I love how the Federation in Star Trek has trouble intimidating people because they're nice most of the time. And there are only two kinds of people who know better: - People who have been on the receiving end of The Federation Gone Rogue(TM) - People who've been allies with them long enough

If Facebook wants creators they need to tone the monetization requirements waaaaaaaayy the fuck down and be less anal about forcing people to put their real names on their profiles.

Well, my three month gig starts today. They lowballed me a bit on the pay but it's a temporary thing anyway so... Time to review web hosting services. Again. After doing that for years, I can probably only stand another three months of that before doing something regrettable anyway.

Oh damn. Patreon updated their post editor so you can (among other things) put alt text on images in the post body. Thannnnnk fuck.

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One thing that keeps getting ignored in the "Linux needs more GUIs for stuff vs. no it doesn't" debate is discoverability. Man pages and wikis can be poorly written/out of date. GUI options with clear labels/descriptions can teach the user what to do. RTFM is only as useful as the fucking manual.

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I'm tired today, so the Cool Name Generator in my brain really isn't running at full power. But someone asked for ideas of what to name an "AI Skeptics Reading Group" and there's at least one good one in there.

Hot Take: Developers Should Understand Code #Linux #YouTube youtu.be/4d8jLfa5Mx8

Focusing on the reasonably-sized dedicated fan base that keeps you going is always a batter long-term plan than praying for hits. That's how Steven Erikson, the most skilled writer I've ever seen, kept the Malazan series going. That's how the Yakuza series made headway for many years.

One thing that keeps getting ignored in the "Linux needs more GUIs for stuff vs. no it doesn't" debate is discoverability. Man pages and wikis can be poorly written/out of date. GUI options with clear labels/descriptions can teach the user what to do. RTFM is only as useful as the fucking manual.

God, yeah these have given me whiplash more than once.

Here I am, thinking that Gunn did so well with Rocket Raccoon and Krypto the Super Dog that I'd like to see him try making a movie with Dex-Starr the Red Lantern cat. Also, for what I feel are obvious reasons, I fully approve of the Superman-saves-the-squirrel scene.

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I'm not getting it... Until it comes out on PC. Gives me time to save up for that Ultimate Game of the Year Ghost Hard 2: Ghost Harder Sony Wants Your Money Edition.

My wife (a non-native English speaker for context) used the phrase "a slim cow year." She was referring to the "lean cattle" in the Pharaoh's dream in the biblical story of Joseph and the Sibling Rivalry From Hell 2: It's Not Cain This Time... But "Slim Cow" makes me picture a cow doing modeling?

Okay but imagine the chaos if the next physical re-release of Hellsing Ultimate was called "Hellsing Ultimate Unabridged". Yeah, I know the original post is about books but the concept made me chuckle.

Sometimes you need cops to take out the one force worse than cops: homeowners associations

Focusing on the reasonably-sized dedicated fan base that keeps you going is always a batter long-term plan than praying for hits. That's how Steven Erikson, the most skilled writer I've ever seen, kept the Malazan series going. That's how the Yakuza series made headway for many years.

#DailyCoolThing 0000001 (I'm being ambitious as fuck, y'all.)

I have written down and posted said thoughts. Yep, my newsletter is out with game recommendations, updates on my projects, and a piece about finally doing a Board run in The Outer Worlds. How do I feel about it? Well it's complicated. www.patreon.com/posts/nerdic...

Listen, I'm trying to change my social media habits, so I'm gonna try real hard to remember to repost/quote at least one cool thing made by someone else on Bluesky every day. I'm not limiting myself to one a day, of course, but the point is to remember to share the art/other things people make.

I’ve made 2, count ‘em, 2 more print sets available, but that’s gonna be all, folks! yardleyart-store.myshopify.com

i wrote about atproto and why it matters

Even this, a negative post about social media, seems to be getting more interaction. ^ Oh look, it just happened again. Something about our habits needs fixing.

I just looked it up and they're not kidding. At this point he might as well open the gates to Area 51 and give all those Naruto Runners another go.

Taking a very short break to run ads and keep the pre-rolls off, but man... when I'm in the mood for some Outer Worlds (Obsidian games in general, really) there's nothing more enthralling. But I gotta be in the right mood.

I'm streaming! I'm starting off with some Outer Worlds: Murder on Eridanos in the middle of my corpo/board run. If we get tired of that, I've been meaning to get back into Palworld, Paradise Killer, and The Expanse: A Telltale Series. Let's get our space capitalism on with the pre-rolls off!

sudo rm -rf sanity.c git add -A && git commit -m "Not gonna need that anymore."

Well don't I feel stupid

sudo rm -rf sanity.c git add -A && git commit -m "Not gonna need that anymore."

So when we make the bed, we fold the blanket down at the end of it. And one of my favorite things is when Cleo is sleeping at the foot of the bed and I can just tuck her in and kiss her nose, and here's how she looks all tucked in with a freshly-kissed nose.

I have written down and posted said thoughts. Yep, my newsletter is out with game recommendations, updates on my projects, and a piece about finally doing a Board run in The Outer Worlds. How do I feel about it? Well it's complicated. www.patreon.com/posts/nerdic...

There are some developers out there making a killing by fixing AI-written code. I wonder how/if I would/should advertise an "I'll fix (ideally rewriting from scratch) your AI-written articles and stories" service. I think the problem is that when code doesn't work, it's a lot more obvious.

So when we make the bed, we fold the blanket down at the end of it. And one of my favorite things is when Cleo is sleeping at the foot of the bed and I can just tuck her in and kiss her nose, and here's how she looks all tucked in with a freshly-kissed nose.

Listen, the next issue of my newsletter is gonna be about The Outer Worlds (1) because I've been playing The Outer Worlds (1) again and that's just how this works. Finally doing a corpo/Board run of the game and I have *thoughts.*

Note to self: double check this.

Forget Linux. That's the Beginner's Guide to Emacs, Abridged Edition.

I'm reminded of the story about the guy who'd go into FPS game lobbies, talk shit about some WW2 general or other, and clean up the opposition while they were typing.

I'm doing my part... on the Discord.

Oh sweet Jesus. You know the maybe-only-technically-not-scammers that go around offering streaming coaching via Discord? I joked to one of them that, having been a missionary, I could probably teach them to sell that service better. And now, like two months later, they're asking me for advice.

Disney forgot that their market is, in large part, people who grew up with Disney movies and shows telling them that it's okay to be who they are and that they should fight the power... Pretty much whenever they feel like it. Feels like they should have seen this coming.

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"One bite would be enough," said the werewolf, "and she'd see. She'd feel the wind in her fur and she'd be grate..." "Ewww, dude!" said the Pack Leader. "You're only fourteen, and I saw you chase a car yesterday so I'm going to explain this instead of kicking your ass: that's creepy as shit."

I don't wanna give Randy Pitchford ideas but why hasn't he tried to start a ride-sharing app yet? Or at least done an Uber collab?

It's hard out here. You swear upon all that is holy that you'll never post engagement bait, and then...

Ordering an Uber and hearing Scooter from Borderlands shout "CATCH A RIIIIIIDE!" in my head.

Me: Eeeeeyyyy! Pill Nye the Science Guy, how ya doin'? The Mexican pharmacist who's never seen me before: ¿Qué? --- Okay, this never happened because I'm not *that* obnoxious, but it's funnier if I tell the joke in first person.

Huh. Palworld is getting a cozy farm sim. This should be kinda funny.