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2·18 days agoThere’s a Mister Polybius on line 2. He sounds very annoyed. Says the Association of Veterans of the Punic Wars would like to have a word.
Was jokingly going to suggest a WASM version. But then: https://github.com/ffmpegwasm/ffmpeg.wasm
Slept out there in the open on a camping trip a while back. Clearest sky I ever saw.
The cacti are amazing. Also, great bouldering. Highly recommended.
And some day, we’ll be working for that person.
Any kids coming from a school-issue Chromebook could get a great upgrade moving to these.
I know people who run Illustrator/Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, Logic, Microsoft Office, and Font Design software on their 8GB Macbooks. Obviously, not all at the same time, but at least 2 or 3 apps together without a problem.
This gives an on-ramp to those users looking for a new, shiny entry-level laptop.
Part of disaster-planning is to figure out the blast radius. If it’s just your house, or a small brownout, then something like this would work. As long as you plug your router so wifi can keep running, or maybe you can tether to a cell.
If it’s a neighborhood-wide outage, chances are internet is down and possibly nearby cell towers. Most of them are suposed to have battery backup.
We once had a six day outage and it turned out the cell towers ran out of power after a few hours. Phone companies brought in diesel generators just to keep emergency phone lines open (with degraded data). All the food in the fridges had to be thrown out after day 3.
It was right after that when a lot of people went and bought gas-powered generators as home backups. Many signed up for satellite data. Those who could afford it got solar panels and home-size batteries.
Peel and seed, then salt and eat. The most zen fruit ever.
- History podcasts ❤️
- Technical deep-dives
- Science explainers
- Local, county/city-level history
- DIY (and mishaps)
- Music: instruction, remix, reaction, and ASMR
- Cackling, celebrity gossip
- Movie and SFX tech and nostalgia (Star Wars, Star Trek)
- ASMR
- Transportation porn
- Board games
- Crypto and finance/investment bros
- Crafting
- Alternative energy: EV, solar, wind, and heat pumps.
- Cooking, including terrible-tasting stuff (like hot wings)
- OMFG: unboxings
71·28 days agoRead the book, but the audiobook is so much better.
That REAL Pi actually ends at 7 digits. Discovered by a greengrocer named Dennis.
There’s been an easy say to calculate it since 1800s using an abacus.
Edit: thought the /s was implied with, you know, “Dennis.” I knew I should have gone with “Humperdink.”
Friend of mine sent Snoop Dogg’s “Gin and Juice” (https://genius.com/Snoop-dogg-gin-and-juice-lyrics) through the translator:
Edit: formatting issues.
Haha, I’m being 100% transparent here, team. One of you colleagues has some serious personal branding issues regarding hygiene. (Oh boy) Hey, valued partner, (wow) hey, professional contact. Let’s pivot and get some refreshments or a breath mint in this workspace. Hey, teammate, let’s grab a working lunch, my friend. Hey, colleague, if you over-analyze the strategy, you’ll execute it poorly. With so much market volatility in the LBC, It’s quite a challenge maintaining my personal brand as Snoop D-O-double-G. But somehow, through innovative workflows, I keep delivering high-impact, disruptive content every single day. May I share some thought leadership with the senior executives? (Yes) And hit my KPIs as I streamline my processes (yes). It’s 2:00 AM and the networking event is still high-energy Because my supervisor is out of the office. I have some external consultants in the lounge area collaborating, And they aren’t clocking out until 6:00 AM (6:00 AM, 6:00 AM). So, what’s your value proposition? Honestly, I’m fully equipped with resources and my core team is too. So let’s focus, eliminate distractions, and close the deal. But, wait—we don’t prioritize low-value leads (yes). So we’re going to celebrate this milestone with some premium product. Executives up, competitors down, while you stakeholders vibe with this. Navigating the industry, enjoying the premium perks, Sipping on gin and juice (work-life balance). (With my focus on my revenue streams And my revenue streams on my mind.) Navigating the industry, enjoying the premium perks, Sipping on gin and juice (work-life balance). (With my focus on my revenue streams And my revenue streams on my mind.) Now that I’ve secured some high-end Seagram’s gin, Everyone wants a seat at the table, but they haven’t contributed to the overhead. Now, this type of resource-draining happens all the time. You have to scale your business, but, friend, I have to scale mine. Everything is optimized when you’re aligned with the D-O-G. I produce the kind of organic content that captivates the target audience Who engages with my messaging, As I take a break in the middle of the corporate campus And start networking with this lead named Sadie (Sadie?). She used to be a partner’s associate (oh, that contact?). It’s high-pressure, but when I tell that lead "Please," Step back from my assets, because you aren’t getting any of this equity. At ease, as I collaborate with the Dogg Pound team, feel the momentum. Partner, I’m just Navigating the industry, enjoying the premium perks, Sipping on gin and juice (work-life balance). (With my focus on my revenue streams And my revenue streams on my mind.) Navigating the industry, enjoying the premium perks, Sipping on gin and juice (work-life balance). (With my focus on my revenue streams And my revenue streams on my mind.) Later that business day, my business partner Dr. Dre arrived with a surplus of Tanqueray And a high-quality sample of some top-tier product That really disrupted my flow—wow, this is high-performance stuff. I had to take a step back and pause my consumption. Tanqueray and premium product, yeah, I’m over-leveraged now. But there’s no stopping the hustle, I’m still trending. Dre brought some associates from the Compton branch To assist me, and not just with the finishing touches. Because once I reach my peak performance, I’m moving on to the next project. Don’t take it personally, that’s just the nature of the industry. I don’t commit to low-value partnerships, I’m out the door and I’ll be Navigating the industry, enjoying the premium perks, Sipping on gin and juice (work-life balance). (With my focus on my revenue streams And my revenue streams on my mind.) Navigating the industry, enjoying the premium perks, Sipping on gin and juice (work-life balance). (With my focus on my revenue streams And my revenue streams on my mind.) Navigating the industry, enjoying the premium perks, Sipping on gin and juice (cheers). (With my focus on my revenue streams And my revenue streams on my mind.) Navigating the industry, enjoying the premium perks, Sipping on gin and juice (cheers). (With my focus on my revenue streams And my revenue streams on my mind.)
11·1 month agoWrote a satirical column in the Uni school paper making fun of a department. Chair of department took umbrage. They gave me a bad grade in a class I needed to graduate, forcing me to retake the class.
Worth it.
9·1 month agoEasy come, easy go, will you let me go?
Bismillah! No, we will not let you go (let him go)
Will live in my brain forever.
It’s set in the time before Serenity, so both Wash and Book are still alive. No need to come up with story contortions. Just re-cast for Ron Glass.
Also, animated means they can keep doing more for a long time without having to explain the actors aging and why they can’t do crazy stunts or ride horses.
Win, win.
… As long as it includes YoSafBridge.
Telling other people what they should NOT do.
This feels like it needs a ‘Hunger Games’ add-on.