Utility Nerd
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a ring camera is not your friend
December 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM
a ring camera is not your friend
Honestly, this is one of the disagreements I'm having with Silksong.
"Here are a dozen mobility upgrades, now fight these twelve dudes three at a time in a cramped box."
www.tumblr.com/prokopetz/80...
"Here are a dozen mobility upgrades, now fight these twelve dudes three at a time in a cramped box."
www.tumblr.com/prokopetz/80...
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💬 5 🔁 272 ❤️ 660 · I've spent the last several hours mastering an increasingly esoteric set of skills and tools which revolve entirely around reaching high places in dynamic hostile environments,…
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December 14, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Honestly, this is one of the disagreements I'm having with Silksong.
"Here are a dozen mobility upgrades, now fight these twelve dudes three at a time in a cramped box."
www.tumblr.com/prokopetz/80...
"Here are a dozen mobility upgrades, now fight these twelve dudes three at a time in a cramped box."
www.tumblr.com/prokopetz/80...
I have very mixed feelings on using oral exams to avoid AI use.
On the one hand, as a science teacher it's very easy to tell when someone's bullshitting you in an oral exam.
On the other hand, it encourages vibes-based grading, where more charismatic people get higher scores.
Rubrics are so key.
On the one hand, as a science teacher it's very easy to tell when someone's bullshitting you in an oral exam.
On the other hand, it encourages vibes-based grading, where more charismatic people get higher scores.
Rubrics are so key.
December 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I have very mixed feelings on using oral exams to avoid AI use.
On the one hand, as a science teacher it's very easy to tell when someone's bullshitting you in an oral exam.
On the other hand, it encourages vibes-based grading, where more charismatic people get higher scores.
Rubrics are so key.
On the one hand, as a science teacher it's very easy to tell when someone's bullshitting you in an oral exam.
On the other hand, it encourages vibes-based grading, where more charismatic people get higher scores.
Rubrics are so key.
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I intend to keep shouting into the wind on this stuff, in the hopes that internationalism/cosmopolitanism wasn't just a brief break in history from which we'll inevitably revert.
December 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I intend to keep shouting into the wind on this stuff, in the hopes that internationalism/cosmopolitanism wasn't just a brief break in history from which we'll inevitably revert.
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Yeah!
What this fucking guy said.
Finally, some jerkoff gets us.
What this fucking guy said.
Finally, some jerkoff gets us.
This is a nonsense accusation. Bostonians are insufferably douchey to EVERYBODY. Any man or woman, whatever color or creed, can walk down the street confident that someone will tell them to go fuck themselves.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development said Thursday that it was opening an investigation into housing policies in Boston, scrutinizing whether the city discriminated against white people.
December 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Yeah!
What this fucking guy said.
Finally, some jerkoff gets us.
What this fucking guy said.
Finally, some jerkoff gets us.
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In Washington, the spotlight is suddenly focusing on US Representative Seth Magaziner’s proposal to ban members of Congress and their families from trading stocks.
US Representative Seth Magaziner’s congressional stock trading ban gains momentum - The Boston Globe
“Things are very much heating up on this. I don’t have an answer on the path to the floor for a vote just yet, but it’s accelerating,” Magaziner said.
www.bostonglobe.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM
In Washington, the spotlight is suddenly focusing on US Representative Seth Magaziner’s proposal to ban members of Congress and their families from trading stocks.
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NOW abduction is bad?????
The agent, who’s assigned to another HSI office and is in Minnesota on “temporary detail for an operation,” is unfamiliar with the Twin Cities, did not know where they were going, and “was in fear that he was being abducted.”
FBI: Man, woman drive to police station with Homeland Security agent trapped in vehicle
A man and a woman are facing charges of assaulting a federal officer after Homeland Security Investigations agents tried to arrest the man Wednesday for overstaying his student visa. The pair drove to...
www.mprnews.org
December 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
NOW abduction is bad?????
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Some say it is best to live without regrets, but sometimes regrets are necessary to uncover honor within yourself. We learn kindness from the example of others, but also from reflecting on times when we were unkind, regretting those moments, and vowing to do better.
December 10, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Some say it is best to live without regrets, but sometimes regrets are necessary to uncover honor within yourself. We learn kindness from the example of others, but also from reflecting on times when we were unkind, regretting those moments, and vowing to do better.
"Don't report something as spam if what you really want to do is block it" yeah, GMail and Android Messages, I know. I didn't ask for this, it's a solicitation for money, it is the very definition of spam.
December 9, 2025 at 5:08 PM
"Don't report something as spam if what you really want to do is block it" yeah, GMail and Android Messages, I know. I didn't ask for this, it's a solicitation for money, it is the very definition of spam.
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I'm at the combination
December 4, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I'm at the combination
If you live in the greater Boston area, it behooves you to know the area's two finest weather sources: @weatherishappening.com and the French Toast Alert System at www.universalhub.com/french-toast . These two have never steered me wrong. Or wronged my steer either.
French Toast Alert System
www.universalhub.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:53 AM
If you live in the greater Boston area, it behooves you to know the area's two finest weather sources: @weatherishappening.com and the French Toast Alert System at www.universalhub.com/french-toast . These two have never steered me wrong. Or wronged my steer either.
