Air travel has gotten far less expensive. More people than ever before can afford to travel by air, economy airfare adjusted to wage growth has dropped to less than half of the cost in the last 20 years. If you didn't feel the shift, stow your privilege under the seat in front of you.

Constantine@ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 20h ago

Food, man. Food is so much better than it was in 1986. All of it. Poor-people food, restaurant food, fresh food, frozen food. Food is just a hell of a lot better.

Clojure is such a breath of fresh air. A language that (better than any other) matches the way my (many (seemingly simultaneous)) thoughts are organized.

Both Heinlein and Banks two extraordinary authors whose work directly opposed the worldview and goals of Musk have had their literary inventions taken and used. Tolkien would be furious about Palantir and Anduril and his other creations being used to recreate evil he fought in a war against.

𝔸𝕝𝕖𝕒 𝕃𝕒𝕔𝕜𝕖𝕪@alea.bsky.social · 2d ago

Heinlein was exceptional about racial equality and integration (a major social conflict of his time) and was also strong for sexual liberation, including polyamory/polymarriage. Not everything he wrote aged gracefully, but we can be sure that he would not want his work being used by fascists.

I wanted to use the word "grok" with the original meaning as invented by Heinlein, who was about as opposite to Musk as it is possible to be. But I didn't use it, because for me it has become too poisoned a term.

Surely this can be simplified. Like from the normal tax budget?

𝔸𝕝𝕖𝕒 𝕃𝕒𝕔𝕜𝕖𝕪@alea.bsky.social · 2mo ago

My wife and I had a car stolen while we were on our honeymoon last year, and we finally had the ability to replace it. I've wanted one since they were first announced. A 2024 Subaru Solterra. I took it to a trailhead for a photoshoot this evening.

This is why I put my time and effort into sculptr.co to help people become their better selves.

𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘱𝘵𝘳@sculptr.co · last wk.

Despite the liminal vibes of the photo, today has been a good day.

Despite the liminal vibes of the photo, today has been a good day.

My head whipping around toward the sound of jangling keys isn't an ADHD thing, it's a pavlovian response to lesbians with carabiners.

What I've been up to:

GW2 WvW last 30 minutes before reset.

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Nekoromancer.

Exciting things are happening!

Today I'm thinking about the EMD SD70MACH, which in addition to one of the coolest names for a locomotive, provides head end power for passenger coaches from the inverter that would have driven the central two axels, creating its unusual B1-1B wheel arrangement.

I should rename my personal blocklist to "Mos Eisley" a wretched hive of scum and villainy.

I unsubscribe from newsletters using sql injection.

They should invent theaters for people who don't want to hit sensory overload before the movie starts from the ads. In before "just show up when the movie starts" and when exactly is that? It sure isn't at the scheduled time. Decreasing my disassociation has made this loud bright busy world hell.

I am watching more pieces of fundamental infrastructure get pulled out and put on top of the Jenga tower so the perceived value of the market can keep going up.

I don't understand why people without a gender don't just like buy or make one, there's lots of good indie genders available online from queer creators, and the homebrew options are really good. Tomboy demigirl looks chill and interesting and comes with pockets.

Happy Canada day from the land of Red, White, and free healthcare!

I get a real kick out of getting tests to execute my teammate's "unreachable!()" code lines.

Where can I get a Nute Gunray sticker for them, so they can be "nose-canceling headphones"?

𝔸𝕝𝕖𝕒 𝕃𝕒𝕔𝕜𝕖𝕪@alea.bsky.social · last mo.

There isn't another woman in my quarter of the large cube farm, so I'm going to start referring to the WH-1000XM4's I keep on my desk as "boys-canceling headphones" in honor of what I actually use them for.

It would be so fun to have a phone number ending in 386-7446.

I think that the men's world cup could be vastly improved by having large full suit furries on the side of the pitch, much like american football does.

There isn't another woman in my quarter of the large cube farm, so I'm going to start referring to the WH-1000XM4's I keep on my desk as "boys-canceling headphones" in honor of what I actually use them for.

Women should get the option to not bleed in the office. This message brought to you by unnecessary requirements to spend a certain number of days in the cube farm each week to do work that is demonstrated to be possible to do from home because it is done just as well on work from home days.

Polyamory is relationship communism.

Succubi are often described as emotivores that can live by consuming any string emotion. So imagine the the succubus that becomes an ER nurse.

It's Father's Day, be sure to tell your dad how much you appreciate him. 🫀 This message brought to you by the older sister important date advisory system (OSIDAS)

My wife and I had a car stolen while we were on our honeymoon last year, and we finally had the ability to replace it. I've wanted one since they were first announced. A 2024 Subaru Solterra. I took it to a trailhead for a photoshoot this evening.

There is no bread left, so the circuses will be doubled.