I reckon AMASER is a much better term than the nonsense “spin laser” that the non-technical media settled on. In any case the ability to store energy as angular momentum loaded onto asteroids is a heckin’ revolution for spacers and groundhogs alike. Just make sure not to exceed the tensile […]

The International Astradimensional Emergence Agency was not overly concerned that STL files for a Summoning Assembly were available on thingiverse dot com. The hard part of joining the Astral Weapons club, they maintained, was constructing and triggering the explosive lenses necessary to […]

Found a secret door in the back of my washing machine. Behind it a tiny room with rows of mice fast asleep in odd-sock sleeping bags.

The International Astradimensional Emergence Agency was not overly concerned that STL files for a Summoning Assembly were available on thingiverse dot com. The hard part of joining the Astral Weapons club, they maintained, was constructing and triggering the explosive lenses necessary to […]

“Doctor Nick’s Endoscopy. Ears, Noses Assholes. Not same probe.”. #straightouttashenzen

“I don’t see skin colour” “That is so bullshit” “No really, I wrote a CRISPR macro that reprograms the visual cortex. I tested it on myself but I’m releasing it into the wild next week at DEFCON” “That…that might work.” #tootfic #microfiction #poweronstorytoot

“I don’t see skin colour” “That is so bullshit” “No really, I wrote a CRISPR macro that reprograms the visual cortex. I tested it on myself but I’m releasing it into the wild next week at DEFCON” “That…that might work.” #tootfic #microfiction #poweronstorytoot

When global warming was nudging four degrees, and millions had already died, a lifeline came from the most unexpected place. Astronomers stumbled upon the spectral band for Stellar Nucleofusion Management Protocol, and adjusted the solar output to stabilize planetary temperature. The Plutonians […]

Last nights leftovers boiling for stock, then spicy vege soup for dinner.

#ToolOfTheDay Transfer Screws. I’m sure you can buy them but I just make them when i need a set. Put a screw in your cordless drill and run it against the grindstone to grind off the head and make a point. Use a pin vise to hold the pointy end when inserting. When […] [Original post on aus.social]

When global warming was nudging four degrees, and millions had already died, a lifeline came from the most unexpected place. Astronomers stumbled upon the spectral band for Stellar Nucleofusion Management Protocol, and adjusted the solar output to stabilize planetary temperature. The Plutonians […]

Every 13th April we celebrate Lucinda Alberforce day, commemorating the witch whose death in the explosion that wrecked the Conjuring and Sorcery Module of Apollo 13 almost doomed the (official) crew of the third lunar landing mission. Forced to fall back on the—largely fake—technological flight […]

Every 13th April we celebrate Lucinda Alberforce day, commemorating the witch whose death in the explosion that wrecked the Conjuring and Sorcery Module of Apollo 13 almost doomed the (official) crew of the third lunar landing mission. Forced to fall back on the—largely fake—technological flight […]

At this conference center there was an alcove near the bathrooms with a door labeled “ACCESSIBLE VOID”. Some sort of cabling or piping access I figured. Then I saw the he door open, and an attendee emerged, adjusting their lanyard. I approached them, “Hi, I saw you just came out of the void […]

iron and bronze #randomlab

Lovely place, a small town in Dongguan renowned for its dumplings and bandsaw blades.

Senior rescue cat Gracie¹, who is missing one back leg, brought a snake inside. The second one this spring. I commented to her hoomam (Mx 21) “I wouldn’t have guessed it’s the three legged cat who’s been catching the snakes”. The reply: “She still outnumbers them. She only hunts things with […]

At this conference center there was an alcove near the bathrooms with a door labeled “ACCESSIBLE VOID”. Some sort of cabling or piping access I figured. Then I saw the he door open, and an attendee emerged, adjusting their lanyard. I approached them, “Hi, I saw you just came out of the void […]

“If 3D printers are so great, why aren’t there 4D printers” “There are” “Wait, what?” “You think your washing machine breaks a week after the warranty runs out by accident?” #tootfic #microfiction #poweronstorytoot

“If 3D printers are so great, why aren’t there 4D printers” “There are” “Wait, what?” “You think your washing machine breaks a week after the warranty runs out by accident?” #tootfic #microfiction #poweronstorytoot

“Time travel ruins everything. There can be no narrative tension if the protagonists can just go back and alter past events. Once a fictional milieu uses time travel even once, it is dead to me” “All right. What are you going to do about it?” “I’m going to go back and kill ol’ Herb’s grandpa […]

“Time travel ruins everything. There can be no narrative tension if the protagonists can just go back and alter past events. Once a fictional milieu uses time travel even once, it is dead to me” “All right. What are you going to do about it?” “I’m going to go back and kill ol’ Herb’s grandpa […]

Just how the NeverKleen self-cleaning litterbox achieved its incredible results was unclear. Until the null dimension filed a protest and we had to take delivery of sixty five thousand tons of returned cat turds. #tootfic #microfiction #poweronstorytoot

