dennis lam
@computing.bsky.social
i live in the bay area and work in fintech. stream of consciousness account. here for a fun time
i’ve travelled across russia and realized that the soviets just copy pasted their hideous cities all over the country. even worse, they copy pasted the people. areas that should have been ethnically different, with interesting cultures and cuisines, are instead 90% drunk and vulgar ethnic russian
i learnt a new french word on a recent trip and it quickly became my favorite Le Routard — the globetrotter
I have an opportunity to buy a used LG OLED TV 55inch from 2017 for about $300. Chat, is this a good deal? Should I do it? Currently have a Samsung LCD from around the same era.
Just started watching the Halo show on Netflix… and it’s good?!
someone just did a number 2 at work and left without washing their hands 😬
never mind, i should go up the stack and not down. wordcells yield all the power/prestige/income right now and that’s the trajectory i should pursue
dennis lam@computing.bsky.social · 10mo agogetting the urge to become a full systems/linux/nix nerd any cons?
getting the urge to become a full systems/linux/nix nerd any cons?
guess im not surprised that this wasn’t popular on BSky 😂 he is the best though: stays in his lane, doesn’t try to wield power, doesn’t try to impose his views on the rest of us just livestreams his investing process and trolls people on the other app
dennis lam@computing.bsky.social · 10mo agoMartin Shkreli is my favorite autist
Recently bought a modern GPU (9060 xt) for my old PC and have been tinkering. Learnt that upscaling technologies like FSR/DLSS have gotten incredibly good. And even when games don’t support them officially, there are community mods like OptiScaler. What a time to be alive!
the fact that twitch streamers have collectively made tens of millions of dollars by creating the most retarded, dumb, brain atrophying content is a collective failure of humanity
the jock-nerd balance has been upset the last 30 years and this is why life is so fucked right now
Someone on the other app said Millei looks like a retarded vampire and i can’t get that out of my head 😵💫🧛♂️
this place near me makes $20 sandwiches but they’re so damn good
✂️ Knip v5.64.1 is out A mostly boring maintenance release: → From Zod v3 → v4 mini → From bun to pnpm → From biome v1 → v2 → Set typescript compat to <7 (peer dep) Knip: knip.dev Changelog: github.com/webpro-nl/kn...
how do i discover interesting accounts to follow on BlueSky?
scrolling in this app is once again jittery on iPhone 14 Pro, iOS 18 i thought @danabra.mov fixed it waay back?
i am long INTC on the grounds that as a natural security matter, it will be forced to succeed
Techmeme@techmeme.com · 10mo agoA look at Intel's $28B Ohio chip factory, the largest economic development project in Ohio's history, initially set for a 2025 opening but now delayed till 2030 (Kris Maher/Wall Street Journal) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
not sure how many of my followers have heard of “Omarchy”, but it’s a new Linux distro that seriously kicks ass and is specifically kicking Apple’s ass with regard to developer machines developers have always been the least important Mac customer segment to Apple, so i do think we should walk
dennis lam@computing.bsky.social · 2y agoWe have Linux on servers. We have Linux on phones. We have Linux on IoT devices. We have Linux for office work (ChromeOS). And we now have Linux for gaming (SteamOS). Windows is in trouble.
wow the algorithm really does suppress you if you’ve been touching grass for a while
I used to get 4.5% cash back on almost all purchases via the USBank Altitude Reserve card. Unfortunately, USBank is killing this card and so I’ll be switching to Robinhood Gold card. 3% is still good and I don’t think there’s nearly anything in its league.
morning everyone took some time off but now i’m back 👊 going to try to post more 😄
