a kilo of saucepans (rakslice)
@rakslice.bsky.social
not much doing here yet -- see also https://mastodon.social/@rakslice
he/him
headline picture: the middle of a nautical chart, DFO chart 6451 to be specific
he/him
headline picture: the middle of a nautical chart, DFO chart 6451 to be specific
Pinned
reference: www.csmonitor.com/1991/1107/07...
(just reposting the sign so I can tap it again, since pinned tweets time out here)
(just reposting the sign so I can tap it again, since pinned tweets time out here)
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"Other people have no interiority, and are just services I can access to make myself feel better" is a pretty keen insight into how these people think
November 14, 2025 at 7:41 PM
"Other people have no interiority, and are just services I can access to make myself feel better" is a pretty keen insight into how these people think
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a “Space Force”, if you will
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
a “Space Force”, if you will
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Those of us who are SA survivors are used to the mass shrug in response to even the most overt evidence of horrific behavior. Epstein's crimes and the complicity of many influential figures involved have been known for decades (’05 to be exact). It's never mustered much interest or consequence.
November 14, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Those of us who are SA survivors are used to the mass shrug in response to even the most overt evidence of horrific behavior. Epstein's crimes and the complicity of many influential figures involved have been known for decades (’05 to be exact). It's never mustered much interest or consequence.
LRP: i presumably have more exposure to the world of tech than the avg person, but based on the amount of seo ventures and ppl posting about going to cons this just seems like stuff people do
November 14, 2025 at 3:57 AM
LRP: i presumably have more exposure to the world of tech than the avg person, but based on the amount of seo ventures and ppl posting about going to cons this just seems like stuff people do
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As I told Marie Claire about the Epstein case recently... “There is a lucrative industry in character assassination for hire that powerful and wealthy individuals and companies can deploy to dredge up dirt and minimise the damage of assault allegations...” bsky.app/profile/emma... The Receipts... 🧾
So I’ve had a very brief search of the Epstein database in the last half hour.
Noticed Epstein was paying for Google search result poisoning and attending hacker conferences
Noticed Epstein was paying for Google search result poisoning and attending hacker conferences
November 14, 2025 at 3:35 AM
As I told Marie Claire about the Epstein case recently... “There is a lucrative industry in character assassination for hire that powerful and wealthy individuals and companies can deploy to dredge up dirt and minimise the damage of assault allegations...” bsky.app/profile/emma... The Receipts... 🧾
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diegogambetta.org/wp-content/u... the mediocrity cartel paper is great reading for anyone who hasn't seen it yet.
diegogambetta.org
November 13, 2025 at 9:05 PM
diegogambetta.org/wp-content/u... the mediocrity cartel paper is great reading for anyone who hasn't seen it yet.
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Another poster described it as Creep Omertà and that seems really accurate. Hell, it can even have its own induction ceremony
bsky.app/profile/fren...
bsky.app/profile/fren...
Elizabeth Warren and Yanis Varoufakis have each written of meeting Summers for the first time and him posing a specific, pretty odd question. I wonder how many of your scores of equally unimpressive people who wrote pieces defending him have gotten the same question and answered him differently.
November 13, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Another poster described it as Creep Omertà and that seems really accurate. Hell, it can even have its own induction ceremony
bsky.app/profile/fren...
bsky.app/profile/fren...
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I've just released the first version of my Skifree DOS port.
#DOSember #DOSGaming
All the features you know and love from Skifree windows are there. Just now in MS-DOS
rocketfry.itch.io/skifree-dos-...
#DOSember #DOSGaming
All the features you know and love from Skifree windows are there. Just now in MS-DOS
rocketfry.itch.io/skifree-dos-...
Skifree - DOS Edition by rocketfry
The classic game Skifree - Ported to MS-DOS
rocketfry.itch.io
November 13, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I've just released the first version of my Skifree DOS port.
#DOSember #DOSGaming
All the features you know and love from Skifree windows are there. Just now in MS-DOS
rocketfry.itch.io/skifree-dos-...
#DOSember #DOSGaming
All the features you know and love from Skifree windows are there. Just now in MS-DOS
rocketfry.itch.io/skifree-dos-...
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yeah, I think a thing that is missing from a lot of the ayn rand-ish "up by the bootstraps" philosophy is that the golden ages of u.s. 20th century growth involved boatloads of government spending on the people, and high taxes on the rich
It’s amazing that the people who are supposed to be good at economy keep doing the things that are not what someone good at economy would do. Usually, people having homes and good health means more spending. Making them broke and homeless might work too I guess idk I’m not a president.
November 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
yeah, I think a thing that is missing from a lot of the ayn rand-ish "up by the bootstraps" philosophy is that the golden ages of u.s. 20th century growth involved boatloads of government spending on the people, and high taxes on the rich
LB: truly who needs the national inquirer when your buddy owns the nyt
November 13, 2025 at 7:54 AM
LB: truly who needs the national inquirer when your buddy owns the nyt
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Thinking about how when a neo-nazi hacked Colombia and released Zohran Mamdani's application the NYT covered it as a major scandal sourced from "Colombia" and yet they were seemingly regularly receiving offers of incriminating evidence on Trump and refusing to publish it.