Just how the NeverKleen self-cleaning litterbox achieved its incredible results was unclear. Until the null dimension filed a protest and we had to take delivery of sixty five thousand tons of returned cat turds. #tootfic #microfiction #poweronstorytoot

Fediverse! I need some help! I have a fellowship to go to Aotearoa New Zealand for a few weeks, and also an offer of an additional fellowship to give lectures around NZ. This is INCREDIBLY EXCITING!! ...but I have a lot of animals! And it's going to be […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

When the European Union parliament banned splash screens with the intent of encouraging faster application startup there was an unintended consequence. The so-called microbreaks enforced by software startup delays turned out to have always had a positive cognitive effect. Without microbreaks […]

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When the European Union parliament banned splash screens with the intent of encouraging faster application startup there was an unintended consequence. The so-called microbreaks enforced by software startup delays turned out to have always had a positive cognitive effect. Without microbreaks […]

“That’s veterinary nanoderm, you can’t use that!” “Can too, flesh is flesh!” Anyway the deep gash in my finger healed up fine, five stars. The fur on that finger is so sleek ima do the rest of both hands as soon as I can lift another piece of ‘derm from the dumpster put back of the pet hospital.

“girl band” is a nonviolent gender neutral alternative From: @abstractcode https://eigenmagic.net/@abstractcode/115227900903353930

“That’s veterinary nanoderm, you can’t use that!” “Can too, flesh is flesh!” Anyway the deep gash in my finger healed up fine, five stars. The fur on that finger is so sleek ima do the rest of both hands as soon as I can lift another piece of ‘derm from the dumpster put back of the pet hospital.

“The moon landings were NOT faked, you unutterable dolt!” “How can you be so sure?” “Because of what happened next. You don’t hobble a space program that can get canned primates to Luna and back on vapour and string by ACCIDENT. That took planning and skill!” “I don’t follow…” “You know how […]

Today (well yesterday) in #pakidgewatch i got a dozen AliExpress items (a consolidated package I guess) all hit a new status “returning” with a message “there was a logistics problem please click here to request refund”. I guess the ConveyorBeast was hungry.

“The moon landings were NOT faked, you unutterable dolt!” “How can you be so sure?” “Because of what happened next. You don’t hobble a space program that can get canned primates to Luna and back on vapour and string by ACCIDENT. That took planning and skill!” “I don’t follow…” “You know how […]

Everything is better if you mentally¹ replace “Discord” with “Discworld” ¹ or even programmatically

@davidgerard todays PtAI vid on youtube is showing me an old ep. Youtube broken or did you Vibe Upload?

I have don’t care HOW boring it is working C-shift at Tactical, you NEVER run ‘apt upgrade’ outside spacedock. #tootfic #microfiction #poweronstorytoot

Oh no my belt buckle broke. Oh hey it’s held together by grubscrews. Oh no one’s missing. Oh FUCK it’s 7/64 bananas. Oh hey i have a machine shop. My belt is now M3x0.5.

I have don’t care HOW boring it is working C-shift at Tactical, you NEVER run ‘apt upgrade’ outside spacedock. #tootfic #microfiction #poweronstorytoot

She’s perfect the way she is. #straightouttashenzen

I wolf down a muffin and hop on my scooter, clipping my heels into the circ ports. Momentary dizziness as my blood pressure drops, I shouldn’t have let the store talk me in to 6-gauge ports, I’m not some sort of super-athlete. I thumb the glucose bottle into high-flow. Let’s do this. #tootfic […]

#hackoftheday I bet you have at least one cordless power tool with a dead battery. Cut it off at the pelvis, wire it for sound, and make a bench tool. Here an ancient cordless angle grinder becomes a diamond drill-bit sharpener.

Companies that take six months to hire, ask yourselves: are you sure you are not optimizing for the least hirable candidates?

I wolf down a muffin and hop on my scooter, clipping my heels into the circ ports. Momentary dizziness as my blood pressure drops, I shouldn’t have let the store talk me in to 6-gauge ports, I’m not some sort of super-athlete. I thumb the glucose bottle into high-flow. Let’s do this. #tootfic […]

“Alright, class, take a ball each from the Sorting Cat. Blue team, you are brainstorming a disruptive startup. Red and Green teams you get this lesson to speed watch whatever you choose from this list.” “For the remainder of the term in Practical Ethics Blue will be maximizing profit. Red will […]

They used to say the Weak Nuclear Force was useless, and its only role was in random processes of nuclear decay. When Dr Anita Fothersbottom proved that Z-boson spectroscopy could see through the supposed “randomness” of nuclear decay, we got two revelations at once. Take radioisotope A, sort […]

They used to say the Weak Nuclear Force was useless, and its only role was in random processes of nuclear decay. When Dr Anita Fothersbottom proved that Z-boson spectroscopy could see through the supposed “randomness” of nuclear decay, we got two revelations at once. Take radioisotope A, sort […]

When you think about it, we really should call "Tesla autopilot" vibe driving