[uspol] damn this state of the union is hard to watch

hear me out: what if there was a bingo twitch streamer

met a person yesterday that said they build web apps in c# and dotnet and i didnt even know that was like a thing that was possible

mfs be like "born too late to explore the world 😢" does openstreetmap look complete to you? get working

one hour of beat saber and my skills come right back, amazing how the brain works :neocat_floof:

pluribus makes me feel like there is still hope for humanity

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@mochabeau/115844447218977279 update: i found out what app was using over 50% of my cpu in the background this morning

[mini rant about office] office 365 is actually an unusable platform for collaboration. three versions (windows, macos, online) of word that format stuff differently, different options and user interfaces appear depending on what user agent your browser has, different versions show completely […]

at some point soon i will visit vrchat again, its been too long

they're telling me it isn't a bubble, but "ai glasses" appear four times before an actual vr headset on the oculus/meta website

at one point i existed in a world where it was "eachother" as single word, and they moved me to another universe so that spellcheck would always flag it

and when youre dead i will still be a lime

the fact that the bridge from hong kong to macau is _just about_ in mainland china is probably the most annoying thing ever there

rotterdam is my favorite european city ive visited, but then i realize thats probably because im american

how linkedin be showing me a $19/hr internship based in a 500-person food desert

why would you buy an ebike from a random new startup and not just an existing bike company? :neocat_confused:

2026 discord candidates of note

y'all moving to irc or xmpp or whatever. me and gang moving to mailing lists. shitposting mail transfer protocol. dovecot carrying our hangout plans. sendmailing our trash talking.

i love computers so much, they are so cool :neocat_floof:

i thought i was like kinda competent at programming and now c is making me feel like a real dumbass like :neocat_confused:

absolutely insane feature if this works

i have built a beautiful app that crashes instantly when i press anything i love c

i have a bunch of apps i run in screen instances that i should definitely make into systemd services

something about ejecting and pulling in a cd drive from software feels so fucking cool yes it is intentional and boring behavior but OMG I CAN MOVE SOMETHING PHYSICALLY BY PRESSING A BUTTON ON MY KEYBOARD

the job market so ass :neocat_cry:

reminding myself that i dont plan to webdev for a living helps me feel better about my css crimes

i want to design a program that prevents a remote-access attack, but also doesn't close their connection. it should open a chat window, so i can talk to them and ask them about their day

zen browser was actually such a boost to my productivity, i am so glad i took the time to get used to it

pockys are actually so dangerous, i be eating like two and suddenly i ate the whole box

its amazing that the us considers age 20 not old enough to go to concerts at most places

ive been gone from vr for so long, i can't wait til i'm out of the dorms and can vr again

just saw iron lung, was pretty good :neocat_happy:

entirely unsure how anyone uses sunshine on linux. i have the most boring run-of-the-mill linux install, and literally none of the installation options work, all for different reasons

ive had the same phone theme for too long, i should change it up :neocat_think:

32gb of ram cost $400 now for my 5 year-old laptop :neocat_sad:

what the hell is going on

returning my defective zenfone 9 back in early 2024 and not ordering another one was such a bullet dodged

the twin cities is insane in that there is a sprawling network of rail lines that go to almost every town from the cities, and none of them have passenger service at all

RE: https://flipboard.com/@9to5google/all-stories-2foelm6ez/-/a-SVBZ_AbMTN22h5Q5UMGj5g%3Aa%3A693405699-%2F0 close enough, welcome back android 4.2

very happy to be on social media not owned by larry ellison

GET OUT OF MY HEAD

material you is so pretty, stock android looks so nice these days :neocat_floof_cute:

the lil thing :neofox_smol:

the minnesota special is when you have to walk on the road cause the sidewalk isnt plowed. the wisconsin special is when you don't care cause they didn't plow the road either

update: my car isn't starting. it knows RE: https://infosec.exchange/@mochabeau/115957204007716322

went out to the bookstore cafe with my cutie bf :neocat_cofe:

honestly the idea of a crt showing a black screen is really funny to me... deflection coils deflecting, flyback making its sawtooth, working in perfect harmony to point a grand total of zero electrons at you