November 13, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Thinking about how when a neo-nazi hacked Colombia and released Zohran Mamdani's application the NYT covered it as a major scandal sourced from "Colombia" and yet they were seemingly regularly receiving offers of incriminating evidence on Trump and refusing to publish it.
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turns out the emails we should have been reading in 2016 were from the NYT
November 12, 2025 at 10:34 PM
turns out the emails we should have been reading in 2016 were from the NYT
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Oh god The Bus is so close now.
And Moz is crushing the dang poster setup AS IS TRADITION
And Moz is crushing the dang poster setup AS IS TRADITION
It's that time of year! The @desertbus.org charity event starts this Friday and once again I'll be making the poster for it!
Every year I watch the entire week long event and add their antics to the poster over time, which you can buy!
Find out more info about the event at desertbus.org
#DB2025
Every year I watch the entire week long event and add their antics to the poster over time, which you can buy!
Find out more info about the event at desertbus.org
#DB2025
November 13, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Oh god The Bus is so close now.
And Moz is crushing the dang poster setup AS IS TRADITION
And Moz is crushing the dang poster setup AS IS TRADITION
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PS the Oculus Go, the most comfortable VR headset I've ever worn, was like $200. I think the world where tech decided "the headset should be $200, and it should weigh as much as the Go, and we ship as much power as we can each year within that constraint" is the world where VR broke out of its niche
Valve has been targeting ~$1000. That's like. Worth it for diehard VRChat furries but not for casual VRChat furries. Good Place is ~$350.
PS, I notice the Frame has no top strap. That is an incredible promise. That means EITHER this thing is shockingly light, OR it will be shockingly uncomfortable.
PS, I notice the Frame has no top strap. That is an incredible promise. That means EITHER this thing is shockingly light, OR it will be shockingly uncomfortable.
November 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
PS the Oculus Go, the most comfortable VR headset I've ever worn, was like $200. I think the world where tech decided "the headset should be $200, and it should weigh as much as the Go, and we ship as much power as we can each year within that constraint" is the world where VR broke out of its niche
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ok one last post -- oldheads are always going to "why is the web dying.... how can we get the kids invested in the free and open web"
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
November 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
ok one last post -- oldheads are always going to "why is the web dying.... how can we get the kids invested in the free and open web"
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
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my patience has increased but I will say, it is ok to have trouble reading, it is not ok to scream at people for things you imagined they said because you can't read what they actually said
November 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
my patience has increased but I will say, it is ok to have trouble reading, it is not ok to scream at people for things you imagined they said because you can't read what they actually said
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how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
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ever since I learned about three-cueing I've developed infinitely more patience for replies on social media. mfers literally do not know how to read. people are walking around conjuring random meanings into words they don't know, and they don't know a lot of words. it's crazy
November 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
ever since I learned about three-cueing I've developed infinitely more patience for replies on social media. mfers literally do not know how to read. people are walking around conjuring random meanings into words they don't know, and they don't know a lot of words. it's crazy
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Stop quoting stuff CEOs say about game development. They don't know shit. Even game devs only know about their own tiny slice of gamedev, so the suits definitely have no idea. You don't have to listen to them or debunk them, sometimes you can just be like "that's idiotic" and live on.
November 12, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Stop quoting stuff CEOs say about game development. They don't know shit. Even game devs only know about their own tiny slice of gamedev, so the suits definitely have no idea. You don't have to listen to them or debunk them, sometimes you can just be like "that's idiotic" and live on.
LRP: hits different because it's the uk who have been through thick and thin with 'em over the last 25+ years
November 12, 2025 at 8:15 AM
LRP: hits different because it's the uk who have been through thick and thin with 'em over the last 25+ years
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UK pauses intelligence-sharing with US on suspected drug vessels in Caribbean
UK pauses intelligence-sharing with US on suspected drug vessels in Caribbean
Rare rupture between military allies comes as concerns grow over Trump administration’s lethal sinking of boats
Britain has suspended the sharing of intelligence with the US on suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean amid concerns information supplied may be used to engage in lethal military strikes by American forces.
Such a decision – a rare rupture between the normally close military allies – would indicate that the UK does not believe the Trump administration’s controversial practice of sinking boats allegedly used by drug traffickers is legal. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
UK pauses intelligence-sharing with US on suspected drug vessels in Caribbean
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draw distance too low for aurora
November 12, 2025 at 7:29 AM
draw distance too low for aurora
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I have only known one air traffic controller, a friend of a friend, really nice guy who talks fast and is very funny and can keep an insane number of unrelated ideas circulating in his head at once
it is, to paraphrase liam neeson, a particular set of skills. would not antagonize
it is, to paraphrase liam neeson, a particular set of skills. would not antagonize
November 12, 2025 at 7:59 AM
I have only known one air traffic controller, a friend of a friend, really nice guy who talks fast and is very funny and can keep an insane number of unrelated ideas circulating in his head at once
it is, to paraphrase liam neeson, a particular set of skills. would not antagonize
it is, to paraphrase liam neeson, a particular set of skills. would not antagonize
misplaced some local useful files re windows retrocomputing and having to search for some interesting numbers to find them again, so I am rapidly reacquainting myself with the state of affairs in windows land
November 12, 2025 at 8:09 AM
misplaced some local useful files re windows retrocomputing and having to search for some interesting numbers to find them again, so I am rapidly reacquainting myself with the state of affairs in windows land