This is pretty amazing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-L8O... If/when we finally get something like domestic robots, I wonder if companies like Disney will have an outsize role in figuring out how to make their appearance acceptable (something the various humanoid robot companies seem mediocre at)

For #blogvent day 19, I wrote about all you can do with .github on... GitHub! cassidoo.co/post/dot-git...

While your junior developers are painting the proverbial fences, they're missing out on learning opportunities you *could* be offering them that would ripen these "green tomatoes" much faster. codemanship.wordpress.com/2025/12/20/a...

The UCP has made 2025 one of the darkest years for Alberta’s democracy. Albertans can turn on the lights in 2026. By simply being Albertan. Let me explain. 🧵 open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...

i stand by this statement every year

Take 5-10 minutes a day to learn about compilers during @matt.godbolt.org's Advent of Compiler Optimizations series on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-Bw...

L'esprit de l'escalier

Stunning footage from earlier today, when the new Kilauea eruption covered the USGS Webcam 3, which is situated in the Halemaʻumaʻu crater near the southern rim of the much larger Kilauea caldera. This *isn't* what the people of Pompeii saw. But it's not very far off.

Should try to do #blogvent but must resist the urge to tinker with my blog set up instead of just writing...

Considering an upgrade to your computer's Wi-Fi or Bluetooth with an Intel wireless M.2 2230 module? Be sure to check to ensure system interface compatibility with your motherboard first! #PCBuilding #Troubleshooting #WiFi #Bluetooth

New Blog Post 📝 Etymology in science usually stops at just photosynthesis, but I use it almost every single lesson. Here are a few stories of some of my lessons and the impact teaching etymology has made on pupil understanding and literacy. inquestion.co.uk/2025/11/28/e...

Have I got the mug for this guy CC: @zachweinersmith.bsky.social

Managed to make a Cacio and Pepe adjacent pasta dish (linguine with cheese and lemon and spinach) that turned out pretty good, aided by science! arxiv.org/html/2501.00...

I'm giving one of my favorite talks "Testable Architecture (Ya Gotta Keep 'em Separated" online at the Calgary Software Crafters meetup on Wednesday, December 10th at 6pm PST (7pm MST, 8pm CST, 9pm EST). Details and RSVP at www.meetup.com/calgary-sof...

Reminder to schedule a colonoscopy

lol

happy monday, taps sign⬇️

Brush your teeth after eating these or else you'll get calculus.

Yay but not until 2028... and also a SUV. I'd take a 6e if they were in Canada but alas

Deadly Delivery brings the comedic courier horror game to Quest and Steam early next month. Details here: www.uploadvr.com/deadly-deliv...

Rereading Seveneves and kind of want to play the Arker's orbital mechanics game.... but I would probably get just as sick as i did trying to play Eve: Valkyrie

github.com/CtrlSpice/ot... simple enough for local dev purposes.

With friends like these, who needs enemies?

🌿 NEW STORY DAY🩸 “Drosera regina” is about a woman whose body behaves like a carnivorous plant, attracting men whether she likes it or not. Read here: www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/dros... Listen here: tinyurl.com/drosera-regina Art by the talented @headfullopuddin.bsky.social

Residents of Calgary - North West: the recall process for Rajan Sawhney is getting off the ground soon! She voted in favor of Bill 2. Website is coming, but in the meantime here is the group page if you use FB. #FireTheUCP #RecallRajan #ableg

TIL about oklch and why some colours look very different on my macbook vs external monitor. oklch.com#0.8524,0.227...

worth applying to politics as well. when you're criticizing an action people take "taking the better action next time" is only one of the alternatives people will consider, and worth remembering that "not bothering at all" is another.

Kinda reminds me of crazy taxi

For the record, Elizabeth talks like this too. It's how you know they're compatible. Fan theory: Pride and Prejudice is the first autism romance.

3. Solar will not solve every problem. But the biggest problem is that our civilisation relies on digging up fossil carbon and burning it, which is destabilising the climate, which multiplies a lot of very unpleasant threats. Solar is part of stopping us needing to do that.

Excellent thread on the state of solar power adoption

I hope this comes to Canada. It would be cool to catch up with F1 , haven't followed it in like 10 years.

The Sprawl started this candidate list last November. Now it's complete. Bios of all 122 candidates running in the October 20 election (including trustee candidates), with links to their websites. Pass it along to anyone who needs it! #yyccc

Oooh new James S.A. Corey book coming out next year: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/james... I really enjoyed The Mercy of Gods am I'm looking forward to the follow up. Pre-order at your local bookstore!

🫠 automerge.org The new Automerge website is live!! The biggest (smallest) surprise? How fun it was to build the demo! Automerge is so robust, it withstood all our weird ideas — like using physics-driven particles to literally push changes between docs — and it just worked. Perfectly. Every time.

To commemorate the latest attempt to change Alberta license plates, let's look back at recent efforts to rebrand prairie political culture. Spoiler alert: All 3 of these premiers enjoyed much higher popularity ratings than does Danielle Smith. And all 3 failed. #ableg

Wtf no 🤮

I added three new tips to my article on "How to Read More Books". verraes.net/2012/12/2012... I've been growing that list since 2012!

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This is what I'm seeing in technical coaching circles for software development. Small scripts and tools, and only use llms where they are useful for specific tasks. Almost a deterministic first approach.

Six years ago, I wrote most of the Tragedian dialogue for Pathologic 2 in iambic pentameter. I'm back now doing the same for Pathologic 3. I figured it was helpful to write a guide on *how* I did it – in case I get hit by a bus and the team has to carry on without me. azhdarchid.com/so-you-want-...

Our kids our old enough not to qualify for the $30 thing, but maybe we just donate $30 a day anyway to help them with ads to counter the government's ads. Or is someone doing something to get donations directly to teachers since they aren't getting strike pay?

They cut off his mic. We’re giving him the floor. Join Evan Li and me for a conversation tonight! ⏰ 8 PM 📺 YouTube Live: youtube.com/@naheednensh...

Wow, this is powerful. ⚙️ DataTUI — A terminal UI for viewing data. 🗂️ Explore CSV/TSV, Excel, SQLite, Parquet & JSON 💯 Supports sorting, filtering, SQL queries. 🦀 Written in Rust & built with @ratatui.rs ⭐ GitHub: github.com/forensicmatt... #rustlang #ratatui #tui #data #terminal #csv #sqlite

Supposed to go to Chicago in November for an internal conference for work but really don't want to

That unnerving sensation of suddenly having your muscle memory make you tap or click in the wrong spot on a piece of software you use daily and realizing They Have Changed Something

People categorized with a meme:🤣

New rule. A parent may only propose removing a book from the school library only after reading it in its entirety and delivering a book report to the librarian. Until then no discussion shall be entered into.

Scientists who study climate don't automatically attribute all changes to human activity. Rather, we carefully investigate every possible natural factor that could explain the planet's warming. Could these be the real culprits? The evidence is in--and the answer is NO. This thread explains! 🧵