Hephaestus
@thinkingsideways.bsky.social
Just a random stranger on the Internet trying hard to be the person who my dog thinks I am.
I suspect that my beloved wife wouldn't object to a freshly cute lumberjack.
December 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I suspect that my beloved wife wouldn't object to a freshly cute lumberjack.
I guess that programming an HP-41C isn't likely to make a comeback, is it?
December 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I guess that programming an HP-41C isn't likely to make a comeback, is it?
Restarting a blast furnace is a non-trivial exercise. On the scale of plugging in a toaster to building a pyramid, it's a whole lot closer to the pyramid.
This is a big commitment on US Steel's part.
This is a big commitment on US Steel's part.
December 5, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Restarting a blast furnace is a non-trivial exercise. On the scale of plugging in a toaster to building a pyramid, it's a whole lot closer to the pyramid.
This is a big commitment on US Steel's part.
This is a big commitment on US Steel's part.
Congratulations!
December 5, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Congratulations!
"Have you heard of the Library of Alexandria? Yeah, well, they set the rules. We just follow them. If you've got a problem with it, take it up with the Ptolemies."
December 3, 2025 at 2:03 AM
"Have you heard of the Library of Alexandria? Yeah, well, they set the rules. We just follow them. If you've got a problem with it, take it up with the Ptolemies."
Begin singing "99 Volumes of Proust on the Shelf".
December 2, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Begin singing "99 Volumes of Proust on the Shelf".
The good news is that the observer will have an outstanding 360° field of view.
The bad news is that they will be a human magnet attracting every piece of metal that the enemy can fling into the sky.
The bad news is that they will be a human magnet attracting every piece of metal that the enemy can fling into the sky.
December 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The good news is that the observer will have an outstanding 360° field of view.
The bad news is that they will be a human magnet attracting every piece of metal that the enemy can fling into the sky.
The bad news is that they will be a human magnet attracting every piece of metal that the enemy can fling into the sky.
In a fleet filled with ships with names such as Invincible, Glorious, Courageous, and Renown, arriving at the pier to be informed that you were about to serve on the Adequate must have been a truly humbling experience.
December 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
In a fleet filled with ships with names such as Invincible, Glorious, Courageous, and Renown, arriving at the pier to be informed that you were about to serve on the Adequate must have been a truly humbling experience.
When you have had a chance to look through them, a brief note about anything interesting would be appreciated.
December 2, 2025 at 2:07 AM
When you have had a chance to look through them, a brief note about anything interesting would be appreciated.
And more reliable.
December 2, 2025 at 1:02 AM
And more reliable.
Thanks. You have been writing the best coverage of this trial that I've seen anywhere. It's very nicely done.
December 2, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Thanks. You have been writing the best coverage of this trial that I've seen anywhere. It's very nicely done.
In the 1930s, "overweight and underpowered" must have been preprinted on the paper used to document specifications.
December 1, 2025 at 8:06 PM
In the 1930s, "overweight and underpowered" must have been preprinted on the paper used to document specifications.
That PSA has done wonders for my imposter syndrome. If someone could get paid for that, even the worst ideas I have must be worth something.
December 1, 2025 at 7:37 PM
That PSA has done wonders for my imposter syndrome. If someone could get paid for that, even the worst ideas I have must be worth something.
No one has ever made a cautionary tale about that before.
November 30, 2025 at 2:00 AM
No one has ever made a cautionary tale about that before.
My favorite is the one that warns you that AI agents are everywhere and that they all make mistakes. So, you need to pay for their AI agent to protect yourself.
"Nice life you've got there. It'd be a shame if something happened to it."
"Nice life you've got there. It'd be a shame if something happened to it."
November 30, 2025 at 1:31 AM
My favorite is the one that warns you that AI agents are everywhere and that they all make mistakes. So, you need to pay for their AI agent to protect yourself.
"Nice life you've got there. It'd be a shame if something happened to it."
"Nice life you've got there. It'd be a shame if something happened to it."
The number of ways in which that might be breaking is simply staggering.
November 30, 2025 at 12:45 AM
The number of ways in which that might be breaking is simply staggering.
Playfair was a player character.
November 29, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Playfair was a player character.
It's probably best that I don't tell you about Waterworld, then.
November 28, 2025 at 10:44 PM
It's probably best that I don't tell you about Waterworld, then.
Mongoose, add me to the list of players who think that this is the stupidest idea imaginable for Traveller.
November 27, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Mongoose, add me to the list of players who think that this is the stupidest idea imaginable for Traveller.