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@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 […]
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February 4, 2026 at 9:44 AM
they’re gonna try and redeem the Power Glove next, just you watch

don’t be fooled, kids, that sucked too, like, a lot
February 5, 2026 at 5:22 AM
on the other hand, the Chicago Reader has new owners so maybe they’ll quit publishing lists like “20 best AIs to jerk off with”

yeah that was more or less an actual headline
February 4, 2026 at 2:13 PM
@librarymonster I can't even get my local library to opt in to bridging their Bluesky account

No RSS or iCalendar feeds for any of their stuff either :/
February 3, 2026 at 10:25 PM
more and more “immersive” 3D games keep coming out and people keep playing side scrollers, they keep playing text adventures, they keep buying books full of sudoku puzzles
February 3, 2026 at 5:28 AM
like, there is a certain type of gamer who really only wants increasingly realistic versions of Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto and I feel like that kind of person’s desires are vastly over represented in the gaming press and industry
February 3, 2026 at 5:25 AM
all I'm finding now are websites that offer to do it for you as a service and LOL fuck no buddy
February 2, 2026 at 6:26 PM
@hannah is it bad that I'm not going to vote for that guy mostly because I am baffled and dismayed by his mailers?
February 2, 2026 at 5:20 PM
the thing that really makes my cup of loathing overflow is McDonald's retreating 80's Happy Meal toys for adults

I dunno why that one particular thing puts me into Hater Mode 11 but holy shit when is my generation gonna grow the fuck uppppp
February 2, 2026 at 3:12 PM
I feel like nostalgia for 80's childhood just keeps intensifying over time and I don't really get it

like, things are bad now, sure

but they weren't good back then, unless your parents were rich
February 2, 2026 at 3:09 PM