@strainwave.bsky.social
Professional annoyer of electrons, amateur and occasional astronomer from Manchester, UK.
I once got to watch a peacock sneak up on a businessman reading the Financial Times in the beer garden of a historic coaching inn, and fight him for his cheese toastie.
The peacock won.
The peacock won.
February 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I once got to watch a peacock sneak up on a businessman reading the Financial Times in the beer garden of a historic coaching inn, and fight him for his cheese toastie.
The peacock won.
The peacock won.
You absolutely can beat a goose in a fight, but you have to be willing to accept the possibility of showing up as an entry on a Wikipedia page titled "list of people killed by geese".
February 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
You absolutely can beat a goose in a fight, but you have to be willing to accept the possibility of showing up as an entry on a Wikipedia page titled "list of people killed by geese".
I suspect most of the real workers at SpaceX and Tesla do all their real work when Musk is on twitter.
February 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I suspect most of the real workers at SpaceX and Tesla do all their real work when Musk is on twitter.
According to 3-year-old me, this was called a "jellywopter"
a helicopter is flying over a grassy hillside with trees in the background
ALT: a helicopter is flying over a grassy hillside with trees in the background
media.tenor.com
February 15, 2025 at 10:54 AM
According to 3-year-old me, this was called a "jellywopter"
Can I please be excused? I don't think the world really needs that many pictures of unrealistic spaceships.
February 12, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Can I please be excused? I don't think the world really needs that many pictures of unrealistic spaceships.
In. The. Feels.
February 11, 2025 at 4:07 AM
In. The. Feels.
Yours might be. My mind isn't Turing-complete. Not since all that Y2K business, anyway.
February 11, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Yours might be. My mind isn't Turing-complete. Not since all that Y2K business, anyway.
I refuse to write code for computers that don't do me the courtesy of being in the same room so I can power-cycle them if they go weird on me. 😐
February 11, 2025 at 2:55 AM
I refuse to write code for computers that don't do me the courtesy of being in the same room so I can power-cycle them if they go weird on me. 😐
I'm not going to harsh your vibes, man. People should be allowed to be excited about things that excite them, and I wish I was.
February 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I'm not going to harsh your vibes, man. People should be allowed to be excited about things that excite them, and I wish I was.
In the UK, where blackberries grow everywhere, wintergreen is basically the taste of the dentist- especially the violently coloured mouthwash they give you when they tell you to rinse. This is why root beer isn't a thing over here, sadly.
February 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
In the UK, where blackberries grow everywhere, wintergreen is basically the taste of the dentist- especially the violently coloured mouthwash they give you when they tell you to rinse. This is why root beer isn't a thing over here, sadly.
Ah yes, the old "win32? I'm on windows 95, I won't need that old junk" trick. I've never done it, but I've had to deal with family members who have.
February 5, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Ah yes, the old "win32? I'm on windows 95, I won't need that old junk" trick. I've never done it, but I've had to deal with family members who have.
The lord moves in mysterious ways, but couldn't he have picked a faster orbit?
February 4, 2025 at 1:14 AM
The lord moves in mysterious ways, but couldn't he have picked a faster orbit?
Forbidden Planet
February 2, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Forbidden Planet
He forgot one of the oldest maxims in computing. The software/data/goldfish will expand to fit its environment.
February 2, 2025 at 9:34 PM
He forgot one of the oldest maxims in computing. The software/data/goldfish will expand to fit its environment.
I'm a professional programmer; it was probably me that put you there.
February 1, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I'm a professional programmer; it was probably me that put you there.
You could have shown the class 15 minutes of YouTube videos.
January 28, 2025 at 9:24 AM
You could have shown the class 15 minutes of YouTube videos.
I have no podcast despite being a 50-something manly man. The fewer people hear my voice, the less likely I am to be punched in the face.
January 28, 2025 at 9:22 AM
I have no podcast despite being a 50-something manly man. The fewer people hear my voice, the less likely I am to be punched in the face.
I work with (amongst other things) cryptography. I don't tell people because it's nice to have secrets, but mostly because they think I mean cryptocurrency and either run off or they want to tell me about how I should put all my money into their favorite idiot-themed crypto scam.
January 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I work with (amongst other things) cryptography. I don't tell people because it's nice to have secrets, but mostly because they think I mean cryptocurrency and either run off or they want to tell me about how I should put all my money into their favorite idiot-themed crypto scam.
No, but I may have been off ill that day.
If it was high school, I was probably "off ill", if you know what I mean.
If it was high school, I was probably "off ill", if you know what I mean.
January 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
No, but I may have been off ill that day.
If it was high school, I was probably "off ill", if you know what I mean.
If it was high school, I was probably "off ill", if you know what I mean.
We have very similar plans. Apart from the bar.
January 25, 2025 at 7:37 AM
We have very similar plans. Apart from the bar.
It's all down to time. Some time ago, Gravity wasn't so much of a drag, but a couple of weeks ago, I noticed it absolutely sucked, and I blame the forty-something years of time since I last tried falling down the stairs.
January 25, 2025 at 7:30 AM
It's all down to time. Some time ago, Gravity wasn't so much of a drag, but a couple of weeks ago, I noticed it absolutely sucked, and I blame the forty-something years of time since I last tried falling down the stairs.
Me too, but that's mostly because many decades ago (3 and a half), it was my job and my personality type is best described as "resentful lawful neutral"
January 23, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Me too, but that's mostly because many decades ago (3 and a half), it was my job and my personality type is best described as "resentful lawful neutral"