we really care!

If you’ve ever heard the phrase “drinking the Kool-aid” it’s a reference to this incident: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonestown

Hmm… is the giraffe centaur an obligate herbivore?

I… what the fuck am I looking at… ?

Please draw a diagram of this creature’s digestive system for me. Also their spinal structure.

What is that case, and what does the display on the front do for you?

well high school seemed like such a blur…

This is a bad take, which dismisses the amount of labor involved in maintaining widely used software projects.

The Tragedy of systemd: https://archive.org/details/lca2019-The_Tragedy_of_systemd

SkiFree updated to run on 64-bit systems and in Wine

Chip’s Challenge and Chip’s Challenge 2 are both available on Steam

Empires of the Undergrowth

KMT is not so much an “opposition party” as it is an arm of the PRC. Cheng Li-wun was getting marching orders.

Uneven enforcement is a hallmark of fascist authoritarian states. Many things are illegal that are commonly done anyway. As a result, nearly everyone is “guilty” of something which the state can use against them whenever it’s convenient.

“We didn’t start the fire…”

too real

A tediously accurate scale model of the solar system

Don’t forget to try the “c” button in the bottom right!

Blender. It’s been almost 20 years now since I started working with it, and the time I spent learning it was worth every minute. It is an incredibly powerful tool.

Eh, more like proof that there are (or were) some reasonable people working in border control.

Not harassing people doesn’t make you good, it just makes you decent. This kind of behavior should be the low bar, not the high bar.

This is idealistic to the point of parody.

faster != better

In fact,

faster != good

What makes you feel valued?

…and is that something that can be delivered remotely, through a screen?

I ask this not because I necessarily want or expect a specific answer, but because everyone who reads my comment should stop and spend a few minutes considering what the answer is for them personally.

And then think about what you think the answer might be for other people in your life, and what makes them feel valued.

What can you do, to make that happen more often for yourself, and for others? Personally, I think nothing is quite as rewarding as making someone else feel valued.

Talk to your family. Talk to your friends. They want to hear from you, even if they’re busy.