I'm for everything here except "Night".
Admin work *must* be done during work hours for people to understand what it requires of the company.
Admin work *must* be done during work hours for people to understand what it requires of the company.
New, from @pamherd.bsky.social & I:
@chriscolin3000.bsky.social invented Admin Night, a strategy to turn the drudgery of completing dreaded administrative tasks into a party.
"We’re social beings. We’re meant to update our password apps together!"
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/aint-no-pa...
@chriscolin3000.bsky.social invented Admin Night, a strategy to turn the drudgery of completing dreaded administrative tasks into a party.
"We’re social beings. We’re meant to update our password apps together!"
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/aint-no-pa...
Ain't No Party Like an Administrative Burden Party
You are cordially invited to Admin Night - bring your paperwork
donmoynihan.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I'm for everything here except "Night".
Admin work *must* be done during work hours for people to understand what it requires of the company.
Admin work *must* be done during work hours for people to understand what it requires of the company.
Anyway, Roger Moore's Bond is aware of his theme song and other operatives can use that theme song to subtly signal they know who he is.
November 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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A roll of aluminum foil is maybe one of the most incredible things you will ever hold in your life. That was a creation for kings and you wrap it around food and throw it in the dumpster. You talk about planes as aluminum cans, as if both are not one of the most incredible creations in history.
November 27, 2025 at 5:50 PM
A roll of aluminum foil is maybe one of the most incredible things you will ever hold in your life. That was a creation for kings and you wrap it around food and throw it in the dumpster. You talk about planes as aluminum cans, as if both are not one of the most incredible creations in history.
"You'll be visited by three spirits"
the three spirits:
the three spirits:
November 25, 2025 at 6:54 PM
"You'll be visited by three spirits"
the three spirits:
the three spirits:
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re: roblox dude's interview crashout. the thing he wants to say but can't is "at scale, kids are gonna get hurt. that is the price for scale." the thing nobody wants to say out loud is "maybe scaling to a level where harm isn't manageable is bad, and scale should be contained"
November 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
re: roblox dude's interview crashout. the thing he wants to say but can't is "at scale, kids are gonna get hurt. that is the price for scale." the thing nobody wants to say out loud is "maybe scaling to a level where harm isn't manageable is bad, and scale should be contained"
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The classic text-based adventure game of incalculable influence will live on.
Microsoft makes Zork I, II, and III open source under MIT License
Microsoft’s Open Source Programs Office worked with Jason Scott to do it.
arstechnica.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The classic text-based adventure game of incalculable influence will live on.
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Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
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Unlike most apps these days, Scrivener does not use AI in any way. However, if you’re on a Mac, you may see an AI prompt.
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Here’s why, and what you can do if you want to remove this: buff.ly/MlAq0rL
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Here’s why, and what you can do if you want to remove this: buff.ly/MlAq0rL
November 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Unlike most apps these days, Scrivener does not use AI in any way. However, if you’re on a Mac, you may see an AI prompt.
.
Here’s why, and what you can do if you want to remove this: buff.ly/MlAq0rL
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Here’s why, and what you can do if you want to remove this: buff.ly/MlAq0rL
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Astrophotographer snaps 'absolutely preposterous' photo of skydiver 'falling' past the sun's surface | Live Science
This photo is breaking my brain. 🤯
https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/astrophotographer-snaps-absolutely-preposterous-photo-of-skydiver-falling-past-the-suns-surface
This photo is breaking my brain. 🤯
https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/astrophotographer-snaps-absolutely-preposterous-photo-of-skydiver-falling-past-the-suns-surface
Astrophotographer snaps 'absolutely preposterous' photo of skydiver 'falling' past the sun's surface
Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy has snapped a striking shot of a skydiving YouTuber perfectly aligned with the fiery surface of the sun. The unlikely image, dubbed "The Fall of Icarus," required meticulous planning to pull off.
www.livescience.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Astrophotographer snaps 'absolutely preposterous' photo of skydiver 'falling' past the sun's surface | Live Science
This photo is breaking my brain. 🤯
https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/astrophotographer-snaps-absolutely-preposterous-photo-of-skydiver-falling-past-the-suns-surface
This photo is breaking my brain. 🤯
https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/astrophotographer-snaps-absolutely-preposterous-photo-of-skydiver-falling-past-the-suns-surface
November 15, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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"sign this waiver"
"what's it for?"
"you need to pass an ouija board test"
"what? why?"
"because we can't use a coinflip as a cover for menace and hazing"
"what's it for?"
"you need to pass an ouija board test"
"what? why?"
"because we can't use a coinflip as a cover for menace and hazing"
November 14, 2025 at 9:09 PM
"sign this waiver"
"what's it for?"
"you need to pass an ouija board test"
"what? why?"
"because we can't use a coinflip as a cover for menace and hazing"
"what's it for?"
"you need to pass an ouija board test"
"what? why?"
"because we can't use a coinflip as a cover for menace and hazing"
Yo I heard you like screenshots
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November 14, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Yo I heard you like screenshots
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