuners anymore?
I dunno, if I hired a "developer relations" person and that person got on social media and pissed everyone off and got to the point of fighting with people on their personal account, I would probably subsequently fire that person
that's just me tho
that's just me tho
February 3, 2026 at 9:07 PM
I dunno, if I hired a "developer relations" person and that person got on social media and pissed everyone off and got to the point of fighting with people on their personal account, I would probably subsequently fire that person
that's just me tho
that's just me tho
at the dentist too fucking much when the receptionist greets me by name
February 3, 2026 at 3:58 PM
at the dentist too fucking much when the receptionist greets me by name
kid is playing the Switch version of Minecraft and I was not prepared for how creeped out I would be by the phrase “Mario skin pack”
February 3, 2026 at 1:36 PM
kid is playing the Switch version of Minecraft and I was not prepared for how creeped out I would be by the phrase “Mario skin pack”
read some quote that was like “it’s obvious that the natural endpoint of video games is full simulation,” and like, is it?
I feel like this betrays a very limited concept of what games could or should be
not everything needs to be a fully immersive world. not everything needs to be in three […]
I feel like this betrays a very limited concept of what games could or should be
not everything needs to be a fully immersive world. not everything needs to be in three […]
Original post on sometimes.social
sometimes.social
February 3, 2026 at 5:22 AM
read some quote that was like “it’s obvious that the natural endpoint of video games is full simulation,” and like, is it?
I feel like this betrays a very limited concept of what games could or should be
not everything needs to be a fully immersive world. not everything needs to be in three […]
I feel like this betrays a very limited concept of what games could or should be
not everything needs to be a fully immersive world. not everything needs to be in three […]
what are we using for eBay sniping these days? jBidwatcher used to be the thing back in the day but it looks pretty moribund
February 2, 2026 at 6:23 PM
what are we using for eBay sniping these days? jBidwatcher used to be the thing back in the day but it looks pretty moribund
[linux muttering]
I wish `systemctl --user` was `userctl`
I wish `systemctl --user` was `userctl`
February 2, 2026 at 6:08 PM
[linux muttering]
I wish `systemctl --user` was `userctl`
I wish `systemctl --user` was `userctl`
how do people without hardwood floors or tile know how to align their furniture?
February 2, 2026 at 4:58 PM
how do people without hardwood floors or tile know how to align their furniture?
me as a new parent: gonna make the kid watch all the same cartoons I did!
me: after Amphibia, She-Ra (the new one), Steven Universe, etc: the cartoons of my youth are obsolete relics largely devoid of entertainment value
me: after Amphibia, She-Ra (the new one), Steven Universe, etc: the cartoons of my youth are obsolete relics largely devoid of entertainment value
February 2, 2026 at 3:08 PM
me as a new parent: gonna make the kid watch all the same cartoons I did!
me: after Amphibia, She-Ra (the new one), Steven Universe, etc: the cartoons of my youth are obsolete relics largely devoid of entertainment value
me: after Amphibia, She-Ra (the new one), Steven Universe, etc: the cartoons of my youth are obsolete relics largely devoid of entertainment value
nothing like the Grammys to make me feel like a space alien from an entirely different galaxy
February 2, 2026 at 1:43 AM
nothing like the Grammys to make me feel like a space alien from an entirely different galaxy
I wonder what the fashion industry would be like without patriarchy
February 2, 2026 at 12:07 AM
I wonder what the fashion industry would be like without patriarchy
I swear every third recipe on Apple News is called Marry Me Something, Marry Me This, Marry Me That, there just can’t possibly be this many recipes worthy of betrothal
February 1, 2026 at 9:32 PM
I swear every third recipe on Apple News is called Marry Me Something, Marry Me This, Marry Me That, there just can’t possibly be this many recipes worthy of betrothal
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we were short of the tokens needed to play #lorwyneclipsed at the #mtg draft night last night so I printed some tonight
as long as I was printing them myself I figured I might as well have fun with it
1/2
as long as I was printing them myself I figured I might as well have fun with it
1/2
February 1, 2026 at 5:35 AM
we were short of the tokens needed to play #lorwyneclipsed at the #mtg draft night last night so I printed some tonight
as long as I was printing them myself I figured I might as well have fun with it
1/2
as long as I was printing them myself I figured I might as well have fun with it
1/2
my dog’s needs are simple
* pet me forever
* both hands, please
* eyes on me, no distractions
* pet me forever
* both hands, please
* eyes on me, no distractions
February 1, 2026 at 1:11 PM
my dog’s needs are simple
* pet me forever
* both hands, please
* eyes on me, no distractions
* pet me forever
* both hands, please
* eyes on me, no distractions
we were short of the tokens needed to play #lorwyneclipsed at the #mtg draft night last night so I printed some tonight
as long as I was printing them myself I figured I might as well have fun with it
1/2
as long as I was printing them myself I figured I might as well have fun with it
1/2
February 1, 2026 at 5:35 AM
we were short of the tokens needed to play #lorwyneclipsed at the #mtg draft night last night so I printed some tonight
as long as I was printing them myself I figured I might as well have fun with it
1/2
as long as I was printing them myself I figured I might as well have fun with it
1/2
[US politics]
> “There is no clear way for the Court to determine at what point Defendants’ alleged unlawful actions…becomes (sic) so problematic that they amount to unconstitutional coercion and an infringement on Minnesota’s state sovereignty,” she wrote, later adding that there is “no […]
> “There is no clear way for the Court to determine at what point Defendants’ alleged unlawful actions…becomes (sic) so problematic that they amount to unconstitutional coercion and an infringement on Minnesota’s state sovereignty,” she wrote, later adding that there is “no […]
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sometimes.social
January 31, 2026 at 6:04 PM
[US politics]
> “There is no clear way for the Court to determine at what point Defendants’ alleged unlawful actions…becomes (sic) so problematic that they amount to unconstitutional coercion and an infringement on Minnesota’s state sovereignty,” she wrote, later adding that there is “no […]
> “There is no clear way for the Court to determine at what point Defendants’ alleged unlawful actions…becomes (sic) so problematic that they amount to unconstitutional coercion and an infringement on Minnesota’s state sovereignty,” she wrote, later adding that there is “no […]
yoooo Static Shock is back in DC Comics
January 31, 2026 at 2:35 PM
yoooo Static Shock is back in DC Comics