Alex Southwell
@saphid.bsky.social
Dad, husband, System/Software engineer
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I noticed someone mentioning that they couldn't afford "How Git Works" right now.
we have a "buy one give one" program where we give away 1 free copy for every zine sold. You can use code BUYONEGIVEONE to get a free PDF copy of How Git Works if $12 is a lot for you.
wizardzines.com/zines/git/
we have a "buy one give one" program where we give away 1 free copy for every zine sold. You can use code BUYONEGIVEONE to get a free PDF copy of How Git Works if $12 is a lot for you.
wizardzines.com/zines/git/
How Git Works
wizardzines.com
February 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I noticed someone mentioning that they couldn't afford "How Git Works" right now.
we have a "buy one give one" program where we give away 1 free copy for every zine sold. You can use code BUYONEGIVEONE to get a free PDF copy of How Git Works if $12 is a lot for you.
wizardzines.com/zines/git/
we have a "buy one give one" program where we give away 1 free copy for every zine sold. You can use code BUYONEGIVEONE to get a free PDF copy of How Git Works if $12 is a lot for you.
wizardzines.com/zines/git/
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I can't stop thinking about Zuck's "masculine energy". I have worked in Tech since 2007. I have routinely been the only woman in a room. No matter how many green teas and lactation rooms you put in, this industry remains overwhelmingly masculine.
If it sucks, it's because the men in charge suck.
If it sucks, it's because the men in charge suck.
January 18, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I can't stop thinking about Zuck's "masculine energy". I have worked in Tech since 2007. I have routinely been the only woman in a room. No matter how many green teas and lactation rooms you put in, this industry remains overwhelmingly masculine.
If it sucks, it's because the men in charge suck.
If it sucks, it's because the men in charge suck.
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why does my dog look like a middle manager?
January 16, 2025 at 10:10 PM
why does my dog look like a middle manager?
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Wow! LASCO is a camera on the SOHO space-based solar observatory. It has an occulting disk that blocks the Sun and lets us see fainter material around it. This time-lapse lasts several days, and holy wow that comet!
January 16, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Wow! LASCO is a camera on the SOHO space-based solar observatory. It has an occulting disk that blocks the Sun and lets us see fainter material around it. This time-lapse lasts several days, and holy wow that comet!
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For those out there leaving comments on posts from people who are excited about the Switch 2 like "I hope the Switch 2 fails." or "Nintendo sucks blah blah."
Hey. Shut up.
It's one thing to not like something, but to go out of your way to rain on someone's parade is baby behavior. Grow up.
Hey. Shut up.
It's one thing to not like something, but to go out of your way to rain on someone's parade is baby behavior. Grow up.
January 17, 2025 at 12:52 AM
For those out there leaving comments on posts from people who are excited about the Switch 2 like "I hope the Switch 2 fails." or "Nintendo sucks blah blah."
Hey. Shut up.
It's one thing to not like something, but to go out of your way to rain on someone's parade is baby behavior. Grow up.
Hey. Shut up.
It's one thing to not like something, but to go out of your way to rain on someone's parade is baby behavior. Grow up.
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With everything so seemingly terrible these days & no sign of anything remotely hopeful in the near future, I thought you might need this photo of a baby giraffe.
January 17, 2025 at 12:27 AM
With everything so seemingly terrible these days & no sign of anything remotely hopeful in the near future, I thought you might need this photo of a baby giraffe.
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oh you use a text editor? real programmers make their edits directly on the github web ui
January 17, 2025 at 1:57 AM
oh you use a text editor? real programmers make their edits directly on the github web ui
The path to enlightenment
December 20, 2024 at 8:43 AM
The path to enlightenment
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I know this icon is supposed to be a video camera, but it looks more like a blocky angler fish in the middle of a conversation.
December 11, 2024 at 6:53 PM
I know this icon is supposed to be a video camera, but it looks more like a blocky angler fish in the middle of a conversation.
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LIBERTY
Photographed twelve hours ago, Curiosity rover's MAHLI Calibration Target, with its 1909 Lincoln penny, and, just above it, a very tiny cartoon figure of "Joe the Martian".
ℹ️ science.nasa.gov/resource/ful... 🧪🔭
#Mars Dec. 7, 2024 (Sol 4386)
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
Photographed twelve hours ago, Curiosity rover's MAHLI Calibration Target, with its 1909 Lincoln penny, and, just above it, a very tiny cartoon figure of "Joe the Martian".
ℹ️ science.nasa.gov/resource/ful... 🧪🔭
#Mars Dec. 7, 2024 (Sol 4386)
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
December 8, 2024 at 9:35 AM
LIBERTY
Photographed twelve hours ago, Curiosity rover's MAHLI Calibration Target, with its 1909 Lincoln penny, and, just above it, a very tiny cartoon figure of "Joe the Martian".
ℹ️ science.nasa.gov/resource/ful... 🧪🔭
#Mars Dec. 7, 2024 (Sol 4386)
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
Photographed twelve hours ago, Curiosity rover's MAHLI Calibration Target, with its 1909 Lincoln penny, and, just above it, a very tiny cartoon figure of "Joe the Martian".
ℹ️ science.nasa.gov/resource/ful... 🧪🔭
#Mars Dec. 7, 2024 (Sol 4386)
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
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I talk about this a lot in my exoplanets public lecture — Earth has a *lot* of surface water. A LOT. I flew to Australia from SF and was over land for about 30 minutes out of a 13 hour flight. The Pacific is HUGE, half the planet.
