Open up this picture fully. Then look at the surface of Mars. Then look up to the top right. Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky. Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos. That's Earth.

Today while tinkering with git and MacOS, I learned about "case-preserving" vs "case-sensitive" in APFS and... is it too early to start drinking? =]

This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...

Street in southern Spain.

www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle... "Australia doesn’t just excel at big renewables and big batteries. Four million homes produce rooftop solar; a few weeks ago, those households temporarily supplied 55% of demand on the National Electricity Market, Westerman said."

How to Orchid: youtu.be/hbO1z13WP8o?...

Seattle folks - a local indie publisher could use some help: gofund.me/ab8cd5646

The Beatle

I just Doomscrolled 813 meters and killed 349 monsters. How far can you get? gisnep.com/doomscroll

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When I interviewed for Beam Software back in 1994, they had me play Bubsy and say what I thought about it. I played it, and was like... "this is kinda crappy". And they said "yup, that was a test - if you liked it, you would have flunked the interview" Anyway can't wait to check out Bubsy 4D =]

Oh great a SEVENEVES prequel

DUNE I Lost My Car!

This is the way. I know people want the single solution to our food/ag/climate problems to be Everyone Go Vegan or Zero Food Waste but we’re going to need dozens of unsexy partial solutions involving dung. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Here it is, finally. The truth. In a landmark #greenwashing legal case brought by @parentsforclimate.bsky.social, #EnergyAustralia has publicly acknowledged that offsets do not undo the harms of burning fossil fuels & apologised to more than 400,000 customers of its carbon #offsetting product

Lift weights 🏋️ You don't have to be all serious about it. It's easy, fun, safe, and has a surprisingly large array of physical and mental health benefits which manifest very early (first couple of months) of your lifting career. Your body wants to be strong!

R.E.M.'s Radio Free Europe 2025 Remix by Jacknife Lee youtu.be/f_rshoUeixk...

I think the NYT house style is gonna drive me insane. "A smaller container may be be cheaper", but it also "may contain less" What do you mean MAY contain less? A smaller container of the same substance WILL contain less, no exceptions, no ifs, buts or maybes. WTF?

"To be insulted by these fascists is so degrading" - David Bowie

It's here! The very first EV from a global OEM that's running on a solid-state battery. Long time coming.

The only good thing happening.

Grifters misspell things in their posts/announcements on purpose, so you share their information payload by "dunking on them". I see it happening all the time. Don't help them spread their nonsense. They don't care that you laughed at them. They care that your followers saw their thing.

What are some good BlueSky video feeds? I found this BikeSky one to kick the tires of the new TikTok style feed and I like it! bsky.app/profile/did:... More please!

Speaking of healthcare. Let's make @bsky.app the platform that fights misinformation. Some great follows are @drsusanoliver.bsky.social @jsm2334.bsky.social @therealtruther.bsky.social Let's get them more followers and engagement than other platforms and let health science accounts find a home

Our installation at Burning Man last year

Just making sure that everyone is aware of this crab that NOAA scientists found

Check out gamedev legend Raph's kickstarter - really cool project!

Paul Atreides in a trance, simultaneously savoring the genetic memory of every single Dorito eaten by humanity’s ancestors

Bought Caves of Qud to play over Xmas break and what is happening!?

Very cool podcast interview with @localthunk.bsky.social taking about the genesis of Balatro! youtu.be/b8CyE1svP2k

Solar is about 40% of CAISO's (California) electricity at 9 in the morning of December 1, 2024. Gas is about 23%. Solar is generating more electricity than gas in both Texas & California this December morning. Few, if anyone, thought that would happen 5 years ago. www.caiso.com/todays-outlo...

Whether you're getting started in #godot or something else, this is generally a good rule of thumb.

NEW KENDRICK LAMAR ALBUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Two stationary stars, and two lines of 800 asteroids. Standard 1/r^2 gravity. Built here: testtubegames.com/gravity.html

Hahaha it's actually me =]

It’s me, @mariabamford.bsky.social I’ve just left Twitter. I’m a comedian and had used Twitter to connect with fans and other comedians. I’m not sure how to let people know I’m here. Ha-ha.

Hey new users— we’ve been trying to build a strong culture of expecting alt text. Take it from me, because I’ve heard from them: there are blind people on this app and they appreciate being included. You can also turn on a setting that prevents you from posting images without it, if you forget

It is easy to be hyperbolic in all political commentary, but one should be clear that Trump's rhetoric meets all the conventional definitions of fascism. Many people seem afraid of saying this because it seems extreme or hysterical, but it is what it is.

I'm doing this thing next week - Gamers for Harris This is my continuous sinking feeling this might not be locked up and just trying to help where I can. You can sign up here to be on the list or I will post a link next week when it's live. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

It’s done. This is the moment Britains last remaining coal power station came off the electricity system for the final time, marking the end of 142 years of coal generating electricity in Great Britain. HT National Grid ESO

Alright, here is a timelapse of the most remarkably beautiful and electric storm I have ever chased, almost exactly one year ago tonight in central Oklahoma. This is why I chase.

I think this means I was the tipping point on the way to 10M =]

For one of my teams, I'm looking for a freelance VFX artist who wants to take on a game that will go hard on explosions, lasers, chunks of enemies, and smoke trails everywhere. Paid contract, fully remote position, made in Unity, no shipped commercial games required. If you're interested, DM me.

Screenshots from my first game, Caravan SandWitch. It releases in less than 24 hours 🫡

Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend.

here it is, the video that famously crashed the servers by going viral in 1895