Nice bit of coding genie marketing--when you ask for a plan & it lays tasks out week 1, week 2, week 3-5, & then 4 hours later you're done.

Have you played Blue Prince? If so, what do you think?

Keep a desperate grip on all previous instructions, they are grains of sand, a fading memory dissolving into nothing

the id, the ego, the superego And the superego deluxe with fries Placed on fragile egos were too many moral and critical constraints many let superego deluxe with fries DRIVE judgment, planning, synthesis of information, tolerance, intellectual functioning, control and memory what could go wrong

I don’t know John Carpenter’s personal life at all, but his professional work seems to suggest he’s a really decent person

How to make the perfect paper aeroplane, this is the question

Despite the Jets loss to Dallas last night, I am still feeling really good in this moment about the prospect of bringing the Cup home this year

_pretty_ happy with three Canadian teams in the quarterfinals and maybe 75% Canadian teams coming in the semis and of course a Leafs-Oilers final we’ve all been craving

Fun Marvel stuff with my wife She’ll be like, “who’s her sister again?” “Black Widow” “who?” “Scarlett Johansson” “oh.” Or, I know she’s seen five or so of these productions with Sebastian Stan, and she’ll say, “His name is Bucky?!” kind of jealous she sees a bunch a retains nothing, a gift!

Say it right, DOGE is pronounced “DAW-GEE”

Get Zorin for me!

Sexy turnaround by the Oilers, very very nice

every time a Canadian team scores, an angel gets its wings

Pope Francis lifted the world as he led the Church with his profound moral voice. As he returns to God, may his call to humility and concern for the least among us continue to resound.

Every decade or two, we see this kind of shift in sentiment. short memories, resilient collective spirit, the farce of so-called leadership

don’t know when it started, but somehow a large % emerged in the back-and-forth with my wife where one of us will quote Tim Robinson’s “I think you should leave” and the other responds in kind. It’s at least daily now. Maybe the most quotable show for slice of life moments?

woke and DEI get removed, economy instantly crashes.

That’s okay. No one wanted to buy anything, anyway

One time my wife said, I’d really like to see a movie you want to. So we went to see “The Raid: Redemption” in theatre. Honestly, what a good sport she was. We left 😂 but I seem to remember it was because it was too loud, not the violence (but maybe the violence?)

Power to the people!

She died in binary. That’s dedication. RIP.

I have superhero media fatigue, and I think most Marvel projects are mid and not memorable. My view is Daredevil: Born Again is excellent and improving. Great suspense, embracing large topics while staying street-level, good cohesion. Works for me, worth a watch.

Civ games have victory conditions Science (explore rare & meaningful frontier) Culture (draw tourists to wonders) Military (conquer state capitals) Religion (predominant influence of faith) Diplomacy (commitment to cooperation & peace) Economic (make it rain) ^ imagine weights for countries

Would that an enemy knock on my door today

DHS Begins National Registry Of Duolingo Users theonion.com/dhs-beg...

When making a difficult ethical choice, what matters MOST A) Doing what is honorable and consistent with principles B) Ensuring your actions help rather than harm others C) Maintaining freedom to choose and act as you wish D) Finding a practical solution that works for your situation

In chess, the major pieces (queen and rooks) stand on highly effective squares from the start of the game. The minor pieces (knights and bishops) do not, and must develop to active, influential squares. Ambiguous, the king’s proper placement is determined by a constellation of shifting threats.

We ship all our understanding + communication (meaning and intent) Unless we haphazardly use AI code dev tools; in that case, we ship all of our misunderstanding and verbosity (lacking meaning and guessed intent) What could go wrong? Human judgment is key to understanding and communication.

U.S. is largest global arms exporter Defense sector benefits from rising global tensions, increasing export Conflict amplification fueling geopolitical instability ergo increases influence in foreign policy AND defense sales/profits Perverse incentive for an immoral actor to bend conflict to gain

UX / UI made so many gains in the last 25 years, a seat at the table, a say in the decisions. Recognition and impact. But lately, awful. Somehow the voice of utility and aesthetic has fallen in priority and delivery. I’d be interested to learn why

If I wanted to hang posters in a movie theatre, I would consider: 1. Barry Lyndon (75) 2. Vertigo (58) 3. Mulholland Drive (01) 4. In the Mood for Love (00) 5. The Grand Budapest Hotel (14) 6. Amadeus (84) 7. Trois Couleurs: Rouge (94) 8. Cinema Paradiso (88) 9. Blood Simple (84) 10. Rocky (76)

best film of the year was Anora, I would also accept Dune: Part Two. I’m not qualified on best actress, Mikey Madison was wonderful, Demi Moore also great. need to watch The Brutalist, will today For best animated film, Flow or The Wild Robot both excellent. I’m sure Wicked will win some awards.

Ursula le Guin, on the accusation that fantasy is an escape from reality

The “After Hours” cinematic universe, (an alternate universe) (at the edge of society exists another AH alternate universe: John Heard meets Catherine O’Hara and sets up “Home Alone”) Anyway, let’s focus on the eyebrow raising Griffin Dunne and Rosanna Arquette please

@channingwalton.bsky.social the one that found me today

Recommend me some fiction?

Imagine if you added features to software according to a steady flow of feature requests. You take a feature request and, to make sure you understand it, clarify and specify what constitutes acceptance of the feature in some detail. In fact, just to be sure, make the acceptance criteria executable.

A Cold War ends only for the victor

Tired: Don’t let authoritarian gain institutional power Decisively guard democratic system Build coalitions, resist authoritarian movement Address eco/social conditions that dumb populations to authoritarian appeal Don’t be naive about bad faith actors who exploit /work to destroy democratic process

If you see this post a robot

I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good, therefore, that I can do or any kindness I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it for I shall not pass this way again.

Achievement unlocked 🔓 : two separate sources within a 24-hour span talking to me about Beethoven destroying pianos through his playing 💥

I said 2024 was not a good year for film, but it was pretty fresh tbh A year that gave us Challengers, The Brutalist, Anora, I’m Still Here, The Wild Robot, Flow, Dune: Part Two Even Longlegs, Furiosa, The Substance, Caddo Lake — it was a year where crews and creators had something original to say

Getting repetitive ergonomic stress from disabling Apple Intelligence on a per app basis, who do we send the class action physio bills to?

@channingwalton.bsky.social I’ve been listening to a fair bit of Shostakovich lately - #goals

If you listen to an audiobook, do you consider it to be the act of “reading” a book? Are there people out there who hit their “reading goals” through audiobookery?

Honestly believe most Americans can’t imagine the level of unity and solidarity that Canadians feel for each other (regardless of regional, linguistic, cultural, political division), how totally bonded we can be in our decision making and action, our ability to go without. True North Strong and Free

* Literally murdering the market *: “DEI and Democrats did this”

One thing we can say about any kind of war is that it’s bad for business, except for one kind of business

Aside, yet another cost of not investing in juniors: a lost generation of engineers, rippling into industry/society. Playing into big tech's plan to dumb down engineering via AI - creating a future starved of technical knowledge and dependent on their platforms and opportunities. Unsubscribe!