It’s interesting that the emojis show the earth from three angles 🌎 🌍 🌏 but not the fourth.
Though 🔵 is a fair approximation of what it would look like.
People underestimate the Pacific.
Though 🔵 is a fair approximation of what it would look like.
People underestimate the Pacific.
December 6, 2024 at 6:13 PM
I talk about this a lot in my exoplanets public lecture — Earth has a *lot* of surface water. A LOT. I flew to Australia from SF and was over land for about 30 minutes out of a 13 hour flight. The Pacific is HUGE, half the planet.
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the blog post writeup of this is so good eieio.games/blog/writing...
how do you all remember every UUID? I find it really hard. so I wrote them all down on every uuid dot com
the list has fast search across all 2^122 values (so you can find your favorites) - hoping to add some social features like "trending UUIDs" soon!
the list has fast search across all 2^122 values (so you can find your favorites) - hoping to add some social features like "trending UUIDs" soon!
December 7, 2024 at 1:10 PM
the blog post writeup of this is so good eieio.games/blog/writing...
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I need to find a coffee studio. Maybe a tea studio for the right kind of tea.
you can categorise all indie studios into these 3 types:
-coffee lovers
-tea enjoyers
-redbull fiends
-coffee lovers
-tea enjoyers
-redbull fiends
December 8, 2024 at 4:46 AM
I need to find a coffee studio. Maybe a tea studio for the right kind of tea.
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Hey everyone! The remaster I've been working on for like 6 years is out! It's a remaster of my 11 year old game InFlux! It's a marble-rolling puzzle game! You can buy it! Please leave positive reviews for it so the algo doesn't immediately bury it?!?! Ily
steamcommunity.com/games/867150...
steamcommunity.com/games/867150...
November 16, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Hey everyone! The remaster I've been working on for like 6 years is out! It's a remaster of my 11 year old game InFlux! It's a marble-rolling puzzle game! You can buy it! Please leave positive reviews for it so the algo doesn't immediately bury it?!?! Ily
steamcommunity.com/games/867150...
steamcommunity.com/games/867150...
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The flipside of this is the thing you put off for a long time because it'll be a nightmare to get down, and then it takes an hour and is fun. Much more rare than the converse though.
I'm in this post and I don't like it
Two stages of writing:
1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no
1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no
December 4, 2024 at 11:03 PM
The flipside of this is the thing you put off for a long time because it'll be a nightmare to get down, and then it takes an hour and is fun. Much more rare than the converse though.
@b0rk.jvns.ca Hey I got your amazing hardcopy zines. I'd love to spend more of my work learning budget on great work like yours instead of just giving oreily more money. Got any suggestions?
December 5, 2024 at 12:50 AM
@b0rk.jvns.ca Hey I got your amazing hardcopy zines. I'd love to spend more of my work learning budget on great work like yours instead of just giving oreily more money. Got any suggestions?
Fml spilt my coffee before decanting so now I have coffee and grounds everywhere
December 4, 2024 at 9:41 PM
Fml spilt my coffee before decanting so now I have coffee and grounds everywhere
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This is Theo. He's always looking out for his older sister Mia. Sometimes that means simply making sure she gets enough pets at day care. 13/10 for both
December 2, 2024 at 8:12 PM
This is Theo. He's always looking out for his older sister Mia. Sometimes that means simply making sure she gets enough pets at day care. 13/10 for both
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This one was a doozy:
If your terminal supports it, termsky.app now has hyperlinks for mentions/hashtags/links in posts 💫
Try it out: ssh termsky.app
If your terminal supports it, termsky.app now has hyperlinks for mentions/hashtags/links in posts 💫
Try it out: ssh termsky.app
December 2, 2024 at 1:35 AM
This one was a doozy:
If your terminal supports it, termsky.app now has hyperlinks for mentions/hashtags/links in posts 💫
Try it out: ssh termsky.app
If your terminal supports it, termsky.app now has hyperlinks for mentions/hashtags/links in posts 💫
Try it out: ssh termsky.app
I just completed "Historian Hysteria" - Day 1 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/1
December 2, 2024 at 1:11 AM
I just completed "Historian Hysteria" - Day 1 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/1
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I'm actually using Bluesky's "personal data server" but I could be using my own, and that's how this works.
Data across the open internet!
Data across the open internet!
November 25, 2024 at 12:25 AM
I'm actually using Bluesky's "personal data server" but I could be using my own, and that's how this works.
Data across the open internet!
Data across the open internet!
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The existence of "Very Negative" and "Overwhelmingly Negative" is so funny to me??? Which petty Steam employee thought this was needed???
"Not only is your game ass, but 500 people agree that it's ass!"
Either way, this chart should explain why reviews are so important to indies! #gamedev
"Not only is your game ass, but 500 people agree that it's ass!"
Either way, this chart should explain why reviews are so important to indies! #gamedev
November 17, 2024 at 3:29 PM
The existence of "Very Negative" and "Overwhelmingly Negative" is so funny to me??? Which petty Steam employee thought this was needed???
"Not only is your game ass, but 500 people agree that it's ass!"
Either way, this chart should explain why reviews are so important to indies! #gamedev
"Not only is your game ass, but 500 people agree that it's ass!"
Either way, this chart should explain why reviews are so important to indies! #gamedev